No. 1 Florida State 41, No. 10 Georgia Tech 35
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| FSU kicker Sebastian Janikowski sent a 45-yard field goal through the uprights with 11:20 left in the fourth quarter, giving the Seminoles a 41-28 lead. |
Georgia Tech QB Joe Hamilton. For the first time in his career he completed a game against FSU, doing so with 387 yards and four touchdowns. |
Florida State (2-0): vs. N.C. State
Georgia Tech (1-1): vs. Central Florida
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No. 2 Penn State 20, Pittsburgh 17
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| LaVar Arrington showcased his remarkable leaping ability by getting a hand on Nick Lotz's 52-yard field goal attempt with four seconds left, knocking the kick off-course and preserving the Nittany Lions' victory. |
Arrington, who did just about everything on the field -- good and bad. His crusade to punish the Pitt punter earned him two 15-yard penalties but he later intercepted a pass and saved the game with his block. |
Penn State (2-0): at Miami (Fla.)
Pittsburgh (1-1): vs. Kent
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No. 4 Florida 58, Central Florida 27
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| Florida scored on six straight possessions after falling behind 7-0 to the Golden Knights.The score was 48-14 at halftime. |
Florida QB Doug Johnson, who tossed four touchdown passes, including three to Travis Taylor. Johnson's scoring throws came in a 9:46 span bridging the first and second quarters. |
Florida (2-0): vs Tennessee
Central Florida (0-2): at Georgia Tech |
No. 5 Michigan 37, Rice 3
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| Drew Henson entered the game with 34 seconds left in the first quarter. The sophomore QB sparked the Wolverine offense with a one-yard TD run and later threw a 14-yard TD pass for a 20-0 lead. |
Michigan's defense, which shut down Rice's spread option offense. The Wolverines allowed 157 yards and didn't let the Owls cross the 50-yard line until the fourth quarter. |
Michigan (2-0): at Syracuse
Rice (0-2): at Texas |
No. 6 Nebraska 45, California 0
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| Nebraska victimized the Cal secondary late in the second quarter with long pass plays -- a 70-yard TD pass from Eric Crouch to Tracey Wistrom and a 60-yard pass from Bobby Newcombe to Crouch -- to put the Huskers up 28-0. |
Crouch, who ran for two touchdowns, threw for one and was on the receiving end of another. He used his speed to dash through a surprised Cal defense, turning a short pass into a 60-yard score. |
Nebraska (2-0): vs. Southern Miss
California (1-1): vs. Arizona State, Sept. 25
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No. 8 Wisconsin 50, Ball State 10
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| Nick Davis decided to steal the spotlight from Ron Dayne. The sophomore receiver returned a free kick after a safety for a 77-yard touchdown to give the Badgers a 12-0 lead five minutes into the game. |
Davis, who tallied 227 yards of total offense. Along with his kick return, he caught four balls for 91 yards after he moved into the starting lineup because of an injury to Chris Chambers. |
Wisconsin (2-0): at Cincinnati
Ball State (0-2): vs. Toledo
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No. 11 Virginia Tech 31, UAB 10
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| Frank Beamer turned to his bag of tricks. Andre Kendrick's 45-yard halfback option pass to Andre Davis put the Hokies up 24-10 with 13:43 left in the game. |
Shyrone Stith, who helped make up for Michael Vick's absence. Stith gained 124 yards on 29 carries and scored on a 1-yard run. |
Virginia Tech (2-0): vs. Clemson, Sept. 23
UAB (0-2): vs. Houston, Sept. 25
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No. 12 Georgia 24, South Carolina 9
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| Quincy Carter hooked up with Terrence Edwards for a 47-yard TD in the second quarter for a 10-0 lead. With the trouble South Carolina has scoring, that was all the Bulldogs needed. |
Carter, who passed for 251 yards and one TD while completing 21 of 38 passes. He also ran seven times for 33 yards. |
Georgia (2-0): vs. Central Florida, Sept. 25
South Carolina (0-2): vs. East Carolina
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No. 14 Ohio State 42, No. 13 UCLA 20
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| Ohio State brought quarterback Steve Bellisari off the bench. Bellisari sparked the team, completing 11-of-16 passes with one TD and no interceptions. |
Buckeyes tailback Michael Wiley, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns against the Bruins. |
Ohio State (1-1): vs. Ohio
UCLA (1-1): vs. Fresno State
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No. 15 Arizona 34, Middle Tennessee State 19
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| The Wildcats scored the first 34 points of the game before coasting to victory. Arizona outgained MTSU 329 yards to 128 through three quarters. |
Dennis Northcutt, the Arizona senior receiver who scored on an 80-yard punt return and became the school's career receiving leader before being slowed by a first-quarter injury. |
Arizona (2-1): vs. Stanford
Middle Tennessee State (0-2): vs. Wofford
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No. 16 Purdue 28, No. 21 Notre Dame 23
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| Jarious Jackson was sacked on third-and-goal with less than 15 seconds remaining and the Irish couldn't regroup for another shot at the end zone before time expired. |
Purdue kicker Travis Dorsch, who booted two fourth-quarter field goals to put the Boilermakers on top for good. Dorsch connected from 38 and 21 yards. |
Purdue (2-0): vs. Central Michigan
Notre Dame (1-2): vs. Michigan State
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No. 18 Kansas State 40, Temple 0
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| Kansas State scored 23 points in the second quarter after managing just a field goal over the first 15 minutes. |
Kansas State RB Frank Murphy, who scored a pair of TDs and finished with 149 yards. |
Kansas State (1-0): vs. UTEP
Temple (0-2): at Akron |
Clemson 33, No. 19 Virginia 19
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| Clemson QB Brandon Streeter found tight end Pat Cyrgalis for a 15-yard TD to put the Tigers up 20-0 going into halftime. |
Streeter, who passed for a school-record 342 yards and two TDs. He completed 24 of 32 passes. |
Clemson (1-1): at Virginia Tech, Sept. 23
Virginia (1-1): vs. Wake Forest
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No. 22 Alabama 37, Houston 10
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| Alabama found its rhythm in the second half. The Tide pushed a 17-10 halftime lead to a commanding 30-10 advantage 42 seconds into the fourth quarter. |
Shaun Alexander, who had 167 yards rushing and scored three TDs. In two games this season, Alexander has nearly 400 yards of total offense. |
Alabama (2-0): vs. Louisiana Tech (at Birmingham)
Houston (1-1): vs. Louisiana-Lafayette |
No. 23 Texas 38, Rutgers 21
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| Texas raced out of the gate, scoring 21 points in the first quarter. |
Longhorns QB Major Applewhite, who completed 19 of 32 passes for 244 yards and two TDs. |
Texas (2-1): vs. Rice
Rutgers (0-2): vs. Boston College, Sept. 25 |
No. 24 N.C. State 38, William & Mary 9
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| Daron Pope's pass was intercepted by N.C. State cornerback Tony Scott 56 seconds into the game. |
N.C. State QB Jamie Barnette, who led his team to scores on its first five possessions. He finished with one TD rushing and one passing. |
N.C. State (3-0): at Florida State
William & Mary (0-2): vs. Furman
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