New York Vipers (NCAA '07)

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New York Picks Up First Win

In a rather dominating performance, the New York Vipers (1-2, 0-1) picked up their first win ever, beating the Ohio Bobcats (2-1, 0-0) 31-21 behind 313 passing yards from Shawn James.

The Vipers dominated through the air completing 66% of their passes agaisnt the pourous Ohio defense, including 106 yards to Justin Sanders.

Matt Smith was injured in the first quarter, but should be back for New York's next game against Cornell, which is on September 30th.

New York - 31, Ohio - 21

NY: 07-10-07-07
OHIO: 07-00-07-07

(All Stats NY/OHIO)
First Downs: 22/15
Total Offense: 408/303
Rushes-Yards: 18-95/20-101
Comp-Att-TD: 32-48-4/20-38-2
Passing Yards: 313/202
Sacked: 3/3
Turnovers: 2/2
Total Yards: 493/426
Penalties-Yards: 2-15/13-98
T.O.P.: 17:32/14:28

Passing:
S. James (NY): 32-48, 313, 4 TD, 2 INT

C. Sellers (OHIO): 20-38, 202, 2 TD, INT

Rushing:
G. Henderson (NY): 12-88
M. McClellan: 1-15
S. James: 5-(-8)

K. McRae (OHIO): 15-100
V. Talley: 1-8
C. Sellers: 4-(-7)

Receiving:
S. Bryant (NY): 8-38
T. McCullough: 6-84, TD
J. Sanders: 6-106, TD
G. Henderson: 4-16, TD
M. McClellan: 2-22, TD
W. Murphy: 2-12
M. Smith: 2-5
J. Sears: 1-29
M. Quinn: 1-1

V. Talley (OHIO): 6-46
J. Fitzgerald: 6-68, TD
T. Richardson: 5-53, TD
S. Newsome: 2-14
R. Grimes: 1-9
C. Jones: 1-0
K. McRae: 1-12

Box Score
1st Quarter:
OHIO: 46 yard pass from Sellers to Richardson (7-0 OHIO)
NY: 40 yard pass from James to Sanders (7-7)

2nd Quarter:
NY: 32 yard field goal by Johnson (10-7 NY)
NY: 14 yard pass from James to McCullough (17-7 NY)

3rd Quarter:
NY: 18 yard pass from James to McClellan (24-7 NY)
OHIO: 33 yard interception return by Lawson (24-14 NY)

4th Quarter:
NY: 1 yard pass from James to Henderson (31-14 NY)
OHIO: 1 yard pass from Sellers to Fitzgerald (31-21 NY)

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Top 25 Losses
#22 Clemson - 20
#18 Florida State - 19

Youngstown State - 17
#16 Penn State - 21
(Not a loss, but damn...)

#11 Miami - 34
#10 Louisville - 15

#4 Louisiana State - 52
#6 Auburn - 38

#19 Nebraska - 23
#3 Southern Cal - 22

#5 Florida - 14
#25 Tennessee - 30

#21 Texas Tech - 32
Texas Christian - 42

#13 Michigan - 38
#2 Notre Dame - 37

#7 Oklahoma - 27
#24 Oregon - 14

Top 25
1) Ohio State (34) (3-0)
2) LSU (23) (3-0)
3) Oklahoma (2) (3-0)
4) Texas (2-1)
5) Miami (1) (3-0)
6) West Virginia (1) (3-0)
7) Notre Dame (2-1)
8) Michigan (3-0)
9) Southern Cal (1-1)
10) California (3-0)
11) Auburn (2-1)
12) Georgia (3-0)
13) Florida (2-1)
14) Iowa (3-0)
15) Nebraska (3-0)
16) Arizona State (3-0)
17) Penn State (2-1)
18) Louisville (2-1)
19) Clemson (3-0)
20) Virginia Tech (3-0)
21) Tennessee (2-1)
22) Alabama (3-0)
23) TCU (3-0)
24) Florida State (1-2)
25) Georgia Tech (2-1)

Dropped Out: Texas Tech, Oregon

Heisman Watch
1) Brady Quinn - QB - Notre Dame
2) Adrian Peterson - HB - Oklahoma
3) Chad Henne - QB - Michigan
4) Troy Smith - QB - Ohio State
5) Albert Young - HB - Iowa

Players of the Week
Offense: Ray Palmer - QB - New Mexico State
Vs Texas State (W 70-20)
38-55, 679 Yds, 9 TD (holy...)

