This Week In College Football History, Jan. 1-7
Courtesy of The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Inc.
January 1, 2008
FEATURED MOMENT:
Jan 1, 1934: Columbia upends Stanford 7-0 in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena as NFF Hall of Fame coach Lou Little's heavy underdogs pull off the upset. Lions' quarterback Cliff Montgomery is named the game's MVP.It's the final appearance by an Ivy League school in the Grandaddy of bowls, finishing with a 2-2 record.
OTHER NOTABLE DATES:
Jan 2, 1978: In Dallas, the largest crowd in Cotton Bowl history (76,601) watches as Notre Dame, behind a stout defense AND led by All-America Ross Browner, shuts down Heisman Trophy winner Earl Campbell and stuns No. 1 Texas 38-10 to claim the national championship.
Jan 3, 2006: At the Orange Bowl in Miami, Hall of Fame coaches Bobby Bowden and Joe Paterno, the two all-time winningest coaches in major college football history stage a classic. At around 1 a.m., Penn State PK Kevin Kelly nails a 29-yard field goal to to beat Florida State in triple overtime, 26-23, and give Paterno his 21st bowl victory.
Jan 4, 2004: At the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, LSU upsets Oklahoma 21-14 to claim the BCS National Championship. The LSU defense stars as they sack Heisman Trophy QB Jason White 7 times, interecepting him twice. The game sets a Superdome attendance record as 79,342 watch Nick Saban's Tigers claim the school's second national title.
Jan 5, 1891: California continues its early tradition of playing games in the fall, winter, and spring with a 14-0 victory over San Francisco Boys High School in Berekley.
Jan 6, 1979: The then second largest crowd (72,000) in East-West Shrine Classic's storied history watches East dominate the West 56-17. The Shrine game is the second-oldest postseason football game after the Rose Bowl.
Jan 7, 2007: At the first-ever Tostitos BCS National Championship Game in Glendale, Arizona, No. 2 Florida dominates heavily favored Ohio State 41-14 to win their first national championship since 1996. The Gators continue the trend of No. 2 knocking off No. 1 and of Heisman Trophy winners coming up short in bowl games. Heisman winner Troy Smith finishes the game 4-14 for 35 yards and one interception, while the one-two punch of Chris Leak and Tim Tebow account for three scores.
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