Saturday's Top 25 college football capsules
Saturday's Top 25 college football capsules
Associated Press
NORMAN, Okla. - Adrian Peterson's first college game in front of his father may have been the Oklahoma star tailback's final game for the Sooners.
Peterson broke his collarbone on a fourth-quarter dive into the end zone during the 23rd-ranked Sooners' 34-9 victory over Iowa State on Saturday.
The injury occurred at the end of a 53-yard touchdown run with about 6:40 left in the game. The junior ran for 183 yards and two touchdowns playing for the first time in years before his father, who had spent about eight years in federal prison for money laundering.
"Just diving into the end zone and when he landed, he landed wrong," Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. "At this point it looks like the best thing, the earliest he would be ready to play, would be a bowl game."
Peterson started strong with a 40-yard gain on his first carry to set up his 6-yard TD run two plays later.
His father, Nelson Peterson, watched it all from the stands just nine days after he was released from an Oklahoma City halfway house. He never saw his son play in high school or as he racked up an NCAA freshman record 1,925 rushing yards and finished second in the 2004 Heisman voting.
Paul Thompson threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns to Malcolm Kelly as Oklahoma (4-2, 1-1 Big 12) bounced back from a 28-10 loss to Texas. Iowa State fell to 3-4, 0-3.
No. 11 Auburn 27, No. 2 Florida 17
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn scored on a blocked punt, a last-play fumble return and a safety to beat the Gators leave the Southeastern Conference without an unbeaten team.
The Tigers (6-1, 4-1) failed to score an offensive touchdown. Instead, they turned in a dominant defensive performance in the second half and benefited from Chris Leak's fumble deep in Auburn territory that killed a chance for at least a go-ahead field goal.
Florida coach Urban Meyer challenged the call arguing that it was an incomplete pass but replay officials let the play stand - and it turned the game around.
Eric Brock's late interception of Leak's pass set up the last of John Vaughn's four field goals, a 39-yarder with 31 seconds left after missing a 45-yard attempt on the previous possession.
No. 3 USC 28, Arizona State 21
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chauncey Washington did nearly all the work on a 74-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown drive that lifted the Trojans to a victory.
The junior tailback scored on a 2-yard run with 4:29 remaining to cap the 14-play drive that ate up nearly seven minutes. He gained 64 yards on 10 carries as the Trojans (6-0, 4-0 Pac-10) went strictly with a power running game following an ineffective performance by quarterback John David Booty.
Washington made his first career start a big one, finishing with a career-high 108 yards on 22 carries.
Booty completed 12 of 25 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns. He threw only one interception, but Keno Walter-White returned it 37 yards for a touchdown for the Sun Devils (3-3, 0-3) with 3:18 left in the third quarter to tie the game 21-all.
No. 1 Ohio State 38, Michigan State 7
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Troy Smith did nothing to hurt his Heisman candidacy and the Ohio State defense was dominant against Michigan State.
The top-ranked Buckeyes (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) extended the nation's longest winning streak to 14 games and had little trouble with the fading Spartans (3-4, 0-3).
Michigan State entered the game averaging 31 points per contest. But the Spartans gained just 79 yards in the first half and trailed 24-0 at the break.
Smith completed 15 of 22 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns to boost his Heisman Trophy resume. Anthony Gonzalez caught seven passes for 118 yards and a TD, and Ted Ginn Jr. returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown.
Michigan State quarterback Drew Stanton left the game midway through the third quarter when he hit his head on a large sideline Gatorade container after a hit by linebacker Marcus Freeman.
No. 4 Michigan 17, Penn State 10
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (AP) - The fourth-ranked Wolverines smothered Penn State's offense, and Adrian Arrington and Mike Hart each scored touchdowns to provide enough offense for Michigan to stay unbeaten.
Michigan's front seven was too tough and fast for Penn State, getting into the backfield often to pressure or sack Nittany Lion starting quarterback Anthony Morelli, who was knocked out early in the third quarter after what appeared to be helmet-to-helmet hit from Alan Branch.
Backup Darryl Clark left the game too after limping off following a scramble. Yet Michigan still got a late scare after Tony Hunt turned a screen pass from third-stringer Paul Ciancolo into a 43-yard touchdown.
Chad Henne to 15-of-30 for 196 yards.
No. 5 West Virginia 41, Syracuse 17
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Quarterback Pat White ran for a career-high 247 yards and four touchdowns - three in the second half to break open a close game - and West Virginia won its 13th straight win.
