Quarterback play was a thing of horror today. Both Alaskan quarterbacks combined to be 15/41 for 165 yards. Breedlove started the game 0/6 and was replaced in the third by Riggs who promptly went 1/3 with an interception... Yikes. Roberson was able to get some room on the ground, but the fact that they were down for most of the game, Alaska wasn't at liberty to be able to run later in the game.
Alaska was only down 7-6 in the second quarter, but USU scored 10 straight in the last two minutes to take a 17-6 lead. The only score in the third was a USU field goal, and Alaska was never able to come back.
Breedlove also threw an interception. His came on a spot route where the receiver started moving backwards like he was trying to run without the ball instead of boxing out, and the defender picked it off.
Utah State Aggies at Alaska Warriors
Nov 8, 2014
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
SCORE
Utah State Aggies (4-4)
7
10
3
17
37
Alaska Warriors (3-5)
3
3
0
7
13
Team Stats Comparison
USU
ASK
Total Offense
597
343
Rushing Yards
87
178
Passing Yards
510
165
First Downs
26
19
Punt Return Yards
17
8
Kick Return Yards
43
187
Total Yards
657
538
Turnovers
1
2
3rd Down Conversion
7-15
3-16
4th Down Conversion
0-0
3-5
2-Point Conversion
0-0
0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
6-2-3
1-0-1
Penalties
4-33
3-28
Possession Time
16:08
19:52
Utah State Aggies
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
J. Lamb
32/45
510
4
1
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
J. Lamb
18
13
0.7
0
K. Haynes
14
34
2.4
0
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
S. Parham
9
102
11.3
1
C. Smith
7
127
18.1
0
D. Allen
2
67
33.5
1
Alaska Warriors
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
R. Breedlove
14/38
141
0
1
J. Riggs
1/3
24
1
1
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
J. Roberson
17
87
5.1
0
Q. Outlaw
8
48
6.0
0
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
S. Bullock
8
2.0
0
0
E. Gipson
9
1.0
0
0
R. Inman
3
0
1
0
At Western Michigan
This was quite an entertaining game. It went back and forth all game.
Alaska opened the scoring with RB Roberson catching an angle route on fourth down and going 39 yards. WMU answered.
It looked like WMU had seized momentum near the end of the first half. With 2:30 left the Broncos took a 17-10 lead, and with 19 seconds left they scored again on a 47-yard pass. Skyler Ware answered with a 96-yard return for a touchdown.
Both teams traded touchdowns in the third.
In the fourth, Alaska tied the game with a Roberson rush TD. With 3:09 left, WMU took the lead with an 84-yard rush on third and 1. Alaska was able to drive down and tie with a Quicy Outlaw TD catch with 11 seconds left.
In overtime, the Broncos scored on the very first play. Alaska drove to the goal line. On fourth and 4, they threw the ball right at the goal line, but the receiver was unable to break the plane and the game was over. Western Michigan won 45-38.
Breedlove played well. He had one interception, which again came from a receiver changing his route after the ball was thrown. The receiver was running a slant, and when the ball was thrown, he cut up field behind the linebacker instead of in front. I rewatched it because I thought I saw it but I wanted to confirm, and that's exactly what happened.
Alaska Warriors at Western Michigan Broncos
Nov 15, 2014
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
OT
SCORE
Alaska Warriors (3-6)
7
10
7
14
0
38
Western Michigan Broncos (5-4)
7
17
7
7
7
45
Team Stats Comparison
ASK
WMU
Total Offense
383
513
Rushing Yards
115
198
Passing Yards
268
315
First Downs
21
13
Punt Return Yards
17
-1
Kick Return Yards
142
154
Total Yards
542
666
Turnovers
1
1
3rd Down Conversion
12-22
5-10
4th Down Conversion
3-4
0-0
2-Point Conversion
0-0
0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
5-3-1
2-2-0
Penalties
2-25
5-61
Possession Time
24:40
11:20
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
ASK
WMU
4:30
(ASK) TD Alaska: J. Roberson 39-yard reception
7
0
2:34
(WMU) TD WMU: M. Bradford 4-yard run
7
7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
ASK
WMU
8:56
(WMU) FG WMU: S. Porter 37 yards
7
10
3:28
(ASK) FG Alaska: N. Franklin 37 yards
10
10
2:30
(WMU) TD WMU: M. Chambers 25-yard reception
10
17
0:19
(WMU) TD WMU: A. Walters 47-yard reception
10
24
0:07
(ASK) TD Alaska: S. Ware 96-yard KO return
17
24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING
ASK
WMU
7:51
(WMU) TD WMU: M. Chambers 20-yard reception
17
31
3:38
(ASK) TD Alaska: N. Roberson
24
31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING
ASK
WMU
5:52
(ASK) TD Alaska: J. Roberson 2-yard run
31
31
3:09
(WMU) TD WMU: D. Mitchell 84-yard run
31
38
0:11
(ASK) TD Alaska: Q. Outlaw 6-yard reception
38
38
OVERTIME SCORING
ASK
WMU
---
(WMU) TD WMU: D. Mitchell 25-yard run
38
45
Alaska Warriors
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
R. Breedlove
26/39
268
2
1
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
J. Roberson
17
47
2.7
2
R. Breedlove
14
6
0.4
0
Q. Outlaw
13
56
4.3
0
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
J. Roberson
7
89
12.7
1
KICK RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
S. Ware
3
121
40.3
1
Western Michigan Broncos
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
M. Coley
20/37
315
3
1
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
M. Bradford
11
84
7.6
1
D. Mithell
3
121
40.3
2
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
A. Walters
6
131
21.8
1
A. Sullivan
5
70
14.0
0
M. Chambers
3
49
16.3
2
Other News
California Beat #4 Oregon
#24 Miami beat #1 Georgia Tech
Rutgers beat #5 Ohio State
Utah over #9 Washington
Finally, a NORMAL feeling game! It was refreshing to have both teams play defense. It felt great not having quarterbacks slinging the ball around. It produced Alaska's least attempts all year, and possibly all dynasty with only 23 total attempts.
