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✦ opponents overview By Steve Downey Temple (1-10) The Owls blew a 21-0 halftime lead and lost to Connecticut 28-21 … Senior wide receiver Ryan Alderman set career highs in receptions (seven) and receiving yards (96), while freshman signal-caller P.J. Walker threw for 280 yards and accounted for two touchdowns (one rushing and one passing) … Sophomore linebacker Tyler Matakevich once again paced the defense with seven solo tackles. Michigan (7-4) The Wolverines went cold in the second half and fell 24-21 at Iowa … U-M, which led 21-7 at the half, managed only 45 yards of total offense in the final two quarters … Redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner threw for two scores, but had just 98 passing yards … Junior linebacker Brennen Beyer notched one of U-M's three interceptions and returned it seven yards for a touchdown. Purdue (1-10) The Boilermakers dropped a 20-16 decision to Illinois … Purdue drove to the Illini 30 with just less than a minute to play, but an interception ended the threat … Junior running back Akeem Hunt ran 18 times for a career-high 102 yards, including a 62-yard touchdown sprint … Senior linebacker Will Lucas made eight stops and broke up a pass. Michigan State (10-1) The No. 11 Spartans clinched a spot in the Big Ten championship game with a 30-6 victory at Northwestern … Redshirt junior running back Jeremy Langford recorded his sixth consecutive 100-yard game, rushing 25 times for 150 yards and two scores (20 and 37 yards) … Redshirt junior safety Kurtis Drummond had a career-high two interceptions to go along with six tackles and one pass broken up. Taylor Kelly completed 20 of 27 throws for 225 yards with a touchdown, and rushed for a career-high 99 yards and a score … Redshirt junior defensive end Carl Bradford picked off a pass and returned it 18 yards for a touchdown, while senior linebacker Chris Young posted a team-high 13 tackles and three sacks. USC (9-3) The No. 23 Trojans pummeled Colorado 47-29 in the second-coldest (29 degrees) kickoff in school history … Redshirt sophomore tailback and Florida native Javorius Allen rushed for a career-best 145 yards and three touchdowns (12, one and 23 yards) on 21 carries … Redshirt junior defensive end George Uko compiled three stops, two tackles for loss, one sack and a fumble recovery. Air Force (2-9) The Falcons fell 41-21 to UNLV in a game that featured single-digit temperatures, a wind chill below zero and a snow-covered field … Senior running back Anthony LaCoste led the team with 75 yards on 15 rushes, but Air Force was Stanford (9-2) The No. 8 Cardinal crushed archrival Cal 63-13 to clinch a spot in the Pac-12 championship game … Junior wide receiver Ty Montgomery tied a single-game school record with five touchdowns, all of which came in the first half … Montgomery rushed for a 31-yard touchdown, caught scoring passes of 50, 12, 72 and nine yards, and finished with 191 total yards (160 receiving on five grabs) … Fifth-year senior outside linebacker Trent Murphy contributed four stops, one tackle for loss and one sack. Oklahoma (9-2) The No. 20 Sooners tamed Kansas State 41-31, which moved head coach Bob Stoops past Barry Switzer for the most wins (158) in school history … Senior running back Brennan Clay posted career highs in carries (31) and rushing yards (200), and scored touchdowns on runs of 64 and three yards … Redshirt freshman cornerback Zack Sanchez made four tackles and returned an interception 74 yards for a score. Arizona State (9-2) The No. 13 Sun Devils held off UCLA 38-33 to earn a spot in the Pac-12 title game … Redshirt junior quarterback Junior quarterback Kevin Hogan (above) passed for 329 yards and five touchdowns, four of which went to junior wide receiver Ty Montgomery, in Stanford's 63-13 romp over Cal last Saturday. photo courtesy stanford ✦ Page 15 outrushed 330-228 yards … Junior linebacker Jordan Pierce racked up a career-best 17 tackles (one for loss). Navy (7-4) The Midshipmen outlasted San Jose State 58-52 in three overtimes … Sophomore quarterback Keenan Reynolds set an NCAA record with seven rushing touchdowns (12, three, 38, 20, 25, seven and 25 yards) and finished wit 240 yards on 36 carries … Senior linebackers Cody Peterson and DJ Sargenti both notched 18 tackles. Pittsburgh (6-5) The Panthers edged Syracuse 17-16 … Junior running back Isaac Bennett scored the game-winning touchdown from five yards out on the final play of the third quarter … Senior defensive tackle Aaron Donald finished with nine tackles (eight solo), 3.5 stops for loss, two QB hurries and a blocked point after try that proved to be the difference in the game. BYU (7-4) After falling at No. 25 Notre Dame this past weekend, the Cougars will attempt to get back in the win column at Nevada on Saturday. Results For Nov. 21-23 UNLV 41, Air Force 21 Navy 58, San Jose State 52 (3OT) No. 11 Michigan State 30, Northwestern 6 No. 20 Oklahoma 41, Kansas State 31 Iowa 24, Michigan 21 Illinois 20, Purdue 16 Pittsburgh 17, Syracuse 16 No. 25 Notre Dame 23, BYU 13 No. 8 Stanford 63, California 13 No. 13 Arizona State 38, No. 22 UCLA 33 Connecticut 28, Temple 21 No. 23 USC 47, Colorado 29 Schedule For Nov. 28-30 Miami at Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m., ABC (Fri.) No. 3 Ohio State at Michigan, 12 p.m., ABC Minnesota at No. 11 Michigan State, 12 p.m., Big Ten Network Temple at Memphis, 12 p.m., ESPNEWS Air Force at Colorado State, 2 p.m., ESPN3 BYU at Nevada, 3 p.m., CBS Sports Network Purdue at Indiana, 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network No. 25 Notre Dame at No. 8 Stanford, 7 p.m., FOX No. 22 UCLA at No. 23 USC, 8 p.m., ABC Arizona at No. 13 Arizona State, 9:30 p.m., Pac-12 Network Open Date: Navy and No. 20 Oklahoma Rankings (Associated Press poll) as of Nov. 27