NCAA Football: Greatest Season Never Played

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I'll be using Whatifsports.com and replay the 2007 schedule using each college's best season since 1996. Since there are no lower divisions included in the database, creampuffs on schedules will be replaced by open Division 1 opponents. Sorry gang...no playoffs here. I'll be using a BCS-like system to determine the bowl pairings.

The Preseason Top 25 Poll looks like this.

1	USC 2004 	
2	Miami 2001 	
3	Texas 2005 	
4	Oklahoma 2000 	
5	Nebraska 1997 	
6	Tennessee 1998 	
7	Michigan 1997 	
8	Ohio State 2002 	
9	Florida State 1999 	
10	Auburn 2004 	
11	Florida 1996 	
12	LSU 2003 	
13	Georgia 2002	
14	Penn State 2004	
15	Arizona St. 1996 	
16	Boise State 2006 	
17	Washington 2000 	
18	Wisconsin 1998 	
19	Virginia Tech 1999 	
20	Louisville 2006	
21	North Carolina 1997 	
22	Texas A&M 1998 	
23	Michigan St. 1999 	
24	Arizona 1998 	
25	UCLA 1997

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Thursday, August 30

2003 LSU (0-1)............0   7   0   6 - 13
1999 MISS ST (1-0)........3   6   6   0 - 15

2004 UTAH (0-1)...........7   3   6  13 - 29
2000 OREGOn ST (1-0)......7  14   0  15 - 36

1996 BALL ST (0-1).......17   3   0   0 - 20
2003 MIAMI OH (1-0).......7  10   3  10 - 30

2002 NEW MEXICO ST (0-1)..6   3   0   7 - 16
2006 BOISE ST (1-0).......6   7  14  21 - 48

2001 KENT ST (1-0).......14  14   7   0 - 35
2000 IOWA ST (0-1)........3   7   7  10 - 27

2007 TULSA (1-0).........14   7   3  14   6 - 44
2007 LA-MONROE (0-1). ....7  14   3  14   3 - 41

1997 CINCINNATI (0-1).....0   0   0   7 -  7
2006 LOUISVILLE (1-0).....7  14   7  10 - 38

2001 BUFFALO (0-1)........0   6   3   7 - 16
2006 RUTGERS (1-0).......10  10  10   7 - 37

2000 UNLV (1-0)...........7  10  21  21 - 59
2001 UTAH ST (0-1)........7   0  13   7 - 27

2004 NAVY (1-0)..........14  13   3  12 - 42
2000 TEMPLE (0-1).........0   3   7   0 - 10

99 Mississippi State – 15; 03 LSU (#12) – 13
Scott Westerfield’s five field goals and a big defensive stop on a two-point conversion attempt by LSU late in the game helped give the Bulldogs a big upset victory in Starkville. Mississippi State held a 3-0 lead after one quarter thanks to a 23 yard field goal by Westerfield. Early in the second quarter, LSU's Justin Vincent broke lose for a 73-yard run to the Bulldogs' 6 yard-line. On the next play Matt Mauck tossed a TD pass to Eric Edwards to give the Tigers a 7-3 lead. Mississippi State responded with Westerfield hitting long field goals of 46 and 50 yards to give the Bulldogs a 9-7 edge at the half. Defense was the name of the game in the second half. Westerfield tacked on two additional field goals in the third quarter, extending the Mississippi State lead to 15-7. With just under four minutes to play, Justin Vincent broke lose again, this time scoring on a 66-yard run. LSU went for two to tie the game, but a strong pass-rush forced Mauck to make an off-balance throw that fell incomplete in the endzone. After forcing the Bulldogs into a three-and-out, LSU had one final chance to score. Starting at their own 20, the Tigers drove to the Mississippi State 31. Facing a fourth down, with 11 seconds on the clock, Ryan Gaudet was wide right on a 48 yard attempt, sealing the victory for Mississippi State.

Leaders: Miss. St. – Dontae Walker 12r-51y, Kelvin Love 5c-48y, Wayne Madkin 22-37-204y-0-1int.; LSU – Justin Vincent 15r-158y-1td, Michael Clayton 6r-52y, Matt Mauck 18-32-170y-1td-1int.

00 Oregon State – 36; 04 Utah – 29
RB Ken Simonton rushed for 225 yards on 26 carries and scored on runs of 2, 64, 1 and 67 yards to lead Oregon State past Utah in Corvallis. After leading 21-10 at halftime, Oregon State watched the Utes cut their lead to 21-16 by the end of the third quarter on two David Caroll field goals. Oregon State started the final stanza with 17 play-91 yard drive that was capped by a 1-yard Simonton TD, giving the Beavers a 28-16 lead. However, Utah responded less than a minute later when Paris Warren pulled down a 67-yard TD pass from Alex Smith to make it 28-23. Utah took a 29-28 lead with 1:41 left in the game when Quinton Ganther scored on a 36 yard run. The try for two was unsuccessful. It looked like Utah might hold on to the win when on the Beavers' next possession, Simonton was tackled for a loss on a fourth down and four at the Oregon State 28. The Utes tried to keep the ball on the ground and run out the clock, but with just over a minute to play Ganther fumbled and Oregon State recovered at its own 30. On the first play, QB Jonathan Smith scrambled out of bounds after gaining three yards. Then Simonton burst through the line, outran several Utah defenders and raced 67-yards for a score. Patrick McCall converted the two point conversion making it 36-29. However, Utah wasn't finished yet. The Utes fielded the squibbed kickoff at their own 16 and returned it to the Oregon State 48. Alex Smith then drove Utah to the Beavers' 30, but on fourth down he was sacked by Nick Barnett ending the threat.

Leaders: Oregon St. – Ken Simonton 26r-225y-4td, T.J. Houshmandzadeh 5c-67y, Jonathan Smith 24-41-261y-1-3int.; Utah – Quinton Ganther 7r-84y-1td, Steve Savoy 5r-79y, Alex Smith 16-26-246y-2td-1int.

03 Miami (OH) – 30; 96 Ball State – 20
Ben Roethlisberger passed for 357 yards and 2 TDs as the Redhawks rallied to beat the Cardinals. Ball State came to Oxford ready to play and had built a 20-10 lead late in the second quarter. Miami’s Calvin Murray scored on a 7 yd. run with just over a minute to play in the half to cut that lead to 20-17. Jared Parseghian booted a 50 yard FG in the third quarter to knot the score 20-20, and then nailed a 27 yard chip-shot with 5:01 left in the game to give the Redhawks their first lead, 23-20. A 63 yard TD pass from Roethlisberger to Martin Nance on Miami’s next possession sealed the victory.

Leaders: Miami (OH) – Calvin Murray 19r-64y-1td, Martin Nance 5c-195y-2td, Ben Roethlisberger 21-28-357y-2td-0; Ball State – Michael Blair 14r-55y-1td, Ed Abernathy 5c-64y, Brent Baldwin 21-31-294y-1td-3int.

06 Boise State (#16) – 48; 02 New Mexico State – 16
Ian Johnson rushed for 184 yards on 30 carries, scored two TDs and caught two passes for 62 yards as the Broncos rolled past the Aggies in their home opener. Jared Zabransky completed 21-of-26 passes for 299 yards and four TDs. The Broncos outgained the Aggies 522–246.

Leaders: Boise St. – Ian Johnson 30r-184y-2td, Derek Schouman 4c-48y, Jared Zabransky 21-26-299y-4td-0; New Mexico St. – Eric Higgins 15r-56y, Alex Davis 3c-27y, Paul Dombrowski 9-18-105y-0-1int.

01 Kent State – 35; 00 Iowa State – 27
QB Josh Cribbs tossed 3 TDs to help lead the Golden Flashes to an upset victory over the Cyclones in Ames. Kent State led 35-17 after three quarters of play but had to weather a fourth quarter rally by the Cyclones. A 44 yard TD pass from Sage Rosenfels to J.J. Moses midway through the final period made it 35-27. However, Kent State’s defense stiffened after that, picking off Rosenfels twice.

Leaders: Kent St. – David Alston 16r-124y-1td, Matt Curry 3c-32y-1td, Joshua Cribbs 11-22-142y-3td-1int; Iowa St. – Ennis Haywood 24r-109y, Mike Banks 4c-44y, Sage Rosenfels 18-26-277y-2td-3int.

