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Conference Roundups
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Ind.
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MAC |
M-West |
Pac 10 |
SEC |
Sun Belt |
WAC
Atlantic
Boston Coll
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Clemson
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St
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Maryland
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NC State
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Wake Forest
Coastal
Duke
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Georgia
Tech |
Miami
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North
Carolina |
Virginia
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Virginia
Tech
ACC
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Week 6
ACC
Game of the Week
Wake
Forest 12 ... Clemson 7
D.J. Boldin caught a seven-yard touchdown pass with 5:28 to play, and Clemson
couldn't answer despite a big 19-yard fourth down completion to keep the final
drive alive. In the defensive slugfest, Shane Popham, in place of an injured Sam
Swank, hit field goals from 22 and 32 yards out for the Demon Deacons, but
Clemson had the lead until late thanks to a juggling 10-yard touchdown catch
form Jacoby Ford. Wake Forest outgained Clemson 342 yards to 198, while the
Tigers converted just two of 14 third down chances.
ACC
Player of the Week
North Carolina LB Quan Sturdivant made 10 tackles,
half a tackle for loss, and an interception return for a score in the win over
Notre Dame.
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Standings |
Conference |
Overall |
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Atlantic |
W-L |
PF |
PA |
W-L |
PF |
PA |
STK |
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Wake Forest |
2-0 |
24 |
10 |
4-1 |
112 |
75 |
W1 |
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Florida State |
1-1 |
44 |
51 |
4-1 |
198 |
79 |
W2 |
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Boston Coll |
1-1 |
54 |
50 |
4-1 |
151 |
57 |
W3 |
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Maryland |
1-1 |
20 |
48 |
4-2 |
134 |
130 |
L1 |
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Clemson |
1-2 |
51 |
41 |
3-3 |
160 |
92 |
L2 |
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NC State |
0-2 |
40 |
65 |
2-4 |
114 |
188 |
L2 |
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Standings |
Conference |
Overall |
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Coastal |
W-L |
PF |
PA |
W-L |
PF |
PA |
STK |
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Virginia Tech |
2-0 |
40 |
34 |
5-1 |
148 |
111 |
W5 |
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Georgia Tech |
2-1 |
63 |
36 |
5-1 |
152 |
64 |
W3 |
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No Carolina |
1-1 |
45 |
44 |
5-1 |
191 |
119 |
W3 |
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Duke |
1-1 |
31 |
30 |
3-2 |
123 |
92 |
L1 |
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Virginia |
1-1 |
34 |
31 |
3-3 |
102 |
148 |
W2 |
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Miami |
0-2 |
63 |
69 |
3-3 |
179 |
139 |
W1 |
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Games of the
Week
Aug. 30 - ECU 27
... VT 22
Sep. 6 - Wake Forest 30 ... Ole Miss 28
Sep 13 - VT 20 - GT 17
Sep 20 - NC St 30 - ECU 24 OT
Sep 27 - UNC 28 - Miami 24
Oct 4 - FSU 41 - Miami 39
0ct 11 - WF 12 - Clemson 7 |
Players of the Week
Aug. 30 - Jonathan Dwyer, GT
Sep. 6 - Sam Swank, Wake Forest
Sep 13 - DaRel Scott, Davin Meggett, Maryland
Sep 20 - Jon Dwyer, GT
Sep 27 - Tremaine Goddard, UNC
Oct 4 -Bruce Carter, UNC
0ct 11 - Quan Sturdivant, UNC |
Conference
Roundup
Boston College
… Didn’t Play This Week
Clemson …
What happened
to the Clemson team that was supposed to
be such an offensive juggernaut? Wake
Forest's defense is fantastic, but it's
not so good that the Tigers should've
been completely shut down. The defensive
line cranked out 13 tackles for loss,
and it did the best it could do
considering the offense was awful.
Cullen Harper was inaccurate, misfiring
on too many throws, while James Davis
couldn't find any room to run. If Tommy
Bowden wasn't in trouble before, he is
now.
Duke
… Didn’t Play This Week
Florida
State … Didn’t Play This Week
Georgia
Tech… Uh oh. With Josh
Nesbitt out with a hamstring problem and
Jaybo Shaw sitting because of a
concussion, the Georgia Tech offense
went nowhere with Calvin Booker at the
helm. The running game was miserable,
Booker completed just 3-of-11 passes,
and the offense gained just nine first
downs in the near-miss win over
Gardner-Webb. Call it a letdown game
with a trip to Clemson ahead, but the
offense needs to get Shaw or Nesbitt
back to have a chance. The defense can’t
be expected to carry the day again.
Maryland
… Didn’t Play This Week
Miami
… Miami needs to come up with
some more answers on offense in a real
hurry. Robert Marve is gutty and isn’t
afraid to throw the tough passes, but he
was awful against UCF. Graig Cooper ran
well, with a career-high 23 carries, but
he didn’t get much room to move.
Fortunately, the defense came through
with a stonewall effort keeping the
Knights to a mere 78 yards with just
four on the ground. Don’t assume a win
at Duke next week; the Canes are far,
far away from being consistent.
North
Carolina … The Tar Heel
defense is making everyone screw up.
It’s giving up plenty of yards, but it’s
forcing mistakes thanks to the pass rush
from Bruce Carter and the line. The
secondary is taking advantage of every
opportunity. Notre Dame seemed to have
problems with miscommunication on a
couple of big plays, and the secondary
didn’t miss. Cam Sexton was mistake
free, failing to throw an interception,
while Hakeem Nicks did a great job of
picking up the slack with Brandon Tate
out. The offense needs playmakers and
can’t be without Tate.
NC State
… Didn’t Play This Week
Virginia
… Virginia has turned its
season around on the lines. The pass
rush was tremendous against East
Carolina, rushing Patrick Pinkney all
game long, while the offensive line
paved the way for a big rushing day. The
offense did a great job of holding on to
the ball in the fourth quarter, keeping
it for 10:18, just when ECU was getting
hot. Beating Maryland and East Carolina
was nice, but if the Cavaliers can beat
North Carolina next week, it’ll be time
to really start getting excited.
Virginia
Tech … Didn’t Play This Week
Wake Forest… Wake Forest
isn't pretty, it isn't going to win
anything on style points, but it doesn't
matter. The defense was flat-nasty
against Clemson, holding firm time and
again on third downs while being a brick
wall against the run allowing just 21
yards on the ground. The offensive line
struggled, with Clemson getting into the
backfield way too easily, and it took
way too long to put points on the board,
Clemson was allowed to hang around way
too long, but the team did a great job
of bouncing back from the Navy loss.
Now, the ACC is Wake's for the taking.