Late heroics for Stanford
Wisconsin routs MSU; Ole Miss beats Georgia; Duke tops Notre Dame
J.J. Arcega-Whiteside caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Burns with 24 seconds to play, and No. 7 Stanford rallied on its final drive for its ninth consecutive victory over host UCLA, 22-13, on Saturday night.
Christian McCaffrey rushed for 138 yards for the Cardinal (3-0, 2-0 Pacific-12 Conference), which hasn’t lost to its downstate rivals since 2008.
After struggling on offense for 31⁄2 quarters at the Rose Bowl, Stanford put together a 70-yard winning drive capped by Burns’ fade to ArcegaWhiteside, who got one foot inbounds on an acrobatic play. Solomon Thomas then returned Josh Rosen’s fumble 42 yards for a touchdown on the game’s final play.
Rosen passed for 248 yards for the Bruins (2-2, 0-1).
NO. 11 WISCONSIN 30, NO. 8 MICHIGAN STATE 6: Leo Musso returned a fumble 66 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter and the visiting Badgers (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten Conference) turned their early-season showdown with the Spartans (2-1, 0-1) into a rout.
Redshirt freshman Alex Hornibrook threw for 195 yards and a touchdown in his first start for Wisconsin, outplaying fifth-year senior Tyler O’Connor, his Michigan State counterpart.
De’Veon Smith led an overwhelming running game with 107 rushing yards and a touchdown and Karan Higdon ran for two scores as the host Wolverines (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) routed the Nittany Lions (2-2, 0-1).
NO. 23 MISSISSIPPI 45, NO. 12 GEORGIA 14: Chad Kelly threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns and ran for an additional score to lead the host Rebels (2-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) over the Bulldogs (3-1, 1-1) to end a 10-game losing streak in the series dating to 1996.
NO. 13 FLORIDA STATE 55, SOUTH FLORIDA 35: Dalvin Cook rushed for a career-high 267 yards and two touchdowns as the visiting Seminoles (3-1) rebounded from the most lopsided loss in school history with a rout of the Bulls (3-1).
NO. 14 TENNESSEE 38, NO. 19 FLORIDA 28: Joshua Dobbs accounted for five second-half touchdowns and the Volunteers (4-0, 1-0 SEC) erased a 21-point deficit to beat the Gators (3-1, 1-1) and end their 11-game losing streak in the series.
AUBURN 18, NO. 18 LSU 13: Daniel Carlson kicked six field goals and host Auburn (2-2, 1-1 SEC) beat LSU (2-2, 1-1) after officials ruled Danny Etling’s apparent last-gasp scoring pass came after time expired.
Etling found D.J. Shark on a 15-yard pass, setting off a celebration by LSU players, but officials ruled time had expired before Etling took the snap.
NO. 20 NEBRASKA 24, NORTHWESTERN 13: Tommy Armstrong Jr. threw for 246 yards and ran for a career-high 132 to lead the visiting Cornhuskers (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) over the Wildcats (1-3, 0-1).
DUKE 38, NOTRE DAME 35: AJ Reed kicked a 19-yard field goal with 84 seconds left as the Blue Devils (2-2) rallied from an early twotouchdown deficit to beat the Fighting Irish (1-3).
SYRACUSE 31, CONNECTICUT 24: Amba Etta-Tawo caught 12 passes for a school-record 270 yards and two touchdowns and the visiting Orange (2-2) beat the Huskies (2-2).
The graduate transfer from Maryland scored twice in the game’s first five minutes on touchdown receptions of 57 and 30 yards. His 59-yard catch on third down from the shadow of his team’s goal line highlighted a 12-play, 99-yard fourth-quarter drive that put the game away for Syracuse.
IOWA 14, RUTGERS 7: Akrum Wadley scored on a 26-yard run on the play after the Hawkeyes defense forced a turnover deep in Scarlet Knights territory with nine minutes to play and Iowa (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) rebounded from their stunning loss to North Dakota State with a victory over host Rutgers (2-2, 0-1).
COLORADO 41, OREGON 38: Steven Montez threw for 333 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start and the visiting Buffaloes (3-1) earned their first victory over the Ducks (2-2) since joining the Pac-12 in 2011.
WEST VIRGINIA 35, BRIGHAM YOUNG 32: Skyler Howard passed for 332 yards and accounted for two touchdowns and Rasul Douglas returned an interception 54 yards for a score as the Mountaineers (3-0) beat the Cougars (1-3) at FedEx Field in Landover.