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Top 25 Week 3 Results

#1 Texas 48, Connecticut 10
#2 Ohio State 42, #3 USC 17
#7 Florida 42, #4 Tennessee 35
#5 LSU 42, #9 Auburn 35 (OT)
#6 Florida State 45, Boston College 20
#11 Texas A&M 38, Eastern Michigan 10
#12 West Virginia 38, Maryland 28
Notre Dame 24, #13 Michigan 21
#14 Nebraska 35, Louisiana Tech 7
#16 Arkansas 42, Baylor 10
#17 Michigan State 31, Florida Atlantic 7
#18 Arizona 36, New Mexico 7
#19 Penn State 45, Syracuse 3
#20 TCU 38, Stanford 13
#23 Miami 31, #21 Clemson 17
#22 Wisconsin 59, Fresno State 24
#24 Louisville 54, Kentucky 21

New Top 25 Coaches Poll
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1 (2) Ohio State (40)
2 (1) Texas (21)
3 (5) LSU
4 (7) Florida
5 (6) Florida State
6 (8) Oklahoma
7 (3) USC
8 (4) Tennessee
9 (11) Texas A&M
10 (10) UCLA
11 (12) West Virginia
12 (14) Nebraska
13 (9) Auburn
14 (16) Arkansas
15 (15) Oklahoma State
16 (17) Michigan State
17 (18) Arizona
18 (19) Penn State
19 (20) TCU
20 (22) Wisconsin
21 (23) Miami
22 (13) Michigan
23 (24) Louisville
24 (25) Illinois
25 (NR) Texas Tech

Heisman Watch

1) Darrell Turner, WR, UCLA >>>
2) Tavares Roberts, QB, Texas ^^^
3) Terrelle Pryor, QB, Ohio State ^^^
4) Jordan Lacey, QB, Florida State ^^^
5) Corey Foster, QB, LSU ^^^

National Players of the Week

Offense:
Tavares Roberts, QB, Texas
18 - 22 - 295 yds; 11 att. - 124 yds, 5 total TD

Defense:
Sylvester Daugherty, FS, Louisville
2 tkls, 3 INT, TD

Sun Belt Players of the Week

Offense:
Shannon Ernst, WR/KR, FIU
172 KR yds, TD; 56 PR yds, TD

Defense:
Robert Bell, DT, North Texas
8 tkls (4 TFL), 2 sacks

Sun Belt Standings (after Week 3)

1) North Texas --- 2-0 (1-0 Sun Belt)
2) Florida International --- 1-2 (0-0)
3) Arkansas State --- 1-2 (0-0)
4) UL-Monroe --- 0-3 (0-0)
5) Troy --- 0-3 (0-0)
6) Florida Atlantic --- 0-2 (0-0)
7) UL-Lafayette --- 0-2 (0-0)
8) Middle Tennessee State --- 1-2 (0-1)

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FIU busts out of offensive funk, drops 62 on USF
FIU Football News

It seems the early season funk seems to be over.

FIU broke out of their 2-game offensive struggles to light up the visiting South Florida Bulls for 535 total yards of offense in a 62-21 romp. Junior QB DeMarcus Jean threw for 5 TDs, senior RB Ray Brooks eclipsed the 200-yard mark on the ground and the FIU defense held the Bulls to only 161 total yards of offense and forced 6 turnovers.

"What an incredible turnaround," Coach Borland said after the game. "This week we preached every day in practice about staying focused, keeping the eye on the prize and staying sound in our assignments. Apparently the preaching worked, as they came out fired up and ready to play. I'm very happy with the performance from both sides of the ball."

Jean, who had thrown 9 interceptions in the past two losses compared to only 3 TDs, tossed five TDs to 4 different receivers and was not intercepted. Jean hit WR J.J. Smith, TE Chris Hendrix and WR Brandon Turner for a score each, while slot WR Jason Morgan nabbed 2 TD catches. Jean finished 17-of-35 for 281 yards on the day.

Jean got a lot of help from the running game and the defense though. Senior RB Ray Brooks, who has averaged only 39 yards in the past two games, broke out with 206 yards on 23 carries and scored on two very long TD runs to spark the Panthers to a 28-point 2nd quarter. Brooks scored on runs of 79 and 63 yards as FIU turned a 7-7 stalemate into a 35-7 halftime blowout.

