Week 7 Recaps

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AAC

Tulsa lost another heart breaker although USF had a 26-16 FD and 487-299 TY edge (5.6-4.3). USF kicked a FG from the T05, threw an INT in the EZ and were SOD at the T37 in the 1st H. TU led 10-3 HT. Cronkrite ripped a 66y TD run to open the 3rd to tie, but then USF would go 3-and-out three straight poss while TU went 11p 69y and 8p 88y to lead 24-10 late 3rd. As TU owned the 3rd, USF would own the 4th. TU went 3-and-out three straight poss while USF went 14p 82y (missed xpt) and 10p 80y (2pt no good). TU led 24-22 just 2min left. USF kicked off deep with 2 timeouts, forced a 3-and-out and got the ball back at their own 43 with 1min left. Barnett was just 3-of-6 on the series but connected for 15y, 13y then 32y down to the T05, they spiked the ball with :02 left and kicked the game winning 22y FG…25-24 F. Barnett delivered in the clutch but both QBs struggled, Barnett 17-39-237-0-1. Boomer 6-21-79-1-0. Cronkrite 25att-151-TD. Brooks 28att-100-2TD. Each team 3 sacks.

Temple drove 81y to open but missed a 25y FG. Navy fumbled 2 plays later, but Navy fumbled it right back. Navy drove 17p 71y for a 24y FG (two 4th down conv). Temple came back 9p 77y never facing 3rd down for a 7-3 lead. Navy responded with another TD drive to lead 10-7. Temple had 1st down at N40, but would punt. 10-7 HT. Navy took a 17-7 lead to open the 3rd off some big run plays. Temple got a big KO ret and drove 6p 29y but their drive stalled at the N14 and Owls had to settle for 31y FG…17-10. Navy went 3-and-out and TU got a 40y pass leading to a 17-17 tie. Navy scored on a 4th down broken trick play where Perry ran from the T35, but were called for penalty (block in the back), a call Coach Ken was irate about and Navy had to punt from the T40 instead of having a 7 pt lead. TU punted. Navy again faced a 4th down a the T38, but threw incomplete early 4th qrt. TU took the lead on a 62y TD pass…24-17. Navy went 3-and-out. TU would go on a 15p 71y 6min drive, but on 2nd down were INT’d in the EZ with 2min left (great play by Navy DB Ryan tipping a fade pass to himself and picking it off). Navy however could do nothing with it with 4 straight incompletions. 24-17 F. Temple TY edge 409-284 (6.2-4.4). TU lost 2 TOs, Navy 1. Navy started Lewis at QB and moved Perry to slotback.

Memphis scored on all six 1st H possessions and at one point led by 16 pts, UCF made a 44y FG right before HT. 30-17. UCF punted 3x and were SOD at midfield once in the 1st H. Teams exchanged punts in the 3rd. With time winding down in the quarter UCF faced 4th-and-1 at their own 29 which resulted in a 71y TD run…30-24. The next 3 poss would be fumbles, Mem fumbled at own 33, UCF fumbled right back then Mem fumbled at the UCF21 to close the 3rd qrt. Knights took that 8p 74y for a 31-30 lead! Henderson would have a 32y TD run called back by penalty and Mem had to punt from the 50. UCF killed 5min off the clock and punted to the M15 with 1min left. Mem got to the UCF35 but ran out of time. Mem had 27-18 FD and 490-461 TY edge (6.0-7.0), but Tigers had just 160y in the 2nd H. Mem D 4 sacks. UCF was just 2-of-12 3rd down.

Houston led 42-6 4th qrt before ECU scored a couple garbage TDs in the final 6 minutes. It was 14-0 when ECU threw a 1st down INT at the H16. It was 14-3 late 2nd qrt when ECU threw another INT at their own 41 which UH quickly converted into another TD. ECU missed a 49y FG. 21-3 HT ECU made a 33y FG and it was just 21-6. Then Ed Oliver got a sack/forced fumble and UH scored on D to make it 28-6. UH leaned on RB Carr for their next TD drive and led 35-6 early 4th qrt. 51y pass and a 25y TD pass made it 42-6 with 11min left. ECU did have 27-18 FD and 415-406 (4.4-5.7) TY edge, but nearly 200 of ECU’s yards came on their final 3 poss. ECU -4 TOs. UH had 157-41 RY edge but just 3.7-1.3 ypc. ECU D 3 sacks, UH 2. ECU was 43% 3rd down to UH’s 29%.

 

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ACC

Duke got a good opening KO ret and would lead 7-0. Teams exchanged back-to-back SOD possessions near midfield. Jones was sacked/fumbled on 1st down from the G18. GT took that to the D19 where they were again SOD early 2nd qrt. Punts. Jones threw a 1st down INT at D31 with under 2min left in the half and GT got a tying TD out of it….7-7 HT. Teams exchanged punts to start the 3rd then the wheels fell off for GT, Jackets would fumble on 3 straight possessions leading to 21 Duke pts in 2min of game time (3 scoring drives comprised of 10p 94y total)…28-7 end of 3rd. GT made it 28-14, then Duke fumbled at the G08 with 4min left. GT drove for a 1st down at the D18, but a sack and 3 incompletions led to SOD with 1min left. FD essentially even 20-19, GT had 354-304 TY edge (4.5-5.1). Each team lost 3 TOs. GT D 4 sacks, Duke D 3 sacks. Both teams about 50% 3rd down, GT 1-of-4 4th down, Duke 0-for-2.

Boston College led 14-0, but fumbled twice deep in own territory and were SOD at L27. Louisville would take a 20-14 lead. BC blk’d a punt late 2nd qrt for TD to lead 21-20 HT with a 225-161 yard edge. BC scored the final 24 pts and were also SOD at the L05. LV only crossed midfield once in the 2nd H. BC 430-217 TY edge (5.2-3.2) with 251-47 RY edge (4.1-1.5). BC D 7 SEVEN sacks!

Virginia thew 3 1st H INTs, Miami threw 2 and were also SOD at V48. Perry was benched for Rosier early 2nd qrt. UVA drove 50y combined after TOs for a 10-0 lead. UM drove 23y after an INT for a 47y FG and 75y late 2nd qrt for a 28y FG…UVA kicked a 46y FG as time expired in the half...13-6 HT UVA with a 153-129 yard edge. Each team only got four 2nd H poss. UM was SOD at V24 to open 3rd qrt. Scoreless 3rd qrt. Punts. UVA kicked 32y FG…UM threw INT at the V19. UM scored TD with 3min left 16-13, UVA ret’d the onside kick to the M27. Cavs killed the clock and ended game at M06. Miami had 339-231 TY edge (5.8-3.7). UM D 4 sacks (UVA 2). Each team ended the game with 3 INTs.

