COLLEGE FOOTBALL / WEEK 2 : STATS, ETC.

An NCAA-record crowd of 111,523 watched Michigan defeat Notre Dame, 26-22, at Ann Arbor, Mich.

Scott Pingel broke Jerry Rice’s all-time NCAA receptions record in leading Westminster to a 56-36 victory over Illinois College. Pingel tied Rice’s record of 301 catches on the first play of the game, then broke it later in the same series with a three-yard catch from Justin Peery.

Washington & Jefferson defeated Emory & Henry, 24-17, ending the nation’s longest home winning streak for all divisions at 37 games.

Swarthmore College ended the country’s longest losing streak with a 42-6 victory over Oberlin College. The Garnet had lost 28 consecutive games. With the loss, Oberlin has lost 20 in a row and 60 of 61.

Akron, a 45-point underdog, remained winless in 10 games against Top 25 teams since joining Division I-A in 1987 after a 70-24 loss to Penn State.

IN QUOTES

“He’s like George W. Bush right now. He’s the only one anyone’s talking about. I hope he wins it.”

DENVER JOHNSON

Murray State Coach, on the Heisman Trophy chances of Wisconsin running back Ron Dayne

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“I don’t think we had a real big letdown, but it took them punching us in the face a couple of times for us to wake up and start playing a little bit.”

LaVAR ARRINGTON

Penn State linebacker, on Akron scoring 10 points in the second quarter

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“I was scared to look down at my ankle. I thought it might be two or three bones sticking out of it.”

MICHAEL VICK

Virginia Tech quarterback, after injuring his leg on a touchdown run

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“It’s not often we throw the ball that much to the same person.”

MATT FARMER

Air Force receiver who finished with 92 yards on seven catches, the most receptions by a Falcon player in 16 seasons under Coach Fisher DeBerry