Notable Week 2 Results
Virginia 31, Penn State 28
Tulsa 26, Kentucky 17
Arizona State 48, Arkansas 26
Central Michigan 20, Georgia 14
Tennessee 21, USC 14
#5 Washington 28, #3 UCLA 16
Auburn 35, #2 Florida 10
#6 Texas 23, #20 Ohio State 21
Nevada 24, NC State 21
Bowling Green 31, #4 Michigan State 21
#8 Notre Dame 26, Florida State 20
#24 Iowa 52, Maryland 24
#25 Stanford 35, Northwestern 16
#17 BYU 45, Louisville 24
#1 Ole Miss 42, Oregon State 14
Week 3 Slate
#7 UConn (1-0) vs. #21 UCF (1-0)
#19 Auburn (2-0) vs. Mississippi State (1-0)
Houston (1-0) vs. #19 Miami (1-0)
USC (0-1) vs. Washington State (1-0)
#9 Minnesota (1-0) vs. #25 Ohio State (0-1)
#10 Oklahoma (1-1) vs. #6 Nebraska (1-0)
LSU (1-0) vs. Texas A&M (1-0)
Stanford (1-0) vs. #2 Washington (1-0)
Penn State vs. #13 Pitt (1-0)
#11 Tennessee (1-0) vs. Temple (0-1)
Michigan (1-0) vs. #15 Oregon (1-0)
Maryland (0-1) vs. #12 Florida (0-1)
#24 Michigan State (0-1) vs. Boise State (1-0)
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| ACC Conference Standings - Updated: Sep 4, 2023 |
| TEAM | REC | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | LAST WEEK |
| #5 Notre Dame | 1-0 | 1.000 | 1-0 | 26 | 20 | W, 26-20 FSU |
| Virginia | 1-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 31 | 28 | W, 31-28 PSU |
| Duke | 1-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 31 | 24 | W, 31-24 JMU |
| #22 Clemson | 1-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 49 | 17 | W, 49-17 SCST |
| North Carolina | 1-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 36 | 21 | W, 42-17 TOL |
| #14 Syracuse | 1-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 37 | 3 | W, 37-3 UNH |
| Georgia Tech | 1-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 25 | 23 | W, 25-23 SCAR |
| #19 Miami-FL | 1-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 45 | 0 | W, 45-0 FAMU |
| #13 Pitt | 1-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 30 | 27 | W, 30-27 USM |
| Virginia Tech | 1-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 45 | 3 | W, 45-3 NCAT |
| Wake Forest | 1-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 20 | 17 | W, 20-17 SJSU |
| #7 UConn | 1-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 36 | 21 | W 36-21 UNLV |
| Boston College | 1-1 | .000 | 0-0 | 72 | 48 | W, 34-7 HC |
| NC State | 0-1 | .000 | 0-0 | 21 | 24 | L, 21-24 NEV |
| Louisville | 0-1 | .000 | 0-0 | 24 | 45 | L, 24-45 BYU |
| Florida State | 0-1 | .000 | 0-1 | 20 | 26 | L, 20-26 ND |
Week 3 ACC Slate:
Kentucky (0-1) vs. Louisville (0-1)
Boston College (1-1) vs. UMass (0-1)
Virginia (1-0) vs. Georgia State (0-1)
Houston (1-0) vs. #19 Miami-FL (1-0)
UAB (0-1) vs. NC State (0-1)
#7 UConn (1-0) vs. #21 UCF (1-0)
Rice (1-0) vs. North Carolina (1-0)
Penn State (0-1) vs. #13 Pitt (1-0)
Western Michigan (1-0) vs. #14 Syracuse (1-0)
Wake Forest (1-0) vs. UL Monroe (1-0)
#4 Wisconsin (1-0) vs. Virginia Tech (1-0)
Charlotte vs. Duke (1-0)
Again, it's a pleasure to have you back posting again RT!
Lack of motivation could very well be the case - add on the fact that UNLV definitely had some extra motivation considering their head coach is a UConn alum and they really had nothing to lose.
Nevertheless, it's frustrating knowing that without Ricciardi's perfect day kicking, we might have lost. We have wayyyyy too much offensive talent to not finish drives and put up 40+ points/game (FOUR 90+ overall wide receivers!?!??), nor can we get away with it against better teams moving forward. Good point with the no turnovers, though, that's a good sign and especially so for Jordan Brown. I'm hopeful that this game was just a treatable blemish and not a wart or something worse.
You're right saying that next week and even Week 4's game against Houston will tell us a lot about our team. Two solid out of conference opponents who are former conference rivals of ours, not to mention two squads that are around the Top 25 annually. Immediately after Houston, we travel to Clemson, and they're a team that looks a lot better than when we played them last. Two good games and I'll be a happy camper with the ACC slate looming.
Thanks as always for the comments!