After a bye week (not for any of the teams for me because I am incredibly tired) we return to the Border Eight. This week separated the best of the best from the bottom feeders, and some teams nearby are starting to make a playoff push.
After a bye week, Nebraska looked to knock off another undefeated team. Indiana was sitting at 6-0, but their validity was heavily in question. The Hoosiers had not played a team of real substance, and looked like they might have a challenge against the 5-1 Cornhuskers. Indiana was not only up to the challenge, but left absolutely no doubt that they were one of the best teams in the nation. Offensively, they put up circus numbers with 495 yards and a horrifying eight touchdowns, five of them on the ground. The Huskers were unable to keep up and were ravaged by the defense. They managed only 304 yards and reached the end zone one time. Dylan Raiola had a surprisingly poor performance with no touchdowns, three interceptions and completed 28 of his 44 pass attempts. The Huskers are still looking to reach six wins for the first time since 2016, while Indiana improves to 7-0.
The whole season, Iowa would win every other game against Power Four opponents, and the trend would continue against Michigan State. The Hawkeyes’ usually strong defense was completely ripped through by the Spartans offense and quarterback Aidan Chiles. The Spartans’ offense totaled 468 yards, but only scored two touchdowns. It did not matter as Michigan State started collecting field goals like Infinity Stones, with kicker Jonathan Kim making six of his seven field goals on the day and nailing a 55 yarder to make his victory even more sweet. The Hawkeyes surprisingly found the endzone more, collecting three touchdowns, but with only 283 yards and no additional scoring drivest, Michigan State got a relatively decisive 32-20 victory.
Despite the horrendously ugly uniforms, it served Illinois well as they won in low scoring fashion against Michigan. While the offense only managed 267 yards, an incredible fake punt paired with smothering defense made it impossible for Michigan to get anything done. Michigan’s offense totaled more yards at 322, but stalled consistently. Quarterback Jack Tuttle was sacked five times, never found the endzone, and threw an interception. The Wolverines also lost two fumbles and had a field goal blocked, which were key in Illinois’ victory. The Illini won 21-7 and rushed the field with a road trip to No. 1 Oregon up next.
After being blown out in last year’s matchup, Wisconsin was out for blood on the road against Northwestern. The defense had an incredibly strong performance only allowing 209 yards, registering two sacks, a forced fumble, and recording a safety in the fourth quarter. Offensively, they recorded only 359 yards and three touchdowns, but the defense’s dominance allowed the offense to coast to a 23-3 win. Wisconsin has now won three consecutive games and is tied for fourth in the conference, while Northwestern is fourth to last.
Louisville hosted Miami in a shootout for the ages that was once again plagued by controversy, asMiami has been the beneficiary of questionable officiating all season. Late in the third quarter, Miami quarterback Cam Ward connected with receiver Xavier Restrepo for a 63 yard completion that set a Hurricanes touchdown on the following play. However, a holding call was missed that would have nullified the long completion. The Cardinals ended up losing by seven, 52-45. Both teams put up video game numbers on offense with Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough leading the way. He threw for 342 yards and four touchdowns without a turnover. Shough was sacked three times for 35 yards though, and the Cardinals run game only recorded 106 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. The Hurricanes were much more balanced with 538 total yards, 319 in the air with four touchdowns and 219 on the ground with two touchdowns. The Hurricanes reached 7-0 for the first time since 2017, a year in which they made the ACC Championship.
After a close loss to Vanderbilt, Kentucky looked to right the ship against a struggling Florida team. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the Gators threw it back to 2008 and dropped 48 points on them, while Kentucky only managed 20. Florida quarterback DJ Lagway only completed seven passes, but averaged 37 yards per completion and finished the day with 259 yards. He never found the end zone though, as the Gators elected to just give the ball to Jadan Baugh and let him work. Baugh came into the game not having a single score on the year, but scored all five of the Gators’ offensive touchdowns against Kentucky. Despite the unexpectedly dominant performance by the Gator offense, the defense was just as impressive, barely letting Kentucky break 300 yards and forcing three interceptions, one of which resulted in a pick six to seal the 48-20 win.
