Temple grounds down Army

Players of the Weekend

Local: Temple's Bernard Pierce and Matt Brown combined for 290 yards rushing and five touchdowns in a 42-14 win over Army.

National: Robert Griffin III threw for 479 yards and the game-winning 34-yard score with 8 seconds left to give Baylor its first-ever win over Oklahoma.

AROUND TOWN

TEMPLE 42, ARMY 14

Bernard Pierce, who sat out the last game (took a shot to his head in previous game), carried 21 times for 157 yards and three TDs. Matt Brown added 133 and two scores on eight attempts. Temple now has 32 rushing TDs, eclipsing the program record of 29 set 2 years ago.

The Owls (7-4) led at the half, 28-0.

Army (3-8) is 0-7 on the road this season and now 0-9 at the Linc. The Army-Navy game is Dec. 10 in Landover, Md.

The Owls (4-3 MAC East), who are trying to get to their second bowl game in 3 years, close Friday in South Philly against Kent State (5-6, 4-3 MAC East).

DELAWARE 26, VILLANOVA 16

In the first football game at Chester's PPL Park, the Wildcats (2-9, 1-7 CAA) couldn't hold a 16-13 third-quarter lead.

Sean Baner kicked four field goals for the Blue Hens (7-4, 5-3). His 29-yarder with 2:11 left put the Blue Hens up by three. Ricky Tunstall then returned an interception 54 yards to clinch it.

Villanova hadn't lost nine games since 1972.

Freshman Jamal Abdur-Rahmam (La Salle high) scored on runs of 58 and 43 yards, finishing with 119 yards on seven carries.

The Blue Hens, the 2009 national runners-up, still weren't among the five CAA teams that made the playoff field.

CORNELL 48, PENN 38

The Quakers (5-5, 4-3 Ivy), who lost their chance at a threepeat last week at Harvard, lost an Ivy League home game for the first time in just over 3 years. They lost to the Big Red (5-5, 3-4) for the first time since 2006, and second time at Franklin Field since 1999 (third since '89).

Jeff Matthews threw for an Ivy-record 548 yards and five scores, three to Shane Savage.

Penn led 24-21 at intermission. Cornell went ahead for good with 9 minutes to go.

The Quakers, who scored on an interception return by linebacker Erik Rask, got two TD runs from quarterback Billy Ragone, who also passed for 253 yards.

DELAWARE VALLEY 62, NORWICH 10

For the third consecutive year, the Aggies (11-0) won a first-round Division III playoff game at home. Last year they had to go to Mount Union next, a task that is, of course, impossible. This time they'll host 9-2 St. John Fisher (Rochester, N.Y.), which won at Johns Hopkins, 23-12. The Aggies beat St. John Fisher at home in the second round in 2004, 26-20.

Del Val has scored more points than 62 only once, in their 2009 playoff opener against Susquehanna. Norwich (Vt.), 7-4, was making its first appearance in the 32-team NCAA tournament.

FRAUD FIVE

-- Clemson: Shouldn't be losing at North Carolina State by 24.

-- Oklahoma: Shouldn't be losing at Baylor the way it did.

-- Oregon: Shouldn't be digging fatal 28-point third-quarter hole to Southern Cal at home the week after you won big at Stanford.

-- Nebraska: It's OK to lose at Michigan. But show up.

-- Ohio State: Can't get Urban Meyer fast enough.

If anyone cares, Southern Mississippi can't be getting in the Top 25 only to lose at three-win Alabama-Birmingham.

AROUND THE COUNTRY

Where to begin? Yo, I was the one who wrote that Oklahoma State wouldn't lose at Iowa State. And that turned out to be simply the appetizer.

The 2, 4, 5 and 7 teams in the BCS standings all went down. And 9 (Stanford) won by three. There might not be a playoff. But this elimination stuff sure is entertaining.

Oklahoma State was a 24-point favorite on Friday. Iowa State had never beaten at top-6 team before. The Cowboys had things under control. Then they watched their field goal attempt go almost directly over the right upright, ruled no good. Then, somehow, they were done.

Oklahoma was a 14-point favorite at Baylor. It led the series, 20-0. The Sooners scored late, and were going for the winning two-point conversion. A procedure penalty made them settle for a tying PAT. Baylor was willing to run out the clock and go to overtime, but OU called one of its three remaining timeouts, hoping to force a punt. Several plays later, Baylor was in the end zone. Oops.

USC was a two-TD underdog as well. Didn't matter. Oregon rallied but also missed a FG (wide left) at the end.

This could get really goofy, if Arkansas wins at LSU Friday or maybe even if LSU wins but loses to Georgia in the SEC title game. If the latter happens, you could have a scenario where one-loss LSU plays one-loss Alabama for the national title, without either being a conference champion.

DID YOU NOTICE?

-- Kutztown (11-1), coached by former Temple assistant Ray Monica, won its first Division II playoff game, 17-14 over visiting Concord (W. Va.), which finished 7-4. The Golden Bears, who set a program record for wins, now travel to New Haven (10-1), which had a bye.

-- Michigan State has won 14 straight at home, its longest such streak since 19 from 1950-53. It had its first back-to-back perfect home seasons since 1956.

-- Florida State lost to Virginia on a wide left.

-- South Carolina has won nine times in consecutive seasons for the first time.

MIKE KERN'S TOP 15

1. Louisiana State (11-0). Beat Mississippi, 52-3. Lost by 8 at Arkansas last year. Friday: vs. Arkansas.

2. Alabama (10-1). Beat Georgia Southern, 45-21. Lost at home to Auburn last year. Saturday: at Auburn.

3. Arkansas (10-1). Beat Mississippi State, 44-17. Has beaten LSU 3 of last 4. Friday: at LSU.

4. Stanford (10-1). Beat California, 31-28. Has beaten Notre Dame last 2 years. Saturday: vs. Notre Dame.

5. Oklahoma State (10-1). Lost at Iowa State, 37-31 (2 OT). Should have never gone to OT. Next: Dec. 3 vs. Oklahoma.

6. Virginia Tech (10-1). Beat North Carolina, 24-21. Has beaten Virginia 7 straight. Saturday: at Virginia.

7. Boise State (9-1). Beat San Diego State, 52-35. Won by 35 at Wyoming last year. Saturday: vs. Wyoming.

8. Houston (11-0). Beat Southern Methodist, 37-7. Lost to Tulsa at home last year. Saturday: at Tulsa.

9. Oregon (9-2). Lost to Southern Cal, 38-35. Beaten Oregon State 3 straight. Saturday: vs. Oregon State.

10. South Carolina (9-2). Beat The Citadel, 41-20. Beaten Clemson last 2 years. Saturday: vs. Clemson.

11. Georgia (9-2). Beat Kentucky, 19-10. Won 9 of last 9 against Georgia Tech. Saturday: at Georgia Tech.

12. Oklahoma (8-2). Lost at Baylor, 45-38. Beat Iowa State by 52 last year. Saturday: vs. Iowa State.

13. Michigan State (9-2). Beat Indiana, 55-3. Beaten Northwestern 3 straight. Saturday: at Northwestern.

14. Wisconsin (9-2). Beat Illinois, 28-17. Lost to Penn State at home in 2008 by 41. Saturday: vs. Penn State.

15. Michigan (9-2). Beat Nebraska, 45-17. Has lost last 7 to Ohio State. Saturday: vs. Ohio State.