Football Madness-Metallicarl's Historical Football Tournament

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Mississippi State came into this game knowing they had to control the clock and Barry Sanders if they were to pull off the upset and for 3 and a half quarters they did. But all Sanders needed was a few touches to change the game. After Oklahoma State QB Mike Gundy fumbled on the first play of the game, MSU went right to work with the gameplan. After 5 straight runs, QB Bruce Threadgill, not known for his passing hit speedy RB Walter packer in the flat and he scooted 19 yards for a quick 7-0 lead. With the MSU defense keyng on Sanders they forced a punt. But both defenses came to play and neither team could move within scoring range the rest of the quarter. Several nice 10 yard runs by Sanders as well as a 15 yard pass from Gundy to All American Hart Lee ****s, with the help of a face mask penalty, put OSU with in FG range and the lead was cut to 7-3. MSU answered with a long 60 yard drive with field general Threadgill running and reading the defense with timely pitches on the option to set up a short FG. OSU came right back with Sanders runs of 15 and 18 yards before sputtering and Cary Blanchard missed a long FG attempt. With 1:33 left in the first half, Threadgill hit Steve White for 20 yards on a diving catch and then 49 yards to Walter Packer who had slipped behind the secondary to set up Threadgill's short TD run and a stunning 17-3 lead at the half. MSU recieved the second half KO and went to work chewing clock. With huge FB Dennis Johnson picking up chunks of yards, and Threadgill's timely scrambles, and a nice 3rd and 9 conversion on a 7 yard slant to Robert Chatman, MSU ate up half the clock in the quarter. Backup QB Norman Joseph scored on a short run after Threadgill was shaken up briefly and the score was an overwelming 24- 3 lead half way through the 3rd. But then All everything Barry Sanders came to life. He returned the ensuing KO 54 yards and after several runs had OSU in position for a 41 yard FG to cut the deficet to 24-6. MSU drove right back with Threadgill hitting Chatman for 44 yards but the OSU defense stopped the drive as MSU could not convert a 4th and 12 on a very questionable decision by the coach. OSU's Gundy came back hitting 2 passes, Sanders picked up 9, and then WR Jarrod Green threaded his way through the secondary for a 41 yard TD. Gundy hit Green again for the 2 point conversion and it was starting to look like a game. MSU wasnt done yet and Threadgill hit WR Gavin Rees for 24 yards, made a late option pitch to Packer who picked up 20 yards and K Kinney Jordan hit a 42 yard FG tp push the lead back to 27-14. With only 4:18 remaining Sanders took the following KO and after making several defenders miss, sped 101 yards for the TD and the lead was 27-21. MSU took over at their 27 needing to run some clock and gain a few first downs. But on first down Threadgill was thrown for a loss and shaken up for the second time. Backup Joseph was sacked on the next pla and facing a 3rd and 14, WR Chatman could only pick up 11 forcing a punt. Sanders returned the punt 15 yards giving them the ball at their own 49 with 3:20 remaining. QB Gundy hit WR ****s twice for 21 yards, Green for 12 yards, ****s for 14 yards on a third and 9, and with just over a minute left, Gundy punched it in to take a 28-27 lead. Threadgill came back in and MSU started from their own 28 with 1:02 remaining. OSU denied the pass and Threadgill was forced to scramble several times and as the clock wound down trying to get within FG range, he could find no open recievers and the clock ran out on his 10 yard run to the OSU 36 yard line.

Mississippi State Bulldogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#19 Mississippi State Bulldogs (1976)	7	10	7	3	27
#14 Oklahoma State Cowboys (1988)	0	3	3	22	28

Team Stats Comparison
	MSST	OKST
Total Offense	410	303
Rushing Yards	206	121
Passing Yards	204	182
First Downs	20	15
Punt Return Yards	7	14
Kick Return Yards	137	204
Total Yards	554	521
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	9-16	6-12
4th Down Conversion	1-2	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	1-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-3-1	2-1-1
Penalties	5-65	2-29
Posession Time	18:39	13:21

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MSST	OKST
	(MSST) W.Packer 19 yard pass from Threadgill(Jordan kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MSST	OKST
	(OKST) C.Blanchard 37 yard FG	7	3
	(MSST) K.Jordan 30 yard FG	10	3
	(MSST) B.Threadgill 1 yard run(Jordan kick)	17	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MSST	OKST
	(MSST) N.Joseph 2 yard run(Jordan kick)	24	3
	(OKST) C.Blanchard 41 yard FG	24	6
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MSST	OKST
	(OKST) J.Green 41 yard pass from Gundy(Green 2 pt)	24	14
	(MSST) K.Jordan 42 yard FG	27	14
	(OKST) B.Sanders 101 yard kick return(Blanchard kick)	27	21
	(OKST) M.Gundy 6 yard run(Blanchard kick)	27	28

