Following their upset victory of Mountain West favorite Brigham Young on Thursday, the Texas Christian Horned Frogs have been named this week's Southern Fans' National Team of the Week. TCU sacked BYU quarterback Max Hall six times and ran out to a 23-0 halftime lead before ending the nation's longest winning streak at 16 games.
The Horned Frog defense, which leads the nation in fewest yards allowed per game, limited previous-No. 10 BYU to 297 yards and just 23 on the ground while forcing four turnovers from the previously unbeaten Cougars. Andy Dalton, who missed TCU's previous two games because of a knee injury but looked fine against BYU, completing 12 of 19 passes for 170 yards and two TDs.
Other nominees for this week's Southern Fans' National Team of the Week:
No. 1 Texas (7-0)
W - No. 11 Missouri 56-31
Colt McColt completed 29-of-32 passes for 337 yards and two touchdowns as the top-ranked Longhorns flattened Missouri, 56-31.
Maryland (5-2)
W - Wake Forest 26-0
The Terrapins limited Wake Forest to 219 yards in handing the Demon Deacons their first shutout loss in more than ten years, 26-0, in College Park.
Virginia (4-3)
W - North Carolina 16-13 OT
Cedric Peerman's two-yard touchdown run in the first overtime gave Virginia their sixth win in the last seven games vs. North Carolina. Peerman also scored the game-tying touchdown with 47 seconds left to send the game into overtime.
No. 5 Southern Cal (5-1)
W - Washington State 69-0
USC made history with its 400th all-time Pac-10 victory, recording its largest shutout win and largest margin of victory since a 69-0 defeat of Montana in 1931.
The Southern Fans' Poll began naming a national team of the week this season. Members of the Southern Fan's pool of voters decide the weekly honor. Each Monday during the 2008 college football season, the Southern Fans will name the National Team of the Week through Dec. 1.
2008 Southern Fans' National Teams of the Week
• Weekend of Aug. 30: Alabama
• Weekend of Sept. 6: East Carolina
• Weekend of Sept. 13: Southern California
• Weekend of Sept. 20: Louisiana State
• Weekend of Sept. 27: Ole Miss
• Weekend of Oct. 4: Vanderbilt
• Weekend of Oct. 11: Texas
• Weekend of Oct. 18: TCU
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