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Featured Moment: September 10, 1988
In a clash of powerhouse
teams, College Football Hall of
Fame coach Terry Donahue (pictured above) guided the UCLA Bruins to an
resounding upset win over College Football Hall of Fame coach Tom
Osborne's Nebraska Cornhuskers on Sept. 10, 1988. (Image courtesy of the
NFF)
This report courtesy of
the
National Football Foundation.
Published by Bonesville on
Sept. 7, 2013
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FEATURED MOMENT
Sept. 10, 1988:
College Football Hall of Fame coaches Tom Osborne (Nebraska) and Terry
Donahue (UCLA) headed top-five teams when the No. 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers
visited the No. 5 UCLA Bruins in 1988. Donahue earned his 100th career
win as his Bruins set the record for the most points an Osborne-led team
had ever allowed. Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman (UCLA) led a
first quarter 28-point burst, going 5-5 for 101 yards and two
touchdowns. A 75-yard touchdown reception, 50-yard touchdown run and a
75-yard punt return helped the Bruins cruise to a 41-28 win.
OTHER NOTABLE DATES
Sept. 9, 1972:
West Virginia kicker Frank Neste almost singlehandedly beat Villanova
during the 1972 season opener in Morgantown. Neste went a perfect
6-for-6 on field goals and converted an extra point opportunity, scoring
19 of the Mountaineers’ 25 points. His six field goals is one short of
the NCAA single-game record (7), and his points scored set a school
kicking record. West Virginia was led by Hall of Fame coach Bobby Bowden
(Samford, West Virginia, Florida State), who led the Mountaineers
program from 1970-75.
Sept. 11, 1913:
A milestone day in the evolving history of college football, this day
marked the birthday of Hall of Fame coach Paul William “Bear” Bryant.
Widely considered one of the greatest coaches of all time, Bryant was
the head coach of Maryland, Kentucky, Texas A&M and, most prominently,
Alabama where he remained for 25 years. In addition to his 25-year stint
as head coach, Bryant served as athletic director of his alma matter for
26 seasons. Bryant coached his teams to six national championships and
amassed an overall record of 323-85-17. His 323 wins as a head coach
were the most all-time upon his retirement.
Sept. 12, 1970:
Sophomore quarterback Eddie McAshan, the first African-American
scholarship athlete at Georgia Tech, led his team to a 23-20 upset
victory over No. 17 South Carolina. McAshan played well, going 20-38 and
passing for 202 yards and a touchdown. Fullback Steve Harkley caught a
Georgia Tech-record 14 passes on the day as the Yellow Jackets topped
the Gamecocks in a dramatic fourth quarter comeback.
Sept. 13, 1975:
Hall of Fame coach Shug Jordan opened the final season of his career
with a shocking loss at home as his Auburn Tigers fell to the underdog
Memphis Tigers. Memphis jumped out to a 24-0 halftime lead over No. 7
Auburn. The home team made a valiant comeback attempt in the second
half, but the deficit proved to be too much as Memphis won, 31-20.
Sept. 14, 1974:
In their first road season opener since 1912, Hall of Fame coach Woody
Hayes and the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes headed to Minnesota to square
off against the Golden Gophers. The highly-touted Buckeyes put together
a less-than-stellar performance against the unranked Gophers. However,
junior running back and College Football Hall of Famer Archie Griffin
would make his way into the record books, as well as the end zone, to
ensure an Ohio State win. Griffin's 133 yards on the ground made him the
school’s all-time rushing leader in only the first game of his junior
season, giving him 2,577 career yards at game’s end. Griffin would go on
to become the first junior to win the Heisman Trophy and became the
award’s only repeat winner a year later.
Sept. 15, 1990:
Coming off its huge upset of No. 1 Miami the week prior, No. 5 Brigham
Young, led by College Football Hall of Famer quarterback Ty Detmer and
Hall of Fame coach LaVell Edwards, was looking to keep pace in the
rankings with a win over Washington State. BYU got off to a slow start,
however, and Washington State held a 29-14 lead thanks in part to two
interceptions thrown by Detmer. The tide turned in the fourth quarter as
Detmer threw three of his five touchdown passes on the day, and Cougars
exploded with 36 points. BYU set the record for most points scored in a
fourth quarter to win or tie a game and moved to 4-0 on the year with a
50-36 victory.
The Bonesville staff
contributed to this report.
09/14/2013 05:20 AM |
