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✦ opponents overview By Steve Downey Temple (1-7) The Owls found themselves on the wrong end of a 59-49 shootout against SMU after blowing a 21-point first-half lead … Sophomore wide receiver Robby Anderson hauled in nine receptions for a school-record 239 yards and two touchdowns … Freshman quarterback P.J. Walker completed his first 16 throws and finished 26‑of‑37 passing for 293 yards with four scores, and rushed 14 times for 92 yards and a TD … Junior wide receiver Jalen Fitzpatrick tossed an 83-yard touchdown pass — the longest passing play in school history — to Anderson on an end around. Navy (4-3) The Midshipmen edged Pittsburgh 24-21 on sophomore placekicker Nick Sloan's 30-yard field goal as time expired … Navy trailed by a touchdown with just more then eight minutes remaining in the game, but sophomore quarterback Keenan Reynolds scored on a two-yard run to tie the game with 3:52 left before Sloan delivered his game winner … Reynolds completed 8 of 18 throws for 105 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and led the Midshipmen with 21 carries for 93 yards and a score … Senior inside linebacker Cody Peterson led the defense with 12 tackles (1.5 for loss). Michigan (6-1) The No. 23 Wolverines were off last weekend and return to action with a crucial tilt against archrival No. 24 Michigan State Saturday. Purdue (1-6) The Boilermakers had a bye last week, giving them some extra time to prepare for a visit from No. 4 Ohio State this Saturday. Michigan State (7-1) The No. 24 Spartans romped over Illinois 42-3 … Redshirt sophomore quarterback Connor Cook connected on 15 of 16 passes for 208 yards with three touchdowns and no picks … Redshirt junior running back Jeremy Langford contributed 22 carries for 104 yards and two scores, while freshman running back Delton Williams added five rushes for 78 yards and a TD … The MSU defense limited the Illini, who entered the game averaging 35.3 points, to 128 total yards … Senior linebacker Denicos Allen registered five stops, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack. Sophomore signal-caller Keenan Reynolds accounted for 198 yards of total offense and two touchdowns in Navy's 24-21 victory over Pitt. photo by navy Oklahoma (7-1) The No. 13 Sooners upended undefeated and then No. 15 Texas Tech 38-30 … Redshirt junior quarterback Blake Bell completed 14 of 22 passes for 249 yards, and threw a pair of scoring strikes to senior wide receiver Jalen Saunders that covered 15 and 76 yards … Saunders finished with six receptions for 153 yards … Senior running back Damien Williams logged 19 carries for 97 yards and two touchdowns, while senior wide receiver Lacolton Bester added a 35-yard scoring run … Fifth-year senior free safety Gabe Lynn recorded a career-high nine tackles and an interception. Arizona State (5-2) The No. 25 Sun Devils had a bye last weekend and will travel to Washington State on Halloween. USC (5-3) The Trojans used a dominant defense to post a 19‑3 win over Utah … USC held the Utes to a season-low 201 total yards, recorded six sacks and forced three turnovers … Junior defensive lineman J.R. Tavai led the effort with 11 tackles and two sacks … Redshirt sophomore quarterback Cody Kessler threw a 30-yard touchdown ✦ Page 15 pass to sophomore wide receiver Nelson Agholor and finished 21-of-32 passing for 230 yards … Agholor had six receptions for 97 yards … Junior placekicker Andrew Heidari, who missed two three-pointers in a 14-10 loss at Notre Dame Oct. 19, converted 4 of 5 field goals against Utah. Air Force (1-7) The Falcons will attempt to bounce back from their 45‑10 loss to Notre Dame with a showdown against Army on Saturday.