THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY.OCTOBER 1.2007
SPORTS
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Upsets aplenty across conference, nation Oklahoma, Florida, Texas, Rutgers to fall in polls after losing to unranked foes
BY CASE KEEFER
ckeefer@kansan.com
Five of the nation's top ten teams were upset and four more ranked teams lost on Saturday.
COLORADO 27,
NO.3 OKLAHOMA 24
The Sooners made one too many mistakes in Boulder, Colo. Freshman quarterback Sam Bradford threw two interceptions and Reggie Smith muffed a punt with fewer than six minutes remaining that led to the Buffalooes' tying touchdown. Colorado freshman quarterback Cody Hawkins looked fearless while leading his team to a comeback victory with 220 yards. Kevin Eberhart made a career-best 45-yard field goal as time expired to give Colorado the upset.
The Wildcat defense hasn't been kind to Longhorn quarterback Colt McCoy in its two games against him. For the second straight year, Kansas State injured the sophomore quarterback and upset Texas. Led by Ian Campbell, who had an interception, touchdown and two tackles, the KSU defense intercepted four McCoy passes. Offensively, wide receiver Jordy Nelson led the onslaught with 12 catches for 116 yards and a touchdown.
KANSAS STATE 41
NO.7 TEXAS 21
NO. 25 NEBRASKA 35
IOWA STATE 17
For the second straight week the Cornhuskers' play wasn't pretty but was sufficient to pull out a win at home. The Nebraska secondary gave up a lot of yards once again as Cyclone quarterback Bret Meyer threw for 281 yards. But they also created turnovers by picking off three of Meyer's passes and returning one of them for a touchdown.
TEXAS A&M 34
BAYLOR 10
The Aggies got back to the classic style of football they're known for: producing long, drawn-out drives and playing smothering defense. Texas A&M's time of possession totaled more than 43 minutes while Baylor's was not even 17 minutes. Aggie running back Jorvorskie Lane carried the ball 24 times for 123 yards.
TEXAS TECH 75,
NORTHWESTERN STATE 7
The Red Raiders found a simple cure for the problems stemming from their tumultuous week: a complete annihilation of the Demons of the FCS, formerly Division 1-AA. Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrel threw for 338 yards and five touchdowns before Taylor Potts relieved him and threw for three more touchdowns.
OKLAHOMA STATE 39,
SAM HOUSTON STATE 3
Cowboys receiver Adarius Bowman caught eight passes for 141 yards, his second 100-yard receiving performance of the year. The defense also used the match-up against the Bearkats as a morale booster. The Cowboys tortured Bearkat quarterback Rhett Bomar with excessive pressure as defensive backs Donovan Woods and Ricky Price recorded their first career sacks.
NO. 2 LSU 34. TULANE 9
NO.1 USC 27,
WASHINGTON 24
Despite being outgained by almost 300 yards, the Huskers played right with the top-ranked Trojans into the final seconds. Southern Cal had161 penalty yards.
The Tigers' offense sputtered in the first half and the Green Wave took the lead for a brief period of time. But LSU quarterback Matt Flym got back on track in the second half and finished
with 258 passing yards.
AUBURN 20,
NO.4 FLORIDA 17
Wes Byrum booted a game-winning 43-yard field goal for the resilient Tigers and proceeded to taunt the nearly 90,000 fans in "The Swamp" with his own version of the "Gator chomp."
NO. 18 SOUTH FLORIDA 21,
NO. 5 WEST VIRGINIA 13
Coach Jim Leavitt started the South Florida football program only 11 years ago. He never imagined the Bulls would have a legitimate shot at an undefeated season by 2007.
NO. 6 CALIFORNIA 31,
NO. 11 OREGON 24
Oregon receiver Cameron Colvin fumbled the football into the end zone with 15 seconds remaining, giving the Golden Bears the ball on a touchback and ensuring their victory.
NO. 8 OHIO STATE 30,
MINNESOTA 7
The Golden Gophers' attempts to run the ball averaged only 1.6 yards per carry.
Saturday's Losers
Nine top-25 teams lost during a crazy weekend of college football
Losing team
Defeated by
No. 3 Oklahoma Colorado
No. 7 Texas Kansas State
No. 4 Florida Auburn
No. 5 West Virginia No. 18 USF
No. 10 Rutgers Maryland
No. 11 Oregon No. 6 Cal
No. 13 Clemson Georgia Tech
No. 21 Penn State Illinois
No. 22 Alabama Florida State
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MICHIGAN STATE 34
NO.9 WISCONSIN 37,
Spartan quarterback Brian Hoyer threw for a career-high 323 yards and two downs, but the Badgers squeaked out their second straight conference win by less than five points.
Colorado was more than a 20-point underdog at home to No. 3 Oklahoma, but the Buffaloes were able to pull out the victory with a last-second field goal. The loss, coupled with Kansas State's defeat of No. 7 Texas, spoiled this weekend's Red River Shootout between the Longhorns and Sooners.
MARYLAND 34,
NO.10 RUTGERS 24
Rutgers hadn't trailed in a game since December of last year. Terrapin linebacker Dave Philistin recorded nine tackles and a fumble recovery.
NO.12 BOSTON COLLEGE 24
MASSACHUSETTS 14
The Minutemen held Eagle quarterback Matt Ryan below his season average in almost every category. But Eagle running back Andre Callender rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns.
GEORGIA TECH 13,
NO. 13 CLEMSON 3
Clemson kicker Mark Buchholz had four missed field goals, dooming the Tigers hopes for a victory.
NO.14 KENTUCKY 45,
FLORIDA ATLANTIC 17
Wildcat quarterback Andre' Woodson had made his way onto almost everyone's Heisman candidate list. But after a season-high 301 yards and a career-high five touchdowns, he may find himself at the top.
NO.15 GEORGIA 45,
MISSISSIPPI 17
Senior Thomas Brown carried the ball 16 times for 180 yards and three touchdowns.
NO. 16 SOUTH CAROLINA
NO. 16 MISSISSAIPPI STATE 21
38, MISSISSIPPI STATE 21
In his first career start, Gamecock quarterback Chris Smelley had no trouble, throwing for 279 yards and two touchdowns.
NO.17 VIRGINIA TECH 17,
NORTH CAROLINA 10
The Hokie defense continually kept North Carolina out of the end zone when threatened.
NO.19 HAWAII 48,
IDAHQ 20
Warrior quarterback Colt Brennan is used to throwing five touchdowns in a game but against the Vandals he threw five interceptions. The Vandals couldn't capitalize, though.
ILLINOIS 27,
NO.21 PENN STATE 20
Arreliel Benn returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and had 84 receiving yards and a touchdown catch, leading Illinois to a 4-1 start.
FLORIDA STATE 21,
NO.22 ALABAMA 14
Alabama appeared to have recovered an onside kick before officials ruled the ball hit off a Crimson Tide player's helmet.
Edited by Luke Morris
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