Sunday, September 08, 2002
College Football Today
By DAVID MORDKOFF
AP Sports Writer
STARS
• Willis McGahee, Miami, rushed for 204 yards as the top-ranked Hurricanes routed No. 6 Florida 41-16.
• Jonathan Golden, Baylor, scored a school-record six TDs as the Bears routed Samford 50-12. His five rushing TDs set a school record and tied the Big 12 mark also held by Colorado's Chris Brown, Texas' Ricky Williams and Oklahoma's Quentin Griffin.
• Derrick Nix, Southern Mississippi, ran for 201 yards and two TDs, despite not playing the second quarter after he suddenly became ill from dehydration, as the Golden Eagles beat Illinois 23-20.
• Philip Rivers, North Carolina State, threw for 309 yards and five TDs to tie a school record as the 21st-ranked Wolfpack beat Navy 65-19.
• Tony Hollings, Georgia Tech, ran for four TDs to tie a school record and had all 144 of his yards in the first half as the Yellow Jackets defeated Connecticut 31-14.
• Charles Rogers, Michigan State, caught nine passes for 155 yards and two TDs as No. 15 Michigan State beat Rice 27-10.
• Mike Devore, St. John's, N.Y., intercepted four passes, including one that sealed the game in overtime for the Red Storm, who beat Canisius 17-14.
• John Navarre, Michigan, threw two of his four TD passes to Braylon Edwards as No. 7 Michigan beat Western Michigan 35-12.
• Cody Pickett, Washington, threw for 347 yards and three TDs — two to WR Reggie Williams — as the No. 14 Huskies rallied to beat San Jose State 34-10.
• Ben Utecht, Minnesota, caught three of QB Asad Abdul-Khaliq four TD passes as the Gophers beat Louisiana-Lafayette 35-11.
• Leotis Palmer, Air Force, rushed for 125 yards, including a 54-yard TD run, and threw a 55-yard halfback pass to Ricky Amezaga for another score as the Falcons beat New Mexico 38-31 in OT.
• Dale Jennings, Butler, rushed for 206 yards and four TDs as Butler defeated Tiffin 54-31.
SUNSHINE STATE SUPREMACY
Top-ranked Miami routed No. 6 Florida 41-16 in the first regular-season meeting between the in-state rivals since 1987. The defeat was Florida's worst at home since 1979, a 40-0 loss to Alabama. The 41 points were the most the Gators have given up at home since 1970, when they lost 63-14 to Auburn. Ken Dorsey threw four TD passes to lead the Hurricanes.
VERSATILITY
Tailback Jesse Raynor, from Alfred University, ran for 115 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-26 loss to St. John Fisher. Raynor also caught 11 passes for 86 yards, returned four kickoffs for 165 yards (including one for 85 yards), kicked two field goals and blocked a punt.
PITCH AND CATCH
Donald Clark threw a career-high five TDs, four of them to Kevin Simmonds, as Howard defeated Texas Southern 34-31. Simmonds' four TD receptions tied a school record.
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT
Division I-AA Holy Cross, coached by Dan Allen, defeated Army 30-21 in the season opener for both teams. It was Army's first loss to a I-AA opponent since 1994, when Boston University, also coached by Allen, beat the Black Knights. The Crusaders defeated a I-A opponent for the first time since beating Army 31-24 in 1987.
DOMINATION
Ten different Kentucky players scored TDs as the Wildcats defeated Texas-El Paso 77-17. It was the most points scored by Kentucky since it beat North Dakota 83-0 in 1950. ... No. 21 North Carolina State had two TDs before Navy even ran an offensive play; the Wolfpack led 21-0 just 3:42 into the game and won 65-19. ... Lehigh compiled 603 total yards and allowed only 98 in a 69-0 thrashing of Georgetown. ... Auburn shut out Western Carolina 56-0, marking the first time the Tigers scored more than 50 points in a game since 1996. ... Kansas State defeated Louisiana-Monroe 68-0. It was Louisiana-Monroe's largest margin of defeat since they re-entered Division I-A in 1994. ... Georgia Southern blanked Gardner-Webb 56-0.
NO OFFENSE, NO PROBLEM
Notre Dame's offense didn't score a single point, but the No. 23 Fighting Irish still beat Purdue 24-17. Gerome Sapp and Lionel Bolen scored TDs on fumble returns 11 seconds apart, Vontez Duff had a 33-yard interception return for a TD and Nicholas Setta scored six points on three PATs and a field goal to account for Notre Dame's scoring. Notre Dame (2-0) has yet to score an offensive TD this season.