UNC fumbled on their first play of the game and VT got a 5p 45y TD drive out of it. UNC had 1st down at V14, but settled for a 33y FG. VT threw an INT, at midfield. Punts. UNC had 1st down at V16, but settled for a 30y FG. 7-6 end 1st qrt. Punts. UNC had 1st down at V24, missed a 43y FG. UNC was then SOD at the V26. UNC had a 1st down at V12, but kicked a 22y FG. 9-7 HT with Heels having a 242-108 yard edge. VT punted to open the 3rd qrt and UNC finally found the EZ…16-7. VT got a 33 pass on 3rd down, converted 3rd down again on their way to a TD to trail by 2.... 16-14. UNC’s red zone struggles continued on their next poss with a 1st down at the V17 and missed a 32y FG. VT was driving and threw a 1st down INT at the N03. UNC added a 35y FG early 4th qrt to extend lead 19-14. UNC got an 80y pass on 3rd-and-long to the V13. 4 straight rushes and they fumbled into the EZ on 1st down from the V01 with 6min left. VT took over at their own 2. They converted 3rd down 2x then faced 4th-and-9 where Willis ran for 12y and Hokies would score a TD with :19 left with 2pt good…22-19. UNC ran a couple plays and tried the lateral around thing which didn’t work. FD even 21-20, UNC had 522-375 TY edge (7.2-4.9). Heels ran for 235 (6.2) to VT’s 154 (3.8). UNC was in the RZ 7x, kicked 4 FGs, missed a FG, scored 1 TD and fumbled when they were about to make it a 2 score game. Plus they missed another FG from outside the RZ. UNC D 4 sacks (VT 3).

 

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Big Ten

Indiana led 3-0, but Iowa led 14-3 off two 70+y scoring drives then IU D got an INT and good return leading to 33y IU TD…14-10. Iowa was set up with a big KO ret and quickly had a 21-10 lead. IU was SOD at the Iowa28. 21-10 HT with Iowa having a 17-9 FD and 219-148 TY edge. Iowa scored two 60+y TD drives to open up a 35-10 lead when IU scored late 3rd 35-16 (2pt no good). Iowa punted and IU drove into the RZ but threw INT in the EZ. Iowa took that 80y for TD…42-16. IU’s next poss ended on another INT in the EZ. Iowa 479-330 TY edge (7.4-4.9) with 159-67 RY edge (5.0-2.7). 208 of Stanley’s 320 passing yards went to TEs Fant and Hockenson.

Maryland led 24-0 HT with a 249-63 yard edge. UM scored 10 pts on their first two poss of the 3rd then seemed to take the day off. Rutgers had 3 straight drives in the 2nd H end with an INT. RU scored their only pts with just :44 left. MU had 375-179 TY edge (6.2-2.9) and a couple of their TD drives were short fields off TOs. Maryland was just 9-20-85 passing. Rutgers passing 2-17-8-0-5!!! Yes EIGHT yards passing with FIVE INTs.

Nebraska scored TD on their opening possession, then missed a 45y FG and punted the next 3 drives. NW opened slow, punting their first 3 drives then tied on a 9p 80y drive. After trading punts, Martinez was hit from behind, fumbled and NW got a 10y scoop-and-score D TD for a 14-7 lead. NU appeared poised to tie right before HT, but after scoring a TD their xpt was missed…14-13. NW had 1st down at NU41 ,but threw an INT at the 3 yardline. NU would take that 97y for a TD kicking the xpt…20-14 mid 3rd. NU had 1st down at the NW29 and threw an INT in the EZ. NW missed a 42y FG to end the 3rd. NU took that 76y for TD (2pt good) for the 28-14 lead early 4th. NW quickly cut the lead to just 7 with a 61y TD pass. Thorson threw another INT ret’d to the NW36. NU had 1st down at the NW14, but had to settle for a 34y FG to lead 31-21 5:41 left. NW converted two 4th-and-10s but had to settle for a 31y FG…31-24, 2:27 to go. NW onside kicked with 3 timeouts. Huskers only gained 3y and killed just :24 off the clock, but they downed the punt at the NW01 2min left. Thorson was roughed in the EZ and later would connect on 32 and 27y passes before getting a 5y TD pass with :12 left. In OT NU faced a 4th-and-1 at the 16 and opted to go for it, but the shotgun snap rolled to Martinez’s feet and he had to collect it and avoid pressure throwing a prayer into the EZ (INT’d). NW gained 6y and gave Luckenbaugh the nod for the 37y FG and the win. NW had 30-24 FD and 487-482 TY edge (5.5-5.9). NU lost 3 TOs, NW lost 2. NU rushed for 231 (4.9) to NW’s 32 (1.4). Thorson career high 455y passing. Nagel career high 220y receiving.

Minnesota threw a deep INT on their opening poss and Ohio State took that for a 21y FG. Min responded 11p 75y to lead 7-3. A Haskins-to-McLaurin 41y TD pass made it 10-7. Min came right back on a 9p 75y drive kept alive by D PI and Gophers retook a 14-10 lead early 2nd qrt. OSU converted one 4th down, but were stuffed on their next at the M18 mid 2nd. Min fumbled at the O24 and OSU took that 6p 76y drive for the 17-14 lead. Right before HT OSU had the ball at the M29 with 1st down and :17 left but with running clock false started leading to 10sec runoff and their final pass was incomplete. 17-14 HT. OSU extended to 20-14 on a 47y FG mid 3rd. Min missed a 32y FG, OSU made a 27y FG…23-14. Min was at O34 1st down, but threw INT at the O02. After a punt Min was back down there, but missed their second FG, this one from 49y late 4th qrt. OSU added a 27y TD pass for the final margin….30-14 F. OSU 29-19 FD, 504-396 TY (6.6-7.1). Min outrushed them 178-92 (5.4-2.9). Min -3 TOs. Min D 3 sacks (OSU just 2). Each team 43-44% 3rd down.

Michigan St punted on their first 3 poss. Penn St fumbled at the M31, got a 78y run leading to TD, then went 3-and-out 3x. MSU would go to the bag of tricks often today and ran a fake punt at their own 34 that resulted in a 26y run, then called a RB pass that resulted in a 36y gain to the P01. It took them 4 plays to get into the EZ from there aided with an extra set of downs from a PSU personal foul. 7-7 early 2nd qrt. MSU would never threaten again in the half. PSU scored on a 48y tackle breaking Sanders run for 14-7 HT lead. MSU threw an INT (deflected) at the P28, but after a good return PSU was SOD at the M29. MSU took that 5p 64y for the tying TD…14-14. PSU missed a 37y FG, but later made a 20y FG after having a 1st down at the M06. 17-14 early 4th qrt. With 5min left MSU ran a fake FG from the P22 on 4th-and-6 but the pass was broken up. PSU punted with 4min left. Lewerke was sacked at their own 40 creating 4th-and-10 with under 2min left and all 3 timeouts, Dantonio choose to punt. At their own 28 PSU ran for 3, then 1, then McSorley ran for 5 but was pushed out of bounds saving MSU their final timeout. After the punt MSU started at their own 24 with 1:19 left. Lewerke connected for 11y, then 21, then 11y, then 8y to the P25. With :19 to go they threw a back-shoulder to Davis who made it into the EZ and the 21-17 win. MSU had 25-14 FD and 418-397 TY edges (4.7-6.2). Each team had one TO. PSU D 3 sacks (MSU 1).

Illinois was only in Purdue territory twice all game, once when they led 7-0 and again for a FG miss. PU would score 46 unanswered with a 29-14 FD and 611-250 TY (7.5-4.2) with 227-69 RY edges (5.2-2.2). Each team threw a pick. PU D 4 sacks (ILL 2). 46-23% 3rd down conversions for PU - Boiler Up.

