Purdue stuns No. 3 Michigan St., extends mark
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Aidan O’Connell threw for a career-best 536 yards, matched his career high with three touchdown passes and led Purdue past No. 5 Michigan State 40-29 on Saturday, leaving the Big Ten without any unbeaten teams.
Purdue’s second major upset in four weeks could keep the conference out of the College Football Playoff for the third time in five years.
The Boilermakers (6-3, 4-2) are tied for the West Division lead and extended their FBS record for wins over top-five teams when unranked to 17.
The Spartans (8-1, 5-1) lost to Purdue for the first time since 2006 and trail Ohio State in the East by one game.
NO. 1 GEORGIA 43, MISSOURI 6
Stetson Bennett passed for 255 yards and two touchdowns before giving way to former starter JT Daniels, leading the host Bulldogs (9-0, 7-0 Southeastern Conference).
NO. 2 ALABAMA 20, LSU 14
In Tuscaloosa, Ala., Bryce Young passed for 302 yards, and the defense of the Crimson Tide (8-1, 5-1 SEC) came up with enough big plays to hold off the Tigers (4-5, 2-4), who were a 29½-point underdog.
NO. 4 OREGON 26 WASHINGTON 16
In Seattle, Travis Dye rushed for 211 yards and a touchdown as the Ducks (8-1, 5-1 Pac-12) pulled away in the second half.
NO. 5 OHIO ST. 26 NEBRASKA 17
C.J. Stroud threw for 405 yards and two touchdowns, and the Buckeyes’ defense came up with a pair of stops after the host Cornhuskers pulled to within six points. The Buckeyes (8-1, 6-0 Big Ten) won their 24th straight conference game.
NO. 6 CINCINNATI 28, TULSA 20
Tulsa’s Steven Anderson fumbled as he was reaching for the goal line on fourth-and-goal from the 1, Jabari Taylor recovered for a touchback and the Bearcats (9-0, 5-0 American Athletic) survived and extended
the nation’s second-longest home winning streak to 25 games.
NO. 7 MICHIGAN 29, INDIANA 7
In Ann Arbor, Mich., Hassan Haskins ran for a career-high 168 yards and a touchdown, helping the Wolverines (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) bounce back from their first defeat.
NORTH CAROLINA 58 NO. 9 WAKE FOREST 55
In Chapel Hill, N.C., Ty Chandler ran for career highs of 213 yards and four touchdowns, and the Tar Heels overcame an 18point deficit to hand the No. 9 Demon Deacons (8-1) their first loss in a nonconference matchup of instate Atlantic Coast Conference teams.
NO. 10 NOTRE DAME 34, NAVY 6
In South Bend, Ind., Jack Coan threw for 269 yards and a touchdown, Kyren Williams ran for two scores and the Fighting Irish (8-1) shut down the tripleoption attack of the Midshipmen (2-7).
NO. 15 BYU 59, IDAHO STATE 14
In Provo, Utah, Jaren Hall threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns, all in the first half, and the Cougars (8-2) finished with 560 yards of offense.
NO. 16 MISSISSIPPI 27, LIBERTY 14
Matt Corral threw for 324 yards and a touchdown to lead the host Rebels (7-2) past the Flames (7-3) and former Rebels coach Hugh Freeze.
ARKANSAS 31
NO. 17 MISSISSIPPI ST. 38
Dominique Johnson scored the go-ahead touchdown with 21 seconds left, and the host Razorbacks (6-3, 2-3 SEC) became bowl eligible for the first time since 2016.
TENNESSEE 45
NO. 18 KENTUCKY 42
In 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 the Volunteers (5-4, 3-3 SEC) halted a two-game losing streak.
NO. 19 NORTH CAROLINA ST. 28 FLORIDA ST. 14
Devin Leary threw for 314 yards and four touchdowns as the Wolfpack (7-2, 4-1 ACC) jumped ahead of the Seminoles (3-6, 2-4) and held off their late charge in Tallahassee, Fla.
ILLINOIS 14, NO. 20 MINNESOTA 6
Chase Brown rushed 33 times for 150 yards, and the Illini defense delivered six sacks and two interceptions of Gophers quarterback Tanner Morgan in Minneapolis.
NO. 21 WISCONSIN 52, RUTGERS 3
In Piscataway, N.J., Graham Mertz threw a season-high three scores, and the Badgers (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) won their fifth straight game to become bowl eligible for the 20th straight year.
NO. 22 IOWA 17 NORTHWESTERN 12
Alex Padilla took over for the struggling Spencer Petras and led three scoring drives, Tyler Goodson ran for 141 yards and a touchdown and the visiting Hawkeyes (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten) stopped a two-game skid.
BOISE ST. 40
NO. 23 FRESNO ST. 14
Hank Bachmeier passed for 283 yards and a touchdown, and the visiting Broncos had five sacks and forced three turnovers to mute high-scoring Fresno State.
NO. 25 PITTSBURGH 54, DUKE 29
In Durham, N.C., Kenny Pickett threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score as the Panthers (7-2, 4-1 ACC) bounced back from a home loss to Miami.