CFN Week 1 Scoreboard, Picks, & Recaps

Ohio State struggled to put away Navy, Notre Dame and Michigan rolled, and BYU shocked Oklahoma with a win that set the tone for the start of the season. Check out all the game reviews, along with the CFN predictions, scores, and links to the team pages for the game recaps.

2009 Scoreboard ... Week 1

- CFN Fearless Predictions  

- Instant Analysis - Miami 38 ... FSU 34
- Instant Analysis - Bama 34 ... Va Tech 24
- Instant Analysis - Sam Bradford's Injury
- Instant Analysis - BYU 14 ... Oklahoma 13
- Instant Analysis - Missouri 37 ... Illinois 9
- Instant Analysis - Okla. St 24 ... Georgia 10
- Instant Analysis - Michigan 31 ... WMU 7
- Instant Analysis - Notre Dame 35 ... Nevada 0
- Instant Analysis - LeGarrette Blount's Punch
- Instant Analysis - Boise State 19, Oregon 8
- Instant Analysis - South Carolina 7, NC St 3

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

Thursday, September 3

South Carolina 7 ... at NC State 3
CFN Prediction: South Carolina 17-13, Line: USC -3.5
- NC State can't get any offense in an ugly loss

Saturday, September 5

at Boston College 54 .... Northeastern 0
-Boston College and Harris roll through win 
CFN Prediction: BC 38-3

at Clemson 37 .... Middle Tennessee 14
- Clemson blows past Middle Tennessee 37-14 
CFN Prediction: Clemson 34-10, Clemson -18.5

Richmond 24 ... at Duke 116
- Duke gets stunned by Richmond 24-16 
CFN Prediction: Duke 28-19

at Georgia Tech 37 .... Jackson State 17
- Dwyer and the ground game puts it away early
 CFN Prediction: Georgia Tech 47-13

at California 52 .... Maryland 13
- Maryland gets its doors blown off by Cal 
CFN Prediction: California 38-16, Line: Cal -21.5

at North Carolina 40 .... Citadel 6
- North Carolina stuffs The Citadel 40-6 
CFN Prediction: North Carolina 42-13

William & Mary 26 .... at Virginia 14
- Virginia turns it over seven times in loss 
CFN Prediction: Virginia 23-13

Alabama 34 .... Virginia Tech 14
- The Hokies get run over by the Tide
CFN Prediction: Alabama 23-13, Line: Bama -6

Baylor 24 .... at Wake Forest 21
- Wake Forest gets picked off by Baylor 
CFN Prediction: Wake Forest 30-24, Line: WF -1.5

Monday, September 7

Miami 38 ... at Florida State 34
- Florida State just misses pulling out a classic
- Jacory Harris hangs tough to get win for Canes
 CFN Prediction: Florida State 27-24, Line: FSU -5.5

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Big East 
Cincinnati | Connecticut | Louisville | Pittsburgh | Rutgers
South Florida | Syracuse | West Virginia

Connecticut 23 ..... at Ohio 16
- Connecticut runs enough to get by Ohio  
CFN Prediction: Connecticut 27-14, Line: Conn -4

at Louisville 30 .... Indiana State 10
- Louisville isn't sharp, but the D stuffs ISU
CFN Prediction: Louisville 52-7

at Pitt 38 .... Youngstown State 3
- Pitt runs by Youngstown State 
CFN Prediction: Pitt 41-3

at South Florida 40 .... Wofford 7
- South Florida is nearly-perfect over Wofford 
CFN Prediction: South Florida 31-14

Minnesota 23 .... at Syracuse 20 OT
- Greg Paulus is fine until one fateful throw
CFN Prediction: Minnesota 37-27, Line: Minn. -7

at West Virginia 33 .... Liberty 20
- West Virginia isn't sharp, but beats Liberty 
CFN Prediction: West Virginia 44-0

Cincinnati 47 ... at Rutgers 15
- Cincinnati and Tony Pike rip through Rutgers
- The RU defense can't handle the Bearcat attack
CFN Prediction: Rutgers 24-17, Line: Rutgers -5.5

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Big Ten
Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Michigan | Michigan State | Minnesota
Northwestern | Ohio State | Penn State | Purdue | Wisconsin 

