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Cal spoils Stanford's Rose hopes

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The Associated Press

Published: November 22, 2009

Updated: 11/22/2009 12:22 am

STANFORD, Calif. - Shane Vereen ran for a career-high 193 yards and three touchdowns on 42 carries and Mike Mohamed intercepted a pass from Andrew Luck at the 3 with less than 2 minutes left as California spoiled No. 14 Stanford's Rose Bowl hopes with a 34-28 win in the Big Game on Saturday.

What was billed as the biggest Big Game in years lived up to the pregame hype, with Stanford's Heisman Trophy contender Toby Gerhart rushing for 136 yards, four touchdowns and carrying defenders on a 29-yard reception that set Stanford (7-4, 6-3 Pac-10) up at the Cal 13 with less than 2 minutes left.

Luck then threw an incompletion on first down and was intercepted by Mohamed on second with 1:36 to go, setting off a wild celebration on the Cal sideline. The Golden Bears (8-3, 5-3) won the coveted Axe for the seventh time in eight years.

NO. 3 TEXAS 51,

KANSAS 20

AUSTIN, Texas - Colt McCoy set an NCAA record with his 43rd career victory as a starter, passing for 396 yards as Texas (11-0, 7-0) wrapped up the Big 12 South title.

NO. 4 TCU 45,

WYOMING 10

LARAMIE, Wyo. - Matthew Tucker and Joseph Turner each ran for two touchdowns, and TCU routed Wyoming for the Horned Frogs' best start in 71 years.

The win keeps TCU (7-0 Mountain West) in the thick of BCS contention and clinches at least a share of the conference crown.

NO. 19 BYU 38,

AIR FORCE 21

PROVO, Utah - Max Hall threw for five touchdowns and set a BYU record with his 30th career win.

Hall was 33-for-45 for 377 yards in his 30th victory, breaking the mark he shared with 1990 Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer. BYU (9-2, 5-1 Mountain West) earned its sixth straight win over Air Force (7-5, 5-3).

Harvey Unga became BYU's all-time rushing leader with 67 yards, giving him 3,268 in his career.

OREGON STATE 42,

WASHINGTON STATE 10

PULLMAN, Wash. - Sean Canfield threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns as Oregon State kept its Rose Bowl hopes alive.

Jacquizz Rodgers rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns as Oregon State (8-3, 6-2 Pac-10) won its fourth straight game and sixth of the past seven.

The Beavers scored on their first three possessions and piled up 567 yards of offense while limiting WSU to 192.

NO. 23 UTAH 38,

SAN DIEGO STATE 7

SALT LAKE CITY - Eddie Wide rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns and Utah scored all its points in the first half.

The Utes (9-2, 6-1 MWC) bounced back after losing 55-28 on the road to No. 4 TCU a week before to earn their 17th consecutive home win, extending the third-longest home winning streak in the nation behind Oklahoma (28) and Boise State (24).

NO. 24 HOUSTON 55,

MEMPHIS 14

HOUSTON - Case Keenum threw for 405 yards and five touchdowns in just more than two quarters for Houston.

Keenum set a school record for career touchdown passes with 94, surpassing David Klingler's 91, before being replaced by Cotton Turner after an 18-yard pass to L.J. Castile put Houston (9-2, 5-2 Conference USA) ahead 49-14 early in the third quarter.

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