Ranked Teams Drop Halloween Games as Florida and Arizona Fall

Halloween weekend brought costly losses for ranked college football teams: No. 17 Florida fell 27-8 to No. 3 Georgia after four turnovers and a stalled rushing attack, while No. 22 Arizona lost 34-26 to No. 13 Texas Tech despite 417 passing yards from Noah Fifita. Nebraska’s Halloween night matchup with Washington carried stakes including bowl eligibility, with the Huskers entering at 5-2 and hoping to turn home-field advantage into a win. Nebraska had a notable strength to rely on: it was the only FBS team yet to lose a fumble this season, having fumbled just five times. The Washington game was Nebraska’s 20th on Halloween; the Huskers had won 17 of the previous 19, including a 52-7 night-game rout of Colorado in 1992.