Week 3 Recaps

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Going to try and get some done this morning here, I will be gone all day/night and most of Monday. So whatever I don't get now won't get posted until Tuesday.

AAC

Memphis scored TDs on their first 5 drives and led 38-10 HT. 59-22 F. Memphis had TD runs of 54, 61 and 72 yards. Henderson 14-233-2TD. TY 679-312 (11.0-4.1 ypp).

Temple led 14-0, Maryland went 3-and-out on 4 of their first 5 drives. UM got a 23y pick-six…14-7, but Temple scored again before HT. TU scored a 47y TD pass in the 3rd then both teams scored non-offensive TDs. UM scored no O TDs in the game. 35-14 F. TU 21-11 FD, 429-195 TY (5.4-3.8 ypp), 165-132 RY (3.2-4.3ypc). Russo started for TU and went 15-25-228-1-1. Hill 7-17-56-0-1.

UConn led 21-7, 28-14, 42-28, then it was tied 42-42 in the 3rd and 49-49 in the 4th. UC took the lead with :57 left 56-49. Rhode Island was sacked as time expired from the UC16. 56-49 F. UC 573-550 TY (7.1-8.9 ypp). RI only faced four 3rd downs! They were 0-4. UC was 4-of-4 on 4th down. Pindel 20-27-308-4-1, 137y rushing 2 TDs. Mensah 25-144-2TD.

USF took their first lead of the game 25-19 with 2:24 left. USF missed 2 FGs and threw 2 INTs (ILL lost one fumble). ILL ended the game at the SF25 running out of time. TY 626-380 (7.5-4.8 ypp) for USF. USF D had 5 sacks. Barnett 23-40-411-2-2. Rivers 20-29-168-0-0.

Navy went up 7-0, then Lehigh got a 75y TD run to tie. Navy scored the next 41 pts, leading 48-7 entering the 4th qrt. Lehigh scored a TD with :13 left for a 51-21 F. TY 626-336 (8.2-5.2 ypp). Navy 484 R (7.8 ypc).

Cincinnati scored 28 1st qrt pts and led 42-0 HT and 56-7 end of 3rd. FD 38-8, TY 741-182 (9.1-3.4 ypp). 63-7 F.

 

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ACC

Boston College RB Dillion ripped a 45y TD run to quickly lead 7-0. WF was set up for their first TD after a BC fumbled punt on the B13. BC went back up 14-7, WF blk’d a punt for a TD to tie again 14-14. A 10p 81y drive made it 21-14 WF. BC tied 21-21 HT. WF took the lead on a 27y FG. BC then scored 20 of the next 23 pts to lead 41-27 late 4th when WF got their final TD with 1:33 left (converted 3 fourth downs on the drive). BC recovered the onside kick. WF was SOD at the B08 and kicked a total of 2 FGs from inside the BC10 yard lines. 41-34 F. WF 27-19 FD, 298-220 RY (5.0-5.0 ypc). BC 524-512 TY (7.6-4.9 ypp). BC D got 4 sacks. WF 5-of-22 3rd down, BC 6-of-16. In all of BC’s pts, they were never actually in the RZ. Anthony Brown 16-25-304-5-0. Dillon 33-185-TD. Jeff Smith 6rec-145-2TD. Hartman 20-45-214-2-2, 65y rushing. Colburn 23-117-TD. Carney 18-116. Dortch 9-93.

Clemson and Ga Southern was scoreless 1st qrt. Clem was INT’d, missed FG and fumbled all in GaS territory. Clem then scored 3 TDs before HT to lead 21-0. GaS crossed midfield twice in the first 3 quarters. A 4th qrt INT set up GaS for a 2p 46y TD drive. 38-7 F. Clem had FD 27-7, TY 595-140 (7.7-2.7 ypp) edges. Lawrence 12-19-194-1-1. Bryant 7-10-68-0-1. Etienne 16-162-2TD. Ross 3-103-TD.

Florida State did not cross midfield unitl their final poss of the 1st H when clock mismanagement saw them drive to S12 with time expiring. Syracuse kicked two FGs from inside the 5, missed a third FG and was SOD at the F25 to lead only 6-0 with a 201-93 yard edge at HT. FSU could only sustain one 2nd H drive while Cuse got it going with backup QB DeVito, scoring on 3 of their 4 2nd H possessions. Dungey appeared to have a noncontact throwing arm injury early which he returned from, but he took a lot of hits and often got up gimpy, he left the game in the 2nd qrt and did not return. 30-7 F. Cuse had edges - FD 25-11, TY 441-240 (5.0-4.0 ypp), RY 222-62 (3.9-2.2 ypc). DeVito 11-16-144-1-0. Dungey 7-15-75-0-0. Francois 18-36-178-0-1. Akers 10-52, Patrick 4-14. Cuse D 4 sacks. FSU was 1-of-14 3rd down.

Miami led 21-0 when Toledo scored right before HT 21-7. Tol came out with a TD in the 3rd, but Miami would respond to each Tol score maintaining a double digit margin most of the half. Tol’s three 4th qrt poss netted negative 14 yards. 49-24 F. TY 473-334 (6.2-5.7 ypp) for UM. Tol just 2-of-11 3rd down. Miami D got 13 TFL and 4 sacks, Tol got zero sacks. Rosier 13-23-205-2-0, 80y rushing w/ 3 TDs. Dallas 17-110-TD. J Thomas 5rec-105-TD Guadagni 13-21-222-2-1, leading rusher 47y. D Johnson 6rec-119-2TD.

Pitt got up 7-0, then GT faked a punt from their own 28! 3 plays later Pitt led 14-0. Later in the half GT was also SOD at the P23 and missed a long FG before HT. 21-0 HT. It was 24-6 when GT scored two 4th qrt TDs including a 14p 99y drive with just :37 left. Pitt recovered the onside kick. 24-19 F. Pitt QB Pickett appeared to have a knee injury in the 1st H and left the field, but he started the 3rd qrt. Edges for GT - FD 22-16, TY 386-335 (5.4-6.2 ypp), RY 320-138 (5.7-4.5 ypc). Pickett 16-23-197-0-1. Ollison 17-91-2TD. Marshall 6-15-66-0-1, leading rusher 28-103-2TD.

Duke scored 2 Def TDs. With a strong 4th qrt by Baylor the TY and FDs were even, but Duke jumped out early leading HT 23-0. BU cut it to 10 twice in the 2nd H before Duke pulled away again. 40-27 F. BU did miss 2 FGs. Harris 12-30-174-3-0-14-83 leading rusher. Brewer/McClendon combined 24-42-270-1-1 and BU QBs were #1-2 rushers combined 18-83-2TD.

Virginia jumped out fast scoring 1p 18y after an Ohio fumbled then led 35-7 before OU scored two TDs off short field to cut it 35-21, but UVA drove with under a minute left to get a FG. 38-21 HT. OU cut it to 38-28 in the 4th, but UVA added a 77y TD pass to put the game away. 45-31 F. FD 23-13, TY 552-364 (9.0-6.0 ypp), RY 173-118 (5.6-3.9 ypc). UVA lost 3 fumbled, OU lost 2.

Louisville escapes 20-17. WKU led 14-0 with the second TD coming after LV was SOD at their own 32. 14-3 HT. LV scored on both drives to open the 2nd H making it 14-13. WKU extended the lead to 17-13 in the 4th, but LV took their first lead with 5min left 20-17. WKU would be SOD and miss a 51y FG as time expired, their second FG miss of the game. Both of LV’s FGs were kicked from the W06. WKU edge 26-17 FD, 428-292 TY (5.3-4.9 ypp), 53-18% 3rd down. QB Pass was benched for Cunningham who went 10-18-88-0-0, leading rusher 21-129. Shanely started for WKU 22-33-240-1-0.

