Ricky Stanzi connected with Marvin McNutt for a 7-yard touchdown pass as time expired and No. 7 Iowa remained undefeated with a 15-13 victory against Michigan State last night in East Lansing, Mich.
The Hawkeyes are 8-0 for the first time in school history and have sole possession of first place in the Big Ten at 4-0.
Iowa, sixth in the BCS standings, has won 12 straight dating back to last season, the second-longest streak in the nation.
Michigan State (4-4, 3-2) grabbed a 13-9 lead with 1:37 remaining when Kirk Cousins hit Blair White on a 30-yard touchdown. But the Hawkeyes stormed back with a sharp, game-winning drive led by Stanzi.
Florida 29, Mississippi State 19
In Starkville, Miss., Chris Rainey scored from 8 yards out after the Bulldogs (3-5, 1-3 SEC) stumbled on a fake punt and Dustin Doe may have slipped a fumble on an interception return for a touchdown past the referees as the second-ranked Gators (7-0, 5-0) came away with a tough win that helped Florida extend the nation’s longest winning streak to 17 games.
USC 42, Oregon State 36
In Los Angeles, Allen Bradford rushed for a career-high 147 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 4 Southern California avenged its only loss of last season with a victory.
Cincinnati 41, Louisville 10
In Cincinnati, sophomore backup quarterback Zach Collaros threw just two incompletions while passing for 253 yards and three touchdowns, steadying fifth-ranked Cincinnati to a victory over Louisville (2-5, 0-3 Big East) in the Bearcats’ 7-0, 3-0) first game without marquee quarterback Tony Pike.
LSU 31, Auburn 10
In Baton Rouge, La., Jordan Jefferson threw for a career-high 236 yards, including two touchdown passes, and scrambled for another score to lead No. 9 LSU (6-1, 4-1) to a victory over Auburn (5-3, 2-3).
TCU 38, BYU 7
In Provo, Utah, Andy Dalton passed for 241 yards and three touchdowns and No. 10 TCU (7-0, 3-0 Mountain West) remained unbeaten with a win over 16th-ranked BYU (6-2, 3-1).
Penn State 35, Michigan 10
In Ann Arbor, Mich., Daryll Clark threw three of his four touchdown passes to Graham Zug, helping No. 13 Penn State (7-1, 3-1 Big Ten) beat Michigan (5-3, 1-3) for its first win at the Big House since 1996.
Georgia Tech 24, Virginia 9
In Charlottesville, Va., Georgia Tech beat the last team with an unbeaten record in ACC play, rushing for 362 yards and taking charge of the Coastal Division. Georgia Tech (7-1, 5-1) broke an eight-game Charlottesville losing streak, winning at Virginia (3-4, 2-1) for the first time since 1990.
Oklahoma St. 34, Baylor 7
In Waco, Texas, Zac Robinson beat his coach’s school record by completing 23 of 27 passes and threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns to give the Cowboys their fifth straight win.
Oklahoma State has (6-1, 3-0 Big 12) won its last four games without injured running back Kendall Hunter or suspended receiver Dez Bryant.
Ohio State 38, Minnesota 7
In Columbus, Ohio, Terrelle Pryor threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score. A week after a 26-18 loss at Purdue, the Buckeyes (6-2, 4-1 Big Ten) made Minnesota (4-4, 2-3) pay for its bad plays.
Pittsburgh 41, South Florida 14
In Pittsburgh, Bill Stull threw for two touchdowns, Dion Lewis ran for two more as Pittsburgh scored on all five possessions in the first half to extend their best start to a season in 27 years.
The Panthers (4-0 in Big East) are 7-1 for the first time since 1982 — Dan Marino’s senior season and the last time Pitt was ranked No. 1.
Oregon 43, Washington 19
In Seattle, Jeremiah Masoli returned from a knee injury to run for two scores, No. 12 Oregon (6-1, 4-0 Pac-10)blocked a punt for a touchdown and used a fake field goal to set up another TD, and the Ducks overwhelmed border rival Washington.
Utah 23, Air Force 16 (OT)
In Salt Lake City, Stevenson Sylvester stuffed Connor Dietz on a fourth-down quarterback keeper to preserve No. 18 Utah’s overtime victory over Air Force.
Texas A&M 52, Texas Tech 30
In Lubbock, Texas, Cyrus Gray scored four touchdowns to lead Texas A&M past No. 21 Texas Tech Raiders (5-3, 2-2) 52-30 Saturday night, snapping a three-game losing streak for the Aggies (4-3, 1-2 Big 12).
S. Carolina 14, Vanderbilt 10
In Columbia, S.C., Stephen Garcia threw two touchdown passes and No. 23 South Carolina (6-2, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) ended Vanderbilt’s (2-6, 0-5) two-game series win streak — barely.
Oklahoma 35, Kansas 13
In Lawrence, Kan., Chris Brown scored three touchdowns, and No. 25 Oklahoma throttled Todd Reesing and the nation’s second-leading offense en route to a victory over No. 24 Kansas.