No. 6 Wisconsin upset by Illinois

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — James McCourt kicked a 39yard field as time expired and Illinois pulled off the biggest upset of the college football season, knocking off No. 6 Wisconsin 2423 on Saturday.

Tony Adams picked off a pass by Jack Coan for the 301⁄2point underdog Illini (35, 13 Big Ten) at midfield with 2:33 remaining. Dre Brown’s tacklebreaking 13yard run got Illinois to the Wisconsin 25, setting up McCourt to attempt the winner. The junior’s kick was down the middle to give coach Lovie Smith the most significant victory of his fouryear tenure in Champaign.

Wisconsin had not trailed this season and was looking to roll into a showdown with No. 3 Ohio State next week in Columbus. Instead, the Badgers (61, 41) blew a ninepoint lead in the final 9:46 of the fourth quarter.

Illinois beat a ranked team for the first time since 2011 and knocked off a ranked Big Ten team for the first time since 2007, when it beat No. 1 Ohio State on the way to a Rose Bowl appearance.

NO. 2 LSU 36, MISSISSIPPI ST. 13

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Joe Burrow threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns to break the LSU season record with 29.

LSU (70, 30 Southeastern Conference) had 415 yards of total offense and averaged 6.9 yards per play.

NO. 3 CLEMSON 45, LOUISVILLE 10

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trevor Lawrence overcame two early interceptions to throw three touchdown passes, Travis Etienne ran for 192 yards and a score and Clemson routed Louisville for its 22nd consecutive victory.

Darien Rencher and Chez Mellusi added rushing TDs for the Tigers (70, 50 Atlantic Coast Conference), who missed firstquarter chances to build a big lead when Lawrence’s passes were picked off twice near the goal line. The sophomore settled down to hit Joseph Ngata and Justyn Ross with secondquarter touchdown passes for a 173 halftime lead.

NO. 5 OKLAHOMA 52, WEST VIRGINIA 14

NORMAN, Okla. — Jalen Hurts passed for 316 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 75 yards and two more scores for Oklahoma.

Oklahoma (70, 40) is unbeaten in eight games against West Virginia (34, 13) since the Mountaineers joined the Big 12 in 2012. The Sooners have won 20 of their last 21 games.

NO. 9 FLORIDA 38, SOUTH CAROLINA 27

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Kyle Trask threw a careerhigh four touchdown passes, three in the fourth quarter, to help Florida bounce back from its loss at LSU.

The Gators (71, 41 Southeastern Conference) slogged through a soggy field from Tropical Storm Nestor for much of the game. The rallied past a South Carolina (34, 23) team looking to take down a Top 10 opponent for the second straight week after its 2017 doubleovertime win at Georgia. Instead, it was Florida, off its 4228 defeat at LSU, that kept making plays on the way to its best start since 2015.

NO. 11 AUBURN 51, ARKANSAS 10

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Bo Nix passed for three touchdowns and ran for another for Auburn.

NO. 12 OREGON 35, NO. 25 WASHINGTON 31

SEATTLE — Justin Herbert hit Jaylon Redd for a 5yard touchdown with 5:10 left, the last of his four scoring passes, and Oregon rallied from a 14point deficit. What was expected to be a defensive showdown turned into an offensive shootout with both Herbert and Washington quarterback Jacob Eason taking the spotlight. Eason was great. Herbert was better.

NO. 19 SMU 45, TEMPLE 21

DALLAS — Shane Buechele set career highs with six touchdown passes and 457 passing yards as SMU improved to 70.

Reggie Roberson Jr. had a careerhigh 250 receiving yards on seven catches, including touchdowns of 75, 75 and 33 yards.

NO. 20 MINNESOTA 42, RUTGERS 7

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rodney Smith ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns and Minnesota improved to 70 for the first time since winning the national title in 1960.

NO. 21 CINCINNATI 24, TULSA 13

CINCINNATI — Gerrid Doaks ran for a pair of touchdowns and turned a short pass into a 28yard score, helping Cincinnati hold after losing its top running back.

VANDERBILT 21, NO. 22 MISSOURI 14

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Riley Neal came off the bench and threw a 21yard touchdown to Cam Johnson with 8:57 left, and Vanderbilt upset Missouri with a stifling defensive performance.

NO. 23 IOWA 26, PURDUE 20

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Mekhi Sargent scored on a 14yard run with 2:16 left and Iowa held off Purdue to snap a twogame losing streak.

NO. 24 APP. STATE 52, LA.-MONROE 7

BOONE, N.C. — Zac Thomas threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score and Appalachian State earned its first victory as a Top 25 team.