ECFA 2010-11 (Ed's Colege Football Association)

[RooMorgans]

... LONGHORNS FIND THEIR RUN GAME, DEFENSE STIFLES SEMINOLES IN 17-7 WIN

Somewhere, Mark Robin just lit up a victory cigar.

While last week's tie with the BYU Cougars might have been frustrating for the then still winless Texas Longhorns, it did show a better side of burnt orange than in the season-opening blowout loss to Florida. There was definite improvement on defense, and that became crystal clear today as Texas earned its first win of the ECFA season, downing the Florida State Seminoles, 17-7.

Texas held the Seminoles to just 162 total yards on 42 plays, and a paltry 18 yards rushing - helped by four sacks of FSU quarterback Ponder. The offense worked in concert with the defense, putting up 10 second-quarter points to take a 10-0 halftime lead, then providing a dagger on the final play of the third quarter as M. Williams took a middle screen from Gilbert and turned it into a 76-yard touchdown pass. Down 10 to start the fourth quarter, the Seminoles punted and missed a field goal on two possessions, and the Longhorns (1-1-1, 0-0-1 Western Conference) ran out the clock.

The Longhorns, who had totaled negative rushing yards for the season, got a boost from tailback Johnson, who finally broke free on a few plays and finished with 84 yards on 14 carries. Gilbert was ineffective running the ball, his stats hampered by taking a 16-yard sack, but he was prolific through the air, going 15-of-19 for 215 yards and 2 scores. Along with the long pass to Williams, he hit Johnson for a 23-yard touchdown strike in the second quarter.

FSU's lone touchdown came in the third quarter and briefly cut the lead to 10-7. Ponder hit Reed for a 15-yard score, one of a team-high 4 catches for Reed. But Williams promptly went to the house 3 plays later, and the Seminoles (1-2, 0-1 Eastern Conference) never recovered.

The defensive star of the game was Okafor for Texas, who recorded 5 tackles - 4 for loss, including a sack. K. Robinson had 2 sacks for the Longhorns.

Both teams are now done with their non-conference schedules.

Ed

[RooMorgans]

FSU 0 0 7 0 - 7
TEX 0 10 7 0 - 17

SCORING

TEX - FG 49.
TEX - Johnson 23 pass from Gilbert (kick good).
FSU - Reed 15 pass from Ponder (kick good).
TEX - M. Williams 76 pass from Gilbert (kick good).

TEAM STATS

Rushing: FSU 23-18; TEX 22-73
Passing: FSU 19-144; TEX 19-215
Total: FSU 42-162; TEX 41-288
Returns: FSU 2-62; TEX 2-0
First Downs: FSU 13; TEX 13
Penalties: FSU 1-10; TEX 2-20
Turnovers: FSU 1; TEX 0

INDIVIDUAL STATS - Florida State Seminoles (1-2, 0-1 Eastern Conference)

Rushing: Ponder 10-(-26); Thompson 6-15; Pryor 7-29.
Passing: Ponder 11-of-19, 144 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT.
Receiving: Reed 4-56, 1 TD; Thompson 2-4; R. Smith 3-56; Pryor 1-16; Reliford 1-12.
Returns: Reed 2-62.
Tackles-For Loss: Moody 4-3; K. Smith 7-3; Parks 1-0; Jenkins 4-2; Bradham 5-0; Reid 2-1; McDaniel 1-1; Dawkings 3-1; White 3-0; Reed 1-0; Alexander 2-0; Pryor 1-0.
Sacks: Moody 1; K. Smith 1.
Fumbles Forced-Recovered: None.
Interceptions: None.

INDIVIDUAL STATS - Texas Longhorns (1-1-1; 0-0-1 Western Conference)

Rushing: Johnson 14-84; Gilbert 8-(-11).
Passing: Gilbert 15-of-19, 215 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT.
Receiving: Howard 5-25; Hales 1-19; Goodwin 2-13; M. Williams 3-97, 1 TD; Johnson 4-61, 1 TD.
Returns: Thomas 1-0; Gideon 1-0.
Tackles-For Loss: Earnest 4-0; Thomas 3-0; Howell 4-0; Burnett 1-0; Okafor 5-4; A. Williams 1-1; Robinson 4-2; Gideon 4-1; Randall 1-0; Acho 2-0.
Sacks: Robinson 2; Okafor 1; Gideon 1.
Forced Fumbles-Recovered: A. Williams 1-1; Thomas 1-0; Robinson 1-0.
Interceptions: None.

