Week Seven’s results caused some chaos in the rankings not just because seven of the 19 ranked teams who played lost, but also because four of the losing teams were ranked in the top 10. The results panned out as follows:
1 Alabama beat Missouri 39-10
2 Georgia lost at LSU 36-16
3 Ohio State beat Minnesota 30-14
4 Clemson didn’t play
5 Notre Dame beat Pittsburgh 19-14
6 West Virginia lost at Iowa State 30-14
7 Washington lost at Oregon 30-27 in OT
8 Penn State lost at home to Michigan State 21-17
9 Texas beat Baylor 23-17
10 UCF won at Memphis 31-30
11 Oklahoma didn’t play
12 Michigan beat Wisconsin 38-13
13 LSU beat Georgia 36-16
14 Florida won at Vanderbilt 37-27
15 Wisconsin lost to Michigan 38-13
16 Miami lost at Virginia 16-13
17 Oregon beat Washington 30-27
18 Kentucky didn’t play
19 Colorado lost at USC 31-20
20 NC State didn’t play
21 Auburn lost at home to Tennessee 30-24
22 Texas A&M didn’t play
23 South Florida won at Tulsa 25-24
24 Mississippi St didn’t play
25 Cincinnati didn’t play
This should allow an undefeated Notre Dame to take a playoff spot and suddenly LSU controls their destiny in the SEC. UCF has now won 19 in a row thanks to their near-miraculous comeback against Memphis, however, this won’t count for much in the Bowl Committees eyes. Their destiny remains in other teams hands. Other games worth a mention include:
Racking them up
Utah State 59, UNLV 28 – After falling behind 7-0 early they responded with 6 unanswered TDs before the half to go in 42-7.
Is it Basketball?
This weeks award goes to Louisiana 66, New Mexico State 38 who managed to rack up 42 points between them in the 1st Quarter and it was 42-21 at the half.
Game of the day
Plenty to choose from but for the sheer edge of your seat, it had to be UCF’s dramatic 31-30 win at Memphis their long unbeaten run being on the line gave it a bit of extra spice. Memphis led 30-17 at halftime.
Performances of the day
Although most eyes were on the ranked team clashes we feel that Army’s dominant performance in routing San Jose State 52-3 is worth highlighting. Army ran for 341 yards had no turnovers and only gave up 15 yards in penalties. They also held San Jose to 36 yards rushing.
Looking Good.
UAB’s 42-0 win at Rice puts them top of C-USA West. Ok, Rice is not having a good season but a shutout on the road is some achievement.
Buffalo 24, Akron 6 – The Bulls are top of the MAC, Bowl eligible (they have only been to 3 before) and are 6-1 for the first time since 1959! Who saw this coming?
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