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No. 3 Auburn 51, Mississippi 31

OXFORD, Miss.

Cam Newton caught a touchdown pass, to go along with the two TD passes he threw, and Mike Dyer ran for 180 yards for Auburn. The Tigers (9-0, 6-0 Southeastern Conference), ranked atop the BCS standings for the first time, easily sidestepped the string of upsets that had struck No. 1 teams in each of the past three weeks. The Rebels (3-4, 1-4) ended Newton’s string of four straight 170-yard rushing efforts against SEC defenses, but the Heisman Trophy contender passed for 199. He also caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from receiver Kodi Burns. Auburn scored on Demond Washington’s 95-yard punt return, Onterio McCalebb’s 68-yard touchdown run and Dyer’s 30-yarder in a rare buffet of big plays not involving Newton.

No. 14 Nebraska 31, No. 7 Missouri 17

LINCOLN, Neb.

Roy Helu Jr. rushed for a school-record 307 yards, and Nebraska knocked Missouri from the unbeatens. The Cornhuskers (7-1, 3-1 Big 12) held off the Tigers after building a 24-0 lead and moved into a first-place tie with them in the Big 12 North. Nebraska earned the inside track to the division title by winning the head-to-head meeting.

Missouri (7-1, 3-1) has lost 17 straight road games against Top 25 opponents since 1997. Helu ran for touchdowns of 66, 73 and 53 yards. The Cornhuskers played without quarterback Taylor Martinez in the second half after he came up hobbling following a run late in the second quarter. Zac Lee took over to start the third quarter.

Nebraska put heavy pressure on Blaine Gabbert and held him to 18 of 42 passing for 199 yards. He was sacked six times.

No. 13 Stanford 41, Washington 0

SEATTLE

Andrew Luck ran for one score and threw for another, and No. 13 Stanford scored touchdowns on its first four possessions. Facing Washington quarterback Jake Locker in a matchup of touted NFL draft prospects, Luck was easily more impressive. The Stanford sophomore completed 19 of 26 passes for 192 yards and added another 92 yards rushing. Stepfan Taylor ran for 97 yards and two touchdowns for Stanford (7-1, 4-1 Pac-10). Meanwhile, the Cardinal defense held Washington (3-5, 2-3) to its worst offensive performance in 37 years. Washington finished with just 107 yards and was shut out at home for the first time since losing 7-0 to California in 1976.

No. 15 Arizona 29, UCLA 21

PASADENA, Calif.

Backup Matt Scott passed for a career-high 319 yards, and Arizona held off UCLA. Scott, playing for injured starter Nick Foles (knee), was 24 of 36 with one interception and one touchdown. The junior also carried 12 times for 71 yards. Keola Antolin rushed for 111 yards on 23 carries for the Wildcats (7-1, 4-1 Pac-10), off to their best start since winning seven of their first eight games en route to a 12-1 finish in 1998. Richard Brehaut passed for a career-best 228 yards and two touchdowns for the Bruins (3-5, 1-4), who lost their third straight game but performed much better than in their last two, when they were outscored 95-20 at California and Oregon.

No. 17 South Carolina 38, Tennessee 24

COLUMBIA, S.C.

Alshon Jeffery’s 70-yard touchdown catch broke a fourth-quarter tie and kept South Carolina in control of the SEC East. The Vols (2-6, 0-5 Southeastern Conference) had rallied back from a 14-point deficit on a pair of touchdown passes from backup quarterback Tyler Bray to tie the game at 24. That’s when Stephen Garcia found Jeffery in the middle of the field and the SEC’s leading receiver outraced three defenders to the end zone with 12:17 to go.

Garcia added two rushing touchdowns, the second from 1 yard out with 3:28 left that sealed the win for South Carolina (6-2, 4-2).

No. 20 Oklahoma State 24, Kansas State 14

MANHATTAN, Kan.

Brandon Weeden threw two touchdown passes and No. 20 Oklahoma State’s high-powered offense overcame the absence of star wide receiver Justin Blackmon to beat Kansas State. Blackmon, suspended for the game after being arrested on a misdemeanor DUI charge, left the Cowboys (7-1 overall, 3-1 Big 12) without the nation’s leader in receiving yards per game, total receiving yards, scoring and touchdown catches.

Virginia 24, No. 22 Miami 19

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.

Virginia intercepted Miami’s backup quarterbacks four times after Jacory Harris was hurt and pulled off the upset. Virginia (4-4, 1-3 ACC), which had lost nine straight conference games, knocked Harris from the game on a huge hit by John-Kevin Dolce in the second quarter with the score still 0-0.

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