The Cougar Chronicles - BYU's Quest for #1

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]Brigham Young Player Stats - Through Week 8[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [code] 2006 Passing Stats: G ATT CMP CMP% YDS YDS/ATT TD INT LG GP BP SACK RATING John Willis 6 263 158 60.1% 1925 7.3 14 5 73 8 16 15 135.3 Harold Walker 1 1 0 0.0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2006 Rushing Stats: G RUSH YDS YPG YPC TD LG CR MH FUM FLOST Manual Campbell 5 88 338 67.6 3.84 1 21 0 2 1 1 John Willis 6 34 295 49.2 8.68 2 22 0 0 1 1 Joseph Adame 6 67 259 43.2 3.87 2 35 0 1 1 1 Christopher Park 2 7 32 16.0 4.57 0 8 0 0 1 1 Donald Ross 5 12 22 4.4 1.83 0 15 0 0 1 0 Allen Carpenter 1 5 17 17.0 3.40 0 6 0 0 0 0 Jerome Snyder 6 2 11 1.8 5.50 0 9 0 0 1 0 Donald Scott 6 3 0 0.0 0.00 0 0 0 0 2 2 2006 Receiving Stats G ATT REC YDS YPG YPC YAC TD LG GC DP DP% IR Jerome Snyder 6 66 42 601 100.2 14.3 135 4 50 3 4 6.1 1 Donald Scott 6 65 38 436 72.7 11.5 95 2 39 2 1 1.5 2 Dennis Peoples 6 41 22 335 55.8 15.2 46 1 73 0 2 4.9 1 Donald Ross 5 18 13 132 26.4 10.2 80 0 36 1 0 0.0 1 Joseph Adame 6 16 11 123 20.5 11.2 57 0 25 1 0 0.0 0 Gary Burgess 6 16 12 84 14.0 7.0 12 6 22 0 0 0.0 1 Manual Campbell 5 23 9 74 14.8 8.2 29 1 18 0 5 21.7 0 Ronald Wilson 2 6 3 57 28.5 19.0 3 0 32 0 0 0.0 0 Christopher Park 2 5 4 43 21.5 10.8 22 0 19 0 0 0.0 0 Terry Owen 3 8 4 40 13.3 10.0 4 0 20 0 1 12.5 0 2006 Kicking Stats: G XP FG Daniel Abbott 6 19-19 5-7 2006 Punting Stats: G PUNTS AVG NET TB IN20 LONG Charles Simpson 6 27 43.4 36.8 4 0 58 2006 Kick Return Stats: G RET YDS AVG LONG TD Jerome Snyder 6 15 273 18.2 31 0 Joseph Adame 6 3 64 21.3 35 0 2006 Punt Return Stats: G RET YDS AVG LONG TD Dennis Peoples 6 2 18 9.0 18 0 Donald Scott 6 17 185 10.9 30 0 2006 Defensive Stats: G TAK SOLO AST SACK STF HUR DP PD INT TD MISSTAK OOP BPA James Scott 6 52 45 7 1 14 0 0 11 3 0 0 1 0 Ramon Holliday 6 44 28 16 1 6 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 Roland Marshall 6 41 26 15 0 6 2 0 1 1 0 2 4 2 Samuel James 6 23 16 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 George Miller 6 20 12 8 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 1 David Pulliam 6 15 11 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Jason Schultz 6 15 9 6 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 7 1 5 John Wade 6 13 11 2 3 2 3 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 Michael Rosas 6 11 11 0 5 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Jessie Farrow 1 8 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Chris Williams 3 7 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 Alan Daugherty 6 6 6 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sidney Hines 4 6 4 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 Milton Johns 3 4 4 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Dennis Haskins 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Thomas Nelson 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 Ricky Parsons 5 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Martin Reed 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kevin Lanham 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Michael Murray 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 David Alfaro 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Terry Crews 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 [/code]

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Week 9 takes the BYU Cougars to Colorado Springs to play the Falcons of the Air Force Academy[IMG]http://ideaspot.net/flags/Mt_West/medium/af-med.gif[/IMG]. [url]http://goairforcefalcons.cstv.com/[/url] The Falcons are 2-5 on the season which started with wins over Army and North Texas, but then have suffered consecutive losses to TCU, Utah, Navy, UNLV, and New Mexico. Air Force is ranked 83rd in the nation in offense (at 337.3 yards per game) and 63rd in the nation in defense (giving up 377.6 yards per game). They are viewed as having the 89th best recruiting class, the 27th best SOS, a prestige rating of below average (45), and are projected to finish 6th in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons use a Run and Gun style offense which focuses on the speed and agility of QB Barry McCall. On defense, the Falcons employ a 4-6 scheme that allows OLB Robert Clark to shine. Head Coach Dave Wallace said that he has encouraged his team to not give up on the season and that a win this week would go a long way for the program. BYU is favored by 7 points in this conference match up.

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]Cougars edge Falcons 17-14[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] In what was supposed to be an easy game for the BYU Cougars, turned out to be one of the toughest challenges of the season. For the second straight game, BYU QB John Willis looked confused and out of sync with the rest of the team, and his stats showed it. While there has been no official word from the team, there has been some speculation that Willis is covering up a rib injury that he suffered during the UNLV game. If this is true, it would go along way to explain his 10-29 and 155 yards (1 INT) performance. While neither offense was effective today, BYU did have a 17-0 lead through the mid-way point of the 3rd quarter. But like the last few weeks turnovers and blocking mistakes allowed the opponent to sneak back into the game. One of the few bright spots of the last few weeks has been BYU FS James Scott and once again he did not disappoint. He had a spectacular game in which he had 7 tackles, 2 pass deflections, and 3 interceptions. It is still a mystery how he was not awarded the player of the game for this outstanding performance. When asked in the post-game press conference about the play of his team, Coach Hinds stated that he was mindful of the play of his offense, but felt confident that they would be able to kick it back into gear. Only time will tell.

