Fired-up Michigan beats in-state rival
NO. 6 MICHIGAN 21, NO. 24 MICHIGAN STATE 7
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan had plenty of reasons to be motivated to beat Michigan State, barely defeating its in-state rival over the last decade and losing to every ranked team on the road for a dozen years.
The Wolverines, though, were even more fired up to win after a pregame spat with the Spartans.
Shea Patterson threw two touchdown passes and No. 6 Michigan earned a desperately needed 21-7 victory over No. 24 Michigan State on Saturday, snapping a streak of 17 consecutive losses to ranked teams on the road.
The Wolverines (7-1, 5-0 Big Ten) had lost eight of 10 against Coach Mark Dantonio’s Spartans and those setbacks have led to them not winning a Big Ten title since 2004.
The Spartans (4-3, 2-2) struggled to move the ball, getting held to 94 yards and failing to convert any of its 12 third downs.
“Our defense was lights out,” Harbaugh said. “That’s a dream game.”
NO. 25 WASHINGTON ST. 34, NO. 12 OREGON 20
PULLMAN, Wash. — Gardner Minshew threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Dezmon Patmon in the back of the end zone with 3:40 left and No. 25 Washington State (6-1, 3-1 Pac-12) beat No. 12 Oregon (6-1, 3-1).
Minshew was 39 of 51 for 323 yards and 4 touchdowns.
NO. 3 CLEMSON 41, NO. 16 N.C. STATE 7
CLEMSON, S.C. — Trevor Lawrence threw for a career-high 308 yards, Travis Etienne rushed for three touchdowns and No. 3 Clemson turned an expected Atlantic Coast Conference showdown with No. 16 North Carolina State into a rout.
The Tigers (7-0, 4-0) opened with seven consecutive victories for the third time in four seasons in topping the Wolfpack (5-1, 2-1) for the seventh consecutive season.
Lawrence, the 6-foot-6 freshman whose rise led last year’s starter Kelly Bryant to transfer, looked smooth and polished in his third career start. He completed 26 of 39 passes and his long TD throw.
NO. 9 OKLAHOMA 52, TCU 27
F ORT WORTH — Kyler Murray threw four touchdowns, Kennedy Brooks and Trey Sermon both had 100-yard rushing games with scores and No. 9 Oklahoma (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) rebounded from its only loss this season by beating TCU (34, 1-3) for the third time in 11 months.
The Sooners won their 18th consecutive true road game, never trailing after scoring touchdowns on each of their first four drives in their first game since losing to Texas two weeks ago.
Brooks ran for 168 yards on 18 carries with an early 21-yard TD. Sermon ran 17 times for 110 yards and scored twice before walking gingerly off the field after being tended to by trainers with about 8½ minutes left.
NO. 10 CENTRAL FLORIDA 37, EAST CAROLINA 10
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Darriel Mack Jr. stepped in for Heisman Trophy hopeful McKenzie Milton and rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown, and No. 10 Central Florida forced five turnovers in beating East Carolina for its 20th consecutive victory.
Nate Evans returned a fumble 94 yards for a momentum-changing touchdown with 10:07 left, Greg McCrae added a 74-yard TD run and the Knights (7-0, 4-0 American Athletic Conference) turned those takeaways into 24 points.
Central Florida — which was outgained 496-427 — went up 20-3 by scoring on four consecutive possessions in the second quarter, then made it a full-fledged rout of the Pirates (2-5, 0-4) with those late big plays.
NO. 15 WASHINGTON 27, COLORADO 13
SEATTLE — Jake Browning threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Fuller on fourth down with less than four minutes remaining, and No. 15 Washington held off Colorado.
Washington’s four-year starting quarterback had an unremarkable game up until the Huskies (6-2, 4-1 Pac-12) needed a big play. Rather than trying for a long field goal, Browning and the Huskies’ offense stayed on the field. Facing a Colorado (5-2, 2-2) blitz, Browning found Fuller on a quick slant with nothing but the end zone ahead.
NO. 18 PENN STATE 33, INDIANA 28
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Trace McSorley passed for 220 yards, ran for 107 and had a hand in 3 touchdowns in No. 18 Penn State’s victory over Indiana.
Penn State (5-2, 2-2 Big Ten) rallied to snap a two-game losing streak after Indiana (4-4, 1-4) took a 21-20 lead in the third quarter on Steve Scott’s 3-yard touchdown run.
Johnathan Thomas took the ensuing kickoff back to the Indiana 5, setting up McSorley for the go-ahead touchdown on the next play.
NO. 19 IOWA 23, MARYLAND 0
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Nate Stanley threw for 86 yards and a touchdown and 19th-ranked Iowa pummeled Maryland for its third consecutive victory.
Anthony Nelson added a TD on a fumble recovery for the Hawkeyes (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten Conference), whose defense held the Terrapins (4-3, 2-2) to just 115 yards and seven first downs on a day when wind gusts topped 40 mph.
TEMPLE 24, NO. 20 CINCINNATI 17, OT
PHILADELPHIA — Anthony Russo threw a tying, 20-yard touchdown pass with 49 second left to Brandon Mack, and then a 25-yard TD to Isaiah Wright in overtime as Temple handed No. 20 Cincinnati it first loss.
Russo was 20 for 41 for 237 yards passing, with 3 touchdown passes and 3 interceptions for the Owls (5-3, 4-0 American). He led a seven-play, 75-yard drive in the closing minutes to tie the game with the TD to Mack.
Cincinnati (6-1, 2-1) got a first down on its first play of overtime, but an errant snap behind quarterback Desmond Ridder left the Bearcats with second-and-21 and a personal foul pushed them even further back. Ridder was intercepted on third-and-36 by Shaun Bradley to end the game.
NO. 21 SOUTH FLORIDA 38, CONNECTICUT 30
TAMPA, Fla. — Johnny Ford rushed for 164 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 21 South Florida shrug off a slow start to remain unbeaten with a victory over Connecticut.
Ford scored on runs of 15, 15 and 43 yards. He also set up a second-half field goal with a 78-yard burst, helping the Bulls (7-0, 3-0 American Athletic) pull away from a 7-7 halftime tie and match the best start in school history.
NO. 23 WISCONSIN 49, ILLINOIS 20
MADISON, Wis. — Jonathan Taylor rushed for 159 yards and Taiwan Deal ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns as No. 23 Wisconsin took advantage of five first-half turnovers to rout Illinois.
Wisconsin (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten), which has won nine consecutive against Illinois (3-4, 1-3), had three interceptions and recovered two fumbles on the way to building a 28-10 halftime lead. Alex Hornibrook, coming off an awful outing in a loss at Michigan last week, threw three touchdown passes and two interceptions.