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

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The season is 9 weeks long, each team will play 8 games. Every team will have 1 bye week. Teams will play 6 conference games and 2 non-conference games.

At the end of the season, the conference champions will meet in the Commonwealth Bowl for the national championship. Four other teams will be selected to compete in the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl.

Ed

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STAT LEADERS AFTER 2 WEEKS:

RUSHING YARDS
1) Demps, Florida: 42 carries, 189 yards, 4.5 avg., 1 TD.
2) Robinson, Nebraska: 31 carries, 149 yards, 4.8 avg., 3 TD.
3) Nassib, Syracuse: 33 carries, 134 yards, 4.1 avg., 3 TD.
4) Thompson, Florida State: 33 carries, 120 yards, 3.6 avg., 0 TD.
5) McBurse, Purdue: 35 carries, 118 yards, 3.4 avg., 2 TD.

PASSING YARDS
1) Nelson, BYU: 31-of-57, 555 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT.
2) Parker, Clemson: 36-of-61, 489 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT.
3) Gilbert, Texas: 32-of-65, 441 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT.
4) Forcier, Michigan: 23-of-41, 397 yards, 2 TD, 5 INT.
5) Marve, Purdue: 28-of-56, 351 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT.

RECEPTIONS
1) Ellington, Clemson: 13
2) Johnson, Texas: 12
3) Cox, Michigan: 10
t4) Jenkins, Illinois: 9
t4) Boren, Ohio State: 9
t4) K. Smith, Purdue: 9
t4) Bailey, Syracuse: 9
t4) Allen, Kentucky: 9

RECEIVING YARDS
1) K. Smith, Purdue: 165
2) Boren, Ohio State: 152
t3) Ache, Clemson: 148
t3) Fells-Danzer, Virginia: 148
5) Odoms, Michigan: 146

RETURNS
1) Dye, Clemson: 4 returns, 176 yards, 44.0 avg., 0 TD.
2) Sanzenbacher, Ohio State: 4 returns, 166 yards, 41.5 avg., 0 TD.
3) Quinn, Purdue: 6 returns, 153 yards, 25.5 avg., 0 TD.
t4) Thompson, Florida State: 2 returns, 111 yards, 55.5 avg., 0 TD.
t4) Fells-Danzer, Virginia: 2 returns, 111 yards, 55.5 avg., 0 TD.

TACKLES
1) Parks, Florida State: 16
2) Short, Purdue: 14.5
3) Taylor, Oklahoma: 14
t4) Atkinson, BYU: 13
t4) Williams, Nebraska: 13
t4): Thomas, Texas: 13

TACKLES FOR LOSS
t1) Short, Purdue: 7
t1) Crawford, Kentucky: 7
3) Simon, Ohio State: 6
4) Bowers, Clemson: 5
t5) 6 players tied with: 4

SACKS
1) Bowers, Clemson: 3
t2) James, Illinois: 2
t2) Tribbey, Syracuse: 2
t2) Reynolds, Virginia: 2
t2) Conrath, Virginia: 2

INTERCEPTIONS
1) Smith, Kentucky: 4
2) Frierson, Illinois: 3
t3) Cassidy, Nebraska: 2
t3) McDaniel, Clemson: 2
t3) Frazier, BYU: 2
t3) Fitzgerald, Michigan: 2

Ed

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... OKLAHOMA OBLITERATES MICHIGAN, SHUTOUT STREAK SNAPPED

The Oklahoma Sooners, 23-9 losers in Week 1 to the now top-ranked Syracuse Orangemen, are showing they are a force to be reckoned with in the ECFA's Western Conference. Oklahoma demolished its second straight conference opponent today, routing the Michigan Wolverines, 31-7. The win comes on the heels of a Week 2 shutout of Ohio State, 26-0.

It appeared that the Sooners would record back-to-back shutouts until Forcier hit Cox for a 24-yard touchdown pass with just 9 seconds left in the game.

But the story of the day may have been OU's offensive line. The Sooners ran for 187 yards on 31 carries, powering both up the middle, and to each side off tackle. Murray led the charge with an ECFA season-high 147 yards, adding a touchdown on 20 carries. He had five runs of at least 13 yards, including a 48-yard dash. His TD covered 22. Stills was the receiver who made the big play in the passing game, catching an 80-yard strike from Jones that made it 28-0 in the third quarter. Jones was a solid 11-of-15 for 195 yards and 3 touchdowns.

