The Brigham Young Cougars may have had a bye,
but all 12 of their opponents were in action. Three 100-yard kickoff returns
for touchdowns and two touchdowns on the final play of the game highlighted these
games. It also took a triple overtime squeaker to have BYU’s twelve opponents
finished the week 6-6.
Washington State (2-7): Lost to Utah, 49-6. This game was
over by halftime. Utah built up a 31-0 lead
in the first half. John White IV had nearly all of his 101 rushing yards in the
first two quarters. To make matters worse, Utah returned the opening
kickoff of the second half 100 yards for a touchdown. Utah out gained Washington
State 453 to 255 in total offense. Washington State’s -4 yards rushing
didn’t help. Neither did it help that the Cougars were just 2 of 15 on
converting third downs. Washington State’s only score came on
the final play of the game. In true Pac-12 fashion, the two teams combined for
230 penalty yards.
Next game: UCLA, November 10
Weber State (1-8): Lost to Montana, 24-21. Weber State put up a pretty good
fight, but came up short in the end. The Wildcats had a 14-10 lead in the third
quarter, and led 14-13 at the start of the fourth quarter. Montana dominated the fourth
quarter scoring 11 points. Weber State returned the final
kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown to close the gap to 24-21 with 3:41 to play, but they could not get the ball back. Montana out gained Weber State in total offense 436
to 238.
Next game: Northern Colorado, November 10
Utah (4-5): Beat Washington State, 49-6. See report above for Washington State.
Next game: at
Washington, November 10
Boise State (7-2): Lost to San Diego State, 21-19. Boise State got a small taste of
bad karma Saturday. The Broncos beat BYU earlier this season on a failed
two-point conversion by BYU. Boise State tried to tie San Diego State with a two-point
conversion in the fourth quarter. The pass was intercepted, and the Aztecs went
on to win. San Diego State jumped out to a 7-0
lead by returning the opening kickoff 100 yards. The Aztecs blocked a punt in
the third quarter and recovered it at the 8-yard line, which set up the Aztecs
taking a 14-13 lead. Boise State out gained San
Diego State 276 to 269 in total offense. San Diego State had 17 penalties for
110 yards, while Boise State had just 5 penalties
for 30 yards.
Next game: at
Hawaii, November 10
Hawaii (1-7): Lost to Fresno State, 45-10. Fresno State couldn’t even beat
themselves in this game. Despite having 20 penalties for 211 yards, Fresno State jumped out to a 28-0
lead before Hawaii kicked a field goal.
The score was 42-3 at halftime. Hawaii had 14 penalties of
its own for 139 yards. The Warriors finally got a touchdown with 3:06 to play in the game.
Next game: Boise State, November 10
Utah State (8-2): Beat Texas State, 38-7. This was
another game that was over by halftime. Utah State quarterback Chuckie Keeton
accounted for five first-half touchdowns as Utah State built a 35-0 lead. Texas State had just 158 total
yards to Utah State’s 593.
Next game: Bye
No. 11 Oregon State (7-1): Beat Arizona State, 36-26. The Oregon
State Beavers overcame a bad start that saw the Sun Devils return a fumble for
a touchdown and block a punt for a safety. Thanks to a 50-yard touchdown pass
and a 53-yard touchdown run, Oregon State was able to tie the
game at 19 by halftime. After outscoring Arizona State 16-5 to finish the
first half, Oregon State came out and scored
the first 17 points of the second half. Arizona State finally ended the
Beavers’ 26 point run by scoring a touchdown with 22 seconds to play. Oregon State had 267 yards
passing, of which Markus Wheaton and Brandin Cooks combined for 224.
Next game: at
#14 Stanford, November 10
No. 3 Notre Dame (9-0): Beat Pittsburgh, 29-26 3 OT. Notre Dame trailed 20-6 in the fourth
quarter. The Fighting Irish were able to tie the score at 20 with a two-point
conversion with just 2:11 to play in the game.
After trading field goals in the first overtime, Pitt had the chance to win the
game in the second overtime with a field goal, but missed. Notre Dame ended the
game with a touchdown in the third overtime after Pitt could only muster a
field goal.
Next game: at
Boston College, November 10
Georgia Tech (4-5): Beat Maryland, 33-13. After being totally shutdown by the BYU
defense last week, the Yellow Jackets returned to form rushing for 370 yards
against Maryland who was playing a freshman linebacker at quarterback after
their first four QBs suffered injuries. Georgia Tech built a 20-0 halftime
lead, while holding a 205-61 advantage in total offense. For the game, Tech
finished with 401 yards to Maryland’s 259. Maryland didn’t gain a first down until 6:38 in the second quarter, which came off a roughing the punter
penalty. The Terrapins scored a touchdown on the final play of the game.
Next game: at North Carolina, November 10
Idaho (1-8): Lost to San Jose State, 42-13. San Jose State turned the ball over
four times, and they only converted 4 of 13 third downs. This allowed Idaho to keep the game
close. It was a one-point game, 14-13, with 7:31 to play in the third
quarter. The Spartans then scored four touchdowns to pull away. The final score
was a 47-yard interception return. Idaho fumbled the ball four
times, but recovered three of them. The Vandals had two total turnovers. San Jose State registered six sacks.
Next game: at BYU, November 10
San Jose State (7-2): Beat Idaho, 42-13. See Idaho report above.
Next game: at New Mexico State, November 10
New Mexico State (1-8): Lost to Auburn, 42-7. In a battle of
1-7 teams, Auburn and New Mexico State appeared fairly evenly matched with the 7-0 halftime score
in favor of Auburn. The Tigers scored 21 points in the third quarter to distance
themselves from the Aggies. New Mexico State scored with 12:36 to play in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 28-7, but Auburn would add two more touchdowns. New Mexico State had just 305 yards of total offense.
Next game: San Jose State, November 10
Opponents’ overall record: 52-55
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