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Oklahoma remembers how to play the role of No. 1.
Sam Bradford threw for 379 yards with two touchdowns, DeMarco Murray ran for two scores and four other Sooners got into the end zone in another lopsided victory over Baylor, 49-17, Saturday in their Big 12 opener.
Bradford threw a 53-yard touchdown to Manuel Johnson only 70 seconds into the game for the Sooners (5-0), who built a 28-0 lead by the end of the first quarter.
The Sooners have never lost to Baylor (2-3), winning all 18 games in the series. The last five in Waco have been decided by an average margin of 36 points.
Oklahoma this week moved into the No. 1 spot of The Associated Press poll for a record 96th time, but first since 2003, after an upset-filled weekend when the Sooners were the only one of the top four teams to win. They appeared intent on making it 97 with a quick start against Baylor.
No. 2 Alabama 17, Kentucky 14
Glen Coffee rushed for 215 yards, Leigh Tiffin kicked a 24-yard field goal with 2:12 left and No. 2 Alabama held on for a 17-14 win over Kentucky on Saturday.
Coffee and the Crimson Tide (6-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) mounted a bruising 15-play drive from their own 17-yard line to set up the clinching field goal. Coffee gained 57 yards on nine carries on the drive, which consumed 8:10.
Tiffin, who had missed two earlier kicks, drilled this one for a 17-7 lead, and the points proved necessary.
Mike Hartline hit DeMoreo Ford streaking down the right sideline for a 48-yard touchdown pass with 40 seconds left for the Wildcats (4-1, 0-1). The onside kick attempt went out of bounds to give Alabama the ball and the game.
No. 4 Missouri 52, Nebraska 17
Missouri's misery in Lincoln is over.
Chase Daniel threw three touchdown passes, Derrick Washington ran for 139 yards and scored three times and the fourth-ranked Tigers beat overmatched Nebraska 52-17 for their first road win against the Cornhuskers in 30 years.
The 35-point defeat was the Huskers' most lopsided home loss in 53 years and fifth-worst in Lincoln in the program's 119-year history.
Missouri scored the first four times it had the ball, then went up 31-7 on Brock Christopher's 16-yard interception return late in the second quarter.
Missouri (1-0 Big 12) is unbeaten through five games for the third year in a row. Nebraska (3-2, 0-1) is winless in 10 straight against opponents ranked in the Top 10.
No. 5 Texas 38, Colorado 14
Chris Ogbonnaya's sweet blend of speed and strength put Texas in the end zone and kept Colorado out.
Ogbonnaya scored two touchdowns and saved another in the fifth-ranked Longhorns' 38-14 rout of the Buffaloes on Saturday night.
The oft-overlooked senior running back scored on a 65-yard dump-off and a 13-yard gallop through the befuddled Buffs' defense, then saved a score when he chased down cornerback Jalil Brown at the Texas 16 after a rare interception of Colt McCoy, who was picked off twice.
No. 6 Penn State 20, Purdue 6
Evan Royster ran for 141 yards and a touchdown, and No. 6 Penn State beat Purdue 20-6 on Saturday.
Royster also had 53 yards on four catches for the Nittany Lions (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten).
Daryll Clark completed 18 of 26 passes for 226 yards and ran for a score for Penn State, which outgained Purdue 422 to 241 in its last test before next Saturday's showdown at Wisconsin.
Purdue quarterback Curtis Painter finished 13-for-22 for 112 yards. He moved past Mark Herrmann into second place on the school's career yards passing list, but on a day in which the 10,000 career yards passing milestone was in reach, he fell short and was benched in the fourth quarter. The loss left Painter with an 0-9 record against ranked teams in his career, and Purdue coach Joe Tiller has lost 15 straight against ranked opponents.
Kory Sheets led Purdue (2-3, 0-1) with 59 rushing yards on 18 carries. He broke a tie with Mike Alstott to set a school record with 40 career rushing touchdowns.
