Sports

Saturday, Nov. 07, 2009

Northwestern upsets No. 8 Iowa

Dan Persa threw a touchdown pass and Marshall Thomas recovered a fumble for another touchdown, and Northwestern snapped No. 8 Iowa’s 13-game winning streak with a 17-10 victory on Saturday.

It was the first win over a top-10 opponent for the Wildcats (6-4, 3-3 Big Ten) since knocking off then-No. 6 Ohio State 33-27 in overtime in 2004.

Iowa lost quarterback Ricky Stanzi to an apparent ankle injury early in the second quarter. Freshman James Vandenberg was just 9 of 27 for 82 yards filling, and couldn’t lead the Hawkeyes (9-1, 5-1 Big Ten) to any points after Stanzi left the game.

No. 6 TCU 55, San Diego State 12: Andy Dalton threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more as No. 6 TCU won its 11th straight game.

Stanford 51, No. 7 Oregon 42: Toby Gerhart ran for a school-record 223 yards and three scores, Andrew Luck threw for two touchdowns and Stanford held on to beat No. 7 Oregon 51-42 Saturday for its all-important sixth win of the season.

No. 10 Georgia Tech 30, Wake Forest 27: Josh Nesbitt scored on a 3-yard run in overtime after Georgia Tech pulled off a gutsy play on fourth down, leading the No. 10 Yellow Jackets another step closer to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game with a 30-27 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday.

No. 14 Pittsburgh 37, Syracuse 10: Greg Williams’ 51-yard interception return for a touchdown late in the first half got slow-starting Pittsburgh going, and the No. 14 Panthers extended their best start to a season since 1982 by beating Syracuse.

No. 16 Miami 52, Virginia 17: Graig Cooper rushed for a career-best 152 yards and a touchdown, Damien Berry ran for a pair of second-half scores and No. 16 Miami eased past struggling Virginia 52-17 on Saturday.

No. 17 Utah 45, New Mexico 14: Jordan Wynn passed for 297 yards and two touchdowns in his first college start and Eddie Wide set a school record with his sixth straight 100-yard rushing game as No. 17 Utah beat winless New Mexico.

No. 18 Oklahoma State 34, Iowa State 8: Keith Toston ran for a career-high 206 yards and three touchdowns, Zac Robinson threw a touchdown pass and No. 18 Oklahoma State bounced back from its drubbing by Texas with a 34-8 victory over Iowa State on Saturday.

No. 21 Arizona 48, Washington State 7: Travis Cobb returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to set the tone for No. 21 Arizona and the Wildcats went on to rout Washington State 48-7 on Saturday.

Navy 23, No. 19 Notre Dame 21: Craig Schaefer sacked Jimmy Clausen in the end zone with 60 seconds left Saturday and Navy held on for a 23-21 victory, its second straight at Notre Dame Stadium.

Oregon State 31, No. 23 California 14: Sean Canfield threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score Saturday night in Oregon State’s 31-14 victory over No. 23 California, which lost star tailback Jahvid Best to a concussion after he took a scary fall.

No. 24 Wisconsin 31, Indiana 28: John Clay ran for 134 yards and a touchdown, Montee Ball scored two TDs and Wisconsin held off Indiana’s fourth-quarter rally for a 31-28 victory Saturday.

No. 25 BYU 52, Wyoming 0: Max Hall threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns in just over two quarters for No. 25 BYU.