2020 Simulation - Season Completed

Duckboy33

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Some of you might have seen me do this on rivals and I still have some time on my hands, so I'm bringing it over here. I'm going to simulate the 2020 season and post the results week by week. I'll be redoing the season so the results won't be the exact same.

Note, these aren't my predictions. Some of the results might seem a little crazy but that's why it's fun, right?

Preseason Top 25:

1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Ohio State
4. Clemson
5. Georgia
6. Wisconsin
7. Oklahoma
8. Penn State
9. Michigan
10. Florida
11. Notre Dame
12. Baylor
13. Auburn
14. Memphis
15. Oregon
16. Utah
17. Iowa
18. Tennessee
19. Iowa State
20. UCF
21. Minnesota
22. Oklahoma State
23. Kentucky
24. Texas
25. Texas A&M
 
First up is Week 0:

Week 0 Matchups:

Hawaii at Arizona
New Mexico State at UCLA
Cal at UNLV
Marshall at ECU
#11 Notre Dame vs. Navy (in Ireland)
Idaho State vs. New Mexico
UC Davis at Nevada
 
Week 0 Highlights:
- Navy shocks the Irish in Ireland 30-27
- Hawaii shocks Arizona 37-34, beats the Wildcats two years in a row
- Chip Kelly's Bruins struggle in their 34-24 win over NMSU
- UNLV opens new stadium with a loss to California 16-9

Hawaii 37 Arizona 34
UCLA 34 New Mexico State 24
California 16 UNLV 9
ECU 17 Marshall 10
Navy 30 #11 Notre Dame 27
New Mexico 62 Idaho State 0
Nevada 26 UC Davis 14
 
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Week 1 Preview:

Top 25 Matchups:

Thursday Night:
#4 Clemson at Georgia Tech
BYU at #16 Utah
FAU at #21 Minnesota
Oregon State #22 Oklahoma State

Friday Night:
Indiana at #6 Wisconsin
North Carolina at #20 UCF

Saturday:
#1 Alabama vs. USC in Dallas, TX - College GameDay
UTSA at #2 LSU
Bowling Green at #3 Ohio State
Missouri State at #7 Oklahoma
Kent State at #8 Penn State
#9 Michigan at Washington
Eastern Washington at #10 Florida
Ole Miss vs. #12 Baylor in Houston, TX
Alcorn State at #13 Auburn
Arkansas State at #14 Memphis
North Dakota State at #15 Oregon
Northern Iowa at #17 Iowa
Charlotte at #18 Tennessee
South Dakota State at #19 Iowa State
Eastern Michigan at #23 Kentucky
USF at #24 Texas
Abilene Christian at #25 Texas A&M

Monday:
#5 Georgia vs. Virginia in Atlanta, GA
 
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Thursday Night - Week 1

Week 1 Thursday Night Highlights:
- #4 Clemson rolls in Atlanta, beats GT 41-17
- Oregon State upsets #22 Oklahoma State 49-27
- #16 Utah wins defensive slugfest vs. BYU 17-12
- Louisville edges NC State 24-17
- Rolovich loses his debut with Washington State 42-37 at Utah State

Top 25:
#4 Clemson 41 Georgia Tech 17
#16 Utah 17 BYU 12
Oregon State 49 #22 Oklahoma State 27
#21 Minnesota 36 FAU 9

Games with P5 Teams:
Utah State 42 Washington State 37
Louisville 24 NC State 17
Arizona State 69 Northern Arizona 10

Games without P5 Teams:
Tulane 65 SE Louisiana 9
Ball State 45 Maine 0
FIU 45 Jacksonville State 28
UAB 41 New Mexico State 10
UConn 51 UMass 16
Cincinnati 27 Austin Peay 20
Houston 33 Rice 7
 
Friday Night - Week 1

Friday Night Highlights:
UNC blows out #20 UCF 56-30
#6 Wisconsin rolls over Indiana 40-13
Boston College opens up ACC play with a win over Cuse

Top 25:
#6 Wisconsin 40 Indiana 13
North Carolina 56 #20 UCF 30

Games with P5 Teams:
Illinois 23 Illinois State 3
Boston College 20 Syracuse 19
Wake Forest 36 Old Dominion 10

Games without P5 Teams:
Army 27 Bucknell 7
Western Michigan 62 Colgate 14
 
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Saturday Highlights:
#1 Alabama bests USC 41-30
#9 Michigan beats Washington in Seattle, 26-13
Norvell, Noles win opener vs. West Virginia 26-14
#8 Penn State gets a scare from Kent State, wins 24-20
Temple beats Miami FL 21-10

