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1975 Rose Bowl The 1975 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1 , 1975 . It was the 61st Rose Bowl Game . Fifth ranked USC Trojans defeated third ranked Ohio State Buckeyes 18 - 17 in one of the most exciting games in the history of the Rose Bowl . USC quarterback Pat Haden passed to Shelton Diggs for the two - point conversion that gave the Trojans the Rose Bowl victory and the UPI ' s college football national title . Ohio State . The defending Rose Bowl champs were the nation ' s top ranked team for much of the season , until they were upset by Michigan State at East Lansing on November 9 by a score of 16 - 13 . Two weeks later , the Buckeyes earned the Rose Bowl berth with a 12 - 10 victory over Michigan , when kicker Mike Lantry ' s last second field goal attempt sailed just wide . USC . USC was upset by Arkansas 22 - 7 in Little Rock in the season opener , then reeled off 5 straight wins before a 15 - 15 tie at home against California . They won their final four games , the most dramatic being a season ending 55 - 24 win over Notre Dame in which the Trojans trailed 24 - 0 . Aftermath . Undefeated Oklahoma was the # 1 team in the AP poll , but were on probation so they could not go to a bowl game . The UPI poll did not consider teams on probabation , so going into the bowl games , they had Alabama # 1 , followed by Ohio State , Michigan , and USC . USC ' s dramatic Rose Bowl win enabled them to leapfrog both Ohio State and Michigan , and when Notre Dame upset Alabama in the Orange Bowl , 13 - 11 , USC was voted # 1 in the UPI poll .
1999 NFL Expansion Draft The Cleveland Browns had spent three years with its operations suspended after Art Modell had taken the Browns ' organization and players to Baltimore , Maryland to form the Baltimore Ravens at the end of the 1995 NFL season . Upon returning to the league , in order to become competitive with existing teams , the Browns were awarded the first pick in the 1999 NFL Draft , and the league gave the Browns the opportunity to select current players from the other teams . That selection was provided by the 1999 National Football League Expansion Draft , held on February 9 , 1999 . 130 players were left unprotected by their teams for the Browns to draft .
1997 New York Giants season The 1997 New York Giants season was the team ' s 73rd season in the National Football League . On January 15 , Jim Fassel was named as the fifteenth coach in club history . The team improved upon their previous season ' s output of 6 – 10 , winning ten games and qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in four seasons .
Christopher Greaves Christopher Greaves ( born January 8 , 1987 ) is a professional Canadian football offensive linemen for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League . He was drafted 45th overall by the Blue Bombers as a defensive linemen in the 2010 CFL Draft , but made the switch to offence in training camp . He played CIS football for the Western Ontario Mustangs and high school football for St . Francis Xavier Secondary School .
Bill Karr William Morrison Karr Jr . ( born November 29 , 1911 in Ripley , West Virginia , died October 29 , 1979 in Clendenin , West Virginia ) was an end who played six seasons in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears . Karr attended West Virginia University .
List of Washington Redskins seasons This is a list of seasons completed by the Washington Redskins American football franchise of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The list documents the season - by - season records of the Redskins ' franchise from 1932 to present , including postseason records , and league awards for individual players or head coaches . The Redskins franchise was founded as the Boston Braves , named after the local baseball franchise . The team changed their name to the Redskins in 1933 and moved to Washington , D . C . in 1937 . The Redskins have played over one thousand games . In those games , the club won five professional American football championships including two NFL Championships and three Super Bowl s . The franchise captured ten NFL divisional titles and six NFL conference championships . The Redskins won the 1937 and 1942 Championship games , as well as Super Bowl XVII , XXII , and XXVI . They also played in and lost the 1936 , 1940 , 1943 , and 1945 Championship games , as well as Super Bowl VII and XVIII . They have made twenty - two postseason appearances , and have an overall postseason record of 23 wins and 17 losses . Only four teams have appeared in more Super Bowls than the Redskins : the Dallas Cowboys ( eight ) , Pittsburgh Steelers ( seven ) , Denver Broncos ( six ) , and New England Patriots ( six ) ; the Redskins ' five appearances are tied with the San Francisco 49ers , Oakland Raiders , Miami Dolphins , and Green Bay Packers . All of the Redskins ' league titles were attained during two ten - year spans . From 1936 to 1945 , the Redskins went to the NFL Championship six times , winning two of them . The second period lasted between 1982 and 1991 where the Redskins appeared in the postseason seven times , captured four Conference titles , and won three Super Bowls out of five appearances . The Redskins have also experienced failure in their history . The most notable period of failure was from 1946 to 1970 , during which the Redskins did not have a single postseason appearance . During this period , the Redskins went without a single winning season between 1956 and 1968 . In 1961 season , the franchise posted their worst regular season record with a 1 – 12 – 1 showing .
