The World Wide Leader....(ESPN)...does a nice job recapping the top 25 teams' weekend results.
From week 8:
No. 1 Alabama 44 (7-0) , Tennessee 13 (3-4) | Recap » |
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Robert
Lester intercepted Tennessee QB Tyler Bray late in the third quarter.
Alabama scored the next 14 points to put the game away. | Amari Cooper. The Crimson Tide freshman receiver had seven receptions for 162 yards and two touchdowns in the Bama victory. | 539. This was the third time in the past four weeks that Alabama compiled more than 500 total yards of offense. |
Up Next: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 11 Mississippi State (Oct. 27), Tennessee at No. 13 South Carolina (Oct. 27) |
No. 2 Florida 44 (7-0) , No. 7 South Carolina 11 (6-2) | Recap » |
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Florida forced a three-and-out and followed with a TD in the third quarter to put the game out of hand. | Jeff Driskel. The defense was superb but Driskel's 4 TD passes and game management led the way for the Gators. | 4. South Carolina fumbled four times and lost three, two of which led directly to Florida touchdowns. |
Up Next: No. 7 South Carolina vs. Tennessee (Oct. 27), No. 2 Florida vs. No. 10 Georgia (Oct. 27 - AT JACKSONVILLE FL) |
No. 3 Oregon 43 (7-0) , Arizona State 21 (5-2) | Recap » |
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ASU QB Taylor Kelly was intercepted on the first play of the second
quarter. Three plays later, Kenjon Barner scored to put the Ducks ahead
29-7. | Barner. The Oregon running back
rushed for 143 yards on 16 carries with three touchdowns -- including a
71-yard touchdown run for the Ducks' first score. | 1. Oregon
quarterback Marcus Mariota had quite a night with one passing
touchdown, one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown. |
Up Next: No. 3 Oregon vs. Colorado (Oct. 27), Arizona State vs. UCLA (Oct. 27) |
No. 4 Kansas State 55 (7-0) , No. 13 West Virginia 14 (5-2) | Recap » |
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KSU's Collin Klein scored three second quarter touchdowns to go up 31-7 at the half. | Klein. The senior QB accounted for seven touchdowns, four rushing and three passing. | 1 and 2. West Virginia QB Geno Smith threw his first two interceptions of the season. |
Up Next: No. 4 Kansas State vs. No. 14 Texas Tech (Oct. 27), No. 13 West Virginia vs. TCU (Nov. 3) |
No. 5 Notre Dame 17 (7-0) , Brigham Young 14 (4-4) | Recap » |
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Danny Spond intercepted Riley Nelson's desperation heave to seal the Irish's comeback win. | Theo Riddick and Cierre Wood. Neither scored but they combined for 257 yards rushing. | 66. Notre Dame allowed just 66 yards rushing and has yet to allow a rushing TD this season. |
Up Next: Brigham Young at Georgia Tech (Oct. 27), No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 8 Oklahoma (Oct. 27) |
No. 6 LSU 24 (7-1) , No. 18 Texas A&M 19 (5-2) | Recap » |
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Jeremy Hill's 47-yard TD with 3:12 left in the fourth quarter gave LSU the cushion it needed to hold on for the win. | LSU's defense. The Tigers gave up 410 yards, but they forced five turnovers that proved to be the Aggies' undoing. | 27. The Tigers held Aggies' QB Johnny Manziel, who was leading the SEC in rushing, to just 27 yards. |
Up Next: No. 6 LSU vs. No. 1 Alabama (Nov. 3), No. 18 Texas A&M at Auburn (Oct. 27) |
No. 8 Oregon State 21 (6-0) , Utah 7 (2-5) | Recap » |
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The
Beavers converted both of Utah's first-quarter turnovers into
touchdowns, giving Oregon State a quick 14-0 lead at home that would be
enough. | Storm Woods. Give some credit to OSU
QB Cody Vaz, who didn't have a turnover in his second start filling in
for Sean Mannion. Woods' three rushing TDs carried the day for the
Beavers. | 68. Oregon State held Utah running back John White to only 68 yards on 20 carries in Week 8. |
Up Next: Utah vs. California (Oct. 27), No. 8 Oregon State at Washington (Oct. 27) |
No. 9 Oklahoma 52 (5-1) , Kansas 7 (1-6) | Recap » |
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Kansas stepped off the bus, as Oklahoma ripped off 38 first-half points. | Landry Jones. The much-maligned QB threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns. | 14-0. Bob Stoops is now 14-0 in games that immediately follow the Sooners' game with Texas. |
Up Next: Kansas vs. No. 23 Texas (Oct. 27), No. 9 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Notre Dame (Oct. 27) |
No. 10 USC 50 (6-1) , Colorado 6 (1-6) | Recap » |
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The
ball was kicked off. USC scored three touchdowns in the game's first
six minutes. Colorado never had a chance to get back in the game. | Matt Barkley.