Ed

[RooMorgans]

ECFA 2010-11 STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

2-0-0, 1-0-0 Syracuse Orangemen
2-0-0, 1-0-0 Purdue Boilermakers
1-1-0, 1-0-0 Virginia Cavaliers
0-2-0, 0-0-0 Clemson Tigers
1-1-0, 0-1-0 Florida Gators
1-1-0, 0-1-0 Kentucky Wildcats
1-2-0, 0-1-0 Florida State Seminoles

WESTERN CONFERENCE

2-1-0, 2-0-0 Oklahoma Sooners
2-0-0, 1-0-0 Illinois Fighting Illini
1-0-1, 0-0-1 BYU Cougars
1-1-1, 0-0-1 Texas Longhorns
1-1-0, 0-0-0 Nebraska Cornhuskers
0-2-0, 0-1-0 Ohio State Buckeyes
0-3-0, 0-2-0 Michigan Wolverines

Ed

[RooMorgans]

Up to the minute Computer Rankings:

# W-L PTS TEAM
01 2-0-0 299 Syracuse Orangemen
02 2-0-0 291 Purdue Boilermakers
03 2-0-0 273 Illinois Fighting Illini
04 1-0-1 214 BYU Cougars
05 2-1-0 206 Oklahoma Sooners
06 1-1-0 183 Florida Gators (up 1 spot)
07 1-1-0 171 Virginia Cavaliers (down 1 spot)
08 1-1-0 167 Nebraska Cornhuskers
09 1-1-1 166 Texas Longhorns (up 2 spots)
10 1-1-0 163 Kentucky Wildcats (down 1 spot)
11 1-2-0 097 Florida State Seminoles (down 1 spot)
12 0-2-0 048 Clemson Tigers
13 0-2-0 038 Ohio State Buckeyes
14 0-3-0 016 Michigan Wolverines

This will be updated after each game. The AP Poll will come out at the conclusion of each week.

Next game: KENTUCKY vs. FLORIDA

Ed

[mark robin]

alrighty. longhorns slowly movin on up.

[dogwood30]

Go Sooners !!!

[batman]

Man the ACC keeps dropping you need to add the NC state they are on the rise!!!

Walt

[RooMorgans]

ECFA 2010-11 STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

2-0-0, 1-0-0 Syracuse Orangemen
2-0-0, 1-0-0 Purdue Boilermakers
1-1-0, 1-0-0 Virginia Cavaliers
2-1-0, 1-1-0 Florida Gators
0-2-0, 0-0-0 Clemson Tigers
1-2-0, 0-1-0 Florida State Seminoles
1-2-0, 0-2-0 Kentucky Wildcats

WESTERN CONFERENCE

2-1-0, 2-0-0 Oklahoma Sooners
2-0-0, 1-0-0 Illinois Fighting Illini
1-0-1, 0-0-1 BYU Cougars
1-1-1, 0-0-1 Texas Longhorns
1-1-0, 0-0-0 Nebraska Cornhuskers
0-2-0, 0-1-0 Ohio State Buckeyes
0-3-0, 0-2-0 Michigan Wolverines

Ed

[RooMorgans]

Up to the minute Computer Rankings:

# W-L PTS TEAM
01 2-0-0 305 Syracuse Orangemen
02 2-0-0 285 Purdue Boilermakers
03 2-0-0 273 Illinois Fighting Illini
04 2-1-0 232 Florida Gators (up 2 spots)
05 1-0-1 215 BYU Cougars (down 1 spot)
06 2-1-0 206 Oklahoma Sooners (down 1 spot)
07 1-1-1 172 Texas Longhorns (up 2 spots)
08 1-1-0 171 Virginia Cavaliers (down 1 spot)
09 1-1-0 167 Nebraska Cornhuskers (down 1 spot)
10 1-2-0 114 Kentucky Wildcats
11 1-2-0 098 Florida State Seminoles
12 0-2-0 048 Clemson Tigers
13 0-2-0 038 Ohio State Buckeyes
14 0-3-0 010 Michigan Wolverines

This will be updated after each game. The AP Poll will come out at the conclusion of each week.

Ed

[Drk]

...Purdue and Illinois are right there. Nebraska is in the hunt. What with the big two at the bottom of the well.

How about some pics?