Week 9 AP Top 25 capsules

No matter what Georgia does to change its luck against Florida, the result usually stays the same. The Gators own this series.

Tim Tebow accounted for four touchdowns, A.J. Jones had two huge interceptions and top-ranked Florida beat the Bulldogs 41-17 Saturday for its 17th win in the last 20 meetings between the Southeastern Conference rivals.

The Gators (8-0, 6-0) extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 18 games and clinched at least a share of the SEC East title. Florida can secure a spot in the conference title game if Tennessee beats South Carolina later Saturday.

The Bulldogs (4-4, 3-3) lost for the third time in four games.

No. 3 Texas 41, No. 13 Oklahoma State 14
STILLWATER, Okla. — Curtis Brown and Earl Thomas each returned interceptions for touchdowns, and Cody Johnson had two short TD runs as Texas established itself as the clear frontrunner in the Big 12 South.

Colt McCoy had an efficient 171-yard performance and threw his 100th career touchdown pass, and the Longhorns avoided the kind of letdown on Halloween weekend that cost them a chance to play for the Big 12 and national championships a year ago.

Texas (8-0, 5-0) came in with the nation’s toughest defense against the run, then played havoc with Zac Robinson and the Oklahoma State (6-2, 3-1) passing attack. Robinson came in as the conference’s top-rated passer after breaking the Cowboys’ record for accuracy in a game last week, but threw a career-high four picks.

No. 10 Oregon 47, No. 4 USC 20
EUGENE, Ore. — Jeremiah Masoli threw for 222 yards and a touchdown and ran for 164 more yards with another score and Oregon handed USC its worst loss in 12 years.

Redshirt freshman LaMichael James ran for 183 yards and a score as the Ducks (7-1, 5-0 Pacific-10) racked up 391 yards on the ground against the Trojans, who came into the game with the fifth-best rush defense in the nation, allowing an average of just 79.9 yards a game.

Southern California (6-2, 3-2) had not lost a game by more than a touchdown since a 27-16 loss to Notre Dame in 2001, Pete Carroll’s first season as Trojans coach. It was USC’s worst lost since a 35-7 defeat to Arizona State on Oct. 11, 1997 and the most points allowed by the Trojans in Carroll’s tenure.

Oregon remained alone in first and undefeated in the Pac-10, threatening USC’s hold on the league championship for the past seven years.

No. 5 Cincinnati 28, Syracuse 7
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Zach Collaros threw four touchdown passes to get the Bearcats within a win of the best start in school history.

Collaros hit Armon Binns on scoring passes of 81 and 13 yards, Kazeem Alli for 16 yards off a fake field goal, and Adrien Robinson for 4 yards as Cincinnati (8-0, 4-0 Big East) won its 14th straight regular-season game to remain in contention for the national championship.

Collaros finished 22 of 28 for 295 yards and no turnovers against Syracuse (3-5, 0-3), playing again in place of injured quarterback Tony Pike.

Cincinnati’s 1951 team won nine straight to begin the season.

No. 6 Boise State 45, San Jose State 7
BOISE, Idaho — Kellen Moore threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another to get the Broncos their eighth straight win.

Boise State (8-0, 3-0 Western Athletic Conference) also got plenty of help from its defense, which held the Spartans (1-6, 0-3) to 223 total yards and forced two turnovers that led to touchdowns.

In the last minute of the first half, the Broncos recovered a fumble deep in Spartans territory and scored four plays later on a 1-yard dive by Moore to go up 24-7 at the half. Early in the third quarter, cornerback Kyle Wilson picked off a pass and returned it 27 yards to put Boise State up 38-7.

Moore, the nation’s most efficient passer coming into the game, was 21 of 33 before heading to the sidelines at the start of the fourth quarter. His three TD passes gave him 24 this season. His first TD pass was a 61-yarder to younger brother Kirby Moore that put the Broncos up 7-0 in the first quarter.

No. 7 Iowa 42, Indiana 24
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Ricky Stanzi overcame a career-high five interceptions to throw two long touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, helping No. 7 Iowa rally for a 42-24 victory over Indiana on Saturday.

Brandon Wegher had a career-high 118 yards rushing and three TDs for the Hawkeyes (9-0, 5-0 Big Ten), who scored 28 points in the fourth quarter to stun the shell-shocked Hoosiers.

Iowa is off to the best start in school history, thanks to four wins by three points or less. And after needing two blocked field goals to beat FCS school Northern Iowa in its opener, the Hawks control their own destiny in the Big Ten — with a chance to play for the BCS title.

It almost came undone on a windy day in Iowa City, where Stanzi threw four picks in the third quarter alone and Indiana (4-5, 1-4) took a 24-14 lead into the fourth.

