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John Bridgers John D . Bridgers ( January 13 , 1922 – November 24 , 2006 ) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator . He served as the head football coach at Johns Hopkins University from 1953 to 1956 and at Baylor University from 1959 to 1968 , compiling a career college football record of 59 – 74 – 2 . Bridgers was the athletic director at Florida State University from 1973 to 1979 and at the University of New Mexico from 1979 to 1987 . He also worked as an assistant coach in the National Football League with the Baltimore Colts ( 1957 – 1958 ) and Pittsburgh Steelers ( 1969 ) . Coaching career . Bridgers began his career as an assistant coach at the ( 1947 – 1951 ) , was head coach for the First Cavalry Division Artillery Team in Hokkaido , Japan in 1952 and was head football and track coach at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore from 1953 to 1956 . In 1957 and 1958 he served as a coach / coordinator for the Baltimore Colts , where he developed their pro - style offense attack . He carried that style with him in 1959 , coming to Baylor to replace the fired Sam Boyd . During his Baylor tenure , he compiled a 49 – 53 – 1 ( . 481 ) record . In his first five seasons , he led the Bears to three bowl game s , winning two of them . He installed the Colts ' wide - open passing game at Baylor , helping make All - Americans of quarterback Don Trull and wide receiver Lawrence Elkins after a record - breaking 1963 season . In the Bears ' 1966 season opener against Syracuse at Baylor Stadium , Bridgers sent in John Hill Westbrook , making the sophomore running back the first black athlete to play for a Southwest Conference school . Bridgers spent a year on Chuck Noll ' s first Pittsburgh Steelers staff , where he urged the coach to consider drafting a player he tried to recruit for Baylor , a quarterback named Terry Bradshaw . After the Steelers took Bradshaw with the first overall pick in the 1970 NFL Draft they won four Super Bowl s in the next decade . Administrative career . After Bridgers left Pittsburgh for an assistant ' s job at the University of South Carolina , he became athletic director at Florida State University in 1973 . Despite inheriting a $ 1 million athletic deficit , he turned the program around with the single most important hire in school history , convincing another talented coach from Alabama , Hall of Famer Bobby Bowden to leave West Virginia for the Seminoles . Turning around another struggling athletic program , Bridgers left Florida State for the University of New Mexico in 1979 , where his win brother Frank was a principal of a major engineering firm . He encountered a program where major NCAA infractions had surfaced in the basketball program under Norm Ellenberger , prompting an FBI investigation into transcript - rigging . Bridgers turned the scandal - ridden program around by hiring Gary Colson , and headed the athletic department as the football Lobos under Joe Morrison enjoyed a 10 – 1 season in 1982 . Death . Bridgers died in Albuquerque , New Mexico of congestive heart failure at the age of 84 .
Alvis Whitted Alvis James Whitted ( born September 4 , 1974 ) is a former American football player who coaches wide receivers for the Colorado State Rams . He played two years as a wide receiver at Orange High School in Hillsborough , North Carolina and was also a standout in track and field and was state champion as a senior in the 100 and 200 meters . Whitted played his college football at North Carolina State University . He participated in the 1996 U . S . Olympic Trials , where he finished sixth place in the 200 Meters , running against Michael Johnson and Carl Lewis . He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars , where he played until he was picked up by the Atlanta Falcons in 2002 . He was released by the Falcons but signed with the Raiders shortly after and played special teams during the 2002 NFL season and the team ' s Super Bowl XXXVII loss . He played as a wide receiver and on special teams from 2003 onwards . In the 2006 season , Whitted won a starting job at receiver for the Raiders . Whitted was released by the Raiders on September 1 , 2007 . Whitted spent the 2011 season on Rick Neuheisel ' s staff at UCLA , as offensive quality - control assistant . At UCLA , Whitted worked with wide receivers and special teams , and helped prepare the offense for games by heading the defensive scout team . On January 25 , 2012 , Whitted was named wide receivers coach at Appalachian State University , working with high school teammate and offensive coordinator Scott Satterfield . On February 6 , 2012 , Whitted was named wide receivers coach at Colorado State University .
