Ole Miss 38, UTEP 16

JASON STRAZIUSO
Associated Press Writer

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) _ Eli Manning shook off another slow start to throw for three touchdowns and 174 yards, and Robert Williams rushed for 107 yards to lead Mississippi to a 38-16 win over Memphis on Saturday.

Mississippi (2-0) has won nine of the last 11 meetings with the Tigers.

Memphis (1-1) pulled within 24-16 in the fourth quarter, but Ole Miss scored on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Vashon Pearson and on Jason Armstead's 62-yard punt return to put the game away.

Tigers quarterback Danny Wimprine finished the game 20-of-38 for 271 yards. He threw two touchdowns _ both 50-yarders to Antoine Harden, who finished with 119 yards receiving.

Manning, who started 0-for-5 against Louisiana-Monroe last week, completed his first pass for 13 yards, but then threw seven straight incompletions.

Midway through the second quarter, he still was off, and two straight drives inside the 25 ended when Jonathan Nichols missed field goals. Manning was 6-of-18 at one point, and both of his throws into the end zone landed incomplete.

But Manning finished the half with two straight touchdowns. A 20-yard pass to Bill Flowers put Ole Miss up 10-7 with 2:33 left in the half. One drive later Manning found Chris Collins for a 10-yard strike to go up 17-3 just before half.

Manning finished 14-of-30 with no interceptions.

Ole Miss shut down Memphis' ground game, holding the Tigers to 18 yards on 20 carries. Dante Brown ran for 40 yards on 10 carries, but Wimprine was credited with minus 23 yards rushing.

Mississippi totaled 388 yards of offense to 289 yards for Memphis.

Wimprine hit Harden for a 50-yard TD for the second time in the game late in the third quarter, and a 30-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski pulled Memphis within 24-16 before Ole Miss put the game away.

Mississippi could have won by a greater margin, but after making his first field goal attempt in the second quarter, Nichols missed his next three, from 39, 20 and 36 yards.

Memphis got on the board first in the opening quarter after Wimprine found Harden for their first 50-yard connection. But Ole Miss came back with Manning's two TD throws. Ole Miss held a 17-7 halftime lead.

Manning extended his school-record touchdown pass streak to 14 Saturday. Armstead's 157 punt return yards broke a 55-year-old school record.

Kentucky 77, UTEP 17

STEVE BAILEY
AP Sports Writer

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) _ Ten different Kentucky players scored touchdowns as the Wildcats scored the second-most points in school history in a 77-17 victory over Texas-El Paso on Saturday.

Jared Lorenzen threw for 211 yards and finished with scoring passes of 7, 12, 35, 49 and 58 yards, all to different receivers. It was the most points for the Wildcats since they beat North Dakota 83-0 in 1950.

Artose Pinner rushed 16 times for 116 yards and a touchdown, and freshman Arliss Beach added another 108 yards on nine carries for Kentucky, which improved to 2-0 for the first time since 1998.

Matt Austin rushed 14 times for 112 yards and Jon Schaper completed 10 of 24 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown for UTEP (1-1), which dropped to 0-6 in road games against Southeastern Conference teams.

Lorenzen left the game after the Wildcats' first series of the second half. He completed 10 of 17 passes and did not throw an interception.

Backup Shane Boyd played the rest of the third quarter and scored on a 20-yard run before being replaced by third-stringer Dan Lumley in the fourth. Lumley scored his first college points on a 1-yard sneak.

UTEP scored its only points of the second half on backup Orlando Cruz's 21-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Gonzalez with 9:38 remaining.

Lorenzen threw his first TD pass, a 35-yarder to Aaron Boone, and Pinner scored on a 9-yard run over left tackle to give Kentucky a 14-3 lead entering the second quarter.

Lorenzen hit freshman Glenn Holt with a 12-yard fade pass in the left corner of the end zone to put the Wildcats up 21-3 with 13:14 remaining in the half. The diving catch was Holt's first career reception.

The Miners responded with an 80-yard scoring drive. Schaper found Terrance Minor with an 11-yard TD pass across the middle to cut the margin to 21-10 with 10:43 to play.

Lorenzen finished the half with a 49-yard touchdown pass to Chris Bernard and a 7-yard scoring pass to Chase Harp to make it 35-10 at halftime.

Alabama 27, Oklahoma 37

OWEN CANFIELD
AP Sports Writer

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) _ The first game between Oklahoma and Alabama since 1970 proved to be worth the wait.

