COLLEGE FOOTBALL : REGIONAL ROUNDUP : Wake Forest’s LaRue Sets Records in Loss

Rusty LaRue of Wake Forest had a record-setting day, completing 55 of 78 passes for 478 yards, but the Demon Deacons were not able to overcome a 35-0 deficit and lost to Duke, 42-26, in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Saturday at Durham, N.C.

LaRue had 41 completions and four touchdown passes in the second half, breaking major college completion records of 48 in a game and 32 in a half, both set by Houston’s David Klingler against Southern Methodist in 1990. The attempts mark is 79 by Texas Christian’s Matt Vogler against Houston in 1990.

An interception by Duke (3-6, 1-5) slowed Wake Forest (1-8, 0-6) after it had closed to 35-20 midway through the fourth quarter.

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Two first-half touchdown pass plays from Nealon Greene to Antwuan Wyatt helped Clemson (5-3, 4-2) record a 24-3 ACC victory over Georgia Tech (4-4, 3-3) at Atlanta. . . . Coswell Sims scored two touchdowns to spark Louisville (4-4) to a 31-0 nonconference victory over Maryland (5-3) at Louisville.

EAST

Larry Green returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown as Virginia Tech (6-2, 4-1) won, 27-0, against West Virginia (3-5, 2-2) in a Big East game at Morgantown, W.Va. . . . Jammi German scored two touchdowns as Miami (4-3, 3-1) rolled over Temple (1-7, 1-3) for a 36-12 Big East victory at Miami. . . . Terrell Willis sparked a 28-point second quarter for Rutgers (2-5, 1-3) with an 83-yard kickoff return in a 42-24 Big East victory over Pittsburgh (2-7, 0-5) at East Rutherford, N.J.

Ronnie McAda rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns as Army (3-3-1) won, 56-14, over Colgate (0-8) at West Point, N.Y. . . . Princeton (7-0, 4-0) had seven interceptions to move into first place in the Ivy League with a 44-14 victory over Columbia (3-3-1, 3-1) at Princeton, N.J. . . . Linebacker Eric Swanson recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown as Dartmouth (5-2, 2-2) dominated Harvard (1-6, 0-4) for a 23-7 Ivy League victory at Boston in the 88th meeting of a rivalry that began in 1877. . . . Mark DeRosa passed for 223 yards and a touchdown to lead Pennsylvania (5-2, 3-1) to a 16-6 Ivy League victory over Yale (2-5, 1-3) at New Haven, Conn. . . . Steve Joyce passed for 341 yards and three touchdowns to lead Cornell (4-3, 3-1) to a 38-28 Ivy League victory over Brown (3-4, 0-4) at Providence, R.I. . . . Eric Vibberts passed for 199 yards and two touchdowns to lead Cincinnati (5-4) to a 55-19 victory over Northern Illinois (3-5) at De Kalb, Ill.

SOUTH

Chad Holcomb’s 29-yard field goal with one second left gave East Carolina (5-3) a 36-34 victory over Southern Mississippi (4-4) at Hattiesburg, Miss. . . . Qadry Anderson passed to Darrius Blevins in the end zone from 23 yards out with 2:38 left as Memphis (3-5) won, 10-7, over Tulsa (4-4) at Memphis. . . . Jake Delhomme’s 37-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Stokley on fourth down with 2:18 left gave Southwestern Louisiana (5-3) a 32-28 victory over Tulane (2-6) at New Orleans.

WEST

Mike Maxwell threw seven touchdown passes for Nevada (6-2, 3-0) in a 55-32 Big West victory over Nevada Las Vegas (1-7, 1-3) in a fight-marred game before a record 33,391 at Reno. Maxwell threw a touchdown pass with no time left and the Nevada team poured onto the field to celebrate. A UNLV player threw his helmet at Nevada Coach Chris Ault and players from both teams exchanged punches before order was restored. UNLV was penalized for fighting before the game as well. . . . Graham Leigh threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Tyrone Watley on the game’s final play as Pacific (3-5, 2-1) managed a 32-30 Big West victory over San Jose State (2-6, 1-2) at San Jose.