College Football Week 9 – Ole Miss quarterback Patterson lost for season

The pause that refreshes

Six Top 25 teams took a pause from the action over the weekend.  Georgia, Ohio State, Clemson, Washington, Stanford and Texas A&M had the day off. Seventeen of the remaining 19 Top 25 teams all won. The two teams that lost – USC and Michigan – were not favored to win. And both lost to Top 25 teams – Notre Dame and Penn State respectively.

The weekend was the pause that refreshes. There were no real upsets – no major upsets. It was a very predictable weekend. You might say Week 8 was the calm before the storm. The remaining five weekends will not be so calm. Stay tuned!  

All eight of the unbeaten teams – Alabama, Georgia, Penn State, Wisconsin, TCU, Miami (Florida), UCF and South Florida – remained just that – undefeated. And only two – Miami (Florida) and South Florida – had close encounters of the third kind – well maybe the first kind.

Miami survived a Syracuse rally, scoring late to secure the win. The Canes edged Syracuse, 27-19. Then there was South Florida. The Bulls led Tulane 34-7 late in the third quarter. But the Green Wave proceeded to score 21 unanswered points and still had time for another score. South Florida held on to win, 34-28.

So much for the close ones – Alabama rolled over Tennessee, 45-7. Penn State pounded Michigan, 42-13. Wisconsin badgered Maryland, 38-13. TCU shutout Kansas, 43-0, and UCF took care of Navy, 31-21. Georgia, as mentioned, was on pause.

Speaking of pauses, Kansas’ offense was on pause in its loss to TCU. The Jayhawks only managed 21 total yards. That’s the fewest yards by an FBS team in the past 20 years.

After Tennessee scored its only touchdown against Alabama on a pick-six, Vols defensive back Rashaan Gaulden paused to flip-off Tide fans with not one but both his middle fingers. After Gaulden’s stunt, ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit attributed the incident to the culture at Tennessee under Butch Jones. Adam Spencer of Saturday Down South said if an Alabama player had done that Nick Saban would bench the player for the rest of the game.   

West Virginia’s defense went into pause mode in the fourth quarter against Baylor. When the quarter began, WVU led the Bears, 38-13. When the fourth quarter was over, Baylor had scored 23 unanswered points, losing to West Virginia, 38-36.

Just because everything went pretty much as predicted over the weekend doesn’t mean there weren’t any close and exciting games. As in the West Virginia-Baylor game, there were a fair share of thrillers and they began on Thursday and Friday nights.

Thursday night, Memphis scored with 1:28 left in the game to beat Houston 42-38. The Tigers winning score came on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Riley Ferguson to Sean Dykes. 

I don’t often see Mountain West Conference games, but the conference had two thrillers on Friday night. Colorado State just got by a stubborn New Mexico, 27-24. Then, Air Force’s Luke Strebel kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired to give the Falcons a 45-42 win over Nevada.

Air Force had 552 rushing yards in the game. Three Air Force runners rushed for 100 or more yards – Tim McVey – 139 yards, Ron Cleveland – 118 yards and Taven Birdow – 100 yards. Falcons quarterback Arion Worthman wasn’t far behind with 92 yards rushing. Air Force controlled the clock for more than 41 minutes of the game. But when Nevada had the ball, the Wolf Pack scored its 42 points fast – real fast.

There were no less than eight overtime games on Saturday. Texas took Oklahoma State to overtime, before the Cowboys pulled it out, 13-10 (OT). Northwestern outlasted Iowa, 17-10 (OT). And in one of the most exciting overtime games, Arizona edged California, 45-44 in two overtimes.

Army improved to 6-2, winning a tight one over Temple, 31-28 (OT). Likewise, SMU took Cincinnati, 31-28 (OT). Western Michigan downed Eastern Michigan, 20-17 (OT). And Southern Miss conquered Louisiana Tech, 34-27 (2OT).

Charlotte is no longer winless. The 49er’s won their first game of the season, trimming UAB, 25-24 (OT). And speaking of winning first games, it wasn’t in overtime, but Massachusetts picked up its first win on the season, blasting Georgia Southern, 55-20.

Missouri vented. The Tigers took out their frustrations on Idaho, beating the Vandals, 68-21. Florida Atlantic had no reason to vent, but Lane Kiffin’s Owls demolished North Texas, 69-31.

