Wednesday, December 30, 2015

The 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with an abundance of controversy, resulting in a split national championship. This was the first split title since the inception of the BCS, something the BCS intended to eliminate.
At season's end, three major conference teams finished the regular season with one loss, with only two spots available in the BCS National Championship Game. Three non-BCS conference teams also finished with one loss, TCU, Boise State and Miami (OH), stirring the debate of the BCS being unfair to mid-major teams.
LSU defeated Oklahoma in the 2004 Sugar Bowl, securing the BCS National Championship, as the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll is contractually obligated to vote the winner of the BCS National Championship Game #1. Meanwhile, when AP #1 USC beat Michigan in the 2004 Rose Bowl, the AP voters kept USC in the top spot, and USC secured the AP title.
Army became the first team in NCAA Division I-A football modern history to finish the season 0-13.
The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award sponsored by ESPN chose USC coach Pete Carroll as their award recipient, while the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award, voted on by an association of sportswriters, chose LSU Coach Nick Saban.
The Orange Bowl game was noteworthy in that Miami and Florida State previously had scheduled to play each other on Labor Day in 2004. Playing in the Orange Bowl ensured that their next meeting would be each of their very next games and their first of the 2004 season. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season

Final Stats:

AP Poll Summary




School Conf Final


Southern California Pac-10 1


Louisiana State SEC 2


Oklahoma Big 12 3


Ohio State Big Ten 4


Miami (FL) Big East 5


Michigan Big Ten 6


Georgia SEC 7


Iowa Big Ten 8


Washington State Pac-10 9


Miami (OH) MAC 10


Florida State ACC 11


Texas Big 12 12


Mississippi SEC 13


Kansas State Big 12 14


Tennessee SEC 15


Boise State WAC 16


Maryland ACC 17


Purdue Big Ten 18


Nebraska Big 12 19


Minnesota Big Ten 20


Utah MWC 21


Clemson ACC 22


Bowling Green State MAC 23


Florida SEC 24


Texas Christian CUSA 25








Top 10 NFL Players drafted in 2004




Rnd Pick Tm
Pos College/Univ
1 4 NYG Philip Rivers QB North Carolina St.
1 11 PIT Ben Roethlisberger QB Miami (OH)
4 126 KAN Jared Allen DE Idaho St.
1 1 SDG Eli Manning QB Mississippi
1 21 NWE Vince Wilfork NT Miami (FL)
2 34 NYG Chris Snee G Boston Col.
1 3 ARI Larry Fitzgerald WR Pittsburgh
2 33 ARI Karlos Dansby LB Auburn
1 24 STL Steven Jackson RB Oregon St.
3 64 ARI Darnell Dockett DT Florida St.

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

The 1968 Major League Baseball season was the last season of the traditional two-league system before each of the leagues were split into divisions for the following season. It featured the most dominant pitching year of the modern era, and the first season of the Oakland Athletics (having moved from Kansas City after the 1967 season). The 1968 season was the last year of baseball's pre-playoffs era, in which the team that finished in first place in each league went directly to the World Series to face each other for the "World Championship." The addition of expansion teams in 1961, 1962, and 1969 finally led to the advent of a playoff system in baseball the following season. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Major_League_Baseball_season

Final Stats:

MLB Detailed Standings




Tm Lg G W L W-L% ▾
DET AL 164 103 59 0.636
STL NL 162 97 65 0.599
BAL AL 162 91 71 0.562
SFG NL 163 88 74 0.543
CLE AL 162 86 75 0.534
BOS AL 162 86 76 0.531
CHC NL 163 84 78 0.518
CIN NL 163 83 79 0.512
NYY AL 164 83 79 0.512
OAK AL 163 82 80 0.506
ATL NL 163 81 81 0.5
PIT NL 163 80 82 0.494
MIN AL 162 79 83 0.488
PHI NL 162 76 86 0.469
LAD NL 162 76 86 0.469
NYM NL 163 73 89 0.451
HOU NL 162 72 90 0.444
CAL AL 162 67 95 0.414
CHW AL 162 67 95 0.414
WSA AL 161 65 96 0.404






Postseason










WorldSeries (4-3):   Detroit Tigers over St. Louis Cardinals









Most Runs per game: 4.2




Cincinnati Reds










Fewest Runs allowed per game: 2.9




St. Louis Cardinals




Friday, December 25, 2015

Here are the final stats for the 1979 MLB Season:


MLB Detailed Standings




Tm Lg G W L W-L% ▾
BAL AL 159 102 57 0.641
PIT NL 163 98 64 0.605
MON NL 160 95 65 0.594
MIL AL 161 95 66 0.59
BOS AL 160 91 69 0.569
CIN NL 161 90 71 0.559
NYY AL 160 89 71 0.556
HOU NL 162 89 73 0.549
CAL AL 162 88 74 0.543
STL NL 163 86 76 0.531
DET AL 161 85 76 0.528
KCR AL 162 85 77 0.525
PHI NL 163 84 78 0.518
TEX AL 162 83 79 0.512
MIN AL 162 82 80 0.506
CLE AL 161 81 80 0.503
CHC NL 162 80 82 0.494
LAD NL 162 79 83 0.488
CHW AL 160 73 87 0.456
SFG NL 162 71 91 0.438
SDP NL 161 68 93 0.422
SEA AL 162 67 95 0.414
ATL NL 160 66 94 0.412
NYM NL 163 63 99 0.389
OAK AL 162 54 108 0.333
TOR AL 162 53 109 0.327