After sputtering performances the past two weeks with a loss to Arkansas and an overtime victory against Florida, Tennessee looked to regain their stride on the third Saturday in October. . Early on, both offenses struggled with the Tide being up 7-0 going into half, marking three consecutive scoreless first halves for the Volunteers. Tennessee turned the tides in the second half though, and shut down Alabama for the most part from then on. Dylan Sampson rushed into the endzone twice in the third quarter while Alabama only managed to get a field goal. Early in the fourth quarter, Justice Haynes found the endzone for the Tide, but after that, the Volunteers scored again and clamped down on defense forcing two punts, a turnover on downs, and an interception to seal their second straight home win against Alabama 24-17.
After pulling off two consecutive upsets, Vanderbilt got into a surprising grudge match with Ball State. The Cardinals scored on their first drive of the day burning nearly seven minutes off the clock to go up 7-0. The Cards defense was able to hold Vanderbilt almost completely at bay in the first half forcing two field goals and a punt. Late in the second quarter though, the Commodores finally broke through as quarterback Diego Pavia led a 97 yard drive that ended with a touchdown and a two point conversion to take the lead. Coming out of the half, Ball State went 94 yards in six and a half minutes to tie things up, but Vanderbilt pulled away after that. The Commodores finished the day on a 10-0 run and got the 24-14 win. This victory pushed them into the top 25 for the first time in 11 years.
After a week off to prepare, and LSU potentially facing some hangover after a huge win over Ole Miss, Arkansas was looking to capitalize and get a second straight top 10 win at home against LSU. The Tigers would not have any sort of hangover though, and beat down Arkansas 34-10 and never trailed. The Tigers put up 384 yards and three touchdowns on the day, but ultimately, it was the defense that stepped up strong for LSU. The Hogs only rushed for 38 yards, and quarterback Taylen Green was sacked three times for 24 yards. Arkansas also turned the ball over three times making it hard for them to get anything done in their 34-10 loss.
After a Red River letdown, Oklahoma was looking to right the ship against an equally inconsistent South Carolina team. From the jump though, it was clear that the Sooners were not up to the challenge. On the first play from scrimmage, Oklahoma quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. was picked off, which set the Gamecocks up to score five plays later. The Sooners fumbled on their ensuing drive Tonka Hemingway got himself a scoop and score. Five plays later, Hawkins was picked off again, but this time Nick Emmanwori returned it for a touchdown and the Gamecocks led 21-0 within six minutes, and Oklahoma never recovered. South Carolina found the endzone twice more while Oklahoma only scored nine points and the Gamecocks came out on top with a 35-9 victory.
Sitting at last place in the Big 12, Oklahoma State faced a tall task goin g on the road on Friday night facing undefeated BYU. Early on though, the Cowboys looked more than ready to pull off the upset. The two teams traded touchdowns in the first half and with 32 seconds left in the half, OSU running back Ollie Gordon II rushed for a touchdown to take a 21-14 halftime lead. The two continued to battle in the second half and after BYU went up 31-28 in the fourth quarter, The Cowboys responded with a nearly nine minute drive, and found the endzone with one minute and 13 seconds left in the game. BYU had to go 75 yards and the Cowboys had a 99.9% chance to win, but BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff rallied his team 75 yards in under a minute and took the lead 38-35. With 19 seconds left, it was too little, too late and with Baylor and Kansas both getting wins this past weekend, Oklahoma State sits alone at the bottom of the standings.
As stated before, Kansas also sat at the bottom of the standings in the conference, but they had a much better outcome to their game than their across-the-border rivals. Hosting Houston, Kansas performed to the level of their preseason expectations. Quarterback Jalon Daniels and running back Devin Neal were an incredible one-two punch as they combined for 413 yards and six total touchdowns and gave the Cougars everything they could handle. Houston did put up 335 yards, but with four interceptions on the day, the Jayhawks cruised to a 42-14.
