MSU beats Notre Dame in OT, 44-41
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) – Jason Teague took an option pitch 19 yards for a touchdown in overtime to give Michigan State a 44-41 victory over No. 10 Notre Dame on Saturday, the Spartans’ fifth straight win at Notre Dame Stadium. The Fighting Irish (2-1) rallied from 21 points down in the third quarter to tie the score, but had to settle for a 44-yard field goal by D.J. Fitzpatrick on their OT possession and couldn’t make it stand up.
Brady Quinn passed for a school-record five touchdowns and a career-high 487 yards, the second highest total in Notre Dame history.
Drew Stanton threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as the Spartans amassed 488 yards total offense against the Irish. Stanton was 16-of-27 for 327 yards.
No. 13 Miami 36, No. 20 Clemson 30
CLEMSON, S.C. – Tyrone Moss’ 25-yard touchdown run in the third overtime lifted Miami to a victory over Clemson and helped the Hurricanes avoid their first 0-2 start in 27 years.
Moss bounced out to the right side for his scoring run and safety Kenny Phillips intercepted Charlie Whitehurst when the Tigers (2-1, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) got their chance in the third extra period.
Moss finished 139 yards rushing and three touchdowns, two in overtime. His 1-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter put Miami up 20-10, while his 3-yard scoring run gave the Hurricanes (1-1, 1-1) a brief 27-20 lead in the first overtime.
UCLA 41, No. 21 Oklahoma 24
PASADENA, Calif. – Drew Olson threw for 314 yards and three touchdowns, UCLA held Adrian Peterson to 58 yards rushing, and the Bruins beat the struggling Sooner.
After playing in the last two BCS national championship games, Oklahoma is 1-2 for the first time since 1997 and its offense continued to look lost, fumbling six times. UCLA recovered three of the fumbles and turned them into 17 points.
The Bruins (3-0) pulled away from a 20-17 lead with two Olson touchdown passes and Maurice Drew’s scoring run in the fourth quarter and beat the Sooners for the first time.
No. 7 Georgia 44, Louisiana-Monroe 7
ATHENS, Ga. – Danny Ware rushed for 109 yards and Martrez Milner caught three passes for 79 yards and a touchdown as the backups led Georgia past Louisiana-Monroe.
D.J. Shockley completed 13 of 20 passes for 246 yards and a touchdown and added a 28-yard touchdown run.
Georgia gained 543 yards in the easy win over the Indians (0-3).
No. 11 Louisville 63, Oregon State 27
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Brian Brohm threw for 368 yards and five touchdowns and Louisville topped 50 points for the ninth time under coach Bobby Petrino.
Mario Urrutia caught seven passes for 175 yards with two touchdowns for Louisville (2-0), which tied an Oregon State record for points by an opponent.
No. 14 Michigan 55, E. Michigan 0
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Max Martin ran for two touchdowns, then Chad Henne threw two TD passes to Jason Avant as Michigan tied a school record with 28 points in the first quarter.
A week after losing to Notre Dame, the Wolverines (2-1) recorded their most lopsided win since beating Indiana 58-0 in 2000. They led 54-0 early in the fourth quarter after scoring on nine of 10 possessions and shut out a team for the first time since a 38-0 victory over the Fighting Irish two years ago.
No. 22 Iowa 45, N. Iowa 21
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Drew Tate returned from a concussion to throw two touchdown passes and Albert Young ran for two more scores, leading 22 Iowa to a victory.
In tying a school record with its 20th straight win at home, Iowa (2-1) got some of its confidence back after a 23-3 loss at Iowa State.
Tate showed no problems from the concussion that knocked him out of the Iowa State game, completing 15 of 18 passes for 247 yards and no interceptions. He threw touchdown passes of 11 and 71 yards to Clinton Solomon.
Iowa finished with 496 yards against Division I-AA Northern Iowa (2-1).
No. 25 Virginia 27, Syracuse 24
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Connor Hughes kicked a 19-yard field goal as time expired, and Virginia escaped the raucous Carrier Dome with a victory over Syracuse. Marques Hagans, who gained 110 yards rushing and was 16-for-26 for 145 yards passing, shook off three interceptions to lead the Cavaliers (2-0).
Virginia coach Al Groh elected to run down the clock on the final drive, gambling on a fourth-and-1 at the Syracuse 9 with just over a minute remaining. Jason Snelling responded with a 4-yard run to set up the winning kick.
Perry Patterson was 17-for-26 for 172 yards and scored twice on short runs for Syracuse. The Orange (1-2) trailed 24-14 entering the fourth quarter before rallying to tie behind Patterson.