College football Bottom Ten: Akron and New Mexico battle for title

And then there were two.

The shocking 54-21 victory over Louisiana Lafayette by wacky Western Kentucky (1-6) left just two winless teams: Akron (0-8) and New Mexico (0-7).

That number could fall this weekend because the Lost Lobos of New Mexico get to play Colorado State (2-6), which is coming off a 6-59 loss at the hands, elbows, knees and feet of Utah. The game wasn’t as close as the score indicated.

Akron shouldn’t have any trouble losing to Temple (6-2) Saturday, but will need clutch breakdowns later in the year if it intends to lose to Ball State (2-6) and Buffalo (2-5).

Don’t stay tuned.

Wreck, Record; Last Loss; Next Loss

1. Akron (0-8); 10-56, Western Michigan; Temple

2. New Mexico (0-7); 20-30, San Diego State; Colorado State

3. Bowling on the Green (1-7); 6-30, Kent State; Central Michigan

4. Eastern Michigan (1-7); 21-48, Virginia; Toledo

5. Florida Atlantic* (1-5); 16-37, Arkansas State; Florida International

6. New Mexico State (1-6); 14-37, Idaho; San Jose State

7. North Texas (1-6); Idle; Western Kentucky

8. Minnehaha (1-7); 21-33, Penn State; Ohio State

9. Washington State (1-7); 28-38, Stanford; Arizona State

10. Nevada Las Vegas (1-6); Idle; Texas Christian

11. Florida (still winless in October); 12. San Jose State (1-7); 13. Electoral College; 14. Duke (1-6); 15. Ball State (2-6); 16. Utah State (2-5); 17. Vanderbilt (2-5); 18. Colorado State (2-6); 19. Preempted for political commercial; 20. Notre Dame (4-4).

Others receiving votes (in alphabetical disorder): Kansas (2-5); Alabama Birmingham (2-5); Tennessee (2-5).

Rout of the weak: Ohio State (7-1) at Minnehaha (1-7).

Crummy game of the weak: New Mexico (0-7) at Colorado State (2-6).

Dumbest quote of the year: Coach Derek Dooley of Tennessee (2-5) compared his team to the German forces during the Allies’ D-Day invasion of Normandy: “We’re like the Germans in World War II … like, ‘Oh my God, the invasion is coming!’ �

*Indicates asterisk

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