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American Teams Go A Combined 10-2 In Football Opening Weekend

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FULL RECAPS FROM ALL 12 GAMES

Highlights from Week 1:

Teams from The American were a combined 10-2 in the first week of the season as the .833 winning percentage trailed only the Big Ten’s .857 mark among FBS conferences (through Saturday).

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The highlight came at NRG Stadium as No. 15/13 Houston scored a 33-23 win against No. 3/3 Oklahoma in front of more than 71,000 fans and a huge network television audience. QB Greg Ward Jr. led the way offensively with 321 yards and two touchdown passes, while CB Brandon Wilson provided the key play of the game with a 100-yard return of a missed field goal that effectively put the game out of reach in the third quarter.