College Touchdowns of the Week, Week 1: Dante Moore to Dakorien Moore Beats Boise State
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Boise State had No. 2 Oregon tied 27-27 in the fourth quarter. On second-and-8, Dante Moore threw 20 yards down the middle and Dakorien Moore ran the other 42 for a 62-yard touchdown that gave the Ducks the lead for good with 7:51 left.
Touchdown of the Week: Dante Moore to Dakorien Moore, 62 yards
Boise State led 17-14 at halftime, and the teams traded field goals in the fourth quarter to tie it at 27. Then Dante Moore went to Dakorien Moore over the middle, and the receiver did the rest.
Dante Moore threw for 378 yards and three touchdowns, per AP, and the Oregon won 34-27.
Dante Moore to Dakorien Moore, 62 yards · Oregon vs. Boise StateMoment Go-ahead touchdownClock at the snap Q4 7:51Down and distance 2nd and 8Score before TiedFinal Oregon won 34-27Completion chance from air yards, lane, down, distance, field position, pressure and weather (the model behind ACE). Play-by-play gives the throw's lane and air yards, not the exact spot, so the catch is drawn in the middle of its lane.
The throw itself had a 42% completion chance; the 42 yards after the catch and the go-ahead moment put it on top of the week.
Runner-up: Michael Hawkins Jr. to Armoni Weaver-Bomar, 49 yards, West Virginia
Michael Hawkins Jr. to Armoni Weaver-Bomar, 49 yards · West Virginia vs. Coastal CarolinaClock at the snap Q1 2:21Down and distance 3rd and 5Score before West Virginia up 7Final West Virginia won 31-24Completion chance from air yards, lane, down, distance, field position, pressure and weather (the model behind ACE). Play-by-play gives the throw's lane and air yards, not the exact spot, so the catch is drawn in the middle of its lane.
Up seven late in the first quarter, third-and-5, Michael Hawkins Jr. threw 46 yards to the right side and Armoni Weaver-Bomar scored from 49 (36% completion chance). It was Hawkins' first touchdown pass of the season; the West Virginia beat the Coastal Carolina 31-24.
Third: Hauss Hejny to RJ Vick, 57 yards, Colorado State
Hauss Hejny to RJ Vick, 57 yards · Colorado State vs. WyomingClock at the snap Q3 4:07Down and distance 2nd and 7Score before Colorado State up 1Final Colorado State won 35-13Completion chance from air yards, lane, down, distance, field position, pressure and weather (the model behind ACE). Play-by-play gives the throw's lane and air yards, not the exact spot, so the catch is drawn in the middle of its lane.
Up one late in the third quarter, Hauss Hejny threw 43 yards down the middle and RJ Vick ran the last 14 for a 57-yard touchdown (42% completion chance). The Colorado State pulled away from the Wyoming 35-13. Hejny threw five touchdown passes in Week 1.
Fourth: Cole Gonzales to Derrick Eley, 43 yards, Charlotte
Cole Gonzales to Derrick Eley, 43 yards · Charlotte vs. The CitadelClock at the snap Q2 5:53Down and distance 1st and 10Score before TiedFinal The Citadel won 43-41Completion chance from air yards, lane, down, distance, field position, pressure and weather (the model behind ACE). Play-by-play gives the throw's lane and air yards, not the exact spot, so the catch is drawn in the middle of its lane.
Tied in the second quarter, Cole Gonzales threw 42 yards down the middle for Derrick Eley, a 43-yard touchdown (40% completion chance). FCS The Citadel won a shootout 43-41.
Fifth: Beau Pribula to Da'Shawn Martin, 47 yards, Virginia
Beau Pribula to Da'Shawn Martin, 47 yards · Virginia vs. NC StateClock at the snap Q3 13:41Down and distance 2nd and 2Score before Virginia up 17Final Virginia won 34-8Completion chance from air yards, lane, down, distance, field position, pressure and weather (the model behind ACE). Play-by-play gives the throw's lane and air yards, not the exact spot, so the catch is drawn in the middle of its lane.
Up 17 early in the third quarter, Beau Pribula threw 41 yards to the right side for Da'Shawn Martin, a 47-yard touchdown (41% completion chance). It was Pribula's first touchdown pass of the season; the Virginia beat the NC State 34-8.
The one that got away
Down 20-13 with nine seconds left, first-and-10, Jay Kastantin threw 23 yards to the left side for Winn Sharp at the goal line. It was broken up (37% completion chance), and FCS Tarleton State won 20-13.
The week in numbers
The week in numbers table
Stat
This week
Touchdown passes
218
Touchdown passes of 40+ yards
39
Touchdown passes thrown 20+ yards in the air
56
Late go-ahead or winning touchdown passes
4
Longest
83 yards, Trey Hedden to Terrione Graves (New Mexico State)
Most touchdown passes
Cutter Boley (Arizona State), 6
Every touchdown pass thrown 20+ yards in the air, College Week 1 Where it was caught Line of scrimmageEach line runs from the line of scrimmage to the catch, in the lane the play-by-play gives (left, middle or right of the passer). The end zone is on the right.
How we pick the Touchdowns of the Week
Every touchdown pass gets a TD Score: how unlikely the completion was (one minus the completion chance, times 10), plus 0.1 for each yard the ball travelled in the air and 0.05 for each yard of the touchdown, plus the moment: 8 for a winning touchdown in the final 40 seconds or overtime, 4 for any other fourth-quarter go-ahead touchdown, 3 for one that set up the tie, 1 for any other fourth-quarter or overtime touchdown in a one-score game. The moment counts in full on throws with a completion chance of 60% or less and shrinks on easy ones. Touchdowns in garbage time (a margin over 22 points in the fourth quarter, over 28 in the third) count in the week's numbers but not in the top five. Completion chances come from the same model behind ACE (air yards, lane, down, distance, field position, pressure and weather). A quarterback can appear at most twice. In college, the play-by-play labels each throw short or deep instead of giving exact air yards, so the completion chance uses that label; air yards are read from the spot of the catch where the play text gives it. College numbers cover every game with an FBS team in it.
Data: CollegeFootballData.com play-by-play; completion chances, TD Scores and ACE by QuarterbackStats.com.
