After punishing a Hornets squad that finished the year at 6-5, NMSU went on to drop 11 straight outings. In most cases the Aggies bowed by double digits, although there was that one meeting with Idaho in early October that […]
The first victory of 2012 came in a stunner versus Boston College, a 34-31 triumph thanks to a game-winning touchdown run by quarterback Trent Steelman with just 45 seconds remaining in regulation. Steelman carried Army that day with 141 yards […]
Off the bat Temple made a statement with a 41-10 win over cross-town rival Villanova. The following two weeks didn’t go as well with the Owls dropping decisions to Maryland (36-27) and at Penn State (24-13). Temple then hosted its […]
With its bowl eligibility in question most of the season, UCF went into 2012 and stumbled a bit out of the gate. The Knights split their first four games with wins over Akron (56-14) and FIU (33-20) and losses to […]
The Huskies had perhaps the easiest opening game of the 2012 season when they hosted Massachusetts in the Minutemen’s first game as an FBS program. The Huskies predictably rolled to a 37-0 win and the next week hung tough in […]
The route to that record began with a 0-4 start to the campaign that included an embarrassing loss to Tennessee-Martin (20-17) and routs at the hands of Middle Tennessee (48-30) and at Duke (38-14). Memphis finally got in the win […]
Rutgers came blazing out of the gate and ripped off seven straight victories to start the season, including an impressive 35-26 win on the road against Arkansas. By playing dominating defense Rutgers also took care of its first three conference […]
The Bulls began the campaign 2-0, highlighted by a thrilling 32-31 win on the road over Nevada. With that win it looked as if the Bulls’ issues with finishing games might have come to an end. That would not be […]
The year didn’t start off strong though as the Mustangs were just 1-3 at the end of September after suffering defeats to in-state foes Baylor (59-24), Texas A&M (48-3) and TCU (24-16). The lone win in the first month came […]
Houston began the 2012 season with three straight losses, including a troubling 30-13 rout at the hands of Texas State. Houston kept itself afloat though by rattling off three straight victories. All of those wins came in blowout fashion, as […]