Featured Moment: Nov. 1, 2008
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On Nov. 1, 2008, Texas Tech wide
receiver Michael Crabtree tip-toed
along the sideline for a 28-yard TD with one second
remaining as the Red Raiders beat Texas, 39-33.
(Image courtesy of the
NFF) |
This report courtesy of
the
National Football Foundation.
Published by Bonesville on
Oct. 26, 2013
FEATURED MOMENT
NOV. 1, 2008:
No. 1 Texas travelled to No. 5 Texas Tech as the two undefeated teams
fought to keep Big 12 and national title hopes alive. The Longhorns, who
knocked off rival Oklahoma earlier in the season, fell behind 19-0
early. Texas slowly chipped away at the deficit, going up 33-32 on a
touchdown run with 1:29 left to play. Red Raiders quarterback and NFF
National Scholar-Athlete Graham Harrell hit receiver Michael Crabtree,
who tip-toed along the sidelines for a 28-yard touchdown with one second
remaining to pull out a 39-33 win. Oklahoma defeated Texas Tech three
weeks later, landing both teams in a three-way tie with Texas atop the
Big 12 South. The Sooners claimed the regular season title, won the Big
12 championship game and a spot in the BCS National Championship.
OTHER NOTABLE DATES
OCT. 28, 1978:
College Football Hall of Fame running back Joe Delaney (Northwestern
State) scored all four touchdowns, including a 90-yard TD run, as the
Demons topped Nicholls State, 28-18. The sophomore carried the ball 28
times for 299 yards, gaining 263 of those yards in the second half, an
NCAA record for rushing yards in a half. Northwestern State retired
Delaney’s No. 44 jersey at halftime of his final college game in 1980 as
he closed his career with 3,047 rushing yards and 31 touchdowns. Delaney
passed away in 1983 when he drowned after diving into a pond in attempt
to save three children.
OCT. 29, 1926:
It was a one-man show when Ben Stevenson, Tuskegee's Hall of Fame
halfback, led the Golden Tigers against Lincoln in 1926. In front of
35,000 fans, the triple-threat back scored all 20 of Tuskegee’s points
on two touchdowns (including a 90-yard run), two extra points and two
field goals. Final score: Ben Stevenson 20, Lincoln 16. In his eight
seasons at Tuskegee (1923-26 as a high school player on a college team,
1927-30 as a collegiate player), Stevenson helped the Golden Tigers to
six Black National Championships and a 69-2-9 overall record. An
all-around athlete, he lead the team and the Southern Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference in rushing, scoring, kicking and interceptions from
1923-30.
OCT.
30, 1971:
College Football Hall of Fame tailback Ed Marinaro (Cornell) had a
record-setting day when the Big Red hosted Columbia. Marinaro rushed for
272 yards and two touchdowns, breaking the NCAA career rushing record of
fellow Hall of Famer Steve Owens (Oklahoma, 3,867 yards). In the 24-21
win over Columbia, Marinaro also became the first running back in NCAA
history to eclipse 4,000 career yards. Cornell finished the 1971 season
with an 8-1 record, the school’s best finish since going 8-1 in 1949.
Marinaro won the 1971 Maxwell and UPI College Player of the Year awards,
and finished runner-up to Hall of Fame quarterback Pat Sullivan (Auburn)
for the 1971 Heisman Trophy.
OCT.
31, 1959:
College Football Hall of Fame running back Billy Cannon of
Louisiana State led the top-ranked Tigers to a 7-3 defeat of No. 3
Mississippi on Halloween night 1959. The defending national champion,
LSU committed numerous mistakes throughout the game, giving up four
fumbles, having a field goal blocked and failing to convert a fake punt.
Clinging to a 3-0 lead, Ole Miss shifted into conservation mode and had
Hall of Fame quarterback Jake Gibbs (Mississippi) punt on first down,
hoping to capitalize on more Tiger errors. Early in the fourth quarter,
the Rebels punted away to Cannon, who shook several defenders en route
to an 89-yard touchdown return and an eventual 7-3 LSU win. The victory
extended the Tigers’ win streak to 19 and handed Ole Miss its only loss
of the year. Behind Hall of Famer coach Johnny Vaught and Hall of Fane
fullback Charlie Flowers, Ole Miss claimed revenge with a 21-0 shutout
of LSU in the 1960 Sugar Bowl.
NOV. 2, 1991:
An early winter storm made for an offensive struggle when Tulsa hosted
Southern Mississippi. With 12 seconds remaining and the score knotted at
10, Southern Miss missed a 35-yard field goal attempt, giving the ball
back to Tulsa. In a last-ditch effort, Golden Hurricane quarterback T.J.
Rubley threw up a Hail Mary that was caught by receiver Chris Penn for a
65-yard gain. At the Golden Eagle 16 with a second left on the clock,
Tulsa kicker Eric Lange slipped in the snow, sending his 32-yard field
goal try wide left. The game appeared to end in a tie, but USM was
flagged for 12 men on the field, giving Lange a second chance, this time
from 24 yards out. Lange connected, giving Tulsa a 13-10 victory. The
Golden Hurricane finished the 1991 season with a 10-2 record and a No.
21 national ranking.
NOV. 3, 1990:
Virginia quarterback Shawn Moore’s record-setting day was not enough to
save top-ranked Virginia and Hall of Fame coach George Welsh (Navy,
Virginia) from an upset at home by No. 16 Georgia Tech. Moore passed for
a school-record 344 yards, connecting with wide receiver Herman Moore on
nine passes for 234 yards and a touchdown. The Cavaliers held a
comfortable 28-14 halftime lead before Georgia Tech quarterback Shawn
Jones led the comeback charge. Tech capitalized on back-to-back Virginia
turnovers with two quick touchdowns to start the second half. The Yellow
Jackets took their first lead of the game on a 35-yard field goal by
Scott Sisson, but the Cavs answered with a field goal of their own. Tech
marched 56 yards before Sisson nailed the 37-yard game-winning field
goal with seven seconds remaining, handing the Jackets a 41-38 victory.
Despite heading into the game with a perfect 7-0 mark, the Cavaliers
finished the season 8-4. Georgia Tech posted an 11-0-1 record, defeating
No. 19 Nebraska in the Citrus Bowl and earning a split national title.
The Bonesville staff
contributed to this report.
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