John L . Williams John L . Williams ( born November 23 , 1964 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League ( NFL ) for ten seasons during the 1980s and 1990s . Williams played college football for the University of Florida . A first - round pick in the 1986 NFL Draft , he played professionally for the Seattle Seahawks and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL . Early years . Williams was born in Palatka , Florida in 1964 . He attended Palatka High School , where he was a standout high school football running back in the wishbone offense of the Palatka Panthers . Williams rushed for 3 , 449 yards and fifty - nine touchdown s , including 1 , 738 yards as a senior . The Panthers finished undefeated and won the Florida Class 3A championship . In 2007 , twenty - five years after he graduated from high school , the Florida High School Athletic Association ( FHSAA ) recognized Williams as one of the " 100 Greatest Players of the First 100 Years " of Florida high school football . College career . Williams received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , where he was a fullback for coach Charley Pell and coach Galen Hall ' s Florida Gators football teams from 1982 to 1985 . Williams usually shared the backfield with tailback Neal Anderson , behind the blocking of the Gators ' outstanding offensive line known as " The Great Wall of Florida . " The Gators finished with identical 9 – 1 – 1 records in 1984 and 1985 , and best - in - the - conference records of 5 – 0 – 1 and 5 – 1 . Williams was recognized as a second - team All - Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) selection in 1984 and 1985 , and an honorable mention All - American in 1985 . He finished his four - year college career with 2 , 409 yards rushing and 863 yards receiving . Williams was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a " Gator Great " in 1997 . Professional career . Williams was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round ( fifteenth pick overall ) of the 1986 NFL Draft , and played for the Seahawks for eight seasons from to . He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1990 and 1991 . Williams played his final two seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers in and , and his last NFL game was Super Bowl XXX in which the Steelers lost to the Dallas Cowboys . During his ten - year professional career , Williams played in 149 regular season games , started in 135 of them , and had 1 , 245 carries for 5 , 005 yards and eighteen rushing touchdown s , and 546 reception s for 4 , 656 yards and nineteen receiving touchdowns .
Ricky Andrews Richard Guy " Ricky " Andrews ( born April 14 , 1966 ) is a former professional American football linebacker who played in the National Football League , the Canadian Football League , and the World League of American Football . Professional career . San Diego Chargers . Andrews was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the tenth round ( 260th overall ) of the 1989 NFL Draft .
Brian Noble ( American football ) Brian Noble ( born September 6 , 1962 , Anaheim , California ) is a former American football linebacker who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1985 - 1993 . After retiring from the National Football League , Noble went on to produce his own outdoor television program called " Hitting the Outdoors " which aired throughout the Midwest . Noble also owned the Green Bay Blizzard until October , 2009 , which played in the af2 . Brian and his wife Cindy are the co - founders of a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) corporation " A Noble Cause " for kids with cancer which raises money for children and their families dealing with cancer by selling multi - colored cancer awareness bracelets . Brian and Cindy have four daughters , and as of June 11 , 2008 , the entire family lives in Las Vegas , Nevada . Prior to the NFL , Brian played football and baseball at Anaheim High School , and football at Fullerton College and Arizona State University .
