COLUMBUS, Ohio – Defending national champion Ohio State stayed perfect despite an imperfect game.

Will Allen returned a tipped pass 100 yards for a touchdown for one of the few highlights as No. 2 Ohio State barely slipped past 32-point underdog San Diego State 16-13 Saturday.

The Buckeyes won their 16th game in a row, but were in trouble throughout as quarterback Craig Krenzel had the worst day of his career. Krenzel went 5-of-20 for 76 yards with one interception and three sacks.

The Buckeyes were manhandled up front. San Diego State had twice as many first downs (20-10) and outgained the Buckeyes 216-196. Ohio State converted just 1-of-14 third-down opportunities and added two turnovers.

No. 5 Michigan 50,

Houston 3

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Chris Perry ran for 184 yards and two touchdowns as No. 5 Michigan beat Houston 50-3 Saturday.

The Wolverines (2-0) host No. 19 Notre Dame next week following two wins by a combined score of 95-10.

After Michigan forced a fumble midway through the first quarter, it scored 22 points over the next 16 minutes against the Cougars (1-1) to spark the blowout.

Perry’s performance – with TDs from 1 and 8 yards on 27 carries – came one game after he ran for a career-high 232 yards and two TDs in a 45-7 win over Central Michigan. Backup running back David Underwood ran 11 times for 108 yards and a score.

No. 8 Georgia 29, Middle Tennessee 10

ATHENS, Ga. – Of all the mistakes No. 8 Georgia made Saturday – and there were plenty – coach Mark Richt blamed himself for perhaps the biggest one: leaving wide receiver Fred Gibson on the field for a meaningless kickoff.

Gibson pulled a hamstring returning the kick with less than two minutes left in a sloppy 29-10 victory over Middle Tennessee on Saturday, and he might not be available for the Southeastern Conference opener next week against South Carolina.

Georgia coach Mark Richt was not sure how bad Gibson’s injury was, and Gibson was not available for comment.

“You never know how quickly a guy can recover from that,” Richt said. “I knew Fred was in the game, and that just should not have happened. That was the biggest disappointment to me.”

No. 9 Virginia Tech 43,

James Madison 0

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Kevin Jones usually makes his biggest contributions for No. 9 Virginia Tech on the field.

But the Hokies’ tailback was most valuable on the sideline Saturday after he was hit several yards out of bounds and slammed into a concrete wall, injuring his wrists.

The Hokies erupted from a slow start against I-AA James Madison, running the ball 248 yards and five touchdowns in Jones’ absence to beat the Dukes 43-0.

“It woke us up a little,” quarterback Bryan Randall said of the play that left Jones injured. “Things just weren’t clicking … it put a little fire in us.”

No. 12 Tennessee 34,

Marshall 24

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Casey Clausen threw three touchdowns passes and James Wilhoit kicked two field goals in the fourth quarter as No. 12 Tennessee struggled to beat Marshall 34-24 Saturday.

Marshall (1-1) led early before Tennessee (2-0) scored two touchdowns to go ahead for good after halftime, but the Herd would not let up even without its starting quarterback.

Stan Hill threw three touchdown passes before leaving the game at the beginning of the fourth quarter with a lower left leg injury. He was replaced by Graham Gochneaur, who redshirted last year as a junior college transfer.

Trailing 21-10 in the third quarter, Marshall drove 80 yards to score on Hill’s 13-yard TD pass to Darius Watts. Tennessee was penalized four times for 49 yards on the drive.

Wake Forest 38, No. 14 North Carolina State 24

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Nick Burney ran for two touchdowns to lead an early Wake Forest ground game as the Demon Deacons stunned No. 14 North Carolina State 38-24 Saturday.

Wake Forest (2-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) pounced on the Wolfpack (1-1, 0-1) early, building a 25-point first half lead, and had North Carolina State on its heels from the opening drive.

The Demon Deacons were able to hang on despite Philip Rivers’ career-high 433 yards passing and three touchdown throws because his fourth-quarter scoring drives were too late.

Chris Barclay scored on a 1-yard touchdown run, Burney added his two scores and Willie Idlette returned a punt 50 yards to lead Wake Forest to a surprising 28-10 halftime lead.

South Carolina 31, No. 15 Virginia 7

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Dondrial Pinkins threw a 99-yard touchdown pass to Troy Williamson – the longest in South Carolina history – to lead the Gamecocks past No. 15 Virginia 31-7 on Saturday.

