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    Quote Originally Posted by jaymo76 View Post
    Good thinking Smooth. I should also ask CDJ if I could get my NCAA Fball thread transferred here. I'm not finished with the game. I just haven't had time to fit it into the rotation. That will change in the fall.

    By the way, looking forward to you starting this up again.
    I believe you're good to go if you want to move it over. I mentioned both mine and your dynasty when I PMed CDJ earlier asking if it would be cool. Ours are the only dynasties that really can still be considered active on here, so your dynasty should be good too. That was part of my case when I asked, that with ours being the only active dynasties on here, there was no concern or worries about this new forum being flooded with NCAA dynasties, it would pretty much just be our two dynasties.

    Quote Originally Posted by jaymo76 View Post
    I have come to the conclusion you are purposely making Arizona St. lose. lol For whatever reason in your dynasty they are just awful.


    Hell, I don't even need to make them lose, they do it easily enough on their own!

    I actually want to see Arizona State start winning. They've lost enough in this dynasty, I want to see them turn it around and make some bowl games.

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    Game Ten





    Game Story

    --- Facing a win or die situation, our team rose to the occasion and defeated a tough and talented Air Force squad. The story would remain much the same as we entered the final games of the season, though the conference race would get put on the back burner for one week, as we stepped outside conference play to take on the RedHawks of Miami University out of the Mid-American Conference.

    This could very well be considered a tune-up game for our final two conference games, as the RedHawks entered the game with a dismal 1-8 record. The only spot that could be considered bright on their offense was their rushing game, ranked #60 in the nation with 166.9 yards/game average. Passing was meager at best, ranked #92 while putting up 211.8 yards/game, and a total offense ranked #85 with 378.7 yards/game. That much said, our offense fared even worse. We entered with the #110 overall offense, putting up just 346.6 yards/game. Our rushing offense was ranked #69 (159.7 yards/game) and our passing defense was #111 (186.9 yards/game).

    On the flip side, Miami did have an actual bright spot on defense, boasting the #27 nationally ranked rushing defense (145.8 yards/game). They had a decidedly much worse passing defense at #108 (273.2 yards/game) and an overall defense ranked #82 (419.0 yards/game). Our keys to victory, simple, limit Miami’s chances on the ground and chances in the red zone and discover an offense that could beat their top 30 rushing defense. While our rushing game could most likely still find success against the RedHawks, our passing game would be almost essential today unlike the game against Air Force. Miami won the coin toss and elected to kick.

    A 25 yard kickoff return by Eric McGuire gave us the ball at the 27 yard line to start the game. Matt Leierer got us started on the ground on first down with a four yard run off the right tackle, before being stood up for no gain to leave third and 6. Max Rhodes would keep us breathing as he pulled in the third down pass from Adam Powers, good for a 16 yard gain up the right sideline and a first down at the 48 yard line. Staying in the air on first down, McGuire would snag in a pass over the middle between two defenders for a 12 yard gain to move the chains to the Miami 41 yard line. Returning to the ground, Leierer was able to pick up four yards on first down, followed by a three yard rush to leave third and three. Gambling through the air on third down, Powers lined up under center, dropping back and firing a pass to tight end Jack Long, who shouldered off a tackle attempt by the outside linebacker, before outracing three defenders to the end zone for a 34 yard touchdown pass, giving us a 7-0 lead with 5:30 left in the first quarter.

    Kelly Hampton returned the kickoff 20 yards for the RedHawks to start them at their 21 yard line for their first drive of the game. Charlie Slater took the handoff on first down, gaining just one yard on the play. Our defense would get horsefucked the remainder of the drive as Miami promptly went no huddle. Quarterback Eddie Wright would keep the ball on second down, rushing for 11 yards on the option keeper and a first down at the 33 yard line. Slater would then proceed to burn us on an option pitch, gaining 19 yards up the right sideline to give Miami a first down at our 47 yard line. After a three yard rush by Slater, the RedHawks would go into the air as Wright found Thad Russell for a 13 yard strike and a first down at the 31. Slater would end up going backwards on the first down carry, as our blitz was able to break through and hit him right after the handoff to leave second and 16. It wouldn’t much faze Miami as Wright came right back and hit Ryan Andrews for a 13 yard pass to set up third and three. The RedHawks wouldn’t even need the third down conversion, instead going right for the throat with a 24 yard touchdown pass from Wright to Daniel Moore up the left sideline, tying the game up at 7-7 with 3:45 remaining in the first quarter.

    A 31 yard kickoff return by McGuire would get us back in action from our 33 yard line. Starting once more on the ground, Leierer took the handoff for a 5 yard gain, followed by a stuffed run for a loss of four yards, putting us right back where we began with third and 9. Going into the air on third down, the play would end in utter disaster as the pass intended for Rhodes was intercepted by outside linebacker Adam Arnold and returned 39 yards for a touchdown, giving Miami a 14-7 lead with 2:16 left in the first quarter.

    A 28 yard kickoff return by McGuire put our offense back on the field once more, lining up at our 32 yard line. Beginning the drive again on the ground, Leierer could only pick up two yards on the first down carry. Putting Powers right back in the saddle on second down, we headed into the air from under center, Powers hitting Long over the middle for a 16 yard gain and a first down at midfield. Despite the success through the air, we’d go right backwards as Powers was sacked for a 9 yard loss on first down, leaving us with second and 19. This time around, Powers would successfully complete his pass attempt to Rhodes, good for a gain of 17 yards to leave us facing third and two. Putting the ball into the hands of Leierer, he would fight his way to a three yard gain to get the first down at the Miami 39 yard line. That would be the last play as the first quarter came to an end, Miami University STUNNING the home Utah State crowd 14-7.

    Opening up the second quarter at the Miami 39 yard line, Leierer got us moving on first down with a 7 yard rush, followed by a 4 yard gain to get a new set of downs at the 28 yard line. The first down handoff to Leierer on a Power O play would just send us backwards, tackled for a four yard loss on the play. Going into the air on second down, McGuire would pick up a new first down with a pass reception over the middle for an 18 yard gain to move the chains to the 14 yard line. A quick pass to Tyson Taylor out of the backfield picked up 5 yards, followed by a 6 yard rush by Leierer to set us up with first and goal at the 3 yard line. Leierer would need just one play to punch it in for a three yard touchdown, tying the game up at 14-14 with 6:22 left in the second quarter.

    A 23 yard kickoff return by Slater got Miami lined up from their 21 yard line. First play of the drive would be more of the same of the last drive, as Wright kept the ball on an option keeper and torched our defense up the right sideline for a 23 yard gain, giving the RedHawks a first down at the 44 yard line. Thankfully our defense would find a backbone from that play on, stopping Slater on first down for a negative one yard rush, followed by a gain of just one yard on second down to leave Miami with third and 10. Wright would go into the air on third down and tried to hit Slater over the middle, but a timely knock down by the middle linebacker would bring the drive to a mercifully uneventful end. No return by McGuire on the 36 yard punt left us at our 20 yard line.

    Lining up at the 20 yard line after the punt, we came right at the Miami defense this time around, as Powers dropped back from under center before firing off a pass to Long for an 18 yard gain up the middle and a quick first down at the 38 yard line. Dropping into the shotgun on the next play, Powers connected with McGuire for a gain of 17 yards, moving the chains to the Miami 45 yard line. We’d keep it going as Powers found Rhodes for a 13 yard completion, giving us our third first down in as many plays, this time from the Miami 33 yard line. Unfortunately the drive would come crashing to an end on first down as Powers tried to hit tight end Cedric McKinney over the middle, only to be intercepted by safety Chris Jacobs, giving Miami the ball at their 24 yard line.

    Slater would get the RedHawks started this drive, and it would again be an ugly start for our defense, as he burned us for a 17 yard rush and a quick first down at the 41 yard line. We’d limit Slater to just a single yard gain on the next first down carry, followed by a one yard loss to leave Miami facing third and 10. We nearly got burned through the air on third down as Wright found an open Tyler Hollis over the middle, but one of our linebacker was able to collapse down on Hollis from coverage and tackle him for just a 7 yard gain, leaving Miami punting on fourth and three. Or rather we thought they were punting. Miami ran a fake punt, the snap going to fullback Anthony Lawrence, who would have had the first down without question if not for the raw strength of outside linebacker Casey Hunter, who singlehandedly brought down Lawrence to stop the conversion and force the turnover on downs at the Miami 49 yard line, one yard short of the first down marker.

    Lining up after the turnover on downs, we opted to start this drive on the ground, as Leierer took the first down handoff for a 5 yard gain, followed by a 6 yard rush to get the first down. Leierer would keep plugging away on the ground with a 5 yard rush, followed by a 5 yard carry by Taylor to pick up the first down at the 28 yard line. Taking our chances once more through the air on first down, Powers was able to get back in the saddle with a 13 yard completion to Rhodes, moving the chains to the 15 yard line. A quick pass from under center was completed to Long for a 7 yard gain, after which a three yard run by Leierer left us just short of the first down, facing third and inches. We were forced to burn our first timeout to stop the clock with 51 seconds remaining. Leierer would take the third handoff and plow straight forward for a 5 yard gain, giving us first and goal at the one yard line. Letting the clock tick away after the conversion, Leierer would take the first down handoff and plow into the end zone for a one yard touchdown, giving us a 21-14 lead with 30 seconds left until halftime.

    A 22 yard kickoff return by Hampton gave Miami the ball at their 24 yard line with just 26 seconds to go. A first down screen pass to Slater would pick up 8 yards, leaving Miami with second and two, but just 21 seconds remaining as the play went for a low gain and chewed up valuable seconds. Further more seconds were wasted as Wright was forced to throw the second down pass attempt away to avoid a sack, leaving third down and only 16 seconds, Miami stalled on their 31 yard line. Defensive tackle Lance Nash would put the proverbial stake in the heart of the RedHawks drive, sacking Wright for a 9 yard loss to leave fourth and 11 with just 10 seconds left. Miami would line up in the punt formation but would just let the clock expire without snapping the ball, sending us into halftime with a 21-14 lead.

    Opening up the second half, Hampton returned the kickoff 22 yard to give Miami the ball at their 21 yard line to begin the third quarter. Once again we would get absolutely torched on first down as Wright kept the ball on the option keeper, found a gap, broke a tackle, and burned our asses for a 48 yard rush, giving Miami a new set of downs at our 31 yard line. Our defense would find an answer on the next play, tackling Wright in the backfield for a two yard loss to leave second and 12. A two yard rush by Hollis left Miami looking at third and 10. Our defense would finally answer back on third down, as cornerback Leonard Hart intercepted the third down pass intended for Tavares Chase at our 8 yard line, returning it 20 yards to the 28 yard line.

    Lining up after the interception, this was the drive our offense had to make a statement on. It wouldn’t be much of a statement to start as Leierer was dragged down from behind on the first down handoff, picking up only two yards. An 11 yard second down completion to Rhodes would get the first down at the 41 yard line and keep us moving down the field. A four yard rush by Leierer was followed by a 5 yard gain, leaving third and one just on the other side of midfield. Taylor would get the job done and then some with a 7 yard rush, good for a first down at the Miami 43 yard line. We’d continue plugging away on first down, but Taylor was only able to manage a single yard on the carry. Coming out in the shotgun on second down, Powers found McGuire on a slant route and completed the pass for a 12 yard gain and a new set of downs at the 29 yard line. Leierer tried to get us moving again on the ground on frist down, but he was quickly stopped for no gain on the play. Fullback Walter Johnson would get in on the action on second down, pulling in a quick short pass from Powers for a 7 yard gain, leaving us with third and three. We would leave the drive in the hands of Leierer, who would not let us down, gaining 6 yards on the third down play to pick up a first down at the 17 yard line. Miami’s defense started to show signs of wear and tear, as they left a giant gap open up the middle, allowing Leierer to rush for an 8 yard gain, followed by a four yard rush by Taylor to give us first and goal at the four yard line. Leierer would need just one try to find the end zone yet again, punching it in for a four yard touchdown. Instead of kicking the extra point, Miami would opt to challenge the touchdown call. We would get completely screwed over by the replay system, as they only reviewed the end of the run when Leierer got tackled short of the goal line. They didn’t bother to review the part of the play just before that when Leierer got the ball over the goal line before being pushed back and tackled inside the one yard line. So instead of celebrating a 14 point lead, we had to try again for a touchdown that was stolen from us by the replay system. Lining up on second and goal from inside the one yard line, Leierer would leave NO DOUBT this time, driving all the way into the end zone to give us a 28-14 lead with 2:10 left in the third quarter.

    A 23 yard kickoff return by Slater gave Miami the ball at their 25 yard line. Miami would never have a chance on first down as Wright tried to keep the ball on the option keeper, only be to instantly tackled in the backfield for a 5 yard loss, putting Miami in a quick hole on second and 15. A second down pass intended for Slater, broken up by defensive end Caleb McBride, would leave the RedHawks facing third and very long. A third down screen pass to Slater would send Miami backwards even further, the play resulting in a one yard loss to force Miami to punt the ball away on fourth and 16. A 6 yard return by McGuire on the very short 32 yard punt gave us the ball starting at the Miami 46 yard line.

    Starting our next drive inside Miami’s territory, Leierer got us off and running with a 6 yard carry, followed by an 8 yard rush by Taylor to get a first down at the 33 yard line. Taking a shot through the air on first down, Powers connected with McGuire for a 12 yard gain, moving the chains to the 20 yard line. After an incomplete pass on first down intended for Benjamin Silva, Powers would find Rhodes for a 10 yard completion, giving us a first down at the 10 yard line. Powers tried to go right back to Rhodes on the next play, but the pass was broken up, leaving us with second down. Powers would try to hit Dre Martin over the middle on second down, but he overthrew the pass and it sailed out of the end zone, leaving third down. The third down pass attempt intended for Johnson would likewise be broken up, forcing us to settle for a field goal on fourth and 10. The 27 yard field goal by Doug Marcus was good as time expired on the third quarter, sending into the quarter break with a 31-14 lead.

    Opening up the fourth quarter, a 26 yard kickoff return by Slater gave Miami the ball at their 28 yard line. Miami would try to go into the air on first down, but the drive would come to a one play conclusion, as the pass from Wright intended for Jamaal Carter was intercepted by cornerback Buck Castillo, giving us possession at the Miami 41 yard line.

    Lining up on first down at the 41 yard line, we tried to go for the jugular on first down, but the pass from Powers intended for Rhodes was broken up, leaving second down. McGuire would get us moving on second down, as he pulled in a pass from Powers for a 13 yard gain and a first down at the 27, followed by an 11 yard pass to Rhodes to move the ball to the 16 yard line. Silva would pull down a first down pass from Powers for a 7 yard gain, leaving us second and three, upon which Rhodes would snag a pass from Powers for a 9 yard gain to give us first and goal at the one yard line. Taylor would finish off the drive on the next play with a one yard touchdown rush, increasing our lead to 38-14 with 7:33 left in the game.

    A 25 yard kickoff return by Hampton gave Miami the ball at their 26 yard line, the RedHawks trying to stop the full scale implosion since the first quarter. After two straight incomplete passes, Wright would complete a third down screen pass to Slater, but he would only manage to gain a single yard on the play, forcing Miami to punt on fourth and 9 as the implosion continued to build. A 9 yard return by McGuire on the 39 yard punt gave us the ball at our 42 yard line.

    Our offense came into the field on first down, just a mere 58 yards away from another touchdown. Leierer got our drive started with a six yard dash around the left end, followed by a one yard rush to leave third and three. Going into the air on third down, Rhodes would keep us in action with a 10 yard reception. A first down pass to Martin would also be complete for an 11 yard gain, moving the chains to the Miami 30 yard line. Staying with the pass, the next two passes by Powers were both incomplete, leaving us with third and long. Powers would try to sneak a pass past the outside linebacker and into the hands of McGuire, but it would be batted down to leave fourth and 10. The 47 yard field goal attempt by Marcus was batted at the line and fell well short of the end zone, giving Miami the ball at their 30 yard line.

    Taking over after the missed field goal, Miami came out passing as Wright connected with Slater on first down for a 21 yard completion along the sideline, moving the chains to our 49 yard line. Wright would follow that up with a 13 yard pass to Trey Atkins, giving Miami a first down at our 36 yard line. The drive would screech to a halt on the next play as Wright would have his pass intended for Russell intercepted by defensive end Shaun Peterson, giving us the ball at our 40 yard line with 5:09 left in the game.

