INTERCOLLEGIATE FOOTBALL RESEARCHERS ASSOCIATION ™

The Historian ™

ISSN: 1526-233x Vol. 2 No. 2 Established: Jan. 2008

Tex Noel, Editor ([email protected] )

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Frontier Justice outposts of the South, the West, and Southwest.

By Darrell Lester Texas Christian University (TCU) was among the first of the As everyone knows, the church schools to field a team in phenomenon of college football Texas, in 1897. had its humble beginnings in 1869 when Princeton and In 1897 TCU was known as Rutgers squared off November 6 AddRan College, named for its in New Brunswick, New Jersey. founders Addison & Randolph For many years, the domicile Clark. remained in the East in the firm grasp of the , namely This is the story of how football Yale, Harvard, Princeton, etal. at TCU almost never began, and The movement of organized once it did begin, almost came to football began to spread across a bloody end a little more than the nation, first to the Midwest, one year later. then the Pacific coast, the South Let me introduce the cast. The and finally, Texas. storytellers include: Before the advent of college football in Texas (University of 1. James V. McClintic, Texas organized in 1893), football the first Congressman from was played by the town clubs, th the Y’s and other organizations. Oklahoma’s 7 District (1915- It was played mostly on sandlots, 1935) and later the Executive without the benefit of common Assistant to the Governor of rules, boundaries and goals. Oklahoma. How did it come to Texas, or for that matter anywhere? One 2. Colby D Hall, TCU explanation was the missionaries Dean of the University from 1913 from the eastern Seminary schools who brought their love to 1943, and a close confidant of for the game to the frontier the founders as a student, professor and dean. The College Football Historian-2- The Board of Trustees was adamantly opposed. Even In 1947, he wrote the book The though they fielded a team in History of Texas Christian 1897, the Board of Trustees still University, A college of the had reservations about continuing this rogue sport and cattle Frontier . forbade the activity to be played off of campus. 3. Kern Tips, the dean of football Sometime between the 1897 Radio announcers, who wrote the season and the beginning of the book, Football-Texas Style in 1898 season, the trustees relented to having away games. 1965. Was it calm discussion that First let me explain how football caused the change or was it the nearly never happened at TCU. enthusiasm for the game. In the early years when TCU was located in Waco, Texas, the In one case enthusiasm won out. commitment to Christian McClintic, a trustee at the principles was the foremost school, was not a fan of the guiding light for the University. bloody game and adamantly Addison Clark was a product of opposed his son playing. the civil war. Ramrod straight, rock solid he felt strongly that a Nevertheless, in 1897, his son, man grew from hard work and James V. lined up in the RHB not from play. Football or other position for the Frogs. athletic endeavors were play. Clear the field not for play but for Dean Colby Hall (himself a crops. member of that team) writes in his book the following conversion Addison had a son known as of a member of the Board of little Addie who he loved very Trustees. “Each individual much. Returning to the frontier Trustee had his own views, but from college in Michigan, he one is particularly telling. quickly convinced his father that Trustee G. V. McClintic from the game was good and worthy of Groesbeck, who had all but Add Ran College. A wisp of a forbidden his son Jim, one of the man, he moved his father to view stars, to play the rough game. the game through his eyes, and The father came to a game down not the eyes of a frontier in the old Padgitt’s Park, against disciplinarian. College football the University of Texas. moved closer to Waco. He sat doggedly on the topmost While Addison was mellowing, seat in the grandstand, grimly there was still one more hurdle.

