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JoePa wins No. 300; N.C. State stuns No. 2 Florida State

CBS SportsLine wire reports
Sept. 12, 1998

It was a joyous day for Joe Paterno, and an upsetting one for Bobby Bowden.

Paterno became just the sixth NCAA coach to win 300 games when No. 9 Penn

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State routed Bowling Green 48-3 Saturday.

"I'm so overwhelmed, I really can't tell you how welled up I am with the memories," the 71-year-old coach said.

Bowden, whose 282 victories are second behind Paterno among active major-college coaches, had far different emotions after watching No. 2 Florida State get stunned by North Carolina State 24-7 in Raleigh.

Torry Holt, who caught five TD passes against the Seminoles last season in a 48-35 loss, burned Florida State again. He scored on a 68-yard punt return and a 63-yard pass from Jamie Barnette as the Wolfpack handed the Seminoles just their second ACC loss in 49 games since joining the league in 1992.

In games between Top 25 teams, No. 6 UCLA crushed No. 23 Texas 49-31 in a rematch of last season's "Rout 66" game. And No. 13 Michigan fell to 0-2 after No. 19 Syracuse rolled into Ann Arbor and ran over the Wolverines 38-28.

Saturday's Top 25 highlights:

No. 1 Ohio State 49, Toledo 0

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Joe Germaine threw three scoring passes and Michael Wiley ran for a career-high 151 yards and two touchdowns as Ohio State scored early and often to beat turnover-prone Toledo.

In only its third game against an in-state school in 64 years, Ohio State (2-0) rattled off 21 first-quarter points on drives that took just 4 1/2 minutes.

It was 42-0 by halftime, with Ohio State piling up huge advantages in almost every statistical category. The Buckeyes had a 371-32 edge in yards and 16-1 in first downs.

N.C. State 24, No. 2 Florida State 7

RALEIGH, N.C. -- There will be no undefeated season again for Bobby Bowden.

North Carolina State, a 25-point underdog, threw more than a scare into Florida State this time around, stunning the Seminoles for the program's biggest upset in 31 years.

Torry Holt, who caught five touchdowns against the Seminoles last season in a 48-35 loss, burned Florida State again, scoring on a 68-yard punt return and a 63-yard pass from Jamie Barnette with 9:31 left that sealed it for the Wolfpack.

No. 3 Florida 42, NE Louisiana 10

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- If No. 3 Florida was using Saturday's game to send a message to Tennessee, the message was clear: The Gators still have a lot of work to do.

Jesse Palmer threw for 292 yards and four touchdowns and linebacker Jevon Kearse had two sacks and a fumble recovery in Florida's 42-10 victory over Northeast Louisiana.

No. 4 Nebraska 24, California 3

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Nebraska's reserve quarterbacks did it again.

With starter Bobby Newcombe sidelined a second straight week by a knee injury, Eric Crouch ran for two touchdowns before aggravating a hamstring strain and Monte Christo threw a 5-yard scoring pass to Shevin Wiggins in the late going as No. 4 Nebraska beat California Saturday.

It was the 17th straight victory for Nebraska (3-0), including three this season under first-year coach Frank Solich.

No. 5 Kansas State 73, N. Illinois 7

MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Michael Bishop ran for two touchdowns and passed for two and David Allen's two TDs included a 69-yard punt return as Kansas State crushed Northern Illinois.

Kansas State (2-0), which has outscored its opponents 139-7, set school records for points in a half (59) and a game. Kansas State beat Akron 67-0 in 1995 and twice scored 42 points in a half, the last in a 47-7 victory over Northern Illinois last year.

Northern Illinois (0-2) extended the longest major-college losing streak to 20 games.

No. 6 UCLA 49, No. 23 Texas 31

PASADENA, Calif. -- It wasn't quite a repeat of "Rout 66," but UCLA was good enough to beat Texas convincingly again on Saturday.

Cade McNown passed for 339 yards and three touchdowns as the sixth-ranked Bruins scored TDs on five of their six first-half possessions in rolling to a season-opening victory.

The win was UCLA's 11th straight -- a school record. The streak began last Sept. 13, when the Bruins stunned Texas 66-3, handing the Longhorns their most one-sided setback in 93 years and their worst home-field loss ever.

No. 7 LSU 42, Arkansas State 6

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Kevin Faulk, who decided to return to LSU for his senior season rather than jump to the NFL, began his assault on the Southeastern Conference record book Saturday night.

Faulk got his final season with the Tigers off to a good start, rushing for 180 yards and two touchdowns, making two catches for 12 yards and adding 74 return yards, including a 58-yard punt return for a touchdown.