Mississippi State Bulldogs PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Bruce Threadgill 10-15 193 1 0 Norman Joseph 1-1 11 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Bruce Threadgill 20 45 1 Dennis Johnson 7 39 Walter Packer 7 34 Clarence Harmon 6 35 Stanley Howell 3 15 Norman Joseph 2 0 1 Terry Vitrano 2 14 James Jones 1 8 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Robert Chatman 3 72 Walter Packer 3 72 1 Dennis Johnson 1 3 Gavin Rees 1 24 Steve White 1 20 James Jones 1 3 Terry Vitrano 1 10 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Stan Black 7 Jerald Porter 6 Ray Costict 5 Gerald Jackson 4 Richard Blackmore 4 Henry Monroe 4 Wally Cox 2 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Kinney Jordan 2-2 3-3 9 42

Oklahoma State Cowboys PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mike Gundy 18-27 182 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Barry Sanders 15 88 Mike Gundy 6 24 1 Gerald Hudson 2 4 Jarrod Green 2 5 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Vance Vice 5 19 Jarrod Green 4 81 1 Hart Lee ****s 4 57 Curtis Mayfield 2 22 Barry Sanders 2 2 Mark Walker 1 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Joe King 10 Melvin Gilliam 9 Torrence Cummings 8 Sim Drain 6 Ruben Oliver 6 David Bailey 2 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Carey Blanchard 2-4 2-2 8 42

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Not much to say about this one, Colorado State looked bad....Boise looked dominant. Boise came out and scored on the first posession of the game, going 80 yards in 13 plays with a mix of short passes and Ian Johnson runs. The rest of the quarter was a defensive struggle as neither team could get a drive going. CSU opened the second behind the running of Damon Washington and accurate throws from QB Moses Moreno to even the score at 7 on a short pass to big RB Kevi McDougal. But that was it for CSU. RB Washington with 50 yards in the quarter would only gain 16 more the rest of the game as Boise's defense harrassed Moreno, and Boise QB Jared Zabransky caught fire. Boise would score on every posession( 8 in all) the rest of the game and CSU would either be held to 3 and outs, or fumble , or be picked off. Boise looks to be a real headache in this tournament.

Colorado State Rams at Boise State Broncos
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#19 Colorado State Rams (1997)	0	7	0	7	14
#14 Boise State Broncos (2006)	7	21	17	10	55

Team Stats Comparison
	CSU	BSU
Total Offense	299	478
Rushing Yards	91	177
Passing Yards	208	301
First Downs	15	25
Punt Return Yards	10	40
Kick Return Yards	112	26
Total Yards	421	544
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Converstion	2-10	4-8
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-1-0	8-7-1
Penalties	4-56	5-58
Posession Time	14:37	17:23

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CSU	BSU
	(BSU) B.Denton 6 yard run(Montgomery kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CSU	BSU
	(CSU) K.McDougal 15 yard pass from Moreno(Franz kick)	7	7
	(BSU) J.Childs 15 yard pass from Zabransky(Montgomery kick)	7	14
	(BSU) B.Denton 8 yard run(Montgomery kick)	7	21
	(BSU) I.Johnson 8 yard run(Montgomery kick)	7	28
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CSU	BSU
	(BSU) I.Johnson 10 yard run(Montgomery kick)	7	35
	(BSU) A.Montgomery 37 yard FG	7	38
	(BSU) L.Naanee 7 yard pass from Zabransky(Montgomery kick)	7	45
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CSU	BSU
	(BSU) I.Johnson 1 yard run(Montgomery kick)	7	52
	(CSU) D.Hall 48 yard pass from Moreno(Franz kick)	14	52
	(BSU) A.Montgomery 38 yard FG	14	55

Colorado State Rams PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Moses Moreno 19-30 208 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Damon Washington 17 66 Moses Moreno 7 6 Kevin McDougal 3 19 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Eli Workman 8 66 Paul Turner 3 33 Darren Hall 3 57 1 Kevin McDougal 2 21 1 Dallas Davis 1 13 Geoff Turner 1 12 Corey McCoy 1 6 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Willie Taylor 9 Dennis Randle 7 Ricky Crowell 6 Eason Ransom 6 Myron Terry 5 Adrian Ross 2 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Derek Franz 0-1 2-2 2

Boise State Broncos PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jared Zabransky 25-35 301 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Ian Johnson 26 108 3 Jared Zabransky 6 48 Brett Denton 2 14 2 Jerard Rabb 1 5 Legedu Naanee 1 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Drisan James 7 115 Derek Schouman 7 54 Jeremy Childs 3 46 1 Jerard Rabb 3 49 Legedu Naanee 2 13 1 Brett Denton 1 14 Vinny Perretta 1 8 Ian Johnson 1 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Korey Hall 12 Marty Tadman 5 Orlando Scandrick 5 Quinton Jones 4 Nick Schlekeway 4 1 Kyle Wilson 3 1 Ian Smart 2 1 Andrew Browning 1 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Anthony Montgomery 2-2 7-7 13 37