Capping a wild second half that saw Alabama rally from a three-touchdown deficit, the second-ranked Sooners scored two touchdowns in the final three minutes to win 37-27 Saturday.

Kejuan Jones' 8-yard run with 2:11 remaining capped an 80-yard drive that gave the Sooners a 30-27 lead. With 24 seconds left, safety Eric Bassey picked up a fumble and returned it 45 yards for the clinching score.

``I like the attitude of our players, when they had to, to come together,'' coach Bob Stoops said. ``They really showed determination and made plays when they had to. A lot of teams don't do that.''

It was just the third meeting between teams that have combined for 13 national titles _ Oklahoma has seven, Alabama six _ and the first in the regular season. They had previously played in the 1963 Orange Bowl and the 1970 Astro Bluebonnet Bowl.

The Sooners (2-0) seemed to have control after taking a 23-3 halftime lead, but Alabama (1-1) rallied with three touchdowns and a field goal in the second half.

Alabama had said this was just the game No. 2 on the schedule and not like a bowl game for a program on probation. But it proved to be much more than that.

The Crimson Tide had 224 of their 288 yards after halftime, and their defense stifled Oklahoma until the Sooners' final drive of the game.

``We should have won the ballgame. We could have won the ballgame,'' coach Dennis Franchione said. ``We dominated pretty good in the second half, but like a true champion, Oklahoma made one more play today.''

The Sooners lost quarterback Jason White late in the first quarter when he tore a ligament in his right knee. He was replaced by Nate Hybl, who started 11 games a year ago.

Hybl threw for 162 yards and a touchdown in the first half, and also scored from 1 yard out. But he was harassed through most of the second half as Alabama stormed back.

The Crimson Tide drove 66 yards for a touchdown on their first possession of the second half, running 10 times in 12 plays. Late in the third quarter, Leslie Williams blocked a punt and Lance Taylor returned it 8 yards for a touchdown that got the Tide within 23-17.

The go-ahead score for Alabama came on a fake field goal on fourth-and-goal at the 3-yard line. Holder Lane Bearden ran for the touchdown, and Michael Ziife's extra point made it 24-23.

Hybl was 1-for-6 in the fourth quarter before finding Renaldo Works on a shovel pass that gained 23 yards to the 43. After two more incompletions, he threw 10 yards for a first down to Antoine Savage. Hybl then hit Works with another shovel that Works turned into a 39-yard gain.

On the next play, Jones scored on his 8-yard run, and Oklahoma led 30-27.

Alabama then drove to the Oklahoma 43 before Tyler Watts lost control of the ball while passing, and Bassey took it the other way for the clinching TD.

``It's just that Sooner pride,'' tight end Trent Smith said. ``I promise, nobody was going to allow us to walk off the field feeling the way we did last season.''

Oklahoma's previous home game was last November, when Oklahoma State stunned the fourth-ranked Sooners and knocked them out of the national title chase.

Those hopes remain alive, but there are questions.

The highlights for Oklahoma were touchdown catches of 33 and 51 yards by Mark Clayton. But the running game was a no-show. A week after gaining 378 yards against Tulsa, the Sooners had minus-23 against Alabama. Tailback Quentin Griffin had 237 last week; he had 9 on nine carries Saturday.

Oklahoma also gave up six sacks, five of them with Hybl at quarterback.

``I told the players, `Not every game is going to be perfect,''' Stoops said. ``It shows a great deal of character and toughness to be able to win when you have to, and I won't take that away from our players.''

Auburn 56, W. Carolina 0

JOHN ZENOR
AP Sports Writer

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) _ Carnell Williams rushed for first-quarter touchdowns of 20 and 42 yards in Auburn's 56-0 win over Western Carolina on Saturday.

Backup quarterback Jason Campbell passed for one TD and rushed for another for the Tigers (1-1). He completed 12 of 14 passes for 147 yards against the Division I-AA Catamounts (1-1).

The Tigers, who stopped a four-game losing streak dating to last season, racked up 335 yards in the first half, five days after gaining just 35 in the second half of a loss to Southern California.

It was exactly the kind of game the Tigers needed after getting bruised and battered in Los Angeles on Monday night. Auburn started nine new players from the opener, resting several starters with minor injuries.

The Tigers won their 11th straight nonconference home game and their 23rd home opener in 24 years.

