Trojans rip ‘Huskers

By Associated Press     Sep 16, 2007

USC's Lawrence Jackson, top, sacks Nebraska quarterback Sam Keller. Top-ranked Southern Cal beat the 14th-ranked Huskers, 49-31, Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.

? Top-ranked USC ran through, around and all over Nebraska.

Stafon Johnson ran for 144 yards and one of USC’s five rushing touchdowns, and John David Booty threw two short TD passes in a 49-31 victory Saturday night.

The Trojans (2-0) piled up 313 yards rushing and won for the 61st time in 67 games. It was a thoroughly impressive performance and more one-sided than the final score showed.

USC lost some support to LSU in the polls last week, but it wouldn’t be surprising if the Trojans recoup some of those first-place votes when the new Top 25 comes out today.

The 14th-ranked Huskers (2-1), playing host to a No. 1-ranked team for the first time since 1978, came into the game in search of a breakthrough victory for fourth-year coach Bill Callahan. They’re still looking after dropping to 1-10 all-time against No. 1s and 0-6 under Callahan against teams ranked in the Top 10.

Iowa State 15, Iowa 13

Ames, Iowa – Bret Culbertson’s record-tying day helped give Iowa State coach Gene Chizik a victory he’ll never forget.

Culbertson tied a school record with five field goals, the last one a 28-yarder with one second left, to give the Cyclones an upset victory over Iowa, Chizik’s first victory.

No. 3 Oklahoma 54, Utah State 3.

Norman, Okla. – Sam Bradford threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns in another efficient performance, and Oklahoma notched its third blowout of the season.

No. 6 Texas 35, Central Florida 32

Orlando, Fla. – Colt McCoy threw 259 yards and two touchdowns, and Jamaal Charles scored on a 46-yard run.

Ryan Bailey kicked five field goals for Texas, which regrouped after falling behind 24-23 early in the fourth quarter.

No. 25 Texas A&M 54, Louisiana-Monroe 14

College Station, Texas – Stephen McGee threw for 237 yards and a touchdown, and Jorvorskie Lane had two short scoring runs for Texas A&M.

Missouri 52, Western Michigan 24

Columbia, Mo. – Jeremy Maclin racked up 275 total yards and scored two touchdowns, and Tony Temple added two TDs to lead Missouri.

Chase Daniel threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third.

Texas Tech 59, Rice 24

Houston – Graham Harrell threw a personal-best six touchdown passes, three to freshman Michael Crabtree, and Texas Tech scored 35 unanswered points in a battle of former Southwest Conference rivals.

The Red Raiders beat their third straight Conference USA opponent.

Kansas St. 61, Missouri St. 10

Manhattan – Jordy Nelson set single-game school records with 15 receptions for 209 yards, catching one touchdown pass and throwing another for the Wildcats.

James Johnson ran for 114 yards and three TDs for Kansas State, which scored touchdowns on its first three possessions against the Bears and opened the second half with three straight TD drives and a punt return for another score.

Baylor 34, Texas State 27.

Waco, Texas – Blake Szymanski threw for 411 yards and five touchdowns to help Baylor.

Szymanski was a yard short of the school-record passing mark he set last weekend in a victory over Rice.

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