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YOU'RE OUT THERE RUNNING AND YOU'RE HYPED AND YOU'RE JACKED, AND
THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, ONE BAD PLAY HAPPENS, THEY SCORE, AND IT
JUST TAKES THIE WHOLE MOMENTUM AND TURNS IT AROUND.
- SHANTEE ORR, MICHIGAN DEFENSIVE END
WEEKEND'S BEST
HOW THE AP TOP 25 FARED
Associated Press Poll for week of September 2.
Games updated through September 9.
NEW AP
TOP 25
Mr. Touchdown:
Brandon Doman led the Brigham
Young offense to its third consecu-
tive high-scoring performance on
Saturday.
The BYU quarterback rushed for
three touchdowns and passed for
275 yards and three more scores
as the Cougars rolled past
California 4416.
0 oman has won all five of the
games that he started in his col-
lege career.
Gross numbers:
Rex Grossman passed for 331
yards and three touchdowns as No.
2 Florida dominated Louisiana-
Monroe 55-6.
But when you have a top-notch pro-
gram playing a home game against
the blind children of the poor those
numbers are to be expected.
Pace Carr:
David Carr sparked the upset-mind-
ed Fresno State Bulldogs to a 32-
20 win over No. 23 Wisconsin.
Carr was 22-38 for 240 yards, two
touchdowns and one interception.
King of the block:
Central Michigan's James King
' blocked four Michigan State punts,
tying a Division 1-A record - two
were returned for touchdowns.
Fortunately for Bobby Williams, the
Spartans only punted seven times.
Michigan State used the rest of its
posessions to beat Central
Michigan 35-21. -
Team:
1. Miami (Fla.)
2. Florida
3. Oklahoma
4. Texas
5. Nebraska
6. Florida State
7. Oregon
8. Tennessee
9. Virginia Tech
10. Georgia Tech
11. Michigan
12. Kansas State
13. Louisiana State
14. UCLA
15. Washington
16. Northwestern
17. Notre Dame
18. Mississippi State
19. Fresno State
20. Clemson
21. South Carolina
22. Oregon State
23. Wisconsin
24. Ohio State
25. Georgia
Last week:
beat Rutgers 61-0
beat Louisiana-Monroe 55-6
beat North Texas 37-10
beat North Carolina 44-14
beat No. 17 Notre Dame 27-10
beat Alabama-Birmingham 29-7
beat Utah 24-10
beat Arkansas 13-3
beat Western MIchigan 31-0
beat Navy 70-7
This week:
No. 13 Washington
No. 8 Tennessee
Tulsa
Idle
Rice
No. 10 Georgia Tech
Idle
at No. 2 Florida
Idle
at No. 6 Florida State
(first-place votes in parentheses)
lost to No. 15 Washington 23-18 Western Michigan
TEAM
1. Miami (Fla.) (40)
2. Florida (14)
3. Oklahoma (11)
4. Nebraska (2)
5. Texas (4)
6. Florida State
7. Oregon
8. Tennessee
9. Virginia Tech
10. Georgia Tech
11. Fresno State (1)
12. Kansas State
13. Washington
14. UCLA
15. Louisiana State
16. Northwestern
17. Mississippi State
18. South Carolina
19. Clemson
20. Michigan
21. Ohio State
22. Oregon State
23. Notre Dame
24. Brigham Young
25. Louisville
beat Southern Cal 10-6
beat Utah State 31-14
beat Kansas 41-17
beat No. 11 Michigan 23-18
beat UNLV 37-28
lost to No. 5 Nebraska 27-10
idle
beat No. 23 Wisconsin 32-20
beat Wofford 38-14
lost to No. 25 Georgia 14-9
beat New Mexico State 27-22
Louisiana Tech
Auburn
Arizona State
at No. 1 Miami (Fla.)
Navy
at Purdue
No. 24 Brigham Young
Idle
Duke
Bowling Green
Montana State
2-0
2-0
3-0
3-0
2-0
2-0
2-0
2-0
2-0
3-0
3-0
1-0
1-0
2-0
2-0
1-0
1-0
2-0
2-0
1-1
1-0
1-1
0-1
3-0
3-0
PTS
1,749
1,715
1,638
1,521
1,490
1,426
1,294
1,263
1,227
1,092
973
970
947
895
856
676
615
580
536
510
258
212
211
148
129
PVS
1
2
3
5
4
6
7
8
9
10
19
12
15
14
13
16
18
21
20
11
24
22
17
NR
NR
lost to No. 19 Fresno State 32-20 Western Kentucky
beat Akron 28-14 San Diego State
beat No. 21 South Carolina 14-9 Houston
Dropped Out: No. 23 Wisconsin, No. 25
Georgia
Upset city? Not according to
Fresno State after third win
MAIMSON (AP) - The Fresno State
Bulldogs pulled off another upset. Or did
they?
"We're for real! We're for real!" the team (3-
0) hollered after it defeated Wisconsin 32-20
f he school's first victory over a Big Ten
team.
