No. 1 Florida 55, Louisiana-Monroe 6 RECAP
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La-Monroe led 6-0 just 93 seconds into the game, but didn't score over the next 3,507 seconds, while the Gators rolled as expected with 38 first-half points.	Rex Grossman, whose fumble of the first snap led to the Indians quick strike, finished with 331 yards through the air and two TD tosses.	Sept. 15 vs. Tennessee Series: Tennessee leads, 16-14 Last meeting: 2000 Florida 27, Tennessee 23

No. 2 Miami, Fla 61, Rutgers 0 RECAP
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The Miami starters scored 34 points and left midway through the third quarter. Or you could say when the teams took the field. The Canes have now outscored Rutgers 180-6 over the last three years.	Miami quarterback Ken Dorsey, who despite a steady rain and sloppy conditions, threw for 315 yards and two touchdowns in under three quarters of work.	Sept. 15 vs. Washington Series: Washington leads, 2-0 Last meeting: 2000 Washington 34, Miami 29

No. 3 Oklahoma 37, North Texas 10 RECAP
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A scrappy Mean Green squad kept it close, but failed to score in the second half, as the Sooners scraped together 16 points to win their 16th straight game.	Safety Roy Williams, who had two interceptions and forced a fumble. He also returned an interception 76 yards for a touchdown, but saw the score taken away by one of 13 OU penalties.	Sept. 15 vs. Tulsa Series: Oklahoma leads, 11-7-1 Last meeting: 1996 Tulsa 31, Oklahoma 24

No. 4 Nebraska 27, No. 17 Notre Dame 10 RECAP
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Nebraska overwhelmed the Irish with a 17-point first quarter. Notre Dame lost two fumbles -- one on a botched snap on a punt -- and Matt LoVecchio threw an interception in the first quarter alone.	For the second straight week, Dahrran Diedrick established his dominance early, finishing with 133 yards and two TDs on 32 carries.	Nebraska: Sept. 15 vs. Rice Series: First meeting Notre Dame: Sept. 15 at Purdue Series: Notre Dame leads, 47-23-2 Last meeting: 2000 Notre Dame 23, Purdue 21

No. 5 Florida State 29, UAB 7 RECAP
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Possibly looking ahead to Georgia Tech next week, the Seminoles didn't put this one away until late in the third quarter with Chris Rix leading the charge on the ground and through the air.	Chris Rix, who in his second career start, became the first FSU quarterback to lead the Noles in rushing since Charlie Ward in 1993. Rix ran for 52 yards, pulled off a spectacular 360-degree spinning flip into the end zone, and completed 15 of 23 passes for 246 yards and a TD.	Sept. 15 vs. Georgia Tech Series: Florida State leads, 9-7-1 Last meeting: 2000 Florida State 26, Georgia Tech 21

No. 6 Texas 44, North Carolina 14 RECAP
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The Longhorns held UNC to minus-5 yards in the third quarter, while extending their lead to 26-14 entering the final period.	Nathan Vasher, who set a school record with 154 yards in punt returns -- including a 44-yard return for a TD.	Sept. 22 at Houston Series: Texas leads, 14-7-2 Last meeting: 2000 Texas 48, Houston 0

No. 7 Tennessee 13, Arkansas 3 RECAP
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When Tennessee's Travis Stephens ran three yards -- bowling over a Razorback defender the last yard -- on fourth down and goal for a touchdown with 59 seconds left in the game.	It has to go to Stephens, who literally carried the Vols to victory in a downpour only Gene Kelly could love. Stephens rushed 41 times for a career-high 206 yards. A Top 25 Grid tip of the cap, though, to the Vols' defense, which did not allow an Arkansas first down in the second half.	Sept. 15 at Florida Series: Tennessee leads, 16-14 Last meeting: 2000 Florida 27, Tennessee 23

No. 8 Oregon 24, Utah 10 RECAP
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Joey Harrington hooked up with Keenan Howry for the second time. The first strike came on the third play of the game, but the Ducks never could completely put away the Utes, who trailed 16-10 entering the fourth quarter.	Jason Willis, who caught nine Harrington tosses for 107 yards.	Sept. 15 vs. USC Series: USC leads, 33-14-2 Last meeting: 2000 Oregon 28, USC 17

No. 9 Virginia Tech 31, Western Michigan 0 RECAP
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With the Hokies holding the Broncos to just 166 yards and pitching a shutout, a 17-0 halftime lead was safe.	The Va. Tech offensive line, which opened holes all day for a stable of Hokies to run through. With Lee Suggs out, six Va. Tech running backs pounded out 271 yards on the ground.	Sept. 15 at Rutgers Series: Va. Tech leads, 8-3 Last meeting: 2000 Virginia Tech 49, Rutgers 0

No. 15 Washington 23, No. 10 Michigan 18 RECAP
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Omare Lowe changed the game in less than a minute of the fourth quarter, blocking a field goal that was returned for a Washington touchdown, then running back an interception for another score and 20-12 lead.	Omare Lowe, whose interception with just over eight minutes remaining, capped an amazing minute of Husky hysteria and turned the tide in UW's favor. Lowe blocked Hayden Epstein's field-goal try with 9:11 left in the fourth quarter, and Roc Alexander scooped up the ball and sprinted 77 yards for the Huskies' first touchdown.	Michigan: Sept. 15 vs. W. Michigan Series: Michigan leads, 2-0 Last meeting: 1943 Michigan 57, W. Michigan 6 Washington: Sept. 15 at Miami, Fla. Series: Washington leads, 2-0 Last meeting: 2000 Washington 34, Miami 29

