When the Defense Roars: Missouri Tigers Dynasty

[Kcordloh]

Results from week 3

Top 25 results from the weekend of September 13th, 2014

Results

#2 Missouri (2-0) defeated #17 Michigan (0-2) 22-17

#4 Kansas (2-0) defeated Duke (1-1) 31-24

#6 Penn State (3-0) defeated Rice (1-1) 49-7

#7 Maryland (2-0) defeated Temple (0-3) 48-17

Washington (2-1) upset #8 Illinois (1-1) 66-28

#9 TCU defeated Washington State (0-3) 29-14

#10 Boise State whooped #14 BYU (1-1) 48-14

#11 USF (2-0) routed NCSU (1-2) 47-10

#12 Virginia Tech (2-1) defeated Florida State (1-1) 16-14

Iowa State (1-1) gunned down #13 Iowa (1-1) 38-28

Mississippi State (2-1) defeated #15 Auburn (1-2) 31-24

#16 South Carolina (1-0) slipped past Georgia (1-2) 30-27

#18 Ohio State (3-0) defeated North Carolina (2-1) 51-30

#19 Florida (1-1) defeated Texas A&M (1-1) 26-23 in OT

#20 Houston (2-0) defeated LA Tech (1-1) 42-14

#21 LSU (1-1) slipped past Tennessee (2-1) 42-40

Purdue (3-0) upset #22 Oklahoma State (1-1) 26-21

#23 Notre Dame (2-1) upended Nebraska (0-2) 28-19

#24 Alabama (2-1) survived Akron (0-1) 28-27

#25 Arkansas (3-0) defeated Texas (0-3) 56-36

Coaches Poll

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 14, 2014
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Oregon (36)	2	0	1500
2	2	Missouri (21)	2	0	1461
3	3	Wisconsin (1)	2	0	1375
4	4	Kansas (1)	2	0	1332
5	5	Michigan State (1)	2	0	1254
6	6	Penn State (1)	3	0	1196
7	7	Maryland	2	0	1156
8	9	TCU	2	0	1043
9	10	Boise State	2	0	1017
10	11	USF	2	0	920
11	12	Virginia Tech	2	1	849
12	16	South Carolina	1	0	671
13	18	Ohio State	3	0	579
14	19	Florida	1	1	505
15	20	Houston	2	0	505
16	8	Illinois	1	1	488
17	14	BYU	1	1	444
18	21	LSU	1	1	409
19	17	Michigan	0	2	374
20	23	Notre Dame	2	1	343
21	24	Alabama	2	1	305
22	15	Auburn	1	2	298
23	25	Arkansas	3	0	293
24	--	Washington	2	1	289
25	--	Mississippi State	2	1	246

The biggest winner was Ohio State, leaping to #13 on the Coaches Poll after finishing 6-6 last year. The Big 10 as always is looking strong, with 3 top 10 teams, and 5 in the top 16. Michigan only slid 2 spots to #19 after losing a close one to #2 Missouri.

There is no clear favorite yet, but odds are either Missouri or Kansas is the favorite to face Oregon if several teams run the table.

[Kcordloh]

