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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 6 SCORES
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| BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE | 41 | JENNINGS COUNTY | 14 | |
| BEECH GROVE | 31 | COVENANT CHRISTIAN | 11 | |
| BLOOMINGTON NORTH | 52 | NEW ALBANY | 7 | |
| BLOOMINGTON SOUTH | 41 | SOUTHPORT | 0 | |
| BROWN COUNTY | 21 | MITCHELL | 12 | |
| BROWNSBURG | 17 | WESTFIELD | 13 | |
| CARMEL | 48 | NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) | 14 | |
| CASCADE | 56 | NORTH PUTNAM | 21 | |
| CASTLE | 35 | EVANSVILLE REITZ | 7 | |
| CENTER GROVE | 27 | LAWRENCE CENTRAL | 18 | |
| COLUMBUS EAST | 43 | FLOYD CENTRAL | 14 | |
| COLUMBUS NORTH | 51 | TERRE HAUTE NORTH | 10 | |
| CORYDON CENTRAL | 10 | SALEM | 6 | |
| DANVILLE | 41 | SOUTHMONT | 6 | |
| DECATUR CENTRAL | 42 | PLAINFIELD | 21 | |
| EVANSVILLE MATER DEI | 17 | EVANSVILLE NORTH | 14 | |
| EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL | 42 | EVANSVILLE BOSSE | 22 | |
| FISHERS | 27 | AVON | 13 | |
| FRANKLIN CENTRAL | 35 | NOBLESVILLE | 28 | |
| GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN | 33 | NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) | 21 | |
| HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN | 25 | ZIONSVILLE | 14 | |
| HERITAGE CHRISTIAN | 18 | MADISON | 8 | |
| HERITAGE HILLS | 28 | GIBSON SOUTHERN | 0 | |
| INDIAN CREEK | 43 | EDGEWOOD | 14 | |
| INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD | 48 | GUERIN CATHOLIC | 13 | |
| JASPER | 35 | EVANSVILLE CENTRAL | 0 | |
| JEFFERSONVILLE | 33 | SILVER CREEK | 8 | |
| LAWRENCE NORTH | 58 | BEN DAVIS | 28 | |
| LEBANON | 30 | TRI-WEST | 16 | |
| LINTON | 46 | GREENCASTLE | 14 | |
| MARTINSVILLE | 20 | WHITELAND | 13 | |
| MONROVIA | 42 | SPEEDWAY | 21 | |
| MOORESVILLE | 26 | FRANKLIN | 21 | |
| MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) | 21 | BOONVILLE | 14 | |
| NEW PALESTINE | 38 | GREENFIELD-CENTRAL | 0 | |
| NORTH DAVIESS | 14 | WEST WASHINGTON | 6 | |
| NORTH DECATUR | 28 | CONNERSVILLE | 6 | |
| NORTH HARRISON | 22 | EASTERN (PEKIN) | 8 | |
| NORTH POSEY | 48 | TECUMSEH | 0 | |
| NORTHVIEW | 31 | TERRE HAUTE SOUTH | 28 | |
| PERRY CENTRAL | 40 | CLARKSVILLE | 0 | |
| PERRY MERIDIAN | 35 | GREENWOOD | 28 | |
| PRINCETON | 27 | NORTH KNOX | 13 | |
| SHENANDOAH | 8 | HAGERSTOWN | 2 | |
| SOUTH SPENCER | 14 | FOREST PARK | 6 | |
| SOUTH VERMILLION | 20 | RIVERTON PARKE | 7 | |
| SOUTHRIDGE | 22 | TELL CITY | 0 | |
| SPRINGS VALLEY | 70 | CRAWFORD COUNTY | 0 | |
| SULLIVAN | 56 | OWEN VALLEY | 0 | |
| SWITZERLAND COUNTY | 46 | EDINBURGH | 0 | |
| TRITON CENTRAL | 36 | INDIANAPOLIS RITTER | 21 | |
| UNION CITY | 55 | UNION COUNTY | 6 | |
| VINCENNES LINCOLN | 20 | EVANSVILLE HARRISON | 7 | |
| WARREN CENTRAL | 18 | PIKE | 7 | |
| WASHINGTON | 27 | PIKE CENTRAL | 7 |
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER SCORES
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER SCORES
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=9/28/2024
INDIANA CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 5 SCORES
KENTUCKY 20, NO. 6 OLE MISS 17
NO. 12 MICHIGAN 27, MINNESOTA 24
NO. 23 KANSAS STATE 42, NO. 20 OKLAHOMA STATE 20
NO. 22 BYU 34, BAYLOR 28
NEBRASKA 28, PURDUE 10
NC STATE 24, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 17
INDIANA 42, MARYLAND 28
UCONN 47, BUFFALO 3
BOSTON COLLEGE 21, WESTERN KENTUCKY 20
SYRACUSE 42, HOLY CROSS 14
NAVY 41, UAB 18
TULANE 45, SOUTH FLORIDA 10
DAYTON 47, MARIST 14
BROWN 31, HARVARD 28
BUCKNELL 38, LEHIGH 35 (2OT)
FERRIS STATE 84, AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL 7
LYCOMING 48, HILBERT 0
WILKES 28, ST. JOHN FISHER 21
HOBART 52, KEYSTONE 9
WPI 14, NORWICH 0
GEORGETOWN 20, COLUMBIA 17
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 27, INDIANA STATE 24
MOREHEAD STATE 17, VALPARAISO 5
DRAKE 30, SAN DIEGO 28
DARTMOUTH 16, MERRIMACK 14
PENN 27, COLGATE 17
MONMOUTH 63, FORDHAM 21
BUTLER 63, VIRGINIA LYNCHBURG 0
SHENANDOAH 62, JUNIATA 27
CHOWAN 27, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 25
SPRINGFIELD 52, COAST GUARD 34
ST. ANSELM 31, SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE 28
SUSQUEHANNA 34, WESTERN NEW ENGLAND 21
JAMES MADISON 63, BALL STATE 7
MERCER 22, WOFFORD 3
RICHMOND 27, ELON 17
CAMPBELL 44, DELAWARE STATE 41
NORTH ALABAMA 25, WEST GEORGIA 16
SOUTHERN UTAH 28, AUSTIN PEAY 17
EASTERN KENTUCKY 31, ROBERT MORRIS 7
EAST TENNESSEE STATE 34, THE CITADEL 17
SOUTH DAKOTA 42, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 13
NORTH DAKOTA 72, MURRAY STATE 35
CORNELL 47, YALE 23
NEW HAVEN 45, BENTLEY 35
SAM HOUSTON 40, TEXAS STATE 39
LINDENWOOD 28, EASTERN ILLINOIS 25
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 37, NORFOLK STATE 10 (IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA)
NORTH DAKOTA STATE 42, ILLINOIS STATE 10
MISSOURI STATE 38, YOUNGSTOWN STATE 31
PRINCETON 30, HOWARD 13
CAL POLY 28, NORTHERN COLORADO 7
GRAND VALLEY STATE 31, WEST FLORIDA 7
CLARK ATLANTA 38, LANE 28 (IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE)
NO. 13 USC 38, WISCONSIN 21
NO. 16 NOTRE DAME 31, NO. 15 LOUISVILLE 24
NO. 21 OKLAHOMA 27, AUBURN 21
NO. 24 TEXAS A&M 21, ARKANSAS 17 (IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS)
TCU 38, KANSAS 27
COLORADO 48, UCF 21
MIAMI (OHIO) 23, UMASS 20
LOUISIANA 41, WAKE FOREST 38
UNLV 59, FRESNO STATE 14
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 22, SAN DIEGO STATE 21
GEORGIA SOUTHERN 38, GEORGIA STATE 21
MARSHALL 27, WESTERN MICHIGAN 20
OHIO 30, AKRON 10
EASTERN MICHIGAN 52, KENT STATE 33
MAINE 34, UALBANY 20
DELAWARE 49, SACRED HEART 0
STONY BROOK 22, MORGAN STATE 3
DUKE 21, NORTH CAROLINA 20
EAST CAROLINA 30, UTSA 20
TENNESSEE TECH 52, GARDNER-WEBB 21
NORTHERN ARIZONA 34, SACRAMENTO STATE 16
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 19, NORTHWESTERN STATE 0
WESTERN OREGON 24, WEST TEXAS A&M 16
NO. 1 TEXAS 35, MISSISSIPPI STATE 13
OLD DOMINION 30, BOWLING GREEN 27
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 17, LOUISIANA TECH 10
UT MARTIN 24, KENNESAW STATE 13
FLORIDA ATLANTIC 41, WAGNER 10
WILLIAM & MARY 49, HAMPTON 7
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 45, NORTH CAROLINA A&T 25
VILLANOVA 24, LIU 10
TENNESSEE STATE 13, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 9
MONTANA STATE 37, IDAHO STATE 17
NO. 17 CLEMSON 40, STANFORD 14
NO. 18 IOWA STATE 20, HOUSTON 0
UL MONROE 13, TROY 9
CHARLOTTE 21, RICE 20
NORTH TEXAS 52, TULSA 20
CENTRAL ARKANSAS 34, LAMAR 14
CHATTANOOGA 45, PORTLAND STATE 30
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 36, GRAMBLING 34 (5OT) (IN DALLAS, TEXAS)
WESTERN ILLINOIS 49, MCKENDREE 32
JACKSON STATE 43, TEXAS SOUTHERN 14
TARLETON STATE 36, SE LOUISIANA 33
NO. 4 ALABAMA 41, NO. 2 GEORGIA 34
NO. 3 OHIO STATE 38, MICHIGAN STATE 7
NO. 9 PENN STATE 21, NO. 19 ILLINOIS 7
MEMPHIS 24, MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7
NO. 14 LSU 42, SOUTH ALABAMA 10
SMU 42, FLORIDA STATE 16
TEXAS TECH 44, CINCINNATI 41
NEW MEXICO 50, NEW MEXICO STATE 40
WYOMING 31, AIR FORCE 19
MONTANA 52, EASTERN WASHINGTON 49
MCNEESE 28, WEBER STATE 26
UT PERMIAN BASIN 27, MIDWESTERN STATE 3
TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE 56, SUL ROSS STATE 21
NO. 8 OREGON 34 UCLA 13
ARIZONA 23 NO. 10 UTAH 10
NO. 12 BOISE STATE 45 WASHINGTON STATE 24
INDIANA HOOSIERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
INDIANA 31 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 7
INDIANA 77 WESTERN ILLINOIS 3
INDIANA 42 UCLA 13
INDIANA 52 CHARLOTTE 14
INDIANA 42 MARYLAND 28
OCTOBER 5 AT NORTHWESTERN TBA
OCTOBER 19 VS. NEBRASKA TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. WASHINGTON TBA
NOVEMBER 2 AT MICHIGAN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 9 VS. MICHIGAN TBA
NOVEMBER 23 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 30 VS. PURDUE TBA
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0
NOTRE DAME 66 PURDUE 7
OREGON STATE 38 PURDUE 21
NEBRASKA 28 PURDUE 10
OCTOBER 5 AT WISCONSIN TBA
OCTOBER 12 AT ILLINOIS TBA
OCTOBER 18 VS. OREGON 8:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTHWESTERN TBA
NOVEMBER 9 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 16 VS. PENN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 22 AT MICHIGAN STATE 8:00
NOVEMBER 30 AT INDIANA TBA
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
NOTRE DAME 23 TEXAS A&M 13
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 16 NOTRE DAME 14
NOTRE DAME 66 PURDUE 7
NOTRE DAME 28 MIAMI OH 3
NOTRE DAME 31 LOUISVILLE 24
OCTOBER 12 VS. STANFORD 3:30
OCTOBER 19 AT GEORGIA TECH TBA
OCTOBER 26 AT NAVY 12:00
NOVEMBER 9 VS. FLORIDA STATE 7:30
NOVEMBER 16 VS. VIRGINIA 3:30
NOVEMBER 23 AT ARMY 7:00 (YANKEE STADIUM)
NOVEMBER 30 AT USC TBA
BUTLER BULLDOGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
BUTLER 40 UPPER IOWA 7
BUTLER 19 MURRAY STATE 17
BUTLER 53 HANOVER 0
BUTLER 63 VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY-LYNCHBURG 0
OCTOBER 5 VS. MOREHEAD STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 12 AT DRAKE 1:00 CT
OCTOBER 19 VS. DAYTON 1:00
OCTOBER 26 AT DAVIDSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. STETSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT VALPO 1:00 CT
NOVEMBER 16 VS. ST. THOMAS 1:00
NOVEMBER 23 AT PRESBYTERIAN 1:00
BALL STATE CARDINALS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
BALL STATE 42 MISSOURI STATE 34
MIAMI FL 62 BALL STATE 0
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 37 BALL STATE 34
JAMES MADISON 63 BALL STATE 7
OCTOBER 5 VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN TBA
OCTOBER 12 AT KENT STATE TBA
OCTOBER 19 AT VANDERBILT TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS TBA
NOVEMBER 5 VS. MIAMI OH TBA
NOVEMBER 12 AT BUFFALO 7:00
NOVEMBER 23 VS. BOWLING GREEN TBA
NOVEMBER 29 AT OHIO TBA
INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0
EASTERN ILLINOIS 27 INDIANA STATE 20
INDIANA STATE 24 DAYTON 13
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 27 INDIANA STATE 24
OCTOBER 5 AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE 2:00
OCTOBER 12 VS. MURRAY STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 19 AT MISSOURI STATE 3:00
OCTOBER 26 VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTH DAKOTA 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT SOUTH DAKOTA 2:00
COLTS SCHEDULE
HOUSTON 29 INDIANAPOLIS 27
GREEN BAY 16 INDIANAPOLIS 10
INDIANAPOLIS 21 CHICAGO 16
SEPT. 29: VS. PITTSBURGH, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 6: AT JACKSONVILLE, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 13: AT TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 20: VS. MIAMI, 1 P.M., FOX
OCT. 27: AT HOUSTON, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 3: AT MINNESOTA, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 10: VS. BUFFALO, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 17: AT N.Y. JETS, 8:20 P.M., NBC PEACOCK
NOV. 24: VS. DETROIT, 1 P.M., FOX
DEC. 1: AT NEW ENGLAND, 1 P.M., CBS
DEC. 15: AT DENVER, 4:25 P.M., CBS
DEC. 22: VS. TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS
DEC. 29: AT N.Y. GIANTS, TBD
JAN. 5: VS. JACKSONVILLE, TBD
WEEK 4 SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, SEPT. 29
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1:00P FOX)
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1:00P FOX)
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (1:00P CBS)
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1:00P CBS)
DENVER BRONCOS AT NEW YORK JETS (1:00P CBS)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1:00P FOX)
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:05P FOX)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:05P FOX)
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4:25P CBS)
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4:25P CBS)
BUFFALO BILLS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, SEPT. 30
TENNESSEE TITANS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (7:30P ESPN)
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT DETROIT LIONS (8:15P ABC)
WEEK 5 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCT. 3
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, OCT. 6
NEW YORK JETS VS MINNESOTA VIKINGS (9:30A NFL NETWORK, TOTTENHAM)
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (1:00P CBS)
BUFFALO BILLS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1:00P CBS)
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00P FOX)
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1:00P FOX)
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT DENVER BRONCOS (4:05P FOX)
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:05P FOX)
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (4:25P CBS)
NEW YORK GIANTS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:25P CBS)
DALLAS COWBOYS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, OCT. 7
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8:15P ESPN)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
PITTSBURGH 9 NY YANKEES 4
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 4 DETROIT 0
CHICAGO CUBS 3 CINCINNATI 0
MIAMI 8 TORONTO 1
WASHINGTON 6 PHILADELPHIA 3
SAN FRANCISCO 6 ST. LOUIS 5
TAMPA BAY 7 BOSTON 2
HOUSTON 4 CLEVELAND 3
MILWAUKEE 6 NY METS 0
BALTIMORE 9 MINNESOTA 2
ATLANTA 2 KANSAS CITY 1
LA DODGERS 13 COLORADO 2
SAN DIEGO 5 ARIZONA 0
TEXAS 9 LA ANGELS 8
SEATTLE 7 OAKLAND 6 (10)
WNBA SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES
NEW YORK CITY 5 NY RED BULLS 1
NEW ENGLAND 1 NASHVILLE 0
LOS ANGELES 2 CINCINNATI 1
PHILADELPHIA 1 ATLANTA 1
MONTRÉAL 3 SAN JOSE 0
MIAMI 1 CHARLOTTE 1
DC 2 COLUMBUS 2
MINNESOTA 3 COLORADO 0
AUSTIN 2 SALT LAKE 2
ORLANDO CITY 3 DALLAS 1
ST. LOUIS 3 KANSAS CITY 1
CHICAGO 1 TORONTO 1
VANCOUVER 1 PORTLAND 1
SEATTLE 1 HOUSTON 0
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NO. 1/2 TEXAS FOOTBALL WINS SEC OPENER, 35-13 OVER MISSISSIPPI STATE
AUSTIN, Texas — Before an announced crowd of 101,388 No. 1/2 Texas Football earned their first SEC win with a 35-13 triumph over Mississippi State on Saturday at Darrell K. Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium.
Arch Manning completed 26-of-31 passes for 324 yards and two touchdowns. Manning ran for another score. DeAndre Moore Jr. tallied four receptions for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Quintrevion Wisner carried the ball 13 times for 88 yards.
After stopping Mississippi State on fourth down at the Texas 28, the Longhorns took over and went on a 5-play, 72-yard drive that ended with a Jaydon Blue one yard touchdown rush for his fourth rushing touchdown of the season.
The Longhorns ended the first half in dramatic fashion with Arch Manning completing a 49-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Moore Jr., to put Texas up 14-6. The 8-play drive covered 75 yards in 1:27 of game time.
The Texas defense forced a turnover early in the third quarter when Vernon Broughton sacked Bulldog quarterback Michael Van Buren Jr. Broughton forced and recovered a fumble on the play at the Texas 43-yard line. The Longhorns have now forced eight turnovers through five games and at least one turnover in each game.
Arch Manning did it with his legs on a 26-yard rush followed by a 1-yard rushing touchdown to put the Longhorns up 21-6 at the end of the third quarter. The touchdown was his third career rushing touchdown and third game of the season with at least one passing and one rushing touchdown. On the next Texas possession Manning fired a 27-yard strike to DeAndre Moore Jr., the second touchdown of the day for Moore Jr. The touchdown completed a 8-play, 85-yard drive for the Longhorns.
Isaiah Bond put an exclamation point on the win for Texas with a 26-yard rushing touchdown at the 3:05 mark of the fourth quarter to put Texas up 35-13. It was his first career rushing touchdown.
UP NEXT
Texas will have a bye week before the Allstate Red River Rivalry vs. Oklahoma on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 2:30 p.m. CT at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.
SOONERS EARN FIRST SEC WIN, BEAT AUBURN 27-21
AUBURN, Ala. — Kip Lewis returned an interception 61 yards for the game-winning touchdown, and No. 21 Oklahoma rallied from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Auburn, 27-21 on Saturday for its first-ever Southeastern Conference win.
It was Oklahoma’s first SEC road game after leaving the Big 12. The Sooners bounced back from a loss at home to Tennessee the previous week.
True freshman quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. gained 230 yards of total offense in his first career start for Oklahoma after replacing Jackson Arnold during the Tennessee game. The Sooners (4-1, 1-1 SEC) struggled on offense for much of the game, but they took advantage of several missed opportunities by the Tigers (2-3, 0-2).
Auburn’s Payton Thorne passed for 338 yards and three touchdowns, but his sixth interception of the season turned out to be the decisive play.
Oklahoma’s Jovantae Barnes cut into Auburn’s 21-10 lead with 8:32 remaining with a 2-yard touchdown run that was set up by a 60-yard pass from Hawkins to J.J. Hester. The 2-point conversion failed, leaving the Tigers ahead by five points.
Lewis then intercepted Thorne, who was making his return to the starting lineup after a two-game absence, and ran it all the way back with 4:06 left to play.
The Tigers were stopped on fourth down at the 1-yard line in the first quarter and missed two chances at a short field goal late in the second quarter.
The Takeaway
Oklahoma: The Sooners’ slow offensive start, marked by a large number of injuries at wide receiver and inconsistent line play, continued Saturday. But Hawkins could provide a real spark with his dual-threat ability alongside what has been a strong defense under coach Brent Venables so far this season.
Poll Implications
Oklahoma will have a good chance to climb back into the Top 20 with this road comeback win.
Up Next
Oklahoma: Has an off week before facing No. 1 Texas in Dallas on Oct. 12.
NO. 13 USC FOOTBALL RALLIES FROM DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICIT IN SECOND HALF, ROARS PAST WISCONSIN, 38-21
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Miller Moss threw two of his three touchdown passes to Ja’Kobi Lane, and No. 13 USC Football rallied from an 11-point deficit in the second half for a 38-21 victory over Wisconsin on Saturday in the Trojans’ first Big Ten home game.
One week after narrowly losing its Big Ten debut at Michigan, USC trailed 21-10 at halftime after committing three turnovers in the first half. The Trojans (3-1, 1-1) responded superbly, outscoring Wisconsin 28-0 in the second half of their school’s first Big Ten victory.
Lane caught 10 passes for 105 yards, while Duce Robinson scored the Trojans’ go-ahead touchdown with 1:28 left in the third quarter on another sharp throw from Moss, who passed for 308 yards.
Moss was evaluated for a concussion after he hit the ground awkwardly while rushing for a 7-yard touchdown on a fourth-down keeper with 8:22 to play, but he stayed in.
Vinny Anthony caught an early 63-yard TD pass from Braedyn Locke for the Badgers (2-2, 0-1), who have lost two straight.
Tawee Walker rushed for two touchdowns, but Wisconsin faded badly in the second half of its first game at the Coliseum since 1966. The Badgers have lost 13 of their last 15 games against ranked teams, going 0-4 under coach Luke Fickell.
