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On Sept. 10, 2005, Texas wide receiver Limas Sweed reaches above an Ohio
State defender
to grab a 24-yard scoring pass from quarterback Vince Young late in the
fourth quarter to
help the No. 2 Longhorns secure a 25-22 victory over the No. 4 Buckeyes
in Columbus, Ohio.
(Photo courtesy of the National Football
Foundation)
This report researched
and written by NFF Assistant Director of Communications Zach Barnett.
Published by Bonesville.net on Sept.
8, 2012
September 11, 1971:
In the first-ever meeting between eventual cross-town rivals, Houston
topped Rice 23-21 in Houston. With the Cougars holding a 16-14 edge in
the fourth quarter, quarterback Gary Mullins threw an interception to
Rice safety Bruce Henley, who set out on a 30-yard return but fumbled
the ball back to Houston 15 yards short of the goal line. The Cougars
took advantage of their second chance with an 85-yard drive capped by
Mullins' third touchdown of the game.
September 12, 1970:
College Football Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Plunkett guided No. 10
Stanford to a 34-28 upset of College Football Hall of Fame coach Frank
Broyles and No. 4 Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Plunkett (262
passing yards and two touchdowns) gave Stanford a commanding 27-0 first
half lead, but the Razorbacks climbed back to 27-14 behind a pair of
fourth-down touchdown passes by quarterback Bill Montgomery. Stanford
seemingly put the game out of reach when fullback Hillary Shockley (117
yards on 23 carries) notched his third score of the game to make it
34-14 in the third quarter but Arkansas again stormed back. The
Razorbacks cashed in on 83- and 84-yard drives to pull within six, and
threatened to take the lead with time elapsing but Stanford linebacker
Mike Simone stopped a Montgomery keeper four yards short of the goal
line on fourth-and-goal. Stanford would go on to win the Rose Bowl and
claim a top-10 final ranking, while Arkansas missed a bowl game despite
finishing the year ranked No. 11 in the AP poll.
September 13, 1975:
Wake Forest won its first Atlantic Coast Conference game since 1972 in a
30-22 upset of No. 15 North Carolina State in Raleigh. The Demon Deacons
were led by quarterback Jerry McManus's three touchdowns and tailback
Clark Gaines' 123 rushing yards and one score. The Wolfpack's high point
of the day occurred when quarterback Dave Buckley found his brother, Don
Buckley, for a 43-yard score at the end of the first half. Wake Forest
posted a 3-3 ACC record during the 1975 campaign while N.C. State
rebounded to make an appearance in the Peach Bowl.
September 14, 1991:
College Football Hall of Fame coach Herb Deromedi led Central Michigan
to a 20-3 upset of No. 19 Michigan State in the first-ever meeting
between the intrastate foes in East Lansing, Michigan. In what Deromedi
called Central Michigan's "greatest victory," tailback Billy Smith
carried the Chippewas with 40 rushes for 162 yards and a touchdown while
quarterback Jeff Bender put the game away with a 57-yard touchdown pass
to wide receiver Ken Ealy in the third quarter. The game marked Central
Michigan's first win over either Michigan or Michigan State, the state's
two Big Ten powers.
September 15, 2007:
New Mexico defeated a Pacific-10 foe for the first time since 1979 with
a 29-27 win over Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Wildcats quarterback Willie
Tuitama threw for 446 yards and three touchdowns, but a fumble inside
the Lobos' five-yard line and an intentional grounding penalty in his
own end zone opened the door for the New Mexico upset. New Mexico
quarterback Donovan Porterie threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns to
lead the way for the Lobos' second win in school history over a Pac-10
opponent.
September 16, 1989:
In a much-anticipated early-season showdown, College Football Hall of
Fame coach Lou Holtz and No. 1 Notre Dame defeated College Football Hall
of Fame coach Bo Schembechler and No. 2 Michigan 24-19 in Ann Arbor,
Michigan. The game between the traditional powers was the earliest of
the 25 meetings between the AP's top-ranked teams, and Fighting Irish
wide receiver Raghib Ismail stole the show by returning kickoffs 88 and
92 yards for touchdowns. Ismail remains the only player in college
football history to twice register two kickoff returns for touchdowns in
the same game, accomplishing the feat against Rice one season prior.
FEATURED MOMENT
September 10, 2005:
No. 2 Texas outlasted No. 4 Ohio State 25-22 in Columbus, Ohio. In a
back-and-forth affair between two powerhouses clashing for the first
time, the Longhorns built a 10-0 lead only to see Ohio State score 22 of
the game's next 28 points to claim a 22-16 edge late in the fourth
quarter. Texas quarterback Vince Young (270 passing yards and 76 rushing
yards) hit wide receiver Limas Sweed from 24 yards out with 2:37 to play
to put Texas on top for good. Linebacker Drew Kelson sealed the win for
Texas on the ensuing possession, stripping quarterback Justin Zwick on a
scramble and ending the Buckeyes' final scoring threat. Texas would go
on to claim its first national championship in 35 years, while Ohio
State won the Fiesta Bowl and ended the season ranked fourth in the
nation.
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