Big 12 Football Week 4: Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas Remain Undefeated
Welcome to the Big 12, Newbies. The four new teams in the Big 12 – BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF - have now lost their first-ever conference games. Last week, it was Houston who lost at home to TCU. In Week 4, the other three teams experienced losses; however, unlike Houston, all had somewhat competitive games.
Cincinnati welcomed No. 16 Oklahoma to Nippert Stadium. Yes, the Bearcats lost by two touchdowns, but this game was a 4-point game halfway through the third quarter. And Cincy held Dillon Gabriel and the team to only 20 points.
BYU and UCF, both undefeated coming into the week, each traveled to the state of Kansas. And each game was an exciting back-and-forth until it wasn’t. Kansas pulled away and got the win over BYU. And the defending Big 12 champs, K-State, held off UCF.
Kansas Jayhawks running back Daniel Hishaw Jr.
No. 3 Texas had no trouble in Waco. Houston finished off its nonconference schedule with a win over Sam Houston State. TCU won the 102nd Battle for the Iron Skillet over SMU. And West Virginia defeated Texas Tech in Morgantown. Lastly, Okie State lost at home against Iowa State.
So, here we are, one-third the way through the season. All nonconference games have been played. Both Baylor and Texas Tech were projected to be in the top half of the league and are at 1-3. West Virginia, expected to come in last, is at 3-1 with wins over Pitt and Tech. Neal Brown’s only loss was to a No. 7 Penn State. And Kansas is one of three undefeated teams. Buckle up, folks. This conference ride for the next two months will be a crazy one!
Big 12 Week 4 Results
Cincinnati (2-2, 0-1) vs. #16 Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0)
Oklahoma wins 20-6
Next week: Cincinnati plays at BYU; Oklahoma hosts Iowa State*
TCU (3-1, 1-0) vs. SMU (2-2, 0-0 AAC)
TCU wins 34-17
For a complete recap of this game, read our article here.
Next week: TCU hosts West Virginia
West Virginia (3-1, 1-0) vs. Texas Tech (1-3, 0-1)
West Virginia wins 20-13
Next week: West Virginia plays at TCU; Texas Tech hosts Houston
Kansas (4-0, 1-0) vs. BYU (3-1, 0-1)
Kansas wins 38-27
Next week: Kansas plays at Texas; BYU hosts Cincinnati
Iowa State (2-2, 1-0) vs. Oklahoma State (2-2, 0-1)
Iowa State wins 34-27
Next week: Iowa State plays at Oklahoma; Oklahoma State has a bye
Houston (2-2, 0-1) vs. Sam Houston State (0-3, 0-0 CUSA)
Houston wins 38-7
Next week: Houston plays at Texas Tech
Baylor (1-3, 0-1) vs. No. 3 Texas (4-0, 1-0)
Texas wins 38-6
Next week: Baylor plays at UCF; Texas hosts Kansas
Kansas State (3-1, 1-0) vs. UCF (3-1, 0-1)
Kansas State wins 44-31
Next week: Kansas State has a bye; UCF hosts Baylor
Noteworthy Top 25 Games:
#4 Florida State (4-0) at Clemson (2-2)
Florida State wins 31-24 OT
#7 Penn State (4-0) vs. #24 Iowa (3-1)
Penn State wins 31-0
#10 Oregon (4-0) vs. #19 Colorado (3-1)
Oregon wins 42-6
#11 Utah (4-0) vs. #22 UCLA (3-1)
Utah wins 14-7
#13 Alabama (3-1) vs. #15 Ole Miss (3-1)
Alabama wins 24-10
#14 Oregon State (3-1) at #21 Washington State (4-0)
Washington State wins 38-35
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