Despite a blowout loss to BYU early in the season, Kansas State is still very much alive for a spot in the Big 12 title game. Going on the road to take on a streaky West Virginia team, the Wildcats absolutely dominated the Mountaineers. Wildcats quarterback Avery Johnson single-handedly outgained and outscored West Virginia, racking up 298 yards and three touchdowns while West Virginia had just 295 yards and two touchdowns. Johnson was aided by the ground game with three players combining for 114 yards and two more touchdowns en route to a 45-18 win for Kansas State.
Iowa State came into the weekend tied with BYU for first place in the Big 12, and hosting a 3-3 UCF, they had an eerily similar game to the Cougars. The two squads traded touchdowns in the first half and with a minute and 18 seconds left in the half, BJ Adams picked off ISU quarterback Rocco Becht for a touchdown to take a 21-14 halftime lead. Up 35-30 with just a few minutes left, UCF just had to bleed the clock out and come home with the upset win. The rushing game that totaled 354 yards and four touchdowns was unable to get a first down, and the Knights elected to punt the ball away inside Cyclone territory. The Knights still had a 99.9% chance of winning and with Becht struggling, having thrown two interceptions, all UCF needed was one more stop. Becht willed his team 80 yards in just over a minute and took the lead 38-35. I guess the Big 12 script writers are getting lazy. UCF had almost no time to respond and Iowa State squeaked out with a win to remain undefeated.
Northern Illinois had a weekend of two very different performances. On defense, the Huskies held the Toledo Rockets to just 13 points, the second least their defense has allowed all year. The Rockets only found the endzone once and did not exceed 300 yards. Surely this translated to a win, right? Wrong. The Huskies’ offense had significantly more yards at 391 on the day, but never capitalized. They never found the endzone and had to settle for just two field goals. On top of that, they were turned over on downs six times, going 2/8 on fourth down. The Huskies lost 13-6 and despite being ranked early in the year, now sit tied for eighth place in the MAC.
Down in the C-USA, Middle Tennessee State had a very similar week to Northern Illinois, but to a much different result. The offense performed very poorly against 0-5 Kennesaw State. The Blue Raiders’ offense scored only seven points and the usually stellar Nicholas Vattiato only threw for 199 yards and never found the endzone. Luckily for them, the defense stepped up strong, allowing only 234 yards and forcing two interceptions on the night. On top of that, the two Owls quarterbacks that came completed just 10 of their 27 passes. The seven points that the Blue Raider offense scored would have been enough, as the Owls put up just five points. Omari Kelly’s punt return for a touchdown helped seal the 14-5 victory for Middle Tennessee’s first win over an FBS opponent this year.
Western Kentucky went on the road to take on Sam Houston State as both teams were hoping to avoid their first conference loss of the season. The two teams went back and forth early on, with the Bearkats taking a 14-10 lead midway through the second quarter, but from that point on, the Hilltoppers put the hurt on and ran away with the game. WKU quarterback Caden Veltkamp found the endzone three more times, once on the ground and twice in the air, while the defense complimented him strongly and shut the Bearkats out the rest of the night. Veltkamp finished his day with 378 total yards and four touchdowns, just 22 yards less than the entire Sam Houston State team garnering them a 31-14 victory.
Down in Memphis, the Tigers found themselves in a shootout against North Texas. Featuring six lead changes and thirteen touchdowns, Memphis had to put up video game numbers to beat North Texas. While quarterback Seth Henigan threw for 319 yards, he only had one touchdown on the day as the running game finished the job. Running back Mario Anderson Jr. put the team on his back, finishing with 183 yards and four of the Tigers’ six touchdowns. The Mean Green put up insane numbers as well, led by quarterback Chandler Morris, who finished the day with 61 pass attempts and 10 rushing attempts. Morris totaled 516 yards and four touchdowns. Unfortunately for him, losing the turnover battle 2-0 against the Tigers as well as a defensive letdown, was enough for Memphis to win 52-44.
After being outscored by opponents 101-27 over the last two weeks, Tulsa was looking to right the ship against a struggling Temple team. Tulsa was absolutely not up to the challenge though, as they got absolutely run through by Temple, despite what just a 10 point loss. Temple had only reached the 20 point mark three times this year, but against Tulsa, they reached 17 before halftime and kept Tulsa scoreless in the first half. They were outscored 10-3 in the second half, but it didn’t matter, the damage was already done and Temple won 20-10. Tulsa only managed 224 yards and one touchdown while Temple recorded 397 total yards on the way to their second win.
Going on the road against Southern Miss, Arkansas State had by far their best offensive showing of the season. The Golden Eagles tried their hardest to keep up, recording 351 yards as well as four touchdowns, but paired with three turnovers, it was too much for them to handle. The Red Wolves absolutely poured it on, recording 467 yards and five touchdowns on the day. The Red Wolves importantly won the turnover battle 3-0 on the way to their 44-28 victory.
Iowa State (7-0) (2-0)
Illinois (6-1) (2-0)
Kansas State (6-1) (1-0)
Memphis (6-1) (1-0)
Tennessee (6-1) (1-1)
Vanderbilt (5-2) (1-0)
Western Kentucky (5-2) (1-0)
Nebraska (5-2) (0-1)
Arkansas (4-3) (1-1)
Oklahoma (4-3) (1-1)
Arkansas State (4-3) (1-1)
Louisville (4-3) (0-0)
Northern Illinois (4-3) (0-0)
Iowa (4-3) (0-1)
Oklahoma State (3-4) (2-1)
Northwestern (3-4) (0-0)
Kentucky (3-4) (0-1)
Kansas (2-5) (0-1)
Tulsa (2-5) (0-2)
MTSU (2-6) (0-2)
After a bye week, Nebraska looked to knock off another undefeated team. Indiana was sitting at 6-0, but their validity was heavily in question. The Hoosiers had not played a team of real substance, and looked like they might have a challenge against the 5-1 Cornhuskers. Indiana was not only up to the challenge, but left absolutely no doubt that they were one of the best teams in the nation. Offensively, they put up circus numbers with 495 yards and a horrifying eight touchdowns, five of them on the ground. The Huskers were unable to keep up and were ravaged by the defense. They managed only 304 yards and reached the end zone one time. Dylan Raiola had a surprisingly poor performance with no touchdowns, three interceptions and completed 28 of his 44 pass attempts. The Huskers are still looking to reach six wins for the first time since 2016, while Indiana improves to 7-0.
The whole season, Iowa would win every other game against Power Four opponents, and the trend would continue against Michigan State. The Hawkeyes’ usually strong defense was completely ripped through by the Spartans offense and quarterback Aidan Chiles. The Spartans’ offense totaled 468 yards, but only scored two touchdowns. It did not matter as Michigan State started collecting field goals like Infinity Stones, with kicker Jonathan Kim making six of his seven field goals on the day and nailing a 55 yarder to make his victory even more sweet. The Hawkeyes surprisingly found the endzone more, collecting three touchdowns, but with only 283 yards and no additional scoring drivest, Michigan State got a relatively decisive 32-20 victory.
Despite the horrendously ugly uniforms, it served Illinois well as they won in low scoring fashion against Michigan. While the offense only managed 267 yards, an incredible fake punt paired with smothering defense made it impossible for Michigan to get anything done. Michigan’s offense totaled more yards at 322, but stalled consistently. Quarterback Jack Tuttle was sacked five times, never found the endzone, and threw an interception. The Wolverines also lost two fumbles and had a field goal blocked, which were key in Illinois’ victory. The Illini won 21-7 and rushed the field with a road trip to No. 1 Oregon up next.
After being blown out in last year’s matchup, Wisconsin was out for blood on the road against Northwestern. The defense had an incredibly strong performance only allowing 209 yards, registering two sacks, a forced fumble, and recording a safety in the fourth quarter. Offensively, they recorded only 359 yards and three touchdowns, but the defense’s dominance allowed the offense to coast to a 23-3 win. Wisconsin has now won three consecutive games and is tied for fourth in the conference, while Northwestern is fourth to last.
Louisville hosted Miami in a shootout for the ages that was once again plagued by controversy, asMiami has been the beneficiary of questionable officiating all season. Late in the third quarter, Miami quarterback Cam Ward connected with receiver Xavier Restrepo for a 63 yard completion that set a Hurricanes touchdown on the following play. However, a holding call was missed that would have nullified the long completion. The Cardinals ended up losing by seven, 52-45. Both teams put up video game numbers on offense with Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough leading the way. He threw for 342 yards and four touchdowns without a turnover. Shough was sacked three times for 35 yards though, and the Cardinals run game only recorded 106 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. The Hurricanes were much more balanced with 538 total yards, 319 in the air with four touchdowns and 219 on the ground with two touchdowns. The Hurricanes reached 7-0 for the first time since 2017, a year in which they made the ACC Championship.
After a close loss to Vanderbilt, Kentucky looked to right the ship against a struggling Florida team. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the Gators threw it back to 2008 and dropped 48 points on them, while Kentucky only managed 20. Florida quarterback DJ Lagway only completed seven passes, but averaged 37 yards per completion and finished the day with 259 yards. He never found the end zone though, as the Gators elected to just give the ball to Jadan Baugh and let him work. Baugh came into the game not having a single score on the year, but scored all five of the Gators’ offensive touchdowns against Kentucky. Despite the unexpectedly dominant performance by the Gator offense, the defense was just as impressive, barely letting Kentucky break 300 yards and forcing three interceptions, one of which resulted in a pick six to seal the 48-20 win.
After sputtering performances the past two weeks with a loss to Arkansas and an overtime victory against Florida, Tennessee looked to regain their stride on the third Saturday in October. . Early on, both offenses struggled with the Tide being up 7-0 going into half, marking three consecutive scoreless first halves for the Volunteers. Tennessee turned the tides in the second half though, and shut down Alabama for the most part from then on. Dylan Sampson rushed into the endzone twice in the third quarter while Alabama only managed to get a field goal. Early in the fourth quarter, Justice Haynes found the endzone for the Tide, but after that, the Volunteers scored again and clamped down on defense forcing two punts, a turnover on downs, and an interception to seal their second straight home win against Alabama 24-17.
After pulling off two consecutive upsets, Vanderbilt got into a surprising grudge match with Ball State. The Cardinals scored on their first drive of the day burning nearly seven minutes off the clock to go up 7-0. The Cards defense was able to hold Vanderbilt almost completely at bay in the first half forcing two field goals and a punt. Late in the second quarter though, the Commodores finally broke through as quarterback Diego Pavia led a 97 yard drive that ended with a touchdown and a two point conversion to take the lead. Coming out of the half, Ball State went 94 yards in six and a half minutes to tie things up, but Vanderbilt pulled away after that. The Commodores finished the day on a 10-0 run and got the 24-14 win. This victory pushed them into the top 25 for the first time in 11 years.
After a week off to prepare, and LSU potentially facing some hangover after a huge win over Ole Miss, Arkansas was looking to capitalize and get a second straight top 10 win at home against LSU. The Tigers would not have any sort of hangover though, and beat down Arkansas 34-10 and never trailed. The Tigers put up 384 yards and three touchdowns on the day, but ultimately, it was the defense that stepped up strong for LSU. The Hogs only rushed for 38 yards, and quarterback Taylen Green was sacked three times for 24 yards. Arkansas also turned the ball over three times making it hard for them to get anything done in their 34-10 loss.
After a Red River letdown, Oklahoma was looking to right the ship against an equally inconsistent South Carolina team. From the jump though, it was clear that the Sooners were not up to the challenge. On the first play from scrimmage, Oklahoma quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. was picked off, which set the Gamecocks up to score five plays later. The Sooners fumbled on their ensuing drive Tonka Hemingway got himself a scoop and score. Five plays later, Hawkins was picked off again, but this time Nick Emmanwori returned it for a touchdown and the Gamecocks led 21-0 within six minutes, and Oklahoma never recovered. South Carolina found the endzone twice more while Oklahoma only scored nine points and the Gamecocks came out on top with a 35-9 victory.
Sitting at last place in the Big 12, Oklahoma State faced a tall task goin g on the road on Friday night facing undefeated BYU. Early on though, the Cowboys looked more than ready to pull off the upset. The two teams traded touchdowns in the first half and with 32 seconds left in the half, OSU running back Ollie Gordon II rushed for a touchdown to take a 21-14 halftime lead. The two continued to battle in the second half and after BYU went up 31-28 in the fourth quarter, The Cowboys responded with a nearly nine minute drive, and found the endzone with one minute and 13 seconds left in the game. BYU had to go 75 yards and the Cowboys had a 99.9% chance to win, but BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff rallied his team 75 yards in under a minute and took the lead 38-35. With 19 seconds left, it was too little, too late and with Baylor and Kansas both getting wins this past weekend, Oklahoma State sits alone at the bottom of the standings.
As stated before, Kansas also sat at the bottom of the standings in the conference, but they had a much better outcome to their game than their across-the-border rivals. Hosting Houston, Kansas performed to the level of their preseason expectations. Quarterback Jalon Daniels and running back Devin Neal were an incredible one-two punch as they combined for 413 yards and six total touchdowns and gave the Cougars everything they could handle. Houston did put up 335 yards, but with four interceptions on the day, the Jayhawks cruised to a 42-14.
Despite a blowout loss to BYU early in the season, Kansas State is still very much alive for a spot in the Big 12 title game. Going on the road to take on a streaky West Virginia team, the Wildcats absolutely dominated the Mountaineers. Wildcats quarterback Avery Johnson single-handedly outgained and outscored West Virginia, racking up 298 yards and three touchdowns while West Virginia had just 295 yards and two touchdowns. Johnson was aided by the ground game with three players combining for 114 yards and two more touchdowns en route to a 45-18 win for Kansas State.
Iowa State came into the weekend tied with BYU for first place in the Big 12, and hosting a 3-3 UCF, they had an eerily similar game to the Cougars. The two squads traded touchdowns in the first half and with a minute and 18 seconds left in the half, BJ Adams picked off ISU quarterback Rocco Becht for a touchdown to take a 21-14 halftime lead. Up 35-30 with just a few minutes left, UCF just had to bleed the clock out and come home with the upset win. The rushing game that totaled 354 yards and four touchdowns was unable to get a first down, and the Knights elected to punt the ball away inside Cyclone territory. The Knights still had a 99.9% chance of winning and with Becht struggling, having thrown two interceptions, all UCF needed was one more stop. Becht willed his team 80 yards in just over a minute and took the lead 38-35. I guess the Big 12 script writers are getting lazy. UCF had almost no time to respond and Iowa State squeaked out with a win to remain undefeated.
Northern Illinois had a weekend of two very different performances. On defense, the Huskies held the Toledo Rockets to just 13 points, the second least their defense has allowed all year. The Rockets only found the endzone once and did not exceed 300 yards. Surely this translated to a win, right? Wrong. The Huskies’ offense had significantly more yards at 391 on the day, but never capitalized. They never found the endzone and had to settle for just two field goals. On top of that, they were turned over on downs six times, going 2/8 on fourth down. The Huskies lost 13-6 and despite being ranked early in the year, now sit tied for eighth place in the MAC.