His 95 percent completion percentage set a Pac-12 record, and his 102nd
career TD broke the USC all-time record previously held by Matt
Leinart. | 220. USC wide receiver Robert Woods finished the game with 220 career receptions, making him the Trojans' all-time leader. |
Up Next: Colorado at No. 4 Oregon (Oct. 27), No. 10 USC at Arizona (Oct. 27) |
No. 11 Georgia 29 (6-1) , Kentucky 24 (1-7) | Recap » |
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Ken
Malcome picked up a first down late in the fourth quarter, forcing
Kentucky to burn its final timeout. Georgia ran the clock out from
there. | Aaron Murray. The Georgia QB had a career-high 30 completions (30-for-38) for 427 yards and four touchdowns in UGA's five-point victory. | 188.
Georgia receiver Tavarres King finished with 188 yards receiving -- 17
shy of the single-game school record he set last year -- and two
touchdowns. |
Up Next: No. 11 Georgia vs. No. 2 Florida (Oct. 27 - AT JACKSONVILLE FL), Kentucky at Missouri (Oct. 27) |
No. 12 Mississippi State 45 (7-0) , Middle Tennessee 3 (4-3) | Recap » |
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Mississippi State RB LaDarius Perkins scored on a 64-yard run in the third quarter to give the Bulldogs a 17-3 lead. | Tyler Russell. The Mississippi State QB completed 17 of 21 passes for 191 yards and three touchdowns. | 2. Perkins is one of only two FBS running backs to have a rushing touchdown in every game this season. |
Up Next: Middle Tennessee vs. North Texas (Oct. 27), No. 12 Mississippi State at No. 1 Alabama (Oct. 27) |
No. 14 Florida State 33 (7-1) , Miami (FL) 20 (4-4) | Recap » |
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Devonta
Freeman capped off a seven-play drive with a TD run early in the fourth
quarter. That gave FSU a 23-13 lead that it'd never relinquish. | Dustin Hopkins.