Tigers Bye Week features some decent action

Top 25 results from the weekend of September 20th, 2014

Results

#1 Oregon (3-0) defeated Wyoming (1-2) 31-6

#4 Kansas (3-0) defeated New Mexico State (1-1) 37-17

#5 Michigan State (3-0) defeated Eastern Michigan (1-1) 37-20

#6 Penn State (4-0) defeated #20 Notre Dame (2-2) 42-23

#7 Maryland (3-0) defeated Appalachian State 77-7

#8 TCU (3-0) defeated Texas State 49-0

#9 Boise State (3-0) defeated San Diego State (0-3) 55-7

#10 USF (3-0) defeated UL Lafayette (1-2) 28-13

#11 Virginia Tech (3-1) defeated James Madison 56-17

#12 South Carolina (2-0) defeated #21 Alabama (2-2) 49-31

#13 Ohio State (4-0) beat Northwestern (0-4) 55-28

#14 Florida (2-1) romped Tennessee (2-2) 44-27

#16 Illinois (2-1) beat Minnesota (2-1) 28-17

Georgia Tech (2-0) upended #17 BYU (1-2) 31-27

#19 Michigan (1-2) beat Memphis (1-2) 42-28

#22 Auburn (2-2) slipped past Kansas State (1-0) 22-18

#23 Arkansas (4-0) killed Texas Tech (1-2) 66-21

UCLA (3-0) upset #24 Washington (2-2) 30-20

Coaches Poll after week 4

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 21, 2014
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Oregon (32)	3	0	1496
2	2	Missouri (23)	2	0	1428
3	3	Wisconsin (2)	2	0	1362
4	4	Kansas (3)	3	0	1297
5	5	Michigan State (1)	3	0	1234
6	6	Penn State	4	0	1188
7	7	Maryland	3	0	1111
8	8	TCU	3	0	1051
9	9	Boise State	3	0	1010
10	10	USF	3	0	936
11	12	South Carolina	2	0	906
12	11	Virginia Tech	3	1	853
13	13	Ohio State	4	0	772
14	14	Florida	2	1	687
15	15	Houston	2	0	670
16	16	Illinois	2	1	589
17	18	LSU	1	1	481
18	19	Michigan	1	2	422
19	22	Auburn	2	2	324
20	23	Arkansas	4	0	312
21	--	Georgia Tech	2	0	240
22	25	Mississippi State	2	1	211
23	17	BYU	1	2	208
24	20	Notre Dame	2	2	186
25	--	Ole Miss	3	1	182

The week off didn't hurt Missouri or Wisconsin, and nothing really changed in the top 15.
Wisconsin has a game against undefeated Syracuse coming up with Missouri has another bye week before facing Arizona State. Wisconsin is a solid #2 in the Harris Poll, while Missouri is #3. Besides that, and USF and Virginia Tech switching places, the Harris and Coaches poll are identical in the top 10.

[Kcordloh]

September ends with a lot of unanswered questions

Blame it on Missouri only having 11 games this year due to being unable to schedule a 12th due to the sudden shift to only 8 conference games as year compared to 9. Blame it on whatever you like, but the top 10 has remained fairly unchanged for weeks now. Maryland fell 14 spots, from #7 to #21 after their loss to Wake Forest, and several undefeated teams debuted #23-25, but overall nothing has changed much recently.

Top 25 results from the weekend of September 27th, 2014

Results

#3 Wisconsin (3-0) thumped Syracuse (2-1) 48-20

#6 Penn State (5-0) thumped Minnesota (2-2) 49-27

Wake Forest (1-3) upset #7 Maryland(3-1) 31-30

#8 TCU (4-0) beat California (3-1) 49-17

#9 Boise State whipped Colorado State (2-2) 69-36

#10 USF (4-0) trounced Florida Atlantic (1-3) 35-10

#13 Ohio State (5-0) beat Nebraska (1-3) 44-21

#14 Florida (3-1) owned Kentucky (2-3) 31-13

#15 Houston (3-0) beat Connecticut (0-3) 42-26

#17 LSU (2-1) beat Georgia (1-4) 45-21

#18 Michigan (2-2) beat Miami (4-1) 35-23

#20 Arkansas (5-0) survived Oklahoma State (2-2) 42-49 in OT

NC State (2-3) upset #21 Georgia Tech (2-1) 38-28

#22 Mississippi State (3-1) routed Vanderbilt (3-1) 66-42

Oregon State (4-0) slipped past #23 BYU (1-3) 45-42

Oklahoma (2-2) beat #25 Ole Miss (3-2) 55-48

Coaches Poll Week 5

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 28, 2014
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Oregon (40)	3	0	1504
2	2	Missouri (21)	2	0	1436
3	3	Wisconsin	3	0	1370
4	4	Kansas	3	0	1305
5	5	Michigan State	3	0	1242
6	6	Penn State	5	0	1198
7	8	TCU	4	0	1061
8	9	Boise State	4	0	1003
9	10	USF	4	0	947
10	11	South Carolina	2	0	892
11	13	Ohio State	5	0	825
12	12	Virginia Tech	3	1	813
13	14	Florida	3	1	713
14	15	Houston	3	0	703
15	16	Illinois	2	1	610
16	17	LSU	2	1	566
17	18	Michigan	2	2	521
18	20	Arkansas	5	0	479
19	19	Auburn	2	2	466
20	22	Mississippi State	3	1	369
21	7	Maryland	3	1	363
22	24	Notre Dame	2	2	280
23	--	Fresno State	4	0	247
24	--	UCLA	4	0	216
25	--	Oregon State	4	0	203

