College Football 2011, Week 10 results

Week 10 Results

Upsets. Several of them. Among the Top 10 we had #9 Nebraska falling 28-25 to unranked Northwestern. Then #13 Michigan lost to unranked Iowa, 24-16. Then #20 Arizona State lost to UCLA 29-28. And, finally, #24 West Virginia lost to Louisville 38-35

Although several Top 25 teams lost to higher ranked ranked teams, only one (Alabama) lost its undefeated status as a result—which leaves 5 teams without a loss.

(Polls are AP, Coaches’, the CBSSports120 and the BCS. NR = not ranked)

1/1/2/1 LSU (9-0) The Tigers edged the #2 Crimson Tide of Alabama (8-1) in overtime, 9-6, or three field goals to two. Alabama missed four field goals and was intercepted on the goal line during the course of the game. LSU netted just 239 yards in offense on 58 plays and the Tide had just 295 yards on 60 snaps.

2/2/3/2 Alabama (8-1) The Crimson Tide lost their undefeated season to #1 LSU Tigers (9-0)—in overtime—9-6. See above for more.

3/4/1/3 Oklahoma State (9-0) The Cowboys remain undefeated as they outlasted the #17 Kansas State Wildcats (7-2) in a scoring frenzy, 52-45. Brandon Weeden tossed four TDs (five if you count the INT returned 60 yards by Allen Chapman). Weeden completed 36 of 46 for 502 yards and those four TDs (and two intercveptions). Collin Klein completed 22 of 36 for 231 yards, a TD and one INT. Klein also rused 29 times for 144 yards and three TDs for the Wildcats.

4/3/6/4 Stanford (9-0) The Cardinal preserved their unblemished record with a beat-down of the Oregon State Beavers (2-7) 38-13. Andrew Luck was 20 of 30 for 206 yards and three TDs for the Cardinal who extended their nation’s best winning streak to 17.

5/5/4/5 Boise State (8-0) The Broncos routed the UNLV Rebels (2-6) 48-21. Kellen Moore completed just 18 of 31 pass attempts for 219 yards but connected twice with Tyler Shoemaker and twice more with Matt Miller for TDs. He also hit Gabe Linehan for a fifth score. As a starter, Moore is now 42-2.

6/6/11/8 Oregon (8-1) The Ducks doubled up on the Washington State Huskies (3-6) 34-17. LaMichael James rushed 25 times for 156 yards and a TD for the Ducks. Darron Thomas completed 13 of 25 for 169 yards and a TD. Keith Price was 24 of 35 for 143 yards and two TDs for WSU but also tossed two INTs.

7/7/5/6 Oklahoma (8-1) The Sooners defeated the Texas A&M Aggies (5-4) 41-25. The Sooners lost their All-American receiver Ryan Broyles with a torn ACL. Ryan Tannehill completed 32 of 63 attempts for 379 and two TDs for the Aggies, but he also was intercepted three times. Blake Bell scored two TDs on the ground and Landry Jones tossed for two TDs for the Sooners.

8/8/16/7 Arkansas (8-1) The Razorbacks drubbed the #10 South Carolina Gamecocks (7-2) 44-28, despite missing a couple of early scoring opportunities. Dennis Johnson 98 yard kick return for Arkansas and the Gamecocks’ Devin Taylor had a 48 yard interception return. Tyler Wilson (20 of 37 for 299 yards) connected with Jarius Wright for two TDs for the Razorbacks in the first half. South Carolina hurt themselves with three lost fumbles and an interception.

9/9/13/10 Nebraska (7-2) The Cornhuskers fell to the Wildcats of Northwestern (4-5) 28-25. Dan Persa and the ‘Cats’ defense had the Wildcats up 7-3 at the half. Still, he was injured and on the sidelines when Northwestern’s second-string quarterback, Kain Colter, ran for two touchdowns and passed for another to match the Cornhuskers’ scoring in the second half.

10/10/7/9 South Carolina (7-2) The Gamecocks fell to the #8 Razorbacks of Arkansas (8-1) 44-28. See above for more.

11/12/10/11 Clemson (8-1) The Tigers were idle this week.

12/11/12/12 Virginia Tech (8-1) The Hokies were idle this week.