The 1st qrt was scoreless in Ann Arbor. Shea Patterson broke free for a 81y run to open the 2nd qrt as Michigan would lead 7-0. Wisconsin tied on a 33y run. UM made it into scoring position 5 of their 6 first half possessions, scored a TD, missed two FGs and made two FGs. Wisconsin only crossed midfield 2x on their 6 possessions scoring on that 33yarder. 13-7 HT. UM had a 203-127 1st H yard edge. UW was 0-for-4 3rd down, UM 2-of-7 in the half. UM got a TD and a FG to lead 24-7 (2pt good) when Hornibrook tried throwing the ball away under pressure and UM got a 21y pick-six…31-7. McCaffrey ran one in from 44y and UM led 38-7 before UW got a garbage TD with less than 4m left. UM had 21-11 FD, 46-18% 3rd down conv, 444-283 TY (6.4-5.8) including 320-183 RY (6.7-6.3). 75 of Badger’s yards came on their final drive. Before that final drive Hornibrook was only 3-12-25-0-2 going 2+ quarters without a pass completion (12 straight incomplete). UW D did get 3 sacks (UM 2).

 

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Big Xll

Texas Tech went 13p 53y for a 3-0 lead. TCU drove 14p 73y but threw an INT in the EZ, brought out to the 3 yard line. After TT punted from their own EZ, TCU got a 20y TD pass to lead 7-3. TT was sacked on 4th down at the TCU45. TCU converted a 4th down at the TT32, but fumbled on the play. Punts. TT threw an INT at their own 44, TCU drove to the TT30, but missed a 47y FG right before HT….7-3. TCU had a 12-7 FD and 214-124 TY edge at the break. They exchanged punts to open the 3rd then TT hit a 62y TD pass to lead 10-7. Rest of the quarter was punts. TCU capped an 8p 80y drive with a 31y TD pass to lead 14-10 early 4th. Trading punts again, TCU kicking from their own EZ set up TT a the Frog 38 and Duffey ran it that far for a 17-14 lead 7min left. Punts. TCU’s final drive again started deep in their own terr and Frogs got out to the 47, but a 4th down chaotic scramble pass att was INT’d with :43 left. TCU had 411-353 TY edge (5.3-5.0). TCU D had 4 sacks. TCU threw 2 INTs, TT 1. Jett Duffey 13-24-190-1-1, leading rusher 83y was briefly replaced with week 1 starter McLane Carter at one point, but Duffey came back in. Each team had two drives start inside their own 3 yard lines following punts.

Kansas St missed a 51y FG on their opening drive, then the teams traded FGs…3-3. Oklahoma St threw an INT in the EZ, but were back down there after a punt and settled for a 22y FG after having 1st down at K07. 6-3. Punts. In the final seconds of the half KSU got to the O19, but were sacked as time expired in the half. 6-3 HT (fewest combined 1st H pts in series since 1992). KSU scored TDs on 4 straight 2nd H possessions on drives of: 9p 70y - 7p 62y - 9p 75y - 11p 75y for a 31-12 lead. KSU had 23-15 FD and 421-311 TY edge (5.5-4.9) with 291-127 RY (5.3-4.5). 38-22 TOP. OSU threw 2 INTs. Barnes had career high 34 rush attempts.

Baylor led 7-6 after a 70y TD drive and Texas kicked 40 and 35 yard FGs. After dropping a pass in the EZ, BU extended it to 10-6 off a 46y FG. Then Texas got a wave of momentum…a 44y TD pass gave them the 13-10 lead. BU went 3-and-out. Bears appeared to have a INT in the EZ, but call on the field said ball hit the ground and replay upheld (Rhule strongly disagreed). 6 plays later it was 20-10 UT. With just over a minute left in the half, BU tried to drive the ball and were INT’d setting up a 47y UT FG as time expired…23-10. Texas scored 17 pts in 4 minute span. In the 3rd qrt BU got an INT at the T44 and 6 plays later Bears made it 23-17. Texas would miss two FGs and after exchanging punts BU had the ball at their own 3 yard line with 1:43 left in the game trailing by 6. They made it to the T17 and had 3 shots at the EZ but time expired on them. Texas had 389-328 TY edge (4.9-4.4). Texas D 3 sacks. Each team was about 50% 3rd down. Ehlinger was injured on the first possession and Buechele played the whole game afterwards going 20-34-184-1-1, 11y rushing. Collin Johnson caught 11-132-TD.

West Virginia was averaging 525ypg…Iowa State held them to just 152y (WVU's worst since 1995!). WVU was one of the best teams in the country on 3rd down conversion, ISU D was one of the worst on 3rd down, but the average distance was over 9y for WVU’s 3rd downs and they converted just 1-of-10. A week after registering 7 sacks vs OkSt, ISU did it again with 7 sacks! WVU did lead 7-0 driving after getting an INT, but ISU would score TDs on 3 straight possessions before attempting a 39y FG which was blk’d and ret’d for a TD and the game was just 20-14 HT despite Clones dominating (250-112 yard edge). WVU didn’t run a play in ISU territory in the 2nd H. 30-14 F. ISU 25-9 FD, 498-152 TY (6.9-3.6) with 244y rushing (5.2) to WVU’s 52y (1.9). David Montgomery rushed for a career high 189y on 29att. ISU’s great defensive effort was without one of their best players DT Lima.

 

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CUSA

Rice offensive struggles continue with UAB out first downing them 18-9 and outgaining them 482-186 (7.5-2.9) with Blazers rushing for a 208-50 RY edge (4.6-1.4). UAB scored on their opening drive, blk’d a punt for TD and got a 95y TD pass and would lead 28-0 HT. 42-0 F. UAB also missed a FG and was SOD at the R04. Rice P Jack Fox set CUSA record with 12 punts for 588 yards. Rice was shutout at home for the first time since 1989.

North Texas won 30-7 but only outgained Southern Miss by 90 yards (457-367). Both teams moved it well in the 1st H, they combined for 4 punts kicked from opponent territory. The teams also exchanged TOs in the first H. SM was also SOD at the S46. NT took a 10-7 HT lead with a 242-211 yard edge in a fairly even game. In the 3rd SM had 1st down at the NT26, but would miss a 45y FG. NT punt. SM then lost a fumble on 1st-and-goal at the N11. NT O got going scoring on back-to-back possessions then SM would be SOD at the N42 and NT added a late one with :33 left for the 30-7 F. NT D had 4 sacks.

Western Kentucky threw an INT on their opening drive and Charlotte went up 6-0 (2pt no good). WKU took the 7-6 lead end of 1st qrt. UC fumbled at midfield, WKU punted downed at the C07 and 49ers would drive from there 15p 77y for a 33y FG. Each team missed a FG before HT….9-7 HT. WKU’s first 5 poss of the 2nd H did not advance beyond their own 32 yard line and UC scored 31 unanswered until WKU’s 6th and final drive of the half went 11p 75y for TD in the 40-14 F. UC did have 21 pts off short fields following turnovers. UC 28-17 FD, 448-256 TY (5.9-4.6) with 211-42 RY edge (4.2-2.5). UC QB Reynolds was injured in the 2nd H, Evan Sherriffs replaced him going 5-7-118-1-0. Sherriffs is a grad transfer from Miami, Fl – brother is Bryant Sherriffs.

Marshall led 14-0 and 21-3. Old Dominion did cut it to 21-13 early 4th qrt before Herd pulled away again to win 42-20. In the high scoring 4th qrt, MU ripped 65 and 46y TD runs. MU had a 501-402 TY edge (6.8-4.7). ODU fumbled on their opening drive, MU threw and INT right back. Later ODU threw INT at M10 after a 70y drive. They also ended the game at the M06 after a 57y drive. Alex Thomson got his 2nd start for MU 18-29-182-1-1. Tyler King 22att-195-2TD. Brady 9rec-103-TD.

