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New Orleans Bowl Update: Oct 10
Oct 9, 2003
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3rd Annual New Orleans Bowl

December, 16th 2003 | Louisiana Superdome
Conference USA vs. Sun Belt
ESPN2
Volume 1, Issue 7 October, 8 2003


Conf USA

---PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

OFFENSE
Brandon Middleton WR Houston
- Middleton had five catches for 135 yards and two touchdowns in Houston’s 27-13 win at East Carolina.


DEFENSE
Michael Boley LB USM
- Boley registered 18 tackles, including 12 solo stops in USM’s 22-20 win. He had three tackles for loss and one quarterback sack.

SPECIAL TEAMS
John Eubanks KR USM
- Eubanks had four kickoff returns for 152 yards in USM’s win at Cincinnati, including a 94-yard return for a touchdown.


BIG WINS: Brandon Hassell threw for 162 yards and two touchdowns, leading 20th-ranked TCU to a 27-0 blanking of Army. Darren McCaleb nailed the game-winning field goal with 1:10 remaining to lead the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles to a 22-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats. Darrell Hackney threw two touchdowns as UAB burned Memphis, 24-10. Santiago Gramatica nailed a game-winning 26-yard field goal in double-overtime, lifting USF to a 31-28 victory over Louisville.



Sun Belt
--- PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

OFFENSE
Brian Lindgren QB Idaho
- He completed 28 of 41passes for 408 yards and five touchdowns. Lindgren orchestrated a 94-yard scoring drive in five plays (55 seconds) for the victory.

DEFENSE
Mike Anderson LB Idaho
- Had 23 tackles (5 solo, 18 assists) and forced a fumble that led to Idaho's final touchdown.

SPECIAL TEAMS
Jarod Little P Ark. St
- He dropped five punts inside the 20, giving ASU a huge advantage in field position. Five punts went 45yards or longer, including a long of 54 yards.

BIG WINS: The Arkansas St. Indians picked up their first win in Sun Belt play this year by defeating ULM 44-41. Also, Idaho defeated New Mexico St. 35-31 for their first conference win, as well as their first overall win of the season.



2003 CONF USA RESULTS

TEAM Conf. Overall
W L W L
Southern Miss 3 0 3 2
TCU 2 0 5 0
USF 2 0 3 1
Houston 1 0 4 1
Cincinnati 1 1 3 2
Tulane 1 1 3 2
UAB 1 1 2 3
Louisville 0 1 4 1
Memphis 0 2 3 2
East Carolina 0 2 0 5
Army 0 3 0 5



2003 SUN BELT RESULTS

TEAM Conf. Overall
W L W L
North Texas 1 0 2 3
Idaho 1 0 1 5
Utah St. 1 0 1 4
Arkansas St. 1 1 3 3
New Mexico St. 0 1 1 4
Middle Tenn. St. 0 0 0 5
UL-Monroe 0 2 0 6
UL-Lafayette 0 2 0 6



CUSA Game to Watch

TCU at USF
GAME NOTES: Teams will be meeting for the first time…The game also marks the first time that USF will be featured on national television from Raymond James Stadium. The Bulls game at Alabama in the season opener aired on ESPN and last year USF played at Oklahoma on national television…USF puts its 21-game home field winning streak on the line against an unbeaten TCU team that has won 15 of its last 16 games….The Horned Frogs lead C-USA in total defense (285.8 yards per game) and scoring defense (12.4).

Friday • 7 p.m. Raymond James Stadium
TCU (5-0, 2-0 in C-USA in 2003)
USF (3-1, 2-0 in C-USA in 2003)

SERIES HISTORY
This is their first meeting.







Sun Belt Game to Watch

North Texas at Idaho
GAME NOTES: The Vandals are 2-1 in the series when the game is played up north...The last time the game was in Moscow, NT earned its first berth to the New Orleans Bowl.
Saturday • 6 p.m. Kibbie Dome
NT (2-3, 1-0 in Sun Belt in 2003)
Idaho (1-5, 1-0 in Sun Belt in 2003)

SERIES HISTORY
Idaho leads 4-3

Last Meeting-North Texas 10, Idaho 0 (2002)


CUSA
UPCOMING GAMES

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10
(17) TCU at USF (8:00p ESPN 2)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
Army at Louisville (3:00 p.m.)
Cincinnati at UAB (4:00 p.m.)
North Carolina at East Carolina (3:30 p.m.)
Houston at Tulane (2:30 p.m.Tad Gormley)
Memphis at Mississippi State (2:30 p.m.)
Southern Miss at Alabama (3:00 p.m.)

All times Eastern.







Sun Belt
Upcoming games

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
Arkansas State at Mississippi (1 p.m. CDT)
*New Mexico State at Middle Tennessee (2 p.m. CDT)
*Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette (4 p.m. CDT)
*North Texas at Idaho (4 p.m. PDT; Sun Belt-ESPN Regional^)
Wyoming at Utah State (6 p.m. MDT)



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.
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