Florida State is just a week removed from playing a top-five matchup against ACC rival Clemson. Keeping the Hurricanes undefeated also will help the Seminoles in the BCS standings as they jockey with Oregon for the second spot behind Alabama.
No. 1 ALABAMA 45, TENNESSEE 10
At Tuscalossa, Alabama, T.J. Yeldon scored on three 1-yard runs and AJ McCarron passed for 275 yards and two touchdowns to help Alabama continue to roll.
Landon Collins returned an interception 89 yards for another score for the Crimson Tide which raced to a 35-0 halftime lead. Alabama has outscored its last six opponents 246-26.
McCarron completed 19 of 27 passes.
Kenyan Drake ran for 89 yards on 14 carries while Yeldon gained 72 yards. Kevin Norwood caught six passes for 112 yards.
No. 2 OREGON 42, No. 12 UCLA 14
At Eugene, Oregon, Byron Marshall ran for 133 yards and three touchdowns and Oregon wore down UCLA's stout defense.
Marcus Mariota threw for 230 yards and a score and De'Anthony Thomas returned from a three game absence to run in another for the Ducks (8-0, 5-0 Pac-12).
The Bruins went into halftime with the score level at 14 but were shutout by the Ducks in the second half.
Brett Hundley completed 13 of 19 passes for 64 yards and a touchdown but also threw two interceptions, including one early in the fourth quarter that led to an Oregon touchdown. He also ran for 64 yards and a score.
No. 3 FLORIDA STATE 49, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 17
At Tallahassee, Florida, Jameis Winston threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns and Florida State scored 35 points in the first quarter.
Winston completed 16-of-26 passes with one interception and left the game after the opening series of the second half.
Rashad Greene topped 100 yards receiving for the third consecutive game with eight receptions for 137 yards and a touchdown for the Seminoles.
No. 4 OHIO STATE 63, PENN STATE 14
At Columbus, Ohio, Braxton Miller passed for three touchdowns and ran for two and Carlos Hyde rushed for 147 yards and two more scores to lead Ohio State.
It was the most points surrendered by Penn State and its worst beating in 114 years.
The Ohio State victory stretched its nation's best winning streak to 20 in a row
No. 20 SOUTH CAROLINA 27, No. 5 MISSOURI 24, 2OT
At Columbia, Missouri, Connor Shaw came off the bench in the second half and threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns and Elliott Fry kicked the game-winning field goal to help No. 20 South Carolina stun No. 5 Missouri 27-24 in two overtimes.
Shaw entered the game in the third quarter and helped the Gamecocks score the final 17 points of regulation. He then threw a 15-yard touchdown pass on fourth down in the Gamecocks' first overtime to match the Tigers' Marcus Murphy's 1-yard scamper.
Fry then kicked a 40-yarder before Missouri's Andrew Baggett missed a 24-yard attempt off the left goal post.
No. 6 BAYLOR 59, KANSAS 14
At Lawrence, Kansas, Bryce Petty threw for 430 yards and three touchdowns in fewer than three quarters, Lache Seastrunk ran for 109 yards and a score and Baylor won its school-record 11th straight.
The Bears (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) piled up 500 yards of offense in taking a 38-0 lead by halftime, and then relaxed as coach Art Briles pulled many of his starters in the third quarter.
No. 7 MIAMI 24, WAKE FOREST 21
At Miami Gardens, Florida, Duke Johnson ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns, the second a 1-yard plunge with 53 seconds left, as No. 7 Miami rallied twice to beat Wake Forest.
Johnson finished with 168 yards on 30 carries for the Hurricanes.
Tanner Price's 44-yard touchdown pass to Dominique Gibson with 4:02 remaining put Wake Forest on top, but the Hurricanes went 73 yards on their next 10 plays, with Johnson scoring to keep Miami unbeaten heading into next week's showdown at No. 3 Florida State.
No. 8 STANFORD 20, OREGON STATE 12
At Corvallis, Oregon, Tyler Gaffney ran for three touchdowns and Stanford held off Oregon State's fourth-quarter comeback bid.
Gaffney ran 22 times for 145 yards and scored on runs of 4, 9 and 32 yards to highlight a slow offensive night for Stanford (7-1, 5-1 Pac-12). The Cardinal totaled 276 yards on offense, as quarterback Kevin Hogan completed just 8 of 18 passes for 88 yards.
No. 9 CLEMSON 40, MARYLAND 27
At College Park, Maryland, Tajh Boyd threw for a touchdown and ran for a score, Sammy Watkins had a school-record 14 catches for 163 yards and Clemson wore down injury-riddled Maryland.
Boyd went 28 for 41 for 304 yards with an interception and Roderick McDowell rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns to help the Tigers rebound from last week's 51-14 defeat against Florida State.
No. 17 OKLAHOMA 38, No. 10 TEXAS TECH 30
NORMAN, Oklahoma , Blake Bell threw for 249 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Damien Williams added two more scores as Oklahoma handed Texas Tech its first loss.
Jalen Saunders added six catches for 153 yards receiving and both of Bell's touchdown passes for the Sooners, who rallied after falling behind in the third quarter.
No. 11 AUBURN 45, FAU 10
AUBURN, Alabama, Jeremy Johnson threw two long touchdown passes to Sammie Coates after replacing injured starter Nick Marshall and Auburn overwhelmed Florida Atlantic.
No. 13 LSU 48, FURMAN 16
At Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Odell Beckham Jr. caught six passes for 204 yards and two scores, Terrance Magee added two second-half touchdowns, and No. 13 LSU turned a tenuous halftime lead into a romp.
No. 14 TEXAS A&M 56, VANDERBILT 24
At College Station, Texas, Johnny Manziel threw for 305 yards and four touchdowns in less than three quarters, and Texas A&M bounced back from an upset loss to Auburn last week.
Manziel threw three TDs in the first quarter to help A&M build a 28-point lead.
No. 15 FRESNO STATE 35, SAN DIEGO STATE 28, OT.
At San Diego, Marteze Waller's 1-yard touchdown run on Fresno State's first possession in overtime lifted the 15th-ranked Bulldogs to a 35-28 victory over San Diego State.
DUKE 13, No. 16 VIRGINIA TECH 10
At Blacksburg, Virgina, Anthony Boone ran for a touchdown, Ross Martin kicked two long field goals and Duke beat a ranked team for the first time since 1994.
No. 18 LOUISVILLE 34, USF 3
At Tampa, Florida, Teddy Bridgewater threw for 344 yards and three touchdowns and Louisville rebounded from its first loss of the season.
No. 19 OKLAHOMA STATE 58, IOWA STATE 27
At Ames, Iowa, Desmond Roland ran for a career-high 219 yards and four touchdowns and Oklahoma State won its third straight.
No. 21 UCF 62, CONNECTICUT 17
At Orlando, Florida, Blake Bortles threw for four touchdowns and ran for another as No. 21 UCF routed winless Connecticut.
No. 23 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 59, EASTERN MICHIGAN 20
At De Kalb, Illinois, Jordan Lynch threw four touchdown passes and caught another as Northern Illinois reached its best start as a major college football program.
MINNSOTA 34, No. 25 NEBRASKA 23
At Minneapolis, Philip Nelson rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another, guiding Minnesota to its first win against the Cornhuskers since 1960.