As for the defense, which got pounded last week for 50 points, they stepped up in a big way in shutting down USF QB Matt Grothe and a usually proficient offense. The Panthers held the Bulls to only 161 total yards of offense and only 7 first downs. USF scored on their 1st possession but did not find the red zone until the 4th quarter. FIU also forced 6 turnovers, including freshman CB Chad Smith's 1st career interception return for TD in the 4th quarter. Smith picked off Grothe and took it 44 yards untouched to the end zone for FIU's final score. Leading the way for the defense was sophomore DE Harvey Diggs, who was in Grothe's face all game. Diggs finished with 8 tackles (5 for a loss) and recorded 2 sacks, forced 2 fumbles and recovered 2 fumbles.

FIU's offensive explosion happened without the help of senior offensive captain WR Donald Anderson. Anderson, FIU's top receiver, went down following a block in the 2nd quarter and did not return to the game. Anderson suffered a torn pectoral and will miss next week's conference opener.

The Golden Panthers will hit the road to open Sun Belt play next week, taking on 1-3 Arkansas State. FIU came back to beat the Indians in overtime last season.

Box Score

USF 7 0 7 7 - 21
FIU 7 28 10 17 - 62

1st --- USF --- Rose 56 pass from Grothe (Humphrey kick)
1st --- FIU --- J. Smith 2 pass from Jean (Woodard kick)
2nd --- FIU --- Brooks 79 run (Woodard kick)
2nd --- FIU --- Brooks 63 run (Woodard kick)
2nd --- FIU --- Hendrix 14 pass from Jean (Woodard kick)
2nd --- FIU --- Turner 21 pass from Jean (Woodard kick)
3rd --- USF --- Downing 74 punt return (Humphrey kick)
3rd --- FIU --- Morgan 27 pass from Jean (Woodard kick)
3rd --- FIU --- Woodard 24 FG
4th --- FIU --- Woodard 40 FG
4th --- FIU --- Morgan 4 pass from Jean (Woodard kick)
4th --- USF --- Ryan 21 run (Humphrey kick)
4th --- FIU --- C. Smith 44 INT return (Woodard kick)

Team Stats

1st Downs: USF --- 7 ... FIU --- 28
Total Offense: USF --- 161 ... FIU --- 535
Rushes-Yards: USF --- 27-71 ... FIU --- 42-254
Passing (C-A-I): USF --- 7-18-3 ... FIU --- 17-35-0
Pass Yards: USF --- 90 ... FIU --- 281
Sacked: USF --- 6 ... FIU --- 3
3rd Down Conversions: USF --- 2-12 ... FIU --- 3-12
Turnovers: USF --- 6 ... FIU --- 1

Individual Stats

SOUTH FLORIDA

Matt Grothe, QB --- 7 - 17 - 90 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

Ralph Ryan, WR --- 3 att. - 39 yds, TD
Brian Downing, RB --- 6 att. - 31 yds; 74-yd PR TD

Brad Rose, WR --- 3 rec. - 72 yds, TD

George Selvie, DE --- 12 tkls (7 TFL), 3 sacks
Drew Berg, OLB --- 6 tkls (2 TFL)
Anthony Flynn, MLB --- 5 tkls, FF, FR

FIU

Jean, QB --- 17 - 35 - 281 yds, 5 TD

Brooks, RB --- 23 att. - 206 yds, 2 TD
Chance, RB --- 4 att. - 36 yds
Whitworth, QB --- 5 att. - 19 yds
Harris, FB --- 1 att. - (-1) yds
Jean, QB --- 9 att. - (-6) yds

Hendrix, TE --- 6 rec. - 104 yds, TD
Morgan, WR --- 4 rec. - 67 yds, 2 TD
Turner, WR --- 2 rec. - 46 yds, TD
Ernst, WR --- 2 rec. - 34 yds
J. Smith, WR --- 1 rec. - 2 yds, TD

Diggs, DE --- 8 tkls (5 TFL), 2 sacks, 2 FF, 2 FR
R. Anderson, OLB --- 7 tkls (1 TFL), 1 sack, FF
M. Johnson, CB --- 4 tkls, INT
Jenkins, MLB --- 4 tkls (3 TFL), 3 sacks, FR
C. Smith, CB --- 4 tkls, 44-yd INT ret TD, FF

