No. 1 Florida State 31, No. 21 Miami (Fla.) 21
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| Travis Minor put the 'Noles up by 10 with a two-yard TD run with 9:55 left in the fourth quarter. With the FSU defense playing like it was, that's all the cushion the Seminoles needed. |
Florida State QB Chris Weinke, who didn't panic despite missing two of his biggest receiving threats. Weinke completed 23-of-34 for 332 yards and two TDs, completing passes to 11 receivers. |
Florida State (6-0): vs. Wake Forest
Miami (Fla.) (2-3): vs. Temple
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No. 2 Penn State 31, Iowa 7
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| Penn State's defense held firm on two plays from the one-yard line, keeping Iowa from cutting into the Nittany Lions' 21-7 heading into the fourth quarter. |
Penn State RB Eric McCoo, who led the Lions' ground attack. He gained 130 yards on 13 carries, including a 47-yard TD run which opened a 14-point lead. |
Penn State (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten): vs. Ohio State
Iowa (1-4, 1-2): at Northwestern
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No. 11 Michigan State 34, No. 3 Michigan 31
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| Michigan State's Plaxico Burress caught a 15-yard pass to convert a third-and-9 and help the Spartans run out the clock. Burress also recovered an onside kick after the Wolverines had cut their deficit to three with 2:44 left. |
Burress and Bill Burke, who were unstoppable. Burke completed 21 of 36 passes to set a school record with 400 yards passing, and Burress set another record with 255 receiving yards on 10 catches. |
Michigan State (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten): at Purdue
Michigan (5-1, 2-1): vs. Illinois (Oct. 23)
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No. 5 Virginia Tech 58, Rutgers 20
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| Following a 14-14 standoff at the end of one quarter, the Hokies exploded for 35 unanswered points in the final 15 minutes before halftime. |
Tech QB Michael Vick, who threw for four touchdowns and ran for another. He finished with 316 yards total offense despite sitting out the second half. |
Virginia Tech (5-0, 1-0 Big East): vs. Syracuse
Rutgers (0-5, 0-2 Big East): at West Virginia |
No. 6 Tennessee 37, No. 9 Georgia 20
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| With Tennessee up 10 points with 12½ minutes left, Leonard Scott took a kickoff 100 yards to extend the margin to 37-20 and end any hope of a Georgia comeback. |
Before leaving with an injured right wrist in the fourth quarter, Tee Martin led the Vols to 458 total yards. He completed 21 of 35 passes for 283 yards, with a touchdown and two interceptions.
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Tennessee (4-1): vs. Alabama (Oct. 23)
Georgia (4-1): vs. Vanderbilt
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No. 7 Florida 31, LSU 10
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| Florida's offense found it could move the ball in the first half despite wet conditions, taking a 24-3 lead into halftime. The Gators posted 251 first-half yards, compared to LSU's 35. |
Florida RB Robert Gillespie, who gained 108 yards on 21 carries. Gillespie, who almost attended LSU, scored on runs of seven and 20 yards. |
Florida (5-1, 3-1 SEC): at Auburn
LSU (2-3, 0-3): at Kentucky
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No. 8 Georgia Tech 31, North Carolina 24 (OT)
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| The Yellow Jackets stopped the Tar Heels on downs in overtime after Joe Hamilton scored on a 6-yard run. Luke Manget's 36-yard field goal with five seconds left in regulation forced OT. |
Hamilton, who found a way to win despite two fumbles and two INTs. Hamilton did everything, completing 14 of 26 passes for 273 yards and two TDs and rushing 14 times for 77 yards and a score. |
Georgia Tech (4-1, 2-1 ACC): at Duke
North Carolina (1-4, 0-4): vs. Houston
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No. 10 Kansas State 50, Kansas 9
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| The Wildcats defense stepped up, causing two turnovers and a bad punt in the second quarter as Kansas State pushed a 10-3 lead to a 30-9 halftime advantage. |
Kansas State WR Quincy Morgan, who gained 192 yards on five catches. He scored on receptions of 36 and 88 yards. He also had a 46-yard catch to set up a one-yard TD run. |
Kansas State (5-0, 2-0 Big 12): vs. Utah State
Kansas (2-4, 0-2): at Texas A&M
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No. 12 Texas A&M 45, Baylor 13
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| The Aggies erupted for 21 third-quarter points after leading just 17-6 at halftime. All three TDs came on Randy McCown passes. |
Texas A&M safety Michael Jameson, who returned an interception 20 yards for a TD and blocked a punt, which set up another score. |
Texas A&M (4-1, 1-1 Big 12): vs. Kansas
Baylor (1-5, 0-2): vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 23)
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No. 13 Mississippi State 18, Auburn 16
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| Mississippi State capped an amazing comeback, scoring 16 points in the final 2:38. The Bulldogs' go-ahead score came on an 11-yard TD pass from Matt Wyatt to Matt Butler with 19 seconds left in the game. |
