Game of the Week

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Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

January 2, 2012

6:30 p.m. MST

University of Phoenix Stadium

Glendale, AZ

Capacity: 73,000

ESPN

Big 12 Champion vs. BCS

Insight Bowl

December 30, 2011

8:00 p.m. MST

Sun Devil Stadium

Tempe, AZ

Insight Bowl Capacity:

56,000

ESPN

Big 12 No. 3

vs.

Big Ten No. 3

Countdown To Kickoff

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Insight Bowl

77 days

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

80 days

No. 18 Arizona State (4-0) at No. 9 Oregon (4-0)

The Oregon Ducks look for their 20th consecutive win at home and 15th straight

victory against a Pac-12 Conference opponent when they host Arizona State this

weekend. Oregon defeated the Sun Devils 42-31 in Tempe last season. The

Ducks’ standout running back, LaMichael James, is doubtful

after dislocating his left elbow last week in a win over California. This is the first

match of ranked Pac-12 teams this season and could be a preview of the

inaugural Pac-12 Conference Championship Game.

Saturday, October 15

Autzen Stadium

Eugene, Oregon

7:15 p.m. MST • ESPN

1. Oklahoma 6. Boise State 11. Arkansas 16. West Virginia 21. Texas

2. LSU 7. Oklahoma State 12. Georgia Tech 17. Virginia Tech 22. Houston

3. Alabama 8. Clemson 13. South Carolina 18. Kansas State 23. Texas A&M

4. Wisconsin 9. Oregon 14. Nebraska 19. Michigan State 24. Baylor

5. Stanford 10. Michigan 15. Illinois 20. Arizona State 25. Penn State

USA Today Poll (Coaches)

1. LSU 6. Oklahoma State 11. Michigan 16. Illinois 21. Texas A&M

2. Alabama 7. Stanford 12. Georgia Tech 17. Kansas State 22. Texas

3. Oklahoma 8. Clemson 13. West Virginia 18. Arizona State 23. Michigan State

4. Wisconsin 9. Oregon 14. Nebraska 19. Virginia Tech 24. Auburn

5. Boise State 10. Arkansas 15. South Carolina 20. Baylor 25. Houston

AP Poll (Media)

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October 10, 1998 — Purdue quarterback Drew Brees set a college

football record tossing 83 passes as the Boilermakers faced No. 10

Wisconsin. Brees recorded 494 yards and two touchdowns on the

day. He holds the single-game, single-season and career Big Ten

records for both completions and attempts. The Badgers won the

game, 31-24 in Madison, Wis.

October 11, 1975 — College Football Hall of Fame coach Barry

Switzer and No. 2 Oklahoma defeated No. 5 Texas 24-17 in Dallas.

With the game tied 17-17, Sooner tailback Horace Ivory took the

ball 38 yards for the winning touchdown. The win marked

Oklahoma’s fifth straight in the series and 25th consecutive overall,

helping lead the Sooners to the 1975 national championship.

October 13, 1979 — In a dramatic second half rally, Stanford tied

the defending national champions and top-ranked USC 21-21 in Los

Angeles. The Cardinals trailed 21-0 in the second half before

Stanford quarterback Turk Schonert recorded two touchdown

passes and one rushing TD to pull even. USC running back Charles

White led the Trojans with 221 rushing yards and two scores. USC’s

potentially game-winning field goal failed when the snap was botched.

October 14, 1950 — Reds Bagnell passed for 276 yards and added

214 rushing yards to lead Penn over Dartmouth, 42-26. Bagnell

became the first player in college football history to accumulate 200

passing yards and 200 rushing yards in the same game.

October 15, 1977 — Iowa State upset No. 9 Nebraska in Lincoln,

Neb., 24-21. Cornhusker running back I.M. Hipp recorded 25 carries

for 165 yards and three touchdowns in the contest. Iowa State

scored 17 unanswered points and shut out Nebraska in the fourth

quarter. It was the first time the Cyclones had beaten the

Cornhuskers in back-to back years since 1959-60.

Thursday, October 13

Texas Southern at Alabama 4:30 (ESPNU)

San Diego State at Air Force 5:00 (CBSSN)

USC at California 6:00 (ESPN)

Friday, October 14

Hawaii at San Jose State 6:00 (ESPN)

Saturday, October 15

Louisville at Cincinnati 9:00 (Big East)

Purdue at Penn State 9:00 (Big Ten)

N. Hampshire at WM & Mary 9:00 (CSNNE)

Michigan at Michigan State 9:00 (ESPN)

Indiana at Wisconsin 9:00 (ESPN2)

Utah at Pittsburgh 9:00 (ESPNU)

Baylor at Texas A&M 9:00 (FX)

S. Carolina at Mississippi State 9:21 (SEC)

Miami (Fla.) at North Carolina 9:30 (ACC)

UNLV at Wyoming 11:00 (The Mtn.)