Louisiana Tech led 17-0 HT with a 194-139 yard edge. UTSA did not advance beyond the LT40 in the half. In the 2nd H LT would turn it over twice in their own territory and score TDs on two 70+y drives. UTSA missed a FG, made a 29y FG and were SOD at the L27 in the 2nd H. 31-3 F. LT finished with a 384-286 (5.1-4.5) TY edge. UTSA outrushed them 85-75 (3.7-2.0). Each team lost 2 TOs.

FIU opened up 3-0 and then were SOD at the M09. Brett Stockstill would be injured on the first play of the 2nd qrt and did not return. Back up Asher O’Hara finished the drive and MTSU would lead 7-3. The teams traded TDs and FIU made a 53y FG as time expired in the half. 14-13 MTSU led. MT went up 21-13 and FIU missed a 49y FG late 3rd. MTSU’s O started to bog down and FIU would make a 45y FG early 4th qrt then go 10p 84y for a TD (2pt good) to lead 24-21 4min left. O’Hara led the Raiders down to the F15 with a 1st down, but he would throw an INT in the EZ on 3rd down with :34 left for the only turnover of the game. 24-21 F. FD even at 21, FIU had a 381-329 TY edge (5.4-4.9).

 

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Independents

Pitt’s opening drive went 17p 88y with 6 FDs (ND offside on 4th-and-4) and took almost 10minutes ending in a 9y TD run. 7-0. But Pitt couldn’t maintain that and wouldn’t make a first down on rest of their 1st H possessions. After ND’s opening drive punt, they threw an INT from the P48 on 1st down, punt, had 1st down at P10 and kicked 22y FG, had 1st down at P09 and kicked a 41y FG to end the half. Pitt led 7-6 – ND had a 143-95 yard edge. Pitt ret’d the 2nd H KO 99y to lead 14-6! ND threw their second INT of the game on 1st down from the P24. Pitt would miss 47 and 36 yard FGs, ND drove for TD 14-12 (2pt no good). ND took the lead on a 35y Boykin TD pass with 5:43 left…19-14. Pitt choose to punt from near midfield with 3-1/2 left and they started using timeouts. ND faced 4th-and-1 at the P36, but Book was stopped and Pitt had a chance, unfortunately for them Pickett was sacked then threw 3 straight incompletions. ND had 23-14 FD, 344-242 TY (4.9-4.0). Pitt outrushed them 116-80 (3.9-2.1). Pitt D 3 sacks. ND threw 2 INTs. Pitt missed 2 FGs.

San Jose St took a lead 3-0 on their second poss, punted from Army territory on their third and never really got close to scoring again. Army scored 52 unanswered starting with a 41y TD pass 7-3. Then Army converted a 4th down on their way to a 14-3 HT lead. In the 2nd H SJSt amazingly had 4 straight drives end in fumbles! Fumble at the S19, S10, S35 and A48 (ret’d for D TD)…Army got 24pts off those with just 48 yards of offense! Army also had 75y and 80y TD drives in the half and ended the game at the S17. SJSt crossed midfield just once on their 6 possessions in the 2nd H. Army had 23-10 FD, 395-171 TY edges (5.6-3.6) with 341-36 RY edge (5.2-1.2). Army D had 5 sacks. Army 63% 3rd down, 3-of-3 4th down. Army has 4 straight wins vs MWC, won in California for the first time since 1979 and are 22-2 when leading in the 4th qrt under Monken.

Little offense was to be found between Troy and Liberty. Teams traded TOs and 3-and-out punts throughout the 1st qrt until Troy connected on 49 and 23y passes on the final two plays of the quarter for a 7-0 lead. LU responded with a 10p 75y drive that featured a 4th down conversion…7-7. Troy went back up with a 38y FG then LU capped another 75y drive with a TD for the 14-10 HT lead with total yardage essentially being equal 189-186 (teams combined 3-of-16 3rd down). Troy opened the 3rd with a career long 50y FG for Sumpter to cut the lead to 14-13. The teams only combined for 86 yard in the qrt. A short punt and good return set up Troy at the L36 and Troy took the lead on a 26y FG. 16-14. Teams traded punts. LU took over at their own 11 with 6min left. They would convert 3rd down 3x including two 3rd and longs on their way to a 14p 89y TD drive (2pt good) 22-16…2:23 left. That drive was 20 more yards than Liberty had on all four of their prior 2nd H drives combined. Troy was sacked on back-to-back plays being SOD at their own 12. LU killed all but the final :13, Troy ran 3 plays but weren’t able to do anything. FD even at 17. LU 341-293 (4.4-4.2). Troy only gained 107 (2.8ypp) 2nd H yards. Calvert 17-32-238-2-1. - Smith made first start 13-25-135-1-1, 11att 15y net rushing (sacked 3x).

BYU started tFr QB Zach Wilson. He led BYU to 12p 87y and 7p 56y TD drives to open 14-0. Hawaii punted 3 straight to open then after an INT were SOD at the B46. Add another BYU TD after that for a 21-0 lead. UH managed a FG, then BYU got a 1p 13y TD after an INT….28-3 HT with BYU having a 248-141 TY edge. UH D forced two straight 3-and-outs to start the 3rd and UH went 9p 52y, but then muffed a punt and BYU was in the EZ 35y later putting any potential comeback out of reach…35-10. The teams traded 2 TDs each for the 49-23 F. BYU had 26-18 FD and 474-311 TY (6.7-4.7) edges including 280-63 RY (6.0-2.2). Wilson 16-24-194-3-1, 16y net rushing after 3 sacks. Kaufusi brothers combined for 15tkl, 3 sacks, forced fumble, 2 pbus. McDonald 22-38-248-2-1, 22y net rushing after 4 sacks.

 

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MAC

Akron led 3-0, but would punt from their own territory the next 5 1st H possessions. Buffalo missed a FG, but then scored a TD end of 1st qrt. Bulls also threw an INT from the A11 after a 51y drive and kicked a 30y FG to lead 10-3. Akron managed a FG as the half expired. UB led 10-6 with a 208-121 yard edge. UB scored TDs on 75y and 80y drives. Akron’s longest drive of the half was just 29 yards as they only crossed midfield once. 24-6 F. UB had 20-13 FD and 425-235 TY edge (5.7-3.9), 47-21% 3rd down. Each team threw an INT. UB D 3 sacks. Buffalo became bowl eligible for just the 4th time in school history. This week QB Tyree Jackson wore #41 which the team is awarding to a different player each week to honor fellow UB football player Soloman Jackson who died 2 years ago. WR Anthony Johnson returned to action after not playing week 6 and playing a very limited role week 5.

Eastern Michigan finally won a close game. Although it wasn’t that close at first and EM nearly blew it at the end. EM scored TDs on their first 3 poss. Toledo went 3-and-out twice to start, kicked a 35y FG and then were SOD at the E16 and E45. EM added a TD after the SOD to lead 28-3 HT with a 311-183 yard edge (Eagles had 201 rushing – 10 more than UT allows for a game)! UT was still struggling in the 3rd qrt, punting from midfield, only managing a FG after a punt ret to the E14 and SOD at the E18. EM couldn’t do much either, missing a FG and punting 3 straight poss. UT got their first TD of the game with 11min left in the 4th 28-13, and the comeback attempt would be on. Their second TD came on a 9p 80y drive, 28-20, but then threw an INT at the E47 with 3:37 left. UT used all 3 timeouts and EM went for 4th-and-1 at their own 42 with 1:45 left and were SOD! UT wasted no time was at the E09 1st and goal after two plays. Two incompletions and a sack brought up 4th down with :26 left. EM called timeout. Guadagni escaped pressure and would run it in from 10y out….28-26 2pt conversion was….knocked away! The onside kick went out of bounds. 28-26 F. EM’s first win vs Toledo since 2006. One of EM’s QBs Mike Glass was on crutches at the end of the game after being injured in the 1st H. He earned his first start of the year ran for 125y on 10att w/ 2 TDs and was the first EM QB to ever run for back-to-back 100y games. Wiegers finished the game and has started every game this year, but Glass had been used often. UT finished with 25-18 FD, but EM finished with 412-376 TY (6.8-4.8) edge. EM D registered 5 sacks (UT D 2). EM was just 1-of-9 3rd down 1-of-2 4th down, UT 38% 3rd down but 1-of-4 4th down. UT was called for 16 penalties 130y! EM called for 11-138y!

