Inside the Boxscores Week 1 Part 2
Inside the Boxscores is a weekly feature from Matt Fargo that has been widely recognized as the best summation in college football. He takes an in-depth look at each game and pulls out the most pertinent information that will help you handicap games in the future. College football is filled with quirky plays, misleading scores and surprise endings. Fargo takes you inside the action. NAVY 28 East Carolina 23 Navy ran all over the Pirates for 403 yards but that was to be expected. The Midshipmen averaged 5.8 ypc on 70 carries so it wasn’t a complete domination. Navy threw for only six yards on two completions. East Carolina meanwhile threw for 283 yards while rushing for just 76 yards on 25 carries (3.0 ypc). East Carolina pulled to within five points with a late touchdown but it was never able to get the ball back. (23) TENNESSEE 35 (9) California 18 Tennessee jumped out to a 35-0 lead while racking up 514 yards of offense. California did put up 336 total yards but 208 of those yards followed Tennessee’s fifth touchdown on the day and that included a 97-yard drive in the final two minutes. The Volunteers held the Golden Bears potent rushing attack to just 64 yards on 23 carries (2.8 ypc). Four of the Volunteers five touchdowns were 42 yards or longer. (7) FLORIDA 34 Southern Mississippi 7 Southern Mississippi jumped out to a 7-0 lead thanks to an interception by the Gators on their third play of the game. The Golden Eagles were hurt by their own mistakes the rest of the way. They were inside Florida’s 33-yard line on four drives but turned it over on downs twice inside the 20, threw an interception and missed a field goal. The Gators had three touchdown drives of 71 or more yards. INDIANA 39 Western Michigan 20 The Hoosiers outgained Western Michigan by only 34 total yards but had an interception return and a punt return for scores. The Hoosiers jumped out to a 29-6 lead midway through the third quarter and Western Michigan didn’t have its best drive of the day until garbage time. Neither team got its running game on track as Indiana rushed for 71 yards while Western Michigan ran for 72 yards. WAKE FOREST 20 Syracuse 10 Wake Forest held Syracuse to just 136 total yards and 11 first downs and despite outgaining the Orange by 227 total yards, the game was still in question late in the fourth quarter. After scoring a touchdown on its second drive Syracuse could muster only 31 yards the rest of the game. The Orange were 1-11 on third down conversions. ALABAMA 25 Hawaii 17 Hawaii was outgained by just eight yards and missed some excellent opportunities to pull off the upset. The Warriors fumbled at the Alabama 2-yard line on their first drive of the second half and were driving on their final possession before being intercepted on the final play of the game. The Tide controlled the clock for more than 11 minutes longer despite running just six more plays. Hawaii was hurt by 11 penalties. Wisconsin 35 BOWLING GREEN 14 Wisconsin outgained the Falcons by just 20 total yards but used its best efforts late in the game by scoring the final two touchdowns to pull away. Both teams ran the ball considerably more as the Badgers threw for only 124 yards while Bowling Green threw for just 82 yards. Wisconsin was faced with only six third down attempts, converting three and also used a blocked punt for one of its touchdowns. (10) OKLAHOMA 24 U-A-B 17 Oklahoma overcame four turnovers and a stingy UAB defense to pull off the narrow win. The Blazers took a three-point lead late in the third quarter but the Sooners struck back right away with a 69-yard touchdown pass on the very next play. They added a field goal and held to UAB to just 39 yards in its final four possessions. UAB controlled the clock by over 10 more minutes but was hurt by 11 penalties. PITTSBURGH 38 Virginia 13 Pittsburgh held the Cavaliers to 211 total yards including just 52 yards rushing on 21 carries (2.5 ypc). The defense also accounted for two scores as it returned two interceptions for touchdowns. Virginia crossed midfield only four times on the night and its first two scores were on drives of 18 and 13 yards. The Panthers had touchdown passes of 72 and 78 yards, both occurring on the first play of the drive. (25) TEXAS TECH 35 S-M-U 3 The Red Raiders racked up 501 yards of offense as all five touchdown drives were more than 60 yards. SMU was held to 189 yards of offense and after kicking a field goal in its opening possession, the Mustangs had only 120 yards the rest of the way and crossed midfield only twice in its last 11 drives. The Red Raiders were 11-18 on third and fourth down while SMU was just 3-13. U-C-L-A 31 Utah 10 UCLA outgained Utah 425-287 with most of that disparity coming in the second half where the Bruins scored the final 17 points of the game. The Utes had only 64 total yards after the break while UCLA tallied 214 yards. The Bruins easily controlled the time of possession