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Sunday, November 21, 2004 Press Sun-Bulletin 3D SATURDAY'S TOP PERFORMERS Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma: 10th rushing 100-yard game to tie the NCAA record. a Jon Helmandollar, Boise State: Rushed for a school-record 5 TDs. J. J. Arrington, Only NCAA back this season to hit 100 rushing yds.

in all games. College Football ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 Paterno 's 'planning to be back' No hint of retirement after Penn State whips Michigan St. 4 L- I A w- Vi If. By DAN LEWERENZ Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Joe Paterno has been saying all year he has a good football learn.

His Niltany Lions finally proved it on the field, allowing Paterno to end his 39th season at Penn State with a victory. The Nittany Lions scored four third-quarter touchdowns in a 37-13 win Saturday over Michigan State, and students who booed during three previous home losses chanted "Joe Paterno" and "Joe Pa, Joe Pa" as the game wound down. Tamba Hali and Paul Posluszny had interceptions, and Donnie Johnson blocked a punt for Penn State (4-7, 2-6 Big Ten), which still suffered its fourth losing season in five years. The loss eliminated Michigan State from bowl consideration. There have been calls for Paterno, 77, to step down, though Paterno again dismissed any suggestion this season might be his last.

"Have I ever said I wasn't (coming back)? Is that wishful thinking? I'm planning to be back next year," Paterno said. Tony Hunt's 1 -yard touchdown run, Penn State's only touchdown generated by the offense, gave the Nittany Lions a 1 0-6 lead midway through the third quarter. Two plays later, Hali's interception behind the line of scrimmage set up Zack Mills' 8-yard scoring run Penn State's second touchdown in 51 seconds for a 17-6 lead. Posluszny's interception set up another one-play scoring drive, with Mills running it in from the 10 to make it 24-6. Johnson's block led toMills' 6-yard touchdown pass to Michael Robinson to make it 31-6 with 21 seconds left in the third.

"That's about as well as you can play defense. That was lights out," Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Bradley said. "I wanted the third quarter to go on for- Run of 30 straight points lifts Colgate by Fordham IS 7 p. i Si It hasn't happened very often this year, but Joe Saturday, 37-13. ever everything was clicking.

Guys were making great plays, great drops, great reads. It was really fun to watch." Said Michigan State coach John L. Smith: "I'm not going to talk about the third quarter. It was ugly. It was just mistake after mistake after mistake." The toss to Robinson was the 41st scoring pass for Mills, tying him with Todd Blackledge and Tony Sacca as Penn State's career touchdown pass leaders.

Mills leaves Penn State as the school's career leader in passing yardage and total offense, and the only player to lead the team in total offense four consecutive years. "It hasn't sunk in yet none of the records, any of that hasn't sunk in because I've still been playing, still been ters before taking advantage of a blocked field goal and a Penn fumble to score twice in less than four minutes. Quarterback D.J. Busch ran in from the 1 and Joshua Johnson added a 4-yard TD carry. Penn cornerback Michael Johns intercepted a pass in the end zone late in the fourth quarter to preserve the victory.

Penn's J.J. Stanton caught a 5-yard TD pass on a field goal fake with 16 seconds to play in the second half. Busch was 11 of 19 for 177 yards and two interceptions. Cornell's Brian Rom-ney caught seven passes for 115 yards. Harvard 35, Yale 3: Harvard quarterback Ryan Fitzpalrick found out Saturday morning that he was invited to play in the Hula Bowl with other top pro prospects.

Then he went out and showed why. Fitzpatrick ran for one touchdown and threw for another to help host Harvard complete a perfect season by beating Yale in the 121st edition of The Game. Clifton Dawson ran for 120 yards to break Harvard's single-season rushing record, and Ricky Williamson scored on a 100-yard interception to help the Crimson finish unbeaten and untied for the second time in four years. Harvard won the Ivy League with a 7-0 record. Kitennlon and a 17-vard catch bv Ithaca High grad Jeff Welch, capping a seven-play, 66-yard drive in the second quarter.

