FOOTBALL THURSDAY'S GAMES

FOOTBALLTHURSDAY'S GAMES
Connecticut 41, Rutgers 35
Pittsburgh 16, West Virginia 13
Tuskegee (9-1) at Alabama St. (8-1), 2 p.m.
PITTSBURGH 16, WEST VIRGINIA 13
West Virginia10030--13
Pittsburgh0637--16
First Quarter
WVa--Colson 6 run (Cooper kick), 6:55
WVa--FG Cooper 26, 1:56
Second Quarter
Pitt--FG Cummings 37, 14:04
Pitt--FG Cummings 35, 8:15
Third Quarter
Pitt--FG Cummings 20, 9:54
WVa--FG Good 31, 5:07
Fourth Quarter
Pitt--Palko 2 run (Cummings kick), 4:06
A--52,641
WVaPitt
First downs1919
Rushes-yards49-21335-143
Passing145165
Comp-Att-Int14-27-214-38-1
Return Yards2830
Punts-Avg.4-29.35-32.8
Fumbles-Lost2-00-0
Penalties-Yards10-892-10
Time of Possession30:4729:13
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING--West Virginia, Marshall 18-104, P. Williams 12-58, Colson 14-43, Brady 1-5, Harris 3-5, team 1-(minus 2). Pittsburgh, Murphy 20-106, Palko 9-26, Kirkley 3-16, Strong 1-(minus 2), team 2-(minus 3).
PASSING--West Virginia, Marshall 14-26-2-145, Thompson 0-1-0-0. Pittsburgh, Palko 14-38-1-165.
RECEIVING--West Virginia, Harris 4-28, E. Jackson 2-37, Colson 2-22, Henderson 2-4, Hales 1-16, Hunter 1-16, H. Johnson 1-15, Pennington 1-7. Pittsburgh, Lee 8-124, Murphy 2-8, Furman 1-16, Gill 1-10, Campbell 1-5, Kirkley 1-2.
CONNECTICUT 41, RUTGERS 35
UConn147146--41
Rutgers71477--35
First Quarter
Rut--Leonard 1 run (Ito kick), 9:43.
Conn--Brockington 1 run (Nuzie kick), 4:31.
Conn--Brockington 5 run (Nuzie kick), :35.
Second Quarter
Conn--Brockington 16 pass from Orlovsky (Nuzie kick), 6:38.
Rut--Moses 87 pass from Shawell (Ito kick), 6:07.
Rut--Daniels 13 pass from Hart (Ito kick), :38.
Third Quarter
Conn--Bellamy 2 run (Nuzie kick), 10:01.
Rut--Moses 16 pass from Hart (Ito kick), 7:14.
Conn--Murray 32 pass from Orlovsky (Nuzie kick), 6:08.
Fourth Quarter
Conn--Murray 3 pass from Orlovsky (kick failed), 2:28.
Rut--Foster 80 kickoff return (Ito kick), 2:14.
A--20,224.
ConnRut
First downs2624
Rushes-yards48-22330-88
Passing264366
Comp-Att-Int19-30-227-40-0
Return Yards3115
Punts-Avg.3-324-42
Fumbles-Lost1-02-2
Penalties-Yards6-554-44
Time of Possession32:3627:24
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING--UConn, Brockington 17-73, Bellamy 17-53, Anderson 7-48, Orlovsky 3-40, McLean 2-13, team 2-(minus 4). Rutgers, Leonard 20-70, Shawell 2-27, Linton 4-15, Hart 4-(minus 24).
PASSING--UConn, Orlovsky 19-30-2-264. Rutgers, Hart 26-34-0-279, Shawell 1-6-0-87.
RECEIVING--UConn, Murray 6-135, Henry 4-52, Williams 4-21, Bellamy 2-24, Brockington 1-16, Cutaia 1-11, Sparks 1-5. Rutgers, Moses 7-168, Leonard 6-37, Harris 4-61, Hairston 4-23, Daniels 3-33, Baker 1-19, Foster 1-16, Loomis 1-9.
TODAY'S GAMES
Colorado (6-4) at Nebraska (5-5), Noon
LSU (8-2) at Arkansas (5-5), 2:30 p.m.
Arizona St. (8-2) at Arizona (2-8), 3 p.m.
Texas A & amp;M (7-3) at Texas (9-1), 3:30 p.m.
