2011 NCAA Quarterfinal-Baylor-69, Arkansas-48

Fayetteville, AR-Terrance Ganaway came within 7 yards of breaking the NCAA FBS record for rushing yards in a game as Baylor earned a spot in the NCAA Semifinals with a 69-48 win over Arkansas. The Bears gained 744 yards against the Razorbacks, led by Ganaway's 399 on the ground. Ganaway scored 6 TD, including 5 on the ground, 4 of them longer than 50 yards. Robert Griffin III threw for 237 yards and 4 TD as Baylor went up and down the field. Arkansas managed to keep pace for the first half, but the relentless ground game from Baylor proved to be too much.

Tyler Wilson threw for 403 yards and 4 TD for Arkansas in a losing effort. The Razorbacks finish the 2011 season at 11-3.

Baylor Bears........(11-3)-7-28-21-13-69
Arkansas Razorbacks.(11-3)-17-17-14-0-48

Ark-Hamilton 11 pass from Wilson (Hocker Kick)
Ark-Johnson 4 run (Hocker Kick)
Bay-Ganaway 10 run (Jones Kick)
Ark-Hocker 32 FG
Bay-Sampson 6 pass from Griffin (Jones Kick)
Ark-Johnson 71 run (Hocker Kick)
Bay-Williams 11 pass from Griffin (Jones Kick)
Ark-Hocker 38 FG
Bay-Ganaway 62 run (Jones Kick)
Ark-Hamilton 5 pass from Wilson (Hocker Kick)
Bay-Ganaway 63 run (Jones Kick)
Bay-Ganaway 6 pass from Griffin (Jones Kick)
Ark-Adams 1 pass from Wilson (Hocker Kick)
Bay-Ganaway 58 run (Jones Kick)
Bay-Wright 11 pass from Griffin (Jones Kick)
Ark-Wright 35 pass from Wilson (Hocker Kick)
Bay-Jones 29 FG
Bay-Jones 22 FG
Bay-Ganaway 57 run (Jones Kick)

Rushing (season totals in parentheses)
Ark-Johnson-16-118-2 (132-854-7), Wingo-9-40-0 (115-539-3), Wilson-9-5-0 (74-(-35)-4)
Bay-Ganaway-28-399-5 (285-1,955-24), Griffin-18-73-0 (197-765-9), Martin-9-35-0 (55-346-3)

Passing
Ark-Wilson-50-30-403-4-2 (491-311-4,123-29-8)
Bay-Griffin-24-18-237-4-0 (418-303-4,573-42-7)

Receiving
Ark-Wright-6-128-1 (74-1,220-12), Adams-5-62-1 (58-745-4), Hamilton-5-53-2 (39-600-5), Childs-4-63-0 (24-342-1), Johnson-4-45-0 (29-318-2), Wingo-3-31-0 (23-225-2), Gragg-2-13-0 (44-515-2), Wade-1-8-0 (11-93-2)
Bay-Wright-7-98-1 (116-1,823-15), Williams-5-56-1 (62-1,039-12), Reese-3-64-0 (52-947-7), Ganaway-2-13-1 (9-72-3), Sampson-1-6-1 (40-553-4)

2011 NCAA Quarterfinal-Wisconsin-29, South Carolina-17

Columbia, SC-Wisconsin RB James White spent most of 2011 overshadowed by his superstar backfield mate, Heisman finalist Montee Ball, but in this one he was the star, running for 109 yards and scoring twice in the Badgers 29-17 victory over South Carolina. White scored on a 2-yard run to give Wisconsin a 14-3 first quarter lead, then added a 16-yard TD catch in the third quarter that put the Badgers up by 16. Russell Wilson was once again efficient for Wisconsin, completing 16 of 22 with 2 TD.

South Carolina got 97 yards on the ground from Marcus Lattimore, but struggled to play from behind all afternoon. The (13-2) Badgers advance to the NCAA Semifinals with the victory.


Wisconsin Badgers.......(13-2)-14-5-7-3-29
South Carolina Gamecocks.(11-3)-3-7-0-7-17

Wis-Pedersen 5 pass from Wilson (French Kick)
USC-Wooten 21 FG
Wis-White 2 run (French Kick)
Wis-French 38 FG
Wis-Safety, Shaw sacked by Ontko in end zone
USC-Anderson 33 pass from Shaw (Wooten Kick)
Wis-White 16 pass from Wilson (French Kick)
Wis-French 32 FG
USC-Jones 4 pass from Shaw (Wooten Kick)

Rushing (season totals in parentheses)
Wis-White-16-109-1 (162-845-7), Ball-27-80-0 (327-1,903-33), Wilson-10-11-0 (92-345-5)
USC-Lattimore-22-97-0 (211-1,037-13), Shaw-17-61-0 (148-566-7), Wilds-8-18-0 (128-614-3), Miles-1-0-0 (40-137-0)