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[code] 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FINAL Brigham Young (6-1) 10 0 7 0 17 Air Force (2-6) 0 0 7 7 14 Team Statistics BYU AIRF First Downs 14 17 Rushing 7 7 Passing 7 8 Penalty 0 2 3rd-down Efficiency 8-19 4-16 4th-down Efficiency 0-0 2-2 Total Net Yards 282 339 Total plays 70 71 Average gain 4.0 4.8 Net Yards Rushing 127 147 Rushes 40 32 Average per rush 3.2 4.6 Net Yards Passing 155 192 Completed-attempted 10-29 15-37 Yards per pass 5.3 5.2 Sacked-yards lost 1-2 2-7 Had intercepted 1 4 Punts-average 10-47.7 8-39.1 Return Yardage 124 122 Punts-returns 2-11 5-56 Kickoffs-returns 3-87 3-66 Interceptions-returns 4-26 1-0 Penalties-yards 5-33 7-45 Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-0 Touchdowns 2 2 Rushing 1 1 Passing 1 1 Extra Points 2-2 2-2 Field Goals 1-2 0-1 Red Zone Efficiency 66.7% 50% Time Of Possession 31:17 28:43 BYU PASSING: CP/AT YDS TD INT LG SACK QB J. Willis 10/29 155 1 1 34 1-2 AIRF PASSING: CP/AT YDS TD INT LG SACK QB D. Kane 11/28 156 1 3 54 1-3 QB B. Mccall 4/9 36 0 1 15 1-4 BYU RUSHING: ATT YDS YPC TD LG RB J. Adame 28 74 2.6 1 43 QB J. Willis 5 48 9.6 0 20 RB M. Campbell 3 9 3.0 0 8 FB D. Ross 3 -2 -0.6 0 0 AIRF RUSHING: ATT YDS YPC TD LG RB D. Willis 9 64 7.1 0 18 RB M. Pruitt 14 55 3.9 0 24 QB B. Mccall 1 19 19.0 0 19 QB J. Glass 1 18 18.0 0 18 FB G. Smith 2 0 0.0 1 1 QB D. Kane 3 -2 -0.6 0 1 BYU RECEIVING: ATT REC YDS YPC YAC TD LG DRP WR D. Scott 6 3 65 21.6 19 0 23 1 TE T. Owen 5 2 39 19.5 5 1 34 0 WR J. Snyder 10 4 33 8.2 8 0 9 1 FB D. Ross 4 1 18 18.0 10 0 18 0 RB M. Campbell 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 RB J. Adame 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 AIRF RECEIVING: ATT REC YDS YPC YAC TD LG DRP WR C. Abbott 8 6 78 13.0 7 0 24 0 WR G. Estep 6 2 60 30.0 2 1 54 0 WR S. Perry 13 4 28 7.0 7 0 9 1 TE K. Crawford 3 2 23 11.5 1 0 12 0 RB D. Willis 3 1 3 3.0 3 0 3 0 RB M. Pruitt 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 WR A. Banks 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 BYU FUMBLES: FUM LOST REC YDS WR J. Snyder 1 1 0 0 AIRF FUMBLES: FUM LOST REC YDS RB M. Pruitt 1 0 0 0 WR C. Abbott 0 0 1 0 OLB R. Clark 0 0 1 0 BYU KICKING: FG LONG XP PTS K D. Abbott 1/2 46 2/2 5 AIRF KICKING: FG LONG XP PTS K J. Harvey 0/1 0 2/2 2 BYU PUNTING: NO AVG NET I-20 TB LG P C. Simpson 10 47.7 38.1 1 2 60 AIRF PUNTING: NO AVG NET I-20 TB LG P K. Schmidt 8 39.1 37.8 1 0 44 BYU KICK RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG WR J. Snyder 3 29.0 0 31 AIRF KICK RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG CB D. Choi 3 22.0 0 27 BYU PUNT RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG FC WR D. Scott 2 5.5 0 9 2 AIRF PUNT RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG FC CB D. Choi 5 11.2 0 18 0 BYU DEFENSE: TACK S-A SCK STF HUR DP INT FF PD SS R. Holliday 8 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 FS J. Scott 7 6-1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 OLB S. James 5 4-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CB G. Miller 5 4-1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 ILB C. Williams 4 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OLB J. Farrow 4 3-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 DT J. Wade 2 2-0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 CB T. Nelson 2 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CB S. Hines 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DT M. Rosas 1 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 OLB R. Marshall 1 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CB J. Schultz 2 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AIRF DEFENSE: TACK S-A SCK STF HUR DP INT FF PD SS D. Green 9 8-1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 OLB R. Clark 8 8-0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 ILB C. Green 4 4-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 OLB W. Coffin 4 4-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 DE R. Zuniga 3 3-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DE J. Hart 3 3-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CB P. Michaud 3 2-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 CB D. Choi 2 2-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 FS N. Crocker 3 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DT J. Hayes 1 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 CB R. Mejia 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player of the Game: Derrick Green, Strong Safety TAK SCK INT PD TD 9 0 0 0 0 Game Information Attendance: 35,209 Temperature: 67 Weather: Slightly overcast [/code]

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Week 10 is an open week for the team, allowing them the opportunity to prepare for next week's match up against the Colorado State Rams. [IMG]http://ideaspot.net/flags/Mt_West/medium/csu-white-med.gif[/IMG] The Cougars will travel to Fort Collins for what should be a good match up between these two conference rivals. [url]http://csurams.cstv.com/[/url] CSU is projected to finish 3rd in the Mountain West and is listed as having a recruiting class of 59 - a SOS of 66 - and a prestige rating of below average (45). They use a balanced offense, relying on the speed and leadership of QB Robert Kidd. On defense, the Lobos run a 3-4 scheme and rely on corner back Steven Wilson to anchor the team. The Lobos are 3-6 on the season, getting wins over Wyoming, New Mexico, and UNLV. Head coach, Matthew Dow said his team his anxious to get back on to the field after last week's tough three point loss to TCU. In assessing his team's performance thus far, Coach Dow said that he knew that there were going to be struggles this year given the inexperiance of the team (8 freshman starters), but feels that the players are giving it all they have and that the team will be able to build on this over the next few years.

