New York Vipers (NCAA '07)

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Top 25 Losses
#6 Florida - 35
#18 Auburn - 28

#14 Michigan - 27
#17 Penn State - 17

#20 California - 21
Washington State - 31

#8 Arizona State - 38
#5 Southern Cal - 31

#22 Missouri - 7
Texas A&M - 27

#1 Ohio State - 21
#24 Michigan State - 14

Top 25
1) Ohio State (42) (7-0)
2) Texas (6-1)
3) Miami (15) (6-0)
4) West Virginia (2) (6-0)
5) Arizona State (1) (6-0)
6) Florida (6-1)
7) Oklahoma (5-1)
8) Nebraska (1) (7-0)
9) Louisiana State (6-1)
10) Virginia Tech (5-0)
11) Southern Cal (4-2)
12) Tennessee (5-1)
13) Michigan (6-1)
14) Notre Dame (4-2)
15) Georgia (6-1)
16) Louisville (5-1)
17) Florida State (4-2)
18) Clemson (6-1)
19) Pittsburgh (7-0)
20) Auburn (4-3)
21) Penn State (4-3)
22) Oregon (4-2)
23) Texas Christian (4-1)
24) Texas A&M (6-1)
25) Michigan State (5-2)

Dropped Out: Missouri, Cal

Heisman Watch
1) Zac Taylor - QB - Nebraska
2) Kyle Wright - QB - Miami
3) Sam Keller - QB - Arizona State
4) Troy Smith - QB - Ohio State
5) Steve Slaton - HB - West Virginia

Players of the Week
Offense: Darren McFadden - HB - Arkansas
Vs Southeast Missouri (W 66-7)
21 Car, 172 Yds, 4 TD, 52 Rec Yds, TD

Defense: Jeramie Johnson - FS - Mississippi State
Vs Jackson State (W 38-7)
5 Tkls, TFL, Int, 3 FF, TD

National Broadcasts
Alabama at #12 Tennessee (12:30, CBS)
Colorado at #7 Oklahoma (12:30, ESPNU)
UCLA at #14 Notre Dame (12:30, NBC)
Iowa at #13 Michigan (12:30, ABC)
#2 Texas at #8 Nebraska (3:30, ABC) - BCS Game of the Week
Boston College at #17 Florida State (3:30, ESPNU)
Georgia Tech at #18 Clemson (3:30, ESPN)

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New York Rides Johnson To Victory

After Shawn James went down with an injury in the first quarter, it looked like Jed Johnson was going to have to do some spot-on work. He did it very well, throwing for two scores and leading New York to their first ever Big East victory, a 35-14 rout over last year's second place finisher, the South Florida Bulls.

Johnson went 15-24 with 176 yards passing after James left early, being hurt when he threw a touchdown pass to Gabe Henderson late in the first quarter.

There were no turnovers in the game, which meant a lot of work for the punters, who combined for 600 yards in total punting yards. Henderson ran for and caught a touchdown, while Matt Smith, who has been dissapointing all year, caught a pass for six as well.

Up next are winless Syracuse, as New York will try to move back to .500 and have a chance at *gasp* a bowl game. James should be back for the game.

New York - 35, South Florida - 14

USF: 07-00-00-07
NY: 07-14-07-07

(All Stats USF/NY)
First Downs: 13/19
Total Offense: 322/360
Rushes-Yards: 24-89/34-134
Comp-Att-TD: 16-30-1/20-31-3
Passing Yards: 233/226
Sacked: 5/0
Turnovers: 0/0
Total Yards: 443/410
Penalties-Yards: 7-65/5-40
T.O.P.: 15:50/16:10

Major Stats
South Florida
R. Blair: 16-30, 233 Yds, TD, 15 Rush Yds, TD
R. Owens: 4 Rec, 58 Yds
A. Jackson: 4 Rec, 38 Yds, TD
B. Mueller: 7 Tkl, TFL
B. Sims: 7 Punts, 325 Yds

