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VV Oklahoma State quarterback Josh Fields 1 threw a school-record six touchdown nT passes Saturday five in the first half UlAl in the Cowboys' 55-20 rout of Kansas. "If I'm going to be part of this offense jy I'm just trying to hold up my end." Oklahoma's Ouentin Griffin, who ran At College Football for 152 yards and three TDs Saturday, I Iowa State KANSAS STATE F'-S. A7II nPATQ AQ LT? HIT i mi NEBRASKA C0RNHUSKERS 13 HiLUvniu Wallace, winning lift ISU to tl million in extra TV income I 0 1 i i 4 J.S i ISU LOOKAHEAD CONNECTICUT AT IOWA STATE KICK0FF: 1 p.m.; Jack Trice Stadium TV: None SERIES: First meeting WHAT TO WATCH: This will be the final regular-season game for the Iowa State seniors, including quarterback Seneca Wallace. The other senior starters are: center Zach Butler, tight end Kyle Knock, defensive end Beau Coleman, linebackers Jeremy Loyd and Matt Word, and cornerback Atif Austin. tailback Terry Caulley's 112.4 rushing average is 20th in the nation, and second among freshmen behind Ohio State's Maurice Clarett Caulley rushed for 1 00 yards in five of his first eight games.

He tied an NCAA record with four first-quarter touchdowns In a 63-21 win against Kent State on Nov. 9. IOWA STATE'S SEASON DATE OPPONENT SCORETIME 5-6 Pulling away: Kansas State quarterback Ell Roberson (3) leaves Nebraska linebacker Barrett Rudd (38) in his wake as he runs 91 yards to score a touchdown during the first quarter Saturday. Another humbling loss for stumbling Huskers By RANDY PETERSON REGISTER STAFF WRITER Boulder, Cola Seneca Wallace has been worth more than winning seasons and bowl-eligibility the past two seasons for the Iowa State athletic department. The entertaining quarterback also has been at least partly responsible for a $1 million windfall.

That's the amount of television revenue above what was budgeted that the Cyclones will receive for having a school-record nine televised regular-season games. The best exposure for Iowa State football previously was in 2000, when seven regular-season games were aired. Four regular-season games were televised last season. "It's winning, it's our schedule and it's Seneca," Iowa State athletic director Bruce Van De Velde said. "We Ve been a very appealing team to our television partners." Iowa State will receive $4,179,000 for the nine televised games, $1,033,900 more than was budgeted.

"It's all going into the athletic budget for all sports," Van De Velde said. Each school in the Big 12 Conference receives a base fee of $1,427,000 from the television revenue. The additional money comes from appearance fees: $1 million for the Florida State game on Fox Sports Net $178,000 for the Kansas game on Fox Sports Net $356,000 for the Iowa game on ESPN2 $228,000 for the Nebraska game on ABC $178,000 for the Texas Tech game on TBS $228,000 for the Oklahoma game on ABC $228,000 for the Texas game on ABC $178,000 for the Kansas State game on TBS $178,000 for the Colorado game on Fox Sports Net. Van De Velde budgeted conservatively, figuring four games and the base fee to be worth $3, 145, 100. "Budgeting television revenue was done early, before we had a chance to jockey some games around," Van De Velde said.

The Kansas game was moved from what was supposed to be the season finale to Aug. 31, so it could be televised on Fox Sports Net. The move generating $178,000 for both schools. "It was a good financial move there's a good chance it wouldn't have even been televised if we played the game when it was originally scheduled," Van De Aug. 24 Florida State 38-31 Aug.

31 Kansas W.45-3 Sept. 7 Tennessee Tech 58-6 Sept. 14 at Iowa 36-31 Sept. 21 Troy State 42-12 Sept. 28 Nebraska 36-14 Oct.

