COLLEGE FOOTBALL : REGIONAL ROUNDUP : Miami Falls to Virginia Tech

For the first time in 11 years, No. 17 Miami lost to an unranked team when it fell to Virginia Tech, 13-7, Saturday in a Big East game at Blacksburg, Va.

The Hurricanes had beaten 71 consecutive unranked opponents.

Virginia Tech, 1-2 overall and 1-1 in the Big East, had six tackles behind the line of scrimmage, recorded six sacks for 72 yards in losses and had a blocked punt that led to a field goal in the fourth quarter.

Miami (1-2, 0-1) was held to 51 yards rushing and gave up 300 yards on the ground. Quarterback Ryan Collins was sacked once and knocked out of the game and replacement Ryan Clement was sacked five times.

Miami’s last loss to a unranked team came at the hands of Maryland, 42-40, on Nov. 10, 1984.

“They did exactly what they were expected to do,” Miami Coach Butch Davis said. “They are a pressure-oriented defense that likes to blitz. We knew it was coming. We had the right plays called quite a few times and we just busted the protection.”

Miami was held to 51 yards rushing, its worst output since gaining two yards rushing against Arizona in 1992, and gave up 300 yards on the ground.

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Wide receiver Rahsaan Vanterpool caught two touchdown passes and had punt returns of 64 and 26 yards as West Virginia (2-2) of the Big East cruised to a 45-6 victory over Kent (1-2-1) of the Mid-American Conference at Morgantown, W.Va. Kent, which has not beaten a Division I-A opponent since 1988, was outgained, 550 yards to 78.

Mark DeRosa completed 14 of 23 passes for 200 yards and three touchdowns as Penn (2-0) extended its winning streak to 23 games with a 28-8 victory over Lafayette (1-2) at Easton, Pa. . . . Marc Washington rushed for 154 yards as Princeton (2-0) recorded a 20-3 victory over Bucknell (2-1) at Princeton, N.J. . . . Eion Hu rushed for a career-high 229 yards and three touchdowns to lead Harvard (1-1) to a 28-8 victory over Colgate (0-3) at Hamilton, N.Y. . . . Bob Aylsworth threw for 381 yards and two touchdowns to lead Lehigh (2-1) to a 21-10 victory over Yale (1-1) at Bethlehem, Pa.

St. Mary’s of California (3-1) traveled to New York to defeat Columbia, 34-14. Bonner Cunnings ran for four touchdowns for the Gaels (3-1). Columbia fell to 1-1. . . . Chad Levitt rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns as Cornell (1-1) rallied from a 7-0 halftime deficit for a 28-19 victory over Holy Cross (0-3) at Ithaca, N.Y. . . . Led by backup quarterback Jon Aljancic, who was playing because starter Ren Riley was hurt, Dartmouth (1-1) recorded a 34-14 victory over Fordham (1-3) at New York. . . . Jason McCullough passed to Costa Panagos for the go-ahead touchdown, then ran for a score in leading Brown (1-1) to a 31-28 victory over Rhode Island (3-1) at Providence, R.I., in the 80th Governor’s Cup game.

MIDWEST

Ty King returned a kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown 13 seconds after a game-tying Cincinnati field goal and Miami of Ohio (3-1) beat the 1-3 Bearcats, 23-16, at Oxford, Ohio. It was the 100th football game between the schools. Cincinnati’s game-tying field goal came after quarterback Eric Vibberts recovered the ball after it was snapped while he was trying to call a timeout. . . . Third-string tailback Reggie Williams ran for 165 yards and a touchdown to lead Tulsa (2-2) to a 45-20 victory over East Tennessee State (0-4) at Tulsa.

WEST

Quarterback Josh Wallwork, the NCAA total offense leader, produced 301 yards and four touchdowns in about two quarters to lead Wyoming (2-1) to a 45-25 victory over Oklahoma State (1-3) at Laramie, Wyo. . . . Wasean Tait ran for 176 yards and two touchdowns and the defense caused six turnovers as Toledo (3-0) recorded a 49-35 victory over Nevada (2-1) at Reno. Ryan Huzjak passed for two touchdowns and ran four yards for another score for the Rockets. . . . Donald Sellers, in his first start, threw only eight passes but four went for touchdowns and linebacker Daniel Johnson intercepted a tipped pass early in the fourth quarter to break open a close game as New Mexico (2-1) recorded a 36-24 victory over New Mexico State (1-3) at Albuquerque. . . . Deon Mitchell scored from the one with 17 seconds remaining and Aaron Gilbert ran for a two-point conversion to give Northern Illinois (2-2, 2-0) a 25-24 victory over Southwestern Louisiana (1-3, 0-2) in the Big West Conference game at DeKalb, Ill.