Big XII football roundup

No. 15 Iowa St. 36, Nebraska 14 <br><br>AMES, Iowa (AP) _ Seneca Wallace and Iowa State have shifted the balance of power in the Big 12 North. <br><br>Wallace scored two touchdowns and passed for another

Sunday, September 29th 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

No. 15 Iowa St. 36, Nebraska 14

AMES, Iowa (AP) _ Seneca Wallace and Iowa State have shifted the balance of power in the Big 12 North.

Wallace scored two touchdowns and passed for another and Adam Benike kicked three field goals as the 19th-ranked Cyclones added to Nebraska's woes with a 36-14 win over the 20th-ranked Cornhuskers on Saturday.

Iowa State beat Nebraska for the first time since 1992 and ended the Cornhuskers' winning streak in conference openers at 27. It was Iowa State's first victory over a ranked team since 1993.

For Nebraska, the loss came two weeks after a numbing 40-7 setback to Penn State and is sure to turn up the heat on fourth-year coach Frank Solich, whose team has lost four of its last seven. The Cornhuskers also could fall out of the AP Top 25 for the first time since 1981, ending a run 348 straight appearances.

Iowa St.: 5-1, 2-0 Big 12. Nebraska: 3-2, 1-0.

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Missouri 44, Troy St. 7

COLUMBIA, Mo (AP) _ Freshman Brad Smith threw for 213 yards, ran for another 137 and scored a pair of touchdowns to lead Missouri past Troy State 44-7 Saturday.

Zack Abron rushed for 98 yards and also scored twice for Missouri, and R. J. Jones tied a school record with three interceptions. The Tigers held the Trojans to their lowest point and offensive yardage totals of the season.

Smith went 3-of-3 for 60 yards on the Tigers' first drive, which he capped with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Thomson Omboga.

He later moved Missouri ahead 21-0 with a 28-yard touchdown run on a fourth-and-1 in the second quarter, stumbling around the line's left side and past the Trojans' defense.

Smith finished his day going 18-of-34 before Kirk Farmer replaced him midway through the fourth quarter.

Missouri: 3-1 Big 12. Troy St. 1-4.

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Kansas 43, Tulsa 33

TULSA, Okla. (AP) _ Bill Whittemore ran for three touchdowns, passed for another and accounted for 395 total yards to lead Kansas past Tulsa 43-33 Saturday night.

Whittemore rushed for touchdowns of 74, 6 and 2 yards and hit Adrian Jones for a 10-yard TD pass as the Jayhawks handed Tulsa its 15th consecutive loss, the nation's longest losing streak.

Whittemore rushed for 177 yards and threw for 218 more on 18 of 31 passing in the first meeting between the two teams since 1992. Brandon Rideau had 5 catches for 93 yards.

Tyler Gooch led the Golden Hurricane with 236 passing yards and four touchdowns, but threw two interceptions that set up Kansas scores.

Kansas: 2-3. Tulsa: 0-5.

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No. 3 Oklahoma 31, South Florida 14

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) _ Nate Hybl threw two touchdown passes and Antonio Perkins returned a punt 82 yards for a score as No. 3 Oklahoma beat South Florida 31-14 Saturday night.

The Sooners, who were idle last week, punted on their first four possessions before Perkins got them going with his punt return 4 minutes into the second quarter. He wound up with 150 yards on six returns.

Hybl added his TD passes later in the quarter, each time after South Florida turnovers. The Bulls lost two of their three fumbles, had a pass intercepted and were penalized 15 times for 124 yards.

The punt return by Perkins, who also caused a fumble and made an interception, came after South Florida had a trick-play touchdown wiped out by penalty.

Oklahoma: 4-0. South Florida: 2-2.

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No. 2 Texas 49, Tulane 0

NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ Chris Simms passed for 176 yards and two short touchdowns, and Selvin Young had two short TD runs after returning a punt 71 yards for a score in second-ranked Texas' 49-0 victory over Tulane on Saturday.

Cedric Benson added 88 yards and a 15-yard touchdown for the Longhorns, who handed Tulane its first shutout since 1995, when the Green Wave lost to Southern Miss 45-0.

Simms completed 17 of 31 passes but seemed out of sync on several drives, and he was intercepted once. He didn't play after teammate Cedric Griffith returned a blocked field goal 56 yards for a touchdown that made it 35-0.

Young followed with TD runs of 2 and 3 yards in place of Benson. Texas coach Mack Brown said he wanted to rest Brown, who had carried the ball a combined 68 times his previous two games. He has 505 yards and five TDs in four games.

Texas: 4-0. Tulane: 2-3.

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No. 23 Texas A&M 31, Louisiana Tech 3

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) _ Dustin Long threw Texas A&M's first passing touchdown in seven regular-season games, leading the 23rd-ranked Aggies to a 31-3 victory over Louisiana Tech on Saturday night.

Long, one of three quarterbacks to play for the Aggies this season, hit Jamaar Taylor for a 25-yard touchdown in the first quarter.

Long's TD pass to Taylor was the first Aggie regular-season touchdown pass since Oct. 20, 2001 against Kansas State. Mark Farris had a postseason touchdown pass in last season's Galleryfurniture.com Bowl.

It was the first game for the Aggies with assistant head coach Kevin Sumlin calling the offensive plays. Coach R.C. Slocum stripped offensive coordinator Dino Babers of his play-calling duties after last week's 13-3 loss to No. 4 Virginia Tech.

Texas A&M: 3-1. Louisiana Tech: 2-3.