{"id":724,"date":"2019-09-06T13:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T13:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/ncaacollegefootball\/?p=724"},"modified":"2019-09-16T18:49:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T18:49:30","slug":"2019-college-football-week-1-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/ncaacollegefootball\/2019-college-football-week-1-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 College Football Week 1 Round Up."},"content":{"rendered":"

Week One of the 2019 season somewhat unusually ended up being week 1\u00a0 and a bit given the first games were played on the 25th August and the final game on 3rd September. There were no major surprises but a couple of top 25 teams struggled against FCS opposition. Anyway, the following gives a rundown of the more interesting results:<\/p>\n

The AP Top 25 Results<\/h2>\n

1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clemson\u00a0 – Be afraid – be very afraid the Tigers carried on from where they left off in 2018 with a resounding 52-14 win over Georgia Tech. They took their foot off the gas a bit after going 35-0 up early in the third quarter.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alabama – hardly broke sweat ina 42-3 rout of ACC Duke\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Georgia – decided to open with an SEC game this year and duly routed Vanderbilt 30-6. QB Jake Fromm had a quiet night throwing for 156 yards.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oklahoma – new Sooners quarterback Jalen Hurts had a great night as he passed for three touchdowns and ran for three more in an offense led 49-31 win over Houston.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ohio State – Outclassed C-USA side FAU winning 45-21. 14 of FAU’s points came in the fourth quarter when the game was practically over.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LSU – destroyed Sun Belt Georgia Southern 55-3. Georgia Southern only had 98 yards net offence including 24 yards passing!<\/strong><\/p>\n

7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michigan – an underwhelming 40-21 win over Middle Tennessee where they were outgained in passing yards and gave up two scoring turnovers. Given the spread was 36 points this was disappointing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Florida – a slightly sloppy win over Miami 24-20, who were ranked just outside the top 25. A repeat performance in SEC play will see them pick up a few losses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Notre Dame – Rounded off the week with a comfortable come from behind win at Louisville 35-17.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Texas – QB Sam Ehlinger did his bit for Texas throwing four touchdown passes in a comfortable 45-14 win over Louisiana Tech. Giving up 340 yards passing does shine the spotlight on the secondary though.<\/strong><\/p>\n

11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oregon – Blew a 21-6 third-quarter lead against No 16 ranked Auburn. This 27-21 loss already pretty much puts pay to their hopes of getting into the playoffs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Texas A&M – an easy win over likely Sun Belt also-rans Texas State 41-7<\/strong><\/p>\n

13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Washington – A routine win over a good FCS team in Eastern Washington the 47-14 scoreline reflected the Huskies dominance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Utah – had three scores off of turnovers and ran all over BYU finishing up with an impressive 30-12 road win.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Penn State – New starting QB Sean Clifford had a near flawless start in the Lions 79-7 demolition job on FCS Idaho.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Auburn- A nice come from behind win over No 11 Oregon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

17\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 UCF – Former Notre Dame starting QB Brandon Wimbush had an easy night as the Black knights thrashed FCS Florida A&M 62-0. It will get harder from here though.<\/strong><\/p>\n

18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michigan State – Took care of AAC Tulsa 28-7 thanks mainly to their defense. The offense looked nothing special though.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wisconsin – RB Jonathan Taylor looked special in a statement 49-0 win on the road against USF.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iowa – had a routine win over MAC side Miami (Ohio) 38-14. They will be hard to beat at home this year.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iowa State – Needed a late field goal and then triple overtime to sneak a 29-26 win over FCS Northern Iowa.\u00a0 The Cyclones looked anaemic on offense, only scoring 13 points in regulation.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Syracuse – Completely closed down Liberty’s running game in their 24-0 road win. The Flames had -4 yards net rushing!<\/strong><\/p>\n

23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Washington State – had an impressive 58-7 win over FBS Independent side New Mexico State<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

24\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nebraska – The Cornhuskers looked far from impressive in beating Sund Belt side South Alabama 35-21. They needed Two defensive and one special teams touchdown to bail out a poor offense who only gained 66 second half yards!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stanford – had a solid win over last seasons Holiday Bowl<\/a> winners and Big 10\u00a0 West Division, winners Northwestern 17-7.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Overall the top 25 did what was expected and the only loss amongst them was unavoidable given No 11 as playing No 16. That loss has dented Oregon’s playoff chances though. The only bad result was Iowa State, who will struggle to stay ranked after struggling against an FCS side – even if they are from the strong Missouri Valley division.<\/p>\n

Racking them up<\/h2>\n

There were a few big scorers outside of the above led by:<\/p>\n

Maryland who beat FSC Howard 79-0<\/p>\n

Other big scorers included<\/strong><\/p>\n

Temple 56 – 12 Bucknell<\/p>\n

Baylor 56 -17\u00a0 Stephen F. Austin<\/p>\n

Marshall 56-17 VMI<\/p>\n

UNLV 56- 23 Southern Utah<\/p>\n

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Entertaining Game of the Week<\/h2>\n

Has to go to Oklahoma v Houston – 80 points, 11 TDs & 1094 yards of offense. Defense optional looks like the strategy for these two in 2019.<\/p>\n

Honourable mention goes to the other Big 12 team in Oklahoma the Cowboys who served up a similarly entertaining – if lower-profile game with 12 TDs and just over a 1000 yards of offense in their road trip win at Oregon State.<\/p>\n

Performance of the Week<\/h2>\n

Top 25 has to be Wisconsin who are probably still smarting from ending up unranked in 2018 after being pre-season dark horses for the playoffs. They totally dominated a decent AAC side in USF holding them to 26 yards rushing in their 49-0 road win.<\/p>\n

Honourable mention goes to Memphis who had a nice 150-10 win over SEC Ole Miss.<\/p>\n

Valiant in Defeat<\/h2>\n

Central Arkansas Bears who were within 59 seconds of holding on for a win at Iowa State. Honourable mention goes to James Maddison who made life hard for West Virginia only losing by a TD in a game where they turned it over three times.<\/p>\n

One you might have missed<\/h2>\n

Central Arkansas Bears\u00a0 35 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 28. Not only a shock win for an FCS team but a thrilling 4th quarter comeback as they trailed 28-14 at the end of the Third.<\/p>\n

Looking Good<\/h2>\n

Boise State who won 36-31 at Florida State. Ok FSU are not the team of old but this is still a serious win and the Broncos should be ranked next week. Hawaii are also looking good thanks to their 45-38 win over PAC-12 Arizona<\/p>\n

Slightly Disappointing<\/h2>\n

Army – after last seasons exploits only edging past Rice 14-7 at home is a surprise. Still, a win is a win.<\/p>\n

Wake Me Up When It’s All Over<\/b><\/h2>\n

Two field goals were all that Weber State & San Diego State could muster between them in a 6-0 win for the Aztecs. The crowd of 40,222 were not entertained.<\/p>\n

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