College football roundup: UH falls short aginst Beavers
| Sunday, September 7, 2014, 11:01 a.m.
HONOLULU — Sean Mannion threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns Saturday night and Oregon State beat Hawaii 38-30.
HONOLULU — Sean Mannion threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns Saturday night and Oregon State beat Hawaii 38-30.
Mannion completed 26 of 37 passes as the Beavers (2-0) racked up 464 yards of total offense against the Rainbow Warriors (0-2).
Victor Bolden caught 11 passes for 119 yards, including a 6-yard touchdown reception early in the second half. Terron Ward rushed for 124 yards and scored on runs of 32 and 2 yards in the first half.
Oregon State built a 38-7 lead by the 10:56 mark in the third quarter, but Hawaii scored the final 23 points of the game, including 16 points in a four-minute stretch early in the fourth quarter.
Joey Iosefa had a career-high three touchdown runs for Hawaii.
Oregon State scored on its first two offensive possessions of the game and five of its seven first-half drives to take a 31-7 halftime lead.
NO. 3 OREGON 46, NO. 7 MICHIGAN STATE 27
EUGENE, Ore. — Marcus Mariota threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns and No. 3 Oregon’s blur offense overwhelmed No. 7 Michigan State’s stout defense.
Mariota’s three touchdown passes — two to speedy redshirt freshman Devon Allen — gave him 69 for his career, an Oregon record.
After falling behind 27-18 early in the third quarter, Oregon (2-0) scored four straight touchdowns, two on runs by freshman Royce Freeman. He finished with 89 yards on 13 carries.
The loss snapped an 11-game winning streak for the defending Big Ten and Rose Bowl champion Spartans, who went 13-1 last season. Connor Cook threw for 343 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.
VIRGINIA TECH 35, NO. 8 OHIO STATE 21
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Michael Brewer threw for two touchdowns and Virginia Tech’s defense stood tough at the end and the Hokies stunned Ohio State.
Keyshoen Jarrett had two interceptions and Donovan Riley returned another 63 yards for a touchdown in the final minute as a record crowd of 107,517 at enlarged Ohio Stadium watched.
Brewer led the Hokies (2-0) to a 21-7 lead at the half. After his fumble led to the Buckeyes (1-1) pulling even on Ezekiel Elliott’s 15-yard run early in the fourth quarter, he led a 65-yard march capped by his 10-yard scoring pass to Bucky Hodges with 8:44 left.
NO. 16 NOTRE DAME 31, MICHIGAN 0
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Everett Golson threw three touchdown passes and Notre Dame said so long to Michigan with Fighting Irish’s most dominant performance in the historic rivalry that will take a hiatus.
Game No. 42 in a rivalry that has been off-and-on for more than 100 years is the last scheduled. Notre Dame broke off the series a couple years ago to make room on its schedule to accommodate its new arrangement with the Atlantic Coast Conference. Michigan didn’t take it well.
But with a chance to take a parting shot at the Irish, the Wolverines got hit with a haymaker and were handed their most lopsided loss in the series. And they were shut out for the first time since 1984, snapping an NCAA record streak of 376 games.
NO. 14 USC 13, NO. 13 STANFORD 10
STANFORD, Calif. — Andre Heidari kicked a career-long 53-yard field goal for Southern California with 2:30 left, and J.R. Tavai forced a fumble to end Stanford’s comeback bid.
With Stanford threatening to tie or take the lead, Tavai came from Kevin Hogan’s blindside to jar the ball loose. Scott Felix recovered at the 26 with 19 seconds to play, sealing new coach Steve Sarkisian’s first major victory at USC (2-0, 1-0) and upending the two-time defending Pac-12 champions.
NO. 11 UCLA 42, MEMPHIS 35
PASADENA, Calif. — Brett Hundley passed for 396 yards and three touchdowns, Paul Perkins rushed for two scores and No. 11 UCLA survived a fourth-quarter scare for a victory over Memphis.