Thursday, September 3
at Indiana 19 ... Eastern Kentucky 13
- Hoosiers sputter and cough, but get the win
CFN Prediction: Indiana 41-10

Saturday, September 5

at Iowa 17 ... Northern Iowa 16
Iowa Survives Scare With Blocked Field Goals 
CFN Prediction: Iowa 38-7

at Michigan 31 ... Western Michigan 7
Michigan Rips Up Western Michigan 31-7 
CFN Prediction: Michigan 23-20, Line: Michigan -11.5

at Michigan State 44 .. Montana State 3
- Both QBs shine as the Spartans coast
CFN Prediction: Michigan State 31-6

Minnesota 23 ... at Syracuse 20 OT
Minnesota beat Syracuse in OT thriller 
CFN Prediction: Minnesota 37-27, Line: Minn. -7

at Northwestern 47 ... Towson 14
Northwestern Cruises To Blowout Over Towson 
CFN Prediction: Northwestern 45-9

at Ohio State 31 ... Navy 27
Ohio State Hangs On To Stop Navy 31-27 
CFN Prediction: Ohio State 37-13, Line: OSU -22.5

at Penn State 31 ... Akron 7
- Clark and the passing game blasts the Zips
CFN Prediction: Penn State 48-10, Line: Penn State -27.5

at Purdue 52 ... Toledo 31
Purdue & Bolden run by Toledo 
CFN Prediction: Purdue 34-30, Line: Purdue -11

Missouri 37 ... Illinois 9
Illinois gets torn up by Missouri 37-9 
CFN Prediction: Illinois 45-31, Line: Illinois -7

at Wisconsin 28 ... Northern Illinois 20
Wisconsin hangs on late to get by NIU 
CFN Prediction: Wisconsin 34-17, Line: UW -16.5

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Big 12
North Colorado | Iowa St | Kansas | Kansas State | Missouri | Nebraska
South Baylor | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | Texas | Texas A&M | Texas Tech

Thursday, Sept. 3

at Iowa State 34 ... North Dakota State 17
- Cyclones & Austin Arnaud get first win for Paul Rhoads
CFN Prediction: Iowa State 24-20

Saturday, Sept. 5

Baylor 24 ... at Wake Forest 21
Baylor picks off Wake Forest 24-21 
CFN Prediction: Wake Forest 30-24, Line: Wake -1.5

at Kansas 49 .... Northern Colorado 3
KKansas & Reesing blow past Northern Colorado 
CFN Prediction: Kansas 58-6

at Kansas State 21 ... Massachusetts 17
Kansas State sputters in win over UMass 
CFN Prediction: Kansas State 45-13

Missouri 37 ... Illinois 9 (in St. Louis)
Missouri & Gabbert tear up Illinois 37-9 
CFN Prediction: Illinois 45-31, Line: Illinois -7

at Nebraska 49 ... Florida Atlantic 3
Nebraska and Helu roll over Florida Atlantic 
CFN Prediction: Nebraska 37-13, Line: Neb. -21.5

BYU 14 ... Oklahoma 13
OU loses Sam Bradford, and then to BYU
CFN Prediction: Oklahoma 45-20, Line: OU -21.5

at Oklahoma State 24 ... Georgia 10
Oklahoma State pulls off big win over Georgia 
CFN Prediction: Georgia 37-35, Line: OSU -6

at Texas 59 ... ULM 20
Texas & Shipley rip through ULM in laugher 
CFN Prediction: Texas 52-0, Line: Texas -41

at Texas A&M 41 ... New Mexico 6
Texas A&M & Johnson destroy New Mexico 
CFN Prediction: Texas A&M 34-16, Line: A&M -14

at Texas Tech 38 ... North Dakota 13
Texas Tech's Potts solid in win over UND 
CFN Prediction: Texas Tech 63-17

at Colorado State 23 ... at Colorado 17
Colorado fizzles in punchless loss to CSU 
CFN Prediction: Colorado 27-20, Line: Colorado -11

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Conference USA
East  UAB | UCF | East Carolina | Marshall | Memphis | Southern Miss
West  Houston | Rice | SMU | Tulane | Tulsa | UTEP