UMass-Dartmouth (7-4) answered with a pair of touchdowns by Jon Tadeau and Wayne Homol to pull within 10. Ithaca put the game out of reach with scores by Donovan and Welch in the final quarter. Ithaca's Josh Felicetti completed 20 of 31 passes for 261 yards and two TDs. I jMm'lf MBT I I i i i I SATURDAY'S GAMES 1. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (10-0), idle Next: vs.

Notre Dame. Saturday 2. (tie) AUBURN vs. Alabama Next: Si.C Championship vs. Tennessee.

Saturday, Pec. 4 Jason Campbell passed for 224 yards, and Ronnie Brown and Carnell Williams ran for second-half touchdowns leading the visiting Tigers (11-0, 8-0 SEC) over the host Crimson Tide (6-5, 3-5). Auburn completed its first perfect regular season since 1993. Alabama drove 84 yards on 1 1 plays in the final minutes, scoring on Spencer Pennington's 18-yard pass to D.J. Hall with 1:26 left.

Courtney Taylor recovered the onside kick for the Tigers, and they ran out the clock. Brown's 2-yard TD plunge early in the fourth quarter gave Auburn breathing room. Alabama has been outscored 104-20 in five Iron Bowls in Tuscaloosa and has lost three straight meetings for the first time since Auburn won four in a row from 1 986-89. 2. (tie) OKLAHOMA 35, Baylor 0 Next: Big 12 championship, Siitiirilny.

Dec. 4 Adrian Peterson ran for 240 yards, including three second-half touchdowns, and the visiting Sooners (11-0, 8-0 Big 12) beat the Baylor Bears (3-8, 1-7). After a slow start, the Sooners scored on four straight possessions. Jason White threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Travis Wilson just before halftime to make it 14-0, and Peterson had short TD runs on the first three drives of the second half. Peterson, who had 32 carries, tied the NCAA record for most 1 00-yard games by a freshman with his 1 0th.

It came a week after he was held to 58 yards by Nebraska to snap his freshman record of nine straight 100-yard games. The Sooners have never lost in 14 games against Baylor, the previous five wins coming by an average margin of 38 points. Oklahoma, which completed its 1 9th undefeated regular season and third under head coach Bob Stoops, outgained Baylor 501 yards to 156. The Sooners have won 23 straight regular-season games. 4.

CALIFORNIA 41, Stanford 6 Next: To be determined. J.J. Arrington ran for 1 69 yards to set California's single-season rushing record and the Goiden Bears Pac-10) beat the visiting Cardinal (4-7, 2-6) their biggest victory in the Big Game since 1930. Freshman Marshawn Lynch added 122 yards on just nine carries, including a spectacular 55-yard touchdown run. Lynch also threw a TD pass as the Bears racked up 474 total yards.

5. UTAH 52, Brigham Young 21 Next: To be determined. The host Utes (1 1 -0, 7-0 Mountain West) completed their first unbeaten season by beating the Cougars (5-6, 4-3). Receiver Steve Savoy ran for two touchdowns and caught a pass for another score to lead Utah. Savoy ran 92 yards for a score in the third quarter that turned the game for good in Utah's favor.

Quinton Ganther ran for 122 yards on 1 1 carries and Alex Smith completed 16 of 24 for 134 yards and a touchdown. 6. TEXAS (9-1), idle Next: vs. (No. 22) Texas Friday 7.

MICHIGAN lost to Ohio State, 37-21 Next: Rose Bowl Quarterback Troy Smith ran for 145 yards, Ted Ginn Jr. set school and Big Ten records with his fourth punt return touchdown of the season and the Buckeyes (7-4, 4-4) beat the visiting Wolverines (9-2, 7-1 Big Ten). Still, Michigan is headed to the Rose Bowl because Iowa beat Wisconsin. Smith carried 1 8 times and came up 1 yard short of tying a school record for yards rushing by a quarterback. He also completed 13 of 23 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns without an interception or a sack.

Ginn, the freshman wide-out with the sprinter's stride, gathered a punt at his own 18 midway through the third quarter with the Buckeyes up 20-14. He broke a tackle and went into overdrive for an 82-yard touchdown. His fourth return for a score this year matched the NCAA mark. 8. LOUISVILLE 65, Houston 27 Next: vs.

