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11.30.05: Pinkney
claims ECU's 5th player of week award ... C-USA Basketball
Standings, Scores & Schedule ... C-USA Football Standings
(final), Scores & Schedule |
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11.29.05: Pinkney
claims ECU's 5th player of week award ... C-USA Basketball
Standings, Scores & Schedule ... C-USA Football Standings
(final), Scores & Schedule |
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11.28.05: College
Football Headliners: Stars & Storylines ... C-USA Football
Standings, Scores & Schedule ... C-USA Basketball Standings,
Scores & Schedule |
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11.27.05: C-USA
Football Standings, Scores & Schedule ... C-USA Basketball
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.26.05: C-USA
Football Standings, Scores & Schedule ... C-USA Basketball
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.25.05: Memphis
meets short-handed Duke for NIT title ... C-USA Basketball
Standings, Scores & Schedule ... C-USA Football Standings,
Scores & Schedule |
11.24.05: No.
16 Fresno State headed for Liberty Bowl ...
C-USA Football Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.23.05: Ten
recruits to join Diamond Pirates' quest for Omaha ... C-USA
Football Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.22.05: Monster
game earns weekly award for Rouse ... Kickoff set for first
'Xbox 360' C-USA title game ... C-USA Football Standings,
Scores & Schedule |
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11.21.05: College
Football Headliners: Stars & Storylines ... Conference USA
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.20.05: C-USA
Football Standings, Scores & Schedule ... Falwell cleans
house to jumpstart drive to I-A |
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11.19.05: Falwell
cleans house to jumpstart drive to I-A ... C-USA Football
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.18.05: Regional
cable network strikes deal with CSTV ... C-USA Football
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.17.05: NCAA
wraps up investigation of South Carolina ... C-USA Football
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
11.16.05: Fall
signing period nets tall timber for Pirates ... Tigers,
'Cocks to kiss and make up before game ...
C-USA Football Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.15.05: Calipari
primes young Tigers for Preseason NIT ... Conference USA
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.14.05: College
Football Headliners: Stars & Storylines ... Updated C-USA
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.13.05: ECU
tested by Eagles in exhibition hoops victory ... Updated
C-USA Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.12.05: Pirate
basketball edging toward the limelight ... ECU in league's
upper tier in football attendance ... C-USA Standings,
Scores & Schedule |
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11.11.05: Tangle
with Titans headlines ECU baseball slate ... C-USA
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.10.05: East
Carolina football hire rates a "B" from BCA ... C-USA Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.09.05: Southern
Miss escapes Huntington with OT win ... Updated C-USA
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.08.05: Holland
beefs up rivalries with Wolfpack, Hokies ... ECU's Lee makes
semifinal cut for Groza Award ... C-USA Standings, Scores &
Schedule |
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11.07.05: College
Football Headliners: Stars & Storylines ... Conference USA
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.06.05: Conference
USA Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.05.05: Litke:
Politically correct or not, blacks run faster ... Conference
USA Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.04.05: Throat-slash
gesture nets trouble for Callahan ... Conference USA
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.03.05: Green
Wave's road trip to Navy on the house ... Tulane coming home
for C-USA hoops schedule ... Conference USA Standings,
Scores & Schedule |
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11.02.05: Fledgling
FIU program lands series with Miami ... Conference USA
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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11.01.05: Fledgling
FIU program lands series with Miami ... Conference USA
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
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News Nuggets, 12.01.05
NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
Previous Day Nuggets...
Next Day Nuggets...
Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
Veteran coach Hatfield steps down at Rice
HOUSTON - Rice's Ken Hatfield, one of
the deans of college football coaching, resigned Wednesday after 12 seasons
as the Owls' head coach.
Hatfield, who had publicly indicated
the day before that he looked forward to next season's opener, announced his
decision to step down at a news conference with Owls athletic director Bobby
May.
Hatfield's wife, Sandy, his brother,
Dick, and about 40 players crowded into the Owl Club in Rice Stadium to
watch Hatfield's announcement.
"I have enjoyed untold moments and
memories through the game of football," Hatfield said. "Sandy and I are so
honored to have been here for 12 years."
May said that discussions over
Hatfield's departure from the university were "amicable, never adversarial."
The players gave Hatfield a standing
ovation after the coach's statement.
The 62-year-old Hatfield became Rice's
coach in 1994. The 1-10 mark in 2005 the program's first season as a member of
Conference USA was the worst during Hatfield's tenure and the team's
poorest finish since going 0-11 under Jerry Berndt in 1988.
Rice lost 14 straight games between
2004-05, ending what had been the nation's longest Division I-A losing
streak with a 42-34 win over Tulane on Nov. 12.
Attendance at 70,000-seat Rice Stadium
dwindled this year. Rice averaged 10,072 fans at its five home games, an
all-time low in 56 seasons, and the home finale against UCF on Nov. 19 drew
only 8,267.
Hatfield went 55-78-1 in 12 seasons at
Rice, including 7-4 seasons in 1997 and 1998, and an 8-4 record in 2001.
Hatfield previously coached at Air
Force, Arkansas and Clemson. He finished the season fifth among active I-A
coaches with 168 career victories.
From a
Rice Athletics report.
C-USA honors O'Leary after
turnaround season
IRVING, TX George O'Leary has been
named the Conference USA Coach of the Year after leading his squad to the
league's East Division title and a berth in the inaugural C-USA championship
game.
