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2004 Sun Belt Standings & Roundup
... Nov. 20
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North Texas
31
23 Arkansas State 7 |
16
New Mexico State 25
27 Utah
State 34 -5.5 |
10
MTSU 17
27 Troy
37 -13 |
31
UL Lafayette 10
27 UL
Monroe 13 -4.5 |
27
Idaho 21
45 Hawaii
52 -21 |
Player
of the Week
- Nov. 20 - North
Texas RB James Mitchell ran 32 times for
166 yards and a touchdown in the 31-7
win over Arkansas State  Game
of the Week
UL
Monroe 13 ... UL Lafayette 10
Ragan Walters hit a 37-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining
to give UL Monroe the win. The Indian offense was held out of the
end zone as Walters hit two field goals and Chaz Williams returned a
fumble 80 yards for a score. UL Lafayette rolled up 381 yards of
total offense and got an eight-yard touchdown pass to Bill Sampy,
but turned the ball over three times.
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Conference |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
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W |
L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
STR |
W |
L |
W |
L |
| UNT |
7 |
0 |
251 |
153 |
7 |
4 |
299 |
327 |
W7 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Troy |
5 |
2 |
197 |
96 |
7 |
4 |
265 |
166 |
W4 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| NMSU |
4 |
3 |
187 |
182 |
5 |
6 |
273 |
355 |
L1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| UL Mon |
4 |
3 |
153 |
172 |
5 |
6 |
211 |
303 |
W1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| MTSU |
4 |
4 |
202 |
190 |
5 |
6 |
269 |
293 |
L1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| Ark St |
3 |
4 |
136 |
185 |
3 |
8 |
215 |
365 |
L1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
| UL Laf |
2 |
5 |
145 |
167 |
4 |
7 |
242 |
272 |
L3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| Utah
State |
2 |
5 |
124 |
181 |
3 |
8 |
184 |
333 |
W1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
| Idaho |
2 |
5 |
154 |
218 |
3 |
9 |
245 |
473 |
L2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
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Conference
Roundup
Arkansas State: Did the Indians
letdown a little bit when it found out UNT star RB Jamario
Thomas wasn't going to play? Probably not, but it can't be
happy with the overall performance in the final game of the
year failing to generate much offense on the soft Mean Green
D. The defense never came up with a big stop and couldn't gain
any momentum. QB Nick Noce wasn't sharp over the last few
games of the year. … Idaho: It was a solid first
year under Nick Holt as major improvements were made on both
sides of the ball, but the team can't be happy to end the
season like it did against Hawaii failing to score in the
second half and not doing anything against the Warrior passing
attack. Even so, considering the Vandals were without RB
Jayson Bird and closing out the year on the beach, it wasn't a
horrible performance ... for a half. … MTSU: MTSU
had such a great offensive season that it's a shame it had to
end with such a sour note against Troy. The team was in the
game before the two pick-sixes in the third quarter put it out
of reach, and now the Blue Raiders had to go into the
off-season after a losing year. This wasn't a horrible season,
but it could’ve been something special had the team rallied
for wins early on against Florida Atlantic and UL Lafayette. … New Mexico State: It's a shame that Buck
Pierce's great season had to end on a pick-six. Utah State
played well, but NMSU will be kicking itself for all the
penalties and turnovers that killed several chances to stop
the early second half momentum. Considering this was the last
game of the season, the team should've been far crisper. … North
Texas: The
win over Arkansas State showed just how mentally tough North
Texas can be. It wasn't playing for anything since the Sun
Belt title was all wrapped up, yet it went out and played a
sharp game on both sides of the ball despite the loss of
Jamario Thomas. The offensive line deserves credit for being
devastating over the second half of the season.
… Troy: It's fitting that the
team would win its final game of the year thanks to big
defensive plays getting two interception returns for
touchdowns against MTSU, but there's an outside chance that
this wasn't the team's final game. With Clemson and South
Carolina backing out of bids, there are plenty of open spaces
and Troy deserves to play somewhere. Getting up early is the
key for this team meaning Jason Samples' two first quarter
touchdown catches turned out to be huge. … UL
Lafayette: UL
Lafayette's 4-7 season could've easily been a winning one
losing to four games by four points or fewer. To lose on a
last-second field goal to UL Monroe after playing so well
defensively has to sting, but the offense made it s own
mistakes with three turnovers.
… UL Monroe: ULM
couldn't have ended the season on a better note winning five
of its final seven games and beating UL Lafayette with a last
second field goal. Considering the one win the program came up
with last year, this second half of the year will carry the
team into the off-season providing motivation for a program
looking to become a Sun Belt player next year. ... Utah State: Utah State's lousy
season and horrible six-game losing streak both came to an end
in a great fourth quarter against New Mexico State. The
running of Chris Forbes was a steadying force in a wild game
of wild momentum swings. Now the team has to use the
off-season to figure out how to play better on the road and
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Players
of the Week
Sept. 4 - Demarcus Ware, DE Troy
Sept. 11 - Troy defense and RB DeWhitt Betterson
Sept. 18 - Buck Pierce, QB New Mexico State
Sept. 25 - Jerry Babb, QB UL Lafayette
Oct. 2 - Jayson Byrd, RB Idaho
Oct. 9 - Clint Marks, QB MTSU
Oct. 16 - Jayson Byrd, Rolly Lumbala, RBs Idaho
Oct. 23 - Jamario Thomas, RB North Texas
Oct. 31 - Jamario Thomas, RB North Texas
Nov. 6 - Jamario Thomas, RB North Texas
Nov. 13 - Jamario Thomas, RB North Texas
Nov. 20 - James Mitchell, RB North Texas
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Games
of the Week
Sept. 4 - Troy 17 ... Marshall 15
Sept. 11 - Florida Atlantic 20 ... North Texas 13
Sept. 18 - New Mexico State 22 ... Troy 18
Sept. 25 - Arkansas State 28 ... UL Monroe 21
Oct. 2 - Ole Miss 28 ... Arkansas State 21
Oct. 9 - New Mexico State 35 ... UL Lafayette 32
Oct. 16 - Idaho 38 ... UL Lafayette 25
Oct. 23 - LSU 24 ... Troy 20
Oct. 31 - New Mexico State 51 ... FIU 31
Nov. 6 - UL Monroe 32 ... Utah State 25
Nov. 13 - North Texas 51 ... Idaho 29
Nov. 20 - UL Monroe 13 ... UL Lafayette 10
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