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[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"]Cougars defense saves the day - BYU nips CSU 27-20[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] For the third straight week, the once powerful BYU offense was no where to be seen. While the mood of the team continues to be positive and seemingly focused, there are some who are starting to wonder what has happened to the Cougar offense that was so dominating early in the year. Much like last week, the Cougars were ineffective in moving the ball and were only able to amass 208 total yards on the day. QB John Willis, who is still denying rumors that he is playing hurt, went 16-29 for 157 yards along with 1 TD and 2 INT. One recurring theme the last few weeks as been the O-line's total inability to block their own shadow, and today was no different by allowing 7 sacks and 5 hurries. Add in another poor showing by the running backs (a combined 12 carries for 17 yards by Adame and Campbell) and it is no wonder that BYU lost the time of possession battle 36:05 to 23:55. The Cougar defense was really no better, giving up a whopping 526 total yards and multiple missed assignments and blown plays. Yet in the end, it was the defense that bailed the Cougars out of what could have been a rather nasty loss. The first big play by BYU's "D" came in the 1st quarter when BYU DT John Wade took a CSU fumble 76 yards to even the score 7-7. The sealing play of the day came in the 4th quarter when BYU OLB Samuel James picked off Robert Kidd's pass and returned it 50 yards for the go ahead score. When asked about the play of his team, Coach Hinds said that he his concerned about the way that they have been performing and expects to get things turned around in time for the game against Utah, though the question remains if his players actually believe this.

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Week 12 - The only game that really matters!!! [IMG]http://ideaspot.net/flags/Mt_West/medium/utah-med.gif[/IMG] There is nothing like a good rivalry game, and the Cougars and Ute's have been doing this for many years. In an annual tradition that often forces families apart (at least for that one day), and brings out the "Saints" and "Sinners" banter, the game this year has been given the extra boost of seeing the BYU Cougars go up against the #14 Utah Ute's on a special ESPN telecast. [url]http://utahutes.cstv.com/[/url] Utah is projected to finish 1st in the Mountain West and is listed as having a recruiting class of 65 - a SOS of 77 - and a prestige rating of average (50). The Ute's use a smash mouth offense, relying on the speed and power of senior RB Paul Singer who has accumulated 1200 rushing yards through the first 8 games of the year. On defense, Utah runs a 4-6 scheme and relies upon OLB Robert Cox to anchor the team. The Ute's have the 14th best offense in the nation and boast the 7th best defense. The Ute's are 8-0 on the year and are currently ranked #14th in both the coaches and media poll, 12th in the Championship series poll, 4th in the computer rating, and 4th in the RPI rating. When asked this week about the rumors being circulated concerning the vacant position at the University of Florida, head coach William Gallagher said that he not trying to look past this game and will worry about such matters at a later time. The Ute's come into the game as 10 point favorites.

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Navy"]Ute's Pound Cougars 27-13[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] The first 30 minutes of the game showed that BYU was more than able to compete with the Ute's - the last 30 minutes showed why the Ute's are a top 10 team in the nation. On what was a cold, rainy day, the Cougars and Ute's featured a war of attrition. Neither side seemed willing or able to move the ball on offense, as the first 4 scores of the game came on either FG or on turnovers that led to a short-field situation. BYU struck first, capitalizing on a Utah fumble that set up a 2 yard pass from BYU QB John Willis to TE Terry Owen. Utah and BYU than traded FG so that the score was 10-3 at the half. The third quarter began with Utah kicking a quick FG and than on the ensuing drive, forced a BYU fumble. The Ute's did not waste any time taking advantage of this opportunity as they were able to catch the BYU secondary out of position and completed a 53 yard touchdown pass that put the Ute's up 13-10 at the end of the third quarter. Any hope that BYU had of keeping the game close were quickly dashed when the Ute's fired off two quick touchdowns (separated by another BYU turnover) that finished the game for good. While the defense of BYU held all conference RB Paul Singer to 83 yards on 29 carries - they just could not come up with the big defensive plays when they needed to late in the game. BYU QB John Willis was once again minimally effective - passing for 144 yards on 18 for 37 attempts and the question still remains as to what has happened to the John Willis of the first half of the season. The BYU running game was also not able to get anything going against the Ute's defense, with Joseph Adame being the top rusher - getting 41 yards on 14 carries. In what has been an otherwise good season for the BYU program, this loss illustrates that the team still has much to learn and develop if it hopes to be able to compete for the Mountain West title.

