No. 1 Florida State 35, Virginia 10
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| Chris Weinke shook off three first-half interceptions and threw three touchdown passes in the third quarter. |
Thomas Jones, who kept the Cavaliers in the game. Jones rushed for 164 yards on 26 carries
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Florida State (9-0, 7-0 ACC): vs. Maryland (Nov. 13)
Virginia (4-4, 3-3): vs. Georgia Tech
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No. 2 Penn State 27, Illinois 7
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| Rashard Casey bailed out Penn State with two third-quarter TDs after starting QB Kevin Thompson struggled. Penn State led 10-7 before Casey made his mark. |
Casey, who threw for a TD and added another on an amazing 34-yard run. Casey finished 3-of-6 for 49 yards and added 75 yards on the ground. |
Penn State (9-0, 5-0 Big Ten): vs. Minnesota
Illinois (4-4, 1-4): at Iowa
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No. 3 Virginia Tech 30, Pittsburgh 17
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| Shyrone Stith's 9-yard scoring run made it 24-7 with 3:41 left before halftime. After that the Hokie defense took over. Although Tech allowed 10 points after halftime, the game was never in doubt. |
Tech's Andre Kendrick, who ran for 100 yards before halftime and finished with 162 for the game. |
Virginia Tech (7-0, 3-0 Big East): at West Virginia.
Pittsburgh (4-4, 2-3): vs. Miami. |
No. 4 Tennessee 30, South Carolina 7
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| Jamal Lewis found a running groove early in the game. Tennessee gave it to Lewis on five straight plays to set up the Vols' first TD. |
Lewis, who galloped for 146 yards on 14 carries. His 70-yard TD in the second quarter was the longest run of his career. |
Tennessee (6-1, 4-1 SEC): vs. Notre Dame
South Carolina (0-9, 0-7): vs. Florida (Nov. 13)
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No. 5 Florida 30, No. 10 Georgia 14
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| The Gators found the end zone twice in a minute span in the fourth quarter to turn a 16-14 affair into a one-sided Florida win. The second TD was set up by a Bulldog turnover on their own two-yard line. |
Florida's defense, which caused two big turnovers during a stretch early in the second half when neither offense could take control of the game. The Gators also held Quincy Carter to 76 yards on 6-for-23 passing. |
Florda (7-1, 5-1 SEC): vs. Vanderbilt
Georgia (6-2, 4-2): vs. Auburn (Nov. 13)
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No. 6 Kansas State 48, Baylor 7
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| After a 14-point first quarter, the Wildcats rolled up 20 more points in the second to take a 34-0 lead into halftime. Baylor didn't cross the 50-yard line until 12:09 remained in the game. |
Kansas State RB David Allen, who scored three TDs -- two rushing and one receiving. Allen also had a punt return for a TD called back because of a penalty. |
Kansas State (8-0, 5-0 Big 12): vs. Colorado
Baylor (1-7, 0-5): at Kansas
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No. 7 Georgia Tech 48, N.C. State 21
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| The Georgia Tech offense didn't let up. The Yellow Jackets scored at least 10 points in each quarter. A 24-7 halftime lead became 38-7 in the third quarter. |
Tech QB Joe Hamilton, who looked good after a bye last weekend. He passed for 212 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 83 yards. |
Georgia Tech (6-1, 4-1 ACC): at Virginia
N.C. State (5-4, 2-4): vs. Maryland
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No. 9 Nebraska 24, Kansas 17
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| Bobby Newcombe, the former Husker QB, hauled in a 49-yard touchdown pass from Eric Crouch with 3:24 left. |
Crouch, who converted a key fourth-down play before hitting Newcombe to give Nebraska a six-point lead. |
Nebraska (7-1, 4-1 Big 12): vs. Texas A&M
Kansas (3-6, 1-4): vs. Baylor |
No. 11 Wisconsin 35, Northwestern 19
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| Wisconsin's Jamar Fletcher returned an interception 93 yards for a TD when Northwestern was threatening to cut it to 14-10. Instead, the Badgers went up 21-3 and slippped into cruise control. |
Wisconsin RB Ron Dayne, who looks like he has Ricky Williams' career rushing record dead in his sights. Dayne picked up 162 yards on 35 carries, scoring two TDs. Dayne needs 321 yards for the record. |
Wisconsin (7-2, 5-1 Big Ten): at Purdue
Northwestern (3-5, 1-4): at Michigan
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No. 12 Texas 44, Iowa State 41
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| Texas kicker Kris Stockton connected on an 18-yard field goal as time expired. The Longhorns needed the last-second field goal after blowing a 41-27 lead in the final 10 minutes of the game. |
Texas QB Major Applewhite, who completed 30-of-40 yards for 345 yards and two TDs. Applewhite has now thrown for more than 200 yards in 19 straight games. |
Texas (7-2, 4-1 Big 12): at Oklahoma State
Iowa State (4-4, 1-3): at Texas Tech
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No. 13 Marshall 41, Northern Illinois 9
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| Marshall scored on three consecutive possessions in the second half. That was all the Thundering Herd needed as their defense held Northern Illiinois out of the end zone. |
Chad Pennington's mantle is getting too crowded, so we're giving it to running back Llow Turner, who turned in the Herd's first 100-yard rushing day of the season. |
Marshall (8-0, 5-0 MAC): at Kent
Northern Illinois (4-5, 4-2):at Georgia, Sept. 18
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No. 14 Michigan 34, Indiana 31