O'Leary has led his team to an 8-3
overall mark and a 7-1 league record heading into Saturday's noon title
showdown with West Division champion Tulsa at the Florida Citrus Bowl
(ESPN).
The Knights' record is an 8-game
improvement from their winless 2004 season and represents the second-best
turnaround in NCAA history.
O'Leary's selection, as voted on by the
league's head football coaches and media members in each conference city,
was announced Wednesday by the C-USA office, which also released the winners
of its player of the year awards and the members of its all-freshman team.
No East Carolina players were named to
the all-freshman unit.
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CONFERENCE USA'S 2005 INDIVIDUAL HONORS
George O'Leary,
Central Florida, Coach of the Year
DeAngelo Williams, RB, Memphis, Offensive Player of the Year
Kevin Coley, LB, Southern Miss, Defensive Player of the Year
Stephen Gostkowski, K, Memphis, Special Teams Player of the
Year
Kevin Smith, RB, Central Florida, Freshman of the Year
2005 CONFERENCE USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback Chase Clement, Rice
Running Back DeMyron Martin, SMU
Running Back Kevin Smith, UCF
Offensive Lineman Brandon Pearce, Memphis
Offensive Lineman Austin Wilkinson, Rice
Offensive Lineman Michael Parenton, Tulane
Offensive Lineman L.J. Anderson, UCF
Offensive Lineman Patrick Brown, UCF
Offensive Lineman Robby Felix, UTEP
Tight End Shawn Nelson, Southern Miss
Wide Receiver Maurice Jones, Memphis
Wide Receiver Jarett Dillard, Rice
Wide Receiver Cary Koch, Tulane
DEFENSE
Defensive Lineman Cody Pree, Houston
Defensive Lineman Phillip Hunt, Houston
Defensive Lineman Albert McClellan, Marshall
Defensive Lineman Moton Hopkins, Tulsa
Defensive Lineman James Olalekan, UTEP
Linebacker Cody Lubojasky, Houston
Linebacker Kris Guyton, UAB
Linebacker Jordan Richards, UCF
Defensive Back Kenneth Fontenette, Houston
Defensive Back Roy Roberts, Tulsa
Defensive Back Joe Burnett, UCF
Defensive Back Jason Venson, UCF
SPECIAL TEAMS
Placekicker Ben Bell, Houston
Punter Marty Biagi, Marshall
Kick Returner Jessie Henderson, SMU
Punt Returner Joe Burnett, UCF
From a
Conference USA report.
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C-USA Basketball Standings, Scores & Schedule
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(Through games
of Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005)
CONFERENCE
USA STANDINGS
TEAM
C-USA ALL
Central Florida
0-0 4-0
Memphis
0-0 5-1
East Carolina
0-0 3-1
Texas-El Paso
0-0 3-1
Houston
0-0 2-1
UAB
0-0 2-1
Southern Methodist 0-0
2-2
Rice
0-0 2-3
Tulane
0-0 1-2
Tulsa
0-0 1-3
Marshall
0-0 1-3
Southern Mississippi
0-0 1-4
SCORES
WEDNESDAY,
NOV. 30
Butler 82, Tulane 61
East Carolina 66, Wofford 62
Memphis 97, Jackson State 70
Oklahoma 62, Tulsa 53
Arkansas 77, Southern Mississippi 35
Texas-El Paso 64, New Mexico State 55
SCHEDULE
THURSDAY,
DEC. 1
Maryland-Eastern Shore at
Marshall, 7 pm
Southern Methodist at Texas State, 8 pm
FRIDAY, DEC.
2
Valparaiso at Tulane, 6:45
pm
SATURDAY,
DEC. 3
Central Florida at
Florida, 12 pm
Utah at Rice, 1 pm
Memphis at Cincinnati, 3 pm
UAB at Nebraska, 4 pm
New Orleans at Southern Mississippi, 5 pm
Arizona at Houston, 7 pm
East Carolina at Old Dominion, 7 pm (WITN-TV 7)
Southern Methodist at Oklahoma State, 8 pm
Tulsa at Oral Roberts, 8:05 pm
Texas Southern at Texas-El Paso, 9:05 pm
SUNDAY, DEC.
4
Youngstown State at
Marshall, 2 pm
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C-USA Football Standings, Scores & Schedule
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(Through games
of Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005)
CONFERENCE
USA STANDINGS
EAST DIVISION
TEAM
C-USA ALL
Central Florida# 7-1
8-3
Memphis
5-3 6-5
Southern Miss
5-3 6-5
East Carolina
4-4 5-6
UAB
4-4 5-6
Marshall
3-5 4-7
WEST DIVISION
TEAM
C-USA ALL
Tulsa#
6-2 7-4
Texas-El Paso
5-3 8-3
Houston
4-4 6-5
Southern Methodist 4-4 5-6
Tulane
1-7 2-9
Rice
1-7 1-10
NOTE: # denotes
Division champion.
SCORES
SATURDAY,
NOV. 26
East Carolina 31, UAB 23
Memphis 26, Marshall 3
Southern Mississippi 26, Tulane 7
Southern Methodist 40, Texas-El Paso 27
Houston 35, Rice 16
SCHEDULE
SATURDAY,
DEC. 3
Conference USA Championship Game
Tulsa at Central Florida, Noon (ESPN)
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published by ECU, Conference USA and its member
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