2010 Racine Raiders Season Racine Raiders season over amid controversy . September 12th , 2010 by Robert Rosati The Racine Raiders were defeated by the Chicago Mustangs at Horlick Field by the score of 39 - 35 in front of 1 , 497 fans . The game was a close one throughout , however what fans will remember from the game is not the play on the field but rather a controversial call that was a deciding factor in the Raiders losing . With two minutes left in the game the Chicago Mustangs were at the Raiders 26 - yard line and were going for it on fourth down . They needed one yard to get a new set of downs . The Mustangs lined up in a shotgun formation and as soon as the ball was snapped it went over the head of Mustangs quarterback Brandon Benda . Benda sprinted after the ball , recovered it and threw a pass that was intercepted by Darnell King who ran into into the endzone for what appeared to be a touch down . However , as the Raiders were celebrating the score a flag was thrown . After deliberating for a while a penalty was called on Racine for roughing the passer . Predictably Racine players and coaches were not thrilled . As a result of the penalty Chicago had a new set of downs and the ball was placed at the 13 - yardline of Racine . Brandon Benda took advantage of the field position and threw a touchdown pass to Chris Walter which gave the Mustangs a 39 - 35 lead with 1 : 37 remaining in the game . Veteran Raiders quarterback Ron Ricciardi attempted to mount a comeback . He converted a 4th and 20 into a new set of downs be connecting with Jeremy Shedrick on 26 - yard pass . He then completed a 35 - yard pass to long time Raiders receiver Sam D ’ Alie . Following that a pass was again thrown to D ’ Alie near the goal line that was incomplete amid what appeared to be defensive pass interference that was not called by the officials . The final play of the Raiders season was an incomplete pass attempt to Sam D ’ Alie in the end zone on a fourth and 15 from the Mustangs 32 - yardline . Ron Ricciardi threw 362 yards and four touchdowns in the loss .
Bill Rentmeester Bill Rentmeester ( born April 25 , 1986 in Beaver Dam , Wisconsin ) is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2009 . He played college football at Wisconsin and high school football at Beaver Dam High School . Rentmeester has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers and Las Vegas Locomotives . College career . Although Rentmeester ' s primary duty was to block for former Wisconsin Badgers running back P . J . Hill , Rentmeester was able to total 116 Rushing yards and 1 Touchdown in his career . He wore number 34 . Professional career . San Diego Chargers . After going unselected in the 2009 NFL Draft , Rentmeester was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent . He was waived on August 6 . San Francisco 49ers . Rentmeester signed with the San Francisco 49ers on August 16 , 2009 after the team waived injured running back Thomas Clayton . He was released on September 5 , as the team had to have its final roster set .
2007 Toronto Argonauts season The 2007 Toronto Argonauts season was the 50th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and 135th season overall . The Argonauts finished the regular season 11 – 7 and finished in first place in the CFL ' s Eastern Division . Postseason . The Winnipeg Blue Bombers advanced to the Grey Cup for the first time in six years by stunning the Toronto Argonauts on Sunday but lost star quarterback , Kevin Glenn in the process .
Penn State Nittany Lions football under Hugo Bezdek Hugo Bezdek coached the Penn State Nittany Lions football teams from 1918 to 1929 . In his twelve seasons , he compiled a 65 – 30 – 11 record and a . 665 winning percentage . His teams played their home games at New Beaver Field in State College , Pennsylvania . 1918 season . < / table > 1919 season . < / table > 1920 season . < / table > 1921 season . < / table > 1922 season . < / table > 1923 season . < / table > 1924 season . < / table > 1925 season . < / table > 1926 season . < / table > 1927 season . < / table > 1928 season . < / table > 1929 season . < / table >
Brandon Lynch Brandon Lynch ( born January 31 , 1982 in Augusta , Georgia ) is a Gridiron football linebacker formerly of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League . He was originally signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2004 . He played college football at Middle Tennessee State . Lynch has also been a member of the Indianapolis Colts .
