NO, TEAM, REC, THIS WEEK, SYNOPSIS, NEXT GAME*
1., Ohio State, 10-0, W 17-10 at Illinois (2-8), Troy Smith, who threw for only 108 yds, INT: “Whether you score 50 points or 17, who cares? We won today and will continue to grow.”, at Northwestern, 2:30
2., Michigan, 10-0, W 34-26 vs. Ball State (3-7), Coach Lloyd Carr: “When you run for 352 yards and hold your opponent to (47 yards rushing), the score should be different.”, at Indiana, 2:30
3., West Virginia, 7-1, L 44-34 at #5 L’ville (8-0), Thu, Nation’s No. 2 win streak halted at 14. Coach Rich Rodriguez: “It’s been a while since we lost. But I’ve lost before and we’ll lose again.”, vs. Cincinnati, 11 a.m.
4., Texas, 9-1, W 36-10 vs. Okla. State (5-4), Colt McCoy 23 of 29, 346 yds, 3 scores. His 27 TDs break Texas’ single-season mark of 26 held by Vince Young (’05), Chris Simms (’02)., at Kansas State, TBA
5., Louisville, 8-0, W 44-34 vs. #3 WVU (7-1), Brian Brohm threw for TD, 354 of team’s 468 total yds. Cards returned fumble, punt for TDs in pivotal 3-minute stretch in 3rd., Thu at #15 Rutgers, 6:30
6., Auburn, 9-1, W 27-0 vs. Arkansas St. (5-4), Brandon Cox threw for 251 yds and 2 TDs, but had 3 of Tigers’ 4 turnovers. Held Indians to 86 yds, 4 1st downs through 3 qtrs., vs. Georgia, TBA
7., Florida, 8-1, W 25-19 at Vanderbilt (4-6), Gators survived 13-pt rally in 4th to win 16th straight in series. With win and Tenn. loss, clinched SEC East title for 1st time since 2000., vs. South Carolina, TBA
8., Tennessee, 7-2, L 28-24 vs. #13 LSU (7-2), QB Erik Ainge started, but out after 1st qtr (ankle); Jonathan Crompton’s 2nd TD pass put Vols up 24-21 in 4th. Out of hunt for SEC title., at #12 Arkansas, TBA
9., USC, 7-1, W 42-0 at Stanford (0-9), John David Booty threw 3 TDs in 2nd qtr–1 to Dwayne Jarrett (118 yds). Terrell Thomas scored on 71-yd blocked FG return in 3rd., vs. #24 Oregon, 9:15
10., California, 8-1, W 38-24 vs. UCLA (4-5), Won 8th in row. Marshawn Lynch scored 2 TDs. DeSean Jackson ran 72 yards for school-record 4th TD punt return in just 20 games., at Arizona, 2:30
11., Notre Dame, 8-1, W 45-26 vs. N. Carolina (1-8), QB Brady Quinn 4 TDs, season-high 346 yds. Jeff Samardzija broke Derrick Mayes’ school record with 23rd TD catch. Irish 16-1 vs. UNC., at Air Force, 3
12., Arkansas, 8-1, W 26-20 at S. Carolina (5-4), Darren McFadden ran for career-high 219 yds, 2 TDs. QB Casey Dick (228 yds, TD, INT) took over after Mitch Mustain INT on his 1st pass., vs. #8 Tennessee, TBA
13., LSU, 7-2, W 28-24 at #8 Tenn. (7-2), Rolled up 478 yds, held Vols to 248. Dwayne Bowe caught school-record 22nd TD. Coach Les Miles: “Our guys will remember this one.”, vs. Alabama, TBA
14., Boise State, 9-0, W 45-21 vs. Fresno St., Wed, Jared Zabransky threw 3 TDs, Ian Johnson ran for 2 scores–he has 20 for season. Fresno (1-7) lost 7th in row for 1st time since 1929., at San Jose State, 9:15
15., Rutgers, 8-0, Idle, For 1st time in school history (137 seasons), ranked Rutgers to face ranked opponent. Last time Rutgers posted 9 wins was 1978 (9-3)., Thu vs. #5 Louisville, 6:30
16., Boston College, 7-2, L 21-14 at #22 Wake (8-1), Matt Ryan set career highs by going 40 of 57 for 402 yds, TD, but had 2 INTs in end zone–1 with :57 left. 4-game win streak snapped., vs. Duke, 6
17., Wisconsin, 9-1, W 13-3 vs. Penn State (6-4), P.J. Hill ran for 148 yds on 31 carries. Safety Joe Stellmacher: “All we heard about was Penn State’s `D’ … We can play a little ball too.”, at Iowa, 11 a.m.
18., Oklahoma, 7-2, W 17-16 at #21 Texas A&M, Converted 4th-and-inches from own 29 with 1:29 left to seal win. RB Allen Patrick career-high 173 yds, TD. He has 440 yds in last 3., vs. Texas Tech, TBA
19., Clemson, 7-3, L 13-12 vs. Maryland (7-2), Lost on FG as time ran out. Led 12-10 on Jad Dean’s 4th FG with 2:25 left. Potent RB tandem of James Davis, C.J. Spiller held to 131 yds., vs. N.C. State, 11 a.m.
20., Georgia Tech, 7-2, W 31-23 at N.C. State (3-6), Calvin Johnson caught 9 passes for 168 yds, 2 TDs; James Johnson had 2 scoring catches. Tashard Choice ran for career-high 164 yds., at North Carolina, 11 a.m.
21., Texas A&M, 8-2, L 17-16 vs. #18 Okla. (7-2), Layne Neumann hit 2 of his 3 FGs in 4th. Aggies have lost 15 of last 16 vs. Big 12’s Big Three (Oklahoma, Nebraska, Texas)., vs. Nebraska, 1
22., Wake Forest, 8-1, W 21-14 vs. #16 BC (7-2), Kevin Marion had an 81-yd TD run. Won game in Nov. for 1st time since ’03; 8-1 for 1st time since 1944. Held BC to 28 yds rushing., at Florida State, TBA
23., Virginia Tech, 7-2, W 17-10 at Miami (5-4), Coming off back-to-back 200-yd games, Brandon Ore held to 79 yds on 28 carries, but his 2nd TD run snapped 10-10 tie with 1:29 left., vs. Kent State, 2:30
24., Oregon, 7-2, W 34-14 vs. Washingtn (4-6), Patrick Chung opened scoring with 59-yd punt return, also had INT. Jonathan Stewart (2 TDs) ran for 159 of Ducks’ 316 rushing yds., at #9 USC, 9:15
25, Washington St., 6-4, L 27-17 vs. Arizona (4-5), Held to 45 yds rushing. Pulled within 20-17 early in 4th. Arizona’s Chris Henry ran for 94 yds, 2 TDs on school-record 35 carries., at Arizona State, 8
*–Saturday unless noted
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Compiled by Ed Cavanaugh.
