Week 5 had many high scoring and exciting games. Sometimes
there were even low scoring and exciting games…but not too often. Weather along
the Gulf Coast (heavy, heavy rains) caused problems in a couple of games.
Thursday nights’ game (#8 Stanford (3-1) at Washington (2-2)
was the only true upset. So don’t look for many big changes in the rankings
when they come out.
(Numbers given this week are the rankings of: AP/Coaches’.
NR = Not Rated Those in parentheses are last week’s rankings and include all
three: AP/Coaches’/CBSSports)
1/1 (1/1/5) Alabama (5-0) The Tide defeated the Mississippi
Rebels (3-2). Alabama actually trailed
for the first time this season when the Rebels took a 76 lead in the second
quarter. That lasted just long enough for Chastion Jones to return the ensuing
kickoff 99 yards for a TD…about 15 seconds.
Once the Tide got up 27-7 at the half, they just pounded the ground for
the second half. It ended 33-14, Alabama.
2/2 (3/3/7) Oregon (5-0) The Ducks struggled in the first
half against the Washington State Cougars (2-3). It was just 23-19 at the
intermission, but the Ducks came out smoking in the second as they pulled away
for a 51-26 victory. Kenjon Barner rushed 20 times for the Ducks and gained 195
yards while scoring three TDs. He got a fourth on a 30-yard pass from Marcus
Mariota. Avery Patterson returned an interception 34 yards for a Ducks score in
the second half. Marquess Wilson made 12 receptions for 182 yards and one TD
for the Cougars.
3/3 (2/2/1) LSU (5-0) The Tigers hosted the Towson Tigers
(2-2) (and FCS team). LSU started slowly and actually trailed 9-7 in the second
quarter. Towson’s Terrance West scored 2 TDs on 1-yard runs. Zach Mettenberger
tossed two TD passes to Odell Beckham (27 and 53 yards) for LSU who remained
undefeated with a 38-22 win.
4/4 (4/4/4) Florida State (5-0) The Seminoles defeated the
South Florida Bulls (2-3) 30-17. State wins this one but they may need their
55+ point average to do it. B.J. Daniels threw for 143 yards ran for 72 yards
more and as he scored two touchdowns for the Bulls but an interception and two lost
Bulls’ fumbles (one returned by Christian Jones 12 yards for a TD) allowed the ‘Noles
to pick up the road win.
5/5 (5/6/11) Georgia (5-0) The Bulldogs outlasted the
Tennessee Volunteers (3-2) 51-44 on Saturday. Freshmen Todd Gurley ran for
three touchdowns and Keith Marshall added two as both Bulldogs topped the
100-yard mark (164 and 130 yards respectively). Gurly’s found the endzone after
runs of 2, 1, and 51 yards. Marshall’s scores came on runs of 75 and 72 yards.
6/6 (7/8/16) South Carolina (5-0) The Gamecocks had to come
from behind to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats (1-4) 38-17 on Saturday night. The Wildcats
proved surprisingly tough in the first half as they held SC to just 26 yards on
the ground and held a 17-7 lead at the half. Marcus Latimore scored twice in
the second half, finishing the day with 23 carries for 120 yards as the
Gamecocks scored 31 unanswered points after the intermission.
7/8 (15/13/23) Kansas State (4-0) The Wildcats had the
weekend off.
8/9 (9/11/25) Stanford (3-1) The Cardinal headed north to
Seattle to play the Washington Huskies (3-1) on Thursday night and fell from
the unbeaten ranks. The Huskies defense proved too stout for the Cardinal who
were able to garner just 235 yards in offense just 65 yards on the ground.
Stanford’s only TD came from a Trent Murphy 40-yard INT return. Washington 17,
Stanford 13.
9/7 (8/7/12) West Virginia (4-0) The Mountaineers opened
their Big 12 career against the #24 Baylor Bears (3-1) Saturday afternoon. It
was a football game with a basketball score. WVU prevailed 70-63 knocking
Baylor from the unbeaten ranks. Both QBs surpassed 500 yards in passing. Geno
Smith went 45 for 51 for 656 yards and 8 touchdowns. (Yeah, he had six
incompletions and 8 TDs.) Meanwhile, Nick Florence was 29 of 47 for 581 yards
and 5 TDs for Baylor. (Florence did toss one INT.) Steadman Bailey (13 catches, 5 TDs for WVU)
and Terrance Williams (17 catches, 2 TDs for Baylor) both had more than 300
yards receiving (303 and 314) respectively. WVU’s Tavon Austin had 14 catches
for 215 yards (2 TDs) and teammate J.D. Woods had 13 catches for 114 yards. The
Bear’s Tevin Reese had 4 catches for 120 yards (one 65-yard TD) and Lanear
Sampson had 4 catches for 109 yards (one 67-yard TD). Andrew Buie scored twice on the ground for the
Mountaineers and Glasco Martin did the same for the Bears in a game that was a
statistician’s dream.
10/11 (11/15/10) Notre Dame (4-0) The Fighting Irish had the
weekend off.
11/12 (14/14/17) Florida (4-0) The Gators had the weekend
off.
