- FIU had school records for points in a quarter (28) and points in a season opener (41)
- Georgia Tech had more yards passing in the first quarter (148) of its win over Western Carolina than it had in any game last season (130 in an Oct. 2 win over Wake Forest).
- Rutgers’ shutout of North Carolina Central was the Knights’ second straight season-opening shutout, and it was the biggest shutout win in a season opener since a 66-0 romp over Ursinus in 1918.
- Vick Ballard thrives outside of the SEC. The Mississippi State RB now has six career multi-TD games, five of them against non-conference opponents. He rushed for 166 yards and three scores on 10 carries in the Bulldogs’ romp over Memphis.
- Mississippi State (1-0) has won 12 straight against Memphis (0-1), dating back to 1993.
- Montee Ball notched his seventh career game with multiple rushing TDs. Ball now has 17 touchdowns, dating back from November 1 of the 2010 season. Those 17 touchdowns are most in college football in that time frame.
- B.J. Cunningham set career highs with 9 catches for 129 yards against Youngstown State. He now has 148 catches in his career, passing Andre Rison and tying Matt Trannon for the most in school history.
- TCU allowed 54 points and seven touchdowns in five road games last season. On Friday, TCU allowed 50 points and seven touchdowns.
- TCU had won an FBS-best 25 consecutive regular-season games before its loss to Baylor. It is the Bears’ first win over a ranked opponent since 2004
- Notre Dame lost its season opener for the fourth time in the past 15 seasons. The Irish finished with non-winning records in all the previous occasions. Twice, it resulted in the Irish changing coaches.
- Michael Floyd, reinstated to the team last month following his suspension for drunken driving, made 12 catches and became the Irish’s career leader in receptions, passing Jeff Samardzija (179). Floyd now has 183.
- With its 42-38 comeback win over Utah State on Saturday, Auburn has now won its last 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer (including a 7-0 record in such games last year on the way to the national championship). That’s the longest active win streak in such close games in FBS, and the longest streak since BYU won 13 straight in games decided by 8 points or fewer from September 29, 2007 to October 23, 2010.
- Auburn has won its past 16 games, but nine of them have been by eight points or less.
- Luke Fickell is the 14th Ohio State coach to post a shutout victory in his coaching debut. He was the first to do so in his Buckeye debut since Woody Hayes in 1951. The 42-point victory was the 4th-largest shutout win by a Ohio State coach in his debut.
- Alabama quarterbacks AJ McCarron and Phillip Sims each threw two interceptions Saturday. The last time the Crimson Tide were intercepted four times in a game was Nov. 30, 2002, against Hawaii.
- Mikel Hunter’s 80 yard reverse for a touchdown is Air Force’s longest touchdown in 13 years
- With 17 receptions against Minnesota on Saturday, Robert Woods set a USC single-game record. His quarterback Matt Barkley completed a school-record 34 passes.
- UNC QB Bryn Renner finished 22-23 with a completion percentage of 95.7, just shy of the NCAA record of 95.8 set by Tennessee’s Tee Martin in 1998 (min. 20 completions).
- Houston quarterback Case Keenum recorded his 26th career 300-yard passing game Saturday versus UCLA. That is the most among active FBS quarterbacks, and 5th most since 2000.
- Sacramento State’s win over Oregon State gives them a 1-10 record against FBS teams since 2002.
- Andrew Luck threw his 46th and 47th career touchdown passes Saturday, the fourth-most in Stanford history. He already holds the single-season record, throwing 32 last season. If he throws 32 again this season, he would tie John Elway for the most in school history.
- Washington State lost starting quarterback Jeff Tuel to a fractured left clavicle.
- Chris Rainey became the third player in the nation since 1996 to have a rushing touchdown, a receiving touchdown and a return for a touchdown in the same game, as the Gators beat FAU 41-3.
- The Richmond Spiders, members of the Football Championship Subdivision, beat the Duke Blue Devils of the ACC for the third time in the last six seasons.
- Eastern Washington’s Bo Levi Mitchell attempted 69 passes against Washington as the Huskies beat Eastern Washington 30-27. That’s the most passes attempted against Washington by an individual QB in school history. Mitchell had 473 yards passing. That’s tied for the 3rd-most against Washington by an individual QB in school history.
- UCF set a school record with eight rushing touchdowns.
- New Mexico State rushed for just six yards in their 44-24 loss to Ohio.
- Texas did not throw an interception in their season opener against Rice. Over the last 2 seasons, Texas is 5-0 when they do not throw an interception, and 1-7 when they throw at least 1.
- Ryan Lindley, who completed 15 of 27 passes for 203 yards, became the Aztecs’ all-time leader in touchdown passes when he teamed up with Colin Lockett for an 18-yard TD late in the third quarter. The TD pass was his 71st of his career, surpassing Todd Santos, who had 70 from 1984 through 1987.
- The season-opening loss at Hawaii was Colorado’s 18th straight loss on the road, 19 counting the 2007 Independence Bowl. Colorado hasn’t won on the road since beating Texas Tech on Oct. 27, 2007.
Michael Wojtychiw 