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Boise State
| Fresno
State | Hawaii
| Idaho
| Louisiana Tech
Nevada
| New
Mexico St |
San Jose
State | Utah State
WAC Game of
the Week
Fresno State
49 ... Nevada 41
Fresno State got touchdown runs of
three, 54 and 67 yards from Ryan
Mathews, and got a 67-yard punt return
for a score and a 15-yard touchdown run
from Clifton Smith, and a blocked field
goal for a score from A.J. Jefferson, on
the way to a 42-20 lead, and then things
appeared to be out of hand when Lonyae
Miller tore off a 72-yard scoring run
early in the third. But Nevada would
come back, as Colin Kaepernick threw two
touchdown passes and ran for a
three-yard score, but his 34-yard strike
to Adam Bishop came with only three
seconds left, and Fresno held on. The
Bulldogs outgained the Wolf Pack 307
rushing yards to 211.
WAC
Player of
the Week
Fresno State RB Ryan Mathews rushed for
171 yards and three touchdowns on 14
carries in the win over Nevada.
Conference Roundup
Boise State
… Even though most of the world was
watching the Bears vs. the Packers,
Boise State once against proved how
unbelievable it is when at home with the
national spotlight on. Everything worked
on both sides of the ball against New
Mexico State, with QB Taylor Tharp
having his best game yet, and Ian
Johnson cranking out yards in chunks
with both his running and receiving. The
team is starting to hum at just the
right time.
Fresno State … It's nice to see
the running game explode, but it
would've been nicer had the Bulldogs
been able to close Nevada out a little
easier. There are now several weapons to
work with, thanks to the emergence of
Ryan Mathews and the explosiveness of
Lonyae Miller. All the pressure is off
QB Tom Brandstater for now, but he has
to get hot again over the next two games
against Idaho and San Jose State before
dealing with Boise State.
Hawaii … While it wasn't a pretty
win over Utah State, and the injury to
Colt Brennan is hardly a plus, at least
Tyler Graunke got to see meaningful time
and run the offense when the team needed
him. Now, Graunke needs to be even
sharper against San Jose State next
week, if Brennan is still hurting, to
keep the dream season alive, but he's
going to need more from the running
backs. There was a ground game against
Idaho two weeks ago, and this week, it
was abandoned in the shootout.
Idaho … How did the Vandals stay
alive against San Jose State with only
68 passing yards and three turnovers?
The running game was effective, and the
defense did a great job in the second
half, but nothing seemed to work. The
offense is going to have to sink or swim
with Brian Nooy, and accept that all 11
defenders are going to key on stopping
Deonte Jackson. Most of all, there can't
be any more turnovers. The team isn't
good enough to lose that battle.
Louisiana Tech … It's not like
Louisiana Tech didn't have its chances
against Ole Miss. With three
interceptions, and more yards, 301 to
232, the Bulldogs did a decent job, but
gave up two touchdown passes and screwed
up on its late field goal attempt. The
offense has taken a major step backwards
over the last few weeks, and now it
needs to find something it can do well.
Can there be some sort of a running
game? Can Zac Champion start throwing it
down the field more? There can't be the
penalties and the mistakes there were
against the Rebels.
Nevada … Uh, the run defense?!
The supposedly nasty Wolf Pack
linebackers weren't even close against
Fresno State, getting ripped apart for
tough yards, hard yards, and way too
many home runs. The offense finally
found a groove late with Colin
Kaepernick at the helm, but it was way
too late. This appears to be
Kaepernick's team at the moment, with
Nick Graziano hurt. He'll have to shine
next week if the Pack has any shot
against Boise State, and if he can play
like he did in the fourth quarter this
week, it could be interesting.
New Mexico State … Chase Holbrook
tried to go against Boise State, but it
wasn't happening. The offense floundered
with J.J. McDermott at the helm, while
the defense did nothing to help the
situation. At this point, the Hal Mumme
offense should be getting 89 yards a
drive, not a game, and there's no reason
to only be cranking out 57 yards
passing. Boise State is good, but it's
not better than Auburn, and NMSU was
able to drive on its D late in the game.
San Jose State … The Spartans
have beaten who they were supposed to
over the last three weeks, and now it's
on to the real cheese ... Hawaii. The
defense stopped Idaho's passing game
cold, but things will be a little
different next week, with or without
Colt Brennan. The Spartan running game
has to keep getting creative, and Adam
Tafralis has to stay hot. He has three
straight 300-plus yard games, and he'll
need another to keep pace with the
Warriors.
Utah State… The offense got a
decent game against Hawaii, and threw it
well, but once again, outside of a big
play from Kevin Robinson, there weren't
enough big throws down the field, and
the line struggled in pass protection,
allowing six sacks. No defense is going
to struggle against Hawaii, and Utah
State's wasn't even close. On the plus
side, Derrvin Speight looks like a good
running back to work around.
| |
Conference |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
STR |
W |
L |
W |
L |
| Hawaii |
3 |
0 |
145 |
101 |
6 |
0 |
323 |
131 |
W6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Fresno
State |
2 |
0 |
66 |
47 |
3 |
2 |
156 |
149 |
W2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| San Jose
State |
2 |
0 |
51 |
40 |
3 |
3 |
102 |
170 |
W3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Boise State |
1 |
0 |
58 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
186 |
61 |
W3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| New Mexico
State |
0 |
1 |
0 |
58 |
3 |
3 |
138 |
212 |
L1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Nevada |
0 |
1 |
41 |
49 |
2 |
3 |
161 |
174 |
L1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Louisiana
Tech |
0 |
2 |
50 |
62 |
1 |
4 |
90 |
135 |
L4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Idaho |
0 |
2 |
40 |
76 |
1 |
5 |
133 |
214 |
L4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Utah State |
0 |
2 |
57 |
75 |
0 |
6 |
112 |
218 |
L6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
Saturday, October 6 |
|
2:00 PM |
at Ole
Miss 23 ... Louisiana Tech
0
CFN Prediction: Ole Miss 27-13
OM -13 |
| 4:00 PM |
at San Jose State
28 ... Idaho 20
CFN Prediction: SJSU 28-17
SJSU -6.5 |
| 4:05 PM |
Fresno State
49 ... at Nevada 41
CFN Prediction: Nevada 21-17
Nev. -3.5 |
| 12:05 AM |
at Hawaii
52 ... Utah State 37
CFN Prediction:
Hawaii
51-17 UH -39 |
|
Sunday, October 7 |
| 8:00 PM |
at Boise State
58 ... New Mexico State 0
CFN Prediction: BSU 44-17
BSU -22.5 |
Past WAC
Games of the
Week
Sept. 1 -
UNLV 23 ...
Utah State 16
Sept. 8 - Texas A&M
47 ... Fresno State 45 3OT
Sept. 15 - New Mexico State
29 ... UTEP 24
Sept. 22 - San Jose State
23 ... at Utah State 20
Sept. 29 - Nevada 27 ... UNLV
20
Oct. 6 -
Fresno State
49 ... at Nevada 41
Past WAC Players of the Week
Sept. 1 - Hawaii QB Colt Brennan
Sept. 8 - Hawaii QB Colt Brennan
Sept. 15 - New Mexico State WR Chris
Williams
Sept. 22 - San Jose State QB Adam
Tafralis
Sept. 29 - Fresno State DE Tyler Clutts
Oct. 6 - Fresno State RB Ryan Mathews