07 Tulsa – 44; 07 Louisiana-Monroe – 41 (OT1)
These two teams actually met this past season in Monroe. While the result was the same (a Tulsa win), the replay was a much more exciting affair than the actual game (35-17)! The lead changed hands several times. With 2:01 left in the game, Tulsa took a 38-31 lead when Paul Smith tossed a 10 yard TD pass to Dion Toliver. The Warhawks then took the kickoff and drove 77 yards in 10 plays, scoring on a 14 yard pass from Kinsmon Lancaster to Zeek Zacharie with 0:17 left on the clock. In overtime, Louisiana-Monroe had to settle for a 23-yard Cole Wilson field goal. Tulsa’s Smith responded by throwing a 15 yard game-winning TD to Toliver. The loss spoiled a stellar performance by the Warhawks’ RB Calvin Dawson, who finished with 293 rushing yards on 40 carries and three touchdowns.

Leaders: Tulsa – Tarrion Adams 18r-189y-2td, Trae Johnson 5c-117y-1td, Paul Smith 17-32-274y-3td-3int; LA-Monroe – Calvin Dawson 40r-293y-3td, Darrell McNeal 5c-47y; Kinsmon Lancaster 16-29-165y-1td-0.

06 Louisville (#20) – 38 (20); 97 Cincinnati – 7
Louisville looked impressive in their home opener as they put a hurtin’ on the Bearcats, 38-7. RB Kolby Smith paced the Cardinals with 105 yards on 18 carries and one rushing TD and also had three catches for 42 yards and one receiving TD. Brian Brohm completed 17-of-24 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns.

Leaders: Louisville – Kolby Smith 18r-105y-1td; Mario Urrutia 4c-73y; Brian Brohm 17-24-299y-2td-1int; Cincinnati – Daryl Royal 21c-96y, Jason Collins-Baker 4c-33y, Deontey Kenner 17-28-153-0-2int.

06 Rutgers – 37; 01 Buffalo – 16
RB Kordell Young scored on a 64 yard pass from Mike Teel, and on an 18 yard run to help lead the Scarlet Knights to a decisive win over the Bulls in their home opener.

Leaders: Rutgers – Ray Rice 28r-105y-1td, Kenny Britt 4c-52y, Mike Teel 14-29-208y-2td-1int; Buffalo – Marquis Dwarte 16r-62y, Maurice Bradford 5c-57y-1td, Joe Freedy 28-54-343y-2td-5int.

00 UNLV – 59; 01 Utah State – 27
UNLV quarterback Jason Thomas threw four touchdowns and rushed for another and the Runnin' Rebels defense picked off Aggie QB Jose Fuentes 8 times as the team rolled to an easy win in Logan, Utah.

Leaders: UNLV – Jeremi Rudolph 21r-148y-2td, Nate Turner 8c-82y-3td, Jason Thomas15-28-230y-4td-2int; Utah St. – Emmett White 28r-143y, Kevin Curtis 11c-210y-2td, Jose Fuentes 24-49-342y-3td-8int.

04 Navy – 42; 00 Temple – 10
Kyle Eckel gained 191 yards on 28 carries. The Midshipmen raced out to a 27-3 halftime lead and never looked back, crushing the hapless Owls in Philadelphia.

Leaders: Navy – Kyle Eckel 28r-191y, Eric Roberts 3c-51y-1td, Aaron Polanco 10-16-186y-3td-2int; Temple – Tanardo Sharps 21r-109y, Greg Muckerson 2c-31y, Mike Frost 7-33-66y-0-5int.

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On the CF forums

BIG10RULZ: ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha...way 2 CHOKE LSU!!!

ROLLTIDE: 1 pretendr down! SEC title here we cum!

TIGERFAN: Big10SUKZ. LSU WILL be the sec champ...u will c!!!!

OSUalum: LSU = 0-12

TIGERFAN: f**k Big 10...f**k Ohio State

Wolvy97: Yes, yes...f**k Ohio State and leave them to die.

OSUalum: We own your a$$, loo-zr!

Wolvy97: Whoz ranked higher? hmmmmm?

OSUalum: Preseason pols are BULLSH*T!

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Friday, August 31

2000 WASHINGTON (0-1)... 0   3  14   0 - 17
2001 SYRACUSE (1-0).....13  20   0   0 - 33

01 Syracuse - 33; 00 Washington (#17) - 17

Another upset! The Syracuse Orange ride RB James Mungro for 111 rushing yards and three touchdowns and play stingy defense to defeat Washington at the Carrier Dome. Despite rushing for 42 yards and scoring a touchdown on a scramble, the Huskies' Marques Tuiasosopo never finds his passing rhythm, completing only 12-of-28 passes for 135 yards. He also throws three interceptions...all are picked-off by Orange DB Latroy Oliver. After the game, Latroy can be heard shouting, "I made Tuiasosopo my personal biotch today."

While the Huskies are unable to generate any offense early, the Orange score on all six of their first-half possessions. This one is essentially over by the half, as Syracuse takes a commanding 33-3 lead into the locker room.

Leaders: Syracuse - James Mungro 29r-111y-3tds, Johnnie Morant 3c-42y, R.J. Anderson 13-22-136y-0-0; Washington - Willie Hurst 12r-105y, Todd Elstrom 5c-55y, Marques Tuiasosopo 12-28-135y-0-3int.

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Saturday, September 1

TOP 25 ACTION

2006 IDAHO (0-1).................... 0   0   0   0  -   0
2004 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (#1) (1-0). 6  28   7  23  -  64

The Trojans steamroll the best team the Vandals can offer. Matt Leinart goes 19-of-28 for 208 yards and four touchdowns. Reggie Bush (143) and LenDale White (151) combine for nearly 300 rushing yards and 2 TDs. Dominique Byrd and Dwayne Jarrett each have a pair of touchdown catches. The Trojan defense limits Idaho to 121 yards of total offense as USC sacks Vandals' QB Steven Wichman six times and picks-off four of his passes.

Leaders: USC-LenDale White 23r-151-1td, Dominique Byrd 6c-73y-2td, Matt Leinart 19-28-208y-4td-1int; Idaho-Brian Flowers 12r-55y, Marlon Haynes 3c-37y, Steven Wichman 10-26-73y-0td-4int.

1999 MARSHALL (0-1)................. 0   6   3   3   3  -  15
2001 MIAMI (#2) (1-0)............... 3   0   6   3   6  -  18 (OT1)

The Thundering Herd comes to the Orange Bowl and gives the Hurricanes all they can handle. Trailing 12-9 late in the game, Miami's Todd Sievers helps the 'Canes avoid the upset by making a 26-yard field goal at the end of regulation to send the contest into overtime. During its first possession in OT, Marshall is forced to settle for a 35-yard FG by Billy Malashevich (his fifth of the game) to make it 15-12. During Miami's possession, Clinton Portis breaks free from 12 yards out to score the game-winner for Miami.

Leaders: Miami-Clinton Portis 27r-78y-1td, Andre Johnson 4c-37y, Ken Dorsey 16-28-137y-0td-0int; Marshall-Doug Chapman 21a-109y, Nate Poole 7c-57y, Chad Pennington 26-37-223y-0td-3int.

2005 ARKANSAS STATE (0-1)........... 7   3   0   0  -  10
2004 TEXAS (#3) (1-0)...............28  10   3  20  -  61

Cedric Benson runs wild in the Longhorns' rout of the Indians in Austin. Benson rushes 31 times for 338 yards and scores on runs of 70, 4 and 19 yards.

Leaders: Texas-Cedric Benson 31r-338y-3tds, Bo Scaife 4c-61y-1td, Vince Young 13-26-131y-1td-1int; Arkansas St-Shermar Bracey 9r-138y, Joe Smith 3c-28y, Nick Noce 10-27-96y-0td-2int.

2004 NORTH TEXAS (0-1).............. 0   7   0   0  -   7
2000 OKLAHOMA (#4) (1-0)............ 3  14  14   0  -  31

QB Josh Heupel throws for over 300 yards and 4 TDs as the Sooners hammer North Texas in Norman. Quentin Grififn adds 105 yards on 18 carries. Oklahoma's decisive victory spoils a fine performance by the Mean Green's Jamario Thomas, who rushes for 182 yards on 24 carries and scores a TD.