Cincinnati, Saturday Stefan LeFors threw for 317 yards and three touchdowns, and Eric Shelton rushed for three more as the visiting Cardinals (8-1 6-0 Conference USA) beat the Cougars (3-8, 3-5). The Cardinals scored the final 30 points of the game in a little over 10 minutes to turn a close game into a rout. 9. WISCONSIN lost to (No. 17) Iowa, 30-7 Next: To be determined.

Drew Tate threw three touchdown passes and Iowa's defense forced four turnovers as the Hawkeyes (9-2, 7-1 Big Ten) beat the visiting Badgers (9-2, 6-2) to claim a share of the Big Ten title. Iowa won its second league title in three years, splitting it this time with Michigan, which lost to Ohio State. But the Wolverines claim the invitation to the Rose Bowl thanks to their 30-1 7 victory over Iowa earlier this season. After a rocky start, Tate settled down and finished 15 of 24 for 186 yards. He fired two TD passes to Clinton Solomon, including a 51-yarder late in the first half, and another to Scott Chandler late in the third quarter.

10. FLORIDA STATE lost to Florida, 20-13 Next: To be determined. Chris Leak threw a touchdown, Ciatrick Fason ran for a score and the Gators (7-4) beat the host Seminoles (8-3). It gave fired coach Ron Zook a victory in his final regular-season game. Fason's 8-yard touchdown run with 4:59 remaining put the Gators ahead for good.

Florida State quarterback Chris Rix had come off the bench and threw a touchdown pass with 8:30 to play that cut the lead to itT-' Associated Press Paterno left the Beaver Stadium field a winner on going out doing what I need to do," Mills said. "But now that I'm done with this team here, it's very special." Robbie Gould added a pair of field goals in the fourth quarter. Calvin Lowry had two of Penn State's five interceptions, a season high. Dave Rayner kicked a 52-yard field goal on the last play of the first half to give the Spartans a 6-3 lead. The lead could have been bigger, but Anwar Phillips intercepted Drew Stanton in the end zone early in the second quarter.

"I felt like we lost that game in the first half," Smith said. "We didn't take advantage of some opportunities that we have Uptake advantage of to come into somebody else's house and win." Saturday Sidelights FITTING FAREWELL In its last game in the Big East, Temple lost to Boston College 34-1 7. The Owls are get-i ting kicked out of the Big East for failing to meet minimum requirements for membership, most notably in attendance, facilities and fielding a competitive team. Temple finished with its 13th straight losing season and had only 14 Big East wins in 14 conference seasons. Boston College is leaving the Big East for the ACC next year, and can win the conference title with a win over Syracuse next week.

140 AND COUNTING Lafayette beat Lehigh 24-1 0 in the 1 40th meeting in college football's most-played rivalry, The Leopards secured a share of the Patriot League championship and the league's automatic bid to the l-AA playoffs. Lafayette leads the all-time series 73-62-5. BOILING OVER Kyle Orton threw for 522 yards and six touchdowns, setting a school record with 530 total yards, to lead Purdue to a 63-24 victory over Indiana. Taylor Stubblefield set the NCAA's receiving mark by catching 14 passes for 138 yards and three TDs, giving him 309 career receptions. The Boilermakers finished with a Big Ten record 763 yards in total offense and scored their most points since 1 91 2.

0T CATS Northwestern beat Illinois 28-21 in overtime. It was the fourth overtime game this year for the Wildcats, an NCAA Division l-A record. Northwestern also beat Ohio State and Indiana in overtime, and lost to TCU. The Wildcats have to win at Hawaii next weekend to be bowl eligible. CLUTCH KICK Steven Gostkowski made a tie-breaking field goal with six seconds left to give Memphis a 38-35 win over East Carolina.

SUPER SUB Fourth-stringer Brian Luke threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns, helping Kansas end a 1 3-game Big 1 2 road losing streak with a 31 -14 victory over Missouri. Concordia-Moorhead 28. Warfburg, Iowa 14 Mary Hardin-Baylor 32, Trinity. Texas 13 Occidental, Calif. 28, Willamette, Ore.

