MID-AMERICAN
CONFERENCE
EAST DIVISION
Team (overall) W L
Temple (5-2) 4 0
Kent State (4-4) 3 1
Ohio (5-3) 3 1
BOWLING GREEN (3-5)
2 2
Buffalo (3-5) 1 3
Akron (1-6) 0 3
Miami (0-8) 0 4
WEST DIVISION
Team (overall) W L
Central Michigan (7-1) 5 0
Northern Illinois (4-3) 2 1
Western Michigan (4-4) 3 2
Toledo (4-4) 2 2
Ball State (1-7) 1 3
Eastern Michigan (0-7) 0 4
Saturday’s Games
Central Michigan 24, BOWLING GREEN 10
Temple 40, Toledo 24
Ball State 29, Eastern Michigan 27
Northern Illinois 27, Miami 22
Kent State 20, Ohio 11
Western Michigan 34, Buffalo 31, OT
Syracuse 28, Akron 14
Oct. 31
Akron at Northern Illinois
Ohio at Ball State
Western Michigan at Kent State
Toledo at Miami
Temple at Navy
Central Michigan at Boston College
Eastern Michigan at Arkansas
Nov. 3
BOWLING GREEN at Buffalo, 7
BIG TEN CONFERENCE
Team (overall) W L
Iowa (8-0) 4 0
Ohio State (6-2) 4 1
Penn State (7-1) 3 1
Michigan State (4-4) 3 2
Northwestern (5-3) 2 2
Purdue (3-5) 2 2
Wisconsin (5-2) 2 2
Minnesota (4-4) 2 3
Indiana (4-4) 1 3
Michigan (5-3) 1 3
Illinois (1-6) 0 5
Saturday’s Games
Ohio State 38, Minnesota 7
Penn State 35, Michigan 10
Northwestern 29, Indiana 28
Purdue 24, Illinois 14
Iowa 15, Michigan State 13
Oct. 31
New Mexico State at Ohio State, noon
Michigan at Illinois, 3:30
Indiana at Iowa
Purdue at Wisconsin
Penn State at Northwestern
Michigan at State Minnesota
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 24,
BOWLING GREEN 10
Cent. Michigan 7 7 3 7 – 24
Bowling Green 0 10 0 0 – 10
First Quarter
CM-A. Brown, 4 run (Aguila kick), 11:04. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:24.
Second Quarter
BG-Barnes, 24 pass from Sheehan (Norsic kick), 11:26. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:15.
CM-A. Brown, 29 pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick), 9:16. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:02.
BG-Norsic, 40 field goal, :06. Drive: 12 plays, 44 yards, 2:14.
Third Quarter
CM-Aguila, 38 field goal, 11:34. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:18.
Fourth Quarter
CM-Anderson, 9 pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick), 10:02. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:55.
A-10,042
TEAM STATISTICS
CMU BG
First downs 21 24
By Rushing
13 5
By Passing 8 16
By Penalty 0 3
Rushes-yards 44-259 20-20
Passing 147 343
Comp-Att-Int 16-22-0 36-57-1
Avg. gain per play 6.2 4.7
Sacked-yards lost 2-13 3-24
Punts-Avg. 6-36.5 5-35.8
Punt returns 1-1 2-6
Kickoff returns 3-78 3-61
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 9-77 4-30
3rd-down conversions 6-13 9-17
4th-down conversions 0-0 0-1
Red zone conversions 3-3 1-5
Time of Possession 29:17 30:43
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Cent. Michigan, LeFevour 22-128, Volny 11-74, A.Brown 6-42, Schroeder 4-17, Team 1-(minus 2).
Bowling Green, Geter 11-42, C.Wright 1-7, Bullock 1-3, Barnes 2-(minus 11), Sheehan 5-(minus 21).
PASSING-Cent. Michigan, LeFevour 16-22-0-147. Bowling Green, Sheehan 35-55-1-341, Barnes 1-1-0-2, Team
0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING-Cent. Michigan, A.Brown 5-68, Poblah 4-36, Anderson 3-22, Volny 1-15, C.Wilson 1-4, Schroeder
1-2, Blackburn 1-0. Bowling Green, Barnes 14-172, Scheidler 5-40, Hodges 5-18, C.Wright 4-44, Geter
4-26, J.Jones 3-29, Bullock 1-14.
