Ducks defense shows up but the offense doesn't in 23-9 loss to Bulls
When the Champions Division was created, it was done so with the idea in mind that undefeated teams would be a thing of the past as the gauntlet of a schedule would make it virtually impossible for a team to go through it undeterred and unblemished.
The University of South Florida, in the first two seasons of the Champions Division, has now done it twice.
Oregon's bottom ranked defense put up a fight, limiting the Bulls to just two touchdowns but their offense, led by Heisman hopeful Edward Downing, failed to show up as USF handily took care of the Ducks 23-9 on Saturday to punch their ticket into the College Football Playoffs as the top seed and win the Champions Division.
Oregon had some success offensively in the first half, particularly in the ground game but in two red zone trips, they were force to settle for a field goal while USF overcame an early Jared Chavis interception to get into the endzone on a William Sapp touchdown run.
They overcame another turnover from Chavis, this time a fumble, to score once more in the third quarter on a sweep play to receiver Maurice Bennett. With a two possession lead in hand, USF's defense was able to feast and tee of on Downing who completed just ten passes for 85 yards. He was also held to negative yardage on the ground as he was sacked four times.
---------------------------------------------------------------- Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[ORE] S. Lowe, 39 Yd FG (1:30)
Quarter 2
[USF] W. Sapp, 2 Yd run (4:28)
[ORE] S. Lowe, 32 Yd FG (1:41)
[USF] M. Pleasant, 25 Yd FG (0:03)
Quarter 3
[USF] M. Bennett, 3 Yd run (5:09)
[ORE] S. Lowe, 30 Yd FG (2:30)
Quarter 4
[USF] M. Pleasant, 32 Yd FG (7:40)
[USF] M. Pleasant, 49 Yd FG (4:59)
---------------------------------------------------------------- #1 South Florida Bulls
QB Jared Chavis: 21 of 27, 267 yards, interception, sacked 3 times, 17 carries, 24 yards, fumble
HB Dionte McCarthy: 9 carries, 53 yards
HB William Sapp: 6 carries, 39 yards, touchdown
WR D.J. Manning: 7 receptions, 119 yards
WR Jarod Green: 5 receptions, 55 yards
CB K.J. Waters: 7 tackles, interception
LB Brian Robinson: 5 tackles, 3 tackles for loss
DT Michael Williams: 4 tackles, tackle for loss, sack
DE Jordan Odom: 4 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks
#24 Oregon Ducks
QB Edward Downing: 10 of 15, 85 yards, interception, sacked 4 times
HB Dustin Brown: 22 carries, 135 yards
WR Maurice Gandy: 4 receptions, 52 yards
S Cody Walker: 9 tackles, tackle for loss
LB Brent Kane: 9 tackles, 2 tackles for loss
S Ira Dixon: 6 tackles, interception
Notables Coaches on the Hot Seat
1. Eric Morris (2-10 at UCLA, 1st year)
2. Dave Harris (2-10, 12-25 at Iowa, 3rd year)
3. Zach Newberry (2-10, 17-23 at Clemson, 3rd year)
4. John Butler (2-10, 16-22 at NC State, 3rd year)
5. Jeremy Walker (3-9, 46-32 at Colorado, 6th year)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notable Coaches on the Rise
1. Hugh Freeze (9-3, 37-37 at Western Kentucky, 6th year)
2. P.J. Fleck (9-4, 22-5 at South Alabama, 2nd year)
3. Brian Sims (8-4 at South Carolina, 1st year)
4. J.B. Wilson (11-1, 22-15 at Colorado State, 3rd year)
5. Chris Washington (5-7, 31-21 at Air Force, 4th year)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conference Championship Results Champions Division Final
#24 Oregon (7-6, 6-4) -- 9 #1 USF (13-0, 10-0) -- 23
Miami University
Record: 12-1, 8-1 MAC Champions
Notable Wins: W 47-34 at #14 Ole Miss, W 28-21 vs. Toledo (MAC Championship Game)
Loss: L 46-42 vs. 20 Kent State
Oklahoma
Record: 9-3, 7-2 Contenders Division
Notable Wins: W 47-14 at Kansas State, W 29-27 vs. Oklahoma State
Losses: L 37-24 at Minnesota, L 52-33 vs. Texas, L 45-24 vs. #4 Purdue
Michigan
Record: 11-2, 9-1 Contenders Division
Notable Wins: W 45-33 vs. #9 Miami, W 38-21 vs. Ohio State
Losses: L 49-38 at New Mexico State, L 38-3 vs. #4 Purdue (Contenders Division Final)
Miami
Record: 8-4, 7-2 Contenders Division
Notable Wins: W 42-35 vs. #4 Purdue, W 38-21 vs. #11 Florida State
Losses: L 44-13 vs. #1 USF, L 41-38 at #25 Notre Dame, L 56-14 at Ohio State, L 45-33 at #8 Michigan
Washington
Record: 11-2, 8-2 Rising Division
Notable Wins: W 49-42 vs. Wisconsin, W 30-14 at Oklahoma State
Losses: L 38-31 at #23 BYU, L 48-34 vs. #11 Florida State (Rising Division Final)
Florida State
Record: 10-3, 9-1 Rising Division Champion
Notable Wins: W 30-28 at #12 Georgia, W 48-34 vs. #10 Washington (Rising Division Final)
Losses: L 56-52 at #21 UCF, L 31-24 at Maryland, L 38-21 at #9 Miami
Georgia
Record: 10-2, 7-2 Rising Division
Notable Wins: W 28-21 vs. South Carolina, W 48-21 at Oklahoma State
Losses: L 38-31 at #21 UCF, L 30-28 vs. #11 Florida State
The way the process will work is I will give AP Poll one vote, the CFP committee in the game one vote, I will get one vote, and you guys get the other votes. It's an eight team playoffs with open voting for the final three spots
Last edited by Soapy on 09 Nov 2022, 11:02, edited 1 time in total.
