Week 4 - Scoreboard, Predictions & Recaps

Recaps and analysis for every Week 4, September 22 game

2012 Scoreboard ... Week 4

- CFN Fearless Predictions

ACC

Atlantic Boston Coll | Clemson | Florida St | Maryland | NC St | Wake Forest
Coastal Duke | Georgia Tech | Miami | North Carolina | Virginia | Virginia Tech

Saturday, September 22 

at West Virginia 31 ... at Maryland 21
- Maryland battles hard in loss to Mountaineers
CFN Prediction: West Virginia 44-14
Line: West Virginia -27    O/U: 61.5 

at Virginia Tech 37... Bowling Green 0
- Virginia Tech & Thomas roll past Bowling Green
CFN Prediction: Virginia Tech 34-13 
Line: Virginia Tech -19.5   O/U: 48 

at TCU 27 ... Virginia 7
- Virginia offense sputters in loss to the Horned Frogs
CFN Prediction: TCU 30-13
Line: TCU -17.5  O/U: 54.5

at Wake Forest 49 ... Army 37
- Wake Forest and Campanaro crank up the O in shootout with Army
CFN Prediction: Wake Forest 36-24
Line: Wake Forest -7.5  O/U: 53.5
 
Miami 42 ... at Georgia Tech 36 OT
- Georgia Tech gets O going but fails late
- Miami rallies back to stun the Yellow Jackets
CFN Prediction: Georgia Tech 39-20
Line: Georgia Tech -14   O/U: 62 

at North Carolina 27 ... East Carolina 6
- North Carolina gets Bernard back in easy win
CFN Prediction: North Carolina 31-20
Line: North Carolina -14.5  O/U: 60 

at Duke 38 ... Memphis 14
- Duke & Renfree roll past Memphis
CFN Prediction: Duke 45-19
Line: Duke -21      O/U: 61

at NC State 52 ... Citadel 14
- NC State & Thornton run wild in blowout
CFN Prediction: NC State 30-24
Line: No Line     O/U: No Line 

at Florida State 49 ... Clemson 37
- Florida State O picks up the pace to blow past the Tigers
- Clemson can't keep up in wild shootout
CFN Prediction: Florida State 37-24
Line: Florida State -14    O/U: 58 
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Big East  

Cincinnati | Connecticut | Louisville | Pittsburgh
Rutgers | South Florida | Syracuse | Temple

Saturday, September 22
 
at Western Michigan 30 ... Connecticut 24
- Connecticut rally falls short in loss to the Broncos
CFN Prediction: Connecticut 23-16
Line: Connecticut -1.5     O/U: 43

at Penn State 24 ... Temple 13
- Temple pass defense struggles in loss to Nittany Lions
CFN Prediction: Penn State 28-10
Line: Penn State -7.5     O/U: 53.5

at Pitt 55 ... Gardner-Webb 10
- Pittsburgh & Sunseri win in a walk
CFN Prediction: Pitt 51-7
Line: No Line   O/U: No Line

at Ball State 31 ... South Florida 27
- South Florida gives up late score in tough loss
CFN Prediction: South Florida 35-21
Line: South Florida -10.5   O/U: 62

Rutgers 35 ... at Arkansas 26
- Rutgers & Nova bomb away in win over Hogs
CFN Prediction: Arkansas 28-17
Line: Arkansas -7   O/U: 50

Louisville 28 ... at Florida International 21
- Louisville struggles in tough win over the Golden Panthers
CFN Prediction: Louisville 41-17
Line: Louisville -13  O/U: 57

at Minnesota 17 ... Syracuse 10
- Syracuse can't get O going against tough Gopher D
CFN Prediction: Minnesota 33-30
Line: Minnesota -2     O/U: 59
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Big Ten  
Leaders Illinois | Indiana | Ohio State | Penn State | Purdue | Wisconsin
Legends Iowa | Michigan | Michigan State | Minnesota | Nebraska | Northwestern

