Michigan St. annihilates Memphis; Boilermakers take down Notre Dame

Now comes a trip to Notre Dame - '"the test of a lifetime," coach Nick Saban said.

Michigan State's 51-21 victory over Memphis moved the Spartans from No. 21 to No. 17 in the new AP poll announced yesterday.

With the huge margin, the first-string punched out early and the reserves got some playing time, just like a week ago against Western Michigan.

AP PHOTO Notre Dame tailback Autry Denson struggles to hold on to the ball.

Purdue 28, No. 12 Notre Dame 17

Purdue outplayed No. 12 Notre Dame in every way possible Saturday, beating the Irish 28-17 in Joe Tiller's first game at Ross-Ade Stadium. Billy Dicken was 26-of-39 for 352 yards for Purdue (1-1).

Edwin Watson rushed for 34 yards and two touchdowns, and safety Adrian Beasley returned a fumble for a touchdown to seal the victory.

No. 1 Penn State 52, Temple 10

Chafie Fields ran for 90 yards and two touchdowns on reverses as No. 1 Penn State beat Temple 52-10. Penn State (2-0) took a 14-7 lead with 8:27 left in the first half on a 43-yard reverse by Fields.

Cordell Mitchell extended the lead to 21-7 on a 38-yard run for his first career TD. Mike McQueary hit Joe Nastasi from 25 yards out to end the scoring for the half. Curtis Enis had 81 yards on 16 carries and one touchdown, increasing his career total to 2,059, 11th on the Nittany Lions' career list.

No. 9 Ohio St. 44, Bowling Green 13

Michael Wiley scored two touchdowns, including a 100-yard kickoff return, as No. 9 Ohio State overcame a sloppy first half to beat Bowling Green 44-13.

The victory was Ohio State's 17th in a row over an in-state college, dating to a 7-6 loss to Oberlin in 1921.

The Buckeyes lost four fumbles in the first half and Gary Berry's interception was disallowed by a roughing penalty.

Northwestern 24, Duke 20

Brian Musso caught a 74-yard touchdown pass and later set up the winning score with a clutch fourth-down reception as Northwestern rallied twice and beat Duke 24-20.

After Musso's 32-yard catch on a pass from Tim Hughes went to the Duke 1, Adrian Autry carried for the touchdown with 3:43 left, putting Northwestern ahead and sending the Blue Devils to their 15th straight loss - the longest skid in Division I-A.

No. 18 Iowa 54, Tulsa 16

Tavian Banks set an Iowa single-game rushing mark with 314 yards to pace No. 18 Iowa to a 54-16 victory over Tulsa.

Banks, who ran for a career-best 203 yards last week in, also had touchdown runs of 71, 14, 14 and 23 yards as the Hawkeyes (2-0) avenged last year's 27-20 loss to Tulsa (0-2)

Louisville 26, Illinois 14

Chris Redman completed touchdown passes of 63, 28 and 20 yards to Ibn Green, sparking Louisville to a 26-14 victory over Illinois (0-2).

Redman's 20-yard strike to Green proved to be the game-winner, capping a 12-play, 98-yard drive that gave Louisville (1-2) a 20-14 lead with 3:57 remaining.

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