Friday, September 4

Tulsa 37 ... at Tulane 13
CFN Prediction: Tulsa 44-24, Line: Tulsa -14.5
- Tulane gets stuffed by Golden Hurricane run D
- Tulsa gets great opener from G.J. Kinne 

Saturday, September 5

at East Carolina 29 ... Appalachian State 24
East Carolina struggles to beat Appalchian St 
CFN Prediction: East Carolina 31-27

at Houston 55 ... Northwestern State 7
Houston needs a half to get by NSU 
CFN Prediction: Houston 58-10

at Marshall 31 ... Southern Illinois 28
Marshall hangs on to beat Southern Illinois 
CFN Prediction: Marshall 28-14

at UAB 44 ... Rice 24
- Rice can't stop UAB in 44-24 blowout 
- UAB & Joe Webb rip through Rice 
CFN Prediction: UAB 34-28, Line: UAB -5.5

at SMU 31 ... Stephen F. Austin 23
SMU forces six turnovers in win over S.F.A. 
CFN Prediction: SU 51-24

at Southern Miss 52 ... Alcorn State 0
Southern Miss & Austin Davis blow out Alcorn 
CFN Prediction: Southern Miss 45-10

at UCF 28 ... Samford 24
UCF & Brynn Harvey run by Samford 28-24 
CFN Prediction: UCF 27-10

Buffalo 23 ... at UTEP 17
UTEP's comeback falls short in loss to UB 
CFN Prediction: UTEP 37-27, Line: UTEP -7.5

Monday, September 6

Ole Miss 45 ... at Memphis 14
Memphis battles hard, but gets blown out late 
CFN Prediction: Ole Miss 37-17, Line: Ole Miss -17

Independents 
Army | Navy | Notre Dame 

at Ohio State 31 ... Navy 27
Navy Comes Close, But Gets Picks Off By OSU 
CFN Prediction: Ohio State 37-13, Line: Ohio State -22.5

at Notre Dame 35 ... Nevada 0
- Jimmy Clausen and Michael Floyd rip up the Pack
CFN Prediction: Notre Dame 44-27, Line: Notre Dame -14

Army 27 ... at Eastern Michigan 14
Army runs for 300 in win over EMU 
CFN Prediction: Eastern Michigan 31-26, Line: EMU -4.5

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MAC 
East | Akron | Bowling Green | Buffalo | Kent State | Miami Univ. | Ohio | Temple
West  Ball State | Central Mich | Eastern Mich | Northern Illinois | Toledo | West Michigan  

Thursday, Sept. 3

at Bowling Green 31... Troy 14
- Tyler Sheehan and Freddie Barnes rip apart Trojan secondary
CFN Prediction: Bowling Green 27-23

Villanova 27... at Temple 24
- Temple gives away loss to the Wildcats
CFN Prediction: Villanova 31-23

at Kent State 18 ... Coastal Carolina 0
- Kent State's D stops Coastal Carolina cold
CFN Prediction: Kent State

North Texas 20 ... at Ball State 10
- Ball State gets no O in loss to Mean Green
CFN Prediction: Ball State 44-23

Saturday, Sept. 5

Penn State 31 ... Akron 7
- Akron can't handle the Nittany Lion passing game
CFN Prediction: Penn State 48-10, Line: PSU -27.5

Kentucky 42 ... at Miami Univ. 0
Navy Comes Close, But Gets Picks Off By OSU 
CFN Prediction: Kentucky 30-14, Line: UK -15

at Purdue 52 ... Toledo 31
Toledo gets run over by Purdue 
CFN Prediction: Purdue 34-30, Line: Purdue -11

at Michigan 31 ... Western Michigan 7
Western Michigan gets blasted by Michigan 
CFN Prediction: Michigan 23-20, Line: Michigan -11.5

Connecticut 23 ... at Ohio 16
Ohio's comeback vs. UConn falls short 

Northern Illinois at Wisconsin 28 ... Northern Illinois 20
Northern Illinois battles back in loss to UW 
CFN Prediction: Connecticut 27-14, Line: UConn -4

Army 27 ... at Eastern Michigan 14
Eastern Michigan gets run over by Army 27-14 
CFN Prediction: Eastern Michigan 31-26, Line: EMU-4.5