Ohio came in with the nation's number 1 offense, lead by Heisman finalist Adam Cummings. Adam came in at 216/299, 3,170 yards, 43 TDs and only 4 Interceptions. He didn't throw much today as the ground game was solid, but he was only able to muster 31 yards on 19 carries himself. He was really a non-factor today.
Ohio seized momentum with an electric 70-yard run early in the game. Alaska answered early in the second quarter with a touchdown of their own. Ohio would score again a few minutes later. Alaska would drive to close the half, but would be stopped short on fourth and goal from the 2.
Defenses traded punts for most of the third, but with 2:38 remaining, Alaska scored to finally tie the game. Alaska would again score a touchdown early in the fourth. Ohio would drive. On third down, they completed a long pass to get the first down but a holding penalty brought them back. They wouldn't convert and would have to add a field goal with 3:11 left to make it a 21-17 game, but Alaska would hold on with a clutch 19-yard reception on third and 6 and complete their third win of the season and second over a ranked team.
The story of the game was turnovers. Both teams took excellent care of the ball, but Ohio missed two field goals, including one off the upright, which ultimately cost them the game.
Ohio Bobcats at Alaska Warriors
Nov 22, 2014
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
SCORE
#19 Ohio Bobcats (8-3)
7
7
0
3
17
Alaska Warriors (3-7)
0
7
7
7
21
Team Stats Comparison
OHIO
ASK
Total Offense
376
316
Rushing Yards
253
132
Passing Yards
123
184
First Downs
18
16
Punt Return Yards
0
10
Kick Return Yards
71
110
Total Yards
447
436
Turnovers
0
0
3rd Down Conversion
6-13
7-14
4th Down Conversion
1-1
1-2
2-Point Conversion
0-0
0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
4-1-1
4-3-0
Penalties
4-53
1-14
Possession Time
14:23
21:37
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
OHIO
ASK
2:17
(OHIO) TD Ohio: G. Allen 70-yard run
7
0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
OHIO
ASK
6:27
(ASK) TD Alaska: J. Martinez 7-yard reception
7
7
3:49
(OHIO) TD Ohio: A. Cummings 1-yard run
14
7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING
OHIO
ASK
2:38
(ASK) TD Alaska: R. Breedlove 8-yard run
14
14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING
OHIO
ASK
6:23
(ASK) TD Alaska: S. Ware 3-yard reception
14
21
3:11
(OHIO) FG Ohio: W. Walker 38 yards
17
21
Ohio Bobcats
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
A. Cummings
8/14
123
0
0
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
A. Cummings
19
31
1.6
1
S. Meyers
18
118
6.5
0
G. Allen
7
103
14.7
1
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
R. Williams
10
1.0
0
0
Alaska Warriors
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
R. Breedlove
15/22
172
2
0
S. Slater
1/1
12
0
0
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
J. Roberson
21
71
3.3
0
R. Breedlove
10
13
1.3
1
At #20 USC
To end the season, Alaska traveled to #20 USC. USC was ranked generously as they were only 7-4, but they were ranked nonetheless and posed a huge challenge. The story today was third downs and red zone. Alaska was 9-14 on third down, good for 64%, while USC was only 3-8 (37%). In the red zone, Alaska converted 3 of their 4 opportunities to touchdowns while USC converted 2/6 into touchdowns and one field goal. Darrin Pierre also returned from his long injury.
Quarterback play was also important. Breedlove went 23/33 for 250 yards while Chris Sullivan went 20/26, but had three interceptions, including two disaster picks late in the fourth quarter.