12 Texas Tech 31-17 Oct. 19 Oklahoma 49-3 Oct. 26 at Texas 21-10 Nov. 2 Missouri 42-35 Nov. 9 at Kansas State 58-7 Nov.

16 at Colorado Night Nov. 23 vs. Connecticut 1 p.m. C0NF. ALL NORTH PF PA COLORADO 5 1 7 3 294 225 KANSAS STATE 5 2 9 2 510 127 IOWA STATE 4 3 7 4 341 284 NEBRASKA 3 4 7 5 347 280 MISSOURI 2 5 5 6 360 314 KANSAS 0 8 2 10 248 507 SOUTH OKLAHOMA 5 1 9 1 390 142 TEXAS 5 2 9 2 354 172 TEXAS TECH 5 2 8 4 467 364 OKLAHOMA STATE 3 3 5 5 312 277 TEXAS 3 4 6 5 325 230 BAYLOR 16 3 8 174 433 TEXAS TECH RAIDERS 42 TEXAS L0NGH0RNS38 Raiders take Texas from BCS title race FROM REGISTER NEWS SERVICES College Station, Texas KM Kingsbury knocked No.

4 Texas out of the national title chase with six touchdown passes in leading Texas Tech to a 42-38 upset over the fourth-ranked Longhorns on Saturday. Kingsbury, who completed 38 of 60 passes for 473 yards against one of the nation's top defenses, not only dashed Texas' title hopes but also lifted Texas Tech into the Big 12 South race. The Red Raiders visit co-No. 4 Oklahoma next weekend, with the winner taking the division and advancing to the Big 12 title game on Dec. 7.

A loss to Oklahoma last month all but eliminated the Longhorns from the conference race, but they still had an outside chance of reaching the BCS' national title game in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 3. That's gone, too. Chris Simms, who threw for 345 yards and four touchdown passes, tried to lead Texas back, but Texas Tech safety Ryan Aycock intercepted a pass with 5 minutes 21 seconds remaining to seal the victory. Although Texas' defense came into the game ranked fifth nationally, allowing just 261 yards per game, Texas Tech had 306 yards by halftime and finished with 606.

With the score 21-21 at the half, Kingsbury opened the third quarter with eight successive completions, including a 5-yard touchdown pass to Wes Welker, who had 247 overall yards. Kingsbury moved up to the No. 2 passer in Division I history with 11,831 yards, passing Todd Santos of San Diego State, Chris Redman of Louisville and Tim Rattay of Louisiana Tech. Texas took a 7-0 lead when Cedric Benson scored from 2 yards just two plays after Kingsbury fumbled on Texas Tech's first play from scrimmage. After a Texas Tech punt forced Texas to start at its 10-yard line, Simms led the Longhorns on a 12-play drive, finding Roy Williams alone in the end zone to give Texas a 140 lead.

Texas kept the drive alive on a fake punt. Texas Tech, averaging just over 38 points a game, failed to score in the first quarter for the first time since its opening game, 45-21 loss to Ohio State. But the Red Raiders came back in the second quarter to tie it at 14-14 with touchdown passes from Kingsbury of 23 and 15 yards in the first 5 minutes. Statistics on 4C OKLAHOMA 49, BAYLOR 9 Waco, Texas While continuing his push for serious Heisman Trophy consideration, Quentin Griffin helped Oklahoma rebound from its first loss. Griffin had his sixth straight 100-yard rushing game, running for 152 yards and three touchdowns, and he also had a 35-yard touchdown reception to lead the fourth-ranked Sooners.

He scored the first two touchdowns for Oklahoma, then had the last two scores during a three-touchdown blitz after halftime. "It was a good, solid win, and Quentin was exceptional," Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. The victory probably won't help the Sooners climb back up in the Bowl Championship Series standings. Oklahoma dropped from first to fourth after its 30-26 loss at Texas last week. Baylor has been outscored, 271-30, while losing sjx straight games.

Texas beat the Bears, 41-0, last week and still lost a spot in the BCS standings. MISSOURI 33, TEXAS 27 College Station, Texas Brad Smith's 1-yard touchdown run in the second overtime helped Missouri overcome blowing a two-touchdown halftime lead. Smith also threw two touchdown passes for the Tigers, who were coming off a 42-35 overtime loss against Colorado. The Aggies were trying to follow up their victory over top-ranked Oklahoma with another victory, and they had the ball first in the second overtime. But they failed to score when Missouri cornerback Michael Harden intercepted Dustin Long's pass.

Em Velde said. The Nebraska game was moved from Oct. 5 to Sept. 28. The game was televised on ABC and both schools received $228,000.

