SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2007
9B
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Unranked Illinois upsets top-ranked Ohio State
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NO. 4 OKLAHOMA 52,
BAYLOR 21
NO. 7 MISSOURI 40
TEXAS A&M 26
Sooner freshman running back DeMarco Murray rushed for three touchdowns. He added a fourth on a 91-yard kickoff return. With 15 touchdowns on the season, Murray is tied with Adrian Peterson for the Oklahoma record for touchdowns by a freshman running back. Oklahoma has won 55 of its last 57 home games.
A patient rushing attack kept Texas A&M in the game but an explosive Missouri offense put it away. Tiger freshman receiver Jeremy Maclin set career highs in touchdowns with two and yards with 146. Running back Tony Temple added 141 yards on the ground and averaged more than six yards per carry. Missouri has scored more than 40 points in eight of its ten games.
NO.14 TEXAS 59
TEXAS TECH 43
Fans of hard-nosed defensive football need to shield their eyes from this box score. The Longhorns gained 551 yards of total offense while the Red Raiders piled on 476 yards of their own. Texas was led once again by junior running back Jamaal Charles, who ran for 174 yards. Charles is averaging 214 yards and more than ten yards per carry in the past three games.
NEBRASKA 73,
KANSAS STATE 31
Perhaps the Cornhushro coaches took notes on how to hand out a beating in last week's 37-point defeat
to Kansas. Nebraska inflicted similar damage to Kansas State in Lincoln, Neb. In only his second career start, junior quarterback Joe Ganz threw for 510 yards and seven touchdowns on 30-for-40 passing. Nebraska could become bowl eligible with a victory at Colorado Nov. 23.
IOWA STATE 31,
COLORADO 28
Colorado kicker Kevin Eberhart booted perfect strikes of 50 yards and 55 yards through the uprights in the final seconds against Iowa State. The only problem was neither counted. The first field goal was called off because of a penalty and the second didn't count because time expired. Cyclone freshman running back Alexander Robinson rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns.
ILLINOIS 28.
ILLINOIS 28,
NO.1 OHIO STATE 21
Illinois sophomore quarterback Juice Williams is usually regarded as an inaccurate quarterback. Not anymore. Illinois upset top-ranked Ohio State behind four touchdown passes from Williams.
NO.2 LSU 58,
LOUISIANATECH 10
The Tiger offense sped past the Bulldog defense all day for 595 yards. But more importantly, losses by Auburn and Alabama clinched LSU's spot in the Southeastern Conference Championship.
NO. 6 WEST VIRGINIA 38,
LOUISVILLE 31
Mountaineer quarterback Pat White escaped for a 50-yard game-winning touchdown run with less than two minutes remaining.
NO.9 ARIZONA STATE 24,
UCLA 20
The Bruins got off to an early 10-0 lead, but the Sundevils rallied behind a strong performance from their defense, which held UCLA to 119 rushing yards.
NO. 10 GEORGIA 45,
NO. 18 AUBURN 20
Bulldog fabulous freshman running back Knowshon Moreno struck again. This time it was for 116 total yards and two touchdowns in the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry.
NO.11 VIRGINIA TECH 40, FLORIDA STATE 21
Hokie freshman quarterback Tyrod Taylor threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown in Blacksburg. Va.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nebraska's Frantz Hardy catches the ball and scores a touchdown Saturday against Kansas State's Marcus Perry in the first half of the game in Lincoln, Neb. Kansas State suffered the same bating that Nebraska had against Kansas last week, losing by a score of 73-11.
NO.12 USC 24,
NO.24 CALIFORNIA 17
The Trojan running game desperately needed someone to step up and save it from further disappointment. Enter Chauncey Washington, who rushed for 220 yards and a touchdown.
WISCONSIN 37,
NO.13 MICHIGAN 21
Badger senior wide receiver Paul Hubbard and junior tight end Travis Beckum both had more than 100 receiving yards to give the Wolverines their first conference loss.
NO.14 HAWAII 37,
FRESNO STATE 30
The Bulldogs surged after Warrior senior quarterback Colt Brennan left the game with a concussion, but their upset-bid came up just short against undefeated Hawaii.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Illinois' Kevin Mitchell, center, and Sam Carson, right, celebrate Saturday with fans after Illinois beat No. 1 Ohio State 28-21 in Columbus, Ohio. State dropped to 0.7 in the BCS poll.
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CINCINNATI 27,
NO.16 CONNECTICUT 3
Led by junior linebacker Corey Smith, the Bearcats held the Huskies to 22 rushing yards and only one yard per carry.
NO.17 FLORIDA 51,
SOUTH CAROLINA 31
Coach Steve Spurrier's Gamecocks have lost four in a row. It's only the second time in his 18 year career as a collegiate coach with a four-game losing streak. Spurrier could only watch as Florida quarterback Tim Tebow scored seven total touchdowns.
connected with eight different receivers.
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NO.20 CLEMSON 44,
WAKE FOREST 10
Tiger quarterback Gullen Harper displayed perfection against the Demon Deacons by passing-for 266 yards and three touchdowns on 27-for 35 passing.
MISSISSIPPI STATE 17,
NO.21 ALABAMA 12
NO.23 VIRGINIA 48,
MIAMI 0
The Hurricanes last game in the
Led by sophomore cornerback Anthony Johnson's 100-yard interception return for a touchdown, the Bulldogs reached bowl eligibility for the first time since 2000.
Orange Bowl after 70 years was also their most lopsided defeat in the venue. Virginia sophomore quarterback Jameel Sewell was 20-for-25 for 288 yards and
The Volunteer defense put its struggles in the past and dominated the Razorback's high-powered offense with three turnovers.
NO. 22 TENNESSEE 34,
ARKANSAS 13
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