Week One Roundup

ACC

 

It was a rough day for the ACC. Maryland was manhandled by Cal, Virginia Tech really isn't nearly as good as Alabama while NC State and Wake Forest looked bad against middle tier teams from other big conferences. The biggest black eye for ACC was Virginia's loss to William and Mary.

 

South Carolina 7, NC State 3

Georgia Tech 37, Jacksonville St. 7

Boston College 54, Northeastern 0

Baylor 24, Wake Forest 21

North Carolina 40, The Citadel 6

Clemson 37, Middle Tenn. St. 14

William & Mary 26, Virginia 14

Richmond 24, Duke 16

Alabama 34, Virginia Tech 24

California 52, Maryland 13

Miami 38, Florida State 34

 

BIG 12

 

Obviously the big story here is Oklahoma losing to BYU and losing Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford for an indefinite amount of time. With Bradford, the Sooners probably win, but the point is that they didn't have him and they didn't win. Texas' path to the Big 12 title and the National Title game has been paved. Of lesser concern, but still not good for the Big 12 was Colorado's loss to Colorado State. The Buffs were supposed to be a sleeper team in the Big 12 North.

On the impressive side, Oklahoma State really did dominate Georgia, and Missouri picked up a huge rivalry win in a game many thought they'd lose. Every other team took care of business against teams they should beat.

 

Iowa State 34, North Dakota St. 17

Baylor 24, Wake Forest 21

Oklahoma State 24, Georgia 10

Missouri 37, Illinois 9

Nebraska 49, Florida Atlantic 3

BYU 14, Oklahoma 13

Texas A&M 41, New Mexico 6

Texas 59, Louisiana-Monroe 20

Kansas 49, Northern Colorado 3

Texas Tech 38, North Dakota 13

Kansas State 21, Massachusetts 17

Colorado State 23, Colorado 17

 

BIG EAST

 

Not too much to say here, since most of the matchups were tune ups. The big deal is Rutgers getting its ass kicked at home against Cincinnati. Many thought the Scarlet Knights were the team to beat. Maybe the Bearcats are the best team? The other game of note was Syracuse looking decent against a bowl team from last year. The Orange really should have beat Minnesota.

 

Cincinnati 47, Rutgers 15

Minnesota 23, Syracuse 20

West Virginia 33, Liberty 20

Pittsburgh 38, Youngstown St. 3

Connecticut 23, Ohio 16

South Florida 40, Wofford 7

Louisville 30, Indiana St. 10

 

BIG TEN

 

A pair of nearly disastrous upsets were avoided with Iowa and Ohio State holding on against teams that should have been blown out. What's worse is Illinois got destroyed and Wisconsin and Minnesota weren't great against teams they should have pummeled. Teams with high hopes like Penn State, Michigan and Northwestern took care of business against teams they should.

 

Indiana 19, Eastern Kentucky 13

Northwestern 47, Towson 14

Michigan State 44, Montana State 3

Minnesota 23, Syracuse 20

Ohio State 31, Navy 27

Penn State 31, Akron 7

Purdue 52, Toledo 31

Iowa 17, Northern Iowa 16

Michigan 31, Western Michigan 7

Missouri 37, Illinois 9

Wisconsin 28, Northern Illinois 20

 

PAC-10

 

A really good weekend for this conference, and it would have been a great weekend if Oregon hadn't rolled over in Boise. Besides that, every team won other than Washington, which played great against LSU. California really looked dominant against Maryland and should be a team to contend with.

 

Boise State 19, Oregon 8

Oregon State 34, Portland St. 7

USC 56, San Jose St. 3

Stanford 39, Washington State 13

UCLA 33, San Diego State 14

Arizona State 50, Idaho St. 3

Arizona 19, Central Michigan 6

California 52, Maryland 13

LSU 31, Washington 23

 

SEC

 

Every team in the conference won other than Georgia. Alabama, Tennessee and Arkansas really stick out to me because Bama played a top tier team and Tennessee and Arkansas are trying to bounce back. Georgia was a disappointment, especially on offense with quarterback Joe Cox looking terrible.

 

South Carolina 7, NC State 3

Kentucky 42, Miami, OH 0

Tennessee 63, Western Kentucky 7

Oklahoma State 24, Georgia 10

Mississippi State 45, Jackson St. 7

Auburn 37, Louisiana Tech 13

Arkansas 48, Missouri St. 10

Florida 62, Charleston So. 3

Vanderbilt 45, Western Carolina 0

Alabama 34, Virginia Tech 24

LSU 31, Washington 23

Mississippi 45, Memphis 14

 

NOTABLE NON-BCS

 

BYU! Wow. So what Bradford got hurt, this was a huge win. The Cougars and Boise State proved they are for real and should get a lot of respect as the season progresses. All the other teams played teams they should have beat and did just that.

 

East Carolina 29, Appalachian St. 24

Houston 55, Northwestern St. 7

Southern Miss 52, Alcorn St. 0

Notre Dame 35, Nevada 0

Utah 35, Utah St. 17

Air Force 72, Nicholls St. 0

BYU 14, Oklahoma 13

Fresno State 51, UC Davis 0