Week 0 is sometimes a mere appetizer for the rest of the college football season, but Saturday’s slate of games started with a bang. A handful of unexpected matchups fell to the wire, and a few individual efforts shook our preconceived notions as the 2022 season began.
Northwestern delivered its first shutout of the year, defeating Nebraska 3128 in Dublin, Ireland, behind a dominant performance from its offensive line to the tune of 214 yards on the ground. While the Wildcats pulled off the only real upset of the day, fellow underdogs Austin Peay, Florida A&M and UConn gave their respective opponents a scare.
The Governors had a real chance to pull off the first FCS upset over FBS of 2022 before falling 3827 at Western Kentucky; the Rattlers shredded North Carolina’s pass defense, but couldn’t keep up with a depleted squad in a 5624 loss; and the Huskies’ star running back Nathan Carter had 190 rushing yards in a closerthanexpected 3120 loss against defending Mountain West champion Utah State.
However, not all of the mismatched games on paper were close. Florida State produced three 100yard rushers in a 477 win over Duquesne, while Illinois crushed a struggling Wyoming team 386.
CBS Sports was here every step of the way to update you with the latest scores, highlights and stories during the first Saturday of the season.
College football results, schedule: Week 0
Western Kentucky 38, Austin Peay 27 — Recap
Northwestern 31, Nebraska 28 — Takeaway food
UNLV 52, Idaho State 21 — Recap
Illinois 38, Wyoming 6 — Recap
FAU 43, Charlotte 13 — Recap
Vanderbilt at Hawaii — CBS Sports Network — GameTracker
Check out the entire Week 0 scorecard
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