Auburn, which finished with 621 yards, hadn't scored 50-plus points since getting 62 against Fresno State in 1996.

Williams carried only four times for 67 yards and didn't play after the first quarter. He was held to minus-3 yards in the second half on Monday.

Butler, the third-teamer, led all rushers with 12 carries for a career-high 91 yards and freshman Tre Smith gained 73 yards on 14 carries. The Tigers gained 345 yards on the ground.

Campbell hit third-team tight end Cooper Wallace on a 17-yard score, and tailback Chris Butler _ another third-teamer _ added a 10-yard score in the third.

Cobb was 9-of-16 for 129 yards and a touchdown as Auburn converted 8-of-11 third-down plays.

Western Carolina, which rushed for 257 yards in its opener against Liberty, managed just 86 yards on the ground as the no-huddle offense was largely ineffective against the bigger, faster Tigers.

Brian Gaither was 19-of-32 for 135 yards with an interception while Pat Cilento was 7-of-13 for 40 yards.

No. 1 Miami 41, No. 6 Florida 16

EDDIE PELLS
AP Sports Writer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) _ Miami dominated. Florida flopped.

The top-ranked Hurricanes left The Swamp on Saturday the same way they came in _ best in the state, best in the country, and still waiting for their first big challenge of 2002.

Ken Dorsey threw four touchdown passes, Willis McGahee ran for 204 yards and the Hurricanes rolled through another overmatched opponent with a 41-16 win over No. 6 Florida.

A great opportunity for new Gators coach Ron Zook to prove he can make it in the big time instead turned into a showcase for Dorsey, and a couple of Hurricanes trying to replace key players from last year's national championship team.

Miami (2-0) actually came into this game as a 2-point underdog, but when the day of domination was over, that seemed silly.

``I don't know what that was all about,'' defensive tackle Matt Walters said. ``It's not a big surprise to us that any of that happened.''

McGahee, a sophomore tailback who replaced Clinton Portis, averaged 8.5 yards a carry against the overmatched Gators (1-1).

Safety Maurice Sikes, replacing big-play defensive back Ed Reed, had two interceptions, one of which he returned for a 97-yard touchdown late in the third quarter.

``We have players who want to play and can play,'' Sikes said. ``Just nobody has heard of them.''

Until Saturday.

Sikes' big play gave Miami a 34-16 lead and sealed the victory to extend the nation's longest Division I-A winning streak to 24 games.

This was the first regular-season meeting between these once-bitter Florida rivals since 1987, and the Gators looked like they might want to wait another 15 years to face a team like this again.

But there isn't much of a break for Zook and his beaten team. The Gators play Tennessee in two weeks in their key Southeastern Conference opener.

``I wouldn't describe this as my worst nightmare,'' Zook said. ``Any coach in this position, it's going to happen sooner or later. Mine happened sooner. Maybe this is a blessing in disguise.''

The defeat was Florida's worst at home since 1979, when they fell 40-0 to Alabama and 31-3 to Kentucky. The Gators went 0-10-1 that year. The 41 points were the most the Gators have given up at home since 1970 (a 63-14 loss to Auburn). That came a full two decades before Steve Spurrier took over the program and took it to greatness.

But not even Spurrier could have saved the Gators this time. They were too overmatched.

``We're better in all phases _ offense, defense and special teams,'' linebacker Jonathan Vilma said.

Vilma wasn't just talking about Florida. He was including Florida State _ the other state rival. The Hurricanes, who have beaten the Seminoles two straight, face them again Oct. 12 for the chance at a Sunshine State sweep.

Trailing 27-16, Rex Grossman started the Gators on a 92-yard march deep into Miami territory. But Sikes stepped in front of Florida receiver Carlos Perez to make the interception and end the drive.

``I wish I could take it back but you can't,'' Grossman said. ``So you put it in the past and go on.''

The touchdown sucked all the life out of The Swamp, a great venue that used to help make the Gators nearly invincible. Lately, though, it seems like just another stadium.

Florida lost for the second time in its last three games at home, dating to its 34-32 loss to Tennessee last December. In that game, it was Travis Stephens running all over the Gators, gaining 226 yards. This time, it was McGahee, a sophomore who worked his way up the depth chart and now finds himself in the spotlight.

