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No. 11 Mississippi 23, No. 3 Alabama 17

OXFORD, MISS.

Mississippi rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to stun Alabama.

Ole Miss (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) has won five games to start the season for the first time since 1962 and ended a 10-game losing streak against the Tide.

The Rebels trailed 17-10 midway through the fourth quarter, but pulled even on Wallace’s 34-yard touchdown pass to Vince Sanders with 5:29 remaining.

On the ensuing kickoff, Alabama’s Christion Jones fumbled and Ole Miss recovered, giving the Rebels great field position at the Alabama 31.

Ole Miss took a 23-17 lead on Wallace’s 10-yard touchdown throw to Jaylen Walton with 2:54 remaining.

Alabama (4-1, 1-1) had a chance to win, but Senquez Golson intercepted a pass from Blake Sims in the end zone with 37 seconds remaining.

No. 25 TCU 37, No. 4 Oklahoma 33

FORT WORTH, TEXAS

Paul Dawson returned an interception 41 yards for a touchdown, TCU made a huge fourth-and-1 stop with just over 3 minutes left and the Horned Frogs remained undefeated.

Oklahoma (4-1, 1-1 Big 12) had the ball after the two teams had three turnovers in a span of four plays — another interception by Trevor Knight between two fumbles by TCU.

On fourth down from the TCU 22, Samaje Perine was stuffed by linebacker Marcus Mallett for no gain. Officials confirmed on a replay review that Perine, who had three TD runs in the game, was stopped short of a first down.

Dawson’s big pick for TCU (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) came with 14:12 left.

No. 12 Mississippi State 48, No. 6 Texas A&M 31

STARKVILLE, MISS.

Dak Prescott threw two touchdown passes, added three Tebow-style TD runs, and Mississippi State overwhelmed Texas A&M.

The Bulldogs (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) jumped out to a 28-7 lead in the first half and never let Kenny Hill and the high-scoring Aggies (5-1, 2-1) get close enough to threaten.

Hill threw for 365 yards and four touchdowns, but had three passes picked off by linebacker Richie Brown, who matched a school record.

Prescott first plowed into the end zone for two short TDs and sealed it with an 11-yard quarterback draw that made it 48-17 in the fourth quarter. The junior was 19 for 25 for 264 yards and ran for 77 yards.

No. 1 Florida State 43, Wake Forest 3

TALLAHASSEE, FLA.

A lackluster effort from quarterback Jameis Winston and the Florida State offense allowed kicker Roberto Aguayo and the defense to star against Wake Forest.

Winston threw for 297 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and Aguayo kicked a career-high five field goals. The reigning Lou Groza Award winner also set a school record with 21 consecutive field goals.

The Seminoles (5-0, 3-0) dominated the overmatched Demon Deacons (2-4, 0-2) and held them to 126 offensive yards, including 40 rushing.

No. 5 Auburn 41, No. 15 LSU 7

AUBURN, ALA.

Nick Marshall passed for 207 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 119 and two more scores to lead Auburn past LSU.

Auburn (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) dominated from the start, with the 41 points matching its highest total in the rivalry.

LSU (4-2, 0-2), which turned to freshman quarterback Brandon Harris, has dropped its first two SEC games for the first time in coach Les Miles’ decade-long tenure.

No. 7 Baylor 28, Texas 7

AUSTIN, TEXAS

Shock Linwood ran for 148 yards and the clinching touchdown and Baylor overcame a rare off day by quarterback Bryce Petty and the nation’s No. 1 offense.

With Petty misfiring, the Bears (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) won with tough defense, two big plays on special teams and a power running game that wore down Texas (2-3, 1-1) in the second half.

No. 9 Notre Dame 17, No. 14 Stanford 14

SOUTH BEND, IND.

Everett Golson threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Ben Koyack in the corner of the end zone with 1:01 left and Notre Dame overcame two turnovers and two bungled snaps on field goals to beat Stanford in cold and rainy conditions.

Koyack caught the pass as he fell out of bounds and safety Jordan Richards dove to try to break it up on Notre Dame’s last chance on fourth-and-11.

The Cardinal (3-2) have two losses this early in the season for the first time since 2008.

No. 13 Georgia 44, Vanderbilt 17

ATHENS, GA.

Hutson Mason threw two touchdown passes to Chris Conley, Todd Gurley ran for 163 yards with two scores and Georgia beat Vanderbilt.

Georgia (4-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) used Gurley’s scoring runs of 4 and 14 yards and Mason’s first touchdown pass to Conley to take a 21-0 lead in the first quarter.

Arizona State 38, No. 16 USC 34

LOS ANGELES

Jaelen Strong caught a 46-yard touchdown pass from Mike Bercovici as time expired, and Arizona State scored three TDs in the final 3:53 to shock Southern California.

Bercovici capped his 510-yard passing performance with his third TD pass to Strong, who slipped in front of USC’s Hayes Pullard at the goal line and pulled in the Hail Mary throw. Arizona State’s bench stormed the field to celebrate the first win at the Coliseum since 1999 for the Sun Devils (4-1, 2-1 Pac-12).

Cody Kessler passed for 273 yards for the Trojans (3-2, 2-1), who led 34-25 with 3 minutes to play.

USC recovered two onside kicks and got a 53-yard TD run by Buck Allen in the final minutes, but the Trojans’ pass defense still couldn’t stop Bercovici in his second start.

Northwestern 20, No. 17 Wisconsin 14

EVANSTON, ILL.

Godwin Igwebuike had three interceptions and Justin Jackson ran for 162 yards, helping Northwestern upset Melvin Gordon and Wisconsin.

Trevor Siemian threw for a touchdown and also had a key block on Miles Shuler’s 16-yard TD run as Northwestern (3-2, 2-0 Big Ten) earned its third consecutive win.

The Wildcats also had a nice day on special teams, with Jack Mitchell kicking two short field goals and punter Chris Gradone handing over poor field position to the Badgers for much of the afternoon.

Gordon had 27 carries for a career-high 259 yards and a touchdown for Wisconsin (3-2, 0-1).

No. 21 Oklahoma St 37, Iowa State 20

STILLWATER, OKLA.

Desmond Roland ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns and Tyreek Hill returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown for Oklahoma State.

Brandon Sheperd caught a career-high eight passes for 91 yards and Jhajuan Seales added four catches for 75 yards and a score for the Cowboys (4-1, 2-0 Big 12).

Iowa State (1-4, 0-3) was held to 322 total yards.

No. 22 East Carolina 45, SMU 24

GREENVILLE, N.C.

Shane Carden threw for 410 yards and four touchdowns to help East Carolina beat SMU in its American Athletic Conference debut.

Justin Hardy had three first-half touchdown catches for the Pirates (4-1), who were playing with a national ranking for the first time in six years.

No. 23 Kansas State 45, Texas Tech 13

MANHATTAN, KAN.

Jake Waters threw for 290 yards and four touchdowns, ran for 105 yards and another score and led Kansas State past penalty-prone Texas Tech.

Tyler Lockett had 12 catches for 125 yards and two scores, and Curry Sexton had nine catches for 128 yards and the other two scores for the Wildcats (4-1, 2-0 Big 12).

Associated Press