Those two moves by Van De Velde netted the budget $406,000. The Cyclones' tough schedule was another reason for the television interest. Six of Iowa State's opponents were rated at the time of the game, including three in the top 10 No. 3 Florida State, No. 2 Oklahoma, and No.

7 Texas. "Coach (Dan) McCarney and his staff have laid the groundwork for the future," Van De Velde said. "We've got a good product to sell." Reporter Randy Peterson can be reached at (515) 284-8132 or randypetersondmreg.com C0NF. ALL PF PA SATURDAY'S GAMES Kansas State 49, Nebraska 13 Missouri 33, Texas 27 (2 0T) Oklahoma 49, Baylor 9 Oklahoma State 55, Kansas 20 Texas Tech 42, Texas 38 Iowa State at Colorado SATURDAY, NOV. 23 1:00 Baylor at Oklahoma State 1:00 Connecticut at Iowa State 2:30 Kansas State at Missouri 6:00 Texas Tech at Oklahoma (TBS) 99-yarder for Kansas in 1963.

It was also the longest Kansas State run since Gerald Hackney's 96-yarder against the Jayhawks in 1948. "It looked like the Red Sea," Roberson said. "I spotted the goal line and I just ran away." With one game left, against Colorado, Nebraska (7-5, 34 Big 12 Games CHARLIE RIEDELASSOCIATED PRESS 12) is assured of its first non-winning conference record since its 34 Big Eight mark in 1968. The Huskers' five regular-season losses already are the most since the 1961 team went 3-6-1, and Saturday's loss dropped their road record against ranked teams to 1-7 under coach Frank Solich. Nebraska still leads the series 72-13, with two ties, but Kansas State's previous largest margin was a 27-0 shutout in 1953.

The Wildcats (9-2, 5-2) had their largest margin against a longtime opponent for the third straight week. They beat Kansas, 64-fl, and Iowa State, 58-7. Roberson's rushing output, on 29 carries, broke Michael Bishop's quarterback record of 196 yards set against Missouri in 1997. It was the second-best rushing day for the Wildcats, behind Mike Lawrence's 252-yard game against Iowa State in 1996. Roberson's long run put the Wildcats ahead, 14-0.

He also had a 1-yard keeper for a score on Kansas State's opening drive and a 25-y arder in the fourth quarter that made it 35-13. The Wildcats extended their home winning streak against the Cornhuskers to three games something they and their fans have come to expect. "It's a great win," Shull said. Statistics on 4C iKY PAT SULLIVANASSCCIATED PRESS Abron pushes past Texas 1 V. Iowa Colleges FROM REGISTER NEWS SERVICES Manhattan, Kan.

After his record-setting performance as a ballcarrier, Kansas State quarterback Ell Roberson stayed in the game to help a teammate break two more school marks. Roberson ran for 228 yards the most ever by a Kansas State quarterback and three touchdowns as the llth-ranked Wildcats handed Nebraska another humiliating loss Saturday, 49-13. With just over two minutes left, Roberson rolled right on the option, then pitched to sophomore tailback Darren Sproles. The resulting 70-yard touchdown run Sproles' third of the game finished off Kansas State's most lopsided victory against the Cornhuskers. It also gave Sproles 155 yards, his seventh straight 100-yard game and eighth of the season.

Josh Scobey set the school record last season with seven 100-yard games, and Isaac Jackson had six straight in 1973. "I really wanted the guy to bite on me, so I could get the ball to (Sproles) and he could go around on the outside," Roberson said. "He did, and I pitched it, and Sproles just took over." Roberson's 91-yard first-quarter touchdown run was the second-longest run against Nebraska, topped only by Gale Sayers' Other Big Long replaced injured starter Reggie McNeal in the second quarter and helped Texas rally to tie the game at 24-24 with 15 seconds left in regulation when Joe Weber scored his second touchdown from the 1 -yard line. In the first overtime, Michael Matheny kicked a 40-yard field goal and Texas Todd Pegram matched it. OKLAHOMA SATE 55, KANSAS 20 Lawrence, Kan.

Kansas discovered that Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma State's outstanding 6-foot 2-Inch wide receiver, is a very good big man. Me caught three of Josh Fields' school-record six touchdown passes as the Cowboys romped past Kansas and its shorter defensive backs. Working against a defense ranked 111th in Division l-A, Fields erased the school record with five scoring passes in the first half alone. "They have some big receivers and they saw the matchups that they could get on our corners," said coach Mark Mangino, whose first Kansas team finished with the school's first winless conference season since 1987. "It looked like some playground play," he said.