Rickie Harris Rickie Calvin Harris ( born May 15 , 1943 in St . Louis , Missouri ) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the New England Patriots . He played college football at the University of Arizona .
Luke Lawton Richard Luke Lawton ( born August 26 , 1980 in New Iberia , Louisiana ) is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2004 . He played college football at McNeese State . Lawton has also been a member of the New York Giants , Atlanta Falcons , New York Jets , Indianapolis Colts , Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders . Early years . Lawton attended Saint Thomas More High School in Lafayette , Louisiana , and lettered in football and baseball . He earned All - District and All - Parish honors in both sports . College years . Lawton earned three - time All - Conference and two - time All - America honors at fullback from " The Sporting News " . Mel Kiper , Jr . also listed Lawton as the top fullback prospect in the country in 2004 in all divisions . He finished his career at McNeese State with 1 , 114 rushing yards , 775 receiving yards and 31 touchdowns . Professional career . Second stint with Giants . Lawton re - signed with the New York Giants in early 2005 . He suffered a broken nose during training camp on August 22 , 2005 and underwent surgery on August 24 . He was waived on August 29 . New York Jets . Lawton was signed to the New York Jets ' practice squad on September 5 , 2005 . He was promoted to the active roster on November 18 . He played in his first NFL game on November 20 . He was waived on December 13 , and re - signed to the practice squad on December 15 . He was signed to a one - year contract worth $ 310 , 000 on January 4 , 2006 . He was released on July 27 . Indianapolis Colts . Lawton was signed to the Indianapolis Colts ' practice squad on November 29 , 2006 . He remained on the practice squad for the rest of the 2006 season , and was re - signed on February 14 , 2007 . Lawton debuted for the Colts in the season - opener in 2007 , but was released on October 29 and re - signed again on October 31 . He was released again later in the season and was re - signed again on November 28 . He caught his first touchdown pass from Peyton Manning in the fourth quarter of the second meeting between the Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars in week thirteen . The touchdown was the game winner , and clinched the AFC South division for Indianapolis . Philadelphia Eagles . Lawton was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles on June 6 , 2008 in exchange for a conditional draft pick in the 2009 NFL Draft . He was released on August 23 , and the Eagles did not have to give up a draft pick to the Colts due to his release from the team .
1996 Kansas State Wildcats football team The 1996 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the college football season of 1996 . The team ' s head football coach was Bill Snyder . The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium . 1996 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 9 – 3 , and a 6 – 2 record in Big 12 play . The season ended with a loss against 5th - ranked BYU in the 1997 Cotton Bowl Classic – the school ' s first appearance in a traditional New Year ' s Day bowl game . 1996 was also the first year of competition for the Big 12 Conference , and Kansas State ' s home game against Texas Tech was the first athletic event in Big 12 history . As of the 2011 season , 1996 was the last time Kansas State was shut out by an opponent , losing 12 - 0 at 6th - ranked Colorado .
Mountain States Conference The Mountain States Conference , also known as the Skyline Conference , was a college athletic conference based in the Western United States . The league was established in 1938 when the seven charter members ( see below ) pulled out of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference . From 1938 to 1946 , the conference was popularly known as the Big Seven . After Colorado left in 1947 to join the Big Six Conference ( later the Big Eight Conference ) the MSC became popularly known as the Skyline Conference or Skyline Six , while the Big Six took over the Big Seven name . The conference became known as the Skyline Eight after New Mexico and Montana joined in 1951 . The conference dissolved in early 1962 after four of its members ( BYU , Utah , New Mexico , and Wyoming ) departed to form the Western Athletic Conference ( WAC ) in July . Montana operated as an independent for one football season in 1962 until the formation of the Big Sky Conference in 1963 . Colorado State became independent until it joined the WAC in 1968 . Utah State operated as an independent for fifteen seasons , until it joined the Pacific Coast Athletic Association in 1977 .