Pinkins added a 5-yard touchdown run and Daccus Turman had 123 yards rushing and a touchdown for South Carolina (2-0), which defeated a ranked opponent for the first time since beating then-No. 22 Ohio State 31-28 in the 2002 Outback Bowl.

With senior quarterback Matt Schaub on the sideline with a separated right shoulder, the Cavaliers (1-1) were out of sync on offense. Schaub’s replacement, freshman Anthony Martinez, was rattled all game by South Carolina’s defense. He threw two interceptions and muffed a handoff with Alvin Pearman that set up Turman’s score.

Virginia managed only 17 yards passing in the first half and just 9 yards rushing in the second half. Overall, the Cavaliers were outgained 423-170.

Bowling Green 27, No. 16 Purdue 26

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Josh Harris threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Charles Sharon with 2:08 left as Bowling Green upset No. 16 Purdue 27-26 Saturday.

Coach Gregg Brandon clapped his hands and patted players on the back as the Falcons (2-0) celebrated their first victory over a ranked opponent since Sept. 16, 1972. That win, 17-14, also came against Purdue (0-1).

It was the Boilermakers’ first opening-day loss since 1998 and ruined coach Joe Tiller’s perfect record in home openers. Tiller is now 6-1.

Harris was the reason. He completed 22 of 40 passes for 357 yards and three touchdowns, including an improbable game-winner on fourth-and-15.

Georgia Tech 17, No. 17 Auburn 3

ATLANTA – Two games into the season, the heralded Auburn Tigers are still seeking their first win. They haven’t even scored a touchdown, for that matter.

Freshman Reggie Ball threw for one touchdown and set up two other scores as Georgia Tech handed No. 17 Auburn another stunning loss, beating the Tigers 17-3 Saturday in the first meeting between the schools in 16 years.

Auburn (0-2) began the season ranked sixth in The Associated Press rankings, and at least one magazine picked the Tigers as the best team in the country. That goal has already gone by the wayside, the victim of an inept offense that seemed totally confused against the undersized Georgia Tech defense.

After getting routed at home by Southern California 23-0, the Tigers were held to 226 yards by Georgia Tech (1-1). Jason Campbell was sacked eight times and took a ferocious beating nearly every time he dropped back.

No. 18 Wisconsin 48,

Akron 31

MADISON, Wis. – Lee Evans had 214 yards receiving and Anthony Davis had 247 yards rushing as No. 18 Wisconsin held off Akron 48-31 Saturday.

It was the first time in the program’s 114-year history that the Badgers (2-0) had a wideout and running back both top 200 yards in the same game.

And both players saved their biggest plays for last.

Evans caught a school-record 99-yard touchdown pass from Jim Sorgi moments after Jeff Mack and Ryan Aiello stuffed Bobby Hendry inches from the goal line on fourth down with 61/2 minutes remaining.

The Zips (0-2) had already trimmed a 21-point halftime deficit to 34-31, but they fell apart after failing to grab the lead.

No. 19 Notre Dame 29, Washington St. 26, OT

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Nicholas Setta kicked a 40-yard field goal in overtime as No. 19 Notre Dame overcame a 19-point deficit to beat Washington State 29-26 Saturday.

The Irish (1-0), who had gone 12 quarters without an offensive touchdown when they entered the fourth quarter trailing 19-6, scored 20 points for their biggest come-from-behind win since beating Southern California 25-24 in 1999 after trailing 21-3 at halftime.

Washington State (1-1) scored on a 34-yard pass from Matt Kegel to Sammy Moore with 53 seconds left to force the overtime.

No. 22 Washington 38, Indiana 13

SEATTLE – Cody Pickett threw two of his three touchdown passes to Reggie Williams as No. 22 Washington beat Indiana 38-13 Saturday.

Freshman tailback Shelton Sampson ran for two TDs as the Huskies (1-1) gave Keith Gilbertson his first victory as coach and rebounded from a disappointing 28-9 loss at Ohio State last week.

Washington beat Indiana (0-2) with 28 unanswered points in the third quarter. The Hoosiers led 13-10 after Bryan Robertson kicked a 39-yard field goal on the first drive of the second half.

Moments later, Pickett threw a 10-yard crossing strike to Williams and the All-American receiver turned it into a 70-yard touchdown reception.

