Surprising Results in Third Week of Conference Football Action
Oct. 6, 2007
Northwestern 48, Michigan State 41 (OT): C.J. Bacher threw for a school-record 520 yards and five touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime, and Northwestern scored a wild 48-41 victory over Michigan State on Saturday.
Illinois 31, Wisconsin 26: Rashard Mendenhall led Illinois into unfamiliar territory Saturday, rushing for 160 yards and scoring two touchdowns in the Illini's 31-26 win over No. 5 Wisconsin.
GREGG's ILLINI continue to roll !
Indiana 40, Minnesota 20: Bryan Payton spent 2 1/2 seasons waiting for a chance to make some plays. On Saturday, with Indiana's top three runners sitting out, Payton finally showed his coaches and teammates what they'd been missing: Those powerful runs.
Michigan 33, Eastern Michigan 22: Mike Hart was embraced on the sidelined by teammates and coach Lloyd Carr in the first quarter, when the public-address announcer told the crowd he was Michigan's career rushing leader. Congrats to Dave-F's WOLVERINE'S
Penn State 27, Iowa 7: Anthony Morelli threw for 233 yards and a touchdown, Rodney Kinlaw ran for a career-high 168 yards and two scores and the Penn State defense shut down the Hawkeyes in a 27-7 win Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Congrats to Dave-F's NITTANY LIONS
Ohio State 23, Purdue 7: Todd Boeckman passed for 200 yards and two touchdowns as No. 4 Ohio State beat No. 23 Purdue 23-7 on Saturday night.GO BUCKEYES!!! (6-0)
NEXT WEEK'S GAMES:
10/13/2007
Minnesota @ Northwestern, Evanston, Ill., 11:00 AM
10/13/2007
Purdue @ Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., 11:00 AM
10/13/2007
Wisconsin @ Penn State, University Park, Pa., 2:30 PM
10/13/2007
Indiana @ Michigan State, East Lansing, Mich., 6:00 PM
10/13/2007
Illinois @ Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, TBA
10/13/2007
Kent State @ Ohio State, Columbus, Ohio, TBA
AP Top 25
1. LSU (65) 6-0 1,625
2. California 5-0 1,538
3. Ohio State 6-0 1,511
4. Boston College 6-0 1,346
5. South Florida 5-0 1,339
6. Oklahoma 5-1 1,221
7. South Carolina 5-1 1,183
8. West Virginia 5-1 1,059
9. Oregon 4-1 1,047
10. USC 4-1 1,024
11. Missouri 5-0 966
12. Virginia Tech 5-1 910
13. Florida 4-2 822
14. Arizona State 6-0 752
15. Cincinnati 6-0 705
16. Hawaii 6-0 634
17. Kentucky 5-1 612
18. Illinois 5-1 595
19. Wisconsin 5-1 551
20. Kansas 5-0 336
21. Florida State 4-1 307
22. Auburn 4-2 248
23. Texas 4-2 136
24. Georgia 4-2 131
25. Tennessee 3-2 90