14 Next Saturday games Hobart, Y. (9-1) at Rowan, N.J. (8 2), Noon Wheaton, III. (10-1 at Mount Union, Ohio (1 0-0). Noon MaryHardin-Baylor(10-1)atHardin-Simmons (10-0), 1 p.m.

Wisconsin-La Crosse (7-3) at Linfield, Ore. (9-0), 3 p.m. Occidental. Calif. (9-1) vs.

Concordia-Moorhead (11-0). TBA St. John Fisner.N.Y. (10-1) vs. Delaware Valley (1 1-0), TBA Christopher Newport, Va.

(9-2) vs. Washington a Jefferson. Pa (1 1 -01. TBA Carthage, Wis. (10-1 vs.

Wooster. Ohio (1 1 -0), TBA PENN ST. 37, MICH. ST. 13 Michigan St.

3 3 0 713 Penn St. 0 3 28 6-37 First Quarter MSU-FG Rayner 19, 10:33. Second Quarter PSU-FG Gould 47. 1 :43. MSU-FG Rayner 52.

0:00. Third Quarter PSU-Hunt 1 run (Gould kick). 8:58 P3U-Mill 8 run (Gould kick), 8:07, PSU-Mills run (Gould kick), 3:18. PSU Robinson 6 pass from Mills (Gould kck). 0 21 Fourth Quarter PSU-FG Gould 27.

12:23. MSJ J.Scott 12 pass from Reaves (Rayner kick), 8:57. PSU-FG Goula 43,6:32. A-101 486. "a V.UtW Ft Associated Press Chris Brown threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns and Colgate scored 30 consecutive points in a 40-28 Division I-AA victory on Saturday at Fordham.

Brown's 4-yard touchdown pass to Luke Graham with 7:04 remaining gave the Red Raiders the lead for good. Brown also threw a 51 -yard touchdown pass to DeWayne Long. Long had seven catches for 136 yards and Jamall Branch rushed for 1 10 yards and two TDs for Colgate (7-4, 4-2 Patriot League). James Prydatko led the Rams (5-6, 2-4) with 127 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Prydalko's 1-yard run midway through the second quarter gave the Rams a 28-10 lead.

Branch started the comeback with a 3-yard run three minutes later and Jared Nepa returned an interception 32 yards for a TD early in the third to cut the lead to 28-24. Penn 20, Cornell 14: Defensive lineman Bobby Fallon intercepted a tipped pass and ran 17 yards for a touchdown to start Penn (8-2, 6-1 Ivy League) on its way to winning at Cornell (4-6, 4-3). Cornell trailed 20-0 after three quar Associated Press Quarterback Jason Campbell celebrates after leading Auburn over host Alabama on Saturday, 21-13. 11. GEORGIA (8-2), idle Next: vs.

Georgia Tech. Saturday 12. MIAMI 52, Wake Forest 7 Next: vs. (No. 15) Virginia Tech, Satunlay, Dec.

4 Brock Berlin threw for a career-best 361 yards and four touchdowns in just over a half to lead the host Hurricanes (8-2, 5-2 ACC) past the Demon Deacons (4-6, 1-6). 13. BOISE STATE 55, Louisiana Tech 14 Next: at Nevada, Saturday Jon Helmandollar rushed for a school-record five touchdowns and the Broncos (10-0, 7-0 WAC) clinched at least a share of their third straight Western Athletic Conference title by beating the visiting Bulldogs (5-6, 4-3). Boise State extended the nation's longest win streak to 21 games and tied BYU's record for the most consecutive conference wins at 25. Jared Zabransky threw for 31 7 yards and a touchdown for Boise State, which racked up 629 total yards and scored 38 second-half points.

14. LOUISIANA STATE 27, Mississippi 24 Next: at Arkansas. Friday Alley Broussard ran for a school-record 250 yards with three touchdowns and the host Tigers (8-2, 5-2 SEC) rallied to beat the Rebels (3-7, 2-5). Broussard broke the previous mark of 246 yards that Kevin Faulk set in 1996. With LSU trailing 24-20 in the fourth quarter, the Tigers drove 61 yards, capped by Brous-sard's 7-yard run with 10:51 left in the game.