Down in the C-USA, Middle Tennessee State had a very similar week to Northern Illinois, but to a much different result. The offense performed very poorly against 0-5 Kennesaw State. The Blue Raiders’ offense scored only seven points and the usually stellar Nicholas Vattiato only threw for 199 yards and never found the endzone. Luckily for them, the defense stepped up strong, allowing only 234 yards and forcing two interceptions on the night. On top of that, the two Owls quarterbacks that came completed just 10 of their 27 passes. The seven points that the Blue Raider offense scored would have been enough, as the Owls put up just five points. Omari Kelly’s punt return for a touchdown helped seal the 14-5 victory for Middle Tennessee’s first win over an FBS opponent this year.
Western Kentucky went on the road to take on Sam Houston State as both teams were hoping to avoid their first conference loss of the season. The two teams went back and forth early on, with the Bearkats taking a 14-10 lead midway through the second quarter, but from that point on, the Hilltoppers put the hurt on and ran away with the game. WKU quarterback Caden Veltkamp found the endzone three more times, once on the ground and twice in the air, while the defense complimented him strongly and shut the Bearkats out the rest of the night. Veltkamp finished his day with 378 total yards and four touchdowns, just 22 yards less than the entire Sam Houston State team garnering them a 31-14 victory.
Down in Memphis, the Tigers found themselves in a shootout against North Texas. Featuring six lead changes and thirteen touchdowns, Memphis had to put up video game numbers to beat North Texas. While quarterback Seth Henigan threw for 319 yards, he only had one touchdown on the day as the running game finished the job. Running back Mario Anderson Jr. put the team on his back, finishing with 183 yards and four of the Tigers’ six touchdowns. The Mean Green put up insane numbers as well, led by quarterback Chandler Morris, who finished the day with 61 pass attempts and 10 rushing attempts. Morris totaled 516 yards and four touchdowns. Unfortunately for him, losing the turnover battle 2-0 against the Tigers as well as a defensive letdown, was enough for Memphis to win 52-44.
After being outscored by opponents 101-27 over the last two weeks, Tulsa was looking to right the ship against a struggling Temple team. Tulsa was absolutely not up to the challenge though, as they got absolutely run through by Temple, despite what just a 10 point loss. Temple had only reached the 20 point mark three times this year, but against Tulsa, they reached 17 before halftime and kept Tulsa scoreless in the first half. They were outscored 10-3 in the second half, but it didn’t matter, the damage was already done and Temple won 20-10. Tulsa only managed 224 yards and one touchdown while Temple recorded 397 total yards on the way to their second win.
Going on the road against Southern Miss, Arkansas State had by far their best offensive showing of the season. The Golden Eagles tried their hardest to keep up, recording 351 yards as well as four touchdowns, but paired with three turnovers, it was too much for them to handle. The Red Wolves absolutely poured it on, recording 467 yards and five touchdowns on the day. The Red Wolves importantly won the turnover battle 3-0 on the way to their 44-28 victory.
Iowa State (7-0) (2-0)
Illinois (6-1) (2-0)
Kansas State (6-1) (1-0)
Memphis (6-1) (1-0)
Tennessee (6-1) (1-1)
Vanderbilt (5-2) (1-0)
Western Kentucky (5-2) (1-0)
Nebraska (5-2) (0-1)
Arkansas (4-3) (1-1)
Oklahoma (4-3) (1-1)
Arkansas State (4-3) (1-1)
Louisville (4-3) (0-0)
Northern Illinois (4-3) (0-0)
Iowa (4-3) (0-1)
Oklahoma State (3-4) (2-1)
Northwestern (3-4) (0-0)
Kentucky (3-4) (0-1)
Kansas (2-5) (0-1)
Tulsa (2-5) (0-2)
MTSU (2-6) (0-2)
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