Moss Gathers In 3 More Tds As Thundering Herd Rolls

Sat., Dec. 6, 1997

Associated Press

Randy Moss played like a Heisman Trophy finalist.

Moss caught three touchdown passes Friday night as Marshall scored 31 second-half points in a 34-14 victory over Toledo for the Mid-American Conference championship.

In its return to the conference, Marshall (10-2) earned an automatic bid to the inaugural Motor City Bowl on Dec. 26 in Pontiac, Mich. It will be Marshall’s first bowl appearance since the 1948 Tangerine Bowl.

Moss’ three scores gave him 25 TD catches this season, breaking the mark of 22 he shared with Houston’s Manny Hazard, set in 1989.

Hazard set his record in 11 games, while Moss played in his 12th game Friday. The NCAA considers conference championship games as regular-season games for statistical purposes.

Toledo (9-3) lost three of its final four games after starting the season 8-0.

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