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October 30: New Orleans Bowl Update
Oct 30, 2002
Author: Sam Joffray
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UPDATE FOR 10/30/2002


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BOWL ELIGIBLE
Tulane’s 51-30 homecoming win over Navy at Tad Gormley Stadium on Saturday makes the Green Wave bowl-eligible at 6-3, with the six wins doubling their win total from the 2001 season. This marks the fourth time in the last six years that Tulane has been bowl-eligible.
Tulane now joins 6-1 TCU as two of the Conference USA bowl eligible teams.
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SUN BELT PREVIOUS RESULTS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26
*Idaho d. Middle Tennessee, 21-18
*North Texas d. Louisiana-Lafayette, 27-0
*New Mexico St. d. Arkansas State, 26-21
Louisiana-Monroe d. Utah St., 51-48 (2ot)

UPCOMING GAMES
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Southern Utah at Arkansas State, 2 p.m.
*Louisiana-Monroe at North Texas, 3:05 p.m. (HC)
*Idaho at Louisiana-Lafayette, 4 p.m. (HC)
*Middle Tennessee at New Mexico State, 5 p.m. (4 p.m. MST)
* = Sun Belt Conference game
HC = Homecoming game

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CONFERENCE USA PREVIOUS RESULTS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26
UAB 29, Army 26
Cincinnati 48, Memphis 10
Louisville 44, East Carolina 20
Tulane 51, Navy 30

UPCOMING GAMES
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30
Southern Miss at TCU
(ESPN 2) 7:30p
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Houston at Memphis 2:00p
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Cincinnati at Louisville
(ESPN) 7:30p
All times Eastern.

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SUN BELT CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
October 26, 2002
OFFENSE
Steven Jyles, QB, Louisiana-Monroe . Went 26-of-43 passing for 470 yards, four
touchdowns with no interceptions. The 26 completions tied for the 13th highest single-game
total in ULM history...Also ran eight times for 25 yards and another TD...In the
last two games, he has thrown for 685 yards and thrown 75 passes, completing 46
with six touchdowns and zero interceptions.
DEFENSE
Cody Spencer, LB, North Texas. Team-high nine tackles, including one quarterback
sack...Recorded his second interception in the last four games, picking off a UL
Lafayette pass that led to the Mean Green’s first touchdown of the game.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Joel Stelly, , P/K, Louisiana-Monroe. Hit a 47-yard field goal, the longest for the
Indians since 1993 and no field goal has been made longer by a ULM kicker since
1988...Was pressed into duty for the first time since the second game of the season
and made the field goal and four extra points...Every point was critical in the Indians’
double-overtime win.

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CUSA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
October 26, 2002
OFFENSE
Dave Ragone QB Louisville. Ragone threw a career-high five touchdown passes in
Louisville’s 44-20 win over East Carolina including a school-record 18 straight passes,
four for TDs. Ragone finished the day 23-of-32 for a season-high 352 yards.
J.P. Losman QB Tulane. Losman matched a Tulane school record by passing for five
touchdowns in Tulane’s 51-30 victory over Navy on Saturday. The junior QB was
25-of-35 for a season-best 329 yards with one interception in the win. It was the
third 300-yard passing game in Losman’s career.
DEFENSE
Thurman Pearson S UAB. Pearson recorded 16 tackles, including a tackle for loss, as
UAB came back from a 12-point halftime deficit to defeat Army, 29-26 at Michie
Stadium. The Blazer defense limited Army to just 37 yards of offense, the fewest
allowed by UAB this season.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Damien Dorsey PR Louisville. The nation’s No. 8-ranked punt returner, Dorsey had
an explosive afternoon in the return game and at wideout in the Cards’ win over
East Carolina. Dorsey returned five punts for 70 yards, including a long of 34 yards.

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SUN BELT GAME PREVIEWS

Southern Utah at Arkansas State
ASU is the only IA team playing in its 11th game of the season this week. Iowa, Kansas and San Jose State are the only other IA teams that will play their whole seasons without an off-week . Senior Day in Jonesboro this Saturday will be the Indians final home game of the season, and will be the second time the Indians have played the Thunderbirds. ASU will end the regular season with two conference road games to Louisiana-Lafayette and Idaho.

Idaho at Louisiana-Lafayette
Last year the Cajuns set several school records in the inaugural conference matchup, including a team record 641 yards of total offense. This will be UL Lafayette’s 57th homecoming. Idaho is the second school from the Gem State to venture into Cajun Field. The Cajuns defeated Idaho State, 31-30, in 1985.