Fields' first three touchdown passes went to Woods, the Big 1 2's leading receiver, who had 171 yards and three touchdowns on just seven receptions. "I don't know if it was anything I did," said Fields. Fields went 17-for-26 for 354 yards, raising his season total to 2,235 yards and making him just the second Oklahoma State quarterback to pass for more than 2,000 in a season. He was one shy of the Big 12 single-game record for touchdown passes. COE 8 1 9 1 333 107 WARTBURG 8 1 9 1 330 91 CENTRAL 8 1 8 2 269 99 SIMPSON 6 3 6 4 296 248 LORAS 4 5 5 5 252 250 CORNELL 3 6 4 6 269 310 LUTHER 3 6 4 6 198 242 BUENA VISTA 3 6 3 7 192 299 UPPER IOWA 2 7 2 8 150 318 DUBUQUE 0 9 1 9 104 356 1 A'Xy C0E 28, L0RAS 20 Dubuque, la.

Coe earned a three-way tie with Central and Wartburg for the Iowa Conference championship and claimed the league's automatic berth In the NCAA Division III playoffs with a victory Saturday. Joe Brannen completed 14 of 28 pass attempts for 234 yards and Jon Rife caught seven passes for 126 yards as Coe locked up the victory. Loras held conference rushing leader Fred Jackson to 65 yards on 19 carries. Matt Wyckoff scored two rushing touchdowns for the Kohawks. The teams finished almost even In total yardage, 368 for Loras to 364 for Coe.

WARTBURG 58, BUENA VISTA 3 Storm Lake, la. Wartburg wrapped up a share of the Iowa Conference title with the dominating road win. Brad Hodapp ran for 172 yards and three touchdowns and Justin Beatty for 164 yards and three scores for Wartburg. The Knights scored 51 unanswered points after the first quarter. Wartburg held Buena Vista to only 97 total yards while rolling up 586 yards.

CENTRAL 33, LUTHER 3 Decorah, la. Central didn't score a touchdown in the first half, but bounced back to earn a share of the Iowa Conference title with the victory. Two field goals by Troy Hocker gave the Dutch a 7-6 halftime lead. Tyler Baethke scored the first touchdown for Central on a 33-yard run with 8 minutes 28 seconds remaining In the third quarter. The Dutch added three more touchdowns In a 10-minute span: on a 27-yard run by Matt Brandt; a 24-yard pass from Mark Isaacson to Tony Rietema; and a 96-yard pass from Isaacson to Trent Cooper.

Baethke finished with 142 yards on 28 carries. Isaacson completed 13 of 23 passes for 246 yards. Coming through: Missouri's Zack A it 1 SATURDAY'S GAMES Central 33, Luther 3 Coe 28, Loras 20 Cornell 50, Dubuque 13 Simpson 45, Upper Iowa 32 Wartburg 58, Buena Vista 3 End ot regular season SIMPSON 45, UPPER IOWA 32 Indlanola, la. Simpson stopped a rally by Upper Iowa to win. CORNELL 50, DUBUQUE 13 Mount Vernon, la.

Two Cornell quarterbacks each had more than 100 yards passing. Chris Lovely passed for 121 yards; Adam Hadenfeldt for 103. ST. AMBROSE 26, MCKENDREE 20 Davenport, la. St.

Ambrose, No. 15 in the NAIA, scored a touchdown as time expired to defeat No. 3 McKendree. Joe DuPage caught a 28-yard scoring pass from John McDowell with no time left. ST.XAVIER 34, IOWA WESLEYAN 7 Mount Pleasant, la.

St. Xavier, ranked No. 11 in the NAIA, prevailed. DAKOTA WESLEYAN 33, M0RNINGSIDE 29 Mitchell, S.D. Morningside took a 29-26 lead on a 30-yard pass from Brandon Collier to Daniel Myane with 5:26 remaining, but Dakota Wesleyan scored less than a minute later to win.

1 defenders Byron Jones (11) and Keelan Jackson (33) for a touchdown Saturday. The Tigers won in two overtimes, 33-27. 4-.