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C-USA weekend wrap-up
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East Carolina 27, Duke 9 |
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David Garrard put together 310 yards of total offense for the Pirates, who moved to 2-0 for the first time since 1989.
East Carolina followed last week's win over the Big East's West Virginia with a win over the ACC's Blue Devils -- not a major coup on a national scale, but a nice feather in the cap of ECU and Conference USA. And Steve Logan's club continued to establish itself as a contender for the league title. Game story. |
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No. 21 Alabama 37, Houston 10 |
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Alabama running back Shaun Alexander had another big week, rushing for 167 yards, catching a pass for 25 more and scoring three TDs as the Tide made amends for a disappointing performance in a win last week over Vanderbilt.
Houston had posted a nice win last week over Rice (28-3), but the Cougars were never able to get seriously in this game. Game story |
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Southern Mississippi 40, Northwestern State 6 |
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For a game in which Southern Mississippi gained only 288 yards and 16 first downs, the defense more than bailed out the offense in the one-sided victory over the Div. I-AA semifinalists of 1998.
Get a load of some of USM's defensive highlights: blocked a field goal and ran it back for a touchdown, ran back a fumble 64 yards for a touchdown, blocked a pat and ran it back for a two-point conversion. Game story.
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Louisville 58, Tennessee-Chattanooga 30 |
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Pass-happy Louisville went to the ground to pound out the Mocs, as Frank Moreau rushed for 189 yards. Only six of Chris Redman's 33 passes hit the ground; 25 were caught by teammates, two were caught by Mocs. They were good for 238 yards and two touchdowns as the Cardinals moved to 2-0, with non-league games against Illinois and Oklahoma up next. Game story |
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Mississippi State 13, Memphis 10 |
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For the second week in a row, Memphis got embroiled in a defensive battle with a team from Mississippi, and came up a field goal short. Last week, it was a 3-0 loss to Ole Miss, and this time, they couldn't get over the hump against the Bulldogs. Last year, Mississippi State ground out a 14-6 triumph.
Game story |
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Virginia Tech 31, Alabama-Birmingham 10 |
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After watching the Hokies jump out to a 17-point lead to start the game, the Blazers pulled to within a touchdown at the half, but were shut out the rest of the way.
Playing without starting QB Michael Vick, the Hokies resorted to some trickery, using a 35-yard halfback pass from Andre Kendrick to Andre Davis to avoid the upset. Game story |
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Wake Forest 34, Army 15 |
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Wake Forest's Kane Morgan was too much for the Cadets, rushing for a career-high 220 yards and scoring twice. The Deacons held a slim 10-9 edge at the half before waltzing away thanks to a 17-point fourth quarter. |
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Tulane 53, Southern Methodist 19 |
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Patrick Ramsey connected on TD passes of 6, 26 and 8 yards to Adrian Burnette and Tulane got back in the win column after having their 13-game streak snapped last week by Southern Miss. |
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Troy State 31, Cincinnati 24 |
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Troy State doesn't join Div. I-A until the 2001 season, but you could have fooled Cincinnati. The Bearcats were stunned early by a couple of Brock Nutter touchdown passes, and then Kovey Jones foiled a Cincinnati comeback attempt by returning a fourth-quarter interception 39 yards for a touchdown.
Game story. |
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