It was a thriller in Dallas as it came down to a decision to go for two in overtime to decide Saturday's contest.
The first quarter only featured two drives as SMU (1-3, 1-0 American) kicked a field goal on a 14 play, 72-yard drive, that lasted 5:23. The Midshipmen (2-2, 1-1) followed by holding the ball for 11:21, using 18 plays to go 78 yards. It was capped in the second quarter with a Zach Abey 1-yard run. The rest of the first half was forgettable with Navy fumbling twice, SMU fumbling once, missing a field goal, and turning the ball over on downs. In the middle of that disappointment, William Brown was able to connect with Reggie Roberson Jr. for a go-ahead 20-yard touchdown to make it a 10-7 game at the end of the half.
The Midshipmen took the lead back when Garrett Lewis threw a 25-yard touchdown to Mychal Cooper with 6:38 in the third quarter. That was very short lived as Roberson returned the ensuing kick 98 yards for a touchdown. A Navy fumble set up the Mustangs at the 2-yard line and Brown hooked up with Myron Gailliard for the touchdown. It wasn't all good as the extra point was blocked and returned to make it a 23-16 game. Navy then tied the game up with 6:19 to play on a CJ Williams 52-yard score.
In overtime the Midshipmen scored on a third and goal from the 1-yard line when Lewis plunged across the goaline. SMU was able to convert a fourth and one and then scored on a Ben Hicks touchdown pass to James Proche. Instead of going for the tie, Sonny Dykes elected to go for his first win as head coach of the Mustangs. It turned out to be the right call as Hicks connected with Hunter Thedford to give SMU its first win of the year.
Win number two is within reach for the Mustangs as they welcome FCS Houston Baptist (1-3). Navy will travel to Colorado Springs for the first leg of the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy as they face Air Force (1-2) The Midshipmen last won the rivalry trophy in 2015 while the Falcons won last in 2016.
If you enjoyed poor passing performances than Thursday night was for you. Luke Skipper tossed three interceptions and was just 22-of-41 for 195 yards for Tulsa (1-3, 0-1 American). Anthony Russo was 7-of-20 for 112 yards and two interceptions for Temple (2-2,1-0). And if you thought you could escape it on the NFL's Thursday Night Football game, you were wrong. Sam Darnold threw no touchdowns and two picks with just 169 yards on 15-of-31 passing for the Jets (1-2) while Tyrod Taylor started 4-of-14 for 19 yards and a concussion before giving way to Baker Mayfield as the Browns (1-1-1) won for the first time since 2016.
With all this poor quarterback play, someone had to benefit, and it turned out the Owls defense was ready to make the most out of the Tulsa offensive woes. In total Temple forced five turnovers and returned both an interception and a fumble for a touchdown.
Offensively Ryquell Armstead had 108 yards on 24 carries with a touchdown for the Owls, while Corey Taylor II had both touchdowns for the Golden Hurricane mixed in with his 23 carries and 96 yards.
Temple heads to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to face A.J. Dillon, Anthony Brown, and the Boston College Eagles (3-1).Tulsa will have a bye week before heading to Houston on Thursday, Oct. 4.
It was a tale of two halves as the Owls (2-2) hung in with the nationally ranked UCF (3-0), but the Golden Knights outscored FAU 35-19 in the second half to pull away.
UCF opened the second half with three straight touchdown drives to pull out to a 42-23 lead. FAU responded, but the crushing blow came when Taj McGowan scored on a 6-yard rushing TD to make it 49-29 and then Shawn Burgess-Becker picked off Chris Robison and returned it for a 56-29 lead with 2:03 left.
Robison was picked off three times in the game, while McKenzie Milton threw for 306 yards and ran for another 81 yards while amassing six touchdowns (3 run 3 pass).
UCF will get their shot at a Power 5 school next week as they travel to Pitt (2-2).
The Bearcats (4-0) trailed 24-7 going into halftime, but rallied to stun the Bobcats (1-2) in the two schools first meeting since 1981.
UC needed just three plays to score on their opening drive of the second half when Desmond Ridder connected with Rashad Medaris for 77 yards. Ohio added a field goal, but had a costly fumble that led to a short touchdown on a 7-yard Ridder run. The Bobcats once again kicked a field goal, but the Bearcats responded with another TD, this time a Ridder 26-yard pass to Jayshon Jackson.
Ohio punted on its next drive and UC scored for the fourth time in the second half with a Michael Warren II 3-yard touchdown run. A failed two-point conversion made it 34-30. The Bobcats made it interesting though as they marched down to the UC 1-yard line. The defense stuffed A.J. Ouellette for a three-yard loss and then picked off Nathan Rourke to finish the win.
The Bearcats open AAC play with a trip to UConn (1-3).
Houston (3-1) led 42-0 at the half and had their way with FCS foe Texas Southern (1-3).
De'Riq King had 200 yards and four total touchdowns while fellow quarterback Clayton Tune threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns. Kelan Walker added 105 yards on nine carries with a touchdown and Chandler Smith scampered into the end zone twice to help the Cougars pile on.
Houston gets a week off before hosting Tulsa on Thursday, Oct. 4.
Syracuse 51-UConn 21The Huskies (1-3) fell behind early, trailing 24-7 after the first quarter, and couldn't recover to knock off the Orange (4-0).
David Pindell ran and threw for a touchdown, but UConn turned the ball over three times. The defense had no answer for Syracuse QB Eric Dungey, who threw for two scores and ran for another three.
UConn will take on Cincinnati (4-0) next.
No. 4 Ohio State 49-Tulane 6Tulane (1-3) was yet another victim of the Buckeyes (4-0) destruction tour as Ohio State drained the Green Wave.
Jonathan Banks was already one of the most sacked quarterbacks in the nation when he was sacked four more times on Saturday. Tulane did not have a turnover, but the defense allowed the Buckeyes to score on all six drives of the first half to trail 42-6.
The head back to New Orleans to await the Memphis Tigers (3-1, 0-1 AAC) on Friday.
USF 20-ECU 13The scrappy Pirates (1-2, 0-1 AAC) were looking to hand the Bulls (4-0, 1-0) their first loss, but a late score helped USF escape unblemished.
Holton Ahlers got ECU on the board with a 2-yard touchdown run to open the game. USF answered with a Blake Barnett 2-yard TD run of his own. The Pirates would block the extra point to make it 7-6. On the Bulls next drive Coby Weiss would get his extra point through after Darnell Salomon's 66-yard touchdown catch. ECU added a field goal at the end of the half to make it 13-10.
USF fumbled on their first drive of the second half which set up a tying field goal with 9:58 in the third quarter. From their it was a punter showcase until Jordan Cronkite busted through for an 80-yard touchdown with 10:13 left in the game.
The Pirates were stopped at the USF 35-yard line and then their final drive ended in just one play as Reid Herring was picked off by Nick Roberts to help the Bulls set up for victory.
ECU will host the story from Saturday, Old Dominion (1-3), after the Monarchs upset Virginia Tech, something the Pirates have also done in the past. USF will take the week off before heading to UMass.
Memphis 52-South Alabama 35The Tigers (3-1) got more than they bargained for from South Alabama (1-3) as the Jaguars were knotted up with Memphis at the half 21-21.
Memphis used a big fourth quarter to pull away from South Alabama for good. Darrell Henderson ran for 188 yards, two touchdowns, caught two passes for 34 yards, and even attempted a pass in the win. Brady White threw for 292 yards and two scores with 113 yards and one touchdown going to Damonte Coxie.
Memphis travels to Tulane (1-3) on Thursday.
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