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COMPLIMENTS OF: www.Summit-Risk.com 1-888-582-8046 VOLUME 9 ● ISSUE #8 OCTOBER 16-19, 2019 FOOTBALL TIDBITS GAME-OF-THE-WEEK LSU has scored at least 40 points in 3 straight games vs AP Top-10 opponents. That is tied for the longest streak by a SEC team in the AP Poll Era (since 1936). Florida did it in MICHIGAN 2007-2008. AT Baylor has started 6-0 for the 5th time this decade (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019). That's the 4th-most instances by any FBS school, trailing Clemson, Alabama and Ohio PENN STATE State (7 each). Baylor QB Charlie Brewer had 3 Rush TD in their overtime win over Texas Tech, tied for the most by a QB in school history. Michigan (5-1) travels to Happy Valley to take on Penn State (6-0) in a huge Big Ten East Division game. Kickoff is at 7:30 PM EDT and the game will be nationally televised Florida State has been outscored by 80 points in its last 2 games vs Clemson. That is on ABC. the Seminoles' worst point differential over a 2-game span vs a single opponent in school history. The previous worst was -78 vs Florida in 1972 and 1973. The big question is which Michigan team will show up? Most agree that Michigan has a pretty talented roster and playmakers but for what ever reason, they occasionally come Wisconsin is the 1st FBS team to record 4 shutouts in its 1st 6 games of a season since out flat or slow. QB Shea Patterson has shown flashes of greatness at times and has Oklahoma in 1967. They're also the 1st Big Ten team to do this since Minnesota in 1962. looked average at other times. He must be on his game if Michigan wants to leave with a The Badgers' 29 points allowed are the fewest through 6 games by any FBS team since victory. RB’s Hassen Haskins & Zach Charbonnet are going to be important as well. 1993 (Florida State). QB Sean Clifford looks like the real deal for James Franklin’s squad. He can pass effec- For a 2nd consecutive season, Tua Tagovailoa threw his first pick of the season after tively but he also has the ability to pull it down and run for a first down when they need it. tossing 26 touchdown passes. Only Louisiana Tech’s Colby Cameron had thrown more Noah Cain has taken over as the primary Penn State running back the past couple of TD passes before his first pick among FBS quarterbacks the last 20 seasons. weeks so expect to see him a lot on Saturday night. 2012 Colby Cameron ........... Louisiana Tech ....... 27 2018 Tua Tagovailoa ........... Alabama ................. 26 This is a fairly young series. The first time these two traditional powers met on the grid- 2019 Tua Tagovailoa ........... Alabama ................. 26 iron was in 1993 (Penn State’s first year as a member of the Big Ten). Michigan leads the all-time series with Penn State 14-8. At Beaver Stadium Michigan leads 6-5. Last In the CFP era (since 2014), there have been 4 AP Top-3 teams to lose to unranked year in Ann Arbor, Michigan pummeled Penn State 42-7. This is a really tough game to teams at home before the Bulldogs lost to South Carolina and 3 of them still went to the predict but we’re going to go with the home team. Penn State 28, Michigan 24. Playoff. TEAM LOST TO WEST TO CFP? 2019 #3 Georgia .................. South Carolina ................... ??? 2017 #3 Oklahoma ............... Iowa State .......................... YES 2016 #3 Clemson ................. Pittsburgh .......................... YES 2014 #3 Auburn ................... Texas A&M ........................ NO TOP 30 2014 #2 Oregon ................... Arizona .............................. YES 30 HIGHEST RATED DIVISION I FBS SCHOOLS South Carolina closed as 21-point underdog (according to Caesars Sportsbook) making CONF NON-CONF OVERALL LAST its win at #3 Georgia the largest upset in an SEC game since 2014 when Texas A&M RK SCHOOL (CONF) W-L W-L W-L RATING WEEK took down #3 Auburn. 1. ALABAMA .................... (SEC) ........................ 3-0 ........... 3-0 ............ 6-0 ......... 140.1 ........ #1 Georgia now has just 3 home losses as an AP Top-3 team in the AP Poll Era (since 2. OHIO STATE ................ (BIG TEN) ................. 3-0........... 3-0 ............ 6-0 ......... 139.2 ........ #2 1936), but the first two of those had come against ranked opponents. This past Saturday 3. OKLAHOMA ................. (BIG 12) .................... 3-0 ........... 3-0 ............ 6-0 ......... 138.5 ........ #4 was the first time a Top-3 ranked Georgia squad had lost at Sanford Stadium to an 4. LSU............................... (SEC) ........................ 2-0 ........... 4-0 ............ 6-0 ......... 137.7 ........ #6 unranked opponent. 5. CLEMSON .................... (ACC)........................ 4-0 ........... 2-0 ............ 6-0 ......... 137.2 ........ #5 6. WISCONSIN ................. (BIG TEN) ................. 