NO, TEAM, REC, THIS WEEK, SYNOPSIS, NEXT GAME
1., Ohio State, 4-0, W 28-6 vs. #24 PSU (2-2), Won 11th in row, dating to last year’s 17-10 loss at Penn St. Troy Smith had string of 152 passes without INT end on 2nd throw of day., Sat. at #14 Iowa, 7
2., Auburn, 4-0, W 38-7 vs. Buffalo (1-3), Favored by 6 TDs, Auburn only led 17-7 late in 3rd. Freshman Ben Tate ran for TDs of 42, 28 yds in 4th. Brad Lester also ran for 2 TDs., Thu. at South Carolina, 6:30
3., USC, 3-0, W 20-3 at Arizona (2-2), Held Cats to 154 yds, minus-16 rushing. Dwayne Jarrett’s 32nd TD catch, tying Ken Margerum’s Pac-10 record (Stanford, 1977-80)., Sat. at Washington St., 6
4., West Virginia, 4-0, W 27-10 at E. Carolina (1-3), Led just 17-10 early in 4th. Patrick White 2 TD passes, rushing TD, 3 INTs. RB Steve Slaton held to 80 yds, less than half 168-yd avg., O7 at Mississippi St., 1:30
5., Florida, 4-0, W 26-7 vs. Kentucky (2-2), QB Chris Leak 2 TDs, INT; DeShawn Wynn ran for 104 yds, including 13-yd TD. Gators won 20th straight in series dating to 1986., Sat. vs. Alabama, 2:30
6., Michigan, 4-0, W 27-13 vs. Wisconsin (3-1), Chad Henne threw 3 INTs. Big Ten career punt return leader Steve Breaston had 9 for career-high 116 yds. Mike Hart ran for 91 yds, TD., Sat. at Minnesota, 7
7., Texas, 3-1, W 37-14 vs. Iowa St. (2-2), Colt McCoy threw 2 TDs. Won 16th straight in Big 12. 1st weather delay (70 min. after 3rd because of lightning) at Texas since 1996., Sat vs. Sam Houston St., 6
8, Louisville, 4-0, W 24-6 at Kansas St. (3-1), Backup QB Hunter Cantwell 18 of 26, 173 yds, TD, INT. Coach Bobby Petrino: “He was hot and cold and . . . it took us out of our tempo.”, O6 vs. Mid. Tenn. St., 7
9., Georgia, 4-0, W 14-13 vs. Colorado (0-4), Joe Cox’s 20-yd TD pass to TE Martrez Milner with :46 left capped comeback. Trailed 10-0 at half. Outrushed by Colorado 173-54., Sat. at Mississippi, 8
10., LSU, 3-1, W 49-7 vs. Tulane (1-2), Early Doucet caught 2 TD passes and ran for 3rd score. Ferocious D knocked out Tulane QB Lester Ricard (LSU transfer) in 1st half., Sat vs. Miss. St. 11:30 a.m.
11., Virginia Tech, 4-0, W 29-13 vs. Cincinnati (1-3), Behind 13-12 after 3rd. Branden Ore ran for 152 of 170 yds in 2nd half. Blocked punt for safety; “Macho” Harris 72-yd INT return for TD., Sat vs. Georgia Tech, 2:30
12., Notre Dame, 3-1, W 40-37 at Mich. St. (3-1), Trailed 37-21 entering 4th. Brady Quinn just 2 of 8 for 6 yds in 1st qrtr as MSU took 17-0 lead; he finished 20 of 36 for 319 yds, 5 TDs., Sat. vs. Purdue, 1:30
13., Oregon, 3-0, Idle, RB Jonathan Stewart has 168-, 144-yd rushing games with 4 TDs. He has 13 scores in 13 career games. Beat ASU 31-17 in 2005., Sat. at #22 Arizona St, 2:30
14., Iowa, 4-0, agtbld W 24-7 at Illinois (1-3), Kirk Ferentz’s 53rd win at Iowa, 2nd to Hayden Fry’s 143. Ferentz: “I don’t think we’ve hit stride yet — I hope we haven’t.”, Sat. vs. #1 Ohio State, 7
15., Tennessee, 3-1, W 33-7 vs. Marshall (1-3), LaMarcus Coker ran for 89 yds, TD. Lightning delayed start, so band didn’t form pregame giant “T” on field for 1st time in 41 yrs., Sat. at Memphis, 11 a.m.
16., TCU, 3-0, Idle, Horned Frogs’ highest ranking this early in season since Sept. 21, 1959 (9th). On 13-game win streak, nation’s longest active run., Thu. vs. BYU, 5
17., Oklahoma, 3-1, W 59-0 vs. Mid. Tenn. (2-2), RB Adrian Peterson 128 yds, 3 TDs. Malcolm Kelly’s 134 yds receiving in 1st broke school record for qrtr (128 by John Flynn in 1962)., O7 at Texas, TBA
18, Florida State, 3-1, W 55-7 vs. Rice (0-4), Greg Carr TD catches of 18, 57 yds. RB Antone Smith 2 TDs. Ran for 287 of 500 total yds; ‘Noles had 148 rushing yards in 1st 3 games.
O5 at NC State, 6:30
19., Clemson, 3-1, W 52-7 vs. N.Carolina (1-3), James Davis had 4 of Tigers’ 7 rushing TDs on day honoring ’81 national title team. Ran for 5 TDs in 1st half as UNC had 2 yds rushing., Sat. vs. Louisiana Tech, TBA
20., Boston College, 3-1, L 17-15 at N.C. State (2-2), Daniel Evans hit John Dunlap on 34-yd TD with :08.5 left to win it. Matt Ryan threw TD pass, L.V. Whitworth ran for 109 yds for BC., Sat. vs. Maine, noon
21., California, 3-1, W 49-21 vs. #22 ASU (3-1), Nate Longshore 4 TD passes; DeSean Jackson TD catch, 80-yd punt return TD. Highest-scoring half (42 in 1st) in Cal’s Pac-10 history., Sat. at Oregon St., 3
22., Arizona State, 3-1, L 49-21 at #21 Cal (3-1), Brutal day for Rudy Carpenter: 16 of 35, 177 yds, 2 TDs, 4 INTs (2 returned for TDs), fumble. RB Ryan Torain career-high 191 yds, 2 TDs., Sat. vs. #13 Oregon, 2:30
23., Nebraska, 3-1, W 56-0 vs. Troy (1-3), Marlon Lucky TD runs of 34, 45, 51 yds. Scored on 4 of 1st 5 possessions for 28-0 halftime lead. 1st shutout in 32 games, dating to ’03., Sat. vs. Kansas, 6
24., Penn State, 2-2, L 28-6 at #1 Ohio St. (4-0), Anthony Morelli 16 of 25 for 105 yds, 3 INTs–2 returned for TDs in 4th. Coach Joe Paterno: “We were very competitive until the end.”, Sat. vs. Northwestern, 2:30
25., Boise State, 4-0, W 41-34 vs. Hawaii (1-2), Jared Zabransky threw for 273 yds, 3 TDs; Ian Johnson ran for 178 yds, 2 TDs. Broncos’ 48th win in 50 games on home blue turf., Sat. at Utah, 2
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Compiled by Ed Cavanaugh.
