The Denver Post

How the top 25 fared

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No. 1 Alabama 24, No. 3 Florida State 7

No. 2 Ohio State 49, Indiana 21

No. 1 Alabama 24, No. 3 Florida State 7

No. 4 Southern Cal 49, Western Michigan 31 No. 5 Clemson 56, Kent State 3

No. 6 Penn State 52, Akron 0

No. 7 Oklahoma 56, UTEP 7

No. 8 Washington 30, Rutgers 14

No. 9 Wisconsin 59, Utah State 10

No. 10 Oklahoma State 59, Tulsa 24

No. 11 Michigan 33, No. 17 Florida 17

No. 12 Auburn 41, Georgia Southern 7

No. 13 LSU vs. BYU, (n)

No. 14 Stanford 62, Rice 7

No. 15 Georgia 31, Appalachia­n State 10

No. 16 Louisville 35, Purdue 28

No. 11 Michigan 33, No. 17 Florida 17

No. 18 Miami 41, Bethune-cookman 13

No. 19 South Florida 31, Stony Brook 17

No. 20 Kansas State 55, Central Arkansas 19 No. 21 Va. Tech vs. No. 22 W. Virginia, Sunday No. 22 W. Virginia vs. No. 21 Va. Tech, Sunday Maryland 51, No. 23 Texas 41

No. 24 Washington State vs. Montana State, (n) No. 25 Tennessee at Georgia Tech, Monday total yards, helping No. 16 Louisville escape with a 35-28 victory over Purdue. Jackson went 30-of-46 for 378 yards through the air while running 21 times for 107 yards. … Malik Rosier passed for 217 yards and three touchdowns in his debut as Miami’s fulltime starting quarterbac­k, Mark Walton ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns and the 18th-ranked Hurricanes beat Bethune-cookman 41-13. … Quinton Flowers threw for 186 yards and a pair of second-half touchdowns to help No. 19 South Florida shrug off a slow start in a 31-17 victory over Stony Brook. … Jesse Ertz threw for 333 yards and four touchdowns in only three quarters of work, sending No. 20 Kansas State to a 55-19 rout of Central Arkansas.

In other games involving Pac-12 teams. Isaiah Hodgins caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Jake Luton with about a minute left as Oregon State came back to defeat Fcs-member Portland State 35-32. … Ross Bowers threw for 363 yards and four touchdowns in his first college start, helping California beat North Carolina 35-30 in the Golden Bears’ first game under Justin Wilcox.

In other games. Stephen Calvert threw for 447 yards and three touchdowns and Liberty spoiled Matt Rhule’s coaching debut at Baylor, stunning the Bears with just their second-ever loss to a lower-division team in a 48-45 victory. … Jamal Milan blocked Morgan Hagee’s 54-yard field goal attempt as time expired, and Illinois opened its second season under coach Lovie Smith with a 2421 victory over Ball State. … Drew Lock had a record-setting day for Missouri, throwing for 521 yards and seven touchdowns as the Tigers beat Missouri State 72-43. … Brandon Wimbush, a junior making his first career start, threw for two touchdowns and ran for 106 yards and another touchdown to lead Notre Dame to a 49-16 victory over Temple.

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