In a week filled with blowouts, you were out of luck if you don’t enjoy ugly defensive contests with poor quarterback play. After a tough loss at home against Penn State, Maryland rebounded by taking out their frustration on Rutgers, the cure-all of the Big Ten. Both Penn State and Wisconsin continued to roll, with both games out of reach prior to kick-off. A slog between Michigan and Iowa was the “highlight” of the early slate of games was dominated by turnovers and a struggle for field position.
The afternoon and night games followed similar scripts as Minnesota continued to keep pace with Wisconsin in the West running over Illinois on their way to a 5-0 start.