Greg Cox ( American football ) Gregory Mark " Greg " Cox ( born January 6 , 1965 in Niagara Falls , New York ) is a former professional American football safety in the National Football League . He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans . He played four seasons for the San Francisco 49ers ( 1988 , 1990 – 1991 ) and the New York Giants ( 1989 ) .
Billie Wayne Lemons Billie Wayne Lemons ( July 9 , 1955 – October 12 , 2008 ) was a Church of Christ minister from Lubbock , Texas , who played football for the NFL Cleveland Browns in 1977 , when the team won six and lost eight games . Lemons was born to Wayne H . Lemons ( born 1937 ) and Verlene Lemons in Tyler , the seat of Smith County in East Texas . He was reared in Pampa , the seat of Gray County in the Texas Panhandle , where he graduated in 1973 from Pampa High School . From 1973 to 1977 , he attended Texas A & M University in College Station on a football scholarship . Lemons made the second team All - Southwest Conference and was honorable mention for two years as an All - American . TAMU was Southwestern Conference champions in 1976 , his senior year on the team . Thereafter , he played for a season in Cleveland . Lemons received degrees in psychology and sociology . Lemons proclaimed his conversion to Jesus Christ at the age of eight , and he was called to the ministry in 1972 , while he was still in high school . He was also a certified paraprofessional while working in the schools in Pampa and Borger with physical and mentally handicapped children who have violent tendencies . At TAMU , he was active in " Aggies for Christ " and went on mission trips to Hawaii , Thailand , and Japan . From 1978 to 1981 , Lemons attended Sunset International Bible Institute in Lubbock under minister Cline Paden . At the time of his death , Lemons had been in ministry for thirty - three years and was the pulpit minister and evangelist at the 20th and Birch Church of Christ in Lubbock . His father , Wayne , has been preaching since 1961 and is based at Plainview , the seat of Hale County north of Lubbock . His brother , Frankie L . Lemons , has been in the ministry for thirteen years . His widow , Janet Conaway Lemons , is a certified pharmacy technician who holds a bachelor ' s degree in social work . She is employed at the Children ' s Home in Lubbock , where she is a recruiter of foster care and adoption . Lemons also addressed civic groups . In 2006 , he keynoted the Martin Luther King ceremony at South Plains College in Levelland , the seat of Hockley County west of Lubbock . Lemons stressed that King did not want people to be judged by their looks , backgrounds , or wealth , but by the content of their character . Lemons had two sons , Devin ( and wife Nicole ) and Kolin , who was adopted after birth in 2005 . At the time of his death , the Lemonses had been since 2006 the house parents of fourteen children in a therapeutic cottage . Lemons was involved in a ministry to mentor and teach parenting skills to teenage mothers . In addition to his wife , sons , brother , and parents , Lemons was survived by a daughter ; two grandsons , Gabriel and Christopher Lemons , and his father and mother - in - law , Jessie , Sr . , and Dorothy Conaway . Services were held on October 17 , 2008 , at Broadway Church of Christ in downtown Lubbock . Interment was at the City of Lubbock Cemetery .
Clemson Tigers football , 1930 – 39 The Clemson Tigers football teams of 1930 – 1939 represented Clemson Agricultural College in NCAA college football competition . 1933 . The first night game in Clemson ' s history was played October 13 against George Washington at Griffith Stadium in Washington , D . C . 1939 . Clemson participated in its first bowl game , beating Boston College in the 1940 Cotton Bowl Classic .