The College Football Historian-3- vindication from the “double licking” from the Texas team of determined not to enjoy the many years ago. He went on to rough stuff. As the game tell the story of a teammates progressed, the father slipped dilemma at the “double licking” down a row or two, then another they took in 1898. and another, until long before the second half, he was on the front I quote from the letter. row yelling like a “Comanche Indian.” Wyatt Watts was cowboy from Limestone County, Texas. Before So we had football at AddRan the college was moved to Ft Worth College. So how did we almost it was located at Waco. The end it just over a year later? It is student body was small and it a story told by each of our story was a right squeeze to find a tellers—with each one telling a sufficient amount of talent to fill slightly different version. all the positions. We were in need of a guard when Watts In 1935 TCU and SMU were on matriculated in the Business the fast track to the Game of the School conducted by Prof Easley. Century . Both undefeated they He was large in frame, and had would meet November 30, 1935 never seen a football much less in a winner take all for the Rose had any experience. It was an Bowl. They had never seen easy matter to get a suit on him, anything like it in the Southwest. yet when this was accomplished On the way both teams we like to have lost him on the dispatched team after team. All first day of practice as a other teams laid in the wake of youngster by the name of G. A. two of the top teams in the Foote tackled him near the ankles country. giving Watts a terrible jolt. He came pretty near quitting right In this wake TCU on a cool there . November day manhandled the University of Texas team 28-0. Anyhow, he filled the gap and This prompted a letter from the made the team. When we went to aforementioned J. V. McClintic. Austin to play the State On official State of Oklahoma University, he and myself were Stationary (He was then serving assigned to the same room. As he as the Governor’s aide) he wrote began dressing for the game you to the captain of the TCU football can imagine my surprise when I team. saw him take a pistol out of his grip and stick the barrel between The captain happened to be my his belt and undershirt with the father, Darrell G. Lester. In his thought of putting his shirt on letter, he found great satisfaction next. I finally explained to him from the Texas victory. It was a that it was not our desire to kill The College Football Historian-4- with no mention of the aftermath tongue lashing. Kern Tips ended anybody and further that he his story by saying “Cowboy was couldn’t carry that pistol and keep heard to say after the game that it in place through the rough and he should have obeyed his first tumble of sqirmishes. He thought impulse.” he could and called attention to the many years it had been his Who was the antagonist? The constant companion. Anyhow I TCU lettermen’s Association lists talked him out of it, and then later W H Watts as a letterman for the when the team was pretty badly year 1898. There is no Ed Bull handled in a physical tussle, I on the list of TCU lettermen. remember that there were some Jim V. McClintic played pivotal three or four Texas players piled roles in both getting football up on him, and when we returned started and TCU and not letting to the hotel I am sure that no Wyatt Watts put people in harms person ever got such a balling out way. So this begs two questions: as myself. He stating that if it Was Jim V. McClintock the father hadn’t been for me that he would of TCU football? have had at least a half dozen of those and saved the team a Until the late 1900’s the TCU double licking. (I have left out the mascot was known as Addie the cuss words he used.) Frog. Was the mascot named after little Addie? Colby Hall and Kern Tips both include this story in their books. The original letter from Jim In both cases, the antagonist is a McClintic hangs today in my lad named Bull. To Colby Hall he son’s office in Lincoln, Nebraska. was Edwin Bull. To Kern Tips, It is well worth reading if you he was Ed (Cowboy) Bull. Colby ever have the opportunity. Hall ends his story with the gun less Bull heading to the game There have been 56 known players in GO FROGS! Division I-A (FBS) history who have played for their head-coaching fathers in * * * * college, including 22 and five active pairings, according to a Son Playing College survey of I-A sports information departments (most schools responded, Football for Head we checked others as best we could). Coach, Father The count includes CU Dan Hawkins and his oldest son, Cody.

By David Plati, Media Relations The most famous and perhaps best head Director, Colorado University coach father (HCF) and son (QBS) tandem in NCAA history is Jim The College Football Historian-5- which made him the ninth known son to start at quarterback for his head coach and Kevin Sweeney at Fresno State. father in I-A/FBS history, and just the Kevin played for his father from 1982- third freshman to do so. Kevin Sweeney 86, when he became the first player in started the first two games of his true NCAA history to throw for 10,000 freshman season at Fresno State in 1982, career passing yards (Jim was FSU’s but was injured in the second game and head coach for 19 years, retiring No. 17 granted a medical hardship for the on the all-time win list with 200 in his season; he came back to start as a 32-year coaching career). The most redshirt frosh through his senior season. famous “near-miss” happened at Stanford, where played Tim Salem started all 11 games of his quarterback from 1979-82 and his father, true frosh year at Minnesota in 1980; he Jack, took over as head coach from lettered that year, but played sparingly 1984-88. And at Marshall, when they thereafter. There is one other active were a I-AA powerhouse just before HCF-QBS combo, that being at North moving up to I-A, Todd Donnan started Texas where is playing for at QB for his father, Jim, in 1993-94. his father, Todd.

