PROVO, Utah — BYU's Max Hall had to think for a minute when he was asked to remember each of his touchdown passes against UCLA.

He couldn't quite do it, which was understandable.

Hall tied a school record with seven touchdown passes and the 18th-ranked Cougars handed UCLA its worst loss in nearly 80 years, overwhelming the Bruins, 59-0, yesterday.

"It's nice to have the recognition, but I've got a very good football team all around me to help me out," said Hall, who tied the record shared by Marc Wilson and Jim McMahon before heading to the sideline midway through the third quarter.

There wasn't much left for him to do after stunning UCLA with four touchdowns in the first 5:18 of the second quarter while leading BYU to a 42-0 halftime lead.

BYU (3-0) forced four turnovers and blocked a field goal in Rick Neuheisel's second game coaching his alma mater. Instead of a glorious 2-0 start, the Bruins (1-1) had one of their worst losses since 1929, when they were shut out by USC (76-0).

"We've got to get our team back. They've been challenged. They understand that," Neuheisel said. "We just have to find out who is healthy, who can play and find out how to play 60 minutes with the guys we have left."

It was BYU's most lopsided victory since shutting out New Mexico 65-0 in 1988 and the timing was ideal for the Cougars, who outgained UCLA 521-239 and came up with a demonstrative victory one week after edging Washington 28-27 on a blocked extra point attempt. The Cougars felt a little maligned when much more was made of a celebration penalty on Washington after the touchdown with 2 seconds remaining than BYU coming up with a play to win it.

Hall finished 27 for 35 for 271 yards with one interception. He had six TDs in the first half and tied the school record on a 6-yard pass to Harvey Unga with 7:43 left in the third quarter.

Unga, Dennis Pitta and Austin Collie each caught two of touchdown passes and Michael Reed had the other before Hall was pulled midway through the third quarter with BYU up 49-0.

"We just kept rolling with the momentum and it turned out to be a pretty good day for us," Hall said. "That's what you want in an offense — not just one person or one player gets all the touches or all the success. Four different guys caught touchdown passes. It's very hard for defenses to defend that."

NO. 2 GEORGIA 14, SOUTH CAROLINA 7

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Knowshon Moreno made a sliding 4-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and Reshad Jones sealed the Bulldogs' (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) victory over the Gamecocks (1-2, 0-2) by intercepting Chris Smelley's pass with 13 seconds left inside the Georgia 10 at Columbia, S.C.

South Carolina beat Georgia, 16-12, last September, which likely kept the Bulldogs from playing for the SEC and national titles.

NO. 3 OKLAHOMA 55, WASHINGTON 14

SEATTLE — Sam Bradford completed 18 of 21 passes for 304 yards, matched his career high with five touchdowns and ran for a sixth score to help the Sooners (3-0) romp past the Huskies (0-3).

Ryan Broyles caught two of Bradford's touchdown throws for Oklahoma. The loss was Washington's largest margin of defeat at home since 1929, when it lost 48-0 to Southern California.

NO. 7 LSU 41, NORTH TEXAS 3

BATON ROUGE, La. — Charles Scott ran for touchdowns of 39 and 43 yards, Trindon Holliday scored on a 92-yard punt return, and the Tigers (2-0) were never threatened by the Mean Green (0-3) after taking a 27-3 halftime lead.

The dominant victory came at a price. Starting linebacker Darry Beckwith left the game with an apparent right knee injury. LSU officials did not specify the extent of the injury.

NO. 9 AUBURN 3, MISSISSIPPI STATE 2

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Wes Byrum kicked a 36-yard field goal in the second quarter and that was all the Tigers (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) needed to defeat the Bulldogs (1-2, 0-1), who had just 116 yards on offense.

The Tigers committed three turnovers, missed two field goals and handed the Bulldogs their only points with a safety with 7:05 left to play when Auburn offensive lineman Ryan Pugh was called for holding in the end zone, giving the Bulldogs two points.

NO. 11 ALABAMA 41, WESTERN KENTUCKY 7

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — John Parker Wilson passed for 215 yards and two touchdowns and freshman Mark Ingram ran for two scores as the Crimson Tide (3-0) took a 17-0 halftime lead and never looked back in beating the Hilltoppers (1-2).

Western Kentucky did manage to score the first touchdown allowed by Alabama's defense this season, despite gaining only 158 yards.

NO. 12 TEXAS TECH 43, SMU 7

LUBBOCK, Texas — Graham Harrell completed 31 of 48 passes for 418 yards and threw TD passes of 23, 47, 50, 7 and 44 yards, three to Michael Crabtree, helping the Red Raiders roll to an easy victory over Mustangs.

SMU and first-year coach June Jones were overmatched from the outset and turnovers — five interceptions — hurt the Mustangs mightily. Safety Daniel Charbonnet had three interceptions to set a Texas Tech record for a game.

NO. 14 EAST CAROLINA 28, TULANE 24

NEW ORLEANS — Patrick Pinkney completed 22 of 32 passes for 260 yards and two touchdowns, including a 24-yarder to Jamar Bryant with 1:41 left to play, helping the Pirates (3-0, 1-0 Conference USA) rally past the Green Wave (0-2, 0-1).

ECU sealed the victory when Pierre Bell intercepted Kevin Moore's pass at the Green Wave 45 with 28 seconds left.

UNLV 23, NO. 15 ARIZONA STATE 20

TEMPE, Ariz. — Malo Taumua, an 'Aiea High alum from Hawai'i, blocked a 35-yard field goal attempt by Thomas Weber to lift the Rebels (2-1) to an overtime upset of the Sun Devils (2-1).

Taumua's block came after Kyle Watson kicked a 20-yard field goal on the Rebels' overtime possession. UNLV forced overtime when Omar Clayton threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Phillip Payne and Watson kicked the PAT with 18 seconds left in regulation.

NO. 16 OREGON 32, PURDUE 26

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — After Chris Summers missed wide right on a 47-yard field goal attempt, LaGarrette Blount ran 3 yards for a touchdown in the second overtime to lead the Ducks (3-0) past the Boilermakers (1-1).

Oregon trailed 20-3 early in the second quarter, but tied the game at 23-all with 5:06 left to play on Matt Evensen's 38-yard field goal. Purdue had a chance to win, but Summers missed a 44-yard field goal try as time expired in regulation.

NO. 17 PENN STATE 55, SYRACUSE 13

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jordan Norwood and Deon Butler each caught a pair of touchdown passes before halftime in the first game between the old rivals in 18 years as the Nittany Lions (3-0) gave Joe Paterno his 375th win as Penn State coach with a rout of the Orange (0-2).

The schools met in every season except one from 1922-90, but the series ended when the Big East was formed and Penn State joined the Big Ten.

MARYLAND 35, NO. 23 CALIFORNIA 27

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Da'Rel Scott ran for 87 yards and two touchdowns before leaving with a shoulder injury, Chris Turner threw for two scores and the Terps (2-1) used a relentless defense to harass the Golden Bears (2-1).

California scored three touchdowns in the final seven minutes, but by then Maryland was comfortably in control, leading 28-6.

NO. 24 ILLINOIS 20, LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 17

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Daniel Dufrene ran for 126 yards and caught a 10-yard scoring pass for a 17-3 halftime lead, and Matt Eller kicked a 27-yard field goal for a 20-17 lead with 1:40 left as the Illini (2-1) held off the Ragin' Cajuns (0-2).

Ragin' Cajun quarterback Michael Desormeaux hit tight end Erik Jones for an 11-yard touchdown with 18 seconds left, but the Illini recovered the ensuing on side kick.