Week 1 of the 2019 college football season has been a fun one. Losses from Tennessee to Georgia State, Missouri to Wyoming, South Carolina to UNC and Ole Miss to Memphis made the SEC look pretty bad in opening week, but provided fans with a lot of entertainment.
Inside the top-25, there was not much excitement other than Auburn’s last minute win over Oregon. The 3rd ranked Georgia Bulldogs handled business against Vanderbilt with a score of 30-6.
But how did the rest of the nation’s top 25 teams do in their first games? Let’s take a look at each team’s game scores and top players.
Georgia Tech @ 1 Clemson
Final Score: 52 -14 Clemson
Top Player: RB Travis Etienne – 12 carries, 205 yards, 3 TDs
Duke @ 2 Alabama
Final Score: 42-3 Alabama
Top Player: QB Tua Tagovailoa – 26/31, 336 yards, 4 TDs
3 Georgia @ Vanderbilt
Final Score: 30-6 Georgia
Top Player: RB D’Andre Swift – 16 carries, 147 yards
Houston @ 4 Oklahoma – Sunday at 6:30 PM CT
Florida Atlantic @ 5 Ohio State
Final Score: 45-21 Ohio St
Top Player: QB Justin Fields – 18/25, 234 yards, 4 TDs, 61 rush yards, 1 TD
Georgia Southern @ 6 LSU
Final Score: 55-3 LSU
Top Player: QB Joe Burrow – 23/27, 278 yards, 5 TDs
Middle Tennessee @ 7 Michigan
Final Score: 40-21 Michigan
Top Player: QB Shea Patterson – 17/29, 203 yards, 3 TD
Miami @ 8 Florida
Final Score: 24-20 Florida
Top Player: QB Feleipe Franks – 17/27, 254 yards, 2 TD, 2 int
9 Notre Dame @ Louisville – Monday at 7:00 PM CT
11 Oregon @ 16 Auburn
Final Score: 27-21 Auburn
Top Player: RB JaTarvious Whitlow (AUB) – 24 carries, 110 yards
Texas State @ 12 Texas A&M
Final Score: 41-7 Texas A&M
Top Player: QB Kellen Mond – 19/27, 194 yards, 3 TD, 1 int, 25 rush yds, 1 TD
Eastern Washington @ 13 Washington
Final Score: 47-14 Washington
Top Player: QB Jacob Eason – 27/36, 349 yards, 4 TD
14 Utah @ BYU
Final Score: 30-12 Utah
Top Player: RB Zack Moss – 29 carries, 187 yards, 1 TD
Idaho @ 15 Penn State
Final Score: 79-7 Penn State
Top Player: WR RJ Hamler – 4 catches, 115 yards, 2 TDs
Florida A&M @ 17 UCF
Final Score: 62-0 UCF
Top Player: QB Dillon Gabriel – 9/13, 127 yards, 3 TDs
Tulsa @ 18 Michigan State
Final Score: 28-7 Michigan State
Top Player: QB Brian Lewerke – 21/37, 192 yards, 1 TD
19 Wisconsin @ South Florida
Final Score: 49-0 Wisconsin
Top Player: RB Jonathan Taylor – 16 carries, 135 yards, 2 TDs, 2 rec, 48 yards, 2 TDs, 4 total TDs
Miami (Ohio) @ 20 Iowa
Final Score: 38-14 Iowa
Top Player: QB Nate Stanley – 21/30, 252 yards, 3 TDs
Northern Iowa @ 21 Iowa State
Final Score: 29-26 Iowa State
Top Player: WR Deshaunte Jones – 14 rec, 126 yards
22 Syracuse @ Liberty
Final Score: 24-0 Syracuse
Top Player: LB Lakiem Williams – 11 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2.5 TFL
New Mexico State @ 23 Washington State
Final Score: 58-7
Top Player: QB Anthony Gordon – 29/35, 420 yards, 5 TDs
Southern Alabama @ 24 Nebraska
Final Score: 35-21 Nebraska
Top Player: RB Dedrick Mills – 15 carries, 44 yards, 2 TDs
Northwestern @ 25 Stanford
Final Score: 17-7 Stanford
Top Player: QB KJ Costello – 16/20, 152 yards, 1 TD
Next: Scores from around the SEC
SEC SCORES:
Florida 24, Miami 20
Texas A&M 41, Texas State 7
Kentucky 38, Toledo 24
Memphis 15, Ole Miss 10
Mississippi State 38, Louisiana 28
North Carolina 24, South Carolina 20
Georgia State 38, Tennessee 30
Wyoming 37, Missouri 31
Alabama 42, Duke 3
Arkansas 20, Portland State 13
Georgia 30, Vanderbilt 6
LSU 55, GA Southern 3
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