Game of the Week Quick Facts

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

January 2, 2012

6:00 p.m. MST

University of Phoenix Stadium

Glendale, AZ

73,000 capacity

ESPN

Big 12 Champion vs. BCS

Insight Bowl

December 30, 2011

8:00 p.m. MST

Sun Devil Stadium

Tempe, AZ

56,000 Insight Bowl

capacity

ESPN

Big 12 No. 3 vs. Big Ten No. 3

Countdown to kick off

Insight Bowl

105 days

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

108 days

No. 1 Oklahoma (1-0) vs. No. 5 Florida State (2-0)

A clash of two top five teams that could have a huge impact on the young season.

Oklahoma looks to have a repeat performance from last season, when it dominated the Seminoles 47-17 in Norman, Okla. A victory would keep the Sooners’ hopes alive

for a national championship. The Seminoles’ defense has only allowed 275 yards through the first two games. FSU will also have home field advantage, where it has

won ten of 11. This is the first time the Sooners will play in Tallahassee, and it is their first road game against a top five non-conference opponent since 1988.

Saturday, September 12

Doak Campbell Stadium

5:00 p.m. MST– ABC

1. Oklahoma 6. Stanford 11. South Carolina 16. Ohio St. 21. Texas

2. Alabama 7. Oklahoma St. 12. Virginia Tech 17. Florida 22. South Florida

3. LSU 8. Wisconsin 13. Arkansas 18. Arizona St. 23. TCU

4. Boise St. 9. Texas A&M 14. Oregon 19. Auburn 24. Baylor

5. Florida St. 10. Nebraska 15. Michigan St. 20. West Virginia 25. Mississippi St.

USA Today Poll (Coaches)

1. Oklahoma 6. Stanford 11. Nebraska 16. Florida 21. Auburn

2. Alabama 7. Wisconsin 12. Oregon 17. Ohio St. 22. Arizona St.

3. LSU 8. Oklahoma St. 13. Virginia Tech 18. West Virginia 23. TCU

4. Boise St. 9. Texas A&M 14. Arkansas 19. Baylor 23. Texas

5. Florida St. 10. South Florida 15. Michigan St. 20. South Florida 25. Mississippi St.

AP Poll (Media)

Television Schedule

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This Week in History

Here’s a look back at some of those unforgettable moments in

college football history for the week of Sept. 12th - 18th:

Sept. 12, 1981 - Vanderbilt opened its new stadium with an

upset over Maryland, 23-17 in Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt

quarterback Whit Taylor, threw for 259 yards and two

touchdowns. He led his team on an 86 yard scoring drive.

Wide receiver Phil Roach caught a five-yard touchdown pass to

secure the victory with five minutes left in the game.

Sept. 13, 2003 - Two College Hall of Fame coaches went to

battle as head coach John Robinson and UNLV traveled to

Madison to take on head coach Barry Alvarez and No. 15

Wisconsin. The Rebels sprung a 23-5 upset on the Badgers.

UNLV’s safety Jamaal Brimmer had an impressive day with 11

tackles, two sacks, returned a fumble 55 yards for a touchdown

and recorded two interceptions, which set up two scores for

the Rebels. The win marked UNLV’s first victory over a ranked

non-conference opponent since 1981.

Sept. 14, 1991 - No. 20 Texas A&M topped LSU 45-7 in College

Station, Tex. Aggies’ running back Greg Hill stole the show

when he turned in the greatest debut by a freshman tailback in

college football history. He ran for 212 yards and two

touchdowns on 30 carries. He recorded 1,216 rushing yards

that season, a school record for a freshman.

Sept. 17, 1988 - The 10th-ranked Florida State Seminoles went

on the road to pull out an upset against the third ranked

Clemson Tigers 24-21. When the game was tied at 21-21 with

1:31 to play, FSU’s head coach Bobby Bowden called for a fake

punt from his own 21-yard line. Seminoles cornerback LeRoy

Butler took the fake 76 yards. With 32 seconds remaining,

FSU’s Richie Andrews nailed the 19-yard field goal.

Sept. 18, 1965 - Chuck Hughes turned in a recording setting day

when he reeled in 10 passes for 349 yards for UTEP. Hughes’

34.9 yards per reception average is the most in college football

history for players with 10 or more receptions. UTEP

dominated North Texas, 61-15, in El Paso, Tex.