    Lining up after the interception, Leierer got us off on the right foot with a 9 yard rush on first down, followed by a two yard gain to move the sticks to the Miami 49 yard line. A pair of rushes by Taylor went for gains of 3 and 4 yards, leaving us with third and 3. We would pick up the first down through the air as Powers found Rhodes for a 15 yard gain, giving us a first down at the 28 yard line. A pair of three yard runs by Taylor and Silva would leave us facing third and four. Taking a chance on the ground this time, Taylor would let us down as he’d manage just a single yard to bring up fourth and three. The 38 yard field goal attempt by Marcus was yet again no good, this time finding the length but not the accuracy, going just wide of the left upright at the last moment.

    Miami took over on their own 21 yard line after the failed field goal attempt. The defense would win first down as defensive tackle Ernest Sims would get to and sack Wright for a 6 yard loss. Sims would get to Wright again on second down but Wright would lose the football during the sack, ruled an incomplete pass on the play to leave third and 16. A three yard completion to Slater would bring the drive to an end as Miami punted on fourth and 13. A 6 yard return by McGuire on the 33 yard punt gave us the ball at the Miami 46 yard line.

    Lining up in Miami territory after the punt, we were down to the final plays of the game as the clock wore down. A pair of rushes by Taylor would net just two yards, leaving us with third and 8. Forced into the air on third down, Rhodes would keep us moving with an 11 yard reception, giving us a first down at the Miami 34 yard line. Powers would keep the ball on first down, rushing straight up the middle for a 4 yard gain to bring up second and 6. Taylor would take over on second down, picking up 5 yards on the play, before converting third and short with a 4 yard run to give us a first down at the 23 yard line. That would be the last offensive play necessary as we would need just a simple kneel down to run out the rest of the clock to make our 38-14 victory over Miami official.

    With the fourth straight win, we improve to 8-2, 5-1 in Mountain West action. With the loss, Miami University drops to 1-9, 1-7 in Mid-American Conference play. Up next, it’s on the road for the final time this season, as Utah State travels to UNLV. The Rebels enter the game at 4-5, 3-3 in Mountain West action. UNLV opened their season with a 42-3 drubbing from #22 UCLA, but followed it up with a 38-21 win at Troy. Things took a downturn from there as UNLV went on a three game losing streak, losing 31-20 to Air Force, 24-19 at Boise State and 24-17 to San Jose State. They would turn things around and proceed to get on a three game winning streak, picking up a 24-20 win at Nevada, a 35-24 win against Fresno State and a 35-28 victory at Hawaii, before suffering a 35-16 setback to BYU.



    Final Score
    38, 14



    Stat(s) of the Game:

    Utah State Offense - Powers had his ups and downs today. He did go 25-35 for 325 yards and a touchdown, but he also had two very bad interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown. Rushing, Leierer led the way with 112 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries, Taylor had 45 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries, Silva had three yards on one rush and Powers ended with -3 yards on 3 carries. Receiving, Rhodes was the top receiver with 136 yards on 11 catches. McGuire had 84 yards on 6 catches, Long had 75 yards and a touchdown on four receptions. In all, 7 receivers caught a pass today, four receivers had double digit yards, Rhodes was the only one with double digits receptions,

    Utah State Defense/Special Teams – Horrible first quarter. Got off to a very poor start as Miami had their way with the defense using the no-huddle offense. Just torched us all the way down the field for the game tying touchdown. After some changes, primarily aborting any zone defense and sticking almost exclusively to man defense with the defensive ends playing QB contain and the defensive focus on the pitch man and QB, we largely shut down the Miami offense. We still got burned a couple times through the air as our focus was more on the run than the pass, but we were able to limit the damage the rest of the way, only suffering minor setbacks rather than catastrophes. Also a big day in terms of turnovers, as CBs Hart and Castillo, along with DE Peterson all recorded interceptions today.

    Utah State Kicking – A horrid day for Marcus, going 1-3 in field goal with a 27 yard kick and misses from 38 and 47 yards out, while also going 5-5 in PATs.




    Scoring Summary

    Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Final Score
    14 0 0 0 14
    7 14 10 7 38


    Time Team Result Play Score
    First Quarter
    5:30 Touchdown M. Leierer, 1 yard run (D. Marcus kick) 7-0
    3:45 Touchdown D. Moore, 24 yard pass from E. Wright (M. Patterson kick) TIED 7-7
    2:16 Touchdown A. Arnold, returned interception 39 yards (M. Patterson kick) 14-7
    Second Quarter
    6:22 Touchdown M. Leierer, 3 yard run (D. Marcus kick) TIED 14-14
    0:30 Touchdown M. Leierer, 1 yard run (D. Marcus kick) 21-14
    Third Quarter
    2:10 Touchdown M. Leierer, 5 yard run (D. Marcus kick) 28-14
    0:00 Field Goal D. Marcus, 27 yard field goal 31-14
    Fourth Quarter
    7:33 Touchdown T. Taylor, 1 yard run (D. Marcus kick) 38-14




    Game Stats

    Miami University Stat Utah State
    14 Score 38
    8 First Downs 31
    200 Total Offense 478
    18 - 98 - 0 Rushes - Yards - TD 50 - 153 - 4
    10 - 19 - 1 Comp - Att - TD 25 - 35 - 1
    102 Passing Yards 325
    2 Times Sacked 1
    1 - 8 (12%) 3rd Down Conversion 10 - 14 (71%)
    0 - 1 (0%) 4th Down Conversion 0 - 0 (0%)
    0 - 0 (0%) 2-Point Conv 0 - 0 (0%)
    0 - 0 - 0 (0%) Red Zone - TD - FG 5 - 4 - 1 (100%)
    3 Turnovers 2
    0 Fumbles Lost 0
    3 Intercepted 2
    0 Punt Return Yards 21
    159 Kick Return Yards 81
    359 Total Yards 580
    4 – 35.5 Punts - Average 0 - 0.0
    0 - 0 Penalties 0 - 0
    8:10 Time of Possession 27:50




    Utah State Coach Goals

    Goal XP Reward Completed
    Win a Game 100 x1
    Score a Touchdown 25 x6
    Force a Turnover 25 x3
    Pass for 250 Yards 25 x1
    Rush for 100 Yards 25 x1
    Kneel Last Minute Q4 While Ahead 10 x1
    Opponent Under 150 Rush Yards 50 x1
    Opponent Under 300 Pass Yards 50 x1
    Pass Completion Over 50% 30 x1
    100% Red Zone Efficiency 50 x1
    14-Point Comeback Victory 50 x1
    Score 21 or More Points 50 x1
    350+ Offensive Yards 50 x1
    10+ First Downs 50 x1
    4+ 3rd Down Conversions 25 x1




    Utah State Contract Goals Update

    Goal Expectations Progress
    Target Wins Per Season 7 8




    Job Security Status

    100%
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    Taking a look around the nation, in the Top 25, #1 Ohio State defeated Penn State 35-14. In the upset of the week saw Indiana stun #2 Michigan 49-35. #3 Georgia Tech beat Pitt 45-24. #5 Louisiana-Lafayette squeaked past South Alabama 28-26. #6 Notre Dame handled Toledo 38-17. #7 Virginia Tech doubled up Miami 42-21. Illinois shocked #8 Nebraska 31-28. #10 Florida State embarrassed Boston College 56-3. #11 Army slipped past #21 USC 35-34. SMU upset #12 Cincinnati 31-28 in overtime.

    Baylor knocked off #13 Oklahoma 38-27. #14 Alabama beat Mississippi State 28-13. #15 Texas whooped Kansas 41-10. #16 Connecticut defeated Central Florida 38-10. #17 TCU topped Tulsa 41-28. #18 Oregon beat Washington State 52-38. #19 Kansas State dismantled Texas Tech 55-21. #20 Wisconsin escaped one-win Purdue 26-23 in overtime. #23 UCLA topped Arizona 38-21. #24 Marshall defeated Florida Atlantic 38-17. #25 West Virginia beat East Carolina 49-21.

    For our readers, JeffHCross, #1 Ohio State improves to 10-0 (7-0 Big Ten) with a 35-14 win over Penn State. Morsdraconis, West Virginia improves to 7-3 (5-2 Big 12) with a 49-21 win over East Carolina. Souljahbill, Southern Miss drops to 6-4 (5-1 C-USA) with a 34-27 loss to Florida International. Jaymo, Arizona State improves to 4-6 (2-5 Pac-12) with a 42-28 win over Colorado. LeeSO, Auburn drops to 5-5 (4-4 SEC) with a 35-0 loss to Georgia. SCClassof93, South Carolina improves to 7-4 (5-4 SEC) with a 35-20 win over Florida. Other teams of interest, Arkansas State improves to 7-2 (5-0 Sun Belt) with a 28-17 win over Georgia State. Florida International improves to 6-4 (4-2 C-USA) with a 34-27 win over Southern Miss. #5 Navy remains 9-0 (7-0 American) with a bye week. Tulsa drops to 4-6 (3-4 American) with a 41-28 loss to #17 TCU.

    In Mountain West action, New Mexico beat Air Force 35-21, Boise State topped Colorado State 26-14, San Jose State beat Hawaii 31-14, San Diego State beat Fresno State 33-14, Utah State defeated Miami University 38-14, Utah beat Wyoming 44-24, Northwestern dominated Nevada 49-16 and BYU knocked off UNLV 35-16.

    With those results, looking at the current standings, in the Mountain Division, New Mexico (6-0) sits on top, followed by Utah State (5-1), Boise State (4-2), Air Force (3-3), Colorado State (1-5) and finally Wyoming (0-6). In the West Division, San Jose State and San Diego State (both 5-1) share the top spot, followed by both UNLV and Nevada (both 3-3), Hawaii (1-5) and last Fresno State (0-6).

    If those standings hold, San Jose State will advance to the MWC championship game over San Diego State by way of the head to head tiebreaker. New Mexico will almost likely advance regardless as they hold the head to head tiebreaker over Utah State. Utah State can only advance if they win out and finish 7-1 while New Mexico loses both of their last two conference games to end up 6-2.

    Looking at undefeated teams left, #2 Michigan lost this week, dropping our number of undefeated teams to 4. #1 Ohio State (10-0), #3 Georgia Tech (10-0), #5 Navy (9-0) and #6 Louisiana Lafayette (9-0) all remain with an unblemished record this season.

    Turning to a more sadistic watch, who is still winless. There remains 1 team still looking for their first win: UTSA (0-10).

    Teams getting their first win this week were: None.

    Taking a look at the new Top 25 Coaches Poll, Ohio State (37 first place votes) remains #1, Georgia Tech (22 votes) climbs one to #2, Navy (1 vote) climbs one to #3, Louisiana-Lafayette (1 vote) climbs one to #4 and Notre Dame moves up one to #5. Virginia Tech jumps one to #6, Stanford moves up two to #7, Army leaps three to #8, Florida State climbs one to #9 and Michigan drops eight to #10. Alabama climbs three to #11, Texas jumps three to #12, Connecticut moves up three to #13, TCU climbs three to #14 and Oregon jumps three to #15. Indiana enters the poll at #16, Kansas State climbs two to #17, Wisconsin moves up two the #18, Cincinnati drops seven to #19 and Tennessee climbs two to #20. Nebraska plummets thirteen to #21, UCLA moves up one to #22, Oklahoma freefalls ten spots to #23, Marshall remains #24 and West Virginia (304 points) remains #25. Dropping out of the poll this week was USC (from #21). Looking at Others Receiving Votes, New Mexico (291 points) is #26, followed by Ohio (229), Northwestern (149), Ole Miss (86) and Utah State (18) to round out the Top 30.

    Taking a look at the new Top 25 Media Poll, Ohio State (42 first place votes) remains the #1 team, Georgia Tech (22 votes) climbs one to #2, Navy (1 vote) climbs one to #3, Louisiana-Lafayette moves up one to #4, and Notre Dame climbs one to #5. Virginia Tech jumps one to #6, Stanford climbs two to #7, Florida State jumps two to #8, Michigan drops seven to #9 and Army climbs one to #10. Alabama jumps four to #11, Oregon climbs two to #12, Texas moves up three to #13, Connecticut rises three to #14 and Wisconsin jumps three to #15. TCU leaps four to #16, Kansas State climbs two to #17, Cincinnati drops six to #16, Indiana enters the poll at #19 and Nebraska falls twelve to #20. Marshall climbs one to #21, Tennessee jumps one to #22, Oklahoma falls ten to #23, UCLA remains #24 and New Mexico (321 points) enters the poll at #25. Dropping out of the poll this week were USC (from #21) and Ohio (from #25). Looking at Others Receiving Points, Ohio (313 points) is #26, followed by West Virginia (266), Northwestern (186), Ole Miss (139) and Utah State (115) to round out the Top 30. Other teams getting points this week include: SMU (79) and USC (41).

    In the newest BCS rankings: #1 Ohio State (1.000), #2 Georgia Tech (0.995), #3 Navy (0.989), #4 Louisiana-Lafayette (0.980), #5 Notre Dame (0.979), #6 Virginia Tech (0.974), #7 Stanford (0.968), #8 Michigan (0.955), #9 Florida State (0.954) and #10 Army (0.954). Others: #25 West Virginia (0.814).

    An updated look at the Heisman race, Notre Dame QB Mike Harper is #1 (LW: #2), Stanford QB Roger Langford is #2 (LW: #1), Georgia Tech QB Phil Terrell is #3 (LW: NR), Ohio State QB Jordan Watkins is #4 (LW: NR) and Indiana QB Jerome Walker is #5 (LW: NR). Falling off the Heisman Watch list were Michigan QB Carl Ginn (LW: #3), USC QB Frank Campbell (LW: #4) and Navy QB Jarrod Brooks (LW: #5).

    Looking at the Bowl Picture, 11 teams punched their ticket this week, giving us 51 teams that have reached the 6 win plateau. 7 teams saw their bowl hopes end, leaving 41 teams still having a chance (however small it may be) of getting there, to leave 94 teams total fighting for 68 bowl slots.
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    Game Eleven





    Game Story

    --- After pulling out a tougher than expected victory over a feisty Miami (OH) squad, it was back into conference play for our final two games of the season. To start off the final two game stretch, we headed on the road to take on the UNLV Rebels, a budding rivalry over the last couple years. This game would undoubtedly be no different, as we were fighting for a division title, while UNLV found themselves fighting for a .500 season and bowl berth, leaving both teams eager to fight for victory.

    This had all the makings of a potentially ugly one today. Both teams entered the game ranked pitifully in total offense. Utah State’s rushing offense was middle of the pack while UNLV had one of the three worst rushing offenses in college football. The Rebels more than made up for that with the #36 passing offense, whereas Utah State couldn’t even crack the top 100 for passing. On the flip side, Utah State had one of the top defenses in the game, in all facets of the game, something that would come in handy in shutting down UNLV’s high power passing game. UNLV meanwhile had one of the 10 worst rushing defenses in the nation, paired up with a passing defense that ranked #42 nationally. That was a positive for us as rushing had been our forte lately. We won the coin toss and elected to kick.

    A 20 yard kickoff return by Jacob Hudson gave UNLV the ball at their 19 yard line to start the game. The Rebels would start the game through the air as Gary Alvarez found Adam Rivers coming out of the backfield for a 7 yard completion. Going straight into the no huddle on second down, our defense would collapse as Kevin Davis took the handoff from Alvarez, rushing straight up the middle into a gaping hole for a 32 yard gain and a first down at our 41 yard line. Alvarez tried to keep the ball on first down with a delayed option keeper, but our blitz was able to keep him contained in the backfield for a three yard loss, leaving UNLV with second and 13. Alvarez stepped back on second down to pass downfield, but with a four man rush breaking through the offensive line, he found himself quickly under pressure and tried to throw a hurried pass to Rivers. The pass would not find its target however as cornerback Mike Moses was in front of the receiver, intercepting the lofted pass to give us the ball at our 24 yard line.

    Taking over after the interception, we came out and did what we do best, handing the ball off on first down to Matt Leierer, who picked up three yards on the play. Another rush by Leierer saw him stood up just beyond the line of scrimmage, only picking up two yards on the play to leave third and 5. Going into the air on third down, a quick pass from Adam Powers to Max Rhodes would keep the drive alive with an 11 yard completion, moving the chains to the 40 yard line. Returning to the ground on first down, Tyson Taylor kept us moving down the field with a 10 yard rush, picking up another first down at the 50 yard line. Unfortunately we would end up going backwards as an outside rush by Taylor was blown up for a loss of one yard, leaving second and 11. Dropping back to pass on second down, Powers would come through in the clutch with a key strike to Eric McGuire, the pass complete for a 15 yard gain and a first down at the UNLV 35 yard line. Taylor would take the ball on first down, only gaining two yards on the carry. Going into the air on second and long, Powers to rifle a pass to tight end Cedric McKinney, who was cutting up the middle, the pass complete for a gain of 20 yards and a first down at the 15 yard line. Staying in the air on first down, Powers lined up in the shotgun, firing a pass over the middle to McGuire on a slant route. McGuire caught the pass at the 5 yard line and fought his way through a tackle attempt, spinning into the end zone for a 15 yard touchdown to give us a 7-0 lead with 4:13 left in the first quarter.