3-0 ........... 3-0 ............ 6-0 ......... 136.6 ........ #7 7. PENN STATE ............... (BIG TEN) ................. 3-0 ........... 3-0 ............ 6-0 ......... 136.1 ........ #8 8. GEORGIA ..................... (SEC) ........................ 2-1 ........... 3-0 ............ 5-1 ......... 135.5 ........ #3 THE UNDEFEATED TEAMS 9. NOTRE DAME ............. (INDEPENDENT) ..... —– ........... —– ............ 5-1 ......... 135.3 ...... #10 Below we list the 12 schools that are still undefeated in college football. We list them in 10. MICHIGAN ................... (BIG TEN) ................. 3-1 ........... 2-0 ............ 5-1 ......... 134.6 ...... #11 11. FLORIDA ...................... (SEC) ........................ 4-1 ........... 2-0 ............ 6-1 ......... 134.1 ........ #9 order of point differential which is points scored minus point allowed. 12. AUBURN ...................... (SEC) ........................ 2-1 ........... 3-0 ............ 5-1 ......... 133.9 ...... #12 13. OREGON ..................... (PAC-12)................... 3-0 ........... 2-1 ............ 5-1 ......... 133.8 ...... #13 NON 14. UTAH ............................ (PAC-12)................... 2-1 ........... 3-0 ............ 5-1 ......... 133.5 ...... #17 CONF CONF OVERALL POINTS POINTS POINTS 15. MINNESOTA ................ (BIG TEN) ................. 3-0 ........... 3-0 ............ 6-0 ......... 133.2 ...... #18 SCHOOL CONF W-L W-L W-L FOR AGAINST DIFF 16. BAYLOR ....................... (BIG 12) .................... 3-0 ........... 3-0 ............ 6-0 ......... 132.9 ...... #16 17. ARIZONA STATE ......... (PAC-12)................... 2-1 ........... 3-0 ............ 5-1 ......... 132.5 ...... #19 OHIO STATE ................ BIG TEN ........... 3-0 ......... 3-0 .......... 6-0 ........... 296 ............. 53 ........... +243 18. TEXAS .......................... (BIG 12) .................... 2-1........... 2-1 ............ 4-2 ......... 132.0 ...... #15 WISCONSIN ................. BIG TEN ........... 3-0 ......... 3-0 .......... 6-0 ........... 255 ............. 29 ........... +226 19. WASHINGTON ............. (PAC-12)................... 2-2 ........... 3-0 ............ 5-2 ......... 131.7 ...... #25 ALABAMA ..................... SEC .................. 3-0 ......... 3-0 .......... 6-0 ........... 306 ........... 102 ........... +204 20. IOWA ............................ (BIG TEN) ................. 1-2 ........... 3-0 ............ 4-2 ......... 131.3 ...... #14 PENN STATE ............... BIG TEN ........... 3-0 ......... 3-0 .......... 6-0 ........... 252 ............. 49 ........... +203 21. IOWA STATE ............... (BIG 12) .................... 2-1 ........... 2-1 ............ 4-2 ......... 131.1 ...... #26 LSU ............................... SEC .................. 2-0 ......... 4-0 .......... 6-0 ........... 315 ........... 127 ........... +188 22. MISSOURI .................... (SEC) ........................ 2-0 ........... 3-1 ............ 5-1 ......... 130.8 ......... — OKLAHOMA .................. BIG 12 .............. 3-0 ......... 3-0 .......... 6-0 ........... 301 ........... 122 ........... +179 23. TEXAS A&M ................. (SEC) ........................ 1-2 ........... 2-1 ............ 3-3 ......... 130.7 ...... #22 CLEMSON .................... ACC .................. 4-0 ......... 2-0 .......... 6-0 ........... 235 ............. 74 ........... +161 24. MICHIGAN STATE ....... (BIG TEN) ................. 2-1 ........... 2-1 ............ 4-3 ......... 130.4 ...... #20 25. BOISE STATE .............. (MWC) ...................... 3-0 ........... 3-0 ............ 6-0 ......... 130.3 ...... #24 BAYLOR ....................... BIG 12 .............. 3-0 ......... 3-0 .......... 6-0 ........... 227 ........... 107 ........... +120 26. NEBRASKA .................. (BIG TEN) ................. 2-2 ........... 2-1 ............ 4-3 ......... 129.5 ...... #21 BOISE STATE .............. MWC ................ 3-0 ......... 3-0 .......... 6-0 ........... 222 ........... 117 ........... +105 27. INDIANA ....................... (BIG TEN) ................. 1-2 ........... 3-0 ............ 4-2 ......... 129.4 ......... — SMU .............................. AMERICAN ...... 2-0 ......... 4-0 .......... 6-0 ........... 265 ........... 170 ............. +95 28. SMU.............................. (AMERICAN) ............ 2-0 ........... 4-0 ............ 6-0 ......... 129.1 ...... #27 APPALACHIAN ST ....... SUN BELT ........ 2-0 ......... 3-0 .......... 5-0 ........... 205 ........... 123 ............. +80 29. CINCINNATI ................. (AMERICAN) ............ 2-0 ........... 3-1 ............ 5-1 ......... 128.9 ...... #29 MINNESOTA ................. BIG TEN ........... 3-0 ......... 3-0 .......... 6-0 ........... 213 ........... 143 ............. +70 30. TEMPLE