Top 25:
#1 Alabama 41 USC 30
#2 LSU 70 UTSA 0
#3 Ohio State 65 Bowling Green 6
#7 Oklahoma 70 Missouri State 3
#8 Penn State 24 Kent State 20
#9 Michigan 26 Washington 13
#10 Florida 83 Eastern Washington 0
#12 Baylor 51 Ole Miss 37
#13 Auburn 55 Alcorn State 10
#14 Memphis 52 Arkansas State 13
#15 Oregon 51 North Dakota State 0
#17 Iowa 73 Northern Iowa 6
#18 Tennessee 37 Charlotte 6
#19 Iowa State 69 South Dakota 14
#23 Kentucky 48 Eastern Michigan 28
#24 Texas 47 USF 13
#25 Texas A&M 41 Abilene Christian 6

Games with P5 Teams:
Virginia Tech 40 Liberty 20
Florida State 26 West Virginia 14
Duke 17 Middle Tennessee 9
Temple 21 Miami FL 10
Pittsburgh 17 Miami OH 16
Maryland 35 Towson 24
Michigan State 44 Northwestern 30
Nebraska 38 Purdue 10
Rutgers 47 Monmouth 14
Arkansas 59 Nevada 13
Mississippi State 44 New Mexico 10
Missouri 41 Central Arkansas 16
South Carolina 70 Coastal Carolina 7
Vanderbilt 57 Mercer 3
Arizona 31 Portland State 0
Hawaii 38 UCLA 10
Colorado 28 Colorado State 26
California 27 TCU 17
Stanford 55 William and Mary 0
Kansas State 55 Buffalo 10
Kansas 66 New Hampshire 10
Texas Tech 24 UTEP 23

Games without P5 Teams:
Ohio 44 NC Central 10
Northern Illinois 27 Rhode Island 17
San Jose State 41 Central Michigan 34
Youngstown State 30 Akron 14
Tulsa 43 Toledo 24
Air Force 65 Duquesne 17
Boise State 41 Georgia Southern 10
Wyoming 30 Weber State 3
Fresno State 31 Idaho State 6
San Diego State 40 Sacramento State 17
Southern Miss 23 South Alabama 3
Western Kentucky 48 Chattanooga 6
North Texas 30 Houston Baptist 7
LA Tech 29 UNLV 20
SMU 52 Texas State 14
Georgia State 59 Murray State 14
Louisiana 48 McNeese State 0
UL Monroe 33 Cal Poly 0
Troy 33 Arkansas Pine Bluff 14
Appalachian State 31 Morgan State 0
 
Week 2 Top 25:

1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Ohio State
4. Clemson
5. Georgia
6. Wisconsin
7. Oklahoma
8. Penn State
9. Michigan
10. Florida
11. Baylor
12. Auburn
13. Memphis
14. Oregon
15. Utah
16. Iowa
17. Tennessee
18. Iowa State
19. Minnesota
20. Kentucky
21. Texas
22. Texas A&M
23. North Carolina
24. Navy
25. Notre Dame
 
Top 25 Matchups - Week 2:

Georgia State at #1 Alabama
#21 Texas at #2 LSU
#3 Ohio State at #14 Oregon - College GameDay
Louisville at #4 Clemson
East Tennessee State at #5 Georgia
Southern Illinois at #6 Wisconsin
#17 Tennessee at #7 Oklahoma
#8 Penn State at Virginia Tech
Ball State at #9 Michigan
#20 Kentucky at #10 Florida
Kansas at #11 Baylor
#12 Auburn vs. #23 North Carolina in Atlanta, GA
#13 Memphis at Purdue
Montana State at #15 Utah
#18 Iowa State at #16 Iowa
Tennessee Tech at #19 Minnesota
North Texas at #22 Texas A&M
Lafayette at #24 Navy
Arkansas at #25 Notre Dame
 
