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Appreciate it man...Thanks!
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35 -- 9-4 (7-2)
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16 -- 6-7 (6-3)
TOP: Tulane junior QB Curtis Byrd finds freshman TE Joel Bowers for an 11-yard second quarter touchdown that gave the Green Wave a 14-7 lead, a lead they would never relinquish. BOTTOM: Green Wave senior RB Orleans Darkwa's 1-yard touchdown plunge blew the game wide open at 28-10 late in the third quarter.
#24 TULANE DOMINATES MARSHALL IN 35-16 POUNDING, CLAIMS SECOND CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE USA TITLE
Tulane avenges week 9 overtime loss to Thundering Herd in emphatic fashion | Running backs Darkwa and Roberts' strong rushing performances pace Green Wave to fifth straight victory | Darkwa breaks Mewelde Moore's career rushing record, another school record within reach | Team expected to receive Liberty Bowl berth and will now await tomorrow's announcement of opponent
Huntington, WV -- The 24th ranked Tulane Green Wave played mistake-free, ball control football on their way to a 35-16 win over Marshall in the 2013 Conference USA Championship game played at Marshall's home venue. Tulane RB Orleans Darkwa carried the ball 30 times for a game-high 157 yards and a touchdown while also adding a receiving touchdown in the fourth quarter to put the game away at 35-16.
Tulane began the day by going on a 10-play 62-yard drive on its opening drive, taking up the game's first 4:09. The possession culminated with a 5-yard touchdown run by back-up RB Joey Roberts that made the score 7-0.
Roberts' second touchdown of the day came with just 0:14 remaining in the half, allowing Tulane to go into the halftime locker room with a 21-7 advantage. Roberts, a junior, finished the day with 40 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
"We've quietly become one of the nation's better teams at opening the game with a good scoring drive and also at getting points just before halftime,"" said Green Wave head coach D. Geezy.
"When you can set the tone with a long 10-play drive, it can really give your team confidence. It is something we really pride ourselves in."
Marshall (6-7) would open the third quarter by going on a long drive of their own. However they were forced to settle for a 27-yard field goal by PK Corey Woodard to decrease their deficit to 21-10.
Tulane would answer the Thundering Herd's scoring drive with another long, methodical drive. This time they went 75 yards on 11 plays, taking up 4:01. Darkwa's 1-yard touchdown run made the score 28-10 with 2:49 remaining in the third quarter.
"We led them 20-7 at halftime the last time we played so we felt it was important to come out and get points early in the second half and we did that," said Geezy, referring to the team's second half collapse in their 30-27 overtime home loss to Marshall back in week 9 of this season.
"Our game plan was to control the clock today, especially if we got a big lead."
The Green Wave would put the game away in the fourth quarter by going on a 10-play 61-yard drive that took up 4:51 and culminated with Darkwa's aforementioned 6-yard touchdown reception from QB Curtis Byrd. The touchdown pushed Tulane's lead to 35-16 with 3:52 to go in the game.
Byrd finished the game 10 of 19 for 147 yards with 2 touchdown passes and 1 interception, which came on desperation fourth down pass in the game's first half.
Marshall would go on one last-gasp drive late in the game and penetrated the Tulane 5-yard line with just two minutes remaining. However Thundering Herd QB Ed Sullivan's pass to the back corner of the end zone was intercepted by Green Wave freshman ""slash"" OLB Mark Richards with just 1:45 remaining, thwarting Marshall's hopes for a miracle comeback. The interception was Richards' third of the season to go along with his team-leading 91 tackles and 10 sacks in his rookie campaign.
The Tulane defense held Sullivan to 293 passing yards, down from the 422 passing yards he put up in their week 9 match-up.
Thundering Herd RB Aaron Slusher also had a rough afternoon, totaling just 57 rushing yards on 13 carries and only 9 receiving yards. Slusher carved up the Tulane defense with 7 receptions for 114 yards in their week 9 matchup.
"We kept a spy on #28 all game today and we weren't going to let him beat us again," said Tulane assistant head coach/defensive coordinator Charles Kelly.
"We rolled our slash-backer Richards on him and we also used FS Will Washington as an extra defender against him with some double-teams. The players did a great job of executing the game plan."
Tulane (9-4, 7-2) won last year's Conference title game 34-3 over UCF at the Superdome. This is the first time in school history that Tulane has won back-to-back sole conference titles.
The team will now wait for tomorrow's Bowl Selection Show to find out their destination and opponent for their school record third consecutive bowl appearance. They are expected to be invited to the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee for a second straight season. The Green Wave defeated Kentucky in last year's Liberty Bowl in a 52-46 double overtime thriller.
Notes: Tulane senior RB Orleans Darkwa broke former Green Wave star RB Mewelde Moore's school record of 4,364 career rushing yards, surpassing him in the third quarter of Saturday's game. Darkwa now has a total of 4,383 career rushing yards, which is also a Conference USA record...Darkwa needs just two rushing touchdowns in Tulane's bowl game in order to break former Tulane star RB Matt Forte's school career record of 38 rushing touchdowns.