Defense: Will Tupea - LB - Utah
at Utah State (W 38-10)
7 Tkl (5 TFL), 2 Sks, Int, TD

National Broadcasts
Iowa State at #4 Texas (ESPN2, 12:30)
North Carolina at #19 Clemson (ESPNU, 12:30)
#7 Notre Dame at Michigan State (ESPN, 3:30)
Wisconsin at #8 Michigan (ABC, 3:30)
#18 Louisville at Kansas State (ESPNU, 3:30)
#22 Alabama at Arkansas (CBS, 3:30)
#16 Arizona State at #10 Cal (TBS, 6:00)
#17 Penn State at #1 Ohio State (ABC, 6:00) - BCS Game of the Week
Colorado at #12 Georgia (ESPNU, 6:00)

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Top 25 Losses
North Carolina - 21
#19 Clemson - 15

#7 Notre Dame - 21
Michigan State - 30

#16 Arizona State - 34
#10 California - 19

#22 Alabama - 21
Arkansas - 49

#17 Penn State - 20
#1 Ohio State - 31

#14 Iowa - 17
Illinois - 20

Top 25
1) Ohio State (38) (3-0)
2) LSU (21) (4-0)
3) Oklahoma (1) (4-0)
4) Texas (3-1)
5) Miami (1) (3-0)
6) West Virginia (4-0)
7) Michigan (4-0)
8) USC (2-1)
9) Auburn (3-1)
10) Georgia (4-0)
11) Arizona State (4-0)
12) Florida (3-1)
13) Nebraska (4-0)
14) Cal (3-1)
15) Notre Dame (2-2)
16) Louisville (2-1)
17) Virginia Tech (3-0)
18) Tennessee (3-1)
19) Penn State (2-2)
20) TCU (3-0)
21) Iowa (3-1)
22) Florida State (2-2)
23) Georgia Tech (3-1)
24) Texas Tech (3-1)
25) Clemson (3-1)

Dropped Out: Alabama

Heisman Watch
1) Steve Slaton - HB - West Virginia
2) Brady Quinn - QB - Notre Dame
3) Chad Henne - QB - Michigan
4) Rudy Burgess - WR - Arizona State
5) Troy Smith - QB - Ohio State

Players of the Week
Offense: Cassen Jackson - HB - Vanderbilt
Vs Tennessee State (W 48-28)
33 Car, 253 Yds, 4 TD, 3 Rec, 24 Yds, TD

Defense: Thomas Tidwell - SS - Western Michigan
Vs Temple (W 35-3)
10 Tkls (2 TFL), Sk, 2 Int, TD

National Broadcasts
#9 Auburn at South Carolina (6:00, ESPN) - Thursday
#14 Cal at Oregon State (12:30, ESPNU)
#1 Ohio State at #21 Iowa (12:30, ABC) - BCS Game of the Week
Alabama at #12 Florida (3:30, CBS)
Oregon at #11 Arizona State (3:30, ESPNU)
Purdue at #15 Notre Dame (3:30, CBS)
#23 Georgia Tech at #17 Virginia Tech (6:00, ESPN)
#7 Michigan at Minnesota (6:00, ABC)

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New York Smacks Cornell

In a blowout performance, New York picked up over 600 yards of total offense as they dominated, outplayed, and outhustled Cornell 73-7.

The Vipers (2-2, 0-1) now must get ready for their biggest game of the year, in South Bend agaisnt the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Cornell could not do anything offensively or defensively against a far superior New York team, and appeared to just quit in the second half, giving up an amazing 42 points.

Shawn James threw for 269 yards and five scores, while three different Vipers scored rushing touchdowns, including a 61 yard reverse and a 45 yard scramble by James.

Matt Smith broke out of his season long slump, catching two touchdown passes and having 117 yards receiving on the day. Michael McClellan returned two punts for touchdowns late in the game.

For Cornell, it was ugly, as their quarterback only completed 23% of his passes after being pressured all day. For New York, their first home victory was a sweet one.

