BOWL GAMES : TODAY'S GAME.Sugar showdown: It's Steve Spurrier
Stephen Orr Spurrier against Bobby Bowden Robert Cleckler Bowden (born November 8, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama), better known as Bobby Bowden, is the current head college football coach of the Florida State University Seminoles. , Danny Wuerffel Daniel Carl Wuerffel (born May 27, 1974 in Pensacola, Florida) is a former American football player who won the 1996 Heisman Trophy while playing quarterback at the University of Florida under coach Steve Spurrier. He later played for several NFL teams, retiring in 2002. against Warrick Dunn Warrick De'Mon Dunn (born January 5, 1975 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American football player who currently plays running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. Early life , and Florida against Florida State tonight in the Sugar Bowl for the national title. The Seminoles won the earlier meeting, a month ago in Tallahassee, with a punishing defense that slowed Spurrier's high-powered attack. Where no team has gone before: Brigham Young became the first team to win 14 games in a single season with its 19-15 victory over Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl. The outcome eased BYU's pain after it was shunned by the Bowl Alliance despite a No. 5 national ranking. ``As far as making a statement, that was never in my plans,'' Cougars coach LaVell Edwards said. Pleading with Peyton: Tennessee fans chanted, ``Stay, Peyton, stay,'' after Volunteers junior quarterback Peyton Manning riddled Northwestern for 408 yards passing and four touchdowns in Tennessee's 48-28 Citrus Bowl victory. Manning may depart for the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga this spring, but he said after the game that no decision is imminent. WEDNESDAY'S SCORECARD Citrus Bowl Tennessee 48, Northwestern 28. Page 3. Cotton Bowl Brigham Young 19, Kansas State 15. Page 3. Fiesta Bowl Penn State 38, Texas 15. Page 11. Gator Bowl North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. 20, West Virginia 13. Page 11. Outback Bowl Alabama 17, Michigan 14. Page 11. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos, Box Photo: (1--color) No Caption (Steve Sarkisian, College Football) (2--color) No Caption (Steve Spurrier and Danny Wuerffel, College Football) Box: WEDNESDAY'S SCORECARD (see text) |
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