Saturday, September 22

at Ohio State 29 ... UAB 15
- Ohio State sluggish in win over Blazers
CFN Prediction: Ohio State 48-10
Line: Ohio State -37   O/U: 59

Central Michigan 32 ... at Iowa 31
- Iowa loses to the Chippewas on late field goal
CFN Prediction: Iowa 31-13
Line: Iowa -16.5  O/U: 50 

at Wisconsin 37 ... UTEP 26
- Wisconsin loses Ball in another rough showing
CFN Prediction: Wisconsin 31-10
Line: Wisconsin -17   O/U: 48

at Northwestern 38 ... South Dakota 7
- Northwestern
CFN Prediction: Northwestern 38-13
Line: No Line   O/U: No Line

at Michigan State 23 ... Eastern Michigan 7
- Michigan State & Bell rumble after sleepy start
CFN Prediction: Michigan State 45-7
Line: Michigan State -33   O/U: 46.5

at Nebraska 73 ... Idaho State 7
- Nebraska & Burkhead easily dispatch Idaho State
CFN Prediction: Nebraska 52-17 
Line: No Line  O/U: No Line 
 
at Penn State 24 ... Temple 13
- Penn State gets big day out of McGloin in win
CFN Prediction: Penn State 28-10
Line: Penn State -7.5     O/U: 53.5

Louisiana Tech 52 ... at Illinois 24
- Illinois sloppy turning it over six times in loss
CFN Prediction: Illinois 45-34
Line: Illinois -3 O/U: 49
 
at Notre Dame 13 ... Michigan 6
- Michigan gets picked off by the Irish
CFN Prediction: Notre Dame 23-20
Line: Notre Dame -6      O/U: 51.5 

at Minnesota 17 ... Syracuse 10
- Minnesota defense shocks the Orange
CFN Prediction: Minnesota 33-30
Line: Minnesota -2     O/U: 59
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Big 12

Baylor | Iowa St | Kansas | Kansas State | Oklahoma
Oklahoma State | Texas | Texas Tech | TCU | West Virginia

Friday, September 21

Baylor 47 ... at ULM 42
- Baylor & Florence get by ULM in shootout
CFN Prediction: Baylor 50-38 
Line: Baylor -7.5 O/U: 68 

Saturday, September 22

at West Virginia 31 ... Maryland 21
- West Virginia & Austin get past the Terps
CFN Prediction: West Virginia 44-14
Line: West Virginia -27    O/U: 61.5 

at TCU 27 ... Virginia 7
- TCU defense shuts down Virginia in easy win
CFN Prediction: TCU 30-13
Line: TCU -17.5  O/U: 54.5

at Northern Illinois 30 ... Kansas 23
- Kansas can't hold on in fourth quarter loss
CFN Prediction: NIU 34-17
Line: Northern Illinois -9.5  O/U: 52.5 

Kansas State 24 ... at Oklahoma 19
- Kansas State powers its way past the Sooners
- Oklahoma can't hold down Klein and the Wildcats
CFN Prediction: Oklahoma 34-17
Line: Oklahoma -14     O/U: 58.5  
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Conference USA
East  UAB | UCF | East Carolina | Marshall | Memphis | Southern Miss
West  Houston | Rice | SMU | Tulane | Tulsa | UTEP

Saturday, September 22

at Ohio State 29 ... UAB 15
- UAB battles hard in loss to the Buckeyes
CFN Prediction: Ohio State 48-10
Line: Ohio State -37   O/U: 59

Ole Miss 39 ... at Tulane 0
- Jeff Scott, Mississippi run past Tulane in rout
CFN Prediction: Ole Miss 35-16
Line: Ole Miss -17.5  O/U: 57.5 

at Wisconsin 37 ... UTEP 26
- UTEP fights hard but can't rally in loss to Badgers
CFN Prediction: Wisconsin 31-10
Line: Wisconsin -17   O/U: 48

at North Carolina 27 ... East Carolina 6
- East Carolina O goes nowhere in loss to Tar Heels
CFN Prediction: North Carolina 31-20
Line: North Carolina -14.5  O/U: 60 