Box Score
1st
MU: 5 yd TD run by Roberts (Ginsburgh kick) 4:50 -- 7-0
MU: 6 yd TD pass from Sullivan to King (Woodard kick) 1:36 -- 7-7
2nd
TU: 11 yd TD pass from Byrd to Bowers (Ginsburgh kick) 3:24 -- 14-7
TU: 5 yd TD run by Roberts (Ginsburgh kick) 0:14 -- 21-7
3rd
MU: 26 yd FG by Woodard 6:50 -- 21-10
TU: 1 yd TD run by Darkwa (Ginsburgh kick) 2:49 -- 28-10
4th
MU: 12 yd TD run by Slusher (2-pt run failed) 8:41 -- 28-16
TU: 6 yd TD pass from Byrd to Darkwa (Ginsburgh kick) 3:52 -- 35-16
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Game Statistics
#24 Tulane
Code:[size=1] * - IMPACT Player [U] Passing RATING COMP ATT YDS TD INT [/U] 18-QB Curtis Byrd(jr) 141.8 10 19 147 2 1 [U] Rushing ATT YDS TD [/U] 22-RB *Orleans Darkwa(sr) 30 157 1 26-RB Joey Roberts(jr) 7 40 2 18-QB Curtis Byrd(jr) 4 29 0 39-FB Simon Parker(rs-so) 1 -1 0 5-RB Anthony Barnett(fr) 1 -4 0 25-WR Daniel Hopkins(jr) 1 8 0 [U] Receiving REC YDS TD[/U] 9-WR Wilson Van Hooser(rs-sr) 3 48 0 86-WR Brent Comardelle(rs-jr) 2 40 0 22-RB *Orleans Darkwa(sr) 2 6 1 87-WR John Lacey(jr) 1 23 0 88-TE Joel Bowers(fr) 1 11 1 25-WR Daniel Hopkins(jr) 1 19 0 [U] Defensive TAK SOLO AST TFL SCK INT[/U] 47-SS Cameron DeJean(sr) 7 7 0 1 0 0 27-FS Will Washington(so) 6 5 1 1 0 0 49-OLB *Kerchal Byrd(sr) 6 4 2 0 0 0 84-DT Mark Hopkins(rs-jr) 5 4 1 2 1 0 97-OLB *Mark Richards(fr) 2 1 1 0 0 1 [u] Kicking FG MADE FG ATT LONG MISSED XP MADE XP ATT [/U] 16-P Jonathan Ginsburgh(sr) 0 0 n/a n/a 5 5 [B][U]Tulane Key Team Stats:[/U][/B] Total Offensive Yards: 376 Rushing Totals: 44 att 229 yds 3 tds Sacks Allowed: 1 3rd down conversions: 4-8 (50%) 4th down conversions: 0-1 (0%) Offensive Turnovers: 1 Penalties: 4 for 40 yards Time of Possession: 24:59 [/size]
Marshall
Code:[size=1] * - IMPACT Player [U] Passing RATING COMP ATT YDS TD INT [/U] 8-QB Ed Sullivan(rs-jr) 176.5 20 26 293 1 1 [U] Rushing ATT YDS TD [/U] 28-RB Aaron Slusher(rs-jr) 13 57 1 8-QB Ed Sullivan(rs-jr) 4 31 0 24-FB T.J. Alexander(fr) 1 12 0 83-WR Fred Pickett(rs-jr) 1 2 0 [U] Receiving REC YDS TD[/U] 85-WR *Jazz King(rs-jr) 6 98 1 21-WR *C.J. Crawford(rs-sr) 4 29 0 28-RB Aaron Slusher(rs-jr) 3 9 0 81-TE James Power(rs-jr) 3 60 0 83-WR Fred Pickett(rs-jr) 2 56 0 89-WR Stefone Grace(rs-jr) 1 28 0 80-TE Chris Head(rs-jr) 1 13 0 [U] Defensive TAK SOLO AST TFL SCK INT[/U] 46-FS *Brian Robinson(sr) 10 5 5 0 0 0 28-SS Cartavious Baldwin(rs-sr) 7 5 2 0 0 1 53-MLB Nick Moore(rs-so) 7 6 1 1 0 0 55-OLB Trevor Black(rs-jr) 7 6 1 1 0 0 19-SS Derek Mitchell(rs-sr) 2 1 1 1 1 0 [u] Kicking FG MADE FG ATT LONG MISSED XP MADE XP ATT [/U] 13-PK Corey Woodard(so) 1 1 27 n/a 1 1 [B][U]Opponent Key Team Stats:[/U][/B] Total Offensive Yards: 395 Rushing Totals: 19 att 102 yds 1 td Sacks Allowed: 1 3rd down conversions: 1-6 (16%) 4th down conversions: 1-1 (100%) Offensive Turnovers: 1 Penalties: 7 for 54 yards Time of Possession: 17:41 [/size]
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2013 Tulane Green Wave Schedule/Results
Code:[SIZE=1] Opponent (record) Result Tulane Player of the Game -Record- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- at Air Force (0-1) W 41-20 QB Byrd 10-21 281 yds 2 tds 1 rush td 1-0 (0-0) vs Kentucky (2-0) L 07-41 RB Darkwa 11 car 74 yds 1 rec td 1-1 (0-0) at SMU (1-2) L 24-29 RB Darkwa 173 total yds 1 rush td 1-2 (0-1) vs Houston (4-1) W 41-27 RB Darkwa 241 total yds 2 rush tds 2-2 (1-1) vs UTEP (1-5) W 44-29 QB High 16-24 265 yds 3 tds 1 rush td 3-2 (2-1) at UCF (4-2) W 34-27 RB Darkwa 295 total yds 3 tds 4-2 (3-1) vs Marshall (4-4) L 27-30 OT LB Richards 12 tk 5 tfl 2 sk 4-3 (3-2) vs Georgia Tech (7-2) L 34-39 RB Darkwa 306 all-purpose yds 3 tds 4-4 (3-2) at Rice (1-9) W 38-31 RB Darkwa 245 total yds 3 tds 5-4 (4-2) vs Tulsa (6-5) W 40-27 RB Darkwa 39 car 178 yds 3 tds 6-4 (5-2) at Southern Miss (8-3) W 41-31 QB Byrd 15-25 293 yds 4 total tds 7-4 (6-2) at LSU (7-5) W 38-21 RB Darkwa 21 car 102 yds 2 total tds 8-4 (6-2) at Marshall (6-7) W 35-16 RB Darkwa 30 car 157 yds 2 total tds 9-4 (7-2) [/SIZE]
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2013 Conference Championship Week Recap
OKLAHOMA & MIAMI WIN CONFERENCE TITLE GAMES, WILL MEET IN BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Oklahoma beats Nebraska for second straight year in Big XII title game, this time in blowout fashion 31-3 | Canes hold off late Tigers rally, looks to win second BCS National Championship in last 3 seasons | Bama wins 5th straight SEC title with 42-23 win over #3 Florida | BCS Bowl match-ups to be announced tomorrow
SEC Championship
#7 Alabama 11-2 (8-1) -- 42
#3 Florida 11-2 (8-1) -- 23
C-USA Championship
#24 Tulane 9-4 (7-2) -- 35
Marshall 6-9 (6-3) -- 16
Big XII Championship
#5 Nebraska 11-2 (7-2) -- 3
#1 Oklahoma 13-0 (9-0) -- 31
MAC Championship
Ohio 9-4 (6-3) -- 10
#25 Central Michigan 11-2 (8-1) -- 38
ACC Championship
#23 Clemson 8-5 (6-3) -- 17
#2 Miami 13-0 (9-0) -- 23
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Haha...Your time is soon man. I think I am just having an easier time with my Conference USA schedule, which is definitely a grade below the Big East. I'm sure if I was to be lucky enough to join the SEC, my team would be put back into its place pretty quickly.Originally posted by DJ Rhude
Thanks man.
