(Irving, TX) Recap of Week 2 in Football
The Big 12 Conference posted a record of 9-5 against other conferences in week two to give the league a combined non-conference record of 25-7 through the first two weeks of the season.
The Conference’s five nationally ranked teams went 4-1 in week two.
The Big 12 is home to the nation’s longest active winning streak at 9 consecutive wins by Arizona.
For the second consecutive week, a Big 12 player led the nation in scrimmage yards, as Arizona State’s Cam Skattebo gained 297 yards against Mississippi State (262 rushing and 35 receiving). Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan led the nation in Week 1.
The Big 12 placed five teams in the AP Top 25 poll this week, including three teams in the top 15.
This week’s national rankings mark the first time since 2012 that five or more Big 12 teams have been ranked in the first three AP polls of the season.
Four of the top 20 FBS leaders in rushing yards per game are from the Big 12, including NCAA Division I leader UCF at 419.0.
Through week two, Big 12 institutions represent 13 of the top 50 national leaders in average attendance in FBS.
Three Big 12 teams had a game-winning score in the last two minutes or later to beat a Power 4 team: BYU (to beat SMU), Iowa State (to beat Iowa) and Oklahoma State (in double OT to beat Arkansas).
BYU was the only team in Week 2 to hold a Power 4 opponent (SMU) without a touchdown. BYU and Georgia (vs. Clemson) are the only defenses to keep a P4 opponent out of the end zone this season.
Press Release courtesy of the Big XII Conference – Matt Ensor
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