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 30, 2014
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Travis Williams	QB	Arkansas		133/167, 2054 yards, 28 TD, 0 INT
Trey Miller	QB	Navy		220/378 for 3508 yards, 34 TD, 6 INT
Rod Smith	HB	Ohio State		218 attempts for 1323 yards, 17 TD
William Palmer	HB	Purdue		107 attempts for 904 yards, 11 TD
John Alexander	HB	Penn State		58 attempts for 501 yards, 17 TD

[Kcordloh]

Matchup Preview *|* October 4, 2014
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#2 Missouri Tigers (2-0, 1-0 Away)		Arizona State Sun Devils (4-1, 2-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 33.5 (#56) Points Per Game 43.0 (#12) 768 (#120) Total Offensive Yards 2425 (#6) 442 (#99) Rushing Yards 812 (#27) 326 (#120) Passing Yards 1613 (#3) Defensive Stats Comparison 620 (#1) Total Yards Allowed 1880 (#99) 141 (#1) Rushing Yards Allowed 777 (#95) 479 (#1) Passing Yards Allowed 1103 (#97) Injury Report C. Anderson- ROLB Ankle sprain (Probable) FS. J. Werwerda Torn Shoulder (Season) Game Notes Missouri holds the 5-2 advantage in their series, and now that it is a conference matchup many are thrilled to see how this close series goes over the next few years. Missouri has won the last three games 70-28, 52-0, and 30-9. This one also looks to be a high scoring affair. Missouri is the heavy favorite, but ASU only lost in a shootout to now #18 Arkansas (5-0) by the score of 55-48. ASU has not scored less than 37 points all season, and besides Arkansas had not allowed a team more than 34 points. It will come down to how Missouri's defense can hold ASU. If the front 6 can hold then Missouri should easily win this one. Otherwise goodbye national title hopes for the Tigers.

In other games to watch
#1 Oregon (3-0) travels to #24 UCLA (4-0)
#23 Fresno State (4-0) tries to take out #8 Boise State (4-0) in the Game of the Week
Rutgers (3-0) travels to #11 Ohio State (5-0)

[Kcordloh]

#2 Tigers hold off upset minded Sun Devils

Missouri traveled to face Arizona State's amazing passing attack, and almost got upset by the Sun Devils. While the final score looks like the Tigers did not struggle they truly did, and the stats prove it.

Missouri got on the board first with a touchdown by D. Steele, a short 4 yard run to make it 7-0 with 5:01 left in the first. ASU responded quickly, scoring a TD on their subsequent drive, and then went on a two score roll, taking a 17-7 lead before Missouri capitalized upon an ASU turnover and several penalty calls to tie it at 17 all at the half.

M. Washington accounted for both of ASU's touchdowns

Missouri kept playing hard, and had a 31-17 lead going into the fourth quarter where they played mistake free football and escaped Arizona with a 34-17 victory. On the surface it looks good, winning on the road by 17 against a very good team. However, ASU dominated offensively and has their 5 turnovers to blame, not to mention 7 penalties that gave the Tigers short fields and saved drives. Overall ASU had 17 penalties for 201 yards.

Missouri's saving grace was their pass rush all day, getting 5 sacks and forcing 4 fumbles alone

Missouri POTG:D****ise 6 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 FF
M.Wilson 9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF

Missouri Tigers at Arizona State Sun Devils
Oct 4, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#2 Missouri Tigers (2-0)	7	10	14	3	34
Arizona State Sun Devils (4-1)	7	10	0	0	17

Team Stats Comparison
	MIZZ	ASU
Total Offense	500	648
Rushing Yards	237	133
Passing Yards	263	415
First Downs	16	28
Punt Return Yards	0	31
Kick Return Yards	75	66
Total Yards	575	743
Turnovers	1	6
3rd Down Converstion	7-14 (50%)	8-15 (53%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-3 (33%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-2-0	3-0-0
Penalties	1-10	17-201
Posession Time