White, who had just 15 carries, broke his own Big East and school records for rushing by a quarterback and nearly doubled his output for the season.
Steve Slaton added 163 yards and a score for West Virginia (6-0, 1-0 Big East). Syracuse (3-4, 0-2) trailed 17-14 at halftime but managed only a field goal after that in losing its ninth straight Big East game.
White had TD runs of 69, 40, 32 and 12 yards.
No. 7 Texas 63, Baylor 31
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Colt McCoy set a Texas record with six touchdown passes and the Longhorns recovered from an early 10-point deficit to seize sole possession of first place in the Big 12 South.
McCoy's sixth scoring pass, a 50-yard strike to Limas Sweed in the fourth quarter, broke the school record of five held by James Brown (1994) and Chris Simms (2001).
McCoy finished with a career-high 275 yards. Sweed and Billy Pittman each caught two touchdowns.
The Longhorns (6-1, 3-0), shut out in the first quarter, scored two defensive touchdowns and passed the 60-point mark against Baylor for the second year in a row.
Shawn Bell passed for 303 yards and two touchdowns and even caught one on a trick play in the third quarter for Baylor (3-4, 2-1).
No. 7 Louisville 23, Cincinnati 17
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Brian Brohm threw for 324 yards and a touchdown in his first game in nearly a month, but Louisville had to hang on for a victory.
Brohm, back in the lineup after injuring his throwing hand in a win over Miami on Sept. 16, looked rusty at times as the nation's top ranked offense struggled. Cincinnati held the Cardinals (6-0, 1-0 Big East) 21 points below their scoring average and had a chance for an upset in the final minutes.
The Bearcats' Dustin Grutza threw for 129 yards and two scores and ran for 75 more, most of them coming on a frantic drive in the final two minutes. He led the Cincinnati (3-4, 0-2) to the Louisville 22 with 9 seconds left. But Grutza's fourth-down pass to Earnest Jackson was broken up by Gavin Smart in the end zone to preserve the Cardinals' 15th straight home win.
No. 10 California 21, Washington State 3
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - Marshawn Lynch ran for 152 yards and two touchdowns and California won in Martin Stadium for the first time in 27 years.
California's high scoring offense was overshadowed by the defense and special teams, which set up TDs with a blocked punt and an interception. The Golden Bears (6-1, 4-0 Pac-10) also bottled up the Cougars' running game.
Playing a top-10 team for the third time this season, Washington State (4-3, 2-2) finished with 88 yards rushing yards, managing only 3 in the first half.
Cal had lost nine straight games in Pullman, dating back to 1979.
No. 14 LSU 49, Kentucky 0
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Dwayne Bowe caught three touchdown passes to move into second-place on LSU's career list in a victory over Kentucky.
Bowe caught six passes for 111 yards to spearhead a fifth blowout in as many home games for LSU (5-2, 2-2 SEC). Bowe now has 20 career TDs, one fewer than former teammate Michael Clayton, who plays for Tampa Bay in the NFL.
JaMarcus Russell completed his first 12 passes against the Wildcats (3-4, 1-3) and finished 15-of-18 for 226 yards.
Indiana 31, No. 15 Iowa 28
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - James Hardy caught three touchdown passes, and quarterback Kellen Lewis produced his second straight fourth-quarter rally for Indiana.
It was the highest-ranked opponent the Hoosiers (4-3, 2-1 Big Ten) have beaten in nearly 20 years, dating to a 31-10 victory over No. 9 Ohio State on Oct. 10, 1987. Players celebrated by running to the student section and jumping into the crowd.
The victory also ended Indiana's three-game losing streak to the Hawkeyes (5-2, 2-2).
Hardy, who was suspended earlier this season and missed two games, caught eight passes for 104 yards, including a 20-yard TD pass with 9:51 left to give Indiana the lead for good. Hardy also became the first Hoosiers player with three TD receptions in one game since Duane Gunn on Oct. 8, 1983 against Minnesota.
Vanderbilt 24, No. 16 Georgia 22
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Bryant Hahnfeldt kicked a 33-yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining and Vanderbilt pulled off a stunning upset between the hedges.
It seemed the Bulldogs (5-2, 2-2 SEC) would manage a lackluster victory when Tony Taylor returned an interception 24 yards for a touchdown with just under 9 1/2 minutes remaining for a 22-21 lead.
