Navy and East Carolina played one hell of a game.
Navy's opening drive went 11p 73y, but their QB sneak was SOD at the E01. ECU took their possessions 15p 96y for FG from the N03. Navy fumbled at the E42, but ECU punted back and Navy managed a FG at end of 2nd Q. 3-3 HT when Navy had 182 yards and ECU had 123 in the 1H. After exchanging punts Navy was SOD again this time at the E30. ECU took the lead on a 8p 70y TD drive. Navy tied on a deep pass down the middle, 65y TD. 10-10. ECU fumbled first play of next drive and Navy went 5p 25y to take a 17-10 lead early 4th Q. It took ECU 3 plays to tie, 67y TD pass. 17-17. Navy converted a 4th-1 at their own 28 mid 4th Q then faced a 4th-2 at the E47, but opted to punt with 3:24 left. It proved to be a smart decision by coach Ken...ECU was moving the ball, but Navy D got an INT with :25 to go to OT. ECU got 1 FD but had to kick a 26y FG to go up 20-17. Navy got sacked, but still managed a 43y FG to tie 20-20. Navy got a FD, but had to settle for another FG, good from 29y. 23-20. Two incompletions and one short completion forced ECU to attempt a 37y FG, which was missed. Same kicker who beat Navy on a walk-off FG in 2021 and same kicker who missed the game winner vs NC State earlier this year.
Navy had 7 points off the ECU fumble. Navy also was denied potential 7 points on their SOD goal line play 1st Q. ECU had 370-343 TY edge (6.0-4.5). Each team was mid-40% 3rd down. Each team was 3-of-4 RZ scores with each having just 1 TD on those trips. Pretty even game where a couple plays here or there tilt it towards Navy.
Eastern Michigan continues to be one of the most inconsistent teams. Look superior to ULL, leading at halftime, lose by 28. Go to Arizona State and straight up dominate ASU. Come home to play a conference foe looking for their first win of the season and lose 31-50 to Buffalo! Buffalo had a 498-327 TY edge (5.9-6.5) and a 201-137 RY edge (3.7-4.4). UB had nearly a 39-21 TOP edge. It was a back-and-forth game for the first 3 Q with EM having a 31-30 lead late 3rd Q. But UB outscored them 20-0 in the final quarter. The game spiraled out of control for EM when they were SOD 3 consecutive possessions in their own territory which allowed Buffalo to relatively easily tack on 10 additional points. After gaining 277 yards on their first 4 possessions, Eastern Michigan had less than 50 on their final 4.
Florida State returned the opening KO 93y for TD and the blowout was on. FSU led 37-0 before BC scored. 91 of BC's 235 total yards came on their final two possessions. It would've been worse, but FSU was SOD at the BC30 and BC17.
Ball State outgained Georgia Southern 496-474. The game was tied twice in the 2H at 13-13 and 20-20 and Ball St led 23-20 in the 4th. But Ball St had to punt on their two drives after taking the lead and Ga So scored two TDs for the 34-23 score. Ball's final drive ended in INT from the G27 at the G03 with under 1min left.
Georgia State twice cut it to a 10 point margin, but the damage was done. Coastal Carolina jumped out 14-0 on 50+y TDs and built a 24-7 lead 2nd Q. Coastal outgained them by 231 yards.
Rice had leads of 14-7, 21-17 and 27-24. The game was tied 27-27 when Rice was sacked/fumbled and Houston returned it 11y for the go-ahead TD with under 4min to go. Rice then threw a first down INT from the H35 to the H16 and had one more chance, after completing a 51y pass to the H09, their final pass fell incomplete. Houston only outgained them 427-424 (7.4-6.5). Each team was only 2-of-4 RZ TDs.
Total Yards for Baylor - Iowa State were identical 361-361 (another source has it Baylor 361-350). Baylor had an early 17-7 lead, but ISU would come back. It was a 24-14 game early 4th Q when ISU threw an INT at the B36 and Baylor would go on to score, 31-24. ISU came back to make it 31-14, but their onside kick with :54 left was recovered by Baylor. ISU threw another INT earlier in the game in their own territory, but Baylor would be SOD on that possession.
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ULM outgained ULL 419-348 with a 227-80 rushing yard edge!
LSU outgained New Mexico 633-88 including passing for 33-39-414!
North Texas outgained Memphis 473-332, but NTex was -2 TO ratio.
Minnesota completed 23-of-26 passes for 268
Michigan led Maryland 34-19 before Mary scored TD with under 1min left. Maryland converted a 4th down on the drive and their TD pass was on 4th down and they go the 2pt conversion.
Ole Miss only outgained Tulsa 462-457. Ole Miss did not score in the 2H!