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[code] 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Final Brigham Young (7-2) 7 3 0 3 13 Utah (9-0) 0 3 10 14 27 Team Statistics BYU UTAH First Downs 12 20 Rushing 6 10 Passing 6 10 Penalty 0 0 3rd-down Efficiency 3-15 7-16 4th-down Efficiency 0-1 0-0 Total Net Yards 231 377 Total plays 62 75 Average gain 3.7 5.0 Net Yards Rushing 87 125 Rushes 24 45 Average per rush 3.6 2.8 Net Yards Passing 144 252 Completed-attempted 18-37 19-29 Yards per pass 3.9 8.7 Sacked-yards lost 1-4 1-6 Had intercepted 1 1 Punts-average 9-41.7 7-45.3 Return Yardage 168 120 Punts-returns 2-23 2-20 Kickoffs-returns 6-128 3-90 Interceptions-returns 1-17 1-10 Penalties-yards 2-20 2-20 Fumbles-lost 3-1 1-1 Touchdowns 1 3 Rushing 0 1 Passing 1 2 Extra Points 1-1 3-3 Field Goals 2-2 2-2 Red Zone Efficiency 66.7% 75% BYU PASSING: CP/AT YDS TD INT LG SACK QB J. Willis 18/37 144 1 1 36 1-4 UTAH PASSING: CP/AT YDS TD INT LG SACK QB M. Hollis 19/29 252 2 1 53 1-6 BYU RUSHING: ATT YDS YPC TD LG RB J. Adame 14 41 2.9 0 17 QB J. Willis 5 28 5.6 0 16 RB A. Carpenter 1 12 12.0 0 12 RB M. Campbell 1 4 4.0 0 4 FB D. Ross 1 4 4.0 0 4 WR D. Scott 1 2 2.0 0 2 UTAH RUSHING: ATT YDS YPC TD LG RB P. Singer 29 83 2.8 0 13 RB T. Reilly 5 21 4.2 1 10 WR J. Roman 2 12 6.0 0 10 FB C. Janes 2 10 5.0 0 8 QB M. Hollis 6 5 0.8 0 5 BYU RECEIVING: ATT REC YDS YPC YAC TD LG DRP WR J. Snyder 11 7 89 12.7 25 0 36 0 WR D. Peoples 3 3 20 6.6 1 0 9 0 WR D. Scott 11 3 17 5.6 4 0 7 1 RB J. Adame 3 2 10 5.0 4 0 7 0 FB D. Ross 3 1 4 4.0 4 0 4 0 TE G. Burgess 4 1 2 2.0 3 0 2 0 TE T. Owen 1 1 2 2.0 0 1 2 0 RB A. Carpenter 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 UTAH RECEIVING: ATT REC YDS YPC YAC TD LG DRP WR J. Roman 6 3 83 27.6 24 2 53 1 TE T. Brandon 6 5 75 15.0 16 0 30 0 RB P. Singer 6 5 53 10.6 17 0 20 0 RB T. Reilly 1 1 18 18.0 11 0 18 0 WR M. Mitchell 7 4 17 4.2 7 0 8 0 FB C. Janes 1 1 6 6.0 0 0 6 0 WR R. Haskins 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 BYU KICKING: FG LONG XP PTS K D. Abbott 2/2 52 1/1 7 UTAH KICKING: FG LONG XP PTS K T. Clarke 2/2 36 3/3 9 BYU PUNTING: NO AVG NET I-20 TB LG P C. Simpson 9 41.7 39.4 0 0 58 UTAH PUNTING: NO AVG NET I-20 TB LG P R. Hernandez 7 45.3 33.4 0 3 58 BYU KICK RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG WR J. Snyder 5 21.8 0 28 RB J. Adame 1 19.0 0 19 UTAH KICK RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG WR G. Brown 3 30.0 0 37 BYU PUNT RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG FC WR D. Scott 2 11.5 0 14 0 UTAH PUNT RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG FC WR C. Jordan 2 10.0 0 14 4 BYU DEFENSE: Tac S-A SCK STF HUR DP INT FF PD OLB J. Farrow 8 8-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SS R. Holliday 9 7-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 DT M. Rosas 7 7-0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 FS J. Scott 8 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OLB S. James 8 4-4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CB G. Miller 4 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DT J. Wade 3 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ILB C. Williams 4 2-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 DE A. Daugherty 2 2-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CB J. Schultz 2 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB T. Nelson 2 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB S. Hines 1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UTAH DEFENSE: Tac S-A SCK STF HUR DP INT FF PD OLB R. Cox 7 5-2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 ILB E. Thomas 6 5-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 CB R. Creech 7 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 SS R. Maldonado 5 2-3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DE M. Brown 2 2-0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 CB D. Ortiz 4 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 SS J. Silverman 2 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DT R. Foster 1 1-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 DE A. Armstrong 1 1-0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 DT J. Cook 1 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 RB T. Reilly 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 FS E. Riley 3 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB B. Berry 1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player of the Game: John Roman, Wide Receiver Rec Yards YAC TD LNG 3 83 24 2 53 Game Information Attendance: 37,406 Temperature: 53 Weather: Light rain [/code]

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Week 13 will find the Cowboys of Wyoming [IMG]http://ideaspot.net/flags/Mt_West/medium/wy-med.gif[/IMG]coming to Provo for the Cougars last Mountain West match up of the year. [URL="http://wyomingathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/wyo-m-footbl-body.html"]http://wyomingathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/wyo-m-footbl-body.html[/URL] Wyoming is projected to finish 9th in the Mountain West and is listed as having a recruiting class rank of 74 - a SOS of 21 - and a prestige rating of low (35). The Cowboys use a balanced offense, relying on the speed and power of RB Rodney Smith who has rushed for 876 yards thus far on the year. On defense, the Lobos run a 3-4 scheme and rely on DE Jeffrey Carlson to anchor the team. The Lobos are 5-5 on the season (3-4 in conference), getting wins over W. Michigan, Hawaii, New Mexico, TCU, and Air Force. Head coach, James Peters stated that his team was "fired up" for the game against BYU and that his team had already exceeded expectations and has "nothing to lose". It will be interesting to see how BYU responds after their loss last week to Utah.

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]BYU Dominates Wyoming 38-16[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] In the final home game of the 2006 season, the BYU Cougars put on an offensive display that their fans will not soon forget. Racking up a season high 610 total yards, the Cougars were led by senior John Willis who completed a season high 43 passes (58 attempts) for 457 yards and 5 touchdowns. The BYU running game also showed signs of life as Manual Campbell rushed for 97 yards on 24 carries as well as catching 6 passes for 52 yards and 2 TD's. While the Cougar offense will get most of the press, the BYU defense was also in top performance has they held the Cowboys to 198 total yards on the day. The Cougar D-line was able to force 2 fumbles, 4 sacks (3 by DT Michael Murray), and 1 interception. While the Cougars were able to win this one easily, there were a two areas that they struggled with once again - penalties and turnovers. In what has become a common theme for the program, the Cougars were once again heavily penalized and had great difficulty holding onto the ball. BYU was called for 10 penalites (83 yards) as well as 5 fumbles, losing 3 of them. While the team has performed very well for Coach Hinds during his 1st year, it is obvious that discipline is something that he will have to instill in his players for the next season as they have not shown it as of yet.

