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Weekend recap: Spain win 59-0, five of the top seven fall and the Texans win at Wembley

Spain open their European Championship with the biggest win in their history, college football has its wildest Saturday in 90 years and the Falcons of the Madrid game lose at home.

|21 October 2026|5 min read
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Here are the games we picked in last weekend's agenda. Every score is confirmed in two sources. We start with the one closest to home.

Spain open the European Championship with a 59-0

The men's national team opened on Sunday in Coventry with a 59-0 win over Great Britain's U25 development team, in their first game of the Level 2 European Championship. It was settled by half-time: 35-0. [8] [9]

Iván "Terry" López and Pol Singleton alternated at the controls of the offence and threw eight touchdown passes between them, six from López. Adrián Bermúdez scored three and was named MVP; Gonzalo Haro, Jorge Melero, Juan Baró, Eloi Soler and Roque Alarcón also reached the end zone, and Alarcón converted all eight extra points he attempted. Ricardo Martín's defence forced three turnovers and barely let their opponents past midfield. [8] [9]

The wildest Saturday in 90 years of the poll

Five of the AP Top 25's top seven lost on the same day, something that had never happened in the poll's existence. Georgia fell 27-24 to Auburn, Notre Dame 28-24 at BYU, Texas 27-24 to Florida, Alabama 26-10 at Tennessee, and Indiana's 22-game winning streak ended in a 19-15 loss to Ohio State. Miami survived the derby against Florida State 43-35 in double overtime. [1] [2]

By Monday the poll was upside down: Miami are No. 1 for the first time since 2002 with 40 of the 70 first-place votes, BYU climb from 8 to 2 and Ohio State are third. Texas slid twelve places to 19. [11] [12]

The other three agenda games went their own way. LSU shut out No. 16 Mississippi State in Baton Rouge: 31-0, with four touchdown passes and 289 yards from Sam Leavitt. [6] [1] [2] And in Ann Arbor, Michigan beat Penn State 21-18 on a twelve-yard rushing touchdown from Tommy Carr — on for a benched Bryce Underwood — with 2:58 left. [7] [1] [2]

Navy lost 38-34 at UTSA and drop to 2-4. Owen McCown threw for 359 yards and three touchdowns for the hosts, the decisive one a 41-yard pass to A'Marion Peterson with 2:24 left. [5] [1] [2]

NFL: the Texans win at Wembley and the Falcons lose at home

In the season's second London game, this time at Wembley and free-to-air in Spain, the Texans beat the Jaguars 34-31. [3] [4]

A bad weekend for one of the two Madrid teams: the Falcons lost 31-23 at home to the Bears and sit at 2-4 three weeks before playing at the Bernabéu. The Bengals were on a bye. [3] [4]

  • Broncos 17 — Seahawks 14, in overtime.
  • Chiefs 22 — Chargers 6: Kansas City stay unbeaten and the Chargers fall to 0-6.
  • Bills 33 — Raiders 30.
  • Packers 23 — Cowboys 13, on Sunday Night at Lambeau Field.
  • 49ers 23 — Commanders 17 on Monday Night.
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Sources

Last verified: 21 October 2026

Links consulted for this piece. We record the access date because websites change.

  1. [1]

    College Football Scoreboard — 17 October 2026

    ESPN · Press · accessed 21 October 2026

  2. [2]

    College Football Scores — 17 October 2026

    CBS Sports · Press · accessed 21 October 2026

  3. [3]

    NFL Scores — Regular Season Week 6, 2026

    ESPN · Press · accessed 21 October 2026

  4. [4]

    2026 NFL Game Scores — Week 6

    CBS Sports · Press · accessed 21 October 2026

  5. [5]

    Roadrunners remain undefeated in league play with 38-34 victory over Navy

    UTSA Athletics · Club official site · 17 October 2026 · accessed 21 October 2026

  6. [6]

    Football Completes Shutout vs. No. 16 Mississippi State, 31-0

    LSU Athletics · Club official site · 17 October 2026 · accessed 21 October 2026

  7. [7]

    Michigan 21-18 Penn State — Final Score

    ESPN · Press · 17 October 2026 · accessed 21 October 2026

  8. [8]

    Espectacular debut ante Gran Bretaña en el Europeo B

    FEFA · Federation · 18 October 2026 · accessed 21 October 2026

    Official report of the 59-0 in Coventry: 35-0 at half-time, six touchdown passes from Ivan Lopez and two from Pol Singleton, Adrian Bermudez MVP with three scores. It specifies the opponent is the U25 development team and that they had just beaten Georgia 61-0 away.

  9. [9]

    Spain routs Great Britain Development Team 59-0 in IFAF European Championship opener

    American Football International · Press · 19 October 2026 · accessed 21 October 2026

    Confirms score, venue and competition. It dates the game to 19 October, a day later than FEFA and the Spanish press; the 59-0 is published with the federation's date.

  10. [10]

    España se juega ante Georgia en Jaca buena parte de sus aspiraciones de ascenso a la élite europea del fútbol americano

    El Pirineo Aragonés · Press · 21 October 2026 · accessed 21 October 2026

    Places the Georgia game on Saturday 24 October at 17:00 at the Campo del Oroel in Jaca, free entry, and dates the 0-59 against Great Britain to "last Sunday".

  11. [11]

    AP Top 25 Rankings for Week 8: Surprise No. 1 Team in New College Football Poll

    Sports Illustrated · Press · 18 October 2026 · accessed 21 October 2026

    Full table with first-place votes and the teams dropping out.

  12. [12]

    Miami is No. 1 in Top 25 poll for first time since 2002

    The Washington Times · Press · 18 October 2026 · accessed 21 October 2026

    Source for the 2002 fact, the 40 of 70 first-place votes, the 22-point margin over BYU and five of the top seven losing on the same day for the first time in the poll's 90-year history.

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