McGahee and Miami pushed the Gators around all night, and were it not for three interceptions by Dorsey _ including one returned for a touchdown by Bam Hardmon to pull Florida within 27-16 _ the score could have been even worse.

But for every mistake Dorsey and the Hurricanes made, they came back with an even bigger play to make up for it.

Dorsey threw two of his four touchdowns to running back Jason Geathers, and despite his up-and-down effort, the senior quarterback didn't appear to lose ground to Grossman in the early race for the Heisman Trophy.

Under heavy pressure all night, Grossman went 19-for-45 for 191 yards and two interceptions. He was sacked just once, on a play that merely added insult to injury.

Trailing 41-16, Grossman went down and Miami's Vince Wilfork celebrated with a big Gator Chomp. Wilfork drew an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty, but it barely mattered. Most of the record crowd of 85,777 was gone by then.

Grossman had a chance to give the Gators momentum in the second quarter, but after a blocked punt gave Florida the ball on the Miami 9, the Gators got called for delay of game. Three plays later, they settled for a field goal and a 10-6 lead.

The Hurricanes answered immediately with a touchdown. A few minutes after that, they showed the difference between champions and everyone else by forcing Florida to botch a punt deep in its own territory. The 'Canes got seven points out of it, not three, and came away with a 20-10 lead.

No. 4 Tennessee 26, Middle Tennessee 3

ELIZABETH A. DAVIS
AP Sports Writer

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer didn't look angry after the fourth-ranked Volunteers' 26-3 win over Middle Tennessee, although he might change his mind after studying the game tape.

Cedric Houston's touchdown run and Jason Witten's scoring pass from Casey Clausen Saturday were the offense's highlights. Otherwise, there were 11 penalties, three fumbles, a missed field goal and a blocked kick.

Not exactly what Fulmer was looking for as the Vols (2-0) look ahead to their next game, Sept. 21 against Florida.

``I'm cool now, but by Monday after looking at the film, I'll be mad as hell,'' Fulmer said. ``I don't think we were as sharp as we could be.''

After the offense faltered in the second half, the Volunteers' defense added a safety on a blocked punt and fumble recovery in the end zone.

The Blue Raiders (0-2), who moved up to Division I-A in 1999, weren't able to take advantage of Tennessee's mistakes, but they did enough to make the Vols look sloppy in the first meeting between the schools.

Clausen finished 24-of-29 for 263 yards passing with one interception.

Tennessee's top receiver, Kelley Washington, was sidelined for a second straight game with an injured right knee. Fulmer said he didn't know whether Washington would play against the Gators.

``We don't have anybody on the field right now that makes up for second-and-20,'' Fulmer said.

Middle Tennessee, which rallied from a 22-point deficit against Alabama last week before losing by five points, again came close to winning.

``We took two of the top teams in America to the fourth quarter with a chance to win,'' Blue Raiders coach Andy McCollum said. ``Tennessee closed the door and finished the game.''

The Vols' offense, which produced 400 yards, looked smooth in building a 17-0 lead by the middle of the second quarter.

Then Tennessee started to make mistakes. Houston and then Clausen fumbled on back-to-back possessions, but the Blue Raiders couldn't find their way to the end zone.

Next, the Vols' kicking game fizzled. Phillip Newman missed a 38-yard field-goal attempt in the third quarter, and a 42-yard attempt was blocked. Middle Tennessee's Brian Kelly kicked a 45-yard field goal on the ensuing possession for the Blue Raiders' only score.

Tennessee's offense couldn't get anything going afterward, relying on the defense to keep the game out of reach in the fourth quarter.

Redshirt freshman Jason Mitchell blocked Middle Tennessee's punt in the end zone for a safety with 9:19 left. Blue Raiders quarterback Andrico Hines was sacked and fumbled in the end zone, and Tennessee's Kevin Simon recovered it for a touchdown.

``I thought he was going to hand the ball off, and I would have a safety in my pocket,'' Simon said. ``It was just as well we got the touchdown. Either way, I'm scoring.''

Tennessee's mistakes gave Middle Tennessee chances to cut into the lead, but the Blue Raiders couldn't take advantage.

Clausen's fumble at the Tennessee 46 in the second half set up Middle Tennessee's most promising drive.

The Blue Raiders looked like they would have a chance to score from the Tennessee 1, but an attempted 33-yard pass to Tyrone Calico was ruled out of bounds. Hines was sacked by Julian Battle on the next play, and the drive stalled as the second quarter ended.