Leaders: Oklahoma-Quentin Griffin 18c-105y, Curtis Fagan 4c-123y-1td, Josh Heupel 24-39-333y-4td-3int; North Texas-Jamario Thomas 24c-182y-1td, Kevin Howard 4c-69y, Scott Hall 17-34-168y-0td-3int.

2005 NEVADA (0-1)................... 7   0   7  10  -  24
1997 NEBRASKA (#5).................. 0  24  14  10  -  48

The Cornhuskers get off to a slow start in their home opener against Nevada. After one quarter, they trail the Wolf Pack 7-0. Early in the second period, Ahman Green caps a 10 play 69 yard drive with a one yard TD run as the 'Huskers proceed to reel off 31 unanswered points enroute to a 48-24 victory. Green finishes the game with 210 rushing yards on 35 carries, scores 3 TDs on the ground and catches another.

Leaders: Nebraska-Ahman Green 35c-210y-3td, Ahman Green 3r-41y-1td, Scott Frost 10-18-165y-2td-0; Nevada-B.J. Mitchell 18c-184y, Caleb spencer 6c-71y-1td, Jeff Rowe 14-27-132y-2td-1int.

1998 TENNESSEE (#6) (0-1)........... 7   0   0   0  -   7
2004 CALIFORNIA (1-0)............... 7  14   3  13  -  37

J.J. Arrington gains 197 yards on the ground and scores 4 TDs as the Golden Bears shock the sixth ranked Volunteers in Berkeley. Cal's Ryan Gutierrez records three of the Golden Bears' eight sacks against Tennessee's Tee Martin and a stiff Cal D holds the vaunted Volunteer running attack to under 100 yards.

Leaders: California-J.J. Arrington 28r-197y-3td, Geoff McArthur 4c-53y, Aaron Rodgers 17-28-187y-1td-2int; Tennessee-Travis Henry 21r-88y, Peerless Price 4c-26y-1td, Tee Martin 14-26-138y-1td-0int.

2001 FRESNO STATE (0-1)............. 0   3   7   0  -  10
1997 MICHIGAN (#7) (1-0)............ 7  14   0  10  -  31

Chris Howard rushes for 68 yards, gaining a nice chunk of that on a 49 yard TD run in the final quarter that helps secure Michigan's victory over Fresno State. Brian Griese throws for over 200 yards and 2 TDs.

Leaders: Michigan-Chris Howard 18r-68y-1td, Jerame Tuman 3c-54y, Brian Griese 16-23-223y-2td-0int; Fresno State-Paris Gaines 21r-109y-1td, Rodney Wright 8c-47y, David Carr 19-31-178y-0td-1int.

1997 OHIO (0-1)..................... 0  10   3   7  -  20
2002 OHIO STATE (#8) (1-0).......... 3  10   7   7  -  27

The Bobcats give Ohio State a scare late, knotting the score 20-20 in the fourth quarter following a 56-yard TD pass from Kareem Wilson to Chris Knaack. However, Maurice Clarett later punches it in from one-yard out to put the Buckeyes on top for good 27-20. Clarett gains 103 yards on the ground and scores 3 TDs in Ohio State's home-opener. Craig Krenzel completes 18-of-30 for 246 yards, but also throws two interceptions and no TDs.

Leaders: Ohio State-Maurice Clarett 25r-103y-3td, Michael Jenkins 4c-66y, Craig Krenzel 18-30-246y-0td-2int; Ohio-Steveland Hookfin 19r-84y, Drew Dwyer 4c-78y, Kareem Wilson 9-15-139y-1td-0int.

1999 FLORIDA STATE (#9) (1-0).......10  14   3   6  -  33
2000 CLEMSON (0-1).................. 0  10   7   0  -  17

Chris Weinke throws three first half touchdowns powering the Seminoles to a 24-10 halftime lead. They never look back, downing the Tigers 33-17 at Death Valley. Weinke finishes 24-of-44 for 298 yards. Peter Warrick is Weinke's favorite target, pulling down 9 catches for 143 yards and a touchdown.

Leaders: Florida State-Travis Minor 18r-74y, Peter Warrick 9c-143y-1td, Chris Weinke 24-44-298y-3td-0int; Clemson-Travis Zachery 20r-134y, Travis Zachery 3c-35y, Woodrow Dantzler 12-21-128y-1td-1int.

1999 KANSAS STATE (0-1)............. 8   3   0   6  -  17
2004 AUBURN (#10) (1-0)............. 3   7   6   3  -  19

John Vaughn boots four field goals and Ronnie Brown scores on a 10 yard run in the second quarter as Auburn edges Kansas State 19-17 at Jordan-Hare stadium. Neither team is able to generate much offense until about halfway through the first quarter, when Auburn's Kevin Sears intercepts a Jonathan Beasley pass and returns it to Tigers' 49. Auburn drives to the Kansas State 12, where Vaughn kicks a 29-yard field goal to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead. Kansas State answers on its next drive. Starting from their own 33, Frank Murphy takes a pitch right for 37 yards to the Auburn 30. On the next play, Joe Hall takes it up the middle the remaining distance for a TD. Jamie Rheem misses the PAT, so Kansas State leads 6-3. K-State ups its lead to 8-3 on Auburn's next possession when Mark Simoneau sacks Auburn's Jason Campbell for a safety. Rheem adds a 39 yard field goal midway through the second period before Brown scores late to make it 11-10, K-State, at the half. The only scoring in the third quarter are two John Vaughn field goals, which gives Auburn a 16-11 lead heading into the final quarter. Kansas State begins the period by driving 85 yards on 9 plays and retakes the lead when Joe Hall scores on a 12-yard run. The try for two fails, so the Wildcats' hold a one point edge, 17-16. Auburn responds by driving to the Kansas State 15 yard line in seven-plays. From there, Vaughn boots a 32 yard field goal to give Auburn a 19-17 lead. The Tigers' defense forces a three-and-out on Kansas State's next possession. The Wildcats do get one final chance to score, but on 4-and-14 at their own 48, Beasley overthrows Quincy Morgan preserving Auburn's victory.

Leaders: Auburn-Carnell Williams 26r-183y, Ben Obomanu 4c-20y, Jason Campbell 14-24-92y-0td-1int; Kansas State-Frank Murphy 16r-113y, Quincy Morgan 3c-78y, Jonathan Beasley 9-16-105y-0td-2int.

2007 WESTERN KENTUCKY (0-1)......... 0  10   0  10  -  20
1996 FLORIDA (#11) (1-0)............ 0  14  14   7  -  35

Fred Taylor gains 185 yards on 15 carries and scores two TDs to lead Florida to a 35-20 victory over Western Kentucky at the Swamp. Despite being overmatched, the Hilltoppers refuse to lay down and quit. Trailing 28-10 at the start of the final quarter, Western Kentucky's Chris James kicks a 41 yard field goal and Tyrell Hayden scores on a 1 yard run to cut Florida's lead to 28-20. However, with 5:29 left to play, Taylor seals the victory for the Gators with a 27 yard TD run.

Leaders: Florida-Fred Taylor 15r-185y-2td, Reidel Anthony 5c-81y, Danny Wuerffel 17-28-263y-1td-1int; W. Kentucky-Tyrell Hayden 29r-137y-1td, Curtis Hamilton 6c-62y, David Wolke 12-22-129y-1td-0int.

2002 OKLAHOMA STATE (1-0)...........14   0   0  10  -  24
2002 GEORGIA (#13) (0-1)............ 3  14   6   0  -  23

In one of the big upsets of the day, the Cowboys' Luke Phillips hits an 18-yard field goal at the end of the game as Oklahoma State stuns #13 Georgia 24-23 at Sanford Stadium. The Bulldogs look sluggish early, and trail 14-3 after one quarter. As the second quarter gets underway, Georgia seems to right itself and take control of the game. Tony Milton scores on a 6 yard run and Musa Smith scores on a 34 yard run to give Georgia the lead at half-time, 17-14. Billy Bennett then kicks two field goals in the third to increase the Bulldogs' lead, 23-14. Bennett tries to extend the Georgia lead with 5:30 left in the game, but his 50 yard field goal attempt is just short. The Cowboys take over and cut the Georgia lead to two points when Tatum Bell scores a touchdown on a draw play that covers 36 yards. The Bulldogs are unable to pick up a first down on their next possession and are forced to punt. Oklahoma State starts on its own 37 with 2:54 left on the clock and drives to the Georgia 15. During the drive, the Cowboys convert a crucial 3rd & 8 when Josh Fields completes a pass to Terrance Davis-Bryant. With 0:03 left, Phillips hooks his kick through the uprights to win it for Oklahoma State.

