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B4 College Football Sunday, October 25, 2005 The Sunday Times Argus The Sunday Rutland Herald Dartmouth scores early, tops Columbia Dawson also had a 20-yard touchdown run in the first half. On the first play from scrimmage, Princeton wide receiver Derek Davis took a reverse and went 72 yards for his first career touchdown. Brown 38, Cornell 24 The Associated Press HANOVER, N.H. Jason Bash scored on an 1 1 vard run with 1 :37 eotie in the first period Saturdav and Dartmouth held on for a 17-6 win over Columbia. Dartmouth (2-4, 1-2 in Ivy League) took the opening kickoff and drove 58 yards in five plays over the next 90 seconds before Bash broke over the right side and toward the sideline as he veered into the end zone.

Columbia (2-4, 0-3) got two 39-yard field goals from Jon Rocholl in the final 4:07 of the second period to make it 7-6 at halftime. After Erik Hinterbichler kicked a 25-yard field goal midway through the third 'eriod to boost Dartmouths ead to 10-6, the two teams sputtered anew. The visiting Lions appeared to be building steam with five minutes left in the game, but Dartmouths Josh Doolev tackled Jordan Davis for a 2-yard loss at midfield on fourth down to force a turnover. Dartmouth was forced to unt and despite a pass inter-erence penalty, stopped Columbia and took over at the Lions 18. Three plays later, Ikechi Ogbonna dashed around left end for a 12-yard touchdown run with 47 seconds left.

Columbias Tad Crawford led all defenders with 1 1 tackles while Dartmouths Anthony Gargiulo had three sacks. Dooley and Joe Gibalski had eight tackles apiece for Dartmouth. Middlebury 41, Bates 7 LEWISTON, Maine -Stefan Hrdina rushed for 100 ITHACA, NY. I DiGiacomo threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns to lead Brown to a 38-24 win over Cornell on Saturday. DiGiacomos 85-yard TD Eiass to Jarret Schreck in the ourth quarter tied the game at 24.

Nick Hartigan had two rushing touchdowns to give the Bears (5-1, 2-1) the win. DiGiacomo completed 9 of 16 passes, and Hartigan finished with 1 19 yards on the ground. Cornell (3-3, 1-2) opened the scoring in the first quarter with a touchdown run bv Ryan Kuhn, but DiGiacomo responded with a 24-yard TD pass to Schreck. The teams traded field goals in the second quarter, with AJ. Weitsman booting a 37-yarder for Cornell ana Steve Morgan kicking a 25-yarder for Brown.

Kuhn, who finished with 143 rushing yards and 147 passing yards, ran for another touchdown in the third quarter. But Browns Brandon Markey returned a kickoff 92 yards for touchdown to make it 17-17. Luke Siwulas TD run put Cornell up briefly in the fourth quarter. Siwula led the Big Red with 162 rushing yards. Penn 38, Yale 21 PHILADELPHIA Reserve quarterback Bryan Walker passed for two touchdowns and Sam Mathews ran for three as Penn remained the only undefeated team in the Ivy League with a 38-21 victory over Yale on Saturday.

replaced Pat who suffered a in the first was 10-of-20 143 yards in helping 38-0 lead after (5-1, 3-0 Ivy keep on winning llte Associated Press -SEATTLE One week after willing itself through an epic, last-play win at Notre Dame, top-ranked Southern Califorma got back to normal Saturday. Matt Leinart completed 20 of 26 passes for 201 yards and four and Reggie Bush returned a punt 84 yards for another score to lead the Trojans to their 20th straight win, 51-24 over Washington. One week after connecting for .61 yards on the revitalizing, pass that led to victory over the Irish, Leinart and Dwayne Jarrett combined for three touchdowns for the second time this season. Jarrett caught seven passes for 95 yards and the three scores. Bushs electric, spinning punt return and two Washington turnovers two more than the undermanned Huskies (1-6, 0-4) Could afford propelled USC (7--0, 4-0 Pac-10) to a 37-point first half.

The Trojans school-record road Winning streak is at 14. They won a record-tying 19th consecutive conference game. Leinart and Jarretts first two were almost effortless he third was astounding. Nine minutes into the third Jarrett leaped over Washington cornerback Roy Lewis in the back comer of the end zone. Then, the super sophomore snared Leinaits lofted pass with his right hand, cradled the ball inside his elbow and simultaneously tapped his right toe tips just inside the hack boundary line.

