Future Opponents Recap (Archive)

Mars

9/17/2010, 10:04:23 PM

There are some truly terrible teams remaining on BYU's schedule (New Mexico, UNLV, Wyoming, CSU), but some foes are looking much better so far this year than was expected...

Nevada beat CSU 51-6. The Wolf Pack gained 631 yards, 376 on the ground, were 11-of-13 on 3rd down, and gained 8.2 yards per rush. Their QB, Colin Kaepernick, threw for 241 yards (72.4%) and ran for another 161 in a 4-TD day. RB Vai Taua added 118 rushing yards and a TD. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/boxscore?gid=201009110039" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; This is after starting the season in game 1 with 553 yards (214 rushing).

Utah State beat ISU 38-17. The Aggies gained 542 yards, 275 on the ground. QB Diondre Borel had a combined 283 yards (80.8% passing), including one TD passing and another rushing. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/boxscore?gid=201009110046" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; USU started the season with 24 points and 421 yards (341 passing, 2 passing TDs) against Oklahoma.

SDSU beat NMSU 41-21. The Aztecs gained 563 yards, 244 on the ground. RB Ronnie Hillman ran for 150 yards and 4 TDs, and WR Vincent Brown had 99 receiving yards. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/boxscore?gid=201009110041" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; They started the season with 531 yards, 218 rushing (WR DeMarco Sampson had 179 receiving yards and 2 TDs).

Also, Washington beat Syracuse 41-20, and gained 467 yards (175 rushing). Jake Locker was 22-of-33 (66.7%) for 289 passing yards with 4 TDs and 0 interceptions. RB Chris Polk added 117 rushing yards and a TD, while WR Jermaine Kearse had 179 receiving yards and 3 TDs. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/boxscore?gid=201009110065" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Florida State scored 17 points and gained 345 yards against OU (123 rushing). After Ponder struggled, FSU's back-up QB came in and threw 8 passes for a QB rating of 205.7. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/boxscore?gid=201009110024" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Of course, FSU opened up the season with 59 points an 481 yards (185 rushing), in which Ponder completed 12 of 14 passes for 167 yards and 4 TDs (QB rating- 265.9). RB Ty Jones added 107 yards and a TD rushing. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/boxscore?gid=201009040003" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;