Fresno beat the favored Badgers (0-2)
behind wide receiver Bernard Berrian's 300
all-purpose yards.
Bulldogs' coach Pat Hill's crusade to move
the Western Athletic Conference favorites into
consideration for a BCS bowl certainly gained
momentum with the victory before 78,506
fans - the largest crowd ever to see a Fresno
State win.
And, in many people's eyes, it legitimized
eler upsets of Colorado and Oregon State.
Michigan State 35, Central Michigan 21:
James King blocked four Michigan State punts
to tie a Division I-A record, but the Spartans
survived a scare to beat Central Michigan 35-
21 Saturday.
T.J. Duckett rushed for 120 yards, including
a 31-yard touchdown run, to lead Michigan
State.
The Spartans (1-0) scored three touchdowns
ine final 4:23 of the first half and one early
in e third quarter to take what appeared to be
a comfortable 35-7 lead over the Chippewas
(1-1).
No. 16 Northwestern 37, UNLV 28: A pre-
season of grief and controversy behind them,
Northwestern could finally turn their attention
to football. The Wildcats (1-0) took advantage
of some second-half mistakes by UNLV (0-2)
to open a promising season with a win.
It wasn't always easy, but when it was over
Northwestern had a win and had also made
another step in the healing process.
Zak Kustok ran for three touchdowns and
threw for two scores as Northwestern over-
came a shaky first half and a string of penal-
ties to send UNLV to its second straight loss.
No. 21 Ohio State 28, Akron 14: Jim
Tressel has said all along that he wanted his
Ohio State teams to play their best games at
the end of the season and not the beginning.
That shouldn't be too hard.
Jonathan Wells rushed for 119 yards and
scored twice but the Buckeyes (1-0) - who
were favored by four touchdowns - were less
than impressive in a 28-14 victory over Akron
(1-1) on Saturday.
Ohio State's Steve Bellisari threw two
touchdown passes but fumbled four times and
had passes go through the hands of defenders
three other times.
Illinois 17, Northern Illinois 12: Walter
Young caught a 13-yard touchdown pass, and
Brandon Lloyd had 126 yards receiving
Saturday as Illinois survived a scare to beat
Northern Illinois 17-12.
The Huskies rallied as Darrel Hill caught a
26-yard pass with 1:12 left, but the 2-point
conversion failed. Northern Illinois (1-1) also
missed two field goals in the first half.
A week after dominating California offen-
sively, Illinois (2-0) looked inept for most of
the day. The running game was nonexistent, as
the Illini managed 102 yards rushing, 42 in the
fourth quarter.
Iowa 44, Miami (Ohio) 19: Kyle McCann
threw a career-high four touchdown passes
and Chris Smith returned an interception for a
score as Iowa beat Miami of Ohio 44-19
GAME PROGRESSION
First Quarter:
John Navarre's pass is intercept-
ed by Roc Alexander at the
Washington 10-yard line.
Husky Willie Hurst calls a fair
catch on his own 13-yard line
after a Hayden Epstein punt. After
a three-and-out, Marquise Walker
began a career-day by blocking a
Derek McLaughlin punt. The
blocked punt bounces out the
back of the Washington endzone
earning the Wolverines a safety.
Michigan 2, Washington 0
Second Quarter:
Washington caps a nine play, 46-
yard drive with a 43-yard John
Anderson field goal.
Washington 3, Michigan 2
Led by the passing of quarterback
Cody Pickett, Washington chalks
up another field goal on its very
next posession. This time,
Anderson puts it through from 26
yards out.
Washington 6, Michigan 2
With 1:52 remaining in the first
half, Michigan starts with the ball
on its own 20-yard line. After
completing four-of-five passes
(three of which went to Walker),
Navarre finds his favorite target
with 17 seconds remaining from
five yards out.
Michigan 9, Washington 6
Third Quarter:
On its first posession of the sec-
ond half, Michigan moves the ball
effeciently behind the shared run-
ning responsibilities of B.J.
Askew and Chris Perry. Walker
also got in on the action, running
13 yards on a double-reverse for a
first down. After 13 plays and 46
yards, Hayden Epstein converts a
38-yard field goal.
Michigan 12, Washington 6
Immediately after the ensuing
kickoff, Pickett finds receiver
Reggie Williams. After a missed
tackle, Williams runs all the way
to the Michigan 6-yard line, before
finally being taken down by Julius
Curry.
Four plays later, Anderson
attempts a 31-yard field goal,
which flies wide-right.
Fourth Quarter:
Navarre and co. engineer a bal-
anced offensive attack which
takes Michigan from its own 17-
yard line to the Husky 16-yard
line. Epstein attempts a 31-yard
field goal, but it is blocked by
Omare Lowe. Alexander picks it
up andscrambles 77 yards for a
touchdown.
Washington 13, Michigan 12
On the second play of the next
drive, a short screen from Navarre
to Perry bounces Perry's finger-
tips and lands in the hands of
Lowe. Lowe runs in for a touch-
down from the Michigan 21-yard
line.
