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News Nuggets, 12.17.03
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Memphis bowl famine ends with Wimprine
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NEW ORLEANS — Danny Wimprine, who grew up
in New Orleans, had only great memories of playing in the Louisiana
Superdome, and he kept it that way in the New Orleans Bowl.
Wimprine threw for 254 yards and accounted
for two touchdowns as Memphis made its first bowl appearance in 32 years a
positive one with a 27-17 victory over North Texas on Tuesday night.
``It's been a long time coming for this
university,'' said Wimprine, who was born about a decade after Memphis' last
bowl outing — a 28-9 victory over San Jose State in the 1971 Pasadena Bowl.
Memphis has been bad for most years since, including last season, when the
Tigers went 3-9.
``All those seniors, those guys who have
been here through so many tough times ... to go out as winners makes me feel
great for this team,'' said Wimprine, a junior.
Wimprine had played in the Superdome three
times before, winning two Louisiana high school championships with John
Curtis and a regular season game for Memphis over Tulane this season. He was
named the MVP of Tuesday night's game, the first of 28 college bowls this
season.
Memphis was without its best running back,
DeAngelo Williams, who was the Conference USA player of the year. But
Wimprine moved the offense early by completing his first 10 passes,
including sideline bombs of 63 yards to Darren Garcia and 50 yards to Mario
Pratcher. Both passes set up TDs as the Tigers (9-4) took a 17-3 lead.
Wimprine finished 17-of-23 with no interceptions.
``He did a great job running the offense
and not making a mistake, and that was the key,'' Memphis coach Tommy West
said.
Wimprine's touchdown pass was a 10-yard
bullet to Chris Kelley as he crouched in tight coverage along the sideline.
Wimprine also ran for a 7-yard score on a quarterback draw, the game's first
touchdown.
After the victory, West thanked his players
for having faith in his ability to turn around Memphis' long-struggling
football program.
``These guys had to buy into a dream of what it could be, not what it was
because it wasn't very good,'' West said. ``We had always been the type that
had to learn how to handle adversity, now we've got to learn how to handle
success, but I don't think that'll be a problem.''
North Texas has represented the fledgling
Sun Belt Conference in all three New Orleans Bowls and won the game last
year against Cincinnati.
Bowl results/TV schedule for C-USA teams
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16
New Orleans Bowl
Memphis 27, North Texas (Sun Belt) 17
(ESPN 2) 7:00 pm
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18
GMAC Bowl
Louisville vs. (14) Miami (OH) (MAC)
(ESPN 2) 7:30 pm
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23
PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl
(19) Texas Christian vs. (16) Boise State (WAC)
(ESPN) 7:30 pm
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Houston vs. Hawaii (WAC)
(ESPN) 8:00 pm
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31
AXA Liberty Bowl
Southern Miss vs. (25) Utah (MWC)
(ESPN) 3:30 pm
All times Eastern.
2003 Associated Press All-America football team
(Editor's note: Conference USA and
Carolinas players in bold.)
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
- Quarterback _ Jason White, Oklahoma,
senior.
- Running backs _ Chris Perry, Michigan,
senior; Darren Sproles, Kansas State, junior.
- Wide receivers _ Larry Fitzgerald,
Pitt, sophomore; Mike Williams, USC, sophomore.
- Tight end _ Kellen Winslow, Miami
(FL), junior.
- Center _ Jake Grove, Virginia Tech,
senior.
- Guards-Tackles _ Shawn Andrews,
Arkansas, junior; Alex Barron, Florida State, junior; Robert Gallery,
Iowa, senior; Jacob Rogers, USC, senior.
- Kicker _ Nate Kaeding, Iowa, senior.
- All-Purpose _ Antonio Perkins,
Oklahoma, junior.
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
- Linemen _ David Ball, UCLA, senior;
Tommie Harris, Oklahoma, junior; Chad Lavalais, LSU, senior; Kenechi
Udeze, USC, junior.
- Linebackers _ Derrick Johnson, Texas,
junior; Teddy Lehman, Oklahoma, senior; Grant Wiley, West Virginia,
senior.
- Backs _ Will Allen, Ohio State,
senior; Keiwan Ratliff, Florida, senior; Derrick Strait, Oklahoma,
senior; Sean Taylor, Miami (FL), junior.
- Punter _ Dustin Colquitt, Tennessee,
junior.
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
- Quarterback _ Eli Manning,
Mississippi.
- Running backs _ Kevin Jones, Virginia
Tech; Michael Turner, Northern Illinois.
- Wide receivers _ Mark Clayton,
Oklahoma; Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma State.
- Tight end _ Ben Troupe, Florida.
- Center _ Ben Wilkerson, LSU.
- Guards-Tackles _ David Baas, Michigan;
Jamaal Brown, Oklahoma; Tony Pape, Michigan; Stephen Peterman, LSU.
- Kicker _ Nick Browne, Texas
Christian.
- All-purpose _ Derek Abney, Kentucky.
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
- Linemen _ David Pollack, Georgia;
Shaun Phillips, Purdue; Bo Schobel, Texas Christian; Will Smith,
Ohio State.
- Linebackers _ Josh Buhl, Kansas State;
Karlos Dansby, Auburn; Jonathan Vilma, Miami (FL).
- Backs _ Josh Bullocks, Nebraska; Will
Poole, USC; Bob Sanders, Iowa; Corey Webster, LSU.
- Punter _ Tom Malone, USC.
THIRD TEAM OFFENSE
- Quarterback _ Ben Roethlisberger,
Miami (OH).
- Running backs _ Steven Jackson, Oregon
State; Quincy Wilson, West Virginia.
- Wide receivers _ Michael Clayton, LSU;
Roy Williams, Texas.
- Tight end _ Kris Wilson, Pitt.
- Center _ Greg Eslinger, Minnesota.
- Guards-Tackles _ Vernon Carey, Miami;
Tillman Holloway, Texas; Alex Stepanovich, Ohio State; Claude Terrell,
New Mexico.
- Kicker _ Jonathan Nichols,
Mississippi.
- All-purpose _ Skyler Green, LSU.
THIRD TEAM DEFENSE
- Linemen _ Dan Cody, Oklahoma; Shaun
Cody, USC, Darnell Dockett, Florida State; Dusty Dvoracek, Oklahoma.
- Linebackers _ Rod Davis, Southern
Mississippi; Michael Boulware, Florida State; D.J. Williams, Miami
(FL).
- Backs _ Sean Jones, Georgia; Antrel
Rolle, Miami (FL); Stuart Schweigert, Purdue; Nathan Vasher, Texas.
- Punter _ B.J. Sander, Ohio State
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