Locke went 13 of 26 for 180 yards in his first start of the season after Tyler Van Dyke tore a knee ligament early in the Badgers’ blowout loss to Alabama two weeks ago.
Lane capped USC’s opening drive by barely staying inbounds on an exceptional 32-yard TD pass by Moss into a minuscule window. Wisconsin responded with Locke’s perfect long throw to Anthony, who beat Jacobe Covington down the USC sideline on a rare explosive play by the Badgers’ offense.
USC speedster Zachariah Branch muffed a punt on the first snap of the second quarter, and Walker rushed 18 yards for a TD on the next snap. After Wisconsin added a 75-yard TD drive capped by Walker’s second touchdown, Moss fumbled while getting hit deep in Badgers territory.
The Trojans left the field at halftime down 21-10 – but USC recovered a muffed punt early in the third quarter, and Lane eventually caught a 6-yard TD pass.
Moss then capped a 77-yard drive by keeping the ball on fourth down and scoring while spinning and flying from a Badgers hit. Moss got up slowly after the hit and went to the medical tent, but was cleared to return.
Wisconsin: The first half was encouraging, but Fickell and his players couldn’t match the Trojans’ halftime adjustments. Big Ten title contention seems unlikely for the Badgers this year unless they can generate more explosiveness on both sides of the ball. The Badgers finished with only 286 yards of offense.
USC: The Trojans were both bad and unlucky in the first half, but this team is miles ahead of last season’s group, and their second-half surge was perhaps their most impressive effort of the past two years under coach Lincoln Riley. Moss is growing into his role, and the USC defense again showed tenacity.
The Trojans only slipped two spots after losing to Michigan, and they should stay in the same range after rallying past the Badgers.
USC: At Minnesota on Saturday, Oct. 5.
NO. 12 MICHIGAN HOLDS OFF MINNESOTA IN 4TH QUARTER TO WIN 27-24 AND RETAIN LITTLE BROWN JUG
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Kalel Mullings rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns in his first start at running back as No. 12 Michigan held on to the Little Brown Jug with a 27-24 win in the rain against Minnesota on Saturday.
“Coach told me I was starting today, but it didn’t change much for me,” said Mullings, who leads the Wolverines with 540 yards and six touchdowns in five games. “I always prepare like I’m going to (be) on the field for every play.”
Michigan led 24-3 going into the fourth quarter, but Minnesota scored three touchdowns to pull within 27-24 with 1:37 left.
The Gophers recovered the onside kick but were flagged for offsides. Mullings grabbed the second kick, allowing the Wolverines to run out the clock.
“We practiced that,” he said. “They lined up the same way, so I figured he was going to try the same kick, so I went after it before it went 10 yards.”
The Wolverines (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) extended their school-record conference winning streak to 27 games. They haven’t lost a Big Ten game since Michigan State beat them in 2021.
Minnesota (2-3, 0-2) hoped to win the Little Brown Jug for the first time in a decade and only the third time in the 21st century.
“We are way past the point where moral victories matter to this program,” Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck said. “Everyone on our sideline thought we were going to win that game.”
Mullings made up for another weak performance from the passing game. Alex Orji completed 10 of 18 passes for 86 yards. He did throw one touchdown pass, but his interception helped Minnesota’s fourth-quarter comeback.
“I had Donovan (Edwards) open on the other side of the field,” he said. “I have to stay true to my training and get him the ball.”
Mullings finished Michigan’s first drive with an untouched 27-yard touchdown run, but both offenses bogged down in the wet conditions.
The Wolverines’ defense, though, forced a fumble early in the second quarter, giving them the ball at the Gophers 16. Mullings carried on the next three plays, bulling his way into the end zone from the 1 for a 14-0 lead.
Kechaun Bennett blocked a Minnesota punt later in the quarter. Orji hit Tyler Morris on the next play for an 11-yard touchdown to make it 21-0.
Minnesota got on the board on the last play of the half. Brosmer hit Nick Kallerup for 44 yards to the Michigan 1 and the field goal unit got onto the field in time for Dragan Kesich to kick a 20-yarder.
Dominic Zvada’s 53-yard field goal restored Michigan’s 21-point lead midway through the third quarter, but Orji’s interception on the next drive led to a 3-yard touchdown run by Darius Taylor.
After the Wolverines went three-and-out, freshman Koi Perich returned a punt 60 yards to the Michigan 17, and Taylor got his second touchdown to make it 24-17 with 11:05 to play.
“When you give a Big Ten team field position, that’s what is going to happen,” Michigan coach Sherrone Moore said. “Every Big Ten team is a tough opponent. We don’t look at them any differently.”
Michigan ran 6:32 off the clock to set up Zvada’s second field goal and the 27-17 lead with 4:33 to go, but Brosmer hit Daniel Jackson for a 12-yard score to make it a three-point game.
“Our quarterback played his butt off, Darius Taylor played his butt off, our defense played their butts off,” Fleck said. “There were some plays that hurt us on special teams.”
Biggest leg on campus
Zvada’s 53-yard field goal was his fourth 50-plus kick this season, setting a school record.
“When we got him in here and he started banging through 60-yarders, it didn’t take long to realize we had something here,” Moore said.
Important visitor
It isn’t unusual for a governor to attend a Big Ten game, but things get slightly different when he’s running for vice president. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had a heavy Secret Service contingent when he visited the field during warmups, and the postgame news conferences were delayed for 30 minutes to expedite his departure.
Up next
Minnesota: hosts No. 13 USC next Saturday.
Michigan: visits Washington next Saturday for its first road game.
AGGIES DOWN ARKANSAS IN SOUTHWEST CLASSIC FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT WIN
ARLINGTON – No. 24 Texas A&M defeated Arkansas, 21-17, in a hard-nosed, physical SEC battle Saturday afternoon at the Southwest Classic inside AT&T Stadium.
The Aggies (4-1) claimed their first and only lead of the day with 9:00 remaining in the game as Marcel Reed connected with Tre Watson for a 5-yard touchdown. Following Randy Bond’s extra-point, the Maroon & White led 21-17, a lead they would not relinquish. The eight play 75-yard scoring drive was sparked by Le’Veon Moss, who compiled 46 of his 117 rushing yards on the drive.
The Aggie defense put the final touches on the win as Nic Scourton logged a strip sack and Jaydon Hill recovered the fumble to seal the victory. The play capped off a strong performance from Scourton, who recorded four tackles, all of which were solos and tackles for loss, and two sacks.
Reed finished the day 11-of-22 passing for 163 and two touchdowns, while adding 13 yards on the ground and one score. Moss logged a career-high 117 yards on 13 carries in the win, marking his third 100-yard game of his career and second straight against the Razorbacks (3-2). Among the receivers, Noah Thomas put forth his best performance of the season as the junior hauled in six passes for a career-high 109 yards and a touchdown.
On the defensive side, the Maroon & White wreaked havoc up front as they totaled nine tackles for loss, eight quarterback hurries and two sacks. Dalton Brooks led the way with seven tackles, two of which were for loss, while Marcus Ratcliffe and Dezz Ricks followed with five each.
KENTUCKY UPSETS NO. 6 MISSISSIPPI 20-17 WITH LATE TD AND MISSED FG BY REBELS IN FINAL MINUTE
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Kentucky dragged another highly ranked opponent into the muck, and this time coach Mark Stoops and the Wildcats closed the deal.
Kentucky upset No. 6 Mississippi 20-17 on Saturday, when Rebels kicker Caden Davis hooked a 48-yard field-goal attempt way wide with 48 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give the Wildcats their highest-ranked win of Stoops’ 12-year career.
“It was our kind of game. A dirty, ugly, hard-fought game,” Stoops said. “We went out and did what we had to do. We played our way. I know it’s only one game, but it was a very important game for us. Obviously, I could not be more proud of this team.”
The Rebels (4-1, 0-1 Southeastern Conference) had a seven-game winning streak snapped and were shocked as a 15 1/2-point favorite according to BetMGM Sportsbook in their SEC opener.
“Beyond disappointing. It’s a disappointing day,” Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin said. “The game comes down at the end with us having a chance to win in every phase and we didn’t do it. Got to give credit to Stoops.”
The Wildcats (3-2, 1-2) took a three-point lead with 2:25 left in the fourth quarter, with a little fumble luck. Backup quarterback Gavin Wimsatt was heading toward the goal line with a keeper when an Ole Miss defender knocked the ball free — right to tight end Josh Kattus, who fell into the end zone.
Two weeks after Stoops faced criticism for not being aggressive enough late in the game on fourth down in a 13-12 loss against then-No. 1 Georgia, the Wildcats’ go-ahead drive was kept alive with a 63-yard completion from Brock Vandagriff to Barion Brown on fourth-and-7 at the Kentucky 20.
Vandagriff passed for 243 yards and a touchdown, helping Kentucky play keep-away from the Rebels’ high-powered offense. The Wildcats held the ball for nearly 40 minutes.
Jaxson Dart converted a fourth-and-11 with a 42-yard pass to Caden Prieskorn on the Rebels’ final drive, but two plays later Dart took a sack that sent Ole Miss the wrong way as it tried to get in field-goal range.
Davis’ potential tying kick came on a fourth-and-7.
Dart finished with with 261 yards passing, but after Ole Miss averaged 55 points against overmatched nonconference opponents, the Rebels found the end zone only once after an opening drive touchdown.
Tre Harris led the Rebels with 11 receptions for 176 yards, including a 48-yard touchdown that gave them a 17-13 lead.
Dane Key had eight catches for 105 yards and a touchdown that gave Kentucky a 10-7 halftime lead.
“All I can tell you is Stoops is in the air in the locker room,” Key said. “That’s a pretty good thing.”
THE TAKEAWAY
Kentucky: The combination of winning the turnover battle (1-0), effectiveness in the red zone (3 for 3) and converting on fourth down (3 for 3) proved to be the difference. The defense has given up only 36 points in the last three games.
Kentucky hadn’t beaten such a highly ranked team on the road since 1977, when the Wildcats won at No. 4 Penn State.
“On the critical downs, we made the critical plays,” Stoops said. “We were not sloppy, we got a turnover and we’ve gotten better every week.”
Mississippi: A season of high expectations, spurred by a star-studded transfer portal class, already has hit a bump. Ole Miss will need a strong October bounceback against a schedule that includes three road games and home dates with No. 21 Oklahoma and No. 2 Georgia.
BIG-PLAY DEFENSE
The Kentucky defense limited Ole Miss to season lows in nearly every statistical categories, allowing 353 total yards. The Wildcats had seven tackles for loss, four sacks and held the Rebels to 1 of 10 on third down.
“Our coaches have preached consistency and we really had a lot of confidence coming into this game,” said Octavious Oxendine, who had two sacks.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
How far will the Rebels drop after losing an SEC home opener? The highest-ranked team with one loss is No. 12 Michigan. The AP Top 25 has nine other teams with one loss, so Ole Miss figures to land around there.
UP NEXT
Kentucky is idle.
Ole Miss visits South Carolina on Saturday.
WAKLEY INTERCEPTION SEALS 34-28 WIN AT BAYLOR, SENDS NO. 22 BYU TO 5-0
WACO, Texas — BYU clung to a six-point lead with a minute to play when safety Crew Wakley picked off a Baylor pass along the sideline, sealing the 34-28 win for the Cougars at McLane Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
“I was proud of the team and proud of the way their response to adversity within the game,” BYU head coach Kalani Sitake said. “[The team’s] willingness to stick together, that was something special and speaks to the leadership on our team and the coaches on our team to get these guys ready. I give a lot of credit to Baylor making it interesting at the end. They could have easily folded up, especially at the beginning, but you have to give them credit for being resilient.”
With the win over Baylor, BYU moves to 5-0 on the season and 2-0 in Big 12 play.
The Cougars used efficient offense and yet another forced turnover to take a 21-0 lead in the first quarter. Baylor’s offense found its legs at the end of the first period and by half had cut the BYU lead to 31-14. The Cougar offense struggled to score in the second half, but the BYU defensive backfield came up with a flurry of critical incompletions to put the game away late.
Wakley was one of six BYU defenders to record a team-high four tackles. The safety recorded solo stops on each tackle, including a sack and the game-sealing interception.
Defensive tackle Blake Mangelson also posted four solo tackles and an interception, with his coming in the first quarter and immediately setting up a Cougar touchdown.
BYU’s defense forced six pass breakups, including two from defensive end Logan Lutui at the line of scrimmage. Tyler Batty and defensive tackle John Taumoepeau each recorded sacks, giving the Cougars three against the Bears on the day.
Meanwhile, the BYU offensive line didn’t allow a single sack to a Baylor defense that forced eight a week ago at Colorado.
Quarterback Jake Retzlaff completed 17 of 31 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions. Retzlaff led BYU with 53 rushing yards on six carries, including his first rushing score of the season. Running back Enoch Nawahine added 51 rushing yards on 19 carries.
Darius Lassiter proved to be Retzlaff’s favorite target of the day. The senior wide receiver reeled in eight receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown, while averaging 15 yards per grab.
JOHNSON’S 5 TDS LEAD NO. 23/25 K-STATE PAST NO. 20/20 OKLAHOMA STATE, 42-20
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State spent a week looking to respond after a disappointing first game of its Big 12 Conference season. The 23rd-ranked Wildcats might’ve made a statement on Saturday. Avery Johnson enjoyed a career performance and DJ Giddens rumbled for 187 yards and one touchdown in a 42-20 win over No. 20 Oklahoma State at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
Both teams entered the game at 3-1 overall and 0-1 in the Big 12. K-State was picked second and Oklahoma State third in the Big 12 Preseason Poll.
“It was a statement win,” said K-State head coach Chris Klieman, whose team came off a 38-7 loss at BYU. “What we went through last week, and believe me, we challenged the guys and more importantly, they challenged each other — if this group stays together and plays for each other and keeps the faith when we have some adversity, we’ll come out on the other side of it.
“We have to keep pounding the stone every day and every snap. That’s a good football team we beat convincingly. You’re not going say this is a fluke or anything. We beat a really good football team handily.”
Johnson enjoyed career highs across the board in completing 19-of-31 passes for 259 yards with three touchdowns and one interception while also rushing for 60 yards and two scores for the Wildcats, who scored a season-high point total behind a balanced offensive attack — 259 yards passing and 300 rushing — that featured plenty of Giddens.
While Johnson became the first K-State quarterback since Collin Klein in 2012 to throw for three touchdowns and rush for two more in a Big 12 game, the 6-foot-1, 212-pound Giddens had 15 carries for 187 yards and one touchdown — scoring on a 66-yard run early in the third quarter and in the midst of 35 unanswered points.
“It’s almost there,” Giddens said. “We have a lot more in the tank, though. We have a lot more to prove. We played pretty good.”
Meanwhile, Johnson appeared more comfortable than at any time in his young career. The sophomore completed passes to eight different pass catchers and fired touchdowns to tight end Garrett Oakley (19 yards), wide receiver Jayce Brown (55 yards) and tight end Will Anciaux (two yards), showing off his patience, improvising when necessary, and dashing down the field on designed runs.
“I was so proud with how Avery played today,” Klieman said. “We knew we had some shot plays, and we completed some shot plays. We had some tough, tough catches and throws. He was really on point and really confident.”
K-State has won 11 of the last 14 meetings in Manhattan against Oklahoma State, which has now lost four-straight games against ranked opponents.
The Wildcats held a 559-490 advantage in total offensive yards. Oklahoma State was just 6-for-17 on third down and suffered three giveaways.
“We left some points on the board,” Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy said. “When you play a good football team in a good college football environment on the road, you have to capitalize on those situations, and we didn’t.”
Oklahoma State quarterback Alan Bowman went 26-for-50 for 364 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions while Stribling had seven catches for 157 yards and one touchdown. The Wildcats held 2023 Doak Walker Award winner Ollie Gordon II to 76 yards on 15 carries, including only seven yards on four carries in the second half.
All that mattered to safety Marques Sigle, who had an interception, was that the K-State defense stayed in the fight.
“We’re called Mob for a reason,” Sigle said. “When we go to war, we’re looking to win. Our motto this year is, ‘We’re in a fight.’ You’re either going to take the punch or you’re going to keep punching. That’s what we did. We kept punching.”
K-State scored five of its touchdowns in a span of eight possessions, turning a 13-7 deficit midway through the second quarter to a 42-13 lead early in the fourth quarter.
It was billed as a battle between two historical heavyweights in the Big 12, and this had jabs and uppercuts and a few close-but-no-dice knockouts in the first half, as K-State, on the strength of Johnson’s arm and Giddens’ legs, pushed its way to a 21-13 advantage heading into the locker room.
K-State struck first when Johnson engineered a 14-play, 75-yard drive by throwing the ball before running it himself for an 11-yard touchdown.
After Oklahoma State had to settle for a 35-yard field goal, Bowman dialed up the first dazzling play of the game when the senior quarterback on a flea-flicker found wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling darting along the Cowboys’ sideline. Bowman was able to handle the blitz, hit Stribling in stride on a crossing route, and the talented wide receiver took the ball into the end zone and the Wildcats trailed 10-7 — a lead that grew to 13-7 on a Logan Ward 31-yard field goal with 7:30 to go in the second quarter.
However, Johnson and Co. served up a couple uppercuts of their own.
First, Giddens exploded down the field for a 37-yard gain and the Wildcats added 15 more yards when he was horsecollared on a tackle. That set up what at the time was Johnson’s best throw of the first half — a 19-yard completion in the end zone to tight end Garrett Oakley to put the Wildcats ahead 14-13.
Bowman and the Cowboys went 4-for-9 on third downs in the first half, including three of 10-plus yards. But facing third-and-4 at the Wildcats’ 22-yard line, Bowman fumbled on a hit from linebacker Desmond Purnell, and Colby McCallister recovered the football at the 31, giving the Wildcats possession.
Four plays later, Johnson reared back and threw a long pass to a wide-open Jayce Brown for a 55-yard touchdown. Taking the ball out of shotgun, Johnson calmly waited in the pocket and found Brown down the right hash on a post route, and Brown was open by 17 yards before trotting into the end zone for a 21-13 lead.
“I haven’t been open like that since high school,” said Brown, who had four catches for 78 yards and one touchdown. “I gave him a good release at the line, and I guess he just fell. I’ll take it.”
K-State outgained Oklahoma State, 289-262, in the first half. K-State, which entered the game averaging 160 passing yards per game, had 176 in the first two quarters.
“We had a great balance,” Johnson said. “Whenever you can run it and pass it at a high level and keep defenses on its toes, it’s definitely a big plus and opens our play calling a bunch. Being able to run the ball so efficiently like we were today and throw the ball at a high level allows us to keep from being one dimensional.”
Early in the third quarter it was Giddens’ time to really shine.
Giddens showed off his breakaway speed when he took a handoff, bulldozed his way through the middle, then came out the other side and sprinted the rest of the way on a 66-yard touchdown run to cap the Wildcats’ first drive of the second half in sizzling style.
From there, Johnson capped a six-play, 73-yard drive by throwing a soft 2-yard jump pass behind the defense to a wide-open Anciaux in the end zone.
“We’ve been talking about it all week,” Johnson said. “Coach (Matt) Wells said either he gets it, or it goes out of the back of the end zone. When you have a big target like that, a guy who played basketball, a guy I played basketball with and against in high school, I knew if I just put the ball up, he would get it.”
Then Johnson finished a nine-play, 80-yard drive by scampering 13 yards into the end zone for his second rushing touchdown and a 42-13 lead with 11:26 left in the game.
“That was one of the most fun moments I’ve had in football, not just college football, but football in general, because we weren’t expecting the Will linebacker on the pressure. If he wouldn’t have pressured, I was probably going to throw it to Dylan Edwards. So, I was going to roll right but I just had this instinct to spin back out of it, and got my eyes outside on the scramble, to try to maybe find Jadon Jackson, and then I gave a pump and cut back and slipped right under for the touchdown.”
The crowd sprang to its feet again. K-State boasted a 17th-consecutive sellout and had plenty to cheer about as the Wildcats responded in resounding fashion.
“We had a phenomenal home crowd again,” Klieman said. “Hats off to our crowd for coming to rescue our guys. That crowd was loud and into it. Our guys love playing in front of our home folks.”
And K-State players love that they have seemingly put everything back in order after an important past week.
“We are the team we think we are,” Sigle said. “We trust ourselves. We knew BYU wasn’t our game and we played bad and put ourselves in a bad position. This game, we put ourselves in a great position. It’s great for our season.”
NO. 17 CLEMSON WEARS DOWN STANFORD WITH KLUBNIK’S 5 TDS AND DEFENSE’S 3 TAKEAWAYS IN 40-14 WIN
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — When Clemson’s offense struggled to get points early on, cornerback Avieon Terrell shrugged it off and told them not to worry.
“We got you,” he said to his offensive teammates. No. 17 Clemson’s defense certainly did with three interceptions and three fourth-down stops in a 40-14 victory over Stanford on Saturday night.
“We’re confident,” said Terrell, who had one of the first-half picks in the end zone to stop a Cardinal drive. “We don’t worry too much.”
Cade Klubnik threw for four touchdowns and ran for another to continue his hot stretch where he’s accounted for 16 touchdowns (12 passing, four rushing) in the past three wins for the Tigers (3-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).
The victory was the 173rd for coach Dabo Swinney, who tied Florida State’s late national championship coach Bobby Bowden for most coaching victories with an ACC school.
And unlike Clemson’s wins the past two games, the defense led the way.
“It’s great to see those guys do what they did,” Klubnik said.
The Tigers stopped the Cardinal (2-2, 1-1) three times inside the Clemson 20, two on interceptions and the last when safety R.J. Mickens forced Emmett Mosley V out of bounds on fourth-and-5 at the Clemson 10 with the Tigers up just 20-7.
