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Purdue fails test; Badgers, Irish rebound - Page 2

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Kansas State 35, Texas 17 -- Six turnovers by the Longhorns led to 26 points for the Wildcats, and David Allen scored on a punt return and a touchdown run to seal the K-State victory. The punt return was the seventh of Allen's career, tying the NCAA Division I-A record shared by Oklahoma's Jack Mitchell (1946-48) and Nebraska's Johnny Rodgers (1970-72).

Virginia Tech 31, Virginia 7 -- Hokies running back Shyrone Stith ran for 113 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Tech offense outshined their outstanding defense in a rout over the Cavaliers. Stith has gained more than 100 yards in all four of his team's games this season, becoming the first Tech running back to do so since 1977. Quarterback Michael Vick was 7-of-9 for 222 yards and a touchdown while the Hokies defense, No. 1 in the nation entering the game, held Virginia to 213 total yards.

Texas Tech 21, Texas A&M 19 -- In 1995, the Red Raiders beat the No. 8 Aggies, 14-7. In 1997, the 20th-ranked team from A&M was upset 16-13 by Tech. Lightning struck again in '99, even without star running back Ricky Williams. Sammy Morris carried the ball 33 times for 170 yards and a touchdown. Trailing 10-0, the Red Raiders struck for three quick first-half touchdowns and led 21-10 at the break. A&M came back and, trailing by a pair with less than two minutes remaining, drove deep into Tech territory. But Antwan Alexander intercepted a Randy McCown pass at the Tech 20-yard line with 74 seconds left, and the same team that lost to North Texas last week had knocked off the sixth ranked team in the country.

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