Thomas Duarte caught two TD passes and linebacker Myles Jack rushed for his first score of the season for the Bruins (2-0), who barely held off the underdog Tigers (1-1) despite 540 yards of total offense.
NO. 19 NEBRASKA 31, MCNEESE ST. 24
LINCOLN, Neb. — Ameer Abdullah’s 58-yard touchdown dash on a pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. broke a tie with 20 seconds left in Nebraska’s victory over McNeese State.
McNeese State erased a 10-point deficit to tie it at 24 with 4:21 to play. The Huskers’ winning possession started with 1:14 left, and they were facing third-and-6 when Abdullah made the play of his career.
After catching a pass short of the first-down marker, he first made McNeese State’s Bo Brown miss, then rammed into a pack of three defenders, bounced off Aaron Sam and zoomed past Brent Spikes.
NO. 1 FLORIDA STATE 37, CITADEL 12
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jameis Winston threw for 256 yards and two touchdowns and Florida State set a school record with its 18th consecutive victory.
Winston completed 22 of 27 passes and the Seminoles (2-0) scored touchdowns on all four first-half drives and field goals on his two third-quarter drives. The Heisman winner sat down with a 34-0 lead.
NO. 2 ALABAMA 41, FLORIDA ATLANTIC 0
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Blake Sims had 214 passing yards and Jake Coker threw for 202 to lead Alabama past Florida Atlantic in a game halted by lightning.
Both quarterbacks got a chance to stake a claim to the starting job for the Crimson Tide (2-0) in the one-sided game. Both schools agreed to end the game with 7:53 left.
Sims passed for two touchdowns and ran for a third in his second straight start and didn’t play in the fourth quarter. He was 11-of-13 passing.
NO. 4 OKLAHOMA 52, TULSA 7
TULSA, Okla. — Sterling Shepard had a career-high 177 yards receiving to help Oklahoma rout Tulsa.
Trevor Knight passed for 299 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score. Alex Ross ran for 90 yards and a touchdown, Keith Ford rushed for 87 yards and two scores and Blake Bell, a converted quarterback who now plays tight end, caught his first career touchdown pass for the Sooners (2-0).
It was Oklahoma’s sixth straight win overall and eighth in a row in the series against Tulsa (1-1).
NO. 5 AUBURN 59, SAN JOSE STATE 13
AUBURN, Ala. — Cameron Artis-Payne ran for three touchdowns, all in the first half, and Auburn used a dominant ground game to beat San Jose State.
Auburn (2-0) had six touchdowns and 358 yards on the ground, including 112 from Artis-Payne. Quarterback Nick Marshall, making his first start of the season, ran for 103 yards, including a 27-yard touchdown on his final drive late in the third quarter.
NO. 10 BAYLOR 70, NORTHWESTERN STATE 6
WACO, Texas — Baylor backup Seth Russell threw for 438 yards and five touchdowns while playing only the first half, and freshman KD Cannon caught three of those scores.
Cannon went streaking past the secondary for TD catches of 50, 81 and 42 yards in the first quarter. He finished with six catches for 223 yards, the second-most in school history even without playing after halftime.
The Bears (2-0) came through just fine without senor quarterback Bryce Petty, the reigning Big 12 offensive player of the year, and several injured top receivers. They won their 12th straight home game, and have scored at least 69 points six times in that streak.
NO. 12 LSU 56, SAM HOUSTON STATE 0
BATON ROUGE, La. — Anthony Jennings threw three scoring passes to Travin Dural, running back Leornard Fournette scored his first touchdown, and LSU overwhelmed Sam Houston State.
All three of Dural’s catches went for touchdowns, including a 94-yarder on the first offensive play LSU (2-0) ran. Fournette carried 13 times for 92 yards, highlighted by a 40-yard run. The highly hyped freshman struck a Heisman Trophy-like pose after his 4-yard touchdown reception, drawing a stern lecture from coach Les Miles.
