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For a complete recap check out the 2001 webpage.
Owner Records
Owner..Seasons....East.....West.....Overall
John........2.......16-3.....11-8........27-11..2 National Championships, 6 AA
Lou.........2......12-7.......9-10........21-17..1 AA
Brad........1.......3-6........6-3.........9-9...1 MVP
Bob.........2.......3-16.....13-6.........16-22...1 MVP, 4 AA
Hurricane..1.......2-8......2-8...........4-16
Jeff.........1........4-6......4-6.........8-12..2 AA
Mike.........1........7-3......4-6.........11-9..1 NC
Player Records
Most Points: Game
Player: East Robbie Mixon Cent. Mich. 61 pts. (Jeff East) 11-02-02, West Luke Staley BYU 52 pts. (Bob West) 10-06-01
Quarterback: Josh Harris Bowling Green 48 pts. (Jeff East) 10-19-02
Running back: Robbie Mixon Cent. Mich. 61 pts.(Jeff East) 11-02-02
WR: Shaun McDonald Arizona St. 35 pts. (John West) 09-14-02
Kicker: Nick Setta Notre Dame (Hurricane West) and Alex Walls Tenn. (Bob East) 17 pts. 08-31-02
Team Records
Most Points: Game
East 151 John 08-31-02 West 158 Bob 10-12-02
Fewest Points: Game
East 28 Hurricane 10-12-02 West 28 Lou 10-26-02
Largest Margin of Victory: 96pts. John East 140 vs. Lou East 44 10-20-01
Season Records:
Player Eric Crouch Neb. 2001(Brad West) 219 pts. 9 games
Running back: Brock Forsey Boise St. 2002(Bob West) 225 pts. 10 games
WR: Darius Watts Marshall 2001(John East) 135 pts. 9 games
Kicker: Todd Sievers Miami 2002(John East) 66 pts. 10 games
Team: Most: Bob West 1000 pts. (2002) 10 games...John East 109 ppg. (2001) 9 games
Team: Fewest: Hurricane East 554 pts. 55 ppg (2002) 10 games
History
2002 Year in Review
Championship Game
The game would feature John's West squaring off with John's East. After finishing the regular season with a 6 and 4 record John's West stormed though the playoffs all the way to the championship with a 129 to 42 victory. John's West was lead by Q. Griffin (OK) with 42 pts. and Roy Williams (Texas), who was coming off an hamstring injury that cost him most of the regular season, scored 25. As for John's East team their injuries were too much to over come. With Byron Leftwich (Marshall), Carnell Williams (Auburn) sidelined, his East could only muster 42 pts.
Playoff Recap
The East playoff featured Mike's 7 and 3 club taking on John's 9 and 1 team. John was lead by WR Darius Watts (Marshall) with 25 pts. and QB Ben Roethlisberger (Miami OH) with 20. Roethlisberger was filling in for injuried All American Byron Leftwich. Mike got 36 from Jeff Schneider (CFLA) and 22 from Willis McGahee (Miami FLA). John come away with a 106-87 win to advance to the Championship game for the second year in a row.
In the West, John's team at 6 and 4 played Bob's undefeated squad which featured three All Americans and the league MVP. On paper, it seemed Bob had the upper hand. And it looked good for Bob early as he got a combined 59 pts from his two headed running back monster of Brock Forsey (Boise) and Chris Brown (Colorado). John however kept pace as QB Kliff Kingsbury scored 32 while RB Rodney Davis (Fresno) and WR Shaun McDonald (Ariz St.) added 21. In the end, John's kicker Josh Scobee (La Tech) added 6 pts. giving John a 116 to 111 vistory.
2001 Year in Review
2001 Championship Game
In the 1st Championship Game ever, John's East beat Lou's West by the score of 125 to 90. On paper it appeared John's team held the advantage going into the game. In their only regular season meeting John' East had defeated Lou's West 111 to 66 in week 5. John's team featured 3 All Americans and averaged 109 points per game.
All American Byron Leftwich (Marshall) of John's East was named the game's MVP. He scored a game high 39 pts. While All American Darius Watts (Marshall) set a league record for points in a game by a WR with his 33 pts. Lou's squad was lead by Brian Barrien (Fresno) and his 30 pts. recieving
Playoff Recap
Going in the Eastern Division playoffs, Lou's East knew it had an uphill battle against John's East even though both teams finished the regular season with 7 and 2 records. John's team had beaten Lou's squad by a combined total of 230 to 100 in two previous regular season games including a 140 to 44 trashing in week 8.
Playing with revenge in their hearts Lou's team almost pulled the upset. Featuring All American Chester Taylor's (Toledo) 34 pts. on the ground and All American Jabar Gaffney (Florida) 23 pts. receiving, Lou managed to force an overtime period but John's number one ranked offense proved to be too much in the end. Behind All American Byron Leftwich's (Marshall) 25 points and 285 yds passing yards, John got the one point overtime win, 89 to 88. This marked the first OT game in league history.
