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By Wendell Barnhouse
Big 12 Sports.com Correspondent

The Conference (5-4 in for Week Four, 33-8 overall)
Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech are the only Big 12 teams with a rushing and a passing TD in each game. ... Colorado has three rushing touchdowns - all from the one-yard line. ... Through four weeks, there have been 203 touchdowns from scrimmage in the Big 12. Of those scoring drives, 90 have taken two minutes or less. Missouri leads the way with 14 scoring drives that took two minutes or less. ... In NCAA Division I-A statistics, eight of the top 10 teams in scoring are in the Big 12. Five of the top eight teams in passing offense are big 12 teams. ... Big 12 teams have scored 203 touchdowns from scrimmage. Of those, 105 have been passes and 98 have been runs. ... Nebraska, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State were idle Saturday.

Polling place
Sunday's rankings revealed little change for Big 12 teams. The coaches poll kept Oklahoma No. 2, Missouri No. 5 and Texas No. 7. Texas Tech moved up from No. 10 to No. 9. The coaches' poll has four Big 12 teams and four Southeastern Conference teams in the top 10. The media poll kept Oklahoma at No. 2. LSU, which rallied to win at Auburn, slipped past Missouri to take the No. 5 spot. The Tigers are No. 6, Texas is No. 7 and Texas Tech placed at No. 10. Kansas is No. 18 in both polls.

National numbers
In NCAA Division I-A statistics, six Big 12 QBs are in the top 10 in passing efficiency - No. 2, Oklahoma's Sam Bradford; No. 3, Texas' Colt McCoy; No. 4, Missouri's Chase Daniel; No. 8, Oklahoma State's Zac Robinson; No. 9, Baylor's Robert Griffin; No. 10, Kansas State's Josh Freeman. ... Texas Tech's Graham Harrell, Daniel, Kansas' Todd Ressing and McCoy rank No. 3 through No. 6, respectively, in total offense. ... Kerry Meier of Kansas is tied for first in receptions per game. ... Oklahoma State's Perrish Cox is second and Colorado's Josh Smith are second and third in kickoff returns. ... Texas A&M's Justin Brantly is sixth in punting (46-yard average). ... Texas Tech's Michael Crabtree is third in receiving yards per game (114.2). ... Missouri's Derrick Washington is tied for third in scoring (13.5 points per game). ... Missouri's Jeremy Maclin is sixth in all-purpose rushing (193.5 yards per game). ... In points responsible for, Oklahoma's Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy of Texas are tied for second with pper game. Kansas State's Josh Freeman is fifth, Texas Tech's Graham Harrell ninth and Kansas' Todd Reesing 10th. ... In passing, Reesing is No. 2, Harrell is No. 3 and Missouri's Chase Daniel is tied for seventh. ... Harrell leads in total passing yards, Daniel is third and Reesing is fourth.

Baylor (2-2, idle; Oklahoma Oct. 4)
Freshman quarterback Robert Griffin has accounted for 12 touchdowns (seven passing, five rushing). The average length of those scoring plays has been 24.8 yards. ... Following its narrow loss to Connecticut Friday night, the Bears are 38-75-2 all-time in televised games. Baylor is 2-8 on ESPN networks, 0-2 on ESPN2. ... Baylor gained over 100 yards rushing against Connecticut, the third consecutive game it has gone over 100 yards. That's the best stretch for the Bears since gaining over 100 yards in the first five games in 2005. ... Linebacker Joe Pawelek had 10 tackles. He has been in double digits in all four games and has nine games with double-digit tackles in his career. ... Receiver Kendall Wright had the first receiving touchdown of his career. He also had career bests of six receptions and 114 yards receiving.

Colorado (3-0, idle; vs. Florida State in Jacksonville, Fla.)
Quarterback Cody Hawkins has a 20-to-1 ratio of touchdowns to interceptions in the red zone during his career. ... Running back Rodney Stewart's 166 yards against West Virginia is the third-most by a freshman running back in Colorado history. ... Kicker Jameson Davis has seven touchbacks on 16 kickoffs. Last season, on 63 kickoffs and had just six touchbacks. ... Colorado needed 14 plays and 4:50 of clock time to score its first two touchdowns against West Virginia. The Buffs went 31 plays, 55 minutes and 10 seconds before it scored again. ... Since 1989, Colorado has defeated 42 ranked teams; that's the eight-most in the nation during that year. ... All six of Colorado's turnovers have occurred in the second quarter. ... CU opponents have scored 13 second-half points.

Iowa State (2-2, idle; vs. Kansas Oct. 4)
Sophomore quarterback has four career touchdown passes. All have been caught by receiver R.J. Sumrall, who has four career TD receptions. ... Arnaud had a career-high 51 yards rushing against UNLV, including a career-best 28-yarder that kept the Cyclones' game-tying drive alive. ... Kicker Grant Mahoney is 15-for-15 on extra points this season. His 37-yard field goal in overtime gave the Cyclones a 31-28 lead. ... Iowa State has forced 13 turnovers through four games. In 12 games last season, the Cyclones forced 18 turnovers. ...

