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Game of the Week Quick Facts

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Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

January 2, 2012

6:30 p.m. MST

University of Phoenix Stadium

Glendale, AZ

Capacity: 73,000

ESPN

Big 12 Champion vs. BCS

Insight Bowl

December 30, 2011

8:00 p.m. MST

Sun Devil Stadium

Tempe, AZ

Insight Bowl Capacity:56,000

ESPN

Big 12 No. 3vs.

Big Ten No. 3

Countdown To Kickoff

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43 days


46 days

No. 16 Nebraska (8-2) at No. 18 Michigan (8-2)

Coming off an emotional win at Penn State, Nebraska travels to the “Big House”to tackle the Michigan Wolverines. Both teams are 4-2 in Big Ten Conference playand are tied for second in the Legends Division. A win by Nebraska or Michigankeeps its hopes alive of winning the division title or earning an at-large BCS berth.Both teams feature dynamic, running quarterbacks in Tyler Martinez for theCornhuskers and Denard Robinson of the Wolverines.

Saturday, November 19

Michigan Stadium

Ann Arbor, Michigan

10 a.m. MST • ESPN

1. LSU

2. Oklahoma State

3. Alabama

4. Oregon

5. Oklahoma6. Arkansas

7. Clemson

8. Virginia Tech

9. Stanford

10. Boise State

11. Houston

12. South Carolina

13. Kansas State

14. Georgia

15. Michigan State

16. Nebraska

17. Wisconsin

18. Michigan

19. TCU

20. Southern Miss

21. Penn State

22. Baylor

23. Texas

24. Auburn

25. Florida State

1. LSU

2. Oklahoma State

3. Alabama

4. Oregon


7. Clemson

8. Stanford

9. Virginia Tech

10. Boise State

11. Houston

12. Michigan State

13. Georgia

14. South Carolina

15. Wisconsin

16. Kansas State

17. Nebraska

18. USC

19. TCU

20. Michigan

21. Penn State

22. Southern Miss

23. Florida State

24. Notre Dame

25. Baylor

1. LSU

2. Oklahoma State

3. Alabama

4. Oregon


7. Virginia Tech

8. Clemson

9. Stanford

10. Houston

11. Boise State

12. Michigan State

13. Wisconsin

14. South Carolina

15. Georgia

16. Nebraska

17. Kansas State

18. Michigan

19. TCU

20. Southern Miss

21. Penn State

22. Florida State

23. Georgia Tech

West Virginia

25. Notre Dame

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College Football Insider

November 14, 1998 — Louisville quarterback Chris Redmanrecorded the highest quarterback rating for a game with at least 50attempts in NCAA history. Redman connected on 44-of-56 passesfor 592 yards with six touchdowns and one interception. His 199.2rating led the Cardinals to a 63-45 win over East Carolina inGreenville, N.C. Redman's 592 passing yards and six touchdownsremain Louisville single-game records.

November 15, 1940 — Riding an 18-game winning streak buttrailing 3-0 with one minute to play, No. 2 Cornell marched to

Dartmouth's six-yard line. After an incomplete pass on fourth down,instead of turning the ball back to Dartmouth, officials awardedCornell another down. On the ensuing play, Cornell quarterback "Pop" Scholl threw a touchdown pass, initially giving Cornell the win.However, after a review of the game tape, the officials realized theirerror. Cornell President Edmund E. Day, athletics director Jim Lynahand College Football Hall of Fame coach Carl Snavely sent a telegramto Hanover, NH, offering to concede the game. Dartmouth acceptedand officially recorded a 3-0 win.

November 17, 1956 — Jim Brown set a then-NCAA record whenhe scored 43 points in leading No. 9 Syracuse to a 61-7 win overFordham in Syracuse, NY. Brown rushed for six touchdowns on 22carries for 197 yards and also kicked seven extra points.

November 19, 1966 — In what was described as the "Game of theCentury," No. 2 Michigan State played No. 1 Notre Dame to a 10-10tie in East Lansing, Mich. Trailing 7-0 in the second quarter, NotreDame linebacker and future College Football Hall of Famer Jim Lynchintercepted a Spartan pass but lost the ball on a hit by Michigan Staterunning back Clinton Jones. Michigan State recovered and converteda 47-yard Dick Kenney field goal to take a 10-0 lead. Late in the thirdquarter with the Spartans ahead 10-7, Michigan State forced andrecovered a Fighting Irish fumble, but the play was nullified whenfuture College Football Hall of Famer Bubba Smith jumped into theneutral zone before the snap. Notre Dame stayed ahead of MichiganState in the Associated Press poll and later claimed the AP NationalChampionship.