Appreciate it bro...This was definitely an unexpectedly great season.
Depending on how progression goes in the off-season, there may end up being no battle at all.Originally posted by LC
I think the era of Tulane dominance of Conference USA is upon us. I'd like to be invited to a better conference, but won't necessarily mind it if I end up being this dynasty's Boise State.
I thought it was going to be a rebuilding year too. I have had some big contributions from unexpected players (Like Byrd and freshman all-world OLB Mark Richards) and Orleans Darkwa has turned out to be one of, if not the nation's best running back.
Thanks for checking in...Hope you enjoy it.
Unfortunately, there were not enough qualifying teams out of the SEC so we got stuck with ULM. On paper, it should be an easy win. But we have struggled against spread no-huddle teams regardless of their personnel so it could end up being a battle.
As you'll see below, Lee and Kirk certainly think we're in for a battle. :******scratch:
I have to agree with you on Byrd. It is going to be awfully hard to sit him his senior season. He has led us to some big wins during his time with the team. I hate two quarterback systems but I may have to implement some version of it while also using Anthony High in a WR role like I did early on this year.
You're right...This bowl performance will be a part of the evaluation. He needs to have a good showing.
I haven't given a ton of thought into the QB situation for next year, but like I said before, it will be very hard for me to bench a 3-year starter in his senior season after he led us to back-to-back conference titles and hopefully 2 straight bowl wins.Click here to read my dynasty report:
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#22 TULANE ACCEPTS INVITATION TO LIBERTY BOWL AS EXPECTED
Team will travel to Memphis to face in-state foe Louisiana-Monroe for only the third time in school history | Green Wave defeated Warhawks 24-10 in 2008 at home and 52-9 in 2002 on the road | Pass-happy ULM will be making its first ever bowl appearance | 8-4 Warhawks upset Syracuse (5-7) on the road and Oregon State (6-6) at home in recent weeks | Tulane defeated Kentucky 52-46 in double overtime thriller in last year's Liberty Bowl
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2013 NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL SELECTION SHOW RECAP
CANES, SOONERS READY TO BATTLE FOR NATIONAL TITLE IN PASADENA
Two teams last met in 2009, Miami leads all-time series 4-3 | #4 Michigan headed to Rose Bowl again following second consecutive Big 10 title, will face high-flying #9 Oregon
BCS Bowl Games
BCS National Championship - Pasadena, CA
#2 Miami (13-0) -- ACC Champion
#1 Oklahoma (13-0) -- Big 12 Champion
Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA
#4 Michigan (11-1) -- Big Ten Champion
#9 Oregon (10-2) -- Pac-10 Champion
Sugar Bowl - New Orleans, LA
#3 Alabama (11-2) -- SEC Champion
#10 Nebraska (11-2) -- At Large
Fiesta Bowl - Glendale, AZ
#5 Georgia Tech (10-2) -- At Large
#16 Rutgers (9-3) -- Big East Champion
Orange Bowl - Miami, FL
#6 Florida (11-2) -- At Large
#8 Ohio State (10-2) -- At Large
2013 Final BCS Standings
Code:[u] Rk Team Record Points[/u] 1.Oklahoma 13-0 1.000 2.Miami 13-0 .994 3.Alabama 11-2 .986 4.Michigan 11-1 .986 5.Georgia Tech 10-2 .978 6.Florida 11-2 .964 7.Virginia Tech 10-2 .964 8.Ohio State 10-2 .964 9.Oregon 10-2 .958 10.Nebraska 11-2 .950 11.USC 8-3 .944 12.Texas A&M 10-2 .919 13.Auburn 10-2 .914 14.California 9-3 .902 15.Missouri 10-2 .901 16***tgers 9-3 .896 -------------------------------- [b]22.Tulane 9-4 .837[/b]
Remaining Bowl Games
Code:[SIZE=1] [B][U]New Mexico Bowl[/U][/B] Colorado (7-5) Hawai'i (6-5) [B][U]St. Petersberg Bowl[/U][/B] Tulsa (6-6) Bowling Green (7-5) [B][U]New Orleans Bowl[/U][/B] UCF (8-4) Middle Tenn St. (6-6) [B][U]Las Vegas Bowl[/U][/B] Washington (6-6) #23 Boise St. (9-3) [B][U]Poinsettia Bowl[/U][/B] Nevada (6-6) #19 Utah (9-3) [B][U]Hawaii Bowl[/U][/B] Southern Miss (8-4) Louisiana Tech (6-6) [B][U]Little Ceasars Pizza Bowl[/U][/B] Minnesota (7-5) #25 C. Michigan (11-2) [B][U]Meineke Car Care Bowl[/U][/B] Duke (8-4) Buffalo (6-6) [B][U]Emerald Bowl[/U][/B] New Mexico (8-4) Stanford (7-5) [B][U]Music City Bowl[/U][/B] #21 USF (9-3) Boston College (6-6) [B][U]Independence Bowl[/U][/B] BYU (7-5) Wake Forest (6-6) [B][U]EagleBank Bowl[/U][/B] Ohio (9-4) Houston (7-5) [B][U]Champs Sports Bowl[/U][/B] #20 Texas Tech (8-4) Clemson (8-5) [B][U]Roady's Humanitarian Bowl[/U][/B] San Diego St. (6-6) Fresno St. (8-4) [/SIZE]
Code:[SIZE=1] [B][U]Holiday Bowl[/U][/B] #24 Oklahoma St. (7-5) #14 California (9-3) [B][U]Brut Sun Bowl[/U][/B] Arizona (7-5) NC State (8-4) [B][U]Armed Forces Bowl[/U][/B] Marshall (6-7) TCU (6-6) [B][U]AutoZone Liberty Bowl[/U][/B] UL Monroe (8-4) #22 Tulane (9-4) [B][U]Texas Bowl[/U][/B] Illinois (8-4) Texas (8-4) [B][U]Insight Bowl[/U][/B] Iowa St. (7-5) Wisconsin (7-5) [B][U]Chick-fil-A Bowl[/U][/B] Georgia (6-6) #7 Va. Tech (10-2) [B][U]Outback Bowl[/U][/B] South Carolina (7-5) Penn St. (6-6) [B][U]Capital One Bowl[/U][/B] #13 Auburn (10-2) Purdue (7-5) [B][U]Gator Bowl[/U][/B] Kentucky (6-6) #17 Northwestern (8-4) [B][U]Alamo Bowl[/U][/B] #12 Texas A&M (10-2) #11 USC (8-3) [B][U]GMAC Bowl[/U][/B] Western Michigan (8-4) #18 Notre Dame (9-3) [B][U]AT&T Cotton Bowl[/U][/B] LSU (7-5) #15 Missouri (10-2) [B][U]Papajohns.com Bowl[/U][/B] Troy (8-4) Louisville (7-4) [/SIZE]
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I will never underestimate a team that runs a spread offense in this game. My team sometimes struggles against it. I do believe we can outscore them in a shootout if it goes that way, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is close in the end.