SATURDAY'S GAMES
Memphis (7-3) at South Florida (4-5), 11 a.m.
Wake Forest (4-6) at Maryland (4-6), Noon
Syracuse (5-5) at Boston College (8-2), 1 p.m.
Kentucky (2-8) at Tennessee (8-2), 12:30 p.m.
Florida A & amp;M (3-7) at Fla. International (2-6), 1 p.m.
East Carolina (2-8) vs. N.C. State (4-6) at Charlotte, N.C., 1 p.m.
Virginia (8-2) at Virginia Tech (8-2), 1 p.m.
Missouri (4-6) at Iowa St. (6-4), 1 p.m.
Mississippi St. (3-7) at Mississippi (3-7), 2 p.m.
Grambling St. (5-5) at Southern U. (8-2), 2 p.m.
Cincinnati (6-4) at Louisville (8-1), 2:30 p.m.
UAB (7-3) at Southern Miss. (5-4), 3 p.m.
Tulane (4-5) at TCU (5-5), 3 p.m.
UTEP (8-2) at Tulsa (3-8), 3 p.m.
Georgia Tech (6-4) at Georgia (8-2), 3:30 p.m.
Oklahoma St. (7-3) at Texas Tech (6-4), 3:30 p.m.
Edward Waters (8-2) at Florida Atlantic (7-3), 4 p.m.
Fresno St. (7-3) at San Jose St. (2-8), 5 p.m.
Boise St. (10-0) at Nevada (5-6), 7:45 p.m.
Notre Dame (6-4) at Southern Cal (10-0), 8 p.m.
Northwestern (6-5) at Hawaii (5-5), 11 p.m.
NCAA DIVISION I-AA PLAYOFFS
First Round
Saturday
Jacksonville State (9-1) at Furman (9-2), Noon
Hampton (9-1) at William & amp; Mary (9-2), Noon
James Madison (9-2) at Lehigh (9-2), 12:30 p.m.
Western Kentucky (9-2) at Sam Houston State (9-2), 2 p.m.
Northwestern State (8-3) at Montana (9-2), 2 p.m.
Eastern Washington (8-3) at Southern Illinois (10-1), 2:30 p.m.
Lafayette (8-3) at Delaware (8-3), 3 p.m.
New Hampshire (9-2) at Georgia Southern (9-2), 6 p.m.
NCAA DIVISION II PLAYOFFS
Quarterfinals
Saturday
West Chester (10-3) at East Stroudsburg (10-1), Noon
Northwest Misouri State (11-1) at Pittsburg State (12-0), 1 p.m.
Valdosta State (10-1), at Albany State, Ga. (11-0), 1 p.m.
Grand Valley State (10-2) at North Dakota (10-2), 2 p.m.
NCAA DIVISION III PLAYOFFS
Second Round
Saturday
Hobart, N.Y. (9-1) at Rowan, N.J. (8-2), Noon
St. John Fisher, N.Y. (10-1) at Delaware Valley (11-0), Noon
Christopher Newport, Va. (9-2) at Washington & amp; Jefferson, Pa. (11-0), Noon
Wheaton, Ill. (10-1) at Mount Union, Ohio (10-0), Noon
Carthage, Wis. (10-1) at Wooster, Ohio (11-0), Noon
Occidental, Calif. (9-1) at Concordia-Moorhead (11-0), 1 p.m.
Mary Hardin-Baylor (10-1) at Hardin-Simmons (10-0), 1 p.m.
Wisconsin-La Crosse (7-3) at Linfield, Ore. (9-0), 3 p.m.
NAIA PLAYOFFS
Quarterfinals
Saturday
Hastings (9-2) at St. Francis, Ind. (11-0), Noon
MidAmerica Nazarene (9-2) at Georgetown, Ky. (11-0), 1:30 p.m.
Carroll, Mont. (8-2) at Dickinson State (9-1), 2 p.m.
Sioux Falls (11-0) at Azusa Pacific (10-2), 7 p.m.
BASKETBALLTHURSDAY'S SCORESMEN
Old Dominion 67, TCU 62
Women
Texas 74, Tennessee 59
Flint Hills Resources Islander Class
First Round
Purdue 55, Arkansas 51
Paradise Jam
First Round
Kentucky 73, Oregon St. 70
Rutgers 68, S. Dakota St. 50
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