The top-ranked, 7-0 Florida State Seminoles of coach Bobby Bowden met the 3-3 Clemson Tigers of first-year coach Tommy Bowden. The game was significant for many reasons; it featured a Belt match-up, Seminoles’ All-American WR Peter Warrick played for the first time in 3 weeks after the resolution of his Grand Theft charge, a father & son faced each other as head … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 23
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This Date in College Football Belt History – October 22
The 18th ranked, 6-0 Utah Utes of coach Ron McBride traveled to Fort Collins to meet the 12th ranked, 7-0 Colorado State Rams of coach Sonny Lubick. Utah lead 9-7 at the half but the scoreboard lit up for 60 points & 4 lead changes between the teams in the 2nd half as Utah claimed The Belt with a 45-31 victory. The game featured highlights & missteps of … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 22
This Date in College Football Belt History – October 20
The 18th ranked, 5-2 Auburn Tigers of coach Tommy Tuberville traveled to Baton Rouge to meet the 5th ranked, 6-1 Louisiana State Tigers with coach Les Miles. Louisiana State's QB Matt Flynn threw 3 touchdown passes including a 22-yard strike to WR Demetrius Byrd with 0:01 as Louisiana State overcame a 17-7 halftime deficit to claim The Belt with a 30-24 win. Louisiana State … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 20
This Date in College Football Belt History – October 19
First-year coach Dave Kragthorpe brought his undermanned, 2-4 Oregon State Beavers to meet the 4-2 Washington Huskies & coach Don James. The Beavers had been shutout in their last 2 games against Southern Cal & Washington State by a combined score of 97-0 as well as losing to Division II Grambling 27-6. The 38-point underdog Beavers started a freshman at … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 19
Rats! Trojans Sink Irish Again
To quote the not-so-legendary former NFL and college coach Dennis Green, “THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY ARE.” “They” are the Notre Dame football team. We THOUGHT they are a team struggling to stay in the nation’s Top 25. And Saturday, THEY showed the nation yet AGAIN that THEY are certainly well short of being a Top 10 team as they came back to make it interesting before … [Read more...] about Rats! Trojans Sink Irish Again