Wilson totaled 217 yards on six kick returns, nearly breaking free for touchdowns twice, and another long return was nullified by a penalty.
On the eve of the N.F.L. season, inside a modest, newly purchased home in East Boulder, Colo., the former Denver Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer mounted a photograph of himself breaking free for a touchdown for Arizona State in the Rose Bowl on Jan . 1 , 1997
Andy Dalton, the oft-maligned Andy Dalton, fired a pass to Tyler Boyd and the locker room erupted as Boyd broke free for the touchdown that lifted Buffalo to its first playoff berth since 1999 even as it crushed the Ravens.
The penalty allowed the Hokie offense to continue its drive, and Marcus Vick scrambled for 16 yards on the next play, then threw a 28-yard pass to wide receiver Josh Morgan, who broke free for a touchdown.
Ball, the N.C.A.A. record-holder for career touchdowns (83), broke free for an 11-yard touchdown, and Wisconsin quarterback Curt Phillips ignited another touchdown drive with a 38-yard scamper, but the Badgers moved the ball slower than the Cardinal, just like Alvarez's teams of old.
Held without a catch in the first half, Owens broke free and caught two touchdown passes as the Cowboys built a 38-22 lead with nine minutes to play.
High point: In one of the wildest finishes of the season, Akron beat Western Michigan, 39-38, by returning a free kick for a touchdown at the end of regulation.
Simms had one more misdeed before he was benched: yet another interception, this one returned 64 yards for a touchdown by free safety Medford Moorer.
Campbell returned the ensuing free kick for a touchdown, giving the Midshipmen a 74 56 lead.
The former undrafted free agent has eight touchdown catches in 46 career games (13 starts).
