This Week In College Football History, Sept. 13-Sept. 19
Courtesy of The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Inc.
FEATURED MOMENT:
Sept. 18, 1999: RB Ron Dayne of Wisconsin becomes the Big Ten Conference’s career rushing leader with 5,615 yards, but the No. 8 Badgers fall at Cincinnati in a 17-12 upset. Bearcats’ RB Deontey Kenner cruises five yards for the winning touchdown.
OTHER NOTABLE DATES:
Sept. 13, 1913: 1955 NFF College Hall of Fame inductee Clint Frank of Yale is born in Evanston, Ill., and goes on to be named both 1937 Heisman and Maxwell Trophy recipient after a standout four-year career for the Bulldogs.
Sept. 14, 1991: Marshall Faulk rushes for 388 yards as San Diego State takes care of Pacific 55-34 en route to a 8-4-1 mark and berth in the Freedom Bowl.
Sept. 15, 1973: NFF Hall of Fame RB Archie Griffith has the first of 31 consecutive 100-yard rushing performances as the Buckeyes outlast Minnesota. The skein lasts for through Nov. 22, 1975.
Sept. 17, 1966: Former LSU head coach Paul Dietzel returns to Baton Rouge, La., as head coach at South Carolina for the two teams’ ’66 opener. The Tigers prevail 28-12 as the Gamecocks cannot overcome drives of 80 and 74 yards by the Tigers in the opening half.
Sept. 15, 1973: NFF Hall of Fame RB Archie Griffith has the first of 31 consecutive 100-yard rushing performances as the Buckeyes outlast Minnesota. The skein lasts for through Nov. 22, 1975.
Sept. 17, 1966: Former LSU head coach Paul Dietzel returns to Baton Rouge, La., as head coach at South Carolina for the two teams’ ’66 opener. The Tigers prevail 28-12 as the Gamecocks cannot overcome drives of 80 and 74 yards by the Tigers in the opening half.
Sept. 16, 1989: SMU rallies late in the fourth quarter (17 points in the final five minutes) in a comeback engineered by QB Mike Romo for the "Miracle on Mockingbird" 31-30 win over Connecticut. It is the Mustangs’ first victory since being suspended from football play by the NCAA in 1987 and then taking a voluntary year off the gridiron in ’88. Coach Forrest Gregg calls it one of his most enjoyable wins in the college and pro ranks as the Mustangs overcome a 23-7 halftime lead by the Huskies. Romo tosses a four-yard TD pass to WR Michael Bowen on the final play of the game for the one-point win. The win is listed as the No. 8 moment in SMU football history among the Top 90 school happenings all-time.
Sept. 19, 1964: 1991 College Football Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff (Florida State) squares off against younger brother and Miami QB Bob Biletnikoff in the in-state rivalry. Fred catches nine passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns in the 14-0 Seminole victory, while the stingy FSU defense holds Bob and fellow QB Rick Swan to only 79 passing yards on the night. |