Washington 20, Michigan 12
Michigan is forced to punt, but
cannot hold the Huskies. Their
deliberate offense results in a field
goal with 2:36 remaining. The
drive was prolonged by a rough-
ing the passing foul on Cato
June.
Washington 23, Michigan 12
Navarre and Walker move the ball
95 yards in 1:47. The drive is
capped off by a 20-yard reception
by Walker, his second of the day.
The two-point conversion attempt
fails, as does Epstein's attempt at
an onside kick.
WHO'S NEXT:
Western
Michigan
After Saturday's crushing loss, 17th
ranked Michigan will face unranked
Western Michigan (1-1) at home. The
Broncos gave up 271 yards on the ground
in a 31-0 loss to Virginia Tech.
The concerns: The Washington lose could
either leave Michigan upset-prone against
the underdog Broncos, or serve as a rally
ing cry for the season. The Wolverines dis-
played impressive intensity on defense
against the Huskies. With a young offense,
it must continue in Big Ten play.
BIG TEN STANDINGS
AP PHOTO
Fresno State Is showing the nation it Is for real. The Bulldogs continued their success story with anoth-
er big win on the road at Wisconsin, 32-20.
Saturday.
Miami had stayed with Michigan into the
fourth quarter a week ago but was no match
for Iowa and fell to 0-2 for the first time since
1994. Iowa (2-0) held the RedHawks to 26
yards and one first down in the first half and
led 44-0 midway through the third quarter.
Minnesota 44, Louisiana-Lafayette 14:
Marion Barber III, a surprise starter at tail-
back, rushed 26 times for 173 yards and his
first two college touchdowns Saturday as
Minnesota (1-1) rebounded from a lopsided
season-opening loss to beat Louisiana-
Lafayette 44-14.
Barber, a true freshman whose father starred
for the Golden Gophers as a running back
from 1977-80, ran for 95 yards in the first 18
minutes to help Minnesota build a 17-0 lead.
The Ragin' Cajuns (1-1) have won seven
games since 1996.
kNJSKIES
Con Inued from page IB
Anderson's three field goals were
Washington's only offensive points
on the afternoon.
"There are three things that need
to be improved upon concerning our
offense," Washington coach Rick
Neuheisel said. "One of them is our
red-zone offense. A year ago we had
a at identity in the.red zone ... A
fi goal there is not going to get it
done all season."
The Wolverines barely looked like
the team that struggled past Miami
(Ohio) in last weekend's season
opener.
All facets of the game - from the
defense's ability to finish tackles, to
the offense's power running game to
the special teams -looked far better
than against the RedHawks.
4ost notably, the Wolverines used
er and sophomore tailback
Chris Perry far more this time
around, with the two combining for
nearly 70 percent of the Wolverines'
offense.
Perry carried 24 times for 95
,yards, while Walker set a school
record for receptions in one game
with 15 en route to netting 159 yards
and two touchdowns, the second
comng in the final minute on
Nvigan's desperation drive.
The old record was 12, held by
Brad Myers, and Tai Streets.
For Walker, though, the record
meant little considering the circum-
stances.
"I'd rather catch one ball for zero
yards and get the 'W," he said.
On the Washington side of the
field, only wide receiver Reggie
Williams had a standout game.
At a loss
Since the 1999,
the Michigan foot-
ball team has gone
20-6, but most of
those losses have
been more than
just blemishes in
the "L" column.
There have been
games that will for-
ever live in the
memories of the
Wolverines' fans.
Blown leads,
missed field goals,
failure to get first
downs and now,
the unforgettable
turnaround at "The
House of Pain."
Oct. 23, 1999 - Michigan
had a 20-7 lead at halftime.
Illinois scored four touch-
downs in the final 18 minutes
to win 35-29.
Sept. 8, 2001-
Washington's Roc Alexander
returned a blocked-field goal
for a touchdown to kill
Michigan's momentum.
Minutes later, Omare Lowe
took back an interception for
a touchdown to seal the 23-
18 victory.
Nov. 4, 2000 - In a heavy-
weight battle, Anthony
Thomas simply needed a first
down to seal the win. A fum-
ble gave Northwestern new
life as Zak Kustok connected
with Sam Simmons for the
game-winning score, to win
54-51.
STAFF PICKS
Team
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan State
Northwestern
Ohio State
Purdue
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Indiana
Penn State
Big Ten
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Overall
2-0
2-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-1
1-1
1-2
0-1
0-1
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THIS WEEKEND'S RESULTS
Washington 23, Michigan 18
North Carolina State 35, Indiana 14
Fresno State 32, Wisconsin 20
Northwestern 37, UNLV 28
Michigan State 35, Central Michigan 21
Illinois 17, Northern Illinois 12
Minnesota 44, Lafayette 14
Iowa 44, Miami (Ohio) 19
Ohio State 28, Akron 14
Purdue and Penn State, idle
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