Week 6 Recap: The Rest

Navy 24, Air Force 17
Run run run run run. Air Force seems more well-rounded, whatever that means, actually passing for 119 while running for 193. It looks like Air Force isn't amazingly great, but should be a MWC contender. And it also looks like Navy shouldn't have lost to Tulsa, as they're executing their gameplan (run! for touchdowns!) as well as anyone.

Cincinnati 20, Akron 14
Zips got dominated here, as Cincinnati outgained Akron 441-236. Three Bearcats turnovers kept it close, however. Cincinnati also looks to be better than expected (poor UConn), while Akron is just obnoxiously inconsistent.

UCLA 27, Arizona 7
The Wildcats only had two sustained drives, with one ending in an INT and an other in their lone touchdown. UCLA backup QB Patrick Cowan had the one good offensive performance on either team, throwing for 201 and 2 TD. And neither team could run: UCLA gained 72 on the ground, Arizona only 50. So, yeah, Arizona's a year-plus off, while UCLA is mediocre but should become bowl-eligible.

Ball State 55, Buffalo 25
BALL STATE CANNOT STOP ANYONE FROM PASSING! The Bulls gained 364 yards through the air. However, Buffalo also sucks.

Baylor 34, Colorado 31 (3 OT)
Wow, so much for Colorado turning the corner. Baylor still can't really run it (136 team rushing yards), but Colorado absolutely can't pass it (QB Bernard Jackson: 9/24, 75, TD, 3 INT).

Central Florida 23, Marshall 22
And it should've been worse, with UCF winning the yardage battle 488-366. The Golden Knights running game carried the day, led by Kevin Smith's 166 yards and Jason Peters's 108. However, the only rushing TD was scored by backup QB Kyle Israel.

Central Michigan 42, Toledo 20
Toledo QB Aaron Opelt threw 4 touchdowns. Unfortunately, 2 were put in the end zone by Central Michigan defenders. This, plus two more Toledo fumbles, were more than enough for the Chippewas to win despite being outgained 487-387.

South Florida 38, Connecticut 16
I could point to UConn's pathetic 78 rushing yards, but I think the game and season could be summed up like so: On third down, QB Matt Bonislawski runs out of bounds at the right sideline. UConn sets up for the field goal, obviously to the right of the goal posts, and Matt Nuzie proceeds to...kick the ball straight. He failed to adjust his kick with the left joystick. Sigh.

East Carolina 31, Virginia 21
I'd just like to point out that Virginia is very bad.

North Texas 25, Florida International 22 (7 OT)
7 OTs, and only 5 total field goals. Yep. SUN BELT TASTIC!

Utah State 13, Fresno State 12
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Hawaii 41, Nevada 34
The usual WACtastic shootout. Nevada QBs Jeff Rowe and Travis Moore each had 2 TDs, but Hawaii's Colt Brennan threw for 4 and ran for another. Hawaii won the time of possession, which with the turnover numbers even, probably made the difference.

Louisiana-Lafayette 31, Houston 28
The hell? Kevin Kolb had 367 yards on 24/31 passing, but the Cougars only had 38 rushing yards and let the Ragin' Cajuns outgain them 415-405. I consider this an aberration, but good for ULL.

Indiana 34, Illinois 32
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, JUICE WILLIAMS! Illinois was the slightly better team statistically, but an Indiana kickoff return was probably the difference.

UAB 35, Memphis 29
UAB RB Corey White dominated, running for 129 and 3 TD. Memphis has continued their passing ways, as QB Martin Hankins threw for 303 and a 3/1 TD/INT on 22/30 passing. UAB looks to have come down from the team that played Oklahoma close, and Memphis losing to them shows where they are this year.

Miami 27, North Carolina 7
Two anemic offenses here. Cam Sexton had a Joe Dailey-esque performance, going 9/28 for 136 and 2 INT. Hell, Dailey even played in the game, which should show how bad things got. Then again, Miami wasn't much better, outside of RB Javarris James's 111 yards and a TD. Both teams are pretty hopeless. But hey, someone's gotta win those ACC games. Right?

Northern Illinois 28, Miami of Ohio 25
Garrett Wolfe deserves the Heisman, and gained 162 yards and 2 TDs here, but it's a shame the NIU defense can't stop anyone. The RedHawks gained 469 yards, so maybe they should just try Wolfe as a safety or something.

Penn State 28, Minnesota 27 (OT)
Minnesota got screwed in OT, but they probably didn't deserve to win. Only 90 yards rushing? Minnesota? Looks like the Gophers are the worst team in the Big Ten that doesn't begin with an "Il" or an "In".

Mississippi 17, Vanderbilt 10
Oh, I just pity poor Vandy. The Commodores gained 453 yards, and held the Rebels to 196, but Vanderbilt turned it over 5 times. Sigh. Poor poor Vandy. Ole Miss is horrible.

Wyoming 14, New Mexico 10
UNM only managed 190 yards. Sigh. 3 Wyoming turnovers helped keep it close, however.

UTEP 24, SMU 21
SMU only managed 190 yards. Sigh. 2 UTEP turnovers helped keep it close, however.