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[code] 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FINAL Wyoming (5-6) 0 10 6 0 16 Brigham Young (8-2) 14 7 10 7 38 Team Statistics WYO BYU First Downs 14 34 Rushing 4 6 Passing 8 26 Penalty 2 2 3rd-down Efficiency 5-16 11-18 4th-down Efficiency 0-1 2-3 Total Net Yards 198 [COLOR="Blue"] [B] 610 [/B][/COLOR] Total plays 64 95 Average gain 3.1 6.4 Net Yards Rushing 46 153 Rushes 36 35 Average per rush 1.3 4.4 Net Yards Passing 152 457 Completed-attempted 14-24 43-58 Yards per pass 6.3 7.9 Sacked-yards lost 4-19 2-8 Had intercepted 1 2 Punts-average 6-48.8 2-45.5 Return Yardage 145 52 Punts-returns 0-0 4-23 Kickoffs-returns 6-128 1-19 Interceptions-returns 2-17 1-10 Penalties-yards 2-7 10-83 Fumbles-lost 2-2 5-3 Touchdowns 2 5 Rushing 1 0 Passing 1 5 Extra Points 1-1 5-5 Field Goals 1-2 1-2 Red Zone Efficiency 60% 62.5% Time Of Possession 25:45 34:27 WYO PASSING: CP/AT YDS TD INT LG SACK QB E. Myers 14/24 152 1 1 36 4-19 BYU PASSING: CP/AT YDS TD INT LG SACK QB J. Willis 43/58 457 5 2 46 2-8 WYO RUSHING: ATT YDS YPC TD LG RB R. Smith 21 45 2.1 0 24 RB I. Marshall 8 19 2.3 1 18 FB J. Castaneda 1 1 1.0 0 1 QB E. Myers 2 0 0.0 0 0 BYU RUSHING: ATT YDS YPC TD LG RB M. Campbell 24 97 4.0 0 27 QB J. Willis 6 52 8.6 0 23 RB A. Carpenter 1 10 10.0 0 10 FB D. Ross 1 1 1.0 0 1 WR D. Scott 1 1 1.0 0 1 WYO RECEIVING: ATT REC YDS YPC YAC TD LG DRP WR W. Salter 5 3 44 14.6 1 0 36 0 TE D. Moore 3 2 24 12.0 7 0 15 0 RB R. Smith 5 2 23 11.5 9 0 12 1 WR J. Buckley 3 1 19 19.0 2 0 19 0 FB J. Castaneda 3 3 18 6.0 13 1 10 0 RB I. Marshall 1 1 13 13.0 4 0 13 0 WR D. Atwood 4 2 11 5.5 3 0 9 1 BYU RECEIVING: ATT REC YDS YPC YAC TD LG DRP WR D. Scott 13 8 118 14.7 31 0 34 1 WR D. Peoples 12 7 116 16.5 10 0 46 1 WR J. Snyder 11 8 94 11.7 21 0 23 0 RB M. Campbell 6 6 52 8.6 34 2 15 0 TE G. Burgess 9 8 27 3.3 3 3 15 0 FB D. Ross 6 5 25 5.0 16 0 10 0 WR R. Wilson 1 1 25 25.0 2 0 25 0 WYO KICKING: FG LONG XP PTS K D. Taylor 1/2 20 1/1 4 BYU KICKING: FG LONG XP PTS K D. Abbott 1/2 51 5/5 8 WYO PUNTING: NO AVG NET I-20 TB LG P R. Webb 6 48.8 41.7 0 1 59 BYU PUNTING: NO AVG NET I-20 TB LG P C. Simpson 2 45.5 25.5 0 2 46 WYO KICK RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG WR J. Peterson 6 21.3 0 39 BYU KICK RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG RB J. Adame 1 19.0 0 19 BYU PUNT RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG FC WR D. Scott 4 5.8 0 11 1 WYO DEFENSE: Tack S-A SCK STF HUR DP INT FF PD ILB J. Anderson 8 8-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 OLB E. Mcclain 8 8-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 OLB M. Waller 8 8-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 FS A. Hamilton 7 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CB E. Carnahan 8 4-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 CB C. Alvarez 4 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 SS J. Wooten 4 4-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 SS K. Seals 3 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DE J. Carlson 3 3-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 CB B. Burns 4 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OLB J. Latham 2 2-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 OT M. Jones 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 DT A. Castro 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FS J. Knight 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DT C. Harrington 1 1-0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 ILB J. Mercer 1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BYU DEFENSE: Tack S-A SCK STF HUR DP INT FF PD FS J. Scott 9 8-1 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 SS R. Holliday 9 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OLB S. James 8 7-1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 OLB J. Farrow 6 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ILB C. Williams 4 4-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DT M. Murray 3 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB T. Nelson 3 2-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 DE R. Parsons 2 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DT J. Wade 2 2-0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 DE A. Daugherty 1 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 OLB R. Marshall 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB G. Miller 2 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player of the Game: John Willis, QB CP/AT Yards TD INT RUSH 43/58 457 5 2 52 Game Information Attendance: 53,813 Temperature: 53 Weather: Slightly overcast [/code]

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[SIZE="4"][B][COLOR="Blue"]Individual Award Watch [/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] With the season soon coming to an end, the yearly awards list has been generated. BYU was only able to get one player mentioned - Free Safety James Scott. His name has been listed as being in contention for the Chuck Bednarik Award as well as the Jim Thorpe Award. Scott's statistics on the year are: [code] Tack Solo Ast Sack FF PD INT Yds Avg TD MT OOP BPA 87 73 14 1 7 17 7 34 4.9 0 0 1 1 [/code]