Miami Oh was SOD at the K28 to open, but would score on TD drives of 98y, 74y and 82y to lead 21-0 HT. Kent was in Mia territory 4x in the 1st half resulting in only a missed FG (punted 3 other times). In the 2nd H Kent could only get into Mia terr twice, one ended on an INT at the M18 the other a TD with under 1min left in the game. Mia scored 10pts on their first two poss before cruising the rest of the game. 31-6 F. MU 25-14 FD, 504-274 TY (6.6-4.6) with 295y (5.8) rushing to Kent’s 125y (4.0). Each team lost a turnover. MU D 5 sacks. 39-21 TOP. MU converted 2-of-3 4th down.

Bowling Green went up 14-0 on a 74y Clair TD run and 76y Scott TD pass. It was 21-7 HT with WM being SOD at the B26 and B11. WM also threw INTs at the B22 and B30. Western Michigan would tie 28-28 in the 3rd qrt. BG briefly would retake a 35-28 lead before WM tied again 35-35 early 4th. After a BG punt, WM went 11p 84y for the 42-35 lead with 5min left. BG lost three 2nd H TOs all in WM terr (fumble at W41, INT from the W15 and from the W49 on their final 2 drives). WM had 33-19 FD and 568-511 TY (6.2-9.1). WM ran for 282 (5.2) to BG’s 132 (6.3). BG lost 4 TOs, WM lost 2. WM had 38-22 TOP edge and 44-36% 3rd down. Broncos 4-of-5 4th down (BG 0-for-1).

Central Michigan used strong D and some efficient O to build a 20-7 HT lead over Ball State. CM scored on their first four poss of the 1st H, one TD was a 3p 20y drive after a fumble. BSU made it into CM terr on 4 out of 5 poss, but managed just one TD drive. CM O struggled in the 2nd H. BSU missed a FG, then CM was SOD at the B27 providing a turning point in the game. BSU took that 12p 73y for TD then after a CM punt BSU went 11p 80y to lead 21-20. Having not scored since 5:41 mark in the 2nd qrt ,CM nailed a 47y FG with 4min left in the game for a 23-21 lead. BSU had been in this situation before, down 1 score with the ball last and failed on their previous 3 such attempts to comeback. BSU would go 12p 56y with a 4th down conversion and make a 36y FG with :47 left for the lead. CM advanced to the B48 before time ran out. 24-23 F. BSU had 26-23 FD, but CM had 388-359 TY (5.3-4.6) with a 261-157 (5.2-3.1) RY edge. CM D had 5 sacks (BSU 2). Both QBs ran a ton. Riley Neal’s 24 rush attempts were career high, after taking out the sacks, his other 19att netted 84y. CM’s Lazzaro ran 24-131 w/ TD.

Northern Illinois drove 16p 77y but had to settle for a 36y FG to lead 3-0. NIU then had 1st down at O43, but would punt to the O08. Ohio hit a 70y pass to the N15, OU would have their drive kept alive with TWO D PI penalties and eventually got a TD to lead 7-3 (took OU 7 plays from the 5 to score). NIU got some big plays and quickly retook the lead 9-7 (bad xpt snap). The rest of the half was punts. NIU had a 224-153 1st H yard edge. OU was 0-for-4 3rd down, NIU 5-of-10 in the half. OU fumbled and threw INT on their first two poss of the 3rd qrt, but NIU had to punt after both then OU got a 56y TD pass to lead 14-9 mid 3rd. OU was able to extend the lead to 21-9 at the end of the 3rd with a 11p 90y drive. NIU converted 4th down on their way to a 12p 77y TD drive….21-16 then after another OU fumble, NIU turned that one into a 6p 53y TD drive to take a 24-21 lead (2pt good). Ohio went 3-and-out with 3:49 left and punted having all 3 timeouts. NIU drove 8p 42y and got to the O08 before taking knees. NIU had 25-19 FD and 400-321 (5.1-5.8) TY edges. NIU outrushed them 255-46 (5.5-1.4). NIU +3 TOs. NIU D had 4 sacks, 2 by Sutton Smith (OU D 2). OU QB Rourke 15-23-275-2-1 – rFr WR Isiah Cox had 3rec-147-TD. NIU QB Childers was 17-33-145-0-0 and leading rusher with 23att-169 w/ TD.

 

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MWC

San Diego State used a 55y pass to key their opening drive TD. SDSt’s next 3 poss wouldn’t get beyond their own 20 and on their 5th Agnew was sacked in the EZ for a safety…7-2. AF’s first 4 poss were all punts until they ret’d the KO after that safety 66y to the S27 ,but AF would miss a 43y FG early 2nd qrt. SDSt started moving the ball, but threw an INT in the EZ and AF took that 9p 80y to lead 9-7. SDSt would miss a FG, but blk’d a punt for TD with just :08 left in the half and took a 14-9 lead into the locker room. Each team punted 3x to open the 2nd H. AF got a 20y completion on 3rd-and-19 on their way to a 17-14 lead (2pt good) 9min left. Agnew ran for 32y then passed for 32y on two 3rd down conversions before hitting a 29y TD pass and a 21-17 lead 6min left. AF punted then threw an INT on their final possession. AF had 14-13 FD edge, SDSt had a 297-276 TY edge (5.0-4.1). Each team threw an INT. AF outrushed them 214-84 (4.2-2.5). Agnew was just 9-25-213-1-1. RB Chase had 18att-70-TD. AF QB Hammond made his 2nd career start but was knocked out 1st qrt. Sanders went 7-15-51-0-1, 49y rushing. Fagan led AF in rushing 16att-90 boosted by a 42y long run. There was a 1 hour lightning delay in the 3rd qrt.

Colorado State led 7-0 on a 2p 12y “drive” following a fumble. New Mexico was SOD at the C04 and CSU took that 16p 96y to lead 14-0. NM drove 7p 65y for a 29y FG right before HT. 14-3. NM drove 5p 80y for TD, on the xpt offside moved the ball closer and NM went for 2 and got it…14-11. CSU went 8p 71y and extended the lead on a 22y FG…17-11. NM would get a 53y punt ret to the C12 and TD 3 plays later and led 18-17! CSU would drive to the N08 with a 1st down. NM made a pair of tackles at the goal line. CSU would attempt an 18y FG, but it was missed with 2:29 left! The miss was so surprising since Wyatt Bryan is 5th all time MWC with 50 career FGs. NM failed to get a first down and had to punt back with 2min left, CSU started on their own 27. Rams got as far as the N08 and Bryant made good on this 26y FG attempt as time expired. 20-18 F. It was CSU’s 9th straight win in the series. CSU had 24-15 FD, 423-304 TY (5.2-5.5). NM outrushed them 134-112 (3.8-2.7) CSU D 3 sacks (NM 2).