No. 9 Penn State 48, Bowling Green 3

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Cordell Mitchell ran 77 yards for a touchdown on Penn State's first play, Bruce Branch followed 83 seconds later with a 73-yard punt return for a score and the Nittany Lions coasted for JoePa's milestone victory

On a sun-splashed day in Happy Valley, it was business as usual on the field. The Lions dominated, piling up 432 yards and holding Bowling Green to 239. The Falcons trailed 34-3 at the half after Jason Strasser kicked a 43-yard field goal late in the second period.

Michigan State 45, No. 10 Notre Dame 23

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Bill Burke threw three first-half touchdown passes as previously winless Michigan State rocked No. 10 Notre Dame Saturday night.

Burke, whose job had been in question after losing the first two games, notched scores on passes of 16, 86 and 17 yards. He hit on 12 of 19 passes for 209 yards to spark the Spartans.

Michigan State (1-2) supported his aerial show with a gritty ground game that kept the Irish (1-1) off balance. Tailback Sedrick Irvin ran for 119 yards on 24 carries.

No. 12 Virginia 31, Maryland 19

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Aaron Brooks threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns and Thomas Jones had a 21-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter as Virginia defeated surprisingly tough Maryland.

Virginia (2-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) opened with a shutout at Auburn, earned its highest ranking ever going into the second game, and was supposed to stroll to its seventh straight victory over Maryland.

But the outcome was in doubt until Brooks directed an 80-yard touchdown drive capped by Jones' run with 7:37 remaining and the Cavaliers stopped the Terrapins on their final two possessions.

No. 19 Syracuse 38, No. 13 Michigan 28

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Donovan McNabb, rambled, scrambled and passed Syracuse to victory over Michigan, dropping the Wolverines to 0-2 for just the second time since 1959.

Michigan, playing before the largest crowd in college football history, became the first defending national champion to lose its first two games since Penn State started 0-3 in 1983.

Brigham Young 26, No. 14 Arizona State 6

PROVO, Utah -- A multi-talented tailback dominated the game at Cougar Stadium, and it wasn't J.R. Redmond.

Sophomore Ronney Jenkins had a career-high 171 yards rushing, 43 receiving and scored a touchdown as Brigham Young blasted No. 14 Arizona State on Saturday night.

The Sun Devils, who started the year at No. 8, allowed 68 points in their first two games while falling to 0-2.

No. 15 Georgia 17, South Carolina 3

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Freshman Quincy Carter ran for two TDs to lead Georgia (2-0, 1-0 SEC) over South Carolina (1-1, 0-1).

No. 16 Colorado 29, Fresno State 21

BOULDER, Colo. -- Mike Moschetti threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Javon Green early in the fourth quarter, and Colorado needed a last-minute goal-line stand to hold off Fresno State.

Colorado (2-0) scored 26 straight points to take a 15-point lead on Moschetti's TD throw with 11:40 left. Fresno State (0-1) made it 29-21 on Jaime Kimbrough's 4-yard run with 6:56 left, then used a blocked punt by Justin Johnson to set up a last-minute scoring chance at the Colorado 2-yard line.

But quarterback Billy Volek, trying to sneak across from the 1-foot line on third down, fumbled when hit by end Fred Jones, and teammate Nick Ziegler recovered with 22 seconds left.

No. 17 Wisconsin 45, Ohio 0

MADISON, Wis. -- Ron Dayne returned to Wisconsin's lineup and rushed for three touchdowns as the 17th-ranked Badgers whipped Ohio.

Dayne rushed 20 times for 111 yards. But with the blowout secure thanks to the bruising tailback and a dominating defense, Dayne returned to the sideline and Billy Marek's school rushing record was safe for another week.

Dayne, a junior, needs 33 yards in his 26th game next week against UNLV to become the Badgers' career rushing leader, surpassing Marek, who had 3,709 rushing yards from 1973-75.

No. 18 Texas A&M 28, Louisiana Tech 7

COLLEGE STATION, Tex. -- Texas A&M used its "dime defense" to hold the nation's No. 2 offense to its lowest point total since 1995.

D'Andre Hardeman scored three touchdowns Saturday night, just like he did in 1996, and No. 18 Texas A&M's quick defense cooled off Louisiana Tech's hot passing game Saturday night for a 28-7 victory at soggy Kyle Field.

A&M used one defensive lineman, four linebackers, and six defensive backs in a scheme that confused the Bulldogs, who hadn't score so few points since getting just six against Vanderbilt in 1995.