College Football

COLORADO STATE RAMS (8-4)
TEAM PAGE
ROSTER
SEASON RESULTS
BOWL HISTORY

SO. MISSISSIPPI GOLDEN EAGLES (9-3)
TEAM PAGE
ROSTER
SEASON RESULTS
BOWL HISTORY

Kevin McDougal is stopped by Southern Miss' Travis Dorsey.
Southern Miss cools off hot Colorado State
Southern Mississippi couldn't get its offense going Friday. The defense didn't have that problem. The 16th-ranked Golden Eagles scored 10 points off three turnovers and shut down Colorado State's offense in the second half in beating the Rams 23-17 to win the Liberty Bowl for the second time in three years. CSU's Kevin McDougal, who averaged 116 yards a game this season, got only 59 in the game
IT WAS OVER WHEN GAME BALL GOES TO STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
Southern Miss safety Leo Barnes knocked away Matt Newton's fourth-and-3 pass with 1:15 to play.
The Golden Eagle defense, led by Adalius Thomas, who had two sacks.
5: CSU came into the game as one of the country's hottest teams, winning five straight. 26: Southern Miss led 20-17 at halftime despite not scoring on offense until 26 seconds left in the half.


Newton, Lubick enjoying the spoils
QB Matt Newton ignored public pressure, and the Rams reeled off five straight wins.
War Room: Liberty Bowl preview
Get inside the matchup between Colorado State and Southern Mississippi with the Liberty Bowl War Room preview.
West: CSU's McDougal makes it happen
Pardon the pun, but ESPN.com's Ed Graney says that Colorado State's Kevin McDougal is Ram tough.
Ranking the 'rank,' and the sweet of the bowl season
Your Christmas gift has come early. Welcome to the 1999 Fun Factor Bowl Poll, where ESPN.com's J. Andrew Cohen has his own unique rankings.
Picking winners a guessing game
Picking bowl winners a guessing game. And it's strictly for entertainment purposes, of course.


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