1996 NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP December 14, 1996 Northern Colorado 23, Carson-Newman 16 Florence, Ala. - Playing in the eighth national championship game in school history, Carson-Newman’s charmed run through the playoffs came to an abrupt end with a 23-16 loss to the University of Northern Colorado in front of a national television audience on ESPN2. Entering the contest with a plus 10 turnover ratio in the playoffs, the Eagles could not maintain that trend, as they fumbled three times and were picked off on three more occasions. All five C-N possessions in the second half ended in turnovers. The Eagles got touchdown runs of one and 57 yards from their leading rusher Tyrone Westmoreland, who finished the day with 99 yards on 13 carries. 1998 NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP December 12, 1998 Northwest Missouri State 24, Carson-Newman 6 Florence , Ala . - The Eagles’ quest for a sixth national championship came up a little short as Northwest Missouri State downed Carson-Newman 24-6. Florence was besieged by over a foot of rain in the week leading up to the game and both teams had to fight the mud and the muck. Carson-Newman scored the first points of the game when Leonard Guyton connected with Jarvonni Jackson for a 36-yard touchdown pass. But the Bearcats scored 17 points in the second quarter and added another score in the third frame to win their first national title. Melvin Oates rushed for 56 yards and Heath Hawkins added 35 yards. Ques Rumph racked up 48 receiving yards and quarterback Leonard Guyton amassed 106 yards. Matthew Burris led the Eagles with 10 tackles. 1999 NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP December 11, 1999 Northwest Missouri 58, Carson-Newman 52 (4 OT) FLORENCE, Ala. - In what some have called the college football “Game of the Century”, the Eagles and Bearcats of Northwest Missouri State battled through four quarters and four overtimes before NWMS won 58-52. Over 2,500 Carson-Newman fans made the trip to Alabama to see a terrific game. After the Bearcats took an early 7-0 lead, the Eagles reeled off 24 unanswered points starting with Ryan Fleming’s 38-yard field goal. Ques Rumph put C-N up 10-7 when he electrified the crowd with an 86-yard punt return for a touchdown. Melvin Oates ran in from one yard out and Myron Refoure scored on a 20-yard scamper to give the Eagles a 24-7 lead at the half. The two teams battled back and forth through the third and fourth quarters until C-N took a 44-29 lead on Antwon Oliver’s 12-yard run with three and a half minutes remaining in the game. The Bearcats kept clawing and sent the game into overtime with a 34-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds to go. The Eagles and Bearcats’ defenses were impressive in the extra frame as neither team could score. C-N struck first in the third overtime as Oliver scored on a one-yard touchdown. Leonard Guyton’s keeper on the two-point conversion was good and the Eagles led 52-44. After NWMS had tied the game at 52-52, the Bearcats took a 58-52 lead in the fourth overtime. The Eagles were driving for another score but the ball squirted out and Northwest jumped on it to win the game, 58-52. The Eagle offense was almost unstoppable as they compiled 419 yards on the ground, led by Oliver’s 194 yards and two touchdowns. Carson-Newman’s defense held the Bearcats to only 137 yards on the ground. 91 Program History - National Championships ALL-TIME NCAA DII PLAYOFF RESULTS Year Round Place Opponent Result 1993 First Round Florence, AL North Alabama L, 28-38 1994 First Round Florence, AL North Alabama L, 13-17 1995 First Round Jefferson City, TN West Georgia W, 37-26 1995 Quarterfinals Florence, AL North Alabama L, 7-28 1996 First Round Jefferson City, TN West Georgia W, 41-7 1996 Quarterfinals Jefferson City, TN Valdosta State W, 24-19 1996 Semifinals Jefferson City, TN UC-Davis W, 29-26 1996 Championship Florence, AL Northern Colo. L, 14-23 1997 First Round Jefferson City, TN North Alabama W, 21-7 1997 Quarterfinals Jefferson City, TN Albany State W, 23-22 1997 Semi-finals Jefferson City, TN Northern Colo. L, 29-30 1998 First Round Jefferson City, TN West Georgia W, 30-20 1998 Quarterfinals Jefferson City, TN Fort Valley State W, 38-31 (OT) 1998 Semifinals Jefferson City, TN Slippery Rock W, 47-21 1998 Championship Florence, AL Northwest Mizz. L, 6-24 1999 First Round Jefferson City, TN Arkansas Tech W, 40-28 1999 Quarterfinals Jefferson City, TN Catawba W, 28-25 1999 Semifinals Jefferson City, TN Northeastern St. W, 42-7 1999 Championship Florence, AL Northwest Mizz. L, 52-58 (4OT) 2002 First Round Jefferson City, TN Fayetteville State W, 40-27 2002 Quarterfinals Valdosta, Ga. Valdosta State L, 28-31 2003 First Round Valdosta, Ga. Valdosta State W, 35-29 2003 Quarterfinals Florence, AL North Alabama L, 9-41 2004 First Round Jefferson City, TN Fayetteville State W, 35-14 2004 Second Round Valdosta, Ga. Valdosta State L, 12-38 2008 First Round Valdosta, Ga. Valdosta State L, 20-24 2009 Second Round Jefferson City, TN West Alabama W, 59-41 2009 Quarterfinals Florence, Ala. North Alabama W, 24-21 2009 Semifinals Allendale, Mich. Grand Valley St. L, 27-41 2012 Second Round Jefferson City, TN Lenoir-Rhyne W, 38-35 2012 Quarterfinals Valdosta, Ga. Valdosta State L, 48-26 2013 First Round Jefferson City, TN Newberry W, 37-27 2013 Second Round Hickory, N.C. Lenoir-Rhyne L, 27-20
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