15. (tie) TENNESSEE 38, Vanderbilt 33 Next: vs. Kentucky, Saturday Cedric Houston ran for three touchdowns and the host Volunteers (8-2, 6-1 SEC) clinched the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division title with their 22nd straight victory over the Commodores (2-9, 1-7). Jay Cutler was 22 of 33 for 314 yards and three touchdowns for Vanderbilt. Houston and Gerald Riggs Jr.

helped Tennessee establish its supremacy on the ground. Houston, who ran for 91 yards, had touchdown runs of 6, 1 1 and 5 yards on 19 carries, and Riggs finished with 149 yards on 1 6 carries. 15. (tie) VIRGINIA TECH 55, Maryland 6 (Thu.) Next: vs. (No.

IS) Virginia, Saturday 17. IOWA 30, (No. 9) Wisconsin 7 Next: To be determined. See story above. 18.

VIRGINIA 30, Georgia Tech 10 Next: at (No. 15) Virginia Tech, Saturday Alvin Pearmah scored two touchdowns and the Cavaliers (8-2, 5-2 ACC) came up with four key turnovers to beat the host Yellow Jackets (6-4, 4-4). Pearman scored Virginia's first touchdown on a 6-yard run late in the first quarter and he finished off Tech with a 1-yard plunge in the opening minute of the fourth. Pearman set up his second TD by going 45 yards with a short pass, getting knocked out of bounds just shy of the end zone. 19.

BOSTON COLLEGE 34, Temple 17 Next: vs. Syracuse, Saturday L.V. Whitworth ran for 1 51 yards and two touchdowns, and the Eagles (8-2, 4-1 Big East) took another step closer to their first BCS berth by beating the host Owls (2-9, 1-5). The Eagles pulled into a first-place tie in the Big East with No. 21 West Virginia, which ends its season Thursday against Pittsburgh.

Even if the Mountaineers win that game, Boston College would earn the automatic Bowl Championship Series slot and its first Big East championship if it can beat Syracuse. 20. ARIZONA STATE (8-2), idle Next: at Arizona, Friday 21. WEST VIRGINIA (8-2), idle Next: at Pittsburgh. Thursday 22.

TEXAS (8-2), idle Next: ui (No 6 Texas, Friday 23. OKLAHOMA STATE (7-3), idle Next: at Texas Tech, Saturday 24. TEXAS EL PASO 57, So. Methodist 27 Next: at Tulsa. Suturdav Jordan Palmer threw for 339 yards and five touchdowns and the Miners (8-2, 6-1 WAC)beat the visiting Mustangs (3-8, 3-5) to clinch a bowl berth in coach Mike Price's first season.

UTEP took a 24-20 halftime lead, then scored three touchdowns in the first 4:35 of the second half. Palmer hit Johnnie Lee Hig-gins with a 5-yard touchdown pass on the opening drive of the third quarter. 25. BOWLING GREEN (8-2), idle at Toledo. Tuesday Ithaca College wins ECAC title Associated Press ITHACA Jamie Donovan ran for 165 yards and three touchdowns to lead Ithaca College past UMass-Dartmouth 36-19 Saturday in the ECAC Northwest Championship.

Donovan got the Bombers (9-2) on the board first with a pair of touchdowns in the first quarter. Ithaca increased its lead to 22-0 with a 25-yard field goal by Brett Scores Saturday's results EAST Albright 54. McDani9l 10 Alfred 36. Norwich 17 Bethany. W.Va.

35. Defiance 28 Boston College 34. Temple 17 Brawn 33, Columbia 21 Bucknell 30, Duquesne 20 Colgate 40, Fordham 28 Connecticut 29, Buffalo 0 Delaware 41 Vitlanova 35 Delaware Valley 21, Shenandoah 17 East Stroudsburg 36. Edmboro 32 Franklin Marshall 37, Moravian 20 Harvard 35. Yale 3 Hobart 35, Curry 16 Holy Cross 31 Georgetown, C.

