Oklahoma dominates; No. 4 Georgia defeated

No. 12 Nebraska lost to No. 16 Texas.
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NORMAN, Okla. -- Jason White threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and Oklahoma's defense was dominant once again in leading the top-ranked Sooners to a 52-9 rout of Oklahoma State on Saturday.
In ending a two-game losing streak against the Cowboys, Oklahoma (9-0, 5-0 Big 12) remained on track for the Big 12 title and a spot in the BCS' national title game.
DeJuan Jones added two touchdowns for the Sooners, who saw their 2001 national title hopes derailed by the Cowboys and then lost to them 38-28 last year.
The defeat dropped the Cowboys (7-2, 3-2 Big 12) a game behind Texas and into third place in the Big 12 South, all but ending their hopes of a BCS game.
Sooner not later
It was the first time both teams came into the game ranked since 1988. But it didn't take long to figure out which team was the best.
The momentum of the game shifted late in the first quarter on Darrent Williams' fumble of a punt return. Williams fielded the ball, dropped it, then tried to pick it up again. The ball squirted away and Oklahoma recovered it at the 50.
Eight plays later, Jones scored from 3 yards out to give the Sooners a 17-0 lead early in the second quarter.
In a game that featured two of the nation's top scoring offenses, it was Oklahoma's heralded defense that stole the show.
Oklahoma State's celebrated trio of quarterback Josh Fields, running back Tatum Bell and receiver Rashaun Woods couldn't do much against the Sooners when the game was still competitive.
The Cowboys had more punts (5) than first downs (3) in the first half, and had more penalty yards (58) than offensive yards (47) late into the third quarter.
In the Sooners' final show of superiority, Oklahoma State failed to punch the ball into the end zone on three tries from the 1 early in the fourth quarter.
Celebration
After Oklahoma stuffed fullback Shawn Willis on fourth down, the school-record crowd of 84,027 exploded into cheers, coach Bob Stoops vigorously pumped his fist on the sideline and players were celebrating on the field.
Oklahoma State's only touchdown came on Williams' 11-yard return of an interception 26 seconds into the third quarter.
The Cowboys, who came into the game averaging 445 yards of offense a game, were held to a season-low 161 yards.
Woods, who had 20 catches for 355 yards and four TDs in the previous two wins over OU, was held to four receptions for 25 yards. Fields was 9-of-24 for 62 yards with an interception and was sacked four times, three by Dan Cody.
Bell rushed for 122 yards, but most came long after the contest had been decided.
Meanwhile, White had an off-game but connected when he needed to. He went 11-of-27 for 194 yards with two interceptions and two touchdowns and scored again on a 1-yard sneak.
Renaldo Works led the Sooners with 103 yards rushing on 19 carries and Jones added 86 yards on 22 carries.
The Sooners are now the owners of the nation's longest winning streak at 11 games. Oklahoma has won all seven games against Oklahoma State when ranked No. 1.
No. 23 Florida 16, No. 4 Georgia 13
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Matt Leach slipped a 33-yard field goal inside the left upright with 33 seconds left to lift Florida past Georgia.
The Gators (6-3, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) kept alive a most improbable run at the SEC title by defeating Georgia (7-2, 4-2) for the 13th time in the last 14 meetings of The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.
Leach's third field goal of the game was set up by a beautiful 66-yard drive highlighted when freshman Chris Leak dropped a 20-yard pass to Ben Troupe into a gap in the Georgia zone for a first down at the Georgia 47.
It was a fantastic finish for a game that seemed to be slipping from Florida's grasp. After Leach made an 18-yarder to put the Gators up 13-3 early in the fourth, the Bulldogs responded with a pair of quick scoring drives.
The first, capped by Kregg Lumpkin's 1-yard run, cut the deficit to three with 9:18 left.
After a three-and-out possession for Florida, David Greene hit Reggie Brown for gains of 16 and 7 yards to push Georgia toward the goal line again.
But the Gators held twice from their 4, forcing Billy Bennett's field goal and giving Leak -- Florida's freshman -- about four minutes to engineer the biggest drive of his young career.
No. 16 Texas 31, No. 12 Nebraska 7
AUSTIN, Texas -- Cedric Benson ran for 174 yards and three touchdowns and Texas got a dominating performance from its much-maligned defense against Nebraska.
Quarterback Vince Young added 163 yards rushing and a touchdown for Texas (7-2, 4-1 Big 12). The Longhorns held Nebraska (7-2, 3-2) to just 175 total yards -- 53 on the ground.
Nebraska's Jammal Lord passed for 122 yards and a touchdown but ran for just 22 yards on 21 carries and was sacked five times.
No. 19 Tennessee 23, Duke 6
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Chris Hannon caught a 4-yard TD pass from Casey Clausen to help Tennessee overcome a lackluster effort.
The Volunteers (6-2) hardly looked like the motivated team that beat Alabama last week 51-43 in five overtimes or ready for next week's trip to No. 2 Miami.
Tennessee, leading 9-6 early in the fourth quarter, finally got some momentum when Duke's Jamin Pastore fumbled on a punt return and Corey Larkins recovered it at the Duke 37.
When Clausen capped a six-play drive with his scoring pass to Hannon with 11:10 left, the crowd cheered in relief.
The Blue Devils dropped to 2-7.
No. 20 Mississippi 43,South Carolina 40
OXFORD, Miss. -- Eli Manning threw for 391 yards and three first-half touchdowns and Mississippi withstood a late 26-point outburst to beat South Carolina.
The Rebels (7-2) remained in first place in the SEC West and improved to 5-0 in the Southeastern Conference for the first time since 1963 -- the last time Ole Miss won the league title.
The Rebels took a 43-14 lead in the third quarter before South Carolina (5-4, 2-4) scored touchdowns on four straight possessions.
Manning finished 30-for-42 with an interception. Chris Collins had 10 catches for 125 yards and two first-quarter touchdowns, and Tremaine Turner ran for 117 yards and two touchdowns.
South Carolina's Dondrial Pinkins was 14-for-32 for a career-high 298 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions.