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September 4th, 2006, 09:22 AM
By Brad Edwards, ESPN Research
Not all games against I-AA competition prove to be an automatic win, though. Just ask Colorado, which suffered what had to be the one true upset of Week 1. Instead of enjoying the debut of new head coach Dan Hawkins and his high-flying offense, Buffs fans watched in shock as their team fell 19-10 to Montana State. At least they scored in double figures.
Duke was shut out by Richmond, 13-0, and New Mexico managed just two field goals in a 17-6 loss to Portland State. That made three wins in 29 games for the I-AA side, which isn't too bad, and there was almost another major victory. Kansas State needed two special teams touchdowns to survive Illinois State, 24-23, and the Redbirds failed on an attempt to win the game with a two-point conversion with three minutes to play.
Oklahoma is the only Big 12 team that doesn't face a I-AA opponent this season, and based on Saturday's results, the others might be rethinking their positions.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/gamedayFinal?page=gamedayFinal
Not all games against I-AA competition prove to be an automatic win, though. Just ask Colorado, which suffered what had to be the one true upset of Week 1. Instead of enjoying the debut of new head coach Dan Hawkins and his high-flying offense, Buffs fans watched in shock as their team fell 19-10 to Montana State. At least they scored in double figures.
Duke was shut out by Richmond, 13-0, and New Mexico managed just two field goals in a 17-6 loss to Portland State. That made three wins in 29 games for the I-AA side, which isn't too bad, and there was almost another major victory. Kansas State needed two special teams touchdowns to survive Illinois State, 24-23, and the Redbirds failed on an attempt to win the game with a two-point conversion with three minutes to play.
Oklahoma is the only Big 12 team that doesn't face a I-AA opponent this season, and based on Saturday's results, the others might be rethinking their positions.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/gamedayFinal?page=gamedayFinal