Top 25 Overview - Week 1
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| Oklahoma RB Dominique Whaley scored three straight touchdowns in the first half. | Whaley. The junior RB ran for 131 yards and four TDs in his Sooners debut. | 37. OU extended the nation's longest home winning streak with its 37th straight win. | ||
| Up Next: Tulsa's regular season completed. No. 1 Oklahoma's regular season completed. | ||||
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| Alabama lost in the Iron Bowl. The Tide have outscored their last two opponents 97-14. | Trent Richardson, who punched in three TDs, including two in the first quarter, on 13 carries. | 6. Alabama's ferocious defense allowed Nick Saban's alma mater just six first downs. | ||
| Up Next: Kent State's regular season completed. No. 2 Alabama's regular season completed. | ||||
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| LSU scored back-to-back TDs in the third quarter following De'Anthony Thomas fumbles. | Jarrett Lee Lee was steady for LSU, passing for 98 yards and a touchdown. | 34. LSU has won 34 consecutive nonconference games, the longest streak in the nation. | ||
| Up Next: No. 3 Oregon's regular season completed. No. 4 LSU's regular season completed. | ||||
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| Chris Potter's 49-yard punt return set up a Kellen Moore score to give the Broncos a three-TD lead. | Moore, who carved up the Dawgs' D, completing 28 of 34 passes for three touchdowns (and one interception) and 261 yards. | 3. Boise State has opened with -- and beaten -- a top-20 opponent three times (Oregon '09, Virginia Tech '10). | ||
| Up Next: No. 5 Boise State's regular season completed. No. 19 Georgia's regular season completed. | ||||
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| Bert Reed grabbed the first TD of the season, a first quarter score from EJ Manuel. | Florida State defense. FSU held the Warhawks to 191 total yards and 12 first downs. | 1. That's how many passes it took for backup QB Clint Trickett to throw his first career TD. | ||
| Up Next: Louisiana-Monroe's regular season completed. No. 6 Florida State's regular season completed. | ||||
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| Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck dove to the pylon for a first quarter touchdown. | Luck. The Heisman candidate threw for two scores and ran for another. | 2006. San Jose State has not beaten Bay Area rival Stanford since 2006. | ||
| Up Next: San Jose State's regular season completed. No. 7 Stanford's regular season completed. | ||||
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| Texas A&M shut down backup QB J.J. McDermott, who had rallied SMU back from an early 14-0 deficit. | Texas A&M QB Ryan Tannehill, who completed 21 of 26 passes for 246 yards and two touchdowns. | 20. Texas A&M's 20 points were the most it has scored in the first quarter since Oct. 15, 2005 (Oklahoma State). | ||
| Up Next: Southern Methodist's regular season completed. No. 8 Texas A&M's regular season completed. | ||||
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| Joseph Randle scored Oklahoma State's third touchdown in the second quarter. | Todd Monken. Oklahoma State racked up 666 yards in its new OC's debut. | 16. Oklahoma State has won 16 straight home openers and is 26-2 vs. the Sun Belt. | ||
| Up Next: Louisiana-Lafayette's regular season completed. No. 9 Oklahoma State's regular season completed. | ||||
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| Taylor Martinez scored his second of three TDs in the second quarter. | Martinez. The sophomore QB ran for 135 yards and three touchdowns. | 26. The Cornhuskers won their 26th consecutive opener, the longest streak in the nation. | ||
| Up Next: Chattanooga's regular season completed. No. 10 Nebraska's regular season completed. | ||||
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| Wisconsin rallied after missing an extra point, scoring another TD on its next possession to go up 20-0 in the first quarter. | Russell Wilson. The NC State transfer went 10-13 for 255 and two TDs in the air and another 62 yards and a TD on the ground. | 21-0. Bret Bielema is 21-0 in regular-season nonconference games, the third best start by a Big Ten coach. | ||
| Up Next: UNLV's regular season completed. No. 11 Wisconsin's regular season completed. | ||||
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| Running back Marcus Lattimore scored his second TD late in the third quarter. | Stephen Garcia. The QB came off the bench to lead the Gamecocks to 56 points. | 220. South Carolina ran for 220 yards, 112 of them by Lattimore. | ||
| Up Next: East Carolina's regular season completed. No. 12 South Carolina's regular season completed. | ||||
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| James Madison stunned VT in 2010. The Hokies closed the door early on the FCS power. | junior tailback David Wilson, who ran for 162 yards and three touchdowns in the first half. | 1-3. Virginia Tech entered the game on a three-game losing streak in opening games. | ||