    A 21 yard kickoff return by Hudson got UNLV back on the field at their 21 yard line. UNLV tried to pass on first down, but our blitz forced Alvarez to quickly throw the ball out of bounds to avoid the sack. Then utter confusion broke loose. A flag was thrown after the play, presumably for intentional grounding. Instead, the penalty was called as defensive pass interference on Utah State. Even more bizarrely, the penalty resulted in UNLV’s offense backing up four yards, from the 21 yard line to the 17 yard line, while still having first down. We would again be flagged on the next play, this time for a legitimate offside call on defensive end Caleb McBride, but a completed pass to Rivers for a gain of 13 yards would result in that penalty being declined, giving UNLV a first down at their 30 yard line. UNLV would stay in the air on first down, as Alvarez threw a pass to Hudson on a screen play, but the defense quickly got to Hudson and tripped him up for a two yard loss. That would be followed with an even bigger loss of yards as Alvarez was sacked on second down by outside linebacker Casey Hunter for a 7 yard loss, leaving UNLV facing third and 19. Alvarez tried to find a receiver downfield on third down, but he was hit from behind right as he threw the ball, causing it to sail harmlessly into the grass 10 yards downfield, well behind the nearest receiver, forcing UNLV to punt on fourth down. A 9 yard return by McGuire on the 44 yard punt gave us the ball at our 45 yard line.

    Starting our drive off on the ground, Leierer got us moving with a 5 yard carry on first down, followed by a four yard rush to bring up third and one. Leaving things in the hands of Leierer, he took the third down handoff up the middle for a two yard rush, just managing to get the first down at the UNLV 44 yard line. Keeping with the ground game, Taylor took the ball on first down for a gain of 5 yards, before Leierer spun his way through a pair of tackles for a 9 yard carry, moving the chains to the 30 yard line. Taylor would keep us moving with a 5 yard rush, followed by a one yard gain by Leierer to leave third and four. That would be the final play of the first quarter as the clock ran out, taking us into the break with a 7-0 lead.

    Opening up the second quarter, we decided to take a gamble through the air on third down, Powers connecting with Walter Johnson for a 10 yard strike to give us a first down at the 14 yard line. Returning to the ground, Leierer kept us moving on first down with a huge carry for a 9 yard gain, followed by a three yard rush to set us up with first and goal from the two yard line. Leierer needed just one play to finish the drive, taking the handoff from Powers and diving into the end zone for the two yard touchdown, giving us a 14-0 lead with 7:48 left to go in the second quarter.

    A 25 yard kickoff return by Tony Stephens got UNLV back in action at their 26 yard line. The drive would last all of one play as the meltdown continued for the Rebels. Alvarez dropped back to pass on first down and found himself quickly under pressure from the pass rush. Just barely avoiding being sacked from behind, Alvarez chucked up a prayer to a receiver nearly 40 yards down the field along the right sideline. Unfortunately for Alvarez and UNLV, that receiver was covered by two defenders, allowing cornerback Leonard Hart to intercept the pass, returning it 12 yards to set us up with possession at the UNLV 45 yard line.

    Taking over after the interception, Leierer would get us off and running yet again with a four yard carry on first down, followed by a 5 yard rush to leave us with third and one. Leierer would successfully convert on third down with a 5 yard carry, moving the chains to the 32 yard line. Continuing to pound it out, Leierer rushed for a three yard gain on first down, before a four yard rush by Taylor would pick up four yards, bringing up third and three. Going into the air on third down, Rhodes would again be the savior with a 14 yard reception near the left sideline, giving us a first down at the 10 yard line. Taylor got us started again on the ground on first down with a 5 yard gain, followed up by a three yard rush by Leierer to bring up third and two. Trying to gain the touchdown through the air, we would instead go backwards as Powers was sacked for a 6 yard loss, leaving us facing fourth and 8. It would be a bit of a disappointing result, but the 26 yard field goal by Doug Marcus increased our lead to 17-0 with 3:40 left in the second quarter.

    An 18 yard kickoff return by Stephens gave UNLV the ball at their 21 yard line for their next drive. Davis would start the drive off with a 6 yard carry, after which UNLV quickly went no huddle, allowing Davis to reel off gains of 1 yard and 10 yards on the ground for a quick first down 38 yard line. With UNLV sticking with the run, and the no huddle, our defense started bringing the blitz and spreading out the defensive line, allowing us to put a stopper in Davis and tackle him for consecutive losses of one and two yards, leaving UNLV facing third and 13. Going into the air on third down, Alvarez chucked up a very ill-advised pass to a receiver 25 yards down the field, heading towards the sideline and with his back to the pass. Worst of all, the pass ended up underthrown and behind the receiver, allowing cornerback Lawrence Coker to cut off and intercept the pass, Alvarez’s third interception of the game, to give us the ball at our 45 yard line with 2:05 left until halftime.

    Coming out passing on first down following the interception, Powers made a quick strike to Dre Martin, complete for a 10 yard gain to quickly move the chains to the UNLV 45 yard line. Staying in the air, Powers tried to go right back to Martin on a comeback route, but the pass was nearly intercepted right back, leaving us with second down. A second straight incomplete pass, this time intended for McGuire, would leave us with third down. Targeting Rhodes on third down, Powers was just able to get rid of the ball to avoid the sack, hitting Rhodes for a 13 yard gain and a new set of downs at the 32 yard line. Lining up under center on first down, Powers tried to go up the middle to tight end Jack Long, but the pass was broken up to bring up second down. Martin would reset the downs as he pulled in a second down pass from Powers, good for a 15 yard gain down to the UNLV 16 yard line. Greg Miller would advance the ball on first down, snagging in a pass from Powers and racing for the right sideline, tackled for an 11 yard gain at the 5 yard line, unfortunately unable to get out of bounds however. With one minute left and the clock ticking, we handed the ball off to Leierer, who needed to just one play to find pay dirt, juking his way past two defenders and into the end zone for a 5 yard touchdown to give us a 24-0 lead with 44 seconds left until halftime.

    A 20 yard kickoff return by Stephens set UNLV up at their 24 yard line, just 40 seconds left until half. Dropping back into a defend the pass at all costs zone defense, Alvarez found himself with no options other than a short pass to Davis for a four yard gain. The Rebels seemingly understood the unlikelihood of them finding a way to score in this situation, as they didn’t bother to call timeout, nor did they go no huddle, instead huddling up and letting the clock continue to tick away at 30 seconds. While they would come up to the line of scrimmage with over 25 seconds still left on the clock, the offense wouldn’t bother snapping the ball until there was just two seconds remaining. The half would end much the same way it had gone for UNLV, as Alvarez chucked up a pass intended for tight end Ray Hamilton, only to have it intercepted by Coker, his second of the game, to take us into halftime with a 24-0 lead.

    Opening up the second half, a 25 yard kickoff return by McGuire gave us the ball at our 22 yard line to start the third quarter. Leierer got the drive started with a 6 yard rush up the middle, followed by a 5 yard carry around the right tackle for a first down. Taylor would take over on first down with a 6 yard rush, followed by a 5 yard rush by Leierer to move the chains to the 44 yard line. Taylor took the handoff next, rushing for 5 yards on the carry, after which Leierer returned to the backfield for a 5 yard rush, coming up just short to leave third and inches. We would just BARELY convert the third down, as Taylor just got over the line of scrimmage for a one yard gain before being lifted off the ground and sent flying backwards by the defense, moving the chains to the UNLV 46 yard line. Continuing with the rushing attack on first down, Leierer fought his way to a four yard gain, followed by a 5 yard rush to leave us with third and one. Again taking our chances on the ground during third and short, Taylor took the handoff from Powers and made this conversion much easier, bowling over a pair of defenders for a 9 yard gain to give us a first down at the 28 yard line. Leierer took back over on first down, fighting his way to a pickup of 5 yards, followed by a 5 yard rush by Taylor to move us down to the 18 yard line with a new set of downs. Leierer kept us moving on first down with a 7 yard carry, followed by a two yard rush to leave us with third and one. Keeping it on the ground once more on third and one, Taylor was able to get the job done, picking up three yards up the middle to give us first and goal at the 5 yard line. Leierer again got us started on first down with a three yard rush, followed by a two yard gain by Taylor to leave us with third and goal from just outside the goal line. Leierer would get the job done, taking the third down handoff from Powers and blasting through a defender and into the end zone for the one yard touchdown, giving us a 31-0 lead with 2:24 left in the third quarter, capping off a monster 18 play drive, all 18 plays coming on the ground, that traveled 71 yards and took 6:36 off the third quarter clock.

    A 31 yard kickoff return by Hudson gave UNLV the ball at their 33 yard line, the Rebels offense making their first appearance of the entire third quarter with only just over two minutes remaining. UNLV’s offense wasted no time as they came out passing on first down, Alvarez connecting with John Williams for an 11 yard gain and a quick first down at the 44 yard line. Going no huddle on first down, Alvarez dropped back to pass again, but with all receivers covered and the pass rush closing in, he was forced to dump the ball into empty space up the field for an incomplete pass. Alvarez would end up again forced to get rid of the ball on second down, this time chucking it out of bounds, leaving UNLV facing third and 10. Alvarez tried to hit a relatively open Hamilton near the left sideline on third down, but he would end up overthrowing it, causing the ball to sail out of bounds over Hamilton's head and incomplete, bringing out the punt team on fourth down. A 6 yard return by McGuire on the 41 yard punt left us starting from our 20 yard line.

    After the overwhelming success of the previous drive, it was right back to more of the same for our offense this time around, as Powers handed the ball off to Leierer on first down. Unfortunately it would get off to a slower start as Leierer found himself with nowhere to run inside. Trying to break outside and turn the corner, he would be unable to outrun the two defenders chasing him, only gaining two yards before being tackled from behind. Thankfully he would make up for the minimal gain on the previous play, finding a hole and pounding through it for a gain of 9 yards to pick up the first down at the 31 yard line. Taylor took over on first down with a four yard carry, followed by a three yard rush by Leierer to leave us with third and three. That would be the final play of the third quarter, our lead standing at 31-0 as we entered the final quarter.

    Opening up the fourth quarter, we lined up at our own 39 yard line, facing third and three. Leierer would pick up the conversion with a four yard carry, giving us a first down at the 42 yard line. That would, barring any disastrous meltdowns, be the end of Leierer’s day as we started mass substitutions and brought in the second team offense, holding a 31 point lead with only 9 minutes left in the game. Taylor would get the second team offense started, taking the handoff but only able to gain a single yard on the play. The second down rush would fare better, as Taylor was able to fight his way to a 5 yard gain, leaving us with third and four. Lining up in the shotgun on third down, redshirt junior Jason Barnes stepped in to make just his second appearance in the backfield of the entire season. His only other appearance, and his only pass of the season, ended with an interception. This would be a much better result this time around for Barnes, as he found Greg Miller along the left sideline for an 11 yard gain and a first down at the UNLV 41 yard line. Going back to the ground on first down, Taylor would end up lit up like a torch in the backfield, tackled and flattened for a one yard loss to bring up second and 11. Adam Washington would keep our offense moving through the air as he pulled in a pass from Barnes for a gain of 12 yards, giving us a first down at the 30 yard line. Staying in the air on first down, due to our suddenly worthless second team rushing attack, Raymond Watson would keep us moving down the field with a 9 yard reception, setting up second and one. Unfortunately, we would fail to get the first down on the next play, as Taylor was met at the line of scrimmage for no gain to leave us with third and one. Taylor would find much better success on third down, rushing for a 5 yard gain to move the chains to the 16 yard line. Benjamin Silva would make his first appearance in the backfield, rushing for a 7 yard gain on first down. A 6 yard rush by Taylor on second down would be get the job done on the conversion, setting us up with first and goal from the three yard line. The first down rush by Taylor would end up going for just a one yard gain. Handing it off on second and goal from the two yard line, Taylor tried again to punch it in, but was stood up for no gain on the play. Lining up on third and goal from the two yard line, but third time would NOT be a charm, as Taylor was again stopped, this time for just a one yard gain to leave fourth and goal at the one yard line. Letting the play clock run down under 5 seconds, we would settle for a 18 yard field goal by Marcus, increasing our lead to 34-0 with 1:24 remaining in the game, capping off another 18 play, 80 yard drive that took 9:31 off the clock during a drive that stretched between the end of the third quarter and the very late fourth quarter.

    An 18 yard kickoff return by Stephens gave UNLV the ball at their 19 yard line, just 1:20 left to play. Running the ball on first down, Davis would find big success against our second team defense, rushing for a 20 yard gain and getting out of bounds to give UNLV a first down at the 39 yard line, stopping the clock with 1:13 to play. Throwing the ball on first down, Alvarez was able to connect with Rivers for a 24 yard strike, moving the ball down to our 38 yard line. Going no huddle on first down, our defense would catch a break as a pass from Alvarez to a very wide open Williams was dropped, leaving second down. Unfortunately our second team defense would ruin the shutout. Despite nearly sacking Alvarez, he was able to get the second down pass off, finding Hamilton between a pair of defenders. Hamilton was able to step his way out of a tackle attempting dive at the ankles, allowing him to cover the remaining 10 yards and stumble forward into the end zone for a 38 yard touchdown, cutting our lead to 34-7 with 56 seconds left in the game.

    UNLV would go for the onside kick, and unbelievably, recover it, giving the Rebels the ball at their 43 yard line, no time coming off the clock during the play. UNLV would start this drive on the ground as Alvarez handed the ball off to Davis, but he would get stood up for just a one yard gain, forcing UNLV to call their first timeout with 53 seconds left. Bringing a blitz on second down, we were able to force Alvarez to throw the ball away, leaving UNLV with third and 9. Any chance UNLV had of finding the end zone for a second time ended on third down when Alvarez tried to chuck a pass up to Williams, who was triple defended thanks to Rivers also being nearby to bring three of our defenders close together. Instead of finding Williams, the ball would end up in the hands of Moses, who recorded his second interception of the game, Alvarez’s five interception today, giving us the ball at our 41 yard line with 43 seconds left in the game.

    We would waste no time in bringing this game to an end as Barnes would twice drop to a knee, running the clock out on our dominating 34-7 victory over UNLV.

    With the win, we improve to 9-2, 6-1 in Mountain West action. With the loss, UNLV drops to 4-6, 3-4 in Mountain West play. Up next, we close out the regular season with a home game against heated rival Wyoming. Wyoming enters the game at 2-9, 0-7 in Mountain West play. The Cowboys opened their year on a sour note with a 28-14 loss to Eastern Michigan. They briefly turned it around by knocking off Washington State 27-24 and upsetting Northern Illinois 35-24. After that, it was all downhill as they proceeded to lose their next 8 games, falling 44-40 at San Jose State, losing to Nevada in overtime 45-38, losing at Colorado State 49-10, losing at Air Force 38-28, falling to #20 New Mexico 31-21, losing to Boise State 35-14, losing to Utah 44-24 and losing to San Diego State 44-24.



    Final Score

    34, 7




    Stats of the Game:

    Utah State Offense - A pretty good day for Powers, going 10-13 for 133 yards passing and one touchdown. Barnes, in limited action, ended 3-3 for 32 yards through the air. Rushing, Leierer led the way with 131 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries. Taylor finished with 81 yards on 24 rushes and Silva had 7 yards on his lone carry of the game. Receiving, Rhodes was the lead receiver with 38 yards on just three catches. Next up was McGuire who had 30 yards and a touchdown on two catches. In all, 8 receivers caught at least one pass today, seven of them ending with double digit yards.

    Utah State Defense/Special Teams – A once in a century day defensively, as the UNLV offense was completely shut down and ground to a halt until the end of the game. First and foremost, the 5 interceptions made today. Mike Moses and Lawrence Coker account for four of the five, with each intercepting two passes. Leonard Hart also had an interception today. Only one sack recorded today by the defense, but it was an important one during the drive it occurred. Final stats for the defense was 152 yards given up, but it was much lower than that until UNLV's drive at the end of the game when they scored against our second team defense. All in all, a MONSTER day by the Utah State D.

    Utah State Kicking – An extremely rare perfect day for Marcus, going 2-2 on field goals with kicks from 18 and 26 yards out, as well as going 4-4 in PATs.




