NO. 11 MISSOURI 36, NO. 1 OKLAHOMA 27
Oklahoma’s stay at the top of the BCS standings will be brief. Jerrell Jackson spun free from a knot of tacklers on a 38-yard reception for the go-ahead score that sparked a 16-point fourth quarter as the Tigers knocked off the Sooners in front of 71,004 in Columbia, Mo.
NO. 4 AUBURN 24, NO. 6 LSU 17
Cam Newton ran for 217 yards and Onterio McCalebb sprinted 70 yards for the go-ahead score with 5:05 left to lift host Auburn to a victory over LSU in Auburn, Ala. Auburn (8-0, 5-0 SEC) moved on as the powerful league’s last unbeaten team. LSU (7-1, 4-1) finally had a Les Miles gamble backfire in an adventurous season.
NO. 7 MICHIGAN STATE 35, NORTHWESTERN 27
Kirk Cousins threw for 331 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 8 Michigan State rallied from 17 points down in Evanston, Ill., to remain unbeaten. B.J. Cunningham made an acrobatic grab for thego-ahead touchdown with two minutes left. Edwin Baker added a 25-yard scoring run and Eric Gordon intercepted Dan Persa to seal a wild victory.
NO. 16 NEBRASKA 51, NO. 14 OKLAHOMA STATE 41
Taylor Martinez set a Nebraska freshman record with 323 yards passing and threw a career-high five touchdown passes in Stillwater, Okla., and the Cornhuskers knocked Oklahoma State from the ranks of the unbeaten.
IOWA STATE 28, NO. 19 TEXAS 21
Austen Arnaud passed for two touchdowns, Alexander Robinson ran for 120 yards and two scores, and Iowa State put another home loss on Texas in Austin.
NO. 21 SOUTH CAROLINA 21, VANDERBILT 7
Brian Maddox rushed for a career-high 146 yards and the game-clinching touchdown to lead South Carolina to a difficult victory over Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn., giving Steve Spurrier his 40th victory with the Gamecocks.
Sports, Pages 23 on 10/24/2010