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New Orleans Bowl Update: 11/12/2003
Nov 14, 2003
Author: Joffray
3rd Annual New Orleans Bowl
December, 16th 2003 | Louisiana Superdome
Conference USA vs. Sun Belt
ESPN2
Volume 1, Issue 12 November, 12 2003
Conf USA
---PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE
Stefan LeFors QB Louisville
- LeFors posted the fifth-highest passing total in league and school history with his 459-yard passing performance at TCU on Nov. 5. He completed a career-high 31-of-46 passes with one TD.
DEFENSE
Rod Davis LB Southern Miss
- Davis finished with 15 tackles, including 12 solo stops in USM's 31-10 win at Houston. The 15 tackles allowed him to tie the C-USA career record for tackles with 460. Davis also had two sacks, four tackles for loss and a forced fumble.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Marvin Young PR Southern Miss
- Young accumulated 112 yards on four punt returns, an average of 28.0 per return in the win at Houston. His 64-yard return was his second longest of the season and his 112 return yards marked his second game with more than 100 yards in 2003.
BIG WINS: Southern Miss stayed unbeaten in Conference USA with an impressive 31-10 win at Houston. USF picked up its sixth win of the season with an overtime victory at East Carolina. Bulls WR Elgin Hicks made just three catches on the day, but all three went for touchdowns in the 38-37 win. Filling in for an injured Mewelde Moore, Tulane RB Jovon Jackson ran for 183 yards and two touchdowns to help Tulane to a 38-24 win at UAB. In non-league play, Cincinnati moved past Rhode Island, 31-24, while Army lost at Air Force, 31-3.
Sun Belt
--- PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE
Andrico Hines QB Middle Tenn. St.
- Completed 15-22 passes for 167 yards and a touchdown. Hines also rushed 9 times for a team high 90 yards. He was responsible for 257 of the team's 377 offensive yards in the game.
DEFENSE
Johnathan Burke DB Arkansas St.
- He finished second on the team with 11 total hits, including 9 solo tackles. Burke also picked off his eighth pass of the season. That interception gave him 13 for his career.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Robert Billings P Middle Tenn. St.
- He scored his first career touchdown on a 54-yard fake punt in Middle Tennessee's first possession. Billings punted six times for a 42.8-yard average.
BIG WINS: It wasn't easy and it wasn't pretty, but North Texas held off every threat Louisiana-Monroe could muster to post a hard-fought 28-26 win over the Indians on Saturday to clinch a Sun Belt Conference co-championship. Lamar Lee forced a fumble by Orlando Winston on the ASU 38 with 1:35 left in the game to help seal the win as Arkansas State downed Idaho, 24-23, in Sun Belt Conference action. Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns put on an outstanding offensive display on Saturday defeating Florida International by a final score of 43-10. Also, Andrico Hines passed for a touchdown and ran for another to lead Middle Tennessee past Troy State 27-20 Saturday.
2003 CONF USA RESULTS
TEAM Conf. Overall
W L W L
TCU 6 0 9 0
Southern Miss 5 0 6 3
USF 4 2 6 3
Louisville 3 2 7 2
Memphis 3 2 6 3
UAB 3 3 4 6
Houston 2 3 5 4
Cincinnati 2 3 5 4
Tulane 2 4 4 6
East Carolina 1 5 1 9
Army 0 7 0 10
2003 SUN BELT RESULTS
TEAM Conf. Overall
W L W L
North Texas 5 0 7 3
Arkansas St. 3 2 5 5
Utah St. 3 2 3 7
Middle Tenn. St. 3 2 3 7
UL-Lafayette 3 3 3 8
New Mexico St. 2 3 3 7
UL-Monroe 1 4 1 9
Idaho 1 4 2 9
CUSA Games to Watch
MEMPHIS at LOUISVILLE
GAME NOTES: Louisville has won four straight in the series and nine out of 10 games, but seven of those games have been decided by a touchdown or less....The Cardinals won last year's game in Memphis, 38-32.The teams enter this week's game as the top two scoring teams in C-USA.
Saturday * 3 p.m. Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Memphis (6-3, 3-2 in C-USA in 2003)
Louisville (7-2,3-2 in C-USA in 2003)
TULANE at SOUTHERN MISS
GAME NOTES: This marks the 25th consecutive season that these te ssure Southern Miss of its 10th consecutive winning season. ams have met, with Southern Miss winning 13 of the last 16 matchups. Tulane won last year's game at the Superdome, 31-10.
Saturday * 2 p.m. M.M. Roberts Stadium
Tulane (4-6, 2-4 in C-USA in 2003)
USM (6-3,5-0in C-USA in 2003)
Sun Belt Team to Watch
North Texas Mean Green
TEAM NOTES: The North Texas Mean Green clinched at least a share of the Sun Belt championship as they defeated the Louisiana-Monroe Indians 28-26 on Saturday. The win, North Texas' sixth this season and its 16th consecutive victory in Sun Belt play, sets up a key game next Saturday at home for the Mean Green (7-3, 5-0). North Texas can claim the outright Sun Belt Conference championship and a berth in the 2003 New Orleans Bowl with a win over Arkansas State. Game time will be 3:05 p.m. at Fouts Field.
Saturday * 3 p.m. Fouts Field
North Texas (7-3, 5-0 in Sun Belt in 2003)
Ark. St. (5-5, 3-2 in Sun Belt in 2003)
SERIES HISTORY
Series tied 6-6
Last Meeting-North Texas 13, Ark. St. 10 (2002)
Possible Scenario
With a win in either of the next 2 weeks, North Texas can clinch the Sun Belt Championship, and a trip to their 3rd straight New Orleans Bowl. With an Arkansas State win against North Texas on Sat., the Indians can stay in the hunt for a shot at being co-champions.
CUSA
UPCOMING GAMES
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Houston at Army (1 p.m. RNN)
Cincinnati at (9) TCU (3 p.m.)
Memphis at Louisville (3 p.m. WPTY/WLMT)
Tulane at Southern Miss (3 p.m.ESPN Plus)
All times Eastern.
Sun Belt
Upcoming games
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
New Mexico State at Arkansas (1 p.m. CST/12 p.m. MST)
Louisiana-Lafayette at Middle Tennessee (2 p.m. CST)
Troy State at Utah State (2 p.m. CST/1 p.m. MST)
Arkansas State at North Texas (3 p.m. CST)
Idaho at Louisiana-Monroe (6 p.m. CST/4 p.m. PST; ESPN Regional)
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