OHIO STATE WINS BIG TEN OPENER IN EAST LANSING, 38-7
EAST LANSING, Michigan – No. 3 Ohio State (4-0, 2-0) took advantage of a couple Michigan State (3-2, 1-1) turnovers in the first half to build a 17-point lead before finishing off the Spartans in East Lansing, 38-7 Saturday at Spartan Stadium. Will Howard completed 21-of-31 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for another score. Freshman receiver Jeremiah Smith scored once on five receptions for 83 yards and added another score on a 19-yard rush. Senior Emeka Egbuka finished with seven catches for 96 yards and one touchdown. Quinshon Judkins rushed 11 times for 54 yards and TreVeyon carried seven times for 69 yards. The Buckeyes return to Ohio Stadium next Saturday to take on Iowa. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. with CBS providing the national broadcast.
First Quarter
No. 3 Ohio State 3, Michigan State 0
Michigan State won the pregame coin toss and deferred to the second half. Ohio State started from its 25 after a touchback. After a short gain of 4 yards on a pass to running back TreVeyon Henderson, quarterback Will Howard connected with Carnell Tate for 29 yards to the 50. Another pass to Tate for 7 yards led to a completion to Quinshon Judkins for 12 yards to the Spartan 10. Howard kept it on a rush up the middle to the MSU6 before the Buckeyes were called for a personal foul backing Ohio State to the MSU21. Another Howard rush gained 4 to the MSU 12 before a Jayden Fielding 30-yard field goal put the Buckeyes on the board with a 3-0 lead. Howard was 7-for-7 through the air for 66 yards on the 11-play, 63-yard drive. Ohio State used 5-minutes, 45-seconds on its first possession. Michigan State drove to the Ohio State 29 before Spartan quarterback Aidan Chiles was sacked by Sonny Styles for a loss of 3. Michigan State got to the Ohio State 20 when on fourth-and-1, Jack Sawyer and Cody Simon clogged the middle to stop Chiles for no gain, turning the ball back over to the Buckeyes on downs. A couple completions from Howard to Emeka Egbuka moved Ohio State to the OSU 33. Another grab by Egbuka gained 19 to the MSU42. Gee Scott then gained 7 on a pass from Howard and after MSU was called for a late hit out of bounds, Ohio State gained another 15 on the play. The quarter ended with the Buckeyes at the MSU 9 after a completion to Jeremiah Smith for 6 yards.
Second Quarter
No. 3 Ohio State 24, Michigan State 7
The Buckeyes moved to the MSU 3 and went for it on fourth down early in the second quarter. Howard did not disappoint when he connected with Scott for a 3-yard touchdown pass and a 10-0 lead. The scoring drive of 14 plays covered 80 yards over 5:42. Michigan State started from their 25 after a touchback and after a couple long pass plays moved to the Ohio State 11 where MSU receiver Jack Velling fumbled after the ball was stripped by Jordan Hancock. The Buckeyes recovered the fumble (Styles) but turned it back over to the Spartans when Howard was intercepted by Jordan Turner at the 50. He returned it to the OSU 12. On the next play Chiles found Jaron Glover on the left side for a 12-yard touchdown completion. After a touchback, Howard connected with Jeremiah Smith for 20 yards to the OSU45 on the first play of the possession. After a holding call moved the Buckeyes back to the MSU 45, Henderson rushed up the middle for 37 yards to the MSU 28. After a 9-yard rush by Judkins, Smith took a pitch coming from the left side on an end around and rushed 19 yards to the right side of the endzone for the touchdown. The drive that put the Buckeyes up 17-7 covered 75 yards on five plays over 2:19. Chiles then drove the Spartans to the OSU 23 and two plays later Chiles fumbled when he was stripped of the ball by Lathan Ransom. Jack Sawyer recovered at the OSU16. The Buckeyes were forced to punt on the next possession from their 23. Joe McGuire delivered a 43-yard kick to the MSU 35 with under two minutes to go in the half. After MSU earned a 4-yard gain on a rush, JT Tuimoloau sacked Chiles back at the MSU 46. After a Spartan loss of 1 on a pass play, the Buckeyes got the ball back after an MSU 27-yard punt to the OSU 40. Howard then passed to Tate for a gain of 16 and then for 27 yards to Smith to the MSU 17. On the second of consecutive incompletions, Howard left the game after taking a hit. Devin Brown entered at quarterback with the Buckeyes facing a third-and-10. Brown then found Smith down the right sideline in double coverage who caught it one-handed and scored the touchdown to give Ohio State a 24-7 lead. Michigan State ran out the clock to end the half.
Third Quarter
No. 3 Ohio State 38, Michigan State 7
The Spartans got the ball to start the third quarter from their 25 after a touchback. Michigan State moved to its 31 before electing to punt. Brandon Inniss returned it for the Buckeyes 10 yards to the OSU 24 after a 55-yard boot. Howard returned at quarterback for the Buckeyes in Ohio State’s first possession of the second half. Facing fourth-and-5 from the MSU 33, Howard found Egbuka over the middle for a 33-yard touchdown catch and run down the left side for a 31-7 lead. The drive took 7:11 off the clock while covering 76 yards on 14 plays. Ohio State got the ball back when Chiles was intercepted at the MSU43 by Denzel Burke, who returned it 31-yards to the MSU 12. Three plays later Howard scored on a 6-yard keeper over the left side to give Ohio State a 38-7 lead with 2:05 left in the quarter. After a touchback, Chiles was sacked on MSU’s first play of its next possession by Mitchell Melton back to the MSU17. The quarter ended with the Spartans facing fourth-and-11 from their 18.
Fourth Quarter
No. 3 Ohio State 38, Michigan State 7
After getting the ball back after a 58-yard MSU punt, Devin Brown returned at quarterback for the Buckeyes at the OSU 27. Brown moved the Buckeyes to the MSU49 before a McQuire punt of 34 yards gave the Spartans the ball at their 15. Michigan State punted it right back to Ohio State, which took over at their 27 after a 42-yard kick. Freshman Julian Sayin then took over at quarterback for the Buckeyes. He guided the Ohio State to the MSU49 before a McQuire punt of 32 yards gave the Spartans the ball back at their 9. The Spartans were not able to move the ball and punted it back to the Buckeyes, who took over at their 43 after a 50-yard punt. Neither team posed a threat on their respective final possessions.
SINGLETON, ALLEN SCORE TDS AS NO. 9 PENN STATE BEATS NO. 19 ILLINOIS 21-7
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — James Franklin asked Penn State fans to bring White-Out energy into Beaver Stadium on Saturday night.
They didn’t let him down, wearing white, painting their faces and shaking pom poms to help rally the Nittany Lions in their Big Ten opener.
Nick Singleton ran for 102 yards and a touchdown, Kaytron Allen added 94 yards and a score and No. 9 Penn State pulled away in the second half to beat No. 19 Illinois 21-7.
Penn State (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) took a 14-7 lead on Singleton’s 4-yard touchdown run on its opening second-half possession. The Nittany Lions then went into lockdown mode as 109,911 fans all clad in white helped shut down what had been a surging Illinois offense.
“That was a phenomenal environment,” Franklin said. “We thought the fans had seven impacts on the game, whether it was timeouts, false starts, penalties or bad snaps.”
The Nittany Lion defense was there to capitalize. Penn State forced four punts, recovered a fumble and A.J. Harris intercepted Luke Altmyer’s pass late in the fourth quarter.
After scoring easily on their opening drive, the Illini (4-1, 1-1) managed just 25 rushing yards the rest of the way. They were tackled 13 times behind the line of scrimmage and allowed seven sacks.
Both teams scored on their first possessions before sputtering for the rest of the first half.
The Illini calmly marched 75 yards through the lingering smoke of pregame fireworks, converting a pair of third downs and getting help from a late hit to set up a Altmyer’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Carson Goda.
The Nittany Lions needed just eight plays over 4:02 to pull even. After big runs from quarterback Drew Allar and Singleton, tight end Tyler Warren leapt over the line of scrimmage from 3 yards out.
Penn State drove into Illinois’ territory again late in the second quarter, but stalled out at the 23 and Sander Sahaydak missed a 40-yard field goal.
Illinois botched its best shot to retake the lead moments later.
Having directed his offense down to Penn State’s 2, Altmyer had to retreat as the first-down snap sailed over his head. He then lost 3 yards on a keeper before he was sacked and called for intentional grounding on third down.
With the noise swelling, the Illini jumped early on their field goal try and kicker David Olano missed on the retry from 45 yards. It was one of five pre-snap penalties by the Illini on the night.
“Some moments that we could’ve capitalized on just didn’t happen,” Illinois coach Bret Bielema said. “You can’t beat the No. 9 team in the country having a first and goal at the 2 and come away with zero points. It doesn’t add up.”
WIDE LEFT AND RIGHT
After his first 40-yard try sailed wide left, Sahaydak missed another kick from the same distance, this time pushing it wide right.
Franklin said he wouldn’t make a decision on changing kickers afterward, however.
THE TAKEAWAY
Illinois: Illinois started fast but couldn’t make the adjustments necessary to escape Penn State’s speed on defense as the game wore on. Still, Illinois is off to its best start and has plenty to be proud of going into an off week.
Penn State: The Nittany Lions have one of the best rushing games in the country. Singleton and Allen bounced off tacklers and dragged others all night.
“I don’t know if there’s a better combination of running backs in the country,” Franklin said.
Tom Allen’s defense made enough tweaks to snuff out what had been a surging Illini offense.
UP NEXT
Illinois: Hosts Purdue on Oct. 12.
Penn State: Hosts UCLA on Saturday.
MILROE-TO-WILLIAMS TD CONNECTION HELPS NO. 4 ALABAMA BEAT NO. 2 GEORGIA 41-34 IN DEBOER’S SEC OPENER
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Georgia and Alabama, Jalen Milroe and Carson Beck, put on quite a show even with a different Crimson Tide coach prowling the sideline.
Ryan Williams caught a 75-yard touchdown pass from Milroe with 2:18 left and No. 4 Alabama beat No. 2 Georgia 41-34 on Saturday night in a wild Southeastern Conference debut for Tide coach Kalen DeBoer.
Then, Alabama’s other freshman sporting a No. 2 jersey, defensive back Zabien Brown, intercepted Carson Beck’s pass in the end zone to secure the victory.
“We pushed each other to the very end,” DeBoer said.
That’s no surprise with two teams that have battled for SEC and even national supremacy almost annually. It was DeBoer’s initiation into a captivating rivalry of SEC powers that added another memorable chapter, even without Nick Saban on the sideline opposite protege Kirby Smart of Georgia.
The postgame message from DeBoer wasn’t all that different.
“We expect to win these games,” he said. “Of course the locker room is full of excitement but I also want to make sure they realize that’s the expectation. There’s a lot of season left.”
The dynamic 17-year-old Williams turned back to grab Milroe’s deep pass in tight coverage, did a quick spin and sprinted down the right sideline. Milroe then hit Germie Bernard for the two-point conversion for the Tide (4-0, 1-0).
“I did a spin move and it was like in slow motion,” Williams said. “It looked faster on the screen.”
It was fast enough.
The long TD pass came one play and 13 seconds after Carson Beck’s 67-yard bomb to Dillon Bell gave the Bulldogs (3-1, 1-1) their first lead of the game.
A rematch of last season’s SEC Championship Game, also won by Alabama, turned into a scintillating quarterback duel.
Milroe completed 27 of 33 passes for 374 yards with two touchdowns and an interception that bounced off the receiver. He also ran for 117 yards and a pair of TDs. Williams had six catches for 177 yards.
Beck was 27 of 50 passing for 439 yards with three touchdowns. He also threw three interceptions in the first multi-interception game of his career but put on a show in the second half.
Beck is 16-2 as a starter with both losses coming to the Tide.
The Bulldogs scored three touchdowns over the final 9:46. Alabama got the only one it needed.
Milroe led Alabama to touchdowns on its first four drives against a defense that stood as the only one in FBS not to allow one coming into the game.
“Obviously, we were not really prepared and that falls on me in the first half,” said Smart, who is just 1-6 against Alabama while dominating almost everyone else.
The Bulldogs were down 28-0 a few minutes into the second quarter, their streaks of 42 consecutive regular-season victories and 28 straight regular-season SEC wins seemingly all but over by halftime.
Georgia and Beck fought way back instead of folding.
“The first half, we played terrible,” Beck said. “I don’t think we need to watch the film to go see that we didn’t play our best. You know, that starts with me. I;ve got to be better.
“But I’m happy about how we fought, we brought it all the way back and took the lead, just weren’t able to close it out.”
The takeaway
Georgia: Has looked vulnerable for a program that has won two of the last three national titles in the last two games, including a 13-12 victory over Kentucky. But the Bulldogs showed they haven’t gone anywhere with the dominant second half.
Alabama: The Tide have so far shown no signs of slippage under DeBoer, especially offensively, rolling on the road against Wisconsin and surviving at home against their recent SEC nemesis.
Poll implications
Alabama will jump at least one spot in the AP poll. The Bulldogs’ second-half play probably means they won’t fall far.
Trump’s visit
Former President Donald Trump, the current Republican candidate, was on hand for the game. Trump was introduced early in the second quarter, drawing chants of “USA! USA!” and waving to the crowd from a luxury box.
Fourth downs
Georgia went for it five times on fourth down and made them all. That helped make up from a 3-of-15 performance on third down.
Up next
Alabama: At Vanderbilt on Saturday in its first SEC road game.
Georgia: Hosts struggling Auburn on Saturday.
NUSSMEIER, DURHAM LEAD BIG-PLAY OFFENSE FOR NO. 14 LSU IN 42-10 WIN OVER SOUTH ALABAMA
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Garrett Nussmeier threw for a career-high 409 yards, Caden Durham had 217 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns and No. 14 LSU piled up a season-high 667 yards of offense in a 42-10 win over South Alabama on Saturday night.
Durham took a swing pass from Nussmeier 71 yards for a touchdown on the game’s first offensive play, broke loose for an 86-yard run to the 1-yard line, and scored on an 8-yard run as LSU (4-1) built a 21-0 lead in the first quarter.
Nussmeier had a 1-yard rushing touchdown in the first and a 5-yarder in the second before throwing a 23-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Anderson to give LSU a 35-3 lead at the half.
“(Offensive coordinator) Joe Sloan is always telling us to start fast,” Nussmeier said. “I don’t know if we thought we were going to start that fast, but Caden made a pair of great plays.”
Nussmeier completed 26 of 39 passes while Durham, a freshman, finished with 128 rushing yards and 89 receiving yards on 10 total touches. Kyren Lacy caught five passes for 107 yards as 11 different LSU players logged at least one reception.
“Clearly we did some great things offensively tonight,” LSU coach Brian Kelly said. “Over 660 yards of total offense. Characterize it any way you want but Nussmeier, the receivers, Durham — all those guys were high performers tonight.”
Playing its first game since losing preseason All-American linebacker Harold Perkins to a knee injury for the season, LSU got big nights from a pair of other linebackers. Greg Penn had 14 tackles and Whit Weeks had nine in the victory for the Tigers.
South Alabama (2-3) got on the scoreboard early in the second quarter on a 49-yard field goal by Laith Marjan, cutting the deficit to 21-3. The lone touchdown of the night for Jaguars came on their first possession of the third quarter when Gio Lopez found Anthony Eager for a 27-yard touchdown.
Lopez finished 16 of 22 for 171 yards with 33 yards on the ground. Eager had four catches for 91 yards.
“Other than that one drive in the third quarter, I thought we did some good things tonight defensively,” Kelly said. “We have to tighten up some things here and there, but (South Alabama) is a top 15 offense in the country. We have gotten better over the last five weeks.”
Poll implications
Because No. 2 Georgia and No. 6 Ole Miss both lost Saturday, No. 14 LSU may make a small move up in the AP Top 25 next week.
The takeaway
Struggling to get off to impressive starts through the first four games of the season, LSU exploded early and put the game out of reach in the first half. The Tigers outgained South Alabama by over 300 yards and averaged 13 yards a play in the first half.
Up next
LSU: After an off week, will host Ole Miss on Oct. 12.
South Alabama: Travels to Arkansas State on Saturday.
ROCCO BECHT, ABU SAMA III LEAD NO. 18 IOWA STATE PAST HOUSTON, 20-0
HOUSTON (AP) — Rocco Becht threw for 153 yards and a touchdown, Abu Sama III ran for 101 yards and a touchdown and No. 18 Iowa State beat Houston 20-0 on Saturday night.
Iowa State (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2000, with coach Matt Campbell becoming the school victory leader with 57.
“I feel like culturally we are in a really positive spot,” Campbell said. “I think how we play the game of football has been enjoyable to be a part of, to be quite honest with you, and the leadership from this team … has been the ability to come every day and have real competitive endurance. The ability to keep getting better and growing.”
Houston (1-4, 0-2) fell to 1-4 for the first time since 2004.
“It weighs on everybody,” Houston coach Willie Fritz said. “This is a real tough stretch for me. We’re going to get it going. We’re going to work on it every single week. I’ve got to see the end game and see that progress takes a little bit. I just think we can play better than what we’ve been playing.”
Becht threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Higgins with two minutes left in the third, and Sama ran 77 yards for a score to put it away with 5 1/2 minutes left in the fourth.
“It’s tough to play on the road, it’s tough to win on the road,” Becht said. “No matter what their record is or who they have on their team, winning on the road is hard on the Big 12. We were able to do that tonight with our stout defense. Credit to them, they kept us in the game.”
Becht completed 17 of 28 passes, Higgins had eight catches for 79 yards, Jaylon Jackson ran for 96 yards and Kyle Konrardy made field goals of 23 and 34 yards.
Iowa State last had a shutout Nov. 21, 2020, when it beat Kansas State 45-0. It was the Cyclones’ first road conference shutout since a 24-0 victory at Kansas State on Oct. 16, 1971.
“They were awesome,” Campbell said about the defense. “That group keeps growing, and we are playing a ton of guys. We’re dinged up. We’ve been dinged up, and for me, the most impressive piece of it is those next guys keep stepping up and making really critical plays.”
Donovan Smith was 8 of 12 for 71 yards and an interception for Houston, and Stacy Sneed rushed for 79 yards. The Cougars — coming off a 34-0 loss last week at Cincinnati — were shut out in consecutive games for the first time since Sept. 17-24, 1994, when they fell 16-0 at home to Missouri and 52-0 at Ohio State.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Iowa State should at least maintain its poll position following the victory.
THE TAKEAWAY
Iowa State: The defense continued to be tough to score on. Iowa State entered ranked ninth nationally allowing 9.7 points per game. … Iowa State was 9 for 17 on third downs.
Houston: The defense continued to perform well, but Houston’s offense has struggled this season. … Houston was 1 of 10 on third downs and committed seven penalties for 77 yards.
UP NEXT
Iowa State: Hosts Baylor on Saturday.
Houston: At TCU on Friday night.
ASHTON JEANTY RUNS FOR 259 YARDS AND 4 TDS, NO. 25 BOISE STATE BEATS WASHINGTON STATE 45-24
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ashton Jeanty ran for 259 yards and four touchdowns, Matt Lauter had four catches for 96 yards and two scores and No. 25 Boise State surged past Washington State 45-24 on Saturday night.
Playing its first game as a ranked team since 2020, Boise State (3-1) pulled away in the fourth quarter against its future Pac-12 Conference rival. Washington State (4-1) had no answer for Jeanty — and no ground game of its own.
Jeanty, who entered the game leading the nation in rushing yards per game with 195.3, wasted little time. On Boise State’s fifth play from scrimmage, he broke four tackles around the line of scrimmage before outracing the rest of the defense on a 64-yard TD run. He finished with 26 carries and had a 7-yard reception.
“He was relentless,” Boise State coach Spencer Danielson said. “Talk about a guy who puts his team on his back, loves this team, and will find a way to score because that’s what the team needs — that’s Ashton. When your best players are your hardest workers, you’ve always got a shot.”
Jeanty, who now has 845 yards on 82 carries with 13 touchdowns this season, had his fourth 200-yard game, tying the school record.
“We just got beat in all three phases, and pretty decisively,” Washington State coach Jake Dickert said. “Jeanty was incredible. Ten yards a carry. Obviously you’ve got to hold him to less than that if you want to win the football game.”
The Cougars responded with a quick strike of theirs own when quarterback John Mateer needed only three plays to go 65 yards, firing a 14-yard TD pass to Cooper Mathers.
Jeanty added a 14-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter to give the Broncos a 17-10 halftime lead.
Despite stifling Boise State’s offense early in the second half, Dickert gambled on a fourth-and-inches from his own 27 late in the third quarter. But Boise State’s defense stiffened, denying Mateer the half-yard he needed.
“When it’s inches to go, when it’s fourth-and-1 for the past two and a half years, we’ve gone for it every time,” Dickert said. “That’s what we’re going to do. That’s how we play.”
Three plays later, Maddux Madsen hit Lauter on a 22-yard scoring strike to push Boise State’s lead to 24-10 with 1:22 left in the third quarter.
Then, after another Washington State touchdown halved the deficit, Jeanty ripped off another electrifying run, this time racing 59 yards by breaking three tackles and eluding another on the goal line to dive in for the score.
Mateer threw for 327 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Wayshawn Parker led Washington State in rushing with 35 yards.
Madsen threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns for Boise State.
The Boise State defense recorded seven sacks resulting in 67 lost yards.
THE TAKEAWAY
Boise State: The Broncos appear to be in the driver’s seat for a playoff bid among the Group of 5 conferences—and on a collision course with Mountain West conference foe UNLV. The two teams clash on Oct. 25 and could meet again for the conference title with a playoff bid on the line.
Washington State: The Cougars will use their off week to work on shoring up a porous defense that has given up 52 and 45 points, respectively, in their last two outings.
UP NEXT
Boise State: Hosts Utah State on Saturday.
Washington State: At Fresno State on Oct 12.
FIFITA THROWS 2 TDS AND ARIZONA’S DEFENSE STOPS NO. 10 UTAH ON FOUR 4TH DOWNS IN 23-10 WIN
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Noah Fifita threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns and Arizona’s defense stopped No. 10 Utah four times on fourth down to help the Wildcats beat the Utes 23-10 on Saturday night.
The Wildcats never let the pressure get to them, even when the Utes made it a one-score game and had the sellout crowd behind them.
