Tyler Fredrickson’s last two field goal attempts had been
blocked, so the California kicker had terse instructions for the
final try. Get the ball to the middle of the field. Get a good
snap. Stand back for a celebration. Fredrickson made a 38-yard
field goal to end a third crazy overtime as Cal upset No. 3
Southern California 34-31 Saturday, ending the Trojans’
11-game winning streak with a victory that stretched past dusk and
decades of history. Ryan Killeen, who tied it with a 33-yard field
goal for the Trojans with 16 seconds left in regulation, missed a
39-yarder moments before Fredrickson’s kick. Fredrickson
began yelling instructions at his teammates and coaches moments
before his final attempt. “We moved the ball back about a
yard,” Fredrickson said. “It’s not the way
you’d do things ideally, but they had blocked two kicks. It
got to the point where I was going to do anything necessary to end
this game. I never doubted that last kick.” The temporary
lighting installed at Memorial Stadium for the afternoon start was
at full power when the game ended in near-dark. Fredrickson ran to
midfield and slid on his knees after the kick — and he was soon
engulfed by the Cal student section and thousands more in the huge
crowd, which stormed the field.
WASHINGTON STATE 55, OREGON 17 ““ Matt
Kegel threw three touchdown passes and steadily guided the No. 21
Cougars, who took advantage of seven first-half turnovers to beat
the 10th-ranked Ducks Saturday in Eugene, Ore. Oregon (4-1, 1-1
Pac-10) grabbed national attention last week with its 31-27 victory
over Michigan, but was done in by its own mistakes. The Ducks had
nine turnovers and had two punts blocked. “I could see it in
their eyes,” Washington State safety Jeremy Bohannon said.
“They could see they were playing a tough opponent. “We
tried to turn the intimidation factor around on them.”
WASHINGTON 28, STANFORD 17 ““ Rich Alexis
had a 53-yard scoring run and finished with 128 yards, and Cody
Pickett threw two touchdown passes to Reggie Williams as No. 18
Washington beat Stanford in the Pac-10 opener for both teams
Saturday. “It’s a little momentum,” Alexis said.
“We’ve got our first conference win.”
    TCU 13, ARIZONA 10 (OT)
““ Nick Browne kicked a 33-yard field goal in overtime after
missing from 36 and 25 yards in regulation as the No. 19 Horned
Frogs (4-0) escaped Tucson, Ariz., with a victory over the Wildcats
(1-4).
OREGON STATE 45, ARIZONA STATE 17 ““ At
Corvallis, Ore., Derek Anderson threw two touchdown passes and ran
for another as the Beavers (4-1, 1-0 Pac-10) ended a seven-game
skid against the Sun Devils (2-2, 0-1).
Briefs compiled from the Associated Press.