Leaders: Oklahoma State-Tatum Bell 16r-105y-2td, Rashaun Woods 8c-109y, Josh Fields 20-33-229y-1td-1int; Georgia-Musa Smith 30r-155y-1td, Michael Johnson 4c-43y, David Greene 14-24-178y-0td-0int.

2005 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (0-1).... 0   0   7   0  -   7
2005 PENN STATE (#14) (1-0)......... 7  17   7   7  -  38

QB Michael Robinson passes for 156 yards and 2 TDs and rushes for 126 yards and scores a TD on the ground as Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions cruise to an easy victory at Beaver Stadium. Penn State racks up 330 rushing yards compared to just 40 rushing yards for FIU.

Leaders: Penn State-Tony Hunt 22c-149y-2td, Derrick Williams 3c-87y, Michael Robinson 11-21-156y-2td-1int; FIU-A'mod Ned 8c-38y-1td, Chandler Williams 5c-116y, Josh Padrick 19-47-243y-0td-1int.

2006 SAN JOSE STATE (0-1)........... 3   6   0  16  -  25
1996 ARIZONA STATE (#15) (1-0)......10  14   7  13  -  44

Terry Battle gains 130 rushing yards and scores 3 TDs as the Sun Devils triumph in their home opener in Tempe.

Leaders: Arizona State-Terry Battle 18r-130y-3td, Keith Poole 4c-54y-2td, Jake Plummer 16-28-258y-2td-1int; San Jose St-Yonus Davis 19r-92y, John Broussard 5c-72y-1td, Adam Tafralis 20-35-257y-2td-1int.

2001 WASHINGTON STATE (0-1)......... 3   7   0   0  -  10
1998 WISCONSIN (#18) (1-0).......... 7  13   6   3  -  29

Ron Dayne rushes 27 times for 175 yards and scores twice as the Badgers down the Cougars at Camp Randall Stadium.

Leaders: Wisconsin-Ron Dayne 27r-175y-2td, Chris Chambers 4c-51y, Mike Samuel 11-19-124y-0td-1int; Washington St-Dave Minnich 29r-154y, Nakoa McElrath 6c-59y, Jason Gesser 13-22-138-1td-0int.

1999 EAST CAROLINA (0-1)............. 3   3   0   3  -   9
1999 VIRGINIA TECH (#19) (1-0)....... 3  13   0   3  -  19

Shyrone Stith rushes for 61 yards and scores a TD and the Tech defense bends but doesn't break as the Hokies down East Carolina 19-9 in Blacksburg. Despite the victory, the Hokies' offense looks flat. Heisman hopeful Michael Vick has a very pedestrian game against the Pirates. In addition to beig sacked six times, Vick completes 8-of-15 for only 154 yards, no TDs and an interception.

Leaders: Virginia Tech-Shyrone Stith 21c-61y-1td, Browning Wynn 2c-54y, Michael Vick 8-15-154y-0td-1int; East Carolina-Jamie Wilson 20c-100y, Marcellus Harris 4c-42y, David Garrard 16-25-75y-0td-0int.

1997 NORTH CAROLINA (#21) (1-0)......14  14   3   7  -  38
2001 INDIANA (0-1)................... 0   0   7   0  -   7

Jonathan Linton rushed for 166 yards and scored two TDs as the Tar Heels raced out to a 31-0 lead enroute to a 38-7 victory over Indiana in Bloomington. North Carolina outgained the Hoosiers 493-205 and limited Indiana to just 11 first downs.

Leaders: North Carolina-Jonathan Linton 36c-166y-2td, Alge Crumpler 3c-53y, Oscar Davenport 11-20-184y-2td-0; Indiana-Levron Williams 24c-63y, Glenn Johnson 3c-20y, Antwaan Randle El 7-20-101y-1td-1int.

1998 AIR FORCE (0-1)................ 7   7   3   3  -  20
1998 TEXAS A&M (#22) (1-0)..........10  13   3  10  -  36

Dante Hall paces the Aggies with 151 yards on 26 carries as Texas A&M downs the Falcons in College Station.

Leaders: Texas A&M-Dante Hall 26r-151y-1td, Chis Taylor 3c-60y, Randy McCown 12-23-178y-2td-0int; Air Force-Qualario Brown 11r-139y-1td, Matt Farmer 3c-39y, Blane Morgan 10-19-96y-1td-0int.

2000 ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM (0-1)....... 7   3  10   0  -  20
1999 MICHIGAN STATE (#23) (1-0)..... 0  14   0  14  -  28

The Spartans score two TDs in the final quarter to rally past UAB at Spartan Stadium. Michigan State overcomes six turnovers, including five interceptions by QB Bill Burke.

Leaders: Michigan St-Lloyd Clemons 22r-167y, Plaxico Burress 4c-57y-1td, Bill Burke 12-28-156y-3td-5int; UAB-Jegil Dugger 22r-132y-1td, Willie Quinnie 3c-77y, Jeff Aaron 13-31-211y-0td-0int.

1998 ARIZONA (#24) (0-1)............ 3   7   0   0  -  10
1996 BRIGHAM YOUNG (1-0)............ 0   3   0  10  -  13

BYU's Brad Martin intercepts a pass by Arizona's Ortege Jenkins with 0:26 left in the game to give the Cougars a 13-10 upset victory of the Wildcats at Lavell Edwards Stadium. As the final period begins, BYU trails 10-3. The Cougars tie the game early in the final quarter, when Steve Sarkisian throws a 14-yard TD strike to K.O. Kealaluhi. With 5:08 left in the game, BYU recovers an Arizona fumble at midfield. BYU then drives to the Arizona nine yard-line, where Ethan Pochman nails a 26 yard field goal with 0:53 left to play to give the Cougars their first lead, 13-10. Arizona takes the kickoff and Jenkins drives the Wildcats from their own 23 to the 49 before tossing the game-ending interception.

Leaders: BYU-Brian McKenzie 18r-72y, K.O. Kealaluhi 4c-40y-1td, Steve Sarkisian 16-26-217-1td-2int; Arizona-Trung Canidate 16r-99y-1td, Jeremy McDaniel 4c-63y, Keith Smith 12-21-199y-0-td-2int.

1997 UCLA (#25) (0-1)............... 0   7  14   0  -  21
2001 STANFORD (1-0)................. 7   7   0  10  -  24

RB Kerry Carter scores two TDs and Mike Biselli hits a 39 yard FG with just 0:16 on the clock to lift Stanford to a 24-21 victory over UCLA in the Cardinal's home-opener.

Leaders: Stanford-Brian Allen 19r-97y-1td, Luke Powell 5r-66y, Randy Fasani 21-37-331-0td-1int; UCLA-Skip Hicks 23r-109y, Jim McElroy 4r-92y, Cade McNown 15-29-205-2td-1int.