Buffalo 23 ... at UTEP 17
Buffalo hangs on late to beat UTEP 
CFN Prediction: UTEP 37-27, Line: UTEP -7.5

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Mountain West
Air Force | BYU | Colorado State | New Mexico
San Diego State | TCU | UNLV | Utah | Wyoming

Thursday, September 3

at Utah 35 ... Utah State 17
- Utah dominates, but needs four quarters in win 
- CFN Prediction: Utah 41-6

Saturday, September 5

at Air Force 72 ... Nicholls State 0
Air Force has record-setting day in 72-0 win 
CFN Prediction: Air Force 45-17

at Wyoming 29 ... Weber State 22
Wyoming hangs on to beat Weber State 29-22 
CFN Prediction: Wyoming 34-31

at UNLV 38 ... Sacramento State 3
UNLV finds a star RB in win over Sacramento 
CFN Prediction: UNLV 35-17

BYU 14 ... Oklahoma 13
The Cougars pull off the breakthrough win
CFN Prediction: Oklahoma 45-20, Line: OU -21.5

at UCLA 33 ... San Diego State 14
San Diego State gets picked off by UCLA 
CFN Prediction: UCLA 27-14, Line: UCLA -20

at Texas A&M 41 ... New Mexico 6
New Mexico does nothing in blowout to A&M 
CFN Prediction: Texas A&M 34-16, Line: A&M -14

Colorado State 23 ... at Colorado 17
Colorado State sacks Colorado 23-17 
CFN Prediction: Colorado 27-20, Line: Colorado -11

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Pac 10   
Arizona | Arizona St | California | Oregon | Oregon St | Stanford
UCLA | USC | Washington | Washington St 

Thursday, Sept. 3

at Boise State 19 ... Oregon 8
- Oregon has disastrous opener in every way
CFN Prediction: Oregon 33-30

Saturday, Sept. 5

at Arizona 19 ... Central Michigan 6
Arizona's D shuts down Central Michigan 19-6 
CFN Prediction: Arizona 38-28, Line: Arizona -23.5

at Arizona State 50 ... Idaho State 3
Arizona State's D allows just 37 yards 
CFN Prediction: Arizona State 37-13

at California 52 ... Maryland 13
Cal & Best blow past Maryland for easy win 
CFN Prediction: California 38-16, Line: Cal -21.5

at Oregon State 34 ... Portland State 7
Oregon State gets the Rodgers brothers going 
CFN Prediction: Oregon State 51-14

Stanford 39 ... at Washington State 13
- Stanford & Gerhart run over Washington State 
- Washington State gets steamrolled by Stanford 
CFN Prediction: Stanford 38-14, Line: Stanford -17

at UCLA 33 ... San Diego State 14
UCLA picks off San Diego State 33-14 
CFN Prediction: UCLA 27-14, Line: UCLA -20

at USC 56 ... San Jose State 3
USC and Matt Barkley roll over San Jose State 
CFN Prediction: USC 45-6, Line: USC -34.5

LSU 31 ... at Washington 23
Washington & Locker play well in loss to LSU 
CFN Prediction: LSU 35-17, Line: LSU -17

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SEC 
East | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | South Carolina | Tennessee | Vanderbilt 
West Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | LSU | Ole Miss | Miss State

Sept. 3
South Carolina 7 ... at N.C. State 3
CFN Prediction: South Carolina 17-13, Line: USC -3.5
- The Gamecocks win an ugly slugfest

Saturday, Sept. 5

Alabama 34 ... Virginia Tech 24
The Tide run over the Hokies
CFN Prediction: Alabama 23-13, Line: Bama -6

at Arkansas 48 ... Missouri State 10
Arkansas sets record with 447 passing yards 
CFN Prediction: Arkansas 45-10

at Auburn 37 ... Louisiana Tech 13
Auburn actually has an offense in blowout win 
CFN Prediction: Louisiana Tech 20-16, Line: Auburn -12

at Florida 62 ... Charleston Southern 3
Florida goes through the motions in blowout 
CFN Prediction: Florida 63-0

at Oklahoma State 24 ... Georgia 10
Georgia lacks punch in loss to Oklahoma State 
CFN Prediction: Georgia 37-35, Line: OSU -6

