TOP 25 Oklahoma cruises, 41-3; Georgia, Tennessee win
TCU defeated Cincinnati to remain unbeaten.
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NORMAN, Okla. -- Jason White threw for 307 yards and four touchdowns, and Oklahoma's defense didn't allow a touchdown for the third straight week, lifting the No. 1 Sooners to a 41-3 victory over Baylor on Saturday.
The Sooners (11-0, 7-0 Big 12) clinched the Big 12 South Division title, earning a spot in the Dec. 6 conference championship game for the third time in four years.
White, the nation's leader in passing efficiency, had all of his touchdown passes in the first half as the Sooners rolled up 260 yards of offense and took a 34-3 lead.
White set the school single-season record for touchdown passes with 36, breaking Josh Heupel's mark of 33 in 1999.
Mark Clayton caught two touchdown passes from White, finishing with six receptions for 112 yards. Clayton broke Antwone Savage's school record for career receiving yards with 2,094 and extended his own marks for TD receptions in a season (14) and a career (22).
Baylor is 3-8 overall and 1-6 in the Big 12.
No. 7 Georgia 26, Auburn 7
ATHENS, Ga. -- Michael Johnson caught a 19-yard touchdown pass, and Georgia finished off Auburn on Odell Thurman's 99-yard interception return.
The Bulldogs (8-2, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) beat Auburn (6-5, 4-3) at Sanford Stadium for the first time since 1991 and only the third time in the past 14 meetings at Georgia's home field.
Georgia can clinch a tie for the East championship with a victory over Kentucky next week.
No. 9 Tennessee 59,Mississippi St. 21
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Casey Clausen threw five touchdown passes, three to Chris Hannon, and Jabari Davis ran for two scores for Tennessee.
The Volunteers (8-2, 4-2 SEC) remained in contention for a trip to the SEC championship game in their most productive offensive showing this season.
Clausen was 20-of-33 for 330 yards before he was pulled from the game with 46 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
The Bulldogs (2-8, 1-5), who have one of the worst defenses in the league, lost their fourth straight game since coach Jackie Sherrill announced he will retire at the end of the season. The Vols rolled up a season-high 535 yards of total offense.
No. 10 TCU 43, Cincinnati 10
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Kenny Boyd returned a blocked punt for a touchdown and linebacker Marvin Patterson pounced on a fumble in the end zone.
TCU (10-0, 7-0 Conference USA) won its 12th straight game.
Cincinnati is 5-5 overall and 2-4 in the Conference USA.
No. 12 Virginia Tech 24,Temple 23, OT
PHILADELPHIA -- Virginia Tech quarterback Bryan Randall ran 23 yards for a touchdown in overtime, and Temple missed an extra point on its matching TD.
Walter Washington helped Temple (1-9, 0-5 Big East) overcome a 17-0 deficit in the fourth quarter, with the Owls tying it on Jared Davis' 37-yard field goal with 40 seconds remaining in regulation.
Two plays in, Randall, who appears to have won the Hokies' quarterback duel with Marcus Vick, ran 23 yards for a score.
Temple came right back when Washington found Zamir Cobb in the flat, with Cobb using a big block to go 22 yards for the touchdown.
Davis, who went 18-for-20 on extra points this season, was wide left, setting off a wild celebration for the Hokies (8-2, 4-2).
No. 13 Florida St. 50,North Carolina St. 44, 2OT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Leon Washington's 12-yard touchdown run gave lifted Florida State past North Carolina State, wrapping up the Seminoles' 11th Atlantic Coast Conference title in 12 years.
Florida State (9-2, 7-1) also locked up its fourth BCS game in five years after surviving a brilliant performance by North Carolina State's Philip Rivers.
The ACC's career passing leader, Rivers completed 28 of 38 passes for 422 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another score.
But North Carolina State (7-4, 4-3) gambled and lost in the second overtime. Instead of trying a field goal, the Wolfpack went on fourth-and-1 at the Florida State 16 and Rivers' pass for Jerricho Cotchery was broken up by Allen Augustin at the 5.
Then Washington reeled off successive runs of 13 and 12 yards to give the Seminoles the win. Washington finished with 121 yards.
Regulation play ended when North Carolina State's Derek Morris blocked a 32-yard field goal try by Florida State's Xavier Beitia.
No. 15 Florida 24,South Carolina 22
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Ciatrick Fason ran for a career-high 190 yards, and Florida beat South Carolina for a share of the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division title.
Chris Leak scored on a 9-yard run and threw a 7-yard TD pass to Ben Troupe to help the Gators (8-3, 6-2) rally from a 16-7 halftime deficit for their 13th straight win over the Gamecocks (5-6, 2-6).
While they'll do no worse than a tie with Tennessee and Georgia for first, the Gators will need a lot of help to advance to the SEC title game for the first time under coach Ron Zook.
Kansas St. 38, No. 18 Nebraska 9
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Ell Roberson passed for 313 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 90 yards and a touchdown for Kansas State.
It was the Wildcats' first victory in Lincoln since 1968, and the Cornhuskers' worst loss at Memorial Stadium since a 31-0 setback against Missouri in 1958.
The victory clinched a share of the Big 12 North title and gave the Wildcats the inside track to the conference championship game.
Darren Sproles ran for 140 yards and a touchdown for the Wildcats (9-3, 5-2 Big 12), the sixth team to beat the Huskers (8-3, 4-3) in the last 107 games in Lincoln.
No. 24 Boise St. 51, UTEP 21
BOISE, Idaho -- Ryan Dinwiddie threw two TD passes and ran for another score, leading Boise State to its seventh straight win.
Dinwiddie completed 13 of 22 passes for 198 yards and ran three times for 40 yards to help Boise State (9-1, 5-0 WAC) win for the 31st time in 32 games and for the 17th straight time at home. Boise State also extended its WAC winning streak to 15 games.