Suggs out for the season; BC topples West Virginia
September 3, 2001
In the first full weekend of college football, the Big East Conference shined with six wins… In the first full weekend of college football, the Big East Conference shined with six wins and only two losses, one of which was to another conference team. Temple and Rutgers got their seasons started on Thursday when Temple hosted Navy and Rutgers traveled north to take on Buffalo.
Temple 45, Navy 26
The Temple Owls started their campaign for their first winning season since 1979 with an abundance of running. Jason McKie led the Owls with 120 yards on 11 carries and a touchdown. Temple out-gained the Middies 319 to 89 yards on the ground alone. Temple took an early 10-0 lead in the game and, after McKie