Weird, wild and prolific statistics from Saturday's action.

• Kansas and Oklahoma broke the bank on offense, combining for 1,165 yards and 76 points. One main reason, other than the quarterbacks and the general lack of defense in the Big 12: the tempo. Most regulation games have between 120-130 plays; the Jayhawks and Sooners got off 169, a whopping 97 by OU.

• Michigan gained 207 yards on its first three drives against Penn State, and 21 yards on its next nine.

• USC scored six touchdowns on its first 36 plays in a 69-0 win over Washington State. The Cougars' first half consisted of 22 plays for 18 yards, five punts, two first downs and one fumble; they finished with four first downs for the game, one more than the Trojans had 100-yard rushers (Broderick Green, Stafon Johnson and C.J. Gable all broke the century mark for the first time this year; good thing Joe McKnight decided to sit this one out in L.A.). Wazzu has now allowed 60-plus points to four of its first five Pac-10 opponents and lost those games by an average of 52 points.

• Oregon State's James Rogers scored touchdowns of 52, 53 and 55 yards in the Beavers' 34-13 win over Washington.

• Give me a break: Tulsa rolled up 791 yards total offense, 470 passing and 321 rushing, in a 77-35 blitz of UTEP. The teams combined for eight touchdowns in the first quarter, and the Hurricane had 70 at the end of the third thanks to nine touchdowns on 11 non-half-ending possessions, plus a kickoff return.

• Pittsburgh gained 499 yards in an easy 42-21 win over Navy, a new high for the Wannstedt era against a I-A defense.

• UConn and Rutgers combined for four missed field goals -- three by the Huskies -- in the Knights' 12-10 upset.

• Western Michigan and Central Michigan combined for 1,022 yards and WMU had three different 100-yard receivers in a 38-28 loss. The Chippewas' Brian Brunner, replacing Dan LeFevour, threw for 346 yards.

• Texas Tech converted 10 of 12 third downs and went over 500 yards total offense for the fifth time in seven games in its win over Texas A&M.

• Purdue finished dead even with Northwestern in first downs and total yards, and lost by 22 points.

• Maryland went over 300 yards passing for only the second time in the last three years against Wake Forest, and Darrius Heyward-Bey's 11 catches nearly doubled his previous career high (six).

• Clemson and Georgia Tech had far more punts, penalties, interceptions and fumbles (35) as first downs (24).

• Akron's Dennis Kennedy ran 25 times for 277 yards, more than 11 yards per carry, including the decisive touchdown with four seconds on the clock in a 42-35 win over Eastern Michigan.

• Utah averaged nearly nine yards per carry in a blowout win over Colorado State, and quarterback Corbin Louks averaged more than 20, running five times for 109 to lead the team.

• Trailing Middle Tennessee State 17-14 in the third quarter, Louisville scored four touchdowns in less than 12 minutes for a 42-23 win.

• New Mexico rolled over San Diego State for 416 yards rushing in a 70-7 rout.

• Southern Miss freshman DeAndre Brown caught 12 passes for 220 yards and four touchdowns, but Rice had three different 100-yard receivers in a 45-40 Owl win. Editorial comments withheld.