    Scoring Summary

    Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Final Score
    7 17 7 3 34
    0 0 0 7 7


    Time Team Result Play Score
    First Quarter
    4:13 Touchdown E. McGuire, 15 yard pass from A. Powers (D. Marcus kick) 7-0
    Second Quarter
    7:48 Touchdown M. Leierer, 2 yard run (D. Marcus kick) 14-0
    3:40 Field Goal D. Marcus, 26 yard field goal 17-0
    0:44 Touchdown M. Leierer, 6 yard run (D. Marcus kick) 24-0
    Third Quarter
    2:24 Touchdown M. Leierer, 1 yard run (D. Marcus kick) 31-0
    Fourth Quarter
    1:27 Field Goal D. Marcus, 18 yard field goal 34-0
    0:56 Touchdown R. Hamilton, 38 yard pass from G. Alvarez (J. Mack kick) 34-7




    Game Stats

    Utah State Stat UNLV
    34 Score 7
    26 First Downs 6
    374 Total Offense 152
    59 - 209 - 3 Rushes - Yards - TD 10 - 57 - 0
    13 - 16 - 1 Comp - Att - TD 7 - 18 - 1
    165 Passing Yards 95
    1 Times Sacked 1
    13 - 15 (86%) 3rd Down Conversion 1 - 5 (20%)
    0 - 0 (0%) 4th Down Conversion 0 - 0 (0%)
    0 - 0 (0%) 2-Point Conv 0 - 0 (0%)
    6 - 4 - 2 (100%) Red Zone - TD - FG 0 - 0 - 0 (0%)
    0 Turnovers 5
    0 Fumbles Lost 0
    0 Intercepted 5
    15 Punt Return Yards 0
    25 Kick Return Yards 150
    414 Total Yards 302
    0 – 0.0 Punts - Average 2 - 42.5
    1 - 0 Penalties 0 - 0
    30:17 Time of Possession 5:43




    Utah State Coach Goals

    Goal XP Reward Completed
    Win a Game 100 x1
    Score a Touchdown 25 x4
    Force a Turnover 25 x5
    5 Consecutive Wins 250 x1
    Rush for 100 Yards 25 x1
    Kneel Last Minute Q4 While Ahead 10 x1
    Opponent Under 10 Points 75 x1
    Opponent Under 150 Rush Yards 50 x1
    Opponent Under 300 Pass Yards 50 x1
    Pass Completion Over 50% 30 x1
    100% Red Zone Efficiency 50 x1
    Score 21 or More Points 50 x1
    350+ Offensive Yards 50 x1
    10+ First Downs 50 x1
    4+ 3rd Down Conversions 25 x1




    Utah State Contract Goals Update

    Goal Expectations Progress
    Target Wins Per Season 7 9




    Job Security Status

    100%

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    Taking a look around the nation, in the Top 25, #1 Ohio State avoided the same fate as Michigan and defeated #16 Indiana 38-17. In the game of the week, #6 Virginia Tech ended #2 Georgia Tech's perfect run, 31-21. #3 Navy beat Tulsa 28-16. #4 Louisiana Lafayette edged past Texas State 38-31. In the upset of the week, Wake Forest shocked #5 Notre Dame 28-24. California knocked off #7 Stanford 26-14. #8 Army toppled Iowa 28-25. #9 Florida State routed Syracuse 34-7. #11 Alabama topped Texas A&M 38-14.

    Oklahoma State stunned the Longhorns, destroying #12 Texas 38-14. South Florida knocked off #13 Connecticut 28-21. #15 Oregon slipped past Washington 27-24. Kansas shocked #17 Kansas State 24-20. #18 Wisconsin survived Northwestern 41-38. #19 Cincinnati beat Memphis 38-21. Vanderbilt upset #20 Tennessee 41-34. #21 Nebraska dominated Minnesota 42-14. Texas Tech knocked off #23 Oklahoma 35-28. And Florida International stunned #24 Marshall 27-16.

    For our readers, JeffHCross, #1 Ohio State improves to 11-0 (8-0 Big Ten) with a 38-17 win over #16 Indiana. Morsdraconis, #25 West Virginia remains 7-3 (5-2 Big 12) with a bye week. Souljahbill, Southern Miss drops to 6-5 (5-2 C-USA) with a 38-10 loss to UAB. Jaymo, Arizona State improves to 5-6 (3-5 Pac-12) with a 35-25 win over Utah. LeeSO, Auburn drops to 5-6 (4-5 SEC) with a 41-28 loss to LSU. SCClassof93, South Carolina remains 7-4 (5-4 SEC) with a bye week. Other teams of interest, Arkansas State improves to 7-2 (5-0 Sun Belt) with a 28-17 win over Georgia State. Florida International improves to 7-4 (5-2 C-USA) with a 27-16 win over #24 Marshall. #3 Navy improves to 10-0 (8-0 American) with a 28-16 win over Tulsa. Tulsa drops to 4-7 (3-5 American) with a 28-16 loss to #3 Navy.

    In Mountain West action, Utah State dominated UNLV 34-7, New Mexico slipped past Boise State 28-23, Air Force beat Colorado State 20-17 in overtime, Nevada topped Hawaii 44-20, Fresno State shocked San Jose State 42-35 and San Diego State beat Wyoming 44-24.

    With those results, looking at the current standings, in the Mountain Division, New Mexico (7-0) sits on top, followed by Utah State (6-1), Boise State (4-2), Air Force (4-3), Colorado State (1-6) and finally Wyoming (0-7). In the West Division, San Diego State (6-1) is king, followed by San Jose State (5-2), Nevada (4-3), UNLV (3-4), and both Hawaii and Fresno State (both 1-6).

    If those standings hold, San Diego State will advance to the MWC Championship Game over San Jose State (though San Jose State holds the head to head tiebreaker depending upon next week's results). New Mexico has clinched a spot in the MWC Championship Game as they hold the head to head tiebreaker over Utah State. Even if Utah State wins and New Mexico loses next week, the head to head tiebreaker will carry New Mexico through to the CCG.

    Looking at undefeated teams left, #2 Georgia Tech lost this week, dropping our number of undefeated teams to 3. #1 Ohio State (11-0), #3 Navy (10-0) and #4 Louisiana Lafayette (10-0) all remain with an unblemished record this season.

    Turning to a more sadistic watch, who is still winless. There remains 1 team still looking for their first win: UTSA (0-11).

    Teams getting their first win this week were: None.

    Taking a look at the new Top 25 Coaches Poll, Ohio State (38 first place votes) remains #1, Navy (22 votes) climbs one to #2, Louisiana-Lafayette (1 vote) climbs one to #3, Virginia Tech jumps two to #4 and Georgia Tech drops just three to #5. Army climbs two to #6, Florida State jumps two to #7, Michigan moves up two #8, Alabama climbs two to #9 and TCU jumps four to #10. Oregon jumps four to #11, Wisconsin leaps six to #12, Cincinnati climbs six to #13, Nebraska vaults seven to #14 and Notre Dame drops ten to #15. UCLA leaps six to #16, Stanford drops ten to #17, Indiana falls two to #18, West Virginia climbs six to #19 and New Mexico enters the poll at #20. Ohio enters the poll at #21, Connecticut falls nine to #22, Texas drops eleven to #23, Ole Miss enters the poll at #24 and Utah State (224 points) enters the poll at #25. Dropping out of the poll this week were Kansas State (from #17), Tennessee (from #20), Oklahoma (from #23) and Marshall (from #24). Looking at Others Receiving Votes, Oklahoma State (166 points) is #26, followed by SMU (118), LSU (103), Vanderbilt (86) and Marshall (61) to round out the Top 30. Other teams getting points include USC (44) and Kansas State (15).

    Taking a look at the new Top 25 Media Poll, Ohio State (40 first place votes) remains the #1 team, Navy (23 votes) climbs one to #2, Virginia Tech jumps three to #3, Louisiana-Lafayette (2 votes) remains #4 and Georgia Tech drops three to #5. Florida State climbs two to #6, Michigan jumps two to #7, Army moves up two to #8, Alabama climbs two to #9 and Oregon jumps two to #10. Wisconsin jumps four to #11, TCU moves up four to #12, Cincinnati leaps five to #13, Nebraska vaults six to #14 and Notre Dame drops ten to #15. Stanford falls nine to #16, UCLA leaps seven to #17, New Mexico jumps seven to #18, Indiana remains #19 and Ohio enters the poll at #20. West Virginia enters the poll at #20, Connecticut drops eight to #22, Ole Miss enters the poll at #23, Utah State (246 points) enters the poll at #24 and Texas (246 points) plummets twelve to #25. Dropping out of the poll this week were Kansas State (from #17), Marshall (from #21), Tennessee (from #22) and Oklahoma (from #23). Looking at Others Receiving Votes, Oklahoma State (205 points) is #26, followed by SMU (191), Marshall (171), USC (135) and South Carolina (80) to round out the Top 30. Other teams getting points include LSU (47), Vanderbilt (37) and Kansas State (35).

    In the newest BCS rankings: #1 Ohio State (1.000), #2 Navy (0.995), #3 Virginia Tech (0.987), #4 Louisiana-Lafayette (0.984), #5 Georgia Tech (0.979), #6 Florida State (0.971), #7 Army (0.968), #8 Michigan (0.966), #9 Alabama (0.958) and #10 Oregon (0.950). Others: #19 New Mexico (0.867), #20 West Virginia (0.861), #25 Utah State (0.833).

    An updated look at the Heisman race, Notre Dame QB Mike Harper is #1 (LW: #2), Ohio State QB Jordan Watkins is #2 (LW: #4), Stanford QB Roger Langford is #3 (LW: #2), Indiana QB Jerome Walker is #4 (LW: #4) and Navy QB Jarrod Brooks is #5 (LW: NR). Falling off the Heisman Watch list was Georgia Tech QB Phil Terrell (LW: #3).

    Looking at Awards Finalists, senior defensive end Caleb McBride somehow qualified as a finalist for the Lombardi Trophy, though he is currently ranked #8 on the list.

    Looking at the Bowl Picture, 8 teams punched their ticket this week, giving us 59 teams that have reached the 6 win plateau. 9 teams saw their bowl hopes end, leaving 24 teams still having a chance (however small it may be) of getting there, to leave 85 teams total fighting for 68 bowl slots.

    Looking at the first bowl projections of the year, if they hold out, it's a trip to the Las Vegas Bowl for Utah State fans, taking on Washington (6-5, 4-4) out of the Pac-12. The Beef O'Brady's Bowl would feature Southern Miss (6-5, 5-2 C-USA) matching up with Texas A&M (5-6, 4-4 Big 12). The New Orleans Bowl would match-up Arkansas State (8-2, 6-0 Sun Belt) against North Texas (8-3, 5-2 C-USA). The Military Bowl would feature Arizona State (5-6, 3-5 Pac-12) against Duke (5-6, 4-4 ACC). The Armed Forces Bowl would match-up Florida International (7-4, 5-2 C-USA) against Air Force (6-5, 4-3 Mountain West).

    The Alamo Bowl would feature #19 West Virginia (7-3, 5-2 Big 12) vs. #17 Stanford (9-2, 7-2 Pac-12). The Outback Bowl would match-up South Carolina (7-4, 5-4 SEC) against #14 Nebraska (9-2, 7-1 Big Ten). The Sugar Bowl would feature #9 Alabama (8-3, 6-2 SEC) against #20 New Mexico (10-1, 7-0 Mountain West). The BCS National Championship Game would host a showdown between #2 Navy (10-0, 8-0 American) against #1 Ohio State (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten).

    Looking at the BCS projections, the Rose Bowl would feature #3 Louisiana Lafayette (10-0, 6-0 Sun Belt) against USC (7-4, 7-1 Pac-12). The Fiesta Bowl has #10 TCU (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) matching up with #5 Georgia Tech (10-1, 8-1 ACC). The Sugar Bowl has #9 Alabama (8-3, 6-2 SEC) matching up with #20 New Mexico (10-1, 7-0 Mountain West). The Orange Bowl features a battle between #4 Virginia Tech (10-1, 8-0 ACC) and #6 Army (9-1). And in the national championship game, #2 Navy (10-0, 8-0 American) takes on #1 Ohio State (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten).
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    --- The end had arrived. After making it through an entertaining 2022 season, we had reached the final game of the regular season. Naturally, this wasn’t going to be just any season finale contest. Our opponent would once more be hated rival Wyoming in Bridger’s Battle. Despite Wyoming entering the contest after a very rough season, coming in at 2-9 and still searching for their first conference win at 0-7, that would potentially play right into this game. What would bring Wyoming more joy than concluding their 2022 season with a conference victory by upsetting their rivals from Utah, an upset that would be guaranteed to knock us out of the Top 25 polls. Despite hammering Wyoming last season during our own down year, it was necessary to only go back to the 2020 season when Wyoming came into Romney Stadium and shocked an 8-win Utah State team in overtime after a missed PAT handed the Cowboys the one point victory. Wyoming would be looking for that same upset this time around.

    Also as dangerous as ever, was Wyoming’s no-huddle offense, an offense that has led to many headaches for the Utah State coaching staff the previous two seasons. The keys to the game would be simple. Stop Wyoming’s offense, an offense that had a better national ranking and better stats than Utah State in all categories of total offense, rushing offense and passing offense. Defensively, the Aggies would have to find a way to move the ball on the ground against a Wyoming rush defense that entered with a #51 national ranking. With any chance of an appearance in the Mountain West title game ended after last week’s conference win by New Mexico, Utah State would be playing for nothing more than record, Top 25 ranking, and a good tier bowl game. Wyoming would be playing to taste victory over their rivals at the end of another long season full of defeats. The weather would potentially play into today’s game as well as it was a very cold, very windy and snowy day with a completely white field. We won the coin toss and elected to kick, kicking off into a stiff 15 MPH wind.

    A 17 yard kickoff return by Jamie Morales gave Wyoming the ball at their 22 yard line to start the game. Handing the ball off on first down, Derrick Greenwood was only able to gain one yard on the carry, leaving second and 9. Despite blitzing on second down, Greenwood still was able to make our defense look foolish, breaking open for a 12 yard rush to move the chains to the 35 yard line. Wyoming tried to go into the air on first down, but Skip Abrams’ pass intended for Terence Hill was thrown behind the receiver and incomplete. Taking another crack through the air, Abrams hit Nathan Jenkins on a quick screen pass for a four yard gain, leaving the Cowboys with third and 6. Leave it to our defense to blow it on third down as Hill was left wide open over the middle. After breaking a pair of tackles during the play, he was finally wrestled down deep in our territory for a 45 yard reception, giving Wyoming a first down at our 16 yard line. Abrams would keep it himself on first down, using a designed QB keeper to rush up the middle for a 5 yard gain to leave second and 5. We got lucky on second down as Abrams heaved up a pass to the corner of the end zone, intended for Ryan Goddard. Thankfully the pass was overthrown and landed incomplete out of the back of the end zone. Hill would come through in the clutch for Wyoming on third down, hauling in a pass from Abrams for a 6 yard gain, giving Wyoming first and a goal from our 5 yard line. Greenwood would need just one play to punch it in, rushing for the corner as our defense got blocked and locked up inside for a 5 yard touchdown, giving Wyoming a 7-0 lead with 6:54 left in the first quarter.

    A 29 yard kickoff return by Leonard Hart gave us the ball at our 26 yard line for our first drive. Matt Leierer would get our offense started, taking the first down handoff from Adam Powers for a 7 yard gain around the right tackle, followed by a four yard rush to get the first down at the 38 yard line. Leierer would keep pounding it away with a 5 yard carry on first down, followed by a four yard rush by Tyson Taylor would leave us with third and one. Unfortunately, Wyoming would be ready for us on third down, as Leierer was met at the line of scrimmage and brought down for no gain, forcing us to punt on fourth and one. A 5 yard return by Brandon Stover on the 35 yard punt gave Wyoming the ball at their 22 yard line.

    Wyoming started their drive off on the ground, as Abrams faked a handoff and tried to take off around the right end, only to be met by defensive end Caleb McBride and tackled for a four yard loss, putting Wyoming in an early hole with second and 14. Abrams would again keep it on second down, taking off scrambling after no receivers could get open before the pocket collapsed. But with a linebacker spying on the play, Abrams was limited to just a two yard gain on the scramble, bringing up third and 12 for the Cowboys. In quite possibly one of the most unbelievable plays of the season, Abrams heaved up a pass deep downfield right before being leveled by McBride. The pass would somehow find its way into the hands of Goddard, despite him being tied up with two defenders, the pass complete for an impossible 50 yard gain, saving the drive and giving Wyoming a first down at our 30 yard line. Abrams handed the ball off to Greenwood on first down, but our defense was ready for the rush and stopped Greenwood for a loss of a yard on the play to leave second and 11. Abrams dropped back to pass but ended up trying to scramble on the second down play, getting hit from behind and sacked for a two yard loss to bring up third and 13. Abrams was forced to throw the ball away on third down as he was about to end up on his back, though he made a dangerous throw by chucking it downfield in the vicinity of one of our linebackers. Regardless, the play resulted in Wyoming facing fourth and 13 from the 33 yard line. Rather than try for a 50 yard field goal with the wind to their back, nor try to convert the first down, Wyoming elected to punt the ball, pooching it out of bounds at our 10 yard line for a 22 yard punt.

    Lining up at our 10 yard line after the punt, we picked things back up with our ground game as Leierer took the handoff, but he was only able to pick up two yards on the play. Taking a chance through the air on second down, Powers found Eric McGuire open over the middle for a 16 yard gain, giving us a first down at the 28 yard line. Staying in the air on first down, Powers tried to throw a pass to a wide open Adam Washington down the middle of the field, only to have the pass end up in the hands of a different Washington, Wyoming cornerback Issac Washington, who intercepted the pass to give the Cowboys the ball at our 31 yard line.

    Wyoming lined up after the interception, looking to add on to their 7 point lead. Greenwood tried to take a first down handoff around the right side, but ended up quickly on his back for a two yard loss. Dropping back to pass on second and 12, Abrams quickly found himself under pressure and tried to scramble, only to end up sacked for a four yard loss, leaving Wyoming with third and 16. The drive would end unceremoniously for the Cowboys as our defense would sack Abrams for the second straight play, this time for an 8 yard loss, forcing Wyoming to punt on fourth and 24 from our 45 yard line. The punt would end up sailing 45 yards into and out the back of the end zone for a touchback.

    Our offense got lined up for the new drive at our 20 yard line following the touchback. We returned to the ground for the first down play, Leierer taking the handoff for a four yard gain to leave second and 6. That would be the final play of the first quarter, Wyoming leading 7-0.

    Opening up the second quarter, Leierer tried to keep us moving, but could only manage a two yard carry, bringing up third and four. Going into the air on third down, with the wind now at our back, the pass from Powers intended for Max Rhodes was woefully overthrown, forcing yet another punt on fourth down. A fair catch by Stover on the sky high 41 yard punt gave Wyoming the ball at their 32 yard line.

    Wyoming’s offense came out on first down following the punt with a handoff to Greenwood, who broke two tackles and rumbled his way to a 7 yard gain on the play. Despite bringing a heavy blitz, Greenwood would still find a way to pick up two yards on second down, leaving third and one. Going into the air on third and short, the Cowboys would catch our defense off guard with a 9 yard completion to Sean Austin, giving Wyoming a first down at the 50 yard line. Returning to the ground, Greenwood took a first down handoff for a four yard gain, followed by a two yard rush by Stover to bring up third and four. The defense would manage to hold on third down, putting pressure on Abrams and forcing him to throw the ball away yet again, leaving the Cowboys punting on fourth and four. It turned out Wyoming had other plans as they ran a fake punt pass, luckily our return team left no one open and the punter was forced to throw the ball over the middle into empty space, turning the ball over on downs at our 44 yard line.

    Taking over after the failed fake punt, our offense tried to get the ball rolling through the air this time, as Powers connected with Dre Martin for a quick 5 yard completion. Lining up under center on second down, Powers dropped back and threw a quick pass to Walter Johnson, good for a 10 yard gain and a first down at the Wyoming 41 yard line. Changing it up with a run on first down, Leierer took the handoff for a 6 yard gain. Returning to the air on second down, Powers was able to connect with Rhodes this time, the pass complete for a 14 yard gain and a first down at the Wyoming 21 yard line. Going back to the ground on first down, Leierer got three HUGE blocks, allowing him to get outside the right tackle and up the field for a big 18 yard gain, dragged down from behind at the last moment as Wyoming saved the touchdown, instead leaving us with first and goal from the three yard line. Taylor took over on first down, only able to pick up one yard on the play, before finally getting it into the end zone on second and goal, scoring what appeared to be the game tying two yard touchdown. Instead the play would be reviewed and reversed, as it was ruled Taylor left knee was down before he broke the plane, leaving us with third and goal from inside the one yard line. Leierer would make sure there was no doubt on the third down carry, rushing into the end zone standing up for a one yard touchdown, this time officially tying the game up at 7-7 with 3:15 left in the second quarter.

    A touchback on the booming kickoff, aided by the 15 MPH wind now at our back, gave Wyoming the ball at their 25 yard line. It didn’t take long for the Cowboys to exploit our defense, as Greenwood took the first down handoff from Abrams and found a gap toward the left side, slipping out of two tackles on his way to a 29 yard rush, moving the chains to our 46 yard line in one play. Wyoming tried to go into the air on first down, but Abrams was forced to throw the ball away to avoid the pressure, leaving second down. Stover took a handoff from Abrams on second down, taking advantage of our pass expecting defense and rushing for a 9 yard gain to bring up third and one. Despite forcing a rushed pass on the play, Abrams was able to find Hill near the right sideline for a two yard gain, injecting new life into the drive with a first down at our 36 yard line. Greenwood took the ball on first down and tried to get around the left end, but he was quickly met by a defender and dropped in the backfield for four yard loss to leave Wyoming facing second and 14. Abrams took off running on a delayed option keeper on second down. Despite spinning his way out of one tackle, we were able to limit the damage to just a three yard gain, setting up third and 11 after the play. A screen pass on third down would end up essentially a failure, despite the pass being completed to Greenwood, as the play ended up only gaining a single yard, leaving fourth and 10. Even better, Greenwood was forced out of bounds to stop the clock with 1:21 remaining. The punt would end up carrying into the end zone for a touchback.

    Taking over at our 20 yard line following the touchback, we lined up with 1:15 left on the clock and all three timeouts in our pocket. There was no secret we’d be going into the air on first down, but we were still able to quickly move the ball as Powers found McGuire downfield for a 19 yard completion and a first down at the 39 yard line. Quickly going no huddle, Powers targeted McGuire for a second straight play, this time on a deep comeback route along the right sideline. Despite hitting McGuire in the hands, he was unable to hang onto the ball and dropped it to leave second down, 1:05 remaining. Staying in the shotgun on second down, Powers would connect with Rhodes along the left sideline, the pass good for a 14 yard gain and a first down at the Wyoming 48 yard line. Racing right back to the line, we go opposite side of the field this time, as Powers went right back to Rhodes for a gain of 11 yards, moving the chains to the 37. Another 11 yard completion, this time to Johnson, got us down to the Wyoming 26 yard line with 40 seconds to go. Instead of utilizing our timeouts, we tried to keep the defense reeling on their heels, only to royally screw up as Powers tried to loft a pass over the secondary to tight end Cedric McKinney, only to have the pass intercepted by outside linebacker Eric Gore, returned 18 yards to give Wyoming the ball at their 29 yard line with 34 seconds left in the half.

    Lining up after the interception, Wyoming went with the run to start their drive as Greenwood received the handoff for a four yard gain, Wyoming calling their first timeout with 29 seconds left. Abrams initially dropped back from the shotgun on second down, before taking off on what appeared to be a designed QB keeper, breaking a tackle and picking up 6 yards on the dash, but coming up just short of the first down. Wyoming was left facing third and inches after the play, forced to call their second timeout with 24 seconds to play. Abrams would take off scrambling on third down, rushing his way to a 5 yard gain and a first down at the 44 yard line. The Cowboys elected to save their timeout and went no huddle on first down. Abrams dropped back to pass and tried to connect with Austin over the middle, but the pass was broken up to leave second down and the clock stopped with 12 seconds to play. Running a screen pass on second down, Greenwood was able to pick up 11 yards along the right sideline behind his blockers, pushed out of bounds at our 45 yard line to stop the clock with 6 seconds to go. The Hail Mary attempt on first down ended up deflected and incomplete with no time left, sending us into halftime deadlocked at 7-7.

    Opening up the second half, a 34 yard kickoff return by McGuire gave us the ball at our 29 yard line to start the third quarter. Wyoming was more than ready for our running game on first down, as Leierer was almost instantly lit up for just a two yard gain. After an incomplete pass intended for Martin, we came back out in the shotgun on third and 8. Powers dropped back and was able to find Rhodes for a 9 yard gain, just getting us the first down at the 39 yard line. Tight end Jack Long would keep us moving with a reception up the middle for a quick gain of 17 yards, moving the ball to the Wyoming 44 yard line. Going back to the ground to try and keep the defense honest, Leierer took the first down handoff up the middle for a 6 yard gain, followed by a three yard rush by Taylor to leave third and one. Taking our chances on the ground, Taylor was able to fight his way to a three yard gain, picking up the first down at the 33 yard line. Changing it up again, we headed back into the air on first down, as Powers hit a wide open Martin on a slant route for a gain of 19 yards and a new set of downs at the Wyoming 14 yard line. We tried to go right back at the defense on first down, but Leierer was only able to gain two yards on the carry, leaving second and 8. Looking to put this drive to bed, Powers lined up in the shotgun, with Leierer out wide as a receiver. The defense wasn’t expecting Leierer to immediately cut out off the line of scrimmage on an out route, leaving his completely uncovered, allowing Powers to hit him near the 8 yard line and leaving him the space to take it all the way into the end zone for a 12 yard touchdown, giving us a 14-7 lead with 5:39 left in the third quarter.

    A 22 yard kickoff return by Stover gave Wyoming the ball at their 27 yard line for their next drive. Abrams tried to keep the ball on first down with a QB keeper, but our meager four man rush was able to break through the offensive line and meet Abrams in the backfield for a four yard loss, putting Wyoming in an early hole with second and 14. The Cowboys would end up going even further in reverse, as Abrams was sacked from behind for a 5 yard loss during a well defended pass play, leaving third and 19. Despite a fairly successful screen pass to Greenwood, he was only able to pick up 9 yards on the play before being chased down, forcing Wyoming to punt the ball on fourth and 10. A 22 yard return by McGuire on the 46 yard punt gave us the ball at our 49 yard line.

    Lining up after the punt, we tried once more to get our running game going again, as Leierer took the first down handoff from Powers for a 6 yard gain. Despite a heavy blitz, Leierer was able to find a small gap for a 5 yard gain, giving us an early first down at the Wyoming 41 yard line. Passing the ball on first down, the pass intended for McGuire was nearly intercepted, leaving us with second and long. Rhodes would come through for us on second down, just getting 11 yards on a pass from Powers, good enough to move the chains to the 30 yard line. Going back to the ground game, Leierer kept us moving forward on first down, picking up 8 yards on a huge carry, followed by a two yard rush by Taylor to get the first down at the 20 yard line. Heading back into the air on first down, Powers was able to find Martin down the left sideline on a comeback route, the pass complete for a gain of 13 yards, setting us up with first and goal at the Wyoming 7 yard line. Returning to the ground, Taylor would advance the ball on first down with a four yard rush, moving us up to the three yard line. Leierer would take a crack on second down, but he would end up stood up for no gain, leaving us with third and goal at the three yard line. That would end up being the last play of the third quarter, our lead standing at 14-7 in an extremely hard fought game.

    Opening up the fourth quarter and final quarter, we lined up facing third and goal at the three yard line. After two unsuccessful runs, we tried our luck through the air on third down, but Powers would end up hit from behind as he tried to throw, the wounded duck ball spiraling into the ground at the feet of the right tackle for an incomplete pass, leaving fourth and goal. Despite the successful drive up to that point, we were forced to settle for a 21 yard field goal, increasing our lead to 17-7 with 8:55 left to go in the game.

    A touchback on the wind-aided kickoff led to Wyoming starting their drive from their 25 yard line. Despite lining up in the Power I on first down, Abrams tried to quickly drop back to pass, only to end up finding himself under a pile of blue jerseys as the defense broke through the offensive line, causing chaos in the backfield and sacking Abrams for a 7 yard loss to leave Wyoming facing second and 17. Our defense was able to stop Abrams on a scramble on second down, presumably for a loss, but a facemask flag on defensive tackle Ernest Sims erased two plays of great work, instead giving Wyoming a first down at the 28 yard line. Abrams needed just one play to turn that penalty into a killer, as he took off running on a QB keeper, torching us up the middle for a 24 yard gain to give Wyoming a first down at our 48 yard line. In two plays Wyoming went from facing third and very long to having a first down in our territory. Handing the ball off to Greenwood on first down, he would end up failing to return to the line of scrimmage, quickly brought down by our defensive line for a one yard loss to bring up second and 11. Despite good pressure and air tight coverage, Abrams would still burn us on second down as he took off scrambling, hurdling one defensive player along the way of a huge 29 yard carry, giving Wyoming a first down at our 20 yard line, our defense essentially entering meltdown stage. A first down carry by Greenwood would go for a two yard gain, followed by a one yard rush to set up third and 7. The defense would finally find a backbone on third down, tackling Stover for a two yard loss to leave Wyoming’s drive halted on fourth and 9. Instead of attempting a 36 yard field goal into the wind that would cut the gap to just a one possession, the Cowboys elected to go for it on fourth down. Despite feeling the pressure from a four man rush, Abrams stood his ground in the pocket and tried to connect with Goddard near the first down marker along the right sideline. Unfortunately for Wyoming, Abrams put a little too much go-go juice on the pass and the ball ended up beating Goddard to the sideline, sailing out of bounds incomplete to turn the ball over on downs.

    Our offense got lined up following the turnover on downs, starting our drive from our own 19 yard line with just 6:02 remaining in the game and holding onto a 10 point lead. Two results were needed from this drive to essentially seal the game. Either put more points on the board, preferably a touchdown which would make it a three possession game, or chew up time and take at least three minutes off the clock, leaving Wyoming with only two or three minutes in which to score at least 10 points. We came out on first down and kept it on the ground, as Leierer took the handoff from Powers for a big 8 yard gain. The second down effort by Leierer would end up picking up three yards, giving us a new set of downs at the 30 yard line and keeping the clock running. Taylor kept us moving on the ground as he rushed for 5 yards on his first down attempt, followed by a hard fought 6 yard carry by Leierer to reset the downs at the 41 yard line and keep the clock moving, now under four minutes to play. Taylor would keep the momentum up with another 5 yard carry, followed by a three yard rush by Leierer to leave us facing third and two. We’d leave the drive in the hands of Leierer, who would just barely get the third down conversion with a three yard carry to give us a first down at the Wyoming 48 yard line. The first down rush by Taylor would send up going backwards, as he was tackled for a one yard loss on the play, Wyoming calling their first timeout with 2:16 left on the clock. A second down carry by Leierer would end up gaining four yards, leaving us with third and 7, Wyoming calling their second timeout to stop the clock at 2:13. Despite needing 7 yards, which we would more likely get through the air, we decided to play the situation and called a running play on third down, figuring on one of two things happening. Either Wyoming would be forced to burn their final timeout to stop the clock with just over two minutes to play, or they would elect to save that timeout for their offensive drive, and we would be able to run the clock down before punting if we failed to convert. It would end up being the former as Leierer could only manage 5 yards on the carry, leaving us with fourth and two following the play. Wyoming would try to save as much time as possible and called their third and final timeout to stop the clock with 2:10 remaining. Punting the ball from the Wyoming 41 yard line with a very stiff 15 MPH wind behind us, true freshman Freddie Arnold would proceed to perfectly coffin corner the kick, sending it sailing out of bounds at Wyoming’s 8 yard line, leaving the Cowboys with 92 yards to cover just for their first of two necessary possessions, and only 2:05 left on the clock.

    Lining up buried at their 8 yard line after the perfectly kick punt, Wyoming needed to find at least three points on this drive to get it back within a one possession game, and they only had just over two minutes to do it in, while having no timeouts to work with. Going four wide on first down, Wyoming saw any hopes and dreams they had of making a comeback shattered on the very first play, as Abrams’ pass over the middle intended for Jenkins was intercepted by Hart, giving us the ball at the Wyoming 14 yard line with just 2:01 left in the game.

    Lining up following the interception, we intended for nothing more than to just kill off the final two minutes with one or two runs before kneeling out the remaining time. Instead our drive would turn into a one play touchdown as Leierer took the handoff from Powers, plowing over top of a defender, high-stepping through two more tackle attempts and breaking free into open space and into the end zone for a 14 yard touchdown, unintentionally increasing our lead to 24-7 with 1:55 left in the game.

    A touchback on the kickoff would get Wyoming back on the field at their 25 yard line, the game essentially over as the Cowboys now found themselves trailing by 17 points after that unintended touchdown. Dropping back to pass on first down, Abrams would end up under pressure from our four man pass rush, only to be sacked for a two yard loss as he tried to step up in the collapsing pocket. The Cowboys rushed to the line and Abrams spiked the ball to stop the clock, leaving third and 12. Abrams tried to connect with Jenkins cutting across the middle of the field, but his pass was late and sailed past behind Jenkins back incomplete, forcing Wyoming to raise the white flag and punt the ball away on fourth down. Signaling our acceptance of Wyoming’s surrender, despite there being no Wyoming player within 20 yards of him, McGuire signaled for a fair catch on the 36 yard punt, rather than return it, giving us the ball at our 40 yard line with 1:33 left in the game.

