It hasn’t happened in almost twenty years: LSU’s Leonard Fournette rushed for 158 yards in the Tigers’ 45-24 win over South Carolina, and he wasn’t even their leading rusher on the day. Derrius Guice ended up with 161 rushing yards. It was only the second time in LSU history two rushers gained more than 150 yards on the ground. The other time happened was in 1996, when Kevin Faulk and Rondell Mealey did it against Houston. Fournette is now the fastest LSU Tiger to ever reach the 1,000-yard mark in a season; his season total stands at 1,022. That’s more than Washington State and Central Florida have as teams combined, with 305 yards to spare!
It hasn’t happened in thirty-five years: Michigan registered their third straight shutout in a dominating 38-0 win over Northwestern. The Wolverines last pulled that off in 1980, when they beat Indiana (35-0), Wisconsin (24-0), and Purdue (26-0). The last FBS team to shut out three straight opponents was Kansas State in 1995, when they beat Akron (67-0), Northern Illinois (44-0), and Missouri (30-0). Michigan also became the fifth team since 1936 to record two shutouts in wins by 28 points or more over ranked teams, a list that includes their own 1948 team.
It hasn’t happened since 1937: Baylor has 321 points after five games after their latest point-a-minute performance in a 66-7 win over Kansas. Since major college football was classified in 1937, no such team has ever scored more than that after their first five games. The major college record for scoring in a season was set by Florida State in 2013, with 723 points. If Baylor went to the national championship game and kept scoring at their current average, they’d end up one point shy of 900. However, the best FBS defense they have played thus far belongs to Rice, who ranks 114th out of 127 teams, so it remains to be seen if they can keep up that level of production.
It hasn’t happened, well…ever! Portland State, an FCS program, beat North Texas in their last game 66-7. North Texas is an FBS program. No FCS team has ever had a bigger win over an FBS team; the previous biggest win was McNeese State’s 53-21 victory over South Florida in 2013. As you might recall from week 1, this isn’t Portland State’s first time beating a top-tier team; the Vikings also own a win over Washington State this year.
In small-school news, a big Division II rivalry game happens this weekend. Northwest Missouri State faces Pittsburg State (Kansas) in a big matchup that pits teams that have eleven combined national championship appearances in the last 25 years. The series is tied 24-24, and holds the record for the biggest crowd at a Division II football game. It was set at the 2002 game, which was played at Arrowhead Stadium, home of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs.
Congratulations to rocky tide, who takes week 6 with 194 points! Tied for second place were JagRag and AllySun, with 191, and one point behind at 190 was JagAL.
Standings after six weeks (dropping two lowest weekly scores):
| 1st | JG Bama | 931 |
| 2nd | AUsomeTiger | 926 |
| 3rd | JagRag | 922 |
| 4th | Crimson White | 919 |
| T-5th | Jeff4Bama | 917 |
| T-5th | Ralphie | 917 |
| T-5th | GatorBamaLover | 917 |
| T-5th | AllySun | 917 |
| 9th | Jhutto | 916 |
| 10th | AUBrian | 914 |
Several big games are in the week seven lineup, including rivalry games Michigan State-Michigan (for the Paul Bunyan trophy) and USC-Notre Dame (for the Jeweled Shillelagh), and no fewer than six matchups between top-25 teams! Note that there are three games before Saturday, so remember to pick early! The first game is UCLA at Stanford, Thursday, October 15 @ 10:30 PM ET, so make sure to get your picks in by then!