Florida State at Duke 12:00 (RSN)

Ohio State at Illinois 12:30 (ABC)

Oklahoma State at Texas 12:30 (ABC)

South Florida at UConn 12:30 (Big East)

LSU at Tennessee 12:30 (CBS)

Massachusetts at Delaware 12:30 (CSNNE)

UTEP at Tulane 12:30 (FCS Central)

Central Florida at SMU 12:30 (FSN)

Colorado at Washington 12:30 (ROOT)

Penn at Columbia 12:30 (Versus)

Georgia Tech at Virginia 12:30 (ESPNU)

BYU at Oregon State 1:00 (FCS Pacific)

McNeese St. at Cent. Arkansas 1:00 (Southland)

Alabama at Ole Miss 3:00 (ESPN2)

Boise State at Colorado State 3:00 (The Mtn.)

Northwestern at Iowa 4:00 (Big Ten)

Florida at Auburn 4:00 (ESPN)

Clemson at Maryland 4:00 (ESPNU)

Kansas State at Texas Tech 4:00 (FSN)

Georgia at Vanderbilt 4:00 (FS South)

Louisiana-Monroe at Troy 4:00 (Sun Belt)

Stanford at Washington State 4:30 (Versus)

UAB at Tulsa 5:00 (CBSSN)

Oklahoma at Kansas 6:15 (ESPN)

Arizona State at Oregon 7:15 (ESPN)

The Big Ten is tied for the national lead with three conference

teams boasting perfect records through the first six weeks of the

season. These schools are Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.

A national-best six Big Ten teams rank in the top 20 in scoring

defense, each allowing less than 18 points per game.

Last week’s attendance figures allowed the Big Ten Conference to

surpass the three-million mark in total attendance for the 47th

straight season.

Every Big 12 team completed regular season non-conference play

with a winning record for just the second time in conference

history. It also occurred in 2004.

Five Big 12 teams are listed in the NCAA top 15 for home

attendance with stadium capacities of over 100 percent. These

teams include Iowa State, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M and

Texas Tech.

Notes from the Big Ten and Big 12 Conferences.

This Week in History

Noteworthy

Television Schedule

All Times MST

Unforgettable moments in college football history for the week of

October 10-16.

Who are the three active coaches who have won

two national titles?

Find the answer in next week’s College Football Insider

Last week’s question: Who holds the longest home winning streak in

college football history?

Answer: The Miami Hurricanes hold the record with 58 consecutive

home victories between 1985-94.

Rushing Leaders YPG

1. LaMichael James

2. Ray Graham

3. Lamar Miller

4. Denard Robinson

5. Ronnie Hillman

6. Marcus Lattimore

7. David Wilson

8. Chris Polk

9. Trent Richardson

10. Robert Turbin

Oregon

Pittsburgh

Miami (FL)

Michigan

San Diego State

South Carolina

Virginia Tech

Washington

Alabama

Utah State

170.40

149.83

135.40

134.80

132.20

129.83

127.83

122.20

121.50

119.80

Receiving Leaders YPG

1. Nick Harwell

2. Robert Woods

3. Jordan White

4. Kendall Wright

5. A.J. Jenkins

6. Keenan Allen

7. Marquess Wilson

8. Chris Givens

9. Ryan Broyles

10. Rishard Matthews

Miami (OH)

USC

Western Michigan

Baylor

Illinois

California

Washington State

Wake Forest

Oklahoma

Nevada

159.00

149.40

141.00

138.00

135.83

133.60

126.60

119.80

119.60

117.60

Passing Leaders YPG

1. Case Keenum

2. Brandon Weeden

3. Nick Foles

4. Landry Jones

5. Geno Smith

6. Seth Doege

7. Corey Robinson

8. Matt Barkley

9. Tyler Bray

10. Bryant Moniz

Houston

Oklahoma State

Arizona

Oklahoma

West Virginia

Texas Tech

Troy

USC

Tennessee

Hawaii

384.83

376.00

375.83

362.80

359.83

341.20

330.00

317.40

315.80

315.60

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The college football season is long and grueling, so a week off can be a great way

to recover. Here are the teams not scheduled to play this week.