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Saturday, September 1

OTHER GAMES

2002 S FLORIDA (0-1)..........10   3   3   0  -  16
1996 NORTHWESTERN (1-0)....... 0   0   7  10  -  17

1997 LOUISIANA TECH (1-0)..... 7  21  14  14  -  56
2007 KENTUCKY (0-1)........... 7   7  14  10  -  38

2007 HAWAII (0-1).............. 6   0   0   3  -   9
2005 ALABAMA (1-0)............. 0   3   7  17  -  27

2003 MARYLAND (1-0)............ 0  21   7  13  -  41
1999 VANDERBILT (0-1).......... 3  10   0   0  -  13

1996 ARMY (1-0)................ 7   7   7  10  -  31
1999 AKRON (0-1)............... 3  10   7   6  -  26

2004 TROY (0-1)................ 3   7   0   7   0  -  17
1998 ARKANSAS (1-0)............ 3   0   3  11   7  -  24 (OT1)

1996 BAYLOR (0-1).............. 6   7   0   0  -  13
2005 TEXAS CHRISTIAN (1-0).....21  17  14  23  -  75

2006 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (0-1).... 0   7   0   7  -  14
2007 KANSAS (1-0).............. 7   7   0  13  -  27

2006 WAKE FOREST (0-1)......... 7   3   0   8  -  18
2007 BOSTON COLLEGE (1-0)...... 0  23  10   0  -  33

2004 BOWLING GREEN (0-1)....... 7  10   7   7  -  31
2003 MINNESOTA (1-0)...........10   7  14   6  -  37

1997 COLORADO STATE (0-1)......10   6   0   0  -  16
1996 COLORADO (1-0)............ 0   6   6  14  -  26

2003 CONNECTICUT (0-1)......... 7   6   7   7  -  27
1998 DUKE (1-0)................14  21   3   0  -  38

1997 EASTERN MICHIGAN (0-1).... 0   6   3   7  -  16
2002 PITTSBURGH (1-0).......... 3  13  14  10  -  40

2001 MIDDLE TENNESEE (1-0)..... 3  13   3  10  -  29
2007 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (0-1).... 7   3   7   0  -  17

1998 GEORGIA TECH (0-1)........14   7   7   0  -  28
1996 NOTRE DAME (1-0).......... 7  21   7  27  -  62

2006 HOUSTON (0-1)............. 6   3   7   8  -  24
2001 ORGEGON (1-0)............. 7   7   7  10  -  31

2007 MISSOURI (0-1)............ 7   3   6   3  -  19
2001 ILLINOIS (1-0)............ 7  28   7   3  -  45

2002 IOWA (1-0)................ 7  13   7   7  -  34
2003 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (0-1)... 7   6   3   0  -  16

1996 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (1-0). 7   7   7  13  -  34
2001 SOUTH CAROLINA (0-1)......13   0   6  14  -  33

2003 MISSISSIPPI (0-1)......... 0  10   7   3  -  20
2003 MEMPHIS (1-0)............. 3   7  17   0  -  27

1997 NEW MEXICO (0-1).......... 0   0   0   3  -   3
2004 TEXAS-EL PASO (1-0)....... 3   7   0  10  -  20

2000 PURDUE (0-1).............. 0   6   0   7  -  13
2000 TOLEDO (1-0).............. 7  14  10  10  -  41

2005 TEXAS TECH (1-0)..........10  14   7  23  -  54
1997 SOUTHERN METHODIST (0-1).. 3   0   0   0  -   3

2007 CENTRAL FLORIDA (0-1)..... 0  14   0  10  -  24
2002 NORTH CAROLINA STATE (1-0) 7  14   6   7  -  34

1998 VIRGINIA (0-1)............17   6   3  10  -  36
1996 WYOMING (1-0)............. 0  14   6  17  -  37

2000 WESTERN MICHIGAN (0-1).... 0   7   0   7  -  14
2007 WEST VIRGINIA (1-0)....... 3  13   0   6  -  22

1997 RICE (0-1)................ 0   0   7   0  -   7
1999 S. MISSISSIPPI (1-0)......14  24  20   7  -  65

[tucker342]

Great idea, I'll be following!

Go '02 Iowa!!!

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WEEK ONE RECAP

TOP 25

1  04 USC 1-0 (defeats Idaho, 64-0)
2  01 Miami 1-0 (defeats Marshall, 18-15)
3  05 Texas 1-0 (defeats Arkansas State, 61-10)
4  00 Oklahoma 1-0 (defeats North Texas, 31-7) 
5  05 Nebraska 1-0 (defeats Nevada, 48-24) 
6  98 Tennessee 0-1 (lost to California, 37-7)
7  97 Michigan 1-0 (defeats Fresno State 31-10)
8  02 Ohio State 1-0 (defeats Ohio, 27-20) 
9  99 Florida State 1-0 (defeats Clemson, 33-17) 
10 04 Auburn 1-0 (defeats Kansas State, 19-17) 
11 96 Florida 1-0 (defeats Western Kentucky, 35-20) 
12 03 LSU 0-1 (lost to Mississippi State, 15-13)
13 02 Georgia 0-1 (lost to Oklahoma State, 24-23)  
14 04 Penn State 1-0 (defeats Florida International, 38-7) 
15 96 Arizona St. 1-0 (defeats San Jose State, 44-25) 
16 06 Boise State 1-0 (defeats New Mexico State, 48-16)
17 00 Washington 0-1 (lost to Syracuse, 33-17) 
18 98 Wisconsin 1-0 (defeats Washington State, 29-10) 
19 99 Virginia Tech 1999 1-0 (defeats East Carolina, 19-9)
20 06 Louisville 1-0 (defeats Cincinnati 38-7) 
21 97 North Carolina 1-0 (defeats Indiana, 38-7)
22 98 Texas A&M 1-0 (defeats Air Force, 36-20)
23 99 Michigan St. 1-0 (defeats Alabama-Birmingham, 28-20)
24 98 Arizona 0-1 (lost to Brigham Young, 13-10) 
25 97 UCLA 0-1 (lost to Stanford, 24-21)

BIG PERFORMANCES:

TCU running backs Robert Merrill and Aaron Brown combine for 443 rushing yards and seven touchdowns as the Horned Frogs dismantle Baylor, 75-13.

Texas Tech QB Cory Hodges completes 20-of-29 passes for 293 yards and 6 TDs as the Red Raiders crush SMU. Robert Johnson is on the receiving end of four of those scoring passes.

Wyoming QB Josh Wallwork completes 31-of-48 passes for 455 yards and 3 TD passes to help rally the Cowboys from a 23-0 deficit to a 37-36 victory over the Virginia Cavaliers.

QB Jake Delhomme throws an 11-yard go-ahead TD pass to Brandon Stokley with :20 left in the game to help the Ragin' Cajuns of Louisianna Lafayette upset the South Carolina Gamecocks 34-33. Delhomme finishes the game 20-of-28 for 275 yards and three TDs.

Autry Denson gains 212 yards on 25 carries and scores four TDs to help power the Fighting Irish past Georgia Tech 62-28.

RB Dwone Hicks stars for Middle Tennessee in their win over FAU. He rushes 23 times for 232 yards and scores twice.

UConn's QB Dan Orlovsky and Duke's QB Bobby Campbell each pass for over 300 yards in the game, but Duke has the final laugh, defeating the Huskies 38-27.

Marion Barber rushes for 157 yards and scores twice as the Golden Gophers defeat Bowling Green 37-31. The loss spoils a 300 yard passing performance by the Falcons' Omar Jacobs.

BCU's Matt Ryan breaks open a tight ballgame with Wake Forest during the second quarter with two TD throws. Ryan finishes 28-44-297-2 with four TD passes. BCU goes on to win 33-18.

BIG SURPRISES:

QB Tim Rattay outduels Kentucky's Andre' Woodson to help lift Louisiana Tech to an upset victory over the Wildcats in Lexington. Rattay's final statline: 27-39-371-0 (6 TDs). Woodson completes 20-of-40 passes for 340 yards.

Chester Taylor carries the ball 29 times for 210 yards and scores 3 TDs as Toledo decisively defeats Purdue 41-13. The Boilermakers' Drew Brees throws for over 300 yards, but completes less than 50 percent of his passes and is intercepted four times.

BAD DAY FOR...
...The SEC. Three of the Conference's five ranked teams are defeated.

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WEEK 2 TOP 25

                                  LAST WEEK
1  04 USC 1-0------------------------  1
2  05 Texas 1-0----------------------  3
3  00 Oklahoma 1-0-------------------  4
4  05 Nebraska 1-0-------------------  5
5  01 Miami 1-0----------------------  2
6  97 Michigan 1-0-------------------  7
7  99 Florida State 1-0--------------  9
8  96 Florida 1-0-------------------- 11
9  04 Auburn 1-0--------------------- 10
10 02 Ohio State 1-0-----------------  8
11 04 Penn State 1-0----------------- 14
12 96 Arizona State 1-0-------------- 15
13 98 Notre Dame 1-0----------------- NR
14 98 Wisconsin 1-0------------------ 18
15 06 Boise State 1-0---------------- 16
16 04 California 1-0----------------- NR
17 06 Louisville 1-0----------------- 20
18 97 North Carolina 1-0------------- 21
19 99 Virginia Tech 1-0-------------- 19
20 98 Texas A&M 1-0------------------ 22
21 99 Marshall 0-1------------------- NR
22 03 LSU 0-1------------------------ 12
23 01 Syracuse 1-0------------------- NR
24 98 Tennessee 0-1------------------  6
25 99 Michigan State 1-0------------- 23
Dropping Out:
Georgia (#13), Washington (#17), Arizona (#24), UCLA (#25)

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Thursday, September 6

2000 Oregon State (2-0)...21 10  0 17 - 48
1997 Cincinnati (0-2)..... 0  3  3  7 - 13

Jonathan Smith passes for 355 yards and six touchdowns as Oregon State rolls past Cincinnati 48-13 at Nippert Stadium. The Beavers open up a 21-0 lead in the first quarter by capitalizing on three Deontey Kenner interceptions. Kenner finishes the game with six picks and throws only one TD pass. Ken Simonton paces the Beavers on the ground, gaining 126 yards on 27 carries. He also takes a short pass from Smith and turns it into a 40 yard touchdown. T.J. Houshmandzadeh pulls down two of Smith's TD passes, including one that covers 64 yards, and finishes the day with 3 receptions for 87 yards.

