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UAB Blazers 41 (5-1, 3-0)
Texas Christian Horned Frogs 25 (3-3, 1-2)
The Blazers continue their breakthrough season. Hackney through for well over 300-yards for the second time this year, scoring five touchdowns in the first half. TCU managed to rack up some impressive yardage of their own, but they were unable to convert first downs into enough touchdowns to keep up (and field goals are not an option this seeason - except for the 26-yarder Lococo managed to put through). UAB comes out of this game 5-1 with their only loss against the Seminoles in Tallahassee while TCU has a losing record in the conference with Southern Miss and Louisville still to go. Luckily for them, they're up against TCU next week. UAB is roughly as fortunate as they head to New Orleans to play Tulane.

Memphis Tigers 49 (5-1, 2-1)
Tulane Green Wave 24 (1-4, 0-3)
The Tigers scored before their offense even touched the ball, opening up what was an averagely spectacular scoring game for this offense that has averaged in the ballpark of 40 points a game. Tulane remains winless against I-A opponents on the year and that's unlikely to change next week against UAB. Memphis heads to Cincinnati to play the erratic Bearcats.

Alabama Crimson Tide 27 (5-2)
#25 Southern Miss Golden Eagles 3 (4-1, 3-0)
The Crimson Tide put Southern Miss in their place, racking up yet another homecoming win against the Golden Eagles as well as their first win against a ranked team in two years. The Eagles put up a paltry 171 yards with only 23 of them in the air. Having struggled against Houston and being embarassed by Alabama, Southern Miss gets the chance to regroup against East Carolina next week.

Outgoing

#17 Louisville Cardinals 38 (4-1, 2-0)
#3 Miami Hurricanes 41 (5-0)
Louisville came within a hair of pulling off what might have been the top-25 upset of the year, but fell short in the final minutes of the game, losing a 17-point lead in the second half of play. As the Houston Oilers taught me: what one team can do in the first half, the other can do in the second... plus 3. Louisville played an outstanding game against one of the league's best (to say the least...) and are truly setting themselves up to be a powerhouse in the new Big East.

Army Black Knights 42 (2-4, 2-3)
South Florida Bulls 35 (2-4, 1-2)
Less than a week after staring down TCU, South Florida gives Army it's first winning streak in seven years. For homecoming, no less. USF ran for an extraordinary 367 yards, outgained their opponents, and still couldn't hold on to the lead. Army has a week off and a decent chance to increase their streak to three against East Carolina the week after. USF has a tough road ahead with Louisville next week and UAB the week after, but so far the only I-A team they seem to be able to beat has been a conference leader, so who knows?

Incoming

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 41 (4-3)
SMU Mustangs 10 (1-6)
Don't let Louisiana Tech's record fool you, they are poised to be bowl-eligable this year with all three of their losses coming to BCS powerhouses. So in that vein SMU's loss can't be taken too badly. The fact that SMU has only been able to hold two teams below 35 points, however, is quite troubling. Ironically, one of the only two teams they've held below that is offensive powerhouse Texas Tech.

Boise State Broncos 45 (6-0)
Tulsa Golden Hurricane 42 (1-5)
Boise State manages to pull another win out of it's magical hat, making this three of the last four games being too close for comfort. Tulsa managed to make a game out of it and act like a I-A team after going 0-5 against I-A opponents on the year (their one win against Southwest Missouri State). A tough last-minute loss, to be sure, but it at least gives them hope that the whole season may not be a loss.

Nevada Wolf Pack 45 (3-4)
Rice Owls 10 (3-3)
Rice managed roughly 60 passing yards. They had a better game on the ground, but not enough to stay competitive in this one. The Owls have lost three of their last four and are not poised to have as good a season as I was thinking a few weeks ago.

UTEP Miners 51 (4-2)
Hawaii Warriors 20 (2-3)
UTEP managed to stay ahead of the Warriors all game and pick up their third impressive win in as many weeks. With San Jose State, SMU, and Tulsa still to play, the Miners are in a decent position to go bowling. First, however, they have to face a so-far impressive Louisiana Tech team.

Marshall Thunder Herd 27 (3-3)
Kent State Golden Flashes 17 (1-6)
Kent State started strong with two touchdowns in the first seven minutes, but the Thunder Herd managed to shut them down in the second half to pull off an unimpressive win where neither team managed over 250 offensive yards.

Akron Zips 26 (3-4)
Central Florida Golden Knights 21 (0-6)
The Golden Knights put up some impressive numbers and had an outstanding passing game, but were killed by four turnovers. They attempted a comeback in the last quarter, but fell just short. As far as MAC teams go, Akron isn't bad, but UCF remains winless in one of the two weakest conferences in the NCAA.