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New Orleans Bowl Update: August 27th
Aug 27, 2003
Author: Sam Joffray
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3rd Annual New Orleans Bowl

December, 16th 2003 | Louisiana Superdome
Conference USA vs. Sun Belt
ESPN2
Volume 1, Issue 1 August, 27 2003


Conf USA
---CUSA Welcomes USF

Conference USA welcomes the University of South Florida, a charter
member of the league in all other sports, as a football-playing member
this fall. The
addition of USF gives the league 11 football schools for the upcoming
season. USF began football at the I-AA level in 1997. The Bulls played
the past two seasons as a I-A independent, posting the best record among
independents in each of those seasons, including a 9-2 mark last year.


Sun Belt
---Football to Grow
In addition to welcoming Utah State to football this year, the Sun Belt
Conference's football membership will increase to nine in 2004 with the
addition of Troy State University. The Trojans, along with Idaho and
Utah State, will join the league in all sports by the 2005-06 season.
The number of full-time members will increase from 11 to 14.

---Pre-Season Polls pick North Texas
The Sun Belt Conference announced the 2003 preseason poll and
all-conference team at Football Media Days in New Orleans. All-America
candidate Brandon Kennedy, a senior defensive tackle from North Texas,
was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year honors, while
teammate Patrick Cobbs, a junior running back, was named the Offensive
Player of the Year going into the season.




2003 CUSA RESULTS

TEAM OVERALL CONF
W L W L
TCU 0 0 0 0
Louisville 0 0 0 0
Southern Miss 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0
UAB 0 0 0 0
East Carolina 0 0 0 0
Tulane 0 0 0 0
Houston 0 0 0 0
Army 0 0 0 0
Memphis 0 0 0 0


2003 SUN BELT RESULTS

TEAM OVERALL CONF
W L W L
North Texas 0 0 0 0
New Mexico St. 0 0 0 0
Arkansas St. 0 0 0 0
Middle Tenn. 0 0 0 0
UL Lafayette 0 0 0 0
Idaho 0 0 0 0
Utah State 0 0 0 0
UL Monroe 0 0 0 0



CUSA Game to Watch
TCU at Tulane
Defending conference co-champion and No. 25 TCU opens its season at
Tulane in the back end of a day-night C-USA doubleheader on ESPN....The
Horned Frogs won last year's meeting by holding the Green Wave to 115
total yards, while getting 124 yards on the ground from Lonta Hobbs in a
17-10 victory....Tulane won the last game played at the Superdome,
48-22, in October, 2001.

Monday * 7:00 P.M. Louisiana Superdome
TCU (10-2, 6-2 in C-USA in 2002)
Tulane (8-5, 4-4 in C-USA in 2002)
All-Time Series: TCU leads 7-3
Last Meeting: TCU 17, Tulane 10 (Nov. 9, 2002)


Sun Belt Game to Watch
North Texas at Oklahoma
2002 New Orleans Bowl Champion North Texas ended the last years season
ranked ninth in the nation in total defense, with Oklahoma right on
their heels in 10th...In scoring defense North Texas finished third,
while the Sooners ranked sixth...The difference comes in how each team
stops the ball. Oklahoma led in rush defense at 14th, North Texas 26th.
The Mean Green did it with pass defense ranking 12th, Oklahoma 25th.

Saturday * 6 p.m. Memorial Stadium
TCU (10-2, 6-2 in C-USA in 2002)
Tulane (8-5, 4-4 in C-USA in 2002)

SERIES HISTORY
Oklahoma leads, 5-0
Series Began - 1987
Last Meeting - OU 37, NT 10 (2001)


CUSA
UPCOMING GAMES

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30
USF at Alabama (ESPN) 3:00p
Southern Miss at California 4:00p
UAB at Baylor 7:00p
Rice at Houston 8:00p
Tennessee Tech at Memphis 8:00p

SUNDAY, AUGUST 31
Louisville at Kentucky
(ESPN 2) 6:30p

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
East Carolina at Cincinnati (ESPN) Noon
TCU at Tulane (ESPN) 8:00p

All times Eastern.



Dont Forget...
2003 ATCHAFALAYA ADVENTURE RACE
Saturday, October 18 & Sunday, October 19
USARA Regional Qualifier for National Championship
Place: Atchafalaya Basin beginning and ending at Lake Fausse Pointe
State Park.
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