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Dang!!! Score and team stats are correct, individual stats are backwards....my goof

East Carolina Pirates at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#19 East Carolina Pirates (1983)	10	0	7	7	24
#14 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1981)	0	14	0	7	21

Team Stats Comparison
	ECU	USM
Total Offense	389	246
Rushing Yards	276	94
Passing Yards	113	152
First Downs	22	11
Punt Return Yards	47	22
Kick Return Yards	60	123
Total Yards	496	391
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Converstion	3-11	4-15
4th Down Conversion	1-2	2-3
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-2-0	3-3-0
Penalties	5-66	2-27
Posession Time	17:44	14:16

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ECU	USM
	(ECU) J.Heath 39 yard FG	3	0
	(ECU) T.Baker 29 yard run(Heath kick)	10	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ECU	USM
	(USM) M.Landrum 7 yard pass from Collier(Clark kick)	10	7
	(USM) R.Collier 2 yard run(Clark kick)	10	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ECU	USM
	(ECU) R.Branch 1 yard run(Heath kick)	17	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ECU	USM
	(ECU) J.Walden 5 yard run(Heath kick)	24	14
	(USM) R.Floyd 12 yard run(Clark kick)	24	21

East Carolina Pirates PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Reggie Collier 17-29 152 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Sammy Winder 20 70 Reggie Collier 10 12 1 Ricky Floyd 1 12 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Mike Landrum 4 24 1 Sammy Winder 3 8 Marc Means 3 29 Louis Lipps 2 13 Jackie Moffett 2 23 Don Horn 1 32 Mike Livings 1 13 Ricky Floyd 1 10 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Greg Kelley 15 George Tillman 9 1 Eddie Ray Walker 8 Danny Jackson 6 Mark Carmichael 5 Mike Alford 3 1 Richard Byrd 2 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Steve Clark 0-0 3-3 3

Southern Miss Golden Eagles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Kevin Ingram 9-12 113 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Kevin Ingram 18 44 Earnest Byner 13 67 Toney Baker 12 112 1 Jimmy Walden 6 44 1 Reggie Branch 3 9 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Gizmo Williams 3 36 Toney Baker 1 14 Jimmy Walden 1 15 Ricky Nichols 1 13 Stefon Adams 1 20 Reggie Branch 1 5 Earnest Byner 1 10 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Chuck Bishop 8 Mike Grant 8 Keith Brown 6 Joe Grinnage 5 1 Jeff Pegues 5 1 Steve hamilton 1 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Jeff heath 1-1 3-3 6 39

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UnC started fast behind its two-headed RB duo of Amos Lawrence and Kelvin Bryant. A 22 yard screen to Lawrence and an 18 power run by Bryant set up a short Lawrence run for an early lead. A&M tried to answer as QB Al Chester had the option game working to perfection until the tough Carolina defense toughened and stopped the Rattlers first drive on a fourth and 7 incompletion. RB Bryant led Carolina's second scoring drive as he did the bulk of the work before plowing in from the 5 to give UNC a 14-0 lead at the start of the second quarter. A&M would not quit and behind the running of Clarence Hawkins, Melvin McFayden, and a 40 yard sprint by Ike Williams, A&M got on the board as Hawkins dove in from 2 yards out. Both defenses rose to the occasion as the teams traded punts the rest of the half. After the Rattlers were held to a 3 and out to start the third, UNC tried to seperate itself as Amos Lawrence got hot and picked up bg chunks of yards to position the Heels in scoring range. QB Rod Elkins, who struggled with accuracy most of the day, found Victor Harrison for a 6 yard score and a 21-6 lead. A&M needed a score or this game might slip away, and QB Chester was not going to let that happen. Chester had runs of 10,9, and 6 yards and backup FB Mike Thomas bulled for 35, before Ike Williams danced for 12 yards and the score. The TD was costly though as Chester took a big hit on the pitch and would not return. Several posessions later, backup QB Sammy Knight directed the offense 60 yards to set up a 39 yard FG, and the Tar Heel faithful were starting to get antsy. UNC's Elkin started off the next drive with a twisting, weaving 42 yard run but clipping nullified it and the drive went nowhere. The Rattlers next drive was option gold as Knight used all his backs and converting a big 3rd and 1 with a 16 yard keeper. The speedy Williams scooted around the end and the Rattlers had a stunning 24-21 lead with 3:34 remaining. UNC immediately answered, converting a 2nd and 20 with a pass to Lawrence and then an Elkins to Shelton Robinson strike for 28 more yards to set up a Jeff Hayes FG on 4th and goal to te the score. The aggressive hard hitting defense of the Heels forced two quick incompletions and then sacked Knight for 11 yards and forced the Rattlers to punt with 0:41 remaining. After several short passes and time runnng down Elkins scrambled right under heavy pressure, and threw back across the field where Jon Richardson made a diving 17 yard catch and Hayes came on and hit the game winning FG from 36 yards out.

