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News Nuggets, 09.26.05
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STARS

  —   Sam Keller and Derek Hagan, Arizona State. Keller threw for 365 yards and four touchdowns and Hagan had 11 catches for 193 yards and two TDs in No. 18 Sun Devils victory over Oregon State.

  —   Drew Stanton, Michigan State, set a school record with five touchdown passes and finished 20-of-26 for 259 yards in the No. 17 Spartans' 61-14 romp over Illinois.

  —   Chris Leak and DeShawn Wynn, Florida. Leak threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns and Wynn ran for three TD and caught a scoring pass as the No. 5 Gators beat Kentucky 49-28.

  —   Troy Smith, Ohio State, threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores in the No. 8 Buckeyes' 31-6 victory over No. 21 Iowa.

  —   Gary Russell and Laurence Maroney, Minnesota. Russell's third touchdown run came in the second overtime, and Maroney rushed for a career-high 217 yards to help the Gophers beat No. 11 Purdue 42-35.

  —   Kalvin McRae, Ohio, rushed for 200 yards and two scores in the Bobcats' 35-32 victory over Kent State.

FIVE SPOT

Drew Stanton set a school record with five touchdown passes and finished 20-of-26 for 259 yards as No. 17 Michigan State beat Illinois 61-14. The Spartans' points total was their highest since scoring 76 against Northwestern in 1989, and their offensive output of 705 yards set a Memorial Stadium record for total yards by an Illinois opponent.

POINT-BY-POINT

Taurean Henderson, the NCAA's active leader in touchdowns, ran for 141 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 19 Texas Tech beat Indiana State 63-7. Henderson, whose first scoring run made him the Red Raiders' career leader in touchdowns and points, finished the game with 55 touchdowns for 330 points. James Gray had 52 touchdowns and 312 points from 1986-89.

PROLIFIC PASSER

D.J. Shockley passed for a career-high 312 yards in his first career road start, leading No. 7 Georgia past Mississippi State 23-10. Shockley also set career highs with 20 completions and 33 attempts despite gusty, hurricane-related wind and occasional showers. His previous bests of 289 yards passing and 16 completions were set four weeks ago in a win against Boise State.

SURE WYNN

DeShawn Wynn became the first player in Florida history to record two four-touchdown games in the No. 5 Gators' 49-28 win over Kentucky. Wynn, who last accomplished the feat in a 2003 win over Florida A&M, caught Chris Leak's first touchdown pass and also scored on three short runs.

DUCK AND COVER

Top-ranked USC won its 25th straight, with Matt Leinart throwing for 315 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-13 victory over No. 24 Oregon. The Ducks jumped out to a 13-0 lead and clung to a 13-10 halftime advantage.

BADGERED

Wisconsin beat No. 14 Michigan 23-20 to tie its modern-day mark of nine straight home wins — its first such streak since the early 1960s. The victory snapped the Wolverines' 23-game winning streak in Big Ten openers and sent them to just their second loss in their last 38 conference openers, the last also to the Badgers.

TASKMASTER

Michael Robinson became the first Penn State player to reach 1,000 career yards rushing and passing with an 8-yard touchdown run in a 34-29 win over Northwestern. Robinson finished with 60 yards rushing and threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns — including a 36-yard pass to freshman Derrick Williams with 51 seconds left.

FIELD GOAL FRENZY

Mason Crosby's 58-yard field goal in the fourth quarter of a 23-3 loss to No. 12 Miami prevented Colorado from being shut out for the first time in nearly two decades. The last time the Buffaloes were blanked was Nov. 7, 1988, against Nebraska — 200 games ago. ... Nate Meyer kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired, lifting Western Michigan to a 19-16 win over Temple. ... Andrew Wellock kicked three field goals, including the winner in overtime, to lead Eastern Michigan past Central Michigan 23-20.

FRUSTRATING LOSSES

Clemson was handed a tough loss at home for the second straight week as Boston College won 16-13 in overtime for its first Atlantic Coast Conference victory. Last week, the Tigers lost 36-30 to Miami in triple overtime.

STREAKING

The nation's third-longest Division I-A winning streak was snapped when South Florida beat No. 9 Louisville 45-14. The Cardinals had not lost since a 41-38 setback at Miami last Oct. 14. ... No. 20 Alabama beat Arkansas 24-13 to open with four straight wins for the first time since 1996. ... Central Florida snapped major college football's longest losing streak at 17 games, knocking off Marshall 23-13. UCF last won Oct. 23, 2003, when it beat Central Michigan 31-13.

MILESTONES

Darius Walker became the first running back in Notre Dame history to run for more than 100 yards in each of his first four games, rushing for a career-high 128 yards on 21 carries in the No. 16 Fighting Irish's 36-17 victory over Washington. ... Parrish Fisher became the first Kansas State freshman to run for 100-plus yards in a game as the Wildcats rolled up a school-record 658 yards in a 54-7 rout of North Texas. Fisher, subbing in place of the benched Thomas Clayton, ran for 169 yards on 21 carries. ... Jay Cutler threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns to help Vanderbilt improve to 4-0 for the first time since 1984 with a 37-13 victory over Richmond. Cutler set the school's total yardage record with 6,769 and also broke the touchdown record with 44.

SLIM VICTORIES

Furman quarterback Ingle Martin scored on a 1-yard run in the second overtime to beat Hofstra 44-41. ... Cory Rodgers scored on a 3-yard run in overtime, and after the play was upheld by replay, Jeff Manfredini kicked the winning extra point to give Texas Christian a 51-50 victory over Brigham Young.

BLANKED

Elijah Brooks ran for three touchdowns and caught another as William & Mary beat Liberty 56-0. ... Pittsburgh avoided its first 0-4 start since 1984 and got its first win under coach Dave Wannstedt with a 41-0 victory over Youngstown State.

SPEAKING

``I hope Iowa left here today feeling the same way we did a year ago.'' — Ohio State center Nick Mangold after the No. 8 Buckeyes' 31-6 victory over No. 21 Iowa. Iowa embarrassed the Buckeyes 33-7 last year in Iowa City.

``I was dreading having to go look in their eyes in the locker room and have to give them one of those talks that I've had to give too many times. We've kind of been snake-bitten against Purdue.'' — Minnesota coach Glen Mason after his team's 42-35 overtime victory over No. 11 Purdue.

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