Postseason










WorldSeries (4-3):   Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles



ALCS (3-1):   Baltimore Orioles over California Angels



NLCS (3-0):   Pittsburgh Pirates over Cincinnati Reds









Most runs per game: 5.3




Boston Red Sox










Fewest runs per game: 3.6




Montreal Expos




Thursday, December 24, 2015

The 1992–93 NHL season was the 76th regular season of the National Hockey League. Each player wore a patch on their jersey throughout the 1992–93 regular season and playoffs to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the Stanley Cup. It proved, at the time, to be the highest-scoring regular season in NHL history, as a total of 7,311 goals were scored over 1,008 games for an average of 7.25 per game.[1] Twenty of the twenty-four teams scored three goals or more per game, and only two teams, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Chicago Blackhawks, allowed fewer than three goals per game. Only 68 shutouts were recorded during the regular season.[2] Twenty-one players reached the 100-point plateau and fourteen reached the 50-goal plateau.[3] The Montreal Canadiens won their league-leading 24th Cup by defeating the Los Angeles Kings four games to one. As of 2015, this is the last time that a Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NHL_season

Final Stats:

Team Coach Most Goals Most Assists Most Points Top Goalie
Pittsburgh Penguins Scotty Bowman Mario Lemieux Mario Lemieux Mario Lemieux Tom Barrasso
Boston Bruins Brian Sutter Adam Oates Adam Oates Adam Oates Andy Moog
Montreal Canadiens Jacques Demers Brian Bellows Vincent Damphousse Vincent Damphousse Patrick Roy
Detroit Red Wings Bryan Murray Steve Yzerman Steve Yzerman Steve Yzerman Tim Cheveldae
Quebec Nordiques Pierre Page Joe Sakic Mats Sundin Mats Sundin Ron Hextall
Chicago Blackhawks Darryl Sutter Jeremy Roenick Chris Chelios Jeremy Roenick Ed Belfour
Vancouver Canucks Pat Quinn Pavel Bure Cliff Ronning Pavel Bure Kirk McLean
Toronto Maple Leafs Pat Burns Nikolai Borschevsky Doug Gilmour Doug Gilmour Felix Potvin
Washington Capitals Terry Murray Peter Bondra Dale Hunter Peter Bondra Don Beaupre
Calgary Flames Dave King Robert Reichel Theoren Fleury Theoren Fleury Mike Vernon
New York Islanders Al Arbour Pierre Turgeon Pierre Turgeon Pierre Turgeon Glenn Healy
Winnipeg Jets John Paddock Teemu Selanne Phil Housley Teemu Selanne Bob Essensa
New Jersey Devils Herb Brooks Stephane Richer Claude Lemieux Claude Lemieux Craig Billington
Los Angeles Kings Barry Melrose Luc Robitaille Luc Robitaille Luc Robitaille Kelly Hrudey
Buffalo Sabres John Muckler Alexander Mogilny Pat LaFontaine Pat LaFontaine Grant Fuhr
St. Louis Blues Bob Berry Brett Hull Craig Janney Craig Janney Curtis Joseph
Philadelphia Flyers Bill Dineen Mark Recchi Mark Recchi Mark Recchi Tommy Soderstrom
Minnesota North Stars Bob Gainey Russ Courtnall Mike Modano Mike Modano Jon Casey
New York Rangers Roger Neilson Mike Gartner Mark Messier Mark Messier John Vanbiesbrouck
Hartford Whalers Paul Holmgren Geoff Sanderson Andrew Cassels Geoff Sanderson Sean Burke
Edmonton Oilers Ted Green Petr Klima Bernie Nicholls Petr Klima Bill Ranford
Tampa Bay Lightning Terry Crisp Brian Bradley Brian Bradley Brian Bradley Pat Jablonski
San Jose Sharks George Kingston Kelly Kisio Kelly Kisio Kelly Kisio Arturs Irbe
Ottawa Senators Rick Bowness Sylvain Turgeon Norm Maciver Norm Maciver Peter Sidorkiewicz






League Playoff Series




Stanley Cup Final 4 1 Montreal Canadiens over Los Angeles Kings




Conference Finals 4 3 Los Angeles Kings over Toronto Maple Leafs


Conference Finals 4 1 Montreal Canadiens over New York Islanders




Division Finals 4 2 Los Angeles Kings over Vancouver Canucks


Division Finals 4 3 Toronto Maple Leafs over St. Louis Blues


Division Finals 4 3 New York Islanders over Pittsburgh Penguins


Division Finals 4 0 Montreal Canadiens over Buffalo Sabres




Division Semi-Finals 4 2 Los Angeles Kings over Calgary Flames


Division Semi-Finals 4 2 Vancouver Canucks over Winnipeg Jets


Division Semi-Finals 4 3 Toronto Maple Leafs over Detroit Red Wings


Division Semi-Finals 4 0 St. Louis Blues over Chicago Blackhawks


Division Semi-Finals 4 2 New York Islanders over Washington Capitals


Division Semi-Finals 4 1 Pittsburgh Penguins over New Jersey Devils


Division Semi-Finals 4 2 Montreal Canadiens over Quebec Nordiques


Division Semi-Finals 4 0 Buffalo Sabres over Boston Bruins








Most Goals per game: 4.4




Detroit Red Wings










Fewest Goals allowed per game: 2.7




Chicago Blackhawks