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Featured Moment: October 5, 2002
In a matchup of
in-state rivals on Oct. 5, 2002, current Texas Tech coach and then-Red
Raiders QB Kliff Kingsbury was the star in a 48-47 overtime win over
Texas A&M. (Image courtesy of the
NFF)
This report courtesy of
the
National Football Foundation.
Published by Bonesville on
Sept. 28, 2013
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FEATURED MOMENT
Oct. 5, 2002:
In typical Texas Tech offensive fashion, then-quarterback and current
Red Raiders coach Kliff Kingsbury used the air game to light up the
Texas A&M defense in a shootout of the in-state rivals. Texas Tech,
trailing by as many as 18 points in the third quarter, mounted a
fourth-quarter charge on a pair of Kingsbury TD tosses, one to Wes
Welker and one to Taurean Henderson. Welker then returned a punt 88
yards for a score, followed by a successful two-point conversion for a
38-35 lead. A mere eight seconds later, the Aggies responded with a
touchdown of their own, but they missed the extra point, giving them a
41-38 advantage. Tech capitalized on the Aggie miscue, making a 42-yard
field goal with two seconds in regulation to send the game to overtime.
A&M scored first, but once again missed the extra point, leaving the
door open for Tech, which scored on a Kingsbury pass to Nehemiah Glover.
The Red Raider extra point attempt was good, giving them a 48-47
overtime win. Kingsbury went an astonishing 48-58 passing with 474 yards
(then a school record) and five touchdowns on the day.
OTHER NOTABLE DATES
Sept. 30, 1939:
The Waynesburg Yellow Jackets and the Fordham Rams played in the first
televised football game. The game came on the heels of the first
professional baseball game to be aired and less than six months after
the first-ever televised sporting event, a baseball game between
Columbia and Princeton. NBC broadcasted the matchup, using only one
camera to catch the action on the field of Triborough Stadium on
Randall’s Island in New York City. Fordham, coached by College Football
Hall of Fame player Jim Crowley (Notre Dame), was a heavy favorite and
toppled Waynesburg, 34-7, in front of a viewing audience of about 500
homes.
Oct. 1, 1895:
In their first game of the 1895 season, the Penn Quakers, led by Hall of
Fame coach George Woodruff (Pennsylvania, Illinois, Carlisle), took on
Swarthmore in Philadelphia. It was the first game the Quakers played on
Penn’s Franklin Field, the first college football stadium built in the
nation. Blanking Swarthmore by a score of 40-0, the win marked Penn’s
first of ten shutouts in the 1895 season. The Quakers went on to a
perfect 14-0 season, averaging 34.3 ppg while surrendering just 1.7 ppg.
Four players on that 1895 Penn team earned induction into the Hall of
Fame: George Brooke, Charlie Gelbert, Jack Minds and Charles Wharton.
Oct. 2, 1982:
Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino (Pittsburgh) led the No. 2
Pittsburgh Panthers to a 16-13 victory over the No. 14 West Virginia
Mountaineers in Pittsburgh. Under Hall of Fame coach Don Nehlen (Bowling
Green, West Virginia), the Mountaineers held a 13-0 lead in the fourth
quarter before Marino drove Pitt’s offense to two late touchdowns.
Pittsburgh added a safety with just three minutes remaining for a 16-13
advantage. West Virginia’s 52-yard field goal attempt to tie the game
went wide, securing the victory for Pitt. Marino ended the game 20-of-41
passing for 211 yards, a performance that made him Pitt’s total career
offensive leader at the time.
Oct. 3, 1970:
Hall of Famer Archie Manning (Mississippi) led the No. 7 Rebels against
Hall of Fame coach Bear Bryant (Maryland, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Alabama)
in front of a sold out crowd at Jackson Memorial Stadium. Ole Miss
jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead, but the Crimson Tide clawed its
way to a 26-17 third-quarter deficit. A fumbled punt recovery by
Mississippi sparked a three-touchdown run by Manning and the Rebel
offense, cementing an Ole Miss victory. In all, Manning, who was
battling an injury, passed for 157 yards, rushed for 46 yards and scored
five touchdowns (3 passing, 2 rushing.) Mississippi defeated Alabama,
48-23, giving the Rebels just their second victory over Alabama in 60
years.
Oct. 4, 1986:
Week five of the 1986 college football season had San Jose State taking
on No. 19 Fresno State in San Jose. The 3-0 Bulldogs had not suffered a
loss since 1984, and the Spartans, who had finished the previous season
2-8-1, entered the matchup at 2-2. Three first-half touchdowns gave the
Spartans a 24-0 advantage at half, but Fresno State rallied back with a
31-point run. San Jose State added a pair of touchdowns in the final
minute, securing a 45-41 win, the second of nine consecutive Spartan
victories. San Jose State finished the year with a 10-2 mark, won the
Pacific Coast Athletic Association Championship and defeated Miami (OH)
37-7 in the California Bowl.
Oct. 6, 1990:
In one of the more unusual games in college football history, the No. 12
Colorado Buffaloes topped the Missouri Tigers in Columbia after an
officiating error gave Colorado an extra down with 31 seconds left to
play. Trailing 31-27 with time winding down, the Tigers stopped Colorado
running back Eric Bieniemy twice just short of the goal line on second
and third downs. The contest became known as the “Fifth Down Game” after
Colorado backup quarterback Charles Johnson spiked the ball on fourth
down and the Buffaloes were allowed another play. Johnson took advantage
of thee extra down to run the ball in for a 33-31 triumph. Coached by
2013 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Bill McCartney, Colorado
went on to finish the 1990 season at 11-1-1 and claim the only national
title in school history.
The Bonesville staff
contributed to this report.
10/04/2013 07:21 AM |