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Agreed...Michigan-Oregon does look like a fun game and yes, Lee and Kirk are on that stuff.
Let's hope you're right. I am not sure what criteria they look at when determining their ""picks."" On paper, I see no reason why the game would go with ULM.
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TOP: During a 40-27 victory against Tulsa in week 12 this year, RB Orleans Darkwa capped off a 9-yard third quarter touchdown run with a triumphant dive into the end zone to extend his team's lead to 34-14. BOTTOM: OLB Mark Richards' first quarter interception helped his team extend its lead to 10-0 in the early stages of a 41-27 week 6 win over Houston.
TULANE CONTINUES TO MAKE WAVES NATIONALLY AS PAIR TAKES HOME FOUR OF NATION'S TOP AWARDS
Senior RB Orleans Darkwa wins Walker and Camp Awards | Freshman OLB Mark Richards' fantastic rookie season lands him Bednarik and Nagurski Awards
By Erin Andrews, courtesy ESPN.com
Tulane's status on the national radar has received a significant boost over the course of the past few seasons under head coach D. Geezy. It was only a matter of time before individual players began to receive recognition. That happened over the course of this past week as senior RB Orleans Darkwa and freshman OLB Mark Richards took home four of the nation's top individual prizes.
ORLEANS DARKWA
Darkwa, who has rushed 285 times for a nation-high 1,788 yards and 15 touchdowns & and has also added a career-high 36 receptions for 563 yards and 8 touchdowns, won the Doak Walker Award (Best RB) and the Walter Camp Award (Player of the Year).
He is the school's first winner of both awards.
The Walter Camp Award is given annually to the collegiate American football Player of the Year, as decided by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A head coaches and sports information directors under the auspices of the Walter Camp Football Foundation; the award is named for Walter Camp, a progenitor of the sport.
The Doak Walker Award, first awarded in 1990, honors the United States' top college football running back. It is named after the Southern Methodist and Detroit Lions football player Doak Walker.
The Nashville native's senior season received an exclamation point in his team's 35-16 Conference USA Championship game victory over Marshall, when he surpassed former Green Wave RB Mewelde Moore as the school's career-leading rusher with 4,383 yards, which is also a Conference USA record. He needs just two touchdowns in the team's Liberty Bowl game this week versus Louisiana Monroe to surpass former Green Wave RB Matt Forté as the team's all-time career touchdown scorer. Forte had 38, Darkwa currently stands at 37.
Both Moore (2003) and Forté (2007) were finalists for the Walker and Camp awards during their senior seasons.
Darkwa was also chosen as a 1st Team All-American, and is projected to go in the early 2nd round of the NFL draft, according to ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper, Jr.
"I can't say enough about how much Orleans has meant to our program," said Tulane head coach D. Geezy.
"This school has had some great running backs come through throughout the years and he is just the latest addition. Hopefully we can continue this tradition because I know one thing - It sure makes me look like an offensive genius when calling plays.
"This kid, needless to say, will be missed after this season."
MARK RICHARDS
Richards, only a freshman, has racked up a team-high 91 tackles, a nation-high 79 solo tackles, 23 tackles for loss, a team leading 10 sacks (#1 amongst linebackers), 3 interceptions, and 1 touchdown in his rookie season in New Orleans. The LaPlace, Louisiana native parlayed his spectacular numbers into two top awards; The Chuck Bednarik Award and the Bronco Nagurski Award, which both recognize the nation's top defensive player.
The former 3-star prospect has been a phenom, playing as the "slash" linebacker in Tulane defensive coordinator/assistant head coach Charles Kelly's defensive scheme. Richards, 6-4, 237 pounds plays outside linebacker in the team's 3-4 defensive look and also moves to OLB or DE in the team's 4-man front sets. He typically is used as an edge rusher on passing downs, but is also capable of dropping back into coverage.
According to Kiper, based on his freshman season alone, Richards is already considered a high-first round NFL draft pick by his standards.
"By the time this kid graduates and if he stays healthy, mark my words, he will be a top 3 pick in his respective draft," said Kiper.
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to be the best defensively in the National Collegiate Athletic Association; the award is presented by the Charlotte Touchdown Club and the FWAA. The award is named for Bronko Nagurski, who played football for the University of Minnesota and the Chicago Bears.
The award requires all candidates to be a.) in good academic standing, and b.) on schedule to graduate within one year of students in their eligibility classification.
The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive collegiate football player adjudged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States. Voters for the Maxwell College Awards are NCAA Head College Football Coaches, members of the Maxwell Football Club & sportswriters and sportscasters from across the country. The award is named after former NFL linebacker and center, Chuck Bednarik.
Richards joins former Green Wave FS Shakiel Smith (2012) as the school's only other Bednarik Award winner, accomplishing the feat with him in back-to-back years.
Richards, like Darkwa, was also named a 1st team All-American.
"Mark is probably the most talented player I have ever coached," said Kelly.
"It is amazing to me that this kid was only a 3-star recruit. Talk about underrated.
"He is the very definition of a late bloomer and I am glad we targeted him early and got him in here. I bet there are a lot of schools that wished they had scouted this kid harder."
