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Nov. 10, 2003 For Immediate Release Contact: Ted Gangi 214-823-7992 |
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| OKLAHOMA KEEPS ITS PLACE ATOP GRANTLAND RICE SUPER 16 |
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DALLAS (FWAA) – The unbeaten Oklahoma Sooners did nothing to jeopardize their No. 1 ranking in the FWAA's Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll after putting a 77-0 licking on Texas A&M this past Saturday. While USC remained No. 2, LSU made its way to No. 3 with help from the National Team of the Week, Clemson. Clemson's Charlie Whitehurst threw for one touchdown and ran for another as Clemson snapped an 11-game losing streak to Florida State to earn team of the week honors. Tommy Bowden's Tigers conquered Bobby Bowden's Seminoles, 26-10, to drop the 'Noles all the way down to a tie at No. 13 with Miami. The Hurricanes lost to 10-6 Tennessee and had the nation's longest home winning streak snapped at 26 games. Tennessee joined Pittsburgh as the week's new poll entries. The Panthers dropped Virginia Tech, 31-28. Both squads were also among the team of the week nominees, along with Texas, a 55-16 winner over Oklahoma State, and Duke, which topped Wake Forest, 42-34. TCU, the nation's only other unbeaten team, moved into the Top 10 for the first time at No. 9. Ohio State, one of three one-loss teams, rose to No. 4 in the poll. Iowa and Michigan State were dropped from the rankings. • Click here to see how and why each pollster voted The complete poll for the week of Nov. 10 is as follows:
The FWAA/Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll, which has made its debut last season, will decide the winner of the Grantland Rice Trophy, the FWAA's national championship award presented since 1954. The presentation will be made on Mon., Jan. 5 in New Orleans following the Nokia Sugar Bowl. The FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club also awards a Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week award each Tuesday. For further information contact Steve Richardson, Executive Director of the FWAA (972-713-6198, tiger@sportswriters.net) or Ted Gangi, FWAA webmaster (214-823-7992, webmaster@sportswriters.net).
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