Florida A&M Rattlers at North Carolina Tar Heels
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Florida A&M Rattlers (1977)	0	7	7	10	24
#7 North Carolina Tar Heels (1980)	14	0	7	6	27

Team Stats Comparison
	FAMU	UNC
Total Offense	366	354
Rushing Yards	329	203
Passing Yards	37	151
First Downs	17	18
Punt Return Yards	28	54
Kick Return Yards	156	137
Total Yards	550	545
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Converstion	5-12	7-14
4th Down Conversion	0-1	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-3-0	5-3-2
Penalties	4-43	3-40
Posession Time	16:57	15:03

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		FAMU	UNC
	(UNC) A.Lawrence 1 yard run(Hayes kick)	0	7
	(UNC) K.Bryant 5 yard run(Hayes kick)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		FAMU	UNC
	(FAMU) C.Hawkins 2 yard run(Reinhard kick)	7	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		FAMU	UNC
	(UNC) V.Harrison 6 yard pass from Elkins(Hayes kick)	7	21
	(FAMU) I.Williams 12 yard run(Reinhard kick)	14	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		FAMU	UNC
	(FAMU) H.Reinhard 39 yard FG	17	21
	(FAMU) I.Williams 13 yard run(Reinhard kick)	24	21
	(UNC) J.Hayes 19 yard FG	24	24
	(UNC) J.Hayes 36 yard FG	24	27

Florida A&M Rattlers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Albert Chester 6-10 37 0 0 Sammy Knight 0-3 0 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Albert Chester 15 62 Clarence Hawkins 9 59 1 Ike Williams 8 88 2 Sammy Knight 7 42 Melvin McFayden 5 19 Mike Thomas 4 57 Mike Solomon 1 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Chris Douglas 2 18 Melvin McFayden 2 4 Melvin Jones 1 5 Manny White 1 10 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Harrell Oliver 7 Thomas Lane 6 Joe Yates 5 Charlie Floyd 5 Warren Sadler 5 Giffird Ramsey 5 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Herb Reinhard 1-1 3-3 6 39

North Carolina Tar Heels PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Rod Elkins 14-27 151 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Amos Lawrence 17 119 1 Kelvin Bryant 12 69 1 Rod Elkins 3 16 Billy Johnson 1 2 Tyrone Anthony 1 -3 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Mike Chatham 4 32 Jon Richardson 3 38 Amos Lawrence 2 30 Wayne Tucker 2 14 Shelton Robinson 1 28 Victor Harrison 1 6 1 Kelvin Bryant 1 3 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Lawrence Taylor 10 Darrell Nicholson 7 Tyress Bratton 6 Billy Jackson 6 Lee Shaffer 4 Paul Davis 4 1 Calvin Daniels 3 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Jeff Hayes 2-3 3-3 9 37

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Welcome to the Wild, Wild, West. There may not be enough room to describe all the big plays and excitement in this game. Wash St came out and decided they didnt need a run game, running only 3 times in the first half. Arkansas St. came out running with the speed of Dennis Bolden and the power of Tommy Foulks. With the score 21-14 Ark St and the first half winding down, Arkansas drove the length of the field with little QB David Hines leading the option. On a 3rd and 6 Hines picked up 18 yards but it was called back for clipping and Hines was slow to get up. The half ended on a missed FG and the score stayed 21-14. The 3rd quarter was uneventful except for a severe knee injury to Hines who had returned and the Ark St ground game slowed to a halt. QB Ryan Leaf got hot in the 3rd and 4th quarters as he threw constantly and WSU took the lead late at 31-24. Bachup Randy Reed, filling in for Hines answered through the air as he hit 5-6 passes including a 40 yard strike with 0:18 remaining to tie the game and force OT. ASU struck first with Bolden picking up 23 to set up a 2 yard Foulks run. Leaf answered with a 25 yard strike to Kevin McKenzie to tie. He came right back with a 24 yard pass to McKenzie and Michael Black scored from the 1. ASU answered converting a key 4th and 1 before Reed hit star WR Orna Middlebrook to force a 3rd OT. ASU converted a 2nd and 18 and Reed scored on a 1 yard keeper. Leaf answered again with a 9 yard slant to Chris jackson to keep this scorefest going as both teams converted 2 pt conversions. In the 4th OT Leaf again hit Jckson on a mirror image of the previous score and WR Shawn Tims caught the 2 pt conversion. After forcing Reed to hurry his throw on 4th and 3 the game game was over.

