It was a great week for three of the four teams from the West in the Pac-12 and ACC—and the fourth put up a great fight. Oregon State made the best of its fresh start under interim coach Robb Akey, blasting Lafayette 45-13.
It was another down week for the two teams from the West in the Pac-12 and ACC in action. Cal reverted to its inconsistent ways in surrendering a big lead to Duke, while Stanford and Washington State rested safely in their byes.