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| Hayden Epstein booted a 20-yard field goal with 18 seconds left in the game. Michigan led 17-0 in the second quarter only to see Indiana storm back to tie it at 31-31 with just under five minutes remaining. |
Michigan RB Anthony Thomas, who put the Wolverines on his broad shoulders and carried them to victory. Thomas set career highs with 42 carries and 197 yards while scoring three TDs. |
Michigan (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten): vs. Northwestern
Indiana (4-5, 3-3): at Minnesota (Nov. 13)
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No. 15 BYU 27, Air Force 20
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| Air Force was called for roughing the kicker after forcing BYU to punt late in the game. The Cougars managed to run enough time off the clock to keep the Falcons from having any realistic shot at a game-winning score. |
BYU QB Kevin Feterik, who finished with 336 yards and one TD on 24-of-31 passing. He completed his first 10 passes and was 14-of-15 in the first half as BYU built a 17-7 lead. |
BYU (7-1, 4-0 Mountain West): at San Diego State
Air Force (4-3, 1-3): vs. Army
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No. 16 Alabama 34, No. 19 Southern Mississippi 14
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| Alabama put up 15 points in a 2:37 span in the third quarter to go up 35-7. Freddie Milons' 65-yard punt return put the final nail in Southern Miss' coffin. |
'Bama RB Shaun Bohanon, who woke up feeling like Shaun Alexander. With the Tide's main running threat sidelined, Bohanon rushed 28 times for 104 yards and two TDs. |
Alabama (6-2): vs. LSU
Southern Miss (5-3): at Memphis
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No. 17 East Carolina 19, Houston 3
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| East Carolina's Anthony Adams returned an interception 55 yards for a TD in the fourth quarter to give the Pirates all the cushion they needed on a day their offense struggled. |
The East Carolina defense. It forced five turnovers on a day when the Pirates had big problems with its offense (four turnovers) and kicking game (three blocked kicks). |
East Carolina (7-1, 3-1 C-USA): at UAB
Houston (4-4, 2-2): vs. Tulane
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No. 18 Texas A&M 21, Oklahoma State 3
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| Matt Bumgardner hauled in a 14-yard TD pass from Randy McCown to put A&M up 21-3 in the fourth quarter. |
McCown, who played through the pain of a separated shoulder on his non-throwing arm to complete 20 of 29 for 242 yards and two TDs. |
Texas A&M (6-2, 3-2 Big 12): at Nebraska
Oklahoma State (3-4, 1-3): vs. Texas
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No. 21 Ohio State 41, Iowa 11
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| Ohio State opened the game with scores on its first three possessions. An 8-0 Iowa lead quickly became a 21-8 Ohio State advantage. |
Ohio State QB Ken-Yon Rambo, who caught seven passes for 179 yards. Rambo caught a 40-yard TD pass and set up two more scores with big catches. |
Ohio State (6-3, 3-2 Big Ten): at Michigan State
Iowa (1-7, 0-5): vs. Illinois
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No. 22 Purdue 33, Minnesota 28
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| The Gophers' comeback fell short when Purdue recovered an onside kick in the final three minutes and ran out the clock. Minnesota scored three fourth-quarter TDs to make it close. |
Purdue QB Drew Brees. He didn't match last season's record-setting performance against the Gophers, but he got the job done. Brees threw for 283 yards and two TDs and ran for 51 yards. |
Purdue (6-3, 3-3 Big Ten): vs. Wisconsin
Minnesota (5-3, 2-3): at Penn State
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No. 23 Miami (Fla.) 28, West Virginia 20
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| Miami RB Clinton Portis followed up a 45-yard run with a one-yard TD plunge to put the Hurricanes up by eight with 1:46 left in the game. Miami was down 20-7 before rattling off 21 straight points. |
Portis, who replaced an injured James Jackson in the third quarter and finished with 104 yards on 17 carries. He also caught a nine-yard TD pass from Kenny Kelly earlier in the fourth quarter. |
Miami (Fla.) (4-3, 2-0 Big East): at Pittsburgh
West Virginia (3-5, 2-2): vs. Virginia Tech
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Boston College 24, No. 24 Syracuse 23
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| Boston College stopped Syracuse's Madei Williams a yard short of a first down on fourth-and-9 at the BC 35 in the final minute. The Eagles had taken the lead with 2:57 left in the game. |
Boston College QB Tim Hasselbeck, who set up John Matich's go-ahead field goal with a 40-yard completion down to the Syracuse 20-yard line. Hasselbeck passed for 161 yards and ran for 52.. |
Boston College (6-2, 3-2 Big East): vs. West Virginia (Nov. 13)
Syracuse (5-3, 2-2): vs. Temple
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Washington 35, No. 25 Stanford 30
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| Washington barely converted a third-and-four late in the fourth quarter. Marques Tuiasosopo's option keeper looked to be inches short but the referees awarded the Huskies with the game-preserving first down. |
Washington QB Marques Tuiasosopo, who rewrote the school record books by accounting for 509 total yards (207 rushing, 302 passing). It was the first back-to-back 300-yard passing day for a Husky QB since Sonny Sixkiller in 1970. |
Washington (5-3, 4-1 Pac-10): at Arizona
Stanford (5-3, 5-1): at Arizona State (Nov. 13)
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