Dayne Enjoys a Huge Day, but Cincinnati Does Same

Robert Cooper ran for 143 yards and a touchdown, and Deontey Kenner scored on a five-yard run Saturday as Cincinnati upset No. 9 Wisconsin, 17-12, spoiling a record-setting performance on the road by Ron Dayne.

Dayne rushed for 231 yards in 28 carries to pass Archie Griffin and become the Big Ten’s career rushing leader with 5,615 yards, including bowl games.

Dayne also moved into sixth place on the NCAA career rushing list, which does not include bowl games. He has 5,087 regular-season yards, 1,193 shy of breaking Ricky Williams’ mark set last season.

Kenner’s touchdown run gave Cincinnati a 14-6 lead with 9:59 left in the third quarter. Wisconsin closed to 14-12 on Dayne’s 18-yard touchdown run with 5:15 remaining in the third, but the Badgers self-destructed in the fourth quarter.

Dayne fumbled into the Cincinnati end zone midway through the final quarter and the Bearcats recovered.

No. 6 Michigan 18, Syracuse 13--Led by cornerback James Whitley, Michigan’s defense set up two field goals with interceptions, came up with a key safety and then turned back a final Syracuse threat as the Wolverines (3-0) outlasted the Orangemen (2-1) at Syracuse, N.Y.

No. 13 Ohio State 40, Ohio 16--Michael Wiley scored two touchdowns and Steve Bellisari hit Ken-Yon Rambo with two scoring passes as the Buckeyes (2-1) overcame a sluggish first half to roll to victory at Columbus against Ohio (0-3).

No. 14 Purdue 58, Central Michigan 16--Vinny Sutherland set a school punt-return record with 142 yards on five returns and the Boilermakers improved to 3-0 for the first time since 1969 in convincing fashion, overpowering the Chippewas (1-2) at West Lafayette, Ind.

Northwestern 15, Duke 12--After a conservative first half, Northwestern’s Nick Kreinbrink went for broke in overtime, hitting Sam Simmons on a 27-yard scoring pass to pull out the victory for the Wildcats (2-1) against the Blue Devils (0-2) at Durham, N.C.

Kentucky 44, Indiana 35--Quarterback Dusty Bonner passed for 304 yards and five touchdowns, two of them to Dougie Allen, as the Wildcats (2-1) beat the Hoosiers (1-2) at Bloomington, Ind.

Minnesota 55, Illinois State 7--One week after getting benched for his miserable passing, Billy Cockerham threw for a career-high 218 yards, ran for career-best 156 and accounted for four touchdowns as the Gophers (3-0) routed the Redbirds (2-1) at Minneapolis.

Illinois 41, Louisville 36--Quarterback Kurt Kittner completed 17 of 24 for 244 yards and threw four touchdown passes, and Steve Havard ran for 123 yards and another score as the Illini (3-0) beat the Cardinals (2-1) at Louisville, Ky.

Iowa 24, Northern Illinois 0--Randy Reiners returned to the starting quarterback spot and scored a touchdown, and Ladell Betts ran for a career-best 174 yards and a touchdown to lift the Hawkeyes (1-2) past Northern Illinois (0-3) at Iowa City.