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News Nuggets, 11.24.03
NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
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Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
College football weekend:
The good, the bad, the ugly
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11.23.03: Football
game briefs from around Conference USA... .. C-USA
basketball scoreboard... .. Army athletics begins
multimillion-dollar construction project... ..
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11.22.03: Mewelde
Moore tribute planned for halftime of Tulane-ECU game... ..
Huggins dips into N.C. for pair of recruits... .. DePaul
haul includes former East Bladen star... .. Bulls baseball
casts net in-state for recruits... ..
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11.21.03: Herrion
makes it official with JC, prep big men... .. 49ers' haul
includes hometown All-American... .. Cards ink two-game
football pact with Miami... .. Marquette's Matthews
suspended to shore up academics... ..
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11.20.03: Papa
Bowden advises Clemson to fish or cut bait... .. Tonight's
TCU at Southern Miss TV capsule... .. Holiday Saturday full
of sports in store for Pirate fans... .. Thundering Herd
handles depleted UCF... ..
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11.19.03: Bowden
still under the gun at Clemson... .. Holtz detractors
overruled by Gamecocks AD... .. Tonight's Marshall at
Central Florida TV capsule... .. More suspensions rock UCF
football program... ..
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11.18.03: Holtz
catching flack over 'bonehead' play... .. Southern Cal, TCU
slip in BCS standings... .. Players of the week... ..
Associated Press basketball poll... ..
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11.17.03: College
football weekend: The good, the bad, the ugly... ..
Conference USA standings, scores and schedule... .. AP and
Coaches poll... ..
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11.16.03: Game
briefs from around Conference USA... .. Main cog in
Cardinals' ground game out of action... .. North Texas locks
in bowl bid versus C-USA foes... ..
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11.15.03: Saturday
TV capsule: N.C. State at Florida State... .. Snapshot of
the Heisman chase... .. Signing Day nets three for Lady
Pirates... ..
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11.14.03: Tackling
books gains recognition for Rimpf, Hourigan... .. Parker
shines in midseason scrimmage... .. Pirates ring up another
exhibition hoops rout... .. Boy Scouts join USM in Battle
for the Bell... .. Surgery no problem for Deacs' Downey in
win over Memphis... ..
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SATURDAY'S STARS:
Derrick Knight, Boston College, ran for
197 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-12 upset over No. 12 Virginia Tech.
Chris Henry, West Virginia, had six catches for 209 yards and two
touchdowns as No. 25 West Virginia beat Syracuse 34-23.
Carnell Williams, Auburn, finished with 204 yards and two scores,
including an 80-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage, in
Auburn's 28-23 victory over Alabama.
LIONS CAGED: Penn State's 41-10 loss to
Michigan State ended the worst season in Joe Paterno's 38 years as coach.
The Nittany Lions (3-9) lost nine games for the first time in school history
and are only the fourth losing team in Paterno's career.
TROPHY CASES: Duke reclaimed the Victory
Bell with a 30-22 win over North Carolina. ... Clemson scored its most
points ever in the 101-game series with South Carolina, routing the
Gamecocks 63-17. South Carolina surrendered the most points in the rivalry
since the Tigers' 51-0 win in 1900. ... Auburn's 28-23 win over Alabama was
the first Iron Bowl matchup in which the teams entered with a combined 12
losses.
GOOD HANDS: Larry Fitzgerald had seven
catches for 102 yards in Pittsburgh's 30-16 win over Temple, and extended
his NCAA record for consecutive games with a touchdown to 17.
SHUTOUTS: No. 9 Tennessee blanked
Vanderbilt 48-0, beating the Commodores for the 21st straight year. ... Utah
became the first team to shut out Brigham Young in 28 years with a 3-0
victory. The Cougars hadn't been shut out since losing at Arizona State 20-0
in 1975 an NCAA-record span of 361 games.
SNAPPED: Duke ended a 13-game losing streak
against North Carolina with a 30-22 win. The Blue Devils hadn't beaten the
Tar Heels since 1989, when Steve Spurrier was coach.
STREAKING: No. 18 Miami of Ohio won its 10th straight - 49-31 over Ohio -
extending its longest winning streak since 1975.
SLUMPING: After a 29-17 loss to Virginia,
Georgia Tech hasn't won at Scott Stadium since beating the top-ranked
Cavaliers in 1990. ... Vanderbilt finished with a losing record for the 21st
straight season after a 48-0 loss to Tennessee.
SPEAKING: "This is as bad a football game
as we've played in a long time. I want to get out of here, get on a plane,
go home and hug my wife." - Joe Paterno after Penn State's 41-10 loss to
Michigan State. The Nittany Lions lost nine games for the first time in
school history, only the fourth losing team in Paterno's career.