 

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Big Ten

Indiana and Ball State each took their opening drives for short FGs…3-3. IU then capped a 12p 69y drive to lead 10-3 and IU returned a punt 86y for a 17-3 lead. 24-3 HT. Ball State D was more aggressive in the 2nd H and after IU’s first 3rd qrt drive, the Hoosiers went to Fr QB Penix who was not as effective. After Ramsey led the way in the 1st H, IU leaned on the running game in the 2nd H. 38-10 F. IU only had 114-109 RY edge in the 1st H and finished with a 255-204 RY edge (5.8-5.2 ypc). TY 457-347 (6.0-5.2 ypp) for IU. IU D was in the backfield a lot harassing Neal with 3 sacks and 5 QBH. Ramsey 20-27-173-0-0, #2 rusher 43y TD. Penix 4-5-29-0-0. Scott 18-114-2TD. Neal 12-24-115-0-0, 35y rushing (23 on one play). Gilbert 16-89-TD.

Penn State led 21-7 1st qrt and 28-10 HT. 49-10 3rd qrt and 63-10 F. An INT handed Kent St 3 of their pts. 26-18 FD and 643-221 TY (9.2-2.9 ypp) for PSU. PSU D 7 sacks. McSorley 11-22-229-2-1. Sanders 14-86. Barrett 20-38-176-1-0

Michigan punted first two poss only gaining 30 yards then threw INT near the goaline on their 3rd poss. UM finally scored, but SMU tied it on a 50y TD pass! Just 21-7 HT. UM scored on every poss of the 2nd H (incl pick-six), but SMU would actually get 16p 87y and 12p 80y TD drives as well. SMU’s final poss was SOD at M19. 45-20 F. SMU had 22-21 FD edge. UM 434-319 TY edge (7.4-4.9 ypp). UM D only 2 sacks. Patterson 14-18-237-3-1. Evans 18-85. DPJ 4-90-3TD. Hicks 7-16-113-1-1. Brown 11-17-82-2-0, #2 rusher 8-48. Proche 11-166-2TD.

Minnesota won with efficient O and great D and ST while Miami Ohio was more folly. On Minn’s first TD drive they faced 3rd-and-21, they got 20 then converted 4th-and-1. Mia QB Ragland lost a fumble when bringing his arm back untouched. Min later kicked 44y FG to lead 10-0 2nd qrt. It was 10-3 when Mia RB tripped over QBs feet in EZ for a safety. Min would down 4 punts inside the 20 and more importantly 3 inside the 10, 2 inside the 3 yard line to maintain a great field position edge all game. Right before HT Min faced 3rd-and-17 at own 25 and gained 35y on a screen pass on their way to a TD with 1min left in the 1st H. 19-3. Min DB baited on a wheel route and got an INT ret’d to the 12, three plays later it was 26-3. The teams traded TOs then late 4th Min fumbled at the Mia22. 26-3 F. Min 22-10 FD, 295-199 TY (4.2-3.7 ypp), 118-91 RY (2.7-2.9 ypc). Annexstad 12-20-142-2-0 (injured leg early game, kept playing). Williams 33-141. Johnson 9rec-133-3TD. Ragland 11-20-108-0-1.

Iowa led 21-0 HT and extended to 38-0 before UNI scored 2 4th qrt TDs. 38-14 F. Iowa had 545-228 (6.7-3.9) TY edge and about 150 of UNI’s yards came on their final 3 drives. Stanley 23-28-309-2-1. Easley 10-103-TD.

Ohio St opened with a FG and TCU missed one. TCU QB Robinson fumbled and OSU recovered in EZ for D TD. 10-0. 42y pass and D PI set up TCU for their first TD. 10-7. Ohio St punted twice and TCU ripped a 93y TD run to lead 14-10. Ohio St would end the 1st H making and missing a FG. 14-13. With good starting field position, TCU drove 3p 52y to lead 21-13! Then the wheels fell off the Frog wagon. OSU got a 63y TD pass 21-19 (2 pt no good). OSU then INT’d a shuffle pass and ran 28y for their 2nd D TD of the game and the lead 26-21. TCU had a trick KO ret drawn up that worked for a TD, but the lateral was clearly an illegal forward pass. A punt was blk’d and OSU was in the EZ 2 plays later for a 33-21 lead with OSU scoring 3 TDs in like 4 minutes. TCU would hit a 51y TD pass to make it 33-28 end of 3rd qrt. OSU drove 8p 75y for the 40-28 lead. No pts would be scored in the final 12-1/2 minutes although OSU got to the TCU 9 after an INT before taking knees. 40-28 F. OSU 29-22 FD, 526-511 TY (6.6-6.7 ypp). TCU was 46%-33% 3rd down conv. OSU was +3 TOs. Haskins 24-38-344-2-0. Dobbins 18-121. Robinson 24-40-308-1-2. Anderson 12-154-2TD (93 on 1 play). TCU S/LB Gaines had 9 tkl with 3.5 tlf and 2 pbu.

 

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Big Xll

Kansas opened with a FG, then got a 31y pick-six and would later get another pick-six. KU also had TD runs of 59, 52 and 55 yards. KU led 31-14 HT. 55-14 F. RU’s 1st five O possessions were punt, INT, FUM, FUM, INT. One of Rutger’s TDs was a 64y blk’d FG return. Rutgers only had one drive greater than 50y all game. KU +6 TOs. TY 544-274 (7.5-4.3 ypp) for KU.

Oklahoma led 10-0, but ISU tied 10-10. OU would get back up 24-10, but ISU kept cutting into it and OU would respond to maintain a 2 score lead throughout. ISU was INT’d at the O33 with 1min left. OU had 24-20 FD, 519-447 TY (7.6-6.9 ypp), 171-87 RY (4.4-3.0 ypc). ISU was 2-of-3 4th down. Most of the FGs were short, OU kicked 21, 31 and 42y FGs – ISU kicked 34 and 21y FGs. Murray 21-29-348-3-0, leading rusher 15-77. Brown 9rec-191-TD. Noland 25-36-360-2-1. Montgomery 21-82-TD. Butler 5-174-2TD.

Oklahoma State blk’d two punts, the first broke a 7-7 tie and the later extended the lead to 34-14. In the 1st H Boise missed a FG from the O9 and was SOD at the O32. 17-7 HT. OSU came out with a FG, Boise got a TD…20-14. OSU scored a TD and then Boise went 3-and-out before the second blk’d punt. 34-14. Boise scored on a 4th and goal and OSU kicked a FG from the B6. 37-21 early 4th qrt. Boise would be sacked 3x in the 4th and OSU added a late TD…44-21 F. BSU 23-19 FD. OSU 422-414 TY (6.5-4.8 ypp), 174-34 RY (4.6-1.1 ypc). OSU D got 7 sacks (Boise D 3). Both teams were 50%+ 3rd down conv. Cornelius 15-26-243-1-0, 41y rushing 2TD. Hill 15-123-TD. DL Brailford had 6 tkl with 3.5 tfl incl 3 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. Rypien 39-56-380-3-0. Mattison 14-53.

