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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
Boise State 69 ... Nevada 67 4OT
In the highest scoring game in recent D-I college football
history (going back to 1930 when the official records starting
being kept), Boise State won in the fourth overtime on a
defensive play, Nevada tried for a two point conversion after a
seven-yard Luke Lippencott touchdown run, but QB Colin
Kaepernick was tripped up. Boise State forced overtime with a
27-yard Kyle Brotzman field goal as time ran out, and that's
when the fun began. Lippencott ran for a 25-yard score, and then
Boise answered witha 25-yard Sherm Blaser catch on its first
play. Jeremy Childs gave the Broncos the lead on a 25-yard
Jeremy Childs score on the next play, and then the Pack answered
with a weaving Kaepernick 25-yard touchdown run. The two teams
traded field goals in the third OT, and then Boise took the lead
for good on a one-yard Ian Johnson run and a Jeremy Avery catch
on the two point conversion. The statistics are ridiculous.
1,266 total yards of offense, 58 first downs.21 of 34 on third
down conversions. Nevada averaged 7.6 yards per carry and 22.1
yards per completion, while Boise State cranked out 353 passing
yards.
WAC
Player of
the Week
Boise State RB
Ian Johnson ran 28 times for 205 yards and two touchdowns, and
caught four passes for 51 yards and a scorea.
Conference Roundup
Boise State
… Boise State can breathe a sigh of
relief after beating Nevada in one of
the wildest games ever, and now the
coaching staff can go to work trying to
revamp the defense after it couldn't
tackle the Luke Lippincott or Colin
Kaepernick. Taylor Tharp had a third
straight great game to take the pressure
off of Ian Johnson, while the offense
came through with every play needed to
pull it off. Now it's time to hit the
road with three away games in the next
four, including the showdown with Fresno
State.
Fresno State … The run defense
struggled against Idaho, but it didn't
matter. Ryan Mathews, Lonyae Miller, and
the FSU running game were way too much
for the Vandals to deal with, but the
real key was the play of QB Tom
Brandstater. He wasn't anything special,
but he completed 17 of 22 passes and
didn't make any mistakes, while the
Idaho passing game couldn't consistently
move the ball. Very quietly, the
Bulldogs are looking like real WAC
contenders.
Hawaii … Hawaii might not have
come up with the performance it wanted
on national TV against San Jose State,
but the team showed great heart in being
able to comeback in the clutch on a
muddy field. Even though Colt Brennan
didn't go lights out, he showed Heisman-worth
with his play in the final five minute
and in overtime, and along the way, set
the D-I record for the most career
touchdown passes. Any time you beat Ty
Detmer for an all-time record, you're
doing something amazing.
Idaho … Deonte Jackson and the
Vandal ground game ran extremely well
against Fresno State, but the
inefficiency from QB Brian Nooy, who
only completed nine of 22 passes, proved
to be a killer. He couldn't bomb his way
back into the game after the Bulldogs
got up to a big lead, and had to rely on
the ground game just to get any yards.
It's about getting better every week for
the Vandals, and right now, it's about
finding some offensive balance to help
out Jackson.
Louisiana Tech … On two late
drives, Tech might have turned its
season around with the touchdowns and
the win over New Mexico State. For most
of the game, the offense didn't do much
of anything, needing to settle for field
goals, but the defense kept the
high-powered Aggies from pulling away
too far. This was a key home win before
dealing with Boise State, but things up
a bit ahead, even though the Bulldogs
have to go on the road to play Utah
State and Idaho.
Nevada … The Wolf Pack needed the
win over Boise State to have any hope of
winning a WAC title, and now, after the
painful four overtime loss, the team is
playing for a possible bowl slot. As
tough as it might have been to lose this
game, the emergence of Colin Kaepernick
as a playmaking quarterback might change
the team. He didn't throw well, but he
ran like Vince Young, while the O line
did a phenomenal job opening holes for
Luke Lippencott. Now it's on to Utah
State, Idaho and New Mexico State for
what has to be a three-game winning
streak before facing Hawaii.
New Mexico State … J.J. McDermott
wasn't Chase Holbrook against Louisiana
Tech, but he wasn't bad. He didn't make
a slew of mistakes, and he put the team
in a position to win, but the defense
that played so well for about 53 minutes
collapsed at the end. The Aggies lost
last week in a blowout, and lost this
week in a heartbreaker, and now they
need to beat Idaho to turn things back
around before dealing with a trip to
Hawaii.
San Jose State … The Spartans did
a good job of keeping up the apace in a
firefight with Hawaii, but once the
momentum shifted late, it didn't appear
as if the offense had any answered. Once
again, there wasn't much of a running
game, with Adam Tafralis taking over the
game early on with his arm, while Dwight
Lowery cemented a spot on the All-WAC
team with a strong game, even if the
Warrior passing attack went nuts. The
team has to quickly get over this loss
with road games at Fresno State and
Boise State ahead.
Utah State… Didn’t Play This Week
| |
Conference |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
STR |
W |
L |
W |
L |
| Hawaii |
4 |
0 |
187 |
136 |
7 |
0 |
365 |
166 |
W7 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
| Fresno
State |
3 |
0 |
103 |
71 |
4 |
2 |
193 |
173 |
W3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Boise State |
2 |
0 |
127 |
67 |
5 |
1 |
255 |
128 |
W4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| San Jose
State |
2 |
1 |
86 |
82 |
3 |
4 |
137 |
212 |
L1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Louisiana
Tech |
1 |
2 |
72 |
83 |
2 |
4 |
112 |
156 |
W1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| New Mexico
State |
0 |
2 |
21 |
80 |
3 |
4 |
159 |
234 |
L2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Nevada |
0 |
2 |
108 |
118 |
2 |
4 |
228 |
243 |
L2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Idaho |
0 |
3 |
64 |
113 |
1 |
6 |
157 |
251 |
L5 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Utah State |
0 |
2 |
57 |
75 |
0 |
6 |
112 |
218 |
L6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
Friday,
October 12 |
| 8:00 PM |
Hawaii 42
... at San Jose State 35 OT
CFN Prediction: UH 38-30 UH -19 |
|
Saturday,
October 13 |
| 5:00 PM |
Fresno State 37
... at Idaho 24
CFN Prediction: FSU 38-16 FSU -10 |
| 7:00 PM |
at
Louisiana Tech 22 ... New Mexico State 21
CFN Prediction: NSMU 34-29 LT -7 |
|
Sunday,
October 14 |
| 8:00 PM |
at Boise State 69
... Nevada 67 4OT
CFN Prediction:
BSU 44-20 BSU
-26 |
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
Oct. 13 - Boise State 69
... Nevada 67 4OT
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
Oct. 13 - Boise State RB Ian Johnson