CBS SportsLine wire reports
Oct. 17, 1998

The Owls can fly, after all.

Temple, a huge underdog at 0-6, broke into the win column in style Saturday, pulling off a stunning 28-24 victory over previously unbeaten Virginia Tech.

Freshman Devin Scott threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns as Temple

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(1-6, 1-2 Big East) beat Virginia Tech (5-1, 3-1). It was the Owls' first road victory in the Big East after 26 losses and their first win over a ranked team in 11 years.

Scott scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard sneak with 6:08 left and Temple won despite Virginia Tech driving 86 yards to the Owls' 2 in the closing minutes. Ricky Hall dropped a pass in the end zone with 24 seconds remaining, and Lamont Pegues was stopped for a loss on a fourth-down sweep.

"The Temple jinx that we cannot win a game, that last goal-line play just kicked that door down," Owls coach Bobby Wallace said.

Elsewhere, second-ranked UCLA beat No. 11 Oregon 41-38 in overtime on a 24-yard field goal by Chris Sailer, who had missed a 21-yarder on the final play of regulation.

In the ACC, Georgia Tech took over first place in the conference race with a 41-38 victory over previously unbeaten Virginia. The Yellow Jackets rallied for the victory after trailing 38-17 early in the third quarter. Georgia Tech also allowed Virginia to rack up 600 yards on offense.

Saturday's Top 25 highlights:

No. 1 Ohio State 45, Minnesota 15

Michael Wiley racked up 118 yards on just 11 carries for Ohio State (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten), which recorded its second consecutive rout of an overmatched league opponent. The Buckeyes, who surrendered their first points of the season to an unranked team, humiliated Illinois 41-0 last weekend.

Germaine completed 27-of-39 passes for a season-high 339 yards for the Buckeyes.

No. 2 UCLA 41, No. 11 Oregon 38 (OT)

PASADENA, Calif. -- Chris Sailer made the most of a second chance Saturday, and No. 2 UCLA is still in the national title chase.

Sailer, who missed a 21-yard field goal on the final play of the fourth quarter, hit a 24-yarder in overtime to lift No. 2 UCLA to a wild 41-38 victory over No. 11 Oregon.

UCLA QB Cade McNown, who played despite being ill to the point where he vomited before and during the game, was 20-of-36 for 395 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions.

No. 4 Kansas State 52, Oklahoma State 20

Bishop hit just 8-of-23 passes, but those completions covered 287 yards, including a 60-yard strike to the 1 that set up Frank Murphy's 2-yard TD run in the third.

Bishop also scored on runs of 12 and 3 yards and fueled a fourth-quarter drive with a 51-yard run as the Wildcats (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) erased the school record for consecutive wins established in 1909-10.

No. 5 Florida 24, Auburn 3

The Gators used a variety of reverses, fancy formations and big plays to score all their points in the first half in a victory over struggling Auburn.

Doug Johnson passed for 198 yards and two touchdowns. Receiver Travis McGriff ran for a score on an end-around and caught a 15-yard touchdown pass as the Gators (6-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) extended their home winning streak to 26 games.

No. 6 Florida State 48, Clemson 0

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Chris Weinke tossed a career-high four touchdown passes and helped coach Bobby Bowden remain perfect on homecoming weekend as seventh-ranked Florida State trounced ACC foe Clemson 48-0.

Weinke completed 18 of 35 passes for 302 yards and did not throw an interception for the fifth straight game after getting picked off six times against North Carolina State in the Seminoles' only defeat.

Bowden improved to 23-0 in homecoming games here as Florida State (5-1, 3-1 ACC) defeated Clemson for the seventh straight time.

No. 25 Georgia Tech 41, No. 7 Virginia 38

ATLANTA -- Dez White capped a record-breaking game by taking a short pass for a 54-yard touchdown with 4:40 remaining Saturday, giving No. 25 Georgia Tech a stunning 41-38 victory over seventh-ranked Virginia.

The Yellow Jackets (5-1, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) took over first place in the league standings, beating the Cavaliers (5-1, 3-1) by the same score as they did eight years earlier when Virginia was ranked No. 1.

White scored on half of his six pass receptions, which covered 243 yards to break the school record of 223 set last year by Derrick Steagall, also against Virginia.

No. 8 Nebraska 41, Kansas 0

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Reserve Correll Buckhalter ran for 133 yards and three touchdowns as No. 8 Nebraska returned to form on both sides of the ball in a 41-0 victory over Kansas on Saturday night.

Following a narrow 24-17 victory over Oklahoma State and last week's 28-21 loss at Texas A&M, Nebraska looked like its old self, finishing with 466 rushing yards and 545 yards overall.

No. 9 Wisconsin 37, Illinois 3

It was Dayne's sixth consecutive 100-yard game this season, and the massive tailback proved nearly unstoppable for the Illini (2-5, 1-3 Big Ten), often dragging two or three defenders as he racked up yards after being hit.

Wisconsin's dominant running game also allowed the Badgers (7-0 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) to wear down the Illini defense by controlling the ball almost twice as long.

No. 10 Texas A&M 35, Baylor 14

WACO, Texas -- Wide receiver Chris Taylor ran 61 yards for a touchdown on a reverse and senior halfback Sirr Parker threw his first collegiate touchdown pass Saturday as No. 10 Texas A&M rolled to a 35-14 victory over Baylor.

The Aggies (6-1, 3-0 Big 12), fresh off a 28-21 upset of Nebraska, ran Baylor (2-4, 1-2) into the ground in the first half, then discouraged the Bears with three trick plays in the second half before 42,333 fans who braved rain and flood warnings to attend the game.

