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THE NEWS OBSERVER SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1 2002 OBSERVER MBER 1 2002 14c College Football PAC-10 CIAA STATE 'I 1 ill California mauls aylor Falcons fall in opener )ns in ler 41 0 tt 3 4 0 itio 4: 4 i'4 d''lle1 I )11 4" ---47N) (c1---- 4iii 8 lit i 1111 Itt 4 1:1 9 ct I i )--- it clio 4111vitzli I -110 St Aug 's plays first game since 1965 ays first 1965 '''141 i -e 1 es 3 i 474 i -I i i i s' 4 it (' 114 I tik st sh '-4 A tt s---- p7210 Al i- i 7 0 4r to 411' -I 116S1- Olt (1 3r lit 11' 1' N)92 9 I 4 I ol laillin 1 ----r 1 01 Washington State's Marcus Trufant (45) interferes with Nevada's Nate Burleson during the No12 Cougars' win AP PHOTO BY ELAINE THOMPSON FROM WIRE REPORTS Jeff Tedford concocted a bit of trickery for the first play of his head coaching career at California Like almost everything host Cal did in the blowout victory the play was a complete surprising success Beginning with a picture-perfect 71-yard double pass for a touchdown the Golden Bears scored a school-record 35 points in the first quarter of a 70-22 victory over Baylor on Saturday that was nothing less than shocking for a team that went 1-10 last season We wanted to pretty much start out the game with a bang and get the crowd into it" Tedford said "I don't think it was statement of anything except 'We think this will score a touchdown'" Around Cal football that's a bold statement to make Tedford Oregon's offensive coordinator the past four seasons was hired in December to revitalize a school that was at rock bottom after five dismal years under Tom Holmoe From the opening seconds Tedford did more than revitalize the Bears: He had his players smiling at Memorial Stadium for the first time in two seasons "Everything is different this year" said quarterback Kyle Boller who passed for 213 yards and three TDs "Guys are fired up to play football again It's fun again It's been a long time since we had some real fun" Matt Nixon's rambling 100- yard interception return for a touchdown was one of four interceptions by the Golden Bears ASU running back Da Von Fowlkes is tackled by Toriano Brown (94) and Charles Tynes in Marshall's 50-17 win AP PHOTO BY BILL SHEFFIELD ALSO SATURDAY NO 12 WASHINGTON STATE 31 NEVADA 7: Jonathan Smith had two short touchdown runs and Will Derting returned one of his three interceptions for a school-record 98-yard score as the Cougars opened with a victory over the Wolf Pack at Seattle's Seahawks Stadium Jason Gesser whose Heisman campaign began in July with a poster put up on the side of a grain elevator in Dusty Wash recovered from a slow start to complete 17 of 29 passes for 242 yards and a touchdown Zack Threadgill was 17-of-30 for 155 yards for Nevada but he was intercepted three times all by Derting an outside linebacker Dertingr's third pick was the big one and it came as Nevada was threatening to score The Wolf Pack had advanced to the Cougars' 10-yard line with 6:45 left when Derting stepped in front of Threadgill's pass at the 2 Derting rumbled down the left sideline for the touchdown NO 15 OREGON 36 MISSISSIPPI STATE 13: With former quarterback Joey Harrington looking on Jason Fife opened a new era for Oregon by throwing three touchdown passes as the Ducks beat the visiting Bulldogs Onterrio Smith ran for 124 yards on 28 carries for Oregon and Fife completed 14 of 26 passes for 166 yards in his first game as a starter Mississippi State was playing without starting quarterback Kevin Pant suspended for one game by the NCAA In his place redshirt freshman Kyle York debuted completing 18 of 37 passes for 192 yards and a touchdown but getting intercepted twice Marshall flies by MU QB Leftwich throws for 469 yards Davis then dropped a pass inside the Appalachian State 20 forcing Marshall to settle for a short field goal and he fumbled a punt at the Marshall 15 that a teammate recovered As Davis left the field coach Bob Pruett tried to settle him down He responded with a 10-yard scoring run on a reverse to start the second quarter for a 9-7 lead BY TENESHIA WRIGHT CORRESPONDENT JACKSONVILLE Fla On a soggy Saturday afternoon in Florida St Augustine's College made a competitive return to college football with an 18-7 loss to Edward Waters College The Falcons program which Et WATERSID18 was discontin- ued in 1965 be- STAUG'Smao7 cause of a lack ALSO of funding took a generSummary io 16C ally positive first step back Edward Waters (1-0) restarted its NAIA football program last season after shutting it down in 1967 for financial reasons St Aug's is a member of the Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association "I guess this is what a year of experience did for Edward Waters" St Augr's coach Michael Costa said "We came in determined to play a lot of freshmen to get them some experience So for their first time playing college football I think they did exceptionally well" Both teams played like neophytes at times combining for 11 fumbles Each side lost three The Falcons and Tigers also accumulated a total of 229 yards in penalties The Tigers behind flashy scat-back Leroy Woods and the power running of fullbacks Kevin Grant and Terrell Randolph rolled up 246 yards on the visiting Falcons St Aug's stopped Edward Waters' opening drive but fumbled away possession while returning