    Lining up after the touchback, we kept the ball on the ground for first down, looking to take around a minute off the clock before ultimately dropping to a knee. Leierer got things started with a four yard carry straight up the middle, followed by a 9 yard rush to pick up a first down at the Wyoming 48 yard line. That would be our final offensive play as we would line up in the victory formation with less than 30 seconds left. Snapping the ball with one second left on the play clock and only 21 seconds left in the game, Powers took the snap and quickly dropped to a knee, running out the remaining clock on our extremely hard fought 24-7 win over rival Wyoming, winning Bridger’s Battle for the 2022 season.

    With the win, we wrap up the regular season at 10-2, 7-1 in Mountain West action. With the loss, Wyoming concludes their season at 2-10, 0-8 in Mountain West play. Up next, since New Mexico claimed the division title and a spot in the MWC title game over us, we wait to see where we’re going and who we’ll face in the bowls.



    Final Score
    24, 7



    Stat(s) of the Game:

    Utah State Offense - Powers ended up having a so-so day, going 14-21 for 180 yards and one touchdown, but he also threw two bad interceptions that could have cost us had Wyoming been able to capitalize. Rushing, Leierer led the way with 136 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries. Taylor ended up with 28 yards on 10 rushes. Receiving, Rhodes was the top receiver with 58 yards on five receptions. Leierer had 12 yards and a touchdown on one lone reception. In all, six receivers caught at least one pass today, all six ended with double digit yards through the air.

    Utah State Defense/Special Teams – Horrible first quarter, and some rough spots throughout the game as Wyoming drove right down our throats at times. Other than the drive when Wyoming scored their lone touchdown however, the defense was able to make a stand at some point during each drive and keep Wyoming from adding to their points total. Defensive end Shaun Peterson had a big day in the backfield as he recorded three sacks and five tackles for a loss. Cornerback Leonard Hart came through huge as his lone interception essentially ended any chance Wyoming had of a comeback with two minutes left.

    Utah State Kicking – Another perfect day for Marcus, going 1-1 in field goal with an 18 yard kick, while also going 3-3 in PATs.




    Scoring Summary

    Team 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Final Score
    7 0 0 0 7
    0 7 7 10 24


    Time Team Result Play Score
    First Quarter
    6:54 Touchdown D. Greenwood, 5 yard run (J. Jones kick) 7-0
    Second Quarter
    3:15 Touchdown M. Leierer, 1 yard run (D. Marcus kick) TIED 7-7
    Third Quarter
    5:39 Touchdown M. Leierer, 12 yard pass from A. Powers (D. Marcus kick) 14-7
    Fourth Quarter
    8:55 Field Goal D. Marcus, 21 yard field goal 17-7
    1:55 Touchdown M. Leierer, 14 yard run (D. Marcus kick) 24-7




    Game Stats

    Wyoming Stat Utah State
    7 Score 24
    12 First Downs 21
    236 Total Offense 342
    33 - 99 - 1 Rushes - Yards - TD 38 - 162 - 2
    9 - 20 - 0 Comp - Att - TD 14 - 21 - 1
    137 Passing Yards 180
    7 Times Sacked 0
    6 - 13 (46%) 3rd Down Conversion 4 - 8 (50%)
    0 - 2 (0%) 4th Down Conversion 0 - 0 (0%)
    0 - 0 (0%) 2-Point Conv 0 - 0 (0%)
    2 - 1 - 0 (50%) Red Zone - TD - FG 4 - 3 - 1 (100%)
    1 Turnovers 2
    0 Fumbles Lost 0
    1 Intercepted 2
    4 Punt Return Yards 22
    37 Kick Return Yards 62
    277 Total Yards 426
    5 – 37.4 Punts - Average 3 - 36.3
    0 - 0 Penalties 1 - 15
    14:52 Time of Possession 21:08




    Utah State Coach Goals

    Goal XP Reward Completed
    Win a Game 100 x1
    Score a Touchdown 25 x4
    Force a Turnover 25 x1
    Rush for 100 Yards 25 x1
    Kneel Last Minute Q4 While Ahead 10 x1
    3+ Sacks 50 x1
    Opponent Uner 10 Points 75 x1
    Opponent Under 150 Rush Yards 50 x1
    Beat a Rival School 50 x1
    Opponent Under 300 Pass yards 50 x1
    Pass Completion Over 50% 30 x1
    100% Red Zone Efficiency 50 x1
    Score 21 or More Points 50 x1
    10+ First Downs 50 x1
    4+ 3rd Down Conversions 25 x1




    Utah State Contract Goals Update

    Goal Expectations Progress
    Target Wins Per Season 7 10




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    Taking a look around the nation, in the Top 25, in the game of the week, #1 Ohio State defeated rival #8 Michigan 38-20. #2 Navy beat East Carolina 42-21. #3 Louisiana Lafayette escaped Arkansas State 21-14. #4 Virginia Tech topped Virginia 35-28. In the upset of the week, Georgia shocked #5 Georgia Tech 28-21. #6 Army beat Rutgers 31-14. Florida knocked off #7 Florida State 38-26. #9 Alabama thrashed Auburn 41-10. #10 TCU got past Oklahoma 42-35. #11 Oregon beat Oregon State 28-21.

    #13 Cincinnati slipped past Houston in overtime 38-35. #14 Nebraska beat Iowa 35-19. #15 Notre Dame toppled #17 Stanford 52-21. #16 UCLA walloped USC 27-3. #18 Indiana doubled up Penn State 42-21. #19 West Virginia defeated #23 Texas 42-30. #20 New Mexico thrashed Colorado State 41-13. #21 Ohio escaped Miami University 27-21. #22 Connecticut topped Temple 35-16. #24 Ole Miss beat Mississippi State 49-28. #25 Utah State beat Wyoming 24-7.

    For our readers, JeffHCross, #1 Ohio State improves to 12-0 (9-0 Big Ten) with a 38-20 win over #8 Michigan. Morsdraconis, #19 West Virginia improves to 8-3 (6-2 Big 12) with a 42-30 win over #23 Texas. Souljahbill, Southern Miss drops to 6-6 (5-3 C-USA) with a 42-26 loss to Marshall. Jaymo, Arizona State improves to 6-6 (4-5 Pac-12) with a 45-20 win over rival Arizona. LeeSO, Auburn drops to 5-7 (4-5 SEC) with a 41-10 loss to #9 Alabama. SCClassof93, South Carolina improves to 8-4 (5-4 SEC) with a 41-24 win over Clemson. Other teams of interest, Arkansas State drops to 8-3 (6-1 Sun Belt) with a 21-14 loss to #3 Louisiana Lafayette. Florida International improves to 8-4 (6-2 C-USA) with a 35-30 win over Florida Atlantic. #2 Navy improves to 11-0 (9-0 American) with a 42-21 win over East Carolina. Tulsa ends their year at 5-7 (4-5 American) with a 31-17 win over Tulane.

    In Mountain West action, #20 New Mexico beat Colorado State 41-13, Utah State topped Wyoming 24-7, San Diego State defeated UNLV 31-21, San Jose State beat Nevada 41-35, Boise State topped Air Force 42-26 and Fresno State beat Hawaii 36-14.

    With those results, looking at the current standings, in the Mountain Division, New Mexico (8-0) finished first, followed by Utah State (7-1), Boise State (5-3), Air Force (4-4), Colorado State (1-7) and finally Wyoming (0-8). In the West Division, San Diego State (7-1) finished first, followed by San Jose State (6-2), Nevada (4-4), UNLV (3-5), Fresno State (2-6) and finally Hawaii (1-7).

    With this results, the MWC Championship Game will feature San Diego State, from the West Division, battling New Mexico, from the Mountain Division.

    Looking at undefeated teams left, no one lost this week, keeping our number of undefeated teams at 3. #1 Ohio State (12-0), #2 Navy (11-0) and #3 Louisiana Lafayette (11-0) all remain with an unblemished record this season.

    Turning to a more sadistic watch, who is still winless. UTSA (0-12) will finish the season as the only team to fail to win a single game.

    Taking a look at the new Top 25 Coaches Poll, Ohio State (39 first place votes) remains #1, Navy (21 votes) remains #2, Louisiana-Lafayette (1 vote) remains #3, Virginia Tech remains #4 and Army climbs one to #5. TCU leaps four to #6, Alabama jumps two to #7, Oregon moves up three to #8, Wisconsin jumps three to #9 and Cincinnati climbs three to #10. Michigan drops three to #11, Nebraska climbs two #12, Notre Dame moves up two #13, Georgia Tech falls nine to #14 and UCLA climbs one to #15. Florida State plummets nine to #16, West Virginia climbs two to #17, Indiana remains #18, New Mexico moves up one to #19 and Ohio rises one to #20. Connecticut moves up one to #21, Ole Miss jumps two to #22, Utah State climbs two to #23, Stanford drops seven to #24 and SMU (293 points) enters the poll at #25. Dropping out of the poll this week was Texas (from #23). Looking at Others Receiving Votes, Georgia (290 points) is #26, followed by Florida (237), Vanderbilt (225), Marshall (214) and Baylor (93) to round out the Top 30. Other teams getting points include South Carolina (70), San Diego State (45) and North Texas (35).

    Taking a look at the new Top 25 Media Poll, Ohio State (36 first place votes) remains the #1 team, Navy (28 votes) remains #2, Louisiana Lafayette (1 vote) climbs one to #3, Virginia Tech falls one to #4 and Army climbs three to #5. Alabama moves up three to #6, Oregon jumps three to #7, Wisconsin climbs three to #8, TCU rises three to #9 and Michigan falls three to #10. Cincinnati jumps two to #11, Nebraska moves up two to #12, Notre Dame climbs two to #13, Georgia Tech drops nine to #14 and Florida State falls nine to #15. UCLA moves up one to #16, New Mexico climbs one to #17, Indiana jumps one to #18, Ohio moves up one to #19 and West Virginia climbs one to #20. Connecticut climbs one to #21, Ole Miss moves up one to #22, Utah State jumps one to #23, Stanford drops eight to #24 and SMU (336 points) enters the poll at #25. Dropping out of the poll this week was Texas (from #25). Looking at Others Receiving Votes, Florida (325 points) is #26, followed by Marshall (281), Georgia (269), Vanderbilt (211) and South Carolina (211) to round out the Top 30. Other teams getting points this week include Baylor (152), San Diego State (101), North Texas (91) and Florida International (50).

    In the newest BCS rankings: #1 Ohio State (1.000), #2 Navy (0.995), #3 Louisiana Lafayette (0.989), #4 Virginia Tech (0.984), #5 Army (0.979), #6 Alabama (0.971), #7 TCU (0.966), #8 Oregon (0.966), #9 Wisconsin (0.960) and #10 Michigan (0.950). Others: #18 West Virginia (0.875), #19 New Mexico (0.874), #24 Utah State (0.841).

    An updated look at the Heisman race, Notre Dame QB Mike Harper is #1 (LW: #1), Indiana QB Jerome Walker is #2 (LW: #4), Ohio State QB Jordan Watkins is #3 (LW: #2), Navy QB Jarrod Brooks is #3 (LW: #5) and Stanford QB Roger Langford is #5 (LW: #3). No one fell off the list this week.

    Looking at Awards Finalists, senior defensive end Caleb McBride somehow qualified as a finalist for the Lombardi Trophy, though he is currently ranked #8 on the list.

    Looking at the Bowl Picture, 10 teams punched their ticket this week, giving us 69 teams that have reached the 6 win plateau. 14 teams saw their bowl hopes end, leaving 1 team still having a chance (however small it may be) of getting there, to leave 70 teams total fighting for 68 bowl slots.

    Looking at the newest bowl projections, if they hold out, it's a trip to the Las Vegas Bowl for Utah State fans, taking on Washington (7-5, 5-4) out of the Pac-12. The Beef O'Brady's Bowl would feature Southern Miss (6-6, 5-3 C-USA) matching up with Tennessee (6-6, 4-5 Big 12). The New Orleans Bowl would match-up Florida International (8-4, 6-2 C-USA) against Arkansas State (8-3, 6-1 Sun Belt). The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl would feature Arizona State (6-6, 4-5 Pac-12) against #13 Notre Dame (10-2).

    The Alamo Bowl would feature #17 West Virginia (8-3, 6-2 Big 12) vs. #15 UCLA (10-2, 7-2 Pac-12). The Music City Bowl would match-up South Carolina (8-4, 5-4 SEC) against Duke (6-6, 5-4 ACC). The Sugar Bowl would feature #7 Alabama (9-3, 7-2 SEC) against #19 New Mexico (11-1, 8-0 Mountain West). The BCS National Championship Game would host a showdown between #2 Navy (11-0, 9-0 American) against #1 Ohio State (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten).

    Looking at the BCS projections, the Rose Bowl would feature #3 Louisiana Lafayette (11-0, 7-0 Sun Belt) against #8 Oregon (9-3, 7-2 Pac-12). The Fiesta Bowl has #6 TCU (9-2, 6-2 Big 12) matching up with #5 Army (10-1). The Sugar Bowl has #7 Alabama (9-3, 7-2 SEC) matching up with #19 New Mexico (11-1, 8-0 Mountain West). The Orange Bowl features a battle between #4 Virginia Tech (11-1, 9-0 ACC) and #9 Wisconsin (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten). And in the national championship game, #2 Navy (11-0, 9-0 American) takes on #1 Ohio State (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten).
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    On a bye week, so lets hit it!

    Taking a look around the nation, in the Top 25, in the game of the week, #2 Navy fights off #5 Army 30-24. #3 Louisiana Lafayette embarrassed Louisiana Monroe 52-13. #17 West Virginia kicks a 23 yard field goal with no time left to knock off #6 TCU 37-34.

    For our readers, JeffHCross, #1 Ohio State remains 12-0 (9-0 Big Ten) with a bye week. Morsdraconis, #17 West Virginia improves to 9-3 (7-2 Big 12) with a 37-34 win over #6 TCU thanks to a field goal with no time left. Souljahbill, Southern Miss remains 6-6 (5-3 C-USA) with a bye week. Jaymo, Arizona State remains 6-6 (4-5 Pac-12) with a bye week. LeeSO, Auburn ends their year at 5-7 (4-5 SEC). SCClassof93, South Carolina remains 8-4 (5-4 SEC) with a bye week. Other teams of interest, Arkansas State improves to 9-3 (7-1 Sun Belt) with a 24-9 win over Texas State. Florida International remains 8-4 (6-2 C-USA) with a bye week. #2 Navy improves to 12-0 (9-0 American) with a 30-24 win over #5 Army. Tulsa ends their year at 5-7 (4-5 American).

    In Mountain West action, UNLV beat South Florida 13-7.

    The MWC Championship Game will feature San Diego State, from the West Division, battling New Mexico, from the Mountain Division.

    Looking at undefeated teams left, no one lost this week, keeping our number of undefeated teams at 3. #1 Ohio State (12-0), #2 Navy (12-0) and #3 Louisiana Lafayette (12-0) all remain with an unblemished record this season.

    Turning to a more sadistic watch, who is still winless. UTSA (0-12) will finish the season as the only team to fail to win a single game.

    Taking a look at the new Top 25 Coaches Poll, Navy (32 votes) jumps one to #1, Ohio State (24 first place votes) drops one to #2, Louisiana-Lafayette (5 votes) remains #3, Virginia Tech remains #4 and Alabama climbs two to #5. Oregon jumps two to #6, Wisconsin moves up two to #7, Army drops three to #8, Cincinnati climbs one to #9 and Michigan jumps one to #10. Nebraska climbs one to #11, Notre Dame moves up one to #12, Georgia Tech jumps one to #13, West Virginia vaults three to #14 and TCU drops nine to #15. UCLA drops one to #16, Florida State falls one to #17, Indiana remains #19, New Mexico remains #19 and Ohio remains #20. Connecticut remains #21, Ole Miss remains #22, Utah State remains #23, Stanford remains #24 and SMU (279 points) remains #25. No one dropped from the poll this week. Looking at Others Receiving Votes, Georgia (233 points) is #26, followed by Florida (186), Vanderbilt (153), Marshall (126) and Baylor (85) to round out the Top 30. One other team getting points this week is South Carolina (33).