Arkansas State Red Wolves at Washington State Cougars
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Arkansas State Red Wolves (1975)	14	7	0	10	22	53
#7 Washington State Cougars (1997)	7	7	3	14	30	61

Team Stats Comparison
	ARST	WSU
Total Offense	525	448
Rushing Yards	270	52
Passing Yards	255	396
First Downs	23	23
Punt Return Yards	26	8
Kick Return Yards	96	133
Total Yards	647	589
Turnovers	0	2
3rd Down Converstion	9-18	10-17
4th Down Conversion	1-2	1-1
2-Point Conversion	1-1	2-2
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	8-5-1	6-6-0
Penalties	4-56	1-5
Posession Time	17:22	14:38

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ARST	WSU
	(WSU) M.Black 1 yard run(Lindell kick)	0	7
	(ARST) J.Klipsch 4 yard pass from Hines(Mullen kick)	7	7
	(ARST) D.Bolden 44 yard run(Mullen kick)	14	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ARST	WSU
	(ARST) L.Harris 1 yard run(Mullen kick)	21	7
	(WSU) N.Taylor 11 yard pass from Leaf(Lindell kick)	21	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ARST	WSU
	(WSU) R.Lindell 40 yard FG	21	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ARST	WSU
	(ARST) D.Mullen 31 yard FG	24	17
	(WSU) N.Taylor 18 yard pass from Leaf(Lindell kick)	24	24
	(WSU) M.Black 26 yard run(Lindell kick)	24	31
	(ARST) K.Muckenstrom 40 yard pass from Reed(Mullen kick)	31	31
OVERTIME SCORING		ARST	WSU
	(ARST) T.Foulk 2 yard run(Mullen kick)	38	31
	(WSU) K.McKenzie 25 yard pass from Leaf(Lindell kick)	38	38
	(WSU) M.Black 1 yard run(Lindell kick)	38	45
	(ARST) O.Middlebrook 7 yard pass from Reed(Mullen kick)	45	45
	(ARST) R.Reed 1 yard run(Harris 2 pt conv)	53	45
	(WSU) C.Jackson 9 yard pass from Leaf(Tims 2 pt conv)	53	53
	(WSU) C.Jackson 9 yard pass from Leaf(Tims 2 pt conv)	53	61

Arkansas State Red Wolves PASSING C/A YDS TD INT David Hines 6-7 72 1 0 Randy Reed 17-22 183 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Dennis Bolden 20 154 1 Randy Reed 14 14 1 David Hines 11 32 Tommy Foulks 7 58 1 Leroy Harris 3 14 1 Joey Davis 2 -2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Dennis Bolden 6 30 Jimmy Wicks 3 30 Orna Middlebrook 3 49 1 James Klipsch 3 21 1 Tommy Foulks 3 40 Kevin Muckenstrum 2 51 1 Jerome Miller 2 31 Terry Smith 1 3 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Greg Lawrence 11 1 Doyle Cross 7 Lloyd Walls 6 Bill Muzik 5 Terry Kinsworthy 5 1 Jerry Muckenstrum 4 1 1 Richard Dixon 2 2 Sylvester Loving 1 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Daniel Mullen 1-2 6-6 9 31

Washington State Cougars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Ryan Leaf 41-64 396 5 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Michael Black 9 63 3 Ryan Leaf 8 -31 Dejuan Gilmore 2 15 Jason Clayton 1 5 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Shawn Tims 12 82 Michael Black 6 13 Kevin McKenzie 6 114 1 Nian Taylor 4 49 2 Shawn McWashington 4 35 Love Jefferson 4 72 Chris Jackson 3 18 2 Dejuan Gilmore 1 2 Jason Clayton 1 11 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Ray Jackson 11 1 Todd Nelson 10 Duane Stewart 8 Steve Gleason 8 Brandon Moore 7 Dorian Boose 5 1 Gary Holmes 2 1 Jesse Ratcliff 1 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Rian Lindell 1-1 6-6 9 39