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Top 25 Week 4 Results

#1 Ohio State 57, Texas State 7
#2 Texas 63, Rice 10
#3 LSU 77, FCS Northwest 7
#4 Florida 48, Kentucky 0
#21 Miami 24, #5 Florida State 17
#6 Oklahoma 62, Pittsburgh 14
#7 USC 63, #17 Arizona 24
#8 Tennessee 34, Southern Mississippi 13
#9 Texas A&M 52, Army 10
#10 UCLA 17, San Diego State 7
#11 West Virginia 28, Washington 14
Mississippi State 27, #13 Auburn 24
#14 Arkansas 39, Alabama 27
#15 Oklahoma State 63, New Mexico 7
#16 Michigan State 30, Notre Dame 21
#20 Wisconsin 28, #18 Penn State 16
#19 TCU 49, BYU 3
#22 Michigan 45, Middle Tennessee State 0
#24 Illinois 45, Cincinnati 9
Indiana 27, #25 Texas Tech 21

New Top 25 Coaches Poll
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1 (1) Ohio State (36)
2 (2) Texas (21)
3 (3) LSU (1)
4 (4) Florida (2)
5 (6) Oklahoma (1)
6 (7) USC
7 (8) Tennessee
8 (9) Texas A&M
9 (10) UCLA
10 (11) West Virginia
11 (12) Nebraska
12 (5) Florida State
13 (14) Arkansas
14 (16) Michigan State
15 (15) Oklahoma State
16 (20) Wisconsin
17 (21) Miami
18 (19) TCU
19 (22) Michigan
20 (23) Louisville
21 (17) Arizona
22 (13) Auburn
23 (24) Illinois
24 (18) Penn State
25 (NR) Minnesota

Heisman Watch

1) Tavares Roberts, QB, Texas ^^^
2) Terrelle Pryor, QB, Ohio State ^^^
3) Corey Foster, QB, LSU ^^^
4) Michael Brooks, RB, Florida ^^^
5) Chris Raymond, QB, Texas A&M ^^^

National Players of the Week

Offense:
Willis Fletcher, QB, South Carolina
22 - 32 - 386 yds, 7 TD

Defense:
Mike Gordon, CB, USC
3 tkls, 2 INT, 2 TD

Sun Belt Players of the Week

Offense:
DeMarcus Jean, QB, FIU
17 - 35 - 281 yds, 5 TD

Defense:
Harvey Diggs, DE, FIU
8 tkls (5 TFL), 2 sacks, 2 FF, 2 FR

Sun Belt Standings (after Week 4)

1) North Texas --- 2-1 (1-0 Sun Belt)
2) Florida International --- 2-2 (0-0)
3) Arkansas State --- 1-3 (0-0)
5) Troy --- 0-3 (0-0)
6) Florida Atlantic --- 0-3 (0-0)
4) UL-Monroe --- 0-3 (0-0)
7) UL-Lafayette --- 0-3 (0-0)
8) Middle Tennessee State --- 1-3 (0-1)

Freshman gets suspended for violation of team rules
FIU Football News

Bad behavior seems to be a common theme among the FIU freshman safeties, as SS Matt White has just been suspended for 3 games due to violation of team rules.

It is unclear what the reasoning behind the suspension is and Coach Borland was unable to be reached for comment. This is the 2nd suspension for the Golden Panthers so far this season. Fellow freshman SS Tim Sykes just returned this past week after serving a 2-game suspension.

FIU prepares to open conference play against 1-3 Arkansas State. The Indians are coming off a loss last week and are on a 2-game losing streak.

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Freshman QB Whitworth, defense lead FIU to conference win #1
FIU Football News

Redshirt freshman QB Lamont Whitworth ran for 188 yards and 2 TDs and the FIU defense answered the call for the 2nd straight win as the Golden Panthers went on the road and collected Sun Belt win #1 over Arkansas State 38-14.

Whitworth, who usually sees the field on running or option plays, slashed through the Indian defense for his huge rushing output. Whitworth scored on long TD runs of 63 and 74 yards as FIU overcame 5 turnovers to dominate. The Panthers totaled 229 yards on the ground.