LSU, Auburn and Notre Dame all won as predicted. What wasn’t predicted was the big margins they won by. LSU dumped Ole Miss, 40-24, Auburn shattered Arkansas, 52-20, and Notre Dame squashed USC, 49-14.

Oklahoma and Michigan State had close calls. The Sooners scored late to beat Kansas State, 42-35, while the Spartans rallied to edge Indiana, 17-9. 

What’s gotten into Boston College and Iowa State? After starting the season 2-4, BC won its last two games, beating Louisville, 45-42 and most recently Virginia, 41-10. Meanwhile, Iowa State, after starting out 2-2, has won its last three games, including wins over Oklahoma, 38-31, and Texas Tech, 31-13. The Eagles and the Cyclones are hot.

After suffering bad losses to Georgia and Auburn, Mississippi State bounced back Saturday, beating a one-loss Kentucky, 45-7.

What’s happened to San Diego State? After beginning the season 6-0, including a 20-17 win over Stanford, the Aztecs have dropped their last two games – both at home. Last week San Diego State lost to Boise State, 31-14. Saturday night the Aztecs lost to Fresno State, 27-3. The Aztecs have gone cold.

And Florida State dropped to 2-4. Saturday, the Noles lost at home to Louisville, 31-28. Lamar Jackson rushed for 178 yards.

In two Pac-12 games Saturday, Arizona State beat Utah, 30-10, and UCLA downed Oregon, 31-14.

My best of the Group of Five this week: UCF (6-0), South Florida (7-0), Memphis (6-1), Toledo (6-1), Colorado State (6-2) and Marshall (6-1).

At 0-7, Baylor is the only Power Five team that is yet to win a game. Among the Group of Five, Georgia Southern (0-6) and UTEP (0-7) are the only winless teams.

Ole Miss quarterback Shea Patterson will miss the rest of the season with a torn knee ligament. Patterson, a sophomore, tore the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, during Saturday’s game against LSU.

Georgia Southern fired head coach Tyson Summers yesterday. Summers, just in his second year with the Eagles, was 0-6 this season and 5-13 overall. Summers is a former defensive coordinator at Colorado State and UCF. Summers got off to a bad start with the fans when he moved Georgia Southern away from the triple-option offense, an offense that has brought the program decades of success.

Summers is the third coach to be fired this season, following the terminations of UTEP’s Sean Kugler and Oregon State’s Gary Andersen.

Yeah, fasten your seat belts, college football fans. The pause is over. We’ll see if Georgia, Ohio State, Clemson, Washington, Stanford and Texas A&M are refreshed this week.

There will be no more routine weekends. Saturday was the calm before the storm. The next five weekends will be bumpy – very bumpy. Stay tuned!

It was good to hear from Stephanie Stein and Scott Greenwood last week.

Have a good week!

Touchdown Tom

October 23, 2017

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Weekend Recap

GAME OF THE WEEK:  What a duo! – Penn State 42, Michigan 13 (Touchdown Tom said: Penn State 26, Michigan 16). Saquon Barkley and Trace McSorley almost single-handedly beat Michigan. Well, not quite, it takes a team, but the two were awesome. Between them, they scored five rushing touchdowns. Michigan was never in the game. The Lions had 506 total yards to 269 for the Wolverines. Attendance in University Park: 110,823

RUNNER UP:  Not a contest – Notre Dame 49, USC 14 (Touchdown Tom said: USC 27, Notre Dame 24). Like Michigan, USC was never in this game. The Irish racked up 500 total yards. Josh Adams rushed for 191 yards and Brandon Wimbush added another 106 yards rushing. Attendance in South Bend: 77,622

REST OF THE BEST:  The Knights are 6-0 – UCF 31, Navy 21 (Touchdown Tom said: UCF 46, Navy 31). Navy kept it close, but UCF always seemed to have control of the game. Navy was hurt by the loss of quarterback Zach Abey. Abey left the game early in the third quarter when he was shaken up on a run. In spite of only playing two-plus quarters, Abey had 126 yards rushing. Navy was plagued by three turnovers. Attendance in Annapolis: 35,277

Has Jones been fired yet? – Alabama 45, Tennessee 7 (Touchdown Tom said: Alabama 32, Tennessee 17). Tennessee’s only score came on a pick-six. The Vols had just 108 total yards – 64 rushing and 44 passing. Bama maintained possession for almost 35 minutes of the game. Attendance in Tuscaloosa: 101,821