LSU 31 ... Washington 23
LSU & Terrance Tolliver get past Washington 
CFN Prediction: LSU 35-17, Line: LSU -17

at Mississippi State 45 ... Jackson State 7
Mississippi State rolls in Mullen's debut 
CFN Prediction: Miss State 40-3

at Tennessee 63 ... Western Kentucky 7
- Crompton and the UT O steps up in blowout
CFN Prediction: Tennessee 45-10, Line: Tenn. -30

at Vanderbilt 45 ... Western Carolina 0
Vandy gets 433 rushing yards in shutout 
CFN Prediction: Vanderbilt 45-10br />
Kentucky 42 ... vs. Miami University (in Cincinnati) 0
Kentucky hits on all cylinders in win over MU 
CFN Prediction: Kentucky 30-14, Line: UK-15

Monday, Sept. 6

Ole Miss 45 ... at Memphis 14
Ole Miss sputters, but pulls away late 
CFN Prediction: Ole Miss 37-17, Line: Ole Miss -17

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Sun Belt
Arkansas State | Florida Atlantic | Florida International | MTSU
North Texas | Troy | UL Lafayette | UL Monroe | Western Kentucky

Thursday, Sept. 3

at Bowling Green 31... Troy 14
- Troy's secondary gets torched
CFN Prediction: Bowling Green 27-23, Line: BGSU -6.5

North Texas 20 ... at Ball State 10
- Dodge has great opener for Mean Green
CFN Prediction: Ball State 44-23, Line: Ball State -17

Saturday, Sept. 5

at Tennessee 63 ... Western Kentucky 7
- Western Kentucky sticks around for a quarter, and then ...
CFN Prediction: Tennessee 45-10, Line: Tenn. -30

at Clemson 37 ... Middle Tennessee 14
Middle Tenn. special teams stinks vs. Clemson 
CFN Prediction: Clemson 34-10, Line: Clemson -18.5

at Texas 59 ... ULM 20
ULM gets blown away by Texas 59-20 
CFN Prediction: Texas 52-0, Line: Texas -41

at Nebraska 49 ... Florida Atlantic 3
Florida Atlantic gets blasted by Nebraska 
CFN Prediction: Nebraska 37-13, Line: Nebraska -21.5

at Louisiana-Lafayette 42 ... Southern 19
Louisiana & Masson Blow Past Southern
CFN Prediction: ULL 38-28

at Arkansas State 61 ... Mississippi Valley State 0
Arkansas State embarrasses MVSU 61-0 
CFN Prediction: Arkansas's State 55-20

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WAC  
Boise State | Fresno State | Hawaii | Idaho | Louisiana Tech
Nevada | New Mexico St | San Jose State | Utah State 

Thursday, Sept. 3

at Boise State 19 ... Oregon 8
- Boise State destroys Oregon's ground game
CFN Prediction: Oregon 33-30, Line: Boise State -5

at Utah 35 ... Utah State 17
- Utah State battles in loss to Gary Andersen's first game
CFN Prediction: Utah 41-6, Line: Utah -20.5

Saturday, September 5

at Fresno State 51 ... UC Davis 0
Fresno State explodes on UC Davis in blowout
CFN Prediction: Fresno State 38-27

at Hawai‘i 25 ... Central Arkansas 20
- Hawaii escapes sloppy game with late touchdown pass
CFN Prediction: Hawaii 45-31

Idaho 21 ... at New Mexico State 6
- Idaho & its D stops NMSU 21-6 
- NMSU loses to Idaho in Walker's debut 
CFN Prediction: Idaho 23-21, Line: NMSU -3

at Auburn 37 ... Louisiana Tech 13
Louisiana Tech gets rolled by Auburn 37-13 
CFN Prediction: Louisiana Tech 20-16, Line: Auburn -12

at Notre Dame 35 ... Nevada 0
Nevada gets blanked by Notre Dame 35-0 
CFN Prediction: Notre Dame 44-27, Line: Notre Dame -14

at USC 56 ... San Jose State 3
San Jose State gets rolled by USC 
CFN Prediction: USC 45-6, Line: USC -34.5