The Florida State kicker put an early miss behind him and made four
field goals down the stretch, giving the Seminoles a scoring boost. | 121. Florida State racked up 121 yards in penalties on the road and had to overcome some unfavorable calls to beat the Hurricanes. |
Up Next: No. 14 Florida State vs. Duke (Oct. 27), Miami (FL) vs. Virginia Tech (Nov. 1) |
No. 15 Rutgers 35 (7-0) , Temple 10 (3-3) | Recap » |
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Rutgers' defense found its footing at halftime, blanking Temple after the break after allowing 10 first-half points. | Jawan Jamison, who rushed for 114 yards on 19 carries and caught five passes for 81 yards, including a 32-yard TD. | 271. Held to just 110 yards in the first half, the Scarlet Knights exploded in the second, racking up 271 yards. |
Up Next: No. 15 Rutgers vs. Kent State (Oct. 27), Temple at Pittsburgh (Oct. 27) |
No. 16 Louisville 27 (7-0) , South Florida 25 (2-5) | Recap » |
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Adrian Bushell intercepted B.J. Daniels as USF was driving to get into field goal range. | Teddy Bridgewater. He passed for 256 yards and engineered the Cardinals' game-winning drive. | 1-9. The Bulls have lost four straight and have won just once in their past 10 Big East games. |
Up Next: South Florida vs. Syracuse (Oct. 27), No. 16 Louisville vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 26) |
No. 17 Texas Tech 56 (6-1) , No. 23 TCU 53 (5-2) (3 ) | Recap » |
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Seth Doege found Alex Torres for an 8-yard TD after TCU could muster only a field goal. | Doege. He passed for 318 yards and seven touchdowns, including three in OT. | 0. Despite running 69 plays through three overtimes, Tech didn't turn the ball over. |
Up Next: No. 17 Texas Tech at No. 3 Kansas State (Oct. 27), No. 23 TCU at Oklahoma State (Oct. 27) |
No. 19 Clemson 38 (6-1) , Virginia Tech 17 (4-4) | Recap » |
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Xavier Brewer picked off Marcus Davis in the fourth quarter to set up Clemson's final score. | Clemson's defense, which allowed a season-low in points to an FBS team and had three INTs. | 1992. The Hokies have four losses before the end of October for the first time since 1992. |
Up Next: Virginia Tech at Miami (FL) (Nov. 1), No. 19 Clemson at Wake Forest (Oct. 25) |
No. 20 Stanford 21 (5-2) , California 3 (3-5) | Recap » |
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Isi Sofele was stuffed on 4th down in the fourth quarter, ending any Cal comeback. | The Cardinal's defense, which allowed just 217 yards while forcing three turnovers. | 3. Stanford's defense allowed just three rushing yards on 28 Cal carries. |
Up Next: No. 20 Stanford vs. Washington State (Oct. 27), California at Utah (Oct. 27) |
Toledo 29 (7-1) , No. 21 Cincinnati 23 (5-1) | Recap » |
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Cincinnati
quarterback Munchie Legaux was intercepted on the final play of the
game. The loss was the Bearcats' first of the season. | David Fluellen. The Toledo running back provided a consistent attack for the Rockets, rushing for 161 yards on 25 carries in the victory. | 15. Toledo kicker Jeremiah Detmer accounted for 15 points -- more than half of his team's scoring -- Saturday against the Bearcats. |
Up Next: No. 21 Cincinnati at No. 16 Louisville (Oct. 26), Toledo at Buffalo (Oct. 27) |
No. 22 Boise State 32 (6-1) , UNLV 7 (1-7) | Recap » |
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The MWC's best defensive team versus its worst unit was always going to be a mismatch. | Boise State's defense, which allowed just 210 yards and forced three turnovers. | 47. The Broncos have won 47 straight in the month of October, a streak dating back to 2001. |
Up Next: UNLV at San Diego State (Oct. 27), No. 22 Boise State at Wyoming (Oct. 27) |
Oklahoma State 31 (4-2) , No. 24 Iowa State 10 (4-3) | Recap » |
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OSU knows no lead is safe vs. Iowa State. The Pokes avoided a repeat of last season's disaster. | Joseph Randle, who rushed for 151 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 24 carries. | 63. With the win, Mike Gundy became Oklahoma State's all-time winningest coach. |
Up Next: No. 24 Iowa State vs. Baylor (Oct. 27), Oklahoma State vs. TCU (Oct. 27) |
No. 25 Texas 56 (5-2) , Baylor 50 (3-3) | Recap » |
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Texas
turned a fumble recovery into a touchdown to make it a two-score game
late in the third quarter. Baylor couldn't dig out of that hole. | Joe Bergeron.
The Longhorns' running back scored touchdowns on runs of 15, 2, 9, 4
and 8 yards, finishing with 117 total rushing yards to go along with his
five TDs. | 1,065. Texas has allowed 1,065
rushing yards in its past four games, including 255 to Baylor on
Saturday. That's stunning for a team that was supposed to rely on its
defense. |
Up Next: Baylor at Iowa State (Oct. 27), No. 25 Texas at Kansas (Oct. 27) |
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