EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Eno Benjamin reached the ball to the goal line for a 1-yard touchdown run with 50 seconds remaining, and Arizona State beat No. 18 Michigan State 10-7 on Saturday after the Spartans had a tying field goal negated for having too many men on the field.
Matt Coghlin's 42-yard kick appeared to have tied it with 6 seconds remaining, but a replay showed too many men on the field for Michigan State, which had rushed the field goal team on in a disorganized fashion.
Coghlin had to try again from farther back after the penalty, and he hooked the kick left for his third miss of the day.
Michigan State Coach Mark Dantonio missed a chance to take over sole possession of first place on the school's career victories list. He remains tied with Duffy Daugherty at 109.
Arizona State (3-0) drove 75 yards in 11 plays at the end, against a Michigan State defense that had been stifling all day. Quarterback Jayden Daniels ran 15 yards for a first down on fourth-and-13 from the Michigan State 28, and Benjamin's touchdown put the Sun Devils ahead. That play was also reviewed, and Benjamin had just barely extended the ball far enough to score.
The Spartans drove back to the Arizona State 24, and after spiking the ball to stop the clock with 11 seconds left, they appeared to have enough time for one more throw. But with no timeouts remaining, Michigan State (2-1) seemed indecisive, and eventually the field goal team rushed on. The Spartans barely snapped the ball in time to beat the play clock, and although Coghlin's kick went through, there were too many players on the field.
Elijah Collins ran for a 9-yard touchdown with 8:37 remaining for Michigan State, but the Spartans blew a fourth-quarter lead against Arizona State for a second straight year. The Sun Devils won 16-13 last season.
Arizona State has scored more than seven points in 137 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the FBS.
Coghlin was 40 of 48 on field goals for his career before Saturday. He missed from 47 yards in the second quarter, and Arizona State drove the other way for a 41-yard field goal by Cristian Zendejas. The Spartans appeared poised to tie the game late in the half, but Coghlin missed from 31 yards after a delay of game penalty had pushed that kick back.
NO. 1 CLEMSON 41,
SYRACUSE 6
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Trevor Lawrence threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as top-ranked Clemson beat nemesis Syracuse in an Atlantic Coast Conference game.
Clemson (3-0, 2-0) has won 18 consecutive games, a school record and the longest streak in the nation. It's the second-longest winning streak by an ACC member in conference history, trailing a 29-game run by Florida State from 2012-14.
Syracuse (1-2, 0-1), the last team to defeat Clemson in the regular season, was unbeaten at home last fall and was coming off a 43-point loss at Maryland.
NO. 5 OKLAHOMA 48, UCLA 14
PASADENA, Calif. -- Jalen Hurts racked up 439 scrimmage yards, became the first Oklahoma (3-0) quarterback to pass for 200 yards and rush for 100 in the first half, and directed the Sooners to scores on their first six drives in a victory over UCLA (0-3).
The graduate transfer from Alabama completed 15 of 20 passes for 289 yards and three touchdowns and ran 14 times for 150 yards and a score. CeeDee Lamb and Charleston Rambo each had two touchdowns to help the Sooners win their 21st consecutive true road game.
NO. 6 OHIO STATE 51,
INDIANA 10
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- J.K. Dobbins ran for 193 yards and scored twice while Justin Fields threw three touchdown passes to lead Ohio State (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) to a rout at Indiana (2-1, 0-1).
The Buckeyes have won each of their first three games by at least 24 points and extended their winning streak in the series to 24, dating to a tie in 1990. Ohio State hasn't lost to Indiana since 1988.
NO. 7 NOTRE DAME 66,
NEW MEXICO 14
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Ian Book threw a career-high five touchdown passes and Notre Dame's defense came up with three first-half interceptions in its final tuneup before a showdown at No. 3 Georgia.
Book rebounded from a lackluster opening performance in a 35-17 victory at Louisville to complete 15 of 24 passes for 360 yards. Book finished with another 46 yards rushing yards and a 1-yard TD.
The Fighting Irish (2-0) had their way with the Lobos (1-1), who were without head coach Bob Davie. Saga Tuitele acted as head coach for Davie, the former Irish head coach from 1997-2001 who was hospitalized following New Mexico's opening victory over Sam Houston State.
NO. 11 UTAH 31,
IDAHO STATE 0
SALT LAKE CITY -- Tyler Huntley threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns and Zach Moss ran for 106 yards and another score in Utah's victory over Idaho State.
In the first quarter, Moss passed Tony Lindsay for second place on Utah's career rushing yards list.
His 1-yard scoring plunge later in the quarter moved him into the No. 2 spot by himself in career rushing touchdowns at 27. On just 10 carries, Moss also recorded his 13th 100-yard rushing performance with 10:05 still left in the second quarter.
Huntley completed 15 of 19 passes before leaving in the third quarter as Utah moved to 3-0.
NO. 12 TEXAS 48, RICE 13
HOUSTON -- Sam Ehlinger threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns, Jake Smith caught six passes for 75 yards and two touchdowns and Texas (2-1) beat Rice (0-3).