Passing
Wis-Wilson-22-16-210-2-0 (335-246-3,361-36-3)
USC-Shaw-20-13-190-2-0 (207-136-1,517-15-6)

Receiving
Wis-Toon-4-78-0 (63-940-11), Pedersen-4-32-1 (37-402-9), Abbrederis-3-31-0 (57-894-7), White-2-31-1 (19-194-1), Ball-2-19-0 (25-300-6), Duckworth-1-19-0 (19-282-1)
USC-Jeffrey-3-62-0 (51-706-7), Anderson-3-48-1 (10-215-4), Lattimore-2-40-0 (22-224-1), Sanders-2-24-0 (30-390-3), Cunningham-2-12-0 (19-151-1), Jones-1-4-1 (14-162-2)

2011 NCAA Quarterfinals

Here are our quarterfinal matchups for the tournament.

2011 NCAA Quarterfinals

Friday, December 23, 2011
4:30 pm EST-#10 Wisconsin (12-2) at #9 South Carolina (11-2)
8 pm EST-#12 Baylor (10-3) at #6 Arkansas (11-2)

Saturday, December 24, 2011
12:30 pm EST-#16 Georgia (11-3) at #2 Alabama (12-1)
4 pm EST-#14 Oklahoma (10-3) at #4 Stanford (12-1)

The final 8 teams feature 4 teams from the mighty SEC, with only top-ranked LSU knocked out in the first round (by another SEC team, no less). Only 3 of the 8 home teams managed wins in the first round.

2011 NCAA First Round Playoff-Stanford-38, Michigan-21

Stanford, CA-Stanford jumped out to a 28-0 lead using a ground game that wore out the Michigan front, eventually cruising to a 38-21 lead. Stepfan Taylor led the way for the Cardinal by running for 172 yards and 2 TD. Andrew Luck completed his first 9 passes, finishing 20 of 28 for 242 yards. The Stanford defense spent the evening focused on Wolverines QB Denard Robinson, limiting him to 32 yards on the ground, sacking him 5 times and intercepting him twice.

Michigan was led by 122 yards on the ground from Fitzgerald Toussaint. Stanford will host Oklahoma in the quarterfinal round.






Michigan Wolverines...(10-3)-0-7-7-7-21
Stanford Cardinal...(12-1)-7-21-0-10-38

Sta-Taylor 5 run (Williamson Kick)
Sta-Fleener 12 pass from Luck (Williamson Kick)
Sta-Taylor 35 run (Williamson Kick)
Sta-Luck 6 run (Williamson Kick)
Mic-Koger 52 pass from Robinson (Gibbons Kick)
Mic-Shaw 3 run (Gibbons Kick)
Sta-Williamson 24 FG
Mic-Robinson 2 run (Gibbons Kick)
Sta-Toilolo 17 pass from Luck (Williamson Kick)

Rushing (season totals in parentheses)
Mic-Toussaint-22-122-0 (196-1,133-9), Robinson-31-32-1 (239-1,195-17), Smith-9-31-0 (58-327-2), Shaw-4-12-1 (35-211-4)
Sta-Taylor-21-172-2 (228-1,325-10), Gaffney-9-15-0 (79-460-7), Luck-8-4-1 (51-151-3), Hewitt-1-0-0 (11-35-0)

Passing
Mic-Robinson-18-10-165-1-2 (255-143-2,221-19-16)
Sta-Luck-28-20-242-2-1 (401-281-3,412-37-10)

Receiving
Mic-Gallon-4-57-0 (34-507-3), Koger-2-71-1 (23-306-5), Roundtree-2-26-0 (20-371-2), Smith-1-11-0 (11-153-2), Toussaint-1-0-0 (6-14-1)
Sta-Fleener-4-66-1 (36-714-11), Owusu-4-34-0 (39-410-2), Taylor-4-31-0 (26-192-2), Toilolo-3-40-1 (27-365-7), Whalen-3-37-0 (52-701-4), Hewitt-1-25-0 (34-302-5), Gaffney-1-9-0 (12-72-1)

2011 Final Standings

These are the final standings for the 2011 NFL Season.

Week 17

Team...Record...Point Differential

1. Green Bay Packers..........(15-1)...(+201)
2. New Orleans Saints.........(13-3)...(+208)
3. New England Patriots.......(13-3)...(+171)
4. San Francisco 49ers........(13-3)...(+151)
5. Baltimore Ravens...........(12-4)...(+112)
6. Pittsburgh Steelers........(12-4)....(+98)
7. Houston Texans.............(10-6)...(+103)
8. Detroit Lions..............(10-6)....(+87)
9. Atlanta Falcons............(10-6)....(+52)
10. Cincinnati Bengals..........(9-7)....(+21)
11. Tennessee Titans............(9-7).....(+8)
12. New York Giants.............(9-7).....(-6)

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out Philadelphia Eagles.........(8-8)....(+68)
out San Diego Chargers..........(8-8)....(+29)

The final week's action knocked out the Cowboys and Jets, with the Giants and Titans replacing them in the postseason. Here are the postseason matchups for the Wild Card round.