But Georgia failed on the 2-point conversion, and Andy Bailey missed a 37-yard field goal with about 5 minutes left that would have forced Vanderbilt (3-4, 1-3) to go for a touchdown on its final possession.
No. 17 Arkansas 63, Southeast Missouri St. 7
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Darren McFadden ran 52 yards for a touchdown on Arkansas' first offensive play, and the Razorbacks rolled to their most lopsided victory in more than 30 years.
Arkansas (5-1) was in the Top 25 this week for the first time since 2003, and the Hogs looked the part while dismantling the Division I-AA Redhawks (3-3). McFadden finished with 71 yards on only six carries, and Felix Jones had 106 on just five, including an 85-yard touchdown in the second quarter.
Neither McFadden nor Jones had a carry in the second half. Instead, they watched redshirt freshman Michael Smith, who finished with 116 yards on eight carries.
Smith ran for touchdowns of 10 and 11 yards in the second quarter, and Arkansas led 42-0 at halftime.
No. 18 Oregon 30, UCLA 20
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Dennis Dixon threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns and Oregon rebounded from a humbling loss with a solid victory.
Brian Paysinger had four catches for 105 yards and the Ducks (5-1, 3-1 Pac-10) while Jonathan Stewart ran for 121 yards.
Going into the game, UCLA (4-2, 2-2) led the Pac-10 and was ranked second nationally in run defense, allowing an average of just 50 yards a game. But Ducks ran for 256 yards.
The Ducks were coming off a 45-24 loss at California, when their running game - and just about everything else - sputtered.Texas A&M 25, No. 19 Missouri 19
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Jorvorskie Lane ran for 127 yards and a touchdown and Texas A&M denied Missouri its best start in 46 years by handing the Tigers' their first loss.
Stephen McGee was 19-for-23 for 183 yards and a touchdown for the Aggies, who beat a ranked opponent at home for the first time in six tries under coach Dennis Franchione.
The Aggies (6-1, 2-1 Big 12) also snapped a three-game losing streak to Big 12 opponents at Kyle Field.
Chase Daniel completed 21 of 29 for 295 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown pass to Will Franklin in the second quarter, for the Tigers (6-1, 2-1).
Missouri last started 7-0 in 1960.
No. 21 Nebraska 21, Kansas 3
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - Nebraska gambled and won on a pair of tricky fourth-down calls to beat Kansas State and snap a four-game losing streak in Manhattan.
The Huskers (6-1, 3-0 Big 12) earned the program's 800th victory and took over sole possession of the Big 12 North lead after No. 19 Missouri lost 25-19 at Texas A&M.
Kansas State (4-3, 1-2) had not lost at home to Nebraska since a 39-3 defeat on Oct. 5, 1996.
Nebraska's first touchdown, a 17-yard pass play less than four minutes into the game, came on a fake field goal with holder Jake Wesch hitting tight end Hunter Teafatiller.
And on the Cornhuskers' first drive of the second quarter, Zac Taylor's 24-yard bootleg on fourth-and-2 from Kansas State's 27 set up a 3-yard TD pass to Josh Mueller - also a backup tight end - for a 14-0 lead.
No. 24 Rutgers 34, Navy 0
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Mike Teel threw a career-high three touchdown passes, and Rutgers improved to 6-0 for the first time in 30 years.
The Scarlet Knights limited the nation's top-ranked rushing offense to 113 yards on 50 carries. Navy (5-2) had been averaging 350.5 yards on the ground and had not been shut out since a 38-0 defeat against Connecticut in 2002.
Rutgers' task was made easier by an injury to Navy quarterback Brian Hampton, who dislocated his left knee in the first quarter and could be lost for the season.
Teel, a sophomore, went 15-for-26 for 215 yards. Tiquan Underwood caught two touchdown passes and Ray Rice ran for 93 yards on 21 carries, the first time this season he was held under 100 yards.
No. 25 Wisconsin 48, Minnesota 12
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - John Stocco threw four touchdown passes and P.J. Hill ran for two scores and Wisconsin retained Paul Bunyan's Axe.
Wisconsin (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) wasted little time turning the 242-pound Hill loose, and the redshirt freshman responded with 164 yards on 25 carries to help produce the biggest margin of victory in the last 23 meetings.
Minnesota (2-5, 0-4) had no answer early for Hill or late for Stocco, who went 12-of-19 for 191 yards and had TD passes of 8, 2, 40 and 4 yards.
Hill now has 542 yards rushing and six touchdowns in the last three games, and the Badgers have outscored opponents 141-38 during the span.