Leading by 40-0 after the first half, the Nittany Lions scored at will even though Paterno played reserves for most of the final two quarters. Penn State scored on its first four possessions of the second half to lead, 67-0.

Penn State's previous largest victory margin under Paterno was 58-0 over Texas Christian in 1978. The school-record margin was 109-7 over Lebanon Valley in 1920.

The highest score previously against Cincinnati was 71-0 by Ohio Wesleyan in 1928.

The outcome embarrassed Paterno. "Nobody ever wants to be in a game like that," he said. "We played so many kids early and really got them tired." Cincinnati coach Tim Murphy made a point to absolve Paterno of any design on running up the score. "I think Joe's a class guy and I don't believe he'd do that in a hundred years," Murphy said. "Physically we were O.K., but most of the time we were out of position. We made too many mistakes even for a first game of the season and that's my fault. I'm embarrassed, not Joe Paterno."

"We had too much speed for them," Paterno said. "It was a fluke." West Virginia 24, Bowling Green 17

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) -- Adrian Murrell made up for two fumbles by running for 154 yards and a touchdown to spark West Virginia (1-1). Murrell was motivated by backup tailback Garrett Ford in the third quarter. Ford, the starting fullback, was inserted at tailback after Murrell's second fumble, which led to a 30-yard touchdown pass by Bowling Green's Erik White that gave gave the Falcons a 17-9 lead.