While Cox (12 carries, 2 yards) couldn't run the ball against the Sooners defense, he did catch 7 passes for 94 yards and the only score. But Michigan's big contributions, despite the lopsided final result, actually came from its defensive tackles. Martin on the right, and All-American candidate Campbell on the left, each made 9 tackles. Martin forced a fumble and Campbell had Michigan's lone sack of Jones. Campbell already has 21 tackles this season in just 3 games.

Oklahoma (2-1, 2-0 Western Conference) has 2 weeks now to celebrate its win, as they are idle in Week 4. Michigan (0-3, 0-2 West) now must win out for bowl consideration, and will try to start that run in Week 4 against the BYU Cougars (1-0-1, 0-0-1 West). BYU still has its Week 3 game against Ohio State to come.

Ed

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OUT 7 7 14 3 - 31
MICH 0 0 0 7 - 7

SCORING

OU - Miller 13 pass from Jones (kick good)
OU - Murray 22 run (kick good)
OU - Miller 2 pass from Jones (kick good)
OU - Stills 80 pass from Jones (kick good)
OU - FG 39
MICH - Cox 24 pass from Forcier (kick good)

TEAM STATS

Rushing: OU 31-187; MICH 14-(-20)
Passing: OU 15-195; MICH 26-198
Total: OU 46-382; MICH 40-178
Returns: OU 3-73; MICH 3-117
First Downs: OU 18; MICH 10
Penalties: OU 3-20; MICH 2-10
Turnovers: OU 0; MICH 0

INDIVIDUAL STATS - Oklahoma Sooners (2-1, 2-0 Western Conference)

Rushing: Murray 20-147, 1 TD; Musil 6-35; Jones 5-5.
Passing: Jones 11-of-15, 195 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT.
Receiving: Miller 3-57, 2 TD; Musil 2-15; Ratterree 3-38; Stills 1-80, 1 TD; Murray 2-5.
Returns: Carter 2-25; Musil 1-48.
Tackles-For Loss: Wort 5-1; Taylor 1-1; R. Lewis 2-1; Nelson 3-0; T. Lewis 2-1; Beal 4-0; Proctor 5-0; Carter 4-0; McFarland 2-1; Alexander 1-1.
Sacks: McFarland 1.
Forced Fumbles-Recoveries: None.
Interceptions: None.

INDIVIDUAL STATS - Michigan Wolverines (0-3, 0-2 Western Conference)

Rushing: Cox 12-2; Forcier 2-(-22).
Passing: Forcier 17-of-26, 198 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT.
Receiving: Cox 7-94, 1 TD; Odoms 3-18; Hemingway 5-54; Koger 2-32.
Returns: Odoms 1-27; Hemingway 2-90.
Tackles-For Loss: Martin 9-0; Campbell 9-2; Demens 2-0; Van Bergen 5-0; Smith 3-0; Donovan 1-0; Ezeh 1-0; Banks 1-0.
Sacks: Campbell 1.
Forced Fumbles-Recoveries: Martin 1-0.
Interceptions: None.

Ed

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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 Florida State Seminoles
1-1-0, 0-1-0 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
0-1-1, 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

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Up to the minute Computer Rankings:

# W-L PTS TEAM
01 2-0-0 298 Syracuse Orangemen
02 2-0-0 291 Purdue Boilermakers
03 2-0-0 274 Illinois Fighting Illini
04 1-0-1 207 BYU Cougars
05 2-1-0 207 Oklahoma Sooners
06 1-1-0 178 Virginia Cavaliers
07 1-1-0 176 Florida Gators
08 1-1-0 167 Nebraska Cornhuskers
09 1-1-0 163 Kentucky Wildcats
10 1-1-0 153 Florida State Seminoles
11 0-1-1 110 Texas Longhorns
12 0-2-0 047 Clemson Tigers
13 0-2-0 045 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: FLORIDA STATE vs. TEXAS

Ed

[mark robin]

come on OU... or at least big 12, or big 11 or whatever the heck they will be called now...lol.

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... 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

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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

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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