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Weekly Gridiron Notes
Three conference games on tap this week
Oct. 25, 2004
Complete Release in PDF Format
Week 9 Preview Week 8 Wrap ESPN+Plus Game of the Week Let's Talk About Rankings Inside the Numbers 76% - Colorado State's winning percentage in the month of October under Sonny Lubick (38-12). The Rams went 3-0 during October of 2003 and are 2-1 this season. 63 - Utah's point total against UNLV Saturday. The Utes 63-28 victory of over UNLV ties for the most points in a league game, and is the third-most ever by a MWC team. The 63 points were also the most points scored by Utah since a 1994 defeat of Division I-AA Idaho State, 66-0. It is the most points against a I-A opponent since the 1983 Utes beat Wyoming 69-14. 47 - The number of field goals Jeff Babcock has in his Colorado State career, surpassing Steve DeLine's school record of 46 (1983-86). Babcock has also attempted 64 field goals, four shy of breaking Jon Poole's record set from 1980-83. 17 - Wyoming's current MWC road losing streak, dating back to a 43-29 win at Utah on Nov. 6, 1999. 16 - San Diego State's losing streak against ranked opponents. The Aztecs host No. 9 Utah Saturday. SDSU's last win over a ranked opponent was in 1996 when the Aztecs defeated No. 16 Wyoming, 28-24. 14 - The total number of pass breakups by New Mexico CB Brandon Payne. He leads both the Mountain West and NCAA in pass breakups this season. He tied Eric Jack's single-season school record of 14 set in 1993 after posting one pass deflection against San Diego State last Saturday. Fellow MWC mates Derrick Martin of Wyoming and Donny Baker of San Diego State are also ranked in the top 10 nationally. Martin has nine pass deflections, while Baker has eight. 12 - The number of consecutive field goals between 40 and 49 yards for BYU's Matt Payne, tying the NCAA record. Payne's 46-yard, second-quarter field goal tied John Carney of Notre Dame, who set the record with 12 straight field goals during the 1984-85 seasons. 11 - Utah's current win streak that ranks third nationally (Boise State-18, Southern California-16). The Utes won their final four games in 2003 and are 7-0 this season. The 11-game streak is tied for the second-longest in school history, set back in 1904-05. The school record is 16 straight wins from 1928-30. The Utes' last loss was Oct. 25, 2003 against New Mexico, 47-35. 8 - The Utes' consecutive road or neutral site win streak that started on Sept. 27, 2003 at Colorado State. 7 - The current number of undefeated teams remaining in the NCAA in 2004, including Utah at 7-0 (Auburn, Boise State, Miami (Fla.), Oklahoma, Southern California and Wisconsin). 6 - Utah is sixth in the latest BCS Poll released Monday, Oct. 25. Last week, the Utes had the highest debut by a non-automatic qualifying BCS team ever in the initial poll of a season at number seven. The previous high was Northern Illinois at No. 10 in 2003. Only one non-automatic qualifying BCS school to be ranked in the initial Top 15 has ever completed the regular season undefeated (Marshall in 1999). 4 - The number of touchdowns BYU wide receiver Todd Watkins has caught in excess of 69 yards this season. This past week at Air Force, Watkins had a 70-yard touchdown reception, and finished the day with six catches for 153 yards. It was his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the year and his fourth touchdown of the season. 2 - BYU's current win streak, marking the first back-to-back wins for the Cougars since the 2002 season. That year, BYU defeated San Diego State on Nov. 2, followed by a win over Wyoming on Nov. 9. Last week's win over Air Force ends a streak of 21 straight games without consecutive victories. Last Week's Top Performers Receiving Rushing Tackles Wins Against Automatic Qualifying BCS Conferences Big Ten 7
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