Milt Carthens Milton B . Carthens ( born October 22 , 1960 ) is a former American football player . He graduated from Bloomfield Hills Lahser High School in 1980 and enrolled at the University of Michigan . He played at the tight end position for University of Michigan from 1980 to 1983 . In October 1983 , Carthens caught two passes for 49 yards , including a 23 - yard touchdown pass from Steve Smith Smith in a victory over Michigan State . He was drafted by the Michigan Panthers in the 1984 USFL Territorial Draft . He played in the National Football League for the Indianapolis Colts in 1987 , appearing in one game during the 1987 NFL season . He signed with the Detroit Lions in May 1988 , but was waived in late August 1988 . As of 2010 , Carthens was employed as a social worker in Detroit , Michigan .
Chris Patrick Chris Patrick ( born August 22 , 1984 ) is an American football offensive tackle , who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2007 . He played college football at the University of Nebraska . Patrick has also been a member of the New England Patriots , Green Bay Packers , Detroit Lions , Philadelphia Eagles , Kansas City Chiefs , San Francisco 49ers , Edmonton Eskimos , Toronto Argonauts , Virginia Destroyers , and Saskatchewan Roughriders . Professional career . He was added to the Eagles ' 53 - man roster for the final seven ( 4 regular season and 3 playoff ) games of the 2008 NFL season , but saw no game action . After starting the 2009 NFL season with the Chiefs as a member of that team ' s practice squad , Patrick signed with the 49ers in late October to add depth to the offensive line . He made his first NFL regular - season appearance on November 22 against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field . Patrick appeared in two more games in the 2009 season , December 14 against the Arizona Cardinals - his Candlestick Park debut - and January 3 at the St . Louis Rams . All three appearances came on special teams . Patrick was waived by the 49ers on August 18 , 2010 . Patrick signed with the Edmonton Eskimos as a free agent on August 16 , 2011 , dressed for 11 games ( starting 10 games ) in the 2011 season , and was released by the Edmonton Eskimos on January 18 , 2012 . On May 16 , 2012 , Patrick signed as a free agent with the Toronto Argonauts . On June 10 , 2012 , the Toronto Argonauts traded Patrick to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for a 2014 conditional draft pick . Patrick was released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on August 16 , 2012 .
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Mike Neu Mike Neu ( born December 29 , 1970 ) is a former head coach in the Arena Football League for the New Orleans VooDoo . He was born in Indianapolis , Indiana and attend high school at Perry Meridian High School He is former the coach of the New Orleans VooDoo , as well as a former head coach of the defunct Carolina Cobras . He had a 13 - 15 record with the Cobras , and had a 32 - 31 record with the VooDoo . During the 2006 AFL season , while the VooDoo suspended operations for the season , he worked as a professional scout for the National Football League ' s New Orleans Saints .
1909 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1909 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1909 college football season . The Volunteers went 1 – 6 – 2 , their worst season since 1906 , when they compiled the same record . George Levene served the final year of his three - year tenure as head coach .
1941 NFL playoffs The 1941 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Western Division championship between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears . The divisional championship game was played on December 14 , 1941 at Wrigley Field . The winner of that game would host the New York Giants on December 21 .
