Final
Sneed scores twice to lead Central Michigan in Motor City Bowl
Dec 27, 2006 - 5:40 AM DETROIT (Ticker) -- Jeff Quinn may not having the interim tag hanging over his head much longer.Ontario Sneed scored a pair of first-quarter touchdowns to lead Central Michigan to a 31-14 victory over Middle Tennessee State in the Motor City Bowl.
Central Michigan (10-4) was guided by Quinn, who was named interim coach three weeks ago after Brian Kelly left to take the job at Cincinnati.
"I can't control the future," Quinn said. "All I can do is stay strong. The statement has been made.
"The players followed my lead and made a statement, but they didn't win this game for Jeff Quinn. They won it for the 2006 CMU football team."
Quinn has the support of quarterback Dan LeFevour.
"He brings a lot to the table," LeFevour said. "He was understaffed (after Brian Kelly left with several assistants) and we still had a great game plan. He pulled out a victory for us."
Quinn helped the Chippewas to their first bowl victory. They had lost the 1990 California Raisin and the 1994 Las Vegas Bowl.
Sneed also had a huge hand in the victory, scoring on runs of one and 29 yards in the first quarter to help the Chippewas to a 14-0 lead.
Doug Kress returned an interception 56 yards for a score midway through the third quarter, extending the advantage to 28-7.
"They ran the same play about four plays before and beat us on it," Kress said. "You know what they say about fool me once. I must have run a 4.2 40 to the end zone. Did anybody clock me on that?"
With a large contingent of gold and burgundy filling the stands at Ford Field, the game drew a crowd of 54,113, a record for the Motor City Bowl.
Eugene Gross and DeMarco McNair had touchdown runs for Middle Tennessee (7-6), which was playing its first bowl game in school history.
"The difference was their offensive line," Blue Raiders coach Rick Stockstill said. "We were a little overmatched there."
- MOTOR CITY BOWL
AT DETROIT MI
NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MIDDLE TENN 0 7 0 7 14
CENTRL MICHIGAN 14 7 7 3 31 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: CENTRL MICHIGAN - TD, ONTARIO SNEED 1 YD RUN (RICK
ALBRESKI KICK), 3:54. CENTRL
MICHIGAN 7-0
CENTRL MICHIGAN - TD, ONTARIO SNEED 29 YD PASS FROM
DAN LEFEVOUR (RI
Dec 26 10:41 PM - MOTOR CITY BOWL
AT DETROIT MI
NCAAF MOTOR CITY BOWL
FG CENTRL MICHIGAN
RICK ALBRESKI 43 YD
MIDDLE TENN 14
CENTRL MICHIGAN 31 3:22 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 10:37 PM
TD MIDDLE TENN DEMARCO MCNAIR 6 YD RUN (COLBY SMITH KICK)
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 10:13 PM
TD MIDDLE TENN DEMARCO MCNAIR 6 YD RUN (COLBY SMITH KICK)
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 10:13 PM- MOTOR CITY BOWL
AT DETROIT MI
NCAAF MOTOR CITY BOWL
TD MIDDLE TENN
DEMARCO MCNAIR 6 YD RUN
(COLBY SMITH KICK)
MIDDLE TENN 14
CENTRL MICHIGAN 28 11:32 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 10:13 PM - MOTOR CITY BOWL
AT DETROIT MI
NCAAF END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MIDDLE TENN 0 7 0 7
CENTRL MICHIGAN 14 7 7 28 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: CENTRL MICHIGAN - TD, ONTARIO SNEED 1 YD RUN (RICK
ALBRESKI KICK), 3:54. CENTRL
MICHIGAN 7-0
CENTRL MICHIGAN - TD, ONTARIO SNEED 29 YD PASS FROM
DAN LEF
Dec 26 10:02 PM
TD CENTRL MICHIGAN DOUG KRESS 56 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (RICK ALBRESKI KICK)