Louisiana-Monroe at North Texas
Last year’s game was the lone conference blemish on the Sun Belt’s New Orleans Bowl representative. ULM ended their 12-game losing streak with last year’s win. The NT defense continues to be one of the best in the country, holding ULL to 241 yards of total offense last week, and goes up against a renewed ULM offense that has put up 1,600 yards of total offense in the past three weeks.

Middle Tennessee at New Mexico State
In game one of the series, the Blue Raiders came from 24 points down in the fourth quarter to win the game. Saturday’s final road game for MT will be the first time the team has played in the state of New Mexico. New Mexico State, however, is looking for its first undefeated season at home since 1967, and are on pace to break the all-time home attendance record. The Aggies are currently averaging 22,813, ahead of the record of 18,831 set in 1978.

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CONFERENCE USA PREVIEWS
Southern Miss at TCU
The last two meetings between these teams have come down to the final seconds. In the 2000 GMAC Bowl, Jeff Kelly threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Kenneth Johnson with :08 seconds left to give Southern Miss a 28-21 win. Last season in Hattiesburg, the clubs met with a trip to the galleryfurniture.com Bowl on the line for the winner. Jeff Kelly was driving the Golden Eagles toward a potential game-winning score before being intercepted by Kenneth Hilliard at the TCU 14-yard line with 33 seconds remaining. Adrian Madise caught six passes for a career-high 177 yards for TCU, including a 74-yard scoring reception in the third quarter.


Houston at Memphis
Houston travels to Memphis in the only Conference USA game on Saturday. Dante Brown ran for 148 yards and set a Memphis school record with four rushing touchdowns in a 52-33 Tiger win last season in Houston. Nick Eddy passed for 331 yards and a pair of touchdowns for the Cougars. Their last meeting at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in 2000 marked the first overtime game in Memphis history, as UH pulled out a 33-30 win in three overtimes.

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601 Poydras Street, Suite 2355 New Orleans, LA 70130
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October 30: New Orleans Bowl Update
Oct 30, 2002
Author: Sam Joffray
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Sam Joffray
Director of Communications
Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation
office: 504-619-6101
cell: 504-915-9813
sjoffray@gnosf.org
http://www.neworleansbowl.org



UPDATE FOR 10/30/2002


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BOWL ELIGIBLE
Tulane’s 51-30 homecoming win over Navy at Tad Gormley Stadium on Saturday makes the Green Wave bowl-eligible at 6-3, with the six wins doubling their win total from the 2001 season. This marks the fourth time in the last six years that Tulane has been bowl-eligible.
Tulane now joins 6-1 TCU as two of the Conference USA bowl eligible teams.
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SUN BELT PREVIOUS RESULTS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26
*Idaho d. Middle Tennessee, 21-18
*North Texas d. Louisiana-Lafayette, 27-0
*New Mexico St. d. Arkansas State, 26-21
Louisiana-Monroe d. Utah St., 51-48 (2ot)

UPCOMING GAMES
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Southern Utah at Arkansas State, 2 p.m.
*Louisiana-Monroe at North Texas, 3:05 p.m. (HC)
*Idaho at Louisiana-Lafayette, 4 p.m. (HC)
*Middle Tennessee at New Mexico State, 5 p.m. (4 p.m. MST)
* = Sun Belt Conference game
HC = Homecoming game

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CONFERENCE USA PREVIOUS RESULTS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26
UAB 29, Army 26
Cincinnati 48, Memphis 10
Louisville 44, East Carolina 20
Tulane 51, Navy 30

UPCOMING GAMES
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30
Southern Miss at TCU
(ESPN 2) 7:30p
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Houston at Memphis 2:00p
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Cincinnati at Louisville
(ESPN) 7:30p
All times Eastern.

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SUN BELT CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
October 26, 2002
OFFENSE
Steven Jyles, QB, Louisiana-Monroe . Went 26-of-43 passing for 470 yards, four
touchdowns with no interceptions. The 26 completions tied for the 13th highest single-game
total in ULM history...Also ran eight times for 25 yards and another TD...In the
last two games, he has thrown for 685 yards and thrown 75 passes, completing 46
with six touchdowns and zero interceptions.
DEFENSE
Cody Spencer, LB, North Texas. Team-high nine tackles, including one quarterback
sack...Recorded his second interception in the last four games, picking off a UL
Lafayette pass that led to the Mean Green’s first touchdown of the game.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Joel Stelly, , P/K, Louisiana-Monroe. Hit a 47-yard field goal, the longest for the
Indians since 1993 and no field goal has been made longer by a ULM kicker since
1988...Was pressed into duty for the first time since the second game of the season
and made the field goal and four extra points...Every point was critical in the Indians’
double-overtime win.

