News Nuggets, 09.07.03
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Tigers' win over Ole Miss highlights C-USA Saturday
action
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09.06.03: Standing
room only for debut of Chanticleers' football program... ..
No. 25 TCU faces unconventional attack after abnormal week...
.. TV capsules: Houston at No. 5 Michigan; Mississippi at
Memphis... ..
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09.05.03: ECU
game added to Army's national radio package... .. Pirates
finalize football game times... .. Conference USA busy
promoting and hiring... ..
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09.04.03: WVU
to screen 'Running Rampant II'?... .. Older Bowden counsels
younger Bowden... .. Wake methods become focus of skull
sessions... .. C-USA players of week and TV schedule... ..
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09.03.03: Cowen's
battle to bring down BCS moves to Capitol Hill... .. NCAA
graduation rates on the upswing... .. 'Official Station' puts
together TV syndicate for ECU-UNC game... ..
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09.02.03: Capsule:
TCU withstands all-out charge by Wave... .. J.T. to hook up
with fans in Cyberspace... .. Losman, Rivers contend for
Unitas Award... .. Deceased coach remembered fondly... ..
Labor Day Weekend scores of interest... ..
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09.01.03: ECU-Cincinnati
TV Capsule... .. TCU-Tulane TV Capsule... .. Labor Day Weekend
scores of interest... .. Logan takes talents to Campbell... ..
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08.31.03: College
football scores of interest... .. Sunday TV Capsules for C-USA
Teams... .. Construction alters access to Nippert Stadium... ..
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08.30.03: Holtz
in full worry mode... .. Saturday TV capsules for C-USA and
Carolinas teams... .. Heralded quarterback transfers to Tulane... ..
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08.29.03: ECU,
U of L coaches establish new pre-game traditions... ..
Pirates' Dougherty, Houston's McClary on Guy Award list... ..
TCU establishes separate baseball booster organization... ..
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08.28.03: Muse
pushes Pirates' cause with ACC chief... .. Nix wins national
coaching honor... .. Revered former TCU football coach passes... ..
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08.27.03: Logan
teams up with Hinton on weekly sports show... .. Injury no
barrier to recognition for Art Brown... .. Southern Miss, LSU
schedule two-game series... ..
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08.26.03: J.T.
set for Cyberspace hookup with fans... .. Early TV exposure
plentiful for C-USA teams... .. Nevels wins scramble for Army
starting QB job... .. Green Wave elects team captains... ..
Attrition depletes Billikens' projected hoops roster... ..
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08.25.03: Southern
Miss 'community blitz' package includes ear of corn... ..
Tough Louisville hoops slate heavy on national TV exposure... ..
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08.24.03: USM-Cal
game selected for HD-TV telecast... .. ECU-Houston game
celebrates region's military bases... .. Charlotte slate
features two Final Four teams... ..
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Thanks in large part to 248 all-purpose
yards and three touchdowns from RB DeAngelo Williams the Memphis Tigers
(2-0) were able to rally from a 17-point third quarter deficit to defeat Ole
Miss, 44-34. Texas Christian also moved to 2-0 on the season with a 17-3 win
over Navy, holding the Midshipmen to just 37 total yards in the second half.
Quarterback Ronnie Banks threw four
touchdown passes as South Florida posted its first win as a member of
Conference USA, defeating Nicholls State, 27-17. Tulane needed overtime, but
the Green Wave posted their first win of 2003, defeating Northwestern (La.)
State, 27-24.
Elsewhere, C-USA teams fell on hard times
as Connecticut thumped Army, 48-21; Michigan overwhelmed Houston, 50-3; and
West Virginia dominated East Carolina, 48-7.
Tidbits of interest from college
football
ELVIS NO LONGER KING: John Navarre was
13-of-30 for 136 yards and a touchdown in Michigan's 50-3 win over Houston.
Navarre, who has completed 527 career passes, surpassed Elvis Grbac for the
most completions in school history.
SLUMPING: West Virginia trounced East Carolina 48-7, beating the Pirates for
the 13th time in 15 meetings. ... Buffalo has dropped 12 straight, the
longest losing streak in college football, after a 56-7 loss to Iowa. ...