Conference USA standings, scores,
schedule
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Conference USA Standings,
Scores and Schedule (11.24.03)
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Game No. 11 Vitals: ECU at Tulane |
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STANDINGS
C-USA All
Team
W L W L
Southern Miss 7 0
8 3
Texas Christian 7 1 10
1
Memphis 5
2 8 3
Louisville 4 3
8 3
South Florida 4 3
6 4
UAB
4 3 5 6
Houston 3
4 6 5
Tulane
3 5 5 7
Cincinnati 2 5
5 6
East Carolina 1 6
1 10
Army
0 8 0 11
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SCORES:
SATURDAY, 11.22.03
Memphis 21, Cincinnati 16
Hawaii 59, Army 28
Tulane 28, East Carolina 18
Louisville 66, Houston 45
UAB 22, South Florida 19
THURSDAY, 11.20.03
Southern Miss 40, TCU 28
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SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY, 11.28.03
Louisville at Cincinnati 11AM (ESPN2)
SATURDAY, 11.29.03
South Florida at Memphis 3 PM
TCU at Southern Methodist 3 PM
UAB at Houston 5 PM
Southern Miss at East Carolina 2 PM
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Associated Press, USA Today/ESPN coaches
polls
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ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP
25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated
Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses,
records through Nov. 22, total points based on 25 points for a
first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and
previous ranking:
[Conference USA & Carolinas teams
in BOLD]
(First-place votes) Record Points
Previous
1. OKLAHOMA (65) 12-0 1,625 1
2. SOUTHERN CAL 10-1 1,558 2
3. LOUISIANA ST 10-1 1,492 3
4. MICHIGAN 10-2 1,432 5
5. GEORGIA 9-2 1,319 6
6. TEXAS 9-2 1,292 7
7. TENNESSEE 9-2 1,215 9
8. OHIO ST 10-2 1,171 4
9. FLORIDA ST 9-2 1,056 11
10. MIAMI (FL) 9-2 1,019 13
11. FLORIDA 8-3 975 13
12. PURDUE 9-3 860 16
13. IOWA 9-3 770 17
14. KANSAS ST 10-3 692 19
15. MIAMI (OH) 10-1 665 18
16. WASHINGTON ST 9-3 654 8
17. MISSISSIPPI 8-3 567 15
18. BOISE ST 10-1 437 20
19. TEXAS CHRISTIAN 10-1 407 10
20. PITTSBURGH 8-3 406 21
21. VIRGINIA TECH 8-3 279 12
22. BOWLING GREEN 9-2 270 22
23. OKLAHOMA ST 9-3 205 24
24. WEST VIRGINIA 7-4 203 25
25. NEBRASKA 8-3 158 23
Others Receiving Votes:
ARKANSAS 84, MINNESOTA 81, MARYLAND 80, UTAH 69, SOUTHERN MISS 26,
MICHIGAN ST 19, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 17, CLEMSON 7, CONNECTICUT
6, OREGON 4, WISCONSIN 4, MEMPHIS 1.
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USA TODAY/ESPN
COACHES POLL
The top 25 teams in the USA
Today-ESPN college football poll, with first-place votes in
parentheses, team's records through Nov. 22, points based on 25
points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place
vote and last week's ranking:
[Conference USA & Carolinas teams
in BOLD]
(First-place votes) Record Points
Previous
1. OKLAHOMA (63) 12-0 1,575 1
2. SOUTHERN CAL 10-1 1,510 2
3. LOUISIANA ST 10-1 1,445 3
4. MICHIGAN 10-2 1,378 5
5. GEORGIA 9-2 1,290 6
6. TEXAS 9-2 1,232 7
7. OHIO ST 10-2 1,109 4
8. TENNESSEE 9-2 1,105 11
9. FLORIDA ST 9-2 1,098 10
10. MIAMI (FL) 9-2 1,038 13
11. FLORIDA 8-3 855 14
12. IOWA 9-3 786 17
13. PURDUE 9-3 784 16
14. WASHINGTON ST 9-3 701 8
15. KANSAS ST 10-3 670 18
16. MIAMI (OH) 10-1 494 19
17. TEXAS CHRISTIAN 10-1 483 9
18. BOISE ST 10-1 462 20
19. MISSISSIPPI 8-3 427 15
20. VIRGINIA TECH 8-3 383 12
21. PITTSBURGH 8-3 335 21
22. MINNESOTA 9-3 317 21
23. NEBRASKA 8-3 228 23
24. OKLAHOMA ST 9-3 198 24
25. BOWLING GREEN 9-2 140 25
Others Receiving Votes:
WEST VIRGINIA 117, UTAH 66, MARYLAND 61, ARKANSAS 30, SOUTHERN
MISS 30, MICHIGAN ST 29, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 28, CLEMSON 26,
OREGON 16, LOUISVILLE 6, MEMPHIS 6, NORTH CAROLINA
ST 6, MISSOURI 3, NEW MEXICO 3, WISCONSIN 2, CONNECTICUT 1,
NORTH TEXAS 1, TOLEDO 1
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