CSUN A SASSY 6-4 AFTER WILD VICTORY : CSUN 42, IDAHO ST. 40.Byline: Kevin Acee Daily News Staff Writer To the site of one of the program's most embarrassing losses ever the Cal State Northridge football team returned Saturday night, and put the almost-finishing touches on a season that announced this team has arrived. Despite faltering late in the game, Northridge survived to beat Idaho State 42-40 in front of 6,006 fans at Holt Arena Holt Arena is an indoor multi-purpose athletic stadium located on the campus of Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. It is the home field of the Idaho State Bengals of the Big Sky Conference and sits at an elevation of 4560 feet (1390 m) above sea level. when Bengals kicker Kicker A right, warrant, or some other feature added to a debt instrument to make it more desirable to potential investors. Notes: The ability to trade a bond or other debt instrument in for stock may entice investors, if they feel the stock will appreciate. James Ferrell's 57-yard field-goal attempt fell a couple of yards short with 32 seconds remaining. Northridge committed three second-half turnovers, missed two fourth-quarter field-goal tries and gave the Bengals 40 yards on three dead-ball penalties on a late drive that enabled Idaho State to pull to within two points. But in the aftermath of the monumental win, the gaffes in the final moments meant little to the Matadors, who improved to 6-4 overall, 3-3 in the Big Sky Conference. ``We're winners,'' coach Dave Baldwin Dave Baldwin was the head football coach of San Jose State University from 1997-2000. During his tenure, he had three straight wins over Stanford (including their rosebowl season of 1999). In 1997, SJSU upset No. said. ``No matter.'' The victory guaranteed Northridge its first winning season in four years in Division I-AA, its first winning season since 1990, and a winning season in its first year in the Big Sky. A victory next week against Eastern Washington
``We're winners,'' echoed linebacker Marc Goodson, whose sack of Shane Griggs with 37 seconds to play might have been the play of the season. ``And that's something this school hasn't had in a long time.'' That it came in Holt Arena, Baldwin said, was not important. Yeah, right. In Baldwin's second game as the Matadors' coach last season, Idaho State held Northridge to 117 total yards and beat the confused visitors 52-0. Fans must have left Holt Arena that night wondering what the Big Sky Conference was thinking in inviting these jokers to join the nation's most-exclusive I-AA alliance. And at times Saturday, Northridge didn't do much to change the locals' opinion. Northridge scored just once in the second half - on a 38-yard run by Jeramie Thomas 11 seconds into the fourth quarter - and gave the Bengals every opportunity to come back from a 35-26 halftime deficit. The Matadors turned the ball over three times on an interception and two fumbles. One of the fumbles came on a play that appeared might knock out Idaho State (3-6, 1-5). With about 1-1/2 minutes to play, Cameron Perry caught an Aaron Flowers pass at midfield, broke a tackle at the Idaho State 30 and then had the ball stripped by Jarmaine Johns at the 18. The ball bounced toward the end zone. After Idaho State's Leon Maycock grabbed it at about the 2, Northridge receiver Jerome Henry ran in and knocked the ball loose. Henry recovered but was hit and fumbled the ball out of bounds. After huddling for a full five minutes, the officials ruled the ball was Idaho State's on its own 18. The Bengals drove to the Northridge 31. But Goodson's sack dropped them back to the 40. An incompletion later, Ferrell sent a low liner to the end zone for the potential game-winner. ``I thought it was in,'' Goodson said. ``It was too close.'' It never should have been. But an Idaho State team that started the season with conference-title hopes but is now struggling just to survive because of numerous injuries to star players employed its new philosophy: run and run and run, then pass for the big play. It worked for a time the previous week at No. 8 Northern Arizona Northern Arizona is dominated by the Colorado Plateau, the southern border of which in Arizona is called the Mogollon Rim. In the West lies the Grand Canyon, which was cut by the flow of the Colorado River while the land slowly rose around it. . And it worked early against Northridge. While the Northridge offensive line struggled and failed to keep Idaho State away from Flowers, the Bengals moved scored twice. But after Ferrell's 40-yard field goal 14 second into the second quarter put Idaho State ahead 10-0, Northridge quieted a charged arena full of people who thought maybe the poor Bengals could finally win a game. The Matadors scored twice in the next 28 seconds and put up 35 points by halftime. On Northridge's first play of the second quarter, from the 10-yard line, Flowers passed to David Romines at the 40. Romines proceeded to beat two Bengals in a race to the end zone. On Idaho State's first play of the ensuing en·sue intr.v. en·sued, en·su·ing, en·sues 1. To follow as a consequence or result. See Synonyms at follow. 