Brigham Young Cougars opponents were 5-4 last
week, identical to BYU’s season record. Oregon State suffered its first
loss. Washington State gave Stanford a
scare, and Notre Dame had the marquee win of the week, and on the road, no
less.
Washington State (2-6): Lost to
Stanford, 24-17. The red Cougars played the Stanford Cardinals tough. Washington State only gave up 286
yards of total offense to Stanford, but a pick-6 thrown by Jeff Teul was
costly. The Washington State offensive line also
gave up 10 sacks and the team finished with -16 rushing yards. Yet, in the end,
Washington State had a chance to tie
the game in the closing moments. They reached the Stanford 9-yard line, but
could not get into the end zone.
Next game: at Utah, Nov. 3
Weber State (1-7): Bye.
Next game: Montana
Utah (3-5): Beat Cal, 49-27. Special teams
and defense came accounted for 21 of Utah’s 49 points. The Utes
had two 100-yard kickoff returns for a touchdown and a 17-yard fumble return
for another touchdown. For the second week in a row, Utah was outgained in
total yards (441 to 344), but Cal’s three turnovers
cancelled out the extra yards. Utah had 17 penalties for
159 yards, but they were still able to score 14 points in each the first three
quarters. John White IV had 105 yards rushing.
Next game: Washington State, Nov. 3
No. 19 Boise State (7-1): Beat Wyoming 45-14. Boise State used a balanced
attack on offense accumulating 214 yards rushing and 223 yards passing, and
pulled away from Wyoming in the second half.
The Broncos led just 17-7 at halftime, but 21 points in the third quarter
turned the game into a route. Boise State converted 12 of 14
third downs.
Next game: San Diego State
Hawaii (1-6): Lost to Colorado State, 42-27. It was a one
point game in the fourth quarter, 28-27, but Hawaii threw two
interceptions, and Colorado State returned both of them
for touchdowns. Colorado State had four turnovers of
its own, including a fumble that Hawaii returned for a
touchdown for the game’s first points. Hawaii scored another
touchdown after returning an onside kick to the 2-yard line, which helped them
get back into the game after falling behind 28-14.
Next game: at Fresno State, Nov. 3
Utah State (7-2): Beat
Texas-San Antonio, 48-17. The Utah State Aggies continued their collision
course with Louisiana Tech by staying undefeated in the WAC. Utah State had 522 yards of
total offense, included 394 passing yards. Utah State put the game away
with 20 points in the second quarter and 21 points in the third. Aggie
quarterback Chuckie Keeton was 27 of 36 for 340 yards and 3 TD with 1
interception. Each team had over 100 penalty yards.
Next game: Texas State, Nov. 3
No. 11 Oregon State (6-1): Lost to Washington, 20-17. For the
second time this season, former BYU quarterback Steve Sarkisian led his
Washington Huskies team to a win over a top 10 ranked opponent. Sean Mannion
made his return at quarterback for Oregon State, but he was
intercepted four times, including twice in the decisive fourth quarter. He was
replaced by Cody Vaz who directed a touchdown scoring drive to tie the game at
17. Washington kicked the game
winning field goal with 1:20 left. Oregon State outgained Washington 427 to 293 in total
offense. Oregon State had 116 penalty yards
and Washington had 152.
Next game: Arizona State, Nov. 3
No. 3 Notre Dame (8-0): Beat Oklahoma, 30-13. Notre
Dame scored its biggest win of the season against Oklahoma. The game was tied
13-13 with 9:10 left in the game. Notre Dame scored 17
points in the final 5:05 to win going away.
Manti Te’o made another interception. The Fighting Irish took a 7-3 lead with 6:24 to play in the first quarter and never trailed after
that. Oklahoma had 379 yards of
total offense, but the Sooners were just 4 of 14 on third downs.
Next game: Pittsburgh, Nov. 3
Georgia Tech (3-5): Lost to BYU, 41-17. Click here for a complete game recap.
Next game: at Maryland, November 3
Idaho (1-7): Bye
Next game: San Jose State, Nov. 3
San Jose State (6-2): Beat Texas State, 31-20. San Jose State trailed 20-17 at
halftime, but outscored Texas St. 14-0 in the second
half. The Spartans had a season high 571 yards of total offense.
Next game: at Idaho, Nov. 3
New Mexico State (1-7): Lost to Louisiana Tech, 28-14. New Mexico State made the final score
respectable with two fourth quarter touchdowns, but they never seriously
threatened Louisiana Tech. After a 70-28 win over Idaho a week ago, Louisiana
Tech started sloppy missing three field goals. The score was just 7-0 at
halftime, but Tech had pulled ahead 28-0 by the fourth quarter. New Mexico State was just 1 of 11 on
third down.
Next game: at Auburn, Nov. 3
Opponents’ overall record: 46-48
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