COLUMBUS, Ohio – Michael Jenkins returned a punt for a touchdown and Donte Whitner fell on a blocked punt in the end zone as No. 8 Ohio State beat No. 9 Iowa 19-10 on Saturday.
No. 1 Oklahoma 34,
No. 24 Missouri 13
NORMAN, Okla. – Jason White threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns and Antonio Perkins tied a Division I-A record with his seventh career punt return for a touchdown as No. 1 Oklahoma beat No. 24 Missouri 34-13 on Saturday night.
No. 2 Miami 52,
Temple 14
MIAMI – Jarrett Payton had his first 100-yard game, and No. 2 Miami dominated Temple for the 12th consecutive time Saturday, winning 52-14.
No. 4 Georgia 27, Vanderbilt 8
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Michael Cooper, Tyson Browning and Ronnie Powell had second-half touchdown runs as No. 4 Georgia rallied from a 2-0 halftime deficit to beat Vanderbilt 27-8.
No. 5 USC 45,
Notre Dame 14
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Matt Leinart threw for 351 yards and four touchdowns as No. 5 USC overpowered Notre Dame 45-14 Saturday for its second straight rout of the Fighting Irish.
No. 6 Washington St. 24, Stanford 14
STANFORD, Calif. – Matt Kegel passed for 331 yards and three touchdowns, and Sammy Moore’s 64-yard punt return set up another score as No. 6 Washington State defeated Stanford 24-14 Saturday.
No. 7 Florida St. 19, Virginia 14
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Bobby Bowden isn’t chasing Joe Paterno anymore.
Chris Rix threw a 79-yard touchdown pass to Craphonso Thorpe and Xavier Beitia kicked four field goals Saturday night as No. 7 Florida State gave Bowden his 338th career coaching victory, 19-14 over Virginia.
No. 10 LSU 33,
South Carolina 7
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Matt Mauck threw two touchdown passes and No. 10 LSU bounced back from its first loss to beat South Carolina 33-7 on Saturday night.
Florida 33,
No. 11 Arkansas 28
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Chris Leak threw short and let his receivers and ball carriers run long Saturday as Florida hung on for a 33-28 victory over No. 11 Arkansas.
No. 12 N. Illinois 37,
W. Michigan 10
DEKALB, Ill. – Michael Turner ran for 173 yards and Josh Haldi threw three touchdown passes as No. 12 Northern Illinois remained undefeated with a 37-10 win over Western Michigan on Saturday.
No. 13 Purdue 26,
No. 14 Wisconsin 23
MADISON, Wis. – Ben Jones kicked an 18-yard field goal with 3 seconds left Saturday to give No. 13 Purdue a 26-23 victory over 14th-ranked Wisconsin.
No. 15 Michigan St. 44,
No. 25 Minnesota 38
MINNEAPOLIS – Jeff Smoker threw for 252 yards and ran for a touchdown and DeAndra Cobb had a 100-yard kickoff return as 15th-ranked Michigan State beat No. 25 Minnesota 44-38 on Saturday.
No. 16 TCU 27, UAB 24
FORT WORTH, Texas – Lonta Hobbs scored a 10-yard run early in the fourth quarter, helping No. 16 TCU pull out a 27-24 victory over UAB on Saturday night that keeps the Horned Frogs among the nation’s few undefeated teams.
No. 17 Michigan 56, Illinois 14
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Chris Perry ran for three touchdowns and 140 yards and Steve Breaston returned a punt 74 yards for a score as No. 17 Michigan beat Illinois 56-14 Saturday.
No. 18 Nebraska 48,
Texas A&M 12
LINCOLN, Neb. – Jammal Lord ran for two touchdowns and No. 18 Nebraska equaled a school record by forcing eight turnovers in a 48-12 victory over Texas A&M on Saturday.
No. 19 Auburn 45, Mississippi St. 13
AUBURN, Ala. – Carnell Williams ran for 161 yards and a school-record six touchdowns – five in the first half – as No. 19 Auburn pounded Mississippi State 45-13 on Saturday.
No. 20 Texas 40,
Iowa St. 19
AMES, Iowa – Roy Williams caught a touchdown pass and set up two other scores with big plays, including a pass of his own, as No. 20 Texas bounced back from its blowout loss to Oklahoma with a 40-19 victory over Iowa State on Saturday.
No. 23 Oklahoma St. 51, Texas Tech 49
STILLWATER, Okla. – Jon Holland intercepted B.J. Symons’ pass with 1:05 left as No. 23 Oklahoma State ended a furious comeback attempt to hold off Texas Tech 51-49.
on Saturday.
Tatum Bell ran for a career-high 238 yards, with TD runs of 95, 48 and 5 yards, and the Cowboys (6-1, 2-1 Big 12) scored on their first eight possessions to take a 48-21 lead into the fourth quarter.
Symons was 42-of-67 for 552 yards, his sixth straight game with more than 400 yards. Symons threw five touchdown passes and ran for another score, but also had two interceptions and missed several open receivers.
Texas Tech, the nation’s highest scoring team, got back in it with four fourth-quarter touchdowns. The Red Raiders (5-2, 2-1) drove to the Oklahoma State 40 before Holland’s interception.
Luke Phillips’ 20-yard field goal with 5:43 remaining ended a 21-0 Texas Tech run as the Cowboys beat the Red Raiders for the first time in four tries.
Oklahoma State’s Josh Fields threw for 320 yards and a touchdown on 18-of-29 passing. Seymore Shaw added 74 yards rushing on six carries, including a 53-yard touchdown run.
The teams combined for 1,334 total yards in the game, which lasted more than four hours with 97 passes and 20 penalties to stop the clock. Oklahoma State was third in the nation in scoring coming in, averaging 40.6 points.
Bell, the Big 12’s second-leading rusher, easily surpassed his season average of 107.8 yards. His 95-yard run through a huge hole up the middle was the third longest rush in Cowboys history.
Oklahoma State led 34-14 at halftime, scoring on all six possessions.
Tommy Devereaux scored from 14 yards on an end-around, and Fields hit Charlie Johnson from 4 yards out to put the Cowboys up 21-7. Jamar Ransom’s midfield interception of Symons’ pass set up Phillips 31-yard field goal with 3 seconds left in the half.
Symons threw first-half touchdown passes to Nehemiah Glover from 15 yards and Wes Welker from 14 yards. But the Red Raiders fell off the scoring pace when Keith Toogood missed a 33-yard field-goal try on the first possession.
Welker led Texas Tech receivers with 129 yards and two scores on 10 catches. Taurean Henderson ran for 123 yards on nine carries and a TD. He also caught seven passes for 60 yards.
Rashaun Woods had 147 yards on six catches for Oklahoma State, extending his steak of consecutive games with at least two receptions to 38.
AP-ES-10-18-03 2035EDT
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