“This is a special win,” Arizona coach Brent Brennan said. “There’s so much pressure to perform … but they all started playing this game of football because it’s fun. .. and, boy, did we have fun tonight.”
Arizona (3-1, 1-0 Big 12) turned in a stellar defensive performance with two interceptions, eight pass breakups and seven tackles for loss.
“We knew they were going to make some plays and there would be some adversity, but we were just out there having fun and making plays, showing out,” Arizona linebacker Jacob Manu said.
Utah (4-1, 1-1 Big 12) played without QB Cam Rising again. Freshman Isaac Wilson moved the ball but couldn’t convert in the red zone and threw a pair of interceptions.
Fifita hit Tetairoa McMillan for a 41-yard pass on third-and-11 and then threw a 35-yard touchdown to Keyan Burnett on another third-and-11 to make it 23-10 with 8:13 to play.
Burnett had a career high five receptions and 76 yards.
Tao Johnson intercepted Fafita in the end zone on the first play of the fourth quarter before Wilson drove the field and found Caleb Lohner for a 20-yard TD reception to cut the lead to 16-10 with 11:54 to play.
In the third quarter after Tyler Loop’s 53-yard field goal, Wilson was intercepted by Genesis Smith on the next play. Loop’s ensuing 33-yard field goal gave the Wildcats a 16-3 lead.
Fifita used quick passes to avoid Utah’s pass rush and capped a seven-play, 75-yard drive with a 3-yard TD pass to Jeremiah Patterson to give Arizona a 10-3 lead at halftime.
“Noah Fifita is just such an awesome football player and leader,” Brennan said.
Fifita completed all seven passes on the Wildcats’ opening drive but it was Kedrick Reescano’s 23-yard run that set up Loop’s 47-yard field goal.
The Wildcats stopped the Utes’ first two possessions on downs — both inside the Arizona 10-yard-line on fourth-and-2.
“Left points out there. We were horrible in the red zone. Awful. Awful. Until we get that fixed, we’re going to continue to have problems,” Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said.
Utah fans and the team waited to see if Rising would be able to play after hurting his throwing hand on Sept. 7. Again, it was a game-time decision, but Wilson was the one who ran out with the offense. Rising, a seventh-year senior, has only played four total quarters this season after missing all of last season.
Arizona now has a 6-31-1 road record against AP Top 10 teams. The Wildcats defense allowed the fewest points to a top 10 team since the program shut out No. 10 Miami 29-0 in the 1994 Fiesta Bowl.
TAKEAWAY
Arizona: The Wildcats gashed Utah’s defense with surprise runs — 95 yards on their first seven carries — and then rode their defense and Fifita’s big plays in the second half. Arizona kept Utah from relying on their rushing attack and played the Ute receivers physically while forcing Wilson into tough passing windows.
Utah: Sloppy tackling allowed Arizona to grab the lead and red zone inefficiency doomed the Utes’ early chances. Utah had its most explosive first half of the season with 219 yards but only scored three points. Then, when the pressure was on, Wilson threw two interceptions despite a career-high 280 yards. ““I know better on those interceptions,” Wilson said. “I shouldn’t put the team in those situations.”
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Utah should tumble from their Top 10 perch after the loss at home while Arizona looks to find its way into the rankings.
UP NEXT
Arizona hosts Texas Tech on Oct. 5.
Utah has a bye and then plays at Arizona State on Oct. 11.
DILLON GABRIEL THROWS FOR 3 TDS AS NO. 8 OREGON BEATS UCLA 34-13 IN FIRST BIG TEN GAME
PASADENA, Calif. — Dan Lanning wasn’t about to be caught up in the historical significance of Oregon winning its first Big Ten game Saturday night.
That can come at another time. Instead, the Ducks’ coach wanted to discuss quarterback Dillon Gabriel and his team putting together another strong effort on both sides of the ball.
Gabriel threw three touchdown passes and moved up in the NCAA record books, while the defense didn’t allow an offensive touchdown as eighth-ranked Oregon rolled to a 34-13 victory over UCLA at the Rose Bowl.
“It was a complete game in a lot of ways,” Lanning said. “Dillon continues to prove that he’s a savvy quarterback. He did a good job of utilizing his feet when the first answer wasn’t there and moving on to the next look. The defense played their best game yet. After the first series we figured out their rhythm and what they were going to be doing.”
Tez Johnson had 11 receptions for 121 yards and two TDs as the Ducks (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) picked up their 12th victory in their last 13 meetings against the Bruins.
Jordan James added 103 yards rushing and a touchdown on 20 carries.
Oregon took control in the first half as it scored on its first five possessions. After UCLA got a field goal on its opening drive to get to 7-3, the Ducks’ defense forced a turnover and three straight three-and-outs on the next four series and held the Bruins to minus-8 yards in the second quarter.
All of that results in the Ducks being unbeaten after four games for the second straight year, and third since 2015.
UCLA (1-3, 0-2) has dropped three straight in DeShaun Foster’s first season as coach. It is the first time since 1963 the Bruins have not scored at least 20 points in any of their first four games.
“Just like I told them, there’s not many words that are going to change this. It’s our actions. Actions speak louder than words,” Foster said. “We’ve got to change our actions out there on the field, and hopefully that’ll fix some stuff.”
Gabriel — who completed 31 of 41 passes for 280 yards — became the fourth Football Bowl Subdivision player to reach 16,000 yards passing for his career and moved into a three-way tie for third with 134 touchdown passes.
The sixth-year senior has 16,059 yards in 54 games at three different schools. He played parts of three seasons at UCF before transferring to Oklahoma, where he played in 2022 and ’23. Gabriel decided to play his final year at Oregon because the Hawaii native wanted to play closer to home.
“I’m trusting the guys. When you get the ball in the playmakers hands they make plays,” Gabriel said. “The trust and belief are there but more importantly guys are elite with what they did.”
Gabriel’s best pass came midway through the second quarter when he connected with Johnson for a 52-yard touchdown to make it 25-3. Johnson blew past UCLA’s coverage, caught the ball at the 10 and went untouched into the end zone.
Johnson then had a 12-yard grab near the back of the end zone early in the fourth quarter to make it 34-13. It is the second time this season and sixth in his career that the senior has had double-digit catches.
“I see confidence, poise and trust in his teammates,” Johnson said. “When you have a quarterback like that back there it is comfortable as a receiver to run each play.”
Gabriel’s other touchdown pass came on Oregon’s opening possession of Big Ten play when Traeshon Johnson’s reception for 11 yards capped an 11-play, 75-yard series.
Gabriel’s only mistake came late in the second quarter when Bryan Addison had a 96-yard pick six to get the Bruins to 28-10 at halftime. It was the first interception return TD for Addison, who began his career at Oregon.
Bruins quarterback Ethan Garbers was 12 of 20 for 118 yards and two interceptions. The senior was sacked four times and left the game during the fourth quarter with what appeared to be an ankle injury.
“If you know Ethan, you know he was fighting to stay out there. So when you have a player that’s begging to stay out there and he wanted to keep playing, we’re gonna let him play,” Foster said.
The takeaway
Oregon: While most of the attention goes to the offense, the defense continues to be stout. The Ducks have sacked opposing quarterbacks 11 times and is allowing only 154.8 passing yards per game.
UCLA: The Bruins’ offense under first-year coordinator Eric Bieniemy has gone six quarters since it last reached the end zone.
Poll implications
Oregon should move up at least one spot after sixth-ranked Mississippi’s loss to Kentucky.
Up next
Oregon: Welcomes Michigan State on Friday night in the Ducks’ first Big Ten home game.
UCLA: Travels to ninth-ranked Penn State in what will be a 9 a.m. PDT kickoff on Saturday.
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INDIANA FOOTBALL
INDIANA IMPROVES TO 5-0 WITH 42-28 VICTORY OVER MARYLAND
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Kurtis Rourke threw for a season-high 359 yards and three touchdowns, and the Indiana Hoosiers defense shut down the Maryland Terrapins for the final 22 minutes, pulling away for a 42-28 victory Saturday.
Indiana (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) is off to its best start since 1967 and is unbeaten through its first five games for the third time in school history. The Hoosiers also have topped the 30-point mark in all five games, their longest streak since 2000.
Maryland (3-2, 0-2) suffered its first loss to the Hoosiers since 2020 despite getting three TD passes from Billy Edwards Jr. and a season-best 75-yard TD run from Roman Hemby.
Indiana never trailed on a soggy, windy day in Bloomington.
Rourke finished 22 of 33 but threw two interceptions in the first half and running back Kaelon Black lost a fumble in the first half – Indiana’s first three turnovers of the season. Elijah Sarratt caught seven passes for 128 yards and one TD.
Edwards was 26 of 41 with 289 yards while Hemby ran 19 times for 117 yards and had five catches for 48 yards.
The Hoosiers seized control late in the third quarter after Justice Ellison scored on a nifty 19-yard inside run to give Indiana a brief 21-14 lead. Hemby broke free on the next offensive snap to tie the score at 21.
Rourke broke the tie with a 13-yard TD pass to Elijah Sarratt with 40 seconds left in the third and the Hoosiers sealed the victory with a 12-yard TD pass from Rourke to Donaven McCulley. Ty Son Lawton added a 14-yard TD run to make it 42-21.
All Maryland could muster was a late 12-yard TD pass from Edwards to Hemby.
Myles Price opened the scoring for Indiana with a 1-yard TD run. Edwards tied the score with a 33-yard TD pass to Kaden Prather and the Hoosiers closed the half with back-to-back 27-yard passes from Rourke to Omar Cooper Jr. – the second a twisting catch in the end zone to make it 14-7.
Maryland tied it again on Dylan Wade’s 6-yard TD catch off a deflected ball.
Maryland: Edwards played well – when he wasn’t being sacked (five times), but it simply wasn’t enough Saturday. The bigger question might be Tai Felton’s status. The Terrapins’ leading receiver was not on the field at the end of the game.
Indiana: The Hoosiers’ milestone season under first-year coach Curt Cignetti continues. It’s been 57 years since they were 5-0 and it was another 57 years – in 1910 – that they were also 5-0. And they may not be finished with four more potentially winnable games up next.
Umpire James Shaw III took a big shot in the third quarter when he inadvertently blocked an Indiana defender trying to tackle Hemby in the hole on his long touchdown run. Shaw stayed down briefly, delaying the extra point. But after getting some water on the sideline during a commercial break, he returned to his normal position on the field and finished the game.
Indiana: Puts its perfect record on the line next Saturday at Northwestern.
PURDUE FOOTBALL
BOILERS HALTED BY NEBRASKA IN HOMECOMING GAME
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue football team fell in a 28-10 defeat to Nebraska in Saturday’s homecoming game at Ross-Ade Stadium.
After a penalty-plagued first half by both teams, the score remained tied at zero at the break. It was the first 0-0 halftime score in a Purdue game since Sept. 25, 1993, against Notre Dame.
The Boilermaker defense and special teams collectively starred in the first half, bowing up to make six stops in their own territory. The Cornhuskers (4-1, 1-0 B1G) were held to three punts and three field goal attempts.
All three field goal attempts were missed, with the Boilers blocking two of the three. It marked the first time Purdue has blocked multiple kicks in a game since Sept. 3, 2011, against Middle Tennessee.
After the break, Hudson Card and the Boilermaker offense engineered a 13-play, 55-yard drive that took 8:08 off the clock and ended with a Spencer Porath 45-yard field goal, the freshman’s first field goal of his career.
Nebraska answered with a scoring drive of its own, finally getting on the board near the end of the third quarter to take a lead that it would not relinquish.
Purdue’s deficit quickly snowballed after what was a close, hard-fought game through three quarters. Down 28-3 late in the game, the offense found the end zone for the first time. Leland Smith high-pointed a 15-yard pass from Card to cap a 12-play, 75-yard drive, scoring his second career touchdown.
Card completed 18-of-25 passes for 174 yards and a score, good for a 135.7 passer rating. He completed 72 percent of his passes, his career-best mark in a Big Ten game. Sophomore wide receiver Jaron Tibbs was Card’s top target as he finished with career highs in catches (five) and yards (46).
Joseph Jefferson II and Dillon Thieneman tied for the team lead in tackles with nine apiece. Thieneman also added a pass breakup on the Huskers’ opening drive, his first of the season and third of his 16-game career.
Redshirt freshman linebacker Winston Berglund notched his first career sack in just his second collegiate game. The Carmel, Indiana, native brought down Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola for an eight-yard loss in the second quarter.
Raiola threw for a touchdown and tallied 257 yards on 17-of-27 passing, ultimately pushing the Boilermakers to 1-3 (0-1) on the season.
UP NEXT
Purdue starts a two-game road trip, first heading to Madison to face Wisconsin next Saturday. Kickoff is set for noon ET on Big Ten Network.
NOTES
• Purdue posted a 0-0 halftime score for the first time since Sept. 25, 1993, against Notre Dame.
• Hudson Card completed 18-of-25 passes for 174 yards and a touchdown, good for a 135.7 passer rating.
• Card completed 72% of his passes, his career-best mark in a Big Ten game.
• Card caught his own pass in the second quarter. He was the first Boilermaker quarterback to catch his own pass since Austin Appleby did it against Illinois in 2014.
• Jaron Tibbs led the receiving corps with five catches for 46 yards, both career highs.
• Purdue opened the scoring on a 13-play, 8:08 drive, the longest of the Walters era in both time and plays. It was Purdue’s longest scoring drive since Purdue took 9:22 against Eastern Kentucky in 2012.
• Devin Mockobee rushed for 41 yards on 13 carries. He moved up to 14th in the school record book in career rush attempts (416). Mockobee also moved up to 11th in career rushing yards (2,096 yards), passing Leroy Keyes (1966-68).
• Dillon Thieneman and Joseph Jefferson II led the defense with nine tackles apiece.
• Purdue’s defense held Nebraska off the board on their opening drive of the game, a feat accomplished by the defense in three of the four games this season.
• The Boilermakers blocked two field goals in the second quarter by Damarjhe Lewis and Joe Anderson, career firsts for both.
• It was the first time that Purdue blocked two field goals in a game since Sept. 3, 2011, against Middle Tennessee. That time it was Kawann Short and Ricardo Allen.
• Winston Berglund recorded his first career sack in just his second collegiate game.
• In his fourth game, kicker Spencer Porath connected on his first career field goal, a 45-yard boot.
• Keelan Crimmins tallied a 43-yard average on six punts with a long of 49 yards.
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
IRISH BEST THE CARDINALS IN A PHYSICAL BATTLE, 31-24
The 16th-ranked University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish earned a hard-fought 31-24 victory against No. 15 Louisville in a marquee matchup in front of a sold-out Notre Dame Stadium Saturday afternoon.
The Irish earned the ninth ranked victory in the Marcus Freeman era by taking an early 21-7 lead, forcing three turnovers and holding off a late charge from the Cardinals. Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns, added another touchdown on the ground while also leading the team with 52 rushing yards. Leonard’s touchdowns went to Jaden Greathouse and Jeremiyah Love.
Freshman cornerback Leonard Moore, making his first career start, led the team with seven tackles and senior safety Xavier Watts picked off his second pass of the season and broke up Louisville’s final pass of the evening on a desperation fourth-down throw.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Notre Dame got off to a rocky start in the highly anticipated top-20 matchup. On the very first kick return, the Irish fumbled the ball and Louisville recovered. After the special teams mishap, Louisville wasted no time capitalizing off the momentum swing as they scored on the third play of their drive. Senior Quarterback Tyler Shough threw it up to the back pylon and freshman Isaac Brown brought it in for a touchdown. In a flash, the Irish were trailing 7-0.
Notre Dame responded well. Leonard was able to showcase his dual-threat ability as he led the Irish down the field through the air and with his legs. Offensive Coordinator Mike Denbrock dialed up plays that complimented Leonard’s skillset, moving the pocket consistently to keep the threat of the quarterback run on the minds of the Cardinal defense. The drive culminated in a six-yard touchdown up the middle by Jeremiyah Love.
The next drive started and ended in a wild turn of events. Louisville’s quarterback took a keeper 43 yards down the field, only for the ball to be punched out by Leonard Moore and recovered by Jaiden Ausberry. Notre Dame had the ball once again and all the momentum.
At this point, everything was clicking for the Irish. After a big run down the sideline by Jadarian Price, Leonard threw a beautiful 34 yard touchdown up the seam to Jaden Greathouse. In just four plays, the Irish had the lead 14-7.
Notre Dame was firing on all cylinders. They quickly stopped Louisville on their next drive and forced a punt. The Cardinals made a fatal mistake however, as a bad snap on the attempted punt resulted in a 45-yard loss. Notre Dame recovered the ball on the four-yard line with all the momentum. One play later, Riley Leonard was celebrating in the end zone after a four-yard touchdown rush. The Irish had the lead, 21-7.
To start the second quarter, Notre Dame got a stop and the ball on their own 10-yard line. Louisville managed to force a fumble on the very first play of the drive and recover it, giving them great field position. Starting on the nine, Louisville looked to cut into the lead after the momentum shift. The Irish defense got it to third down, but Shough threw a dart to the back of the endzone with a defender in his face. The score was now 21-14 Notre Dame.
Louisville got a much needed stop and gave their offense a chance to tie it up. After a somewhat promising drive by the Cardinals, receiver Jacorey Brooks bobbled a catch over the middle and Irish senior defensive back Xavier Watts intercepted the ball. Watts returned it for 33 yards before being tackled.
After the interception, Louisville’s defense held Notre Dame to a three-and-out possession. The Irish were forced to kick a field goal and extend their lead 24-14.
With time slowly running out before halftime, Louisville looked to score to cut into the lead. After a big drive down the field, Louisville decided to go for it on fourth-and-one from Notre Dame’s 15-yard line. The Irish held strong, getting the stop and heading into the half with momentum.
The third quarter was full of defense. Neither team was able to find the endzone and the fourth quarter began with the score still 24-14 Notre Dame.
The fourth quarter began with more of the same. Louisville forced a fourth down in which Notre Dame elected to go for it, but to no avail. After that, the Irish defense protected the end zone, but Louisville kicked a school-record 56-yard field goal to cut the lead to seven points.
Jeremiyah Love was ready to find the endzone once again. Notre Dame drove down to just over midfield and he took over from there. On a seemingly routine screen pass, the running back from St.Louis, MO, took it all the way to the house for a 32-yard touchdown. This extended Notre Dame’s lead 31-17.
Despite the dwindling clock, Louisville did not give up. Shough drove them down the field, showcasing his pocket presence and experience at the position. He was able to find Jacorey Brooks in the back of the endzone to cut the lead to seven points with five minutes left. The Irish led 31-24 and Notre Dame was looking to finish them off once and for all with their next drive.
It wouldn’t be that easy though. Louisville managed to force a crucial three-and-out to get the ball back with 2:44 seconds left. After a few positive gains, the Cardinals were at midfield hoping to continue marching towards the end zone. However, Notre Dame forced a fourth down to put the game on the line. Shough targeted Caullin Lacy down the middle of the field, but the pass was broken up by Xavier Watts to seal the game. The Irish ran out the clock and left the field victorious, winning the matchup 31-24.
BUTLER FOOTBALL
BULLDOGS BLANK DRAGONS 63-0
The Butler football team improved to 4-0 on the season with a 63-0 victory over Virginia-Lynchburg on Saturday afternoon. Butler’s second-straight shutout featured seven rushing touchdowns and two through the air. PFL action will pick up next weekend with the ‘Dawgs hosting Morehead State over Homecoming Weekend.
Joey Suchy and Billy Dozier each scored two rushing touchdowns for the Bulldogs to lead the offense. Suchy scored the first TD of the game and the first of the second half. He led all players with 80 rushing yards to move over 1,000 in his career.
Griffin Caldwell, Nick Howard and Jerel Rhodes II added rushing touchdowns for the home team. BU ended the day with 349 rushing yards and 462 yards of total offense. The first passing TD of the contest was a 51-yard strike from Reagan Andrew to Ethan Loss. The second featured Howard hitting Trevon Brown for his first TD as Bulldog.
Defensively, BU limited VUL to just three first downs and 77 yards of offense. Tyson Garrett led the Bulldogs with four tackles, including two for a loss. He had a sack and shared one with Jeremiah Jackson. Additional sacks were credited to Onye Onuoha and Jayden Norris.
Butler’s next game is set for Oct. 5 against Morehead State. Kick-off is scheduled for 1 PM.
IU-INDY VOLLEYBALL
JAGUARS TAKE RAIDERS TO FIVE SETS IN SATURDAY LOSS
INDIANAPOLIS – Sophomore Maia Long totaled a season-high 20 kills as the IU Indy volleyball team took Wright State to five sets in Saturday’s loss, 3-2. The Jags dominated in the first two sets but couldn’t close it out as the Raiders took the next three.
In the opening set, Morgan Ostrowski and Elle Patterson came out swinging with kills giving the Jags a 6-3 lead. Wright State countered with five straight points to take the lead at 8-6. The Jags then switched the tone with a 5-1 run, retaking the lead at 11-9. After several back and forth runs, the set was tied at 16-16. After a kill from Patterson gave the Jags the lead and serve, attack errors from the Raiders and an ace extended IU Indy’s lead to 23-17.
After three more attack errors from Wright State and kills from Long and Ostrowski, the Jags closed out the first set, 25-19.
The Jags continued their strong attack in the second set, outhitting the Raiders .448 to .233 with a match-high 17 kills. IU Indy was up two late in the set at 19-17 before they went on a four point run with kills from Long and Ostrowski to extend their lead to 23-17. Even though the Raiders kept the set alive, the Jags closed out the set with a kill from Patterson to take a 2-0 match lead, 25-20.
In a must win set for the Raiders, they jumped out to a quick 8-3 lead. The Jags cut the lead to one at 12-11 with kills from Long but that was the closest the Jags would get as Wright State closed out the set, 25-18.