Jarrett now has 25 touchdown in 20 collegiate games. Washington actually stayed with college footballs top team through the Huskies highest-scoring opening quarter of the season. Marlon Woods 92 -yard kickoff xeturn to the US6 8 helped Washington take a 3-0 lead 2:23 into the game. When sophomore Chris Chambers, with USCs Justin Wyatt nearly chest-to-chest -with him, leaped to grab a 9-yard, 'Isaiah Stanback pass in the end zone with 1 :28 left in the open--ifrg quarter, Washington actually led 10-7. But then reality set in.

No. 2 Texas 52, No. 10 Texas Tech 17 AUSTIN, Texas Vince Young Texas turned Texas Techs Jjig chance into another Longhorn landslide. Young threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and fNo. 2 Texas handed the 10th-; ranked Red Raiders their first loss lay, in :) tiling the season, 52-17 Saturday -ft victory that should do nothing AP Photo Southern California wide receiver Dwayne Jarrett, left, catches a touchdown pass on Saturday in the Trojans 51-24 victory over Washington.

Huskies defender Roy Lewis trails the play, one of four touchdown passes by USC quarterback Matt Leinart yards on 24 carries and Tiger Lyon passed for 258 yards and three touchdowns as terback for Purdue (2-5, 0-4). However, Painter couldnt stop the Boilermakers slide that has resulted in the first five game losing streak in coach Joe Tillers nine seasons. No. 21 TCU 48, AirForc8l0 AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -Jeff Ballard threw for 302 Middlebury captured its first win of the season on Saturday, 41-7 against Bates College.

Scott Secor picked off two passes for the Panthers yards and two scores Saturday to help' undefeated team in the Mountain leader in rushing Division I-AA, held to just 50 yards and did not Bulldogs to cross the Fourth quarter. Jeff Mroz passing, includ- returning one 49 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. Dylan MacNamara scored on a 15-yard pass from Brandon Colon in the first quarter for Bates lone score. Both teams are now 1-4. Princeton 27, Harvard 24 BOSTON Princeton snapped a nine-game losing streak to Harvard with a 27-24 victory Saturday.

Harvard took a brief 24-20 lead midway through the fourth quarter when Liam OHagan threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Tyler. But Jay McCareins returned the ensuing kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown to lead Princeton to the road win. Princeton (4-2, 2-1 Ivy Joe Sandberg. League) had not beaten Harvard (3-3, 1-2) since 1995, the longest winless stretch by either team in a rivalry that dates back to 1877. Walker McDermott, shoulder injury quarter, and passing for Penn to a three periods.

The Quakers League), the defense in Yale (2-4, 2-1) on the ground allow the midfield until Yale quarterback was 16-of-26 to Ashley left to play. Penn scored 1 :22 in the first run by 48-yard pass Sandberg. A 6-yard and Walkers Matt Carre a 28-0 halftime run by Mathews West Conference with a 48-10 win over Ar Force. Ballard went 20-for-28 to lift the Homed Frogs (7-1, 5-0) to their sixth straight victory and remain alone in first place in their first season in the Mountain West. Air Force (3-5, 2-4), which snapped a four-game losing streak last week, used its triple option to hold the ball for nearly 35 minutes, but mistakes hurt the Falcons.

They had a punt blocked, committed 90 yards in penalties, missed two field goals and Shaun Carney threw an interception in the TCU end zone. TCU took the lead with a 74-yard drive on the games opening possession, capped by a 1-yard touchdown by William Jackson. Northwestern 49, No. 22 Michigan State 14 EAST LANSING, Mich. Northwestern quarterback Brett Pa man year with a broken leg.

Last Princeton quarterback Jeff le yards. Harvards Clifton Dawson Terrell completed 15 of 26 passes for 200 yards. Wright with 2:35 twice within quarter on a 1-yard Mathews and a from Walker to run by Mathews 29-yard toss to gave the Quakers lead. A 5-yard with 4:14 left in the third period capped the Quakers scoring. Bentley 49, SL Anselm 7 WALTHAM, Mass.

Six players scored touchdowns for Bentley in a 49-7 win over St. Anselm on Saturday. John White threw two TD passes to Kristopher Lake and ran for another score to give Bentley (7-2, 7-1 Northeast-10) a 28-7 lead at halftime. Bentley's J.J. Sullivan rushed for lOOyards, including a 69-yard TD run in the third quarter.

ers to catch passes. No. 11 Florida State 55, Duke 24 DURHAM, N.C. Drew Weatherford threw two touchdown passes and backup Xavier Lee added two of his own to help No. 1 1 Florida State bounce back from its first loss of the season with a 55-24 victory over Duke on Saturday.