Thursday, November 17

Southern Miss at UAB6:00 p.m. (CBSSN)

North Carolina at Virginia Tech6:00 p.m. (ESPN)

Marshall at Memphis6:00 p.m. (FSN)

Friday, November 18

Oklahoma State at Iowa State6:00 p.m. (ESPN)

Toledo at Central Michigan6:00 p.m. (ESPNU)

Saturday, November 19

Louisville at UConn10:00 a.m. (Big East)

Indiana at Michigan State10:00 a.m. (Big Ten)

Iowa at Purdue10:00 a.m. (Big Ten)

Minnesota at Northwestern10:00 a.m. (Big Ten)

Nebraska at Michigan10:00 a.m. (ESPN)

Wisconsin at Illinois10:00 a.m.. (ESPN2)

Cincinnati at Rutgers10:00 a.m. (ESPNU)

Kansas at Texas A&M10:00 a.m. (FSN)

Harvard at Yale10:00 a.m. (Versus)

Kentucky at Georgia10:21 a.m. (SEC)

Georgia Tech at Duke10:30 a.m. (ACC)

New Mexico at Wyoming11:00 a.m. (The Mtn.)

Tulsa at UTEP12:00 p.m. (CBSSN)

Maryland at Wake Forest1:00 p.m. (RSN)

Clemson at N.C. State1:30 p.m. (ABC)

Penn State at Ohio State1:30 p.m. (ABC)

Texas Tech at Missouri1:30 p.m. (ABC)

Mississippi State at Arkansas1:30 p.m. (CBS)

Florida Atlantic at Troy1:30 p.m. (CSS)

Miami (FL) at South Florida1:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

SMU at Houston

1:30 p.m. (FSN)Washington at Oregon State1:30 p.m. (ROOT)

Colorado State at TCU1:30. (Versus)

Boston College at Notre Dame2:00 p.m. (NBC)

Utah State at Idaho.3:00 p.m. (ERT)

UNLV at Air Force4:00 p.m. (The Mtn.)

LSU at Ole Miss5:00 p.m. (ESPN)

Vanderbilt at Tennessee5:00 p.m. (ESPNU)

Central Florida at East Carolina5:00 p.m. (FSN)

W. Kentucky at North Texas5:00 p.m. (Sun Belt)

Virginia at Florida State5:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Colorado at UCLA5:30 p.m. (Versus)

Oklahoma at Baylor6:00 p.m. (ABC)

USC at Oregon6:00 p.m. (ABC)

Boise State at San Diego State6:00 p.m. (CBSSN)

Kansas State at Texas6:00 p.m. (FX)

Arizona at Arizona State7:30 p.m. (FS Arizona)

California at Stanford

8:15 p.m. (ESPN)New Mexico at BYU8:15 p.m. (ESPNU)

Fresno State at Hawaii9:00 p.m. (WAC)

Notes from the Big Ten and Big 12 conferences …

Last week against Minnesota, Wisconsin running back Montee Ballset the Big Ten record for single-season touchdowns with 27.

Dating to 2008, Oklahoma State has an active streak of appearingin the BCS standings 29 consecutive weeks, tied for secondamong all FBS institutions with Alabama.

Big 12 quarterbacks hold six of the top 15 places nationally intotal offense — Robert Griffin III, Baylor (396.78), Landry Jones,Oklahoma (374.56), Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State (354),Seth Doege, Texas Tech (337.40), Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M(318.40) and James Franklin, Missouri (302.30).

This Week in History

Noteworthy

Television Schedule

All Times MST

Unforgettable moments in college football history for the week of November 14-20 …



Oklahoma wide receiver Ryan Broyles broke the

NCAA career reception mark with his 317th catchone month ago. Whose record did he break?

Find the answer in next week’s College Football Insider

Last week’s question: Who was the first Heisman Trophy winner whodid not play an offensive position?

Answer: Charles Woodson, Michigan, 1997.

Rushing Leaders School YPG

1. LaMichael James

2. Ronnie Hillman3. David Wilson

4. Bobby Rainey

5. Montee Ball

6. Zach Line

7. Trent Richardson

8. Ray Graham

9. John White

10. Henry Josey

Oregon

San Diego StateVirginia Tech

Western Kentucky

Wisconsin

SMU

Alabama

Pittsburgh

Utah

Missouri

150.88

142.00136.00

125.40

124.20

122.40

120.50

119.75

119.10

116.80

Receiving Leaders School YPG

1. Jordan White

2. Ryan Broyles

3. Patrick Edwards

4. Nick Harwell

5. Marquess Wilson

6. Kendall Wright

7. Justin Blackmon

8. A.J. Jenkins

9. Robert Woods

10. Keenan Allen

Western Michigan

Oklahoma

Houston

Miami (OH)

Washington State

Baylor

Oklahoma State

Illinois

USC

California

142.56

128.56

127.70

124.89

119.70

119.22

114.20

113.30

112.60

110.30

Passing Leaders School YPG

1. Case Keenum

2. Landry Jones

3. Brandon Weeden

4. Nick Foles

5. Geno Smith

6. Robert Griffin III

7. Seth Doege

8. Alex Carder

9. Tajh Boyd

10. Ryan Tannehill

Houston

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State

Arizona

West Virginia

Baylor

Texas Tech

Western Michigan

Clemson

Texas A&M

395.10

372.11

363.50

361.20

349.70

343.67

332.90

313.56

301.70

291.10


A list of the top five Heisman favorites according to ESPN.com.