IU Indy struggled on the attack in set four hitting in the negative with just six kills. Wright State nearly doubled the Jags’ kills with 11 of their own to tie the match up with a fourth set victory, 25-13.
With the match tied at two sets apiece, the Jags jumped out to a quick lead at 5-1. Despite taking a quick lead, Wright State wasn’t going away easy as they went on a four point run to take the lead at 9-7. A few points later, a kill from Ostrowski cut the Raiders lead to one at 13-12 but Wright State recorded back-to-back kills to close out the match, 15-12.
Long totaled a season-high 20 kills while Patterson followed with 14 and Ostrowski added eight. Ostrowski also totaled six blocks while Long and Grace Purichia added three. Purichia recorded a team-high 41 assists while Jordyn Pax led the defense with 18 digs.
IU Indy is now 6-9 on the season and 0-2 in Horizon League play. They have a quick turnaround as they travel to Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday, October 1. The Jags and Mastodons are set for a 7:00 PM first serve.
BALL STATE FOOTBALL
KOZIOL, SLOAN SHINE IN LOSS AT UNBEATEN JAMES MADISON
HARRISONBURG, Va. — For the first time in program history, Ball State traveled to Harrisonburg, Virginia, to square off against James Madison on Saturday afternoon. The Dukes defended sold-out Bridgeforth Stadium from the visiting Cardinals in a 63-7 decision.
James Madison extended their unbeaten record to 4-0, while Ball State dropped to 1-3 on the young season.
Quarterback Kadin Semonza found tight end Tanner Koziol for nine completions, 112 yards and a touchdown against Central Michigan last week, and the Cardinals’ imposing target enjoyed another strong outing against JMU. Koziol snatched nine passes (tied for a career high) for 78 yards and a touchdown against a stingy Dukes defense, which marked the first time he has recorded TD receptions in consecutive games since 2022.
While Koziol found success as the cornerstone of the receiving corps, running back Braedon Sloan manufactured an efficient afternoon leading Ball State’s ground attack. The senior marched for 72 yards on 14 carries, and he secured two fourth-down conversions with his crucial short-yardage bursts.
Linebacker Sam Feeney also notched another productive outing in his already impactful freshman campaign in a Ball State uniform. The rookie out of Indianapolis logged the first sack of his career in the second quarter, and he later added another in the fourth frame.
Though Ball State showed flashes of success offensively and featured a number of individual bright spots, turnovers proved to be the difference in the road contest. James Madison, who entered the game as the FBS leader in turnover margin, recorded three takeaways, which returned 14 points in the Dukes’ favor. The Cardinals, conversely, did not force any turnovers from their Sun Belt Conference foes.
After a 34-yard return on the opening kickoff yielded fine starting field position, James Madison found paydirt on the game’s first drive. Then, after a JMU defender intercepted a tipped pass on Ball State’s initial possession, the Dukes found themselves in another scoring opportunity. They used a 24-yard rushing touchdown and a two-point conversion on the ensuing drive to jump out to a quick 15-0 lead.
Finding themselves down two possessions midway through the first frame, the Cardinals responded with an efficient seven-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a 15-yard touchdown connection between Semonza and Koziol. The score was the third TD produced by the Semonza-Koziol duo this season. Ball State brought JMU to a fourth down on its next offensive series, but the Dukes converted and later scored on the following play to bring the count to 22-7 late in the first quarter. After a stalled Cardinal drive, James Madison added another touchdown to its lead in the second period with a 10-yard touchdown strike.
The Cardinals moved the ball past midfield and were threatening to add a score in the closing minutes of the first half, but another interception produced by JMU’s defense ended that promising pursuit. The Dukes carried a 29-7 lead into halftime.
After Sloan opened Ball State’s first second-half drive with a strong 9-yard run, JMU stymied the Cardinals’ trip down the field by recording a pick six — extending its lead to 35-7. The Dukes continued to roll on both sides of the ball in the second half, adding 34 points before the final whistle blew.
The Cardinals return to Mid-American Conference play next Saturday when they host Western Michigan for the annual Community and Family Weekend game. Kickoff is slated for 2 p.m. at Scheumann Stadium, in a game carried on ESPN+ and WMUN Radio.
INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL
SYCAMORES UNABLE TO COMPLETE FOURTH QUARTER COMEBACK IN NONCONFERENCE LOSS TO HOUSTON CHRISTIAN
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State nearly rallied back from a 17-point first quarter deficit as the Sycamores fell in their final nonconference matchup of the 2024 season to visiting Houston Christian, 27-24, on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
Trailing 27-17 midway through the fourth quarter, Indiana State (1-3) got the special teams spark it needed as Alex Rose broke through the Houston Christian (2-3) punt formation and got a hand on Reed Chandley’s attempt from the HCU 25-yard line. Rose’s deflection resulted in a net punt gain of six yards setting up the Sycamore offense in prime position at the HCU 31 with 11:01 to play.
Six plays later, redshirt freshman quarterback Elijah Owens called his own number taking the ball four yards off the right tackle and into the end zone to cut the lead down to 27-24 with 7:48 to play in the contest.
Houston Christian attempted to run out the clock utilizing running back Darryle Evans and quarterback CJ Rogers to move the ball from the HCU 30 down to the Indiana State 45. Sycamore linebacker Garret Ollendieck came up key with a trio of stops, including combining with Kendrick Milford to bring down Evans short of the first-down marker on 4th-and-2 to set up the Sycamore offense at the INST 36 with 3:42 remaining in the game.
The Sycamores were clinical in their approach down field as Owens found Rashad Rochelle for a short seven-yard pass on the opening play, before turning the ball back to the run game. Plez Lawrence took the ball 24 yards down to the HCU 30 on the fourth play of the day, and the sophomore running back added an 11-yard carry on the ensuing play to put Indiana State inside the red zone. Owens went six more yards on 3rd-and-8 setting up a game-tying field goal attempt as the rain started to fall at Memorial Stadium.
However, Jake Andjelic’s 29-yard field goal attempt was pushed wide right allowing Houston Christian to take back over possession for two kneel downs to end the contest and secure the win.
Houston Christian jumped out to an early 17-0 lead following their first three drives of the contest as the Huskies utilized a fast-paced spread run game to open up the field. Drake Martinez (three-yard TD reception), Dillon Fedor (20-yard FG), and Eli Brickhandler (one-yard TD run) put the Huskies ahead early on the overcast day at Memorial Stadium.
The Sycamore defense made its first stop of the day early in the second quarter and Lawrence capitalized on it immediately. The redshirt sophomore running back turned in Indiana State’s longest running play from scrimmage since 2009 as he split the defense on his way to an 89-yard rushing touchdown to spark the Indiana State offense.
Shen Butler-Lawson punched in a three-yard touchdown run and Andjelic added a 38-yard field goal as time expired at the half as Indiana State cut the deficit down to 24-17 heading into the half.
Lawrence paced a Sycamore rushing attack that went for a season-high 264 yards on Saturday afternoon against the Huskies. The redshirt sophomore recorded 17 carries for 160 yards and a touchdown averaging a career-high 9.4 yards per carry in the contest. Butler-Lawson added 12 carries for 48 yards and a score, while Owens added 13 carries for 47 yards including his late touchdown.
Owens finished 22-of-30 through the air for 131 yards targeting eight different receivers in the contest. Zavion Taylor was his favorite mark hauling in six passes for 36 yards, while Lawrence (five catches, 22 yards) and Rochelle (four catches, 22 yards) were also among the primary targets in the game.
Ollendieck led the Indiana State defense with 15 tackles including 0.5 sacks and 0.5 tackles for loss. Kaleal Davis (13) and Lucas McAllister (10) also recorded double-digit tackles on Saturday afternoon, while Jack Sherman and Braxton Sampson both recorded sacks. Tony Roberts was active on the outside with a team-high four pass breakups.
HCU utilized a four-headed rushing attack of Brickhanlder (12 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD), Calvin Hill (11 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD), Evans (14 carries, 60 yards), and Jesse Valenzuela (six carries, 30 yards) on their way to finishing with 215 yards and two scores on the ground.
Brickhandler and CJ Rogers combined to go 14-of-27 through the air for 133 yards with Martinez the primary recipient with four catches for 29 yards and a touchdown.
Khary Crump led the HCU defense with nine tackles, while Semaj Brown, Joe Cadette, and D.J. Harris finished with eight apiece in the win. Zae Smith and Braden Hay combined for HCU’s lone sack, while Marques Caldwell hauled in the Huskies’ interception and added a 35-yard return to set up what would be the game-winning field goal.
How They Scored
Drake Martinez hauled in Eli Brickhandler’s three-yard touchdown pass with 11:54 remaining in the first quarter as Houston Christian went 10-plays, 75-yards on their opening possession to take the early 7-0 lead.
Dillon Fedor added to HCU’s lead with 8:28 remaining in the first quarter as the Huskies’ placekicker converted a 20-yard field goal to make it a 10-0 game.
Brickhandler added a one-yard touchdown run with 3:39 remaining in the first quarter capping a 12-play, 65-yard drive to give HCU a 17-0 lead after the Huskies’ first three possessions in the game.
Plez Lawrence sparked the Sycamore offense with a career-long 89-yard touchdown run with 11:45 remaining in the second quarter to put Indiana State on the scoreboard and make it a 17-7 game.
Shen Butler-Lawson found the end zone for the Sycamores with a three-yard touchdown run capping a 13-play, 64-yard drive that spanned 7:23 in the second quarter as Indiana State cut HCU’s lead down to 17-14 with 3:48 left in the first half.
HCU added to their lead just before the break on Calvin Hill’s three-yard touchdown run ending a nine-play, 78-yard drive with 1:02 remaining in the first half to make it a 24-14 contest.
Jake Andjelic drilled a 38-yard field goal as time expired in the first half as the Sycamores went 10 plays for 42 yards over the final 51 seconds of the first half to make it a 24-17 game at the break.
HCU’s Fedor converted his second field goal of the contest, this one from 21 yards out, as the Huskies took the 27-17 lead with 6:17 remaining in the third quarter following an Indiana State interception.
The Sycamores took advantage of Alex Rose’s partially blocked punt midway through the fourth quarter and Elijah Owens made HCU pay as the Indiana State quarterback went up the middle for a four-yard touchdown run to cap a six-play, 31-yard drive to narrow the margin down to 27-24 with 7:48 remaining in the game.
News & Notables
Plez Lawrence recorded his second collegiate 100-yard rushing game and first since eclipsing the 200-yard mark back on September 30, 2023, against Murray State.
Lawrence’s 89-yard touchdown run was a career-long for the Sycamores and is the second-longest scoring play for Indiana State this season trailing just Jorge Valdes’ 90-yard interception return two weeks ago against Dayton.
Lawrence’s 89-yard touchdown run is Indiana State’s longest offensive scoring play since Ryan Roberts scored on a 91-yard touchdown run against Western Illinois back on October 24, 2009. According to records on hand, it is also the Sycamores’ second-longest rushing touchdown in the history of the program.
Lawrence became the first Sycamore running back to crack the 100-yard rushing mark since Justin Dinka posted a 19-carry, 147-yard, two-TD game against Western Illinois last season on November 11.
Indiana State’s 264 rushing yards marked the first time the Sycamores cracked the 200-yard team rushing mark since November 11, 2023, against Western Illinois (203).
The Sycamores’ 264 rushing yards were the most by the team in a single game since Indiana State recorded 325 total rushing yards back on November 23, 2019, against Missouri State, aided primarily by Dominique Dafney’s 244-yard, four-TD game against the Bears.
Garret Ollendieck’s 15-tackle game marked his third double-digit tackling effort of the 2024 season and second consecutive game with at least 15 stops. He previously recorded a career-high 16 tackles back on September 14 against Dayton.
Ollendieck’s 50 tackles have him averaging a MVFC-best 12.5 tackles per game and continue to keep him among the national leaders. He entered the game third in the NCAA FCS in tackles per game (11.7) and second overall in solo tackles per game (6.7).
The Sycamore defense was unable to record a turnover for the first time in the 2024 season, but did pick up its first blocked punt of the year.
Elijah Owens continues to sit among the nation’s elite passers after connecting on 22-of-30 attempts on Saturday afternoon. The redshirt freshman has completed 74.0% (57-of-77) of his passes over the course of the 2024 season.
Kaleal Davis (13) and Lucas McAllister (10), pressed into duty due to injuries and other factors, both set new career-high marks in tackles on Saturday afternoon. It was the first double-digit tackling effort of both of their collegiate careers.
Jack Sherman has recorded sacks in back-to-back games for the first time in his collegiate career, while Kendrick Milford has posted at least a half-sack in each of the last three contests to lead the Indiana State defense.
Braxton Sampson added his first collegiate sack on Saturday afternoon.
Up Next
Indiana State opens Missouri Valley Football play next Saturday as the Sycamores travel to Youngstown, Ohio, to take on Youngstown State University. Kickoff at Stambaugh Stadium is set for 2 p.m. ET with the game set to be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL
DEFENSE LOCKS UP RMU, MASTODON WVB GETS FIRST LEAGUE WIN
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball collected its first Horizon League victory on Saturday (Sept. 28) afternoon, beating Robert Morris in four sets 25-22, 22-25, 25-22, 25-18.
The Mastodons locked down on the defensive side, recording 94 digs as a team. That mark is the most in a four-set match since 2012. It is also a top-15 mark in the NCAA this season. Four ‘Dons posted double-figures in the dig category: Panna Ratkai (19, career-high), Becky Barrett (19, career-high), LonDynn Betts (17) and Taya Haffner (14).
Four Mastodons reached double-digit kills in the win: Iris Riegel (17), Ratkai (15), Riley Rosneck (14) and Abby Stratford (11).
The Mastodons hit .341 in set one, going on an early 10-3 run to go up nine. This stretch included an ace from Haffner, three kills from Rosneck, and two from both Stratford and Riegel. The Colonials trailed by one late at 23-22, but two kills from Rosneck and Riegel secured set one for the ‘Dons. The ‘Dons hit a match-best .341 in the opening frame.
RMU took set two after jumping out to a 6-2. The ‘Dons got within one several times, but never retook the lead.
Purdue Fort Wayne opened the third set with a 5-2 lead behind two kills from Stratford. Robert Morris answered with a 7-1 run and took a 9-6 lead. The two traded 7-1 and 6-1 runs that left the Colonials up 18-17, but the ‘Dons rattled off another 5-1 push that put them in position to take the set.
The ‘Dons never trailed in set four. Purdue Fort Wayne led 12-8, with kills from five different Mastodons during this stretch. The ‘Dons ended the set with five straight points, with four kills from four different ‘Dons.
The ‘Dons had seven total aces with two coming from both from Betts and Haffner.
Purdue Fort Wayne improves to 8-7, 1-1. Robert Morris is now 6-7, 1-1. The Mastodons will return home to host IU Indianapolis on Tuesday (Oct. 1).
EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL
CARDONA SETS UE KILLS RECORD AGAINST UIC
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – There is a new all-time kills leader in University of Evansville volleyball history – Giulia Cardona. With 21 kills on Saturday against UIC, Cardona now has 1,916 in her career. She passed Alondra Vazquez’ mark of 1,911.
Cardona’s tally led all players as the Purple Aces dropped a 3-1 contest to UIC. She also led the team with nine digs while Ainoah Cruz finished with eight. Lexi Owen finished with 27 assists, seven digs and three aces. UIC was led by Zahria Woodard’s 13 kills.
Set 1 – UIC 25, UE 16
From the outset, the Flames had the momentum, scoring the first five points of the night and would extend their lead to 11-4. A kill from Giulia Cardona helped the Aces rally to make it a 19-14 game, but UIC proved to be too much as they took the set and a 1-0 lead.
Set 2 – UE 25, UIC 19
Following a quick 2-0 start by the Flames, Evansville came back to tie it at 4-4 on a Jenna Heidbreder kill. UIC wrestled away an 10-8 lead before Evansville countered with five in a row to go up 13-10. Cardona had two more kills while Blakeley Freeman added an ace.
Madisyn Steele and Angelica Gonzalez assisted on a block while Lexi Owen registered an ace to extend the lead to 20-15. The Flames did their best to rally, but a solo block by Chloe Cline was followed by Cardona’s 13th kill of the night to seal the set and tie the match.
Set 3 – UIC 25, UE 10
Lexi Owen opened the third with an ace, but the Flames quickly assumed control as they reeled off the next eight points. Following a kill by Gonzalez, UIC continued to add to their lead before cruising to a 25-10 win.
Set 4 – UIC 25, UE 17
Another quick start saw UIC open a 3-0 lead. Another ace from Freeman highlighted a 3-0 stretch that tied the set. The Flames answered each time and made their move in the middle stages. Hanging on to a 13-11 edge, UIC scored the next three before completing the game on a 12-6 margin to win the match.
MVC road play opens next weekend when the Aces travel to Belmont and Murray State.
SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S SOCCER KICKS OFF SUNDAY DOUBLEHEADER AGAINST EASTERN ILLINOIS
Women’s Soccer kicks off Sunday doubleheader against Eastern Illinois
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer kicks off Sunday’s doubleheader action against Eastern Illinois at 1 p.m. USI carries a four-match unbeaten streak into play Sunday.
Southern Indiana (2-6-3, 1-0-1 OVC) heads into Sunday’s tilt against Eastern Illinois (2-5-4, 0-1-1 OVC) with a pair of wins and two ties in its last four matches. USI has a win and a tie toward four points to start conference play in the last week. The Screaming Eagles are tied for second in the young OVC season.
After starting conference action with a draw and a point last Sunday at Southeast Missouri State University, Southern Indiana followed with a big 4-1 win on Thursday against the University of Tennessee at Martin. Despite battling heavy rain for the second time in as many weeks, USI’s offensive came out of the gates aggressively with a flurry of shots and scoring first in the 15th minute. The Eagles tacked on two more goals before halftime to take a 3-0 lead and scored the first goal of the second half. UT Martin scored once in the second half but was held in check the rest of the game.
On Thursday, four different Screaming Eagles found the back of the net. Junior midfielder Peyton Murphy scored her first goal of the season, while junior midfielder Emerson Grafton tallied her second on the campaign. Seconds before halftime, senior midfielder Adriana Berruti scored her first career goal. In the second half, junior defender Charli Grafton registered her first of the season, marking the first time both Grafton sisters scored in the same game.
As a team, Southern Indiana posted season highs with 13 points, four goals, five assists, and 20 shots against the Skyhawks. The 20 shots were the most for the Eagles since USI had 21 last season in a 1-1 tie at UT Martin. Defensively, USI held one of the top-shooting teams in the OVC to only nine shots, the fewest by a USI opponent this season.
On the season, eight different players have scored a goal with Emerson Grafton, sophomore midfielder Greta Ohlwein, and redshirt freshman Eva Boer having two goals each. Sophomore midfielder Pilar Torres has surged ahead to lead USI with 15 shots after notching six shots in the team’s two OVC games. Additionally, Torres paces USI with four assists after collecting two assists in the win against UT Martin. The last time a Screaming Eagle had a pair of assists in a game was in August 2022 when Morgan Beyer and Jill DiTusa each had two helpers against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. In goal, redshirt sophomore Anna Markland has a 1.82 GAA and 38 saves.
Eastern Illinois opened its conference slate with a 5-1 loss to Morehead State University last Sunday and a scoreless draw against Lindenwood University on Thursday. The Panthers had eight shots and three on goal while the Lions totaled 16 shots and seven on target.
Sophomore forward Alex Tetteh is Eastern Illinois’ top attacker this season with three goals, six points and 19 shots. Fellow sophomore forward Abby Reinl has two goals on the year and tops the squad with 10 shots on goal. Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Ashlyn Hoover made the first 10 starts this season in net, posting a 1.80 GAA and 39 saves, but sophomore keeper Ella Kratochvil made the last start against Lindenwood with seven saves in the shutout.
As a team, the Panthers have scored eight times this season and average 8.1 shots per outing. EIU has put nearly half of its shots on goal with four shots on goal per contest.
Sunday’s match is the third all-time meeting between Southern Indiana and Eastern Illinois. USI won the first meeting in the last matchup at Strassweg Field in 2022, 2-0. On that day, which was the final day of the regular season, USI clinched its first-ever OVC Tournament berth. Last season, the Panthers got their revenge with a 2-1 home win in Charleston, Illinois.
Sunday’s game can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+. Additional coverage links are available on the USI Women’s Soccer schedule page on usiscreamingeagles.com.
VALPO VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS SYCAMORES TO CLOSE ROAD TRIP
A balanced team effort Saturday evening delivered a positive result, as the Valpo volleyball team closed its in-state road swing with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-13) sweep of Indiana State at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Ind.
How It Happened
Valpo led from the jump in set one, opening the match on an 9-3 run as it would never trail in the opening frame.
The Sycamores pulled back to within 12-9 approaching the halfway mark of the set before the Beacons scored eight of the next 10 points, highlighted by a pair of service aces from senior Elise Swistek (LaPorte, Ind./New Prairie) during a 5-0 run. Indiana State got no closer than five the rest of the way as Valpo claimed the opener.
The Valpo defense led the way in the second-set win, limiting ISU to just eight kills and .000 hitting. The Beacons scored the first four points of the frame as part of a larger 14-5 run to open the set.
ISU closed to within 19-15 heading into the late stages of the set, but Valpo reeled off six points in a row to close things out — three of which were blocks freshman Jessica Pickett (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) was in on — and take a 2-0 lead in the match.
While the defense stood out in set two, it was the Valpo attack which shone the light on the third set, as the Beacons racked up 15 kills on .424 hitting in what turned out to be the final frame.
Valpo opened the set by pulling out to a 9-3 lead and extended its advantage from there, allowing the Sycamores to score back-to-back points just twice en route to the sweep.
Inside the Match
Valpo never trailed in any of Saturday’s three sets, with the only tie score coming at 1-1 in the third frame.
The Beacons owned a 43-31 edge in kills over the Sycamores and hit .287 to Indiana State’s .063 clip.
It was the fourth time this season Valpo has held its opponent below .100 hitting.
