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✦ OPPONENTS RECAP BY STEVE DOWNEY Central Michigan … Freshman quarterback Keenan Reynolds made his first career start and completed 6 of 11 passes for 139 yards with three touchdowns … Reynolds, who also ran for 59 of the Mids' 238 yards, became the first Navy QB to throw for three scores in a game in 15 years … Senior slot back Gee Gee Greene caught two TD passes (19 and 41 yards) … Senior linebacker Keegan Wetzel posted five total stops, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack. NAVY (3-3) The Midshipmen took to the air to notch a 31-13 win at Purdue surrendered 645 total yards, including 467 on the ground … Three Boilermaker quarterbacks played — fifth- year senior Caleb TerBush, sixth-year senior Robert Marve and redshirt junior Rob Henry — but they combined to complete only 11 of 31 throws for 124 yards (52 of which came on the first play from scrimmage) and were sacked five times … Sophomore running back Akeem Hunt set up PU's first touchdown with a 44-yard return on the opening kickoff and scored the second on an 81-yard run with 1:39 to go in the game. PURDUE (3-3) The Boilermakers were steamrolled 38-14 by Wisconsin … overtime … The Hawkeyes drove 68 yards in nine plays and scored the game-tying touchdown with 55 seconds remaining … After Iowa connected on the second of two OT field goals, redshirt junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell (12-of-31 passing for 179 yards) was intercepted for the first time in 233 throws to seal MSU's fate … Junior running back Le'Veon Bell logged 29 carries for 140 yards and a touchdown … Redshirt junior linebacker Denicos Allen tallied a team-best 13 tackles and an interception. MICHIGAN STATE (4-3) The Spartans suffered a 19-16 home loss to Iowa in double Illinois 45-0 … The U-M defense allowed only 134 total yards, including just 29 through the air, and forced a pair of turn- overs … Senior Denard Robinson was 7-of-11 passing for 159 yards with two scores, including a 71-yarder to redshirt junior wide receiver Jeremy Gallon, and carried the ball 11 times for 128 yards and two touchdowns … Sophomore running back Thomas Rawls ran nine times for 90 yards, and had a 63-yard TD run … Redshirt junior linebacker Jake Ryan matched his career high with 11 tackles, including 3.5 for loss. MICHIGAN (4-2) The No. 23 Wolverines celebrated homecoming by blanking lina … Junior quarterback Stephen Morris notched a five-yard touchdown run and completed 12 of 26 passes for 155 yards with two interceptions, before going down with an ankle injury in the fourth quarter … Backup Ryan Williams, a redshirt soph- omore, connected on 9 of 13 throws for 80 yards, but couldn't rally the Canes … Senior running back Mike James posted career bests with 22 carries and 96 rushing yards, and scored on a one-yard run … Sophomore linebacker Denzel Perryman made 11 tackles, including three behind the line of scrimmage. MIAMI (4-3) The Hurricanes were edged 18-14 at home by North Caro- before falling 42-24 … The Beavers outscored BYU 21-3 in the fourth frame and piled up 450 yards of offense to snap the Cougars' 12-game streak of holding opponents to less than 300 yards … Freshman running back Jamaal Williams compiled 112 total yards and ran for a pair of touchdowns … Redshirt junior Cody Hoffman notched 10 receptions for 102 yards … Fifth-year senior quarterback Riley Nelson was 28-of-51 passing for 305 yards with one score and three interceptions, including one that was returned for a TD to ice the game. Cotton Bowl in Dallas … Senior quarterback Landry Jones com- pleted 21 of 37 passes for 321 yards with two touchdowns, while sophomore backup signal-caller Blake Bell had four short scoring runs … Junior running back Damien Williams broke off a 95-yard touchdown run and finished with 167 yards on 22 carries … Junior fullback Trey Millard had a career- best 119 receiving yards on five catches, including a 25-yard TD grab … Junior safety Tony Jefferson paced the defensive effort with seven tackles (two for loss) and an interception. OKLAHOMA (4-1) The No. 10 Sooners routed Red River rival Texas 63-21 at the Fifth-year senior quarterback Tino Sunseri was 28-of-37 pass- ing for 287 yards with two scores and ran for a touchdown, but he couldn't rally Pitt from a 17-point second-half deficit … Redshirt junior wide receiver Devin Street hauled in 11 recep- tions for 111 yards and one touchdown … Freshman running back Rushel Shell had 18 carries for 96 yards and a score … Freshman wide receiver Todd Thomas blocked a punt and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown. PITTSBURGH (2-4) The Panthers dropped a 45-35 decision to No. 16 Louisville … BOSTON COLLEGE (1-5) The Eagles were overwhelmed 51-7 by No. 12 Florida State … The Seminoles rolled up 649 total yards, while BC managed ✦ PAGE 16 BRIGHAM YOUNG (4-3) The Cougars hung with No. 8 Oregon State for three quarters only 225 … Junior running back Andre Williams rushed for 105 yards on 20 attempts … Junior quarterback Chase Rettig entered the game averaging 306.2 passing yards per game, but he connected on 15 of 31 throws for just 122 yards with a touchdown and an interception … Junior wide receiver Bobby Swigert took a screen pass 16 yards for BC's lone touchdown, and he finished with five receptions for 61 yards. WAKE FOREST (3-3) The Demon Deacons had an open date this past weekend. fense to turn back Washington 24-14 … Redshirt sophomore cornerback Anthony Brown blocked a punt and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown to give USC a 17-point lead in the final quarter … The USC defense produced five sacks and created four turnovers — including a forced fumble and recovery by senior safety Jawanza Starling at the USC 4 in the third quarter, and an interception by redshirt sophomore safety Josh Shaw with 4:13 to go in the game … Senior running back Silas Redd racked up 155 yards on 26 rushing attempts and scored on an 11-yard run. USC (5-1) The No. 11 Trojans used big plays on special teams and de- Navy 31, Central Michigan 13 (Fri.) No. 16 Louisville 45, Pittsburgh 35 No. 10 Oklahoma 63, Texas 21 Iowa 19, Michigan State 16 (2OT) Wisconsin 38, Purdue 14 North Carolina 18, Miami 14 No. 5 Notre Dame 20, No. 22 Stanford 13 (OT) No. 8 Oregon State 42, BYU 24 No. 23 Michigan 45, Illinois 0 No. 12 Florida State 51, Boston College 7 No. 11 USC 24, Washington 14 Open Date: Wake Forest Results From Oct. 13 Purdue at No. 7 Ohio State, 12 p.m., ABC/ESPN2 Wake Forest at Virginia, 12:30 p.m., ESPN3 No. 22 Stanford at California, 3 p.m., FOX Boston College at Georgia Tech, 3 p.m., ESPN3 BYU at No. 5 Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m., NBC Michigan State at No. 23 Michigan, 3:30 p.m., BTN Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 Indiana at Navy, 3:30 p.m., CBSSN Colorado at No. 11 USC, 6 p.m. Kansas at No. 10 Oklahoma, 7 p.m. No. 12 Florida State at Miami, 8 p.m., ABC Rankings (Associated Press poll) as of Oct. 15 Schedule For Oct. 20

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