Starting junior QB DeMarcus Jean threw 3 interceptions but led an offense that put up over 500 total yards for the 2nd straight week. Jean finished 17-of-29 for 274 yards and 2 TDs, but his 3 early interceptions cost the Panthers some points that could have made the blowout score worse for the Indians. Without injured WR Donald Anderson, Jean found a new target in senior WR J.J. Smith. Smith finished with 166 yards receiving on 10 catches and scored FIU's final TD. Sophomore TE Chris Hendrix added 56 yards receiving and a TD.

As for the FIU defense, they really stepped up to the plate. The Panthers held Arkansas State to only 186 total yards of offense and 5 first downs, including only 30 yards and no first downs for the entire 1st half.

Senior WR/KR Shannon Ernst got FIU started with an 81-yard punt return for a TD in the 1st quarter and finished with 150 punt return yards.

The Golden Panthers get a bye next week and then hit the road to take on the Troy Trojans. Last season, FIU used some tough defense to shut down Troy in their 21-10 victory.

Box Score

ASU 0 0 7 7 - 14
FIU 14 3 7 14 - 38

1st --- FIU --- Ernst 81 punt return (Woodard kick)
1st --- FIU --- Whitworth 63 run (Woodard kick)
2nd --- FIU --- Woodard 48 FG
3rd --- ASU --- King 34 pass from Newton (Patterson kick)
3rd --- FIU --- Whitworth 74 run (Woodard kick)
4th --- FIU --- Hendrix 4 pass from Jean (Woodard kick)
4th --- FIU --- J. Smith 5 pass from Jean (Woodard kick)
4th --- ASU --- Williams 60 pass from Newton (Patterson kick)

Team Stats

1st Downs: ASU --- 5 ... FIU --- 22
Total Offense: ASU --- 186 ... FIU --- 503
Rushes-Yards: ASU --- 27-44 ... FIU --- 39-229
Passing (C-A-I): ASU --- 8-15-1 ... FIU --- 17-29-3
Pass Yards: ASU --- 142 ... FIU --- 274
Sacked: ASU --- 6 ... FIU --- 2
3rd Down Conversions: ASU --- 3-13 ... FIU --- 10-13
Turnovers: ASU --- 1 ... FIU --- 5

Individual Stats

ARKANSAS STATE

Chad Newton, QB --- 7 - 10 - 136 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Sam Black, QB --- 1 - 5 - 6 yds

Drew Jones, RB --- 18 att. - 73 yds

Darius King, WR --- 2 rec. - 40 yds, TD
Carl Williams, WR --- 2 rec. - 65 yds, TD

Alex Mansfield, CB --- 14 tkls (1 TFL), FR
Jared Henry, FS --- 8 tkls, INT
Chaz Burns, SS --- 8 tkls (1 TFL), 1 sack, FF

FIU

Jean, QB --- 17 - 29 - 274 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT; 5 att. - (-5) yds

Whitworth, QB --- 15 att. - 188 yds, 2 TD
Brooks, RB --- 18 att. - 45 yds
Chance, RB --- 1 att. - 1 yd

J. Smith, WR --- 10 rec. - 166 yds, TD
Hendrix, TE --- 4 rec. - 56 yds, TD
Morgan, WR --- 3 rec. - 52 yds

R. Anderson, OLB --- 7 tkls (2 TFL), 2 sacks, FF
Owens, FS --- 5 tkls, FF
Sutton, CB --- 4 tkls (1 TFL), INT
Jenkins, MLB --- 4 tkls (2 TFL), 2 sacks

Ernst, WR/KR --- 150 PR yds, TD

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Top 25 Week 5 Results

#1 Ohio State 55, Indiana 7
#2 Texas 50, Missouri 20
#3 LSU 14, Georgia 10
#4 Florida 38, #13 Arkansas 14
#5 Oklahoma 56, Kansas State 24
#6 USC 61, Washington State 20
#7 Tennessee 29, #22 Auburn 10
#8 Texas A&M 35, Baylor 21
#9 UCLA 14, Washington 13
Rutgers 23, #10 West Virginia 13
#11 Nebraska 63, Iowa State 27
#12 Florida State 54, Georgia Tech 10
#14 Michigan State 29, Northwestern 21
#15 Oklahoma State 41, Colorado 13
#16 Wisconsin 56, Idaho 21
#17 Miami 45, North Texas 14
#18 TCU 27, New Mexico 24
#19 Michigan 49, #23 Illinois 17
#20 Louisville 45, Navy 7
#21 Arizona 38, Cal 20
Iowa 30, #24 Penn State 28
#25 Minnesota 54, Purdue 13