STARTING FROSH. Cody started the The list (#—denotes active): first game of his redshirt frosh year,

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School Head Coach Son (Position) Years Army Earl “Red” Blaik *Robert (QB) 1949-50 Ball State Bill Lynch Joey (QB) 2002 #Colorado Dan Hawkins *Cody (QB) 2006-08 Fresno State Jim Sweeney *Kevin (QB) 1982-86 Iowa Bob Commings *Bobby Jr. (QB) 1977-78 Kansas State Jim Dickey *Darrell (QB) 1979-82 Kentucky Hal Mumme Matt (QB) 1997-98 Memphis Rip Scherer Scott (QB) 1998-00 Miami, Fla. Bryce (QB) 1993 Michigan Jason (QB) 1994-95 Minnesota Joe Salem *Tim (QB) 1980-82 Minnesota Tim Brewster Clint (QB) 2007 #North Texas Riley (QB) 2008 Cleve Bryant *Rodney (QB) 1989-90 Penn State Jay (QB) 1986-89 San Diego State Tom Craft Kevin (QB) 2005 SMU Rusty Russell *H.N. (QB) 1950-51 Texas Danny (QB) 1983-85 Tulsa Glen Dobbs Glenn III (QB) 1963-67 Tulsa Glen Dobbs Johnny (QB) 1966-68 USC Larry Smith Corby (QB) 1992

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Western Michigan Bill Cubit *Ryan (QB) 2003-06

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School Head Coach Son (Position) Years Alabama-BirminghamWatson Brown *Steven (WR) 2005-06 Arizona State *Danny (PK) 1973-76 Arizona State Larry Jr. (DB) 1989-91 Ball State Bill Lynch Billy (WR) 1998-01 Baylor Bill Beal *Phil (S) 1970-71 BYU LaVell Edwards *Jimmy (WR) 1981, 84-86 , U of Amos Alonzo Jr. 1922 Florida Doug Dickey Don (DB) 1975-76 Houston Art Briles Kendal (WR/QB) 2004-05 Indiana *Steve (SE) 1979-80 Iowa *Brian (OL) 2002-05 Iowa State Jim Criner Mark (LB) 1986 Kansas State *Sean (P) 1991-92 Louisiana Tech/ Mississippi %Billy Brewer Brett (P) 1980-84 #Louisiana-Lafayette Rickey Bustle Brad (OG) 2006-08 Louisiana-Monroe Pat Collins *Mike (C) 1981-82 Maryland Jonathan (S) 1975-77 #Memphis Tommy West Turner (WR) 2006-08 Notre Dame Mike (RB) 1971-74 Notre Dame Skip (WR) 1986 Oklahoma State Bob Simmons Nathan (RB) 1996-99 Oregon Jim Aiken *James Jr. (RB) 1948 Oregon Brady (FS) 1988-89 Oregon Mike Bellotti Luke (PK) 2003-07 #South Carolina Scott (WR) 2006-08 SMU Phil Bennett *Sam (LS) 2006-07 Southern Miss Jim Carmody Steve (C) 1982-83 Southern Miss Jim Carmody Keith (DT) 1985-86 Tulsa John Cooper John, Jr. (DB) 1981-84 USC John McKay *John, Jr. (WR) 1972-74 Virginia Tech *Shane (LS/WR) 1996-99 Washington State *Aaron (PK) 1991-93 West Virginia *Tommy (WR) 1973-75 West Virginia Bobby Bowden Terry (RB) 1975

