Miami Is Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team Of The Week
Nov. 7, 2005
DALLAS (FWAA) – With their 27-7 win at Virginia Tech, the Miami Hurricanes are the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week, as selected by the pollsters of the FWAA’s Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll for games of the weekend of Nov. 5.
The Hurricanes forced six turnovers, with three of them leading to 17 points, as the Virginia Tech offense was stifled. The Hokies were limited to just 167 yards of total offense and 13 first downs. For the Miami offense, Charlie Jones ran for 97 yards and a touchdown and Kyle Wright completed 13-of-22 passes for 146 yards and a score.
“We played with a chip on our shoulder,” Wright said after the game. “I’ve been saying it for the whole week down there, if we come out and play they way we should, I didn’t think they could play with us.”
The other Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Bowl National Team of the Week nominee for the weekend of Nov. 5:
Arizona (3-6): The Wildcats scored the game’s first 28 points and rolled up 519 yards of offense in upsetting previously unbeaten UCLA, 52-17. Kansas (5-4): The Jayhawks ended a 36-game losing streak to Nebraska with a 40-15 win. The Kansas defense held the Huskers to just eight first downs and 135 yards of total offense.
The FWAA has named a national team of the week since the 2002 season. This is the first season that the award has been sponsored by the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
The 16 pollsters of the Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll decide the weekly honor. Each Monday during the 2005 college football season, the FWAA will name the Tostitos Bowl National Team of the Week through Nov. 28.
The Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll will be released each Monday afternoon from Oct. 10 through Dec. 5 and then following the BCS championship game in the Rose Bowl. The top-ranked team in the final poll will be awarded the Grantland Rice Trophy as the FWAA’s national champion. The FWAA has awarded the trophy each season since 1954. USC is the two-time defending FWAA national champion and was ranked No. 1 in the initial 2005 poll.
Since 1971, the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and Tempe, Ariz., have hosted five games that have decided the college football national championship, including two Bowl Championship Series title games. The 2006 game will be played on Jan. 2 and will be the final game played at Sun Devil Stadium. The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, along with the BCS Championship Game, will move to the new Multi-Purpose Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., beginning in 2007.
For more information on the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week, go to www.footballwriters.com or www.tostitosfiestabowl.com
2005 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Teams of the Week
Sept. 3: TCU Horned FrogsSept. 10: LSU TigersSept. 17: Michigan State Spartans Sept. 24: South Florida BullsOct. 1: Alabama Crimson TideOct. 8: Penn State Nittany LionsOct. 15: USC Trojans Oct. 22: Northwestern WildcatsOct. 29: South Carolina GamecocksNov. 5: Miami Hurricanes
