NCAA Division 1-A Simulated Tournament: Round 2 Results/Awards

Round 2 was quite exciting. Three of the four matchups were decided in the final minute of the game or overtime. Below are the results, statistics, and awards for the Round 2 games. Look for the Final Four results tomorrow and the Championship Round results on Wednesday.

If you missed the first few parts of the series go here for an overview, here for Round 1, Part 1 results, and here for Round 1, Part 2 results and the Round 1 awards. Without further ado...

16 Tennessee vs 9 Florida
Round 2, Game 1 Results

Final Score
28-21, Florida

Game Statistics

Passing
Erik Ainge, Tennessee - 20 of 38, 270 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Tim Tebow, Florida - 16 of 31, 260 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing
Arian Foster, Tennessee - 32 rushes, 151 yards, 2 TDs, 3 fumbles
Tim Tebow, Florida - 15 rushes, 76 yards, 2 TDs, 0 fumbles

Receiving
Josh Briscoe, Tennessee - 7 catches, 86 yards, 0 TDs, 1 drop
Louis Murphy, Florida - 5 catches, 83 yards, 1 TD, 0 drops

Defensive
Walter Fisher, Tennessee - 6 tackles, 1 sack, 0 INTs
Derrick Harvey, Florida - 8 tackles, 0 sacks, 0 INTs

Kicking

Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee - 0 FGs made, 3 FGs attempted
Joey Ijjas, Florida - 2 FGs made, 2 FGs attempted

7 USC vs 2 LSU
Round 2, Game 2 Results

Final Score
38-31 (OT), LSU

Game Statistics

Passing
John David Booty, USC - 18 of 34, 246 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Matt Flynn, LSU - 26 of 44, 332 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs

Rushing
Joe McKnight, USC - 31 rushes, 120 yards, 1 TD, 1 fumble
Alley Broussard, LSU - 25 rushes, 70 yards, 1 TD, 0 fumbles

Receiving
Patrick Turner, USC - 7 catches, 107 yards, 1 TD, 2 drops
Early Doucet, LSU - 8 catches, 108 yards, 0 TDs, 1 drop

Defensive
Rey Maualuga, USC - 10 tackles, 0 sacks, 0 INTs
Jacob Cutrera, LSU - 8 tackles, 0 sacks, 0 INTs

Kicking

David Buehler, USC - 1 FG made, 2 FGs attempted
Colt David, LSU - 1 FG made, 3 FGs attempted

13 Illinois vs 5 Georgia
Round 2, Game 3 Results

Final Score
26-24, Georgia

Game Statistics

Passing
Juice Williams, Illinois - 20 of 44, 300 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Matthew Stafford, Georgia - 19 of 39, 276 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs

Rushing
Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois - 20 rushes, 65 yards, 1 TD, 1 fumble
Knowshon Moreno, Georgia - 34 rushes, 84 yards, 1 TD, 3 fumbles

Receiving
Arrelious Benn, Illinois - 5 catches, 96 yards, 0 TDs, 4 drops
Sean Bailey, Georgia - 5 catches, 92 yards, 0 TDs, 0 drops

Defensive
D'Angelo McCray, Illinois - 9 tackles, 0 sacks, 0 INTs
Jeff Owens, Georgia - 7 tackles, 1 sack, 0 INTs

Kicking

Jason Reda, Illinois - 1 FG made, 2 FGs attempted
Brandon Coutu, Georgia - 1 FG made, 5 FGs attempted

11 West Virginia vs 3 Oklahoma

Round 2, Game 4 Results

Final Score
41-17, Oklahoma

Game Statistics

Passing
Pat White, West Virginia - 22 of 35, 260 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Sam Bradford, Oklahoma - 16 of 30, 281 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs

Rushing
Steve Slaton, West Virginia - 21 rushes, 77 yards, 0 TDs, 3 fumbles
Allen Patrick, Oklahoma - 35 rushes, 166 yards, 3 TDs, 1 fumble

Receiving
Dorrell Jalloh, West Virginia - 7 catches, 105 yards, 0 TDs, 0 drops
Joe Jon Finley, Oklahoma - 3 catches, 108 yards, 1 TD, 0 drops

Defensive
Mortty Ivy, West Virginia - 10 tackles, 0 sacks, 0 INTs
Curtis Lofton, Oklahoma - 9 tackles, 0 sacks, 0 INTs

Kicking

Pat McAfee, West virginia - 1 FG made, 2 FGs attempted
Garrett Hartley, Oklahoma - 2 FGs made, 2 FGs attempted


The first three games were SPECTACULAR. Florida was controlling the game entering the 4th quarter and was up 21-7. Tennessee stormed back to tie it. They even had a shot at the lead with under 2 minutes to go but Daniel Lincoln missed a 34 yard FG (his third miss of the day). Tim Tebow then orchestrated the winning TD drive. Tebow crossed the goal line with 26 seconds remaining.

For the second straight week LSU was taken to overtime but emerged victorious (I'm telling you, those two triple OT losses earlier helped). This game was back and forth the entire night. USC took a 28-24 lead on a Booty to Turner TD with 5 minutes to go in the 4th. LSU would respond with a clock eating drive culminating with an Alley Broussard TD with less than 90 seconds to play. However, USC returned the kickoff 40 yards and David Buehler connected from 42 yards out (his only successful attempt of the game) to tie the game as time expired. LSU scored a TD on their first possession and the LSU defense broke up a Booty to Fred Davis pass on 4th and goal from the 4.

Continuing the trend, Illinois and Georgia was captivating. Georgia had Illinois on the ropes early, vaulting to a 24-0 lead midway through the 2nd quarter. They entered have leading 24-7. Illinois responded in the 3rd and early 4th when they tied the game at 24. Georgia would go three and out their next three drives. On the third three and out drive Georgia downed their punt inside the Illinois 1 yard line. Illinois fails to gain more than 3 yards and on 4th down the Bulldogs block the Illinois punt and it goes out the back of the end zone for a safety...with 1 minute and 27 seconds to go in the game. Wow.

Unfortunately, the West Virginia/Oklahoma game did not finish as strong. Well at least West Virginia didn't. The game was very close going into the half. Oklahoma held a 17-14 lead. Not much went right for WVU in half number two and Oklahoma catapulted into the Final Four.

The new bracket is at the bottom of the post after the Round 2 awards. Speaking of which...

Most Valuable Player - Tim Tebow, Florida
Least Valuable Player - Arian Foster, Tennessee
Offensive Player - Matt Flynn, LSU
Defensive Player - Jeff Owens, Georgia
Clutch Performance - David Buehler, USC
Best Home Field Advantage - Oklahoma (Oklahoma Memorial Stadium)
Best Game - USC vs LSU
Worst Game - West Virginia vs Oklahoma

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That wraps up Round 2. The Final Four results will be posted on Tuesday, December 11th, 2007.