LOS ANGELES — Matt Barkley passed for 352 yards and a school record-tying five touchdowns, and Southern California roared to a 42-point halftime lead while snapping its first losing streak in nine years with a 48-14 victory against California on Saturday.
Robert Woods and Ronald Johnson caught two scoring passes apiece for the Trojans (5-2, 2-2 Pac-10), who lost their last two games to Washington and Stanford on field goals at the final gun.
USC overwhelmed the Golden Bears (3-3, 1-2) from the opening drive. The Trojans held Cal scoreless until late in the third quarter, and the offense racked up 372 of its 589 total yards in the first half.
It was the Bears’ seventh straight loss to USC. Cal hasn’t won at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in a decade.
David Ausberry also caught a TD pass for USC, which hadn’t lost back-to-back games since early in 2001, former coach Pete Carroll’s first season.
Notre Dame 44, Western Michigan 20
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Michael Floyd caught three touchdown passes and had 157 yards receiving as the Irish (4-3) pulled away from the Broncos (2-4) in the third quarter for its third straight win.
Floyd took a pass from Dayne Crist and raced 80 yards for a score on the game’s first play from scrimmage, caught a 32-yarder on an option pass from John Goodman for a TD and later grabbed a 2-yarder from Crist in the third.
Crist passed for three TDS, completed 18-of-28 for 255 yards and also ran for a score in three quarters of action.
Miami 28, Duke 13
DURHAM, N.C. — Jacory Harris threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and the Hurricanes (4-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) forced seven turnovers in a 28-13 victory over Duke (1-5, 0-3), which lost its fifth straight.
Vaughn Telemaque picked off two passes, and defensive tackle Micanor Regis returned an interception 22 yards for a touchdown for Miami, which intercepted five passes and forced two fumbles.
Rutgers 23, Army 20, OT
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Joe Martinek scored on a 1-yard run in overtime and Rutgers (4-2) rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit behind freshman quarterback Chas Dodd to beat penalty- and mistake-prone Army (4-3).
Dodd threw second-half touchdown passes of 3 yards to Kordell Young and 16 yards to Mark Harrison to tie the game at 17. He also set up the winning TD on a third-and-6 pass to the 3.
Navy 28, SMU 21
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — An interception by Tyler Simmons set up a tiebreaking touchdown run by Alexander Teich with 1:38 left, and Navy scored all its points after halftime in the win.
The Midshipmen (4-2) turned a 14-point deficit into a 21-14 lead before SMU (3-2) pulled even with 2:51 to go. The Mustangs then forced a punt, but a personal foul call against SMU brought the ball back to the 11, and Kyle Padron’s first-down pass was picked off by Simmons with 1:50 left.
Purdue 28, Minnesota 17
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Dan Dierking ran for a career-high 126 yards, quarterback Rob Henry accounted for four touchdowns, as the Boilermakers (4-2, 2-0 Big Ten) matched their best conference start since 2004.
It was Minnesota’s sixth straight loss, adding to the pressure on coach Tim Brewster. Reports circulated before the game that he could be fired if the Golden Gophers (1-6, 0-3) lost.
A Minnesota spokesman said the school had no comment and said athletic director Joel Maturi would not be available to talk.
Clemson 31, Maryland 7
CLEMSON, S.C. — Andre Ellington had an 87-yard kickoff return score and added a rushing touchdown as the Tigers (3-3, 1-2 ACC) broke a three-game losing streak.
Maryland (4-2, 1-1) had won three of its past four against Clemson.
Va. Tech 52, Wake Forest 21
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Tyrod Taylor threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for a TD to lead the Hokies (5-2, 3-0 ACC), who won their fifth straight and scored touchdowns on seven of their eight first-half possessions against Wake Forest (2-5, 1-3).
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