2. To take place subsequently. drive, from the 12-yard line, a group of Matadors hit Griggs and popped the ball loose. Strong safety Steve Standifer fell on the ball in the end zone. And just 28 seconds after falling behind by 10, the Matadors led 14-10. Standifer intercepted Griggs at midfield on the Bengals' next drive, and a 7-yard run by Norman Clarke with 11:35 remaining in the half gave Northridge a 21-10 lead. After Idaho State pulled to 21-17, Clarke scored again on a 5-yard run with 5:05 to play to make it 28-17. Ferrell hit a 51-yard field goal to make the score 28-20. But Northridge again extended the lead when Henry caught a short pass over the middle at the Matadors 40, split a group of converging Bengals and ran untouched to the end zone. Idaho State scored 1:11 before halftime but failed on its two-point conversion In American football and Canadian football, a team may try to score a two-point conversion (score two points) instead of an extra point (one point) immediately after it scores a touchdown. try. NOTEBOOK POCATELLO, Idaho Pocatello (IPA: [po kə tɛ lo]) is the county seat and largest city of Bannock CountyGR6 - It was all in a night's work for David Romines - albeit a short night's work this time. Romines collected his sixth and final Cal State Northridge receiving record with his 12th touchdown of the season in the Matadors' 42-40 victory over Idaho State on Saturday night. There are no more school records for Romines to get. That's a good thing as the senior left Saturday's game in the second quarter - after making two catches for 122 yards and a touchdown. Romines aggravated ag·gra·vate tr.v. ag·gra·vat·ed, ag·gra·vat·ing, ag·gra·vates 1. To make worse or more troublesome. 2. To rouse to exasperation or anger; provoke. See Synonyms at annoy. his injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. left hamstring when he was pushed out of bounds after the second reception. Romines needs 10 receptions to break the Big Sky Conference season record of 96 set by Eddie Bell Edward B. Bell (born March 25, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an professional American football player. A halfback, he played college football at the University of Pennsylvania. in 1969. Northridge associate athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Brian Swanson said the school plans to fly Bell in from his home in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. for next week's game against Eastern Washington. Still going: This record-breaking business is becoming typical work for Aaron Flowers as well. Unlike Romines, however, Flowers likely has just begun rewriting the books. It took the junior quarterback three completions to get the 96 yards he needed to break the school record for passing yards in a season. He finished the night 17 of 28 for 431 yards, bringing his total this season to 3,040. The old record of 2,705 was held by Steve Duddy (1982). Last week against Montana, Flowers threw for a school-record 457 yards. The transfer from Valley College needs just 1,433 more yards to reach the career record of 4,473 set by Bruce Lemmerman from 1965-67. He will likely get the necessary 15 completions next week to break Chris Parker's record of 232 completions in the 1985 season. He needs (two) touchdowns to tie Lemmerman's 1967 record of 27. Yet another one: Matadors linebacker Marc Goodson made 15 tackles in the game, giving him a school-record 135 for the season. New view: Paul Goodwin Paul Goodwin is an English oboist and conductor, specialising in baroque and neo-baroque music. He studied oboe with Janet Craxton and, following his graduation from Nottingham University with a degree in composition, specialised in contemporary oboe techniques and the , the Northridge booster Booster - A data-parallel language. "The Booster Language", E. Paalvast, TR PL 89-ITI-B-18, Inst voor Toegepaste Informatica TNO, Delft, 1989. who appeared to be fingered by the officials last week for saying something that resulted in a devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct Unsportsmanlike conduct (or unsporting behaviour, or archaically ungentlemanly conduct) is a term used in many professional sports to refer to a particular player or team who have acted inappropriately and/or unprofessionally in the context of the game. penalty against the Matadors in the fourth quarter, was not in his usual sideline sideline See on the sidelines. position Saturday. ``I got kicked off the sideline,'' said a laughing Goodwin, who took defensive stats from the press box. Goodwin said Saturday he was the one who yelled yell v. yelled, yell·ing, yells v.intr. To cry out loudly, as in pain, fright, surprise, or enthusiasm. v.tr. To utter or express with a loud cry. See Synonyms at shout. n. a vulgarity at the line judge, resulting in a penalty that moved Montana well into Northridge territory on what turned out to be the Grizzlies' winning drive. Neither the officials nor Northridge coach Dave Baldwin would say who the penalty was on. History lesson: Only one domed facility in the nation predates Holt Arena - the Houston Astrodome as·tro·dome n. A transparent dome on the top of an aircraft, through which celestial observations are made for navigation. Noun 1. . Idaho State began playing in the dome in 1970. Extra points: Northridge did not score on its first drive of the game for just the third time this season, but for the second time in two weeks. . . . Matadors free safety Doug Varner dislocated dis·lo·cate tr.v. dis·lo·cat·ed, dis·lo·cat·ing, dis·lo·cates 1. To put out of usual or proper place, position, or relationship. 2. the middle finger on his right hand in the second quarter but returned to play in the second half. THE HERO Cal State Northridge linebacker Marc Goodson. His 10-yard sack of Idaho State quarterback Shane Griggs stopped the Bengals at the 40-yard line with 37 seconds to play. THE GOAT Idaho State running back Craig Joseph. His fumble with fumble with vt fus → manosear 7:50 to play stopped his team at midfield and gave Northridge a chance to run time off the clock. (This was a close one. There were at least 10 candidates on both teams.) STAT OF THE GAME CSUN's David Romines had 122 yards and a touchdown (his school-record 12th of the season). This on two catches before he left the game with a pulled hamstring. QUOTE OF THE GAME ``We're winners, and that's something this school hasn't had in a long time.'' - Northridge linebacker Marc Goodson. CAPTION(S): Box Box: NOTEBOOK (see text) |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion