N'western shocks Big Ten, Lions continue downfall

MADISON (AP) - The other shoe finally fell on the Wisconsin Badgers.

"I was probably the least surprised person out of 80,000 here today," Northwestern coach Randy Walker said after Damien Anderson's 12-yard TD run in the second overtime gave the Wildcats a 47-44 victory over Wisconsin on Saturday.

Moments earlier, the Badgers (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten) had taken a 44-41 lead on Vitaly Pisetsky's 39-yard field goal.

Northwestern (3-1, 1-0), which had never scored this many points against Wisconsin, got 174 yards on 21 carries from Anderson, who also scored on a 69-yard run midway through the fourth quarter.

The Badgers completed their NCAA-mandated suspensions by sitting out six players against the Wildcats, including No. 1 receiver Chris Chambers and All-American cornerback Jamar Fletcher. They were among 26 players who got caught receiving unadvertised discounts at a shoe store.

It looked as though Wisconsin would make it through the punishment unbeaten when Pisetsky's 47-yard field goal gave the Badgers a 34-31 lead with 51 seconds left in regulation.

But, just as Cincinnati did a week earlier, Northwestern quickly moved downfield for a game-tying field goal as time expired. Tim Long was good from 46 yards.

No. 1 Nebraska 42, Iowa 13: Eric Crouch made nearly every pass count against Iowa, and No. 1 Nebraska came away with another victory.

Crouch only threw the ball 13 times Saturday, but the results couldn't have been much better - 10 completions, five touchdowns and a 42-13 win over the Hawkeyes.

Nebraska (3-0) will never be confused with a passing team and even though most of its points came through the air, the Cornhuskers ran for 331 yards against the Hawkeyes (0-4).

The Huskers weren't able to put the game away until Crouch's 4-yard TD pass to Wistrom with 1:27 left in the game. Troy Watchorn added a 39-yard interception return for a TD with 55 seconds left.

No. 12 Ohio State 45, Penn State 6 - Joe Paterno was expected to pile up a few coaching milestones this season, but not like this.

Six players scored touchdowns as Ohio State beat Penn State 45-6 on Sunday, handing Paterno his most lopsided loss and his worst start ever.

Stuck on 318 career victories, Paterno remains five victories shy of tying Bear Bryant for the most wins by a major college coach.

The loss gave Penn State its first 1-4 start under Paterno, matching the school's worst record through five games since 1964 when Rip Engle was head coach.

Ohio State moved to 4-0 for the seventh time in the last 10 years. Coach John Cooper wasn't surprised by the outcome in the Big Ten opener for both team, but was by the margin.

"Never did I dream we would beat Penn State as badly as we did," he said.

After winning its first coin toss of the year, Penn State kicked off to the Buckeyes and were behind 7-0 almost immediately and trailed 17-0 at the half.

No. 18 Michigan St. 27, Notre Dame 21: Jeff Smoker made up for two mistakes with one big play.

The freshman quarterback threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Herb Haygood with 1:48 left, lifting Michigan State to a 27-21 victory over Notre Dame on Saturday.

Smoker threw a perfect pass to Haygood on fourth-and-10 after turning the ball over twice in the final 13 minutes - a fumble at Michigan State's 12 and an interception at the 2.

"It was great to have them put the ball in my hands on fourth down," Smoker said. "I'm just glad I could come through after making those two mistakes."

Michigan State (3-0) has won nine consecutive games at home, while the Irish (2-2) have lost eight straight on the road.

Julius Jones' 2-yard TD run put Notre Dame ahead 21-20 with 7:59 left, one play after Anthony Weaver's interception. Jones gained 126 yards on 26 carries.

After the Spartans took the lead, Notre Dame was unable to complete a pass when it got the ball back with 1:48 left after Haygood's touchdown.

No. 22 Purdue 38, Minnesota 24: Minnesota coach Glen Mason is thankful that he's done with Purdue's Drew Brees.

Brees set Big Ten career records for completions and attempts Saturday, throwing for 409 yards and two touchdowns in No. 21 Purdue's 38-24 victory over Minnesota.

Brees, who was 33-of-49, has 1,325 attempts, 820 completions, 9,487 yards and 73 touchdown passes in 36 games. He topped the Big Ten marks of 797 completions set by Illinois' Jack Trudeau and 1,309 attempts by Purdue's Mark Herrmann..

His total offense of 497 yards made him the second player in conference history to accumulate 10,000 yards. Brees has 10,036 and needs 219 to top the record set by Iowa's Chuck Long.

Purdue (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) built a 24-0 lead over Minnesota (2-2, 0-1) in the first half and was never challenged as it beat the Golden Gophers for the fifth consecutive time.

Oregon 29, No. 8 UCLA 10: The reviews on UCLA's road show are in, and they are not good.

Maurice Morris ran for 139 yards and two touchdowns as Oregon beat UCLA 29-10 on Saturday for its 17th straight home victory and the Bruins' seventh straight road defeat - their first this season.

Oregon (3-1) dominated in almost every category, holding UCLA (No. 8 ESPN/USA Today, No. 6 AP) to minus-9 yards rushing in the Pac-10 opener for both teams.

The Bruins failed to win a game on the road. UCLA was coming off a victory over then-No. 3 Michigan, and opened the season with a win over Alabama - also No. 3 at the time.

- Compiled by Chris Burke from staff and wire reports

AP PHOTO

Northwestern's Damien Anderson (20) is

congratulated by Rolf Reinalda (88) after running for 69-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.