Numerical Nonsense
January 4, 2006
1003-Total yards of offense in the Sugar Bowl Monday night. The No. 11 Mountaineers (502… 1003-Total yards of offense in the Sugar Bowl Monday night. The No. 11 Mountaineers (502 yards) sprinted to a 28-0 lead and then held on to edge No. 8 Georgia (501 yards), 38-35.
204-Rushing yards for Mountaineer freshman Steve Slaton Monday night, eclipsing former Pitt standout Tony Dorsett’s previous Sugar Bowl record. Dorsett ran for 202 yards in a 1977 national championship-clinching win that was also over Georgia.
194-Yards per start for Kansas City running back Larry Johnson this season. The former Penn State star, despite only starting nine games this season, ended the year as the NFL’s third-leading rusher with 1,750 yards.
.892-Combined winning percentage of UCLA (11-2), Oklahoma (8-2), Illinois (14-0), Pitt (11-0), Michigan (10-1) and Michigan State (12-2), Coppin State’s last six opponents, all on the road. The Eagles (0-11) are one of three winless teams in the MEAC.