October 17, 2004 in Sports

Fighting Irish make it 41 straight over Navy

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Notre Dame’s size and speed took all the drama out of its 41st straight victory over Navy. Ryan Grant ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns for the Fighting Irish (5-2), who had little trouble extending their NCAA record winning streak against the Midshipmen (5-1) with a 27-9 victory Saturday in East Rutherford, N.J. Navy came in unbeaten with hopes of finally ending four decades of futility against the Irish. Notre Dame needed two possessions to take a 14-0 lead and went into halftime up 17-0, having allowed Navy’s triple-option attack to break midfield at Giants Stadium just once.

East

Pittsburgh 20, Boston College 17 (OT): At Pittsburgh, Josh Cummings kicked a 27-yard field goal to give Pittsburgh (4-2, 2-1 Big East) the lead on the first possession of overtime, and cornerback Mike Phillips then forced a fumble to preserve the Panthers’ win over the Eagles (4-2, 1-1).

Rutgers 16, Temple 6: At Piscataway, N.J., Jeremy Ito kicked three field goals and Ryan Hart threw a late touchdown pass to help the Scarlet Knights (4-2, 1-1 Big East) hold off the Owls (0-6, 0-2).

Miami (Ohio) 25, Buffalo 7: At Amherst, N.Y., Josh Betts completed 25 of 36 passes for 306 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the RedHawks (4-3, 3-1 MAC) defeated the Bulls (1-6, 1-4). Ryne Robinson had a career-high 10 catches for 153 yards and a TD for Miami.

South

North Carolina State 13, Maryland 3: At College Park, Md., North Carolina State’s defense yielded only five first downs and 24 yards passing as the Wolfpack (4-2, 3-1 ACC) shut down the Terrapins (3-3, 1-2).

Georgia Tech 24, Duke 7: At Atlanta, P.J. Daniels rushed for 114 yards and threw the first touchdown pass of his career as the Yellow Jackets (4-2, 3-2 ACC) defeated the Blue Devils (1-5, 0-3).

Virginia Tech 62, Florida A&M 0: At Blacksburg, Va., Bryan Randall passed for four touchdowns, despite throwing only 14 passes, and the Hokies (5-2) forced five turnovers in a win over the Division I-AA Rattlers (2-5).

Memphis 49, Tulane 24: At Memphis, DeAngelo Williams rushed for 132 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Tigers (5-1, 2-1 CUSA) used a 21-point third-quarter surge to beat the Green Wave (1-4, 0-3).

Akron 26, Central Florida 21: At Orlando, Fla., Brett Biggs ran for 150 yards and a TD and the Zips (3-4, 3-1 MAC) took advantage of four turnovers to defeat the Golden Knights (0-6, 0-3). The loss extends Central Florida’s losing streak to 10 games, the longest in the nation.

South Carolina 12, Kentucky 7: At Lexington, Ky., fourth-string QB Michael Rathe threw a 19-yard TD pass to Troy Williamson with 1:28 left, lifting the Gamecocks (5-2, 3-2 SEC) to a win over the Wildcats (1-5, 0-3).

Midwest

Nebraska 59, Baylor 27: At Lincoln, Neb., Joe Dailey became the first Nebraska quarterback to throw for more than 300 yards and tied a school record with five touchdown passes as the Cornhuskers (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) beat the Bears (2-4, 0-3). Dailey was 13 for 20 for 342 yards, breaking the previous record of 297 yards set by Dave Humm against Wisconsin in 1973.

Marshall 27, Kent State 17: At Kent, Ohio, Ahmad Bradshaw scored two second-half touchdowns — one on a 75-yard pass from Stan Hill — as the Thundering Herd (3-3, 3-0 MAC) overcame a 10-point deficit to beat the Golden Flashes (1-6, 0-4).

Toledo 31, Ohio 13: At Toledo, Ohio, Bruce Gradkowski ran for a touchdown and passed for another to lead the Rockets (5-2, 4-0 MAC) past the Hawks (3-4, 1-3).

Eastern Michigan 35, Western Michigan 31: At Kalamazoo, Mich., A.J. Bennett caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from Matt Bohnet with 21 seconds left to lift the Eagles (3-4, 3-1 MAC) to a win over the Broncos (1-5, 0-3). The Eagles overcame an 11-point deficit to beat the Broncos for the first time since 1996.

Bowling Green 51, Ball State 13: At Bowling Green, Ohio, the Falcons (4-2, 2-1) scored on five of their six possessions, with Omar Jacobs passing for three touchdowns and running for another, en route to a victory over the Cardinals (1-6, 1-3).

Northern Illinois 42, Central Michigan 10: At Dekalb, Ill., Garrett Wolfe’s 226 yards and four touchdowns on 37 carries guided the Huskies (5-2, 5-0 MAC) to a victory over the Chippewas (2-4, 1-2).

Southwest

Louisiana Tech 41, Southern Methodist 10: At Dallas, Ryan Moats rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns and Matt Kubik passed for 303 yards and two scores as the Bulldogs (4-3, 3-0 WAC) snapped a five-game road losing streak by beating the Mustangs (1-6, 1-3).

Far West

Colorado 19, Iowa State 14: At Boulder, Colo., Mason Crosby kicked four field goals — one a school record 60-yarder and another from 54 yards — and the Buffaloes (4-2, 1-2 Big 12) beat the Cyclones (4-2, 0-3). It was Iowa State’s 13th straight conference loss.

New Mexico 24, UNLV 20: At Las Vegas, DonTrell Moore ran for 141 yards and a TD on 26 carries to lead the Lobos (3-4, 1-2 MWC) past the Rebels (2-5, 1-2).

Colorado St. 21, San Diego St. 17: At San Diego, Colorado State’s Terrance Carter stripped the ball away from San Diego State running back Michael Franklin in the final two minutes to set up Jimmy Green’s game-winning touchdown as the Rams (2-4, 1-1 MWC) pulled out an improbable victory over the Aztecs (2-4, 0-2).

Nevada 35, Rice 10: At Reno, Nev., Jeff Rowe passed for 168 yards and a touchdown, and B.J. Mitchell made three short scoring runs as the Wolf Pack (3-4, 1-2 WAC) cruised past the Owls (3-3, 2-2).

UTEP 51, Hawaii 20: At El Paso, Texas, Jordan Palmer passed for 317 yards and five touchdowns and Howard Jackson rushed for 138 yards and a score as the Miners (4-2, 2-1 WAC) beat the Warriors (2-3, 2-2).

BYU 24, Wyoming 13: At Provo, Utah, Curtis Brown and Naufahu Tahi ran for fourth-quarter TDs, Tahi’s coming with 2:06 left in the game, as the Cougars (3-4, 2-1 MWC) rallied for a win over the Cowboys (4-2, 1-1).

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