Holtz Oversees Irish Win

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Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz might never leave the press box if his team keeps playing like this.

Marc Edwards rushed for two touchdowns and caught a pass for another Saturday at South Bend, Ind., as No. 21 Notre Dame defeated No. 13 Texas 55-27, the Irish’s first victory over a ranked team in two seasons.

Holtz missed last week’s game after undergoing spinal surgery, but returned Saturday to call plays from the press box. He drew cheers when he came onto the field with a little more than a minute left in the game, but Holtz said he won’t be pacing the sidelines any time soon.

“I went down on the sidelines just to see what it would be like. I’m not ready to be on the sidelines,” Holtz said. “The coaches don’t need me and the team doesn’t need me.”

Notre Dame (3-1) scored just about every way possible: rushing, passing, off an interception, off a blocked point-after attempt and on a punt return.

Texas (2-1) led 20-19 after its first possession in the second half, but didn’t threaten again until James Brown connected with Pat Fitzgerald on a 19-yard TD pass with 6:26 left in the game.

The game was an important one for Notre Dame, which now has consecutive road games at No. 8 Ohio State and No. 22 Washington.

East

(6) Penn State 59, Rutgers 34: At East Rutherford, N.J., Bobby Engram caught three touchdowns passes and ran 58 yards with a fumble for another score as the Nittany Lions (3-0) won a shootout with the Scarlet Knights (1-2) at Giants Stadium.

The win, the 20th straight for the Nittany Lions had an ugly ending with Rutgers coach Doug Graber yelling at Penn State’s Joe Paterno at the end of the game, probably because of a late touchdown pass.

(8) Ohio St. 54, Pittsburgh 14: At Pittsburgh, Terry Glenn caught nine passes for a school-record 253 yards and four touchdowns as the Buckeyes (3-0) wore down the outmanned Panthers (2-2). Glenn, a starter for the first time this season after backing up current NFL players Joey Galloway of Seattle and Chris Sanders in 1994, was open for most of the afternoon and scored on passes of 75, 61, 36 and 12 yards from Bobby Hoying.

Syracuse 27, Minnesota 17: At Syracuse, N.Y., Marvin Harrison ran a punt back 94 yards for a touchdown and the Orangemen (2-1) capitalized on two turnovers and scored 21 straight points to defeat the Gophers (1-1).

W. Virginia 45, Kent 6: At Morgantown, W.Va., Rahsaan Vanterpool caught two touchdown passes and returned two punts deep into the Golden Flashes’ territory as the Mountaineers (2-2) cruised to a win. Kent dropped to 1-2-1.

Wake Forest 30, Navy 7: At Annapolis, Md., John Lewis ran for three touchdowns, each set up by a key third-down conversion by Rusty LaRue, as the Deacon Demons (1-3) got their first win of the season by beating the Middies (1-2).

South

(1) Florida St. 46, Cent. Florida 14: At Tallahassee, Fla., Pooh Bear Williams scored three touchdowns and Danny Kanell threw for two as the top-ranked Seminoles (4-0) beat the feisty Division I-AA Knights (2-1).

Marquette Smith, who began his collegiate career at Florida State, scored both of Central Florida’s touchdowns on short runs and gained a game-high 121 yards.

(11) Virginia 22, Clemson 3: At Clemson, S.C., Mike Groh ran for one touchdown and threw for one as the Cavaliers (3-0 ACC, 4-1) chased away years of Death Valley demons with a win over the Tigers (1-2, 2-2).

(15) Tennessee 52, Mississippi St. 14: At Knoxville, Tenn., Peyton Manning threw for 235 yards to lead the Volunteers (2-1 SEC, 3-1) to a Southeastern Conference win over the Bulldogs (0-2, 2-2).

(18) LSU 52, Rice 7: At Baton Rouge, La., Jamie Howard threw four touchdown passes - three to Sheddrick Wilson - to lead the Tigers (3-1) to a win over the Owls (1-2).

Mississippi 18, (20) Georgia 10: At Oxford, Miss., Mississippi’s Tim Montz kicked four field goals, and the Bulldogs (1-2 Southeastern Conference, 2-2) failed on a two potential game-tying drives in the final 3 minutes as the Rebels (1-1, 2-1) pulled off an upset.

(24) Maryland 41, Duke 28: At College Park, Md., Brian Cummings threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns and the Terrapins improved to 4-0 for the first time since 1978 by beating the Blue Devils (0-2 ACC, 2-2). Duke is 2-0 in the conference.

Kentucky 35, S. Carolina 30: At Columbia, S.C., Moe Williams ran for a Kentucky-record 299 yards and scored four touchdowns as the Wildcats (1-1, 2-2) beat the Gamecocks (0-3, 1-3) in the Southeastern Conference.

