Weekend Recap: Florida Beats Auburn, UCF Conference Win Streak Snapped At 19

October 6, 2019 by Dave Congrove

Florida got the huge 24-13 SEC win over Auburn in "The Swamp", and while Alabama and Clemson were idle, the other top teams played and won big.

Ohio State toppled Michigan State 34-10, LSU cruised to a 42-6 win over Utah State, Georgia blasted Tennessee 43-14, Oklahoma subdued Kansas 45-20, Wisconsin blanked Kent State 48-0, and Penn State routed Purdue 35-7.

Elsewhere, Michigan out-defensed Iowa 10-3, Oregon repelled Cal 17-7, and Notre Dame bowled over Bowling Green, 52-0.

The weekend was not without some upsets.

UCF was a 4.5-point Vegas favorite, but a 5.83-point computer underdog at Cincinnati, and the computer's pick prevailed as the Bearcats ended the Knight's 19-game American conference winning streak, 27-24. The computer also called Arizona's 35-30 upset win at Colorado.

Virginia Tech forced 5 turnovers in the first half - 4 in the first quarter - but wound up needing a game-winning TD with 1:03 left to play and two incomplete passes by Miami in the end zone in the last 10 seconds to upset Miami 42-35 after blowing a 28-0 lead.

Other upsets saw Stanford get a much-needed win with a 23-13 victory over Washington, Texas Tech down Oklahoma State 45-35, Pitt edge Duke 33-30, and Oregon State defeat UCLA 48-31.

Navy fired the first salvo in the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy competition between the three military academies after the Midshipmen staved off Air Force 34-25 at Annapolis.

Undefeated

Iowa and Auburn were the only schools to get knocked from the unbeaten ranks. Iowa fell 10-3 at Michigan, and Auburn lost 24-13 at Florida.

Baylor and SMU are among the 16 teams still undefeated. The Bears gained a 31-12 mild upset win at Kansas State, while the Mustangs rallied from 21-down at the end of the 3rd quarter to ultimately score a 43-37 triple-overtime win over visiting Tulsa.

Here is the list of the 16 remaining unbeaten teams by conference (note that 5 of these teams were idle this week).:
American: SMU, Memphis
Mountain West: Boise State (idle)
Sun Belt: Appalachian State (idle)
ACC: Clemson (idle), Wake Forest (idle)
Big 12: Baylor, Oklahoma
Big 10: Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
SEC: Alabama (idle), Florida, Georgia, LSU.

Winless

Akron was idle and remains 0-5 while New Mexico State and Rice each fell to 0-6. New Mexico State lost 20-13 at home to Liberty, and Rice lost 35-20 at UAB.

FBS vs. FCS

114 games this year pit FBS teams against FCS schools. That's two more than a season ago when FBS teams won 105 of 112 games.

There were zero FBS vs. FCS games this week.

FBS teams are 98-3 (.970) for the season. Since we began tracking this in 2003, the FBS schools are 1,422-127 (.918).

FCS victories over FBS teams in 2019:
August 29: Central Arkansas 35, Western Kentucky 28
September 7: Southern Illinois 45, Massachusetts 20
September 14: The Citadel 27, Georgia Tech 24 (OT)

FCS victories over FBS teams in 2018
August 29: UC Davis 44, San Jose State 31
September 1: Villanova 19, Temple 17
September 1: Northern Arizona 30, UTEP 10
September 1: Nicholls State 26, Kansas 23 (OT)
September 2: North Carolina A&T 28, East Carolina 23
September 8: Maine 31, Western Kentucky 28
September 22: Illinois State 35, Colorado State 19

Streaks

CLEMSON - Won 20 straight over-all (FBS longest). Won 22 straight regular season (FBS longest) games. Won 16 straight conference games (new FBS longest). Won 18 straight home games (FBS longest).
Last: 21-20 win at North Carolina on September 28.
Next: Hosts Florida State on October 12.

UCF - Had won 19 straight conference games including consecutive AAC titles (FBS longest), but lost 27-24 at Cincinnati.
Last: Lost 27-24 at Cincinnati on October 4.

ALABAMA - Won 29 straight home games (FBS longest).
Last: 59-31 home win over Ole Miss on September 28.
Next: Visits Texas A&M on October 12.

OKLAHOMA - Won 22 straight true road games (FBS longest).
Last:: Won 45-20 at Kansas On October 5.
Next: Plays Texas at Dallas on October 12.

RUTGERS - Lost 15 straight conference games (FBS longest).
Last: 48-7 loss at home to Maryland on October 5.
Next: Visits Indiana on October 12.

AKRON - Lost 10 straight overall (FBS longest).
Last: 37-29 loss at Massachusetts on September 28.
Next: Visits Kent State on October 12.

CONNECTICUT - Lost 20 straight vs. FBS teams (FBS longest).
Last: 48-22 home loss to USF on October 5.
Next: Visits Tulane on October 12.

RICE - Lost 14 straight road games (FBS longest).
Last: 35-20 loss at UAB on October 5.
Next: Visits UTSA on October 19.