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DIP www.philly.com THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Sunday, October 3, 2004 No. 1 Southern Cal (4-0) Idle Next: vs. California, Saturday No. 2 Oklahoma (4-0) def. Texas Tech, 28-13 Next: at Texas, Saturday No.

3 Georgia (4-0) def. LSU, 45-16 Next: vs. Tennessee, Saturday No. 4 Miami (4-0) def. Georgia Tech, 27-3 Next: vs.

Louisville, Oct. 14 No. 5 Texas (4-0) def. Baylor, 44-14 Next: vs. Oklahoma, Saturday No.

6 West Virginia (4-1) lost to Virginia Tech, 19-13 Next: at Connecticut, Oct. 1 3 No. 7 Ohio State (3-1) lost to Northwestern, 33-27, OT Next: vs. Wisconsin, Saturday No. 8 Auburn (5-0) def.

Tennessee, 34-1 0 Next: vs. Louisiana Tech, Sat. No. 9 Florida State (3-1) def. North Carolina, 38-16 Next: at Syracuse, Saturday No.

10 California (2-0) def. Oregon State, 49-7 Next: at Southern Cal, Saturday No. 10 Tennessee (3-1) lost to Auburn, 34-10 Next: at Georgia, Saturday No. 12 Virginia (4-0) Idle Next: vs. Clemson, Thursday No.

13 LSU (3-2) lost to Georgia, 45-16 Next: at Florida, Saturday No. 14 Utah (5-0) def. New Mexico, 28-7, Friday Next: vs. North Carolina, Oct. 16 No.

15 Purdue (4-0) def. Notre Dame, 41-16 Next: at Penn State, Saturday No. 16 Florida (3-1) def. Arkansas, 45-30 Next: vs. LSU, Saturday No.

17 Fresno State (3-1) lost to Louisiana Tech, 28-21 Next: vs. UTER Saturday No. 18 Minnesota (5-0) def. Penn State, 16-7 Next: at Michigan, Saturday No. 19 Michigan (4-1) def.

Indiana, 35-14 Next: vs. Minnesota, Saturday No. 20 Wisconsin (5-0) def. Illinois, 24-7 Next: at Ohio State, Saturday No. 21 Arizona State (4-0) at Oregon Next: at Southern Cal, Oct.

1 6 No. 22 Louisville (4-0) def. East Carolina, 59-7 Next: at Miami, Oct. 14 No. 23 Boise State (5-0) def.

SMU, 38-20 Next: at Tulsa, Oct. 16 No. 24 Maryland (3-1) Idle Next: vs. Georgia Tech, Saturday No. 25 Oklahoma St.

(4-0) def. Iowa State, 36-7 Next: at Colorado, Saturday Northwestern stuns Ohio State in OT ASSOCIATED PRESS Noah Herron scored on a 2-yard run in overtime after scoring two other touchdowns, and Northwestern backed up its pregame trash talk with a 33-27 upset of seventh-ranked Ohio State in Evanston, 111., last night. The victory was Northwest-ern's first over Ohio State (3-1) since 1971, snapping the Buckeyes' 24-game winning streak in the series and handing them their first loss in Evanston since 1958. After Herron broke through the Buckeyes at the goal line, his teammates piled on him in the corner of the end zone and Northwestern students ran onto the field, turning it into a purple mosh pit. Ohio State rallied to score 10 points in the final nine minutes and force overtime, but Mike Nugent, who bailed the Buckeyes out in two games earlier this season, failed.

His 40-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide right on the first overtime possession. After having squandering an earlier chance to win, the Wildcats (2-3) then made sure to put the game away. On the second play, quarterback Brett Basanez scrambled to the left and up the sideline for a 21-yard gain. Two plays later, Herron bulldozed his way into the end zone for the winning score, setting off pandemonium at the stadium. Herron ran for 113 yards and caught two passes for 12 yards.

Teammate Mark Philmore gained 134 yards receiving and scored a touchdown the first of his career. Oklahoma 28, Texas Tech 13 Jason White threw three touchdown passes to break Oklahoma's career mark and Adrian Peterson added 146 rushing yards and a touchdown run yesterday, leading the No. 2 Sooners (4-0) past Texas Tech (3-2) in Norman, Okla. White finished with 151 yards his fewest of the season on 15-for-24 passing. Peterson scored on a 1-yard TD run in the first quarter and exceeded 100 yards rushing for his fourth straight game.

Georgia 45, LSU 16 David Greene set a school record by throwing five touchdown passes and third-ranked Georgia (4-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) got a huge victory, shredding No. 13 LSU and its fearsome de sas (3-2, 1-1 SEC) to five games. Florida (3-1, 2-1) led by 38-7 late in the third quarter before the Razorbacks scored 23 consecutive points. But QB Matt Jones threw three costly interceptions, including one that ended the rally. Louisiana Tech 28, Fresno State 21 Ryan Moats scored his fourth TD with less than four minutes left and finished with in 236 yards rushing to lead Louisiana Tech to an upset of No.