| Up Next: Appalachian State's regular season completed. No. 13 Virginia Tech's regular season completed. | ||||
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| Baylor safety Mike Hicks intercepted a pass from TCU QB Casey Pachall in the final minute of regulation. | Robert Griffin III, who burst into the Heisman discussion with a 359-yard, five-touchdown performance. | 2004. Baylor's last victory over a ranked opponent came against Texas A&M -- a 35-34 OT thriller -- on Oct. 30, 2004. | ||
| Up Next: No. 14 TCU's regular season completed. Baylor's regular season completed. | ||||
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| Arkansas took the field. The Razobacks ran up the score in the first quarter. | quarterback Tyler Wilson, who led Arkansas to to scores in each of his four possessions. | 2. Senior Joe Adams tied a SEC record with two punt returns for touchdowns. | ||
| Up Next: Missouri State's regular season completed. No. 15 Arkansas regular season completed. | ||||
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| The Irish bobbled an onside kick, which South Florida recovered, in the final minute of the game. | USF's defense, which frustrated starting quarterback Dayne Crist and limited his replacement, Tommy Rees. | 3. Skip Holtz became the third ND alumnus to beat his alma mater (Gerry DiNardo, Eddie Anderson). | ||
| Up Next: South Florida's regular season completed. No. 16 Notre Dame's regular season completed. | ||||
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| Michigan State woke up at halftime. Held scoreless in the first quarter, Sparty committed seven penalties in the half. | B.J. Cunningham, who tied MSU's record for career receptions, catching nine passes for 129 yards and a TD. | 1. Cancer survivor Arthur Ray Jr. got his first career start, thanks to Joel Foreman's selfless gesture. | ||
| Up Next: Youngstown State's regular season completed. No. 17 Michigan State's regular season completed. | ||||
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| Ohio State's marching band dotted the "I". The Buckeyes never let Akron into the game. | Joe Bauserman. Terrelle Pryor's replacement finished with 195 total yards and four TDs. | 1892. The last Ohio State coach to lose his debut was Jack Ryder in 1892. | ||
| Up Next: Akron's regular season completed. No. 18 Ohio State's regular season completed. | ||||
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| It took Chris Relf and MSU less than 75 seconds to score to open the second quarter. | Vick Ballard, who scored three times and rushed for 166 yards on 10 carries in the opener. | 108-21. In their past two meetings, Mississippi State has outscored Memphis 108-21. | ||
| Up Next: No. 20 Mississippi State's regular season completed. Memphis regular season completed. | ||||
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| Dayonne Nunley's INT took the wind out of Miami (Ohio)'s sails and set up Missouri's final score. | James Franklin, who ran for a touchdown and passed for another in his first career start. | 22. The win extends Mizzou's nonconference regular-season winning streak to 22. | ||
| Up Next: Miami (OH)'s regular season completed. No. 21 Missouri's regular season completed. | ||||
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| Florida Atlantic stepped off the bus, which needed repairs on the way to Gainesville. | Chris Rainey. Rainey had touchdowns rushing, receiving and on a return. | 4. UF scored on its first four possessions and led 24-0 before FAU got a first down. | ||
| Up Next: Florida Atlantic's regular season completed. No. 22 Florida's regular season completed. | ||||
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| Michael Dyer dove into the end zone in the final minute of the game, giving Auburn the lead for just the second time. | Chuckie Keeton. Utah State's true freshman QB nearly orchestrated an upset of the defending national champs. | 1996. Bottom 10 favorite Utah State last recorded a winning season came in 1996. Keeton might end that streak. | ||
| Up Next: Utah State's regular season completed. No. 23 Auburn's regular season completed. | ||||
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| bad weather forced officials to end the game early, with 14:36 left in the fourth quarter. | West Virginia's Geno Smith, who completed 26 of 35 passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns. | 11-0. West Virginia improved its record against its in-state rival to 11-0 with the win on Sunday. | ||
| Up Next: Marshall's regular season completed. No. 24 West Virginia's regular season completed. | ||||
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| Torin Harris intercepted Max Shortell's pass with 53 seconds left in the game. | Robert Woods. The sophomore receiver caught a school record 17 passes. | 34. Matt Barkley completed a school record 34 passes, topping Todd Marinovich's mark. | ||
| Up Next: Minnesota's regular season completed. No. 25 USC's regular season completed. | ||||