No. 8 TCU 41, UNLV 0
FORT WORTH, Texas — Andy Dalton threw three touchdown passes, Ed Wesley scored running and catching the ball and the TCU defense smothered UNLV to get its first shutout of the season.

It was another dominating performance for the eighth-ranked Horned Frogs (8-0, 4-0 Mountain West), who probably did enough to stay in position to be this season’s BCS buster.

TCU won its 10th consecutive game overall, and 12th in a row at home — a span at Amon Carter Stadium in which the Frogs have outscored their opponents by an average margin of 43-9 since a loss to Utah two years ago. The 19th-ranked Utes will be in Fort Worth in two weeks.

UNLV (3-6, 1-4) never challenged the Horned Frogs, a week after a 38-7 victory at BYU boosted them to sixth in the Bowl Championship Series standings and past Boise State, the only other undefeated team from a non-BCS conference.

Boise State (8-0) beat San Jose State 45-7 for its eighth consecutive victory since losing to TCU in the Poinsettia Bowl last December.

No. 9 LSU 42, Tulane 0
BATON ROUGE, La. — Brandon LaFell caught two touchdown passes, moving him into second on LSU’s career list, and the ninth-ranked Tigers shut out Tulane for the first time since 1969.

Charles Scott rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns and freshman Russell Shepard scored his second career touchdown — and second in as many games — with a 19 yard run. Jordan Jefferson threw for 163 yards and two scores, both to LaFell, who has 22 career TDs, four behind Dwayne Bowe.

On the 50th anniversary of Billy Cannon’s Halloween night, 89-yard punt return to beat Ole Miss, LSU’s Trindon Holliday was unable to take a punt all the way back. He did, however, have a pair of 50-yard returns, the second setting up Scott’s second touchdown.

No. 11 Georgia Tech 56, Vanderbilt 31
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Josh Nesbitt ran for two touchdowns and threw for two scores and Jonathan Dwyer ran for a career-high 186 yards rushing with three TDs for Georgia Tech.

The Yellow Jackets (8-1) improved on their best start since winning a national title in 1990 by winning their sixth straight for their longest winning streak since 2000. They also won a fourth road game this season, which they hadn’t done since 2000.

Vanderbilt (2-7) lost both its fifth straight and any faint hopes of the first back-to-back bowl berth in school history.

The Commodores led 31-28 late in the third quarter.

No. 12 Penn State 34, Northwestern 13
EVANSTON, Ill. — No. 12 Penn State shut out Northwestern in the second half and the Nittany Lions scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns in less than four minutes.

Daryll Clark threw a 53-yard TD pass to Derek Moye and Evan Royster broke off a 69-yard scoring run to highlight the fourth-quarter surge that took 3 minutes, 40 seconds.

Penn State (8-1 4-1 in the Big Ten) trailed 10-3 in the second quarter when Northwestern quarterback Mike Kafka was forced out with a leg injury. And the Nittany Lions were still behind 13-10 at the half. But they blanked the Wildcats and backup QB Dan Persa in the final two quarters and gave coach Joe Paterno his 391st win.

Behind the strong running of Royster, Penn State moved in for the go-ahead touchdown early in the final quarter on a 3-yard run by Brandon Beachum that made it 20-13.

No. 15 Houston 50, Southern Miss 43
HOUSTON — Case Keenum threw for a career-high 559 yards and had five touchdowns, his last coming with 21 seconds remaining.

Keenum broke the tie with a 46-yard pass to Patrick Edwards. The Golden Eagles had a chance to tie it, but Martevious Young’s heave from midfield was knocked down in the end zone as the final seconds ticked off the clock.

Keenum’s other TD passes went for 33, 55, 14 and 17 yards as Houston won its fourth straight game. James Cleveland finished with 13 catches for 190 yards, and Charles Sims ran 95 yards as the two teams combined 1,358 yards and 66 first downs.

The Cougars (7-1, 3-1 Conference USA) led by seven and were driving to put the game away when Korey Williams forced a fumble by Bryce Beall, which Southern Miss recovered on its own 23.

The Golden Eagles (5-4, 3-2) marched downfield and tied it 43-all on a 13-yard reception by Gerald Baptiste with 57 seconds left.

No. 17 Ohio St. 45, New Mexico St. 0
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dane Sanzenbacher caught two touchdown passes and Terrelle Pryor threw for one and ran for another.

The game was a respite for Ohio State (7-2), which closes the regular season with pivotal Big Ten games at Penn State, against Iowa and at Michigan. Tempering the win was the possible loss of kicker Aaron Pettrey, who left with an apparent knee injury.

New Mexico State (3-6), last among all Bowl Subdivision teams in total offense, mustered 62 yards total against the 13th-best defense. To compound the problems, the defensive front for the 44-point underdogs was outweighed by almost 50 pounds by the Buckeyes’ offensive line.

