Big Ten has a 1 and a 2 (Ohio State, Michigan State)

The Big Ten went 9-3 in nonconference football games Saturday. But it went 4-8 against the point spread in those games.

Here are some more numbers from Week 3, with at least one for each Big Ten team:

- After allowing 10 quarterback sacks in its opening-game loss at Temple, Penn State hasn't allowed a single sack in its last two contests.

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- Iowa's Dillon Kidd leads the Big Ten in punting (49.8-yard average). Matt VandeBerg leads the league in receptions (22). The Hawkeyes are first in the conference and fifth nationally in rushing defense with 51 yards allowed per game.

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The Big Ten has the top two teams in the Associated Press Top 25 (Ohio State, Michigan State) for the first time since 2006.

2 - Wisconsin had two players ejected in its 28-3 win over Troy. Linebacker Leon Jacobs and cornerback Derrick Tindal were thrown out of the game for targeting violations.

2.4 -

Minnesota averaged just 2.4 yards per rush (44 carries, 104 yards) in its 10-7 win over Kent State.

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Trailing 21-0 at Penn State, Rutgers kicked a field goal with 10:35 left. That meant it still needed three more scores to win. With 10:35 left. Rutgers lost, 28-3.

4.5 -

Ohio State gained a paltry 4.5 yards per play in its 20-13 win over Northern Illinois. The Buckeyes averaged 10.2 yards per play two games earlier at Virginia Tech.

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Michigan quarterback Jake Rudock has five interceptions in 91 passes. He had 5 INTs in 345 passes for Iowa last season.

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Northwestern has won six straight games at Duke. The latest was the Wildcats' 19-10 victory Saturday.

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Nebraska has started its season with a 1-2 record for the first time in 34 years after its 36-33 overtime defeat at Miami.

34.3 -

Purdue completed just 12 of 35 passes (34.3 percent) in its 51-24 home loss to Virginia Tech.

104 -

Michigan State was outgained by 104 yards (428-324), but still defeated Air Force, 35-21.

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North Carolina's Ryan Switzer had 168 yards in punt returns in the Tar Heels' 48-14 pounding of Illinois. He also had a 34-yard touchdown catch.

189 -

Maryland brothers Levern Jacobs (107) and Taivon Jacobs (82) combined for 189 receiving yards in the Terrapins' 35-17 win over South Florida.

203 -

Indiana's Jordan Howard rushed for 203 yards - 155 in the second half - in the Hoosiers' 38-35 win over Western Kentucky. Howard has three straight 100-yard games.

BONUS NUMBERS

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Maryland has yet to allow a sack.

3 -

Michigan State's Aaron Burbridge has three straight 100-yard receiving games. He had 8 catches for 156 yards against Air Force.

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The average margin of victory in the four games between Iowa and Pittsburgh since 2008 remained three points after the Hawkeyes beat the Panthers Saturday night by ... three points.

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Ohio State had five turnovers against Northern Illinois, and still won by 7 points.

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Indiana is 121st in the nation in total defense, having allowed 544.3 yards per game. But the Hoosiers are 3-0.