NICE TO MEET YOU
Kent State played Ohio State for the time in the 79-year history of the Golden Flashes' program. The No. 8 Buckeyes won the game 51-17. ... Iowa became the first Big Ten team to play at Miami (Ohio) in the 114-year history of RedHawk football. The Hawkeyes won 29-24. ... No. 4 Tennessee beat Middle Tennessee 26-3 in the first meeting between the two schools. The Blue Raiders, who moved up to Division I-A in 1999, stayed in the game thanks to sloppy play by the Vols' offense.
WHITE OUT
Oklahoma QB Jason White tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee against Alabama and is out for the year. White, who had a season-ending injury to his other knee last year, hurt himself as he planted to turn upfield on a keeper late in the first quarter. The No. 2 Sooners rallied for a 37-27 victory with Nate Hybl at quarterback.
COACHING COINCIDENCES
Two former coaches of the New York Jets faced each other when Virginia upset No. 22 South Carolina 34-21. Virginia's Al Groh was the Jets' head coach for the 2000 season, while South Carolina's Lou Holtz coached the Jets in 1976. ... Bobby Johnson beat his old team for his first victory as the Vanderbilt coach when the Commodores defeated Furman 49-18.
TWIN TRIPLES
Devard Darling and Jonathan Smith each had three TDs as No. 11 Washington State beat Idaho 49-14.
FIRST TIMERS
Six Montana players scored their first collegiate touchdowns in a 45-7 victory over Albany. John Edwards passed for a career-high 322 yards and three TDs for the Grizzlies, the defending NCAA Division I-AA champions.
DOUBLE DUTY
Dayton's Mark Kasmer tied a Division I-AA record by returning two interceptions for TDs as Dayton beat St. Francis, Pa., 39-0. Corey Oaks equaled the record, running back two interceptions as Robert Morris beat Buffalo State 41-12.
BIG QUARTERS
No. 25 Wisconsin used a 27-point second quarter to beat West Virginia 34-17 ... Bethune-Cookman scored three TDs in a three-minute span late in the fourth quarter to rally past Florida Atlantic 30-17. ... Missouri scored 27 points in the third quarter of 41-6 victory over Ball State. ... Florida A&M opened up a 29-0 lead after the first quarter of a 64-6 rout of Morris Brown.
CENTURIES
Northwestern's Jason Wright returned the opening kickoff 100 yards, setting a school record, but the Wildcats fell to Texas Christian 48-24.
FIRST OT
Steve Massie ran for a 4-yard TD as Air Force defeated New Mexico 38-31 in overtime — the first OT game involving teams from the four-year-old Mountain West Conference. Air Force emptied its play book in the game, running two halfback passes, a tackle-eligible pass, and even having a running back take a direct snap while his teammates tied their shoes.
BIG LEG
Tarheels kicker Dan Orner made field goals from 51, 52 and a school-record 55 yards as North Carolina beat Syracuse 30-22.
BEST OF THE WORST
Randall Secky threw three TD passes to Andre Forde as Buffalo beat Rutgers 34-11 in a matchup of two of the worst teams in major-college football. The Bulls won for only the sixth time since moving up to Division I-A four years ago.
STRONG IN DEFEAT
Robert Kent passed for 540 yards and five touchdowns — four in the final 11 minutes — as Jackson State nearly pulled off a remarkable comeback in a 42-36 loss to North Carolina A&T. ... Memphis' Antoine Harden caught two 50-yard TD passes and had 119 yards receiving in the Tigers' 38-16 loss to Mississippi. ... Rodney Davis had 20 carries for 118 yards and a TD for Fresno State, but the Bulldogs lost to No. 13 Oregon 28-24.
STREAKING
Navy lost its 10th straight home game, and the Midshipmen have now lost 32 straight games to ranked opponents. ... Eli Manning extended his school-record touchdown pass streak to 14, throwing three TDs as Mississippi beat Memphis 38-16. ... Purdue has lost 13 straight at Notre Dame Stadium since winning in 1974, following Saturday's 24-17 loss to the No. 23 Fighting Irish. ... Antonio Warren ran for 193 yards and two touchdowns as Arkansas State beat Tulsa 21-19, extending the Golden Hurricane's losing streak to 12 games — the longest in Division I-A.
SPEAKING
“I told them all, if you can't get off the field when the game's over, don't worry, we'll have carts to get you off the field. But we're going to leave it all on the field.” — Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry, whose team defeated New Mexico 38-31 in overtime.
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“I think it a wake-up call to everyone else that we are here to stay. We have always known that we have been here and nobody is giving us any respect. I think it opens up a lot of people's eyes that we didn't fall off.” Miami center Brett Romberg, after the No. 1 Hurricanes beat No. 6 Florida 41-16.
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