Marshall 54 ... at Rice 51 2OT
- Marshall runs wild in crazy double overtime win
- Rice cranks out 647 yards of total offense in tough loss
CFN Prediction: Rice 38-34
Line: Marshall -2.5     O/U: 70.5 

at Duke 38 ... Memphis 14
- Memphis gives up 31 unanswered points in the loss to Duke
CFN Prediction: Duke 45-19
Line: Duke -21      O/U: 61

 at Western Kentucky 42 ... Southern Miss 17
- Southern Miss can't get anything out of the D in loss to the Hilltoppers
CFN Prediction: WKU 24-17
Line: WKU -4.5     O/U: 47.5

at Tulsa 27 ... Fresno State 26
- Tulsa holds on for tough win over the Bulldogs
CFN Prediction: Fresno State 37-35
Line: Fresno State -6  O/U: 69.5  
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Independents 

Army | BYU | Navy | Notre Dame 

Thursday, September 19

at Boise State 7... BYU 6
- BYU goes for two and misses in loss to Broncos
CFN Prediction: Boise State 27-20
Line: Bois State -7.5     O/U: 48

Saturday, September 22

at Wake Forest 49 ... Army 37
- Army rolls up 429 rushing yards in loss to Demon Deacons
CFN Prediction: Wake Forest 36-24
Line: Wake Forest -7.5  O/U: 53.5

at Notre Dame 13 ... Michigan 6
- Notre Dame defense  
CFN Prediction: Notre Dame 23-20
Line: Notre Dame -6      O/U: 51.5 

at Navy 41 ... VMI 3
- Navy rolls for 403 rushing yards in easy win
CFN Prediction:  Navy 37-20
Line: No Line    O/U: No Line 
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MAC   
 
East  Akron | Buffalo | Kent State | Massachusetts | Miami Univ. | Ohio
West  Ball State | Bowling Green | CMU | EMU | No Illinois | Toledo | WMU
 
Saturday, September 22

Central Michigan 32 ... at Iowa 31
- Central Michigan shocks the Hawkeyes on a late field goal
CFN Prediction: Iowa 31-13
Line: Iowa -16.5  O/U: 50 

at Ohio 44 ... Norfolk State 10
- Ohio & Vick keep the winning ways rolling
CFN Prediction: Ohio 42-10
Line: No Line   O/U: No Line

at Miami University 27 ... Massachusetts 16
- Massachusetts finally plays well, but loses
- Miami Univ. & Dysert move past the Minutemen
CFN Prediction: Miami 38-14
Line: Miami Univ. -25.5  O/U: 51

at Michigan State 23 ... Eastern Michigan 7
- Eastern Michigan can't hold up after early lead
CFN Prediction: Michigan State 45-7
Line: Michigan State -33   O/U: 46.5

at Virginia Tech 37 ... Bowling Green 0
- Bowling Green shut down and shut out by the Hokies
CFN Prediction: Virginia Tech 34-13 
Line: Virginia Tech -19.5   O/U: 48 

at Northern Illinois 30 ... Kansas 23
- Northern Illinois rallies past the Jayhawks
CFN Prediction: NIU 34-17
Line: Northern Illinois -9.5  O/U: 52.5 

at Tennessee 47 ... Akron 26
- Akron makes it interesting early, succumbs late
CFN Prediction: Tennessee 55-17
Line: Tennessee -35    O/U: 50

at Toledo 38 ... Coastal Carolina 28
- Toledo gets into a battle to beat CCU
CFN Prediction: Toledo 38-23
Line: No Line   O/U: No Line
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Mountain West 

Air Force | Boise State | Colorado State | Fresno State | Hawaii
New Mexico | Nevada | San Diego State | UNLV | Wyoming
 
Thursday, September 19

at Boise State 7 ... BYU 6
- Boise State hangs on in ugly, ugly win
CFN Prediction: Boise State 27-20
Line: Boise State -7.5     O/U: 48