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MIZZ	ASU
5:01	(MIZZ) D. Steele 4 yard rush (PAT)	7	0
3:59	(ASU) M. Washington 21 yard pass from T. Kelly (PAT)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MIZZ	ASU
5:55	(ASU) M. Washington 55 yard rush (PAT)	7	14
4:53	(ASU) A. Garoutte 45 yard FG	7	17
3:04	(MIZZ) D. Steele 23 yard pass from E. Torres (PAT)	14	17
0:24	(MIZZ) C. O'Connor 50 yard FG	17	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MIZZ	ASU
2:09	(MIZZ) E. Torres 6 yard run (PAT)	24	17
0:34	(MIZZ) D. Steele 31 yard rush (PAT)	31	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MIZZ	ASU
3:08	(MIZZ) C. O'Connor 43 yard FG	34	17

[Kcordloh]

UCLA upsets Oregon, new #1

#24 UCLA pulled out the big guns this weekend, beating #1 Oregon and helping clear out one of the many undefeated teams.

Top 25 results from the weekend of October 4th, 2014

Results

#24 UCLA (5-0) shocked #1 Oregon (3-1) 24-21

#2 Missouri (3-0) defeated Arizona State (4-2) 34-17

#3 Wisconsin (4-0) pounded Minnesota (2-3) 45-3

#4 Kansas (4-0) destroyed Marshall (0-4) 45-28

#6 Penn State (6-0) slipped past Indiana (1-4) 17-14

#7 TCU (5-0) beat SMU (1-3) 45-21

#8 Boise State (5-0) beat #23 Fresno State (4-1) 35-28 in OT

#9 USF (5-0) beat Utah State (3-2) 44-30

(4-2) beat #10 South Carolina (2-1) 53-46 in OT

#11 Ohio State (6-0) slipped past Rutgers (3-1) 45-37 in OT

#12 Virginia Tech (4-1) beat #21 Maryland (3-2) 41-27

#20 Mississippi State (4-1) upended #13 Florida (3-2) 24-17

Wyoming (2-3) upended #14 Houston (3-1) 23-21

#15 Illinois (3-1) beat Northwestern (0-6) 28-21

#16 LSU (3-1) beat Arkansas State (2-2) 41-11

#18 Arkansas (6-0) beat Kansas State (2-2) 59-52

Vanderbilt (4-1) beat #19 Auburn (2-3) 34-24

#22 Notre Dame (3-2) beat Purdue (4-1) 41-10

USC (4-1) shook down #25 Oregon State (4-1) 47-7

Coaches Poll

The biggest winner right before the BCS Polls come out is the Big 10. They have 3 of the top 5 teams, and 4 of the top 10. Illinois, Michigan, and Notre Dame are also all having good seasons, and this could be the strongest conference in the country right now.

Missouri and Kansas retained their spots as #2 and #4 respectively.

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 5, 2014
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	3	Wisconsin (34)	4	0	1498
2	2	Missouri (23)	3	0	1427
3	5	Michigan State	3	0	1425
4	4	Kansas (1)	4	0	1318
5	6	Penn State (1)	6	0	1316
6	7	TCU	5	0	1263
7	9	USF	5	0	1062
8	11	Ohio State	6	0	1059
9	8	Boise State	5	0	993
10	1	Oregon	3	1	895
11	12	Virginia Tech	4	1	771
12	18	Arkansas	6	0	645
13	15	Illinois	3	1	633
14	24	UCLA	5	0	595
15	16	LSU	3	1	593
16	20	Mississippi State	4	1	554
17	17	Michigan	2	2	534
18	10	South Carolina	2	1	519
19	13	Florida	3	2	431
20	22	Notre Dame	3	2	362
21	--	Ole Miss	4	2	334
22	23	Fresno State	4	1	219
23	21	Maryland	3	2	215
24	--	Georgia Tech	3	1	214
25	--	Pittsburg	4	0	208

[Connor]

Haven't read the whole thing yet, but I just read the first season. I love it. I'm from Columbia, MO so I'm always rooting for Mizzou and other Tigers fans. I'm interested if you are going to switch Mizzou to the SEC now that that's official. If you already have I'll find out eventually. Can't wait to get caught up.

[Kcordloh]

Matchup Preview *|* October 11, 2014
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#2 Missouri Tigers (3-0, 2-0 Away)		Arizona Wildcats (3-1, 2-0 Home)
Game Notes Missouri has not faced Arizona since they hosted them in 1967. Missouri is 3-0 against Arizona all time, and it looks to stay that way this year. Arizona is a weaker team, they have lucked into their 3-1 record by playing weaker opponents so far this year. Missouri is a 3 TD favorite.