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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2007
》 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Quieter Saturday: teams see less upsets
Georia receiver Mikey Henderson catches a fourth-quarter touchdown pass as Florida's Wondy Pierre-Louis attempts to defend on Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla. Georgia won 32-30.
BY CASE KEEFER ckeefer@kansan.com
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BIG 12
NO.13 MISSOURI 42,
IOWA STATE 28
The Missouri defense didn't play at the same level as it did a week ago when it forced four turnovers against Texas Tech. Cyclone freshman running back Alexander Robinson received his first significant playing time and made the most of it with 147 yards on 21 carries. But the Mizzou offense didn't falter. Tiger running backs Tony Temple, Jimmy Jackson and Jeremy Macklin each scored a touchdown.
NO.17 TEXAS 28
NEBRASKA 24
For the first three quarters, it looked like the Cornhuskers were turning their season around. Then everything went back to normal in the fourth. Nebraska's troubles against the run reappeared as Texas junior running back Jamaal Charles found the end zone on three straight possessions to lead his team to a comeback victory. Charles finished the game with a career-high 290 yards.
COLORADO 31
TEXAS TECH 26
Red Raider quarterback Graham Harrel threw four interceptions for the second straight week. But this time, three of them were to the same player. Buffalo senior cornerback Terrence Wheatley picked off three of Harrel's passes and wound up with 30 interception return yards. Wheatley's strong play held Texas Tech to only a field goal in the first half, the first time in seven years it didn't score a touchdown in the first half.
KANSAS STATE 51,
BAYLOR 13
Baylor might want to dedicate some practice time to avoiding turnovers. The Wildcat defense forced
seven turnovers against the Bears, a team that was already ranked near the bottom nationally in turnover margin. Kansas State quarterback Josh Freeman made the most out of the interceptions and fumble recoveries with three touchdown passes and two touchdown runs.
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NO. 1 OHIO STATE 37,
NO. 24 PENN STATE 17
Buckeye punter A.J. Trapasso is one of the Big Ten Conference's best but because of Ohio State's efficiency on offense, he never saw the field in Happy Valley, Penn.
NO. 2 BOSTON COLLEGE
NO. 2 BOSTON COLLEGE
14,
NO. 8 VIRGINIA TECH 10
Eagle senior quarterback Matt Ryan threw touchdown passes in the final two and half minutes to escape Blacksburg, Va., with a victory on Thursday night.
NO.5 OREGON 24,
NO.9 USC 17
The reliable rushing attack of the Trojans disappeared at Autzen Stadium as USC only averaged three yards per carry and had a long run of 11 yards.
NO. 6 WEST VIRGINIA 31,
NO. 25 RUTGERS 3
Rutgers wore all black jerseys for the first time in the team's 138 year history. But Mountaineer running back Steve Slaton, who had 145 yards and three touchdowns, wasn't intimidated.
NO. 7 ARIZONA STATE 31,
NO. 20 CALIFORNIA 20
Sun Devil quarterback Rudy Carpenter completed passes to eight different receivers and led his team to victory with 219 yards passing.
TENNESSEE 27,
NO.15 SOUTH CAROLINA
The Volunteers out gained the
Gamecocks by nearly 200 yards. But it took a game-tying field goal in regulation and a game-winning field goal in overtime by Daniel Lincoln to give Tennessee the victory.
NO. 20 GEORGIA 42,
NO. 9 FLORIDA 30
game.
Bulldog coach Mark Richt sent a statement to the Gators early when he allowed the entire team to rush onto the field and celebrate a Knowshown Moreno touchdown. It cost Georgia 30 penalty yards but more importantly, set an attitude it carried through the rest of the
CONNECTICUT 22,
NO. 11 SOUTH FLORIDA 15
South Florida's offenseout-gained the Huskies' by nearly 100 yards. But a 23-yard interception return for a touchdown by Connecticut freshman linebacker Scott Lutrus made the difference.
MISSISSIPPI STATE 31,
NO.14 KENTUCKY 14
MSU sophomore running back Christian Ducre ran for a careerhigh 119 yards and put mississippi
State only one game shy of bowl eligibility.
NO.19 MICHIGAN 34,
MINNESOTA 10
NORTH CAROLINA STATE 29, NO.21 VIRGINIA 24
The Wolverines kept the "little brown jug," the trophy awarded to the winner of the rivalry game, in Ann Arbor, Mich., for the 27th time in 29 years.
Three weeks ago, the Wolfpack were the joke of the Atlantic Coast Conference but now, they're doing the laughing. NCSU junior quarterback Daniel Evans threw for 348 yards and knocked out the ACC Coastal division leading Cavaliers.
NO. 23 AUBURN 17,
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The Tigers extended their winning streak against the Rebels to four games and have only lost to Mississippi eight times in 32 games.
— Edited by Kaitlyn Syring