Leaders: Oregon State-Ken Simonton 27c-126y, Robert Prescott 4c-61y, Jonathan Smith 19-24-355y-6td-0int; Cincinnati-Daryl Royal 23c-72y, Cornelius Bonner 6r-92y-1td, Deontey Kenner 16-29-205y-1td-6int.

2001 Middle Tennessee (1-1)... 7  3  0 14 - 24
2006 Louisville (#17) (2-0)...16 23  7 10 - 56

Brian Brohm throws four TDs as the #17 Cardinals rout the Blue Raiders at Papa John's Stadium. Louisville jumps out to a 16-0 lead in the first period before a 37 yard TD pass from Wes Counts to David Youell puts Middle Tennessee on the board. Louisville tacks on 23 points in the second quarter, and there's no looking back from there. The lone bright spot for the Blue Raiders is Dwone Hicks. He gains 138 yards rushing and scores two TDs in the final quarter.

Leaders: Louisville-George Stripling 10c-78y-1td, Mario Urrutia 4r-96y-2td, Brian Brohm 18-27-277-4td-0int; Middle Tennessee-Dwone Hicks 20c-138y-2td, Tyrone Calico 4r-84y, Wes Counts 17-27-270-1td-1int.

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Friday, September 7

2004 Navy (1-1)...... 0  0  0  6 -  6
1997 Rutgers (2-0)...14  3 17 10 - 44

Ray Rice rushes 30 times for 204 yards and two TDs as Rutgers rolls past the Midshipmen at Rutgers Stadium. QBs Mike Teel and Jabu Lovelace combine to complete 28-of-40 passes for 339 yards and three TDs. The Scarlet Knights race out to a 44-0 lead before Aaron Polanco tosses a 5 yard TD pass to Mick Yokitis with 2:53 left in the game allowing Navy to avoid the shutout.

Leaders: Rutgers-Ray Rice 30c-204y-2td, Kenny Britt 5r-48y, Mike Teel 21-31-237y-2td-0int; Navy-Kyle Eckel 18c-108y, Lionel Wesley 3r-48y, Aaron Polanco 8-15-114y-1td-0int.

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Saturday, September 8

TOP 25 ACTION

05 TEXAS CHRISTIAN (1-1).. 7   3   0   0  -  10
04 TEXAS (#2) (2-0).......10  14   3  24  -  51

Another monster game for Cedric Benson at Austin. He gains 243 yards on 38 carries and scores four rushing TDs. Vince Young gains 102 yards rushing on 20 carries and completes 16-of-25 for 143 yards and two TDs.

Leaders: Texas-Cedric Benson 38c-243y-2td, Bo Scaife 5r-69y-1td, Vince Young 16-25-143y-2td-1int.; TCU-Robert merrill 18c-57y, Donald Massey 4r-53y, Jeff Ballard 12-23-172y-1td-1int.

01 MIAMI (#5) (2-0)..... 3   6   7   3  -  19
00 OKLAHOMA (#3) (1-1).. 0   3   0   3  -   6

The Hurricanes sweep into Norman and shut down the high-octane Sooner attack, limiting Oklahoma to two Tim Duncan field goals. Todd Sievers boots four field goals for the 'Canes and Clinton Portis rushes for 150 yards and scores on a four yard run in the 3rd quarter.

Leaders: Miami-Clinton Portis 28c-150y-1td, Ethenic Sands 3r-56y, Ken Dorsey 16-32-185y-0-0; Oklahoma-Quentin Griffin 18c-47y, Trent Smith 3r-47y, Josh Heupel 21-39-230y-0td-1int.

97 NEBRASKA (#4) (2-0)...10   3  10  14 - 37
06 WAKE FOREST (0-2)..... 0   6   7  17 - 30

Ahman Green gains 238 yards rushing and scores three times as the Cornhuskers break open a fairly tight contest in Winston-Salem during the second half. A fourth quarter rally for the Demon Deacons comes up short as a fourth down Hail-Mary pass from Riley Skinner falls incomplete in the Nebraska endzone.

Leaders: Nebraska-Ahman Green 22c-238y-3td, Bobby Newcombe 2r-41-1td, Scott Frost 9-20-111-1td-1int.; Wake Forest-De'Angelo Bryant 12c-33y, Willie Idlette 6r-114y, Riley Skinner 21-34-329y-1td-0.

01 OREGON (1-1).......... 3   0   0   0  -   3
97 MICHIGAN (#6) (2-0)... 7  21   7   6  -  41

The Wolverines crush the Ducks in Ann Arbor. Chris Howard rushes for 205 yards and scores two TDS and the Michigan defense limits Oregon to just seven first downs and 161 yards of total offense. Marcus Ray has two of Michigan's three picks against the Ducks' Joey Harrington - Charles Woodson has the other.

Leaders: Michigan-Chris Howard 26c-205y-2td, Russell Shaw 4r-49y, Brian Griese 25-42-269-1td-1int.; Oregon-Mauric Morris 18c-81y, Keenan Howry 4c-19y, Joey Harrington 10-25-49y-0td-3int.

00 ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM (1-1)... 3  15   3   3  -  24 
99 FLORIDA STATE (#7) (1-1)...14   3   3   0  -  20

In the shocker of the week, the Blazers come to Tallahassee and manhandle the seventh-ranked Seminoles. The UAB defense holds Florida State to negative rushing yardage and sacks Chris Weinke seven times, including one for a safety. Bobby Bowden is apologetic..."They took us out behind the woodshed and gave us an old fashioned whuppin'. Sad thing is...it was our woodshed."

Leaders: UAB-Jegil Dugger 24c-113y-1td, Willie Quinnie 3r-53y, Jeff Aaron 15-27-171y-0-1int.; Florida St-Travis Minor 12c-19y, Peter Warrick 7r-100y, Chris Weinke 21-39-373y-1td-2int.

04 TROY (0-2)........... 7   3   0   0  -  10
96 FLORIDA (#8) (2-0)... 0  17   7   7  -  31

Fred Taylor gains 121 yards rushing and scores two TDs as the Gators use a 17 point second quarter to power past the Trojans in Gainesville. The Troy defense is able to throw a bit of a wrench into Steve Spurrier's Fun-N-Gun offense. The Trojan defense sacks Florida's Danny Wuerffel nine times and intercepts three of his passes. However, the Gators play stoudt defense too, limiting Troy to just 12 first downs and not allowing them to score in the second half.

Leaders: Florida-Fred Taylor 19c-121y-2tds, Reidel Anthony 6r-54y-1td, Danny Wuerfferl 19-32-273y-2td-3int; Troy-DeWhitt Betterson 22c-53y, Jason Samples 4r-58y, Aaron Leak 11-26-113-0-1int.

02 SOUTH FLORIDA (0-2)... 0   3   0   0  -   3
04 AUBURN (#9) (2-0)..... 7   7  10   3  -  27

"Cadillac" Williams and Ronnie Brown combine for nearly 250 rushing yards and two TDs as the Tigers rush past the Bulls in Auburn.

Leaders: Auburn-Carnell Williams 27c-146y-2td, Ben Obomanu 3r-48y, Jason Campbell 16-28-235y-1td-1int; South Florida-Vince Brewer 10c-52y, Hugh Smith 5c-52y, Marquel Blackwell 19-46-156y-0-0.

