Week 11 produced a couple of notable loses by ranked teams
(#2 Oregon, #10 LSU, #12 Oklahoma, #24 Notre Dame and #25 Texas Tech) so there
will be changes in this week’s rankings.
The numbers on the right are for the Associated Press, the
Coaches’ Poll, the BCS standings and the CBSSports.com 126. NR means that the
team was Not Ranked by that particular poll. I’m not sure for the reason that
the CBSSports Poll is so different from the others except that it is the result
one man’s opinion and not much else. There is a way you can vote as to whether
a team is ranked too low or too high.
1/1/1/1 Alabama (9-0) The Crimson Tide made it look easy—in the
second half—as they tamed the #10 LSU Tigers (7-3) 38-17. AJ McCarron tossed
three TD passes and T.J. Yeldon ran for 133 yards and two TDs as the Tide remains
dominant.
2/2/3/2 Oregon (8-1) the Ducks fell behind early and failed
to come back as they fell from the ranks of the unbeatens at the hands of the
#6 Stanford Cardinal (8-1) 26-20. Tyler Gaffney carried the ball 45 times for
157 yards and a touchdown and Jordan Williamson connected on four field goals for
the Cardinal who jumped out to a 26-0 lead and had to hold on in the fourth
quarter as Marcus Mariota (20 0f 34 for 250 yards and two TDs) and Co. staged a
comeback that came up short. Rodney Hardrick returned a blocked field goal 65
yards for the third Ducks’ touchdown.
3/3/2/3 Florida State (9-0) The Seminoles overwhelmed the
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-6) 59-3. Jameis Winston completed just 17 of 28
passes for only 159 yards and two touchdowns—and one INT, but it hardly
mattered that he had an “off” day. The Seminoles got three rushing TDs and TDs
from a 56 yard interception return (Nate Andrews), a 23 yard fumble return
(Jalen Ramsey) and a 97 yard kick return (Levonte Whitfield) following Wake’s
only score.
4/4/4/4 Ohio State (9-0) The Buckeyes had the weekend off.
5/5/6/5 Baylor (8-0) The Bears beat the #12 Oklahoma Sooners
(7-2) 41-12 Thursday night. Baylor proved it’s more than a high scoring,
offensive team as their defense performed amazingly. Bryce Petty rushed for two
TDs and threw for three as the Bears exploded for 21 unanswered points in the second
quarter of a 5-3 game to take a 24-5 lead into the locker room and never looked
back.
6/6/5/6 Stanford (8-1) The Cardinal beat the #3 Oregon Ducks
(8-1) 26-20. See above for more.
7/10/9/9 Auburn (9-1) The Tigers destroyed the Tennessee
Volunteers (4-6) 55-23. Nick Marshall rushed for 214 yards on 14 carries
scoring two TDs and Tre Mason rushed for 117 yards and scored three TDs as the
Tigers ran, ran, and ran again.
8/7/7/7 Clemson (8-1) The Tigers will be idle this weekend.
9/9/8/8 Missouri (9-1) The Tigers routed the Kentucky
Wildcats (2-7) 48-17. Maty Mauk tossed five TDs and Henry Josey scored three
times (twice rushing) for Missouri.
10/12/13/12 LSU (7-3) The Tigers stood toe-to-toe with the
#1 Alabama Crimson Tide (9-0) before they went down 38-17.
11/13/15/13 Texas A&M (8-2) The Aggies beat the
Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-5) 51-41. Johnny Manziel went 30 of 39 for 446
yards and five TDs—but proved he’s human as he also tossed three INTS—as the
Aggies and Bulldogs went back and forth. Dak Prescott rushed for 154 yards and
tossed two TD passes, and De’Runnya Wilson and LaDarius Perkins scored twice
each for the Bulldogs
12/8/10/10 Oklahoma (7-2) The Sooners got beat badly by the
#5 Baylor Bears (8-0) 41-12 Thursday night. See above for more.
13/15/12/16 South Carolina (7-2) The Gamecocks were idle
this weekend.
14/14/11/14 Miami (Fla.) (7-2) The Hurricanes fell to the
Hokies of Virginia Tech (7-3) 42-24. Trey Edmunds rushed for just 74 yards on
14 carries but he scored four touchdowns for the Hokies and Logan Thomas threw
for 366 yards and two TDs. The Hokies also held Miami to just 28 yards on the
ground on 24 carries.
15/11/14/11 Oklahoma State (8-1) The Cowboys jumped all over
the Kansas Jayhawks (2-7) 42-6. Clint Chelf threw for 265 yards and three TDs,
Desmond Roland and Tracy Moore scored twice each, and Justin Gilbert returned
the opening kickoff 100 yards for the Cowboys.
16/18/19/19 UCLA (7-2) The Bruins beat the Arizona Wildcats
(6-3) 31-26. Myles Jack rushed for 120 yards including a 66-yard TD run and
Brett Hundley tossed two TD passes for the Bruins. Ka’Deem Carey rushed for 149
yards and one TD, while B.J. Denker connected with Nate Phillips for two TDs
for the Wildcats.
17/17/16/17 Fresno State (9-0) The Bulldogs continued their
winning ways, beating the Wyoming Cowboys (4-5) 48-10. Derek Carr completed 33
of 46 attempts for 360 yards and four TDs as the Bulldogs gave the Cowboys a 10
point head start before going on to put 48 unanswered points on the board.
18/19/17/15 Michigan State (8-1) The Spartans had the
weekend off.
19/21/21/21 UCF (7-1) The Knights struggled to down the
Houston Cougars (7-2) 19-14 in what was expected to be an offensive show but
ended up as a defensive battle. Storm Johnson rushed for 127 yards on 28
carries, William Stanback scored two TDs on the ground and Shawn Moffitt kicked
two first half field goals for the Knights.
20/16/20/24 Louisville (8-1) The Cardinals had an easy time
beating the Connecticut Huskies (0-8) 31-10 on Friday night. Then, who hasn’t
had an easy time beating the Huskies this year. Teddy Bridgewater tossed just
one TD pass—and one INT but Louisville also got TDs on a blocked punt returned
7 yards by Charles Gaines and a 17 yard interception return by Terell Floyd.
21/22/24/18 Wisconsin (7-2) The Badgers beat the Cougars of
BYU (6-3) 27-17. James White rushed for 147 yards and two TDs and scored a
third on a short pass from Joel Stave for the Badgers
22/20/18/20 Northern Illinois (9-0) The Huskies were idle
this weekend.
23/24/22/22 Arizona State (7-2) The Sun Devils were down by
12 in the fourth quarter before coming back to edge the Utah Utes (4-5) 20-19.
Marion Grice rushed for 136 yards and Taylor Kelly rushed for two TDs and threw
for a third for the Sun Devils.
24/25/23/25 Notre Dame (7-3) The Irish got beat by the Pitt
Panthers (5-4) 28-21. Tommy Rees threw for 318 yards and two TDs only to be
matched by Tom Savage’s 243 yards and two TDs—both the Devin Street. It came
down to two short TD runs by James Conner for Pitt vs one by TJ Jones for the Irish.
That and the three turnovers the Irish committed.
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