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✦ opponents overview By Steve Downey Temple (0-3) The Owls had last weekend off and return to action at Idaho on Saturday. Michigan (4-0) The No. 18 Wolverines survived another scare by scoring 17 unanswered points to overcome a two-touchdown deficit and notch a 24-21 victory at Connecticut … U-M had four turnovers and managed just 97 yards through the air, but fifth-year senior running back Fitzgerald Toussaint scored a pair of second-half touchdowns and rushed for 120 yards on 24 carries … Junior linebacker Desmond Morgan, who notched four tackles, made a leaping, one-handed interception that he returned 29 yards to set up Toussaint's game-tying score in the fourth quarter. Purdue (1-3) The Boilermakers were steamrolled 41-10 by No. 23 Wisconsin … Purdue was plagued by poor tackling, and surrendered 388 yards (8.1 yards per carry) and five touchdowns on the ground … Fifth-year senior quarterback Rob Henry had a 22-yard scoring run, but was sacked four times and was just 18-of-36 passing for 135 yards with an interception … Redshirt sophomore cornerback Frankie Williams led the defense with eight tackles. Michigan State (3-1) The Spartans have a bye this week, giving them an opportunity to lick their wounds from last Saturday's hardfought 17-13 defeat in South Bend. Oklahoma (3-0) The No. 14 Sooners were off last weekend, giving them an extra seven days to prepare for their trip to Notre Dame this Saturday. Arizona State (2-1) The Sun Devils were cooled off by No. 5 Stanford 42‑28 … ASU shaved a 29-point deficit to 11 in the fourth quarter, but couldn't get any closer … Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Jaelen Strong set career bests with 12 receptions and 169 receiving yards, and had a 27-yard scoring grab … Redshirt junior quarterback Taylor Kelly connected on 30 of 55 throws for 367 yards with three scores and two picks … Senior outside linebacker Chris Young led the defense with 10 tackles. USC (2-1) The Trojans edged Utah State 17-14 … Redshirt sophomore quarterback Cody Kessler completed 13 of 27 passes for 164 yards with one touchdown, a 30-yard connection with redshirt junior Xavier Grimble in the second half … Redshirt sophomore Tre Madden had 93 yards and a score on 24 rushing attempts … Sophomore defensive end Leonard Williams led a strong defensive effort with eight stops, including three behind the line of scrimmage, while senior outside linebacker Morgan Breslin recorded two of USC's four sacks. Stanford (3-0) The No. 5 Cardinal built a big lead and held on for a 42‑28 win over Arizona State … Stanford led 29-0 at halftime, and finished with two punt blocks, three sacks, 10 tackles for loss and two takeaways … Senior running back Tyler Gaffney had 19 carries for 95 yards and two touchdowns, helping the Cardinal outrush the Sun Devils 240-50 yards … Fifth-year senior inside linebacker Shane Skov posted nine stops, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack. Air Force (1-3) The Falcons were outgunned 56-23 by Wyoming … Air Force allowed 454 yards and 42 points in the first half alone, and the Cowboys ended up with 622 total yards … Sophomore quarterback Jaleel Awini scored on a 33-yard TD scamper on the Falcons' opening drive, but finished with only 157 yards of total offense (68 rushing and 89 passing) compared to his counterpart Brett Smith's 511 (138 rushing and 373 passing) … Junior linebacker Joey Nichol made 12 tackles (1.5 for loss). Navy (2-0) The Midshipmen had last weekend off, their second bye in the first four weeks of the season, and play at Western Kentucky this Saturday. Pittsburgh (2-1) The Panthers notched a wild 58-55 triumph over Duke … The two teams combined for 1,130 yards of offense … Fifth-year senior quarterback Tom Savage was 23-of-33 passing for a career-high 424 yards with an ACC-recordtying six touchdowns … Savage was the first ACC player to throw for six scores in a game since Virginia's Dan Ellis and Florida State's Chris Weinke both did it on Nov. 13, 1999 … Freshman running back James Conner rushed for 173 yards and a score, while freshman wide receiver Tyler Boyd contributed eight catches for 154 yards and three touchdowns. BYU (1-2) The Cougars suffered a 20-13 loss to archrival Utah … BYU outgained the Utes 443-402 in total yards, but still fell short … Sophomore quarterback Taysom Hill completed 18 of 48 passes for 260 yards with an interception and ran 20 times for 99 yards … Senior wide receiver Cody Hoffman had eight catches for 108 yards … Senior linebacker Tyler Beck recorded a career-high 10 tackles, including two for loss. ✦ Page 17 Fifth-year senior inside linebacker Shane Skov notched nine tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack in Stanford's 42-28 win over Arizona State. photo courtesy stanford Results For Sept. 19-21 Pittsburgh 58, Duke 55 No. 22 Notre Dame 17, Michigan State 13 No. 23 Wisconsin 41, Purdue 10 USC 17, Utah State 14 No. 5 Stanford 42, Arizona State 28 No. 18 Michigan 24, Connecticut 21 Wyoming 56, Air Force 23 Utah 20, BYU 13 Open Date: Navy, No. 14 Oklahoma and Temple Schedule For Sept. 26-28 Middle Tennessee at BYU, 9 p.m., ESPNU (Fri.) Northern Illinois at Purdue, 12 p.m., ESPN2 Virginia at Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m., ESPN3 Navy at Western Kentucky, 2 p.m., ESPNEWS No. 14 Oklahoma at No. 22 Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m., NBC Temple at Idaho, 5 p.m. Air Force at Nevada, 8 p.m., CBSSN No. 5 Stanford at Washington State, 10 p.m., ESPN USC at Arizona State, 10:30 p.m., ESPN2 Open Date: No. 18 Michigan and Michigan State Rankings (Associated Press poll) as of Sept. 25