99 AKRON (0-2).............. 7   6   0   0  -  13
02 OHIO STATE (#10) (2-0)...14  21  14  21  -  70

Craig Krenzel passes for 326 yards and three scores as the Buckeyes roll over the Zips in Columbus. Maurice Clarrett gains 188 yards rushing and scores 3 TDs.

Leaders: Ohio State-Maurice Clarett 29c-188y-3td, Ben Hartsock 3r-108y-1td, Craig Krenzel 15-22-326y-3td-0; Akron-Brandon Payne 24c-58y, Lavel Bailey 4r-72y, Jam Washington 19-35-234y-1td-3int.

98 NOTRE DAME (#13) (1-1)... 0   0   3   0  -   3
05 PENN STATE (#11) (2-0)...10   3   7   3  -  23

The Nittany Lions stifle the Notre Dame attack and do just enough themselves on offense to come away with a win at State College.

Leaders: Penn State-Tony Hunt 19c-85y-1td, Deon Butler 3r-85y, Michael Robinson 12-19-209-0-0; Notre Dame-Autry Denson 24c-84y, Malcolm Johnson 4r-69y, Jarious Jackson 11-22-141y-0-1int.

96 COLORADO (1-1)..............14   3   0   0  -  17
96 ARIZONA STATE (#12) (2-0)... 0  12   7  14  -  33

The Sun Devils' Jake Plummer throws two second half TDs as Arizona State rallies past the Buffaloes in Tempe.

Leaders: Arizona St-Terry Battle 19c-81y-1td, Keith Poole 4r-106y-1td, Jake Plummer 16-27-241y-2td-0; Colorado-Herchell Troutman 27c-63y, Phil Savoy 4r-106y-1td, Koy Detmer 16-28-189-2td-2int.

98 WISCONSIN (#14) (2-0)... 3  13   0   3  -  19
00 UNLV (1-1).............. 0   3   0   6  -   9

Ahmad Merrit pulls down three passes for 100 yards and a touchdown to help the Badgers make their Vegas trip a memorable one. Ron Dayne adds 147 rushing yards on 40 carries.

Leaders: Wisconsin-Ron Dayne 40-147y, Chris Chambers 4r-43y, Mike Samuel 15-27-222y-1td-1int; UNLV-Jermi Rudolph 14c-78y-1td, Nate Turner 4r-17y, Jason Thomas 12-22-153y-0-1int.

06 BOISE STATE (#15) (2-0).. 0  13  10  16  -  39
00 WASHINGTON (0-2)......... 3   0  17   0  -  20

Jared Zabransky passes for 286 yards and throws two TD strikes to Vinny Perretta as the Broncos outscore the Huskies in Seattle.

Leaders: Boise St.-Ian Johnson 25c-156y-1td, Derek Schouman 5r-64y, Jared Zabransky 24-34-286y-2td-0; Washington-Willie Hurst 10c-84y, Todd Elstrom 4r-107y-1td, Marques Tuiasosopo 13-25-205y-1td-0.

04 CALIFORNIA (#16) (2-0)... 7   7   0   7  -  21
97 COLORADO STATE (0-2)..... 0  10   0   0  -  10

J.J. Arrington rushes for two TDs to help the Golden Bears defeat the Rams in Fort Collins. Cal wins despite being outgained by State 382-247.

Leaders: J.J. Arrington 21r-82y-2td, Geoff McArthur 4r-47y, Aaron Rodgers 20-28-169y-0-0; Kevin McDougal 12c-101y, Geoff Turner 5r-29y, Moses Moreno 26-33-210y-0-0.

97 NORTH CAROLINA (#18) (2-0)... 0   3   0  10  -  13
99 EAST CAROLINA (0-2).......... 0   0   3   0  -   3

Jonathan Linton rushes for 167 yards as the Tar Heels down the Pirates in a hard-fought defensive contest at Greenville. Early in the final quarter, Na Brown pulls down a 9 yard TD pass from Oscar Davenport to break a 3-3 tie.

Leaders: North Carolina-Jonathan Linton 29c-167y, Na Brown 3r-31y-1td, Oscar Davenport 8-18-77y-1td-0; East Carolina-Jamie Wilson 19-72y, Marcellus Harris 3r-40y, David Garrard 12-25-104y-0-2int.

99 VIRGINIA TECH (#19) (2-0)...13   6   2   3  -  24
03 LSU (#22) (0-2)............. 0   3   7   7  -  17

Tech's Corey Moore is a one man wrecking crew as the Hokies down the Tigers in Baton Rouge. Moore has five of Virginia Tech's 12 sacks against LSU's Matt Mauck, who completes just 9-of-22 for 101 yards.

Leaders: Virginia Tech-Shyrone Stith 29c-116y, Ricky Hall 4r-33y, Michael Vick 14-21-148y-0-0; LSU-Joseph Addai 12c-106y, Michael Clayton 4r-39y-1td, Matt Mauck 9-22-101y-1td-1int.

01 FRESNO STATE (0-2)........10   3   0   6  -  19
98 TEXAS A & M (#20) (2-0)... 0   7   3  14  -  24

The Aggies use two fourth quarter TD runs to help them rally past Fresno State in College Station.

Leaders: A&M-Ja'Mar Toombs 6c-95y-1td, Derrick Spiller 3r-39y, Randy McCown 12-20-188y-1td-3int; Fresno St-Paris Gaines 24c-66y-1td, Rodney Wright 6r-88y, David Carr 19-31-258y-1td-1int.

07 WEST VIRGINIA (1-1).... 0   6   0   0  -   6
99 MARSHALL (#21) (1-1)... 3   0  10   3  -  16

Chad Pennington throws a 22 yard TD pass to Lanier Washington with 2:42 left in the third quarter to give the Thundering Herd a lead they wouldn't relinquish to the Mountaineers in Huntington. The Marshall defense shuts down the high powered West Virginia attack, limiting the Mountaineers to just 176 yards of total offense...and the crowd chants..."We ARE...Marshall!"

Leaders: Marshall-Doug Chapman 23c-87y, Nate Poole 5r-80y, Chad Pennington 21-32-256y-1td-0; West Virginia-Patrick White 18c-41y, Darius Reynaud 4r-36y, Patrick White 10-13-83y-0-0.

01 SYRACUSE (#23) (1-1)... 7   0   6   0  -  13
02 IOWA (2-0).............10  14   0  10  -  34

Fred Russell rushes for 182 yards and two TDs, and Brad Banks rushes for another as the Hawkeyes crush the Orange in Iowa City.

Leaders: Iowa-Fred Russell 26c-182y-2td, Dallas Clark 4r-54y, Brad Banks 19-27-222y-1td-2int; Syracuse-James Mungro 23c-122y-1td, Maurice Jackson 3r-59y, R.J. Anderson 13-24-142y-0-2int.

99 S MISSISSIPPI (1-1).....0   7   0   0  -   7
98 TENNESSEE (#24) (1-1)...3  10  14  10  -  37

The Volunteers take advantage of home cookin' against the Golden Eagles. Tee Martin passes for over 300 yards and three TDs and Travis Henry gains 131 yards on the ground and scores a TD. Peerless Price pulls down two of Martin's TD passes.

Leaders: Tennessee-Travis Henry 18c-131y-1td, Peerless Price 5r-97-2td, Tee Martin 19-29-306y-3td-0; S Miss-Derrick Nix 27c-120y, Todd Pinkston 5r-93y, Jeff Kelly 15-31-226y-1td-0.

04 BOWLING GREEN (0-2)..........7   0   0   7  -  14
99 MICHIGAN STATE (#25) (2-0)...7   3  14  14  -  38

Lloyd Clemons rushes for 179 yards and one TD, and catches another to lead the Spartans to a big win over the Falcons in East Lansing.

Leaders: Mich St-Lloyd Clemons 21c-179y-1td, Plaxico Burress 5r-77y-1td, Bill Burke 12-21-165y-3td-1int; Bowling Green-P.J. Pope 15c-42, Cole Magner 7r-84y, Omar Jacobs 22-39-243-2td-0.

[JeeberD]

Very cool stuff. Go 2004 Miners!

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by JeeberD

Very cool stuff. Go 1996 Cougars!

Fixed it for you

[ntndeacon]

crap! come on Deacs start beating up on folks!

