Ohio State gets 19 straight wins after beating Wildcats

Linebacker A.J. Hawk made 13 tackles and fourth-ranked Ohio State limited Northwestern to 185 yards to win its 19th straight game, 20-0 Saturday.

Neither offense mustered much in the Big Ten opener as Ohio State (5-0) posted its first shutout in 62 games, dating to a 41-0 victory at Illinois in 1998.

Lydell Ross had a 12-yard touchdown run, Scott McMullen connected with Ryan Hamby on a 1-yard scoring pass, and Mike Nugent kicked a pair of field goals. Northwestern (2-3) missed two field goals and had a touchdown called back by a penalty.

No. 21 Washington St. 55,

No. 10 Oregon 16

Matt Kegel threw for three touchdowns and steadily guided No. 21 Washington State, who took advantage of seven-first half turnovers to beat 10th-ranked Oregon 55-16.

Oregon (4-1, 1-1 Pacific-10) grabbed national attention with last weekend's 31-27 upset of No. 3 Michigan, but was done in by its own mistakes.

Washington State (4-1, 1-0), the defending Pac-10 champions, went to the air to stymie the Ducks -- who had successfully stopped Michigan's rushing game.

No. 11 Michigan 31, Indiana 17

In Ann Arbor, Michigan, Steve Breaston scored touchdowns on a punt return and a reception as Michigan bounced back from a loss at Oregon with a lackluster win over Indiana.

Despite four turnovers, the Wolverines (4-1) led 31-3 late in the fourth quarter. But they gave up two TDs in the final 4:16 against the Hoosiers (1-4) in the Big Ten opener for both schools.

Michigan St. 20, No. 13 Iowa 10

In East Lansing, Michigan, Jeff Smoker threw touchdown passes on Michigan State's first two possessions and broke three school career passing records in the Big Ten opener for both teams.

Smoker, 28-of-44 for 218 yards, set school marks for completions (478), attempts (818) and touchdown passes (48).

No. 18 Washington 28, Stanford 17

In Seattle, Cody Pickett threw two touchdown passes to Reggie Williams, and Rich Alexis ran for 128 yards and a score as Washington beat Stanford in the Pac-10 opener for both schools.

The Huskies (3-1) improved to 20-2 against the Cardinal (2-1) since 1976. Stanford hasn't won in Seattle since 1975.

No. 20 N. Illinois 24, Iowa St. 16

In Dekalb, Illinois, Michael Turner ran for 134 yards and one touchdown, and Josh Haldi threw two TD passes for Northern Illinois.

The win gave the Huskies (4-0) a perfect 3-0 record against teams from BCS conferences. They knocked off Maryland in overtime to open the season, and beat Alabama on the road last Saturday.

No. 22 Purdue 23, Notre Dame 10

In West Lafayette, Indiana, Kyle Orton passed for two touchdowns and Ben Jones kicked three field goals as Purdue handed Notre Dame its third straight loss.

The Boilermakers (3-1), who had lost three straight to the Irish because of turnovers, turned the tables, as interceptions set up a touchdown and a field goal. Stuart Schweigert had two interceptions and Gilbert Gardner and Niko Koutouvides had one each to spoil freshman Brady Quinn's first career start.

No. 24 Minnesota 20, Penn St. 14

In State College, Pennsylvania, Marion Barber III ran for 134 yards and a touchdown, and Minnesota held off Penn State in the Big Ten opener for both teams.