Ehlinger threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Roschon Johnson to cap the opening drive before throwing touchdown passes of 53 yards and 12 yards to Smith in the first half. Ehlinger finished 23 of 27 passing in less than three quarters.
Keaontay Ingraham rushed for 74 yards and had touchdown runs of 26 yards and 14 yards. Cameron Dicker nailed a career-long 57-yard field goal a minute before halftime to push Texas' lead to 31-0. D'Shawn Jamison put the icing on the win for Texas with a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with a minute left.
NO. 13 PENN STATE 17,
PITTSBURGH 10
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Journey Brown ran for 109 yards and a touchdown and Penn State (3-0) held off Pittsburgh (1-2) in their 100th meeting.
Pitt opted to kick a field goal on fourth-and-goal at the Penn State 1 trailing by a touchdown with less than 4 minutes to go. Alex Kessman's 19-yard attempt clanked off the upright and the Nittany Lions later turned away Pitt's last-ditch possession to win their third in a row in the series since it was renewed in 2016.
No. 17 CENT. FLORIDA 45,
STANFORD 27
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Freshman Dillon Gabriel threw for 347 yards and four touchdowns in his second college start, leading Cent. Florida (3-0) to a rout of Stanford (1-2).
The Knights scored on six of seven possessions, building a 31-point halftime lead in what was expected to be a much tougher test for the two-time defending American Athletic Conference champions, who won their first two games of the season by a combined score of 110-14 against Florida A&M and Florida Atlantic.
Gabriel completed 22 of 30 passes, including TD throws of 28 yards to Marlon Williams, 38 yards to Tre Nixon, 38 yards to Gabriel Davis and 1-yard to Jake Hescook. Greg McCrae rushed for109 yards and one touchdown for UCF.
NO. 19 IOWA 18,
IOWA STATE 17
AMES, Iowa -- Nate Stanley threw for 201 yards and ran for a score, and Iowa made a big fourth-down stop, allowing the Hawkeyes to beat Iowa State for the fifth consecutive time.
Keith Duncan kicked four field goals for the Hawkeyes (3-0), who also improved to 4-0 against Iowa State coach Matt Campbell in a game delayed nearly three hours because of lightning.
Trailing 18-17 in the closing minutes, Iowa State (1-1) drove to the Iowa 34 before a false start, a slip by quarterback Brock Purdy and an incompletion brought up fourth-and-13. The Cyclones went for it and, after offsetting penalties led to a do-over, Purdy overthrew Deshaunte Jones near the end zone.
TEMPLE 20,
No. 21 MARYLAND 17
PHILADELPHIA -- Kenny Yeboah put Temple ahead on a one-handed touchdown catch late in the fourth quarter, and the Owls used two clutch stops at the goal line to beat Maryland.
The Owls (2-0) defeated an unbeaten Maryland team for the second consecutive season and got Coach Rod Carey off to a nice start in his first season with Temple.
Anthony Russo threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns for the Owls. Anthony McFarland ran for 132 yards and Josh Jackson threw for 183 yards and was sacked four times for the Terps.
NO. 23 WASHINGTON 52,
HAWAII 20
SEATTLE -- Jacob Eason threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Bryant on the third play of the game and added two more and Washington rebounded from a loss beat Hawaii.
Eason and the Huskies (2-1) overwhelmed the Rainbow Warriors, taking a 21-0 lead in less than 9 minutes. Eason was 18 of 25 for 262 yards, Richard Newton had three short TD runs, and Washington quickly bounced back from last week's 20-19 home loss to California in its Pac-12 opener.
Hawaii (2-1) was looking to beat three Pac-12 opponents in a season for the first time in school history. The Warriors opened with wins over Arizona and Oregon State at home.
BRIGHAM YOUNG 30,
NO. 24 SOUTHERN CAL 27, OT
PROVO, Utah -- Dayan Ghanwoloku intercepted a tipped pass in overtime after Jake Oldroyd kicked a 43-yard field to give BYU (2-1) the lead, and the Cougars beat Southern California (2-1).
Zach Wilson threw for 280 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score for BYU. Ty'Son Williams added 99 yards on 19 carries.
Kedon Slovis threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns for USC (2-1), but was picked off three times, including on the final play of the game.
NO. 25 VIRGINIA 31,
FLORIDA STATE 24
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Wayne Taulapapa ran for three touchdowns, the second with 2:34 remaining, and Virginia (3-0, 2-0) hung on to beat Florida State (1-2, 0-1) in ACC play.
The Cavaliers trailed for much of the night and looked to have blown their chance when Brian Delaney missed a tying extra point with 6:02 to play. A three-and-out by the Seminoles and a six-play, 72-yard Virginia drive capped by Taulapapa's 2-yard run gave them the lead. The Cavaliers went for two and Bryce Perkins was intent on passing, but when the Seminoles applied pressure in the backfield, he scrambled away from it and finally slithered through the defense and converted for the points.
The Seminoles drove to the Virginia 4 for the final play of the game, helped by four 15-yard penalty calls against the Cavaliers, but with no timeouts remaining and both teams scrambling to line up, a run attempt by Cam Akers that just beat the final gun was stopped when De'Vante Cross slowed him and Bryce Hall finished him off.
Sports on 09/15/2019