Saturday’s Top 25 college football games

No. 12 Oklahoma 44, No. 4 Baylor 34

WACO, TEXAS

Sterling Shepard had 14 catches for 177 yards with two touchdowns and Oklahoma beat Baylor to end the Bears’ 20-game winning streak — and likely their playoff chances. Baker Mayfield was 24 of 34 for 270 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a score to help Oklahoma gain control of its destiny in the Big 12. The Sooners (9-1, 6-1, No. 15 CFP) have won five straight since that still hard-to-explain loss to Texas. Baylor (8-1, 5-1), the first team left out of the initial four-team playoff last season, was sixth in the latest College Football Playoffs as an undefeated team with the toughest part of its schedule left.

No. 13 TCU 23, Kansas 17

FORT WORTH, TEXAS

Trevone Boykin left with a right ankle injury and No. 13 TCU’s offense did just enough without its Heisman Trophy candidate to hold off winless Kansas. On his second play of the game, Boykin turned awkwardly on his right ankle as he slipped while trying to cut and was tackled by linebacker Joe Dineen Jr. The nation’s total offense leader didn’t return after getting sacked on TCU’s last offensive play of the first quarter. The Horned Frogs (9-1, 6-1 Big 12, No. 15 CFP) played mostly without Boykin and one of the country’s top receivers in Josh Doctson, who was limited by a left arm and wrist injury. The Jayhawks (0-10, 0-7) didn’t trail at halftime for the first time this year, but couldn’t avoid their 35th straight road loss and 13th overall.

No. 1 Clemson 37, Syracuse 27

SYRACUSE, N.Y.

DeShaun Watson had a big day for Clemson with two touchdown passes and 101 yards rushing and a score.

The win gave the Tigers (10-0, 7-0 ACC; No. 1 CFP) at least 10 wins for the fifth straight season and their s first 10-0 start since they won their only national championship in 1981. With 13 straight wins, the Tigers have their longest winning streak in 34 years. Syracuse (3-7, 1-5 ACC) put up a good fight for embattled coach Scott Shafer, but lost for the seventh time in a row. The Orange are 1-10 in games against the No. 1 team.

No. 3 Alabama 31, No. 20 Mississippi State 6

STARKVILLE, MISS.

Derrick Henry ran for 204 yards and two touchdowns and Alabama had a season-high nine sacks.Alabama (9-1, 6-1 Southeastern Conference, No. 2 CFP) easily survived its last major test before the Iron Bowl game against Auburn in two weeks. The Tide shook off a slow start thanks to three long touchdowns in the second quarter, starting with a 69-yard punt return by Cyrus Jones.Mississippi State (7-3, 3-3, No. 17 CFP) lost to the Tide for the eighth straight season.

No. 5 Oklahoma State 35, Iowa State 31

AMES, IOWA

Backup quarterback J.W. Walsh threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Carr with 3:06 left for Oklahoma State to help keep the unbeaten Cowboys in playoff contention.Oklahoma State (10-0, 7-0 Big 12, No. 8 CFP) trailed 24-7 and 31-21 before rallying for a victory that was short on style points but still critical. Joel Lanning staked Iowa State (3-7, 2-5) to the lead, running for two touchdowns and passing for another.

No. 6 Notre Dame 28, Wake Forest 7

SOUTH BEND, IND.

Josh Adams scored on a 98-yard run, the longest scoring play from scrimmage in Notre Dame history, and defensive end Andrew Trumbetti scored on a 28-yard interception return.

Adams started and ran for 141 yards with Notre Dame rushing leader C.J. Prosise sidelined while recovering from a concussion. DeShone Kizer added touchdown runs of 12 and 5 yards for the Irish (9-1, No. 4 CFP). John Wolford scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter for Wake Forest (3-7).

Arkansas 31, No. 9 LSU 14

BATON ROUGE, LA.

Alex Collins ran for 141 yards and two touchdowns to help resurgent Arkansas win its fourth straight. Combined with Alabama’s victory hours earlier, Arkansas (6-4, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) eliminated LSU (7-2, 4-2) from contention in the SEC West. Only two weeks earlier, the Tigers were unbeaten and ranked second by the College Football Playoff committee. They were No. 9 in the CFP this week. LSU running back Leonard Fournette had 127 yards from scrimmage and scored his 17th touchdown this season.

No. 11 Florida 24, South Carolina 14

COLUMBIA, S.C.

Jordan Cronkrite had two first-half touchdowns and Kelvin Taylor’s long run in the fourth quarter helped Florida hold off South Carolina. The Gators (9-1, 7-1 Southeastern Conference, No. 11 CFP) were up 17-0 heading to the fourth quarter, with the defense having allowed only 44 yards. But South Carolina (3-7, 1-7) rallied with a throwback 17-yard touchdown pass from receiver Pharoh Cooper to quarterback Perry Orth, followed by Orth’s 38-yard scoring throw to Cooper moments later that cut it to 17-14 with 4:49 remaining.

No. 17 North Carolina 59, Miami 21

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

Marquise Williams accounted for four touchdowns and Ryan Switzer had a 78-yard punt return for a score for North Carolina. Williams ran for 101 yards and three touchdowns and threw for a scoring pass for the Tar Heels (9-1, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 23 CFP). They won their ninth straight to stay alone atop the Coastal Division and move within a victory of a berth in the league championship game.

No. 19 Florida State 34, North Carolina State 17

TALLAHASSEE, FLA.

Sean Maguire came off the bench to rally Florida State.

The Seminoles (8-2, 6-2 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 16 CFP) trailed 17-7 in the second quarter when Maguire replaced Everett Golson. The junior led them to four straight scoring drives (two field goals, two touchdowns) to take control.

No. 22 Navy 55, SMU 14

ANNPOLIS, MD.

Keenan Reynolds broke the NCAA record for career rushing touchdowns, upping his total to 81 with four scores, and Navy beat SMU to remain undefeated in the American Athletic Conference. Reynolds shattered the mark held by Montee Ball, who ran for 77 TDs with Wisconsin from 2009-12. Ball holds the record for total touchdowns with 83.

No. 16 Houston 35, No. 25 Memphis 34

HOUSTON

Backup quarterback Kyle Postma rushed for the go-ahead score and threw for a touchdown to rally Houston from 20 points down.

Postma came in just before halftime when Greg Ward Jr. left with what appeared to be a left ankle injury. Postma went 21 of 33 for 236 yards and carried six times for 49 yards. His 7-yard touchdown run with 1:27 left capped a nine-play, 77-yard drive to give Houston the lead. South Florida 44, No. 21 Temple 23

TAMPA, FLA.

Marlon Mack rushed for 230 yards and scored three touchdowns to help South Florida beat Temple and keep the Owls from clinching the American Athletic Conference East Division title. Mack had scoring runs of 57 and 48 yards and caught a 20-yard scoring pass from Quinton Flowers for USF (6-4, 4-2).

Associated Press