James H . Gildea James Hilary Gildea ( October 21 , 1890 – June 5 , 1988 ) was a newspaperman and a Democratic member of the U . S . House of Representatives from Pennsylvania . James H . Gildea was born in Coaldale Schuylkill County , Pennsylvania . He was apprenticed to the printing trade in 1905 . He was engaged in the newspaper publishing business from 1910 , when he founded the " Coaldale Observer " . He worked as chairman of the Coaldale Relief Society from 1930 to 1933 , and of the Panther Valley Miners ’ Equalization Committee . Gildea was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy - fourth and to the Seventy - fifth Congresses . He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 , 1940 , and 1950 . He resumed newspaper publishing until his retirement in 1972 . He also worked as superintendent of the Coaldale State Hospital from 1962 to 1965 . He also managed a professional football team , the Coaldale Big Green . He was a resident of Arlington , Virginia , until his death there . He is buried in St . Joseph ’ s Cemetery in Summit Hill , Pennsylvania .
Don Hansen Donald Ray Hansen , ( born August 20 , 1944 , in Millersburg , Indiana ) is a former professional American football linebacker in the NFL from 1966 to 1977 . He was known as an extremely hard hitter and an underrated as well as overachieving linebacker .
Amara Kamara Amara Kamara ( born February 2 , 1988 , in Liberia ) is a Liberia n gridiron football linebacker for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League . A 2007 graduate of Newark Tech High School , he competed athletically at Weequahic High School in Newark , New Jersey . The second - team All - American made 193 total tackles and seven forced fumbles in 2006 in route to being named The Star - Ledger ' s State Defensive Player of the Year . His first year as an Owl , he was the only freshman to start every game , and recorded 71 total tackles in his first year . Going into his sophomore season as an Owl , Kamara was named the starter at the Linebacker position . Kamara entered the 2011 NFL Draft but was undrafted . Professional career . On September 27 , 2011 , Kamara was signed by the BC Lions .
Mike Saxon Michael Eric Saxon ( born July 10 , 1962 ) is a retired American football player . He had a 11 - year career in the National Football League from 1985 to 1995 as a punter . He played in Super Bowl XXVII as a member of the Dallas Cowboys . Saxon was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 11th round of the 1984 draft but never played for them in 1984 . Saxon tried next to play in the USFL with the Arizona Outlaws in 1985 but once again didn ' t see any playing time .
List of NCAA Division I FBS quarterbacks with at least 10 , 000 career passing yards The following is a list of football quarterback s in NCAA Division I FBS and its predecessors who have thrown for 10 , 000 yards or more in their collegiate careers . Individuals who will be eligible to play in the 2013 season are indicated in bold type . Statistics are current through the end of the 2012 season . ^ Does not include 2 , 445 yards accumulated when Marshall was competing in Division I - AA
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2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football team The 2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Commodores play their six home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville , Tennessee , which has been Vanderbilt football ' s home stadium since 1922 . The 2013 team is coming off back - to - back bowls for the first time in school history . The 2012 season was the best win pct since 1955 ( . 692 ) the nine wins was the most since 1915 , and the 5 SEC wins was the most since 1935 . The 2012 season ended with the current longest win streak in the SEC , needless to say this was one of the best season in Vanderbilt football history . The 2013 Vanderbilt is headed by 3rd year head coach James Franklin . It will mark the Commodores 123rd overall season , 80th as a member of the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) and its 22nd within the SEC Eastern Division . Before the Season . A small amount of controversy accorded when Vanderbilt canceled games with home Northwestern and away Ohio State . A letter was sent cancelling the games . 2013 Schedule .