Tennessee took control early as Clausen completed a 40-yard pass to Witten over the middle on the Vols' first play. Houston, who fumbled once but ran for 74 yards on 13 carries, capped the drive with a 15-yard touchdown run.

Witten caught a 10-yard scoring pass, and Newman kicked a 35-yard field goal in the second quarter.

Arkansas 41, Boise St. 14

DOUGLAS PILS
AP Sports Writer

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) _ Matt Jones threw three touchdown passes to lead Arkansas past Boise State 41-14 Saturday night.

Jones completed just 7 of 14 passes for 106 yards, but he made few mistakes and also ran for 70 yards.

Arkansas (1-0) knocked Boise State quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie from the game in the second quarter with a sprained ankle. Backup B.J. Rhode completed 18 of 29 passes for 231 yards.

The Broncos (0-2) didn't score until they were behind 34-0, and Rhode threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes to Lou Fanucchi.

On Jones' first touchdown pass _ 14 yards to fullback Mark Pierce in the first quarter _ he almost fell when guard Mark Bokermann tripped him before he could drop back.

On his second touchdown, he looked off two receivers to his right before throwing to his left for 9 yards to Decori Birmingham. That made it 31-0. Jones added an 18-yard TD pass to Richard Smith.

Arkansas' defense and special teams units helped the Razorbacks build a 34-0 lead late in fourth quarter. Jones' first two touchdowns, a 38-yard scoring run by Cedric Cobbs and two Brennan O'Donohoe field goals were set up by Broncos turnovers.

Safety Kenny Hamlin recovered two fumbles, defensive end Keith Turner intercepted a batted ball, and fullback Brandon Holmes caused a fumble on a kickoff to set up the points.

Arkansas led 7-0 before its offense took the field. Bo Mosley picked up a blocked punt and scored following Boise State's first possession.

The Razorbacks stretched that lead to 21-0 thanks to more of the Broncos' miscues.

After its first possession stalled, Arkansas pinned Boise State at the 8-yard line, but the Broncos started moving and got four first downs. At the Arkansas 47, linebacker Tony Bua caused the Broncos' David Mikell to fumble, and Hamlin recovered.

Arkansas needed three plays to score, and all of them had a bit of flair.

Jones completed his first pass of the night for 33 yards to Smith. Cobbs kept his feet after being hit twice at the line of scrimmage for a 12-yard gain.

On the next play, Jones stumbled over Bokermann's left foot but maintained his balance, turned to his right and hit Pierce in the flat for a 14-yard touchdown and a 14-0 lead.

The Razorbacks used just three plays to capitalize on the Broncos' next turnover. Turner made the interception after Walls, the other defensive end, batted the ball.

Cobbs carried for no gain and then 4 yards before busting up the middle for a 38-yard touchdown.

Vanderbilt 49, Furman 18

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Bobby Johnson beat his old team for his first victory as Vanderbilt's coach as the Commodores defeated Division I-AA Furman 49-18 on Saturday night.

Jay Cutler ran for three touchdowns and threw two scoring passes to Dan Stricker to help Vanderbilt rebound from a 45-3 loss to Georgia Tech in Johnson's debut with the Commodores after eight seasons as the Paladins' head coach.

Cutler, in the second game of his career, was 11-of-14 for 215 yards and ran for 106 yards, the most by a Vanderbilt quarterback since 1994. He had a 61-yard touchdown run in the third quarter for Vanderbilt's longest play of the game.

Norval McKenzie added a 57-yard TD run for the Commodores and finished with 99 yards on 11 carries. Vanderbilt finished with 344 yards rushing, and held Furman to just 100 yards on the ground in Bobby Lamb's first game as the Paladins' coach.

Furman's Billy Napier completed 21 of 31 passes for 241 yards, and Bear Rinehart caught seven passes for 127 yards.

Furman pulled to 35-18 in the fourth quarter, but McKenzie's 57-yard TD run put the game well out of reach.

Vanderbilt, which did not cross the 50-yard line until it trailed 38-0 against Georgia Tech, scored on its first offensive play, with Cutler throwing a 43-yard pass to Stricker.

The Commodores drove 97 yards on their second possession, scoring on Cutler's 59-yard pass to Stricker.

Stricker gained 116 yards in the first quarter and finished with 132 on four receptions in Vanderbilt's largest victory in a home opener since 1950.