New York - 73, Cornell - 7

CORN: 00-00-07-00
NY: 17-14-21-21

(All Stats CORN/NY)
First Downs: 8/26
Total Offense: 233/614
Rushes-Yards: 17-78/42-336
Comp-Att-TD: 11-49-1/22-35-5
Passing Yards: 155/278
Sacked: 4/4
Turnovers: 2/4
Total Yards: 483/856
Penalties-Yards: 5-50/4-30
T.O.P.: 12:32/19:28

Passing:
QB #12 (CORN): 10-43, 137, TD, 2 INT
QB #19: 1-6, 18

S. James (NY): 21-30, 269, 5 TD, 2 INT
J. Johnson: 1-6, 9, INT

Rushing:
HB #14 (CORN): 10-96
WR #82: 1-4
FB #40: 1-3
QB #19: 1-(-2)
QB #12: 4-(-23)

G. Henderson (NY): 19-121
W. Murphy: 1-61, TD
S. James: 6-53, TD
M. McClelland: 11-50
T. Ellerbee: 1-46, TD
M. Quinn: 2-18
J. Johnson: 2-(-13)

Receiving:
WR #10 (CORN): 4-77, TD
WR #8: 4-59
TE #84: 2-11
HB #14: 1-8

M. Smith (NY): 7-117, 2 TD
G. Henderson: 5-16
J. Sanders: 4-70, 3 TD
C. Davis: 3-28
S. Bryant: 2-38
M. McClellan: 1-9

Box Score
1st Quarter:
NY: 25 yard field goal by Johnson (3-0 NY)
NY: 7 yard pass from James to Sanders (10-0 NY)
NY: 27 yard pass from James to Smith (17-0 NY)

2nd Quarter:
NY: 4 yard pass from James to Smith (24-0 NY)
NY: 31 yard pass from James to Sanders (31-0 NY)

3rd Quarter:
NY: 45 yard run by James (38-0 NY)
CORN: 28 yard pass from QB #12 to WR #10 (38-7 NY)
NY: 28 yard pass from James to Sanders (45-7 NY)
NY: 46 yard run by Ellerbee (52-7 NY)

4th Quarter:
NY: 56 yard punt return by McClellan (59-7 NY)
NY: 61 yard run by Murphy (66-7 NY)
NY: 73 yard punt return by McClellan (73-7 NY)

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Top 25 Losses
#9 Auburn - 15
South Carolina - 22

#1 Ohio State - 58
#21 Iowa - 17

#23 Georgia Tech - 17
#17 Virginia Tech - 28

Top 25
1) Ohio State (38) (5-0)
2) LSU (22) (5-0)
3) Oklahoma (1) (4-0)
4) Texas (4-1)
5) Miami (4-0)
6) West Virginia (4-0)
7) Michigan (5-0)
8) USC (3-1)
9) Georgia (5-0)
10) Arizona State (5-0)
11) Florida (4-1)
12) Nebraska (5-0)
13) California (4-1)
14) Notre Dame (3-2)
15) Virginia Tech (4-0)
16) Louisville (3-1)
17) Tennessee (4-1)
18) Penn State (3-2)
19) Texas Christian (4-0)
20) Auburn (3-2)
21) Florida State (2-2)
22) Texas Tech (4-1)
23) Clemson (4-1)
24) Pittsburgh (5-0)
25) Iowa (3-2)

Dropped Out: Georgia Tech

Heisman Watch
1) Sam Keller - QB - Arizona State
2) Chad Henne - QB - Michigan
3) Troy Smith - QB - Ohio State
4) Alley Broussard - HB - Louisiana State
5) Limas Sweed - WR - Texas

Players of the Week
Offense: Arian Foster - HB - Tennessee
at Memphis (W 31-7)
28 Car, 213 Yds, 2 TD, Rec TD

Defense: Jeremy Brown - FS - Michigan State
Vs Illinois (W 56-25)
Tkl, Int, TD

National Broadcasts
#21 Florida State at North Carolina State (6:00, ESPN) - Thursday
Washington at #8 Southern Cal (12:30, ESPNU)
#2 Louisiana State at #11 Florida (12:30, CBS)
#4 Texas at #3 Oklahoma (3:30, ESPN)
New York at #14 Notre Dame (3:30, NBC)
Michigan State at #7 Michigan (3:30, ABC)
#17 Tennessee at #9 Georgia (3:30, CBS)
North Carolina at #5 Miami (6:00, ESPNU)

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Irish Too Much In Blowout Win

As expected, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and their #14 ranking was just too much for the first year New York Vipers to handle.