TCU 16, Vanderbiult 3: At Nashville, Tenn. The Horned Frogs (2-1) used defense and special teams to defeat the Commodores (0-3) and their one-dimensional offense.

Baylor 14, N.C. State 0: At Raleigh, N.C., The Bears (2-1) overwhelmed the Wolfpack’s usually potent offense, scoring a win to hand North Carolina State (1-3) its first shutout loss at home since 1962.

Midwest

(19) Kansas St. 67, Akron 0: At Manhattan, Kan., Matt Miller threw a school-record three touchdown passes in the first quarter as the Wildcats (3-0) routed the Zips (0-3), giving coach Bill Snyder a tie for most victories in Kansas State history.

Michigan St. 35, Purdue 35: At West Lafayette, Ind., Corey Rogers ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns and teammate Brad Bobich missed a 47-yard field goal attempt as time ran out as the Boilermakers (0-0-1 Big Ten, 1-1-1) settled for a tie with the Spartans. (0-0-1, 1-1-1).

Wisconsin 42, Southern Methodist 0: At Madison, Wis., Darrell Bevell tied his school record by completing his first 14 passes and Carl McCullough rushed 26 times for 129 yards and a touchdown in the Badgers’ (1-1-1) rout over the Mustangs (1-3).

Kansas 20, Houston 13: At Lawrence, Kan., June Henley’s 1-yard touchdown vault following Jason Thoren’s interception lifted the unbeaten Jayhawks (4-0) to a shaky win over the Cougars (0-4).

Northwestern 30, Air Force 6: At Evanston, Ill., Darnell Autry rushed for 190 yards - 53 more than the Falcons, the nation’s No. 3 rushing team entering the game - as the Wildcats (2-1) rebounded from a devastating loss to Miami of Ohio. Air Force dropped to 2-2.

Missouri 31, NE Louisiana 22: At Columbia, Mo., Brock Olivo scored three first-half touchdowns and rushed for a career-high 222 yards on 38 carries as the Tigers (2-2) closed out their non-conference schedule with a win over the Indians (1-3).

Illinois 7, East Carolina 0: At Champaign, Ill., Robert Holcombe’s 1-yard touchdown was all Illinois (2-2) needed as the Illini’s staunch defense held the Pirates (2-2) in a rematch of last year’s Liberty Bowl.

Iowa St. 57, UNLV 30: At Ames, Iowa, Troy Davis scored five touchdowns to tie a school record and became the first Cyclone player to run for more than 300 yards, leading his team to a win over the Rebels. Iowa State is 2-2. UNLV dropped to 1-3.

Indiana 27, S. Mississippi 26: At Bloomington, Ind., Jason Kaylor blocked a 37-yard field goal attempt with 1:52 remaining and Eric Allen intercepted a pass on the game’s final play to save the 2-1 Hooisers’ win over the 2-2 Golden Eagles in an error-plagued game.

Southwest

(10) Oklahoma 51, N. Texas 10: At Norman, Okla., backup quarterback Garrick McGee threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score and Jeff Frazier had a late 96-yard touchdown run in the Sooners’ (3-0) romp over the Eagles (1-3). The games was a lukewarm tuneup for next week’s showdown with No. 7 Colorado. North Texas is in its first year as a Division I school.

Arkansas 27, Memphis 20: At Little Rock, Ark., Barry Lunney Jr. shook off his first interception of the year and guided Arkansas 90 yards for the go-ahead touchdown as the Razorbacks (3-1) beat the Tigers (1-3) for the first time.

Tulsa 45, E. Tenn. St. 20: At Tulsa, Okla., third-string tailback Reggie Williams ran for 165 yards and a touchdown to lead the Golden Hurricane (2-2) to a win over the Buccaneers (0-4).

West

Wyoming 45, Oklahoma St. 25: At Laramie, Wyo., quarterback Josh Wallwork, the NCAA total offense leader, produced 301 yards and four touchdowns in just over two quarters to lead Wyoming (2-1) to a win over Oklahoma State (1-3).

New Mexico 36, New Mexico St. 2: At Albuquerque, Donald Sellers threw four touchdown passes and ran for one score and linebacker Daniel Johnson intercepted a tipped pass early in the fourth quarter to break open a close game as the Lobos (2-1) beat the Aggies (1-3).

Toledo 49, Nevada 35: At Reno, Nev., Wasean Pait ran for 176 yards and two touchdowns and the defense caused six turnovers as the Rockets (3-0) defeated the Wolf Pack (2-1).

Utah 25, Fresno St. 21: At Salt Lake City, Rocky Henry caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Mike Fouts with 47 seconds remaining to rally the Utes (2-0, 2-2) to a win over the Bulldogs (0-1, 3-1) in the Western Athletic Conference.