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Heavily favored Penn State was almost caught sleepwalking and had to rally to pull out the win. UConn scored on its first 2 posessions behind the running of small RB Terry Caulley and QB Dan Orlovsky hit big passes on each drive of 44 yards to O'Neil Wilson and 46 yards to Shawn Feldeisen to grab a 10-7 lead at the end of the first. PSU scored a go ahead TD in the second behind the ground game of Lydell Mitchell who became the workhorse when backup RB Pittman was injured returning kicks. The score remained 14-10 PSU for the rest of the half as neither team could string together first downs. To open the third, PSU abandoned the ground game as Burkhart went to TE Pete Johnson repeatedly before RB Mitchell hurdled into the EZ on a 4 yard run to stretch the lead to 21-10. UConn put together an 18 play drive that ate up most of the third as Caulley ran and caught passes out of the backfield. QB Orlovsky converted 2 fourth and 7's to WR Brandon Young and Caulley to keep the drive alive but had to settle for a chip shot FG after Caulley lost a yard on 3rd and goal from the one. The score remained 21-13 until early in the fourth when CB Ezra Carey picked off Burkhart to set up a first and ten at the Penn State 44 yard line. After several first downs, UConn was set back first by a penalty and then a Jack ham sack to force a 4th and 17 but Orlovsky hit WR Jason Williams and he fought for the chain to get the first down. WR Henry scored on a short pass and Caulley went in untouched on the 2 point conversion to tie the score and Happy Valley was more Concerned Valley. UConn forced a punt on the Nittany Lions next posession and took over with 3:08 remaining. Two passes to TE Tim lassen for 18 yards and a big face mask penalty set up kicker Matt Nuzie, who hit the go ahead FG from 42 yards. With only 1:17 remaining Burkhart hit TE Johnson for 10, WR Charlie Wilson for 17 ,Johnson for 6, WR Wally Cirafesi for 32, and Johnson again for 13. With 0:26 remaining and the ball on the UConn 3 yard line, Burkhart threw to the EZ and was almost picked off. On the next play he hit seldom used Glen Cole for the deciding TD. UConn had 19 seconds left but 2 short passes to WR Yung only netted 13 yards and time ran out.

Connecticut Huskies at Penn State Nittany Lions
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Connecticut Huskies (2003)	10	0	3	11	24
#7 Penn State Nittany Lions (1969)	7	7	7	7	28

Team Stats Comparison
	CONN	PSU
Total Offense	391	451
Rushing Yards	102	114
Passing Yards	289	337
First Downs	18	21
Punt Return Yards	13	44
Kick Return Yards	52	91
Total Yards	456	586
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	5-17	4-11
4th Down Conversion	3-3	1-1
2-Point Conversion	1-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-2-2	6-4-0
Penalties	2-20	5-56
Posession Time	18:07	13:53

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CONN	PSU
	(CONN) M.Nuzie 26 yard FG	3	0
	(PSU) L.Mitchell 14 yard run(Reitz kick)	3	7
	(CONN) K.Henry 16 yard pass from Orlavsky(Nuzie kick)	10	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CONN	PSU
	(PSU) C.Burhhart 17 yard run(Reitz kick)	10	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CONN	PSU
	(PSU) L.Mitchell 4 yard run(Reitz kick)	10	21
	(CONN) M.Nuzie 19 yard FG	13	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CONN	PSU
	(CONN) K.Henry 8 yard pass from Orlavsky(Caulley 2pt conv)	21	21
	(CONN) M.Nuzie 42 yard FG	24	21
	(PSU) G.Cole 3 yard pass from Burkhart(Reitz kick)	24	28

Connecticut Huskies PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Dan Orlavsky 26-41 289 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Terry Caulley 24 107 Cornell Brockington 6 10 Dan Orlavsky 3 -13 Shawn Feldeisen 1 -2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Brandon Young 7 48 Terry Caulley 4 12 Cornell Brockington 3 7 Keron Henry 3 36 2 Shawn Feldeisen 3 86 O'Neil Wilson 3 65 Tim Lassen 2 18 Jason Williams 1 17 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Terrance Smith 7 Ezra Carey 7 1 Uyi Osunde 6 4 Allan Barnes 4 Alfred Fincher 4 Tyler King 3 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Matt Nuzie 3-3 1-1 10 42

Penn State Nittany Lions PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Chuck Burkhart 25-37 337 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Lydell Mitchell 18 106 2 Chuck Burkhart 9 8 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Pete Johnson 9 125 Charlie Wilson 6 112 Wally Cirafesi 3 42 Greg Edmonds 2 45 Lydell Mitchell 2 4 Glen Cole 1 3 1 Jim McCord 1 4 Franco Harris 1 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jack Ham 10 2 Dennis Onkontz 10 Neal Smith 10 Terry Stump 6 Mike Smith 6 George Landis 5 Jim Kates 4 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Mike Reitz 0-1 4-4 4

