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Saturday, November 9
 
No. 2 OU falls, Krenzel rallies No. 3 OSU

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No. 1 Miami 26, Tennessee 3
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Miami scored on its first five possessions to jump out to a 19-3 halftime advantage. The 'Canes defense made sure that was enough.Ken Dorsey, Willis McGahee, or Andre Johnson. Pick one. Doresy was 18 of 35 for 245 yards and a touchdown; McGahee carried the ball 30 times for 154 yards and a touchdown; and Johnson had five catches for 103 yards.Miami: Nov. 21 vs. No. 23 Pittsburgh
Series:
Miami leads 19-9-1
Last meeting: 2001
Miami 43, Pittsburgh 21

Texas A&M 30, No. 2 Oklahoma 26
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Oklahoma had one more chance after Todd Pegram missed a 43-yard field goal with under two minutes left in the game. After a penalty that brought back a big pass play on first down, Nate Hybl was intercepted by Terrence Kiel to secure the upset.Cody Scates and Reggie McNeal. Scates, the Aggies punter, pinned Oklahoma deep in their own territory time after time, helping A&M win the battle of field possition. McNeal, the true freshman QB, completed 8-of-13 passes for 190 yards and four touchdowns. He also led the Aggies in rushing with 86 yards. Oklahoma: Nov. 16 at Baylor
Series:
Oklahoma leads 11-0
Last meeting: 2001
Oklahoma 33, Baylor 17

No. 3 Ohio State 10, Purdue 6
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Craig Krenzel threw a 37-yard touchdown to Michael Jenkins on fourth-and-one with 1:36 left in the game. Purdue got one last chance for the win, but Kyle Orton was picked off by Chris Gamble and the Buckeyes escaped an upset.Gamble. The Buckeyes' two-way star came up with big play after big play. He had three catches for 51 yards on offense and his pick sealed the game for Ohio State. Ohio State: Nov. 16 at Illinois
Series:
Ohio State leads 57-29-4
Last meeting: 2000
Illinois 34, Ohio State 22

No. 4 Texas 41, Baylor 0
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Chris Simms hit Roy Williams for a 73-yard touchdown strike just 24 seconds into the game. Simms threw three more touchdowns in the first half as Texas took a 31-0 halftime lead.Williams. After 161 yards against Nebraska last week, Texas' Biletnikoff Award candidate finished with eight catches and 172 yards.Texas: Nov. 16 at Texas Tech
Series:
Texas leads 38-13
Last meeting: 2001
Texas 42, Texas Tech 7

No. 5 Washington State 32, No. 15 Oregon 21
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Jason Gesser hit Mike Bush for a 4-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter. That made the game 26-21 as Washington State went on to score the final 15 points of the game.Gesser. The Washington State QB completed 19 of 28 passes for 265 yards and four touchdowns. His two touchdown passes within a 59-second span during the fourth quarter turned out to be enough to move the Cougars one win away from the Pac-10 title. Washington State: Nov. 23 vs. Washington
Series:
Washington leads 61-27-6
Last meeting: 2001
Washington 26, Washington State 14

Oregon: Nov. 16 vs. Washington
Series:
Washington leads 56-33-5
Last meeting: 2000
Oregon 23, Washington 16

No.6 Iowa 62, Northwestern 10
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
After stopping Northwestern on fourth-and-one at their own 40, Brad Banks threw a 40-yard touchdown to Maurice Brown to make it 14-0 less than five minutes into the game.Banks. In one of the most impressive displays of the season, Banks went hit all 10 of his pass attempts for 197 yards and three touchdowns before leaving in the third quarter. Oh yeah, if that wasn't enough, he also ran for two touchdowns.Iowa: Nov. 16 at Minnesota
Series:
Minnesota leads 58-35-2
Last meeting: 2001
Iowa 42, Minnesota 24