Top 10 Individual Performers


ESPN (Edwards) — Oklahoma vs. Stanford

ESPN (Schlabach) — Oklahoma vs. Stanford

CBS (Palm) — Oklahoma State vs. Stanford

Collegefootballnews.com — Oklahoma State vs. Stanford

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ESPN (Edwards) — Nebraska vs. Texas A&M

ESPN (Schlabach) — Nebraska vs. Missouri

CBS (Palm) — Michigan State vs. Texas

Collegefootballnews.com — Ohio State vs. Texas A&M

Heisman Hopefuls

Bowl Predictions

Trivia

1. Andrew Luck QB Stanford

2. Trent Richardson RB Alabama

3. Brandon Weeden QB Oklahoma State

4. Case Keenum QB Houston

5. LaMichael James RB Oregon



USC at No. 4 Oregon

Sat., Nov. 19, 6:00 p.m. (ABC)Coming off a huge road win against Stanford, Oregongoes home to play USC. The Trojans, 8-2 on the seasonbut barred from postseason play, leads the Pac-12 South.Although they can not meet in the actual inaugural Pac-12Championship, this game will serve as the de facto

championship game for USC.

No. 13 Kansas State at No. 23 Texas

Sat., Nov. 19, 6:00 p.m. (FX)

After a four-overtime thriller against Texas A&M, KansasState and quarterback Collin Klein try to sweep all fourTexas schools in the Big 12 when they face the TexasLonghorns. Texas is coming off a dissapointing 17-5 lossto Missouri, where it lost senior standout running back

Fozzy Whitaker for the season.

No. 5 Oklahoma at No. 22 Baylor

Sat., Nov. 19, 6:00 p.m. (ABC)

No. 5 in the BCS rankings, Oklahoma lurks as a potentialnational title contender, but must contend with No. 22Baylor. Led by quarterback Robert Griffin III, the Bearshave an explosive offense, averaging 40.3 points per game.The Sooners, who lost their number one receiver in RyanBroyles and number one running back Dominique Whaleyto injuries, rely on the right-arm of quarterback Landry

Jones.


Standings

Tune in for this week’s games you won’t want to miss (all times MST).

Cincinnati at Rutgers

Sat., Nov. 19, 10:00 a.m. (ESPNU) After 12 weeks, no clear-cut leader has emerged inthe Big East Conference. Cincinnati lost to WestVirginia last week, but still leads the conference.Rutgers is 3-2 in the conference and needs a win toremain in the hunt for the automatic bid to the BCS.

SMU at No. 11 Houston

Sat., Nov. 19, 1:30 p.m. (FSN)

For the first time, ESPN’s College GameDay goes toHouston as the Cougars face the SMU Mustangs. WithBoise State’s loss, Houston is in prime position to earn a

BCS bid. Led by quarterback Case Keenum, theCougars lead the FBS in nearly every offensive category.SMU is having its best season since 1986 and looks to

end the Cougars fairy-tale season.

No. 21 Penn State at Ohio StateSat., Nov. 19, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)Fresh off a loss to Nebraska amidst turmoil, Penn Statestill controls its destiny in the Big Ten Leaders Division.Ohio State sits at 3-3 in the conference and needs towin to remain in contention for the Big TenChampionship. Both teams have struggled on offensethis season, winning instead with strong defense.

Ending the nation's longest home win streak by coming from behind in Boise in the final two minutes earned the

TCU Horned Frogs (8-2) the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week for games played the weekend of

Nov. 12. Quarterback Casey Pachall connected on 24-of-37 passes for a career-best 473 yards and five touchdowns

to lead the Horned Frogs past Boise State, including scores of 75, 74 and 69

yards in the first half. The sophomore fired a 25-yard touchdown pass to a

leaping Brandon Carter in the end zone with 1:05 remaining to pull TCU

within 35-34. Head coach Gary Patterson then opted to put the game in

Pachall's hands and go for the lead. It worked, as Pachall tossed a short pass

to Josh Boyce, who fought his way into the end zone to put TCU up 36-35.

The Horned Frogs survived a missed field goal as time expired.

OverallConf

OklahomaState

10-07-0

Oklahoma 8-15-1

Kansas State 8-25-2

Baylor 6-33-3

Texas 6-33-3

Missouri 5-53-4

Texas A&M 5-53-4

Iowa State 5-42-4

Texas Tech 5-52-5

Kansas 2-80-7

Legends

DivisionOverallConf

Michigan State 8-25-1

Nebraska 8-24-2

Michigan 8-24-2

Iowa 6-43-3

Northwestern 5-52-4

Minnesota 2-81-5

Leaders

DivisionOverallConf

Penn State8-25-1

Wisconsin 8-24-2

Ohio State 6-43-3

Purdue 5-53-3

Illinois 6-42-4

Indiana 1-90-6

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Big 12 Conference

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