Top 10 Individual Performers

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

CBS (Palm) - Oklahoma State vs. Michigan

Collegefootballnews.com - Oklahoma State vs. Oregon

ESPN (Edwards) - Oklahoma State vs. Stanford

ESPN (Schlabach) - Oklahoma State vs. Michigan

Insight Bowl

CBS (Palm) - Illinois vs. Texas Tech

Collegefootballnews.com - Illinois vs. Kansas State

ESPN (Edwards) - Michigan State vs. Kansas State

ESPN (Schlabach) - Michigan State vs. Texas A&M

Akron Boston

College

Middle

Tennessee

State

Southern

Mississippi

Arizona Florida

International Minnesota Syracuse

Arkansas Houston North Carolina

State TCU

Arkansas

State Kentucky Nebraska UCLA

Army Louisiana

Tech

Notre

Dame

West

Virginia

Bye Week

Bowl Predictions

Trivia

Ohio State at No. 16 Illinois

Sat., Oct. 15, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN/ABC) It was 2007 when Illinois last defeated Ohio State where

the Buckeyes were ranked No. 1 in the country. The Illini

look to snap an eight-game home losing streak against

Ohio State, and the Buckeyes are in search of their first

conference victory. Illinois is coming off a road win

against Indiana and Ohio State is in need of a “W” after a

collapse at the hands of Nebraska a week ago.

No. 17 Kansas State at Texas Tech

Sat., Oct 15, 4:00 p.m. (FSN) Off to its best start in 11 years, Kansas State will try to

remain undefeated as it battles the Red Raiders in

Lubbock, Tex. The Wildcats must find a way to defend

Texas Tech’s fast-paced offense. The Red Raiders leading

rusher, Eric Stephens, is out for the season after suffering

a knee injury in the second half of last week’s game.

Florida at No. 24 Auburn

Sat., Oct. 15, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN) Both teams have questions at quarterback. Florida’s true

freshman Jacoby Brissett is in line to make his second

straight start, but that may change if injured QB Jeff

Driskel is healthy enough to play. Meanwhile, Auburn

head coach, Gene Chizik is sticking with Barrett Trotter

to lead the team although he and the offense struggled

against Arkansas last week.

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Standings

Tune in for this week’s games you won’t want to miss (all times MST).

No. 11 Michigan at No. 23 Michigan State

Sat., Oct. 15, 9:00 a.m. (ESPN)

This in-state rivalry could decide who wins the

Legends Division title and the Paul Bunyan Trophy is

on the line. The Spartans enter the game with the

No. 1 ranked defense in the FBS and will try to slow

dynamic Wolverine quarterback Denard Robinson

and its high-scoring offense. The Spartans have

won three straight against their rival.

No. 20 Baylor at No. 21 Texas A&M

Sat., Oct. 15, 9:00 a.m. (FX)

This will be the 108th meeting. The Aggies have won

18 of 20 against Baylor but have a tough test as they

try to contain Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III.

Griffin is the nation’s most accurate passer and ranks

second with a 212.9 passer efficiency rating. Texas

A&M is coming off its first conference win of the

season, while Baylor defeated Iowa State last

weekend.

No. 6 Oklahoma State at No. 22 Texas

Sat., Oct. 15, 12:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN) Oklahoma State will try to remain perfect and Texas

looks to rebound after its loss against Oklahoma.

Longhorn head coach, Mack Brown has never lost

the week following the Red River Rivalry. Oklahoma

State’s head man, Mike Gundy, is undefeated against

Texas with Brandon Weeden as his starting

quarterback. Something will give on Saturday.

Storming from behind to record the biggest comeback in school history allowed the Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1)

to earn the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week for games the weekend of Oct. 8. Nebraska earned

its first Big Ten win, 34-27, over Ohio State, rallying from a 27-6 deficit in the third quarter before a NCAA-record

315th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium on homecoming. The game turned on Lavonte

David’s fumble recovery that provided a short field for Nebraska, which

scored two plays later to get within 27-13. Taylor Martinez and Rex

Burkhead each ran for more than 100 yards, with Burkhead providing the

game-winning touchdown on a 17-yard burst with 5:10 left. Martinez finished

with two touchdown passes among his season-high 16 completions, one of

them a 30-yarder to Burkhead that tied the score with 7:44 to play. For more

information on the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week, go to

footballwriters.com or fiestabowl.org.

Overall Conf

Kansas State 5-0 2-0

Oklahoma 5-0 2-0

Oklahoma

State 5-0 2-0

Baylor 4-1 1-1

Texas 4-1 1-1

Texas Tech 4-1 1-1

Texas A&M 3-2 1-1

Iowa State 3-2 0-2

Kansas 2-3 0-2

Missouri 2-3 0-2

Legends

Division Overall Conf

Michigan 6-0 2-0

Michigan State 4-1 1-0

Nebraska 5-1 1-1

Iowa 3-2 0-1

Northwestern 2-3 0-2

Minnesota 1-5 0-2

Leaders

Division Overall Conf

Illinois 6-0 2-0

Penn State 5-1 2-0

Wisconsin 5-0 1-0

Purdue 3-2 1-0

Ohio State 3-3 0-2

Indiana 1-5 0-2

Big Ten Conference

Big 12 Conference

Fiesta Bowl Team of the Week

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