Second half rose – Memphis 42, Houston 38 (Touchdown Tom said: Memphis 34, Houston 32). Memphis scored all 42 of its points in the second half. After trailing Houston 17-0 at the break, the Tigers exploded in the second half, outscoring the Cougars, 42-21. Houston controlled the clock for more than 37 minutes, but in the second half, when Memphis had the ball, the Tigers scored fast. The Cougars also outgained the Tigers in total yards – 554 to 501. Memphis only had 30 yards rushing. Riley Ferguson made the difference for the Tigers, passing for 471 yards. With less than six minutes to go in the game, Memphis trailed Houston, 38-28. The Tigers scored two touchdowns in the final 5:14 of the game. Attendance in Houston: 30,001

Badgers still undefeated – Wisconsin 38, Maryland 13 (Touchdown Tom said: Wisconsin 32, Maryland 18). Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor rushed for 126 yards as the Badgers were never threatened by Maryland. Wisconsin had 215 yards rushing and 225 yards passing. Attendance in Madison: 78,058

State makes a statement – Mississippi State 45, Kentucky 7 (Touchdown Tom said: Kentucky 25, Mississippi State 20). And we thought Kentucky was a better team than that. State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald passed for 155 yards and rushed for 115. As a team, Kentucky only had 115 yards rushing. Attendance in Starkville: 58,963

Back in the saddle again – Washington State 28, Colorado 0 (Touchdown Tom said: Washington State 39, Colorado 29). It’s amazing how well the Cougars play defense. You don’t think of Mike Leach teams playing defense. They do now. Colorado had less than 100 yards passing and less than 100 rushing. Luke Falk threw three touchdown passes. Attendance in Pullman: 31,461

Close but no banana – Miami (Florida) 27, Syracuse 19 (Touchdown Tom said: Miami 30, Syracuse 23). Up 20-6 late in the third quarter, Miami seemed to have the game put away. But Syracuse came charging back. The Canes were only up 20-19 with less than six minutes to go in the game. Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey threw four interceptions that all but killed the Orange’s chances. Miami quarterback Malik Rosier passed for 344 yards. Attendance in Miami Gardens: 56,158

Lassoed – Oklahoma State 13, Texas 10 (OT) (Touchdown Tom said: Oklahoma State 31, Texas 27). Holding Oklahoma State to only 10 points in regulation is practically a victory in itself. But the lack of a running game kept Texas from capitalizing. The Horns only had 42 yards rushing. Mason Rudolph passed for 282 yards. Attendance in Austin: 92,506

Too close for comfort – Oklahoma 42, Kansas State 35 (Touchdown Tom said: Oklahoma 29, Kansas State 15). Oklahoma scored a touchdown with 0:07 on the clock to pull out the win. The winning TD was a 22-yard run by Rodney Anderson. The Sooners had 619 total yards. Baker Mayfield passed for 410 yards. But the Sooners couldn’t shake Kansas State. The Wildcats had a heck of a running game. Quarterback Alex Delton rushed for 142 yards. Attendance in Manhattan: 52,122

State rallies – Michigan State 17, Indiana 9 (Touchdown Tom said: Michigan State 30, Indiana 19). Not a lot of offense in this game. Both teams rushed for less than 100 yards each. It’s hard to believe that Indiana is 0-4 in Big Ten play. The Hoosiers have come so close. Attendance in East Lansing: 74,111

 

….AND ONE TO KEEP AN EYE ON: 

New coach in Lubbock? – Iowa State 31, Texas Tech 13 (Touchdown Tom said: Texas Tech 40, Iowa State 33). Iowa State is a hot team. The Cyclones have found an offense. They played good defense against Texas Tech. The second quarter was the big difference when Iowa State outscored Tech, 17-0. The Cyclones David Montgomery rushed for 164 yards. Kliff Kingsbury is in trouble. Attendance in Lubbock: 57,045

 

YE OLDE STOMPING GROUNDS: 

