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D-10 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 College Football COURIER NEWS NEW JERSEY 7 1 Am, Florida tft TOP 25 ROUNDUP No. 9 AUBURN 33 THE CITADEL 3 AUBURN, Ala. Jason Campbell passed for 194 yards in the first half and Auburn coasted in breather between two high-stakes contests. The Tigers (4-0) had no problem overcoming a few sloppy plays against the Division I-AA Bulldogs (0-2) in a tuneup for next week's downs and Utah held off Air Force for its best start in 10 years. The Utes are off to their first 4-0 start since 1994, when they went 10-2.

No. 18 MICHIGAN 30 IOWA 17 ANN ARBOR, Mich. -Bray-Ion Edwards caught six passes for 150 yards and a touchdown and Michigan turned four turnovers into 27 points. The Wolverines (3-1, 1-0) won their 23rd consecutive Big Ten opener. They have won 12 straight at home since Iowa handed them their worst loss at Michigan Stadium since 1967.

No. 20 WISCONSIN 16 PENNSTATE3 MADISON, Wise. Matt Bernstein bullied his way to a career-best 123 yards after replacing an ineffective and injured Booker Stanley to help Wisconsin hold off Perm State. The Badgers (1-0 Big Ten) held their opponents out of the end zone for the third time in four games and ended the month 4-0 despite the absence of star tailback Anthony Davis (eye) for the last 3 12 games. 4 mMsm 1 By The Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla.

With Hurricane Jeanne approaching, Florida squeezed in its game against Kentucky and beat the Wildcats 20-3 Saturday behind Ciatrick Fason's career-high 210 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Kickoff was moved up 6 12 hours to 11:30 a.m. EDT because of the growing storm, which bore down on the state's Atlantic coast with winds near 115 mph. Three million people were told to evacuate. It didn't keep the fans away from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, better known as The Swamp.

The announced attendance was 89,741. Florida (2-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) held the Wildcats to 207 yards of offense, 56 coming on a first-quarter drive for a field goal, and 10 first downs. The Gators have won 18 straight games in the series. Chris Leak completed 25-. of-43 passes for 261 yards for Florida.

No. 8 FLORIDA STATE 41 CLEMSON 22 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Wyatt Sexton threw for 162 yards and a touchdown after replacing an injured Chris Rix and Florida State forced five turnovers. Rix sprained his right ankle late in the first quarter and was able to return, but spent die rest of the game on the sideline watching Sexton direct the offense for Florida State (2-1, 1-1 Adantic Coast Conference). Sexton, a redshirt sophomore, completed 17-of-26 passes with a 47-yard scoring pass to Chauncey Stovall the Seminoles' first TD pass of the season.

Justin Miller matched a school record with two kick- off return touchdowns for Clemson (1-3, 0-2), which has lost three straight. J- 5 showdown at No. 11 Tennessee. They have a six-game winning streak for the first time since opening the 1997 season 6-0 No. 15 PURDUE 38 ILLINOIS 30 CHAMPAIGN, III.

Kyle Orton passed for 366 yards and four touchdowns, and Taylor Stubblefield caught 11 passes for 115 yards to lead Purdue. Orton completed 35-of-50 passes and was not intercepted for the third straight game. No. 13LSU51 MISSISSIPPI STATE 0 BATON ROUGE, La. Alley Broussard ran for a career-high three touchdowns in the first 1 7 minutes and LSU held Mississippi State to seven first downs and 130.

The Tigers (3-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) rolled up 594 yards and led 34-0 at half. The LSU defense had four interceptions, recovered a fumble, and scored a TD. The Bulldogs (1-3, 0-2), have lost seven straight in Tiger Stadium. No. 14 UTAH 49 AIR FORCE 35 SALT LAKE CITY Marty Johnson tied a school record with four rushing touch Huskies, who gave up 424 yards rushing against UCLA a week earlier, expected Notre Dame to run more.

"Basically, in the passing game, we were a little bit surprised. But you've still got to make plays," he said. Despite Notre Dame's troubles in the second half, Washington never got back in the game. They were held without a touchdown for the first time since a 16-3 loss to Arizona in 1992. Gilbertson said the Huskies are desperate for a victory.

"Sooner or later you've got to win a game so you don't forget what that feels like," he said. The three points were the ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOIO Florida State's Chris Hall has a third-quarter punt blocked for a safety by Clemson's CJ. Gaddis on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida State won 41-22. Quinn's4TD passes propel Notre ROUNDUP Princeton San Diego By The Associated Press SAN DIEGO Princeton scored two defensive touchdowns in a 13-second span and held on for a 24-17 victory over San Diego on Saturday.