Kansas State led 27-7 HT and extended it to 41-7 end of 3rd qrt. KSt’s three 4th qrt poss only netted 15 yards while UTSA went 12p 57y for FG, then after a fumbled went 1p 10y for TD to make it just 41-17. UTSA’s final drive they were throwing deep into KSt terr with the final time expiring pass being incomplete in the EZ. TY 449-300 (7.1-4.1 ypp) for KSt with 139 of UTSA’s yards coming on their final 4 poss. Thompson 13-18-213-2-0, leading rusher 14-66-TD. Delton 1-1-72-1-0. Zuber 7rec-144-2TD. Grundy 14-23-108-1-0.

Alex Bowman had the 6th 600y passing game in Texas Tech history (Big Xlll single game Fr record). WR Antoine Wesley set the school record with 261y receiving. Houston had a 7 pt lead off and on in the 1st H until TT scored back-to-back near the end of the half to lead 35-28. Hou tied 35-35 out of the half, but it was all TT from there with leads of 42-35, 49-35, 56-42, 63-42 and 63-49 F. Hou was SOD at the TT08 once and near midfield twice. TT 36-28 FD, 704-635 TY (7.0-6.9 ypp) edges. Bowman 43-59-605-5-0. Henry 24-111-4TD. Wesley 13rec-261-3TD. High 7rec-120. King 30-51-431-5-0, 47y rushing w/ TD. Stevenson 9rec-177-2TD. Corbin 7rec-103-2TD.

USC jumped out 7-0 on 9p 75y drive. Texas kicked 20y FG. 7-3. SC then went 8p 53y for a 14-3 lead. UT got a 47y TD pass on 3rd down to make it 14-10. After an INT at midfield, UT added another FG. 14-13. SC was SOD at the T3 for one turning point. Another was a would-be safety on Ehlinger that was ruled he got out of the EZ, but upon review it appeared his leg was down, but replay didn’t overturn the call. SC then roughed the UT punter. UT would punt again but it did help field position some. After a 13y SC punt UT was set up at midfield with 2min left and were able to kick a 46y FG as time expired to lead 16-14 HT. UT D dominated in the 2nd H. USC could only gain about 110 yards in the 2nd H while Horns were going 10p 74y, blk’d SC FGA TD return, 8p 50y for three TDs. 37-14 F. UT 25-16 FD, 394-317 TY (4.8-5.0 ypp). Thanks to 3 sacks and 10.5 TFL SC was held to negative 5y rushing! Ehlinger 15-33-223-2-0, 35y rushing w/ TD. Watson 18-72. LB Johnson had 6 tkls, 4 tfl incl 1 sack, forced fumble, qbh. Daniels 30-48-322-0-1. Carr 6-13-TD. Ware 4-8. St Brown 9-167. LB Gustin 7 tkl, 3 tlf incl 2 sacks, pbu was ejected for targeting.

 

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That's it for today. Enjoy the Sunday guys.

Thank you sir, needed a few of those.

 

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CUSA

Old Dominion at Charlotte was moved to late afternoon Thursday from Saturday. ODU went 3-and-out twice to open, UNCC drove 8p 61y for 7-0 lead. Then UNCC fumbled a punt and it took ODU 5p to go 16y with a 4th down conversion for them to score a TD, xpt was blk’d. 7-6. UNCC kicked 42 and 36 yard FGs to lead 13-6. ODU drove 8p 75y for TD and curiously opted to go for 2 when xpt would’ve tied, they did have their first xpt blk’d, still just a strange decision. 2pt no good. 13-12 HT UNCC led. ODU came out with a couple 20y plays and took the lead 18-13 (2pt no good). UNCC would have two 70+ TD drives while ODU was going 3-and-out punt, INT, INT. 28-18. ODU scored a TD with 3min left (xpt good), UNCC recovered the onside kick and killed the clock. 28-25 F. UNCC edges FD 27-16, TY 373-338 (4.7-6.0 ypp), RY 171-123 (3.7-4.4 ypc). Reynolds 23-34-202-2-0, 23y rushing. LeMay 25-93. Williams 16-28-215-1-2. Duhard 7-127-TD.

UAB scored TDs on 2 of their first 3 drives 14-0 and was also INT’d in the EZ after an 86y drive. Tulane cut it to 14-7, but UAB ret’d a fumble after a sack for a 21-7 HT lead. TU was also SOD at the UAB25. The teams traded INTs right before HT. UAB had over 100 more yards in the 1st H. TU scored first in the 3rd…21-14, UAB kicked FG and TU scored again…24-21 UAB. UAB was SOD at T36 and TU tied on a 40y FG early 4th qrt. 24-24. UAB took that next poss 13p 93y for TD with just over 2min left in the game. TU fumbled again on a sack from the UAB30. They got the ball back after using all 3 TOs and Tulane's final drive ended on a sack as time expired from the UAB38. UAB D had 6 sacks! (Tulane 0). UAB edges FD 25-17, TY 449-355 (5.4-5.4 ypp), RY 269-175 (4.8-4.4 ypc), 53-23% 3rd down conv, 37-23 TOP. Erdely 12-27-180-1-2, 53y rushing w/ TD. Brown 24-101-TD. Banks 7-24-180-2-1, 13net y rushing (fumbled twice). Bradwell 15-93-TD. Mooney 4-123-2TD.

Arkansas opened the game punt, INT, punt, INT, punt. NT drove 7p 44y for TD after an INT, 4p 1y for FG after INT, and had a crafty punt return TD that everyone has probably seen by now. 17-0 NT led! AR cut into it 17-10. But AR then threw another INT which NT converted into a 2p 34y TD drive. AR missed a FG and NT drove 8p 80y for a 31-10 HT lead! AR opened the 3rd qrt with another INT then punted on next 4 poss gaining only 22y combined on those, then 2 more INTs, one of which was ret’d for a TD. With all the short fields and non-offensive TDs, AR actually had a 20-18 FD and NT only outgained them 376-336 (5.0-4.4 ypp). All told AR threw 6 INTs (-5 TO for game). Both teams were 25% or worse on 3rd down. NT D had 5 sacks (AR 2). Fine 24-45-281-1-0. Kelley 16-35-185-0-4. Noland 4-7-25-0-1.

FAU led 29-0 1st qrt and 36-14 HT. 49-28 F. Nearly 50% of Buthune Cookman’s yards came on their final 3 drives. FD 27-16, TY 559-332 (6.1-5.7 ypp) for FAU. FAU was only 5-of-15 3rd down, but went for 4th down 8x!! They converted 7-of-8!! Robison 16-27-171-1-2, 42y rushing. Whyte 15-100, Singletary 19-84-5TD. FAU missed a 48y FG.

Last year FIU set the school record for most points scored in a game vs UMass, 63, this year they tied it. FIU scored 42 1st H pts on 360y. 42-10 HT. UMass scored first in the 3rd qrt, but FIU got a punt ret TD and a pick-six to make it 56-16. 63-24 F. FD 32-24, TY 536-423 (7.1-6.4 ypp), RY 329-199 (6.2-5.9 ypc). Ford was injured on a sack/fumble in the 1st qrt. Comis led 2 scoring drives and was later replaced with Michael Curtis. It seemed as if Comis could’ve returned but was held out in the blowout. Morgan went the whole way for FIU 16-23-207-2-1. Phillips 16-117-2TD, Maxwell 18-104-2TD. Curtis 8-15-158-1-2, Comis 5-12-60-0-0, Ford 2-5-6-0-0. Young 13-83, Fredricks 7-74.

