Sentences with phrase «national title games by»

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In his second season, the Knights ranked No. 1 in scoring offense and had a 13 — 0 record, capped off by a Peach Bowl win over an Auburn squad that beat both national title game participants.

This week, Boise State is favored by two touchdowns and hopes to move up in the National Title rankings, with several other big games (like Auburn - Alabama, above!)

Texas fans, annoyed by Oklahoma getting the tie - breaker in a three - way Big 12 South tie (and thus a path to the national title game), paid for a banner with the score of the game to fly over Bedlam that November.

While the 2006 loss kept the Sooners out of the running for the national title game, the»08 and»15 Sooners both made the title game / Playoff, each time losing in the Orange Bowl to a team with orange helmets quarterbacked by a dual - threat star (Florida's Tim Tebow and Clemson's Deshaun Watson).

Nebraska players are surrounded by reminders of their back - to - back titles (shirts, posters, stadium banners, bumper stickers), and highlights of their epic 62 - 24 thrashing of Florida in last January's Fiesta Bowl, which clinched national crown number two, ran incessantly on stadium scoreboards during timeouts in Saturday's game.

To me, the best point in this discussion is made by Stewart Mandel: whether we like it or not, the current system is designed so that any talk of resumes is meant to determine who plays in the national title game.

To this day Krzyzewski is convinced that his first national title three months later — keyed by Hill's dunk on a half - court alley - oop pass from Hurley in the title game against Kansas — was the direct result of their efforts.

It used 10 - year averages and didn't give bonus points for championships, which meant that Penn State fans were frustrated by a low 1980s ranking (yes, the Nittany Lions won two national titles; they also won eight or fewer games five times) and Nebraska fans were angry that their Huskers were overtaken by FSU in the 1990s (yes, the Huskers won 2.5 national titles; FSU won two and was generally better in the non-title seasons).

The Heisman Trophy may be Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell's to lose, but the voters could still be swayed by what happens in a handful of games with national - title implications

Viewership for Ohio State's 42 - 20 victory over Oregon beat the previous season's National Championship game by 31 % and was the second - highest rated title game ever (trailing only the 2006 matchup between Texas and USC).

The Tide needed a blocked kick to top Tennessee, beat Virginia Tech by 10, beat LSU by nine, came back to survive Auburn with 1:26 on the clock, and knocked Colt McCoy out of the national title game (but probably would've won anyway).

Villanova vs. Kansas will be an amazing game, built up by many as the de facto national title.

The 7th ranked Broncos may no longer have a shot at the national title game, but they remain huge favorites for this matchup, which is by far and away the largest spread of the week.

Stalled on the ground by a furious Michigan defense, Ohio State took to the air to rescue the game and strengthen its grip on the National title

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Not only created by a local, the game is also set in the Free State, making it a title that will firmly stoke your national pride.