Vols Hold Off Bruins
Peyton Manning has come a long way in the last three years. He showed just how far on Saturday, although his team was hanging on for dear life at the end.
Returning to the Rose Bowl - site of his first collegiate game - Manning passed for 341 yards and two touchdowns as No. 3 Tennessee held off UCLA 30-24 at Pasadena, Calif., despite Cade McNown’s 400-yard passing performance.
Manning handed off on his first three plays in this game, but that was just the beginning. The Heisman Trophy favorite completed 28 of 49 throws with one interception, and has passed for 8,033 yards in his career - 651 in two games this season.
Tennessee had a 27-6 lead entering the fourth quarter, but UCLA rallied, and had two chances to go ahead in the late going.
First, Skip Hicks fumbled and Tennessee’s Fred White recovered at the Vols’ 21-yard line with 2:04 left.
Then, after a punt, the Bruins got to the Tennessee 20 before losing the ball on downs with 27 seconds to go.
“This performance probably wasn’t good enough to beat a high school team,” said Tennessee’s Leonard Little.
Tennessee 30, UCLA 24
Tennessee 9 15 3 3 - 30
UCLA 0 3 3 18 - 24
Tenn-Safety, McNown tackled in end zone, 8:28.
Tenn-Gaines 57 interception return (Hall kick), 3:05.
Tenn-Copeland 24 pass from Manning (Copeland pass from Manning), 9:35.
Tenn-Nash 39 pass from Manning (Hall kick), 4:07.
UCLA-FG Sailer 44, 0:00
UCLA-FG Sailer 27, 10:22.
Tenn-FG Hall 26, 7:31.
UCLA-S. Hicks 7 run (Sailer kick), 14:16.
UCLA-Safety, ball snapped out of end zone, 12:35.
UCLA-S. Hicks 50 pass from McNown (kick failed), 10:29.
UCLA-FG Sailer 23, 7:33.
Tenn-FG Hall 42, 4:42.
A-62,619.
Tenn UCLA First downs 27 21 Rushes-yards 33-104 30-45 Passing 341 400 Comp-Att-Int 28-49-1 27-43-2 Return Yards 81 67 Punts-Avg. 5-39.2 6-40.0 Fumbles-Lost 5-2 3-1 Penalties-Yards 7-51 10-75 Time of Possession 30:42 29:18
RUSHING-Tennessee, Levine 8-43, Crosby 5-32, Lewis 4-27, Bryson 9-20, Manning 6-4, Team 1-(minus 22). UCLA, S. Hicks 16-80, Price 2-6, Caldwell 1-4, McElroy 1-1, Brown 2-(minus 9), McNown 8-(minus 37).
PASSING-Tennessee, Manning 28-49-1-341. UCLA, McNown 27-43-2-400.
RECEIVING-Tennessee, Nash 8-117, Copeland 5-88, Price 4-50, Bryson 3-42, Shuler 3-39, Levine 3-(minus 13), McCullough 1-13, Lewis 1-5. UCLA, Hicks 7-117, McElroy 6-105, Grieb 3-32, Farmer 3-9, K.Brown 2-28, Walendy 1-26, Crecion 1-22, Pierce 1-19, Poli-Dixon 1-16, Lee 1-14, Scott 1-12.
(5) Florida St. 14, (23) USC 7
At Los Angeles, Dee Feaster scored on a 3-yard run with 10:40 left to play as the Seminoles sputtered but survived their season opener.
Thad Busby, erratic for much of the game, completed 5 of 8 for 94 yards - including a 46-yarder to E.G. Green - to take Florida State on a 97-yard march for the only score of the second half.
Florida State didn’t seal the victory until free safety Dexter Jackson tackled Trojans receiver Billy Miller for no gain after a short completion on fourth-and-6 at the Seminoles 26 with 2:20 remaining.
Florida St. 7 0 0 7 - 14
Southern Cal 0 7 0 0 - 7
FSU-Kendra 1 run (Gramatica kick), 7:42.
USC-Fox 2 run (Abrams kick), 13:42.
FSU-Feaster 3 run (Gramatica kick), 10:40.
A-72,783.
FSU USC First downs 17 10 Rushes-yards 29-89 33-25 Passing 276 159 Comp-Att-Int 19-39-2 18-32-1 Return Yards 71 74 Punts-Avg. 8-37 10-42 Fumbles-Lost 4-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards 7-64 6-55 Time of Possession 31:19 28:41
RUSHING-Florida St., Feaster 16-74, Cole 1-24, Minor 2-5, Ford 1-2, Kendra 2-2, Warrick 1-(minus 9), Busby 6-(minus 9). USC, Sermons 3-23, Washington 18-16, McKenzie 5-7, Fox 7-(minus 21).
PASSING-Florida St., Busby 19-39-2-276. USC, Fox 18-32-1-159.
RECEIVING-Florida St., Warrick 6-50, Harrell 4-64, Pearsall 3-41, Coles 2-37, Green 1-46, Dugans 1-19, Stringer 1-16, Feaster 1-3. USC, Miller 8-56, Soward 4-48, Bastianelli 2-28, A. Harris 2-28, Sermons 1-4, Washington 1-(minus 5).
(17) Stanford 28, San Jose State 12
At Stanford, Calif., linebacker Jon Haskins returned an interception 22 yards for a touchdown and the Cardinal survived the Spartans’ late rally in the season opener for both.
Stanford quarterback Chad Hutchinson finished 18 of 36 for 302 yards, with Troy Walters making eight receptions for 166 yards.