 

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Independents

Army won their 10th home game in a row defeating Hawaii. UH scored quickly to open keyed by a 50y pass to lead 7-0 under 2min into the game. Army went 3-and-out, but UH was sacked on 4th down from the A29. Army tied on a drive that featured a 63y pass…7-7. UH went 3-and-out. Army took the lead on a 14p 64y drive that saw 4 3rd down conversion…14-7. UH tied, but Army responded with a 48y TD run…21-14. UH went 3-and-out again. Army had a 27y FG blk’d at the end of the 1st H. Army had two drives deep into UH territory that were hurt by illegal chop block penalties and Army ended up punting on both. UH went 3-and-out for the third time in a scoreless 3rd qrt. In the 4th Army converted 4th down twice on their way to a 12p 73y TD drive…28-14. Ursua caught an 80y TD pass scoring in just :13 seconds…28-21. Army drove 11p 47y and were SOD 4th-and-1 at the H28 with 3min left. UH drove to the A11,but ended with 3 straight incompletions. Army TY edge 465-362 (6.1-8.0 ypp). Zero turnovers. Hopkins 6-10-162-0-0, leading rusher 20-110-2TD. McDonald 20-32-321-2-0, 19y rushing. Ursua 6-123-2TD.

Notre Dame opened with a 26y FG. Vanderbilt did not cross midfield on their first 4 drives and ND built a 16-0 lead. Shurmur completed a 1st down throw 20y to the ND1, but receiver was stripped of the ball and ND recovered in the EZ for touchback. Vandy took over with just 1min left and drove to the ND3, but with just :08 left, after 1 shot at the EZ, they had to settle for a FG. 16-3 HT. ND had 279-190 1st H yard edge. NDs’ O sputtered in the 2nd H, gaining just 25y on their first two poss. Vandy missed a 43y FG then threw an INT on 1st down from the N36 for a touchback (second ND forced TO near the goal line). Vandy finally got a TD off a 5p 47y drive to make it 16-10 end of 3rd qrt. ND responded 11p 75y with a 4th down conv for a 22-10 lead (2pt no good). ND was called for D PI on 4th down and Vandy went 9p 75y, 22-17 mid 4th qrt. ND missed a 32y FG. Vandy was again aided by an ND D PI call on 4th down and found themselves at the N37 1st down 2min left. They ran twice and incomplete on 3rd down set up another 4th down and Lipscomb appeared to make a leaping catch with ND defender on him but when he hit the ground the ball popped out incomplete. 22-17 F. FD even, Vandy outgained ND with a 420-380 TY edge (6.0-5.1 ypp). ND rushing edge 245-94 (5.1-3.4 ypc). Vandy -3 TOs. Wimbush 13-23-122-0-0 #2 rusher 19-84-TD. Book 3-3-13-1-0. Jones 17-118. Shurmur 26-43-326-1-1. Vaughn 10-54-TD. Pinkney 5-111-TD. Lipscomb 11-89.

Wisconsin and BYU both punted to open, UW drove 8p 61y for 7-0 lead. BYU RB Canada busted a 44y run, 3 plays later the game was tied..7-7. UW punted and BYU used a backwards pass to WR Hifo who found a wide-open TE for a 31y TD pass. 14-7 Cougs. BYU missed a 52y FG, UW converted 4th-and-1 at B38 on their way to a 10p 65y TD drive to tie…14-14 HT. BYU punted to open the 3rd and UW threw an INT setting BYU up for a 6p 27y TD “drive” (aided by D PI on 3rd down). UW converted 4th-and-1 at B43, then faced 4th-and-1 again now at B32, but a false start moved them back and Hornibrook was incomplete SOD. Later UW would tie on a 10p 82y TD drive…21-21 early 4th qrt. Canada broke off his second 40+y run setting up a 45y BYU FG and 24-21 lead. Hornibrook was sacked on 3rd down, UW punt. BYU punt pinned UW at their own 8 with 4min left. Hornibrook completed his first 6 passes on the drive and rushed for a FD, UW was 1st-and-10 at the B26 with 1min left. But they would throw 2 incompletions leading to a FG try. BYU had all 3 timeouts, used 2 to ice, kept 1 in their pocket to play games with Gaglianone and his 42y FGA was missed with :36 left. UW had 20-14 FD and 394-311 TY (5.5-6.1 ypp) edges and only a 204-191 RY edge (4.7-6.8 ypc). Mangum 12-22-89-0-0. Canada 11-118-2TD. Takitaki was very active for BYU 13 tkl, 2 tlf, sack. Hornibrook 18-28-190-0-1. Taylor 26-117.

 

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MAC

Strange game in Dekalb. Teams punted on their first 4 combined poss. NIU had their first of two bad punt snaps which handed CMich the ball at the N07, CM missed a FG. Next NIU poss they again had a bad punt snap allowing CM to start at the N29, they drove to the N09 and this time made the 27y FG…3-0 early 2nd qrt. Next NIU poss they punted from their own 9, CM started at the N33, but CM would fumble at the N23 and NIU got it going from there. 12p 76y TD, after a blk’d CM punt 4p 22y TD, 6p 65y TD…21-3 mid 3rd qrt. CM then went to back-up QB Lazzaro who last played football at JUCO in 2015. He led Chips on a 9p 66y TD drive…21-10 and 15p 73y for TD (2pt no good) on back-to-back poss to make it 21-16 early 4th. NIU kicked a 36y FG…24-16. With 3min left CM took over on their own 19. They had a 1st down at the N15. A 2nd down pass was deflected and INT’d at the N06 to end the game with :17 left. CM edges 21-15 FD, 322-284 TY (4.1-4.2 ypp). NIU slightly outrushed them 180-164 (3.8-3.6 ypc). Childers 11-18-109-3-0, 28y rushing. Harbison 13-124. Lazzaro 13-22-128-1-1, 55y rushing w/ TD. Poljan 5-11-30-0-0. Ward 16-74. CM LB Fountain 18 tkl, tfl, sack.

Eastern Kentucky jumped out 14-0. Bowling Green responded with a 12p 75y TD drive, then EKU fumbled on back-to-back poss and BG got 2p 29y and 3p 22y TD “drives” for a 21-14 game. EKU tied on a 68y TD run, but BG was able to retake the lead in the final minute of the half…28-21 HT. EKU got a 5p 31y TD drive after an INT to tie again 28-28. Punts. EKU then fumbled at own 41 and 4p 41y later BG retook the lead 34-28 (bad xpt snap). EKU got a 27y TD run on 4th down and now lead 35-34 late 3rd qrt. BG had 2nd down at E26, buy O PI moved them back and they punted early 4th. BG moved 8p 65y aided by roughing passer for a TD w/ 2pt good and the 42-35 lead under 7min left. EKU’s final drive they had a 1st down at the B15, but time ran out after 2 incompletions. EKU had 498-388 TY (6.5-4.8 ypp) edge including 389-130 RY (6.5-3.3 ypc) edge. EKU lost 3 fumbles. BG D 4 sacks. Doege 28-39-258-4-1. Clair 25-90-TD. Morris 8rec-93-2TD. Phouthavong 7rec-82-2TD.

Buffalo led 14-0 and Eastern Michigan made a QB change to Mike Glass who has played in both games this year. He hit a 76y TD pass, but UB hit their own 70y TD pass…21-7. Next series it was another EM 75y TD pass…21-14. They traded TDs again before HT for the 28-21 UB lead. Scoreless 3rd qrt. UB then scored on yet another 75y TD pass for the 35-21 lead. EM fumbled at the B15 and was SOD at the B36. UB was SOD at the E20 and fumbled at the E11. EM scored their final TD with just :42 left and UB recovered the onside kick. TY even 490-489, UB did have 7.3-6.0 ypp edge. UB D recorded 6 sacks! (EM 0). Jackson 21-26-325-3-0. K Osborn 7rec-188-3TD. DE Chuck Harris 8 tkl, 2.5 tfl incl 2.5 sacks, forced fumble, pbu. Glass 17-27-284-2-0, leading rusher 14-69-TD. Wiegers 8-12-64-0-0. Banham 9rec-159-TD.