12/10 (12/10/19) Texas (4-0) The
Longhorns edged the Oklahoma State Cowboys (2-2) Saturday night 41-36. Like two
heavy weights standing toe-to-toe, these two teams traded blows for 60 minutes.
David Ash connected with Jaxon Shipley for 44, 20 and 7 yard TDs. Ash was 30 of
37 for 304 yards, 3 TDs and one INT. J.W. Walsh completed 18 of 27 for 301
yards, two TDs and one INT and Joseph Randle rushed 25 times for 199 yards and
two TDs for the Cowboys.
13/13 (13/12/2) Southern California (3-1) The Trojans had
the weekend off.
14/NR (16/NR/6) Ohio State (5-0) The Buckeyes played a close
one at the home of the #20 Michigan State Spartans (3-2) in a big Big Ten
contest. OSU escaped with a 17-16 victory. Braxton Miller three for 179 yards
(and one TD) and ran for 136 yards for the Buckeyes.
15/14 (17/16/NR) TCU (4-0) The Horned Frogs struggled as
much with the heavy rain as they did with the SMU Mustangs (1-4) on Saturday on
the road. Still, Casey Pachall completed two TD passes and Jason Varrett made
two interceptions as the Frogs extended their FBS-best winning streak to 12
games by downing SMU 24-16. TCU’s last loss came against SMU last year in a
40-33 overtime contest. TCU lead 21-10 at the half, but Varrett’s two
interceptions--just two of the five the Frogs had, four in the second half—helped
prevent a Mustang comeback.
16/15 (6/5/3) Oklahoma (2-1) The Sooners had the weekend
off.
17/16 (10/9/8) Clemson (4-1) The Tigers beat the Boston
College Eagles (1-3) 45-31. DeAndre Hopkins set a school record 197 receiving
yards on 11 catches—one for a TD. Tajh Boyd (28 of 38 for 367 yards) tossed
three TD passes and ran for a fourth. Chase Rettig (25 of 43 for 341 yards) tossed
three TD passes for Boston College—two of them to Alex Amidon who had 8 catches
for 193 yards.
18/21 (NR/NR/NR) Oregon State (3-0) The Beavers jumped out
to an early lead but then gave it all back…and more before slugging it out to
edge the Arizona Wildcats (3-2) Saturday
night 38-35. Sean Mannion threw for 433 yards and three TDs for the Beavers on
a 29 of 45 day. He was matched by Matt Scott who also had 3 TD passes on a 31
of 53 for 403 yard day. On the ground, Storm Woods carried the ball 29 times
for 161 yards for Oregon State and Ka’Deem Carey carried the ball 17 times for
115 yards for the Wildcats. Each had one TD for their team.
19/17 (20/18/9) Louisville (5-0) The Cardinals had to rally on
the road to edge the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (0-4) 21-17 Saturday
night in a horrific downpour that resulted in an inch of water covering the
field for much of the game. After an early Teddy Bridgewater TD pass (29-yards
to DeVante Parker) and a Bridgewater INT was returned 23 yards by Reggie Hunt
for a TD, both sides opted to keep the ball on the ground. Southern Miss got
224 yards on the ground (just 25 in the air) and the Cardinals, in addition to
Bridgewater’s 85 yards passing, got 184 yards rushing--most of it from Senorise
Perry who had 118 yards and two TDs.
20/18 (21/20/18) Michigan State (3-2) The Spartans were
edged 17-16 by the #14 Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0) Saturday afternoon.
21/19 (23/23/NR) Mississippi State (4-0) The Bulldogs have
the weekend off.
22/20 (25/22/NR) Nebraska (4-1) The Cornhuskers came back
from a 17-point deficit early in the third quarter to edge the Wisconsin
Badgers (3-2) Saturday night 30-27. Early on, it was the Montee Ball show. Ball
had 32 carries for 90 yards but scored 3 TDs for the Badgers. But Taylor
Martinez threw for one TD and ran for another in leading the Cornhuskers back.
Brett Maher connected on field goals of 26, 38 and 42 yards for Nebraska. The
last two tied the score at 27 and then put the Huskers ahead for the first time
in the game.
23/25T (NR/NR/NR) Rutgers (4-0) After playing three of their
first four games on the road—and winning them all—the Scarlet Knights had the
week off before playing two home games against UConn and Syracuse.
24/NR (24/NR/NR) Boise State (3-1) The Broncos headed south
to play the New Mexico Lobos (2-3). They won the first half 25-0 and lost the
second half 29-7. Put the two together and the Broncos outscored the Lobos
32-29. Joe Southwick completed 24 of 34 for 311 yards and 3 TDs.
25/24 (NR/NR/NR) Baylor (3-1) The Bears headed into
Morgantown, WV to face the #9 West Virginia Mountaineers (4-0) in what was one
heck of an offensive display on both teams’ part. “First team to 45 points MAY win.” That would be WVU and they did
win 70-63. See above for more.
NR/23 (NR/24/NR) Wisconsin (3-2) The Badgers headed south and
were edged by the #22 Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-1). See above for more.
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