*—denotes started/first-team (at some starter after the father moved on).%—The point when father was head coach at the elder Brewer moved on to Mississippi in time; in some cases, they became the 1983 and son followed. The College Football Historian-7- succeeded on a fourth-down run. Following a hard-fought Return of the ’49ers short gain for Aschenbrenner, The story behind the 1948 Northwestern had the ball football team’s memorable on the Cal 43. march to Rose Bowl victory. Wildcat history was about to change forever with a call By William Weinbaum that drew on the military Several players also cite discipline of its participants their quarterback’s humor and dramatic flair befitting in the huddle for its calming Northwestern’s acting influence. “Burson was program. always funny,” says guard Wildcats’ Wily Winning Bob Nowicki. Play Perricone, a short-yardage The ‘Cats had practiced but specialist whose late runs rarely used a trick play in were crucial, says Burson which the snap went called plays for him on the through Burson directly to final drive by saying, “Hi one of the halfbacks, with diddle diddle, Perricone up the other halfback in motion the middle.” and the fullback decoying as On the drive’s first play, if he’d receive a pitch from Tunnicliff fumbled and Cal Burson. The key was for recovered, but Tunnicliff each man in the backfield was ruled down before and on the line to flawlessly losing the ball. The next engage in the deception and play, Aschenbrenner, a delay the defense from halfback, completed recognizing who had the ball Northwestern’s only pass of and where the play was the game in four attempts, going, and then to execute an 18-yard reception by end their blocks. Don Stonesifer. “We had to be in the three- Perricone then gained 14 point stance and not yards and later also telegraph anything,” says The College Football Historian-8- a step in that direction, which drew ’em, and Tunnicliff, the right halfback Tunnicliff took off around at the time. the right end, and the line just swung around this way Tunnicliff had already been and set up a wall, so to called upon 10 times, speak, before they could averaging six yards a carry. recover, and he went right Now came the “secret play” down the line. with the ball going to him “There were some pretty for an 11th time. good blocks,” says Nemeth. Aschenbrenner, the left “Some of the players didn’t halfback who had 11 carries realize he broke loose.” for 119 yards and also ”Big Bill Forman left his excelled as the and a feet,” back Johnny Miller kick returner, says, “I was says, “and that block was really winded, and we were the key to the win.” closer to the sideline on my side — he [Burson] called As Forman recalls, “I was a Tunny, and I was happy. It left tackle lining up outside was a good call.” the right end. The ball was snapped and I took two or Tunnicliff told the L.A. three steps to the right and Times: “When Don Burson headed directly toward the called it in the huddle, I goal line where a man was could have kissed him.” standing, and it was a very The ball was snapped simple maneuver — I took through Burson’s legs to him out,” he says with a Tunnicliff, Nemeth recalls. laugh. “That’s what I remember.” “[He] took the ball and put it behind him and stood there As Tunnicliff sprinted for a moment and the play toward the goal line, “I knew made off as if it was going Cal’s Frank Brunk would hit around the left end, and the me — he jumped on my defense started to follow back at the 7-yard line,” ’em, and we on the line took Tunnicliff says of the defender who significantly The College Football Historian-9- fullback [Brunk] was raising hell.” outweighed him. “My reaction was, ‘I’m going to Fittingly, the defense saved get to that goal line if I have the day to wrap up a season to carry the whole stadium.’’ in which only Michigan scored more than 16 points Tunnicliff’s touchdown gave against Northwestern. Not to the ’Cats a 20-14 lead with be overlooked, says Fatso under three minutes left. Day, was the second line of defense. “We had great “I didn’t realize Tunnicliff : Ray Wietecha had broken free and scored,” played with the Giants for says Keddie, “I thought years and George maybe it’d been mishandled. Sundheim, who was as good I was scared to death from a tackler as I’ve ever seen the roar of the crowd.” and could hit harder than “I don’t think that California anybody, and of course, was looking for any sort of Sarkisian.” razzle-dazzle from the Three players, says Northwestern team,” Perricone, made the ’49 Forman says. “We played a Rose Bowl champs special. very conservative running “Frank Aschenbrenner, Alex game.” Sarkisian and Art But Waldorf, the future Murakowski — they were all College Hall of Fame coach, older, profound leaders, said in news accounts, “We unbelievable football practiced against the players. … The rest of us Tunnicliff play, but it were journeymen compared with those three.” happened anyway.”

