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Scout Team 2008
Northern Iowa (0-1)
First Game: Lost to No. 16 BYU 41-17
Next Game: Saturday vs. South Dakota, 4 p.m.
The Word: BYU held running back Corey Lewis to just 37 yards on 17 carries. ... UNI's breakaway threat, wide receiver/kick returner Johnny Gray, was shut out (zero catches) and had three total returns for just 41 yards. ... The BYU game was the 1,000th in UNI football history.
Washington (0-0, 0-1)
First Game: Lost to No. 20 Oregon 44-10
Next Game: Saturday vs. BYU, noon (FSN)
The Word: Jake Locker was 12 of 28 for 103 yards and ran for 57 more against Oregon. ... Washington has won just two of its past 10 games. ... The Huskies lead the series against BYU 4-2.
UCLA
First Game: Monday (Sept. 1) vs. Tennessee, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Next Game: Sept. 13 at BYU, 1:30 p.m. (VERSUS)
The Word: Update after the UCLA-Tennessee game
Wyoming (1-0)
First Game: Def. Ohio University 21-20
Next Game: Saturday vs. Air Force, 1:30 p.m. (CBS-C)
Plays BYU: Sept. 20 in Provo, 1 p.m. (The Mtn.)
The Word: In his Cowboy debut, Dax Crum threw was 14 of 22 for 111 yards, two TDs and two interceptions. ... Last year Air Force scored a 20-12 victory over the Cowboys in Colorado Springs.
Utah State (0-1)
First Game: Lost to UNLV 27-17
Next Game: Saturday at Oregon, 1:30 p.m.
Plays BYU: Oct. 3 in Logan, TBA (TBA)
The Word: Sophomore QB Diondre Borel came off the bench to throw for a touchdown and rush for 70 yards as well. ... No. 20 Oregon pounded Washington 44-10 in its opener on Saturday.
New Mexico (0-1, 0-1)
First Game: Lost to TCU 26-3
Next Game: Saturday vs. Texas A&M, 3 p.m. (VERSUS)
Plays BYU: Oct. 11 in Provo, 4 p.m. (The Mtn.)
The Word: The Lobos managed just 186 total yards and had three turnovers in the loss to TCU. ... Texas A&M suffered a shocking 18-14 home loss to Arkansas State in its opener.
TCU (1-0, 1-0)
First Game: Def. New Mexico 26-3
Next Game: Saturday vs. Stephen F. Austin, 6 p.m.
Plays BYU: Oct. 16 in Fort Worth, 7 p.m. (VERSUS)
The Word: QB Andy Dalton ran for two touchdowns and TCU took advantage of early New Mexico mistakes to earn a quick 16-0 lead. ... Stephen F. Austin beat Langston 56-19 on Saturday with Jeremy Moses throwing for six touchdowns and rushing for another.
UNLV (1-0)
First Game: Def. Utah State 27-17
Next Game: Saturday at Utah, 5 p.m. (The Mtn.)
Plays BYU: Oct. 25 in Provo, noon (The Mtn.)
The Word: Sophomore quarterback Omar Clayton threw for three touchdowns and 192 yards to lead the Rebels past Utah State. ... Last year Frank Summers scored three touchdowns as UNLV blanked Utah 27-0 one week after the Utes upset UCLA.
Colorado State (0-1)
First Game: Lost to Colorado 38-17
Next Game: Saturday vs. Sacramento State, 1:30 p.m.
Plays BYU: Nov. 1 in Fort Collins, 4 p.m. (The Mtn.)
The Word: After Colorado's Josh Smith returned a kickoff for a touchdown, CSU's John Mosure repeated the favor by returning the ensuing Buff's kickoff for a score. ... The 2009 game in this series will be played in Boulder and the 2010 game will be played in Ft. Collins.
San Diego State (0-1)
First Game: Lost to Cal Poly 29-27
Next Game: Sept. 6 at Notre Dame, 12:30 p.m. (NBC)
Plays BYU: Nov. 8 in Provo, noon (The Mtn.)
The Word: Cal Poly kicked a field goal as time expired to earn the win despite a school record 352 yards passing by SDSU freshman Ryan Lindley. ... "I don't think you have to worry about our team having any overconfidence now. OK, there's plenty of evidence on tape of things that we have to worry about." - Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis
Air Force (1-0)
First Game: Def. Southern Utah 41-7
Next Game: Saturday at Wyoming, 1:30 p.m. (CBS-C)
Plays BYU: Nov. 15 in Colorado Springs, 1:30 p.m. (CBS-C)
The Word: The Falcons rolled up 433 yards on the ground in the win over SUU. ... New starting quarterback Shea Smith ran for one touchdown and threw for another.
Utah
First Game: Def. Michigan 25-23
Next Game: Saturday vs. UNLV, 6 p.m. (The Mtn.)
Plays BYU: Nov. 22 in Salt Lake City, 4 p.m. (The Mtn.)
The Word: Louie Sakoda kicked four field goals and Utah turned back a two-point conversion attempt by Michigan to hold on for the big win. ... "We had the confidence. We had the swagger. There was just a look in everyone's eye. It's not something I've seen in the last couple years of Utah football." - Sakoda after the win over Michigan. |