No. 7 Texas Tech 58, Kansas State 28
Graham Harrell threw six touchdown passes and shattered the Texas Tech record for career yards passing, leading the No. 7 Red Raiders past Kansas State 58-28 in a lopsided Big 12 opener Saturday.
Lyle Leong snared three of the scoring passes from Harrell, who was 38-for-51 for 454 yards. Texas Tech (5-0, 1-0 Big 12), with its highest ranking in 32 years, scored on seven straight possessions and did not attempt a punt until Stefan Loucks replaced Harrell late in the fourth quarter.
The Red Raiders roll up 626 yards of total offense.
Leong had scoring catches of 1 yard in the first quarter, 15 in the second and 7 in the third against the outmanned Wildcats (3-2, 0-1). Michael Crabtree had nine catches for 107 yards and two touchdowns.
No. 9 USC 44, No. 23 Oregon 10
Mark Sanchez threw for 332 yards and three touchdowns Saturday night and No. 9 Southern California stormed back from a stunning loss to rout No. 23 Oregon 44-10.
The Trojans (3-1, 1-1 Pac-10) shook off a defeat at Oregon State in Corvallis that knocked them out of the No. 1 ranking, and dominated the Ducks (4-2, 2-1), who had been considered the better of Oregon's two Pac-10 schools.
Sanchez, coming off a so-so performance in the 27-21 loss, completed 19-of-28 and did not throw an interception.
He threw to seven different receivers, with Joe McKnight catching five passes for 86 yards, and Patrick Turner grabbing five for 77 yards and a TD.
No. 12 Florida 38, Arkansas 7
Tim Tebow threw two touchdown passes, and Jeffrey Demps ran for 103 yards and two long touchdowns to help No. 12 Florida beat Arkansas 38-7.
The Gators led 17-7 late in the third quarter when Jerry Franklin picked off Tebow, snapping the Heisman Trophy winner's streak at 203 passes without an interception. The Florida defense held though, and Tebow came back to lead his team on an 83-yard drive that ended with his 21-yard touchdown pass to Percy Harvin.
Chris Rainey then scored on a 75-yard run, spinning past a tackler and outrunning everyone to the end zone to make it 31-7. Demps completed the scoring with a 48-yard run with 1:04 remaining.
The Gators might be snapping out of their funk in time to host LSU next weekend in a huge Southeastern Conference matchup. Florida was upset by Mississippi 31-30 last weekend.
No. 14 Ohio State 20, No. 18 Wisconsin
Terrelle Pryor ran for an 11-yard touchdown with 1:08 left and Chris "Beanie" Wells had 168 yards rushing and a score as Ohio State's new double-threat backfield led the 14th-ranked Buckeyes to a 20-17 victory over No. 18 Wisconsin on Saturday.
The last time the Buckeyes (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) played a marquee game under the lights, they got pounded by Southern California last month. Wells didn't play in that game and Pryor, the talented freshman, wasn't the starter.
With Wells healthy and Pryor getting comfortable, Ohio State looks like a much different team.
The 19-year-old quarterback kept his poise, leading Ohio State on two fourth-quarter scoring drives, snapping Wisconsin's 16-game home winning streak that evened coach Jim Tressel's record to 3-3 against the Badgers (3-2, 0-2).
No. 19 Vanderbilt 14, No. 13 Auburn 13
Vanderbilt, welcome to the big time.
Mackenzi Adams came off the bench and threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 19 Vanderbilt beat 13th-ranked Auburn 14-13 Saturday night to improve to 5-0 for the first time since 1943.
The Commodores also improved to 3-0 in the Southeastern Conference for only the third time ever -- the first since 1950. This win keeps them undefeated atop the SEC East while also snapping a 13-game skid to Auburn (4-2, 2-2). It was Vandy's first win in this series since the 1955 Gator Bowl.
Trying to preserve a one-point lead, Vandy had to punt the ball back to Auburn one last time with 2:16 left, but Brett Upson kicked it 55 yards and Alan Strong downed it at the Tigers 3. On the next play, Myron Lewis intercepted Chris Todd's pass intended for Rodgeriqus Smith.