Cal mounted a serious last- The Chicago Tribune paid ditch drive of its own. “If Pee tribute to Northwestern’s Wee Day hadn’t intercepted relentless ground attack [inside the 10-yard line],” that compiled 273 yards: “… Aschenbrenner says, “they remember the terrific could’ve won, as their running of the Wildcat backs, those lads were not The College Football Historian-10- snowstorm in Cheyenne, Wyo. Instead of the band stopping until stopped, welcoming back the team, period.” players greeted the 144- member band after its Aschenbrenner was named unscheduled snow-driven MVP of the game and later holiday out West. inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame. He lives in 60th and Beyond Arizona and says he rarely misses attending a Rose “Before we went there (to the Bowl. Rose Bowl), we were told, ‘You’ll remember this your For the coach who left whole life,’” says Day, “and Northwestern for Cal, this you do, and it’s a lot more was the first of three pleasant because we won straight Rose Bowls, all tight the game.” losses for his Bears. “Waldorf came into the With a beaming smile and a locker room after the game fragile scrapbook, Day to congratulate us and he brought several members of said, ‘I knew that today I his family to this October’s could not lose,’” says Sawle. 60th anniversary gathering.

The celebration for the The retellings and victors continued after they reminiscences render left the West Coast. “Oh crumbling pages irrelevant God, that was a blast,” as those who were there and Sawle says of the train trip others far younger share in home. “A two-day, two-night the lore of the ’49 Rose Bowl party. It was part of the champions. experience and a great way to wind down.” “This reunion’s better than the last one,” Sawle says. Northwestern’s marching “The stories get better. The band was supposed to arrive time is precious.” in Chicago ahead of the returning players, but its As Forman holds court with train, which took a Northern sons and grandsons in the route, was caught in a reunion hotel lobby, one of The College Football Historian-11- you ever look at the pictures of all of that and pinch his boys proudly wears a T- yourself? I do. It was all so shirt with a black and white wonderful.” photo of Forman airborne, parallel to the Rose Bowl William Weinbaum is a New turf, about to take out the York City–based producer for defender on Tunnicliff’s ESPN-TV and contributor to game-winning touchdown. ESPN.com.

At another end of the lobby, Sawle says to Keddie, “Do For additional reading on Northwestern’s 1949 Rose Bowl team, click on the following links: http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/fall2008/feature/rosebowl.html http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/fall2008/feature/rosebowl_sidebar/trivia.html http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/fall2008/feature/rosebowl_sidebar/tunnicliff.html

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In Memory of…Ken "Dude" longtime sports information McLean , 65, Texas A&M... director at North Mel Kaufman , 50, Cal Texas... Dick Price , retired Poly... Pasquale "Pat" director of athletics at Bisceglia Jr ., 78, captain of Norfolk State, died... Marcus Notre Dame's 1956 team Manny , 23, kicker for Tabor and a 17-year assistant (Kan.)... Ed Cason , former coach at WPI... Austin Texas A&M-Commerce College (Texas) football football player... George Zach McAfee , Duke, 90. Swirczynski , 20... Brad Van Pelt , 57 Michigan In Honor ofofof … was State... Derrell Palmer , inducted into the State of TCU... Michael Merola , Sports Hall of Georgia... Marty Pierson , Fame...Wyoming has added 87, Delaware; later an football standouts Sean assistant coach for the Blue Fleming and Gene Huey Hens...F red Graham, 74, have been added to its The College Football Historian-12- Jerry Tolley (meritorious service), football legend Athletics Hall of Fame 2009 Robert Shoup , and current class... NAIA Hall of Fame Carson- Newman head inductees include longtime coach Ken Sparks. NACDA executive director * * * Mike Cleary (meritorious service), football legend Anyone interested in sending in previously nominated but did not pass through the District their choices of 7 players and 3 Screening Committee process until coaches and we can see how close this year.

