Football report, October 24, 2009

This week, we have a guest co-blogger, Hannah. We are staying at her house.

High School Football: #3 Ada High continued their undefeated season, beating Delphos Jefferson 33-6, primarily by passing the ball. Next week, Ada will travel to Lima Central Catholic for the game that will decide the Northwest Conference championship.

Division III: #20 Ohio Northern clobbered John Carroll at Ada 35-14. Washington U (St. Louis) used a strong defensive effort to overcome the Battling Bishops of Ohio Wesleyan, 26-14 in Delaware, Ohio.

Upset Alert: Iowa State rearranged the Big 12 North standings by upending Nebraska 9-7 at Lincoln. Nebraska helped the Cyclones by turning the ball over 8 times, including 4 times inside the Iowa State 5. Unranked Clemson upended #8 Miami of Florida 40-37 in overtime in Miami. Unranked Texas A & M overwhelmed #21 Texas Tech 52-30. Unranked Tennessee had two field goals blocked that could have beaten #2 Alabama, so the Vols lost 12-10. #7 Iowa barely escaped from Michigan State unscathed, 15-13.

Our Teams Triumphant: #1 (or #2) Florida remained undefeated by beating Mississippi State 29-19 in Starkville, Miss. #18 Ohio State righted the ship by whomping Minnesota 38-7. Pryor played better, and Minnesota helped the Buckeyes with serious mistakes on both sides of the ball. #22 West Virginia overcame a Connecticut team that was still mourning the stabbing death of their cornerback, Jasper Howard, 28-24. #5 William and Mary outperformed James Madison 24-3 at homecoming in Williamsburg. #1 Richmond whipped #14 U of Massachusetts 34-12.

Unfortunate Happenings: Kansas State took over the lead in the Big 12 North by defeating Colorado 20-6 in Manhattan (the Kansas one). Purdue, made more confident by last week's beating of Ohio State, whipped 1-6 Illinois 24-14. Illinois has now lost 5 straight games by double-digit margins. Duke evened its record at 3-3 by beating Maryland 17-13. #11 Georgia Tech wrecked Virginia 34-9 in the rain at Charlottesville. (Hannah napped as we watched this one.) Weber State overcame Northern Colorado 28-20 in Greeley. #13 Penn State completed four touchdown passes in downing Michigan 35-10 in Ann Arbor. San Diego State outdistanced Colorado State 42-28 behind 6 TD passes from the quarterback, Lindley. #23 South Carolina beat Vandy 14-10 in a defensive struggle. Vandy's only TD came on a kickoff return. #3 Texas led Mizzou 41-7 late in the 4th quarter in Mizzou's homecoming game. Texas scored 3 touchdowns in the first quarter and never looked back.

Ranked vs. Ranked: #10 TCU dominated #16 BYU 38-7 in Provo. #25 Oklahoma defeated #24 Kansas 35-13.

Odd Trophies: This blogger has become aware that the game for the Little Brown Jug (Minnesota vs. Michigan) will not be played this year. Even worse, the game will also not be played next season. Alarming! In the Keg of Nails game, #5 Cincinnati hammered Louisville 41-10. In the Holy War, Notre Dame edged Boston College 20-16 for both the Frank Leahy Trophy and the Ireland Trophy. Tiger Bowl (no trophy): LSU 31, Auburn 3 late in the 4th quarter.

Department of Defense: Rutgers 27, Army 10. #19 Utah edged Air Force 23-16 in overtime. Navy 13, Wake Forest 10 in a mild upset.

Too late: Arizona State trailed Stanford 7-0 in the first quarter.

Undefeated and Untied This Week: Randolph Macon College, Virginia Tech, Emory, Peabody Conservatory. So are the Denver Broncos, who are undefeated and untied for the season so far.