CFN's 2007 Annual Ultimate
College Football Playoff
East Division - Round Two
East
Finals
Second
Round
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South
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West
First
Round
North |
South
East |
West
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Ultimate National Title
Seedings & Brackets
1. Oklahoma
2. Wisconsin
3. Georgia Tech
4. Florida
5. Penn State
6. Nebraska
7. Auburn
8. Maryland
9. Oregon
10. South Carolina
11. Virginia
12. Notre Dame
13. Utah
14. Hawaii
15. Southern Miss
16. Mississippi State
17. Kansas
18. Stanford
19. Connecticut
20. North Carolina
21. Memphis
22. New Mexico State
23. UNLV
24. San Diego State
25. UTEP
26. Ball State
27. Arkansas State
28. Florida Atlantic
29. Buffalo
30. Utah State |
No. 1 Oklahoma 30 ... No.
16 Mississippi State
10
Oklahoma pounded its way to the win with Allen Patrick, Chris Brown and
DeMarco Murray combining for 279 yards and three touchdowns, while the
defense kept the Bulldogs out of the end zone until a third quarter
Robert Elliott 12-yard run. The OU passing game was effective, but not
explosive, with Sam Bradford completing 12-of-18 passes for 121 yards,
keeping the passes short and safe. The Sooner offensive line controlled
the game from the start, and the running backs came through highlighted
by a 36-yard Murray dash for a third quarter score to pull away. OU PK
Garrett Hartley connected on field goal attempts from 34, 22 and 45
yards out.
Player
of the Game - The Oklahoma offensive line paved the way
for 285 rushing yards and didn't allow a sack
Fun Stat - Time of possession: Oklahoma 39:31 -
Mississippi State 20:29
No. 8 Maryland 35 ... No. 12 Notre Dame
20
The Maryland passing game ripped apart the Irish secondary early as
Darrius Heywood-Bey scored from 57 and 29 yards out on the way to a 21-3
lead. Notre Dame fought back with a 14-yard John Carlson touchdown catch
and a Travis Thomas one-yard scoring run to pull within one early in the
third quarter. The momentum appeared to be all Notre Dame's way after a
punt pinned the Terps on their own six, and then lightning struck as
Danny Oquendo took a short pass and weaved his way though the middle of
the field on the way to a 95-yard score. The Terps put a nail in the
coffin with a pounding 77-yard, 12-play drive finishing up with a
two-yard Lance Ball run.
Player
of the Game - Maryland QB Jordan Steffy completed 18 of
27 passes for 398 yards and three touchdowns
Fun Stat - Time of possession: Notre Dame 38:39 -
Maryland 21:21
3rd Round - No.
8 Maryland vs. No. 1 Oklahoma
No. 5 Penn State
23 ... No. 9 Oregon 12
Penn State and Oregon traded touchdowns in the first half as Austin
Scott scored from five yards out for the Nittany Lions, with the Ducks
answering with a 31-yard Jaison Williams touchdown catch, but the extra
point attempt hit the upright. Penn State came back with a long drive
and a four-yard Deon Butler scoring grab, but Oregon responded with a
long drive of its own, closing out with a five-yard Jonathan Stewart
touchdown run. Down two, Oregon went for the two-point conversion and
missed as Dennis Dixon's pass sailed through the end zone. The second
half was all defense, with Penn State keeping Oregon from getting closer
than the Nittany Lion 34, and the Ducks only allowing three Kevin Kelly
field goals.
Player
of the Game - Penn State LB Dan Connor made 15 tackles
Fun Stat - Second half third down conversions: Penn
State 1 of 6 - Oregon 0 of 5
No. 4 Florida 31 ... No. 13 Utah 21
Urban Meyer's former team gave his current team all it could handle.
Down 24-14, the Utes pulled within three midway through the fourth
quarter on a 12-yard pass to Derrek Richards. Facing third and 11 on its
own 25, and the momentum all on Utah's side, Florida came through with a
52-yard catch-and-run from Percy Harvin to set up a two-yard Tim Tebow
touchdown run to finally put the Utes away. Brian Johnson threw for 314
yards and three touchdowns for Utah, but he failed to get the offense in
scoring range on two final drives after the Tebow score. The Gators
started off the scoring on a 16-yard Andre Caldwell touchdown catch, and
tied it at 14 on a six-yard Kestahn Moore run.