the IFRA membership is their selections to the players who are FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION actually voted in…this will be PLAYER CANDIDATES repeated when the Divisional Player - School, Position Players and Coaches nominees are (Years) released. 1. Billy Ray Adams- *Names of those who voted will be Mississippi, Fullback (1959- 61) listed separately; thus the 2. Trev Alberts-Nebraska, selections will remain anonymous. Linebacker (1990-93) 3. Charles Alexander*-LSU, (1975-78) 4. Otis Armstrong-Purdue, Running Back (1970-72) IFRA congratulations 5. Pervis Atkins-New the players and Mexico State, Running Back (1958-60) coaches on being 6. - nominated to the California, Quarterback College Football Hall of (1972-74) 7. Bob Berry-Oregon, Fame Quarterback (1962-64) 8. *- First-time ballot members are Oklahoma, Linebacker indicated with an asterisk (*). (1984-86) First-time ballot members include 9. Bob Breunig*-Arizona both first-year nominees and State, Linebacker (1972- candidates who have been 74) The College Football Historian-13- Placekicker (1975-78) 30. -Tennessee, Wide 10. Tim Brown-Notre Dame, (1979-82) Receiver 31. Kirk Gibson-Michigan State, (1984-87) Wide Receiver (1975- 78) 11. Dave Butz-Purdue, Defensive 32. Bob Golic-Notre Dame, Tackle (1970-72) Linebacker (1976-78) 12. Dennis Byrd*-North Carolina 33. Curtis Greer-Michigan, State, (1964-67) Defensive Tackle (1976-79) 13. Dave Casper-Notre Dame, 34. Major Harris-West Virginia, (1971-73) Quarterback (1987-89) 14. Ronnie Caveness-Arkansas, 35. -Purdue, Center (1962-64) Quarterback (1977-80) 15. Chuck Cecil-Arizona, 36. Clarkston Hines*-Duke, Wide Defensive Back (1984-87) Receiver (1986-89) 16. Ray Childress-Texas A&M, 37. *-Michigan, Defensive Lineman (1981-84) Wide Receiver (1989-91) 17. Marco Coleman*-Georgia 38. *-Brigham Tech, Linebacker (1989- 91) Young, Tight End (1980- 83) 18. Gary Collins-Maryland, Wide 39. Bobby Humphrey*-Alabama, Receiver (1958-61) Running Back (1985- 88) 19. Randy Cross-UCLA, Offensive 40. -Yale, Running Guard (1973-75) Back (1970-72) 20. Randall Cunningham- 41. Tim Krumrie-Wisconsin, Nevada-Las Vegas, Punter (1982- Defensive Lineman (1979- 83) 84) 42. Woodrow Lowe-Alabama, 21. Sam Cunningham-Southern Linebacker (1972-75) California, Running Back (1970- 43. Robert Lytle-Michigan, 72) Running Back (1974-76) 22. -Southern 44. Bobby Majors-Tennessee, Methodist, Running Back (1979- Defensive Back (1969- 71) 82) 45. Ken Margerum*-Stanford, 23. Bobby Douglass-Kansas, Wide Receiver (1977-80) Quarterback (1966-68) 46. Paul Martha-Pittsburgh, 24. D.J. Dozier-Penn State, Running Back (1961-63) Running Back (1983- 86) 47. Russell Maryland*-Miami 25. Ed Dyas-Auburn, Fullback (Fla.), Defensive Tackle (1986-90) (1958-60) 48. Pat McInally-Harvard, Tight 26. Luther Elliss-Utah, (1972-74) Lineman (1991-94) 49. Marlin McKeever-Southern 27. Bill Enyart-Oregon State, California, Tight End (1958-60) Fullback (1966-68) 50. Steve McMichael-Texas, 28. Dave Foley*-Ohio State, Defensive Tackle (1976-79) Offensive Tackle (1966-68) 51. -Syracuse, Wide 29. Tony Franklin*-Texas A&M, Receiver (1976-79) 52. Ken Norton, Jr.-UCLA, 64. Chris Spielman-Ohio State, The College Football Historian-14- Linebacker (1984-87) 65. Larry Station-Iowa, Linebacker (1984-87) Linebacker (1982-85) 53. Tom Nowatzke-Indiana, 66. Pat Swilling-Georgia Tech, Fullback (1961-64) Defensive End (1982- 85) 54. *-UCLA, 67. -West Virginia, Offensive Tackle (1992- 95) Linebacker (1979-82) 55. Jim Otis-Ohio State, Fullback 68. -North (1967-69) Carolina, Linebacker (1977- 80) 56. Ken Rice*-Auburn, Defensive 69. Marvin Terrell-Mississippi, Tackle (1958-60) Off./Def. Guard (1957- 59) 57. -California, 70. Pat Tillman-Arizona State, Linebacker (1980-83) Linebacker (1994-97) 58. -Florida State, 71. -Miami (Fla.), Defensive Back (1985-88) Quarterback (1989-92) 59. -Georgia, Defensive 72. Don Trull-Baylor, Back (1967-68) Quarterback (1961-63) 60. Larry Seivers-Tennessee, 73. Curt Warner-Penn State, Wide Receiver (1974- 76) Running Back (1979-82) 61. Sterling Sharpe-South 74. -Colorado, Carolina, Wide Receiver (1984- Linebacker (1987-90) 87) 75. Clarence Williams- 62. -Nebraska, Washington State, Running Back Offensive Guard (1989-92) (1962-64) 63. -Michigan State, 76. - Nebraska, Linebacker (1986-89) Defensive End (1994-97)