Kansas (3-1, idle; at Iowa State Oct. 4)
Junior quarterback Todd Reesing added another clip to his highlight reel. He scrambled away from Sam Houston State's pass rush, dodging tacklers for 11 seconds before unleashing a 57-yard pass that hit Dezmon Briscoe in stride for a touchdown. ... Junior running back Angus Quigley made his first start and finished with a team-best 65 yards on 16 carries. ... Receiver Kerry Meier, who entered the game tied for first in receptions per game, had eight catches for 136 yards. Through four games, he has 37 receptions for 389 yards. ... Receivers Dezmon Briscoe and Daymond Patterson didn't start because coach Mark Mangino didn't like their blocking efforts in last week's loss to South Florida and during ensuing practices. ... KU's running game continues to raise concerns. The Jayhawks are averaging 119 yards per game and 3.4 yards per attempt. ... In the last two games, Kansas has allowed 678 yards passing and three TDs.

Kansas State (2-1, vs. UL-Lafayette)
Quarterback Josh Freeman has 512 career completions, a school record. ... Freeman's 32 TD passes on fifth on the school's career list. He has thrown for a touchdown in 15 consecutive games. ... In two-plus seasons under coach Ron Prince, Kansas State has 20 non-offensive touchdowns. Of those, 16 have come on special teams. ... Since 1999, the Wildcats are second nationally with 99 non-offensive TDs. ... In their last five losses, the Wildcats have allowed an average of 47 points, 520 total yards and 323 passing yards.

Missouri (4-0, idle; vs. Nebraska Oct. 4)
The Tigers have 14 touchdown drives that have covered two minutes or less. Those drives have averaged 64 yards and required an average of four plays. ... Quarterback Chase Daniel was 36 of 43 against Buffalo. The 83.7 completion percentage set a school record (minimum 30 attempts). Daniel broke his own record (81.6 percent, 40-of-49) set against Kansas last season. ... Daniel's 20 consecutive completions set a Big 12 record. The previous mark was 18 (Iowa State's Seneca Wallce in 2001, Oklahoma's Sam Bradford in 2007). ... Senior defensive tackle Ziggy Hood recorded his first two sacks of the season; he has 12.5 career sacks. ... Kicker Jeff Wolfert missed a 53-yard field goal try, ending his string of 22 consecutive successful attempts. It also ended a streak of 97 consecutive successful kicks (field goals and extra points). He has not missed an extra point (140 attempts) in his career. ... Sophomore running back Derrick Washington, in his season as a starter, has eight rushing touchdowns with two in each of the Tigers' four games.

Texas (3-0, vs. Arkansas Saturday)
Colt McCoy's four touchdown passes gave him 62 for his career. That surpasses the previous record held by Major Applewhite, who had 60. ... Texas has gained 600 or more yards in total offense 19 times in school history; nine of those have come during coach Mack Brown's tenure. ... Rice gained 17 yards rushing. UT has held opponents to under 20 yards rushing 17 times in school history; 15 have been while Brown was the coach. ... The Longhorns have not allowed a first quarter TD this season. ... After reaching a first-and-goal at the two-yard line, Rice had 11 snaps (10 of which came inside the five-yard line) and failed to score. ... Quan Cosbys' 154 yards receiving against UTEP was followed by Jordan Shipley's 155 yards receiving against Rice was the first time the Longhorns had consecutive games with a receiver going over the 150-yard mark since 2000. ... Cosby has a reception in 35 consecutive games. ...

Texas A&M (1-2, vs. Army)
Quarterback Stephen McGee's string of consecutive starts ended at 29. ... Jerrod Johnson, who started in McGee's place, became the seventh QB to lose in his debut. The last A&M quarterback to win his opener was Corey Pullig in 1992. ... Johnson's 275 yards passing was a record for an A&M QB in his first start. ... Five Aggies made their first career starts - Johnson (quarterback), Cyrus Gray (wide receiver), Danny Baker (tight end), Jeff Fuller (wide receiver), Von Miller (linebacker).

Texas Tech (4-0, idle; at Kansas State Oct. 4)
Shannon Woods had 108 yards rushing. It's the first 100-yard rushing game by a Red Raider since the 2006 Insight Bowl when woods gained 109 yards against Minnestoa. ... Senior quarterback Graham Harrell, with 101, is one of seven players in NCAA history with 100 or more touchdown passes. ... Receiver Michael Crabtree has six TD receptions this season and 28 in his career. ... UMass' first touchdown came on a fumble recovery return. The last time a Red Raiders opponent returned a fumble for a TD in Lubbock was North Carolina State in 2002. ... Texas Tech has as many rushing touchdowns (12) as touchdowns passing. Last season the Red Raiders had 18 rushing TDs in 13 games. ... Texas Tech has won 11 consecutive games (including bowls) against non-conference foes. ... The UMass game was a sellout, giving Texas Tech consecutive sellouts for the first time since 2001.