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Drew Brees, Purdue, completed 28 of 41 passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns and gained 51 yards on seven rushes to lead the Boilermakers over Minnesota. Purdue’s offensive output, directed by Brees, produced the most yards and most points against Minnesota this season.
Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns against Northwestern. With the same output in the Badgers’ final two games, he would surpass Ricky Williams’ career rushing record by 4 yards.
Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech, passed for 212 yards and three touchdowns and added 83 yards on the ground in a 48-21 victory over North Carolina State. He did not play the fourth quarter. His three scoring passes gave him 53 for his career, breaking the Tech record of 51 set by Shawn Jones from 1989-1992.
Shaun Alexander, Alabama, sat out the Crimson Tide’s 35-14 victory over Southern Mississippi. His sprained ankle is not expected to keep him out of Alabama’s next game, Saturday against Louisiana State.
Peter Warrick, Florida State, turned a short catch into a 50-yard scoring play midway through the final quarter of the Seminoles’ 35-10 victory over Virginia. He finished with six catches for 81 yards. But the fact is, he’s no Deion Sanders.
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Wittenberg gets 600th victory
Junior Casey Donaldson scored two touchdowns, tying the school career record of 42, and Wittenberg became the first school below Division I to win 600 games by beating Ohio Wesleyan 14-0.
Wittenberg (8-0), which had been playing football since 1892, is 600-318-32.
Donaldson’s touchdowns, both in the second quarter, matched the record set by Aaraon Powers in 1993-96.
Ohio Wesleyan’s offense was shut down, getting 41 yards rushing in 38 carries.
More milestones
Steve Spurrier earned his 100th victory at Florida as the fifth-ranked Gators defeated No. 10 Georgia 30-10. Doug Johnson was 17 for 32 for 234 yards and Darrell Jackson caught six passes for 141 yards in the Florida win.
Texas A&M beat Oklahoma State 21-3, winning its 600th game in school history. The Aggies are the 17th Division I-A school to reach that mark. It was the 100th career victory for R.C. Slocum.
Brigham Young coach Lavell Edwards picked up his 250th career win when the Cougars defeated Air Force 27-20.
Setting the mark
Chris Redman became the career leader in completions in Division I-A, going 23 of 34 for 224 yards and two touchdowns in Louisville’s 23-14 victory over UAB. Redman, who also holds the career attempts mark with 1,587, has 975 completions, 17 more than BYU’s Ty Detmer.
Division I-A stars 300 yards passing
Tim Rattay, LaTech: 508 (3TDs)
David Priestley, Pittsburgh: 407
David Neill, Nevada: 405 (4TDs)
Spencer Romine, Duke: 404 (3TDs)
Mike Moschetti, Colorado: 382 (2TDs)
Tim Lester, WMich: 373 (2TDs)
Mike Bath, Miami, Ohio: 352 (4TDs)
Marc Bulger, WVirg: 346 (1TDs)
Major Applewhite, Texas: 345 (23TDs)
Kevin Feterik, BYU: 336 (2TDs)
Josh Heupel, Oklahoma: 328 (2TDs)
Devin Scott, Temple: 311, (6TDs)
Marques Tuiasosopo, Washington: 302 (1TD)
Todd Husak, Stanford: 300 (3TDs)
200 yards rushing
Demario Brown, Utah St.: 239 (2TDs)
LaMont Jordan, Maryland: 227 (0TDs)
Tuiasosopo, Washington: 207 (2TDs)
150 yards receiving
Trevor Insley, Nevada: 263 (2TDs)
Antonio Bryant, Pittsburgh: 215
Latef Grim, Pittsburgh: 188
Trevor Gaylor, Miami, Ohio: 168 (3TDs)
Jerry Dorsey, Indiana: 154 (2TDs)
Trivia answer: Yale, Army and Ohio State. Yale’s Larry Kelley in 1936 and Clint Frank in 1937; Army’s Doc Blanchard (Mr. Inside) won the award in 1945 and Glenn Davis (Mr. Outside) won it in 1946; Ohio State’s Archie Griffin won the award in 1974 and 1975.