No. 23 Nebraska 31,

Utah St. 7

LINCOLN, Neb. – Jammal Lord ran for 72 yards and a touchdown as No. 23 Nebraska overcame a slow start to beat Utah State 31-7 Saturday.

Lord also completed 8 of 12 passes for 85 yards before giving way to Joe Dailey late in the third quarter.

David Dyches kicked field goals of 23, 20, 29 and 26 yards in his first game for Nebraska (2-0).

Jason Cox completed 13 of 15 passes for 132 yards in the first quarter as the Aggies (0-2) led 7-6.

No. 24 Colorado 16,

UCLA 14

BOULDER, Colo. – Joel Klatt threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Joe Klopfenstein with 2:15 left, rallying No. 24 Colorado to a 16-14 win over UCLA on Saturday.

The Buffaloes (2-0) trailed 14-10 with five minutes remaining before marching 63 yards in 11 plays for the winning score.

After freshman Mason Crosby’s extra-point attempt was blocked by Brandon Chillar, UCLA (0-1) had a chance to win if it could move into position for a field goal.

But after Maurice Drew fumbled the ensuing kickoff and returned it to the 10-yard line, backup quarterback Drew Olson, who replaced injured starter Matt Moore late in the first quarter, threw incomplete on four straight passes against a suddenly stout Colorado defense.

No. 25 TCU 17,

Navy 3

FORT WORTH, Texas – Corey Connally and Lonta Hobbs had second-half touchdown runs as No. 25 TCU overcame a sluggish start to beat Navy 17-3 Saturday night.

The Horned Frogs (2-0), playing just five days after a win at Tulane, scored on their first two drives of the second half. Nick Browne’s 23-yard field goal tied the game and Connally ran 2 yards for the go-ahead score on his only carry of the game.

Navy (1-1) has lost 35 straight games to Top 25 teams, its last win over a ranked opponent coming eight years ago, 17-13 over No. 20 Virginia.

Eddie Carthan recovered a fumble and intercepted a pass in the first half for Navy, which managed only Geoff Blumenfeld’s 32-yard field goal despite getting into TCU territory on all six of its first-half drives.

The Midshipmen, who had 598 total yards in their opener against VMI, were held to 207 yards Saturday – just 37 after halftime.

TCU sophomore Tye Gunn completed 14 of 20 passes for 173 yards, and improved to 6-0 as a starter. The Frogs had averaged 40 points a game in his first five starts.

TCU didn’t cross midfield until the opening drive of the second half, and that came after a penalty. The Frogs then had third-and-9 before Gunn found Harrell wide open over the middle on two straight plays for gains of 17 and 22 yards to get down to the Navy 9.

Hobbs appeared to have an open lane to the end zone after taking a pitch to the right, but stumbled and fell down at the 5 before Browne’s field goal.

Connally’s TD capped a 10-play, 88-yard scoring drive.

that included passes of 26 and 25 yards and a 19-yard run by Hobbs, who had 79 yards on 20 carries.

Harrell caught five passes for 70 yards.

It was the seventh time since 1991 that the Horned Frogs played two games within a six-day period. This is the first time they’ve won both of them, and now they have a week off before playing Vanderbilt on Sept. 20.

Marvin Godbolt’s interception early in the fourth quarter came two plays before Hobbs’ TD. The sophomore has 16 rushing TDs in 10 career games.

Blumenfeld’s field goal came on the first of three straight drives when Navy drove to at least the TCU 15. The kick came nine plays after Carthan recovered Gunn’s fumble.

Craig Candeto’s 43-yard pass helped the Midshipmen get to the TCU 13 on their next drive, but the quarterback then bobbled the snap on a 30-yard field goal attempt.

Navy got the ball back two plays later when Carthan intercepted a pass by Gunn, whose throw was woefully underthrown under pressure. On first-and-goal from the 3, Kyle Eckel tried to bull into the end zone, but Brandon Williams knocked the ball loose and Jeremy Modkins recovered at the 1.

TCU’s average starting field possession in the first half was its own 11, starting at the 1 and 3 after Navy’s Shalimar Brazier downed punts.

Candeto was 7-for-15 for 75 yards, and rushed for 48 yards on 24 carries for Navy, which had won consecutive games for the first time since 1999.

The Midshipmen haven’t won three in a row since 1997, when they won their last four games to go 7-4 – their last winning season.