Syracuse 50, No. 7 Virginia Tech 42 (3OT)
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Is it over yet? After throwing for over 500 yards, Bryan Randall's pass into the end zone, on Tech's first play of the third overtime, was intercepted by Maurice McClain.a pair of big play wide receivers. For Syracuse, David Tyree who caught 9 passes for 229 yards to set up numerous scoring opportunities for the Orangemen. For the Hokies, Ernest Wilford who caught eight balls for 279 yards and four touchdowns. Virginia Tech: Nov. 16 vs.
West Virginia
Series:
West Virginia leads 26-20-1
Last meeting: 2001
Virginia Tech 35, West Virginia 0

No.8 Georgia 31, Mississippi 17
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Terrence Edwards caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from David Greene to give the Dawgs a 31-17 lead over the visiting Rebels.Terrence Edwards. Georgia's receiver redeemed himself for a drop last week against Florida with five catches for 90 yards and the game-clinching TD.Georgia: Nov. 16 at Auburn
Series:
Auburn leads 51-46-8
Last meeting: 2001
Auburn 24, Georgia 17

No. 9 USC 49, Stanford 17
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
USC quarterback Carson Palmer threw touchdown passes to Keary Colbert and Alex Holmes to extend the Trojans' lead to 35-10 in the third quarter.Carson Palmer. Palmer picked apart Stanford, throwing for 317 yards and four touchdowns. Palmer's tossed 13 TD passes in the last three games.USC: Nov. 16 vs.
Arizona State
Series:
Series tied 9-9
Last meeting: 2001
USC 17, Arizona State 10

No. 10 Notre Dame 30, Navy 23
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Carlyle Holiday hit Omar Jenkins, who was wide-open, for a 67-yard touchdown to give the Irish a 30-23 lead with 2:08 remaining.Holiday. With his team trailing by eight points late in the fourth quarter Holiday came up big. His 29-yard pass to Jenkins set up a one-yard touchdown run, and the ensuing 2 point conversion pass to Arnaz Battle tied the game at 23.Notre Dame: Nov. 16 vs Rutgers
Series:
Notre Dame leads 3-0
Last meeting: 2000
Notre Dame 45, Rutgers 17

No. 11 Michigan 41, Minnesota 24
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
The Wolverines turned a 17-17 tie into a 41-17 lead with 24 unanswered points in seven second-half minutes, to keep the Little Brown Jug.Michigan RB B.J. Askew, who muscled through the Gophers defense for 126 yards and two TDs on 11 carriesMichigan: Nov. 16 at Wisconsin
Series:
Michigan leads 46-10-1
Last meeting: 2001
Michigan 20, Wisconsin 17

No. 12 Kansas State 58, No. 22 Iowa State 7
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Kansas State's Bobby Walker intercepted two Seneca Wallace passes and returned them for touchdowns 23 seconds apart to put away the Cyclones.the Wildcats defense. Kansas State forced three fumbles and pressured Seneca Wallace into three interceptions and only 162 passing yards. The dominating defensive performance led K-State led to their biggest margin of victory in a series that's been played every year since 1917.Kansas State: Nov. 16 vs. Nebraska
Series:
Nebraska leads 72-12-2
Last meeting: 2001
Nebraska 31, Kansas State 21

Iowa State: Nov. 16 at No. 21
Colorado
Series:
Colorado leads 43-12-1
Last meeting: 2001
Colorado 40, Iowa State 27

No. 25 Maryland 24, No. 13 NC State 21
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Nick Novak's 27-yard field goal split the uprights with 34 seconds remaining. Philip Rivers did lead the Wolfpack into Maryland territory after the field goal, but Raymond Custis picked him off at the 10-yard line with 14 seconds left. Jerricho Cotchery. The NC State wideout finished with 12 catches for 144 yards including a 32-yard touchdown. NC State: Nov. 16 at Virginia
Series:
NC State leads 31-19-1
Last meeting: 2001
NC State 21, Virginia 0