New York
J. Johnson: 15-24, 176 Yds, 2 TD
S. James: 5-7, 50 Yds, TD
G. Henderson: 15 Car, 69 Yds, TD, 3 Rec, 39 Rec Yds, TD
T. McCullough: 6 Rec, 55 Yds
M. Smith: 5 Rec, 47 Yds, TD
E. Kimbrough: 7 Tkl, 3 TFL, Sck
J. Sanders: 6 Tkl, 4 TFL, 2 Scks

Box Score
1st Quarter:
USF: 29 yard pass from Blair to Jackson (7-0 USF)
NY: 18 yard pass from James to Henderson (7-7)

2nd Quarter:
NY: 20 yard pass from Johnson to Smith (14-7 NY)
NY: 26 yard pass from Johnson to Bryant (21-7 NY)

3rd Quarter:
NY: 5 yard run by Henderson (28-7 NY)

4th Quarter:
NY: 1 yard run by McClellan (35-7 NY)
USF: 1 yard run by Blair (35-14 NY)

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Top 25 Losses
#24 Texas A&M - 10
Oklahoma State - 13 (OT)

#2 Texas - 17
#8 Nebraska - 31

Georgia Tech - 28
#18 Clemson - 23

Southern Mississippi - 24
#10 Virginia Tech - 17

Mississippi State - 11
#15 Georgia - 8 (OT)

Top 25
1) Ohio State (39) (8-0)
2) Miami (21) (7-0)
3) West Virginia (1) (7-0)
4) Arizona State (7-0)
5) Nebraska (8-0)
6) Florida (6-1)
7) Oklahoma (6-1)
8) Louisiana State (7-1)
9) Texas (6-2)
10) Southern Cal (4-2)
11) Tennessee (6-1)
12) Michigan (7-1)
13) Notre Dame (5-2)
14) Louisville (6-1)
15) Florida State (5-2)
16) Pittsburgh (8-0)
17) Auburn (5-3)
18) Virginia Tech (5-1)
19) Penn State (5-3)
20) Oregon (5-2)
21) Texas Christian (5-1)
22) Michigan State (6-2)
23) Clemson (6-2)
24) South Carolina (5-2)
25) North Carolina State (6-1)

Dropped Out: Georgia, Texas A&M

Heisman Watch
1) Kyle Wright - QB - Miami
2) Troy Smith - QB - Ohio State
3) Zac Taylor - QB - Nebraska
4) Steve Slaton - HB - West Virginia
5) Sam Keller - QB - Arizona State

Players of the Week
Offense: John Stocco - QB - Wisconsin
At Purdue (W 58-24)
25-27, 374 Yds, 3 Car, 7 Total TD

Defense: Robert Miller - LB - Michigan State
At Northwestern (W 56-14)
12 Tkls, 6 TFL, 3 Sks, INT, FF, TD

National Broadcasts
#23 Clemson at #18 Virginia Tech (6:00, ESPN) - Thursday
#4 Arizona State at Washington (12:30, ESPNU)
#7 Oklahoma at Missouri (12:30, ESPN2)
#15 Florida State at Mayland (12:30, ABC)
#6 Florida at Georgia (3:30, CBS) - BCS Game of the Week
#11 Tennessee and #24 South Carolina (3:30, ESPN)
#10 USC at Oregon State (3:30, ESPNU)
#2 Miami at Georgia Tech (3:30, ABC)

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Orange Blue After Another Loss

This was not the way the season was supposed to go for the Syracuse Orange.

In heartbreaking fashion, Syracuse blew a two score lead, then missed a 19 yard field goal in overtime to fall 31-28 in the first extra frame to the New York Vipers, who climb back to .500 and are in the midst of the bowl hunt.

Syracuse outplayed New York, but turned the ball over four times, including three interceptions that killed possible scoring drives.

Tom Richards ran for 158 yards and a score for the Orange, but Shawn James of the Vipers threw for three scores, and the Syracuse quarterback with picked off three times.

Syracuse falls to 0-9 on the year, and appear to be falling fast from contention as a major program like they were five years ago. In contrast, New York could be the first team in a long time to make it to a bowl game in their first year in 1A football.

New York will face off against the option attack of Navy in New York next week.