Almost blew it – West Virginia 38, Baylor 36 (Touchdown Tom said: West Virginia 34, Baylor 20). It’s hard to believe that West Virginia led Baylor 38-13 at the start of the fourth quarter. The WVU defense downright quit. That’s a coaching problem. The Mounties defense has been inconsistent all season – not to mention undisciplined. Again, that’s a coaching problem. The WVU offensive coordinator made some questionable and poor calls in the fourth quarter. Just when you think WVU has its act together, they fool you. On a positive note Will Grier had another 300-plus-yard passing game – his seventh. Mountaineers receiver David Sills caught seven passes for 136 yards and three touchdowns. Neither team had much of a running game. Attendance in Waco: 45,389

Too much rushing – Pitt 24, Duke 17 (Touchdown Tom said: Duke 25, Pitt 21). Just when you think the Dookies have turned the corner, they let you down. Duke led 17-7 early in the third quarter. But they never scored again. Pitt went on to score 17 unanswered points. The Panthers had 336 yards rushing to 76 for the Dookies. Pitt’s Darrin Hall rushed for 254 yards. Attendance in Durham: 22,621

Boilers down – Rutgers 14, Purdue 12 (Touchdown Tom said: Purdue 27, Rutgers 18). Just when you think the Boilers have turned the corner, they let you down. The Boilers had 25 first downs to eight for Rutgers, and 474 total yards to 217 for Rutgers. They also had two turnovers to none for Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights have won two Big Ten games in a row. Attendance in Piscataway: 38,278

 

Week 8 Results:  11 correct picks, 5 fumbles (68.8 percent)

For the Season:  93 correct picks, 33 fumbles (73.8 percent)

 

ELSEWHERE AROUND FLORIDA: 

Louisville 31, Florida State 28 – Attendance in Tallahassee: 72,764

San Diego 63, Jacksonville U. 10 – Attendance in Jacksonville: 1,748

Morehead State 29, Stetson 26 – Attendance in Morehead: 8,987

North Carolina A&T 24, Bethune-Cookman 20 – Attendance in Greensboro: 13,262

Florida Tech 41, West Alabama 39 – Attendance in Melbourne: 2,900

Hampton 31, Florida A&M 27 – Attendance in Hampton: 12,251

Florida Atlantic 69, North Texas 31 – Attendance in Boca Raton: 13,277

South Florida 34, Tulane 28 – Attendance in New Orleans: 17,256

 

Superlatives

Impressive Passers:  

Memphis’ Riley Ferguson – 33-53-1 for 471 yards; Missouri’s Drew Lock – 23-33-1-467; Appalachian State’s Taylor Lamb – 23-39-0-427; Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield – 32-41-1-410, and West Virginia’s Will Grier – 26-37-0-375.

Also, Connecticut’s Bryant Shirreffs – 23-29-0 for 372 yards; Florida Atlantic’s Jason Driskel – 24-35-0-357; Miami of Florida’s Malik Rosier – 26-43-0-344; Troy’s Brandon Silvers – 25-35-1-335, and Coastal Carolina’s Tyler Keane – 17-29-0-332.

 

Impressive Rushers:  

LSU’s Derrius Guice – 276 yards; Pitt’s Darrin Hall – 254 yards; Notre Dame’s Josh Adams – 191 yards; Louisville’s Lamar Jackson – 178 yards; Old Dominion’s Ray Lawry – 166 yards; Iowa State’s David Montgomery – 164 yards, and Tulsa’s Shamari Brooks – 164 yards.

Also, Georgia Tech’s TaQuon Marshall – 163 yards; New Mexico’s Tyrone Owens – 159 yards; Minnesota’s Kobe McCrary – 153 yards; UTSA’s Tyrell Clay – 153 yards; Temple’s Ryquell Armstead – 151 yards, and Oklahoma’s Rodney Anderson – 147 yards.

 

Quotes of the Week

“Paul Finebaum is the modern day Beano Cook,” West Virginia Mountaineer, Georgia Bulldog and Elkins, West Virginia’s finest native Bob Darden.

“It’s 8:17 a.m. and Butch Jones is still the football coach. I can’t understand it. I wouldn’t have let him get on the plane last night,” Paul Finebaum.

Sign of the Day

Butch, Your Mom Still Loves You

 

Touchdown Tom’s predictions for

This Week’s 12 Biggest and Most Intriguing Games…and then some

GAME OF THE WEEK:  1. Penn State (7-0) at Ohio State (6-1) – (Big Ten vs. Big Ten) – 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, FOX – From Michigan to Ohio State, the going gets tough for the Nittany Lions. Even tougher with the game in Columbus. Still, I think the Buckeyes defense will have a hard time stopping the combination of Saquon Barkley and Trace McSorley. Regardless, it should be a hell of a game. Urban cries – Penn State 29, Ohio State 26.

RUNNER UP:  2. NC State (6-1) at Notre Dame (6-1) – (ACC vs. Ind.) – 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, NBC – Both teams are on a roll. Since losing its opening game of the season to South Carolina by seven points, NC State has reeled off six-straight wins. Meanwhile, Notre Dame lost its second game of the season by one point to Georgia. Since then, the Irish have won five-straight games. Both teams have good quarterbacks. ND has the better running back – Josh Adams. Both of these teams are for real. The Irish are realer – Notre Dame 33, NC State 22.

REST OF THE BEST:  3. TCU (7-0) at Iowa State (5-2) – (Big 12 vs. Big 12) – 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, ESPN2 – Iowa State is a hot team, getting hotter. And the Cyclones have TCU in Ames. Just where they want them. But the Frogs remain undefeated – TCU 27, Iowa State 23.

4. Oklahoma State (6-1) at West Virginia (5-2) – (Big 12 vs. Big 12) – 12 noon ET, Saturday, ABC – WVU and Okie State have had some classic games in Morgantown. This one could be a classic high scoring affair. The Cowboys offense was shutdown last week. It’s likely to have a revival this week. WVU’s defense is 112^th in the country in total yards given up. WVU needs to capitalize on the Will Grier to David Sills combination, but more importantly, the Mountaineers need to get a running game going. Mason falls below the Dixon line – West Virginia 34, Oklahoma State 31.

5. Washington State (7-1) at Arizona (5-2) – (Pac-12 vs. Pac-12) – 9:30 pm ET, Saturday, PAC-12N – After a 2-2 start, Arizona has won three straight, including good wins over Colorado, UCLA and California. This will be a problem game for Washington State. But the Cougars are playing good defense and that could be a problem for the Wildcats. An upset in the making? Yes – Arizona 28, Washington State 26.

6. Houston (4-3) at South Florida (7-0) – (AAC vs. AAC) – 3:45 pm ET, Saturday, ESPNU – After the tough loss to Memphis, Houston will be angry and out for a win. South Florida has been playing funky at times. They almost let Tulane beat them. Both teams play good offense. USF plays better defense. The better defense wins – South Florida 34, Houston 25.

7. Georgia Tech (4-2) at Clemson (6-1) – (ACC vs. ACC) – 8 pm ET, Saturday, ESPN2 – These two teams have had some classic matchups over the years. Clemson had the week off to prepare for Tech’s triple-option offense. That’s a help. Still, Clemson could be ripe for an upset. But the game is at Clemson. Home team wins – Clemson 30, Georgia Tech 21.

8. Georgia (7-0) vs. Florida (3-3) – (SEC vs. SEC) – 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, CBS – Both teams had the week off. Georgia didn’t need it. Florida did. Florida needs three or four weeks off. The Gators have dominated this series for the past 26 years. The Dawgs dominate this year – Georgia 28, Florida 23.

9. Mississippi State (5-2) at Texas A&M (5-2) – (SEC vs. SEC) – 7:15 pm ET, Saturday, ESPN – A loss for Texas A&M will put Kevin Sumlin back on the hot seat. That would be the Aggies third loss this season. When State is good, they are really, really good. But when the Bulldogs are bad, they are really, really bad. Sumlin wants to stay off the hot seat and State is really, really bad, in this game – Texas A&M 29, Mississippi State 22.

10. UCLA (4-3) at Washington (6-1) – (Pac-12 vs. Pac-12) – 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, ESPN2 – UCLA had a good win last week, while Washington had the week off. Chris Petersen doesn’t like to lose. He won’t lose this one – Washington 30, UCLA 24.

11. Texas Tech (4-3) at Oklahoma (6-1) – (Big 12 vs. Big 12) – 8 pm ET, Saturday, ESPN2 – Texas Tech has given up 77 points in its last two games. Overall, the Raiders are giving up 31 points a game this season. Oklahoma likes to score points. Mayfield has a heyday – Oklahoma 35, Texas Tech 15.

