CFB Week 1 Recap
The first week of college football is in the books. Let’s take a look back at how teams from the Pac-12 and Big Ten performed.
Fri. Aug. 26
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Hawaii | 14 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
California | 17 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 51 |
New California quarterback Davis Webb led the Golden Bears to victory in Australia by throwing for 441 yards and four touchdowns.
Thurs. Sept. 1
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Oregon State | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
Minnesota | 0 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
In the first of two Pac-12-Big Ten matchups in week one, Minnesota running back Rodney Smith helped pave the way to victory by amassing 125 yards on the ground for two scores.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Southern Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Utah | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
The Utes received strong quarterback play from Troy Williams in his first start, throwing for 272 yards and two scores.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Indiana | 5 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 31 |
Florida International | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
The Hoosiers scored 22 in the fourth quarter to secure the comeback victory.
Fri. Set. 2
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Furman | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Michigan State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
New starting quarterback Tyler O’Connor threw three touchdowns in the Spartans week one victory.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Kansas State | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Stanford | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
Heisman hopeful Christian McCaffrey scored two touchdowns en route to the Cardinal victory.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Colorado State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Colorado | 21 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 44 |
The Buffaloes got the better of their inner-state rival with a resounding 37-point victory.
Sat. Sept. 3
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Bowling Green | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Ohio State | 21 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 77 |
Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett accounted for seven total touchdowns in the dominant week one victory.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Michigan | 14 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
The Wolverines got a stellar performance from quarterback Wilton Speight who threw for 145 yards and three touchdowns in the 60-point win.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Rutgers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
Washington | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 48 |
In his first game back from injury, Washington wide receiver John Ross caught five passes for 90 yards and two touchdowns, he also had a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
UC Davis | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Oregon | 8 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 53 |
In his first start for Oregon, quarterback Dakota Prukop accounted for four touchdowns during the victory over the Aggies.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Miami (Ohio) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Iowa | 21 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Iowa running back Akrum Wadley racked up 121 yards and two touchdowns during the opening week victory.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Eastern Kentucky | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
Purdue | 21 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 45 |
Purdue started strong and finished strong in the win over Eastern Kentucky.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
Maryland | 21 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 52 |
Seven different Terrapins found the end zone via the ground in the team’s 39-point victory.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Western Michigan | 0 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
Northwestern | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Northwestern running back Justin Jackson found the end zone three times in week one.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Overtime | Final |
UCLA | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
Texas A&M | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
A strong fourth quarter helped the Bruins extend the game, but wasn’t enough in the tough opening weekend loss to Texas A&M.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Kent State | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Penn State | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 33 |
Star Nittany Lion running back Saquon Barkley found the end zone in the week one victory.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Murray State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Illinois | 14 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 52 |
The Fighting Illini defense had interceptions on the first drive to help lead them to victory.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Fresno State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Nebraska | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 43 |
The defending Foster Farms Bowl Champions started the season off with a big victory at home.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
USC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Alabama | 0 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 52 |
The Trojans had trouble with the defending national champions in Arlington, Tex. to start the season.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Eastern Washington | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
Washington State | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
The Cougars scored 42 points, but that wasn’t enough to avoid the upset by Eastern Washington.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
BYU | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 18 |
Arizona | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 46 |
A last second field goal by BYU spoiled a great defensive performance for the Wildcats.
Team | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final |
Northern Arizona | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Arizona State | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 44 |
Five Sun Devils including new quarterback Manny Wilkins found the end zone in the opening victory.
Games to Watch Week 2:
- Utah (1-0) vs. BYU (1-0)
- Arizona State (1-0) vs. Texas Tech (1-0)
- Washington State (0-1) vs. Boise State (1-0)
- Penn State (1-0) vs. Pittsburgh (1-0)
- Illinois (1-0) vs. North Carolina (0-1)
- Iowa (1-0) vs. Iowa State (0-1)