Greg Carr caught three of the TDs and third-string tailback Antone Smith ran for two scores for the Seminoles Adantic Coast Conference), who still struggled to generate a running game against the outmanned Blue Devils (1-7, 0-5). Smith was the leading rusher with 76 yards, and 45 of those came on a spectacular run early in the fourth quarter with the outcome no longer in doubt. On fourth-and-2, Smith broke five tackles near the line of scrimmage including a couple deep in his own backfield then dove through another at the goal line. Weatherford and Lee more than made up for the lack of success on the ground. Combined, they were 34-for-49 for 376 yards against the fourth-best pass defense in the ACC to help Florida State improve to 14-0 in the series.

No. 14 Ohio Si 41, Indiana 10 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -Troy Smith ran lor two touchdowns and threw for another, Ohio State had 240 yards rushing and another strong defensive effort led the 14th-ranked Buckeyes to their most lopsided victory of the season, 41-10 over Indiana on Saturday. For the Buckeyes (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten), there was one major change: They won a conference road game for only the second time in seven games dating to November 2003 albeit in a friendly environment that appeared to have more Buckeyes fans than Hoosiers supporters. Indiana (4-3, 1-3) lost its 13th straight in the series and still hasnt beaten the Buckeyes at home since 1988.

No. 19 Wisconsin 31, Purdue 20 MADISON, Wis. The Wisconsin Badgers much-maligned defense picked up the slack for a surprisingly spotty offense and faulty special teams in a 31-20 win over Purdue on Saturday. Safety Roderick Rogers returned an interception 84 yards for a touchdown that sparked No. 19 Wisconsin (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten), which became bowl eligible in coach Barry Alvarezs 16th and final season.

Cornerback Jake Ikegwuonu added two interceptions, including a game-sealing pickoff that he returned 62 yards for a score with 3:21 left. In all, the Badgers had 146 return yards off their three interceptions of redshirt freshman Curtis Painter, who replaced jun ior starter Brandon Kitsch at quar Southeastern Conference) werent nearlv as effective on offense after Shockley went down with about 10 minutes to go in the first half. They finished with only 217 yards less than half of their SEC-lead-ing average of 454 despite facing a defense that ranked 1 1 th in the conference at 424 yards per game. No. 5 Alabama 6, No.

17 Tennessee 3 TUSCALOOSA Ala. -Jamie Christensens 34-yard field goal with 13 seconds left lifted No. 5 to a 6-3 victory over No. 17 Tennessee on Saturday, giving the Crimson Tide only its second win in 1 1 seasons over its bitter rival. It was Christensens second straight game-winner, but it was a fumble by Tennessee near the end zone on the Volunteers previous possession that proved to be the key.

Tennessee (3-3, 2-3 in the SEC) appeared poised to take the lead when it had the ball first-and-goal at the Alabama 3. A 1-yard loss by Arian Foster was followed by quarterback Rick Clausen getting penalized for attempting a pass across the line of scrimmage. On third-and-goal from the 15, Foster caught a swing pass. Alabamas Roman Harper jarred the ball loose near the goal line and it bounced out of the end zone with 5:08 left, giving the Tide (7-0, 5-0) the ball and stopping Tennessees hopes of kicking a field goal. No.

9 Notre Dame 49, Brigham Young 23 SOUTH BEND, Ind. -Brady Quinn threw for 467 yards and a school-record six touchdowns, four to Maurice Stovall, to lead No. 9 Notre Dame to a 49-23 victory over Brigham Young on Saturday that endec, a four-game home losing streak. The Fighting Irish (5-2), who were beaten by BYU last season when they were held to 1 1 yards rushing, didnt try to run the much against the Cougars (3-4), instead depending on Quinns passing to open up the BYU defense. Quinn broke the mark of five TD passes he set in an overtime loss against Michigan State earlier this season.

He was 25-of-30 passing in the first half for a school-record 287 yards, and finished 32-of-41 passing. It was the first home win for Charlie Weis, who was the ffrst Irish coach to lose his first two home games since Frank E. Heringin 1896. Stovall, the first Irish receiver with four TD passes in a game, caught a career-high 14 passes for 207 yards. Jeff Samardzija had If) catches for 152 yards and two touchdowns.

