NO TEAM REC THIS WEEK SYNOPSIS NEXT GAME*
1. Ohio State 6-0 W 35-7 vs. Bwlng Grn (3-3) Extended nation’s longest win streak to 13. Ted Ginn Jr. career-high 10 catches, including 57-yd TD (18th career play of at least 50 yds). at Michigan State, 2:30
2. Auburn 5-1 L 27-10 vs. Arkansas (4-1) Abused for 279 rushing yds; Arkansas’ Darren McFadden ran for 145 and 63-yd score–1st TD on ground vs. Tigers this season. vs. #5 Florida, 6:45
3. USC 5-0 W 26-20 vs. Washington (4-2) Home win streak at 29, Pac-10 streak at 26. Scored on fake FG 1st time with ball; holder Michael McDonald’s 2nd career pass, both TDs. vs. Arizona State, 7
4. West Virginia 5-0 W 42-14 at Miss. St. (1-5) Steve Slaton ran for 185 yds, 24th TD in 15 career games. Overcame 11 penalties for 132 yds. Ran nation’s 2nd-longest win streak to 12. vs. Syracuse, 11 a.m.
5. Florida 6-0 W 23-10 vs. #9 LSU (4-2) Improved to 6-0 for 1st time since 1996–school’s lone national title season–and extended home winning streak to 13 games. at #2 Auburn, 6:45
6. Michigan 6-0 W 31-13 vs. Mich. St. (3-3) 6-0 for 1st time since 1997. Mike Hart ran for 122 yds but sat out 4th after rolling ankle. Brandon Minor’s 1st career TD–40-yd run. at Penn State, 7
7. Texas 5-1 W 28-10 vs. #14 Okla. (3-2) Colt McCoy TD passes to Limas Sweed (33 yds), Jordan Shipley (7) in 3rd wiped out 10-7 deficit. Aaron Ross 2 INTs, fumble return TD. vs. Baylor, TBA
8 Louisville 5-0 W 44-17 at Mid. Ten.(3-3), Fri Special-teams flubs dug 10-3 hole in 1st qtr before Cards ripped off 34 straight pts. QB Hunter Cantwell career-high 340 yds, 3 TDs. vs. Cincinnati, 2:30
9. LSU 4-2 L 23-10 at #5 Florida (6-0) Self-destruction: fumbled punt led to Gators TD for 7-7 tie, fumbled KO for safety, 1st of 3 JaMarcus Russell’s INTs set up another TD. vs. Kentucky, TBA
10. Georgia 5-1 L 51-33 vs. #13 Tenn. (5-1) Nation’s stingiest D gave up 50 pts at home for only 2nd time (Fla. won 52-17 in ’95). Thomas Brown returned KO 98 yds for TD in 4th. vs. Vanderbilt, TBA
11. Oregon 4-1 L 45-24 at #16 Cal (5-1) Pac-10 rushing leader Jonathan Stewart had 25 yds, TD on 18 carries. Dennis Dixon, who grew up 15 miles from Berkeley, threw 3 INTs. vs. UCLA, 2:30
12. Notre Dame 5-1 W 31-10 vs. Stanford (0-6) DE Victor Abiamiri had 3 of Irish’s 5 sacks; team entered with 8 sacks. Darius Walker ran for 153 yds, TD. Brady Quinn 3 TD passes. O21 vs. UCLA, 1:30
13. Tennessee 5-1 W 51-33 at #10 Georgia (5-1) Arian Foster ran for 2 of his 3 1-yd TDs in 2nd half to eclipse 24-14 halftime deficit. Vols 6-for-6 scoring TDs from inside Georgia’s 20. O21 vs. Alabama, TBA
14. Oklahoma 3-2 L 28-10 at #7 Texas (5-1) Adrian Peterson let Texas take loose ball for last TD, thinking it was incomplete pass: “I’m just like, `What the, you know, is going on?'” vs. Iowa State, TBA
15 Clemson 5-1 W 27-17 at Wake Forest (5-1) C.J. Spiller’s 72-yd TD run, Gaines Adams’ fumble return TD rallied Tigers from 14 pts down in 4th to avoid 3rd loss in row at Wake. Thu vs. Temple, 6:30
16. California 5-1 W 45-24 vs. #11 Oregon (4-1) DeSean Jackson TD catch, 65-yd punt return TD. Marshawn Lynch (back) left in 2nd qtr; backup Justin Forsett ran for 163 yds, TD. at Washington State, 4
17. Florida State 3-2 L 24-20 at NC State (3-2), Thu Drew Weatherford’s 2nd TD pass put Seminoles up 20-10 with 3:02 left in 3rd. N.C. State’s 5th win in 14 yrs over FSU, most in ACC. at Duke, noon
18. Georgia Tech 5-1 W 27-23 vs. Maryland (3-2) Reggie Ball, Tashard Choice ran for TDs 1:23 apart early in 4th qtr to rally Tech from 23-14 deficit. Choice had career-high 138 yds. O21 at #15 Clemson, TBA
19. Iowa 5-1 W 47-17 vs. Purdue (4-2) Rolled up 539 total yds. Damian Sims, making 1st career start in place of injured Albert Young, ran for 2 TDs, career-high 155 yds. at Indiana 11 a.m.
20. Boise State 6-0 W 55-14 vs. La. Tech (1-4) Down 7-0 after fumbling opening KO, but led 31-7 at half. Jared Zabransky threw for 2 TDs, ran for 2. Won 49th of last 51 at home. O15 at New Mexico St., 7
21. Virginia Tech 4-1 Idle Hokies lead all-time series with BC 9-3, including 5-1 at Chestnut Hill. They’ve lost 6 fumbles in 5 games after losing 8 all last season. Thu at #25 BC, 6:30
22. Nebraska 5-1 W 28-14 at Iowa St. (3-3) Cody Glenn ran for 148 yds, 2 TDs as Huskers won at Ames, Iowa, after 2 straight losses there. Held Cyclones to 53 yds rushing. at Kansas St., TBA
23. Missouri 6-0 W 38-21 at Texas Tech (4-2) Xzavie Jackson, William Moore scored on INT returns on back-to-back Tech possessions in 2nd qtr. Up 24-0 before Tech crossed 50. at Texas A&M, 1
24. Rutgers 5-0 Idle Scarlet Knights’ 1st 5-0 start since 1976–last time in Top 25. Ray Rice has 7 straight 100-yd rushing games dating to last season. at Navy, 12:30
25. Boston College 4-1 Idle 2 weeks after vote of confidence from coach tom O’Brien, struggling K Ryan Ohliger suspended indefinitely for violating team rules.
Thu vs. #21 Va. Tech, 6:30
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Compiled by Ed Cavanaugh *–Saturday unless noted
