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.814 -- Ohio State's winning percentage against Wisconsin in Columbus (26-5-3). The Badgers have only five wins at OSU, including their previous trip in 1999. |
The Sooners dealt out some punishment to Texas' Chris Simms and earned the Sports Illustrated cover. John Biever
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1 -- Times before this season that UCLA and Washington met when both were ranked in the top 10. In 1982, the No. 10 Huskies beat the No. 9 Bruins 10-7.
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2 -- Coaches in Maryland history who have opened their careers with four consecutive wins: "Curley" Byrd (1912) and Ralph Friedgen (2001). Friedgen's Terrapins started 6-0 for the first time since '78 by beating No. 15 Georgia Tech 20-17. |
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2-11 -- Combined record of traditional powerhouses Notre Dame, Penn State and Southern California this season. |
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3 -- 5-0 starts by South Carolina in the past 70 years: 1984, 1988 and 2001. The Gamecocks, who play at Arkansas on Saturday, are ranked No. 9, their highest since Oct. 11, 1988 (No. 8). |
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4 -- Times in the past seven years Georgia Tech has played Maryland on a Thursday night. The Terps and Jackets have split the four meetings, including Maryland's OT victory Thursday. |
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5 -- Undefeated teams still left in the Pac-10: Washington State, Oregon, Washington, Stanford and UCLA. Four of those teams face off this weekend, with Washington State playing Stanford and Washington meeting UCLA. |
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8 -- Consecutive years in which the team that has scored first in the Florida State-Miami game has gone on to win. Miami's 19-16 victory in 1992 is the only time in the past 14 meetings in which the team that did not score first eventually won. |
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9 -- Touchdown passes thrown by Florida quarterback Rex Grossman in two games against Auburn last season. As a freshman, Grossman had four TD passes in the Gators' 28-6 SEC Championship Game victory against the Tigers. |
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+11 -- Fresno State's turnover margin through the first five games, which is tied for tops in the nation with Oregon. The Bulldogs have committed an NCAA-low two turnovers. |
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13 -- Consecutive losses by Purdue in Michigan Stadium. The Boilermakers last won at Michigan in 1966, a 22-21 victory led by quarterback Bob Griese. |
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16 -- Touchdown passes by Texas quarterback Chris Simms in 322 career attempts, including bowl games. In the same span, he has thrown 17 interceptions -- four last week against Oklahoma. The Longhorns are at Oklahoma State on Saturday. |
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18 -- Times Oklahoma has been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, including four times in the Bob Stoops era. The Sooners try to avoid the SI jinx this week against Kansas. |
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19 -- Years since the nation's No. 1 team in the AP poll has played at Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium. Florida will be only the third top-ranked team to play at Auburn, and the first since Georgia in 1982. The Tigers are 2-6 all-time against the No. 1 team, including a 36-33 upset of the Gators in 1994. |
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22-3 -- Points that Purdue outscored Michigan by in the second half of last year's 32-31 victory. Travis Dorsch kicked a 33-yard field goal with four seconds left to complete the Boilers' comeback. |
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24.8 -- Florida State's average margin of victory in its past four home games against Miami. The Hurricanes are 10-6 all-time at Doak Campbell Stadium, but have not won there since 1991. It was the Seminoles' last home loss. |
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34 -- Quarterbacks in NCAA history to rush for 2,000 career yards. Clemson's Woodrow Dantzler can become the 35th with 57 yards against North Carolina State. |
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35 -- Touchdowns scored by No. 18 Brigham Young in its first five games under head coach Gary Crowton. Last season, the Cougars scored 32 touchdowns in 12 games. BYU leads the nation in scoring at 51 points per game. |
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105 -- Previous meetings between North Carolina and Virginia heading into Saturday's game. The Tar Heels lead the all-time series, which started in 1892, 55-46-4. It is the fifth-longest rivalry in college football. |
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111 -- National ranking by Oregon in pass defense. The No. 5 Ducks have allowed 299.4 yards per game through the air. Only Idaho, Middle Tennessee State, LSU and California have allowed more. Oregon plays Cal, which is allowing 348.75 passing yards per game, on Saturday. |
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117 -- Yards that Boston College tailback William Green rushed for last season against Virginia Tech. Green, who is the nation's fourth-leading rusher, has topped 100 yards in all five games this season. He'll face the Hokies' top-ranked rushing defense Saturday. |
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170 -- Points Nebraska has scored against Baylor in the past four meetings. The Bears have scored 21 in that span -- all in 1997, the Huskers' only previous trip to Waco, Texas (the Huskers won 49-21). In Baylor's past three trips to Nebraska, they have been outscored 121-0. |
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239 -- Yards passing by Colorado quarterback Craig Ochs against Texas A&M last season, which was his first career start as a true freshman. The Buffs were 0-4 before Ochs took over, and are 7-5 since. |
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2,480 -- Yards passing by former UCLA quarterback Rick Neuheisel in his four-year career (1979-83). Neuheisel, who is 12th on the Bruins' all-time passing list, is 1-1 against his alma mater as Washington's head coach. |
