How the top 25 fared
No. 1 Alabama vs. Mississippi, (n)
No. 2 Clemson 31, No. 12 Virginia Tech 17 No. 4 Penn State 45, Indiana 14
No. 16 Washington State 30, No. 5 USC 27 No. 6 Washington 42, Oregon State 7
No. 7 Georgia 41, Tennessee 0
No. 10 Wisconsin 33, Northwestern 24
No. 11 Ohio State 56, Rutgers 0
No. 13 Auburn 49, No. 24 Mississippi State 10 No. 14 Miami 31, Duke 6
No. 15 Oklahoma State 41, Texas Tech 34 No. 17 Louisville 55, Murray State 10
No. 18 South Florida 61, East Carolina 31 No. 19 San Diego State vs. Northern Illinois, (n) No. 21 Florida 38, Vanderbillt 24
No. 22 Notre Dame 52, Miami (Ohio) 17 Troy 24, No. 25 LSU 21 hauled in his 180th career catch midway through the fourth quarter to break the record set by Deon Butler in 2008. … J.T. Barrett threw three touchdown passes and became Ohio State’s career passing yardage leader in leading the 11th-ranked Buckeyes to a 56-0 victory over Rutgers. Mike Weber ran for a career-high three touchdowns and Ohio State blanked Rutgers for the second straight year.
In the American Athletic. Quinton Flowers threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and No. 18 South Florida extended its school-record winning streak to 10 by routing East Carolina 61-31.
In nonconference.