17 Fresno State in Ruston, La. Moats scored from 8 yards with 3:20 remaining, helping Tech (3-2, 2-0 Western Athletic Conference) win. Fresno State (3-1, 0-1) led by 21-20 with four minutes left. But Byron Santiago intercepted a pass by Paul Pinegar and returned it to the 16. Moats scored the game-winner two plays later.

The upset ruins Fresno State's chances of getting an at-large berth in a BCS game. Michigan 35, Indiana 14 In Bloomington, Michigan's Chad Henne threw for 316 yards and three touchdowns, and Leon Hart returned a punt 76 yards for a score to help the No. 19 Wolverines (4-1, 2-0) rout Indiana (2-3, 0-2). Wisconsin 24, Illinois 7 Tailback Anthony Davis' return from an eye injury sparked No. 20 Wisconsin's (5-0, 2-0) stagnant offense and the Badgers' defense was as stout as ever in a victory over Illinois (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten) in Madison, Wis.

Louisville 59, East Carolina 7 Eric Shelton ran for 129 yards and tied a Louisville record with five TDs on the ground to lead the No. 22 Cardinals to a home win over East Carolina (0-4, 0-1 Conference USA). Louisville (4-0, 2-0) piled up 549 yards overall on the nation's second-worst defense. Boise State 38, SMU 20 In Boise, Jared Zabransky threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 23 Boise State (5-0, 2-0 WAC) past Southern Methodist (1-4, 1-1), extending the longest winning streak in the nation to 16 games.

Oklahoma State 36, Iowa State 7 Vernand Morency rushed for 143 yards and two TDs and Jason Ricks kicked three field goals to lead No. 25 Oklahoma State (4-0, 1-0 Big Twelve) past Iowa State (2-2, 0-1) in Stillwater, Okla. BILL WAUGH Associated Press Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson runs over Texas Tech's Seth Nitschmann for a touchdown in the first quarter. Peterson's 146 rushing yards helped the No. 2 Sooners to their fourth straight win.

ranked Tigers stamped themselves as national-title contenders by overwhelming No. 10 Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn. Carnell Williams and Ronnie Brown each ran for a touchdown to complement Campbell, and the Tigers' swarming defense made Tennessee's two freshmen quarterbacks look like neophytes for the first time this season. Junior Rosegreen had four interceptions to set a record for Auburn (5-0, 3-0 SEC) and tie the SEC mark. Erick Ainge threw four interceptions and lost a fumble in his first start for the Volunteers (3-1, 1-1) after racking up the best passer rating in the SEC over the first three games.

Florida State 38, North Carolina 16 Wyatt Sexton threw three TD passes in his first start and Leon Washington ran for 153 yards and a touchdown in Tallahassee, as No. 9 Florida State defeated North Carolina. Florida State (3-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) built a 24-6 lead early in the third quarter, but didn't put the game out of reach until Sexton's 15-yard TD pass to Chauncey Stovall completed the scoring with 6:53 left. North Carolina (2-3, 1-2) managed 363 yards against Florida State's tough defense. California 49, Oregon State 7 Tenth-ranked California (3-0, 1-0 Pac-10) jumped out to a 28-7 lead over Oregon State before the half and never let up to rout the Beavers (1-4, 0-2) in Corvallis, Ore.

Chase Lyman had five catches for a career-high 176 yards and three TDs. Purdue 41, Notre Dame 16 Kyle Orton found a way to win at Notre Dame (3-2), ending a 30-year drought for Purdue. Orton threw four TD passes, and Jerome Brooks returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown to give the No. 15 Boilermakers a win in South Bend, Ind. Orton was 21 of 31 for 385 yards, third most in his career, to help the Boilermakers (4-0) end a 13-game losing streak at Notre Dame Stadium.

Florida 45, Arkansas 30 Chris Leak threw for a career-high 322 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 16 Florida held off another late rally to beat Arkansas in Gainesville, Fla. The Gators extended their winning streak against Arkan drive of the season and scored the game's first touchdown nine seconds before the first quarter ended. The touchdown came on the pinpoint 2-yard pass McDermott delivered to Castles, who caught the ball high above the front right corner of the end zone, with cornerback Mike Rib-ero only inches behind him. That third-down gem finished off a 17-play, 80-yard drive that burned more than 82 minutes off the clock.

No. 5 Texas cruised past Baylor in Austin, Texas. Benson passed Earl Campbell for second place on the school career rushing list and Young threw his first scoring passes to a wide receiver, both going to Tony Jeffery in the first half. The Longhorns (4-0, 1-0 Big Twelve) made quick work of the Bears (2-2, 0-1). Virginia Tech 19, West Virginia 13 Vincent Fuller intercepted Rasheed Marshall's pass with 18 seconds left and Virginia Tech (3-2) beat West Virginia in Blacks-burg, jeopardizing the 4-1 Mountaineers' title hopes.

The No. 6 Mountaineers play the rest of the season against currently unranked opponents and need losses by all the other top-ranked teams to again become a championship contender. Auburn 34, Tennessee 10 Auburn quarterback Jason Campbell threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns, and the eighth- Penn steamrolls past Dartmouth The Quakers' blazing offense and relentless defense shut out the Big Green in their Ivy League opener. fense in Athens, Ga. The Tigers (3-2, 1-2) had not given up this many points since a 56-13 loss to Florida in 1996.

