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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 1, 2009

Updated: 11/01/2009 12:32 am

EUGENE, Ore. - Jeremiah Masoli threw for 222 yards and a touchdown and ran for 164 more yards with another score, and the No. 10 Oregon Ducks ran past No. 4 USC 47-20 for the Trojans' worst loss since 1997.

Redshirt freshman LaMichael James ran for 184 yards and a score as the Ducks (7-1, 5-0 Pacific-10) racked up 391 yards on the ground against the Trojans, who came into the game with the fifth-best rush defense in the nation, allowing an average of just 79.9 yards a game.

Southern California (6-2, 3-2) had not lost a game by more than a touchdown since a 27-16 loss to Notre Dame in 2001, Pete Carroll's first season as coach. It was USC's worst lost since a 35-7 defeat to Arizona State on Oct. 11, 1997.

Oregon remained undefeated in the Pac-10, threatening USC's hold on the league championship for the past seven years.

NO. 3 TEXAS 41,

NO. 13 OKLAHOMA ST. 14

STILLWATER, Okla. - A greedy Texas defense is making Colt McCoy's life so much easier.

Curtis Brown and Earl Thomas each returned interceptions for touchdowns, and Cody Johnson had two short TD runs as the Longhorns (8-0, 5-0) routed Oklahoma State (6-2, 3-1) to establish themselves as the clear frontrunner in the Big 12 South.

McCoy had an efficient 171-yard performance and threw his 100th career touchdown pass, and the Longhorns avoided the kind of letdown on Halloween weekend that cost them a chance to play for the Big 12 and national championships a year ago.

NO. 6 BOISE STATE 45,

SAN JOSE STATE 7

BOISE, Idaho - Kellen Moore threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another to lead Boise State to its eighth straight win.

Boise State (8-0, 3-0 WAC) also got plenty of help from its defense, which held the Spartans (1-6, 0-3) to 221 total yards and forced two turnovers that led to touchdowns.

NO. 8 TCU 41, UNLV 0

FORT WORTH, Texas - Andy Dalton threw three touchdown passes, Ed Wesley scored running and catching the ball and the TCU defense smothered UNLV (3-6, 1-4 Mountain West) to get its first shutout of the season.

It was another dominating performance for the Horned Frogs (8-0, 4-0), who for now are in position to be this season's BCS buster.

NO. 15 HOUSTON 50,

SOUTHERN MISS 43

HOUSTON - Case Keenum threw for a career-high 559 yards and had five touchdowns, his last coming with 21 seconds remaining, as Houston (7-1, 3-1 Conference USA) escaped with a win over Southern Mississippi (5-4, 3-2).

Keenum broke the tie with a 46-yard pass to Patrick Edwards.

NO. 19 UTAH 22,

WYOMING 10

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah freshman Jordan Wynn passed for 82 yards and a touchdown in his college debut, replacing starter Terrance Cain in the second half and rallying the Utes (7-1, 4-0 Mountain West) to victory over Wyoming (4-4, 2-2).

NO. 22 OKLAHOMA 42,

KANSAS STATE 30

NORMAN, Okla. - Landry Jones passed for 294 yards and four touchdowns and DeMarco Murray scored three times to help Oklahoma (5-3, 3-1) hold off Kansas State (5-4, 3-2).

NO. 25 NOTRE DAME 40,

WASHINGTON STATE 14

SAN ANTONIO - Golden Tate scored two touchdowns, including a spectacular grab of a desperation heave at the end of the first half, and Notre Dame (6-2) got its first easy win in almost two months by clobbering Washington State (7-1).

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