Utah State missed a 27y FG. UNLV punted twice from USU terr and went 9p 57y for 7-0 Rebel lead. USU scored the next 6 times they had the ball in the 1st H, including an 80y pass, a short field TD after an INT and a blk’d punt ret TD scoring 42 pts in a 6min span. In the 3rd USU missed another FG and fumbled at their own 26 which UNLV converted into 2p 26y TD “drive”…42-14. USU went 3-and-out on their next 2 poss. They traded TDs, USU made a 24y FG and UNLV got a 79y TD pass, they onside kicked and USU got a 37y TD run with under 2min left in the game. 59-28 F. USU 24-21 FD, 598-404 TY (8.7-4.8). Each team lost a TO, USU D got 7 SEVEN sacks. MWC O POW Jordan Love 17-23-322-5-0 (tied school record 5 TD passes). UNLV QB Gilliam in 2nd start went 18-36-250-3-1. Lexington Thomas was injured early in the 3rd qrt and did not return, before that he rushed 12att-51-TD and became just the third Rebel in school history to run for 3000+ yards. USU K Eberle came into the game a perfect 9-for-9, but missed his first 2 kicks of the year. Utah State is 5-1 for the first time since 1978.

Wyoming’s opening drive went 8p 47y for a 45y FG, QB Vander Waal was 3-of-3 on the drive for 27y, he would finish the game just 12-32-117-0-1. Wyoming would never cross midfield again until their final drive of the game with under 1min left. Fresno did pin WYO inside their own 15 yard line 5x. Field position was the enemy of WYO while Fresno enjoyed good field position throughout with scoring drives starting at the W35, W46, W47 and F15. Fresno also punted from WYO terr 3x and was SOD at the W01. 27-3 F. Fresno had 17-14 FD and 391-221 TY edges (6.0-3.6). Each team ran for 104y, 3.2-3.5 ypc. McMaryion 22-32-287-2-0, leading rusher 7att-53y w/ 2 TDs.

Ty Gangi returned for Nevada. UNR had a 1st down at the B06, but settled for a 35y FG to lead 3-0. Boise punted and UNR again was at the B04 1st down, but would fumble! Boise immediately ripped a 88y TD run to lead 7-3. Boise got hit with 2 unsportsman like penalties after the TD and UNR started their next drive at their own 45. They punted, but downed it at the B01. Boise had to punt and UNR kept the favorable field position and got 23y pass and 21y run for TD and led 10-7 end of 1st qrt. Boise then threw an INT that was ret’d to the B29. Next play Boise D got a 99y pick-six! And led 14-10. UNR missed a 49y FG. Boise fumbled at midfield and UNR drove 5p 35y for TD and 17-14 lead :42 left in the half. Boise was able to drive for a 31y FG as time expired. 17-17 HT. UNR had a 277-247 yard edge. The 3rd qrt would see lots of scoring: Boise got a 36y TD pass on 4th down to open…24-17. UNR got a 50y TD pass…24-24. Boise got a 41y TD pass…31-24. UNR made a 28y FG to make it 31-27 to end the 3rd and that would be it. Boise owned the TOP from here going on 12p 49y 6-1/2min drive (ended on INT from N26) and 17p 61y 8-1/2min drive (ended SOD at N24). UNR had the ball for just 1:32 of game time in the 4th qrt. FD even 24-23, Boise had 506-386 TY (6.5-5.8) edge. Boise lost 3 TOs, Nevada lost 3.

 

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PAC12

Khalil Tate reinjured his ankle on a late 1st qrt sack and Arizona’s chances went from slim to none. 2nd stringer Joiner wasn’t effective and they handed the keys to 3rd stringer Rhett Rodriguez, yes that Rodriguez. Rodriguez did best he could 20-38-226-1-0 with most of his success coming in the second half with the game already decided. Utah scored on their first 2 poss and the last 2 poss of the half to lead 28-0. Arizona had just 29y rushing and 114 total yards in the 1st H. Utah led 35-0 early 3rd before Arizona started moving the ball, they kicked a FG and scored a TD and also were SOD at the U05 and U32. Utah had 495-318 TY edge (7.3-4.1). Utes had a 230-72 RY edge (5.0-2.3). Sack Lake City recorded 5. Covey threw a 58y TD pass to Huntley.

Washington threw an INT on the second play of the game setting up Oregon who would have a 1st down at the W25, but settled for a 39y FG. UW responded with a 11p 59y 41y FG drive….3-3. Ore would fumble the ensuing KO handing UW the ball at the O41 and 5p later UW had a 10-3 lead. Brooks-James atoned for his fumble returning the next KO 56y leading to a 10p 41y drive and 10-10 tie game end 1st qrt. Teams exchanged punts until UW went up 17-10 on a 9p 75y drive 3min left in the half. Ore converted 4th down for the second time on a scoring drive and went 13p 75y capped on a TD pass with :14 left…17-17. Teams exchanged punts then Ore went 15p 88y and for the third time converted 4th-and-1 and would lead 24-17 mid 3rd. UW tied on a 43y TD pass…24-24. Ore missed a 42y FG to open the 4th. UW was SOD at the O26 when Browning fumbled on a 4th-and-1 attempt. Ore had 1st down at W27, but lost yards twice and punted 5min left. UW converted a 4th down and made it to the O21 with :43 left. They ran the clock down setting up for the would-be winning 37y FG, but it was missed! In OT UW got a 1st-and-goal at the 6, but had to settle for a 22y FG and Ducks needed 6 plays to get in the EZ for the 30-27 win. Ore 24-22 FD, UW 437-379 TY (6.2-4.7). UW outrushed them 194-177 (4.3-3.6). Each team lost a TO. PAC12 O POW Frosh RB CJ Verdell had 29att-111-2TD. Browning 15-25-243-1-1. Herbert 18-32-202-2-0.

UCLA punted twice, then Cal fumbled and UCLA took that 9p 59y and would control the game from there kicking 25 and 29 yard FGs to lead 13-0 HT. Cal came out with a 12p 75y TD drive to open the 3rd but UCLA would score back-to-back TDs to stretch lead to 27-7. Cal had 4 consecutive drives end in INT, INT, Fum, Fum, one of the fumbles led to a 5y FG “drive” the other was a scoop-and-score Bruin TD…37-7 F. FDs even at 20, UCLA had slim 348-310 TY edge (5.0-4.1), 36-21% 3rd down. UCLA was +5 TOs. Thompson-Robinson was 13-15-141-0-0, 27y net rushing. Kelley 30att-157-3TD. LB Lucier-South was PAC12 D POW with 3.5 tfl, ff, fr, INT. - McIlwain 22-40-168-0-2, 12y net rushing. Laird 17att-94-TD. LB Kunaszyk had 22 tkls.

USC won it’s 19th straight home game. USC’s first 5 poss were INT, punt, punt, INT, punt. CU went 3-and-out three of their first 4 poss before Shenault got a 49y wildcat TD run to lead 7-0. USC would score 21 2nd qrt pts and CU had three more 3-and-outs….21-7 HT. USC had a 255-111 1st H yard edge, somehow USC had zero 1st H rushing yards. USC got a 6y pick-six that bounced off the receiver’s hands…28-7. CU was then SOD at the SC35. In the 4th qrt CU got 65 and 75 yard TD drives sandwiched around a 38y USC FG. 31-20. CU did recover an onside kick with 3min left and got to the SC37, but penalty brought it back and they had 3 straight incompletions. CU had 17-16 FD and outrushed SC 95-62 (2.6-2.3). SC had a 334-265 TY edge (5.5-3.2). SC was -2 TO margin. Trojans were also penalized 13x for 123y (4th most penalized team by yards in the nation). SC D did have 4 sacks. CU was only 7-of-23 3rd down (2-of-4 4th down) – SC was 2-of-10 3rd down. Daniels 17-34-272-3-2. Ware and Carr only combined 18att-43y – Montez 26-47-170-0-1.

