South Alabama Week: Opponents' Review

Corn Nation | September 8, 2015

We look at last weekend's debacle in the Big Ten, marvel at Northwestern, and ask if the Big Ten can look better with this weekend's cupcakes.

Week one is in the books, so let's take a look around and see how Nebraska's schedule fared.

All rankings based on F/+ Rankings released today, September 7th 2015. (Prior week rankings.)

Week 1	Opponent	Conference	F/+	Matchup	Conference	F/+	Score (Opp)	Score (Match)	Outcome
1	Brigham Young Cougars	Independent	40	Nebraska Cornhuskers	Big Ten	30	33	28	W
2	South Alabama Jaguars	Sun Belt	108	Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs	FCS	33	23	W
3	Miami Hurricanes	Atlantic Coast	36	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats	FCS	45	0	W
4	Southern Mississippi Eagles	Conference USA	112	Mississippi State Bulldogs	Southeastern	24	16	34	L
5	Illinois Fighting Illini	Big Ten	74	Kent State Golden Flashes	Mid-American	91	52	3	W
6	Wisconsin Badgers	Big Ten	25	Alabama Crimson Tide	Southeastern	2	17	35	L
7	Minnesota Golden Gophers	Big Ten	46	Texas Christian Horned Toads	Big 12	10	17	23	L
8	Northwestern Wildcats	Big Ten	58	Standford Cardinals	Pac-12	17	16	6	W
9	Purdue Boilermakers	Big Ten	78	Marshall Thundering Herd	Mid-American	41	31	41	L
10	Michigan State Spartans	Big Ten	8	Western Michigan Broncos	Mid-American	65	37	24	W
11	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	Big Ten	83	Norfolk State Spartans	FCS	63	13	W
12	BYE
13	Iowa Hawkeyes	Big Ten	57	Illinois State Redbirds	FCS	31	14	W
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B1G	Ohio State Buckeyes	Big Ten	1	Virginia Polytechnic Hokies	Atlantic Coast	26	42	24	W
B1G	Michigan Wolverines	Big Ten	34	Utah Utes	Pac-12	33	17	24	L
B1G	Indiana Hoosiers	Big Ten	84	Southern Illinois Salukis	FCS	48	47	W
B1G	Maryland Terrapins	Big Ten	69	Richmond Spiders	FCS	50	21	W
B1G	Penn State Nittany Lions	Big Ten	35	Temple Owls	Mid-American	52	10	27	L

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