13/13/9/15 Michigan (7-2) The Wolverines were upset by the Hawkeyes of Iowa (6-3) 24-16. The Hawkeyes’ defense stood fast in the closing seconds stopping the Wolverines on four fourth-and-goal plays from the three yard line in the final 16 seconds. Marcus Coker ran 29 times for 132 yards and a pair of touchdowns and James Vandenberg completed 14 of 21 pass attempts for 171 yards and a TD.

14/14/8/13 Houston (9-0) The Cougars routed the UAB Blazers (1-8) 56-13. Case Keenum had another record setting performance as he passed Timmy Chang’s career passing yards record. Keenum finished the game with 17,212 yards passing. Keenum was 39 of 44 for 4-7 yards and two TDs. He also ran for two TDs. D.J. Hayden returned an interception 54 yards for a TD and second string QB Cotton Turner (4 of 7 for 81 yards) connected with Daniel Spencer for the final score of the night. Houston ran 83 plays for 654 net yards and amassed 34 first downs.

15/16/23/17 Michigan State (7-2) The Spartans game back in the fourth quarter to edge the Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-7) 31-24. MarQueis Gray tossed three TDs to Da’Jon McKnight for the Gophers. Kirk Cousins tossed for two TDs and Le’Veon Bell ran for two scores for the Spartans.

16/15/15/16 Penn State (8-1) The Nittany Lions were idle this weekend.

17/19/14/14 Kansas State (7-2) The Wildcats lost to the #3 Cowboys of Oklahoma State (9-0) in a slugfest 52-45. See above for more.

18/20/20/18 Georgia (7-2) The Bulldogs thumped the Aggies of New Mexico State (2-6) 63-16. The Bulldogs put 42 points up in the second quarter. Aaron Murray connected on five TD passes during those 15 minutes. On the day, he completed 18 of 23 attempted passes for 238 yards for Georgia. His replacement in the second half, Hutson Mason, was 8 of 10 for 131 yards and a TD.

19/17/NR/20 Wisconsin (7-2) The Badgers routed the Purdue Boilermakers (4-5) 62-17. Russell Wilson completed 15 of 20 attempts for 205 yards and two TDs (he also had 10 carries for 76 yards) while Montee Ball rushed 20 times for 223 yards and three TDs.

20/18/22/19 Arizona State (6-3) The Sun Devils were upset by the Bruins of UCLA (5-4) 29-28 when their last second, 46-yard field goal attempt came up short. The Bruins’ Derrick Coleman scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run with 49 seconds to play.

21/NR/19/NR Southern California (7-2) The Trojans trounced the Colorado Buffaloes (1-9) 42-17. Matt Barkley tossed 6 TD passes during a 25 of 39, 318-yard performance on Friday night.

22/23/24/23 Georgia Tech (7-2) The Yellow Jackets were idle this weekend.

23/22/NR/NR Cincinnati (7-1) The Bearcats edged the Pittsburgh Panthers (4-5) 26-23. Zach Collaros threw for 214 yards and ran for two touchdowns. Isaiah Pead rushed for 118 yards and Tony Miliano kicked four field goals for Cincinnati


24/21/NR/24 West Virginia (6-3) The Mountaineers lost to the Louisville Cardinals (5-4) 38-35. A Chris Philpott 39 yard field goal broke a 21 all tie and put Louisville ahead for good late in the third period and a blocked field goal returned for a TD by the Cardinals’ Andrew Johnson in the fourth quarter extended the lead 31-21 lead. The teams traded TDs during the remainder of the game. Freshman quarterback Teddy Bridgewater completed 21 of 27 passes for 246 yards and a TD. WVa’s Geno Smith completed 31 of 44 for 410 yards and two TDs.

25/NR/25/22 Auburn (6-3) The Tigers were idle this week.

NR/24/17/25 Southern Mississippi (8-1) The Golden Eagles soared against the East Carolina Pirates (4-5) 48-28. Jamie Collins had a 97 yard interception return, Tracy Lampley 60 yard punt return, Emmanuel Johnson 15 yard blocked punt return, and Deron Wilson 79 yard interception return for the Eagles.

NR/25/18/21 Texas (6-2) The Longhorns put 28 points on the board—in the second quarter—against the Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-4) on their way to a 52-20 victory. Freshman Joe Bergeron ran for 191 yards and three TDs on 29 carries and Foswhitt Whittaker added 83 yards and two TDs on 10 carries as the Longhorns had 439 yards on the ground.

NR/NR/21/NR Texas A&M (5-4) The Aggies got beat up by the #7 Oklahoma Sooners (8-1) 41-25. See above for more.