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WEEK TWO -- OTHER GAMES

05 NEVADA (0-2)............ 6   6   0  10 - 22
96 NORTHWESTERN (2-0)...... 7   7  14   0 - 28
POG: Northwestern WR D'Wayne Bates 

98 DUKE (1-1)............ 0   7   3   7  -  17
98 VIRGINIA (1-1)........10  14  10  13  -  47
POG: Virginia RB Thomas Jones 

96 BALL STATE (1-1)...... 7  26  14   7  -  54
97 E. MICHIGAN (0-2)..... 7  14   7   7  -  35
POG: Ball State RB Michael Blair

03 MIAMI (OH) (2-0)...... 7  13  10  10  -  40
03 MINNESOTA (1-1)....... 7  10  10   0  -  27
POG: Miami (OH) QB Ben Roethlisberger

05 ALABAMA (2-0)......... 7  14  10   7  -  38
99 VANDERBILT (0-2)...... 3   3   0   0  -   6
POG: Alabama RB Kenneth Darby

98 LA-MONROE (0-2)....... 3   3   0   7  -  13
00 CLEMSON (1-1).........14  10   6  13  -  43
POG: Clemson RB Travis Zachery 

01 BUFFALO (1-1)......... 7  17   0  21  -  45
00 TEMPLE (0-2).......... 0   0   3   9  -  12
POG: Buffalo RB Marquis Dwarte

01 UTAH STATE (0-2).......7   0   7   7  -  21
96 WYOMING (2-0)..........0  12  14  17  -  43
POG: Wyoming RB Len Sexton

02 NC STATE (1-1).........0   0   3   7  -  10
07 BOSTON COLLEGE (2-0)...3   0   3  14  -  20 
POG: BC WR Justin Jarvis

01 SOUTH CAROLINA (0-2).. 0   6   0   7  -  13
02 GEORGIA (1-1).........10   7  17  10  -  44
POG: Georgia RB Musa Smith

98 AIR FORCE (0-2)....... 0   0   0  14  -  14
04 UTAH (1-1)............14   7  14   0  -  35
POG: Utah RB Marty Johnson

01 KENT STATE (1-1).......7  17   3   7  -  34
07 KENTUCKY (1-1).........3  14  14  17  -  48
POG: Kentucky RB Rafael Little

07 MISSOURI (0-2)........14   7   0   0  -  21
03 MISSISSIPPI (1-1)..... 0  14   0  28  -  42
POG: Mississippi QB Eli Manning

96 BRIGHAM YOUNG (2-0)...21   7   7   9  -  44
97 UCLA (0-2)............ 3  10  14  13  -  40
POG: BYU QB Steve Sarkisian

97 OHIO (1-1).............7   7   7  14  -  35
96 LA-LAFAYETTE (0-2).....0   0   6   6  -  12
POG: Ohio QB Kareem Wilson

04 TEXAS-EL PASO (1-1)... 0   3  17   7  -  27
05 TEXAS TECH (2-0)...... 7  14  10   6  -  37
POG: UTEP RB Howard Jackson

99 MISSISSIPPI ST (2-0).. 7  17  14   6  -  44
98 TULANE (0-1).......... 7   7   0   0  -  14
POG: Miss St. QB Wayne Madkin

03 MARYLAND (2-0)........10   6   7   3  -  26
05 FIU (0-2)............. 0   0  14   7  -  21
POG: Maryland QB Scott McBrien

97 RICE (1-1)............14  21   7  13  -  55
96 BAYLOR (0-2)..........14  10   7   7  -  38
POG: Rice QB Chad Nelson

00 TOLEDO (1-1)..........10   3   3   0  -  16
06 C. MICHIGAN (1-1)..... 7  10   0   3  -  20
POG: C. Michigan WR Bryan Anderson

07 HAWAII (1-1)..........14  17  14   3  -  48
97 LOUISIANA TECH (1-1).. 7   0  13   7  -  27
POG: La-Tech WR Troy Edwards

96 SAN DIEGO ST (1-0).... 3  17   7  21  -  48
01 WASHINGTON ST (0-2)... 0   0   0  21  -  21
POG: SDS RB George Jones

06 SAN JOSE ST (0-2)..... 0   3   0   0  -   3
99 KANSAS ST (1-1).......14   7   6  24  -  51
POG: KState RB Joe Hall

07 FAU (0-2)..............3   0   0  17  -  20
03 OKLAHOMA ST (2-0)......7   7  10  14  -  38
POG: FAU QB Rusty Smith

03 NORTH TEXAS (1-1).....10  10   6  17  -  43
97 SMU (0-2)............. 3   7   0   6  -  16
POG: N Texas RB Patrick Cobbs

01 INDIANA (0-2)..........0   0   7   0  -   7
00 W. MICHIGAN (1-1)......9  10  14  14  -  47
POG: W Mich RB Robert Sanford

02 NEW MEXICO ST (0-2)....0   3   7   7  -  17
97 NEW MEXICO (1-1).......7  13   7  24  -  51
POG: NM RB Lennox Gordon

04 MEMPHIS (0-2).........14   7   7   7  -  35
06 ARKANSAS ST (1-1)..... 3  10  10  15  -  38
POG: Memphis RB DeAngelo Williams

07 W. KENTUCKY (0-2)..... 7  10   0  14  -  31
00 IOWA STATE (1-1)......10  21   7   7  -  45
POG: Iowa St RB Ennis Haywood

03 CONNECTICUT (1-1).....14   7  21   3  -  45
00 PURDUE (0-2).......... 0  10   6  15  -  31
POG: UConn QB Dan Orlovsky

96 ARMY (1-1).............3   0   3   3  -   9
02 PITTSBURGH (2-0).......0  13   0   0  -  13
POG: Pitt RB Brandon Miree

03 N. ILLINOIS (0-2)..... 0   3   3   7  -  13
01 ILLINOIS (2-0)........10  17   7   3  -  37
POG: Ill QB Kurt Kittner

06 IDAHO (0-2)........... 0   3   3   0  -   6
98 ARIZONA (1-1).........14  10  20  12  -  56
POG: Arizona RB Kelvin Eafon

07 KANSAS (2-0).......... 3  21  21  21  -  66
98 GEORGIA TECH (0-2)...  0   0   3   0  -   3
POG: Kansas RB Jake Sharp

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Note -- I'm not sure what's up with Georgia Tech. They are 0-2 coming out of the gate, and have pretty much been blown out in both games.

They went 10-2 during the 98 season. True, they weren't a dominant team, and while I'm not surprised they've started out 0-2, I am surprised that they've been so thoroughly blown out. Sorry Tech fans.

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WEEK 2: HOW THE TOP 25 FARED

                                  
1  04 USC 1-0------------------------ idle
2  05 Texas 2-0---------------------- beat TCU, 51-10
3  00 Oklahoma 1-1------------------- lost to Miami, 19-6
4  05 Nebraska 2-0------------------- beat Wake Forest, 37-30
5  01 Miami 2-0---------------------- beat Oklahoma, 19-6
6  97 Michigan 2-0------------------- beat Oregon, 41-3
7  99 Florida State 1-1-------------- lost to UAB, 24-20
8  96 Florida 2-0-------------------- beat Troy, 31-10
9  04 Auburn 2-0--------------------- beat South Florida, 27-3
10 02 Ohio State 2-0----------------- beat Akron, 70-13
11 04 Penn State 2-0----------------- beat Notre Dame, 23-3
12 96 Arizona State 2-0-------------- beat Colorado, 33-17
13 98 Notre Dame 1-1----------------- lost to Penn State, 27-3
14 98 Wisconsin 2-0------------------ beat UNLV, 19-9
15 06 Boise State 2-0---------------- beat Washington, 39-20
16 04 California 2-0----------------- beat Colorado State, 21-10
17 06 Louisville 2-0----------------- beat Middle Tennessee, 56-24
18 97 North Carolina 2-0------------- beat East Carolina, 13-3
19 99 Virginia Tech 2-0-------------- beat LSU, 24-17
20 98 Texas A&M 2-0------------------ beat Fresno State, 24-19
21 99 Marshall 1-1------------------- beat West Virginia, 16-6
22 03 LSU 0-2------------------------ lost to Virginia Tech, 24-17
23 01 Syracuse 1-1------------------- lost to Iowa, 34-13
24 98 Tennessee 1-1------------------ beat S Mississippi, 37-7
25 99 Michigan State 2-0------------- beat Bowling Green, 38-14