Western Michigan had 93y and 76y punt ret TDs plus a 17y fum ret TD in a 68-0 win over Delaware State. 31-5 FD, 524-123 TY (7.1-2.5 ypp). Del St was 4-11 passing for 8y!

Akron P mishandled the snap and NW was set up for a 1p 7y “drive” 7-0. NW missed a 35y FG and was SOD at the A29 and A32. Still NW led 21-3 HT. Akron drove for a 24y FG to open 3rd qrt…21-6. Akron then converted a 4th down on their way to a 9p 80y TD drive…21-13 mid 3rd. NW was going for a 4th-and-3 at the A16 when Thorson threw an INT by Zip Alvin Davis and it was ret’d 97y for a 21-19 game (2 pt no good). NW scored again late 3rd after Akron was called for two 15y penalties on same play…28-19. Akron connected on a 56y pass and a 24y TD pass to make it 28-26. NW missed a 43y FG, but Akron punted, downing it at the N03. Throson was sacked/fumbled and Akron recovered in the EZ for a 32-28 Zips lead (2pt no good). Thorson was then INT’d and returned 50y by Davis again for Akron’s THIRD D TD of the game and a 39-28 lead with 7:24 left. NW punted, Akron missed a 48y FG. NW hit a 24y TD pass on 4th-and-10 with 2:21 left. 39-34 (2pt no good). NW had no timeouts and QB Nelson ran backwards trying to kill as much clock as possible. On 4th-and-31 Nelson threw a pass trying to kill all the remaining time, but NW took over at the A30 with :02 left allowing them one final pass into the EZ which had a chance, but was knocked down for Akron’s first win vs the Big Ten since 1894! NW edges FD 30-15, TY 491-367 (5.2-5.7 ypp). Akron outrushed them 90-86 (2.5-2.4 ypc). Akron D got 2 sacks (NW D 0 sacks). NW missed 2 FGs, Akron missed 1 FG. Teams combined for 2 of 9 4th down (each converted 1). Nelson 17-28-277-2-0, #2 rusher 15-37. Edwards 14-53. Thorson 33-52-383-3-2. TJ Green 4-6-22-0-0, #2 rusher 3-16. Larkin 22-82-2TD. Cam Green 11rec-125-2TD.

 

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Will try and wrap them up tomorrow

 

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MWC

Utah State fumbled on their first poss handing Tennessee Tech a 3-0 lead. No problem as USU would lead 24-3 and 45-6 HT in the 73-12 F. TY 621-227 (8.1-3.4 ypp). USU did only tally 1 sack, but did have 12 TFL (Leilua with 3.5). Love 21-26-236-2-0. Thompson 6-107-TD. Bright 13-55-TD.

Wyoming and Wofford were in a defensive struggle. 1st qrt was scoreless. WOF fumbled at their own 32 and returned to the 10, but WYO couldn’t get in the EZ and kicked a 20y FG. 3-0. WOF got a 44y run on their way to a 7-3 lead and WYO answered with :49 left in the half to take a 10-7 lead. WOF was INT’d in the EZ in a scoreless 3rd qrt. WOF converted a 4th-and-5 and would take the lead 14-10 13min left. WYO threw an INT at the WOF16. WOF killed some clock and punted with 1:59 left. WYO advanced to the 25 facing 4th-and-4, Cowboys converted and then scored the go-ahead TD with :17 left…17-14 F. Slight WYO edge TY 313-294 (4.5-4.6 ypp). WOF outrushed them 221-89 (4.5-3.3 ypc). WOF D recorded 3 sacks (WYO 1). WYO +2 TOs. Vader Waal 25-42-224-2-1. Valladay 15-57. WOF did have 3 50+y punts and downed 2 inside the 10.

Oregon State and Nevada were tied 7-7 early then Nevada scored the next 23 pts to lead 30-7. Nev drove 3p 26y for TD after an INT, 2p 29y after a punt return and had a fumble scoop and score return. After that Nev would go 3-and-out 6 out of their next 7 poss (not counting 2p poss right before HT). OSU would score twice before HT making it 30-21. Neither team crossed midfield in a scoreless 3rd. OSU had a 51y pass to the N20, but 3 plays later were INT’d at the N08. Next OSU poss Beavs went 5p 42y to make it 30-28 early 4th. A 23y rush and 35y pass helped Nev increase the score to 37-28. OSU missed a 49y FG and Nev was INT’d at the O30 returned into Nev terr. OSU TD 37-35, kicked deep under 5min left, Nev 3-and-out punt. OSU started at their own 30, converted a 4th-and-5, converted a 4th-and-10 and eventually had a 1st down at N12. They centered the ball, but the 34y FG missed wide left as time expired. OSU had 28-17 FD, 540-357 TY (5.6-5.3 ypp) edges. OSU -2 TOs. Neither team was great on 3rd down, OSU was 3-of-3 4th down. Nev D 5 sacks, (OSU 1). Nev did down 4 punts inside the 20. Gangi 17-35-195-2-1, #2 rusher 8-61. Taua 12-81-TD. Blount (started) 12-20-175-1-1. Luton (came in 2nd qrt) 23-35-284-1-1. Jefferson 25-106-2TD. Hodgins 14rec-200-2TD. Hernandez 11rec-116.

New Mexico St got a pick-six on the very first play of the game. NMSt actually led 17-7 when NM got two INTs and two TDs off of a combined 33y of O for the 21-17 lead. 1st H yards were just 152-150. NM did fumble early 3rd and NMSt missed a FG, then NM took two long drives for TDs and a 35-17 lead early 4th before NMSt scored on a 58y pass (2pt good)…35-25. NM O would go 3-and-out to end the game, but NMSt threw their 5th INT which was ret’d 68y for the final TD…42-25 F. FD even, NMSt had 368-325 TY edge (4.8-4.0 ypp). NMSt -4 TOs. NM was 44% to 27% 3rd down conv. Jones 12-19-127-0-1. Owens 30-110-TD. Davis 21-74-4TD. 3 QBs played for NMSt, they combined 22-40-249-1-5. Each team had 3 sacks. Huntley 15-67. NMSt MLB Ferguson had 22 tkls.

UNLV led 20-0 after 1st qrt and 34-0 HT. 46-17 F. It must be noted that while UNLV had a 444-278 TY (5.2-3.8 ypp) edge, they scored TD on a 1y “drive” after a bad punt snap, TD on a 12y “drive” after a second bad punt snap, TD on a 11y “drive” after a fumble...that would be 3 TDs on 24y of O. UNLV also got a safety when Prairie View kicked yet another bad punt snap out of the EZ late in the game. PV RB Tucker came in with back-to-back 200y games (over 10 ypc), but they ran him just 3x 1st qrt and 7x 1st H. UNLV was 4-of-4 4th down conversions. Rogers 11-21-130-1-1, #1 rusher 17-122-4TD. Thomas 30-120-TD.