Saturday, September 22

Wyoming 40 ... at Idaho 37 OT
- Wyoming gets by Idaho in wild OT thriller
CFN Prediction: Wyoming 27-17
Line: Pick    O/U: 48 

at Tulsa 27 ... Fresno State 26
- Fresno State can't hold on to big early lead
CFN Prediction: Fresno State 37-35
Line: Fresno State -6  O/U: 69.5  

Utah State 31 ... at Colorado State 19
- Colorado State late rally not nearly enough
CFN Prediction: Utah State 42-10
Line: Utah State -13.5     O/U: 53

San Jose State 38 ... at San Diego State 34
- San Diego State D collapses in fourth quarter loss to the Spartans
CFN Prediction: San Diego State 38-34
Line: San Diego State -3.5      O/U: 56.5 

New Mexico 27 ... at New Mexico State 14
- New Mexico finally gets a road win getting past the Aggies
CFN Prediction: NMSU 28-17
Line: New Mexico State -7  O/U: 57 

at UNLV 38 ... Air Force 35
- Air Force O falls flat in second half loss to the Rebels
- UNLV rallies in stunning win over the Falcons
CFN Prediction: Air Force 30-23
Line: Air Force -10.5     O/U: 57

Nevada 69  ... at Hawaii 24
- Nevada's Jefferson scores seven times in win
CFN Prediction: Nevada 34-31
Line: Nevada -9     O/U: 62 
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Pac-12    

North California | Oregon | Oregon St | Stanford | Washington | Washington St
South Arizona | Arizona St | Colorado | UCLA | USC | Utah  

Saturday, September 22

Oregon State 27 ... at UCLA 20
- UCLA gets big day out of Hundley in loss
- Oregon State D hangs on in terrific road win
CFN Prediction: UCLA 31-21
Line: UCLA -8  O/U: 53.5 

Colorado 35 ...at Washington State 34
- Washington State collapses late in loss to the Buffs 
- Colorado & Webb rally for 21 fourth quarter points in stunner
CFN Prediction: Washington State 38-23
Line: Washington State -19     O/U: 57.5

at USC 27 ... California 9
- USC runs over Cal for 296 yards
- California offense stuffed in loss to the Trojans
CFN Prediction: USC 40-20
Line: USC -16   O/U: 58.5 

at Arizona State 37 ... Utah 7
- Arizona State
- Utah
CFN Prediction: Arizona State 26-20
Line: Arizona State -7  O/U: 50

at Oregon 49 ... Arizona 0
- Arizona makes early mistakes in blowout
- Oregon needs a half to rev up in win over Arizona
CFN Prediction: Oregon 52-25
Line: Oregon -23.5   O/U: 77.5 
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SEC  

East   Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | Missouri | South Carolina | Tennessee | Vanderbilt 
West Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | LSU | Ole Miss | Miss State | Texas A&M

Saturday, September 22

at Florida 38 ... Kentucky 0
- Driskel and Florida blow by punchless Kentucky
- Kentucky offense goes nowhere in blowout loss to the Gators
CFN Prediction: Florida 34-17
Line: Florida -24  O/U: 51.5 

Ole Miss 39 ... at Tulane 0
- Jeff Scott, Mississippi run past Tulane in rout
CFN Prediction: Ole Miss 35-16
Line: Ole Miss -17.5  O/U: 57.5 

at Alabama 40 ... Florida Atlantic 7
- Alabama has more speed than Florida Atlantic
CFN Prediction: Alabama 48-0 
Line: Alabama -50    O/U: 57.5 

at South Carolina 31 ... Missouri 10
- Missouri can't get the O going in blowout loss
- South Carolina & Shaw pick apart the Tigers 
CFN Prediction: South Carolina 23-20
Line: South Carolina -10 O/U: 48.5

Rutgers 35 ... at Arkansas 26
- Hamilton has huge day in loss to Rutgers
CFN Prediction: Arkansas 28-17
Line: Arkansas -7   O/U: 50

at Texas A&M 70 ... South Carolina State 14
- Texas A&M & Manziel blow out SCSU
CFN Prediction: Texas A&M 63-7
Line: No Line     O/U: No Line

at Mississippi State 30 ... South Alabama 10
- Mississippi State wakes up in time to get win
CFN Prediction: Mississippi State 45-7 
Line: Mississippi State -34.5    O/U: 51 

