STARS —Kerryon Johnson, Auburn, rushed for a career-high 204 yards and three TDs to help the No. 12 Tigers beat Mississippi 44-23. —Kenny Hill, TCU, became the second Big 12 player to throw, run and catch a touchdown in a
STARS
—Kerryon Johnson, Auburn, rushed for a career-high 204 yards and three TDs to help the No. 12 Tigers beat Mississippi 44-23.
—Kenny Hill, TCU, became the second Big 12 player to throw, run and catch a touchdown in a conference game during the league’s 22 seasons in the eighth-ranked Horned Frogs’ 31-24 victory over No. 23 West Virginia.
—J.T. Barrett, Ohio State, threw for three TDs and ran for another in the first half, helping the No. 10 Buckeyes rout Maryland 62-14.
—Drew Anderson, Buffalo, threw for 597 yards and seven TDs and added a scoring run in the Broncos’ 71-68 loss to Western Michigan in seven overtimes.
—Caleb Evans, Louisiana Monroe, threw for a career-high 433 yards and three TDs in a 45-27 win over Texas State.
—Taryn Christion, South Dakota State, threw four first-half TD passes in a 49-14 win over Southern Illinois.
—Vincent Sellers, Tennessee State, returned two interceptions for TDs in a 45-21 win over Eastern Kentucky.
—Jason Driskel, Florida Atlantic, scored four of the Owls’ school-record eight rushing touchdowns in their 58-28 victory over Old Dominion.
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CYCOLONES TAKE DOWN SOONERS
Oklahoma’s winning streak is over, thanks to an Iowa State team playing without its starting quarterback.
Kyle Kempt passed for 343 yards and three touchdowns, including a 25-yarder to Allen Lazard that put the Cyclones ahead with 2:19 left, and Joel Lanning made plays on offense and defense to lead Iowa State to a stunning 38-31 victory over No. 3 Oklahoma.
The loss snapped Oklahoma’s nation-leading 14-game winning streak and the Sooners’ 18-game run against the Cyclones that dated to 1990. It was just Iowa State’s second victory over Oklahoma since 1961.
Kempt, the senior who had thrown just two career passes previously, played because regular starter Jacob Park went on leave for undisclosed personal medical reasons late this week. The Cyclones remained confident, despite having lost 20 straight against ranked opponents. Iowa State’s last win over a Top 25 team came against TCU in 2012. It was Iowa State’s first road win over a top-five team.
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LSU BOUNCEBACK
After the clock struck zero, LSU players sprinted toward an end zone and started doing the “Gator Chomp.”
Given the team’s tumultuous week, this was hardly taunting. It was a sigh of relief.
Danny Etling threw a short touchdown pass in the second half and LSU rebounded from a stunning home loss and beat No. 21 Florida 17-16.
LSU’s 24-21 loss to Troy last week was the program’s first at home against a non-conference opponent since 2000. The Tigers responded with tougher practices, two players-only meetings and another involving the athletic director, the head coach and both coordinators.
And finished the week with a much-needed victory.
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NUMBERS
6—Interceptions by Appalachian State in a 45-31 win over New Mexico State. Clifton Duck and Tae Hayes each had three each.
7—Overtimes in Western Michigan’s a 71-68 victory over Buffalo, the fourth game in FBS history to go into seven overtimes. The Broncos set an FBS record for most points in a loss.
200—Career victories by Tulane coach Willie Fritz following a 62-28 rout of Tulsa.
11—Years of Cornell’s losing streak to Harvard before beating the Crimson 17-14.
8,204—Career passing yards by Samford’s Devlin Hodges to break the school record.
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GATORS SET SCORING MARK
No. 21 Florida has set an NCAA record by scoring in its 366th consecutive game.
The Gators got on the scoreboard with Eddy Pineiro’s 25-yard field goal in the second quarter against LSU. That broke the previous mark set by Michigan (1984-2014) and tied by the Gators last week. The Wolverines played 365 games over 30 years without being shut out. Michigan’s streak ended with a 31-0 loss at Notre Dame on Sept. 6, 2014.
Florida hasn’t been shut out since a 16-0 home loss to Auburn on Oct. 29, 1988.
LSU won the game 17-16.
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