NO. 15 MISSISSIPPI 41, VANDERBILT 3
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bo Wallace threw for 320 yards and a touchdown, and Mississippi routed Vanderbilt in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
The Rebels (2-0) have beaten Vanderbilt in Nashville in consecutive seasons after the Commodores (0-2) had won five of the previous six.
NO. 17 ARIZONA STAte 58, NEW MEXICO 23
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Taylor Kelly threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and D.J. Foster rushed for a career-high 216 yards for Arizona State.
The Sun Devils (2-0) grabbed a 22-0 first-quarter lead behind rushing touchdowns from Deantre Lewis, Kelly and Kalen Ballage.
The Lobos (0-2) pulled to 29-21 with 4:49 left in the second quarter, but Arizona State scored two touchdowns in the third quarter and New Mexico’s only two points in the second half came on a blocked extra point that Brandon Branch returned 98 yards.
NO. 18 WISCONSIN 37, WESTERN ILLINOIS 3
MADISON, Wis. — Tanner McEvoy overcame a slow start to throw for three touchdowns and run for another, and Wisconsin pulled to beat Western Illinois.
Melvin Gordon ran for just 38 yards on 17 carries for the Badgers (1-1) with the Fighting Leathernecks (1-1) consistently stacking the box against one of the country’s best rushers. McEvoy shook off a couple bad throws early to finish 23 of 28 for 283 yards with one interception.
NO. 20 KANSAS STATE 32, IOWA STATE 28
AMES, Iowa — Jake Waters scored on an 8-yard run with 1:30 left to push Kansas State past Iowa State.
Waters threw for 239 yards and ran for a career-high 138 yards for the Wildcats (2-0, 1-0 Big 12). They trailed 28-13 late in the first half.
Jarvis West caught and threw touchdown passes and ran a punt back for a TD for Iowa State (0-2, 0-1).
NO. 21 SOUTH CAROLINA 33, EAST CAROLINA 23
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Mike Davis ran for 101 yards and two touchdowns and South Carolina bounced back from an embarrassing opening-week loss to Texas A&M.
The Gamecocks (1-1) trailed 13-7 early on with the Pirates (1-1) threatening to put another Aggies-style beating on them. But behind Davis’ grinding runs and the defense’s improving play, South Carolina found its footing in its first win of the season.
NO. 21 NORTH CAROLINA 31, SAN DIEGO STATE 27
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Tim Scott’s interception in the end zone with 14 seconds left preserved North Carolina’s victory over San Diego State.
Marquise Williams threw two second-half touchdown passes and freshman Elijah Hood rushed 2 yards for the go-ahead score with 8:01 left for the Tar Heels (2-0).
NO. 23 CLEMSON 73, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 7
CLEMSON, S.C. — Cole Stoudt completed 22 of his 31 passes for 302 yards and Clemson had its highest point total in 33 years.
The Tigers (1-1) gained 735 yards and held the outmatched FCS Bulldogs (1-1) to 44 yards.
NO. 24 MISSOURI 49, TOLEDO 24
TOLEDO, Ohio — Maty Mauk threw for 325 yards and five touchdowns, and Missouri gave coach Gary Pinkel a win against his former program.
Mauk also ran for a touchdown, and the Tigers (2-0) never trailed against the Rockets (1-1) in what was expected to be a tricky road game against one of the top teams in the Mid-American Conference. Pinkel coached Toledo from 1991-2000 before taking over at Missouri. He is the winningest coach at both schools.
NO. 25 LOUISVILLE 66, MURRAY STATE 21
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville backup quarterback Reggie Bonnafon ran for two touchdowns and passed for another and the Cardinals (2-0) scored on nine straight possessions.
Bonnafon was 8 of 11 for 112 yards. He had touchdown runs of 8 and 16 yards and threw a 27-yard scoring pass to Michaelee Harris. Freshman L.J. Scott ran for 126 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries.