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Fans of defensive football would have loved this game. With a heavy rain and lots of hits and sacks, the offenses never got going especially Cincinnati's as Oregon repeatedly stuffed any ground game and forced 7 sacks. After a scoreless first quarter things finally heated up in the second when Oregon marched 66 yards in 13 plays on the broad shoulders of RB Maurice Morris. QB Joey Harrington contributed 4 key passes as well to set up Morris' 4 yard run. Despite a floundering offense, the Bearcats struck back as KR Domink Goodman made several nice moves and rambled 77 yards before being caught from behind. A short pass and 2 Dustin Grutza scrambles led to a short Grutza TD run. On the first play of the ensuing drive, Cinc CB Antoine Horton picked off an errant Harrington throw and set the Bearcats up at Oregon's 41. A Grutza pass to WR Bill Poland and 2 throws to star TE Brent Celek set up a 36 yard FG and despite no offense to speak of, Cinc held a 10-7 lead. The score remained the same until late in the 3rd when Oregon tied the score on a 33 yard FG set up by the consistant running of Morris. Once again the Cinc defense turned the tide, as DE/LB Corey Smith picked up a Morris fumble early in the fourth and sped untouched 70 yards for the go ahead score and a 17-10 lead. Oregon's special teams came through though as speedy Allan Amundson returned the following KO 56 yards to the Bearcat 42. A Harrington pass to WR Keith Allen for 16 yards and 2 Morris runs put the ball at the 3 yard line, where it was puched in by 2nd string RB Onterrio Smith for the tie. The Oregon defense again came up with a stop and Oregon took over with 4:33 remaining. Harrington hit TE Justin Peele for 25, Samie parker for 20 and Morris contributed some more solid running to set up a FG with 2:05 remaining and a 20-17 lead. Cincinnati desperately tried to answer as Grutza scrambled and hit 3 key passes but facing a 4th and 8 from midfield, WR Mardy Gilyard was stopped a yard short and Oregon took several kneel downs for the finale.

Cincinnati Bearcats at Oregon Ducks
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Cincinnati Bearcats (2006)	0	10	0	7	17
#7 Oregon Ducks (2001)	0	7	3	10	20

Team Stats Comparison
	CIN	ORE
Total Offense	173	394
Rushing Yards	15	176
Passing Yards	158	218
First Downs	10	25
Punt Return Yards	19	37
Kick Return Yards	145	109
Total Yards	337	540
Turnovers	0	2
3rd Down Converstion	3-12	4-11
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-1-1	4-2-2
Penalties	2-30	2-20
Posession Time	12:39	19:21

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CIN	ORE
	(ORE) M.Morris 4 yard run(Seigel kick)	0	7
	(CIN) D.Grutza 2 yard run(Lovell kick)	7	7
	(CIN) K.Lovell 36 yard FG	10	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CIN	ORE
	(ORE) J.Seigel 33 yard FG	10	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CIN	ORE
	(CIN) C.Smith 70 yard fumble return(Lovell kick)	17	10
	(ORE) O.Smith 3 yard run(Seigel kick)	17	17
	(ORE) J.Seigel 21 yard FG	17	20

Cincinnati Bearcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Dustin Grutza 15-24 158 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Dustin Grutza 15 19 Greg Moore 11 -4 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Brent Celek 3 17 Antwaun Giddens 3 35 Dominik Goodman 2 27 Bill Poland 2 20 Derrick Stewart 2 15 Mardy Gilyard 1 7 Earnest Jackson 1 30 Greg Moore 1 7 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Kevin McCullough 10 Corey Smith 10 1 Haruki Nakamura 7 Dominic Ross 6 Antoine Horton 5 1 John Bowie 5 Anthony Hoke 4 1 Trevor Anderson 2 1 Angelo Craig 1 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Kevin Lovell 1-2 2-2 36

Oregon Ducks PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Joey Harrington 24-32 218 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Maurice Morris 24 161 1 Onterrio Smith 8 37 1 Joey Harrington 7 -26 Josh Line 1 0 Keenan Howry 1 5 Samie Parker 1 -1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Justin Peele 8 86 Maurice Morris 5 20 Samie Parker 4 52 Onterrio Smith 3 13 Jason Willis 2 20 Keith Allen 1 16 Keenan Howry 1 11 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Seth McEwan 5 2 Rasuli Webster 5 A.K. Keys 5 1 Steve Smith 4 Zack Freiter 3 1 Darrell Wright 3 1 Igor Olshansky 2 2 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Jared Seigel 2-2 2-2 8 33

