A high scoring shoot-out saw Iowa QB Chuck Hartlieb throw for a school-record 558 yards while completing 44 of 60 pass attempts. Hoosier RB Anthony Thompson rushed for 3 TDs, but it was a key goal line stand by Indiana which preserved a 45-34 victory.
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Indiana running back Anthony Thompson broke the NCAA record for career touchdowns (65) during the game, but llini quarterback Jeff George tossed five touchdown passes guiding his team to a 41-28 victory.
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Chad Henne connected with Braylon Edwards for two 4th quarter TDs as the Wolverines stormed back from a 17-point deficit to force overtime. A third TD from Henne to Edwards in triple overtime sealed the 45-37 victory.
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In a contest between top-10 teams, Iowa and Penn State played a barn-burner which saw Penn State rally from a 3 TD deficit in the 4th quarter, only to come up short in overtime, 42-35. Heisman finalist Brad Banks led the Hawkeyes with 4 TD passes.
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Illinois handed Colorado its only loss during the Buffalos’ National Championship season, roaring back from a 17-3 deficit to win 23-22. The Fighting Illini engineered a 63-yard game-winning march capped by a Howard Griffith touchdown run.
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Joe Paterno passed Bear Bryant to become the major college football career victory leader with a 29-27 win. QB Zach Mills led the Nittany Lions back from an 18-point 2nd half deficit.
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The day after legendary Michigan coach Bo Schembechler died, the Wolverines and Buckeyes met in the "Game of the Century." Both teams were 11-0. OSU held on, 42-39, to secure a spot in the BCS National Championship Game.
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The Wolverines entered the game undefeated and No. 1 in the nation. Heisman winner Charles Woodson ran back a punt for a TD and intercepted a pass in the Michigan end zone, leading Michigan to a 20-14 victory over No. 4 Ohio State.
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Illinois entered the game a 24-point underdog to No. 9 Michigan and trailed 27-7 in the 3rd quarter, but Kurt Kittner rallied the Illini to a 35-29 victory. The game is sealed when Illinois picked off a Tom Brady pass.
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C.J. Bacher threw for a school-record 520 yards and five touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime, and Northwestern scored a wild 48-41 victory over Michigan State.
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Kellen Lewis ran for two touchdowns, Marcus Thigpen ran for 140 yards and Austin Starr made a career-long field goal with 30 seconds left as the Hoosiers earned their first bowl bid since 1993, fulfilling the dream of late coach Terry Hoeppner.
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Purdue and Wisconsin both entered the game undefeated and ranked in the Top 10, but the Badger defense shut down Heisman hopeful Kyle Orton in a 20-17 win.
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