The game started off Alaska ball, but two holding penalties back-to-back stalled the drive. USC ran the ball well with RB Brennan Buckley, who averaged over 10 yards per carry. Nearing the end of the half, down 14-7, USC punted all the way to the 1 inch line. Alaska began a drive with 3 minutes remaining, and would get to the red zone before an ill-advised pick. Still, they went in to half time only down 7.
USC would open the third with a touchdown pass, but Alaska would answer. Entering the fourth, Alaska was down 21-14, but they'd score on a 23-yard pass from Breedlove to reserve tight end Justin Tate to tie the game. USC would add a field goal to take a 24-21 lead, but with 3:48 left, Roberson would add the final touchdown for Alaska to pull the 28-24 upset.
Bryce Owen set a team record today. He had two clutch picks in the fourth, including one that set up the final touchdown drive. That pick actually came after Breedlove was picked for a second time. The senior sure picked a heck of a way to leave.
As it stands, I have five playoff worthy teams with only four spots. Three are locked in.
UAB (13-0), Oklahoma (12-1), and Georgia Tech (12-1). The last spot is something I'm having trouble with.
There are two two-loss conference champions who have an opportunity. Tennessee is 11-2. The combined record of their opponents is 86-72. They have a 44-35 win over #1 Oklahoma, 41-35 win at#6 South Carolina, and 51-48 win in OT vs. #20 Ole Miss in the conference championship game.
They have losses to 5-7 Auburn 28-59 as well as #11 Georgia 35-52. They faced 4 ranked teams and went 3-1.
Northwestern is the other team. They went 11-2. The combined record of their opponents was 83-74. They have a 49-27 win at#14 PSU, 38-21 win at #15 Iowa, 52-28 win vs. #10 Wisconsin, and a 38-28 win vs #23 Michigan in the conference championship game.
They have back-to-back losses at #5 Notre Dame 28-59 as well as #16 Nebraska 28-38. They faced 6 ranked teams and went 4-2.
My question is who would you choose? If UAB had a loss and didn't dominate all of their opponents it'd be easy. If there was only a one-loss difference it'd be easy. But they went 13-0 and these two teams went 11-2, and UAB is currently rated 97 overall, so they should be in IMO.
Let me know what you think. I have my own choice atm but I'll wait to see if anybody has any suggestions. Thanks!
As it stands, I have five playoff worthy teams with only four spots. Three are locked in.
UAB (13-0), Oklahoma (12-1), and Georgia Tech (12-1). The last spot is something I'm having trouble with.
There are two two-loss conference champions who have an opportunity. Tennessee is 11-2. The combined record of their opponents is 86-72. They have a 44-35 win over #1 Oklahoma, 41-35 win at#6 South Carolina, and 51-48 win in OT vs. #20 Ole Miss in the conference championship game.
They have losses to 5-7 Auburn 28-59 as well as #11 Georgia 35-52. They faced 4 ranked teams and went 3-1.
Northwestern is the other team. They went 11-2. The combined record of their opponents was 83-74. They have a 49-27 win at#14 PSU, 38-21 win at #15 Iowa, 52-28 win vs. #10 Wisconsin, and a 38-28 win vs #23 Michigan in the conference championship game.
They have back-to-back losses at #5 Notre Dame 28-59 as well as #16 Nebraska 28-38. They faced 6 ranked teams and went 4-2.
My question is who would you choose? If UAB had a loss and didn't dominate all of their opponents it'd be easy. If there was only a one-loss difference it'd be easy. But they went 13-0 and these two teams went 11-2, and UAB is currently rate7d 97 overall, so they should be in IMO.
Let me know what you think. I have my own choice atm but I'll wait to see if anybody has any suggestions. Thanks!
I gotta say Tennessee. Look forward to seeing how it turns out.
What makes you say Tennessee? I would’ve said Northwestern off first glance. I’m going to do some more digging before I make the decision. Thanks for your reply!
What makes you say Tennessee? I would’ve said Northwestern off first glance. I’m going to do some more digging before I make the decision. Thanks for your reply!
They beat #1 Oklahoma and their combined opponents Records gives them the nod since they have the same records.
So I did some more looking into it. Here's what I found:
Average Team Ratings: Wins
Tennessee: 90 92 87
Northwestern: 91 95 88
Average Team Ratings: Losses
Tennessee: 92 96 90
Northwestern: 97 99 93
Average Win Minus Lowest Rated:
Tennessee: 93 95 89
Northwestern 92 96 89
Points Margin:
Tennessee: +121
Northwestern: +147
Margin of Victories:
Tennessee: 15.4
Northwestern: 17.1
Margin/game including losses:
Tennessee: 9.3
Northwestern: 11.4
To me, Northwestern is the team that should get in. They just have better quality losses, but their issue is those losses were the 10th and 11th game versus the 4th and 6th game for Tennessee. So I'm going to use Northwestern.
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