New York Giants at Baltimore Ravens
Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers
Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans
Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions

It may be a few years before we get to 2011 on this blog, but, when we do, these will be the seeds for the postseason.

2011 NCAA First Round Playoff-Oklahoma-66, Oklahoma State-63

Stillwater, OK-When I first played this game, I thought the result was so ridiculous that it seemed too implausible. Then, the bowl season happened, and this game seems quite appropriate. Oklahoma battled back from a 35-7 deficit in the second quarter and overcame 5 Landry Jones interceptions and 649 yards of offense from the Cowboys in posting a wild 66-63 road win in the postseason. The Sooners rolled up 699 yards of their own, scoring 45 points in the second half. Jones threw for 459 yards and 6 TD, 180 of those yards to Ryan Broyles on 11 receptions. Roy Finch added 173 yards on the ground for the Sooners.

Brandon Weeden threw for 488 yards and 6 TD in a losing cause. Justin Blackmon had 11 receptions and 3 TD for Oklahoma State.

Oklahoma Sooners.......(10-3)-7-14-21-24-66
Oklahoma State Cowboys.(11-2)-14-28-7-14-63

OSU-Blackmon 6 pass from Weeden (Sharp Kick)
OSU-Randle 4 run (Sharp Kick)
OU-Reynolds 19 pass from Jones (Hunnicutt Kick)
OSU-Anyiam 11 pass from Weeden (Sharp Kick)
OSU-Randle 2 run (Sharp Kick)
OSU-Anyiam 18 pass from Weeden (Sharp Kick)
OU-Hanna 3 pass from Jones (Hunnicutt Kick)
OSU-Blackmon 3 pass from Weeden (Sharp Kick)
OU-Reynolds 37 pass from Jones (Hunnicutt Kick)
OU-Clay 7 run (Hunnicutt Kick)
OU-Stills 7 pass from Jones (Hunnicutt Kick)
OU-Whaley 1 run (Hunnicutt Kick)
OSU-Horton 12 pass from Weeden (Sharp Kick)
OU-Hunnicutt 39 FG
OSU-Blackmon 6 pass from Weeden (Sharp Kick)
OU-Broyles 43 pass from Jones (Pass Failed)
OU-Finch 2 run (Jones to Stills)
OSU-Randle 35 run (Sharp Kick)
OU-Broyles 1 pass from Jones (Hunnicutt Kick)

Rushing (season totals in parentheses)
OU-Finch-22-173-1 (127-774-4), Whaley-10-54-1 (123-681-10), Clay-1-7-1 (67-237-2), Jones-5-6-0 (33-(-10)-2)
OSU-Randle-19-98-3 (217-1,291-26), Smith-5-61-0 (95-706-9), Sims-2-2-0 (33-244-2)

Passing
OU-Jones-48-32-459-6-5 (585-371-4,761-34-19)
OSU-Weeden-55-37-488-6-3 (577-416-4,816-40-15)

Receiving
OU-Broyles-11-180-2 (94-1,337-12), Stills-6-82-1 (64-900-9), Reynolds-4-101-2 (45-816-7), Hanna-4-36-1 (29-399-3), Finch-4-34-0 (38-330-0), Miller-2-19-0 (24-264-1), Whaley-1-7-0 (16-160-0)
OSU-Blackmon-11-117-3 (124-1,453-18), Cooper-7-74-0 (71-734-3), Moore-5-64-0 (50-736-4), Anyiam-4-63-2 (31-433-5), Randle-4-39-0 (42-277-2), Anderson-3-72-0 (29-377-4), Horton-2-41-1 (6-142-1), Chelf-1-18-0 (17-212-0)

2011 After Week 16

2011 Playoff seeds after Week 16's action.

Week 16

Team...Record...Point Differential

1. Green Bay Packers.........(14-1)...(+197)
2. New Orleans Saints........(12-3)...(+180)
3. San Francisco 49ers.......(12-3)...(+144)
4. New England Patriots......(12-3)...(+143)
5. Baltimore Ravens..........(11-4)...(+104)
6. Pittsburgh Steelers.......(11-4)....(+94)
7. Houston Texans............(10-5)...(+104)
8. Detroit Lions.............(10-5)....(+91)
9. Atlanta Falcons............(9-6)....(+31)
10. Cincinnati Bengals.........(9-6)....(+29)
11. Dallas Cowboys.............(8-7)....(+39)
12. New York Jets..............(8-7)....(+16)

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out Tennessee Titans...........(8-7).....(+7)
out New York Giants............(8-7)....(-23)

All 12 teams who were in last week are still in this week. There are six different 8-7 teams fighting for 2 spots. There are two games involving ranked opponents; #8 Detroit traveling to #1 Green Bay, and #5 Baltimore visiting #10 Cincinnati.