San Jose St. 0 0 0 12 - 12
Stanford 0 14 7 7 - 28
STAN-Comella 2 run (Miller kick) 10:23.
STAN-Hanson 3 pass from Hutchinson (Miller Kick) 6:44.
STAN-Dunn 21 run (Miller kick) 2:31.
SJS-Newell 50 pass from Vye (pass failed) 13:19.
SJS-Vye 6 run (run failed) 9:30.
STAN-Haskins 22 interception return. (Miller kick) 3:30.
A-37,500.
SJS Stan First downs 19 21 Rushes-yards 33-95 45-148 Passing 236 302 Comp-Att-Int 16-40-3 18-36-2 Return Yards 7 79 Punts-Avg. 8-38.4 5-45.2 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 4-43 11-101 Time of Possession 29:38 30:22
RUSHING-San Jose St., Hodgins 13-61, Vye 14-32, Scarborough 5-15, Chapple 1-(minus 13). Stanford, Bookman 11-51, Comella 5-40, Mitchell 17-39, Dunn 1-21, Lacey 5-20, Hutchinston 6-(minus-23).
PASSING-San Jose St., Vye 16-40-3-236. Stanford, Hutchinson 18-36-2-302.
RECEIVING-San Jose St., Ruhle 6-78, Newell 4-83, Scarborough 4-22, Payne 1-51, Willis 1-2. Stanford, Walters 8-166, Allen 2-43, J. Johnson 1-20, Comella 1-17, Hubbard 1-14, Dunn 1-13, Bookman 1-11, Pitts 1-10, Mitchell 1-5, Hanson 1-3.
Oregon St. 33, North Texas 7
The Beavers scored four touchdowns in the fourth quarter as coach Mike Riley made a successful debut in his old hometown of Corvallis, Ore.
As promised, Riley brought the passing game back for the Beavers. Oregon State, which completed 37 passes last season in coach Jerry Pettibone’s option attack, was 24 for 41 for 273 yards. The Beavers also rushed for 198 yards.
OSU’s Tim Alexander completed 21 of 37 passes for 207 yards.
N. Texas 0 7 0 0 - 7
Oregon St. 3 0 3 27 - 33
OSU-FG Cortez 44, 1:42.
NT-Waters 62 pass from Mills (Courtney kick), 14:51.
OSU-FG Cortez 27, 8:52.
OSU-Tompkins 12 pass from Alexander (pass failed), 12:19.
OSU-Williams 8 run (Reynolds pass from Alexander), 9:09.
OSU-Moore 1 fumble return (kick failed), 7:17.
OSU-Walker 6 run (Cortez kick), 1:35.
A-30,818
NTU OSU First downs 17 24 Rushes-yards 34-104 41-197 Passing 198 273 Comp-Att-Int 13-32-3 24-41-1 Return Yards 21 68 Punts-Avg. 7-45.3 6-35.8 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0 Penalties-Yards 6-75 11-107 Time of Possession 25:55 34:02
RUSHING-North Texas, Wilburn 12-60, Allred 12-46, Banks 1-1, Mills 8-(minus 1), Baker 1-(minus 2). Oregon St., Alexander 10-80, Williams 12-72, Walker 7-26, Lazetich 6-17, Brame 3-1, Tomich 2-1.
PASSING-North Texas, Mills 13-32-3-198. Oregon St., Alexander 21-37-1-207, Tomich 3-4-0-66.
RECEIVING-North Texas, Waters 5-97, Young 2-21, McGrew 1-26, Banks 1-14, Harrison 1-12, Allred 1-11, Grimes 1-9, Wilburn 1-8. Oregon St., Tompkins 7-77, Lazetich 5-48, Kuykendall 4-37, Jenkins 2-32, Reynolds 2-19, Ainsworth 1-46, Walker 1-16, Campbell 1-9, Williams 1-(minus 1).
California 35, Houston 3
At Houston, senior Bobby Shaw made new quarterback Justin Vedder and first-year coach Tom Holmoe feel at home with 11 catches for 204 yards and two touchdowns as the Bears (1-0) defeated the Cougars (0-2).
Shaw’s performance was the third-best one-game total in Cal history, ranking behind Wesley Walker (289 in 1976) and Steve Rivera (205 in 1974).
California 7 14 7 7 - 35
Houston 3 0 0 0 - 3
Hou-FG Villarreal 44, 4:42.
Cal-Smith 3 run (Brache kick), 1:55.
Cal-Shaw 30 pass from Vedder (Brache kick), 8:15.
Cal-Shaw 50 pass from Vedder (Brache kick), 0:33.
Cal-White 5 run (Brache kick), 8:30.
Cal-Field 3 run (Brache kick), 10:18.
A-37,652.
Cal Hou First downs 28 12 Rushes-yards 44-176 24-74 Passing 321 91 Comp-Att-Int 24-31-1 9-25-1 Return Yards 10 3 Punts-Avg. 4-38.3 6-38.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 21-189 10-94 Time of Possession 38:39 21:21
RUSHING-California, White 9-48, Willis 5-37, Fields 7-35, Smith 13-29. Houston, Sanford 16-79, Inniss 4-12, Wheeler 1-4, McKinley 1-(minus 7).
PASSING-California, Vedder 24-31-1-321. Houston, McKinley 6-16-0-53, Helton 3-9-1-38.
RECEIVING-California, Shaw 11-204, Nartey 4-53, Vera 4-21, Douglas 2-15. Houston, Bryant 2-47, Sanford 2-20, Wheeler 2-7, Kinslow 1-9.