Week 4 Recap: The Rest

Air Force 31, Wyoming 24
Air Force continued their usual running ways, gaining 327 on the ground. However, the Wyoming running game disappointed, getting only 77 yards. This marks the second game in a row the AFA defense has been able to stop the run, and they look as good as any team in the MWC right now, albeit in only 2 games.

Akron 33, North Texas 13
UNT actually won the yardage battle 287-278, but 3 Mean Green turnovers doomed them. Akron QB Luke Getsy had an efficient day, going for 173 and 3 TD on 16/20 passing. Akron still looks like a strong team, and UNT being able to do some things has them looking better than they have previously.

SMU 55, Arkansas State 9
Where the hell did that come from? ASU only rushed for 69 yards, and the defense didn't fare much better. SMU QB Justin Willis exploded for 4 TD (and a pick) on 15/24 passing, and RB James Mapps had a TD run among his 132 yards. SMU looked like the worst team in I-A (well, except for Temple) in their first two games, but now seem like the sleeper I had them pegged for before the year began.

Army 27, Baylor 20 (OT)
Oh, Baylor. You should've won this one, but you had to allow a punt return. Bears QB Shawn Bell had a great game, passing for 242 and a score, but the rushing game still only had 70 yards. Army played decently, gaining a well-balanced 269 yards, but again, Baylor should've won this one. Without any running game, my hopes for the Bears are fading fast, while Army may have enough to beat...uh...Rice.

North Dakota State 29, Ball State 24
Holy fucking shit, I knew Ball State had no secondary but this is ridiculous. North Dakota State Bison QB Steve Walker: 29/46, 451 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT.

Kent State 38, Bowling Green 3
Minor upset turned into a blowout thanks to 6 BGSU turnovers. All-around offensive team effort by Kent, led by QB Julian Edelman, who threw for 141 and a score and ran another TD in.

Brigham Young 38, Utah State 0
USU had 242 total yards, so I guess that's kind of a good sign? BYU RB Fui Vakapuna had 73 yards and 3 TD, so good for him.

Central Michigan 24, Eastern Michigan 17 (OT)
As much as I loved backup CMU QB Dan LeFevour in the BC game, now that starter Brian Brunner is back, the Chippewas could be...dangerous? Brunner scored all three CMU TDs, throwing for 214 and a score, and leading the team in rushing with 72 and 2 scores.

Connecticut 14, Indiana 7
Brutal to watch. Indiana was horrible, only passing for 182 yards, and rushing for...zero. Yes, zero. The Huskies had 273 total yards, 155 of which was RB Terry Caulley. QB DJ Hernandez was absolutely awful, passing for 27 yards and 2 INT on 5/13 passing. And somehow, he managed to look worse watching the game than that stat line even indicates. So, yes, Terry Caulley and a very good defense are good enough to...beat an awful BCS team by one touchdown. Sigh.

South Carolina 45, Florida Atlantic 6
Gamecocks QB Syvelle Newton: 13/20, 216, 5 TD. Bout time.

Maryland 14, Florida International 10
FIU outgained the Terps 310-271, but could only get 89 yards on the ground. FIU's had bad luck so far this year, and there's still very little hope for Maryland, especially with NCSU seeming improved.

Georgia Tech 24, Virginia 7
Then again, Maryland could be worse. Meaning, they could be Virginia. Calvin Johnson (6 rec, 165 yds, 2 TD): Very good.

Houston 34, Oklahoma State 25
The quarterbacks went the Knights Of Cydonia route here. YOU AND I MUST FIGHT TO SURVIVE! Houston's Kevin Kolb (22/29, 320, 4 TD) was the victor, beating OK State's Bobby Reid (13/22, 283, 3 TD).

Oregon State 38, Idaho 0
Ohhhhh Vandals. 4 interceptions. So sad. Star of the show was Beavers RB Yvenson Bernard, who ran for 118 and 2 TD.

Kansas 13, South Florida 7
USF QB Matt Grothe was again most of the Bulls' offense, but unfortunately that was 262 total yards and 2 interceptions. Adam Barmann is apparently your new (well, he was the starter last year, so new old) Kansas QB, and he threw for 273 yards, no TDs, but no INTs, which is probably 3 of 4 less than Kerry Meier would've.

Syracuse 34, Miami of Ohio 14
303 yards for the Orange? 165 and 2 TD for Perry Patterson? God, the UConn offense is no Syracuse, at least for the time being.

Purdue 27, Minnesota 21
The yardage battle was 424-418, and both teams were pretty much statistically even. Bryan Cupito passed for 202 and a 2/1 TD/INT, and Purdue's Curtis Painter threw for 245 and 2 scores. Amir Pinnix ran for 172, and Purdue's Jaycen Taylor and Kory Sheets combined for 164 and a score. Yep. So these were two mediocre Big Ten teams going in, and they looked about equal, so neither really came out looking much better than before.

Wake Forest 27, Mississippi 3
A really weird blowout, as Wake only outgained the Rebels 284-213. The Demon Deacons only had 44 yards passing, but Mississippi outdid them, only gaining 34 yards on the ground. Wake's 4-0, so the revelation they could actually do something in the ACC probably isn't as surprising as it would've been a few weeks ago.

Mississippi State 16, UAB 10 (OT)
MSU still has no passing game (99 yards). Luckily, neither does UAB (90 yards), and the Blazers threw 2 picks. UAB's crashed down to earth, where Mississippi State's been waiting for them.

Tulsa 24, Navy 23 (OT)
ANOTHER OT win on a blocked XP. Tulsa deserved to win this, outgaining Navy 444-356, but Navy still ran for 283 yards, as they are wont to do.

Nevada 31, Northwestern 21
Nevada's QB Jeff Rowe (17/22, 197, 2/1 TD/INT) and RB Robert Hubbard (156, rushing TD, 25 yard TD reception) accounted for most of the winning offense. As for Northwestern, QB Mike Kafka (passing: 9/21, 122, 3 INT, rushing: 111 yards, TD) is a great running back.

New Mexico 26, UTEP 13
UNM won this one on the legs of RB Robert Ferguson (162, TD). Amazingly, the Jordan Palmer Interception Experience threw for a touchdown, but no picks.

Northern Illinois 48, Indiana State 14
Garrett Wolfe: 198 yards, 4 TD. And 42 receiving yards to lead the Huskies. He's very good!

Utah 38, San Diego State 7
Horrible day for SDSU QB Darren Mougey: 9/19, 83 yards, 1 TD, but 4 INT, 2 of which were returned for touchdowns. Utah's pretty good, SDSU's obviously not "there" yet.

Washington State 36, Stanford 10
And it should've been uglier. Wazzou outgained the Cardinal 457-149, and the Cougars lost 3 fumbles. WSU QB Alex Brink had the best line here: 21/33, 231 yards, 3 total TD (2 passing, 1 rushing).

Washington 29, UCLA 19
Odd win, as Washington got outgained and turned it over 4 times. According to the box score, UW QB somehow accounted for more total yards than his entire team had, so good for him.