All Times MST

Thursday, September 15

LSU at Mississippi State, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, September 16

Boise State at Toldeo, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN)

Iowa State at Connecticut, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, September 17

Auburn at Clemson, 9:00 a.m. (ABC)

Eastern Michigan at Michigan, 9:00 a.m. (Big Ten)

Southeast Missouri State at Purdue, 9:00 a.m. (Big Ten)

Central Michigan at Western Michigan, 9:00 a.m. (ERT)

Penn State at Temple, 9:00 a.m. (ESPN)

Pittsburgh at Iowa, 9:00 a.m. (ESPN2)

West Virginia at Maryland, 9:00 a.m. (ESPNU)

Ole Miss at Vanderbilt, 9:21 a.m. (SEC)

Duke at Boston College, 12:30 a.m. (ACC)

Kansas at Georgia Tech, 9:30 a.m. (ACC)

Colorado State vs. Colorado, 10:30 a.m. (FSN)

Louisiana-Monroe at TCU, 11:00 a.m. (The Mtn.)

Texas at UCLA, 12:30 p.m. (ABC)

Washington at Nebraska, 12:30 p.m. (ABC)

Miami (OH) at Minnesota, 12:30 p.m. (Big Ten)

South Carolina State at Indiana, 12:30 p.m. (Big Ten)

Tennessee at Florida, 12:30 p.m. (CBS)

Northwestern at Army, 12:30 p.m. (CBSSN)

Virginia at North Carolina, 12:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

Michigan State at Notre Dame, 12:30 p.m. (NBC)

Texas Tech at New Mexico, 12:30 p.m. (Versus)

Arkansas State at Virginia Tech, 1:00 p.m. (FSN)

Nevada at San Jose State, 1:00 p.m. (WAC)

Navy at South Carolina, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN2)

Washington State at San Diego State, 3:00 p.m. (The Mtn.)

Rhode Island at Massachusetts, 3:30 p.m. (CSNNE)

Florida A&M at South Florida, 4:00 p.m. (Big East)

Arizona State at Illinois, 4:00 p.m. (Big Ten)

Nicholls State at Louisiana-Lafayette, 4:00 p.m. (CST)

Louisville at Kentucky, 4:00 p.m. (ESPNU)

Kent State at Kansas State, 4:00 p.m. (FCS)

Troy at Arkansas, 4:30 p.m. (CSS)

Ohio State at Miami (Fla.), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

North Texas at Alabama, 4:30 p.m. (FS South)

Oklahoma at Florida State, 5:00 p.m. (ABC)

Utah at BYU, 6:15 p.m. (ESPN2)

Oklahoma State at Tulsa, 7:00 p.m. (FSN)

Hawaii at UNLV, 7:00 p.m. (The Mtn.)

Stanford at Arizona, 7:45 p.m. (ESPN)

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Who holds the record for most consecutive bowl

wins?

Find the answer in next week’s College Football Insider

Last week’s Question: Which team was the first repeat national

champion since AP polling began in 1936?

Answer: Minnesota. The Gophers won the first AP football

championship in 1936. They repeated the feat in 1940 and 1941.

Rushing Leaders Yds

1. Ray Graham

2. Ronnie Hillman

3. Taylor Martinez

3. Vick Ballard

5. David Wilson

6. Bernard Pierce

7. Marcus Lattimore

8. Javonti Greene

9. Anthon Samuel

10. Lyle McCombs

Pittsburgh

San Diego St.

Nebraska

Mississippi St.

Virginia Tech

Temple

South Carolina

Eastern Mich.

Bowling Green

Connecticut

322

306

301

301

300

297

288

266

263

259

Receiving Leaders Yds

1. T.Y Hilton

1. Paul Richardson

3. Michael Floyd

4. Stephen Hill

5. Quinton Patton

6. Justin Hunter

7. Chris Givens

8. Robert Woods

9. Justin Blackmon

10. Dwight Jones

FIU

Colorado

Notre Dame

Georgia Tech

Louisiana Tech

Tennessee

Wake Forest

USC

Oklahoma St.

North Carolina

333

333

313

307

306

302

281

279

272

251

Passing Leaders Yds

1. Nick Foles

2. Brandon Weeden

3. Case Keenum

4. Tyler Bray

5. Tyler Hansen

6. Andrew Manley

7. Geno Smith

8. Brock Osweiler

9. Tommy Rees

10. Marshall Lobbestael

Arizona

Oklahoma St.

Houston

Tennessee

Colorado

New Mexico St.

West Virginia

Arizona St.

Notre Dame

Washington St.