 

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Sun Belt

Arkansas State opened 3-and-out and had just a 10y punt, but App St was SOD at ASU32. After that ASU had two punts and drives of 54y, 45y, 48y and 48y end in FGs from the 14, 30, 16, and SOD at ApSt27 while AppSt punted 4x and had a 4p 75y TD drive…ASU led 9-7 and had a 207-106 yard edge at this point. AppSt had another 4p 74y TD drive to lead 14-9 with 3min left. Critical moment of the game occurred on the next possession. ASU ran the kick out of the EZ, were tackled short of the 20 plus were called for a penalty backing them up. ASU faced 3-and-1 and ran a shallow outside curl where the DB jumped the route and ret’d it inside the 5 and 3 plays later AppSt had a 21-9 lead scoring 2 TDs in 2min of game time. ASU drove down to the A43 with a 1st down :20 left, but threw an INT deep down the middle to a receiver surrounded by defenders to end the half 21-9 AppSt despite ASU having a 226-187 TY edge and 12-7 FD edge. ASU could do nothing in the 2nd H with just 27y on their first 5 poss of the half and only one drive getting into AppSt terr (SOD). App St missed a FG, had an 86y TD drive and a 62y TD run to cap the final at 35-9. For the game AppSt had 390-336 TY edge (6.0-4.1) and were +3 TOs. AppSt ran for 246-117 advantage (6.5-3.2).

Texas State held Georgia Southern to 164y rushing, 111 yards below their avg and the only other team to hold GaS to under 200y rushing was Clemson! Off a short week TxSt allowed ULL 327y rushing in their last game. TxSt SOD at G02 on their first drive and punted 4x after gaining minimal yardage. GaS got into the RZ just twice in the first half and came away with a TD and a 25y FG to lead 10-0 HT. The FG “drive” was just 4p 9y set up off an INT and return. The teams exchanged fumbles in the 3rd then TxSt QB Jones was tackled in the EZ for a safety…12-0, GaS later kicked a 43y FG to lead 15-0 late 3rd. TxSt TE Brown took a jet sweep 61y (TxSt longest play of the ssn) and then ran it in from the 3 to make it a 15-7 game. Teams exchanged punts in the 4th until 4min left. Jones had replaced an ineffective Vitt, but Jones was then injured and Vitt came back in. A 4th down pass was incomplete but D PI kept the drive alive and next play Vitt hit a 29y TD pass…but their 2pt att failed. 15-13. GaS recovered the onside kick and killed the remaining 2min. TxSt 15-12 FD, 242-215 TY (4.1-3.4) TY edge. TxSt lost 2 TOs, GaS lost 1. GaS D got 4 sacks. Both teams struggled on 3rd down, GaS was 25%, TxSt was 16%.

ULL QB Andre Nunez tied the school record with 5 TD passes (Delhomme ‘96) as ULL racks up a school record 759y vs New Mexico State. ULL got up 14-0. NMSt scored on a 51y TD pass, ULL scored again then NMSt ran that KO ret back for TD and ULL got a 79y TD pass to cap the 1st qrt! 28-14. ULL then had three 70+y TD drives to NMSt’s one and led 45-21 HT. NMSt scored the first 10 pts of the 3rd…45-31 then Nunez threw his 5th TD to make it 52-31 end of 3rd. 66-38 F. NMSt’s Josh Huntley had the second best all purpose yards in school history with 373y. ULL 37-26 FD, 759-406 (8.9-5.9) and ULL ran for 344-122 (6.1-4.9). ULL +1 TO margin. ULL D 4 sacks (NMSt 2). ULL went an amazing 12-of-14 3rd down! (NMSt 58%).

South Alabama got a feel-good win 45-7 over Alabama State. USA scored on two 80+y drives, a 70y drive, two 49y drives plus a 75y punt ret TD and a 50y FG in the 45-7 F. USA had 21-11 FD and 396-219 TY (6.5-4.3) edge. Over half of Alabama State’s yards came on their final 3 drives.

ULM jumped out 14-0. Coastal Carolina had a 1st down at the M04, but had to settle for a 29y FG. CC later ran a fake punt on their way to a TD making it a 14-10 game. ULM quickly went back up 21-10 on a 37y pass. Teams traded FGs…24-13 HT. CC scored mid 3rd but a false start ruined a 2pt attempt and they kicked xpt…24-20. ULM went back up 31-20. CC had a 1st-and-goal after a D PI call, but CC came away empty throwing an INT in the EZ 8min left. ULM scored the final 2 TDs of the game…45-20. FD were even 20-20, ULM only outgained them 466-439 (8.3-5.9). CC outrushed them 272-242 (5.2-7.1). CC lost 3 TOs, ULM lost 1. ULM had two short field TD drives following TOs. ULM D had 5 sacks. Bryce Carpenter went 9-19-133-0-1, 56y net rushing. He made his second start in place of Kilton Anderson.

 

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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

week 3
http://www.cappingthegame.com/forum/index.php?threads/week-3-recaps.138285/#post-3379874

week 4:
http://www.cappingthegame.com/forum/index.php?threads/week-4-recaps.138460/#post-3386730

week 5:
http://www.cappingthegame.com/forum/index.php?threads/week-5-recaps.138651/#post-3391976

Week 6
http://www.cappingthegame.com/forum/index.php?threads/week-6-recaps.138810/#post-3398334

I should have SEC tonight.

Head's up there will be no week 8 recaps, I won't be around much next week.

 

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SEC

Tennessee’s Jarret Guarantano made some outstanding throws and UT receivers made some fantastic catches in their 30-24 at Auburn. On the other side of the field Jarrett Stidham had a forgettable game, pressured often, he threw 2 INTs and fumbled that was ret’d for a Vols TD. Auburn went up 7-0 on a 14p 75y opening drive…UT made a 42y FG, AU made a 19y FG..10-3. UT had a 48y FG blk’d, but Stidham threw his first INT and UT got a 42y Chandler TD reception to tie 10-10 early 2nd qrt. AU tried a flee-flicker from the T36, but Stidham again threw an INT under pressure right into the waiting hands of DE Kongbo, Vols would punt and AU got a 76y TD pass to go up 17-10. UT downed a punt at the A02 with 1:45 left, AU went 3-and-out and Vols got a 45y FG right before HT…17-13. UT was SOD at the A39, AU punted, UT would drive 12p 86y, converting 3rd down 4x to take a 20-17 lead. Next possession Stidham was sacked/fumbled and UT got a scoop-and-score to lead 27-17 late 3rd qrt. AU missed a 54y FG. UT downed a punted to the A07, UA went 3-and-out, AU started the drive at the A49 and got a 20y FG to lead 30-17 9min left. Stidham was sacked on 4th down at the T25, UT killed nearly 4min and downed a punt at the A12. AU went 13p 88y scoring a TD with :37 left…30-24, the onside kick was recovered by UT. AU had a 22-16 FD and 448-396 TY edge (5.6-5.8), with a 126-68 RY edge (3.7-1.9), 56-53% 3rd down. AU was -3 TOs. AU D 3 sacks, UT 2. WR Jauan Jennings caught 4 passes on 3rd down for either a FD or a TD; he went 5rec-71-TD. Guarantano 21-32-328-2-0. Chandler and Jordan combined 29att-76y. - Stidham 28-45-322-2-2. Whitlow and Schwartz combined 15att-86y. Williams and Schwartz combined 7rec-168-2TD. Tennessee downed 3 punts inside the 15, 2 of which were inside the 5.

