SEATTLE — Stanford won't be the first 0-12 team in Pac-10 Conference history.

Richard Sherman took a screen pass 74 yards early in the fourth quarter for Stanford's first offensive touchdown in more than a month and the Cardinal shocked Washington, 20-3, yesterday.

Bo McNally returned an interception 49 yards for a TD in the third quarter as the Cardinal (1-9, 1-6 Pac-10) snapped the nation's second-longest losing streak at 11 games.

The losing streak matched the longest in school history. The Cardinal lost their final game in 1959 and all 10 the following season — the school's last winless campaign.

There won't be a winless tag associated with the 2006 Cardinal after dominating Washington (4-7, 2-6), a team that could have become bowl eligible with wins over Stanford and Washington State in next week's season finale.

Stanford's defense — ranked 113th in the country — limited Washington to 161 total yards and just 97 after the first quarter. The Huskies were besieged by dropped passes, poor pass protection and an inability to run the ball against a Cardinal unit giving up nearly 240 yards per game.

But the defense kept Stanford close long enough for quarterback T.C. Ostrander to find a rhythm, despite an offense that managed just seven first downs and 20 yards rushing.

Ostrander finished 11 of 20 for 206 yards. Sherman was his favorite target with six catches for a career-high 177 yards.

Arizona State 47, Washington State 14: Rudy Carpenter threw for a season-best 339 yards and three touchdown passes, leading the Sun Devils (6-4, 3-4 Pac-10) to an easy victory over the Cougars (6-5, 4-4) at Tempe, Ariz.

ATLANTIC COAST

Clemson 20, North Carolina State 14: C.J. Spiller ran for a career-high 154 yards and a touchdown, and Jad Dean broke a 14-all tie with a 26-yard field goal with 14:57 to play, then added a 31-yarder with 1:10 left as the Tigers (8-3, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) ended a two-game skid by beating the Wolfpack (3-7, 2-5) at Clemson, S.C.

BIG 12 CONFERENCE

Colorado 33, Iowa State 16: Bernard Jackson threw two touchdown passes and ran for another as the Buffaloes (2-9, 2-5 Big 12) rolled to victory at Boulder, Colo. by beating the Cyclones (3-8, 0-7), who were playing their first game since coach Dan McCarney resigned on Wednesday

Oklahoma State 66, Baylor 24: Keith Toston rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns and the Cowboys (6-4, 3-3 Big 12) returned a fumble and interception for touchdowns earlier in the third quarter to cruise past the Bears (4-7, 3-4) at Stillwater, Okla.

BIG EAST CONFERENCE

Connecticut 46, Pittsburgh 45: Quarterback D.J. Hernandez scrambled into the end zone for a 2-point conversion in the second overtime and the Huskies (4-5, 1-3) rallied from a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit to tie it at 31-all in regulation before stunning the Panthers (6-4, 2-3) at East Hartford, Conn.

South Florida 27, Syracuse 10: Matt Grothe threw for a school-record 364 yards and two touchdowns, and Delbert Alvarado kicked a Big East-record 56-yard field goal to help the Bulls (7-3, 3-2) rout the Orange (3-7, 0-5) at Tampa, Fla.

BIG TEN CONFERENCE

Penn State 47, Temple 0: Tony Hunt rushed for 167 yards and four touchdowns and Derrick Williams scored on a 75-yard punt return as the Nittany Lions (7-4), playing without injured coach Jose Paterno for the first time in nearly three decades, routed the Owls (1-10) at State College, Pa. The 79-year-old Paterno, recovering from left leg surgery, was said to have watched the game on television from home, just a couple miles down the road from Beaver Stadium.

Minnesota 31, Michigan State 18: Bryan Cupito was 16 of 28 for 243 yards and two touchdowns to become the school's career passing leader with 6,916 yards as the Gophers (5-6, 2-5 Big Ten) routed the Spartans (4-7, 1-6) at East Lansing, Mich.

CONFERENCE USA

Houston 37, SMU 27: Anthony Aldridge ran for a career-high 225 yards and scored two touchdowns as the Cougars (8-3, 6-1) beat the Mustangs (5-5, 3-3) at Dallas to clinch a berth in the Conference USA title game Dec. 1.

Southern Miss. 31, Tulane 3: Damion Fletcher rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns as the Golden Eagles (6-4, 4-2) held the Green Wave (3-7, 1-5) to just 85 yards on offense in cruising to victory at New Orleans.

Rice 41, Tulsa 38: Chase Clement's third touchdown pass to Jarett Dillard, a 25-yarder in the second overtime, lifted the Owls (5-5, 4-2 ) over the Golden Hurricanes (7-3, 4-2) at Tulsa, Okla.

Central Florida 26, Memphis 24: Steven Moffett threw for a 319 yards and two touchdowns and Michael Torres kicked three second-half field goals, including an 18-yarder with 3:01 to play for a 26-24 lead, as the Golden Knights (3-7, 2-4 Conference USA) beat the Tigers (1-9, 0-6) at Memphis, Tenn.

MOUNTAIN WEST

Utah 35, Colorado State 22: Brett Ratliff passed for 296 yards and two touchdowns and the Utes (6-4, 4-2) rolled up 526 yards on offense to defeat the Rams (4-6, 1-5) at Salt Lake City and become eligible for a bowl.

TCU 27, New Mexico 21: Defensive end Tommy Blake returned a fumble 20 yards for a touchdown and Brian Bonner's interception of a Chris Nelson pass at the TCU 9 with 22 seconds left sealed the Horned Frogs' (7-2, 3-2 MWC) win over the Lobos (5-5, 3-3) at Albuquerque, N.M.

SOUTHEASTERN

Kentucky 38, Vanderbilt 26: Andre Woodson threw for 450 yards and four touchdowns — two to Keenan Burton — as the Wildcats (6-4, 4-3) defeated the Commodores (4-6, 4-3) at Lexington, Ky., to become eligible for their first bowl game since 1999.