In the West, John squared off once again with Lou. However, the result would be much different. The two teams had split the season series at one game a piece. Lou's team held the scoring edge 182 to 157. Both teams entered the playoffs with 5 and 4 records.
Using a balanced attack, Lou scored early and often. Josh McCown (LA Tech) hooked up through the air with Nate Burleson (Neveda) for a combined total of 51 pts. That coupled with Ken Simonton's (Oregon State)29 pts. was enough to produce a 106-86 win for Lou's West. John's team never got the offense moving however, his kicker Mike Biselli (Stanford) did set a record for scoring for a kicker with 15 pts. in the contest.
2002 All American Team
Player of the Year:**Brock Forsey**Boise St. (Bob West) 225 pts. (New Record) 25 ppg. POW 4 times
QB: **Byron Leftiwch** Marshall (John East) 202 pts. 26 ppg. POW 1 time
RB: **Brock Forsey** Boise St. (Bob West) 225 pts. 25 ppg. POW 4 times
RB: **Chris Brown** Colorado (Bob West) 219 pts. 22 ppg. POW 1 time
WR: **Charlie Rogers** Mich. St. (Jeff East) 115 pts. 13 ppg.
WR: **Taylor Jacobs** FLA (Jeff East) 117 pts. 13 ppg.
WR: **JR Toliver** San Diego St. (Bob West) 109 pts. 15 ppg.
K: **Todd Sievers** Miami FLA (John East)66 pts. (New Record) 8 ppg.
Newcomer: **Maurice Clarrett** Ohio St. (Mike East) 155 pts. 22 ppg. POW 1 time
2001 All American Team:
Player of the Year: **Eric Crouch** Neb. (Brad's West) He scored more than 30 points in 5 different games. Accounting for 30% of his teams total points. His 219 pts. is a record for points in a season. He was also player of the week twice.
QB: **Byron Leftwich** Marshall (John's East) Averaged 32 pts. per start. Scored more than 30 points in four different games. Scored more than 28 points in every game. He was player of the week three times. Lead team to a 7 and 2 record and a first place finish. His team scored almost a 1,000 pts. averaging 109 pts. per contest.
RB: **Luke Staley** BYU (Bob's West) He is the only player to score 50 points in a game and he has done it twice. Was player of the week three times. His 190 total points lead all running backs. His 27 pts. per start was also a RB best.
RB: **Chester Taylor** Toledo (Lou's East) He was player of the week once and scored more than 30 in three different games. Scored 48 pts in week 4. Lead team in scoring that ended the season tied for first with a 7 and 2 record.
WR: **Darius Watts** Marshall (John's East) He lead all WR with 135 pts. and 19 pts. per start. Scored more than 20 pts. on 3 different games.
WR: **Jabar Gaffney** Florida (Lou's East) He scored more than a 100 pts. this season. His 13 pts. per start was tied for second in pts. per start for WR.
WR: **Ashley Lelie** Hawaii (John's West) He averaged 13 points per start and scored 110 total points. Both Western Conference bests. Had one game on more than 20 points.
K: **Todd Seivers** Miami (John's East) He had 57 pts. in his 7 starts. Averaging just under 10 pts. per start.
Past Champions
2001 Champion
John's East captured the 1st ever champioship after defeating both Lou's East and West squads in the playoffs. The team featured three All Americans, QB Byron Leftwich, WR Darius Watts (Marshall), and kicker Todd Sievers (Miami). Leftwich piloted an offence that averaged 109 points per game and scored nearly 1,000 points over the course of the season. Finishing the regular season with a 7 and 2 record, John's team would match up with Lou's club in the Eastern playoffs. Leftwich scored 25 pts. and threw for 285 yards giving John a 89-88 overtime victory. In the championship game, All American Darius Watts scored a league record 33 points. John earned a 125-90 win over Lou's West.
Roster
QB: Byron Leftwich MARSHALL, Zac Kustuk N'WESTERN, Jeff Welsh W. MICH.
RB:D. Anderson N'WESTERN, William Green BC, Earnest Graham FLA, Travis Stephens TENN, Avon Cobourne WVA
WR: Deion Branch L'VILLE, Josh Reed LSU, Darius Watts MARSHALL, Lee Evans WISCONSIN, Billy McMullen UVA, Sam Simmons N'WESTERN
K: Jeff Chandler FLA, Todd Sievers MIAMI
Schedule
- Week 1: Lou East 90-56 W
- Week 2: Bob East 111-54 W
- Week 3: Games Cancelled
- Week 3: Brad East 105-89 W
- Week 5: Lou West 111-66 W
- Week 6: Bob West 90-102 L
- Week 7: Brad West 108-96 W
- Week 8: Lou East 140-44 W
- Week 9: Bob East 120-86 W
- Week 10: Brad East 107-121 L
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