New Top 25 Coaches Poll
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1 (1) Ohio State (34)
2 (2) Texas (21)
3 (3) LSU (1)
4 (4) Florida (2)
5 (5) Oklahoma (2)
6 (6) USC
7 (7) Tennessee
8 (8) Texas A&M (1)
9 (9) UCLA
10 (11) Nebraska
11 (12) Florida State
12 (14) Michigan State
13 (15) Oklahoma State
14 (16) Wisconsin
15 (17) Miami
16 (10) West Virginia
17 (18) TCU
18 (13) Arkansas
19 (19) Michigan
20 (20) Louisville
21 (21) Arizona
22 (NR) Rutgers
23 (25) Minnesota
24 (NR) Iowa
25 (NR) Ole Miss

Heisman Watch

1) Tavares Roberts, QB, Texas >>>
2) Terrelle Pryor, QB, Ohio State >>>
3) Michael Brooks, RB, Florida ^^^
4) Corey Foster, QB, LSU <<<
5) Randy Harris, RB, Oklahoma ^^^

National Players of the Week

Offense:
Mark Sanchez, QB, USC
24 - 35 - 525 yds, 7 TD

Defense:
Duane Grant, CB, Tennessee
3 tkls (1 TFL), 2 INT, FF, TD

Sun Belt Players of the Week

Offense:
John Hamilton, RB, Florida Atlantic
25 att. - 126 yds, 3 TD

Defense:
Elliott Woodard, OLB, Florida Atlantic
8 tkls, INT, TD

Sun Belt Standings (after Week 5)

1) North Texas --- 2-2 (1-0 Sun Belt)
2) Florida International --- 3-2 (1-0)
3) Florida Atlantic --- 1-3 (1-0)
4) UL-Lafayette --- 0-3 (0-0)
5) Troy --- 0-4 (0-0)
6) Middle Tennessee State --- 1-4 (0-1)
7) UL-Monroe --- 0-4 (0-1)
8) Arkansas State --- 1-4 (0-1)

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Top 25 Week 6 Results

#1 Ohio State 45, Northwestern 0
#2 Texas 42, #5 Oklahoma 21
#4 Florida 30, #3 LSU 29
#6 USC 52, Washington 24
#7 Tennessee 28, Georgia 14
#8 Texas A&M 38, Colorado 10
#9 UCLA 52, Oregon State 9
#10 Nebraska 45, Texas Tech 24
#11 Florida State 73, Wake Forest 21
#13 Oklahoma State 30, Missouri 21
#14 Wisconsin 46, Indiana 21
#15 Miami 48, Duke 7
#16 West Virginia 59, Syracuse 7
#17 TCU 55, Wyoming 7
Maryland 31, #18 Arkansas 21
Penn State 34, #19 Michigan 24
#20 Louisville 32, USF 15
#21 Arizona 45, Washington State 17
Pittsburgh 44, #22 Rutgers 37
Illinois 31, #23 Minnesota 17
#24 Iowa 31, Purdue 14
#25 Ole Miss 44, South Carolina 7

New Top 25 Coaches Poll
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1 (1) Ohio State (37)
2 (2) Texas (22)
3 (4) Florida (1)
4 (6) USC
5 (8) Texas A&M (1)
6 (7) Tennessee
7 (3) LSU
8 (9) UCLA
9 (10) Nebraska
10 (5) Oklahoma
11 (11) Florida State
12 (12) Michigan State
13 (13) Oklahoma State
14 (14) Wisconsin
15 (15) Miami
16 (16) West Virginia
17 (17) TCU
18 (20) Louisville
19 (21) Arizona
20 (24) Iowa
21 (25) Ole Miss
22 (NR) Illinois
23 (18) Arkansas
24 (19) Michigan
25 (NR) Penn State

Heisman Watch

1) Tavares Roberts, QB, Texas >>>
2) Terrelle Pryor, QB, Ohio State >>>
4) Chris Raymond, QB, Texas A&M ^^^
3) Michael Brooks, RB, Florida <<<
5) Antone Smith, RB, Florida State ^^^