No. 12 Penn State 31, Purdue 13

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Freshman tailback Eric McCoo rushed for 163 yards and one touchdown and Aaron Harris scored twice as No. 12 Penn State turned in its first solid offensive showing in four games and beat Purdue 31-13 Saturday.

McCoo's 77-yard run set up Harris' 1-yard touchdown, giving Penn State (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) a 28-13 lead just after Purdue's Drew Brees had engineered a touchdown to cut Penn State's lead to eight points.

The Nittany Lions' relentless pass rush pressured Brees throughout, but he still managed 39-of-57 for 361 yards with one interception.

No. 13 Georgia 31, Vanderbilt 6

ATHENS, Ga. -- Two-way starter Champ Bailey turned two screen passes into touchdowns and set up two other scores Saturday as Georgia cruised to victory over winless Vanderbilt.

Bailey, an All-Southeastern Conference cornerback last season, made his third start at wide receiver this season, catching a 29-yard TD pass from freshman quarterback Quincy Carter to cap a 17-point first quarter for the Bulldogs (5-1, 3-1 SEC). He added a 44-yard TD catch in the third period and finished with five catches for 130 yards.

Georgia races to a 17-0 first-period lead helped by several mistakes by Vanderbilt (0-6, 0-4), which has lost 11 consecutive games and 22 in a row in the SEC.

Temple 28, No. 14 Virginia Tech 24

Scott also scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard sneak with 6:08 to play. Leon Gray's interception stopped the next Virginia Tech drive, but the Hokies (5-1, 3-1) had one more shot to win.

Nick Sorensen, a safety brought back to quarterback at midseason, brought the Hokies from their 12 to the Owls 2 in the final two minutes with five straight completions. But wide-open Ricky Hall dropped what looked like an easy touchdown pass with 24 seconds to play.

No. 16 Arizona 28, Oregon State 7

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Arizona's strategy against Oregon State was simple: Hand the ball off, then wait for Oregon State to cough it up.

Kelvin Eafon had three short touchdown runs and Leon Callen ran for 107 yards and a score as the No. 16 Wildcats beat Oregon State 28-7 on Saturday.

Eafon rushed for 84 yards and Trung Canidate added 70 for the Wildcats, who piled up 228 yards rushing while holding Oregon State to just 21 on 24 carries.

No. 17 Arkansas 41, South Carolina 28

The Razorbacks (6-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference), who are off to their best start since 1988, gained only 108 yards in the first half and trailed 21-10.

But Stoerner led four consecutive scoring drives in the second half. He threw a 51-yard TD pass to Michael Williams and a 5-yard strike to Anthony Lucas that put Arkansas ahead for good, 24-21.

No. 19 Colorado 19, No. 22 Texas Tech 17

Colorado (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) forced three turnovers and held the Red Raiders (6-1, 3-1) in check over the final 30 minutes, preventing Spike Dykes from tying Pete Cawthon as the winningest coach in Texas Tech history.

The Red Raiders made the game close on Rob Peters' 1-yard keep with 26 seconds remaining, but Darrin Chiaverini preserved the victory by recovering an onside kick that was nearly tipped by Texas Tech's Keith Cockrum.

No. 20 Missouri 20, Oklahoma 6

Devin West ran for two touchdowns for Missouri (5-1, 2-0 Big 12), which held Oklahoma to two first downs and 48 yards in the first half. The Sooners finished with 247 total yards, with 60 of them coming on a third-quarter shovel pass to De'Mond Parker.

Playing in front of a sellout crowd of 61,586, Missouri ended a 12-game losing streak against Oklahoma.

Kentucky 39, No. 21 LSU 36

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Quentin McCord surprised LSU with a 38-yard run on an end-around, setting up Seth Hanson's 33-yard field goal as time expired Saturday night that gave Kentucky a 39-36 upset of the 21st-ranked Tigers.

Kentucky (5-2 overall, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) faced third-and-12 at its 24 with a minute to play and appeared content to settle for a 36-36 tie and a chance to decide the game in overtime.

But Tim Couch, who passed for 391 yards and three touchdowns, was only lulling the Tigers to sleep. He faked a handoff into the line, kept the ball on his hip and handed it to McCord, who circled left end and cut back to the middle before being stopped at the LSU 38. A face-mask penalty was assessed on the tackle, moving the ball to the 33, and Kentucky drove to the 16 to set up Hanson's kick with three seconds to play.

No. 23 Syracuse 42, Boston College 25

The usual offensive stars contributed as Kyle McIntosh had two rushing touchdowns, Rob Konrad added one, and Donovan McNabb, second in the nation in passing efficiency, threw for two scores.

But it was Lowe, who had 15 receptions in his first two seasons and only two this year, who provided an extra lift. He replaced Quinton Spotwood, who caught 88 passes for 12 touchdowns in 21/2 seasons before a season-ending knee injury last week.

No. 24 Tulane 28, Louisville 22

NEW ORLEANS -- Shaun King, playing his second game with a broken left wrist, threw three touchdown passes Saturday and No. 24 Tulane withstood a late rally to beat Louisville 28-22 and continue its best start in 24 years.

This victory by the Green Wave (5-0 overall, 3-0 Conference USA) matched the 5-0 start of the 1974 team that finished 5-6.

King, who is right-handed, was 16-of-29 for 273 yards without an interception. Louisville (3-4, 1-2) was always in it thanks to the passing of Chris Redman, who was 41-of-56 for 477 of the Cardinals' 560 yards.