Player
of the Game - Florida WR Percy Harvin caught six passes
for 129 yards and a touchdown and ran five times for 41 yards
Fun Stat - Passing yards: Utah 314 - Florida 298
3rd Round - No.
5 Penn State
vs. No. 4 Florida
No. 2 Wisconsin 27
... No. 15 Southern Miss
10
Wisconsin efficiently put away Southern Miss by getting up 10-0
early on a 39-yard Taylor Mehlhaff field goal and a 27-yard Travis
Beckum touchdown catch, and playing tough defense when it had to.
Southern Miss got on the board early with a 25-yard field goal, but
didn't get back on the board until midway through the fourth quarter
after the Badgers held on a deep Golden Eagle drive on the previous
possession by forcing a Jeremy Young fumble. The UW offense
controlled the clock throughout, finishing one long drive with a
two-yard P.J. Hill touchdown run in the second quarter and a 12-yard
touchdown catch from Paul Hubbard in the third.
Player
of the Game - Wisconsin RB P.J. Hill ran 25 times for 147
yards and a touchdown
Fun Stat - Net punting: Wisconsin 45.9 yards per
kick - Southern Miss 44.9 yards per kick
No. 7 Auburn 48 ... No. 22 New Mexico State
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Auburn did whatever it wanted to on offense, cranking out 575 yards
highlighted by a brilliant day from QB Brandon Cox, but New Mexico
State sure made it interesting. The Aggies bombed away for 421
passing yards with Chris Williams eating the Tigers alive with 15
catches for 255 yards and three scores, but the defense couldn't
contain Cox, who connected on 15 of 16 passes during a stretch while
making every key throw to keep the Tigers ahead. Auburn got up 17-0
helped by a 22-yard Rodgeriqus Smith touchdown catch and a five-yard
Brad Lester run to keep a relatively comfortable lead, but NMSU kept
throwing and throwing some more, forcing Auburn to leave the
starters in the entire game. Tiger DE Quentin Groves came up with
four sacks and several hurries.
Player
of the Game - Auburn QB Brandon Cox completed 22 of 29
passes for 341 yards and four touchdowns
Fun Stat - Fourth down conversions: New Mexico
State 4 of 4 - Auburn 1 of 1
3rd Round -
No. 7 Auburn vs. No. 2 Wisconsin
No. 6 Nebraska 24 ... No. 10 South
Carolina 20
South Carolina was driving with a chance to pull out a tough road win,
but QB Blake Mitchell's dart into the end zone went off Moe Brown's
shoulder pads and into the hands of Tierre Green to seal the Husker win.
Nebraska QB Sam Keller struggled, but he got plenty of help from his
running game, as Marlon Lucky ran for 93 tough yards and a key fourth
quarter touchdown on third and two from the six to take the lead instead
of trying for a game-tying field goal. Mitchell had a good game against
the Nebraska secondary with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Andy Boyd and a
perfectly thrown 39-yard pass to Kenny McKinley to set up a short Mike
Davis touchdown for a 20-17 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Player
of the Game - Nebraska RB Marlon Lucky ran 23 times for
93 yards and a touchdown and caught three passes for 29 yards
Fun Stat - Nebraska passes for first downs: 3 -
Nebraska runs for first downs 12
No. 3 Georgia Tech 31 ... No. 14 Hawaii
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Georgia Tech figured out how to slow down the Hawaii offense; keep it
off the field. The Yellow Jackets used a ball-control offense and long,
sustained drives to keep Colt Brennan on the sidelines. When the Warrior
attack got a chance, it struggled early on with Brennan under constant
pressure from Adamm Oliver and Darrell Robertson, who combined to make
three sacks and several hurries. Tech got up 21-3 on two drives of over
seven minutes with two short Rashaun Grant touchdown runs and a 12-yard
scoring catch from Greg Smith. Hawaii finally got into the end zone in
the third quarter on a 35-yard Brennan pass to Jason Rivers, but Tech
answered with a ten-play, 62-yard drive that ate up five minutes and
ended with a Travis Bell field goal. Hawaii never got closer, as Tashard
Choice put a cap on the win with a 19-yard touchdown with just over
three minutes to play. Hawaii's Davone Bess caught a 31-yard touchdown
pass with :41 to play.
Player
of the Game - Georgia Tech RB Tashard Choice ran 31 times
for 159 yards and a touchdown
Fun Stat - Time of possession: Georgia Tech 42:19 -
Hawaii 17:41
3rd Round -
No. 6 Nebraska vs. No. 3 Georgia Tech