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First Posted: 10/11/2014 STARKVILLE, Miss. &#8212; Dak Prescott ran for two touchdowns and threw for another, leading No. 3 Mississippi State to a 38-23 victory over No. 2 Auburn on Saturday.
Mississippi State (6-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) has won nine straight games going back to last season. Auburn (5-1, 2-1), the defending SEC champion, lost for the first time since last season&#8217;s national championship game.
The Bulldogs took a 21-0 lead in the first nine minutes, but Auburn pulled to 28-20 in the third quarter. The Tigers couldn&#8217;t complete the comeback, though, undone by Ricardo Louis&#8217; fumble in the fourth quarter, untimely penalties and an inconsistent offense.
Prescott completed 18 of 34 passes for 246 yards and ran for 121 yards. He threw two interceptions.
NO. 1 FLORIDA STATE 38, SYRACUSE 20
SYRACUSE, N.Y. &#8212; With more distractions swirling around him, Jameis Winston was nearly flawless, throwing for 317 yards and three touchdowns, Mario Pender scored twice, and Florida State beat Syracuse.
Florida State (6-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) has won a school-record 22 straight games, the longest streak in the nation, and 19 in a row in the conference.
NO. 5 BAYLOR 61, NO. 9 TCU 58
WACO, Texas &#8212; Chris Callahan kicked a 28-yard field goal as time expired and Baylor wiped out a 21-point deficit in the final 11 minutes to beat TCU.
Bryce Petty threw six touchdown passes for the Bears (6-0, 3-0 Big 12), including a 25-yarder to Corey Coleman with 4:42 left in the fourth that tied it at 58. Petty passed for 510 yards and threw two interceptions.
NO. 8 MICHIGAN ST. 45, PURDUE 31
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. &#8212; Connor Cook threw three touchdown passes, Nick Hill ran for two scores, and Darien Harris had a late interception return for a touchdown to help Michigan State hold off Purdue.
Michigan State amassed 532 total yards. The Spartans (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten) have won four straight overall, including seven straight conference road games.
NO. 11 OKLAHOMA 31, TEXAS 26
DALLAS &#8212; Alex Ross had a 91-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Zack Sanchez scored on a 43-yard interception return and Oklahoma held on for another bounce-back victory under coach Bob Stoops, beating Texas in the Red River rivalry.
Oklahoma (5-1, 2-1 Big 12) used those big returns to go ahead to stay despite only 29 total yards in the first half. Trevor Knight threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Shepard, and Samaje Perine had a 13-yard TD run the final 20 minutes.
NO. 12 OREGON 42, NO. 18 UCLA 30
PASADENA, Calif. &#8212; Marcus Mariota ran for two touchdowns and passed for 210 yards and two more scores to help Oregon rebound from its first loss.
Royce Freeman rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns for the Ducks (5-1, 2-1 Pac-12), who haven&#8217;t lost consecutive games since 2007. Thomas Tyner and Pharaoh Brown caught TD passes as Oregon built a 42-10 lead early in the fourth quarter.
NO. 13 GEORGIA 34, NO. 23 MISSOURI 0
COLUMBIA, Mo. &#8212; Hutson Mason completed 22 of 28 passes for 156 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in Georgia&#8217;s first game without suspended running back Todd Gurley.
Freshman Nick Chubb rushed 38 times for 143 yards and a touchdown as Georgia (5-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) wore down the Tigers (4-2, 1-1) early.
NO. 16 OKLAHOMA STATE 27, KANSAS 20
LAWRENCE, Kan. &#8212; Tyreek Hill returned a kickoff 99 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown, and Oklahoma State held on to beat Kansas.
Daxx Garman threw for 161 yards with a touchdown an interception, and Desmond Roland ran for 87 yards and another score as the Cowboys (5-1, 3-0 Big 12) were nearly caught looking ahead to next week&#8217;s showdown with ninth-ranked TCU.
DUKE 31, NO. 22 GEORGIA TECH 25
ATLANTA &#8212; Anthony Boone threw for 123 yards and a touchdown, Josh Sneed ran for 102 yards and a score, and Duke snapped a 10-year losing streak against Georgia Tech.
Backup quarterback Thomas Sirk had a couple of short TD runs for the Blue Devils (5-1, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won in Atlanta for the first time since 1994 and showed they aren&#8217;t going to give up their Coastal Division title without a fight.

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