LSU 12 ... at Auburn 10
- Auburn D holds tough in rough loss to LSU
- LSU shaky in shutdown win over Auburn
CFN Prediction: LSU 38-16
Line: LSU -20      O/U: 48.5

at Tennessee 47 ... Akron 26
- Tennessee gets a tough fight from the Zips
CFN Prediction: Tennessee 55-17
Line: Tennessee -35    O/U: 50

at Georgia 48 ... Vanderbilt 3
- Georgia & Murray rip apart the Commodores
- Vanderbilt O goes nowhere in the loss to the Dawgs
CFN Prediction: Georgia 31-13
Line: Georgia -15.5  O/U: 55
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Sun Belt 

Arkansas State | Florida Atlantic | Florida International | MTSU
North Texas | Troy | South Alabama | UL Lafayette | UL Monroe | WKU

Friday, September 21

Baylor 47 ... at ULM 42
- UL Monroe & Browning come up short in wild battle
CFN Prediction: Baylor 50-38 
Line: Baylor -7.5 O/U: 68
 
Saturday, September 22

at Alabama 40 ... Florida Atlantic 7
- Florida Atlantic gets picked apart by the Tide
CFN Prediction: Alabama 48-0 
Line: Alabama -50    O/U: 57.5 

 at Western Kentucky 42 ... Southern Miss 17
- WKU runs wild in blowout over Eagles
CFN Prediction: WKU 24-17
Line: WKU -4.5     O/U: 47.5

at Mississippi State 30 ... South Alabama 10
- South Alabama O doesn't do enough late to keep up in loss
CFN Prediction: Mississippi State 45-7 
Line: Mississippi State -34.5    O/U: 51 
 
Troy 14 ... at North Texas 7
- North Texas O fizzles in tough loss to the Trojans
- Troy & Robinson do just enough to get by the Mean Green
CFN Prediction: Troy 24-20 
Line: PICK     O/U: 61 

at Arkansas State 56 ... Alcorn State 0
- Arkansas State gets back on track in easy win
CFN Prediction: Arkansas State 45-10
Line: No Line    O/U: No Line
 
Louisville 28 ... at Florida International 21
- Florida International gives the hot Cardinals a push
CFN Prediction: Louisville 41-17
Line: Louisville -13  O/U: 57
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WAC  

Idaho | Louisiana Tech | New Mexico St
San Jose State | Texas State | UTSA | Utah State

Saturday, September 22 

UTSA 56 ... NW Oklahoma State 3
- UTSA
CFN Prediction: UTSA 69-14
Line: No Line     O/U: No Line 
 
Wyoming 40 ... at Idaho 37 OT
- Idaho rallies back but loses to Wyoming in OT
CFN Prediction: Wyoming 27-17
Line: Pick    O/U: 48 

Louisiana Tech 52 ... at Illinois 24
- Louisiana Tech takes advantage of sloppy Illini
CFN Prediction: Illinois 45-34
Line: Illinois -3 O/U: 49
 
Utah State 31 ... at Colorado State 19
- Utah State & Williams get past the Rams
CFN Prediction: Utah State 42-10
Line: Utah State -13.5     O/U: 53

San Jose State 38 ... at San Diego State 34
- San Jose State & Fales rally to beat the Spartans
CFN Prediction: San Diego State 38-34
Line: San Diego State -3.5      O/U: 56.5 

New Mexico 27 ... at New Mexico State 14
- New Mexico State O fizzles in loss to the Lobos
CFN Prediction: NMSU 28-17
Line: New Mexico State -7  O/U: 57 

at Texas State 41 ... Stephen F. Austin 37
- Texas State survives shootout over SFA
CFN Prediction: Texas State 27-20
Line: No Line     O/U: No Line