No. 11 Kansas State 10, USC 6 RECAP
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After building a 10-0 halftime lead, the Wildcats couldn't wrap up Bill Snyder's 100th career win at K-State until USC fumbled at the Wildcats' 24 with 2:33 left in the game.	K-State guard Nick Leckey, not only for recovering a fumble in the end zone for the game's only TD, but also for his part in opening up holes that allowed Josh Scobey to rushed for 165 yards and quarterback Ell Roberson run for 119.	Sept. 15 vs. La. Tech Series: Tied, 1-1 Last meeting: 2000 Kansas State 54, La. Tech 10

No. 12 Oregon State 27, New Mexico State 22 RECAP
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Oregon State's Ken Simonton scored his second TD of the game, this one on a one-yard run to make the score 27-9 with just over two minutes left in the game.	On a night where little went right, Simonton was back to his Heisman-like form. Simonton carried it 34 times for 169 yards, including 121 in the second half.	Sept. 15 vs. Montana State Series: First meeting

No. 13 Georgia Tech 70, Navy 7 RECAP
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In a game that conjured up memories of Georgia Tech's storied 222-0 rout of Cumberland in 1916, the 21 first-quarter points and TDs on their first five drives gave this result away early.	While he was only in there for less than a half, George Godsey threw for two TDs and ran for another in nothing more than a tune-up for Florida State next week.	Sept. 15 at Florida State Series: Florida State leads, 9-7-1 Last meeting: 2000 Florida State 26, Georgia Tech 21

No. 14 UCLA 41, Kansas 17 RECAP
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The Bruins proved they were "morning players." A 4:30 a.m. PT wake up call had no effect on UCLA, which led 27-10 by halftime.	DeShaun Foster, who showed no ill effects from sore ribs by running for 179 of UCLA's 285 yards on the ground and a touchdown.	Sept. 15 vs. Arizona State Series: UCLA leads, 11-6-1 Last meeting: 2000 UCLA 38, Arizona State 31

No. 16 LSU 31, Utah State 14 RECAP
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LSU scored 17 points in the second half to take a 24-7 lead into halftime. Utah State didn't go away, but never got closer than 10 points the rest of the way.	LaBrandon Toefield, who rushed for four touchdowns and 183 yards. Toefield went 70 yards on one score and added three more scores from inside the 5-yard line.	Sept. 15 vs. Auburn Series: LSU leads, 18-16-1 Last meeting: 2000 LSU 34, Auburn 17

No. 19 Clemson 38, Wofford 14 RECAP
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Booed in the first half, which ended with Clemson up only 24-14, the Tigers tightened up after the break to pull away. Wofford managed only 87 yards rushing and 108 yards total in the second half.	Clemson's J.J. McKelvey, who replaced injured starter Roscoe Crosby and caught two touchdown passes. His six catches in the first half alone doubled his 2000 production. The junior finished the game with eight receptions for 73 yards.	Sept. 15 vs. Duke Series: Clemson leads, 29-15-1 Last meeting: 2000 Clemson 52, Duke 22

No. 20 Northwestern 37, UNLV 28 (Friday night) RECAP
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Not before UNLV scored 14 points late in the fourth quarter on two long scoring tosses by Jason Thomas to Michael Johnson. But a failed 2-point conversion and onside kick sealed the Rebels' fate.	Zak Kustok, who ran for three touchdowns and threw for two others. The Northwestern quarterback finished with 74 yards rushing and threw for 224 yards on 24 of 49 attempts.	Sept. 15 vs. Navy Series: Northwestern leads, 2-0 Last meeting: 1951 Northwestern 16, Navy 7

No. 21 South Carolina 14, No. 24 Georgia 9 RECAP
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Gamecocks' wideout Brian Scott jumped at the goal line, ripped the ball away from Georgia cornerback Bruce Thornton, and hauled in the winning TD with just over a minute remaining.	Brian Scott for convincing Lou Holtz to have Phil Petty throw him the d--- ball! Scott, who finished with three catches for 30 yards, pulled down the 16-yard scoring toss with 1:22 remaining in the game.	South Carolina: Sept. 15 vs. Bowling Green Series: First meeting Georgia: Sept. 15 vs. Houston Series: Houston leads, 2-0-1 Last meeting: 1974 Houston 31, South Carolina 24

No. 22 Ohio State 28, Akron 14 RECAP
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Favored by four TDs, this two-TD win by the Buckeyes didn't feel safe until late in the fourth quarter.	It wasn't pretty for the record 102,602 in expanded Ohio Stadium to watch, but for Jim Tressel, he'll gladly take his first Ohio State victory and the game ball that goes along with it.	Sept. 15 vs. San Diego State Series: First meeting

Fresno State 32, No. 23 Wisconsin 20 RECAP
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The Bulldogs took their first lead with a 16-yard scoring strike from David Carr to Rodney Wright in the third quarter, a TD that capped off a 22-0 blitz by Fresno State, which trailed 21-10 at halftime.	Bernard Berrian, who returned the second-half kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown and finished his do-everything day with 300 all-purpose yards: eight receptions for 102 yards, two carries for 16 yards, two punt returns for 29 yards and four kickoff returns for 153 yards.	Sept. 15 vs. W. Kentucky Series: First meeting