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Week 2 Highlights:
#2 LSU wins a shootout vs. Texas 55-34
#3 Ohio State has no problems in Autzen, wins 38-10 against #14 Oregon
#8 Penn State wins in Lane Stadium, 27-10 vs. Virginia Tech
#7 Oklahoma outlast #17 Tennessee 37-24
#12 Auburn beats #23 UNC 16-3 behind a strong defensive effort
#10 Florida routes #20 Kentucky 30-7
#16 Iowa gets by #18 Iowa State 23-13
#4 Clemson rolls Louisville 41-14
#13 Memphis blows out Purdue 48-28 in West Lafayette
ECU upsets South Carolina, Muschamp's seat gets a little warmer
Mike Leach and Mississippi State rip NC State apart, 48-17
Greg Schiano leads Rutgers to a surprising 2-0 start as they beat Syracuse 26-13

Top 25:
#1 Alabama 80 Georgia State 10
#2 LSU 55 #21 Texas 34
#3 Ohio State 38 #14 Oregon 10
#4 Clemson 41 Louisville 14
#5 Georgia 65 East Tennessee State 14
#6 Wisconsin 30 Southern Illinois 20
#7 Oklahoma 37 #17 Tennessee 24
#8 Penn State 27 Virginia Tech 10
#9 Michigan 42 Ball State 22
#10 Florida 30 #20 Kentucky 7
#11 Baylor 33 Kansas 20
#12 Auburn 16 #23 UNC 3
#13 Memphis 48 Purdue 28
#15 Utah 56 Montana State 0
#16 Iowa 23 #18 Iowa State 13
#19 Minnesota 59 Tennessee Tech 17
#22 Texas A&M 20 North Texas 12
#24 Navy 35 Lafayette 13
#25 Notre Dame 33 Arkansas 14

Games with P5 teams:
Wake Forest 23 Appalachian State 21
Boston College 31 Ohio 28
Duke 59 Elon 7
Florida State 52 Samford 12
Georgia Tech 24 Gardner Webb 0
Miami FL 49 Wagner 0
Virginia 51 VMI 3
Ole Miss 70 SE Missouri State 7
Mississippi State 48 NC State 17
Missouri 31 Vanderbilt 20
ECU 26 South Carolina 21
Stanford 20 Arizona 10
Arizona State 30 UNLV 19
USC 56 New Mexico 23
California 51 Cal Poly 3
Colorado 20 Fresno State 10
Oregon State 45 Colorado State 6
Washington 27 Sacramento State 0
Washington State 34 Houston 17
Kansas State 59 North Dakota 17
Oklahoma State 36 Tulsa 34
TCU 52 Praire View A&M 17
Texas Tech 66 Alabama State 10
West Virginia 31 Eastern Kentucky 17
Illinois 24 UConn 17
Indiana 31 Western Kentucky 17
Maryland 21 Northern Illinois 17
BYU 31 Michigan State 7
Nebraska 20 Central Michigan 14
Tulane 37 Northwestern 0
Rutgers 26 Syracuse 13

Games without P5 teams:
Cincinnati 31 Western Michigan 17
New Mexico State 37 Akron 3
USF 24 Bethune Cookman 3
SMU 42 Stephen F Austin 27
Temple 33 Idaho 0
Coastal Carolina 21 Eastern Michigan 20
Kent State 52 Kennesaw State 24
Bowling Green 38 Robert Morris 7
Buffalo 35 St. Francis 22
Miami OH 46 Arkansas Pine Bluff 17
Boise State 31 Air Force 20
Utah State 47 Southern Utah 0
Louisiana 37 Wyoming 20
Hawaii 55 Fordham 10
San Jose State 23 UC Davis 10
Arkansas State 51 Howard 28
Georgia Southern 66 Campbell 24
South Alabama 25 Grambling 9
Charlotte 31 Norfolk State 17
FAU 48 Stony Brook 24
FIU 20 UCF 14
Southern Miss 41 LA Tech 17
Pittsburgh 24 Marshall 13
Middle Tennessee 40 Indiana State 0
Hampton 29 Old Dominion 22
Rice 27 Army 3
UAB 31 Alabama A&M 0
Nevada 26 UTEP 3
UTSA 20 Texas State 13
Liberty 45 North Carolina A&T 10
Troy 13 UMass 9
 
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Week 3 Top 25:

1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Ohio State
4. Clemson
5. Georgia
6. Wisconsin
7. Oklahoma
8. Penn State
9. Michigan
10. Florida
11. Baylor
12. Auburn
13. Memphis
14. Utah
15. Iowa
16. Minnesota
17. Texas A&M
18. Navy
19. Notre Dame
20. Oregon
21. Iowa State
22. Tennessee
23. Florida State
24. Texas
25. Mississippi State
 
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