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On Oct. 9, 1993, College Football
Hall of Fame coach Bobby Bowden Bobby Bowden led
No. 1 Florida State to a monumental 28-10 win over No. 3 Miami (FL) in
Tallahassee, FL.
(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
Oct. 6, 2012
October 8, 1966:
Jerry DePoyster of Wyoming became the first player in college football
history to nail three field goals of 50 yards or more in a single game.
He connected on two 54-yard tries and a 52-yard attempt. DePoyster's
mark would not be equaled for 18 years and has never been topped. The
Cowboys defeated Utah 40-7 in Laramie, WY.
October 10, 1981: College Football Hall of Fame running back
Marcus Allen of Southern Cal concluded his NCAA-record streak of five
consecutive games of 200 or more rushing yards. After totaling 210, 274,
208 and 233 yard performances coming into the Trojans' game with
Arizona, Allen posted 211 yards to set the mark. Allen's record has
never been broken but it was tied seven years later by fellow Hall of
Famer Barry Sanders, and again in 2004 by North Texas running back
Jamario Thomas. Allen's prolific day was not enough, however, as Hall of
Fame coach John Robinson and the top-ranked Trojans fell to the Wildcats
13-10 in Los Angeles.
October 11, 1947: Rutgers defeated Princeton for just the second
time since the schools famously staged the first game in American
football history on Nov. 4, 1869. The 13-7 win in Piscataway, NJ, was
the Scarlet Knights' first since the intrastate foes resumed their
annual meeting in 1945. The series lasted until 1980.
October 12, 1963: College Football Hall of Fame coach Darrell
Royal and No. 2 Texas routed College Football Hall of Fame coach Bud
Wilkinson and No. 1 Oklahoma 28-7 in Dallas. Quarterback Duke Carlisle
spearheaded the offensive effort for the Longhorns by passing and
rushing for a touchdown. The Texas defense, led by College Football Hall
of Famer Tommy Nobis, held Oklahoma to just eight first downs. The
21-point margin was the second-largest in college football history at
the time for a matchup of top-ranked teams in the AP poll. The game
served as a symbolic changing of the guard for the two legendary
coaches. Royal went on to lead Texas to its first national title while
Wilkinson finished his final season as the Sooners' head coach with a
No. 10 AP ranking.
October 13, 1956: College Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown
carried Syracuse to a 27-20 win over West Virginia in Syracuse, NY.
Brown rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries and recorded
a key interception in the third quarter to help seal the win. The
victory proved to be key for Hall of Fame coach Ben Schwartzwalder's
team in its march to the Cotton Bowl later that season.
October 14, 1978: In what he described as "the biggest win of my
coaching career," College Football Hall of Fame coach Jim Young directed
Purdue past College Football Hall of Fame coach Woody Hayes and No. 16
Ohio State 27-16 in West Lafayette, IN. Hall of Fame quarterback Mark
Herrmann threw for 210 yards, including the game-clinching 19-yard
scoring strike to Mike Harris late in the fourth quarter. Ohio State
outgained the Boilermakers by nearly 200 yards but they were undone by
five turnovers. The win was Purdue's first over Ohio State since 1967
and vaulted the Boilermakers to the top of the Big Ten standings.
FEATURED MOMENT
October 9, 1993:
College Football Hall of Fame coach Bobby Bowden led No. 1 Florida State
to a monumental 28-20 win over No. 3 Miami (FL) in Tallahassee, FL. The
Seminoles built a 21-7 halftime lead with a 69-yard touchdown dash by
tailback Sean Jackson and two touchdowns from Hall of Fame quarterback
Charlie Ward, including a 72-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Matt
Frier. Florida State put the game away with five minutes to play when,
leading 21-10, defensive back Devin Bush stepped in front of a Frank
Costa pass and returned it 40 yards for a score. In defeating the
Hurricanes for just the second time in its last nine tries, Bowden and
Florida State cleared a major hurdle en route to winning the school's
first national title later that season.
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