Marshall is 1-12 all-time against the SEC following a 34-24 loss to No. 12
Tennessee. The Herd's sole SEC win came in 1998 over South Carolina. ...
Navy has lost 35 straight games to Top 25 teams, including a 17-3 loss to
No. 25 TCU. Navy's last win over a ranked opponent coming eight years ago
against Virginia. ... With a 52-14 defeat to North Texas, Baylor lost on the
road for the 31st time in 32 tries, including 15 straight.
LONG BALL: Dondrial Pinkins' 99-yard touchdown pass to Troy Williamson in
South Carolina's 31-7 upset over No. 15 Virginia broke the record for
longest in school history. The old mark was Todd Ellis' 97-yard play to
Robert Brooks in 1988.
COMEBACKS: Trailing 19-6, Notre Dame scored 20 points in the fourth quarter
of its 29-26 overtime win over Washington State. It was the Irish's biggest
come-from-behind win since beating Southern California 25-24 in 1999 after
trailing 21-3 at halftime. ... After Florida took a 33-10 lead with 6:10
left in the third quarter, No. 3 Miami scored four straight touchdowns to
beat the Gators 38-33. Brock Berlin, who transferred to Miami from Florida,
fell down with cramps but got up to complete the 89-yard drive that won the
game with 1:44 remaining.
SNAPPED: Bowling Green's 27-26 upset over No. 16 Purdue was the Falcons'
first victory against a ranked opponent since 1972, also over Purdue.
Saturday's loss was the Boilermakers' first on opening day since 1998 and
the first home opener loss in coach Joe Tiller's seven seasons. ... Georgia
Tech's 17-3 win over No. 17 Auburn was its first over the Tigers since 1978.
... Memphis' 44-34 win over Mississippi was its first against the Rebels
since 1994.
STRONG IN DEFEAT: Philip Rivers had 433 yards passing and three touchdowns
in No. 14 North Carolina's 38-24 loss to Wake Forest. ... Mike Souza passed
for 385 yards with two touchdowns, and carried the ball 16 times for 71
yards in Illinois State's 49-22 loss to Illinois. ... Charlie Frye was
31-for-49 for 372 yards and a touchdown in Akron's 48-31 loss to No. 18
Wisconsin.
ROCKED: Marcus Howard rushed for 334 yards and scored a school-record five
touchdowns as Rockford set the Division III scoring record with a 105-0 win
over Trinity Bible. Rockford only attempted two passes in the game, both for
touchdowns, and returned three interceptions for TDs. The previous
single-game scoring record was 97 points set by Concordia-Moorehead in 1977.
SPEAKING: "Stats are for losers and I'm the loser this week. Ten penalties
and two turnovers, that's why we lost. The only numbers that matter now are
2-0, and that's what Wake Forest is." — N.C. State coach Chuck Amato. The
Wolfpack had 10 penalties for 90 yards in a 38-24 loss to Wake Forest.'
Coastal Carolina debuts football program with dramatic
win
CONWAY, SC — Eshoun Talley scored on a
9-yard run with seven seconds left as Coastal Carolina beat Newberry 21-14
in its first-ever game Saturday. The Chanticleers' winning drive went the
length of the field 97 yards in 11 plays and fans rushed the field at
sold-out Brooks Stadium, tearing down a goal post after the victory. The
journey to bring Division I-AA football to the campus near Myrtle Beach
began nearly two years ago.
Newberry (0-1) tied it at 14 with 12:29 left in the game when Bryan Shealy
hit Derrick Higgins on a 48-yard touchdown pass. The Indians got an
interception late but couldn't drive and were forced to punt to set up
Coastal's winning drive.
Aundrus Perkins rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries to
lead the Chanticleers rushing attack. Talley had 40 yards on six carries and
Tyler Thigpen was 10-for-26 passing for 79 yards. Shealy was 16 of 33 for
144 yards for Newberry but had three interceptions, while the Indians' Mike
Brown rushed for 76 yards on 20 carries.
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