To view a complete list of headlines, click here.

New Orleans Bowl Update: Week of Sep. 16
Sep 16, 2003
Author:
3rd Annual New Orleans Bowl

December, 16th 2003 | Louisiana Superdome
Conference USA vs. Sun Belt
ESPN2
Volume 1, Issue 4 September, 17 2003


Conf USA

---PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

OFFENSE
J.P. Losman QB Tulane
-Losman recorded his third 300-yard game of the 2003 season and tossed four TD passes for the second straight week, finishing 29-of-47 for 349 yards and zero interceptions in Tulane’s come-from-behind 31-28 win over Mississippi State.

DEFENSE
Tra Boger SS Tulane
-Boger posted 12 tackles (eight solo), his second straight double-digit tackle game, while adding a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass break-up.

SPECIAL TEAMS
Marvin Young PR Southern Miss
-Young had four punt returns for 124 yards in USM’s 23-6 win over Memphis. Included was an 87-yard return for a touchdown that sealed the win.





Sun Belt
--- PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

OFFENSE
David Fiefia RB Utah St.
-Fiefia had 20 rushes for 77 yards and 6 receptions for 82 yards for a total of 159 total yards from scrimmage.

DEFENSE
Chris Hurd LB North Texas
-Hurd had a career best and tied a Sun Belt record with 21 tackles. The senior linebacker had 2 tackles for a loss as well as 2 forced fumbles.

SPECIAL TEAMS
Jared Little P Arkansas St
-Little punted 6 times for a 41.5 average and dropped 2 of them inside the 20 yard line.





2003 CONF USA RESULTS

TEAM OVERALL CONF
W L W L
Southern Miss 2 0 2 1
Cincinnati 1 0 2 0
TCU 1 0 2 0
Louisville 0 0 2 0
Houston 0 0 2 1
USF 0 0 1 1
Army 0 0 0 2
Memphis 0 1 2 1
Tulane 0 1 2 1
UAB 0 1 1 2
East Carolina 0 1 0 2


2003 SUN BELT RESULTS

TEAM OVERALL CONF
W L W L
Arkansas St. 0 0 2 1
North Texas 0 0 1 2
New Mexico St. 0 0 1 2
Middle Tenn. St. 0 0 0 3
UL Monroe 0 0 0 3
Utah St. 0 0 0 3
Idaho 0 0 0 3
UL-Lafayette 0 0 0 3



CUSA Game to Watch

Tulane at Army
GAME NOTES: Army has won three straight meetings with Tulane, will all three games being decided by a touchdown or less....Prior to that, Tulane had won three straight....In last year's meeting at the Superdome, Reggie Nevels threw for one touchdown and ran for another as Army upset a bowl-bound Tulane team, 14-10. This will be the third time in the last four years that Tulane has played in West Point.

Saturday • 3:30 p.m. Michie Stadium
Tulane (2-1, 0-1 in C-USA in 2003)
Army (0-0, 0-2 in C-USA in 2003)

SERIES HISTORY
Series tied at 5-5-1
Last Meeting – Army 14, Tulane 10 (2002)






Sun Belt Game to Watch

North Texas at Arkansas
GAME NOTES: This will be the second time in the series that the game will be played in Little Rock…The Razorbacks won the first one 55-20 in 1965…This past week Arkansas defeated the Texas Longhorns 38-28.
Saturday • 6 p.m. War Memorial Stadium
North Texas (1-2, 0-0 in Sun Belt in 2003)
Arkansas (2-0, 0-0 in SEC in 2003)

SERIES HISTORY
Arkansas leads 7-0

Last Meeting-Arkansas 42, North Texas 16 (1972)



CUSA
UPCOMING GAMES

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

UTEP at Louisville 3:00p
Tulane at Army
(ESPN Plus) 3:30p
Vanderbilt at (19) TCU 6:00p
East Carolina at Wake Forest 6:30p
UAB at South Carolina 7:00p
Temple at Cincinnati 7:00p
Mississippi State at Houston 8:00p

All times Eastern.



Sun Belt
Upcoming games

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

Middle Tennessee at ORV/#23Missouri (1 p.m. CDT)
Idaho at #21/#19 Washington (12:30 p.m. PDT)
+Arkansas State at Tulsa (6 p.m. CDT)
North Texas at #18/#14 Arkansas (Little Rock; 6 p.m. CDT)
Louisiana-Lafayette at #24/ORV Minnesota (7 p.m. CDT)
Northwestern State at Louisiana-Monroe (7 p.m. CDT)
Southeastern Louisiana at Troy State (6 p.m. CDT)


All times Eastern.



Don’t 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.
For more information, visit NewOrleansBowl.org



www.NewOrleansBowl.org
Media Contact: Sam Joffray
sjoffray@gnosf.org
1400 Poydras, Suite 918
New Orleans, LA 70112 (504) 525-5678 fax: (504) 529-1622

return to Latest Headlines
or View All Headlines

For more information, contact:
Sam Joffray
Media and PR Director
1450 Poydras Street, Suite 918 New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 525-5678 FAX: (504) 529-1622
Cell: (504) 234-3207sjoffray@gnosf.org