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Wake Forest Gets Revenge Against Navy

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 21, 2008

WASHINGTON - Riley Skinner found a perfect way to open the bowl season and redeem himself for a flawed September performance against Navy.

Skinner went 11-for-11 and threw the go-ahead touchdown pass to Ben Wooster with 7:52 left, leading Wake Forest to a 29-19 comeback victory against the Midshipmen in the inaugural EagleBank Bowl on Saturday.

The previous school record for accuracy was a 12-for-14 effort by Mike McGlamry in 1975. Skinner passed for 166 yards and added a completion on a conversion attempt.

It was a rematch of a Sept. 27 game at Wake Forest, when Navy took advantage of five turnovers by Skinner - four interceptions and a fumble - to pull off a 24-17 upset.

LAS VEGAS BOWL: Willie Tuitama threw for 322 yards and two touchdowns as Arizona won its first bowl game in 10 years, 31-21 against No. 17 BYU.

The Wildcats (8-5) stifled BYU quarterback Max Hall throughout the game, forcing him to scramble often, lose a fumble and throw an interception.

NEW MEXICO BOWL: Gartrell Johnson rushed for a career-high 285 yards and scored two touchdowns as Colorado State (7-6) rallied for a 40-35 victory against Fresno State (7-6). Johnson sealed Colorado State's first bowl victory since 2001 on a 77-yard touchdown with 1:46 remaining.

STAGG BOWL: At Salem, Va., Greg Micheli threw two touchdown passes to Cecil Shorts as Mount Union regained its spot atop Division III football, beating defending champion Wisconsin-Whitewater 31-26.

The Purple Raiders (15-0) won their 10th Division III title - all coming in the past 16 seasons. Mount Union and Wisconsin-Whitewater (13-2) have played each other for the championship in each of the last four years.
Nate Kmic became the first player in any NCAA division to rush for 8,000 career yards. His 88 yards gave him 8,074 for his career.

NAIA: At Rome, Ga., Lorenzo Brown threw a touchdown pass and ran for 129 yards as the University of Sioux Falls (14-0) beat Carroll (Mont.) College 23-7 to win the NAIA championship.

IOWA STATE: Named ex-Cyclones assistant Paul Rhoads to revive a program that went 2-10 last season.

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