Trey Haverty Trey Haverty ( born August 21 , 1981 in Richardson , Texas ) is an American football coach and former wide receiver . He is currently the Safeties coach for Texas Tech . Early life . Haverty was born August 21 , 1981 in Richardson , Texas to Leighton Haverty and E . R . ( Bo ) Campbell . His father played football at the college level for LSU . Haverty attended Berkner High School in his home town and was a three time All - District and All - Area selection . As a junior , he was second state wide in receiving yards . College career . Haverty played wide receiver for Texas Tech from 2000 - 2004 . He was named Second - Team Academic All - Big 12 for the 2003 season . In his senior season in 2004 , Haverty was named Second - Team All - America n by Sports Illustrated and Third - Team by the Associated Press . Additionally , he led the Big 12 Conference in receptions and was second in receiving yards . Coaching career . Haverty began his coaching career at Midlothian High School before coaching wide receivers at Cisco College in 2006 . He then served several years as a graduate assistant at TCU before spending the 2010 season as the defensive coordinator for Millsaps . In 2011 , he returned to TCU to accept the safeties coach position left vacant by Chad Glasgow who had become the defensive coordinator for Texas Tech . Following the 2011 season and Glasgow ' s return to TCU , Haverty was moved to the wide receivers coaching position . On December 30 , 2012 , it was announced that Haverty had accepted a coaching position at his alma mater Texas Tech under head coach Kliff Kingsbury . Haverty was a player at Texas Tech while Kingsbury was the team ' s starting quarterback . Haverty was named as Texas Tech ' s safeties coach for the 2013 season .
1926 Florida Gators football team 1926 . Season overview . The 1926 college football season was Tom Sebring ' s second and least successful campaign as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team . The highlights of the season were the Gators ' two victories home field over the Florida Southern Moccasins and Clemson Tigers , which were interspersed among four close losses to the Chicago Maroons ( 6 – 12 ) , the Ole Miss Rebels ( 7 – 12 ) , the Mercer Bears ( 3 – 7 ) and the Kentucky Wildcats ( 13 – 18 ) , crushing defeats by the Georgia Bulldogs ( 9 – 32 ) and coach Wallace Wade ' s undefeated Alabama Crimson Tide ( 0 – 49 ) , and two low - scoring ties with the Hampden - Sydney Tigers ( 0 – 0 ) and the Washington & Lee Generals . Sebring ' s 1926 Florida Gators finished 2 – 6 – 2 overall , and 1 – 4 – 1 in the Southern Conference , placing nineteenth of twenty - two teams in the conference standings .
1979 Washington Redskins season The 1979 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8 - 8 record from 1978 . While the Redskins were able to improve their record ; finishing 10 - 6 , the Redskins were eliminated from playoff contention on the final week of the season when , facing the Dallas Cowboys with the NFC East title on the line , Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach led a last - minute comeback to defeat Washington 35 - 34 to win the division ; which combined with the Chicago Bears defeating the St . Louis Cardinals 42 - 6 , resulted in the Redskins losing a points tiebreaker for the final wild - card slot .
Fred Akers Fred Akers ( born March 17 , 1938 ) is a former American football player and coach . He served as head football coach at the University of Wyoming ( 1975 – 1976 ) , the University of Texas at Austin ( 1977 – 1986 ) , and Purdue University ( 1987 – 1990 ) , compiling a career college football record of 108 – 75 – 3 . Akers ' notable accomplishments include a Heisman Trophy for Earl Campbell in the 1977 season and national title chances in the 1978 and 1984 Cotton Bowl Classic s . In both of those years , Texas went undefeated in the regular season only to lose in their bowl game . Akers received criticism from those who believed he failed to match the standard set by previous head coach Darrell Royal . However , much of that was mitigated by an impressive overall record and a winning mark against Barry Switzer of the Oklahoma Sooners , who was 3 – 0 – 1 against Texas before Akers came along . However , in Akers ' last five years he struggled against Oklahoma , going 1 – 3 – 1 , and against Texas A & M , losing his last three game to the Aggies by an average margin of 23 points . Akers drew ire from the Texas faithful for losing bowl game s at the end of four consecutive seasons ( 1982 – 1985 ) . In 1986 , after notching Texas ' first losing record in 30 years , he left to become the head football coach at Purdue University . He was not nearly as successful as he had been at Texas ; his teams only won 12 games in four years . Akers was rumored as a candidate for the Baylor University job in 1993 that ultimately went to Chuck Reedy . Akers is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity . As of August 2008 , Akers lives in Horseshoe Bay , Texas .