By Paul Gotham To be or not to be. Or something like that. A Saturday of college pigskin saw the unranked teams acting like they were at a five-year-old's birthday party treating the top 25 like the pinata. Oregon 42 #6 California 3 Scratch out October 3rd on the calendar of games to watch. Instead, insert October 31st. The Bears might have looked ahead to next … [Read more...] about NCAA FB: Stunner of a Saturday
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This Date in College Football Belt History – September 25
Coach Paul Wiggin’s Stanford Cardinal came to Columbus with a 1-1 record to meet the 13th ranked, 2-0 Ohio State Buckeyes of coach Earle Bruce. Stanford's All-American QB John Elway threw 63 times (a Stanford school-record) completing 35 for 407 yards with 2 touchdowns including an 18-yard touchdown pass to WR Emile Harry with just 0:34 to play to lead the Cardinal to a 23-20 … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 25
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 24
DwThe top-ranked, 2-0 Southern Cal Trojans of coach Pete Carroll traveled to Eugene to meet the 24th ranked, 3-0 Oregon Ducks of coach Mike Bellotti in the Pac 10 opener for both teams. After a slow start in which the Ducks jumped to a 13-0 lead, Southern Cal erupted for 35 points in the 2nd half while the Trojans’ defense held Oregon to just 65 yards rushing in a 45-13 … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 24
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 23
The 7th ranked, 2-0 Southern Cal Trojans of coach John Robinson traveled to Birmingham to battle the top-ranked, 2-0 Alabama Crimson Tide of coach Paul "Bear" Bryant in the rematch of their epic 1977 contest when Alabama took The Belt with a 21-20 victory over the Trojans. Alabama brought a 12-game winning streak along with The Belt to battle the previous champion. … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 23
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 22
The 3rd ranked, 3-0 Florida Gators of coach Urban Meyer traveled to Mississippi for a meeting with the 1-2 Rebels & coach Ed Orgeron. The Gators were coming off a big win over Tennessee & next week they were scheduled to meet Auburn, the only team to beat them the previous season. The meeting with Mississippi, a 21 ½-point underdog, may have been a classic set-up for … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 22