Louisville outgained USF 542-158 including 283-48 rushing yards! USF had -2 TO ratio
Notre Dame ran for 287 and passed for 289 in outgaining UNC 576-367
UConn only attempted 15 passes (completed 10), NC State outgained them 492-160
Northwestern has outgained their last 3 opponents (sometimes significantly), but have lost all 3. It happened again was NW had a 364-278 total yard edge vs Miami Ohio, but NW was -2 TOs. NW fumbled at the M24 - NW had a punt blk'd giving Miami the ball at the NW08 = Miami TD and tie game 7-7. NW was also SOD at the M27 and on their final possession, with Miami leading 17-14, NW fumbled at the M45 to end the game. Miami did have a FG blk'd and also missed a FG
Fordham - Ohio featured a total of 1328 yards, Ohio trailed late, but were able to win 59-52
Arkansas State outgained ODU 397-330 and outrushed them 112-51. Ark St had a 22-12 FD edge
Oregon State threw 4 INTs, but still were leading the game late 4th Q. USC only outgained them 357-320
-4 turnovers hurt Central Michigan, while Penn State led 14-0 early, Central made a game of it, tying 14-14 and trailing just 14-21 HT. They would not score again however as Penn State won 33-14. Penn State did turn those turnovers into points, they had a 3p 15y "drive" for TD after an INT and also had a 2p 7y "drive" for TD after a muffed CM punt. CM also fumbled at the P22 and were SOD at the P36. Penn State did miss 2 FGs. PSU outgained them 403-363
FAU outgained Purdue 419-354
Rutgers led 3-0, but lost 10-27. Iowa had a 45y pick-six and a 30y fumble return TD. Rutgers did outgain them 361-277 (4.9-5.0), 218 of Rutgers' yards did come in the 2H. Iowa converted just 1-of-9 3rd downs!
Toledo outgained San Diego State 376-216. San Diego State ran just 33 plays! Aztecs had a 43y TD run and a 50y FG on a possession that gained just 17 yards of O. That had them leading 10-0 in the 3rd Q! Toledo would score back-to-back TDs to lead 14-10. SD St would go 67 yards for the go-ahead TD with :34 left. Toledo's first pass of the next possession was INT'd. Toledo lost 4 TOs on the day, they previously threw INT and lost a fumble both in SD St territory and their first possession of the 3rd Q ended in INT. Toledo also missed a FG. San Diego State was just 1-of-12 3rd downs!
Western Michigan only attempted 13 passes, completing 8. San Jose outgained them 397-201, WM's only TD was a 90y KO return, they went for 2 and failed.
TCU outgained SMU 487-476. SMU was -2 TOs, TCU converted both into TDs, one on a short field
South Alabama beat LaTech 38-14, but only with a 389-308 TY edge. LT had a -3 TO ratio - LT actually had 4 straight drives end in turnovers! South Alabama had a pick-six and a short field TD off a fumble recovery. LT was also SOD at the SB18
Charlotte led 7-3 and 14-10. South Carolina led 20-14 HT and blew it open winning 56-20 with a 545-292 total yard edge. Drive chart says that 171 of Charlotte's yards came on their first two possessions resulting in TDs
Syracuse outgained Virginia 352-287, but Cuse lost 4 TOs to UVA's 2
There were 6 turnovers in UMass-Temple, with Temple losing 4 of them. Temple only outgained them 313-259 in the 24-0 shutout
Florida outgained Tennessee 594-576, but Vols outrushed them 227-141
Arkansas outgained Texas A&M 415-343, but suffered the dreaded "14 point swing" (13 point swing in this case) and had the potential game winning FG go off the upright
Texas State outgained Houston Baptist 479-136 in the 34-0 win
Texas Tech has run 100 or more plays twice this year. They outgained Texas 479-426
Troy outgained Marshall 421-174, Marshall was held below 100y passing and rushing
Tulane outgained Southern Miss 451-253, but lost 24-27. Tulane led 14-0 and 17-10 HT. But Southern Miss found their O in the 2H and aided by a 35y pick-six would take a 27-17 lead! Tulane had a stretch of 2H possession end in punt, missed FG, blocked FG, INT, SOD
Utah State lost 6 turnovers and outgained UNLV 419-320
UTEP outgained Boise 322-177
Texas Southern put up 464 yards on UTSA, although UTSA outgained them 553-464 in the 52-24 win
WVU outained VT 421-228 including 218-35 rushing yards
Clemson outgained Wake Forest 559-447, Clemson was penalized 10x for 120y
Washington D got 8 sacks! They outgained Stanford 478-372. Turnvoers again a problem for Stanford as they lost 3, all of which Washington turned into 17 points
Oregon outgained Washington State 624-428! Oregon scored 29 points in the 4th Q including 22 inside the final 2:47 of the game! Oregon fell behind due to kicking 3 FGs in the RZ in the 1H and throwing an INT on their other 1H possession. WSt turned that INT into a 95y pick-six, while Oregon had a 27y pick-six in the 2H. Neither team was especially good on 3rd down (Ore 4-11, WSt 5-12), but Oregon was 2-for-2 4th down. Duck D 4 sacks and 11 TFLs.