Princeton (2-0) tooka21-0 lead early in the second quarter before San Diego rallied as the Tigers won their first two games of the season for the first time since 1995. The Tigers scored on a 12-yard fumble return by James Williams five seconds into the second quarter. Cornerback Jay McCareins then intercepted a pass on San Diego's first play after the kickoff and took it 36 yards for a touchdown and a 21-0 lead at the 14:42 mark. San Diego (1-3) came back behind Evan Harney, who gained 139 yards on 32 carries and scored on a 3-yard run. But Todd Mortensen was intercepted by linebacker Zak Keasey at midfield on a fourth-down pass with 3:45 to play to seal the win.

Princeton scored on its first possession on a 2-yard run by quarterback Matt Verbit. After the Tigers' two defensive touchdowns, the Toreros cut the lead to 21-14 in the second quarter on Harney's TD run and Mortensen's sneak from 1 yard out. Derek Javarone, who missed two field goals, connected on a 27-yarder for a 24-14 lead in the third quarter. John Koker cut the lead to 24-17 with a 46-yard field goal early the fourth quarter. Verbit finished 12-of-22 for 185 yards as he moved into third place on Princeton's all-time career passing yardage list with 3,846 yards.

Mortensen completed 14-of-33 passes for 188 yards, but had two interceptions. The Toreros, who are winless in five games against Ivy League schools, had five turnovers. STONY BROOK 27 MONMOUTH 0 WEST LONG BRANCH Quarterback T.J. Moriarty threw for three touchdowns in Stony Brook's victory. The Seawolves (1-2) benefited from seven Monmouth turnovers, including three interceptions by sophomore quarterback Brian Boland, who entered the game as the nation's second-ranked quarterback in Division I-AA.

Boland went 7-of-15 for 74 yards as Monmouth's seven-game winning streak at home came to an end. Moriarty, who was 17-of-23 for 262 yards and three scores, threw his last touchdown two to Josh Ander son. Stony Brook's other points came on two Sean Fbrman field goals. THE COLLEGE OF N.J. 61 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA 0 EW1NG Quarterback Jeff Struble was 3-of-ll for 127 yards and two touchdowns during The College of New Jersey's shutout victory.

The 61 points were the most in a game by TCNJ since the Lions' 63-44 defeat of Ramapo in 1980. The Lions scored on their first nine possessions and were already 34-Oathalftime. WESTERN CONNECTICUT 40 WILLIAM PATERSON 24 WAYNE Sophomore wide receiver Adamis Gonzalez caught eight passes for a school-record 245 yards during Western Connecticut's victory. Gonzalez also scored on a 71-yard option pass thrown by junior wide receiver Kenny Perotta. Western Connecticut dominated through the air with 416 passing yards, while the Pioneers mustered only 243 yards.

WILKES 53 FDU-FLORHAM 12 EDWARD8VILLE, Pa. Brett Trichilio rushed for 117 yards and two first-half touchdowns as Wilkes scored 39 unanswered points while holding FDU-Florham to 78 yards on the ground. Trichilio scored on a 3-yard run in the first quarter and a 4-yard run that capped an 82-yard drive with 1:44 remaining in the first half to give Wilkes (1-2) a 21-12 halftime lead. holds off By TOM COYNE The Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. Notre Dame's West Coast offense clicked against a West Coast defense.

Brady Quinn took control of the game in the first half, completing 15-of-23 passes for 196 yards and four touchdowns to lead Notre Dame to a 38-3 victory Saturday over Washington. Quinn was unstoppable in the first half as he played the West Coast offense to perfection, hitting short passes, long throws and everything in between. He connected for two TDs each to Matt Shelton and Anthony Fasano to match a school record for touchdown pass No. 23 MARYLAND 55 DUKE 21 DURHAM, N.C. Joel Statham threw four touchdown passes to offset a host of mistakes Saturday, and Maryland piled up 685 yards in total offense.

Vernon Davis caught three of the TDs as Maryland (3-1, 1-0 Adantic Coast Conference) won its fifth straight over the Blue Devils (0-4, 0-2). No. 24 LOUISVILLE 34, NORTH CAROLINA 0 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Eric Shelton ran for three touchdowns and Louisville earned its second shutout of the season. Dame fewest allowed by the Irish since a 42-0 win over Rutgers on Nov.

23, 2002. It marked the first time Willingham has defeated the Huskies. Willingham's Stanford teams were 0-5 against Washington. The Huskies are now 0-5 against the Irish, losing by combined scored of 194-51. "Tyrone has a really good looking football team in a lot of ways," Gilbertson said.

"I think at this point they are going to be tough to beat." Willingham said it wasn't the complete game the Irish were looking for. "But today, we're not going to worry about it," he said. ASSOCIATED PHLSS PHOTO 11 1,1 es in a game done eight times previously. "It should have been more," Quinn said. "It's a good feeling, but I'm still unhappy with the play in the second half." Quinn completed only two passes in the second half, one for 53 yards that set up the final score for Notre Dame (3-1), but it hardly mattered.