No player got into double figures in kills for the Beacons, but four posted at least seven kills. Leading the way was junior Sam Warren (Kentland, Ind./South Newton), who recorded nine kills on .467 hitting.
Swistek posted eight kills to go with 12 digs, while freshman Jordyn Gove (Amarillo, Texas/Randall) hit .350 with eight kills.
Freshman Ava Helming (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) needed just 14 swings to rack up her seven kills, hitting at a .500 clip.
Both of Valpo’s setters recorded a setting percentage north of .400 in the win. Junior Addy Kois (Osceola, Ind./Penn) set at a .451 clip as she handed out a match-best 23 assists, while sophomore Mara Thomas (Bogart, Ga./Athens Academy) registered a .429 setting percentage as she finished with 12 assists and 12 digs for her second straight double-double.
Junior Emma Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) racked up a match-best 19 digs, in the process jumping two spots on Valpo’s career digs chart. Hickey surpassed Bella Ravotto and Sarah Dooms to end the night seventh in program history with 1,658 career digs.
One night after racking up eight rejections, Pickett was in on five of Valpo’s eight blocks Saturday to lead all players.
Next Up
Valpo (9-5, 1-1 MVC) returns home to the ARC next weekend, kicking off Homecoming Weekend with a Friday night match against UNI at 6 p.m. Friday evening is Youth Sports Festival night at the ARC.
VALPO SWIMMING
BEACONS SWIMMING OPENS SEASON AT CLEVELAND STATE
The Valpo men’s and women’s swimming teams lifted the lid on the 2024-25 season on Saturday afternoon with a dual meet at Cleveland State.
How It Happened
Three Beacons posted second-place finishes in individual events against the Vikings. On the men’s side, junior Anthony Martin (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett) touched the wall second in the 200 fly with a time of 1:56.57.
Two Valpo women posted runner-up finishes as well — sophomore Kailyn Benoit (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) with a time of 2:16.89 in the 200 fly, and senior Sara Strauss (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake) with a time of 2:30.11 in the 200 breast.
Benoit’s finish in the 200 fly was one of two events she paced the Beacons in, as she also posted a team-best time of 1:04.67 in the 100 fly.
Sophomore Sophie Schoch (Medina, Ohio/Medina) led the Valpo women in the 100 back (1:01.31) and the 200 back (2:12.43), while freshman Ally Unruh (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap) made her collegiate debut by leading the Beacons in the 1000 free (10:59.73) and the 500 free (5:24.52).
On the men’s side, junior Jackson Oostman (Aurora, Ill./Marmion Academy) led the way for Valpo in a trio of events — the 100 back (52.88), the 200 back (1:58.59) and the 200 IM (1:59.23).
Senior Brendan Stangeland (West Fargo, N.D./Sheyenne) touched the wall first for the Beacons in the 100 breast (59.99) and the 200 breast (2:12.99), while freshman Carson Parker (Silver Lake, Ind./Tippecanoe Valley) made his collegiate debut with team-best times in the 50 free (22.22) and the 100 free (49.32).
CSU won the team scoring, 238-54 on the women’s side and 240-54 on the men’s side.
Next Up
Valpo will host its annual Alumni Meet as part of Homecoming Weekend Saturday, Oct. 5 at 8 a.m. in the ARC Pool. The Beacons’ next intercollegiate action comes with a dual meet at Southern Indiana Oct. 10.
VALPO FOOTBALL
VALPO DROPS PFL OPENER AT MOREHEAD STATE
The Valparaiso University football team played excellent defense after the first drive of the game and had a strong day on special teams, but solid play from those units were not enough in a 17-5 setback to Morehead State to begin Pioneer Football League play on Saturday at Jayne Stadium in Morehead, Ky.
How It Happened
Carter Cravens got the start at quarterback for Morehead State after previously missing time with an injury. His arm was evident on the opening drive – which MSU started on its own five thanks to a penalty on the opening kickoff – when he completed a pair of long passes. Cravens found Nathan Garnett Jr. for a 50-yard pass on the first play from scrimmage, and later connected with Bradley West for a 44-yard touchdown to put the Eagles in front 7-0 with 12:54 left in the first quarter.
The next four drives – two for each team – all resulted in punts on a wet day in Kentucky, then Morehead State’s Matthew McClelland made an impressive interception to snuff out a promising Valpo drive late in the first quarter.
Valpo closed out the first quarter with a big defensive play by Kevin Spelman (New Lenox, Ill. / Providence Catholic), who recorded a sack for a loss of nine to the Morehead State 10-yard line. That forced the Eagles to punt from their own end zone, and Alex Goworowski (Chicago, Ill. / Saint Patrick) blocked the punt and it went through the end zone for a safety, allowing Valpo to get on the board at 7-2.
After a Valpo punt, Morehead State assembled a scoring drive that resulted in a 35-yard field goal with 4:11 to go in the half, extending the lead to 10-2. Morehead State made several impressive defensive plays to knock away potential touchdown passes on Valpo’s final drive of the half, but the Beacons still came away with points as Ryan Hawk (Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Hartley) drilled a 46 yarder despite difficult weather conditions. That made it 10-5 in favor of the hosts at halftime.
The two teams exchanged punts to start the second half, then Valpo went for it on fourth-and-5 from the Morehead State 30 and turned it over on downs after a sack. The next Morehead State drive started with Camari Harris (Fort Wayne, Ind. / Bishop Luers [Akron / Northern Illinois]) recording a strip sack, a fumble that the Eagles recovered for a loss of 13 on the play. That set the tone for yet another stop by the Valpo defense.
Valpo went three-and-out and punted from its own end zone, setting up a short field for the Eagles. Morehead State took advantage on a Cravens-to-Garnett 25-yard touchdown pass to make it 17-5.
The Valpo defense continued to thrive down the stretch, but Valpo’s final three possessions resulted in an interception and two turnovers on downs. Defensively, Valpo had one more impressive stand on fourth-and-1 from the Valpo 29, forcing a turnover on downs with 1:54 to go.
Inside the Game
The safety was Valpo’s first since Sept. 18, 2021 vs. Dartmouth, when the team strangely enough recorded two safeties in the same game. This marked Valpo’s first safety in a PFL game in over 20 years.
Goworowski was the first Valpo player to block a punt since Max Samuel on Nov. 11, 2023 vs. Stetson, when he blocked two in one game.
Spelman’s sack brought his career total to 11.5.
The Eagles outgained the Beacons 216-126 and Valpo was limited to just 35 yards on the ground while Morehead State was held to 84 rushing yards.
Sacks were a factor as the Morehead State defense had nine for 60 yards.
Redshirt junior Michael Appel Jr. (Springboro, Ohio / Springboro) made the start at quarterback in his first action of the season and went 10-for-20 for 60 yards. He took his first game snaps since Oct. 7, 2023 at Drake.
Redshirt sophomore Chris Gundy (Smithfield, Va. / Smithfield) had five catches for 43 yards.
Hawk improved to 7-for-10 on the season on field-goal attempts.
Punter Sam Johnson (Birmingham, Ala. / Oak Mountain [Jackson State / Alabama]) averaged 43.8 yards per punt with a long of 51.
Redshirt freshman Nic Lendino (Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley) had a team-high 10 tackles including six solos. He recorded Valpo’s first double-figure tackle output of the season.
Valpo played a bit short handed as five notable players were sidelined for this game.
Up Next
Valpo (2-3, 0-1 PFL) will host defending PFL champion Drake next Saturday at noon for Homecoming at Brown Field. For ticket information, visit tickets.valpoathletics.com.
UINDY VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL INCREASES WIN STREAK TO 11 WITH WIN AT SBU
BOLIVAR, Mo. – The UIndy volleyball team defeated Southwest Baptist on the road to close the open weekend of GLVC play. The Greyhounds increase their win streak to 11.
Senior Sophia Parlanti picked up 18 kills in the four-set affair hitting .255. On defense Ellie Spang tabbed 20 digs and one ace.
INS & OUTS
The Hounds came out strong in the first set downing the Bearcats 25-16. UIndy hit .379 during the set and held SBU to 0.079. The Greyhounds totaled 14 kills in the set and only committed three errors.
The set included a five-point run to end the set, three of which were caused by attack errors by the Bearcats.
Despite dropping the second set, the Hounds stayed energized. In the fourth set, UIndy grabbed eight straight points, which propelled them to victory. Sophomore Riley Laine had four aces during the run, a team-high.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Redshirt junior Claire Morris picked up 40 assists during the match as the sole setter for the Greyhounds.
– UIndy compiled 10 total blocks, and freshman Kelsey McKenney had six block assists. Sophomore Maddie Berger was the only Hound to have solo blocks, tabbing two.
– Sophomore Macy Bruton and Morris grabbed some defensive stats of their own with 14 and 11 digs, respectively.
MORE NOTES
The Greyhounds remain undefeated against Southwest Baptist with a record of 6-0 … for the Bearcats Ella Radmaker led the team in kills with 17.
UP NEXT
UIndy welcomes William Jewell and Rockhust to Indianapolis next weekend. The Greyhounds will play WJC first on Friday, Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. Rockhurst will face the Hounds the following day at 3 p.m. Both contest will take place inside the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center.
MARIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER
MARIAN GETS IT DONE WITH A SENIOR DAY SHUTOUT
Indianapolis, Ind. – The Marian women’s soccer team claim their first conference shutout on senior day against Goshen on Saturday afternoon. The Knights are now 8-1-2 overall and 1-0-1 in the Crossroads League.
The Knights honored their four-year seniors today before the match against Goshen. Marian honored; Kinadee White, Makayla Spangler, Mollie Hill, Lillian Wosete, Kathleen Lynch, Jasmine Hermosillo, and Hannah Wleklinski for all of their accomplishments as a team and individually as a Knight in the past four years.
To start off the first half the Maple Leafs took action first shooting a high shot at the goal. Once the Knights got the ball on their side of the field there was no stopping in sight. Gretchen Mallin and Layla Brown took back to back shots on goal before Mallin was able to get it in the back of the net to get on the board first. Lizzie Chlystun was the next to claim a goal off of a penalty kick. Katie Koger got her hand in the mix less than a minute later at the 38” mark with Naomi Walters claiming the assist. Walters finished off the first half with a goal off of an assist from Chlystun to take the 4-0 lead going into the half.
Kaitlyn Lavezzi and Brown claimed two back to back shots to open the second half before Brown was able to get it in the net with the assist from Cecelia Kostick to increase the Knights lead. Marian continued to dominate the game tallying eight shots before Olivia Parmer sealed the deal with a penalty kick with four seconds left to claim the 6-0 win.
Marian out-shot Goshen 21-2 with 14 being on target. Brown went 4-4 on the day while Mallin went 2-2. Lavezzi had five shots on the day while Lauren Maresh had three. Jordan Love and Parmer had two and, Koger, Chlystun, and Walters all had one. Mycheala Johnson claimed the win for the day while Lily Ames stepped in for the first 20 minutes of the second half and Cassidy Nowlan stepped in for the rest in goal.
The Knights are back in action on Wednesday, October 2nd on the road against Taylor starting at 7:00 p.m.
MARIAN MEN’S SOCCER
MARIAN MEN’S SOCCER FINISH ROAD TRIP IN A TIE WITH MAPLE LEAFS
Goshen, Ind. – The Marian men’s soccer team finishes off weekend road trip to Goshen in a 3-3 tie. The Knights are now 7-2-2 overall on the season and 0-1-1 in conference play.
The Maple Leafs opened up the game with an early goal at the three minute mark to claim the early lead. Goshen continued to control the ball before The Knights got a hold on it with Kyle Alb taking a header shot to be saved by the goalie. Sebastian Gonzalez was soon to get his chance shooting into the back of the net with the assist from Diego Regueira to level the score 1-1 at the 21” mark. The next 10 minutes were very back and forth on both sides with multiple fouls and offside’s exchanged before Evan Dawdy took a shot to be saved by Vebber of Goshen. Four short seconds later Philip Seifert was able to claim the lead for the Knights with a goal to end off the first half with a score of 2-1 in favor of the Knights.
The first 20 minutes were dominated by the Maple Leafs tallying six shots with two on target and two blocked before the home team took advantage of a penalty kick to score another goal to make it a tie game once more. The Maple Leafs took the lead into their own hands two minutes later at the 67” mark to bring the score 2-3 in favor of the home team. The Knights were fast to answer back with a shot to high before Seifert got it in the back of the net once again with Yoshiaki Takeishi and Sebastian Gozalez’s assist to tie up the game 3-3 and secure the tie.
The Maple Leafs outshot the Knights 18-11 with Marian claiming more shots on target with six while, Goshen had five. Seifert led the team in shots with three, two being on target. Dawdy was close behind going 2-2 on the day and Gonzalez going 2-1. In goal Henry Yoder claimed two saves for the day.
The Knights are back in action at home Wednesday, October 2nd against Taylor starting at 7:00 p.m.
MARIAN VOLLEYBALL
MARIAN REBOUNDS INTO WIN COLUMN WITH SWEEP AT GOSHEN
Goshen, Ind. – The Marian volleyball team rebounded into the win column on Saturday afternoon, handling their business at Goshen College as they earned a 3-0 sweep. Marian is now 15-3 overall on the season and 6-2 in the Crossroads League.
Goshen challenged Marian in the first set of the match Saturday, answering the Knights’ strong 6-4 start with a pair of runs that got the home team within a point. Emma Hirchak helped put an end to the Maple Leafs’ momentum with a kill and service ace, igniting a 5-1 run that gave Marian a 15-10 lead. Gabby Fish, Mikayla Christiansen, and Lexa Zimmerman combined for four of the final 10 points in the set for Marian, propelling the Knights 25-12 victory. Zimmerman served the final five rallies of the set, as the Knights closed with a 6-0 run.
In the second set, Marian came out firing on all cylinders, pushing on top 7-1 to open the set. Evie Dart had a pair of block assists in the opening run, while Hirchak had a pair of service aces that forced a timeout. The Maple Leafs would score two points after the break, but a commanding 7-0 run gave Marian a 14-3 lead. Leading 16-4, Marian let off the gas and allowed Goshen to creep back into the game, going on a 7-0 run to inch within four points. Christiansen and Dart recorded a block to stop the Goshen run, while an attack error ended the set with Marian winning 25-20.
Marian kept climbing after winning the second set, starting the third and final game on a 6-3 run. Hirchak and Khori Dryden helped the team win the race to 10 points, while a 5-1 run helped Marian to a 15-9 lead. Dryden continued to play strong as the set closed, with Marian rolling through their final 16 rallies of the set to win 25-15 and complete the sweep.
As a team, the Knights recorded 37 kills, with Madison Brooks leading the charge with nine in the match. Hirchak and Fish each had six kills in the win, and Dryden had five, hitting .400 on the day. Emerson Evans led the team in assists with 17, and Emma Lyons had a team-best 13 digs. Marian had 10 total blocks in the match, getting four block assists from both Bennett and Dart.
Marian will return to action on Wednesday, closing out the first half of the Crossroads League slate with a home matchup against Grace College. First serve is 7:00 p.m., and the game will be aired on the ISC Sports Network.
WABASH MEN’S SOCCER
WABASH PLAYS TO 1-1 DRAW AGAINST ILLINOIS WESLEYAN
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN – Wabash College sophomore midfielder Alfredo Campos scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season to put Wabash in front early in Saturday’s home match against Illinois Wesleyan University. The visiting Titans answered with a goal in the 77th minute, with the non-conference match ending in a 1-1 draw.
Wabash moved to 7-2-1 overall after the tie. Illinois Wesleyan is 6-0-2.
How it Happened
Wabash broke the scoreless tie when Campos fired a shot into the back of the net in the 13th minute to put the Little Giants in front 1-0. The goal came off a tremendous setup along the right side of the offensive set with assists from Bruno Zamora and Jesse Martinez.
Wabash put up four more shots on goal in the second half, with a fifth attempt clanging off the left post to deny the Little Giants a two-goal advantage. The Titans tied the match on a goal from Elsworth Mcintosh in the 76th minute, assisted by Justin Bruso, after Bruso’s initial pass could not be cleared on a header by the Wabash defense. Neither team could break the tie over the final 13 minutes, with the game ending in a 1-1 final to match the score from last year’s meeting at Wabash and the 2022 result in Bloomington, Illinois.
Wabash finished with 13 total shots and six shots on goal. IWU recorded six total shot attempts and three shots on goal. Little Giants goalkeeper Fernando Ramos made two saves in the contest.
Wabash is off until October 9, when the Little Giants travel to Greencastle, Indiana, to face arch-rival DePauw University to start the North Coast Athletic Conference portion of the Little Giants’ 2024 schedule.
INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEBSITES
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/
IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/
PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/
ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/
GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/
HOY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
NUMBERS IN SPORTS
25 – 20 – 6 – 10 – 32 – 8 – 26 – 6 – 26 – 50 – 11 – 43 – 1 – 31 – 44 – 23 – 16 – 37
September 29, 1913 – MLB Washington Senator Walter Johnson won his 36th game of the season
September 29, 1920 – New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth set a then-MLB home run season record at 54 with a 9th inning shot off Dave Keefe in New York’s 7-3 win at the Philadelphia A’s
September 29, 1927 – Yankees slugger Babe Ruth ties MLB record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games; New York’s 7-4 win v Philadelphia A’s and 15-4 rout of Washington Senators
September 29, 1954 – Willie Mays, Number 25 of the New York Giants made his famous over-the-shoulder catch of Baltimore Orioles Number 20, Vic Wertz’s 460′ drive during Game One of the World Series
September 29, 1963 – The St Louis Cardinal’s celebrate Stan Musial Day in St Louis, for Number 6 Stan Musial’s final game, where he hits his 3,629th & 3,630th total hits (475 HRs)
September 29, 1965 – Philadelphia Phillies catcher Number 10, Pat Corrales set a record by reaching base twice on catcher’s interference in one game and a total of 6 times in one season
September 29, 1966 – LA Dodgers’ pitcher Number 32 Sandy Koufax pitches 3rd 300-strikeout season
September 29, 1968 – Boston Red Sox Number 8, Carl Yastrzemski .3005 avg wins his 2nd straight batting crown
September 29, 1968 – Chuck Latourette, Number 26 of the St Louis Cardinals football team set an NFL record 47.7 yd punt return avg of 3 punts.
September 29, 1969 – Boston Red Sox Number 6, Rico Petrocelli hits shortstop record 40th HR of season
September 29, 1969 – Steve O’Neal, Number 20 of NY Jets, kicks longest NFL punt; 98 yards vs Denver
September 29, 1976 – San Francisco Giant Number 26, John Montefusco no-hits Atlanta Braves, 9-0
September 29, 1979 – Houston Astros’ Number 50, J R Richard strikes out NL season righty record of 313
September 29, 1979 – LA Dodger Number 11, Manny Mota hits record 146th pinch hit
September 29, 1983 – Oakland A’s Number 43, Mike Warren no-hits Chicago White Sox, 3-0
September 29, 1985 – Houston Oilers’ QB Warren Moon, Number 1 was sacked NFL tying record 12 times by the Dallas Cowboys defense
September 29, 1986 – Chicago Cubs Greg Maddux, Number 31 defeated his sibling Phillies Mike Maddux, Number 44. In a first for the MLB where two rookie brothers faced each other in a game as opposing pitchers. Mike Maddux was the elder by about 5 years but it was his first season in the Bigs.
September 29, 1986 – Cleveland Indians Number 16, Jay Bell a rookie became the 10th player to hit a home run on 1st major league pitch he sees
September 29, 1987 – New York Yankee Don Mattingly, Number 23 hits record 6th grand slam of year
September 29, 1996 – The Houston Astros organization has a ceremony to retire Nolan Ryan’s Number 34
September 29, 2002 – Seattle running back Shaun Alexander, Number 37 sets NFL record for most touchdowns in a half with 5 in 1st half of 48-23 win v Minnesota Vikings at Seahawks Stadium; runs for 4 plus 80-yard reception
September 29, 2018 – New York Yankees Venezuelan 2nd baseman Gleyber Torres, Number 25 smashed a 2-run homer in 8-5 win v Boston at Fenway Park; Yankees MLB record 265th homer of the season; Giancarlo Stanton adds #266 in 7th
FOOTBALL HISTORY
September 29, 1946 – The Rams franchise plays it’s very first game representing the city of Los Angeles. Prior to 1946 the Rams called Cleveland their home.
September 29, 1968 – A new single game NFL punting return record was established as the St. Louis Cardinal, Chuck Latourette, sets NFL record 47.7 yards per return in a game against the New Orleans Saints on 3 returns!
September 29, 1985 – Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon is sacked an NFL tying record 12 times by an aggressive Dallas Cowboys defense.
September 29, 2002 – Jerry Rice, as a member of the Oakland Raiders, surpasses Walter Payton and his 21,281 all purpose yards to become the NFL’s All Time Leader in yards from scrimmage.
September 29, 2002 – Running back Shaun Alexander of the Seattle Seahawks sets an NFL record for most touchdowns in a half with 5 in 1st half of 48-23 win v Minnesota Vikings at Seahawks Stadium. The stalwart also tacked on 80-yard reception to his stats on the game.
September 29, 2003 – The new and improved and newly renovated Soldier Field opened in Chicago, Illinois with an attendance of 61,500 fans as Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers scored 17 unanswered points and defeated the Chicago Bears 38-23 on Monday Night Football.
Hall of Fame Birthday for September 29
September 29, 1902 – Edwin Babe Horrell was a former center from the University of California at Berkeley that played during the seasons of 1922 thru 1924. Per information garnered from the footballfoundation.org website, Babe Horrell was so good that his alma-mater high school in Pasadena, California named their football field after him, Horrell Field. Babe lettered in five different sports at the high school: football, basketball, track, swimming and tennis. This well rounded athlete translated to a great collegiate career. The Golden Bears had an undefeated 26-0-3 record in the three seasons that Horrell played on the team. Edwin was the Golden Bears captain and was voted as an All-American for the season of 1924. How influential can a center be in a game? Well ask the 1923 Stanford University team about that, as Horrell blocked a punt and recovered it for a touchdown then later sacked a Cardinal back in the end zone for a safety, final score was 9-0! After graduation Babe became an assistant coach at UCLA for 12 seasons before taking over the head job in 1939 for 5 more seasons. The National Football Foundation voted Edwin Horrell into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969.
