COLLEGE STATION, Texas, 8 November 2004 — Jason White threw five touchdown passes, including the decisive one with 6:43 left, and the second-ranked Oklahoma Sooners overcame Texas A&M’s explosive offense and special teams trickery for a 42-35 victory.
Oklahoma handed Texas A&M a loss for the ages last season — 77-0, the worst in the 108-year history of Aggies football. But the rematch was a battle from start to finish for the Sooners (9-0, 6-0 Big 12).
White, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, was 19-of-35 for 292 yards, taking control of the offense as the 22nd-ranked Aggies swarmed to star freshman running back Adrian Peterson. Peterson still managed to run for 101 yards and a touchdown on a tough 29 carries, his ninth straight 100-yard game.
No. 4 California 28 Oregon 27: In Berkeley, California, Geoff McArthur caught eight passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns, and fourth-ranked Cal’s defense stopped Oregon near midfield with 1:39 left when Allen couldn’t hold the final pass in the Golden Bears’ victory that solidified their Bowl Championship Series hopes. Aaron Rodgers passed for 275 yards and three TDs, and J.J. Arrington ran for 188 yards and a score for the Bears (7-1, 5-1 Pac-10).
No. 5 Wisconsin 38 Minnesota 14: In Madison, Wisconsin, Anthony Davis ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns, and quarterback John Stocco threw for a career-high 297 yards and a touchdown, and the Badgers didn’t even have to rely on their stingy defense for a change.
Stocco also ran for two touchdowns as the Badgers, 9-0 for the third time in school history, moved into a first-place tie with idle Michigan atop the Big Ten at 6-0.
No. 8 Georgia 62 Kentucky 17: In Lexington, Kentucky, David Greene passed for 259 yards and set an NCAA Division I-A record for most wins by a quarterback.
Georgia (8-1, 6-1 SEC) prepped for its upcoming showdown with No. 3 Auburn by scoring on six consecutive possessions against the Wildcats (1-8, 0-6), who have lost seven straight.
Notre Dame 17 No. 9 Tennessee 13: In Knoxville, Tennessee, Tennessee lost the second member of its heralded freshman quarterback duo and Notre Dame capitalized with an interception return for a touchdown, then held on to beat the No. 9 Volunteers.
No. 12 Virginia 16 Maryland 0: In Charlottesville, Virginia, Wali Lundy ran for two touchdowns, giving him 14 this season, and Virginia remained in a first-place tie in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In a game that has grown into a bitter rivalry, the Cavaliers (7-1, 4-1 ACC) wore down the Terrapins (4-5, 2-4) on the ground, running for 295 yards.
No. 13 Florida St. 29 Duke 7: In Tallahassee, Florida, backup quarterback Wyatt Sexton led three long scoring drives in the second half, and Gary Cismesia tied a school record with five field goals in his college debut. Sexton completed 11 of 15 passes for 220 yards and a touchdown while taking the Seminoles (7-2, 5-2 ACC) on drives of 93, 80 and 70 yards to break open a tight game with 20 straight points.
No. 15 West Virginia 42 Temple 21: In Morgantown, West Virginia, Kay-Jay Harris caught two scoring passes and ran for two other touchdowns to lead West Virginia. West Virginia’s Chris Henry, benched for the first half after being ejected last week against Rutgers, caught a 40-yard TD pass from Rasheed Marshall late in the third quarter.
No. 18 Virginia Tech 27 North Carolina 24: In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Mike Imoh ran for 236 yards and two touchdowns and the Hokies survived a late North Carolina rally, which fell short when the Tar Heels missed a tying 54-yard field goal with about a minute left.
The Tar Heels, who upset Miami last week on a last-play field goal by freshman Connor Barth, seemed poised for more late-game heroics.
No. 20 Iowa 23 Purdue 21: In Iowa City, Iowa, Drew Tate threw two touchdown passes and Iowa forced five turnovers and blocked two field goals in a victory over Purdue. No. 20 Iowa (7-2, 5-1 Big Ten) ran its home winning streak to 17, the fourth longest string in the nation.
Cincinnati 52 No. 21 Southern Miss 24: In Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Gino Guidugli threw three of his school-record five touchdown passes to Hannibal Thomas. Guidugli was 19-of-26 for 308 yards for Cincinnati (5-4, 4-2 Conference USA), which snapped the Golden Eagles’ 13-game league winning streak and beat a ranked team for the first time in four years.
No. 24 Boston College 21 Rutgers 10: In Boston, Paul Peterson scored on a 1-yard run and threw for a touchdown to lead Boston College. Peterson was 22-of-38 for 296 yards for BC (6-2, 2-1 Big East), but also fumbled once and threw two interceptions.