On 2nd-and-1 from the V05 Florida had a tipped pass INT’d. Vanderbilt would take that 9p 98y for a 7-0 lead. UF would convert 4th down and have a 1st down at the V07, but settled for a 21y FG. That would make 130y of O on two drives inside the Vandy 10 resulting in just 3 pts. Vandy took a short pass 75y for TD then after exchanging punts, UF fumbled and Vandy was set up at the F28, 4 plays later it was 21-3 Dores! UF went 12p 75y for TD with 2:30 left…21-10. VU punted and UF was able to drive 7p 77y and kicked a 25y FG as time expired for a 21-13 score at HT…UF had a 275-198 yard edge. In the 3rd UF went 3-and-out, VU missed a 25y FG. UF then went 10p 80y to make it 21-20. VU punted then UF got a 48y TD run to lead 27-21 as the 4th qrt began. VU punted and UF fumbled setting up Vandy at the F28, Dores got a 42y FG out of it…27-24 Gators. UF went 9p 75y to extend the lead to 34-24. VU did have a 1st down at the F29, but went backwards and made a 53y FG….34-27 4min left. UF took over at their own 25, they made it to the V25, but lost 1 yard on 3rd-and-1 and opted for a 43y FG with just :37 left….37-27. Vandy’s final pass was INT’d. UF had 31-17 FD and 576-336 TY (6.3-5.8) edges with 292-107 RY (4.6-4.9). Gators had two 100y rushers Scarlett and Pierce. UF -2 TO margin. Vandy was just 3-of-12 3rd down, UF was 12-of-19 and 3-of-3 4th down.

Jake Bentley struggled in the 1st H going just 6-17-46y and threw an INT in the EZ from the 5 yard line. Texas A&M took that for a 52y FG to lead 3-0 end of 1st qrt. SC fumbled on a punt ret, but aTm missed a 42y FG. Later Mond hit Sternberger for a 53y gain where he dragged an SC defender on a highlight making play. aTm would cash that drive for a 10-0 lead. After a punt aTm was back inside the SC 10 yard line in the final seconds of the half, Aggies kicked a 20y FG and led 13-0 HT with a 273-104 yard edge. aTm extended the lead to 16-0, then SC scored back-to-back TDs with two 2pt conversion to tie 16-16! aTm had FD at the S18, but had to kick a 39y FG…19-16 9min left. aTm later went 11p 78y to lead by 10 with 1:36 left. Two personal foul penalties helped move SC down the field and Cocks got a TD with :48 left…26-23, Aggies recovered the onside kick. aTm 25-19 FD, 458-299 TY (5.9-5.6), 42-18 TOP. SC lost 2 TOs. aTm penalized 12x for 117y. aTm just 23% 3rd down, SC 22%. Mond 25-37-353-1-0, 25y net rushing (sacked once). Bentley 17-35-223-3-1.

LSU started the same OL combo for the first time in consecutive games vs Georgia and ran more of a hurry up no huddle offense catching UGA off guard and maybe wearing them down. LSU went up 3-0, then UGA faked a FG from the L14 on 4th-and-9 that was stopped and fumbled for a 2y loss. LSU got a 47y run then a 4th-and-goal QB sneak TD for a 10-0 lead early 2nd qrt. UGA would go 3-and-out three straight possessions while LSU added 36 and 39 yard FGs after two 50y drives….16-0 HT. LSU owned a 246-114 yard edge at the break. UGA kicked a 40y FG to open the 3rd. LSU downed a punt at the G04 and Fromm throwing from his EZ was INT’d at the G23…LSU got a 24y FG out of it…19-3 late 3rd. UGA went 7p 75y to end the 3rd with a TD…19-9 (2pt no good). LSU got some chunk plays on their way to a 26-9 lead then UGA fumbled the KO and after being set up at the G14, LSU made a 30y FG 7min left….29-9. UGA got back-to-back 35 and 27y passes to Riley Ridley for a TD and 29-16 game 6min left. Burrow broke a 59y run and LSU was back in the EZ next play for the 36-16 lead. UGA threw an INT and LSU killed the clock. LSU 475-322 TY edge (5.9-5.0). UGA lost 4 TOs. The final TO at the end of the game didn’t matter. The first was on the fake FG att SOD, the other two were deep in UGA territory and Dawgs did hold LSU to just two FGs on those. LSU D 4 sacks (UGA D 3). LSU was 4-of-4 4th down. LSU’s gameplan after the Florida game was to go for 4th down if it was close regretting not going for some the prior week. It worked.

Alabama scored on the second play of the game…7-0. Missouri was INT’d on their second play of the game. Bama led 10-0 less than 2min in. Bama was at the M38 when Tua was sacked/fumbled at midfield. Mizzou got a 43y FG out of that. 10-3. Bama had 1st down at M17 but had to settle for a 28y FG…13-3. Mizzou got some chunk plays, plus a horsecollar penalty and Lock had forever to wait for a receiver to open up in the EZ…TD Tigers! 13-10 end 1st qrt. Bama had a 200-111 yard edge in the quarter. Bama got another TD, then Lock was sacked/fumbled and Bama was in the EZ again…27-10. Bama got a 57y pass and had a 1st down at the M04, but settled for a 20y FG…30-10 which would be the HT score. Bama had a 358-160 TY edge at the break. Tua ran and slid on the first play of the 3rd qrt and tweaked his previously sprained knee. Hurts would go the rest of the way. In the 2nd H Bama would miss a 52y FG, SOD at M06 (Tide D got a safety next play), score a TD and SOD at M46. Mizzou would go 3-and-out 3 straight, tackled for a safety, and threw INT in the EZ. 39-10 F. Bama had 25-13 FD, 564-212 TY (7.5-3.5) with 184-70 RY (4.1-2.0). Bama D got 4 sacks (7 qbh, 8 tfl). Tua 12-22-265-3-0, Hurts 7-8-115-0-0. Lock 13-26-142-1-2.

Arkansas scored on all 5 possessions of the 1st H in building a 27-17 HT lead. Hogs extended it to 30-17 in the 3rd. Ole Miss had thrown an INT in the EZ, missed a 44y FG and would later miss a 28y FG in the 4th. OM cut it to 30-24 on a 66y TD pass. Ark kicked a 36y FG to go up 33-24. Early 4th Ark had a FD at the M42, but lost yards and punted. OM went 10p 84y to make it 33-31 4min left. Ark fielded the KO at their own 6 and were tackled at the 10. Ark could only get 1 FD and kill 2min off the clock and punted downed at the M03 with 2min left. OM rather easily went 7p 97 in 1:20 to take a 37-33 lead (2pt no good). Ark got a 33y KO ret to near midfield, but a penalty where a guy kept blocking out of bounds moved them back and Ark's hopes were dashed when they threw an INT on the first play of the drive. OM had 32-27 FD and 611-476 TY (8.4-6.8) TY edges. Ark did outrush them 299-224 (6.2-5.9). Ark was just 2-of-9 3rd down (OM 60%). OM missed 2 FGs. Ta’amu 26-35-387-2-1, leading rusher 17att-141-TD.