Matt O ' Dwyer Matt O ' Dwyer ( born September 1 , 1972 ) is a former American football player who played in the National Football League from 1995 to 2005 . A 6 - foot - 4 , 315 - pound lineman out of Northwestern University , O ' Dwyer played for the New York Jets ( 1995 – 1998 ) , the Cincinnati Bengals ( 1999 – 2003 ) , and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 2004 ) . He blocked on lines that produced a 1 , 000 - yard rusher in seven of his 10 NFL seasons ( Adrian Murrell 1996 – 1997 , Curtis Martin 1998 and Corey Dillon 1999 – 2002 ) . He also helped Dillon to break Walter Payton ' s single - game NFL record , a 278 - yard performance vs . Denver , October 22 , 2000 ( since surpassed by Jamal Lewis in 2003 and Adrian Peterson in 2007 ) . Selected by the Jets as the # 1 pick in the second round ( 33rd overall ) of the 1995 NFL Draft , O ' Dwyer started 64 consecutive games at guard for the Jets ( 1996 – 1998 ) and Bengals ( 1999 ) . In 2002 , he was Cincinnati ' s only player on the field for every snap . Overall , O ' Dwyer played 122 regular season games ( 105 starts ) , as well as two postseason starts , both in 1998 when the Jets nearly advanced to Super Bowl XXXIII . O ' Dwyer was known for his tough style of play ; he was one of the most penalized players in the NFL in 1997 . After playing for the Buccaneers in 2004 , O ' Dwyer was signed by the Green Bay Packers in 2005 , but he was cut at the beginning of the season . He retired from the NFL on September 1 , 2006 . He lives in Tampa Bay & Chicago . O ' Dwyer appeared in the Jon Favreau & Vince Vaughn movie " Made " with fellow NFL player Jason Fabini & future " The Sopranos " star Federico Castelluccio as doormen .
Donald Evans ( American football ) Donald Lee Evans ( born March 14 , 1964 in Raleigh , North Carolina ) is a former American football defensive end who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams , Philadelphia Eagles , Pittsburgh Steelers , and New York Jets . He attended high school in Raleigh at Athens Drive High School , graduating in 1982 .
Ed Parks Edward Harry " Mickey " Parks ( February 26 , 1917 – June 1987 ) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins . He also played in the All - America Football Conference for the Chicago Rockets . Parks played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1938 NFL Draft .
Bruce McLenna Bruce Oliver McLenna ( December 23 , 1941 – June 18 , 1968 ) was an American football player . He played college football for the University of Michigan in 1961 and for Hillsdale College in 1964 and 1965 . He played professional football for the Detroit Lions in 1966 and was later signed by the Kansas City Chiefs . In June 1968 , he was killed in an automobile accident at age 26 while riding in a military vehicle as part of his service in the Missouri National Guard . Early years . A native of Holly , Michigan , McLenna grew up in Fenton , Michigan . College football . McLenna played college football as a halfback for the University of Michigan in 1961 . He gained 43 net rushing yards on 14 rushing attempts in 1961 and scored touchdowns against Army and Ohio State . He was listed on the 1962 roster at the fullback and end positions , but he was ruled academically ineligible to play for Michigan ' s football team in late August 1962 . McLenna transferred to Hillsdale College where he became a star running back for the Hillsdale Chargers football team . He played for Hillsdale in 1964 and 1965 and was the leading scorer in the state in 1964 . He was also selected as Hillsdale ' s most valuable player in 1965 . He was also selected for the " Little All - America " team . Professional football . McLenna was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the ninth round ( 123rd overall pick ) of the 1965 NFL Draft , but he opted to continue playing for Hillsdale College in 1965 . He played at the halfback position for the 1966 Detroit Lions , appearing in the first nine games of the 1966 NFL season . However , he sustained a knee injury in the ninth game and missed the remainder of the season . McLenna underwent knee surgery in November 1966 . In March 1967 , the Lions traded McLenna to the New Orleans Saints for Charlie Bradshaw . He was cut by the Saints before the start of the 1967 regular season . He then signed with the Kansas City Chiefs and played on the Chiefs ' taxi squad during the 1967 season . Death . McLenna died in June 1968 at Urbana , Missouri . He was killed in an automobile crash while traveling in a military vehicle from Ft . Leonard Wood to Camp Clark at Nevada , Missouri . According to an account of the accident published in " The Sporting News " , McLenna was riding in the rear of a military truck as part of a two - week assignment with the 1975th Military Police Battalion . The truck was sideswiped by a civilian automobile on U . S . Highway 65 . McLenna was attempting to fulfill his service obligation with the Missouri National Guard before the start of the 1968 NFL season .