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No. 1 Florida 41, George 17

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Black pants, black helmets and another team-wide celebration. 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 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. 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. 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.

No. 11 Georgia Tech 56, Vanderbilt 31

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Josh Nesbitt scored four touchdowns, and Jonathan Dwyer ran for a career-high 186 yards rushing with three TDs. 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.

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. 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 6 1/2 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 and rallying the Utes. 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.

No. 22 Oklahoma 42, Kansas State 30

NORMAN, Okla. — Landry Jones passed for 294 yards and four touchdowns and DeMarco Murray scored three times to help Oklahoma hold off Kansas State. 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.

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.

Associated Press