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Thanks man...No way did I see this coming when I was recruiting Richards. He is without a doubt the best player on the defense. If we can get some better players around him, our defense can be top notch in the next couple of years.
Orleans Darkwa was definitely destined to play football in the Big Easy.
Agreed on Erin...What a dimepiece.
Next year we have the freshman 4-star RB Reggie Moore ready to take Darkwa's spot and the back-up RB this year, Joey Roberts, will be a senior. He's averaging over 6 yards per carry so between those two guys, we should have an excellent 1-2 punch.Originally posted by cheese2121
As for the bowl game, the only worry for me is that we come out flat and let ULM get an early lead and control the tempo with the aggressive no-huddle. We need to get a good couple of early drives to set the tone and get momentum on our side.
Hey man...It's 2013. She wanted to expand herself (why did I enjoy typing that so much?).
Thanks man.Originally posted by CLW
Crazy....I had no idea that a 3-star could be a 78. It is amazing that we were able to get him over bigger schools.
3-year winner is not out of the question. Heck, if he keeps playing like this and gets better, he may be invited to Manhattan one of these years.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed on that...An SEC invite would be an amazing way to cap off the year and start the new era of Tulane football. I'm not getting my hopes up though.Originally posted by Black Caesar
Sorry man...Been a busy week in the Geezy household (son's playoff football game, sick daughter, son's school science project, going to an NBA game tonight, etc.). I plan to play it this afternoon maybe and the result should be posted tomorrow sometime hopefully.
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2013 Heisman Memorial Trophy Winner
QB Kenyon Gray (rs-so)
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#22 55 -- 10-4
TOP: Tulane QB Curtis Byrd connects with RB Orleans Darkwa on a wheel route in which the senior runner burned Warhawks sophomore MLB Darius Jefferson for a 62-yard touchdown that made the score 17-7 in the first half. BOTTOM: Darkwa made history on the first play of the third quarter when he burst through the line and used his blazing speed to get past the secondary on his way to an 86-yard touchdown that made the score 41-7. On the play, Darkwa became Tulane's all-time leading rushing touchdown scorer with 40 touchdowns, surpassing former Wave RB Matt Forté, who had 39 during his career . By the time the day was over, the new school record stood at 42 as Darkwa added two more second half touchdowns.
DARKWA'S DAY
RB Orleans Darkwa has career performance, breaks another school record in his final game at Tulane as Wave cruises past ULM 55-7 to win second consecutive Liberty Bowl | Senior rushes for a career-high 264 yards and accounts for a whopping 6 total touchdowns as Tulane rolls to a 10-4 finish | Two-time defending Conference USA Champions overpower Warhawks in every phase of the game
Memphis, TN -- The Tulane Green Wave used a 24-point second quarter to pull away from the ULM Warhawks in an eventual 55-7 blowout win in the 2013 Liberty Bowl. Green Wave senior RB Orleans Darkwa, playing in his final game at Tulane, stole the show and accounted for 342 yards from scrimmage and 6 total touchdowns, both career-highs. His 264 rushing yards were also a career-high, as well as his 4 rushing touchdowns.
The Green Wave (10-4) fired on all cylinders the entirety of the game and overwhelmed ULM (8-5) with its multiple offensive personnel packages. Tulane finished with 573 total offensive yards, which includes 320 rushing yards.
In addition to Darkwa, QB Curtis Byrd played one of his finer games of the season. The junior signal-caller went 14 of 20 for 253 yards and 3 touchdowns. His 9-yard touchdown completion to senior WR Wilson Van Hooser just before halftime made the score 31-7.
The Warhawks would fumble the ensuing kickoff and Tulane FS Will Washington recovered the ball with 0:02 left at the 11-yard line. The big play set up a 28-yard field goal by senior PK Jonathan Ginsburgh which made the score 34-7 at halftime.
"I know we won big, but I thought that the sequence there at the end of the half sort of took all of the wind out of ULM's sails, so to speak," said Tulane head coach D. Geezy.
The Green Wave would put the game away, if it wasn't already no longer in doubt, on the very first play of the second half. Darkwa took a handoff from Byrd and raced 86 yards for a record-breaking touchdown which made him the school's all-time leader in rushing touchdowns, surpassing former Green Wave RB Matt Forté (2004-2007), who had 39 during his career. The touchdown was Darkwa's 40th, and he finished with 42 career touchdowns after running in two more scores.
Darkwa, who already held the team and Conference USA record for career rushing yards, finishes the year with 2,052 yards, just 75 yards shy of Forté's single season school record.
Darkwa wasn't the only senior who stepped up in his final game at Tulane. Stud OLB Kerchal Byrd had a second half sack of ULM QB Kolton Browning and finished with 4 tackles on the day. Senior CB Kendrick Washington also contributed with a first half fumble recovery. And as mentioned before, Van Hooser had a big play, hauling in a 9-yard touchdown reception in the first half, his final catch as a member of the Green Wave.
Browning struggled to get the Warhawks' offense going and finished with only 181 passing yards, a very low total for his team's spread, no-huddle offensive attack. He had 104 passing yards in the first quarter but was stuffed the remainder of the game.
WR Hassan Tidwell, who was once recruited heavily by Geezy in 2010, his first season at Tulane, was Browning's main target and hauled in 5 receptions for 66 yards and 1 touchdowns.
In the end though, it would not be enough.
"It was great to go out with a win like this for these seniors," said Geezy.
"This is a hell of a way to finish the year and build momentum going into next season. This was our second straight bowl win, a first at Tulane. This was our second straight conference championship season, another first at Tulane. And lastly, this was our very first time having back-to-back double-digit win seasons here at Tulane.
"It won't get any easier from here on out. We'll have a target on our backs from here starting with next season and I look forward to the off-season and getting ourselves ready for what lies ahead."
