August 31, 1996 Texas El-Paso at Arizona The Texas-El Paso Miners of coach Charlie Bailey met the Arizona Wildcats of coach Dick Tomey in the 1996 opener for both teams. Arizona's PK Matt Peyton connected on 3 field goals & All-Pac 10 CB Chris McAllister intercepted 2 passes to lead the Wildcats to a 23-3 victory. Neither team scored in the 1st quarter but Arizona … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – August 31
Dick Tomey
This Date in College Football Belt History – December 2
The 3rd ranked, 10-1 Southern Cal Trojans of coach John Robinson closed the regular season with a trip to meet the 6-4 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors coached by Dick Tomey. Playing without QB Paul McDonald who had an ankle injury, the Trojans overcame 14 penalties totaling 157 yards to claim a 21-5 victory over Hawaii behind the 152 yards rushing with a touchdown of … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – December 2
This Date in College Football Belt History – August 31
The Texas El-Paso Miners of coach Charlie Bailey met the Arizona Wildcats of coach Dick Tomey in the 1996 opener for both teams. Arizona's PK Matt Peyton connected on 3 field goals & All-Pac 10 CB Chris McAllister intercepted 2 passes to lead the Wildcats to a 23-3 victory. Neither team scored in the 1st quarter but Arizona broke things open in the 2nd quarter. Wildcats’ … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – August 31