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A stunner....an absolute stunner!! Clemson came into this game as a darkhorse to come through in the South Region but an inconsistant offense let them down as Memphis QB repeatedly found open recievers to keep them in the game. Memphis scored first on a short FG as Clemson tough defense stopped the first drive. Clemson appeared to get things going as they went 75 yards in 4 plays thanks to a 33 yard pass from QB Homer Jordan to WR Perry Tuttle, Jordan's 24 yard keeper, and Chuck McSwain's 10 yard TD run. After a 3 and out, Clemson again ripped off big yards before having to settle for a short FG. But Memphis would not quit. Again they drove deep in Clemson territory before the Clemson defense woke up and stopped both drives. And again Memphis had to settle for 2 short FG's and you couldnt help believe that those missed chance at TD's would haunt them later. With the score 13-9 Clemson starting the second half, Clemson appeared to have awakened as they cruised 75 yards, all on the ground until Jordan hit WR Kendall Alley for an 1 yard score and a 20-9 lead. Memphis though, finally got RB DeAngelo Williams on track as he gained 30 of the 75 yards on a TD drive of their own. QB Danny Wimprine had also got untracked and ht 5 straight passes on the drive to bring the score to 20-16. Meanwhile, Clemson's offense had starting bogging down as Memphis' LB's started getting in the backfield and shutting down the option. After forcing a punt Memphis took over near midfield. RB Williams again led a drive as he gained 22 total yards and Wimprine again hit 4 consecutive passes before Wimprine lumbered in from the 3 yard line and Memphis had thier first lead. Clemson was not done and promptly went 74 yards in 12 plays, all on the ground to retake the lead 27-23. Every back was involved on the drive as FB Kevin Mack gained 29, QB Jordan 30, and Austin the 4 yard capper. Well, Memphis had caught fire and the Clemson secondary appeared to have no answer. With 4:02 remaining at their own 23, Memphis started a drive thier fans will talk about for years. With Wimprine converting a 4th and 1 at the Memphis 41, hitting WR Tavarious Davis for 14 on a 4th and 6, completing and 11 yard strike to WR Avery on 3rd and 5, Memphis was moving and chewing clock. Facing a 3rd and inches at the Clemson 8 with under a minute left, Wimprine hit Tavares Gideon for 4 yards and then Davis again for 3 yards and the score. Clemson had 42 seconds remaining to go 75 yards but Jordan was forced to scramble twice before he could pass. After a 9 yard pass to RB Austin, Jordan was sacked and all he could do was force a desperation heave which fell harmlessly to the ground and Memphis, yes Memphis advances to the next round.

Memphis Tigers at Clemson Tigers
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Memphis Tigers (2004)	3	6	7	14	30
#7 Clemson Tigers (1981)	10	3	7	7	27

Team Stats Comparison
	MEM	CLEM
Total Offense	424	339
Rushing Yards	105	217
Passing Yards	319	122
First Downs	27	16
Punt Return Yards	19	9
Kick Return Yards	99	93
Total Yards	542	441
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	5-12	6-12
4th Down Conversion	2-2	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	8-3-3	5-3-2
Penalties	4-40	4-46
Posession Time	18:16	13:44

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MEM	CLEM
	(MEM) S.Gostkowski 20 yard FG	3	0
	(CLEM) C.McSwain 10 yard run(Paulling kick)	3	7
	(CLEM) B.Paulling 24 yard FG	3	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MEM	CLEM
	(MEM) S.Gostkowski 26 yard FG	6	10
	(MEM) S.Gostkowski 31 yard FG	9	10
	(CLEM) B.Paulling 41 yard FG	9	13
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MEM	CLEM
	(CLEM) K.Alley 11 yard pass from Jordan(Paulling kick)	9	20
	(MEM) M.Avery 3 yard pass from Wimprine(Gostkowski kick)	16	20
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MEM	CLEM
	(MEM) D.Wimprine 3 yard run(Gostkowski kick)	23	20
	(CLEM) C.Austin 4 yard run(Paulling kick)	23	27
	(MEM) T.Davis 3 yard pass from Wimprine(Gostkowski kick)	30	27

Memphis Tigers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Danny Wimprine 37-46 319 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD DeAngelo Williams 23 96 Joseph Doss 4 16 Danny Wimprine 3 -7 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD John Doucette 11 122 DeAngelo Williams 6 27 Maurice Avery 5 41 1 Tavares Gideon 5 44 Chris Kelley 3 22 Tavarious Davis 3 28 Darron White 3 26 Isaac Daniel 1 9 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Tim Goodwell 10 1 Carlton Baker 7 Dustin Lopez 5 Charles Davis 5 1 Quinton McCrary 5 2 Cameron Essex 2 1 Marcus West 2 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Stephen Gostkowski 3-3 3-3 12 31

Clemson Tigers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Homer Jordan 7-10 122 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Homer Jordan 22 73 Cliff Austin 10 44 1 Kevin Mack 6 52 Chuck McSwain 5 45 1 Jeff McCall 1 3 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Perry Tuttle 2 77 Cliff Austin 2 25 Kendall Alley 1 11 1 Brendon Crite 1 2 Jerry Galliard 1 7 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jeff Davis 12 Andy Headen 11 Terry Kinard 7 Anthony Rose 7 Tim Childers 6 Vandell Arrington 5 William Perry 3 1 Jeff Bryant 3 1 Rod McSwain 3 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Bob Paulling 2-2 3-3 9 41