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CUSA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
October 26, 2002
OFFENSE
Dave Ragone QB Louisville. Ragone threw a career-high five touchdown passes in
Louisville’s 44-20 win over East Carolina including a school-record 18 straight passes,
four for TDs. Ragone finished the day 23-of-32 for a season-high 352 yards.
J.P. Losman QB Tulane. Losman matched a Tulane school record by passing for five
touchdowns in Tulane’s 51-30 victory over Navy on Saturday. The junior QB was
25-of-35 for a season-best 329 yards with one interception in the win. It was the
third 300-yard passing game in Losman’s career.
DEFENSE
Thurman Pearson S UAB. Pearson recorded 16 tackles, including a tackle for loss, as
UAB came back from a 12-point halftime deficit to defeat Army, 29-26 at Michie
Stadium. The Blazer defense limited Army to just 37 yards of offense, the fewest
allowed by UAB this season.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Damien Dorsey PR Louisville. The nation’s No. 8-ranked punt returner, Dorsey had
an explosive afternoon in the return game and at wideout in the Cards’ win over
East Carolina. Dorsey returned five punts for 70 yards, including a long of 34 yards.

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SUN BELT GAME PREVIEWS

Southern Utah at Arkansas State
ASU is the only IA team playing in its 11th game of the season this week. Iowa, Kansas and San Jose State are the only other IA teams that will play their whole seasons without an off-week . Senior Day in Jonesboro this Saturday will be the Indians final home game of the season, and will be the second time the Indians have played the Thunderbirds. ASU will end the regular season with two conference road games to Louisiana-Lafayette and Idaho.

Idaho at Louisiana-Lafayette
Last year the Cajuns set several school records in the inaugural conference matchup, including a team record 641 yards of total offense. This will be UL Lafayette’s 57th homecoming. Idaho is the second school from the Gem State to venture into Cajun Field. The Cajuns defeated Idaho State, 31-30, in 1985.

Louisiana-Monroe at North Texas
Last year’s game was the lone conference blemish on the Sun Belt’s New Orleans Bowl representative. ULM ended their 12-game losing streak with last year’s win. The NT defense continues to be one of the best in the country, holding ULL to 241 yards of total offense last week, and goes up against a renewed ULM offense that has put up 1,600 yards of total offense in the past three weeks.

Middle Tennessee at New Mexico State
In game one of the series, the Blue Raiders came from 24 points down in the fourth quarter to win the game. Saturday’s final road game for MT will be the first time the team has played in the state of New Mexico. New Mexico State, however, is looking for its first undefeated season at home since 1967, and are on pace to break the all-time home attendance record. The Aggies are currently averaging 22,813, ahead of the record of 18,831 set in 1978.

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CONFERENCE USA PREVIEWS
Southern Miss at TCU
The last two meetings between these teams have come down to the final seconds. In the 2000 GMAC Bowl, Jeff Kelly threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Kenneth Johnson with :08 seconds left to give Southern Miss a 28-21 win. Last season in Hattiesburg, the clubs met with a trip to the galleryfurniture.com Bowl on the line for the winner. Jeff Kelly was driving the Golden Eagles toward a potential game-winning score before being intercepted by Kenneth Hilliard at the TCU 14-yard line with 33 seconds remaining. Adrian Madise caught six passes for a career-high 177 yards for TCU, including a 74-yard scoring reception in the third quarter.


Houston at Memphis
Houston travels to Memphis in the only Conference USA game on Saturday. Dante Brown ran for 148 yards and set a Memphis school record with four rushing touchdowns in a 52-33 Tiger win last season in Houston. Nick Eddy passed for 331 yards and a pair of touchdowns for the Cougars. Their last meeting at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in 2000 marked the first overtime game in Memphis history, as UH pulled out a 33-30 win in three overtimes.

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For more information, contact:
Tom Burnett
Associate Commissioner Sun Belt Conference
601 Poydras Street, Suite 2355 New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 299-9066, ext. 16 FAX: (504) 299-9068
Cell: (504) 628-0884 burnett@sunbeltsports.org