2. Louisiana Tech (3-0, 0-0)--Louisiana Tech improved their record to 3-0
with a dominant win over Big Ten foe Illinois. The Bulldogs are 3rd in the
nation in scoring with 54.7 points scored per game led by quarterback Colby
Cameron who is putting up just over 300 yards per game and nearly 3 passing
touchdowns per game. Previous: Defeated Illinois 52-24, Next: @Virginia.
3. Boise State (2-1, 0-0)--The Boise State Broncos improved to 2-1 with
a hard fought last second win over BYU. The Broncos stopped a 2-point
conversion attempt by the Cougars to seal the 7-6 victory on Thursday night.
The Broncos have only allowed 11.7 points per game this season. Previous:
Defeated BYU 7-6, Next: @New Mexico.
4. Toledo (3-1, 1-0)--A sloppy game but another strong performance by
quarterback Terrance Owens allowed Toledo to move to 3-1 with a 38-28 win over
Coastal Carolina. The Rockets are the 33rd ranked passing team in the nation
with 277 yards per game. Previous: Defeated Coastal Carolina 38-28, Next:
@Western Michigan
5. Nevada (3-1, 1-0)--Behind the rushing of national leader Stefphon
Jefferson, the Wolfpack cruised to a 69-24 win over the ailing Hawaii Warriors.
Jefferson has 699 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns on the season leading the
nation in both categories. No one else has more than 7 rushing touchdowns on
the season. Previous: Defeated Hawaii 69-24, Next: @Texas State.
6. Tulsa (3-1, 1-0)--In an evenly matched game, the Tulsa Golden
Hurricanes won their third game of the season 27-26 over Fresno State. Tulsa is
going out things differently this fall riding the 17th ranked rushing attack in
the country with 245 yards rushing per game. The Golden Hurricanes are 18th
nationally with 40.3 points scored per game. Previous: Defeated Fresno State
27-26, Next: @UAB.
7. Northern Illinois (3-1, 0-0)--Quarterback Jordan Lynch has settled
in well as the signal caller after a rough opening game versus Iowa and kept
the Huskies settled as one of the top MAC teams. The Huskies do not do anything
incredible but do everything solid but still struggle to keep opponents out of
the end zone. Previous: Defeated Kansas 30-23, Next: Central Michigan.
8. Western Kentucky (3-1, 0-0)--The Hilltoppers ended non-conference
play with a statement game blowing out Southern Miss 42-17 in Bowling Green
behind a potent rushing attack and strong defense. The Hilltoppers are top 20
nationally in yards allowed and have the 36th ranked rushing attack in the
country. Quarterback Kawaun Jakes is on pace to shatter his previous season
passing the football. Previous: Defeated Southern Miss 42-17, Next: @Arkansas
State
9. Brigham Young (2-2)--The Brigham Young Cougars dropped to 2-2 with a
loss to Boise State thursday and have lost those two games by a combined 4
points. A play here and a play there and the Cougars are undefeated and the #1
team in this poll. Nevertheless, I had to drop them to 9th with all of the good
teams with only one loss. Previous: Lost to Boise State 7-6, Next: Hawaii.
10. Utah State (3-1, 0-0)--The Utah State Aggies moved to 3-1 with an
ugly 31-19 win over the Colorado State Rams Satruday. The Aggies are riding an
excellent defense that has only allowed 14.5 points per game, good for 20th
nationally. Utah State is a few sloppy plays versus Wisconsin from being
undefeated on the year. Previous: Defeated Colorado State 31-19, Next: UNLV.
Outside looking in: Louisiana, Arkansas State, Marshall, Louisiana
Monroe
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