National Players of the Week

Offense:
Kevin Williams, QB, Southern Mississippi
17 - 26 - 358 yds; 9 att - 63 yds, 7 total TD

Defense:
Lance Mullins, CB, Wisconsin
3 tkls, 2 INT, 2 TD

Sun Belt Players of the Week

Offense:
Sam Black, QB, Arkansas State
11 - 14 - 222 yds; 3 att. - 21 yds, 3 total TD

Defense:
James Carter, OLB, Troy
4 tkls, FF, TD

Sun Belt Standings (after Week 6)

1) Florida International --- 3-2 (1-0 Sun Belt)
2) Troy --- 1-4 (1-0)
3) Florida Atlantic --- 1-4 (1-0)
4) North Texas --- 2-3 (1-1)
5) Arkansas State --- 2-4 (1-1)
6) UL-Lafayette --- 1-3 (0-0)
7) Middle Tennessee State --- 1-5 (0-1)
8) UL-Monroe --- 0-5 (0-2)

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FIU offense rolls up big yards, points in rout of Troy
FIU Football News

Wasn't the Golden Panther offense struggling a few weeks ago?

The problem has apparently been fixed in a big way, as FIU put up nearly 700 yards of total offense in a 59-28 Sun Belt romp over the host Troy. The Panthers ran for 288 yards and also put up over 400 yards through the air as they dominated the Trojans.

Several Panther players had big days for the offense that put up 695 total yards and earned 24 first downs. Senior WR Jason Morgan had arguably the best day, catching 7 passes for an amazing 203 yards and scoring 3 times to lead the FIU receivers. Fellow senior WR Donald Anderson added 138 yards receiving and scored twice.

The men throwing them the ball was a great combo of junior QB DeMarcus Jean and freshman QB Lamont Whitworth. Jean threw for 332 yards and 3 TDs, while Whitworth added 75 yards and two 4th-quarter TD passes to put the game out of reach. Whitworth also added 114 yards rushing and a 72-yard TD run.

As for the rest of the running game, senior RB Ray Brooks turned in another great performance, putting up 182 yards on the ground and 2 scores.

The FIU struggled against the pass but it didn't cost them the game. Troy put up 452 yards of offense themselves, including 349 through the air, but they turned the ball over 4 times and couldn't match FIU score-for-score.

The Panthers travel back home next week to welcome the North Texas Mean Green for a recruiting weekend. FIU has 3 recruits coming to Miami for the game. Last year, FIU held off North Texas for a 31-24 win.

Box Score

TROY 14 7 7 0 - 28
FIU 14 21 10 14 - 59

1st --- FIU --- Brooks 83 run (Woodard kick)
1st --- TROY --- Price 69 pass from Austrum (Hall kick)
1st --- FIU --- D. Anderson 49 pass from Jean (Woodard kick)
1st --- TROY --- Price 4 pass from Austrum (Hall kick)
2nd --- FIU --- Morgan 14 pass from Jean (Woodard kick)
2nd --- FIU --- Brooks 56 run (Woodard kick)
2nd --- TROY --- Williams 62 run (Hall kick)
2nd --- FIU --- Morgan 81 pass from Jean (Woodard kick)
3rd --- FIU --- Woodard 24 FG
3rd --- TROY --- Price 28 pass from Austrum (Hall kick)
3rd --- FIU --- Whitworth 72 run (Woodard kick)
4th --- FIU --- D. Anderson 27 pass from Whitworth (Woodard kick)
4th --- FIU --- Morgan 29 pass from Whitworth (Woodard kick)

Team Stats

1st Downs: TROY --- 12 ... FIU --- 24
Total Offense: TROY --- 452 ... FIU --- 695
Rushes-Yards: TROY --- 26-103 ... FIU --- 41-288
Passing (C-A-I): TROY --- 18-30-2 ... FIU --- 17-28-2
Pass Yards: TROY --- 349 ... FIU --- 407
Sacked: TROY --- 7 ... FIU --- 4
3rd Down Conversions: TROY --- 4-12 ... FIU --- 6-12
Turnovers: TROY --- 4 ... FIU --- 3

Individual Stats

TROY

Clinton Austrum, QB --- 18 - 30 - 349 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