No. 16 Kansas 35, Iowa State 33
Todd Reesing threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 16 Kansas stormed back from a 20-point hole before hanging on to beat Iowa State 35-33 on Saturday.
Kerry Meier caught seven passes for 125 yards and two TDs for the Jayhawks (4-1, 1-0 Big 12), who tied the third-biggest comeback in school history by outscoring the Cyclones 35-13 in the second half.
It wasn't easy, though.
Cyclones freshman Sedrick Johnson followed a late Iowa State touchdown by recovering an onside kick with 1:13 left, giving the Cyclones the ball at their own 41. But the Jayhawks defense clamped down, forcing Iowa State's Austen Arnaud to throw four straight incompletions.
Arnaud threw for a career-high 268 yards and three touchdowns for Iowa State (2-3, 0-1), which blew a golden opportunity for its first win over a ranked team since 2005.
No. 20 Virginia Tech 27, Western Kentucky 13
Darren Evans ran for two touchdowns and quarterback Tyrod Taylor had one passing and No. 20 Virginia Tech defeated Western Kentucky 27-13 Saturday.
Taylor made a 27-yard pass to Greg Boone for the Hokies first touchdown with 5:10 left in the first quarter. Taylor had 125 yards passing before being replaced by Sean Glennon with 8:58 left in the third quarter.
Dustin Keys kicked field goals of 22 and 27 yards for Virginia Tech (5-1).
Tristan Jones scored on a 3-yard pass from David Wolke for the Hilltoppers (2-4) after they recovered the ball on an onside kick at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Western Kentucky also got field goals of 48 and 27 yards from Tanner Siewart.
No. 21 Oklahoma State 56, Texas A&M 28
Dez Bryant caught three passes for touchdowns and scored another on a punt return, and No. 21 Oklahoma State took advantage of five first-half turnovers in rolling over Texas A&M 56-28 Saturday night.
The Cowboys set a school record by surpassing 50 points for the fourth straight game, but not without some big help from their defense and special teams. Ugo Chinasa and Patrick Lavine each scored on interception returns as Oklahoma State (5-0, 1-0 Big 12) snapped a four-game losing streak to the Aggies (2-3, 0-1).
Both of the interceptions thrown by A&M's Jerrod Johnson tipped off receivers' hands. Chinasa was there to catch the deflection for a 6-yard return in the first quarter, and Lavine brought back another carom for a 27-yard score to make it 28-7 just before halftime.
Hawaii 32, No. 22 Fresno State 29, OT
Inoke Funaki threw two touchdown passes and kicker Dan Kelly gave Hawaii its first road win ever against a ranked team as the Warriors beat 22nd-ranked Fresno State 32-29 in overtime Saturday.
Kelly completed a career-high four field goals.
Hawaii took advantage of six Fresno State turnovers and three missed field goals.
Fresno State's Kevin Goessling had a 36-yard attempt blocked by Antwan Mahaley with 43 seconds to play in regulation.
Then on the first possession of overtime, Goessling missed from 40 yards out only to get another chance when Calvin Roberts was called for running into the kicker.
Goessling was wide again from 35 yards, setting the stage for Kelly's winning kick.
North Carolina 38, No. 24 Connecticut 12
Shawn Draughn rushed for a career-high 109 yards and a touchdown, defensive lineman Marvin Austin returned an interception 23 yards for another score and North Carolina routed No. 24 Connecticut 38-12 on Saturday night.
Bruce Carter blocked three punts, Matt Merletti fell on one of them for a touchdown and Draughn's 39-yard touchdown run started the game-breaking sequence that gave the Tar Heels their first win over a ranked team in three years.
Ryan Houston had a 1-yard score and Cameron Sexton threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Hakeem Nicks for North Carolina (4-1), which overcame some shortcomings on the stat sheet by scoring 21 points off Husky mistakes.
