UPDATED FOR LATE GAMES
(Home teams in bold.)
#1 USC defeated Washington State 47-14 The Cougars proved no match for John David Booty and the rest of the USC offense as the Trojans picked up their 35th consecutive victory at home. Booty passed for 279 yards and 4 TDs. The USC offense finished the game with 302 yards passing and another 207 on the ground. In one stretch in the first half Washington State went six straight possessions without a first down.
#2 LSU 28-16 over #12 South Carolina The Tigers spotted the Gamecocks 7 points in the first quarter then proceeded to run off 28 unanswered points. Included in that run was a fake field goal for a TD. LSU was held scoreless in the fourth quarter while South Carolina scored 9 points but it was too late.
#3 Florida 30-24 over Mississippi *yawn* Tim Tebow passed for 2 TDs and ran for 2 more. In total, he ran for 166 yards a school record for a quarterback. But, the Gators actually let Mississippi come back to 27-24 in third quarter of this game and the runs by Tebow were needed to kill the clock and stave off a Rebel attack.
#4 Oklahoma 62-21 over Tulsa (on Friday night) The Sooners have scored more than 50 points in all four games they have played so far. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that although Tulsa scored more TDs than the Sooner’s first three opponents, it just wasn’t enough. Not nearly enough.
#5 WVU 48- 7 over East Carolina. The Pirates didn’t score until the last two minutes. WVU QB Pat White threw for 2 TDs and ran for 2 more. Steve Slaton gained 110 yards on the ground and one TD to tie the school record for TDs in a career. The Mountaineers had a total of 599 offensive yards while holding ECU to just 160 total yards.
#6 California beats Arizona 45-27. The Golden Bears opened with 28 points in the first quarter and continued to ride the Arizona Wildcats all game. Justin Forsett ran for 117 yards and 2 TDs while teammate Nate Longshore passed for 235 yards and one TD. Still, the Golden Bears had to overcome 26 penalties that saw 240 yards marched off against them. Good thing Arizona had 20 penalties for 166 yards! (By my count that means the Zebras had 406 yards of offenses.)
#7 Texas routs Rice 58-14 Colt McCoy (the kid was born to be a Longhorn) threw for 333 yards and 3 TDs as Texas had an easy afternoon against the Owls. It could have been worse as most of the Longhorns’ starters sat after the first series in the second half.
#8 Ohio State crushed Northwestern 58-7 The Buckeyes had 28 points in the first quarter and another 17 in the second to lead at halftime 45-0. But the big story would have to be the Ohio State defense. They permitted the Wildcats just 120 total yards and forced three turnovers. Northwestern rushed 33 times for 0 yards. They netted just 20 yards in the first half. Ohio State has won it last 22 regular season games, their 15th in a row at home.
#9 Wisconsin edged Iowa 17-13 in a come from behind win. The Hawkeyes’ defense surrendered their first touchdowns of the season late in the second quarter and Iowa held a 10-7 lead going into the fourth quarter. The Badgers’ P.J. Hill rushed 10 times for 43 yards, scoring the go ahead touchdown on a third and goal in the fourth quarter. He finished the game with 29 carries for 113 yards.
Michigan over #10 Penn State in a close one 14-9 Wolverine running back Mike Hart carried the ball for a career high 44 times and gained 153 yards. More importantly he scored a TD to put the game away early in the fourth quarter. It was the 23rd time in his career that Hart ran for more than 100 yards. Penn State managed just three field goals.
#11 Rutgers idle
#12 South Carolina lost to #2 LSU by a score of 28-16 (see above)
#13 Oregon over Stanford The Ducks scored 21 in the first quarter but trailed at halftime 31-24, so they came out and scored another 21 in the third and 10 more in the fourth while shutting out Stanford in the second half to roll to a 55-31 victory. Dennis Dixon threw for a career high 4 TDs and rushed for another. Stanford held the Ducks to just 48 yards in the second quarter while tallying 28 points of their own but the Ducks finished the game with 589 total yards.
#14 Boston College defeated Army 37-17 Matt Ryan threw for 356 yards and 4TDs in leading BC over the Black Knights.
#15 Clemson 42-20 over North Carolina State Not even close as the Tigers improve to 4-0. At one point they had 220 total yards to the Wolfpack’s 1.
#16 Alabama vs #22 Georgia Wide left by Georgia with no time on the clock and the score 20-20. Overtime. Alabama gets a field goal but Georgia responds with a TD to win 26-23. Wow!
#17 Virginia Tech beat up on William & Mary 44-3 VT scored 3 TDs and 2 FGs in the first quarter. And then came out in the second half to get 2 more TDs in the third quarter. A 49-yard interception return and a 60-yard punt return marked a return to Beamerball as the Hokies improved to 3-1.
Syracuse over #18 Louisville 38-35 Syracuse’s Andrew Robinson threw for a career–high 423 yards and 4 TDs as the Orange offense came alive for 465 total yards. Brian Brohm completed 45-of-65 for a career-high 555 yards and 4 TDs in the first home loss for Louisville in 22 games. The Cardinals had 628 yards of total offense but committed errors and penalties galore when the game was on the line.
#19 Hawaii crushed Charleston Southern 66-10 Colt Brennan didn’t play because of a sprained ankle, but it made no difference in the outcome against 1-AA Charleston Southern. Replacement Tyler Graunke threw an interception on his first pass attempt and then proceeded to miss receivers badly; at one point throwing five consecutive incompletions. Despite the rough start by the second string B, Hawaii held a 21-10 halftime lead. Defense and special teams came up big. Hawaii’s Ryan Mouton returned the second half opening kickoff 90 yards for a TD and linebacker Adam Leonard returned an interception 36 yards for another just one minute later. Graunke finished the game 22 of 36 for 285 yards with one TD pass and another rushing. His replacement, Inoke Funaki, tossed two TD passes in the fourth quarter.
Miami (Fla.) over #20 Texas A&M 34-17 On Thursday night. The Hurricane defense held the Aggies to just 240 yards while the ‘Canes offense picked up 402. Miami improves to 3-1. The Aggies are now 3-1.
#21 Kentucky defeats Arkansas 42-29 The Razorbacks jumped out to a 20-7 lead late in the second quarter and looked to be cruising. But the Wildcats had other ideas. Kentucky lead 21-20 at the end of the 3rd Quarter, fell behind 29-21, and then scored the final 21 points in a wild and crazy game. Arkansas had just one offensive TD. There other points came off a fumble recovery, an interception return and a safety.
#22 Georgia upsets #16 Alabama 25-23 in overtime. (see above)
#23 South Florida 37-10 over North Carolina SF QB Matt Grothe threw for 230 yards and a td before being replaced in the fourth quarter. The Bulls also rushed for 194 yards and had 428 yards in total offense while holding the Tarheels of NC to just 164. NC’s only TD came with just 1:04 left in the game.
#24 Nebraska holds on against Ball State 41-40 Nate Davis,QB of the Ball State Cardinals, passed for 422 yards and three touchdowns and almost led his team to an upset over the #24 Cornhuskers who had to score a TD with 3:15 remaining to go ahead 41-40 and then had to wish a Ball State 55-yard field goal attempt wide with 17 seconds on the clock. Nebraska’s QB, Sam Keller, threw for a school record 438 yards
#25 Missouri over Illinois State 38-17 The Missouri Tigers racked up 581 yards of total offense using it’s no-huddle system for the entire game. Coach Gary Pinkel: “I want to score -- I'm not worried about grinding it out. Our offense is not milk the clock." Ya gotta love college football! Run and gun coach, run and gun!
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#13 Oregon vs Stanford
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