FOOTBALL BOWL 2. Wayne Hardin-Navy (1959-64), SUBDIVISION COACH Temple (1970-82), 118-74-5 CANDIDATES (.612)

(Coach - School (Years) - 3. Dick MacPherson- Overall Record (Winning Massachusetts (1971-77), Percentage)) Syracuse (1981-90) - 111-73-5 (.601) 1. William "Lone Star" Dietz- Washington State (1915- 17), 4. Billy Jack Murphy-Memphis Purdue (1921), Louisiana Tech (1958-71), 91-44-1 (.673) (1922-23), Wyoming (1924-26), Haskell Indian Institute (Kan.) 5. John Robinson-Southern (1929-32), Albright (Pa.) (1937- California (1976-82, 1993- 97), 42) - 96-62-7 (.603) Nevada-Las Vegas (1999-2004), 132-77-4 (.629)

The College Football Historian-15- 75), Michigan State (1976-79), 6. -Cal State- Arizona State (1980-84), 129-4-7 Hayward (1965), Fresno State (.602) (1966-72), San Jose State (1973-

* * * and, for whatever reasons, Editor’s Note: Recently, I in the 1950s and 1960s, received this question…and they linked some teams not knowing the answer, I such as Mississippi State sent an email to IFRA and Florida, Ole Miss and member Bo Carter, who has Kentucky, Vanderbilt and worked as assistant and Florida, and Auburn and then SID at Mississippi Tulane, etc., as distance State. rivals in addition to the nearby rivals. They made Because of its historical several changes in 1964 significance, I decided to when Georgia Tech and share it with the IFRA Tulane dropped out of the member ship SEC, but Alabama did not play Georgia for many of the (As it was received)…I've same years from 1930-58; never been able to figure out same for Auburn and the reason for the pattern Vanderbilt and LSU and that the SEC use to use for Vanderbilt and Tennessee its conference schedule. For and Mississippi State (for example, AL played FL in '30 whatever reasons). and 31 but not again until '48, for 4 in-a-row then not 'Bama and the G-Dawgs again till '64. The same holds were in different for all the teams. If you geographical areas and did shead some light on this or not play very often from point me in the right 1932-64 when Georgia Tech direction. and Tulane left the SEC. I think Alabama and Georgia Bo explained it this way: Tech were on one another's The explanation the SEC permanent schedules after gave for years and years was World War II before GT left that geographical rivals took the SEC precedent on the schedule, The College Football Historian-16- into the playoff structure and will have an auto bid Unable to find the final 2008 Mid- when the playoffs expand to Major Poll anywhere online, I decided to contact The Sports 20 teams in 2010. The Ivy Network , which sponsored the League and Patriot League poll. Here’s the email from its are really different animals FCS Executive Director. with need-based aid and equivalencies that are not Tex: that much different from scholarships. Mid-major football at the FCS/I-AA level pretty much All that being said, we did ceased to exist with the not sponsor a mid-major 2008 season. There is only poll in 2008 and did not one league left that still choose a mid-major All- plays true non-scholarship America team. We also football (our definition of ended the Sports Network mid-major), the Pioneer Cup, which went to the Football League. The Metro winner of the mid-major poll Atlantic Athletic Association and was symbolic of the quit sponsoring football in mid-major champion. 2008. They were down to three schools after David Coulson Duquesne went to the Northeast Conference and FCS Executive Director then La Salle dropped its program. Iona played as an The Sports Network independent this year and dropped football at the end Mid-Major National of the season and Marist Champions. played as an independent 2001—Sacred Heart and will join the PFL this year. The NEC had decided 2002-07—Dayton to allow scholarships a couple of years back and is 2003—Duquesne heading towards 40 2004—Monmouth NJ scholarships, so it is no longer a mid-major. The 2005-06—San Diego

NEC is also being phased 2008—Albany NY