Virginia 34, No. 22 South Carolina 21

MATTHEW BARAKAT
Associated Press Writer

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) _ Matt Schaub threw three touchdown passes, and Virginia took advantage of seven South Carolina turnovers to beat the 22nd-ranked Gamecocks 34-21 Saturday night.

Schaub, who had been inconsistent in the Cavaliers' first two games _ both losses _ while sharing time with redshirt freshman Marques Hagans, played nearly the entire game and delivered a strong performance.

Billy McMullen, a 6-foot-4 receiver who struggled to get open in the first two games, took advantage of South Carolina's smaller secondary, catching four passes four 72 yards, including a 35-yard TD pass and three other catches facing third-and-long.

The Gamecocks (1-1) fumbled six times and threw an interception. Three of the turnovers led to Cavaliers touchdowns, while two others happened deep in Virginia territory, stopping potential scoring drives.

South Carolina's defense, which looked suspect in a 34-24-season opening victory over New Mexico State, again gave up big yardage. The Cavaliers amassed 339 yards of total offense, including 196 passing.

The Cavaliers trailed 21-20 at halftime but took advantage of two third-quarter fumbles to take a 13-point lead. With a little over four minutes remaining in the quarter, Schaub was intercepted on the South Carolina 6 by Langston Moore, but Moore fumbled and Schaub recovered. Three plays later, Schaub hit Kase Luzar for a 5-yard TD pass.

On the next drive, Gamecocks quarterback Corey Jenkins fumbled on his own 20, and Virginia's Angelo Crowell recovered. On the next play, tight end Heath Miller, originally recruited as a quarterback, threw a 20-yard TD pass to Patrick Estes to make it 34-21.

South Carolina had several scoring opportunities in the final quarter, but turnovers deep in Virginia territory ended two drives, and a failed fourth-down conversion ended the other.

The Cavaliers, who began their season with three opponents now ranked in the Top 25, avoided their first 0-3 start since 1982.

Virginia opened the game with a 14-play touchdown drive, converting four third-down plays needing 5 yards or more. Schaub completed seven of nine passes on the drive, including a 1-yard TD catch by Miller.

The Gamecocks responded with a 52-yard TD drive, capped by a 10-yard inside screen pass to Matthew Thomas.

In the second quarter, South Carolina took a 14-7 lead on a 60-yard drive, aided by a pass interference penalty and an unsportsmanlike conduct call on Groh. The coach came onto the field and launched a tirade after officials called the interference penalty, which negated an interception by Shernard Newby.

Schaub finished 20-of-30 for 170 yards and two interceptions. Jenkins was 12-of-21 for 119 yards with a touchdown pass and an interception. He also ran 20 times for 94 yards.

No. 24 LSU 35, The Citadel 10

MARY FOSTER
AP Sports Writer

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ Domanick Davis ran for two touchdowns as 24th-ranked LSU bounced back from its season-opening defeat last week with a 35-10 victory over The Citadel on Saturday night.

After losing to Virginia Tech by 18 points, LSU (1-1) returned home to win its fourth straight game at Tiger Stadium.

The Division I-AA Bulldogs (0-1) were outscored 21-0 in the first half and outgained 317-106. They only made it past midfield once, and then only to the LSU 49-yard line.

The Tigers scored on their first possession, with Davis running 22 yards for the touchdown. LaBrandon Toefield made it 14-0 on a 59-yard run. Davis added another touchdown in the second quarter on an 8-yard run.

LSU quarterback Matt Mauck ran for a 6-yard touchdown in the third quarter to make it 28-0.

The Citadel rallied in the third quarter, producing 116 total yards, to just 42 for LSU. The Bulldogs avoided the shutout with an 81-yard touchdown drive that took up 6 1/2 minutes, capped by Nehemiah Broughton's 1-yard run.

LSU had 400 yards on offense, to 236 by The Citadel. The Tigers outrushed the Bulldogs 296 yards to 138. The passing game was almost even, with LSU gaining 107 yards to The Citadel's 105.

Klien completed 11 of 25 passes for 100 yards.

Mauck was 8-of-18 for LSU, for 90 yards. He was intercepted once.

Davis had 86 yards on 15 carries for LSU. Joseph Addai led the Tigers with 89 yards on 14 carries.

Ern Mills had 56 yards on nine carries for the Bulldogs. Nate Mahoney had 56 yards on 14 carries.