The sophomore finished 17-of-32 for 266 yards with one interception. "Unfortunately, we couldn't get any pressure on Quinn," Washington coach Keith Gilbertson said. "He made the plays when he needed to, and we struggled to stop him." Washington (0-3), which BIG EAST ROUNDUP ing possession, then managed just 41 more yards on four possessions and trailed 21-3 at halftime. Hagans had scoring runs of 59 and 27 yards in the first half and finished with 81 yards on six carries. The Cavaliers have outscored their opponents 120-13 before halftime.

No. 6 WEST VIRGINIA 45 JAMES MADISON 10 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Rasheed Marshall threw two touchdown passes to Chris Henry to lead No. 6 West Virginia over Division I-AA James Madison. West Virginia's defense scored one touchdown and set up another as the Mountaineers (4-0) remained unbeaten heading into a showdown next week at former Big East rival Virginia Tech.

James Madison (2-1) has been outscored 135-10 in its last three contests against I-A teams and is 3-13 all time against them. The Dukes were a replacement on West Virginia's schedule when Miami moved to the Atlantic Coast Conference along with Virginia Tech this season. The Dukes limited the Mountaineers to 171 yards on the ground, 140 yards below their average for the season. vt if i Tt NOTRE DAME 38 WASHINGTON 3 hasn't had a losing season since 1976, is off to its worst start since 1969. The Huskies lost their first nine games that year before beating Washington State in the season finale.

About the only disappointment for Notre Dame on Saturday was that after playing their best half offensively, the Irish couldn't move the ball in the second half. It was especially dis WAKE FOREST 17 BOSTON COLLEGE 14 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Cory Randolph threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Willie Idlette with just more than a minute left, giving Wake Forest a victory over Boston College. Idlette beat Ryan Glasper, who tried to make a diving interception, for the first TD reception of his career. Randolph was 1 l-of-19 for 141 yards, and he rushed for 46 more to lead Wake (3-1) past Boston College (3-1) for the second straight year.

The Eagles, who will join Demon Deacons in the Atlantic Coast Conference next season, were hurt by three missed field goals by freshman Ryan Ohlinger. CONNECTICUT 40, ARMY 3 EAST HARTFORD, Conn. Army lost to Connecticut to extend the nation's longest losing streak to 18 games. Army head coach Bobby Ross apologized to the cadet corps and fans for his team's performance. There were plenty of positives for Connecticut, however.

Dan Orlovsky threw for 288 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Huskies (3-1). The Huskies made it look easy early using a balanced attack and scoring on their first two possessions. Orlovsky capped UConn's opening 73-yard drive with a 3-yard TD pass to tight end Dan Murray. Pittsburgh rallies to beat Furman in OT appointing because Notre Dame coaches had stressed the need to finish strong after letting Michigan State stay in the game a week earlier. Notre Dame coach Tyrone Willingham didn't seem too disappointed.

"That was a pretty good first half, I think for the most part," Willingham said. "We were able to do just about all the things we set out to do." Willingham was most pleased with the 21 points in the first quarter. "We hadn't had a quick start all year, so it was really important for us to do so in this ball game," he said. Washington cornerback Derrick Johnson said the Virginia safety Jermaine Hardy yJ 1 By The Associated Press PITTSBURGH Josh Cum-mings kicked a 37-yard field goal in overtime and Pitt needed 21 points in the fourth quarter to beat Division I-AA Furman 41-38 Saturday. Furman (3-1) got the ball first in overtime but Scott Beckler missed a 37-yard field goal attempt.

Cum-mings made the game-winner after the Panthers gained six yards on three running plays. Pitt quarterback Tyler Palko completed 30 of 36 passes for 380 yards and three touchdowns. Raymond Kirkley rushed for 108 yards on 26 carries for the Panthers. Furman has now lost 13 of its last 14 games against Division I-A opponents. Pittsburgh (2-1), which fell behind 31-17 in die third quarter, forced overtime with three touchdowns in the last 11:33 of regulation.

No. 12 VIRGINIA 31 SYRACUSE 10 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Marques Hagans had 283 total yards with two touchdown runs and a TD pass to lead No. 12 Virginia over Syracuse. Wali Lundy added a 27-yard run for his 10th touchdown of the season for the Cavaliers (4-0).

The Orange (2-2), 51-0 losers to Purdue in their season-opener, drove 68 yards for a field goal on their open- (36) tackles Syracuse wide receiver Jared Jones of Hillsborough during the second halt Saturday at Scott btadium in Lnanottesviiie, va. Virginia won 31-lv. i.