September 29, 1926 – Pete Elliott was a quarterback from the University of Michigan that played from 1945 through the 1948 seasons. The National Football Foundation informs us on their website that Pete played halfback during his freshman season and even tossed a few passes that year. As a sophomore he was moved to the position of quarterback, which had the role of a blocker in the Wolverine single-wing offensive system. On defense he played halfback and in 1948 he was named as an All-American at that position. Pete was a great athlete as he lettered 12 times at Michigan, four each from the sports of football, golf and basketball. The University served him the Big 10 Medal which was awarded to the student considered at the top of both athletics and academia. Pete was selected to enter the College Football Hall of Fame at the 1994 induction ceremonies. After graduation, Elliott went into coaching and served in the head position at Nebraska, California, Illinois and Miami Florida. Pete Elliott then eventually became the executive director of Canton, Ohio’s Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Elliott brood was indeed a football family, Pete’s father Dr. Norman Elliott played ball at Illinois Wesleyan, his brother Bump starred at both Purdue and Michigan and is also in the College Football Hall of Fame and Pete’s boys Dave and Bruce played for the Wolverines. Many of the family also entered into coaching after their playing days as Dr. Norman, Pete, Bump and Dave all held positions on coaching staffs in college football.
September 29, 1932 – Paul Giel played halfback at the University of Minnesota from 1951 through the 1953 seasons. The National Football Foundation voted Paul Giel into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975. The Minnesota teams that Giel played on were average at best posting a losing records overall in the three seasons Paul was on the squad. Paul Giel was a bright spot on the team though as according to the footballfoundation.org website his career totals were 2188 yards rushing complimented with an additional 1922 yards passing. Girl started off in the Golden Gophers single-wing offense at the blocking quarterback position but eventually was moved to play at the left halfback spot where his running and passing skill sets could be utilized. One of the highlights of Paul’s collegiate career came in his senior season against the heavily favored Michigan Wolverines. The Gophers pulled off a massive upset powered by Giel’s two rushing touchdowns and an additional score attributed to Paul’s arm resulting in a 22-0 blanking of Michigan. That season Giel was voted as the AP Back of the Year, the UP Player of the Year and won Minnesota’s Big 10 Award for being the top athlete in academics. He eventually became the University of Minnesota’s Athletic Director from 1971 through 1989.
September 29, 1942 – Dave Wilcox also known as “the Intimidator,” was a linebacker that hailed from the University of Oregon. He was an intimidating specimen just as his nickname suggests standing at 6’-3” and weighing in at 241 pounds when he was selected by both the Houston Oilers of the AFL and the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers in the 1964 respective league drafts. The 49ers won the bid and they drafted a great one in the 3rd round. Wilcox played for eleven seasons in the League as a linebacker and his aggressive style of play made many experts consider him as the best player at the position in that era of football. According to his bio on ProFootballHOF.com Wilcox prided himself in being unblockable and was known for jamming tight ends at the line and knocking them off of their designed routes. In those 11 seasons Dave Wilcox missed only one game due to injury and was selected as an All-NFL player 5 times and as a second-team All-NFL in three others! The Pro Football Hall of Fame placed his bronze bust into their displays in the year 2000’s induction ceremonies.
September 29, 1985 – Calvin Johnson played wide receiver for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Calvin is arguably the greatest receiver to have ever come out of Georgia Tech as he twice was selected as a First-Team All-American at the position and was the winner of the Biletnikoff Award for being the nation’s top wideout in 2006. According to the National Football Foundation Johnson is the Yellow Jackets All-Time leader in receiving yards posting 2927 yards, had 13 collegiate 100 yard games and scored 28 touchdowns in his 3 seasons played. Calvin Johnson’s great play was a big part of GT making it to three consecutive postseason bowl games. The Detroit Lions used the second overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft to select the man called “Megatron” and it paid immediate dividends to the franchise. In his 9 seasons with the team he was a Pro Bowl player 6 times and shattered almost all of the franchise’s receiving records and even holds the NFL’s single season receiving yards record! Megatron has also been a boost to his community as he has established the Calvin Johnson Jr. Foundation to help at-risk youth and provide financial assistance to community organizations. The College Football Hall of Fame welcomed Calvin Johnson into their ranks in 2018 while the Pro Football Hall of Fame welcomed in Megatron into the 2021 class.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1907 Phillies’ freshman hurler George McQuillan begins his major league career with 25 shutout innings, establishing a rookie record. The 22-year-old right-hander’s feat will not be matched for 101 years until broken by A’s reliever Brad Ziegler, who will extend the mark to 39.1 innings in 2008.
1908 Allowing only one walk, Ed Walsh wins both ends of a doubleheader to establish an American League record. The Meriden (CT) resident beats the Red Sox at Chicago’s South Side Park 5-1 and 2-0.
1908 At Exposition Park, Pittsburgh blanks the Cardinals, 7-0. The last-place Redbirds are shut out for a record 33rd time, averaging more than one whitewash every five games.
1911 Phillies right-hander Pete Alexander sets the modern single-season record for wins for a rookie when he beats the Pirates at Forbes Field, 7-4, recording his 28th victory with a complete-game effort. The 24-year-old freshman surpasses the previous mark established by Russ Ford, who won 26 games last season hurling for the Highlanders.
1913 Senators’ legend Walter Johnson beats the Philadelphia A’s, 1-0, to finish the season with 36 victories. The future Hall of Fame right-hander will toss a record 110 shutouts during his 21 seasons in the major leagues.
1915 The Phillies clinch their first National League pennant when Grover Cleveland Alexander tosses a one-hitter, blanking Boston at Braves Field, 5-0. It will take another 35 years before the franchise wins another flag.
1921 Right-hander Allen Sothoron establishes a major league record by not yielding a home run during the 178 innings he throws this season. The 28-year-old pitches most of his games with the Indians (22), after starting the season with the Browns (5) and briefly appearing with the Red Sox (2).
1928 At Navin Field, the Tigers establish a club record, collecting 27 hits in a 19-10 victory over the first-place Yankees. The club equals the mark in 2004 in a 17-7 rout over the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
1934 At Griffith Stadium in Washington (DC), Yankees legend Babe Ruth hits his 659th and final home run wearing pinstripes. The ‘Bambino’ had 49 homers with the Red Sox before coming to New York and will add six additional round-trippers with the Braves before retiring next season.
1935 In his only major league game, Pirates rookie Aubrey Epps goes 3-for-4 in the Bucs’ season finale, a 9-6 loss to Cincinnati at Crosley Field. The 23-year-old catcher, known as Yo-Yo to his teammates, finishes his one-game big league career with the same batting average (.750) and fielding percentage when he commits two errors in eight chances.
1935 Augie Galan, who makes a league-leading 748 plate appearances while playing the full 154-game schedule, ends the season without hitting into a double play. The Cubs center fielder did line into an eleventh-inning triple play in the team’s 3-2 loss to the Reds in April at Wrigley Field.
1943 Vern Stephens becomes the first player to hit two extra-inning home runs in the same game. The Browns shortstop puts St. Louis ahead with a solo shot in the 11th, and after the Red Sox tie the score in the bottom of the frame, he goes deep again in the 13th with the eventual winning run in the team’s 4-3 victory at Fenway Park.
1943 The Red Sox drop a 4-3 decision to the Browns at Fenway Park, thanks to Browns’ shortstop Vern Stephens’ home runs in the 11th and 13th frames. The contest marks Boston’s final and record 31st extra-inning contest this season, with the team on the field for 73 extra frames or the equivalent of eight nine-inning games, compiling a 15-14 record, along with two tied games.
1945 Paul Gillespie becomes the first of only two players, joined by John Miller in 1966, to hit a home run in their first and last big-league at-bats. The wartime Cubs reserve catcher went deep against the Giants at the Polo Grounds on September 11, 1942, and ends his career with a two-run round-tripper off Pirate right-hander Rip Swell in the team’s 5-0 victory at Forbes Fields.
1946 On the last day of the campaign, by striking out opposing pitcher Hal Newhouser and four others, Bob Feller establishes a major league record by striking out 348 batters in one season. Future research, however, will show Rube Waddell had struck out 349 in 1904.
1951 Don Newcombe becomes the first black to post twenty victories in a season. In a must-win contest for the Dodgers, the right-hander bests Robin Roberts, also a 20-game-winner, when he blanks the Phillies at Shibe Park, 5-0.
1954 Willie Mays gives the glove he used to make one of the most spectacular catches in baseball history, an amazing over-the-shoulder grab that robbed Vic Wertz of extra bases in Game 1 of the World Series, to teammate Don Liddle’s 6-year-old son. Craig Liddle will use the immortal piece of leather when he gets older in Little League games.
1954 At Polo Grounds, World Series opponents feature black players on both sides for the first time when the Giants beat the Indians in ten innings, 5-2. Eight Afro-Americans, four from each team, participate in the Fall Classic, including the future Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Larry Doby, and Monte Irvin.
1954 In a game best remembered for Willie Mays’ spectacular over-the-shoulder grab of a ball hit deep to center field, robbing Vic Wertz of an extra-base hit, Dusty Rhodes becomes the second player in World Series history to end a game with a homer. The Giants pinch-hitter’s walk-off three-run home run off Bob Lemon beats the Indians 5-2 in Game 1 of the Fall Classic.
1956 On the last day of the season, Al Lopez resigns as the manager of the Indians after leading the team to five second-place finishes and a pennant in his six seasons in the dugout. Disappointed with the fans and organization’s lack of support for their slumping All-Star third baseman Al Rosen, the low-key skipper ends his Tribe tenure with a 570-354 record (.617).
1958 Solly Hemus is traded to St. Louis by the Phillies for utility infielder Gene Freese. The 36-year-old former Redbird will become the Cardinals’ player-manager for the next three seasons, compiling a 190-192 record.
1959 At the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, the Dodgers capture the NL flag with a dramatic 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the Braves, taking the first two games of the three-game playoff necessitated by the teams tied on the last day of the season. The deciding run comes in the bottom of the 12th inning after the first two batters make outs when Gil Hodges walks and scores on singles by Joe Pignatano and Carl Furillo.
1961 Johnny Blanchard’s ninth-inning single plates Roger Maris, giving the Yankees a 2-1 walk-off victory over the Red Sox. The super-sub, playing right field, hit his 21st home run of the season in the fourth inning off of Boston’s complete-game loser Bill Monbouquette, accounting for New York’s other run.
1961 Whitey Ford goes six innings in the Yankees’ 2-1 victories over the Red Sox to finish the season with a 25-4 record. ‘Slick’ hurls 283 innings during the campaign without allowing a stolen base.
1962 Branch Rickey, returning to the Cardinals for the second time in his long career, becomes the team’s senior consultant for player development. The ‘Mahatma’ will have the power to make deals in this role, but the team owner Gussie Busch asks him to regularly confer with general manager Bing Devine.
1963 Stan Musial helps the Cardinals beat the Reds, 3-2 at Busch Stadium, getting two hits in the final three at-bats of his career. The ‘Man’ will retire with 3,630 hits during his 22-year tenure with the Redbirds, collecting 1,815 in St. Louis and the other 1,815 on the road.
1963 On the season’s final day, John Paciorek, brother of Tom and Jim, goes 3-for-3, driving in three runs and scoring four times in his big league debut as Houston routs the Mets at Colt Stadium, 13-4. The 18-year-old Colt .45s right fielder, who also makes two outstanding defensive catches, will never again play in a big-league game due to severe back problems.
1964 Masanori Murakami becomes the first player born in Japan to win a major league game. At Candlestick Park, the 20-year-old southpaw one-hits the Colt .45s over three innings, and the Otsuki native gets the victory when Matty Alou, who hasn’t homered in two years, goes deep to give the Giants a dramatic walk-off 5-4 win in the bottom of the 11th inning.
1964 At a press conference, the Mets announce Casey Stengel, the only skipper the franchise has ever known, will continue to manage next season. Although the expansion team has finished last in all three years of its existence, the ‘Old Perfessor’ receives a raise.
1968 Going 1-for-3 to keep his average at .335, Reds’ right fielder Pete Rose wins the batting title, staying ahead of Matty Alou by a slim percentage point on the last day of the season. The Pirates outfielder is hitless in four trips to the plate, finishing the year with a BA of .332. Yesterday, the batting crown rivals collectively went 9-for-9 in their respective games.
1968 In a pregame ceremony with Harry Caray as the master of ceremonies, the Cardinals honor retiring outfielder Roger Maris. The former two-time MVP with the Yankees, who has never had his accomplishments recognized in the Bronx, thanks the friendly Busch Stadium crowd and the team, remarking that his two seasons in St. Louis were his “most enjoyable years in baseball.”
1968 After the A’s drop a 4-3 decision to Minnesota, Charlie Finley fires Oakland manager Bob Kennedy on the last day of the season. The A’s owner, who has dismissed eight skippers in eight years, rehires Hank Bauer, who guided the team to ninth-place finishes in 1961 and 1962 when the club played in Kansas City.
1968 Carl Yastrzemski, who hit .326 last season, captures his second consecutive and third overall batting crown. The 29-year-old Red Sox outfielder’s .301 mark is the lowest average to win the title in the American League.
1969 Going deep off Senator hurler Jim Shellenback, Rico Petrocelli becomes the first shortstop in American League history to hit 40 home runs in a season. The Red Sox infielder’s record will stand until 1998 when Alex Rodriguez blasts 42 bombs with the Mariners.
1971 Expos’ second baseman Ron Hunt is plunked by a pitch for the 50th time this season, establishing a big-league record. By comparison, the runner-up in the league, teammate Rusty Staub, will be hit by a pitch only nine times.
1973 Hank Aaron takes Houston’s Jerry Reuss deep for his 40th home run in the Braves’ 7-0 victory at Atlanta Stadium. ‘Hammerin’ Hank’ joins teammates Davey Johnson and Darrell Evans in reaching the milestone, making them the first trio to accomplish the feat for the same club.
1973 Steve Carlton, a 27-game winner for the cellar-dwelling Phillies last year, suffers his 20th loss when the Cardinals beat Philadelphia, 7-1. ‘Lefty,’ who will post a 13-20 record and a 3.90 ERA for the last-place team, becomes the first major leaguer to drop 20 decisions after winning the Cy Young Award the previous season.
1976 Tommy Lasorda is named to succeed Walter Alston as the Dodger manager. ‘Smokey’ compiled a 2040-1613 record (.558) during his 23-year tenure with the club, winning seven pennants and four world championships.
1977 Win a 6-3 victory over the Angels at Royals Stadium, Kansas City reaches the 100-win mark for the first time in the franchise’s nine-year history. The eventual American League Western Division champions will finish the regular season with 102 victories.
1979 Manny Mota sets a major league record with his 146th career pinch-hit, a single to right field, in LA’s 6-2 victory over Chicago at Dodger Stadium. The Dominican Republic native surpasses the record set by Smoky Burgess, who collected his last hit as a pinch-hitter in 1967.
1983 In a game that lasts only two hours and twenty minutes, Mike Warren, in his last start of the season, no-hits the White Sox, 3-0, in front of 9,058 fans at the Oakland Coliseum. The 22-year-old right-hander from California, who will win only four more games in his three-year career, is the 15th rookie to throw a no-hitter.
1986 In his first visit to a big-league ballpark, Jay Bell hits the first pitch he sees in the major leagues for a home run off Minnesota hurler Bert Blyleven, the player the Twins traded for him last season. The Twins right-hander’s gopher ball to the Indians rookie shortstop breaks Robin Roberts’s infamous record when he serves up his 47th gopher ball this season.
1986 Mike and Greg Maddux become the first siblings to start a game against one another. In the rookie match-up, Cubs’ righty Greg beats his older brother and the Phillies in the ‘City of Brotherly Love,’ 6-3.
1987 Don Mattingly sets a major league record by hitting his sixth grand slam of the season, surpassing the mark shared by Ernie Banks (1955 Cubs) and Jim Gentile (1961 Orioles). The Yankees’ first baseman will not hit any other round-trippers with the bases loaded during his 14-year career.
1993 George Brett plays his last game at Kauffman Stadium, and after the Royals’ 3-2 ninth-inning walk-off victory, a post-game ceremony pays tribute to the future Hall of Famer. After the ceremony, with fireworks lighting up the sky, the KC third baseman circles the stadium in a golf cart, kneels, and kisses home plate.
1996 Two weeks after the Rangers retire Nolan Ryan’s number, the Astros follow suit and honor the ‘Ryan Express’ by retiring his #34. The right-handed fireballer played for nine seasons for Houston, striking out 1,866 batters en route to winning 106 games, including his fifth no-hitter against L.A. in 1981.
1996 During a 4-1 loss at the SkyDome, Orioles’ center fielder Brady Anderson becomes the 14th player to hit 50 home runs in a season. The power surge is a surprise, given the Baltimore leadoff hitter’s previous season-high was only 21 round-trippers.
1996 Hitting his 40th homer, Rockies third baseman Vinny Castilla joins Andres Galarraga (47) and Ellis Burks (40) to become the first trio of teammates in 23 years to hit 40 homers for one team. Davey Johnson (43), Darrell Evans (41), and Hank Aaron (40) accomplished the feat for the Braves in 1973.
1996 Although he is four shy of the 502 plate appearances requirement, Tony Gwynn, hitting .353, is given the National League’s batting crown using the Oh-fer Clause, which has been in the rule book for 30 years but never invoked. Adding four mythical hitless at-bats would leave the Padres outfielder with a .349 average, still five points better than the runner-up Ellis Burks of the Rockies.
1998 At Jacobs Field, Pedro Martinez snaps Boston’s 13 consecutive postseason streak of losses by beating the Indians, 11-3, in Game 1 of the ALDS. Red Sox first baseman Mo Vaughn contributes to the victory with two homers and ties an LDS record with seven RBIs, but the team will begin a new streak when they drop the series’s final three contests.
1999 Doug Glanville becomes the first Phillie player to collect 200 hits in a season since Pete Rose accomplished the feat twenty years ago. The center fielder reaches the milestone with a fourth-inning three-run home run off Micah Bowie in Philadelphia’s 5-0 victory over Chicago at Veterans Stadium.
2000 At Edison Field, Darin Erstad becomes the first player to collect 100 RBIs batting leadoff when his sixth-inning sac fly plates Adam Kennedy in the Angels’ 9-3 victory over the Mariners. The Halo center fielder’s record will be surpassed in 2017 by Charlie Blackmon, who drives in 104 runs batting in the top spot for the Rockies.
2000 Gary Sheffield ties the Dodgers’ single-season home run record when he goes deep off Woody Williams in the team’s 3-0 victory over San Diego at Qualcomm Stadium. With his career-best 43rd round-tripper, the left fielder now shares the team mark with Duke Snider, who established the record in 1956 when he played for Brooklyn.
2001 Astros’ starter Dave Mlicki gives up homers to Fred McGriff, Rondell White, and Todd Hundley on three consecutive pitches. The back-to-back-to-back homers, which come in the first inning with two outs, enable the Cubs to beat Houston at Wrigley Field, 6-2.
2001 Mariners’ outfielder Ichiro Suzuki gets his 234th hit of the season, breaking ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson’s 1911 rookie record for the most in a season. The historic knock also ties the 1985 major league mark for singles, established by Wade Boggs with 187, playing with the Red Sox.
2001 Miguel Tejada’s seventh-inning grand slam makes him the 15th player in A’s history to hit for the cycle. The slugging shortstop had tripled in the first inning, singled in the third, and doubled in the sixth.
2002 On the last day of the season, the Braves use 24 players, with the Mets using 21 to tie the major league record for the most players employed in a nine-inning game. On September 5, 1978, the Expos and the Cubs combined to use 45 players.
2002 Barry Bonds sets a new season mark for on-base percentage with a .582 OBP. The 38-year-old Giant left fielder, who became the oldest first-time batting title winner, hitting .370, easily surpassed the 1941 mark established by Ted Williams with a .553 OBP.
2004 With the Braves beating the Mets 6-3, Bobby Cox becomes the ninth manager in baseball history to win 2,000 games. The other skippers who have reached this milestone are in the Hall of Fame, except for Tony La Russa, the current skipper of the Cardinals.
2004 Major League Baseball announces Washington (DC) will become the Montreal Expos’ new home in time for the 2005 season. The nation’s capital, chosen over finalists including Las Vegas and Northern Virginia, will have baseball for the first time in 33 years since the expansion Senators left in 1971 to become the Texas Rangers.
2004 Hours after MLB’s announcing the franchise’s impending shift to Washington, D.C., the Expos played their final game in Montreal, a 9-1 loss to Florida in front of 31,395 enthusiastic fans at Olympic Stadium. As part of the ceremonies, the team commemorates their unfinished 1994 season by unfurling a banner that reads “1994 Meilleure quipe du Baseball/Best Team in Baseball,” a reference to the club’s 74-40 record before the work stoppage ended the season and the city’s hopes of playing in a World Series.
2005 Staving off what would have been one of the worst collapses in baseball history, the White Sox clinch their first American League Central title since 2000, beating the Tigers at Detroit’s Comerica Park, 4-2. The Pale Hose had watched their 15-game lead on August 1 shrink to only a game and a half over the rampaging Indians.
2005 Jhonny Peralta sets a new club record for home runs hit by an Indian shortstop. The 24-year-old’s third-inning blast against the Devil Rays gives the Dominican his 24th round-tripper of the season, one more than Woodie Held hit in 1961.
2007 During the sixth inning of a 5-3 loss to the Blue Jays in Toronto, Devil Rays manager Joe Maddon pulls Delmon Young out of the lineup for showing “blatant disrespect” of the game and the team by not running hard to first base. The 21-year-old outfielder responds with a profanity-laced tirade, claiming being unfairly singled out, and says he will not play in tomorrow’s season finale, making it the only game in the 162-game season he will miss.