Derek Williams, RB --- 12 att. - 103 yds, TD

Zach Nakfoor, WR --- 7 rec. - 128 yds
Kevin Coleman, WR --- 3 rec. - 60 yds
Ricky Price, WR --- 3 rec. - 101 yds, 3 TD

Anthony Moore, CB --- 8 tkls (1 TFL)
Kevin Rodriguez, DE --- 8 tkls (6 TFL), 1 sack
James Carter, OLB --- 7 tkls (3 TFL), 1 sack, INT, FF
Ira Wilcox, DE --- 6 tkls (4 TFL), 1 sack
Tyrone Butler, DT --- 5 tkls (4 TFL), 1 sack

FIU

Jean, QB --- 14 - 24 - 332 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT; 8 att. - (-4) yds
Whitworth, QB --- 3 - 4 - 75 yds, 2 TD; 7 att. - 114 yds, TD

Brooks, RB --- 23 att. - 182 yds, 2 TD
Chance, RB --- 3 att. - (-4) yds

Morgan, WR --- 7 rec. - 203 yds, 3 TD
D. Anderson, WR --- 6 rec. - 138 yds, 2 TD
J. Smith, WR --- 3 rec. - 47 yds

C. Smith, CB --- 7 tkls, FF
R. Anderson, OLB --- 7 tkls (3 TFL), 2 sacks
Sutton, CB --- 6 tkls (1 TFL), 1 sack, INT
Goins, DE --- 5 tkls (4 TFL), 4 sacks, FR

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Top 25 Week 7 Results

#1 Ohio State 45, #14 Wisconsin 23
#2 Texas 49, Colorado 21
#4 USC 41, Stanford 7
#13 Oklahoma State 37, #5 Texas A&M 13
#6 Tennessee 27, #21 Ole Miss 10
#7 LSU 40, Mississippi State 13
Baylor 7, #9 Nebraska 6
#10 Oklahoma 27, Kansas 24
#11 Florida State 28, North Carolina 23
#20 Iowa 42, #12 Michigan State 7
#15 Miami 47, Virginia 21
#16 West Virginia 42, USF 14
#18 Louisville 56, Cincinnati 14
Indiana 41, #22 Illinois 34
Auburn 28, #23 Arkansas 21
#24 Michigan 62, Purdue 3
#25 Penn State 55, Army 10

New Top 25 Coaches Poll
Note: Previous Rank in ()

1 (1) Ohio State (37)
2 (2) Texas (22)
3 (3) Florida (2)
4 (4) USC
5 (6) Tennessee
6 (7) LSU
7 (8) UCLA
8 (10) Oklahoma
9 (13) Oklahoma State
10 (11) Florida State
11 (5) Texas A&M
12 (15) Miami
13 (16) West Virginia
14 (20) Iowa
15 (17) TCU
16 (18) Louisville
17 (14) Wisconsin
18 (19) Arizona
19 (12) Michigan State
20 (24) Michigan
21 (21) Ole Miss
22 (25) Penn State
23 (9) Nebraska
24 (NR) Pittsburgh
25 (NR) Auburn

Heisman Watch

1) Tavares Roberts, QB, Texas >>>
2) Terrelle Pryor, QB, Ohio State >>>
4) Mark Sanchez, QB, USC ^^^
3) Lawrence Smith, RB, LSU ^^^
5) Jarrett Brown, QB, West Virginia ^^^

National Players of the Week

Offense:
Jarrett Brown, QB, West Virginia
14 - 20 - 206 yds; 25 att. - 165 yds, 5 total TD

Defense:
Ricky Jackson, FS, UAB
4 tkls (2 TFL), 1 sack, 3 INT

Sun Belt Players of the Week

Offense:
Jason Morgan, WR, FIU
7 rec. - 203 yds, 3 TD

Defense:
Cedrick Allen, MLB, North Texas
6 tkls, INT, TD

Sun Belt Standings (after Week 7)

1) Florida International --- 4-2 (2-0 Sun Belt)
2) Florida Atlantic --- 2-4 (2-0)
3) North Texas --- 3-3 (2-1)
4) Troy --- 1-5 (1-1)
5) Arkansas State --- 2-5 (1-2)
6) Middle Tennessee State --- 1-5 (0-1)
7) UL-Lafayette --- 1-4 (0-1)
8) UL-Monroe --- 0-6 (0-2)