Arizona State led 14-7 when they faced 4th-and-1 at S11 with 1:46 left in the 1st H. ASU called a bubble screen, Wilkins was sacked and SDSt drove 11p 85y scoring a TD with :08 left to tie 14-14. ASU only gained 12y on their first four 2nd H possessions, at one point late into the 4th qrt ASU did not have a 2nd H FD yet. SDSt kicked 2 FGs and scored a TD with 2pt good for a 28-14 lead. With 4min left ASU finally moved the ball, going 11p 82y…28-21. SDSt recovered the onside kick. SDSt was killing the clock when Jasmin broke a 20y run and fumbled at the A23. ASU moved to midfield, had a 4th-and-10, Wilkins threw deep to Darby who appeared to make a great catch at the S02. SDSt DB made a big hit (targeting) and the ball was jarred loose when he hit the ground. ASU threw a hailmary on the final play that was incomplete. SDSt had 27-21 FD, 440-377 TY (5.4-5.4 ypp), 311-36 RY (5.4-1.5 ypc), 36-24 TOP. SDSt was 2-for-2 4th down. Agnew 12-24-129-1-0, 36y rushing. Washington 27-138-TD. Jasmin 19-112-TD. Wilkins 31-46-341-2-0. After the loss Wilkins called the SDSt DBs "garbage" and said he needs to do more because not moving the ball and scoring is unacceptable.

Turnovers set up both UCLA and Fresno for scores. Fresno led 16-0. UCLA recovered 2 fumbles in Fresno territory and made it a 16-14 game early 3rd qrt. UCLA would then turn it over on 3 straight poss and Fresno scored the final 24 pts….38-14 F. Fresno edges 24-14 FD, 420-270 TY (4.9-4.9 ypp), 150-119 RY (2.9-3.8 ypc), 40-20 TOP and 67-10% 3rd down conv. McMaryion 22-33-270-1-0. Mims 21-85. Johnson 8rec-85. Thompson-Robinson 10-24-151-1-2, leading rusher 8-49. Howard 4rec-80-TD.

 

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PAC12

Stanford’s first 3 drives were punt, INT, INT. They would score on their next 3 for a 17-3 HT lead on a 205-91y edge. Neither team did much on O in the 2nd H. Couple UC Davis mistakes gave Stanford some short fields, although Stan only capitalized on one of them for a FG (Stan SOD on the other). UCD missed a FG and their TD came as time expired in the game. 30-10 F. Slight edges for Stan 17-15 FD, 351-308 TY (5.3-4.0 ypp), 137-50 RY (4.2-2.4 ypc). Stan was only 3-of-14 3rd down. UCD D got 2 sacks (Stan 0). Costello 17-30-214-2-2. Speights 11-87. Whiteside 3rec-36-2TD. Smith 6rec-68.

Colorado led 28-0 HT and 35-0 when New Hampshire got a 15y pick-six. Later UNH got a 71y TD pass. 45-14 F. CU 491-270 TY (6.5-3.9 ypp). CU D 5 sacks (UNH 2). Montez 14-19-166-1-1. McMillian 15-163-TD.

San Jose INT set up Oregon for a short field, Ducks led just 14-0 end of 1st qrt. Ore punted from their own 4 and SJSt kicked a 31y FG. 14-3. Ore had a 42y FG blk’d and SJSt drove for a 28y FG….14-6. :30 seconds later Ore was in the EZ off a 39y TD pass…21-6. Ore D got an INT, but roughed the QB, SJSt punted and a 57y return set up Ore for a short TD drive…28-6. Ore D got a INT next poss, but Ore SOD at S18. SJSt converted 4th down and drove 7p 82y for TD late 3rd….28-12 (2pt no good). Ore scored early 4th qrt…35-12, but on the ensuing KO SJSt ret’d it 95y and had a FG 4 plays later 35-15. Herbert threw INT on 1st down at S44. SJSt got a pair of 30y completions 35-22 late 4th, onside kick recovered by Ore. Ore was killing clock, they were SOD at the S32 time expired shortly after. 35-22 F. Ore 20-16 FD, 443-296 (5.2-4.3 ypp), 134-29 RY (2.7-1.0 ypc), 39-25% 3rd down. Ore 3-of-5 4th down. Ore D 4 sacks. Herbert 16-34-309-3-2. Verdell 15-42. Brooks-James 10-39. Love 15-31-238-1-2. Aaron 5-10-29-0-0.

Cal punted on first 3 poss, then scored 3 straight TDs and led 28-3 HT. Idaho St turned an INT into a short field TD (drive kept alive on 4th down by D PI). 28-9. Cal led 45-9 before ISU scored the final 2 TDs late in the 4th qrt. Cal 482-319 TY (6.4-4.7 ypp). Over half of ISU’s yards came in 4th qrt. Garbers 20-25-224-3-1, 42y rushing. McIlwain 4-7-45-1-0, 29y rushing. Dancy 11-80-TD. Laird just 11-22. Duncan 4rec-63-2TD.

Eastern Washington threw INT at W32, Wash St drove 7p 68y for 7-0 lead. WSt then went 83y with Minshew 8-of-8 on the drive…14-0. EW had a 1st down at WSt 25, but kicked a 37y FG. 14-3. WSt returned the KO for TD…21-3. EW was INT’d at the W02 mid 2nd qrt. WSt would go 15p 98y converted 3rd-and-short 3x…28-3. EW scored right before half…28-10 HT. WSt had about a 290-240 yard edge. EW made it 28-17 early 3rd. WSt went 3-and-out, EW made a 44y FG, but holding moved them back and they punted, downing it at the W01. WSt drove 99y with chunk plays for TD, EW responded with a 44y TD pass….35-24 late 3rd. The wheels fell off for EW. They were INT’d at E27 and WSt got a FG, WSt drove for a TD, EW fumbled the KO at E18 and WSt got a TD. EW was SOD in WSt terr and WSt added a late TD with the backups for the 59-24 F. WSt had edges 35-23 FD, 565-379 TY (7.1-5.3 ypp). EW was -4 TO. EW was better 3rd down 50-33% conv and outrushed them 148-41 (4.2-2.7 ypc). Minshew 45-57-470-2-0. Williams 6-19-3TD. Martin 13rec-149-TD. Guburd 14-36-231-3-3.

Utah went 3-and-out and Washington got a 38y TD run…7-0. Utah went 80y mostly with Huntley and Moss running to tie 7-7. Wash capped a 8p 75y drive with a Browning sneak from the 1…14-7 early 2nd qrt. Utah was 3-and-out on 3 of their first 4 drives. Wash had a 1st down at the U16, but Browning was called for grounding and threw a pass well behind the LOS that went for a 12y loss and they punted. Utah was INT’d at the W11 from W37 on 3rd down. 210-132 1st H yard edge for Wash. 14-7 HT. Covey fumbled at the U44. Utah D got an INT, but were called for targeting overturning the INT. S Marquis Blair was ejected in the 1st H and now DL Fotu is ejected. 5 plays later Wash had a 21-7 lead. Next Utah poss Boyd fumbled at the W33, Wash’s punt pinned Utah at the 10. Punt. Utah DL Pita had a INT and ret’d to the W11 (was heading for goal line, may’ve got in but fumbled out of bounds. Utah would be SOD at the W02. After a 21y punt, Utah started at the W28, had a 1st down at the W14, but would be called for 2 penalties, one negating a 16y gain to the 3 and on 4th down Utah would be again SOD at the W20. After using all their timeouts Utah got it back at the W42 following a nice Covey punt return. Utah had 1st down at the W22, but after a sack and 3 incompletions would be SOD again at the W31. Utah had four 2nd H poss end in UW terr with no points (0-for-3 on 4th down). Wash had just 48 4th qrt yards. Wash edges, 18-13 FD, 327-261 TY (5.0-3.8 ypp), 172-123 RY (4.2-4.2 ypc). Wash was +2 TO. Browning 14-24-155-1-1. Gaskin 30-143-TD. Fuller 6rec-108. DB Murphy 4 pbus. Huntley 20-38-138-0-1, 40y rushing. Moss 13-67. Covey 8rec-54.

