No. 4 Georgia upset; UCLA survives in OT

Southern California and Alabama cruised to easy victories.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Chris Leak threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, and No. 16 Florida used an impressive defensive performance to beat the previously unbeaten Georgia Bulldogs 14-10 Saturday at the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.
The Gators (6-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) defeated their rivals to the north for the 14th time in the last 16 meetings, and kept alive their hopes of winning the SEC East and returning to the league title game for the first time since 2000.
But No. 4 Georgia still controls its fate in the division. The Bulldogs (7-1, 5-1) need to beat Auburn in two weeks or have Florida lose to Vanderbilt or South Carolina to advance to the conference championship game for the third time in four years.
Playing without injured quarterback D.J. Shockley, the Bulldogs probably lost their shot at the national title.
No. 8 UCLA 30, Stanford 27, OT
STANFORD, Calif. -- Brandon Breazell caught a 23-yard TD pass from Drew Olson in overtime after No. 8 UCLA scored 21 points in the final 7:04 of regulation to beat stunned Stanford.
Maurice Drew ran for two late scores, including a 1-yard tumble across the goal line with 46 seconds left to force OT. Olson went 24-of-35 for 293 yards and two TDs while leading his latest jaw-dropping comeback.
UCLA (8-0, 4-0 Pac-10) has specialized in fantastic finishes during conference play, rallying from consecutive deficits against Washington, California and Washington State earlier in October.
Trent Edwards passed for 169 yards and two scores for the Cardinal (4-3, 3-2), who blew a golden opportunity to make a national mark in their first season under new coach Walt Harris. J.R. Lemon had two TD catches.
Olson led fourth-quarter scoring drives of 65, 72 and 66 yards -- and all three took a combined 3:40. Joe Cowan caught a 31-yard TD pass with 4:43 to play.
No. 1 USC 55, Washington St. 13
LOS ANGELES -- Matt Leinart passed for 364 yards and three touchdowns before coming out late in the third quarter, LenDale White rushed for 155 yards and two scores, and top-ranked USC won its 30th straight game.
The Trojans, No. 1 in the AP, coaches' and Harris polls, fell .0007 behind first-place Texas in the latest BCS standings because the computers favored the Longhorns. It might be a different story when the next set of standings are released.
Playing before a homecoming crowd of 92,021 at the Los Angeles Coliseum, the Trojans (8-0, 5-0 Pac-10) tied Texas for the 11th longest winning streak in major college football history. Only three teams have won as many as 30 in a row in the past 35 years.
USC also has a 24-game winning streak at home and a 20-game streak against Pac-10 opponents. Both are school records.
The loss was the fifth straight for the Cougars (3-5, 0-5), but was far more decisive than the other four, which came by a total of 21 points.
No. 5 Alabama 35, Utah St. 3
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Brodie Croyle threw three touchdown passes and DJ Hall set an Alabama receiving record. Hall finished with 11 catches for 157 yards, becoming the first Alabama receiver to have back-to-back games with at least 10 receptions. Hall caught 10 balls for 139 yards last week.
The Crimson Tide improved to 8-0 for the first time since 1994 and finished its nonconference season with an easy win that allowed the starters to rest in the fourth quarter after two straight dramatic, last-minute league wins.
On the bench after three quarters, Croyle completed 22 of 31 passes for 279 yards against Utah State (2-5).
No. 10 Florida St 35, Maryland 27
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Drew Weatherford and James Coleman scored fourth-quarter touchdowns to lift Florida State (7-1, 5-1 ACC). Weatherford's 15-yard run with 8:52 left gave the Seminoles a 28-27 lead and they scored three minutes later on Coleman's 1-yard run. Coleman's score was set up by Ernie Sims' interception.
Maryland's final bid for a tie ended with 52 seconds left when Joel Statham was sacked by A.J. Nicholson at the Florida State 40. Florida State can lock up a spot in the first league title game with a victory over North Carolina State next Saturday.
Maryland (4-4, 2-3) scored 24 straight points midway through the game, building a 24-14 lead.
No. 6 Miami 34, North Carolina 16
MIAMI -- Tyrone Moss rushed for career-highs of 195 yards and four touchdowns, three scores after halftime. The Hurricanes trailed 16-7 at intermission, then scored three touchdowns in an eight-minute span of the third quarter to take control.
Moss scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter, then added second-half scoring runs of 1, 4 and 15 yards to ensure Miami (6-1, 3-1) wouldn't be upset by North Carolina for the second straight year. Quadtrine Hill recovered a punt he blocked in the end zone for the go-ahead score for Miami, which won its sixth straight.
The Hurricanes' defense, which entered ranked No. 1 nationally but yielded 170 first-half yards, kept the Tar Heels (3-4, 2-2) to 18 total yards on 30 plays after halftime -- 14 of those yards coming in the final minute.
No. 17 Texas Tech 28, Baylor 0
WACO, Texas -- Taurean Henderson ran for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and Cody Hodges threw for another as Texas Tech overcame three terrible quarters to beat Baylor.
Texas Tech (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) is off to its best start since 1976 when the team went 8-1, and the Red Raiders have won 10 straight over Baylor (4-4, 1-4).
The shutout was Tech's first since 2002 and its first ever in a Big 12 road game.
Henderson ran for 136 yards, and Hodges threw for 266 yards, more than 130 below his average, with two interceptions.
No. 19 Auburn 27, Mississippi 3
AUBURN, Ala. -- Brandon Cox passed for 205 yards and a touchdown, and Kenny Irons ran for 101 yards and another TD.
Placekicker John Vaughn also hit a pair of field goals for the Tigers (6-2, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) after a nightmarish 1-for-6 performance in an overtime loss at LSU.
The Rebels (3-5, 1-4) managed just 209 total yards -- 23 on the ground.
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