Cincinnati 42, Purdue 7

Munchie Legaux couldn't revel in his successful return as Cincinnati's starting quarterback. One win wasn't enough to keep the job.

With incumbent Brendon Kay limited by a sore passing shoulder, Legaux got to start the Bearcats' opener and had a solid showing. He threw for a touchdown and ran for another Saturday in a 42-7 victory over Purdue, which took its worst opening loss in 17 years.

Afterward, Legaux was more concerned about his two interceptions - one off a tipped pass, the other in the end zone.

"I had two bad throws," Legaux said. "I played OK."

Just OK? Legaux wouldn't give himself a better grade, given what's at stake. Coach Tommy Tuberville said after the game that the job is open to competition.

"You could lose your spot every week," Legaux said.

Legaux's dual-threat performance highlighted a game featuring two new coaches and a new league - Cincinnati (1-0) in the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats celebrated all the newness by introducing all-white uniforms and helmets for their first time on the field under Tuberville, who came from Texas Tech to replace Butch Jones.

Legaux was back at quarterback because of Kay's sore shoulder. Given a second chance, he played one of his best games before a crowd of 36,007, the biggest ever at Nippert Stadium.

The senior was 13 of 20 for 146 yards with a touchdown and an interception. He also ran six times for 55 yards and a touchdown.

"Munchie is very good in the pro-style offense," Tuberville said. "This is the first game running a totally new offense, and we put up a lot of points against a Big Ten team."

Notre Dame 28, Temple 6

Tommy Rees threw a pair of 32-yard touchdown passes to DaVaris Daniels, a 66-yard scoring pass to Troy Niklas and Notre Dame had three quick scoring drives en route to a victory over Temple.

The 14th-ranked Irish jumped to a 14-0 lead on a pair of three-play drives on its opening two possessions and appeared headed for a blowout. But when the Notre Dame offense stalled, Temple squandered a pair of scoring chances, with Jim Cooper Jr. missing a pair of field goals. An unsettled feeling settled in at Notre Dame Stadium when Kenny Harper scored on a 1-yard run to cut the lead to 14-6. The Irish regained control, however, with Niklas' TD with 43 seconds left in the half.

The victory by the Fighting Irish (1-0) was the 200th career win for coach Brian Kelly, improving his overall record to 200-68-2 and at Notre Dame to 29-11. The Owls (0-1), picked to finish ninth in the 10-team American Athletic Conference, fell to 2-76 all-time against ranked opponents.

Rees was 16-of-23 passing for 346 yards, registering his fourth career 300-yard passing day.

First-time starter Connor Reilly was solid, completing 23-of-46 passes for 228 yards, which was more than the Owls had in any game last season.