Arizona led 7-3 2nd qrt when JJ Taylor ret’d KO 84y for 14-3 lead. The game would be tied 17-17 late 2nd before UA capped a 8p 67y drive for the 24-17 HT lead. UA scored 24 unanswered pts in the 3rd including 65 and 75y TD passes. 48-17. 62-31 F. TY 626-463 (10.4-4.7 ypp). 223 of Southern Utah’s yards came on their final 4 drives of the game. Tate 13-20-349-5-0. Brightwell 9-81. Ellison 4rec-111-TD. Brown 5rec-97-2TD.

 

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SEC

Georgia led 28-0 with a 56y Simmons TD run and a Hardman 70y punt ret TD. MTSU did score on a 41y TD pass, but UGA had 2 more TDs to lead 42-7 at HT. 49-7 F. MTSU did turn it over twice in UGA terr and was SOD at the G21. Each team only had 3 2nd H poss. UGA 23-14 FD, 484-288 TY (8.6-4.2 ypp), 261-158 RY (7.5-4.2 ypc), 64-41% 3rd down. UGA +2 TOs. MTSU 2 sacks (UGA 0). Fromm 10-12-128-3-0. Fields 6-8-71-1-0. Holyfield 8-100. Hardman 3rec-90-TD. Stockstill 19-29-138-1-1. West 17-74. Smith 9rec-77-TD.

Kentucky led 17-0. 17-3 HT. 48-3 late 4th qrt. Murray St scored with :30 left. 48-10 F. Snell threw a 49y TD pass. UK 528-302 TY (7.1-4.9 ypp). UK only had 1 sack. Murray was actually 9-of-16 3rd down, UK 6-of-12. UK 3-of-3 4th down. Murray was SOD at the K36, K20 and threw INT at the K34.

UTEP had allowed 84 pts in their first two games, Tennessee scored 24. UT had about a 260-70y edge in the 1st H but led just 10-0. UT had a 7y TD run called back by chop block penalty then got delay of game and had to settle for a 38y FG. Later UT fumbled at the UTEP01 as the RB tried extending the ball over the goal line. With good field position following the punt, UT would go 3p 36y for a TD…10-0 early 2nd qrt. UT would later fumble a punt. UT had a play to the UTEP39 with first down, but holding and illegal formation brought it back and UT punted. Chryst came in for a series, a holding call put them behind and UT punted after 4 plays. 10-0 HT. Chandler ripped a 81y TD run to open the 3rd, but UT would punt on their next 2 poss from UTEP 46 and 45 yard lines and later from the 49. The only sustained drive the entire 2nd H was a 11p 71 yarder for a TD. UTEP crossed midfield on their 1st poss, then never crossed into UT terr again on O, the only time they did was when Vols fumbled allowing UTEP to start a poss there. UT had edges 24-7 FD, 512-134 TY (7.4-2.6 ypp), 345-95 RY (6.9-3.4 ypc), 33-12% 3rd down. Each team had 2 sacks. Guarantano was not always as accurate as his stat line implies thanks to some good catches by his WRs. He went 12-16-168-1-0. Chandler 12-158-TD. London 9-74. Jordan 13-49-TD. Locksley 9-22-39-0-0. Wadley 8-33. Hughes 5-33.

LSU got an INT on the second play of the game leading to a 9p 34y TD drive. 7-0. Punts. Auburn drove to the L24 with a 1st down, but faced 4th-and-1 at the L15 and were SOD for 2y loss (4th straight running play with Whitlow). LSU converted two 3rd downs, but false started on 3rd-and-2 and had to attempt a 52y FG which was missed. Aub just crossed into LSU terr, but a sack pushed them back and punt. LSU drove to the A09 and were going for a 4th-and-1, but false started and settled for a 33y FG. 10-0. Auburn put together their best drive of the game, 10p 75y…10-7 late 2nd qrt. LSU went 3-and-out with a sack on 3rd down and Auburn put together another nice drive, kept alive by a roughing the passer after a 3rd down incompletion. 9p 66y, Auburn with the lead 14-10 HT. LSU punted to open 3rd qrt and Auburn went 7p 55y with a 3rd down 4y TD pass…21-10. Both teams went 3-and-out. LSU was aided by two 15y penalties (one kept drive alive) and was at the A09 1st down, but had to settle for a 27y FG. 21-13. Stidham threw INT at the L27 from the L44. LSU punted. Targeting (Battle ejected) moved Auburn to the L40, but they would miss a 52y FG. Teams exchanged punts. Burrow found Dillion across the middle and he raced 71y for TD 21-19 (2pt no good) mid 4th qrt. Auburn punted. 5:38 left LSU got a D PI call on 3rd down, converted a 3rd-and-7, converted 4th-and-7, got another D PI call at the A24 where they started setting up for the FG with 3 runs. 42y FG as time expired. 22-21 F. Each team missed a 50+y FG. LSU made their 3 other FGs 33, 27, 42y. LSU was 1-for-2 on 4th down. Auburn was 0-for-1 being SOD at the L17 early in the game. Auburn -2 TOs. LSU TY edge 370-328 (4.8-5.0 ypp), 35-25 TOP. Burrow 15-34-249-1-0, 22y rushing. Brossette 19-69. Stidham 16-28-198-1-2, 5net rushing yards. Whitlow 22-104-TD.

Florida could not generate any O in the 1st qrt. Two Colorado St fumbles helped UF get out to a 6-0 lead with FGs following a 4p 4y and 4p -2y drives. CSU actually had drives of 12p 52y and 9p 40y, but missed 2 FGs in the 1st qrt. UF O got it going and their D buckled down. UF got two decent drives for TDs and blk’d a punt for TD and led 27-3 HT. CSU came out with a TD drive…27-10. Punts. 4th qrt UF ret’d a punt 85y for TD…34-10. CSU was a the F29, UF D got a sack/fumble leading to a 4p 54y TD…41-10. CSU was SOD at the F32 then the F18 and UF capped the scoring with a 68y TD run…48-10 F. Last 3 drives CSU was deep in UF terr and got 0 points. CSU had 22-14 FD, UF had a 341-310 TY (7.8-3.7 ypp) edges. CSU lost 3 fumbles, UF threw a pick. UF D 5 sacks. Franks 8-15-119-2-1, 25y rushing. Pierce 5-87-TD. Scarlett 6-56. Carta-Samuels 21-33-217-1-0. Kinsey 15-79. Williams 9rec-106.