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Week 15 – the final game of the regular season for the Cougars, sees BYU traveling to the state of Ohio to face the Akron Zips (2-8) of the Mid-American Conference. [url]http://www.gozips.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10800&KEY=&SPID=4319&SPSID=47122[/url] The Zips were projected at the start of the season to finish 12th in the conference – and they have willingly obliged by currently residing in last place. They are listed as having a recruiting class of 97th best in the nation – a SOS of 22nd – and a prestige rating of very low (25). They use a vertical passing offense that relies on WR Arturo Irvin. Irvin leads the team in receptions (45), receiving yards (671), and receiving touchdowns (3). The Zips run a 3-4 scheme on defense, led by ILB Kelly Hall – who leads the team with 94 tackles. The Zips have posted wins against Central Florida and Toledo, and were blown out in their only other match up against a ranked team when the lost to Texas 55-13 on week 1. During his weekly press conference, Coach Jason Sorensen said that he was pleased with how the team has continued to challenge each week, despite the lack of victories that they have enjoyed this year. When asked about the rumors that his future was in jeopardy despite the fact that he still has three years left on his contract, he said “I love being a Zip and hope that I can continue to be a part of this university”. Athletic Director Casey Foster had no comment when asked about the matter. [code] [B]BYU [/B] [B]Akron[/B] 418.2 (32) Team Off 331.1 (87) 340.4 (25) Team Def 385.7 (79)[/code]

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]Cougars zap Zips 34-0[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] BYU ended the regular season much the same way they started the season - by beating up on a weaker opponent. Playing in a heavy rain most of the day, the Cougars were able to overpower the Zips and control the flow of the game. BYU racked up 468 total yards, led by QB John Willis' 24 for 38 passing and 268 yards as well as RB Manual Campbell's 126 yards on 31 carries. The defense was led by FS James Scott who had 9 tackles and 1 INT as well as ILB Christopher Williams who recorded 8 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 forced fumble. Penalties and turnovers were once again a problem for the Cougars as they were called for 8 penalties that resulted in 55 lost yards. They also fumbled the ball 3 times (losing it twice) and were intercepted once. I can only hope that it was related more to the weather than anything else, but I have my doubts. Player of the game honors went to RB Manual Campbell who rushed for 126 yards on 31 carries as well as catching 4 passes for 49 yards and 1 TD. It will be fun to see how this freshman does over the next few years of play - he could be something really special.

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]BYU 2006 Regular Season [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [code] Media Ranking: 19th 2006 Team Schedule (9-2) WK OPPONENT SCORE 1 @ Buffalo W 31-3 2 Troy W 27-0 3 OPEN - 4 New Mexico W 28-6 5 T.C.U. W 37-17 6 UNLV W 23-19 7 @ San Diego State L 23-20 8 OPEN - 9 @ Air Force W 17-14 10 OPEN - 11 @ Colorado State W 27-20 12 @ #3 Utah L 27-13 13 Wyoming W 38-16 14 OPEN - 15 @ Akron W 34-0 TEAM W-L CONF PF PA Utah 11-0 8-0 317 150 Brigham Young 9-2 6-2 295 145 San Diego State 7-5 6-2 249 236 UNLV 7-5 4-4 251 192 Texas Christian 6-5 4-4 262 262 Colorado State 3-9 3-5 206 286 Wyoming 5-6 3-5 208 263 Air Force 3-8 1-7 184 220 New Mexico 3-8 1-7 172 224 OFFENSE DEFENSE Points Per Game 26.8 (#32) 13.2 (#2) Total Yards Per Game 422.7 (#24) 333.3 (#17) Rushing Attempts 402 (#86) 375 (#19) Rushing Yards Per Game 136.5 (#50) 82.3 (#3) Rushing YPC 3.7 (#42) 2.4 (#3) Passing Attempts 457 (#2) 380 (#80) Passing Yards Per Game 286.2 (#15) 251.0 (#76) Passing Completion % 59.3 (#18) 49.7 (#34) Turnover Margin 7.0 (#26) - [/code]