while going 6-14 on third down conversions. The Utes meanwhile went 0-11 on third down and were 0-1 inside the redzone. ARKANSAS STATE 14 Army 6 Arkansas St. shut down the Army offense, holding it to 164 total yards including just 69 yards rushing on 27 carries (2.6 ypc). The Indians passed for just 97 yards but put up 220 yards on the ground on 45 carries (4.9 ypc). They did lose three fumbles, two of which occurred inside the Black Knights 15-yard line while the third happened at their own 10-yard line. Army’s longest drive was just 36 yards. (4) AUBURN 40 Washington St 14 The Tigers outyarded Washington St. 484-274 thanks to a running game that tallied 293 yards on 44 carries (6.7 ypc). The score could have been a lot worse but Auburn had to settle for four field goals in its first four drives. The Cougars did pull to within 12 points midway through the third quarter but the Tigers tacked on two more scores to pull away. Auburn won the time of possession in every quarter. (2) Notre Dame 14 GEORGIA TECH 10 The Irish got into a 10-0 hole but scored the go ahead touchdown on their first drive of the second half and the defense held the rest of the way. Notre Dame forced the Yellow Jackets to punt on all four second half possessions while allowing just 66 yards of offense. The Irish ended with 384 yards of offense but they had two missed field goals while committing 11 penalties for 80 yards. (8) L-S-U 45 UL Lafayette 3 LSU outgained the Cajuns 469-176 and held them to just eight first downs. La-Lafayette’s only score came on a field goal off a three-yard drive that was set up by a Tigers fumble. The Cajuns had other opportunities as they got inside LSU’s 23-yard line two other times but missed a field goal and were intercepted the other time. The Tigers scored their second touchdown on an interception return. (6) U-S-C 50 ARKANSAS 14 USC racked up 472 yards of offense but three of its first four scores ended up being field goals. The Trojans also benefited from five Arkansas turnovers that led to 31 points. None of those five scoring drives were more than 31 yards. USC finished 7-7 inside the redzone and was 7-14 on 3rd down. The Razorbacks were down by just nine points at halftime but the Trojans scored touchdowns on their first four possessions after the break. Houston 31 RICE 30 Houston overcame a 16-point deficit late in the third quarter and scored the final 17 points to pull off the win. The Cougars finished with just 329 yards of offense including only 96 yards rushing on 28 carries (3.4 ypc). The Owls scored touchdowns on all four drives in the second quarter but a blocked PAT after the final one was ended up being the difference. Rice finished with just 68 yards in the second half. ARIZONA 16 B-Y-U 13 Arizona won on a last second field goal after BYU had tied the game just minutes earlier. The defenses ruled this one, especially the rushing defenses. Arizona was held to 67 yards on 24 carries (2.8 ypc) while the Cougars gained only 24 yards on 24 carries (1.0 ypc). BYU had its best drive of the game turn into nothing as it turned the ball over on downs late in the third quarter. OLE MISS 28 Memphis 25 Memphis outgained Mississippi 374-337 despite the Rebels rushing for 240 yards on 45 carries (5.3 ypc). Mississippi took an 11-point lead midway through the final quarter but the Tigers drove 67 yards to pull within three points. The Rebels were able to run out the ball and secure the win. Both teams finished 3-3 inside the redzone but Memphis was forced to kick a 30-yard field goal which was the difference. (22) T-C-U 17 BAYLOR 7 Baylor outgained the Horned Frogs 333-330 and took a 7-0 lead into halftime but it could not muster another score. The Bears had three scoring opportunities in the second half but they turned the ball over twice inside the redzone while ending the game at the TCU 22-yard line. An interception by the Horned Frogs led to the lone touchdown by Baylor. The teams combined for just 144 yards rushing. (13) LOUISVILLE 59 Kentucky 28 Louisville racked up 631 yards of offense while holding the Wildcats to just 260 yards. The Cardinals rushed for 363 yards on 55 carries (6.6 ypc) while Kentucky could muster only 22 yards on 19 carries (1.2 ypc). The Wildcats scored on pass plays of 73 and 80 yards while also returning a kickoff 100 yards for a score. Louisville controlled the ball for over 17 minutes longer while 7 of 8 touchdown drives were 50 or more yards. (9) Florida State 13 (17) MIAMI-FLORIDA 10 The defenses dominated as only 17 first downs were produced along with just 310 total yards of offense. The most amazing statistic was the rushing yards as Florida St. finished with just one yard while Miami finished with just two yards on the ground. There were 16 punts and the teams were a combined 9-31 on third down. There were six fumbles in the game, three by each team, but none changed possession.
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