i think you're the one missing who hasn't voted since Miami doesn't have a top three vote so far. plz vote, going to poll it up in the next few minutes
Penn State's Bryan Myers ends 65-year drought for Nittany Lions
Jessica West -- SI.com
Despite being one of college football's premier programs, Penn State has only had one Heisman winner in its history, dating back to 1973 when John Cappelletti took home the coveted trophy. For the first time in 65 years, the Heisman belongs to College Station as Bryan Myers' beat out Purdue's Adam Petty and Ole Miss' T.J. Little for the award.
It was an unreal season for the New York native who threw for 3,820 yards and 48 touchdowns to just three interceptions with two of them coming in the loss to USF. Myers will have a chance to avenge that loss in the College Football Playoffs should both the Nittany Lions and the Bulls, the top two seeds, find themselves in the championship game.
Myers also took home the Maxwell, Walter Camp and O'Brien.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- CFB Awards Heisman: QB Bryan Myers (Penn State): 3820 passing yards, 186 carries, 852 yards, 57 total touchdowns Maxwell: QB Bryan Myers (Penn State): 3820 passing yards, 186 carries, 852 yards, 57 total touchdowns Walter Camp: QB Bryan Myers (Penn State): 3820 passing yards, 186 carries, 852 yards, 57 total touchdowns Bednarik: LB Brian Robinson (USF: 97 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 5 forced fumbles, 2 touchdowns Nagurski: LB Brian Robinson (USF: 97 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 5 forced fumbles, 2 touchdowns O'Brien: QB Bryan Myers (Penn State): 3820 passing yards, 186 carries, 852 yards, 57 total touchdowns Walker: HB Andrew Rawlins (BYU): 271 carries, 1971 yards, 23 touchdowns Biletnikoff: WR Andrew Brown (Michigan): 102 receptions, 1879 yards, 21 touchdowns Mackey: TE Bryan Weaver (Ole Miss): 71 receptions, 1309 yards, 9 touchdowns Outland: G David Bell (Rutgers): 10 pancakes, 4 sacks allowed Rimington: C Corey Cobb (Georgia Tech): 24 pancakes, 5 sacks allowed Lombardi: DE Jordan Odom (USF): 33 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, forced fumble, 3 fumble recoveries Butkus: LB Brian Robinson (USF: 97 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 5 forced fumbles, 2 touchdowns Thorpe: CB Kenneth Turner (Coastal Carolina): 56 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, touchdown Groza: K Tim Halley (Oklahoma): 29 of 31 FG, Long of 55, 45/45 XP Guy: P Stanley Durbin (USF): 24 punts, 37.1 Yd Net, Long of 72, 11 downed inside the 20 Jet: WR Shedrick Burch (Stanford): 1048 kick return yards, touchdown, 300 punt return yards
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- AP First Team All-Americans
QB Bryan Myers, Penn State (Sr)
HB Andrew Rawlins, BYU (Sr)
HB Andre Weldon, Air Force (Jr)
WR Andrew Brown, Michigan (Jr)
WR Terry Singleton, Florida State (Sr)
TE Bryan Weaver, Ole Miss (Sr)
T Ryan Love, Oklahoma (Sr)
T Alex Coleman, Penn State (Sr)
G David Bell, Rutgers (Sr)
G Chris Booker, USF (Sr)
C Leroy Richards, USF (Jr)
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DE David Richardson, USF (So)
DE Jordan Odom, USF (Sr)
DT Michael Williams, USF (Sr)
DT R.J. Browne, Washington (Sr)
LB Brad White, Oregon State (Sr)
LB Brian Robinson, USF (Sr)
LB Rocky Lucas, Michigan (Jr)
CB K.J. Waters, USF (Fr)
CB Tyler Matthews, USF (Jr)
S Michael Robinson, USF (Fr)
S Brandon Maxwell, Alabama (Sr)
K Tim Haley, Oklahoma (Sr)
P Stanley Durbin, USF (Sr)
R Shedrick Burch, Stanford (Sr)