Box Score
1st
TU: 41 yd FG by Ginsburgh 4:36 -- 3-0
TU: 6 yd TD run by Darkwa (Ginsburgh kick) 2:28 -- 10-0
2nd
UL: 15 yd TD pass from Browning to Tidwell (Nobles kick) 7:57 -- 10-7
TU: 62 yd TD pass from Byrd to Darkwa (Ginsburgh kick) 6:57 -- 17-7
TU: 7 yd TD pass from Byrd to Darkwa (Ginsburgh kick) 3:23 -- 24-7
TU: 9 yd TD pass from Byrd to Van Hooser (Ginsburgh kick) 0:08 -- 31-7
TU: 28 yd FG by Ginsburgh 0:00 -- 34-7
3rd
TU: 86 yd TD run by Darkwa (Ginsburgh kick) 8:43 -- 41-7
TU: 11 yd TD run by Darkwa (Ginsburgh kick) 5:08 -- 48-7
4th
TU: 1 yd TD run by Darkwa (Ginsburgh kick) 7:01 -- 55-7
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Game Statistics
#22 Tulane
Code:[size=1] * - IMPACT Player [U] Passing RATING COMP ATT YDS TD INT [/U] 18-QB Curtis Byrd(jr) 225.7 14 20 253 3 0 [U] Rushing ATT YDS TD [/U] 22-RB *Orleans Darkwa(sr) 26 264 4 26-RB Joey Roberts(jr) 6 4 0 24-RB Stephen Barnett(rs-sr) 5 40 0 18-QB Curtis Byrd(jr) 3 1 0 39-FB Simon Parker(rs-so) 1 11 0 1-WR Jordan Sullen(rs-sr) 1 0 0 [U] Receiving REC YDS TD[/U] 22-RB *Orleans Darkwa(sr) 4 78 2 85-TE Justin Thomas(fr) 2 41 0 9-WR Wilson Van Hooser(rs-sr) 2 49 1 87-WR John Lacey(jr) 2 26 0 26-RB Joey Roberts(jr) 2 25 0 88-TE Joel Bowers(fr) 1 24 0 86-WR Brent Comardelle(rs-jr) 1 10 0 [U] Defensive TAK SOLO AST TFL SCK INT[/U] 27-FS Will Washington(so) 7 6 1 3 1 0 (1 fr) 97-OLB *Mark Richards(fr) 5 4 1 1 0 0 54-DE Devin Williams(rs-sr) 4 3 1 0 0 0 49-OLB *Kerchal Byrd(sr) 4 3 1 1 1 0 33-CB Kendrick Washington(rs-sr) 3 3 0 2 0 0 (1 fr) 47-SS Cameron DeJean(sr) 2 1 1 0 0 0 14-CB Antonio Johnson(fr) 0 0 0 0 0 1 [u] Kicking FG MADE FG ATT LONG MISSED XP MADE XP ATT [/U] 16-P Jonathan Ginsburgh(sr) 2 2 41 n/a 7 7 [B][U]Tulane Key Team Stats:[/U][/B] Total Offensive Yards: 573 Rushing Totals: 42 att 320 yds 4 tds Sacks Allowed: 0 3rd down conversions: 7-9 (77%) 4th down conversions: 1-1 (100%) Offensive Turnovers: 1 Penalties: 5 for 50 yards Time of Possession: 24:47 [/size]
UL-Monroe
Code:[size=1] * - IMPACT Player [U] Passing RATING COMP ATT YDS TD INT [/U] 15-QB Kolton Browning(r-sr) 131.2 15 24 181 1 1 [U] Rushing ATT YDS TD [/U] 25-RB *Isaiah Newsome(rs-sr) 12 30 0 15-QB Kolton Browning(r-sr) 6 36 0 85-WR Edmond Harris(rs-fr) 2 1 0 38-RB *Centarius Donald(rs-jr) 1 10 0 11-WR Hassan Tidwell(rs-so) 1 -1 0 [U] Receiving REC YDS TD[/U] 11-WR Hassan Tidwell(rs-so) 5 66 1 25-RB *Isaiah Newsome(rs-sr) 4 55 0 86-WR Je'Ron Hamm(rs-jr) 2 24 0 81-WR Tavarese Maye(sr) 2 36 0 93-TE Kevin Steed(rs-sr) 1 -1 0 85-WR Edmond Harris(rs-fr) 1 1 0 [U] Defensive TAK SOLO AST TFL SCK INT[/U] 48-FS Roland Veal(rs-jr) 11 10 1 0 0 0 39-CB Joey Smith(rs-sr) 10 8 2 1 0 0 46-SS *Cordero Smith(sr) 4 3 1 0 0 0 [u] Kicking FG MADE FG ATT LONG MISSED XP MADE XP ATT [/U] 10-PK Jared Nobles(so) 0 1 n/a 25 1 1 [B][U]Opponent Key Team Stats:[/U][/B] Total Offensive Yards: 257 Rushing Totals: 22 att 76 yds 0 tds Sacks Allowed: 2 3rd down conversions: 4-10 (40%) 4th down conversions: 0-0 (0%) Offensive Turnovers: 3 Penalties: 5 for 31 yards Time of Possession: 11:13 [/size]
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2013 Tulane Green Wave Schedule/Results
Code:[SIZE=1] Opponent (record) Result Tulane Player of the Game -Record- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- at Air Force (0-1) W 41-20 QB Byrd 10-21 281 yds 2 tds 1 rush td 1-0 (0-0) vs Kentucky (2-0) L 07-41 RB Darkwa 11 car 74 yds 1 rec td 1-1 (0-0) at SMU (1-2) L 24-29 RB Darkwa 173 total yds 1 rush td 1-2 (0-1) vs Houston (4-1) W 41-27 RB Darkwa 241 total yds 2 rush tds 2-2 (1-1) vs UTEP (1-5) W 44-29 QB High 16-24 265 yds 3 tds 1 rush td 3-2 (2-1) at UCF (4-2) W 34-27 RB Darkwa 295 total yds 3 tds 4-2 (3-1) vs Marshall (4-4) L 27-30 OT LB Richards 12 tk 5 tfl 2 sk 4-3 (3-2) vs Georgia Tech (7-2) L 34-39 RB Darkwa 306 all-purpose yds 3 tds 4-4 (3-2) at Rice (1-9) W 38-31 RB Darkwa 245 total yds 3 tds 5-4 (4-2) vs Tulsa (6-5) W 40-27 RB Darkwa 39 car 178 yds 3 tds 6-4 (5-2) at Southern Miss (8-3) W 41-31 QB Byrd 15-25 293 yds 4 total tds 7-4 (6-2) at LSU (7-5) W 38-21 RB Darkwa 21 car 102 yds 2 total tds 8-4 (6-2) at Marshall (6-7) W 35-16 RB Darkwa 30 car 157 yds 2 total tds 9-4 (7-2) vs UL-Monroe (8-5) W 55-07 RB Darkwa 342 total yds total 6 tds 10-4 (7-2) [/SIZE]
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2013 Tulane Green Wave Final Individual Stats