Maryland: Nov. 16 at Clemson
Series:
Clemson leads 27-21-2
Last meeting: 2001
Maryland 37, Clemson 20

No. 14 LSU 33, Kentucky 30
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
After Kentucky kicked a 29-yard field goal to take the lead with 11 seconds remaining, Devery Henderson caught Marcus Randall's deflected bomb and took it 75 yards for the game winner. Henderson. Talk about big play. Henderson finished with five cathes for 201 yards and touchdowns of 70, 30 and the 75-yard game winner.LSU: Nov. 16 vs. Alabama
Series:
Alabama leads 42-18-5
Last meeting: 2001
LSU 35, Alabama 21

Northern Illinois 26, No. 16 Bowling Green 17
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Josh Haldi had a pair of touchdown tosses early. His 18-yard strike to Shatone Powers put Northern Illinois up 17-0. Michael Turner. The Huskies junior tailback carried the load with 40 carries for 197 yards. Bowling Green: Nov. 16 at
South Florida
Series:
First ever meeting

No. 17 Florida 21, Vanderbilt 17
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Vanderbilt had the ball with 5:41 remaining but couldn't move the ball past their own 34. Two penalties put Vandy in a hole and after a turnover on downs Florida ran out the clock.Earnest Graham. Graham lead the Florida ground game that actually had more yards than the passing game. He finished the game with 125 yards and a touchdown.Florida: Nov. 16 vs. South Carolina
Series:
Florida leads 16-3-3
Last meeting: 2001
Florida 54, South Carolina 17

No. 18 Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 13
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Florida State's Stanford Samuels made a game-saving pick in the end zone with 20 seconds left.Stanford Samuels. In addition to his game-saving pick, Samuels returned another interception 82 yards for a tying touchdown in the first quarter.Florida State: Nov. 16 vs. North Carolina
Series:
Florida State leads 11-1-1
Last meeting: 2001
North Carolina 41, Florida State 9

No. 19 Penn State 35, Virginia 14
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Penn State faked a field goal on the second play of the fourth quarter and Chris Ganter swept around the left side for a 30-yard touchdown. Zack Mills ran in the 2-point conversion to give Penn State a 28-7 lead.Larry Johnson. Penn State's workhorse back carried the ball 31 times for 186 yards a and a touchdown. This was the third time in the past four games that Johnson has run for over 180 yards. Penn State: Nov. 16 at Indiana
Series:
Penn State leads 7-0
Last meeting: 2001
Penn State 28, Indiana 14

No. 21 Colorado 42, Missouri 35 (OT)
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
After Missouri rallied from a 27-7 third quarter deficit, Kris Brown scored on a one-yard touchdown run on the first possession of overtime. Colorado recovered Darius Outlaw's fumble on Missouri's possession to end the game. Brown. Colorado's Heisman hopeful had 211 yards and three touchdowns, including the game winner.Colorado: Nov. 16 vs No. 22
Iowa State
Series:
Colorado leads 43-12-1
Last meeting: 2001
Colordao 40, Iowa State 27

No. 23 Pittsburgh 29, Temple 22
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Claude Harriot returned a fumble 11 yards for the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter.Rod Rutherford. While not spectacular, Rutherford was good enough to get the win. He finished 13 of 20 for 125 yards and two touchdowns.Pittsburgh: Nov. 21 at No. 1
Miami
Series:
Miami leads 19-9-1
Last meeting: 2001
Miami 43, Pittsburgh 21

California 55, No. 24 Arizona State 38
RECAP
IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Cal broke open a tie game with 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, capped by Kyle Boller's 28-yard TD pass to Jonathan Makonnen.Kyle Boller. Cal's quarterback matched his career high with five touchdown passes in the Bears' convincing win.Arizona State: Nov. 16 at No. 9 USC
Series:
Series tied 9-9
Last meeting: 2001
USC 17, Arizona State 10






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