    Taking a look at the new Top 25 Media Poll, Navy (45 votes) climbs one to #1, Ohio State (20 first place votes) drops one to #2, Louisiana Lafayette remains #3, Virginia Tech remains #4 and Alabama climbs one to #5. Oregon jumps one to #6, Wisconsin moves up one to #7, Army drops three to #8, Michigan climbs one to #9 and Cincinnati jumps one to #10. Nebraska jumps one to #11, Notre Dame moves up one to #12, Georgia Tech rises one to #13, West Virginia leaps six to #14 and Florida State remains #15. UCLA remains #16, TCU drops eight to #17, New Mexico falls one to #18, Indiana drops one to #19 and Ohio falls one to #20. Connecticut remains #21, Ole Miss remains #22, Utah State remains #23, Stanford remains #24 and SMU (301 points) remains #25. No one dropped from the poll this week. Looking at Others Receiving Votes, Florida (245 points) is #26, followed by Marshall (180), Georgia (166), Vanderbilt (79) and South Carolina (79) to round out the Top 30. One other team getting points this week is Baylor (36).

    In the newest BCS rankings: #1 Navy (1.000), #2 Ohio State (0.995), #3 Louisiana Lafayette (0.989), #4 Virginia Tech (0.984), #5 Alabama (0.979), #6 Oregon (0.974), #7 Wisconsin (0.968), #8 Army (0.963), #9 Michigan (0.955) and #10 Notre Dame (0.942). Others: #14 West Virginia (0.913), #19 New Mexico (0.870), #24 Utah State (0.840).

    An updated look at the Heisman race, Notre Dame QB Mike Harper is #1 (LW: #1), Navy QB Jarrod Brooks is #2 (LW: #3), Indiana QB Jerome Walker is #3 (LW: #2), Ohio State QB Jordan Watkins is #4 (LW: #3), and Stanford QB Roger Langford is #5 (LW: #5). No one fell off the list this week.

    Looking at Awards Finalists, senior defensive end Caleb McBride somehow qualified as a finalist for the Lombardi Trophy, though he is currently ranked #8 on the list.

    Looking at the Bowl Picture, No new teams punched their ticket this week, giving us 69 teams that have reached the 6 win plateau. 1 team saw their bowl hopes end to leave 69 teams total fighting for 68 bowl slots, leaving one team getting screwed this year.

    Looking at the newest projections, if they hold out, it's a trip to the Las Vegas Bowl for Utah State fans, taking on Washington (7-5, 5-4) out of the Pac-12. The Beef O'Brady's Bowl would feature Southern Miss (6-6, 5-3 C-USA) matching up with Ball State (8-4, 6-3 MAC). The New Orleans Bowl would match-up Florida International (8-4, 6-2 C-USA) against Arkansas State (9-3, 7-1 Sun Belt). The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl would feature Arizona State (6-6, 4-5 Pac-12) against #12 Notre Dame (10-2).

    The Music City Bowl would match-up South Carolina (8-4, 5-4 SEC) against Duke (6-6, 5-4 ACC). The AT&T Cotton Bowl would host #22 Ole Miss (8-4, 5-4 SEC) against #14 West Virginia (9-3, 7-2 Big 12). The Sugar Bowl would feature #5 Alabama (9-3, 7-2 SEC) against #19 New Mexico (11-1, 8-0 Mountain West). The BCS National Championship Game would host a showdown between #2 Ohio State (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) against #1 Navy (12-0, 9-0 American).

    Looking at the BCS projections, the Rose Bowl would feature #3 Louisiana Lafayette (12-0, 8-0 Sun Belt) against #6 Oregon (9-3, 7-2 Pac-12). The Fiesta Bowl has Baylor (8-4, 7-2 Big 12) matching up with #7 Wisconsin (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten). The Sugar Bowl has #5 Alabama (9-3, 7-2 SEC) matching up with #19 New Mexico (11-1, 8-0 Mountain West). The Orange Bowl features a battle between #4 Virginia Tech (11-1, 9-0 ACC) and #8 Army (10-2). And in the national championship game, #2 Ohio State (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) takes on #1 Navy (12-0, 9-0 American).

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    Conference Championship Week


    Conference Winning Team Record Score Losing Team Record
    (4) 12-1 (10-0) 42-14 (17) 10-3 (8-2)
    (1) 13-0 (10-0) 34-28 (9) 10-3 (8-2)
    (2) 13-0 (10-0) 42-37 (11) 10-3 (8-2)
    11-2 (8-1) 28-9 7-6 (7-2)
    (20) 11-2 (9-1) 26-14 6-7 (6-4)
    (19) 12-1 (9-0) 42-28 9-4 (7-2)
    (16) 11-2 (8-2) 24-21 (6) 9-4 (7-3)
    (5) 10-3 (7-2) 42-14 7-6 (5-5)







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    Pre-Bowl Games Update



    Final BCS Standings

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    Rank LW Team Wins Losses Points
    1 1 Navy 13 0 1.000
    2 2 Ohio State 13 0 .995
    3 3 Louisiana Lafayette 13 0 .989
    4 4 Virginia Tech 12 1 .984
    5 5 Alabama 10 3 .979
    6 7 Wisconsin 10 3 .974
    7 8 Army 10 2 .968
    8 9 Michigan 10 2 .963
    9 10 Notre Dame 10 2 .955
    10 16 UCLA 11 2 .947
    11 13 Georgia Tech 10 2 .941
    12 14 West Virginia 9 3 .927
    13 15 TCU 9 3 .920
    14 11 Cincinnati 10 3 .916
    15 12 Nebraska 10 3 .916
    16 18 Indiana 9 3 .906
    17 19 New Mexico 12 1 .888
    18 6 Oregon 9 4 .887
    19 21 Ohio 11 2 .864
    20 20 Connecticut 9 3 .864
    21 22 Ole Miss 8 4 .859
    22 24 Utah State 10 2 .848
    23 17 Florida State 10 3 .848
    24 23 Stanford 9 3 .841
    25 --- SMU 9 3 .828





    Conference Standings


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    ACC

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    Rank Team Record Percentage Conference Record Points For Points Against Division Record
    Atlantic Division
    #1 (23) Florida State* 10-3 .760 8-2 448 276 6-0
    #2 Syracuse 7-5 .580 6-3 358 336 4-2
    #3 Louisville 5-7 .410 4-5 300 370 4-2
    #4 Boston College 6-6 .500 3-6 272 351 3-3
    #5 Wake Forest 4-8 .330 3-6 276 383 2-4
    #6 Clemson 5-7 .410 3-6 361 337 2-4
    #7 NC State 3-9 .250 1-8 305 395 0-6
    Coastal Division
    #1 (4) Virginia Tech* 12-1 .920 10-0 487 231 6-0
    #2 (11) Georgia Tech 10-2 .830 8-1 430 186 5-1
    #3 Miami (FL) 7-5 .580 5-4 339 353 3-3
    #4 Duke 6-6 .500 5-4 322 356 3-3
    #5 Virginia 5-7 .410 4-5 339 334 3-3
    #6 North Carolina 5-7 .410 2-7 349 359 1-5
    #7 Pittsburgh 4-8 .330 2-7 301 424 0-6





    American Athletic Conference

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    Rank Team Record Percentage Conference Record Points For Points Against Division Record
    East Division
    #1 (1) Navy* 13-0 1.000 10-0 512 354 5-0
    #2 (20) Connecticut 9-3 .750 6-3 376 251 3-2
    #3 South Florida 6-6 .500 5-4 257 332 3-2
    #4 Temple 6-6 .500 4-5 302 275 2-3
    #5 East Carolina 3-9 .250 3-6 252 408 2-3
    #6 Central Florida 4-8 .330 2-7 309 401 0-5
    West Division
    #1 (14) Cincinnati* 10-3 .760 8-2 434 250 4-1
    #2 (25) SMU 9-3 .750 7-2 398 347 4-1
    #3 Houston 5-7 .410 4-5 377 423 3-2
    #4 Tulsa 5-7 .410 4-5 341 377 3-2
    #5 Tulane 1-11 .080 1-8 206 396 1-4
    #6 Memphis 1-11 .080 1-8 287 413 0-5





    Big 12

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    Rank Team Record Percentage Conference Record Points For Points Against
    #1 Baylor 8-4 .660 7-2 364 315
    #2 (12) West Virginia 9-3 .750 7-2 421 313
    #3 (13) TCU 9-3 .750 6-3 488 355
    #4 Oklahoma 8-4 .660 5-4 433 351
    #5 Texas 7-5 .580 5-4 426 380
    #6 Kansas State 8-4 .660 5-4 401 314
    #7 Oklahoma State 6-6 .500 3-6 376 400
    #8 Iowa State 4-8 .330 3-6 261 345
    #9 Texas Tech 5-7 .410 3-6 365 411
    #10 Kansas 3-9 .250 1-8 291 337





    Big Ten

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    Rank Team Record Percentage Conference Record Points For Points Against Division Record
    East Division
    #1 (2) Ohio State* 13-0 1.000 10-0 487 235 6-0
    #2 (8) Michigan 10-2 .830 7-2 453 315 4-2
    #3 (16) Indiana 9-3 .750 6-3 445 337 4-2
    #4 Maryland 6-6 .500 4-5 350 385 3-3
    #5 Rutgers 4-8 .330 3-6 294 361 2-4
    #6 Penn State 4-8 .330 2-7 288 359 2-4
    #7 Michigan State 3-9 .250 2-7 323 368 0-6
    West Division
    #1 (15) Nebraska* 10-3 .760 8-2 446 275 5-1
    #2 (6) Wisconsin 10-2 .830 7-2 404 342 5-1
    #3 Northwestern 7-5 .580 5-4 375 328 3-3
    #4 Iowa 6-6 .500 5-4 328 295 3-3
    #5 Illinois 6-6 .500 4-5 353 365 4-2
    #6 Purdue 2-10 .160 1-8 322 414 1-5
    #7 Minnesota 1-11 .080 0-9 266 404 0-6





    Conference USA

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    Rank Team Record Percentage Conference Record Points For Points Against Division Record
    East Division
    #1 Marshall* 11-2 .840 8-1 501 278 5-1
    #2 Florida International 8-4 .660 6-2 410 311 5-1
    #3 Southern Miss 6-6 .500 5-3 338 374 3-3
    #4 Massachusetts 6-6 .500 5-3 321 386 3-3
    #5 Old Dominion 3-9 .250 3-5 273 379 3-3
    #6 UAB 4-8 .330 3-5 302 386 2-4
    #7 Florida Atlantic 1-11 .080 0-8 274 442 0-6
    West Division
    #1 Western Kentucky* 7-6 .530 7-2 345 382 5-1
    #2 North Texas 9-3 .750 6-2 461 364 5-1
    #3 Rice 5-7 .410 5-3 308 347 4-2
    #4 MTSU 5-7 .410 4-4 307 332 2-4
    #5 Louisiana Tech 4-8 .330 3-5 259 329 3-3
    #6 UTEP 4-8 .330 2-6 228 337 2-4
    #7 UTSA 0-12 .000 0-8 210 390 0-6





    Independents

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    Rank Team Record Percentage Conference Record Points For Points Against
    #1 (7) Army 10-2 .830 --- 455 242
    #2 (9) Notre Dame 10-2 .830 --- 537 327
    #3 BYU 7-5 .580 --- 351 346





    MAC

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    Rank Team Record Percentage Conference Record Points For Points Against Division Record
    East Division
    #1 (19) Ohio* 11-2 .840 9-1 429 258 4-1
    #2 Bowling Green 8-4 .660 7-2 359 323 4-1
    #3 Kent State 6-6 .500 5-4 343 348 3-2
    #4 Akron 3-9 .250 3-6 292 377 2-3
    #5 Buffalo 3-9 .250 3-6 317 360 2-3
    #6 Miami University 1-11 .080 1-8 237 399 0-5
    West Division
    #1 Northern Illinois 6-6 .500 6-3 320 312 3-2
    #2 Ball State 8-4 .660 6-3 377 311 3-2
    #3 Toledo* 6-7 .460 6-4 297 331 4-1
    #4 Central Michigan 4-8 .330 4-5 270 375 3-2
    #5 Western Michigan 3-9 .250 3-6 331 389 1-4
    #6 Eastern Michigan 3-9 .250 2-7 252 412 1-4





    Mountain West

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    Rank Team Record Percentage Conference Record Points For Points Against Division Record
    Mountain Division
    #1 (17) New Mexico* 12-1 .920 9-0 458 242 5-0
    #2 (22) Utah State 10-2 .830 7-1 354 186 4-1
    #3 Boise State 8-4 .660 5-3 381 309 3-2
    #4 Air Force 6-6 .500 4-4 309 322 2-3
    #5 Colorado State 4-8 .330 1-7 305 361 1-4
    #6 Wyoming 2-10 .160 0-8 282 430 0-5
    West Division
    #1 San Diego State* 9-4 .690 7-2 442 359 4-1
    #2 San Jose State 6-6 .500 6-2 325 370 4-1
    #3 Nevada 4-8 .330 4-4 287 386 2-3
    #4 UNLV 5-7 .410 3-5 225 314 3-2
    #5 Fresno State 3-9 .250 2-6 331 420 2-3
    #6 Hawaii 2-10 .160 1-7 239 392 0-5





    Pac-12

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    Rank Team Record Percentage Conference Record Points For Points Against Division Record
    North Division
    #1 (24) Stanford 9-3 .750 7-2 463 348 3-2
    #2 (18) Oregon* 9-4 .690 7-3 431 351 5-0
    #3 Washington 7-5 .580 5-4 342 319 3-2
    #4 Washington State 5-7 .410 5-4 414 491 2-3
    #5 California 5-7 .410 3-6 336 386 1-4
    #6 Oregon State 4-8 .330 2-7 342 361 1-4
    South Division
    #1 (10) UCLA* 11-2 .840 8-2 496 262 4-1
    #2 USC 7-5 .580 7-2 453 366 4-1
    #3 Arizona State 6-6 .500 4-5 417 400 3-2
    #4 Colorado 5-7 .410 3-6 409 442 2-3
    #5 Arizona 5-7 .410 2-7 328 334 2-3
    #6 Utah 4-8 .330 2-7 316 390 0-5





    SEC

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    Rank Team Record Percentage Conference Record Points For Points Against Division Record
    East Division
    #1 Vanderbilt 8-4 .660 5-4 372 338 3-3
    #2 South Carolina 8-4 .660 5-4 408 321 3-3
    #3 Georgia 8-4 .660 5-4 457 301 3-3
    #4 Florida* 7-6 .530 5-5 378 332 4-2
    #5 Kentucky 7-5 .580 4-5 352 334 3-3
    #6 Tennessee 6-6 .500 4-5 366 331 2-4
    #7 Missouri 5-7 .410 3-6 311 388 3-3
    West Division
    #1 (5) Alabama* 10-3 .760 8-2 475 310 6-0
    #2 (21) Ole Miss 8-4 .660 5-4 334 260 4-2
    #3 LSU 8-4 .660 5-4 368 364 3-3
    #4 Texas A&M 6-6 .500 5-4 438 452 2-4
    #5 Arkansas 5-7 .410 4-5 337 321 3-3
    #6 Auburn 5-7 .410 4-5 331 390 2-4
    #7 Mississippi State 5-7 .410 2-7 359 365 1-5





    Sun Belt

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    Rank Team Record Percentage Conference Record Points For Points Against
    #1 (3) Louisiana Lafayette 12-0 1.000 8-0 369 164
    #2 Arkansas State 9-3 .750 7-1 313 225
    #3 Troy 8-4 .660 6-2 316 270
    #4 South Alabama 5-7 .410 4-4 272 337
    #5 Texas State 4-8 .330 3-5 293 297
    #6 Georgia State 2-10 .160 2-6 258 406
    #7 Louisiana Monroe 4-8 .330 2-6 266 342
    #8 New Mexico State 2-10 .160 2-6 229 431
    #9 Idaho 3-9 .250 2-6 213 377





    Heisman Memorial Trophy

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    Rank Player Position Team 1st 2nd 3rd Total
    #1 Jarrod Brooks QB Navy 290 244 167 1525
    #2 Mike Harper QB Notre Dame 261 239 186 1447
    #3 Jordan Watkins QB Ohio State 139 171 229 988
    #4 Jerome Walker QB Indiana 75 112 167 616
    #5 Roger Langford QB Stanford 16 11 23 93





