The worst performances from Week 1 of college football

FBS losing to FCS

If you are an FBS team who pays to lose to an FCS team... you automatically make the list. The dubious honor goes to Army and Middle Tennessee State. Army reportedly paid Tarleton State $250,000 for a 30-27 OT loss and while we don't know how much Middle Tennessee paid, it is equally bad to lose to Austin Peay. The Blue Raiders fell 34-14 after initially going down 21-0. This was Austin Peay's first win over an FBS program since 1987.

Also, we didn't forget about Kansas State who barely scraped by against North Dakota State. While NDSU may be one of the best FCS programs, paying $475,000 to the opposing team and almost losing deserves a mention.

Northwestern offense

Five giveaways torpedoed any chance as the ‘Cats were outscored 23–0 over the final three quarters. Tulane’s debut QB Jake Retzlaff hit an early TD and ripped a 69-yard scoring run while Preston Stone threw four interceptions on the other side.

Boise State

A cross-country trip turned ugly with USF QB Byrum Brown running for two scores and the Bulls hitting a 45-yard TD on a fake punt. It was USF’s first win over a ranked team since 2016 — and a wire-to-wire rout of the Broncos.

Nico Iamaleava and UCLA

The Bruins were overwhelmed against Utah as the Utes rushed for 286 yards and sacked Nico Iamaleava four times while holding UCLA to 10 points and 84 rushing yards. Iamaleava finished the game with 136 yards on 11-for-22 passing and 1 TD/1 INT.

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