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North Shuts out South, 17-0 to Win
2003 Senior Bowl
NORTH 17, SOUTH 0
MVP:
Larry Johnson, Penn State
NORTH COACH:
Dom Capers, Texans
SOUTH COACH:
Marty Mornhinweg, Lions
TOP PLAYERS:
Carson Palmer, Kyle Boller, Marcus Trufant, Andre Woolfolk,
Michael Haynes, Larry Johnson
Not even Heisman Trophy winner Carson
Palmer of USC could lead the South to victory in the 2003 Senior Bowl,
as the North's dominating defense pitched just the second shutout in the
game's 54-year history to win 17-0 in front of the game's ninth straight
sellout crowd in Ladd-Peebles Stadium. A pair of Penn State stars led
the way for the Yanks, as Defensive MVP Michael Haynes recorded a sack,
forced two fumbles and broke up a pass, and college football's premier
running back in 2002 -- Larry Johnson -- earned the game's overall MVP
Award. Trailing 10-0 in the fourth quarter, the South threatened to the
close gap after penetrating to the North eight- yard line. But Notre
Dame's Shane Walton stepped in front of a Chris Simms pass and raced a
Senior Bowl record 99-yards with the interception for a touchdown to
seal the North victory. The contest also featured one of the game's most
talented rosters ever. In addition to Palmer, who became the second
Senior Bowl player in as many years to be the first overall selection in
the NFL Draft, a record-tying 14 members of the North and South squads
were selected in the first-round of the draft three months later.
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