TEMPLE 40, TOLEDO 24
Temple 13 10 10 7 – 40
Toledo 7 10 0 7 – 24
Tem-Campbell 11 pass from Charlton (kick blocked)
Tem-Pierce 1 run (McManus kick)
Tol-M.Williams 85 kickoff return (Steigerwald kick)
Tem-Pierce 39 run (McManus kick)
Tem-FG McManus 30
Tol-FG Steigerwald 48
Tol-Collins 6 run (Steigerwald kick)
Tem-Pierce 2 run (McManus kick)
Tem-FG McManus 29
Tem-Harper 36 pass from Charlton (McManus kick)
Tol-M.Williams 27 pass from Pettee (Steigerwald kick)
A-16,334.
SYRACUSE 28, AKRON 14
Akron 7 0 7 0 – 14
Syracuse 0 14 7 7 – 28
Akr-And.Jones 11 pass from Nicely (Rogovic kick)
Syr-D.Carter 7 run (Lichtenstein kick)
Syr-D.Carter 2 run (Lichtenstein kick)
Akr-D.Miller 98 kickoff return (Rogovic kick)
Syr-Sales 11 pass from Paulus (J.Smith kick)
Syr-D.Carter 4 run (J.Smith kick)
A-36,991.
KENT ST. 20, OHIO 11
Kent St. 0 3 3 14 – 20
Ohio 3 0 0 8 – 11
Ohio-FG Weller 22
Kent-FG Cortez 30
Kent-FG Cortez 26
Kent-Goode 3 pass from Keith (Cortez kick)
Kent-Goode 15 pass from Keith (Cortez kick)
Ohio-Brazill 87 punt return (Caldwell pass from B.Jones)
A-17,968.
W. MICHIGAN 34,
BUFFALO 31, OT
Buffalo 7 0 14 10 0 -31
W. Michigan 14 3 7 7 3 -34
WMU-Ponder 10 pass from Hiller (Potter kick)
Buff-Nduka 11 run (Principe kick)
WMU-Ponder 9 pass from Hiller (Potter kick)
WMU-FG Potter 28
Buff-Nduka 2 run (Principe kick)
WMU-West 2 run (Potter kick)
Buff-Hamlin 33 pass from Maynard (Principe kick)
Buff-Nduka 56 run (Principe kick)
WMU-West 3 run (Potter kick)
Buff-FG Principe 28
Overtime
WMU-FG Potter 28.
A-12,924.
N. ILLINOIS 27, MIAMI 22
N. Illinois 17 0 0 10 – 27
Miami 0 7 0 15 – 22
NIU-Spann 42 run (M.Salerno kick)
NIU-FG M.Salerno 44
NIU-Ashford 44 punt return (M.Salerno kick)
MiO-Robinson 14 pass from Dysert (Cook kick)
MiO-FG Cook 32
NIU-FG M.Salerno 25
MiO-Rogers 4 pass from Dysert (kick blocked)
NIU-Spann 40 run (M.Salerno kick)
MiO-Robinson 24 pass from Dysert
A-9,884.
BALL ST. 29,
E. MICHIGAN 27
Ball St. 6 7 16 0 – 29
E. Michigan 7 13 7 0 – 27
EMU-Thayer 3 pass from McMahon (Carithers kick)
BSU-Sykes 51 run (kick blocked)
EMU-FG Carithers 20
EMU-Welch 12 run (Carithers kick)
EMU-FG Carithers 26
BSU-Lewis 48 run (Schott kick)
EMU-White 10 run (Carithers kick)
BSU-Sykes 6 run (Schott kick)
BSU-Safety
BSU-Sykes 37 run (Schott kick)
A-1,535.
OHIO ST. 38, MINNESOTA 7
Minnesota 0 0 0 7 – 7
Ohio St. 0 7 21 10 – 38
OSU-Posey 62 pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick)
OSU-Pryor 15 run (Pettrey kick)
OSU-J.Hall 11 run (Pettrey kick)
OSU-Posey 57 pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick)
OSU-Martin 39 run (Pettrey kick)
OSU-FG Pettrey 44
Minn-Stoudermire 16 pass from Gray (Ellestad kick)
A-105,011.
PENN ST. 35, MICHIGAN 10
Penn St. 10 9 13 3 – 35
Michigan 7 3 0 0 – 10
Mich-Minor 1 run (Olesnavage kick)
PSU-Zug 10 pass from Clark (Wagner kick)
PSU-FG Wagner 34
PSU-Safety
PSU-Quarless 60 pass from Clark (Wagner kick)
Mich-FG Olesnavage 23
PSU-Zug 11 pass from Clark (pass failed)
PSU-Zug 17 pass from Clark (Wagner kick)
PSU-FG Wagner 29, 5:25.
A-110,377.
