WWM CFP Round 1

Continuing with my version of the college football playoff using Fast Drive Football.

Previously, I ran a play-in game for ND and Miami. Now we move on to the first round.

Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M

After defeating Miami in a play-in game, Notre Dame takes on Texas A&M. 

They met earlier this year, with A&M squeaking by with a 1 point victory.

First Quarter

• A&M returns a punt for a TD. 7-0.
• ND responds with a TD pass. 7-7.

Second Quarter

• ND starts the quarter with a TD pass. 14-7 ND.
• ND intercepts a pass, then drives for another TD (pass). 21-7 ND.
• ND fumbles. A&M recovers and gets a TD (pass) 21-14 ND.

Third Quarter

• A&M gets a field goal. 21-17 ND.
• ND responds with a TD pass. 28-17 ND.

Fourth Quarter

• The teams trade field goals. 31-20 ND.
• ND fumbles. A&M drives for the score. They add a 2-point conversion. 31-28 ND.
• ND strikes quickly with another TD pass. 38-28 ND.
• A&M gets a 4th down conversion to keep its drive alive, but runs out of time.

Final score: ND 38 - Texas A&M 28

Other Games

Because I wanted to get to ND's next challenge, I did not use the full-blown FDF for the remaining games. Instead, I used the Quick Results table in the Commissioner's Expansion (on the FDF downloads page)

• James Madison shocks Oregon 47-17.
• Oklahoma squeezes by Alabama 21-16.
• Ole Miss defeats Tulane 30-17.