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2018 College Football Pac-12 and Big Ten Week 3 Recap

Thursday, September 20, 2018

As the teams start to wrap up non-conference play and shift their focus to conference games. Let’s take a look at how the members of the Pac-12 and Big Ten fared in Week 3.  

Team Final
BYU 21
#6 Wisconsin 24

Jonathan Taylor rushed for 117 yards, but the Badgers (2-1, 0-0) were upended by BYU (2-1) at home.

 

Team Final
UC Davis 10
#9 Stanford 30

K.J. Costello threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns in Stanford’s (3-0, 1-0) 20-point victory over UC Davis (2-1, 0-0).

 

Team Final
Kent State 10
#11 Penn State 63

Trace McSorley scored five total touchdowns in Penn State’s (3-0, 0-0) rout of Kent State (1-2, 0-0). 

 

Team Final
Troy 24
Nebraska 19

Despite Andrew Bunch’s 127-yards and two touchdowns, Nebraska (0-2, 0-0) fell to Troy (2-1, 0-0).  

 

Team Final
Rutgers 14
Kansas 55

Kansas (2-1, 0-0) outscored Rutgers (1-2, 0-1) 24-0 in the second half in route to a big Jayhawks victory.  

 

Team Final
Ball State 10
Indiana 38

Stevie Scott rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns to help Indiana (3-0, 0-0) to a 28-point victory.

 

Team Final
Temple 35
Maryland 14

The Temple (1-2, 0-0) defense stymied the Maryland (2-1, 0-0) offense all day as the Owls pulled off the upset.

 

Team Final
South Florida 25
Illinois 19

An 18-point fourth quarter surge lifted South Florida (3-0, 0-0) over Illinois (2-1, 0-0).

 

Team Final
Miami (Oh.) 3
Minnesota 26

Tyler Johnson hauled in nine passes for 133 yards and three touchdowns as Minnesota (3-0, 0-0) dominated Miami (Oh.) (0-3, 0-0).

 

Team Final
San Jose State 22
#20 Oregon 35

Justin Herbert threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns as the Oregon Ducks (3-0, 0-0) held off the San Jose State Spartans (0-3, 0-0).

 

Team Final
SMU 20
#19 Michigan 45

Shea Patterson came to life against SMU competing 78% of his passes for 237 yards and three touchdowns to lead Michigan (2-1, 0-0) to a victory over SMU (0-3, 0-0).

 

Team Final
New Hampshire 14
Colorado 45

Travon McMillian rushed for 162 yards and two scores in the Buffaloes (3-0, 0-0) lopsided victory.

Team Final
Idaho State 23
Cal 45

Chase Garbers threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns in Cal’s (3-0, 0-0) final tune-up victory.

 

Team Final
#22 USC 14
Texas 37

After a strong start, USC (1-2, 0-1) fell to Texas (2-1, 0-0) on the road.  

 

Team Final
#4 Ohio State 40
#15 TCU 28

Dwayne Haskins Jr. accounted for 344 yards in the air and two touchdowns as Ohio State (3-0, 1-0) downed TCU (2-1, 0-0).

 

Team Final
Oregon State 35
Nevada 37

Jermar Jefferson rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns in Oregon State’s (1-2, 0-0) narrow loss to Nevada.

 

Team Final
Northern Iowa 14
Iowa 38

Nate Stanley tossed two touchdowns in Iowa’s (3-0, 0-0) big win.

 

Team Final
Missouri 40
Purdue 37

David Blough threw for a whopping 572 yards and three touchdowns, but Purdue (0-3, 0-1) fell at the final seconds to Missouri (3-0, 0-0).

 

Team Final
Akron 39
Northwestern 34

Clayton Thorson accounted for 383 yards and three touchdowns in Northwestern’s (1-2, 0-1) loss to Akron (2-0, 0-0).

 

Team Final
Eastern Washington 24
Washington State 59

Pac-12 Player of the Week Gardner Minshew threw for 470 yards and two touchdowns as the Cougars (3-0, 0-0) rolled over Eastern Washington (2-1, 0-0).  

 

Team Final
#10 Washington 21
Utah 7

Myles Gaskin racked up 143 yards and one score in Washington’s (2-1, 1-0) 14-point victory over Utah (2-1, 0-1).

 

Team Final
Fresno State 38
UCLA 14

Marcus McMaryion was responsible for 5 total touchdowns as Fresno State (2-1, 0-0) downed UCLA (0-3, 0-0).

 

Team Final
Southern Utah 31
Arizona 62

Khalil Tate threw five touchdown passes to help lead Arizona (1-2, 0-0) to their first victory of the Kevin Sumlin era.

Team Final
#23 Arizona State 21
San Diego State 28

Despite Manny Wilkins’ 341-yard, two touchdown performance, Arizona State (2-1, 0-0) was upended by San Diego State (2-1, 0-0). 

 

Where the Pac-12 and Big Ten teams rank nationally: AP Poll

  • 4. Ohio State
  • 7. Stanford
  • 10. Washington
  • 10. Penn State
  • 18. Wisconsin
  • 19. Michigan
  • 20. Oregon
  • 24. Michigan State

Games to Watch Week 2:

  • #20 Oregon (3-0, 0-0) vs. #7 Stanford (3-0, 0-0) 
  • #19 Michigan (2-1, 0-0) vs. Nebraska (0-2, 0-0)
  • Purdue (0-3, 0-1) vs. #23 Boston College (3-0, 1-0)
  • Indiana (3-0, 0-0) vs. #24 Michigan State (2-1, 0-0)
  • #10 Washington (2-1, 0-0) vs. Arizona State (2-1, 0-0)
  • USC (1-2, 0-0) vs. Washington State (3-0, 0-0) – Friday Night

Pac-12 Players of the Week:

Big Ten Players of the Week:

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