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 9:36 PM
TD CENTRL MICHIGAN DOUG KRESS 56 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (RICK ALBRESKI KICK)
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 9:36 PM- MOTOR CITY BOWL
AT DETROIT MI
NCAAF MOTOR CITY BOWL
TD CENTRL MICHIGAN
DOUG KRESS 56 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(RICK ALBRESKI KICK)
MIDDLE TENN 7
CENTRL MICHIGAN 28 9:27 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 9:36 PM - MOTOR CITY BOWL
AT DETROIT MI
NCAAF HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MIDDLE TENN 0 7 7
CENTRL MICHIGAN 14 7 21 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: CENTRL MICHIGAN - TD, ONTARIO SNEED 1 YD RUN (RICK
ALBRESKI KICK), 3:54. CENTRL
MICHIGAN 7-0
CENTRL MICHIGAN - TD, ONTARIO SNEED 29 YD PASS FROM
DAN LEFEVOU
Dec 26 9:06 PM
TD CENTRL MICHIGAN DAN LEFEVOUR 9 YD RUN (RICK ALBRESKI KICK)
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 8:36 PM
TD CENTRL MICHIGAN DAN LEFEVOUR 9 YD RUN (RICK ALBRESKI KICK)
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 8:36 PM- MOTOR CITY BOWL
AT DETROIT MI
NCAAF MOTOR CITY BOWL
TD CENTRL MICHIGAN
DAN LEFEVOUR 9 YD RUN
(RICK ALBRESKI KICK)
MIDDLE TENN 7
CENTRL MICHIGAN 21 10:18 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 8:36 PM
TD MIDDLE TENN EUGENE GROSS 3 YD RUN (COLBY SMITH KICK)
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 8:30 PM
TD MIDDLE TENN EUGENE GROSS 3 YD RUN (COLBY SMITH KICK)
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 8:30 PM- MOTOR CITY BOWL
AT DETROIT MI
NCAAF MOTOR CITY BOWL
TD MIDDLE TENN
EUGENE GROSS 3 YD RUN
(COLBY SMITH KICK)
MIDDLE TENN 7
CENTRL MICHIGAN 14 10:57 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 8:30 PM - MOTOR CITY BOWL
AT DETROIT MI
NCAAF END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MIDDLE TENN 0 0
CENTRL MICHIGAN 14 14 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: CENTRL MICHIGAN - TD, ONTARIO SNEED 1 YD RUN (RICK
ALBRESKI KICK), 3:54. CENTRL
MICHIGAN 7-0
CENTRL MICHIGAN - TD, ONTARIO SNEED 29 YD PASS FROM
DAN LEF
Dec 26 8:14 PM
TD CENTRL MICHIGAN ONTARIO SNEED 29 YD PASS FROM DAN LEFEVOUR (RICK ALBRESKI KICK)
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 7:58 PM
TD CENTRL MICHIGAN ONTARIO SNEED 29 YD PASS FROM DAN LEFEVOUR (RICK ALBRESKI KICK)
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 7:58 PM
TD CENTRL MICHIGAN ONTARIO SNEED 29 YD PASS FROM DAN LEFEVOUR (RICK ALBRESKI KICK)
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 7:58 PM- MOTOR CITY BOWL
AT DETROIT MI
NCAAF MOTOR CITY BOWL
TD CENTRL MICHIGAN
ONTARIO SNEED 29 YD PASS FROM DAN LEFEVOUR
(RICK ALBRESKI KICK)
MIDDLE TENN 0
CENTRL MICHIGAN 14 5:53 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 7:58 PM
TD CENTRL MICHIGAN ONTARIO SNEED 1 YD RUN (RICK ALBRESKI KICK)
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 7:38 PM
TD CENTRL MICHIGAN ONTARIO SNEED 1 YD RUN (RICK ALBRESKI KICK)
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 7:38 PM- MOTOR CITY BOWL
AT DETROIT MI
NCAAF MOTOR CITY BOWL
TD CENTRL MICHIGAN
ONTARIO SNEED 1 YD RUN
(RICK ALBRESKI KICK)
MIDDLE TENN 0
CENTRL MICHIGAN 7 11:06 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Middle Tennessee vs. Central MichiganDec 26 7:38 PM
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