2019 Pac-12 Football Recreation: Week 1 results

Week 1 of our 2019 recreated football season has kicked off in a big way with two Pac-12 schools headlining the Thursday night action to open the season.

Extended game recaps:

USC 59, Hawaii 17
Cal 42, Northwestern 28
UCLA 41, Nevada 7

USC 59, Hawaii 17

Starting the game at noon local time were the USC Trojans, who trounced the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, 59-17 behind five Kedon Slovis touchdowns (4 passing, 1 rushing). USC saw some of their youth take center stage as Slovis got the start over JT Daniels and fellow true freshman made big plays including two touchdowns by WR Drake London and an interception by CB Chris Steele.

For a more detailed recap of the Trojans win, head to ConquestChronicles now!

Utah State 34, Utah 16

The Utes started this game exactly like you thought they would have, jumping out to a quick 10-0 lead after Utah State LB David Woodward left the game with an injury early. However, a fired up Utah State team closed the second quarter with a Siaosi Mariner 15-yard touchdown pass from QB Jordan Love to tie things up just before the half.

Utah State outscored the Utes 14-0 in the third quarter to create an insurmountable lead into the fourth despite Tyler Huntley’s best efforts once they opened up the passing game. Ultimately, it would be too little too late as a touchdown from Mariner and field goal from Dominik Eberle put insult to injury on the final score, 34-16.

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Huntley finished the day completing just 50% of his pass attempts and threw an interception on a dropped ball from TE Brant Kuithe. Love, on the other hand, completed three touchdown tosses on the evening but only completed 57% of his pass attempts against the Utes secondary. Jaylon Johnson led the way with four pass deflections into his coverage for Utah.

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Mariner had the biggest day in terms of splash plays for touchdowns but was largely bottled up by the Utes secondary outside those scores.

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The short-area passing attack for the Utes was outdone as Huntley barely averaged further than 8.0 yards past the line of scrimmage per attempt in this one.

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Offensive Player of the Game:
Jordan Love, QB, Utah State

Defensive Player of the Game:
Kevin Meitzenheimer, LB, Utah State

Unsung Hero of the Game:
Zack Moss, RB, Utah

The Utes are back in action in Week 2 against FCS West in what should be a rebound game.

Saturday slate

Arizona 38, FCS West 14

Arizona passing stats

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Arizona receiving stats

Arizona defensive stats

Offensive Player of the Game:
Khalil Tate, QB, Arizona

Defensive Player of the Game:
Jalen Harris, LB, Arizona

Unsung Hero of the Game:
Scottie Young Jr., CB, Arizona

Arizona is in action against UNLV in Week 2

Oregon State 48, FCS West 3

Oregon State passing stats

Oregon State rushing stats

Oregon State receiving stats

Oregon State defensive stats

Offensive Player of the Game:
Artavis Pierce, RB, Oregon State

Defensive Player of the Game:
Addison Gumbs, LB, Oregon State

Unsung Hero of the Game:
Shawn Wilson, CB, Oregon State

Oregon 38, FCS Southeast 3

Oregon passing stats

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Oregon receiving stats

Oregon defensive stats

Offensive Player of the Game:
C.J. Verdell, RB, Oregon

Defensive Player of the Game:
Troy Dye, LB, Oregon

Unsung Hero of the Game:
Jevon Holland, CB, Oregon

Cal 42, Northwestern 28

For a full detailed writeup on Cal’s victory — head to CaliforniaGoldenBlogs now!

Cal passing stats

Cal rushing stats

Cal receiving stats

Cal defensive stats

Offensive Player of the Game:
Christopher Brown Jr., RB, Cal

Defensive Player of the Game:
Elijah Hicks, LB, Cal

Unsung Hero of the Game:
Ashtyn Davis, S, Cal

Colorado 17, Colorado State 13

Colorado passing stats

Colorado rushing stats

Colorado receiving stats

Colorado defensive stats

Offensive Player of the Game:
Brady Russell, TE, Colorado

Defensive Player of the Game:
Jonathan Van Diest, LB, Colorado

Unsung Hero of the Game:
Mikial Onu, S, Colorado

Washington State 21, Auburn 14

Washington State passing stats

Washington State rushing stats

Washington State receiving stats

Washington State defensive stats

Offensive Player of the Game:
Dezmon Patmon, WR, Washington State

Defensive Player of the Game:
Willie Taylor III, LB, Washington State

Unsung Hero of the Game:
Skyler Thomas, S, Washington State

Washington 44, Boise State 35

Washington passing stats

Washington rushing stats

Washington receiving stats

Washington defensive stats

Offensive Player of the Game:
Aaron Fuller, WR, Washington

Defensive Player of the Game:
Cameron Williams, CB, Washington

Unsung Hero of the Game:
Joe Tryon, LB, Washington

UCLA 41, Nevada 7

The Bruins cruised past the Wolfpack despite a sloppy performance by UCLA QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson. For a more detailed recap, check out the full story at BruinsNation.

UCLA passing stats

UCLA rushing stats

UCLA receiving stats

UCLA defensive stats

Offensive Player of the Game:
Joshua Kelley, RB

Defensive Player of the Game:
Atonio Mafi, DT

Unsung Hero of the Game:
Darnay Holmes, CB

Reminder, this is a fictional take on our recreation of the 2019 NCAA football season using last year’s updated rosters and playing the games in NCAA Football 14 on a Playstation3. For more information, check out our intro story.