SATURDAY'S HIGHLIGHTS : THE HERO PAT BARNES, CALIFORNIA.Barnes threw for eight touchdowns and 503 yards, both school records, as the Bears beat Arizona 56-55 in four overtimes in the longest major college game in history. He had scoring passes in the first, third and fourth overtimes. Barnes' counterpart, Keith Smith For other persons named Keith Smith, see Keith Smith (disambiguation). Keith Smith(1952-2006) was a former English rugby player; he excelled in playing centre. He first played with Yorkshire Colts rugby then advanced to Roundhay. of Newbury Park, threw for 418 yards and five touchdowns and ran for two more scores. THE GOAT Oklahoma The Sooners, once the rulers of college football, hit a low point: They were routed by Nebraska 73-21, the biggest loss margin and most points allowed in Oklahoma's long history. The 52-point margin surpassed the Sooners' 47-point loss to Oklahoma A&M in 1945, and the 73 points broke the old mark of 59 set by Kansas State in 1969. TOP PERFORMANCE A.J. Pitorino, Hartwick He rushed for an NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association all-divisions record of 443 yards on 45 carries and scored three touchdowns in a 42-14 victory over Waynesburg in Waynesburg, Pa. Pitorino, who had 304 yards in the first half, broke a record set just a month ago when Dante Brown ran for 441 yards for Marietta on Oct. 5. TOP RUSHERS Player, School Opponent Yds Massey, C. Michigan Kent 292 Dayne, Wisconsin Purdue 244 R. Johnson, New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). Tulsa 232 Henley, Kansas Iowa State 226 Pittman, Fresno State Boise State 212 TOP PASSERS Player, School Opponent Yds Barnes, California Arizona 503 Detmer, Colorado Missouri 457 Smith, Arizona California 418 Denton, UNLV UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas TCU (Transmission Control Unit) A communications control unit controlled by the computer that does not execute internally stored programs. Contrast with front end processor, which executes its own instructions. 382 TOP RECEIVERS Player, School Opponent Yds McDaniel, Arizona California 283 Finneran, Villanova Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. 229 Carruth, Colorado Missouri 222 Harris, Wyoming SMU SMU Southern Methodist University SMU Solid (Waste) Management Unit SMU Saint Mary's University (Halifax, Nova Scotia; Philippines) SMU Singapore Management University SMU Saint Mary's University of Minnesota 188 Wilson, Idaho E. Washington 173 HOW THE AP TOP 25 FARED No. 1 Florida (8-0) beat Georgia 47-7. Next: at Vanderbilt, Saturday. No. 2 Ohio State (8-0) beat Minnesota 45-0. Next: at Illinois, Saturday. No. 3 Florida State (7-0) beat Georgia Tech 49-3. Next: vs. Wake Forest, Saturday. No. 4 Arizona State (9-0) beat Oregon State 29-14. Next: vs. California, Saturday. No. 5 Nebraska (7-1) beat Oklahoma 73-21. Next: vs. Missouri, Saturday. No. 6 Tennessee (6-1) beat South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. 31-14. Next: at Memphis, Saturday. No. 7 Colorado (7-1) beat Missouri 41-13. Next: vs. Iowa St., Saturday. No. 8 North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. (7-1) beat North Carolina State 52-20. Next: vs. Louisville, Saturday. No. 9 Michigan (7-1) beat Michigan State 45-29. Next: at Purdue, Saturday. No. 10 Alabama (7-1) did not play. Next: at No. 12 LSU LSU Louisiana State University LSU Large Subunit LSU La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA) LSU La Sierra University LSU Link State Update (OSPF) LSU Learning Support Unit , Saturday. No. 11 Northwestern (7-2) lost to No. 15 Penn State 34-9. Next: at No. 25 Iowa, Saturday. No. 12 LSU (6-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 10 Alabama, Saturday. No. 13 Brigham Young (9-1) beat Texas-El Paso 40-18. Next: vs. Rice, Saturday. No. 14 Kansas State (7-1) did not play. Next: at Kansas, Saturday. No. 15 Penn State (8-2) beat No. 11 Northwestern 34-9. Next: at No. 9 Michigan, Nov. 16. No. 16 Virginia (6-2) beat Duke 27-3. Next: vs. Clemson, Saturday. No. 17 Wyoming (9-0) def. Southern Methodist 59-17. Next: vs. San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. State, Saturday. No. 18 West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. (7-2) lost to Syracuse 30-7. Next: at Rutgers, Saturday. No. 19 Notre Dame (5-2) beat Navy 54-27 at Dublin, Ireland. Next: at Boston College, Saturday. No. 20 Utah (7-2) lost to Rice 51-10. Next: at New Mexico, Saturday. No. 21 Washington (6-2) beat Southern Cal 21-10. Next: vs. Oregon State, Saturday. No. 22 Miami (6-2) beat Temple 57-26. Next: vs. Virginia Tech, Nov. 16. No. 23 Southern Mississippi (8-1) beat Cincinnati 21-17. Next: at Houston, Saturday. No. 24 Auburn (6-2) beat Arkansas 28-7. Next: vs. NE Louisiana, Saturday. No. 25 Iowa (6-2) beat Illinois 31-21. Next: vs. No. 11 Northwestern, Saturday. |
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