Oregon stuns Sooners, 34-33

Ducks block field-goal attempt on final play

? In a wild final 72 seconds, Dennis Dixon and the Oregon Ducks had everything go their way.

Dixon rallied for two late touchdowns, with the help of a successful onside kick, and the No. 18 Ducks blocked a field goal on the final play to seal a 34-33 victory over No. 15 Oklahoma on Saturday.

“This shows the nation we can play with the big boys,” Oregon rover Patrick Chung said. “We beat Oklahoma, No. 15 in the nation, and now you have to watch out for Oregon.”

Dixon’s 16-yard keeper with 1:12 left brought the Ducks within 33-27 and set up the onside-kick attempt.

The Ducks (3-0) recovered the bouncing kick on their own 48, but Oklahoma (2-1) argued that an Oregon player touched the ball before it went the required 10 yards, which would have given the Sooners possession. Officials delayed play for an instant replay review, but the call stood and Dixon went to work.

After a pass interference call on Oklahoma again had Sooners coach Bob Stoops shaking his head on the sideline, Dixon threw a 23-yard TD pass to Brian Paysinger with 46 seconds left to give Oregon the lead.

Oklahoma wasn’t done, though, as Reggie Smith returned a squib kick 55 yards to the Ducks’ 27.

With no timeouts the Sooners ran one play, run into the line by Adrian Peterson, then spiked the ball with a second left. Garrett Hartley’s 44-yard field-goal attempt wasn’t high enough to clear the line, and the Ducks celebrated.

“I was just praying we would get that onside kick,” said Sooners tailback Adrian Peterson, who ran for 211 yards. “Once we didn’t get it, things got really ugly from there. “

No. 8 Texas 52, Rice 7

Houston – Texas had no trouble rebounding from last week’s loss to Ohio State as Colt McCoy and the Longhorns defeated overmatched Rice. McCoy threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns, and Selvin Young and Jamaal Charles both ran for more than 100 yards and scored a touchdown each.

The Longhorns scored on their first three possessions and then tacked on touchdowns on defense and special teams to take a 31-0 lead.

No. 16 Iowa 27, Iowa State 17

Iowa City, Iowa – Drew Tate threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns and No. 16 Iowa rallied from a 14-3 deficit. The Cyclones (2-1) had taken six of the last eight from Iowa – including a 23-3 thumping.

No. 20 TCU 12, No. 24 Texas Tech 3

Fort Worth, Texas – Not only did the 20th-ranked Horned Frogs win, they held No. 24 Texas Tech’s pass-happy offense without a touchdown – two years after the Red Raiders’ 10-TD assault in the teams’ last meeting.

No. 22 Arizona State 21, Colorado 3

Boulder, Colo. – Rudy Carpenter was often off-target but still threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns in the Sun Devils’ victory over the Buffaloes.

Texas A&M 28, Army 24

San Antonio – Jorvorskie Lane rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns, and Devin Gregg intercepted two passes as the Aggies needed a last-

second defensive stop to beat the Black Knights.

Missouri 27, New Mexico 17

Albuquerque, N.M. – Chase Daniel’s fourth-quarter touchdown bailed out Missouri’s bungling offense, and Tony Temple rushed for 168 yards as the Tigers remained unbeaten.

Missouri (3-0) showed plenty of offensive potential with 396 total yards, but the Tigers kept squandering scoring opportunities.

Daniel finally gave the Tigers breathing room by taking Missouri on an 80-yard, 11-play drive in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter and scoring on an 8-yard keeper for a 20-10 lead.

Oklahoma State 48, Florida Atlantic 8

Stillwater, Okla. – Mike Hamilton ran for 85 yards and two touchdowns, and Chris Collins scored Oklahoma State’s first defensive touchdown in 15 games.

Washington State 17, Baylor 15

Seattle – Quarterback Alex Brink caught a third-quarter touchdown pass, and Loren Langley kicked a 17-yard field goal with nine seconds left.