Stovall and Samardzija, who are both 6-foot-5, became the first Irish receivers to each have more than 10 catches rushed for a season-high 203 yards on 35 carriers and moved into second place on the schools career rushing list, with 3,232 yards. He is now just 99 yards shy of the school record, set in 2000 by Chris Menick. Dawsons 29-yard touchdown run early in the third Suarter tied the game at 17. lerek Javarone then put the Tigers up 20-17 with a 28-yard field goal. Ibut help the Longhorns in their Ifun for the Rose Bowl.

Looking to start 7-0 for the first time since 1976 and move into national title contention, the high-1 Scoring, pass-happy Red Raiders 1J6-1, 3-1) couldnt keep up with I Young and the Longhorns (7-0, 4-:) But that should be no surprise at this point. Other than a three-point win at Ohio State, Texas Average margin of victory is 37 points. Cody Hodges, coming off a passing day against Kansas State, did his best to keep Ithe Red Raiders from getting blown off the field. The fifth-year (ienior went 42-for-64 for 369 yards and two touchdown passes. No.

4 Georgia 23, Arkansas 20 ATHENS, Ga-DJ. Shockley watched the second half from the bench. His left knee was propped ftp and heavily wrapped. A pair pf crutches were at his side. With Jits senior quarterback sidelined jby a sprained knee, No.

4 Georgia hardly had the look of a champi-onship contender. Little-usedjoe Tereshinski took Ipver for Shockley and the bulldogs barely survived against Jjrkansas, a nearly three-touch- down underdog that gave Georgia 11 it could handle before losing 223-20 on Saturday. Coach Mark Richt doesnt 1 think Shockley will need surgery jjr miss the rest of the season, but doubtful for the annual Hkicktail Party game against bit ter rival Florida next weekend. Were expecting to get him Jback this season, Richt said. We Just dont know when.

So, Tereshinski will spend the -upcoming week preparing for his 2 first career start against a team the Bulldogs have beaten only jtwjce in the last 15 meetings, Mount Union win streak stopped by Ohio Northern season, he struggled with a shoul der injury. The senior is relatively healthy this season. And it showed Saturday as he led surging Northwestern to a 49-14 victory over No. 22 Michigan State. Basanez passed for 331 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores to lead the Wildcats (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) to their third straight win.

The game was billed as a meeting between two of the nations best offenses, but miscues by the Spartans (4-3, 1-3 Big Ten) allowed the game to turn into a rout. Michigan State has now lost three straight, while the Wildcats remain in the middle of the conference title race. North Carolina 7, No. 23 Virginia 5 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. North Carolinas players swore they were better than how they played in a humiliating loss at Louisville two weeks ago.

They certainly proved it Saturday. Ronnie McGill ran for 118 yards while Cedrick Holt had a key interception late to cap a stellar defensive effort to help the Tar Heels hold off No. 23 Virginia 7-5. Matt Baker connected with Rikki Cook for the games only touchdown in the first quarter, which ultimately proved to be all the Tar Heels (3-3, 2 1 Atlantic Coast Conference) would need to bounce back from that 69-14 loss to the Cardinals heading into an off week. Ohio Northern (6-1, 5-1).

He had touchdown runs of 3 and 1 yards in the first quarter to give the Polar Bears a 14-0 lead. Matt Kostelnik returned a blocked punt 42 yards to pull Mount Union within 14-7 with 9:29 to play in the second, but Meadows scored on a 24-yard run to give Ohio Northern a 21-7 lead. Mike Jorris tossed a 35-yard TD pass to Maxwell Smith with 2:24 left in the game to make it 21-14 but Ohio Northern recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock. The Polar Bears forced four turnovers, had 217 yards rushing and held the ball for almost 37 minutes. Aaron Robinson rushed for 1 15 yards for Mount Union.

Jonis finished 13-for-27 for 184 yards. The Associated Press ALLIANCE, Ohio Mount Union lost a regular-season game for the first time since 1994 on Saturday, falling 2114 to Ohio Northern in a Division III matchup. Mount Union had won 110 straight regular-season games and had not lost an Ohio Athletic Conference or regular-season game since Oct. 15, 1994, when Baldwin-Wallace beat the Purple Raiders 23-10 at Mount Union. During the streak, Mount Union (6-1, 5-1) won seven national championships, including three in a row from 1996-98 and again from 2000-02.

The Purple Raiders have won the OAC for 13 straight years, 12 of them outright. RJ. Meadows rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns for in the same game, repeatedly The Bulldogs (7-0, 5-0 going over smaller BYU defend.