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✦ opponents overview By Steve Downey Temple (0-1) The Owls will look to rebound from their 28-6 loss to the Irish against new American Athletic Conference rival Houston in their home opener on Saturday. Michigan (1-0) The No. 17 Wolverines outclassed Central Michigan 59‑9 … U-M amassed 242 yards rushing and outgained the Chippewas 463-210 yards … Redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner accounted for 214 total yards (162 passing, 52 Michigan State (1-0) The Spartans defeated Western Michigan 26-13 … The MSU defense accounted for two scores, with redshirt junior safety Kurtis Drummond returning an interception 21 yards in the first quarter and redshirt sophomore defensive end Shilique Calhoun returning a fumble 16 yards in the fourth quarter … In his first career start at tailback, redshirt junior Jeremy Langford set career highs for carries (20) and rushing yards (94), and scored his first career offensive touchdown on a two-yard run. Oklahoma (1-0) The No. 16 Sooners thrashed Louisiana-Monroe 34‑0 … Redshirt freshman signal-caller Trevor Knight rushed for 103 yards on 13 carries and threw three touchdown passes — two to senior wide receiver Jalen Saunders, who had three receptions for 30 yards — in his first career start … Senior linebacker Corey Nelson paced the OU defense with eight tackles, two stops behind the line of scrimmage and one sack. BYU (0-1) The Cougars suffered a 19-16 loss at Virginia … The Cavaliers scored the game-winning touchdown with just 2:36 to go in the contest … UVa's two touchdowns came on scoring drives of 16 and 13 yards after a blocked punt and an interception, respectively … Sophomore running back Jamal Williams carried 33 times for 144 yards … Senior linebacker Uani 'Unga notched a team- and career-high 10 tackles, with one tackle for loss. Stanford (0-0) Arizona State (0-0) The Sun Devils open their season Thursday night with a home tilt against Sacramento State. USC (1-0) Fifth-year senior linebacker Cameron Gordon (right) had two sacks among his four tackles in Michigan's 59-9 romp over Central Michigan. falling 41-13 to No. 10 Florida State … The Pitt defense, which was ranked 17th in the country last season, got scorched by FSU redshirt freshman quarterback Jameis Winston, who completed 25 of 27 passes for 356 yards with four touchdowns while running for another score … Fifth-year senior wide receiver Devin Street had a careerhigh 141 receiving yards on six catches … Redshirt junior safety Ray Vinopal made a team- and career-high nine tackles (eight solo). The No. 25 Trojans notched a 30-13 victory at Hawaii … USC's defense intercepted Hawaii quarterback Taylor Graham four times and sacked him seven times, directly setting up each Trojans score … Redshirt sophomore tailback Tre Madden had 18 carries for 109 yards while starting for injured senior Silas Redd, and freshman tailback Justin Davis ran for 74 yards and a touchdown … Redshirt junior safety Josh Shaw returned an interception 35 yards for a score. The No. 5 Cardinal opens its season Saturday against San Jose State. Results For Aug. 29-Sept. 2 No. 25 USC 30, Hawaii 13 Michigan State 26, Western Michigan 13 Cincinnati 42, Purdue 7 Air Force 38, Colgate 13 No. 14 Notre Dame 28, Temple 6 No. 17 Michigan 59, Central Michigan 9 Virginia 19, BYU 16 No. 16 Oklahoma 34, Louisiana-Monroe 0 No. 10 Florida State 41, Pittsburgh 13 Open Date: Arizona State, Navy and No. 5 Stanford photo by lon horwedel rushing) and three touchdowns (one passing and two rushing) … Fifth-year senior linebacker Cameron Gordon compiled four tackles, including two sacks, to lead a defense that allowed only 12 first downs and forced two turnovers. Purdue (0-1) The Boilermakers were blasted 42-7 at Cincinnati — the program's worst season-opening defeat since a 52-14 setback at Michigan State in 1996 … Purdue committed seven penalties and turned the ball over four times in a sloppy performance … Fifth-year senior quarterback Rob Henry, who had a seven-yard TD run, connected on 18 of 35 throws for 161 yards with two interceptions, including one that was returned for a score. Air Force (1-0) The Falcons racked up 409 yards rushing and crushed Colgate 38-13 … Air Force had two 100-yard rushers for the first time since 2009 — junior running back Jon Lee ran for 130 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries, and junior running back Broam Hart picked up 101 yards and two scores on 18 attempts … Junior free safety Christian Spears led the defense with 10 tackles. Navy (0-0) The Midshipmen open their season Saturday at Indiana. Pittsburgh (0-1) The Panthers received a rude welcome to the ACC, ✦ Page 17 Schedule For Sept. 5-7 Sacramento State at Arizona State, 10 p.m. (Thurs.) South Florida at Michigan State, 12 p.m., ESPNU Houston at Temple, 12 p.m., ESPN3 Indiana State at Purdue, 12 p.m., BTN Utah State at Air Force, 3:30 p.m., CBSSN Navy at Indiana, 6 p.m., BTN No. 15 Texas at BYU, 7 p.m., ESPN2 West Virginia at No. 16 Oklahoma, 7 p.m., FOX No. 17 Michigan at No. 14 Notre Dame, 8 p.m., ESPN Washington State at No. 25 USC, 10:30 p.m., FS1 San Jose State at No. 5 Stanford, 11 p.m. Open Date: Pittsburgh Rankings (Associated Press poll) as of Sept. 4