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]2006 BYU Player Stats[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [code] Passing: POS NAME G ATT CMP CMP% YDS YDS/ATT TD INT LG GP BP SACK RATING QB Gregg Tyler 1 2 2 100.0% 42 21.0 1 0 37 0 0 0 441.4 QB John Willis 11 454 269 59.3% 3106 6.8 25 12 73 14 27 29 129.6 QB Harold Walker 1 1 0 0.0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Rushing Stats: POS NAME G RUSH YDS YPG YPC TD LG CR MH FUM FLOST RB Manual Campbell 10 152 574 57.4 3.7 1 27 0 3 1 1 QB John Willis 11 65 510 46.4 7.8 2 23 0 0 3 2 RB Joseph Adame 10 116 391 39.1 3.3 3 43 0 1 2 2 RB Allen Carpenter 3 7 39 13.0 5.5 0 12 0 0 0 0 FB Christopher Park 4 9 32 8.0 3.5 0 8 0 0 1 1 FB Donald Ross 8 17 27 3.4 1.5 0 15 0 0 2 1 WR Jerome Snyder 11 2 11 1.0 5.5 0 9 0 0 5 3 WR Donald Scott 11 5 3 0.3 0.6 0 2 0 0 5 4 Receiving Stats: POS NAME G ATT REC YDS YPG YPC YAC TD LG GC DP DP% IR WR Jerome Snyder 11 111 69 931 84.6 13.5 218 4 50 3 5 4.5 2 WR Donald Scott 11 112 60 767 69.7 12.8 168 3 48 2 5 4.5 3 WR Dennis Peoples 10 62 36 525 52.5 14.6 63 1 73 0 4 6.5 1 RB Manual Campbell 10 36 20 179 17.9 9.0 102 4 30 0 5 13.9 0 FB Donald Ross 8 31 20 179 22.4 9.0 110 0 36 1 0 0.0 1 TE Gary Burgess 9 41 27 136 15.1 5.0 21 10 22 0 1 2.4 1 RB Joseph Adame 10 23 13 133 13.3 10.2 61 0 25 1 0 0.0 1 WR Ronald Wilson 4 8 5 119 29.8 23.8 5 1 37 0 0 0.0 0 TE Terry Owen 6 21 13 113 18.8 8.7 13 3 34 1 2 9.5 0 FB Christopher Park 4 11 8 66 16.5 8.2 31 0 19 0 0 0.0 0 RB Allen Carpenter 3 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Kicking Stats: POS NAME G XP FG 1-29 FG 30-39 FG 40-49 FG 50+ FG% LONG PTS K Daniel Abbott 11 34-34 6-9 6-7 3-5 2-3 70.8 52 85 Punting Stats: POS NAME G PUNTS AVG NET TB IN20 LONG P Charles Simpson 11 60 43.9 37.7 8 4 60 2006 Kick Return Stats: POS NAME G RET YDS AVG LONG TD WR Jerome Snyder 11 28 558 19.9 31 0 RB Joseph Adame 10 5 102 20.4 35 0 OLB Roland Marshall 10 1 13 13.0 13 0 Punt Return Stats: POS NAME G RET YDS AVG LONG TD WR Dennis Peoples 10 3 32 10.7 18 0 WR Donald Scott 11 33 339 10.3 30 0 Defensive Stats: POS NAME G TAK SOLO AST SACK STF HUR DP PD INT TD MIS OOP BPA FS James Scott 11 96 79 17 1 20 0 0 20 8 0 0 1 1 SS Ramon Holliday 11 91 58 33 1 10 0 0 5 1 0 3 1 1 OLB Samuel James 11 56 40 16 1 7 3 1 2 2 1 2 0 4 OLB Roland Marshall 10 48 30 18 0 7 2 0 1 1 0 2 4 2 CB George Miller 11 35 22 13 0 2 0 0 11 3 0 3 0 1 ILB Chris Williams 8 34 25 9 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 OLB Jessie Farrow 6 31 23 8 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 DT John Wade 11 24 22 2 5 6 14 9 0 2 2 0 0 0 DT Michael Rosas 11 22 22 0 8 1 11 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 CB Jason Schultz 10 22 11 11 0 2 0 0 7 3 0 8 1 8 ILB David Pulliam 6 15 11 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 CB Thomas Nelson 9 12 8 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 8 6 3 DE Alan Daugherty 10 12 11 1 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 CB Sidney Hines 7 10 7 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 DE Milton Johns 7 6 6 0 3 3 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 DE Ricky Parsons 9 5 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 DT Michael Murray 4 4 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 SS Dennis Haskins 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 OLB Martin Reed 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ILB Kevin Lanham 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 FS David Alfaro 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 SS Terry Crews 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 [/code]

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]BYU Player Awards[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [code] National Awards: First Team All-American Defense: FS James Scott Conference Awards: Offensive Player of the Year: QB John Willis Defensive Player of the Year: James Scott First Team Offense: QB John Willis OT Donald Mcgovern Second Team Offense: WR Jerome Snyder TE Gary Burgess Third Team Offense: OG David Mcnair C Allen Hudson First Team Defense: DL John Wade FS James Scott Second Team Defense: DL Michael Rosas CB George Miller [/code]

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]Media Poll [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [code] Rank Team Conf Record Points Top 25 SOS 1. Purdue B10 11-0 (8-0) 1612 3-0 36 2. Texas B12 10-1 (7-1) 1563 4-1 6 3. Utah MWC 11-0 (8-0) 1500 1-0 76 4. LSU SEC 10-1 (7-1) 1435 0-1 60 5. Oklahoma B12 10-1 (7-1) 1368 3-1 64 6. Pittsburgh BigE 11-0 (7-0) 1285 1-0 109 7. Auburn SEC 9-2 (7-1) 1204 2-0 38 8. Kansas State B12 9-2 (6-2) 1146 1-1 56 9. Florida SEC 9-2 (7-1) 1058 2-1 16 10. Ohio State B10 10-2 (7-1) 1001 2-2 46 11. Wash State Pac10 9-2 (7-1) 920 0-1 83 12. Kentucky SEC 9-2 (6-2) 864 0-1 95 13. Wisconsin B10 8-3 (6-2) 796 1-2 8 14. Florida State ACC 8-3 (6-2) 741 3-2 12 15. Miami ACC 8-3 (6-2) 682 1-2 42 16. Oklahoma State B12 9-2 (6-2) 635 2-2 58 17. Arizona State Pac10 9-2 (7-1) 574 0-2 40 18. Syracuse BigE 9-2 (6-1) 497 0-2 101 19. Brigham Young MWC 9-2 (6-2) 449 0-1 100 20. Clemson ACC 9-2 (7-1) 361 3-2 55 21. Washington Pac10 8-3 (5-3) 278 2-0 27 22. Maryland ACC 8-3 (6-2) 229 1-2 50 23. Texas Tech B12 7-4 (4-4) 172 0-3 48 24. Boston College ACC 7-4 (4-4) 122 2-2 22 25. Michigan B10 7-4 (5-3) 98 0-3 7 [/code]

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]National Award[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [code] From: League office Subject: Scott wins Jim Thorpe Award! We are pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2006 Jim Thorpe Award is our own James Scott. [/code] He finished the year with 96 total tackles (79 solo), 1 sacks and 20 passes defensed. He managed 8 interceptions for 44 yards and finished with no defensive touchdowns.

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]Bowl Bid - Invite to the Emerald Bowl[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [code] From: AD Subject: Congrats, you're bowl bound! We just found out we will be heading to a postseason bowl this year! The Emerald Bowl has extended us an invitation to take on Arizona during week 19. [/code] I am happy that we got an invite - it gives us the chance to get a 10 win season.

