November 2005 in Sports - 12 November 2005 (Saturday)

12 November 2005 (Saturday)

• Football:
  • 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.
    • Intercontinental playoffs, first leg:
      • Trinidad and Tobago 1 – 1 Bahrain
      • Uruguay 1 – 0 Australia
    • European playoffs, first leg:
      • Spain 5 – 1 Slovakia
      • Switzerland 2 – 0 Turkey
      • Norway 0 – 1 Czech Republic
    • Second legs: 16 November.
  • 2005 CAF Champions League Final:
    • Al-Ahly of Egypt defeat Étoile Sahel of Tunisia 3–0 in the second leg of the final before their home fans in Cairo, and win 3–0 on aggregate. (BBC)
• Rugby union, November Tests:
  • England 26–16 Australia Tries from Ben Cohen and Mark Cueto, plus a strong performance by the English forwards, send the Wallabies to their seventh consecutive Test defeat.
  • France 50–6 Canada
  • Ireland 7–45 New Zealand The All Blacks dominate the Irish. Both Sitiveni Sivivatu and Doug Howlett score two tries.
  • Italy 48–0 Tonga Il Azzurri shut out the Tongans.
  • Scotland 19–23 Argentina Los Pumas come back from a 16–6 second-half deficit at Murrayfield, winning thanks to a converted penalty try in the 70th minute.
• Canadian Interuniversity Sport football – conference championships
  • Jewett Trophy: (10) Acadia Axemen 69, St. Francis Xavier X-Men 6: The Axemen break the record for the largest score and the largest winning margin in Jewett Trophy history as Chris Judd and Eric Nielsen connected for four touchdowns.
  • Hardy Trophy: (2) Saskatchewan Huskies 30, Alberta Golden Bears 17: Hec Crighton Trophy nominee David Stevens rushed for 193 yards and two touchdowns.
  • Dunsmore Cup: (1) Laval Rouge et Or 19, (5) University of Montreal Carabins 13: Pierre-Luc Yao leads Laval to two touchdowns to extend Laval's winning streak to 20 games, including the regular season.
  • Yates Cup: (3) Laurier Golden Hawks 29, (8) Western Ontario Mustangs 11: Nick Cameron scores three touchdowns for Laurier in the victory.
  • Laval will meet Saskatchewan next week in the Mitchell Bowl, while Laurier meets Acadia in the Uteck Bowl.
• NCAA College Football AP Top 25
  • (1) Southern California 35, Cal 10: LenDale White rushes for three touchdowns in the Trojans' 32nd-straight win, avenging their last loss two years ago at Berkeley.
  • (2) Texas 66, Kansas 14: The 'Horns score 28 first-quarter points and rock chalk the Jayhawks in Austin.
  • (3) Miami (FL) 47, Wake Forest 17: Kyle Wright throwns five touchdown passes, tying the Hurricanes' school record.
  • (5) LSU 16, (4) Alabama 13 (OT): JaMarcus Russell hits Dwayne Bowe with a 11-yard touchdown in overtime to end the Crimson Tide's bid for a perfect season. The Bayou Bengals now control their own destiny in the SEC's Western Division with games against Ole Miss and Arkansas left.
  • (7) Notre Dame 42, Navy 21: Irish quarterback Brady Quinn throws for 288 yards and four touchdowns.
  • (15) Auburn 31, (9) Georgia 30: After the Tigers complete a pass for 62 yards on fourth and ten, John Vaughn hits a 20-yard field goal with six seconds left.
  • (10) Ohio State 48, (25) Northwestern 7: The Buckeyes pile up 322 rushing yards prepping for next week's showdown against Michigan.
  • (11) Oregon 34, Washington State 31: Dennis Dixon and Brady Leaf (Ryan's brother) combine for 296 passing yards for the Ducks, who win on a last-second, 19-yard field goal from Paul Martinez.
  • South Carolina 30, (12) Florida 22: Steve Spurrier upsets the team he coached for twelve seasons. This is also the Gamecocks' first win over the Gators since 1939.
  • Oklahoma State 24, (13) Texas Tech 17: Al Peña scores on a quarterback sneak with 23 seconds left to complete the Cowboys' upset.
  • (14) UCLA 45, Arizona State 35: The Bruins bounce back from last week's humiliation with the help of 510 yards and five touchdown passes from Drew Olson.
  • Clemson 35, (17) Florida State 14: The "Bowden Bowl" sees son Tommy's Tigers squad defeat his father Bobby's Seminoles team thanks to a 269-yard, three-touchdown performance by Charlie Whitehurst.
  • (18) TCU 51, UNLV 3: The Horned Frogs go 8–0 in their first Mountain West Conference season, holding the Rebels to five yards rushing in their regular-season finale.
  • Iowa 20, (19) Wisconsin 10: The Hawkeyes spoil Barry Alvarez' final regular season home game as Wisconsin coach as the Badgers muster only nineteen rushing yards.
  • (21) Michigan 41, Indiana 14: The Wolverines run up all their points in the first half, warming up for next week's big home game against The Ohio State University.
  • Iowa State 30, (22) Colorado 16: In a game delayed due to a real tornado warning, the Cyclones scored two defensive touchdowns and kept their Big 12 North hopes alive.
  • Virginia 27, (24) Georgia Tech 17: The Cavaliers blow a 17-point lead but hold on to win and knock the Yellow Jackets out of the ACC Coastal Division race.