Colorado and Duke made the biggest unexpected statements in P5 games. Wyoming, Fresno, Texas State and NIU managed to beat P5 teams.
Toledo over Illinois and Coastal Carolina over UCLA had been cited as highly possible G5 over P5 upsets this season. Both came close but lost.Toledo lost on a FG with 5 seconds left. Old Ball State Cardinal Carson Steele carried 23 times for 73 yards for the Bruins.
As a conference, the mighty PAC 12 was the real winner - going undefeated (13-0). Utah avenged last season’s last minute loss to Florida.
Three top G5 NY6 Bowl contenders - Toledo, UTSA and Boise State - all lost their openers. Last season’s G5 hero - Tulane - beat another of this year’s NY6 contenders, South Alabama.
Losers: 20% of the Top 10. Nine of the 24 teams receiving votes for the Top 25 lost, as well.