2007 One out away from clinching a playoff berth, Padres closer Trevor Hoffman gives up a game-tying pinch-hit triple to Tony Gwynn Jr., a former teammate’s son whom he used to babysit. The Padres will lose the game and tomorrow’s season finale, resulting in a one-game playoff loss to Colorado that keeps the team out of the postseason.
2010 With the game tied 5-5 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Texas pinch-hitter Nelson Cruz strikes out, apparently sending the game into extra innings. The third strike turns out to be a wild pitch, and when the catcher makes an errant throw trying to complete the putout, Mitch Moreland scores the winning run from first base to give the Rangers a 6-5 victory over the Mariners on a walk-off strikeout at the Ballpark in Arlington.
2012 With a 6-4 win in St. Louis, the Nationals establish a franchise record with their 96th victory of the season. In 1979, playing as the Expos, representing Montreal, the team won 95 games, finishing the season two games behind Pittsburgh.
2013 With 13 combined K’s in the season finale, the Tigers pitchers end the season with 1,428 to establish the major league record for strikeouts by a team, surpassing a mark set by the 2003 Cubs. Detroit’s starting rotation features Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, and Anibal Sanchez, who have struck out 200+ batters this season.
2013 The Rangers and Rays win on the last day of the season to force a one-game tiebreaker for the second AL wild-card spot. Texas, who won its last seven games, will host Tampa Bay in the 163rd game of the season, with the winner playing the Indians in a third consecutive do-or-die game.
2017 At Coors Field, Charlie Blackmon’s second-inning 454-foot solo second-deck blast gives him 101 runs batted in as a leadoff batter, establishing a new high from that spot in the lineup. The Rockies’ center fielder surpasses Darin Erstad’s record, who collected 100 RBIs for the Angels in 2000.
2018 The Mets’ all-time hits leader, David Wright, sidelined by neck, back, and shoulder injuries for nearly two and a half years, plays his final game in the team’s 1-0 extra-inning victory over the Marlins. After an emotional ceremony, the 35-year-old seven-time All-Star third baseman exits the game in the top of the fifth frame, hugging shortstop Jose Reyes and acknowledging the overwhelming response from the sell-out crowd on-hand at Citi Field to say goodbye.
2019 In the season finale against the Royals, the Twins win the home run race en route to setting a record with 307 long balls, one more than the Yankees. Although Minnesota didn’t win the contest, round-trippers by C.J. Cron, Jake Cave, and Jason Castro overcome the Bronx Bombers’ total of 306, including today’s four-bagger hit by New York slugger Aaron Judge.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Sept. 29
1920 — Yankees slugger Babe Ruth sets then-MLB home run season record at 54.
1923 — Gene Sarazen beats Walter Hagen 1 up to capture the PGA championship.
1941 — Joe Louis knocks out Lou Nova in the sixth round at the Polo Grounds in New York to retain the world heavyweight title.
1954 — Willie Mays makes his over-the-shoulder catch of Vic Wertz’ long drive to center field and pinch-hitter Dusty Rhodes homers off Bob Lemon in the 10th inning to lead the New York Giants to a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 of the World Series.
1967 — American boxer Emile Griffith regains his world middleweight crown on points in a brawling re-match with Italian Nino Benvenuti at Shea Stadium, NY; second of famous trilogy of fights.
1974 — Dr. Norbert Sander Jr. wins the New York City Marathon in 2:26:30 and Kathy Switzer capture the women’s division in 3:07:29.
1976 — Tommy Lasorda replaces Walter Alston as Los Angeles Dodgers manager.
1977 — Muhammad Ali wins a unanimous 15-round decision over Earnie Shavers at Madison Square Garden in New York to retain his world heavyweight title.
1984 — Mike Prindle of Western Michigan sets an NCAA record by kicking seven field goals in a 42-7 rout over Marshall.
1985 — Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon is sacked 12 times in a 17-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys to tie an NFL record.
1988 — American athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee wins her second gold medal of the Seoul Olympics by taking the long jump with an Olympic record leap of 7.40m; previously won the heptathlon.
1988 — American sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner sets women’s 200m world record 21.34; completes sprint double at the Seoul Olympics.
1988 — U.S. men’s basketball team beats Australia 78-49 to take the bronze medal at the Seoul Olympics; last time US represented by a team that doesn’t feature NBA players.
1988 — U.S. retain women’s basketball title at he Seoul Olympics with a 77-70 win over Yugoslavia; star guard Teresa Edwards top scores for the Americans with 18 points.
1991 — Pat Bradley wins the MBS LPGA Classic by one shot over Michelle Estill for her 30th career victory, qualifying her for the LPGA Hall of Fame.
1995 — The NHL and NHL Players Association strike a deal to allow league players to participate in the 1998 Winter Olympics.
2000 — At the Sydney Olympics, the U.S. men’s basketball team escapes the humiliation of playing for a bronze medal with an 85-83 victory over Lithuania in the semifinals. It’s the closest victory and biggest scare for a U.S. Olympic team since NBA players started competing in 1992.
2002 — After losing to Iowa State, Nebraska drops out of the Associated Press Top 25 football poll after being ranked for 348 consecutive weeks. The last time Nebraska was missing from the poll was Oct. 5, 1981.
2002 — Seattle’s Shaun Alexander scores an NFL-record five touchdowns in the first half of a 48-23 rout of Minnesota. He finishes with 139 yards rushing and 92 receiving and one TD short of the league mark of six in a game.
2004 — Major League Baseball announces the Montreal Expos will move to Washington to begin play at RFK Stadium in the 2005 season.
2012 — Geno Smith throws for 656 yards and ties a Big 12 record with eight touchdown passes to lead No. 9 West Virginia to a 70-63 win over No. 25 Baylor. Smith outduels Baylor’s Nick Florence, who has a standout game of his own with 581 yards and five TDs. Baylor’s Terrance Williams sets a Big 12 record with 314 yards receiving. The old mark was set minutes earlier by West Virginia’s Stedman Bailey, who had 303 yards and five TDs.
2015 — NCAA bans the SMU men’s basketball team from the postseason and suspends coach Larry Brown for nine games, saying he lied to investigators and ignored a case of academic fraud by a player.
2018 — Seventeen-year-old Hailie Deegan uses a bump-and-run on her teammate to become the first female winner of a NASCAR K&N West Series race. Her last-lap shove of Cole Rouse at Meridian Speedway in Idaho gives her the victory.
2020 — Ben Ainslie wins the Olympic gold medal in the Laser class, beating previous Laser Olympic champion Robert Scheidt.
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Sept. 30
1916 — The Boston Braves snap the 26-game winning streak of the New York Giants with an 8-3 victory in the second game of a doubleheader.
1927 — Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the season in the eighth inning off Tom Zachary to lead the New York Yankees to a 4-2 victory over the Washington Senators.
1939 — Fordham participates in the world’s first televised American football game. In front of the sport’s first live TV audience, the Rams defeats Waynesburg College, 34-7.
1972 — Roberto Clemente hits a double against New York Mets left-hander Jon Matlack during Pittsburgh’s 5-0 victory at Three Rivers Stadium. The hit is the 3,000th and last for the Pirates’ star, who dies in a plane crash during the offseason.
1984 — The Los Angeles Rams set an NFL record with three safeties in a 33-12 victory over the New York Giants. Two of the safeties are on blocked punts in the end zone.
1992 — George Brett becomes the 18th player to get 3,000 hits in the Kansas City Royals’ 4-0 win over the California Angels.
1995 — Prairie View A&M sets the college football record for consecutive losses with a 64-0 loss to Grambling State. It is the team’s 51st straight defeat, an NCAA record for any level.
2007 — Osi Umenyiora has six of the New York Giants’ NFL record-tying 12 sacks in a 16-3 victory over Philadelphia.
2007 — Detroit scores an NFL-record, 34 points in the fourth quarter of a 37-27 victory over Chicago. The Lions combine with Bears for 48 points — also a league record.
2007 — Brett Favre passes Dan Marino to become the NFL leader in career touchdown passes, throwing Nos. 421 and 422 in Green Bay’s 23-16 victory over Minnesota.
2007 — Germany defeats Brazil 2-0 in the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup held in Shanghai, China.
2012 — New England beats Buffalo 52-28 to become the first team since the 1950 New York Giants (48 points) to score at least 45 second-half points in a game in which it trailed at halftime (14-7). The Patriots become the second team in NFL history with a 300-yard passer (Tom Brady, 340 Yards), two 100-yard rushers (Brandon Bolden, 137 and Steven Ridley, 106) and two 100-yard receivers (Wes Welker, 129 and Rob Gronkowski, 104). The only other team to accomplish the feat was the 2008 Packers on December 28.
2015 — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agrees that the NCAA’s use of college athletes’ names, images and likenesses in video games and TV broadcasts violate antitrust laws but strikes down a plan to allow schools to pay players up to $5,000.
2017 — Troy’s defense forces four turnovers and the surging Trojans upset No. 25 LSU 24-21. Troy is the first team from outside the Southeastern Conference to win in LSU’s Death Valley since UAB in 2000.
2017 — Detroit’s Andrew Romine becomes the fifth player in baseball history to play all nine positions in one game, helping the Tigers to a 3-2 win over Minnesota.
2018 — The Ryder Cup is won by Europe 17½-10½ at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, France. The home team secures the victory when Phil Mickelson knocks one in the water at the par-3 16th hole, conceding his match to Francesco Molinari right on the tee box. Molinari becomes the first European player to go 5-0 in the competition since the current format was adapted in 1979. Tiger Woods loses all four of his matches, capped by a 2-and-1 loss to 23-year-old Jon Rahm of Spain, the youngest player in the event.
2018 — Brittney Griner scores 15 points to help the United States beat Australia 73-56 and win the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.
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Oct. 1
1903 — The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Pilgrims 7-3 in the first World Series game. Jimmy Sebring hits the first Series homer, Deacon Phillippe is the winning pitcher and Cy Young the loser.
1932 — Babe Ruth made his legendary “call” as he points to center field before hitting a home run into the Wrigley Field bleachers in the 5th inning of Game 3 of the World Series. Yankees go on to win, 7-5.
1945 — World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis is discharged from US army after being awarded the Legion of Merit.
1961 — Roger Maris hits his 61st home run of the season, against Tracy Stallard of the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. The blow gives New York a 1-0 victory and eclipses Babe Ruth’s 34-year-old single-season home run record.
1967 — Richard Petty continues phenomenal NASCAR winning streak by taking the Wilkes 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway; unprecedented 10th consecutive victory.
1975 — In the “Thrilla in Manila,” Muhammad Ali beats Joe Frazier in 14 rounds to retain his world heavyweight title.
1977 — 75,646 fans come to the Meadowlands to see soccer great Pele play his farewell game. Pele plays the first half with the New York Cosmos and the second half with his former team, Santos of Brazil.
1988 — Flamboyant American sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner wins her third gold medal of the Seoul Olympics anchoring the victorious US 4 x 100m relay team.
1988 — Steffi Graf beats Gabriela Sabatini 6-3, 6-3 to win the women’s singles tennis gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; clinches first and only Golden Slam in history (Grand Slam & Olympics).
1993 — In his first World Boxing Council heavyweight title defense Lennox Lewis beats fellow Londoner Frank Bruno by TKO in 7 at the National Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
1997 — Kevin Garnett agrees to terms with the Minnesota Timberwolves on the richest long-term contract in professional sports history, a six-year deal worth more than $125 million.
1999 — In a blockbuster NBA trade, the Houston Rockets move All Star forward Scottie Pippen to Portland Trail Blazers for Kelvin Cato, Stacey Augmon, Walt Williams, Carlos Rogers, Ed Gray and Brian Shaw.
2000 — NBA stars Ray Allen and Vince Carter each score 13 points as the U.S. beats France 85-75 to win the men’s basketball gold medal at the Sydney Olympics.
2000 — United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40) in Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia.
2004 — Ichiro Suzuki sets the major league record for hits in a season, breaking George Sisler’s 84-year-old mark with a pair of early singles as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-3. Sisler set the hits record of 257 in 1920 with the St. Louis Browns over a 154-game schedule. Suzuki breaks it in the Mariners’ 160th game of the year.
2006 — Tiger Woods matches his longest PGA Tour winning streak of six at the American Express Championship. Woods finishes with a 4-under 67 for an eight-shot victory. It’s also his eighth victory of the year, making him the first player in PGA Tour history to win at least eight times in three seasons.
2011 — Tyler Wilson throws for a school-record 510 yards and Jarius Wright catches 13 passes for a school-record 281 yards as Arkansas turns an 18-point halftime deficit into a 42-38 victory over Texas A&M.
2017 — Frankie Dettori wins an unprecedented fifth Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe as Enable caps a memorable season. Enable, the 10-11 favorite, leads for most of Europe’s richest horse race to claim her fifth consecutive victory after wins in the Epsom Oaks, the Irish Oaks, the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Yorkshire Oaks. The filly wins by 2 1/2 lengths over Cloth Of Stars.
2017 — Houston’s Deshaun Watson becomes the first rookie to throw four touchdowns and run for another one, since Fran Tarkenton in 1961 and tied an NFL record for most TDs by a rookie quarterback in Houston’s 57-14 victory.
2017 — Todd Gurley scores the go-ahead touchdown on a 53-yard catch-and-run, and Greg Zuerlein kicks a career-high seven field goals to lead the Los Angeles Rams to a 35-30 win over Dallas.
2017 — Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is released from Nevada’s Lovelock Prison after less than 9 years of detention of his 33 year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping.
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Oct. 2
1906 — Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns KOs American challenger ‘Fireman’ Jim Flynn in 15 rounds to retain his title in Los Angeles, California.
1950 — Jim Hardy throws six touchdown passes, including five to Bob Shaw, as the Chicago Cardinals pound the Baltimore Colts 55-13.
1969 — Seattle Pilots’ last game in Seattle; crash to 98th season loss, 3-1 to Oakland in front of just 5,473; move to Milwaukee as the Brewers next season.
1970 — Fourteen members of the Wichita State football team are killed in a plane crash in the Rocky Mountains.
1980 — Larry Holmes registers a technical knockout in the 11th round against Muhammad Ali to win the world heavyweight title in Las Vegas.
1983 — The Green Bay Packers score 49 points in the first half, including 35 in the second quarter, in a 55-14 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
1988 — Future world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis, representing Canada, wins super-heavyweight gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; beats American Riddick Bowe by 2nd round TKO.
1991 — Steffi Graf becomes the youngest woman to win 500 matches as a professional when she beats Petra Langrova of Czechoslovakia 6-0, 6-1 in the Leipzig International Tournament.
1993 — In the first all-British world heavyweight title fight, Lennox Lewis retains his WBC heavyweight title with a seven-round knockout of Frank Bruno in Cardiff, Wales.
1993 — California rallies from a 30-0 deficit to beat Oregon 42-41. Dave Barr throws three second-half touchdowns, including a 26-yarder to Iheanyi Uwaezuoke with 1:17 left in the game.
1994 — North Carolina’s 92-game winning streak in women’s soccer ends with a scoreless tie in overtime against Notre Dame.
1994 — Don Shula’s Miami Dolphins beat son Dave’s Cincinnati Bengals 23-7 in the first meeting between father and son coaches in professional sports.
2001 — Sammy Sosa becomes the first player in major league history with three 60-homer seasons, but the Reds hold on for a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Sosa’s solo shot comes in the first inning.
2004 — Rice and San Jose State play in the highest-scoring regulation game in Division I-A history, with the Spartans winning 70-63. The 133 points surpass the total from Middle Tennessee’s 70-58 victory over Idaho on Oct. 6, 2001. The schools combine for 19 touchdowns to break the Division I-A record of 18.
2004 — Jeff Kent becomes all-time home run leader for MLB 2nd basemen when he hits 2 in Astros’ 9-3 win v Rockies; 302 overall HR to break Ryne Sandberg’s major league record established in 1997.
2004 — Montreal Expos earn the last win in the franchise’s MLB history, beating New York Mets, 6 – 3 at Shea Stadium; Brad Wilkerson hits the Expos’ final home run in 9th inning, his 32nd of the year.
2006 — Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is given a five-game suspension — the longest for on-field behavior in NFL history — for stomping on Dallas Cowboys center Andre Gurode’s head and kicking him in the face.
2009 — Ninth-grader Alexis Thompson shoots a 3-under 69 for a share of the lead with top-ranked Lorena Ochoa and three others after the second round of the Navistar LPGA Classic.
2011 — Dallas has its largest lead blown in a loss in franchise history, frittering away a 24-point third-quarter cushion in a 34-30 loss to Detroit. The Lions turned a 20-point halftime deficit into an overtime win at Minnesota the previous week.
2016 — The United States win the Ryder Cup for the first time since 2008. Ryan Moore two-putts on No. 18 for a 1-up victory over Lee Westwood, giving the Americans a 15-10 lead that seals the win over Europe. The 17-11 victory over Europe is their biggest rout in 35 years at the Ryder Cup.
2016 — Atlanta’s Matt Ryan passes for 503 yards and four touchdowns, while wide receiver Julio Jones has 12 catches for 300 yards and a touchdown in Atlanta’s 48-33 win over Carolina.
2016 — Veteran broadcaster Vin Scully called his final LA Dodgers game after a record 67 MLB Seasons.
TV SPORTS SUNDAY
| NFL REGULAR SEASON | Time ET | TV |
| New Orleans at Atlanta | 1:00pm | FOX |
| Cincinnati at Carolina | 1:00pm | FOX |
| LA Rams at Chicago | 1:00pm | FOX |
| Minnesota at Green Bay | 1:00pm | CBS |
| Jacksonville at Houston | 1:00pm | CBS |
| Pittsburgh at Indianapolis | 1:00pm | CBS |
| Denver at NY Jets | 1:00pm | CBS |
| Philadelphia at Tampa Bay | 1:00pm | FOX |
| Washington at Arizona | 4:05pm | FOX |
| New England at San Francisco | 4:05pm | FOX |
| Kansas City at LA Chargers | 4:25pm | CBS |
| Cleveland at Las Vegas | 4:25pm | CBS |
| Buffalo at Baltimore | 8:20pm | NBC Peacock |
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Pittsburgh at NY Yankees | 3:05pm | MLBN ATTSN-PIT YES |
| St. Louis at San Francisco | 3:05pm | NBCS-BAY Bally Sports Midwest |
| Philadelphia at Washington | 3:05pm | NBCS-PHI MASN |
| Tampa Bay at Boston | 3:05pm | Bally Sports South Sun NESN |
| Miami at Toronto | 3:07pm | Bally Sports Florida Sportsnet |
| Texas at LA Angels | 3:07pm | Bally Sports West Bally Sports Southwest |
| Chi. White Sox at Detroit | 3:10pm | MLBN NBCS-CHI Bally Sports Detroit |
| Baltimore at Minnesota | 3:10pm | MASN2 Bally Sports North |
| Houston at Cleveland | 3:10pm | SCHN Bally Sports Great Lakes |
| NY Mets at Milwaukee | 3:10pm | SNY Bally Sports Wisconsin |
| LA Dodgers at Colorado | 3:10pm | SNLA Rockies.TV |
| San Diego at Arizona | 3:10pm | YurView Padres.TV |
| Oakland at Seattle | 3:10pm | NBCS-CA ROOT |
| Cincinnati at Chi. Cubs | 3:20pm | Bally Sports Ohio MARQ |
| Kansas City at Atlanta | 3:20pm | Bally Sports KC Bally Sports South |
| WNBA PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| Semifinals Game 1: Las Vegas vs New York | 3:00pm | ABC |
| Semifinals Game 1: Connecticut vs Minnesota | 8:30pm | ESPN |
| MOTORSPORTS | TIME ET | TV |
| NASCAR Cup: Hollywood Casino 400 | 3:00pm | USA |
| NHRA: Midwest Nationals | 3:00pm | FS1 |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| DP World: Open de España | 7:00am | GOLF |
| Presidents Cup | 12:00pm | NBC |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Serie A: Torino vs Lazio | 6:30am | Paramount+ |
| La Liga: Celta de Vigo vs Girona | 8:00am | ESPN+ |
| EPL: Ipswich Town vs Aston Villa | 9:00am | USA Peacock Fubo |
| Serie A: Como vs Hellas Verona | 9:00am | Paramount+ |
| Serie A: Roma vs Venezia | 9:00am | Paramount+ |
| Ligue 1: Toulouse vs Olympique Lyonnais | 9:00am | Fanatiz USA beIN SPORTS |
| Bundesliga: Holstein Kiel vs Eintracht Frankfurt | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| La Liga: Athletic Club vs Sevilla | 10:15am | ESPN+ |
| Ligue 1: Angers SCO vs Reims | 11:00am | Fanatiz USA beIN SPORTS |
| EPL: Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur | 11:00am | USA Peacock Fubo |
| Bundesliga: Hoffenheim vs Werder Bremen | 11:30am | ESPN+ |
| Serie A: Empoli vs Fiorentina | 12:00pm | Paramount+ |
| La Liga: Real Betis vs Espanyol | 12:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: St. Pauli vs RB Leipzig | 1:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Canadian Premier League: Atlético Ottawa vs HFX Wanderers | 2:00pm | FOX Soccer Plus Fubo |
| Serie A: Napoli vs Monza | 2:45pm | Paramount+ |
| Ligue 1: Strasbourg vs Olympique Marseille | 2:45pm | Fanatiz USA beIN SPORTS |
| La Liga: Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| NWSL: Chicago Red Stars vs North Carolina Courage | 6:00pm | Paramount+ |
| NWSL: Seattle Reign vs Bay FC | 6:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Liga MX: América vs Pumas UNAM | 8:00pm | TUDN |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| Tokyo: ATP & Beijing: ATP/WTA Early Rounds | 7:00am | TENNIS |
| WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Kentucky at Florida | 1:00pm | ESPN |
| Stanford at Louisville | 3:00pm | ESPN |