the punt The Tigers quickly turned the opportunity into a 7-0 lead on quarterback Dexter Davis' 1-yard run and the ensuing extra point On their next possession the Falcons drove to the Tigers' 13 but turned the ball over when freshman quarterback Kyle Franklin fumbled Davis fumbled on the Tigers' next drive but the Falcons failed to capitalize after recovering the ball at the Edward Waters 36 The Falcons were unable to turn the break into points and minutes later Woods fumbled at the St Aug's 1 But the Tigers turned their misfortune into two points when Paul Jackson tackled Falcons tailback Corey Miller in the end zone for a safety Woods later scored on a 41-yard kickoff return to give Edward Waters a 15-0 lead St Aues answered with a 9-yard touchdown pass from Franklin to Jay Chapman capping an 11-play 52-yard drive with 3:35 remaining in the first half Chapman caught four passes for 142 yards including a 69-yarder Edward Waters freshman Jimmy Rhoades produced the only points of the second half with a 28-yard field goal "St Augustine came prepared" EWC coach Lamonte Massie said "They're not slouches They came with some good athletes I think our conditioning probably was a little bit better "We knew the weather was going to be bad so we felt we could pound our big guys against their big guys" Held to minus-2 yards on the ground the Falcons did manage to move the ball through the air at times Franklin completed 6 of 18 passes for 157 yards He did well" Costa said "He's got a lot to learn The game is a little faster So he's got a lot of things that he needs to work on and he'll get better" St Aug's travels to Fayetteville State for a 7:30 pm game next Saturday WRIGHT DENT Fla On a tfternoon in ine's College ve return to an 18-7 loss College gram which ras discontined in 1965 be-use of a lack funding aok a generIly positive rst step back 1-0) restarted program last ag it down in reasons St of the Division griate Athletic That a year of for Edward Michael anined to play et them some heir first time otball I think Lily well" Ilayed like combining ach side lost and Tigers total of 229 id flashy scatmd the power Kevin Grant ph rolled up iting Falcons 1 Edward Wa but fumbled aile returning quickly turned a 7-0 lead on Davis' 1-yard extra point ossession the ie Tigers' 13 II over when rback Kyle the Tigers' Falcons failed ecovering the 1 Waters 36 unable to turn and minutes ed at the St ned their misnts when Paul cons tailback end zone for on a 41-yard give Edward I with a 9-yard Franklin to ng an 11-play 3:35 remain: four passes ncluding a freshman roduced the half with ne prepared" Massie said They came detes I think obably was a veather was we felt we guys against yards on the did manage rough the air ampleted 6 of ards ota said "He's 'he game is a got a lot of to work on a Fayetteville a game next FROM WIRE REPORTS Byron Leftwich threw for 469 yards and four touchdowns as No 19 Marshall overcame a sluggish start in a 50-17 victory over Division I-AA Appalachian State on Saturday night in Huntington WVa Leftwich who set a Mid-American Conference record with 4132 yards passing last season finished 27-of-41 and ran for a fifth score Josh Davis atoned for two fumbles and a dropped ball in the first quarter with a huge second half in the absence of Darius Watts Marshall's top receiver who was out with a separated shoulder Davis had 11 catches for a career-high 264 yards including a 76-yard TD scamper late in the third quarter that broke open a tight game He had 182 yards after halftime Appalachian State ranked second in the I-AA preseason poll kept it close for a while despite playing without starting quarterback Joe Burchette He underwent surgery Friday for a ruptured disc in his back and is expected to miss up to four weeks Burchette led the Southern Conference in five passing categories last season He's thrown for 4613 yards and 33 touchdowns the past two years He was one of four Mountaineer starters to miss the game Sterling Hayward the team's top receiver last year is out for the season after injuring his shoulder in the final spring scrimmage Tight end Jason Lemay hurt a knee in preseason Linebacker Sam Smalls the Mountaineers' top returning tackler is serving a one-game suspension for an undisclosed violation of team rules But midway through the third quarter Appalachian State narrowed the deficit to 23-17 after Davon Fowlkes scored on an 89-yard punt return That was more yards than the Mountaineer offense managed in the entire second half Appalachian State had 47 yards in the half and 140 overall Richie Williams the first freshman quarterback to start at Appalachian State since 1989 finished 9-of-24 for 64 yards Marshall avoided becoming the first ranked team to lose to a I-AA opponent scoring the final 27 points to win comfortably Despite insisting it wouldn't look ahead to a Sept 12 game at No 16 Virginia Tech Marshall looked anything but comfortable early A holding penalty negated a 100-yard return on the opening kickoff by Roberto Terrell Davis fumbled Leftwich's first pass after a jarring hit by Erik Crutchfield and Josh Jeffries recovered for Appalachian State at the Marshall 16 Four plays later Joey Hoovir scored from the 2 4 I II 141'214'''51-1 II rouiala 141300A I 1 1 LARG ESTI I INVENTORY' 0111kB RAN DS! 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