Vols’ Kiffin gets first coaching win
5 Number of touchdowns for Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton as the Vols routed Western Kentucky 63-7 to secure their first win under new coach Lane Kiffin. The Hilltoppers were welcomed to their first season as full-fledged members of the Football Bowl Subdivision with the Volunteers’ largest margin of victory since a 70-3 win over Louisiana-Monroe in 2000.
234 Yards rushing for Purdue’s Ralph Bolden in a 52-31 win over Toledo. Bolden, a sophomore, put up the third-best rushing total in school history in his first start. He broke loose for a 78-yard touchdown run on his first carry in Boilermakers coach Danny Hope’s debut.
414 Passing yards for Holy Cross quarterback Dominic Randolph, who rallied his team with two fourth-quarter touchdowns in a 20-7 win over Georgetown.