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]NCAA Playoffs[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [code] From: AD Subject: Playoff seeding released Below are the seeds and match ups for the first round of the playoffs. Rank Rank Rose Bowl: 1 Seed: #1 Purdue (11-0) vs. 16 Seed North Texas (7-4) Orange Bowl: 2 Seed: #2 Utah (11-0) vs. 15 Seed Hawaii (8-3) Sugar Bowl: 3 Seed: #4 Oklahoma (10-1) vs. 14 Seed Tulane (10-2) Fiesta Bowl: 4 Seed: #3 LSU (10-1) vs. 13 Seed Miami-Ohio (10-2) Liberty Bowl: 5 Seed: #5 Texas (10-2) vs. 12 Seed #14 Miami (9-3) Motor City Bowl: 6 Seed: #7 Florida (10-2) vs. 11 Seed #17 Arizona State (9-2) Las Vegas Bowl: 7 Seed: #6 Pittsburgh (11-0) vs. 10 Seed #11 Auburn (9-3) MPC Computer Bowl: 8 Seed: #8 Kansas State (10-2) vs. 9 Seed #9 Ohio State (10-2) [/code] [B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]Week 18 Bowl Games:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [code] New Orleans Bowl: Middle Tenn St. (6-5) vs. Alabama Birmingham (6-5) Champs Sports Bowl: Colorado vs. Georgia Tech (7-4) Hawaii Bowl: Fresno State (7-5) vs. Marshall (6-5) Fort Worth Bowl: East Carolina (6-5) vs. Nebraska (6-5) Poinsettia Bowl: San Diego State (7-5) vs. #23 Boston College (7-4) GMAC Bowl: Northern Illinois (8-4) vs. Memphis (6-6) [/code]

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[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"]Round 1 - Playoff Results: [/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [code] Rank Rank Rose Bowl: 1 Seed: [COLOR="Blue"]#1 Purdue 48[/COLOR] vs. 16 Seed North Texas 9 Orange Bowl: 2 Seed: [COLOR="blue"]#2 Utah 48 [/COLOR] vs. 15 Seed Hawaii 6 Sugar Bowl: 3 Seed: [COLOR="blue"]#4 Oklahoma 62 [/COLOR] vs. 14 Seed Tulane 17 Fiesta Bowl: 4 Seed: [COLOR="blue"]#3 LSU 35 [/COLOR] vs. 13 Seed Miami-Ohio 24 Liberty Bowl: 5 Seed: [COLOR="blue"]#5 Texas 59[/COLOR] vs. 12 Seed #14 Miami 38 Motor City Bowl: 6 Seed: [COLOR="blue"]#7 Florida 35 [/COLOR] vs. 11 Seed #17 Arizona State 0 Las Vegas Bowl: 7 Seed: #6 Pittsburgh 33 vs. 10 Seed [COLOR="blue"]#11 Auburn 36[/COLOR] MPC Computer Bowl: 8 Seed: [COLOR="blue"]#8 Kansas State 30[/COLOR] vs. 9 Seed #9 Ohio State 23 [/code]

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]Playoff Games - Recap:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] No real surprises during the first week. All the higher seeds won their respective games with the exception of Pitt – which I thought was rated higher than they should have been (SOS 109). Here is how the games played out: Purdue put up 542 total yards as they cruised to the easy victory. QB Leonard Wilson was 14 of 15 for 249 yards and RB Nick Wahl rushed for 251 yards on 36 carries. POG was Wahl. Utah put up 579 yards as they crushed Hawaii. QB Simpson was 15 for 25 for 376 yards and RB Paul Singer rushed for 156 yards on 29 carries. POG was Singer. Oklahoma amassed 635 total yards on the day. Heisman Trophy winner Jonathan Dehart passed for 432 yards on 33 of 38 passing and was named POG. LSU was up against a tough RedHawk team today, but they were able to out gain them 470 to 330. LSU QB Trenton Reilly was 26 of 35 for 278 yards and RB Larry Shepard rushed for 121 yards on 17 carries. POG went to LSU OT Reggie Harris. Texas was simply amazing – they put up 742 yards :eek: !!! Texas QB Hugh Davis threw for 550 yards on 31-43 attempts. Texas RB Brian Payne rushed for 177 Yards on 29 carries. POG was Davis. Florida shut down ASU, only allowing the Sun Devils 105 total yards (compared to 499 by Florida). QB Steven Morales was 24 of 44 for 321 yards and RB Ronnie Simmons rushed for 147 yards on 30 carries. POG went to FS Lester Staples of ASU – NOT SURE ABOUT THAT CHOICE !!! :confused: In the only “upset” on the day – Auburn topped Pitt in OT. While Pitt did out gain Auburn 549 to 376, they had 6 turnovers compared to Auburn's 2. Passing leader was Pitt's Floyd William who was 19 for 35 – 265 yards. The rushing leader was Karl Maloney who gained 223 yards on 30 carries. POG was Maloney. K-State won the yardage battle 497 to 395. KSU QB David Albright passed for 270 yards on 14-41 attempts. KSU RB Kevin Berger rushed for 147 yards on 13 carries. POG was KSU DE Earle Rogers – 2 sacks, 2 stuffs, 6 tackles.

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]Week 18 Bowl Games:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [code] New Orleans Bowl: Middle Tenn St. 3 vs. [COLOR="Blue"]Alabama Birmingham 43[/COLOR] Champs Sports Bowl: Colorado 23 vs. [COLOR="blue"]Georgia Tech 30[/COLOR] Hawaii Bowl: Fresno State 9 vs. [COLOR="blue"]Marshall 12[/COLOR] Fort Worth Bowl: East Carolina 10 vs. [COLOR="blue"]Nebraska 59[/COLOR] Poinsettia Bowl: San Diego State 20 vs. [COLOR="blue"]#23 Boston College 30[/COLOR] GMAC Bowl: [COLOR="blue"]Northern Illinois 22[/COLOR] vs. Memphis 16 [/code]