New York - 31, Syracuse - 28 (OT)

SU: 07-14-07-00-00
NY: 07-00-14-07-03

(All Stats USF/NY)
First Downs: 19/19
Total Offense: 401/326
Rushes-Yards: 29-149/24-77
Comp-Att-TD: 21-39-2/28-40-3
Passing Yards: 252/249
Sacked: 5/3
Turnovers: 4/0
Total Yards: 624/437
Penalties-Yards: 9-123/6-40
T.O.P.: 16:30/15:30

Major Stats
Syracuse
V. Jones: 21-39, 252 Yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
T. Richards: 23 Car, 158 Yds, TD
D. Langford, 1 Car, 7 Yds, KR TD
P. Sevin: 7 Rec, 88 Yds, 2 TD
N. Sims: 5 Rec, 85 Yds
V. Wallace: 9 Tkl

New York
S. James: 28-40, 249 Yds, 3 TD
G. Henderson: 15 Car, 72 Yds, TD, 2 Rec, 11 Yds
M. Smith: 13 Rec, 179 Yds, 2 TD
J. Sanders: 5 Rec, 24 Yds, TD
E. Kimbrough: 9 Tkl, 4 TFL, 2 Sck, Int
K. Cox: 7 Tkl, 2 Int, FF

Box Score
1st Quarter:
NY: 53 yard pass from James to Smith (7-0 NY)
SU: 8 yard run by Richards (7-7)

2nd Quarter:
SU: 15 yard pass from Jones to Sevin (14-7 SU)
SU: 13 yard pass from Jones to Sevin (21-7 SU)

3rd Quarter:
NY: 10 yard pass from James to Sanders (21-14 SU)
SU: 94 yard kick return by Langford (28-14 SU)
NY: 45 yard pass from James to Smith (28-21 NY)

4th Quarter:
NY: 4 yard run by Henderson (28-28)

Overtime:
NY: 41 yard field goal by Johnson (31-28 NY)

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Top 25 Losses
#23 Clemson - 17
#18 Virginia Tech - 35

#4 Arizona State - 21
Washington - 28

#11 Tennessee - 31
#24 South Carolina - 28

#2 Miami - 30
Georgia Tech - 32

Top 25
1) Ohio State (36) (9-0)
2) West Virginia (21) (7-0)
3) Nebraska (1) (9-0)
4) Florida (7-1)
5) Oklahoma (7-1)
6) Louisiana State (7-1)
7) Texas (7-2)
8) Miami (7-1)
9) Southern Cal (5-2)
10) Tennessee (7-1)
11) Arizona State (7-1)
12) Michigan (8-1)
13) Notre Dame (6-2)
14) Louisville (6-1)
15) Florida State (6-2)
16) Pittsburgh (8-0)
17) Auburn (6-3)
18) Virginia Tech (6-1)
19) Penn State (6-3)
20) Oregon (6-2)
21) Texas Christian (6-1)
22) Michigan State (7-2)
23) Georgia Tech (5-3)
24) North Carolina State (7-1)
25) Washington (7-2)

Dropped Out: South Carolina, Clemson

Heisman Watch
1) Troy Smith - QB - Ohio State
2) Zac Taylor - QB - Nebraska
3) Kyle Wright - QB - Miami
4) Chad Henne - QB - Michigan
5) Darius Walker - HB - Notre Dame

Players of the Week
Offense: Robert Merrill - HB - Texas Christian
Vs Wyoming (W 59-10)
25 Car, 233 Yds, 4 TD

Defense: Joseph Love - FS - Utah
Vs Nevada-Las Vegas (W 49-24)
2 Tkls, Int, 2 TD

National Broadcasts
#2 West Virginia at #14 Louisville (6:00, ESPN) - Thursday
Oklahoma State at #7 Texas (12:30, ESPNU)
#6 LSU at #10 Tennessee (12:30, CBS) - BCS Game of the Week
#1 Ohio State at Illinois (12:30, ABC)
#5 Oklahoma at Texas A&M (3:30, ESPNU)
North Carolina at Notre Dame (3:30, NBC)
Missouri at #3 Nebraska (3:30, ESPN2)
#18 Virginia Tech at #8 Miami (6:00, ABC)

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New York Sunk By Naval Academy

Coming off two big wins, the New York Vipers had a bit of a letdown game, getting smacked around on the ground by Navy 56-13.