Code:[size=1] * - IMPACT Player [U] Passing RATING COMP ATT YARDS TD INT SK [/U] 18-QB Curtis Byrd(jr) 177.0 142 229 2,547 21 10 17 15-QB Anthony High(fr) 154.3 66 107 1,047 7 6 13 [U] Rushing ATT YARDS AVG TD [/U] 22-RB *Orleans Darkwa(sr) 311 2,052 6.5 19 26-RB Joe Roberts(jr) 68 387 5.6 5 5-RB Anthony Barnett(fr) 31 118 3.8 0 18-QB Curtis Byrd(jr) 53 78 1.4 2 24-RB Stephen Barnett(rs-sr) 11 69 6.2 0 25-WR Daniel Hopkins(jr) 11 47 4.2 0 15-QB Anthony High(fr) 37 44 1.1 1 39-FB Simon Parker(rs-so) 6 22 3.6 1 7-WR Isaiah Smith(so) 2 10 5.0 0 87-WR John Lacey(jr) 2 1 0.5 0 13-QB Chris Moore(rs-fr) 1 -2 -2.0 0 9-WR Wilson Van Hooser(rs-sr) 1 2 2.0 0 1-WR Jordan Sullen(rs-sr) 1 0 0.0 0 [U] Receiving REC YARDS AVG TD[/U] 22-RB *Orleans Darkwa(sr) 40 641 16.0 10 88-TE Joel Bowers(fr) 34 713 20.9 2 87-WR John Lacey(jr) 30 501 16.7 5 9-WR Wilson Van Hooser(rs-sr) 28 415 14.8 3 25-WR Daniel Hopkins(jr) 23 451 19.6 3 86-WR Brent Comardelle(rs-jr) 22 541 24.5 4 85-TE Justin Thomas(fr) 11 119 10.8 0 7-WR Isaiah Smith(so) 8 155 19.3 0 5-RB Anthony Barnett(fr) 4 11 2.7 0 15-QB Anthony High(fr) 3 19 6.3 0 26-RB Joey Roberts(jr) 2 26 13.0 0 39-FB Simon Parker(rs-so) 2 8 4.0 1 24-RB Stephen Barnett(rs-sr) 1 7 7.0 0 [U] Defensive TAK SOLO AST TFL SCK INT FF FR TD SFTY[/U] 97-OLB *Mark Richards(fr) 96 83 13 24 10.0 3 2 0 1 0 49-OLB *Kerchal Byrd(sr) 95 67 28 10 3.0 1 3 0 1 0 27-FS Will Washington(so) 95 78 17 21 1.0 1 0 3 2 0 47-CB Cameron DeJean(Sr) 65 40 25 4 0.0 1 0 2 0 0 42-FS Thomas Ham(so) 50 40 10 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 21-CB Kyle Davis(rs-jr) 46 32 14 3 0.0 4 0 1 0 0 33-CB Kendrick Washington(rs-sr) 38 29 9 2 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 54-DE Devin Williams(rs-sr) 36 30 6 7 4.0 0 2 1 0 0 29-SS Brant Gilbert(fr) 35 24 11 0 0.0 0 2 1 0 0 84-DT Mark Hopkins(rs-jr) 34 28 6 7 2.0 0 1 1 0 0 14-CB Antonio Johnson(fr) 30 20 10 4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 90-DE Wendell Beckwith(rs-jr) 29 21 8 9 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 2-MLB Samson Beck(so) 27 23 4 5 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 4-CB Adam Sullivan(fr) 14 6 8 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 23-CB Chris Garrison(fr) 14 12 2 1 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 11-CB Andrew Adams(so) 13 11 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 10-OLB Troy Ball(fr) 9 8 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 58-OLB Gerald Jackson(fr) 7 7 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 28-MLB Alex Neal(fr) 6 6 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 91-DT Joe Hogan(rs-so) 6 4 2 1 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 30-SS Peter Morroeale(rs-sr) 5 3 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 17-DE Matt Baker(fr) 2 2 0 1 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 53-MLB Andre Robinson(sr) 2 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 57-DE Jay Wood(jr) 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 [u] Kicking FG MADE FG ATT LONG PCT XP MADE XP ATT PCT [/U] 16-P Jonathan Ginsburgh(sr) 24 25 52 96% 61 61 100% [u] Punting PUNTS YARDS AVG LONG NET IN-20 [/U] 16-P Jonathan Ginsburgh(sr) 28 1,381 49.3 55 39.3 4 [u] Kick Returning RET YARDS AVG LONG TD[/U] 25-WR Daniel Hopkins(jr) 31 539 17.3 34 0 9-WR Wilson Van Hooser(rs-sr) 25 453 18.1 31 0 86-WR Brent Comardelle(rs-jr) 7 138 19.7 29 0 22-RB *Orleans Darkwa(sr) 2 46 23.0 26 0 [u] Punt Returning RET YARDS AVG LONG TD[/U] 25-WR Daniel Hopkins(jr) 21 77 3.0 10 0 22-RB *Orleans Darkwa(sr) 1 2 2.0 2 0 * - IMPACT Player [/size]
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I have a good feeling about Curtis Byrd next season. I will wait until after progression to make a final decision on my QB, but I must say that he has the edge.
Thanks man...He has set a whole new standard for Tulane running backs.
Yes you did.
And I agree with you on Byrd. It will be difficult to sit a 3-year starter in his senior season.
Next year should be fun with all the weapons we'll have. And you're right, if Byrd wins the job, High will be used in a variety of ways...Namely at wildcat QB and WR.Originally posted by cheese2121
I haven't had a lot of success so far this dynasty with off-season recruiting. Hopefully I can nab another 4-star or two.
I really expected this game to be more competetive. I guess the big positive that comes out of this game is that it looks like my settings are working. We played an inferior team and we took care of business.