12. Michigan State (6-1) at Northwestern (4-3) – (Big Ten vs. Big Ten) – 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, ESPN – Northwestern surprised Iowa last week. State almost lost to Indiana. The Spartans could easily lose to the Wildcats. But the Spartans won’t be surprised – Michigan State 20, Northwestern 17.

 

….AND ONE TO KEEP AN EYE ON: 

13. USC (6-2) at Arizona State (4-3) – (Pac-12 vs. Pac-12) – 10:45 pm ET, Saturday, ESPN – After a 2-3 start, Arizona State has been playing good football. The Sun Devils beat Washington and Utah in their last two games. State is playing good defense. They held Washington to seven points and Utah to 10 points. After the blowout loss to Notre Dame, you don’t know how USC will respond. The Trojans get their act together – USC 27, Arizona State 24.

 

YE OLDE STOMPING GROUNDS: 

Nebraska (3-4) at Purdue (3-4) – (Big Ten vs. Big Ten) – 7:30 pm ET, Saturday, BTN – Now here is a game Nebraska can win. It’s also a game Purdue can win. Both teams lack consistency. The Boilers lack it in this contest – Nebraska 26, Purdue 22.

Duke (4-4) at Virginia Tech (6-1) – (ACC vs. ACC) – 7:20 pm ET, Saturday, ACCN – Virginia Tech is a hot team. The Hokies only loss is to Clemson. The Dookies are up and down. They will be down against Tech – Virginia Tech 31, Duke 19.

Texas (3-4) at Baylor (0-7) – (Big 12 vs. Big 12) – 12 noon ET, Saturday, ESPNU – You have that feeling that Baylor is going to pop somebody this year – eventually. But they won’t pop the Horns – Texas 33, Baylor 24.

 

ELSEWHERE AROUND FLORIDA: 

Florida State (2-4) at Boston College (4-4) – (ACC vs. ACC) – 8 pm ET, Friday, ESPN….

Miami (6-0) at North Carolina (1-7) – (ACC vs. ACC) – 12 noon ET, Saturday, ESPN2…

San Diego (5-2) at Stetson (2-6) – (Pioneer vs. Pioneer) – 1 pm ET, Saturday, ESPN3….

Florida A&M (2-6) at Morgan State (1-6) – (MEAC vs. MEAC) – 1 pm ET, Saturday…

Jacksonville U. (4-3) at Campbell (5-3) – (Pioneer vs. Pioneer) – 2 pm ET, Saturday….

Florida International (4-2) at Marshall (6-1) – (C-USA vs. C-USA) – 2:30 pm ET, Saturday….

Hampton (5-2) at Bethune-Cookman (3-4) – (MEAC vs. MEAC) – 4 pm ET, Saturday….

Florida Atlantic (4-3) at Western Kentucky (5-2) – (C-USA vs. C-USA) – 4:30 pm ET, Saturday….

Austin-Peay (5-3) at UCF (6-0) – (Ohio Valley vs. AAC) – 5 pm ET, Saturday, ESPN3….

Florida Tech (5-3) at Valdosta State (3-3) – (Gulf South vs. Gulf South) – 7 pm ET, Saturday….

Touchdown Tom

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P.S.

Not exactly college football related, but as the days were getting shorter, the nights were getting colder, the leaves were falling, the frost was on the pumpkins, and Halloween was just around the corner, the number one song in the country…

…75 years ago this week in 1942 was “(I’ve Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo” by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

…70 years ago this week in 1947 was “Near You” by Francis Craig and His Orchestra

…65 years ago this week in 1952 was “I Went To Your Wedding” by Patti Page

…60 years ago this week in 1957 was “Jailhouse Rock”/“Treat Me Nice” by Elvis Presley, “Chances Are” by Johnny Mathis and “Wake Up Little Susie” by The Everly Brothers

…55 years ago this week in 1962 was “Monster Mash” by Bobby Boris Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers

…50 years ago this week in 1967 was “To Sir With Love” by Lulu

…45 years ago this week in 1972 was “My Ding-a-Ling” by Chuck Berry

…40 years ago this week in 1977 was “You Light Up My Life” by Debby Boone

…35 years ago this week in 1982 was “Jack & Diane” by John Cougar

…30 years ago this week in 1987 was “Lost In Emotion” by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

…25 years ago this week in 1992 was “End Of The Road” by Boyz II Men