Bulldogs return man Pig Prather, who set up the winning score with a 41-yard return on a free kick after the Tigers took an intentional safety with 47 seconds left. Prather took the ball at his own 12-yard line, returning it all the way to the Auburn 47. |
Mississippi State (6-0, 3-0 SEC): vs. LSU (Oct. 23)
Auburn (3-3,1-3): vs. Florida
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No. 19 Ohio State 25, No. 15 Purdue 22
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| OSU's Brent Johnson blocked a 30-yard field goal attempt with 53 seconds left. Ohio State then ran out the clock thanks to a 68-yard run by Steve Bellisari. |
Bellisari, who accounted for 270 yards of offense. The Buckeye QB threw for 174 yards and led all Ohio State rushers with 96 yards on 17 carries. |
Ohio State (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten): at Penn State
Purdue (4-2, 1-2): vs. Michigan State
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No. 17 Syracuse 24, Pittsburgh 17
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| Panthers QB David Priestley's "Hail Mary" pass was intercepted by Jamont Kinds as time ran out. A 17-point rally had given Pitt a chance to win or tie the game in the final minute. |
Syracuse QB Troy Nunes. He didn't start and threw for just 112 yards, but Nunes tossed three TD passes to give his team an insurmountable first-half lead. |
Syracuse (5-1, 2-0 Big East): at Virginia Tech
Pittsburgh (3-2, 1-1): at Boston College
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Southern Mississippi 39, No. 18 East Carolina 22
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| Southern Miss' Leo Barnes returned an interception 60 yards for a TD to put the Golden Eagles up 32-22 with 3:15 left. Derrick Nix added a 19-yard TD two minutes later. |
Nix, who was an absolute workhorse. The tailback gave Southern Miss a much-needed boost in its running game, rumbling for 171 yards on 42 carries. |
Southern Miss (3-2, 2-0 C-USA): vs. Army
East Carolina (5-1, 1-1): vs. Tulane (Oct. 23)
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No. 20 Wisconsin 20, Minnesota 17 (OT)
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| Vitaly Pisetsky booted a 31-yard field goal in OT after the Badgers defense held on the Gophers' possession. Pisetsky tied the game with a 36-yarder late in the fourth quarter. |
Gophers RB Thomas Hamner earns the honor in defeat. Hamner rushed 27 times for 144 yards and also caught seven passes for 92 yards, including a 49-yard TD. |
Wisconsin (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten): vs. Indiana
Minnesota (4-1, 1-1): at Illinois
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Arizona 31, No. 22 USC 24
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| USC's onside kick bounced out of bounds after the Trojans had closed to within one score with 28 seconds left in the game. |
Arizona RB Trung Canidate, who tore apart the Pac-10's top rushing defense with 194 yards and a touchdown. Canidate has 352 yards rushing in his last two games. |
Arizona (4-2, 2-1 Pac-10): vs. UTEP
USC (3-2, 1-2): at Notre Dame
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No. 23 Texas 38, Oklahoma 28
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| Texas took away any momentum Oklahoma might have had, driving 99 yards for a TD after the Sooners had cut it to 31-28 on a fake field goal. |
Longhorns QB Major Applewhite, who rallied Texas from a 17-0 first-quarter deficit. Applewhite finished 22-of-47 for 328 yards, 3 TDs and no turnovers. |
Texas (5-2, 2-1 Big 12): vs. Nebraska (Oct. 23)
Oklahoma (3-2, 1-1): vs. Texas A&M (Oct. 23)
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No. 25 Mississippi 20, Tulane 13
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| Mississippi tight end Doug Zeigler covered an onside kick after it bounced off a teammate. Tulane had just cut the Rebel lead to seven points with 1:19 left. |
Ole Miss RB Joe Gunn, who rushed for 120 yards and scored one TD. He was the only weapon the Rebels needed on their five-play, 19-yard scoring drive to go up 20-10. |
Mississippi (5-1): vs. Alabama
Tulane (2-3): vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
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No. 4 Nebraska 49, Iowa St. 14
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| Nebraska shut down the nation's leading rusher, Darren Davis, until the fourth quarter. By then the game had long been over, and Nebraska had pulled its starters. |
Eric Crouch was impressive running with the ball (one TD) and throwing it (two TDs). He finished with 85 passing yards and ran for 58 yards on 10 carries.
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Nebraska (6-0): vs. Texas (Oct. 23)
Iowa State (3-2): vs. Missouri
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No. 24 BYU 38, California 28
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| The Cougars held a 31-21 lead when Kevin Feterik rifled a pass to Jonathan Pittman, who raced 44 yards untouched for a TD. |
Despite getting flattened on almost every single play, Feterik had four touchdown passes for the second straight week.
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BYU (4-1): vs. New Mexico
California (2-3): vs. UCLA
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