Ohio State coach Jim Tressel, frequently criticized for his ultraconservative play-calling, had his team onside kick after its first touchdown and later called a double-reverse wide receiver pass that resulted in DeVier Posey’s 39-yard touchdown hookup with Sanzenbacher.

No. 18 Miami 28, Wake Forest 27
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Jacory Harris threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Travis Benjamin with 1:08 left.

Harris threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns for the Hurricanes (6-2, 3-2 ACC), who trailed 27-14 going into the fourth quarter. Miami took advantage of a muffed punt to score a touchdown, then took its first lead when Harris directed an 82-yard scoring drive in the final minutes that ended with Benjamin’s diving catch near the left pylon.

Riley Skinner threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns for the Demon Deacons (4-5, 2-3), but may have sustained a concussion when he took a hard hit on a keeper that ripped off his helmet with about 6½ minutes left. The four-year starter sat out the rest of the game, watching backup Ryan McManus direct Wake Forest’s desperate final drive.

McManus got the Demon Deacons across midfield to set up a 60-yard field goal attempt from Jimmy Newman, but the kick fell well short on the game’s final play.

No. 19 Utah 22, Wyoming 10
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah freshman Jordan Wynn passed for 82 yards and a touchdown in his college debut, replacing starter Terrance Cain in the second half.

Eddie Wide tied a school record with his fifth straight 100-yard rushing game and added a late touchdown to seal the win for Utah (7-1, 4-0 Mountain West), which trailed 10-3 at halftime.

Wynn sparked the offense when he replaced starter Terrance Cain in the third quarter and Utah’s defense shut down the Cowboys (4-4, 2-2) in the second half, holding Wyoming to 74 yards in the final 30 minutes.

Austyn Carta-Samuels was 19 for 30 for 121 yards and caught a touchdown pass on a trick play as the Cowboys surprised the Utes early.

Wide had 24 carries for 135 yards and a 5-yard touchdown run with 1:41 remaining.

Tennessee 31, No. 21 South Carolina 13
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Decked out in black jerseys, Tennessee took three South Carolina fumbles and turned them into touchdowns and Jonathan Crompton threw two touchdown passes.

Montario Hardesty ran for two more scores and Rico McCoy forced two fumbles as coach Lane Kiffin grabbed his first win over a ranked opponent.

After warming up in their traditional orange home jerseys, the Vols (4-4, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) took the field in Halloween-inspired uniforms.

South Carolina (6-3, 3-3) fumbled on its first two drives on a rainy night, having entered the game with only five for the season.

No. 22 Oklahoma 42, Kansas State 30
NORMAN, Okla. — Landry Jones passed for 294 yards and four touchdowns and DeMarco Murray scored three times.

Jones was making his fifth career start and first since Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford announced his career with the Sooners was over because of a shoulder injury.

The redshirt freshman completed 26 of 37 passes as Oklahoma (5-3, 3-1 Big 12) jumped to a quick 21-0 lead and hung on while Kansas State (5-4, 3-2) twice closed to within five points in the second half.

Two of Murray’s touchdowns came in the fourth quarter, on a 6-yard reception and a 3-yard run that helped the Sooners hang onto the lead.

Oklahoma stopped Kansas State on downs at the K-State 41 with 4:10 left and Oklahoma’s Quinton Carter intercepted a pass from Grant Gregory at the Sooners 2 with 42 seconds left.

Auburn 33, No. 24 Mississippi 20
AUBURN, Ala. — Chris Todd passed for 212 yards, Ben Tate ran for 144 yards and Walt McFadden returned an interception for a touchdown.

The Tigers (6-3, 3-3 SEC) scored 23 points in the third quarter and turned away Jevan Snead and the Rebels (5-3, 2-3) seven times on drives to midfield or beyond.

Once ranked No. 4, Ole Miss had appeared to get back on track with two straight wins but couldn’t overcome a frenzied third-quarter flurry that led to a 24-point hole.

McFadden stopped the Rebels’ final chance by stepping in front of Snead’s pass near the Auburn goal line for his second pick in the final minutes. He also had a 29-yard return for a score in the third quarter.

No. 25 Notre Dame 40, Washington State 14
SAN ANTONIO — Golden Tate scored two touchdowns, including a spectacular grab of a desperation heave at the end of the first half, and Notre Dame got it’s first easy win in almost two months.

The previous six games for Notre Dame (6-2) were nerve-wrackers decided in the final seconds. But Washington State (1-7) was buried by halftime.

Robert Hughes ran for 131 yards on 24 carries and had a touchdown, delighting a Texas crowd that was overwhelmingly filled with Fighting Irish fans. The Alamodome blowout debuted Notre Dame’s plan to play one offsite home game a year.

Jimmy Clausen was 22 of 27 for 268 yards and two touchdowns, including the 50-yarder that Tate somehow pulled down between three defenders.