810

785

768

698

697

650

620

615

611

591

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Trivia

Bye Week

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) - Texas A&M vs. Michigan

Collegefootballnews.com - Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia

ESPN (Schlabach) - Texas A&M vs. Nebraska

ESPN (Edwards) - Texas A&M vs. Wisconsin

Insight Bowl

CBS (Palm) - Penn State vs. Texas Tech

Collegefootballnews.com - Illinois vs. Missouri

ESPN (Schlabach) - Illinois vs. Baylor

ESPN (Edwards) - Michigan State vs. Texas Tech

Bowl Predictions

Air Force

East Carolina

Florida Atlantic

Middle Tennessee

Oregon State

Rice

Rutgers

Utah State

Must See TV

No. 15 Michigan State at Notre Dame

Sat., Sept. 17, 12:30 p.m. (NBC)

Nine of the last 11 meetings between Michigan State and

Notre Dame have been decided by seven points or less.

The Spartans’ defense has been dominant in the first two

games, only allowing six points. The last two matchups

have gone down to the wire, including last season when

Michigan State won in overtime on a fake field goal.

No. 23 Texas at UCLA

Sat., Sept. 17, 12:30 p.m. (ABC)

Texas continues to shuffle its quarterbacks. Case

McCoy, brother of former Longhorn quarterback Colt

McCoy, will get the start this week against UCLA. He

led the game winning drive in the fourth quarter last

week against BYU. UCLA hopes to have quarterback

Kevin Prince and linebacker Glenn Love back from

injuries. The last time these teams met in Pasadena, the

Bruins won 49-31.

No. 17 Ohio State at Miami (FL)

Sat., Sept. 17, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Miami was off last week, while Ohio State escaped an

upset bid by Toledo. Buckeye quarterback Joe

Bauserman will get his first road start and the Hurricanes

are looking for their first win of the season under new

head coach Al Golden.

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Standings

Big Ten Conference

Big 12 Conference

Tune in for this week’s games that you won’t want to miss (All times MST):

Fiesta Bowl Team of the Week

No. 3 LSU at No. 25 Mississippi State

Thurs., Sept. 15, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN)

LSU has Mississippi State’s number. The Tigers have

won 11 in a row against the Bulldogs. Last season,

the LSU defense held Mississippi State to seven

points. The Bulldogs lead the SEC in total offense,

averaging 588 yards per game and have scored 11

touchdowns in two games this season.

No. 21 Auburn at Clemson

Sat., Sept. 17, 9:00 a.m. (Big Ten Network)

It’s the battle of the Tigers. Auburn looks to extend its 17-game winning streak after yet another dramatic win

last week against Mississippi State. The defending national champions are undefeated in their last 14 meetings against Clemson. Clemson is in search of its

first 3-0 start since 2007 when it won its first four

games of the season.

Washington at No. 11 Nebraska

Sat., Sept. 17, 12:30 p.m. (ABC)

This will be the third meeting in less than a year for

the two teams. Nebraska defeated Washington in

their regular season matchup last season, but the

Huskies went on to defeat the Cornhuskers in the

Holiday Bowl. The biggest difference between the

two games, Nebraska scored 56 points in the first

game and only seven in their second meeting.

The Michigan Wolverines (2-0) rallied two times in the final 75 seconds to win, which earned them the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

National Team of the Week for games of the weekend of Sept. 10. Wolverine quarterback Denard Robinson threw a 16-yard pass to Roy Roundtree with two seconds left, lifting Michigan to a 35-31 victory over Notre Dame in front of more than

100,000 fans in the first night game ever played at Michigan Stadium. Robinson also connected with Vincent Smith for a 21-yard touchdown with 1:12 left, giving Michigan its

first lead. But Notre Dame was not finished. The Irish rallied to retake the lead with a touchdown pass with 30 seconds remaining in the game. Robinson’s 64-yard completion

on the final drive put Michigan in position for the winning play. For more information on the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week, go to footballwriters.com or

fiestabowl.org.

Overall

Iowa State 2-0

Kansas 2-0

Oklahoma State 2-0

Texas 2-0

Baylor 1-0

Kansas State 1-0

Oklahoma 1-0

Texas A&M 1-0

Texas Tech 1-0

Missouri 1-1

Leaders Division Overall

Illinois 2-0

Wisconsin 2-0

Ohio State 2-0

Penn State 1-1

Purdue 1-1

Indiana 0-2

Legends Division Overall

Nebraska 2-0

Michigan State 2-0

Michigan 2-0

Northwestern 2-0

Iowa 1-1

Minnesota 0-2