OHIO COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Saturday’s Games
Allegheny 21, Kenyon 18
Cincinnati 41, Louisville 10
Dayton 38, Valparaiso 7
Findlay 9, N. Michigan 6
Grand Valley St. 34, Ashland 7
Heidelberg 41, Baldwin-Wallace 36
Indianapolis 21, Tiffin 17
Mount St. Joseph 26, Franklin 16
Mount Union 56, Wilmington, Ohio 0
Otterbein 35, Capital 34
Rose-Hulman 50, Bluffton 14
S. Illinois 27, Youngstown St. 8
Wabash 37, Wooster 27
Walsh 31, Malone 14
Washington, Mo. 26, Ohio Wesleyan 14
AP TOP 25 SCORES
Saturday’s Games
No. 1 Alabama 12, Tennessee 10
No. 2 Florida 29, Mississippi State 19
No. 3 Texas 41, Missouri 7
No. 4 Southern Cal 42, Oregon State 36
No. 5 Cincinnati 41, Louisville 10
No. 6 Boise State 54, Hawaii 9
No. 7 Iowa 15, Michigan State 13
Clemson 40, No. 8 Miami 37, OT
No. 9 LSU 31, Auburn 10
No. 10 TCU 38, No. 16 BYU 7
No. 11 Georgia Tech 34, Virginia 9
No. 12 Oregon 43, Washington 19
No. 13 Penn State 35, Michigan 10
No. 14 Oklahoma State 34, Baylor 7
No. 17 Houston 38, SMU 15
No. 18 Ohio State 38, Minnesota 7
No. 19 Utah 23, Air Force 16, OT
No. 20 Pittsburgh 41, South Florida 14
Texas A&M 52, No. 21 Texas Tech 30
No. 22 West Virginia 28, Connecticut 24
No. 23 South Carolina 14, Vanderbilt 10
No. 25 Oklahoma 35, No. 24 Kansas 13
AP Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses,
records through Oct. 24, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a
25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Florida (30) 7-0 1,463 2
2. Alabama (23) 8-0 1,448 1
3. Texas (7) 7-0 1,407 3
4. Southern Cal 6-1 1,217 4
5. Cincinnati 7-0 1,211 5
6. Boise St. 7-0 1,177 6
7. Iowa 8-0 1,148 7
8. TCU 7-0 1,132 10
9. LSU 6-1 1,040 9
10. Oregon 6-1 933 12
11. Georgia Tech 7-1 923 11
12. Penn St. 7-1 843 13
13. Oklahoma St. 6-1 768 14
14. Virginia Tech 5-2 734 15
15. Houston 6-1 601 17
16. Pittsburgh 7-1 551 20
17. Ohio St. 6-2 508 18
18. Miami 5-2 501 8
19. Utah 6-1 400 19
20. West Virginia 6-1 323 22
21. South Carolina 6-2 270 23
22. Oklahoma 4-3 210 25
23. Arizona 5-2 164 –
24. Mississippi 5-2 142 –
25. Notre Dame 5-2 135 –
Others receiving votes: BYU 80, Cent. Michigan 76, California 24, Texas Tech 18, Wisconsin 16, Navy 13,
Kansas 12, Clemson 11, Rutgers 1.
USA Today Top 25
The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct.
24, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th and previous ranking:
Record Pts Rk
1. Florida (46) 7-0 1,459 1
2. Alabama (9) 8-0 1,399 2
3. Texas (4) 7-0 1,390 3
4. Southern California 6-1 1,244 4
5. Boise State 7-0 1,152 5
6. TCU 7-0 1,131 7
7. Cincinnati 7-0 1,126 6
8. Iowa 8-0 1,086 8
9. LSU 6-1 1,037 10
10. Penn State 7-1 935 11
11. Georgia Tech 7-1 865 13
12. Oregon 6-1 839 14
13. Oklahoma State 6-1 825 12
14. Virginia Tech 5-2 691 15
15. Ohio State 6-2 569 17
16. Houston 6-1 544 18
17. Pittsburgh 7-1 542 19
18. Miami (Fla.) 5-2 433 9
19. Utah 6-1 403 20
20. West Virginia 6-1 365 22
21. South Carolina 6-2 279 23
22. Mississippi 5-2 223 25
23. Oklahoma 4-3 168 NR
24. Arizona 5-2 149 NR
25. Notre Dame 5-2 82 NR
Others receiving votes: Central Michigan 61; Brigham Young 59; Wisconsin 49; California 32; Texas Tech
14; Kansas 11; Georgia 5; Navy 4; Auburn 2; Clemson 2.