Navy ran for 345 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground, led by Adam Ballard's 132 yards and two scores. Quarterback Kevin Garrison ran for 109 yards and three scores and threw for another one.

Shawn James threw for 216 yards and a score for the Vipers, with Mike Smith catching five passes.

Up next, New York has their toughest test of the year, going into BCS contender West Virginia to face off against Pat White and the Mountaineers. Steve Slaton's injury may help New York.

Navy - 56, New York - 13

NAVY: 14-14-14-14
NY: 00-00-10-03

(All Stats NAVY/NY)
First Downs: 32/14
Total Offense: 552/277
Rushes-Yards: 50-345/20-61
Comp-Att-TD: 10-14-1/17-27-1
Passing Yards: 207/216
Sacked: 2/1
Turnovers: 0/2
Total Yards: 694/477
Penalties-Yards: 11-107/8-87
T.O.P.: 20:00/12:00

Major Stats
Navy
K. Garrison: 9-11, 183 Yds, TD, 23 Car, 109 Yds, 3 TD
A. Ballard: 16 Car, 132 Yds, 2 TD, 2 Rec, 53 Yds, TD
M. Johnson: 4 Car, 55 Yds, TD
B. Henderson: 5 Tkl, 2 TFL, Sck, Int

New York
S. James: 17-27, 216 Yds, TD, 2 Int
G. Henderson: 9 Car, 30 Yds, 11 Tkl
M. McClellan: 5 Car, 21 Yds, 5 Rec, 33 Yds, TD
M. Smith: 5 Rec, 99 Yds
E. Kimbrough: 7 Tkl, 2 TFL, Sck

Box Score
1st Quarter:
Navy: 2 yard run by Garrison (7-0 Navy)
Navy: 4 yard run by Ballard (14-0 Navy)

2nd Quarter:
Navy: 2 yard by Ballard (21-0 Navy)
Navy: 43 yard pass from Garrison to Ballard (28-0 Navy)

3rd Quarter:
NY: 30 yard field goal by Johnson (28-3 Navy)
Navy: 2 yard run by Garrison (35-3 Navy)
NY: 3 yard pass from James to McClellan (35-10 Navy)
Navy: 2 yard run by Garrison (42-10 Navy)

4th Quarter:
NY: 30 yard field goal by Johnson (42-13 Navy)
Navy: 14 yard run by Johnson (49-13 Navy)
Navy: 3 yard run by Henley (56-13 Navy)

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Top 25 Losses
#2 West Virginia - 45
#14 Louisville - 14

#6 Louisiana State - 23
#10 Tennessee - 30

#23 Georgia Tech - 20
#24 North Carolina State - 10

#25 Washington - 31
#20 Oregon - 38

#18 Virginia Tech - 21
#8 Miami - 18

Virginia - 34
#15 Florida State - 31 (OT)

Top 25
1) Ohio State (36) (10-0)
2) West Virginia (27) (8-0)
3) Nebraska (1) (10-0) - #2 in BCS
4) Florida (8-1)
5) Oklahoma (8-1)
6) Texas (8-2)
7) Tennessee (8-1)
8) Southern Cal (6-2)
9) Arizona State (8-1)
10) Michigan (9-1)
11) Louisiana State (7-2)
12) Notre Dame (7-2)
13) Miami (7-2)
14) Virginia Tech (7-1)
15) Pittsburgh (9-0) - How?
16) Auburn (7-3)
17) Penn State (7-3)
18) Louisville (6-2)
19) Oregon (7-2)
20) Texas Christian (7-1)
21) Michigan State (8-2)
22) Georgia Tech (6-3)
23) Utah (7-2)
24) Arkansas (7-2)
25) North Carolina State (7-2)

