DEFENSE HELPS NO. 3 ALABAMA HOLD OFF LSU

TUSCALOOSA, ALA.» Bryce Young passed for 302 yards and Alabama’s defense came up with enough big plays for a 20-14 victory over heavy underdog LSU on Saturday night. The Crimson Tide preserved their national championship hopes in a game that was as tight as some meetings when both were nursing such ambitions. The injury-depleted Tigers and lame-duck coach Ed Orgeron didn’t act like 29.5-point underdogs.

NO. 1 GEORGIA 43, MISSOURI 6. ATHENS, GA.» Stetson Bennett passed for 255 yards and two touchdowns before giving way to former starter JT Daniels, leading Georgia past Missouri.

NO. 2 CINCINNATI 28, TULSA 20. CINCINNATI» Tulsa’s Steven Anderson fumbled as he was reaching for the goal line on fourthand-goal from the 1, Jabari Taylor recovered for a touchback and Cincinnati held off Tulsa.

NO. 7 OREGON 26, WASHINGTON 16. S E AT TLE» Travis Dye rushed for a career-high 211 yards and a touchdown, Anthony Brown ran for a score and passed for another and Oregon overcame a sluggish start to beat Washington.

NO. 8 NOTRE DAME 34, NAVY 6. SOUTH BEND, IND.» Jack Coan threw for 269 yards and a touchdown, Kyren Williams ran for two scores and Notre Dame shut down Navy’s triple-option attack.

NO. 9 MICHIGAN 29, INDIANA 7. ANN ARBOR, MICH.» Hassan Haskins ran for a career-high 168 yards and a touchdown, helping Michigan bounce back from its first defeat.

NO. 11 OKLAHOMA STATE 24, WEST VIRGINIA 3. MORGANTOWN, W.VA.» Spencer Sanders threw two touchdown passes and Oklahoma State had eight sacks against West Virginia.

NO. 13 TEXAS A&M 20, NO. 12 AUBURN 3.

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS» Micheal Clemons scored the game’s only touchdown on a 24-yard fumble return early in the fourth quarter, and Texas A&M beat Auburn.

NO. 15 MISSISSIPPI 27, LIBERTY 14.

OXFORD, MISS.» Matt Corral threw for 324 yards and a touchdown to lead Mississippi past Liberty and former Rebels coach Hugh Freeze.

NO. 17 BYU 59, IDAHO STATE 14. PROVO, UTAH» Jaren Hall threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns, all in the first half, and BYU demolished Idaho State.

TENNESSEE 45, NO. 18 KENTUCKY 42. LEXINGTON, KY.» Hendon Hooker threw a career-high four touchdown passes, including a 6-yard insurance score to Cedric Tillman early in the fourth quarter, and Tennessee held off Kentucky.

NO. 19 IOWA 17, NORTHWESTERN 12.

EVANSTON, ILL.» Alex Padilla took over for the struggling Spencer Petras and led three scoring drives, Tyler Goodson ran for 141 yards and a touchdown and Iowa beat Northwestern.

NO. 20 HOUSTON 54, SOUTH FLORIDA 42. TAMPA, FLA.» Clayton Tune was 21 of 26 for 385 yards and three touchdowns, Ta’zhawn Henry had a 97-yard TD run and Houston held off an upset bid by South Florida.

NO. 21 COASTAL CAROLINA 28, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 8.

STATESBORO, GA.» Backup Bryce Carpenter threw for 85 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score to help Coastal Carolina beat Georgia Southern in the rain.

NO. 22 PENN STATE 31, MARYLAND 14. COLLEGE PARK, MD.» Jahan Dotson caught 11 passes for a school-record 242 yards and three touchdowns, helping Penn State snap a three-game losing streak.

MEMPHIS 28, NO. 23 SMU 25. MEMPHIS, TENN.» Seth Henigan returned to throw for 392 yards and two touchdowns in Memphis’ victory over SMU.