28, OT James Madison 31 Towson 17 Lafayettn 2-1 Lehigh 10 Massachusetts 40, Hofstra 30 Navy 54, Rutgers 21 New Hampshire 50. Maine 36 Northeastern 42, Rhode Island 14 Penn 20, Cornell 14 Penn St. 37. Michkqan St. 13 Pittsburg St.

70, Colorado Mines 35. Princeton 17. Dartmouth 10 Springfield 53 Fitchburg St. 7 St John Fisher 31 Muhlenberg 3 UAB 20. Army 14 West Chester 33, Shippensburg 28 SOUTH Alabama 42.

Prairie View 6 Alcorn St. 16, Jackson St. 14 Arkansas 24. Mississippi St. 21 Auburn 21.

Alabama 13 Bethune-Cciokman 58. Florida 52, OT Ciemson 29. South Carolina 7 Delaware St 32, Howard 13 Drake 20, Morehead St. 17 E. Illinois Kentucky Florida 20, Florida Furman 51 Hampton Jacksonville LSU 27, Liberty 27, Marshall 31, Memphis Miami 52.

Murray St. North Carolina S. Carolina Tennessee The Citadel Troy 37, Virginia 30, W. Kentucky William Wofford 19, MIDWEST Cent. Michigan Cincinnati Iowa 30, Iowa St 37, Kansas 31, Miami (Ohio) N.

Illinois 34. Northwestern Ohio St. 37, Purcue 63, SOUTHWEST Louisville Northwestern OKlahoma Sam Houston TCU 42, Southern Miss. 17 Tulsa 34, San Jose St. 24 UTEP 57, SMU 27 FAR WEST Air Force 47, Colorado St.

17 Boise St. 55, Louisiana Tech 14 California 41 Stanford 6 Montana 38, Montana St. 22 New Mexico 1 6, Wyoming 9 Oregon St. 50, Oregon 21 Portland St. 38, UC Davis 21 S.

Utah 45. Idaho St. 31 Utah St. 34, New Mexico St. 25 Utah 52, BYU 21 Washington St.

28, Washington 25 DIVISION II PLAYOFFS Saturday's results Grand Valley State 10, Northwood 7 West Chester 33, Shippensburg 28 East Stroudsburg 36. Edinboro 32 Valdosta State 38, Carson-Newman 1 2 Northwest Missouri State 34, Texas 14 North Dakota 20, Michigan Tech 3 Albany State, Ga. 42, Arkansas Tech 24 Pittsburg State 70, Cciorado Mines 35 DIVISION III PLAYOFFS Saturday results Hobart, 35. Curry. Mass.

16 St John Fisher, Y. 31, Muhlenburg. Pa. 3 Delaware Valley 21 Shenandoah. Va 17 Wasmnoton Jefferson.

Pa. 55, Bridgewa-ter. Va. 48. 20T Wheaton.

Ill 3i Mount St. Joseph. Ohio 7 Wooster. Ohio 41. Aurora.

Ill 34 Carthage, Wis. 31, Alma. Mich 28 Cnristopher Newport, Va. 35. Salisbury, Md.

24 Wisconsin-La Crosse 37, St. Norbert 23 28, Samford 1 4 19. Tennessee Tech 18 Florida St. 13 Atlantic 28, Illinois St. 0 Chattanooga 31 Gardner-Webb 52, SE Louisiana 34 58.

Savannah St. 7 St. 47, SE Missouri 9 Mississippi 24 Eton 17 W. Michigan 21 38, East Carolina 35 Wake Forest 7 30. Tennessee St.

13 40, Duke 17 St. 34. N. Carolina AST 28 38. Vanderbilt 33 17.

W. Carolina 0 Middle Tennessee 17 Georgia Tech 10 35. Fla. International 14 Mary 38, Richmond 14 VMI 18 41. Ball St.

40 45, South Florida 23 Wisconsin 7 Kansas St. 23 Missouri 14 37. Akron 27 E. Michigan 16 28. Illinois 21, OT Michigan 21 Indiana 24 65.

Houston 27 St 37, Stephen F.Austin 16 35. Baylor 0 St. 27, Texas State 9.