Dropped Out: Florida State, Washington

Heisman Watch
1) Zac Taylor - QB - Nebraska
2) Chad Henne - QB - Michigan
3) Troy Smith - QB - Ohio State
4) Sam Keller - QB - Arizona State
5) Kyle Wright - QB - Miami

Players of the Week
Offense: Charles Chambers - QB - New Mexico State
Vs San Jose State (W 59-32)
21-45, 515 Yds, 8 TD

Defense: David Snyder - FS - Virginia
At Florida State (W 34-31 OT)
4 Tkls, 2 Int, TD

National Broadcasts
Alabama at #11 Louisiana State (12:30, CBS)
South Carolina at #4 Florida (12:30, ESPNU)
#3 Nebraska at Texas A&M (3:30, ABC) - BCS Game of the Week
#13 Miami at Maryland (3:30, ESPNU)
Georgia at #16 Auburn (3:30, CBS)
Texas Tech at #5 Oklahoma (6:00, TBS)
#19 Oregon at #8 USC (8:00, ABC)
#7 Tennessee at #24 Arkansas (8:00, CBS)

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Air Raid On New York

Navy smashed through them on the ground, so New York made a ton of changes to the defense in order to get ready for another solid rushing attack in West Virginia. Instead, they got beat threw (ha ha) the air.

Pat White threw for six touchdowns and ran for a score and the Mountaineers continued their march to the National Championship, demolishing the Vipers 62-15 in a game that was not as close as the score suggested.

New York managed a puny 125 yards on offense, and could not move the ball at all against a very good West Virginia defense. Replacement centre John Jackson, in for the suspended Evan Spurlock, could not contain the charging D, and gave up four sacks, while being manhandled all day.

New York only decent performance was from linebacker Kenny Rush, who had five tackles. After that, everyone just stunk. Up next is Rutgers, and with potential recruits coming to visit New York, the Vipers need to play well to not only woo those recruits, but stay in the hunt for a bowl.

Also, star quarterback Shawn James was completely leveled by Kevin McLee, and is done for the year with a severe concussion. Just to cap off a perfect game

West Virginia - 62, New York - 15

NY: 07-00-00-08
WVU: 27-14-14-07

(All Stats NY/WVU)
First Downs: 7/25
Total Offense: 125/568
Rushes-Yards: 15-27/47-307
Comp-Att-TD: 7-23-1/17-21-6
Passing Yards: 98/261
Sacked: 4/2
Turnovers: 2/2
Total Yards: 298/736
Penalties-Yards: 3-24/4-30
T.O.P.: 11:21/21:39

Major Stats
New York
S. James: 6/16, 64 Yds, TD, 2 INT
G. Henderson: 9 Car, 27 Yds, TD
K. Rush: 10 Tkl, 5 TFL, Sck
N. Hampton: 7 Tkl, 2 TFL, Sck, FF

West Virginia
P. White: 17-21, 261 Yds, 6 TD, 9 Car, 77 Yds, TD
J. Bryant: 24 Car, 140 Yds, 2 TD, 5 Rec, 87 Yds, 3 TD
M. Holiday: 11 Car, 72 Yds
B. Myles: 5 Rec, 110 Yds, TD
Q. Jack: 4 Rec, 43 Yds, 2 TD
S. Thompson: 4 Tkl, 3 TFL, Sck

Box Score
1st Quarter:
WVU: 7 yard run by White (7-0 WVU)
WVU: 74 yard pass from White to Myles (14-0 WVU)
NY: 6 yard pass from James to McClellan (14-7 WVU)
WVU: 13 yard pass from White to Jack (21-7 WVU)
WVU: 2 yard pass from White to Bryant (EP failed, 27-7 WVU)

2nd Quarter:
WVU: 3 yard pass from White to Jack (34-7 WVU)
WVU: 2 yard pass from White to Bryant (41-7 WVU)

3rd Quarter:
WVU: 2 yard pass from White to Bryant (48-7 WVU)
WVU: 12 yard run by Bryant (55-7 WVU)

4th Quarter:
WVU: 3 yard run by Bryant (62-7 WVU)
NY: 4 yard run by Henderson (Aborted kick successful, 62-15 WVU)

Ugh.