Greene completed only 10 of 19 passes for 172 yards, but half his completions went for TDs. He tied Johnny Rauch as the winningest quarterback in Georgia history with his 36th victory. Texas 44, Baylor 14 Cedric Benson ran for 188 yards and three touchdowns and Vince Young passed for two scores as against Dartmouth a year ago. "In your first Ivy League game of the season," Castles said, "you want to show everything you've got." But it was the Quakers' cat-quick, open-field tackling and their relentless defensive pressure on Dartmouth quarterback Charlie Rittgers that chiefly accounted for their seventh straight victory against the Big Green, who hadn't suffered a shutout loss to Penn in 22 years. The victory was Penn's 16th straight in Ivy League competition.

Penn's defense also produced the game's final two touchdowns, one on a beautifully executed play that started with an unblocked safety blitz by Kevin Stefanski, the Quakers senior safety. He stormed into Rittgers, just as the desperate Dartmouth QB unloaded the ball, which was intercepted by Luke Hadden. The Quakers senior linebacker rumbled 35 yards into the end zone untouched. "It's easier that way," Hadden said later. Rittgers suffered his third in- Penn 35, Dartmouth 0 Dartmouth Penn 0 0 0 0 -7 14 II 14 0 35 First quarter Penn-Castles 2 pass from McDermott (Arguello kick), 0:09 Second quarter Penn-Castles 24 pass from McDermott (Arguello kick), 5:45 Penn-Castles 52 pass from McDermott (Arguello kick), 4:01 Fourth quarter Penn-Hadden 35 interception return (Arguello kick), 11:32 Penn-Davanzo 61 interception return (Nolan kick), 3:49 Dart Penn First downs 13 20 Rushes-yards 26-54 35-148 Passing 178 249 Comp-Att-Int 23-38-3 21-34-0 Return Yards 22 148 Punts-Avg.

Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 2-16 7-56 Time of Possession 29:35 30:25 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing: Dartmouth, Rochester 14-56, Little 9-18, Rittgers 3-(minus 20). Penn, Mathews 23-131, Ambrogi 3-13, Bryant 2-4, Kwiecinski 1-2, Pisarri 1-2, McDermott 5-(minus 4). Passing: Dartmouth, Rittgers 23-36-3-178, Shula 0- 2-0-0. Penn, McDermott 21 -34-0-249. Receiving: Dartmouth, Ganske 7-12, Fuselier 5-59, Hall 3-45, Murphy 3-29, Seiberling 2-22, Lowe 1-10, Rochester 1 -5, Little 1 -(minus 4).

Penn, Castles 8-1 45, Mathews 6-32, Boyer 2-23, Carre 2-16, Robinson 1- 21, Pisarri 1-8, Kwiecinski 1-4. But the Quakers topped that march with a 13-play drive that covered 94 yards in the second quarter. McDermott completed 4 of 5 passes along the way for 54 yards and connected again with Castles, this time from 24 yards, with 5:45 left in the half. Pitcher and catcher made shorter work of it about a minute and a half later, when McDermott lofted a 52-yard bomb that Castles caught in stride for his third touchdown. Contact staff writer Ron Reid at 21 5-854-4469 or rreidphillynews.com.

VICKI VALERIO Inquirer Staff Photographer Dartmouth defenders Chris Dodds (left) and Steve Jensen work a little too zealously to break up a pass to Quakers receiver Gabe Marabella. Interference against Dartmouth was called on the play. By Ron Reid INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Pat McDermott and Dan Castles, a pair of talented battery mates, and a battering Penn defense combined for a 35-0 conquest of Dartmouth yesterday in a superb start to the Quakers' 49th season of Ivy League football. McDermott, the Quakers' junior quarterback, and Castles, the senior wide receiver, teamed up for three first-half touchdown passes from 2, 24 and 52 yards before a Franklin Field crowd of 8,419, which roared its approval. McDermott completed 21 of 34 passes for a career high of 249 yards, gracing it all with touch and accuracy as he led his mates to a 21-0 halftime lead.

"In the first half, you saw the maturation of our quarterback and offensive line," Penn coach Al Bagnoli said after the game. "He made some good reads, and it was good to see him make some big plays." Castles, an all-Ivy League receiver last season, grabbed eight passes for 145 yards, only 12 short of his yardage total terception with 3 minutes, 49 seconds left, and it also proved costly. Victor Davanzo, a junior defensive back, made the theft and then raced 61 yards for the game's final touchdown. So suffocating was the Quakers' defense that Dartmouth never got closer than the Penn 29, and that was in the game's dying moments, when Rittgers had gone to the bench and the offense was being quarter-backed by Dan Shula, whose grandfather, Don, won a lot of games for the Miami Dolphins. That the Quakers would prevail was indicated late in the first quarter, when they started a comeback from such early mistakes as the third blocked field goal in Evan Nolan's last four tries and a lost fumble by Sam Mathews.

(Mathews made up for it by rushing for 131 yards.) Starting at their 20-yard line after a Dartmouth punt, the Quakers fashioned their longest.