    Award Winners

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    Award Player Position Team Year
    Jarrod Brooks QB Navy Senior
    Maxwell Mike Harper QB Notre Dame Senior (RS)
    Walter Camp Mike Harper QB Notre Dame Senior (RS)
    Bednarik E.J. Haynes CB North Texas Sophomore
    Nagurski Sam McKinney RE Ohio State Senior
    O'Brien Mike Harper QB Notre Dame Senior (RS)
    Walker Tom Williams HB Ohio State Senior
    Biletnikoff Henry Freund WR Alabama Senior
    Mackey Lonnie Engel TE Marshall Senior (RS)
    Outland Mike Perry C Ohio State Senior
    Rimington Mike Perry C Ohio State Senior
    Lombardi Sam McKinney RE Ohio State Senior
    Best LB Trey Cleveland ROLB Navy Senior (RS)
    Thorpe E.J. Haynes CB North Texas Sophomore
    Groza Jeff Sykes K Miami (FL) Senior (RS)
    Guy Brett Bean P Virginia Tech Senior
    Best Returner Michael Muse HB Michigan Junior





    All Americans


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    All-NCAA


    1st Team

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    Position Player Team Year
    Offense
    QB Mike Harper Notre Dame Senior (RS)
    HB Tom Williams Ohio State Senior
    HB Bobby Rodriguez Navy Senior (RS)
    WR Henry Freund Alabama Senior
    WR Stephen Singleton UCLA Senior (RS)
    TE Lonnie Engel Marshall Senior (RS)
    LT Maurice Mays Navy Senior (RS)
    LG Tommy Davis Ohio State Senior (RS)
    C Mike Perry Ohio State Senior
    RG C.J. Rosario Michigan Senior (RS)
    RT Derek Jones Ohio State Senior
    Defense
    LE Jacob Richardson Ohio State Senior
    RE Sam McKinney Ohio State Senior
    DT Ernest Sims Utah State Senior (RS)
    DT Dion Williams South Florida Senior (RS)
    LOLB Mark Woods Virginia Tech Senior (RS)
    MLB Andy Reese Nebraska Junior (RS)
    ROLB Trey Cleveland Navy Senior (RS)
    CB E.J. Haynes North Texas Sophomore
    CB Robert Kramer Virginia Tech Junior
    FS Franklin Swanson Florida State Junior (RS)
    SS Corey Hodge Ohio State Junior
    K David Lawrence Kansas State Sophomore
    P Brett Bean Virginia Tech Senior
    Returner Michael Muse Michigan Junior




    2nd Team

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    Position Player Team Year
    Offense
    QB Jordan Watkins Ohio State Junior (RS)
    HB Brad Taylor TCU Senior
    HB Derek Scott Alabama Senior
    WR Brian Mayfield Kansas State Senior (RS)
    WR Derrick Barber San Diego State Senior (RS)
    TE Derrick Thomas Cincinnati Junior (RS)
    LT Brandon Ruffin Stanford Junior (RS)
    LG Chris Murray LSU Senior (RS)
    C Jeff Frank UCLA Senior (RS)
    RG Derek Higdon Notre Dame Senior (RS)
    RT Aaron Jackson Nebraska Senior (RS)
    Defense
    RE Jermaine Baker Texas Tech Senior (RS)
    RE Mark Gore Louisiana Lafayette Senior (RS)
    DT Sean Morris Connecticut Junior (RS)
    DT Victor Goins Cincinnati Senior (RS)
    LOLB Michael Brown UCLA Junior
    MLB Casey Bowman Cincinnati Junior
    ROLB Lawrence White Marshall Senior (RS)
    CB Jaron Washington Ohio Senior (RS)
    CB Marcus Cox Baylor Junior (RS)
    FS Mark Crosby Ohio Senior (RS)
    SS Reggie Clark Navy Sophomore
    K Jeff Hines San Diego State Senior
    P Tom Walker Alabama Sophomore
    Returner Matt Morton Boise State Junior




    Freshman Team

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    Position Player Team Year
    Offense
    QB T.C. Hughes Hawaii Freshman
    HB Alan Clemens LSU Freshman (RS)
    HB Tyson Taylor Utah State Freshman
    WR Michael Harrell Idaho Freshman
    WR Jamaal Bowman Old Dominion Freshman
    TE Jeremy Nobles Bowling Green Freshman (RS)
    LT Stephen Cody Florida State Freshman (RS)
    LG Brett Cobbs Virginia Tech Freshman (RS)
    LG Jason Heard Ohio State Freshman
    C Loren Mitchell BYU Freshman (RS)
    RT Ben George UCLA Freshman
    Defense
    LE Ray Peoples Boise State Freshman
    RE Bob Ransom Army Freshman
    DT Lance Nash Utah State Freshman
    DT Kirk Long Wisconsin Freshman
    LOLB Tyler Williamson Kansas State Freshman
    MLB Daniel Hunter Syracuse Freshman (RS)
    ROLB Jeff Horne San Diego State Freshman (RS)
    CB Nick Davis San Diego State Freshman
    CB Aaron Toth Nebraska Freshman
    FS Joel Dodd Wisconsin Freshman (RS)
    SS Anthony Hughes Army Freshman (RS)
    K David Keller Wisconsin Freshman
    P Travis Robertson Ohio State Freshman
    Returner Alex White Georgia Freshman





    All-Mountain West


    1st Team

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    Position Player Team Year
    Offense
    QB Mike Robison New Mexico Senior
    HB James Mason New Mexico Senior (RS)
    HB Matt Leierer Utah State Senior (RS)
    WR Derrick Barber San Diego State Senior (RS)
    WR Nick Harris New Mexico Senior (RS)
    TE Jason Henderson Boise State Senior (RS)
    LT Derek Smith Utah State Junior (RS)
    LG Max Cobbs San Diego State Senior (RS)
    C Tyler Toth San Diego State Senior (RS)
    RG Ryan Curry San Diego State Junior (RS)
    RT Grant Stover San Diego State Senior (RS)
    Defense
    RE Shaun Peterson Utah State Sophomore
    RE Lance Durbin San Diego State Sophomore (RS)
    DT Ernest Sims Utah State Senior (RS)
    DT Anthony White Nevada Sophomore
    MLB Terrence Barrett New Mexico Sophomore
    ROLB Casey Hunter Utah State Senior (RS)
    ROLB Jonathan McDonald UNLV Junior
    CB Mike Moses Utah State Junior (RS)
    CB Buck Castillo Utah State Senior (RS)
    FS Charles Noble Utah State Senior (RS)
    SS Sam Richwalski Utah State Senior (RS)
    K Jeff Hines San Diego State Senior
    P Steven Moses Boise State Sophomore
    Returner Matt Morton Boise State Junior




    2nd Team

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    Position Player Team Year
    Offense
    QB Danny Chavis Boise State Junior (RS)
    HB Cornelius Dudley San Diego State Senior (RS)
    HB Eric Kenney Nevada Senior (RS)
    WR Travis Bolden Boise State Sophomore (RS)
    WR Michael Davis Air Force Sophomore (RS)
    TE Wesley Lane San Diego State Sophomore (RS)
    LT Erik Williams San Diego State Junior (RS)
    LG Fred Sims Boise State Senior (RS)
    LG Tim Peterson Utah State Senior (RS)
    C Bryan Lopez San Diego State Senior (RS)
    RT Jake Lee Utah State Senior (RS)
    Defense
    LE Caleb McBride Utah State Senior (RS)
    RE Brandon Justice Boise State Senior (RS)
    DT Kelvin Brown New Mexico Senior
    DT Lance Nash Utah State Freshman
    LOLB Paul Gibson San Diego State Junior (RS)
    MLB Justin Dunn Utah State Sophomore
    ROLB Brandon Branch New Mexico Junior
    CB Greg Blair San Jose State Senior
    CB Leonard Hart Utah State Sophomore
    FS Trey Pope New Mexico Junior (RS)
    SS Nick Gordon San Diego State Junior
    K Ben Richardson Boise State Senior
    P Andrew Love San Diego State Freshman
    Returner Eric McGuire Utah State Senior (RS)


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    2022 Conference Champions


    Conference Team Record Conference Record CCG Loser Record Conference Record
    12-1 10-0 10-3 8-2
    13-0 10-0 10-3 8-2
    8-4 7-2
    13-0 10-0 10-3 8-2
    11-2 8-1 7-6 7-2
    11-2 9-1 6-7 6-4
    12-1 9-0 9-4 7-2
    11-2 8-2 9-4 7-2
    10-3 8-2 7-6 5-5
    12-0 8-0

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    2022 Bowl Season Rundown

    Bowl Game Conference Record Team Team Record Conference Date/Result
    6-6 (4-4) vs. 6-6 (4-5) 12/15 - 12:30 PM
    6-6 (6-3) vs. 10-3 (8-2) 12/15 - 4:30 PM
    9-3 (7-2) (25) vs. 9-4 (7-2) 12/20 - 8:00 PM
    6-6 (5-3) vs. 6-6 (4-5) 12/21 - 7:30 PM
    8-4 (6-2) vs. 9-3 (7-1) 12/22 - 12:00 PM
    7-5 (5-4) vs. 10-2 (7-1) 12/22 - 3:30 PM
    7-6 (7-2) vs. 6-6 (6-2) 12/24 - 8:00 PM
    6-6 (4-5) vs. 8-4 (7-2) 12/26 - 7:30 PM
    8-4 (6-3) vs. 6-6 (5-3) 12/27 - 3:30 PM
    7-5 (5-4) vs. 7-5 (7-2) 12/27 - 3:30 PM
    7-5 (5-4) vs. 6-6 (3-6) 12/27 - 6:00 PM
    7-5 (4-5) vs. 6-6 (3-6) 12/28 - 2:00 PM
    9-3 (6-3) (20) vs. (23) 10-3 (8-2) 12/28 - 6:00 PM
    6-6 (5-4) vs. 8-4 (5-4) 12/28 - 9:00 PM
    9-3 (6-2) vs. 8-4 (5-3) 12/29 - 12:00 PM
    Independent 10-2 (9) vs. 6-6 (4-5) 12/29 - 4:30 PM
    9-3 (6-3) (13) vs. (24) 9-3 (7-2) 12/29 - 7:00 PM
    8-4 (5-4) vs. 7-5 (5-4) 12/29 - 10:00 PM
    8-4 (5-4) vs. 6-6 (5-4) 12/31 - 12:00 PM
    9-4 (7-3) (18) vs. 7-5 (6-3) 12/31 - 2:00 PM
    7-6 (5-5) vs. 11-2 (8-1) 12/31 - 3:30 PM
    6-6 (5-4) vs. (11) 10-2 (8-1) 12/31 - 7:30 PM
    6-6 (5-4) vs. 6-6 (4-5) 1/1 - 12:00 PM
    :TaxSlayer_Gator: 8-4 (5-4) vs. (16) 9-3 (6-3) 1/1 - 12:00 PM
    8-4 (5-4) vs. (15) 10-3 (8-2) 1/1 - 12:30 PM
    8-4 (5-4) (21) vs. (8) 10-2 (7-2) 1/1 - 12:30 PM
    8-4 (5-4) vs. (12) 9-3 (7-2) 1/3 - 8:00 PM
    Independent 7-5 vs. 6-6 (5-4) 1/4 - 12:30 PM
    11-2 (9-1) (19) vs. 8-4 (6-2) 1/5 - 9:00 PM



    2022 BCS Bowls

    Bowl Game Conference Record Team Team Record Conference Date/Result
    12-0 (8-0) (3) vs. (10) 11-2 (8-2) 1/1 - 4:30 PM
    8-4 (7-2) vs. (6) 10-2 (7-2) 1/1 - 8:00 PM
    10-3 (8-2) (5) vs. (17) 12-1 (9-0) 1/2 - 8:00 PM
    12-1 (10-0) (4) vs. (7) 10-2 Independent 1/3 - 8:00 PM
    13-0 (10-0) (2) vs. (1) 13-0 (10-0) 1/6 - 8:00 PM


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    So there you have it. Utah State will tangle with Washington in the Las Vegas Bowl. Utah State fans are wondering if this will be the last year they see Marko Ramius on the sidelines as his contract expires at the end of the year, with no word yet, nor even a rumor, of a possible contract extension in the works.

    Elsewhere, Southern Miss faces Temple in the Beef O'Brady's Bowl, Florida International and Arkansas State meet in the New Orleans Bowl, Arizona State takes on #9 Notre Dame in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, South Carolina meets #16 Indiana in the Gator Bowl, #12 West Virginia is relegated to the Cotton Bowl and a match-up with LSU due to an early season overtime loss to Big-12 Champion Baylor. A perfect season for #3 Louisiana-Lafayette gives them a Rose Bowl showdown with #10 UCLA, #17 New Mexico crashes the BCS party to face #5 Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, #7 Army makes a BCS appearance in the Orange Bowl against #4 Virginia Tech and it's back to back title games for #2 Ohio State as they take on #1 Navy for the National Championship game.

    And in terms of bowl numbers, the SEC has the most of any conference with 10 teams getting into a bowl game, followed closely by the Big Ten (9 teams) and the ACC (7 teams).

    Looking through the standings, 69 teams made it bowl eligible with only 68 slots. One team got screwed this year.

    And a look at who got screwed out of a bowl game this year:

    MAC

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    So there you go. Toledo ends up the only team to not get invited to a bowl game. Toledo was likely headed for a bowl with a 6-6 record before the MAC Championship Game, but a 26-14 to MAC Champion Ohio would leave Toledo with a 6-7 record and leave the Rockets sitting at home for the bowl season.

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    #2 Navy? Defeats #5 Army? What the hell. Lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JeffHCross View Post
    #2 Navy? Defeats #5 Army? What the hell. Lol.


    Navy was a little surprising this year, but considering they beat a top 10 Notre Dame, among other ranked teams in the American, they got some big boosts on their way to a perfect season.

    Army I'm actually not at all surprised about. They've come on hot the last two years. After going 6-7 two years ago, Army finished the season 11-2 and ranked #14 last season. Then they go 10-2 this season (were 10-1 until the Army-Navy game) and stayed high in the rankings throughout the season.

    I'm actually looking forward to next season to see if both teams can keep piling up wins or if they have a falling off due to graduating players.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JeffHCross View Post
    #2 Navy? Defeats #5 Army? What the hell. Lol.
    They run the option. NCAA 14 has an erection for option teams like Army, Navy, and GA Tech.

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    Quote Originally Posted by souljahbill View Post
    They run the option. NCAA 14 has an erection for option teams like Army, Navy, and GA Tech.
    Actually, I'm not sure they still do. Don't forget, offenses can change due to the coaching carousel. I looked at one or two Navy games during the season, and they were putting up some big passing numbers. How else would their QB have won the Heisman Trophy this season?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes View Post
    Actually, I'm not sure they still do. Don't forget, offenses can change due to the coaching carousel. I looked at one or two Navy games during the season, and they were putting up some big passing numbers. How else would their QB have won the Heisman Trophy this season?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JeffHCross View Post
    I can vouch that it is possible to win a Heisman with a running QB. It's the O'Brien award that is difficult with a running QB
    True. Well, I plan on trying to get my bowl game played in a little bit, I'll check out the stats and playbooks of both Army and Navy, see if it was the option or quality of players that helped them play so well.

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    Alright, I took a quick glance.

    Army still runs the Army playbook. Looking at season stats, Army's QBs combined to go 159-268 passing for 2,411 yards and 16 TDs. Rushing, Army had 637 total rushes this season by all players for a combined 3,036 yards and 45 TDs.

    Navy still runs the Navy playbook. Looking at season stats, Navy's QBs combined to go 163-194 passing for 2,297 yards and 23 TDs. Rushing, Navy had 688 total rushes this season by all players for a combined 3,654 yards and 41 TDs.

    So, I guess running the option did play into the successes of Army and Navy, for sure, for this season. But both teams also have QBs who can pass, so it wasn't all the running game. In the Army-Navy game, while Navy had a run heavy offense, Army had two times more passing yards than they did rushing yards. They actually had quite a few games where they had twice the passing yards than rushing yards. It just ended up skewed because of some of their early season games against Boston College (285 rushing, 80 passing) and Duke (388 rushing, 57 passing), where the rushing yards stat got a huge head start.

    For Navy, they leaned run, but for the most part was relatively even. They had one or two games where it was heavily skewed to the run. Then they had the Notre Dame game where it was ALL pass. In the 77-73 win over Notre Dame, Navy went 39-71 passing for 612 yards. They only had 13 rushes for 112 yards in that game. So while Navy did lean towards the running game this season (though not as heavily as the real life Navy), they quite simply have the players for a high power passing game as well, as they showed against Notre Dame.

    So it was probably a mix of the option game in NCAA 14, as well as recruiting bringing in better players, primarily QBs, that improved the passing game for both teams and let both offenses open the playbook up when needed. I guess the biggest test will be the bowl games. We'll see how Army does against #4 Virginia Tech and how Navy does against #2 Ohio State, see if it was just some lucky games and a favorable schedule, along with some unlucky losses by teams ranked above them, or if Army and Navy were the real deal this season.

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