Missouri drove for a FG and Purdue responded with a TD, 7-3. That would be PU’s only lead of the game. It was 27-10. PU scored 2 TDs in the final 5min of the half to make it 27-24. PU came out 3rd qrt with a 14p 63y drive for a 29y FG on a drive Blough found Rondale Moore for three 3rd down conversions, tied 27-27. A 52y run keyed a MU TD drive, and after PU was SOD at the M48, MU kicked a 31y FG…37-27. PU then missed a 49y FG. MU converted 4th-and-1 near midfield, but intentional grounding backed them up and had to punt. A 74y pass that bounced off PU WR as he was hit by two MU defenders and TE Hopkins was right-place-right-time to catch the deflection. Rondale Moore went the final 7y to make the game 37-34 12min left. MU was set to punt from the P35, but PU was offside giving them a 1st down, 4 plays later Lock threw an INT at the P10. PU took that 12p 81y, appeared to have the go-ahead TD pass, but it was ruled incomplete and a 26y FG tied it…37-37. With under 4m left Lock took them 10p 68y never facing 3rd down until :03 left where they made a 25y FG for the win…40-37. MU 31-23 FD, TY nearly even PU 614-608 (8.6-6.8). MU outrushed them 233-42 (5.1-2.6 ypc). PU was 50% 3rd down, MU only 31%, but were 3-of-3 4th down. Lock 26-43-375-3-1. Roundtree 23-168. J Knox 5rec-110-TD. Blough school record yards: 39-55-572-3-1, 18y rushing w/ TD. DJ Knox 7-23. Moore 11rec-137-TD, Hopkins 5rec-136-TD.

Louisiana Lafayette led 3-0, Mississippi St would score the next 49 pts. 56-10 F. ULL was SOD at the M37, L48 and M36 in the 1st H. TY 607-310 (8.5-5.2 ypp). Each team had just 2 sacks. Fitzgerald 14-21-243-2-0, #1 rusher 15-107-4TD. Williams 11-101-TD. Nunez 21-39-224-1-1.

Texas A&M scored on 3 of their 4 1st H possessions plus had a blk’d FG ret for TD. ULM punted twice from around midfield, made a 27y FG, had a 29y FG blk’d and had a 5p 75y TD drive right before HT for a 24-10 score. In the 2nd H, aTm punted from midfield then would score on their other 4 2nd H poss. ULM wasn’t nearly as successful moving the ball in the 2nd H only advancing to the aTm48 and never threatening to score. 32-15 FD, 530-350 TY (7.4-6.1 ypp), 64-20% 3rd down. aTm D 4 sacks (ULM D 1). Mond 16-24-210-1-0, #2 rusher 9att67-2TD. Williams 22-128-TD. Evans 15-28-225-1-1.

 

[LeRinkRat]

ALL EXCELLENT WRITE UPS :shake:

 

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Thanks again, mr s--k. Much appreciated.

 

[B.A.R.]

Great stuff as always.

 

[TahoeLegend]

Thanks, Colt.

Didn't realize you posted this thread every week, but I like it. Saves me a lot of time.

 

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Try to get the Sun Belt done now.

I don't always get to all teams and all games.

Here are weeks 1 & 2. I will put prior links in the current thread as sometimes I find myself wanting to look back at a certain game.

week 1
http://www.cappingthegame.com/forum/index.php?threads/week-1-recaps.137902/#post-3368186

week 2
http://www.cappingthegame.com/forum/index.php?threads/week-2-recaps.138087/#post-3374120

 

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Sun Belt

Troy went up 3-0 then got a 58y punt ret TD…10-0. Nebraska had 1st down at T19, missed a 33y FG. Troy QB got a 57y run and aided by 2 Neb personal foul penalties went 5p 80y…17-0. 33y pass and 21y run keyed a Neb 5p 65y TD…17-7 HT. Troy fumbled punt and Neb was set up at T08, but had to kick a 23y FG…17-10. Troy was SOD and Neb drove for 1st down at T21, kicked a 32y FG…17-13 late 3rd. Mid 4th, Troy would convert 3rd-and-9 3x (once with D PI) on their way to 10p 62y TD drive…24-13. Neb converted 4th down and went 11p 75y for 24-19 game (2pt no good). With 3min left Neb kicked deep. Neb forced a 3-and-out and Neb had a chance at their own 28. 2 plays later they were INT’d and Troy killed the clock. Neb had 22-12 FD, 364-253 TY (4.9-4.6 ypp), 187-143 RY (3.9-4.2 ypc). Neb -1 TO margin. Each team 3 sacks, each team 30% 3rd down conv. Barker 14-21-110-0-1, 12net y rushing. BJ Smith 11-70-2TD. BU QB, S Smith 4att-60y rushing (long 57). Bunch 19-27-177-2-2, 5net y rushing. Washington 14-92, Bell 14-64. Morgan 5rec-64-TD. Spielman 6rec-45-TD.

Texas St and South Alabama were tied 3-3. QB Willie Jones ran for career-long 50y TD run, 10-3 TxSt lead. USA was SOD at own 42, 42y TD pass and TxSt was up 17-3. Teams traded TDs…24-10. A 63y pass led to a USA TD (xpt blk’d)…24-16 HT. USA fumbled and TxSt was hit late out of bounds on 3rd down giving them a 1st down, two plays later 25y TD pass and TxSt was up 31-16. USA went 3-and-out. Jones was knocked out of the game and Fr Tyler Vitt replaced him. Vitt’s 2nd career pass att was INT’d and ret’d 55y by Jalen Thompson for pick-six…31-23. Jones came back in the game, but had to leave again. 10 out of the next 11 plays would be runs, TxSt had a 41y FG blk’d. USA converted a 4th-and-2 and later made a 47y FG. 31-26, 10min left. Jones came back in the game, an illegal block penalty put them behind the chains and they punted with 6min left. USA went 3-and-out. TxSt lost yards on 1st and 2nd down and went 3-and-out 3:51 left. USA got 25 and 23y pass plays plus a roughing the passer penalty and USA got a TD (2pt good) to lead…34-31 2min left. Jones was about to be sacked and flipped the ball forward, first ruled a fumble and USA ran it in for TD, but they ruled it an incomplete pass. Jones was then picked off by Thompson again and USA ran down the sideline to the T04 1:44 left. TxSt had 2 timeouts. USA was tkl’d for short losses 2 out of 3 plays. Facing 4th down from the T03 they go for it instead of kicking a FG, TD Jags, but they were called for O PI. Now back at the T18 4th and goal, they still go for it and throw a fade into the EZ which is caught for a TD, xpt puts them up 10 with :33 left…TxSt got the the SB43 when time ran out. 41-31 F. USA scored 18 4th qrt pts. Each team lost 3 TOs. TxSt 20-13 FD, 158-116 RY (3.0-4.3 ypc), 29-15% 3rd down. USA had TY edge 382-372 (6.4-4.4 ypp). USA called for 15 penalties 143y. USA had 3 sacks (Tx St 0). Orth 24-33-266-2-0, 21y rushing. Minter 6-61-2TD. Way 11rec-173-TD. Jones 16-30-205-2-1, leading rusher 17-58-TD. Banks 2rec-82-TD.

Tulsa led 7-0, but Arkansas St scored the next 27. It was 13-7 HT with ASU kicking a 19y FG as time expired in the half. ASU did have a 246-106 1st H yard edge. TU ended the 1st H with a fumble and they started the 2nd H with a fumble as well. ASU would drive 6p 42y for the 20-7 lead. TU then threw an INT for their third straight poss with a TO which ASU ret’d 53y for D TD…27-7. When TU was done turning it over they went 16p 70y for a 22y FG, 11p 81y TD, 5p 40y for a 38y FG. ASU downed a punt at the T04 and got a safety out of it. 29-20. ASU killed the final 8min ending the game at the T15. ASU had 24-19 FD and 405-339 TY (4.9-4.9 ypp). ASU +2TOs. TU 56-40% 3rd down. TU D had 4 sacks (ASU 3). TU had a 100y in penalties. Hansen 20-33-191-0-0, 80y rushing w/ TD. Wand 13-61. Skipper 19-27-172-1-1, 25y rushing. Brooks 21-115.