Orleans has set a high standard for Reggie Moore. Honestly though, I think Moore shatters his records.
Byrd's resume is quite impressive. I probably pulled the plug on him too soon this season. There will be a competition, but more likely than not Byrd will be the guy depending on progression.Originally posted by DyNasty
He will definitely be missed man. I wish I had used him more in the early-going of this dynasty. He was without a doubt a stud. Believe it or not though, I think my next RB will be even better.Click here to read my dynasty report:
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2013 Bowl Game Review
OKLAHOMA WINS FIRST NATIONAL TITLE SINCE 2000, OUTLASTS MIAMI 35-21
Nebraska no match for #3 Alabama as Tide wins 37-10 in Sugar Bowl | Ohio State blanks Florida 34-0
BCS Bowl Games
BCS National Championship - Pasadena, CA
#2 Miami (13-1) -- 21
#1 Oklahoma (14-0) -- 35
Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA
#4 Michigan (12-1) -- 38
#9 Oregon (10-3) -- 28
Sugar Bowl - New Orleans, LA
#3 Alabama (12-2) -- 37
#10 Nebraska (11-3) -- 10
Fiesta Bowl - Glendale, AZ
#5 Georgia Tech (10-3) -- 19
#16 Rutgers (10-3) -- 27
Orange Bowl - Miami, FL
#6 Florida (11-3) -- 0
#8 Ohio State (11-2) -- 34
Remaining Bowl Games
Code:[SIZE=1] [B][U]New Mexico Bowl[/U][/B] Colorado (8-5) -- 31 Hawai'i (6-6) -- 17 [B][U]St. Petersberg Bowl[/U][/B] Tulsa (7-6) -- 20 Bowling Green (7-6) -- 13 [B][U]New Orleans Bowl[/U][/B] UCF (9-4) -- 31 Middle Tenn St. (6-7) -- 3 [B][U]Las Vegas Bowl[/U][/B] Washington (6-7) -- 24 #23 Boise St. (10-3) -- 44 [B][U]Poinsettia Bowl[/U][/B] Nevada (7-6) -- 20 #19 Utah (9-4) -- 17 [B][U]Hawaii Bowl[/U][/B] Southern Miss (9-4) -- 34 Louisiana Tech (6-7) -- 7 [B][U]Little Ceasars Pizza Bowl[/U][/B] Minnesota (8-5) -- 17 #25 C. Michigan (11-3) -- 14 [B][U]Meineke Car Care Bowl[/U][/B] Duke (9-4) -- 28 Buffalo (6-7) -- 3 [B][U]Emerald Bowl[/U][/B] New Mexico (8-5) -- 28 Stanford (8-5) -- 40 [B][U]Music City Bowl[/U][/B] #21 USF (10-3) -- 37 Boston College (6-7) -- 20 [B][U]Independence Bowl[/U][/B] BYU (7-6) -- 24 Wake Forest (7-6) -- 42 [B][U]EagleBank Bowl[/U][/B] Ohio (10-4) -- 38 Houston (7-6) -- 24 [B][U]Champs Sports Bowl[/U][/B] #20 Texas Tech (8-5) -- 20 Clemson (9-5) -- 30 [B][U]Roady's Humanitarian Bowl[/U][/B] San Diego St. (6-7) -- 10 Fresno St. (9-4) -- 28 [/SIZE]
Code:[SIZE=1] [B][U]Holiday Bowl[/U][/B] #24 Oklahoma St. (7-6) -- 17 #14 California (10-3) -- 30 [B][U]Brut Sun Bowl[/U][/B] Arizona (8-5) -- 16 NC State (8-5) -- 7 [B][U]Armed Forces Bowl[/U][/B] Marshall (7-7) -- 10 TCU (6-7) -- 0 [B][U]AutoZone Liberty Bowl[/U][/B] UL Monroe (8-5) -- 7 #22 Tulane (10-4) -- 55 [B][U]Texas Bowl[/U][/B] Illinois (8-5) -- 13 Texas (9-4) -- 38 [B][U]Insight Bowl[/U][/B] Iowa St. (7-6) -- 6 Wisconsin (8-5) -- 20 [B][U]Chick-fil-A Bowl[/U][/B] Georgia (7-6) -- 27 #7 Va. Tech (10-3) -- 17 [B][U]Outback Bowl[/U][/B] South Carolina (8-5) -- 13 Penn St. (6-7) -- 10 [B][U]Capital One Bowl[/U][/B] #13 Auburn (10-3) -- 10 Purdue (8-5) -- 14 [B][U]Gator Bowl[/U][/B] Kentucky (6-7) -- 14 #17 Northwestern (9-4) -- 24 [B][U]Alamo Bowl[/U][/B] #12 Texas A&M (11-2) -- 20 #11 USC (8-4) -- 10 [B][U]GMAC Bowl[/U][/B] Western Michigan (8-5) -- 21 #18 Notre Dame (10-3) -- 24 [B][U]AT&T Cotton Bowl[/U][/B] LSU (8-5) -- 54 #15 Missouri (10-3) -- 7 [B][U]Papajohns.com Bowl[/U][/B] Troy (9-4) -- 35 Louisville (7-5) -- 25 [/SIZE]
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NCAA Football Rankings - 2013 Final AP Top 25 RK LW TEAM (VOTES) W L POINTS 1 1 Oklahoma (65) 14 0 1625 2 3 Alabama 12 2 1347 3 4 Michigan 12 1 1330 4 7 Ohio State 11 2 1241 5 2 Miami 13 1 1230 6 16 Rutgers 10 3 1042 7 12 Texas A&M 11 2 1027 8 5 Georgia Tech 10 3 966 9 9 Oregon 10 3 921 10 15 California 10 3 870 11 8 Florida 11 3 857 12 10 Nebraska 11 3 816 13 18 Notre Dame 10 3 816 14 6 Virginia Tech 10 3 749 15 19 Northwestern 9 4 713 16 20 USF 10 3 680 17 13 Auburn 10 3 642 18 11 USC 8 4 602 19 22 Tulane 10 4 597 20 24 Boise State 10 3 562 21 14 Missouri 10 3 502 22 NR Texas 9 4 414 23 NR LSU 8 5 371 24 NR South Carolina 8 5 344 25 NR Purdue 8 5 270 Click here to read my dynasty report:
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