UTSA 38 Georgia State 14
The Roadrunners of Texas-San Antonio are making history, winning their first three games as an FBS program. None of those games were against FBS competition, though of them are against future full-Sun Belt members South Alabama and Georgia State. The Roadrunners have one more FCS game against Northwestern Oklahoma State before they open WAC play against New Mexico State.
La. Tech 56 Rice 37
The Bulldogs defense ranks among the absolute worst in the FBS, but the high-powered Sonny Dykes offense has La. Tech sitting at 2-0. Colby Cameron was 19-24 for 276 yards and four touchdowns. The Bulldogs took a 21-0 lead before Rice came back to make it a barnburner, but the game was never really in doubt.
San Jose State 40 Colorado State 20
David Fales has arrived. In week one the new Spartan quarterback led a near-upset of Stanford. The Spartans have won their last two with Fales under center, with his best performance coming in their blowout of future Mountain West foe Colorado State. Fales was 27-34 for 370 yards and three touchdowns. Fales will have a chance to make his name more nationally known next week in a road contest at San Diego State.
Wisconsin 16 Utah State 14
A week after taking down a Pac-12 team at home, the Aggies went on the road to face the defending Big Ten champions and would have come away with a win if not for a missed field goal at the end of regulation. The Aggies led 14-3 at halftime, but an 82-yard punt return for a touchdown by Wisconsin’s Kenzel Doe spurred the Badgers in the second half. It was a valiant effort from the Aggies, who held Montee Ball to 3.8 yards per carry and Wisconsin as a whole to 234 yards of offense.
UTEP 41 New Mexico State 28
The Aggies went on the road to El Paso with an opportunity to make a statement and came out with their second consecutive loss. It was a poor defensive showing from New Mexico State, who gave up a touchdown in each of UTEP’s first four possessions, spotting the Miners a 27-0 lead. The Aggies battled back making it a 13-point game at one point in the second half but the defense failed to get critical stops. The Aggies host in-state rival New Mexico next week.
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