No. 2 Georgia 14, South Carolina 7

No. 2 Georgia 14, South Carolina 7

COLUMBIA, S.C. — No. 2 Georgia and Knowshon Moreno made sure South Carolina didn’t ruin a second straight shot at a championship season. Moreno’s sliding 4-yard touchdown run in the third quarter lifted the Bulldogs. Reshad Jones sealed the victory for the Bulldogs (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference), intercepting South Carolina’s Chris Smelley’s pass with 13 seconds left inside the Georgia 10. The Bulldogs had all offseason to remember how last September’s 16-12 loss to South Carolina (1-2, 0-2) likely kept them from playing for the SEC and national titles.

No. 6 Missouri 69, Nevada 17

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Chase Daniel threw for 405 yards and four touchdowns and Missouri scored on its first 10 possessions in routing Nevada. Daniel was 23-for-28 and led Missouri (3-0) to seven touchdowns and a field goal before exiting in the third quarter. The Tigers gained 651 total yards and averaged 10 yards per play. The 69 points tied a team record set against Kansas in 1969, and they’ve scored 173 points in three games.

No. 9 Auburn 3, Mississippi St 2

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Wes Byrum kicked a 36-yard field goal in the second quarter and that was all Auburn needed. The Tigers (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) committed three turnovers, missed two field goals and handed the Bulldogs their only points with a safety.

No. 11 Alabama 41, Western Kentucky 7

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — John Parker Wilson passed for 215 yards and two touchdowns and freshman Mark Ingram ran for two scores, leading Alabama. The Crimson Tide (3-0) got the kind of start-to-finish effort coach Nick Saban had been seeking against a team that began moving up to the Football Bowl Subdivision last season. Alabama rolled to 557 yards a week after getting held to 172 by Tulane to enter Southeastern Conference play on a high note.

No. 12 Texas Tech 43, SMU 7

LUBBOCK, Texas — Graham Harrell threw for 418 yards and five touchdowns, three to Michael Crabtree, to help No. 12 Texas Tech rout SMU.

No. 14 E. Carolina 28, Tulane 24

NEW ORLEANS — East Carolina rallied for the victory over Tulane when Patrick Pinkney threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Jamar Bryant with 1:41 left to play. The Pirates (3-0, 1-0 Conference USA) vaulted into the national rankings and national spotlight by upsetting Virginia Tech and West Virginia in consecutive weeks, and almost had Tulane (0-2) pull the same trick on them. Pinkney completed 22 of 32 passes for 260 yards and two touchdowns, and the Pirates improved to 3-0 for the first time since 1999. ECU secured the victory when Pierre Bell intercepted Kevin Moore’s pass at the Green Wave 45 with 28 seconds left.

No. 18 BYU 59, UCLA 0

PROVO, Utah — Max Hall tied a BYU record with seven touchdown passes against UCLA and the Cougars extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 13 games. BYU improved to 3-0 for the first time in seven seasons and grabbed control of this one with four touchdowns in the first 5:18 of the second quarter. The Cougars forced four turnovers and blocked a field goal attempt while stunning UCLA (1-1) in Rick Neuheisel’s second game coaching his alma mater.

Maryland 35, No. 23 California 27

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland outplayed California, holding the Golden Bears without a touchdown until the closing minutes. Coming off a 10-point loss to unheralded Middle Tennessee State, the Terrapins (2-1) were given little chance against a California juggernaut that totaled 104 points in disposing of Michigan State and Pac-10 foe Washington State.

Associated Press