The Vipers (2-3, 0-1) were held to a measly 273 yards of total offense as Notre Dame crushed them 38-3. The loss moved the Vipers below .500 for what most people would assume the rest of the year with the toughest part of the schedule still too come.

The Irish started off strong, scoring 14 points before the Vipers settled down and playes respectively for the rest of the game.

Shawn James threw an interception on the first drive, setting up a score by Darius Walker. He also threw one that was dropped by his receiver right into the hands of Tom Zbikowski, who raced it in for the score.

Brady Quinn went 21-29 passing for the Irish, who upped their record to 4-2 and ended a streak of close games. This was the first installment of the Notre Dame-New York rivalry, and both schools hope it will expand in the future when New York becomes a better football club.

Notre Dame - 38, New York - 3

NY: 00-03-00-00
ND: 07-07-17-07

(All Stats NY/ND)
First Downs: 12/25
Total Offense: 273/492
Rushes-Yards: 18-64/34-239
Comp-Att-TD: 19-38-0/22-30-2
Passing Yards: 209/253
Sacked: 4/1
Turnovers: 2/0
Total Yards: 398/552
Penalties-Yards: 3-22/6-45
T.O.P.: 13:40/18:20

Passing:
S. James: 19-37, 209, 2 INT
J. Johnson: 0-1

B. Quinn: 21-29, 251, 2 TD
J. Maxwell: 1-1, 2

Rushing:
G. Henderson: 8-69
M. Quinn: 1-12
M. McClellan: 3-(-3)
S. James: 6-(-14)

A. Watts: 16-126, TD
D. Walker: 15-105, TD
G. McCoy: 1-6
J. Maxwell: 1-4
B. Quinn: 1-(-2)

Receiving:
J. Sanders: 6-77
S. Bryant: 4-15
M. Smith: 3-13
J. Sears: 3-16
W. Murphy: 1-4
C. Davis: 1-36
M. McClellan: 1-48

J. Samardzija: 5-69, TD
D. Diggs: 4-40
R. McKnight: 4-7, TD
D. Walker: 4-39
G. McCoy: 2-4
W. Johnson: 1-2
D. Kerr: 1-10
J. Barnes: 1-62

Box Score
1st Quarter:
ND: 7 yard run by Walker (7-0 ND)

2nd Quarter:
ND: 7 yard pass from Quinn to McKnight (14-0 ND)
NY: 27 yard field goal by Johnson (14-3 ND)

3rd Quarter:
ND: 34 yard field goal by Bonner (17-3 ND)
ND: 27 yard pass from Quinn to Samardzija (24-3 ND)
ND: 5 yard interception return by Zbikowski (31-3 ND)

4th Quarter:
ND: 3 yard run by Watts

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Top 25 Losses
#19 Texas Christian - 13
Utah - 17

#2 Louisiana State - 10
#11 Florida - 42

Missouri - 28
#22 Texas Tech - 18

#4 Texas - 28
#3 Oklahoma - 14

Michigan State - 28
#7 Michigan - 27

#17 Tennessee - 24
#9 Georgia - 17

Purdue - 35
#25 Iowa - 31

Oregon - 28
#13 Cal - 16

Top 25
1) Ohio State (48) (5-0)
2) Texas (5-1)
3) Miami (12) (5-0)
4) West Virginia (1) (5-0)
5) USC (4-1)
6) Florida (5-1)
7) Oklahoma (4-1)
8) Arizona State (5-0)
9) LSU (5-1)
10) Nebraska (6-0)
11) Virginia Tech (4-0)
12) Tennessee (5-1)
13) Notre Dame (4-2)
14) Michigan (5-1)
15) Georgia (5-1)
16) Louisville (4-1)
17) Penn State (4-2)
18) Auburn (4-2)
19) Florida State (3-2)
20) Cal (4-2)
21) Clemson (5-1)
22) Missouri (6-0)
23) Pittsburgh (6-0)
24) Michigan State (5-1)
25) Oregon (3-2)

Dropped Out:Texas Christian, Texas Tech, Iowa

Heisman Watch
1) Troy Smith - QB - Ohio State
2) John David Booty - QB - Southern Cal
3) Zac Taylor - QB - Nebraska
4) Kyle Wright - QB - Miami
5) Chad Henne - QB - Michigan

Players of the Week
Offense: Kevin O'Connell - QB - San Diego State
At Brigham Young (W 59 -14)
28-38, 477 Yds, 9 Car, 56 Yds, 6 Total TD

Defense: Khayyam Burns - FS - Arkansas State
Vs Louisiana-Monroe (W 38-24)
3 Tkls, 3 Int, TD

National Broadcasts
#11 Virginia Tech at Boston College (6:00, ESPN) - Thursday
#6 Florida at #18 Auburn (12:30, CBS)
#14 Michigan at #17 Penn State (12:30, ABC)
#8 Arizona State at #5 Southern Cal (3:30, ABC) - BCS Game of the Week
#22 Missouri at Texas A&M (3:30, ESPNU)
#10 Nebraska at Kansas State (3:30, ESPN2)
Iowa State at #7 Oklahoma (6:00, TBS)
#1 Ohio State at #24 Michigan State (6:00, ABC)

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Vipers Sluaghtered by Cards

In their second straight game against a ranked opponent, New York suffered their second straight blowout loss, losing 52-10 and only managing 11 rushing yards on the day.

The first quarter ended 10-10, and it appeared that New York may have a chance, but they were outscored 42-0 the rest of the way, with Louisville scoring two touchdowns in each quarter.

Shawn James was 14-30 for 182 yards and a score, but threw two costly interceptions, which both lead to Cardinal touchdowns.

New York had two field goals blocked in the second quarter, both of which would have given them a 13-10 lead. Louisville scored off the second block, and it turned into a blowout.

Brian Brohm threw for 267 yards and three scores, while Kevin Corder ran for 227 yards as Louisville racked up over 500 yards in total offense compared to a measly 193 for New York.

The Vipers return home for a game against conference rival South Florida next Saturday.

Louisville - 52, New York - 10

NY: 10-00-00-00
LOU: 10-14-14-14

(All Stats NY/LOU)
First Downs: 9/27
Total Offense: 193/526
Rushes-Yards: 18-11/40-258
Comp-Att-TD: 14-32-1/20-30-4
Passing Yards: 182/268
Sacked: 4/3
Turnovers: 2/0
Total Yards: 305/650
Penalties-Yards: 9-60/4-35
T.O.P.: 11:54/20:06

Major Stats
New York
S. James: 14/30, 182 Yds, TD, 2 Int,
G. Henderson: 11 Car, 3 Yds, 1 Rec, 28 Yds, TD, 8 Tkl
M. Smith: 3 Rec, 68 Yds
J. Sanders: 6 Tkl, 2 TFL, Sck

Louisville
B. Brohm: 19-29, 267 Yds, 3 TD
K. Corder: 30 Car, 227 Yds, 2 TD
K. Harris: 11 Rec, 108 Yds, 2 TD
J. Walker: 4 Rec, 53 Yds, TD
M. Scott: 1 Rec, 70 Yds, TD
S. Carter: 4 Tkl, 4 TFL, 2 Sck
C. Johnson: 6 Tkl, 2 TFL, Sck

Box Score
1st Quarter:
LOU: 70 yard pass from Brohm to Scott (7-0 LOU)
NY: 24 yard field goal by Johnson (7-3 LOU)
LOU: 30 yard field goal by Farris (10-3 LOU)
NY: 28 yard pass from James to Henderson (10-10)

2nd Quarter:
LOU: 4 yard run by Moore (17-10 LOU)
LOU: 15 yard run by Corder (24-10 LOU)

3rd Quarter:
LOU: 5 yard pass from Brohm to Harris (31-10 LOU)
LOU: 12 yard pass from Brohm to Walker (38-10 LOU)

4th Quarter:
LOU: 10 yard run by Corder (45-10 LOU)
LOU: 1 yard pass from Turner to Harris (52-10 LOU)