BCS CONFERENCES

ATLANTIC COAST

Clemson 27, at No. 9 Florida State 20: James Davis’ one-yard run with eight seconds left gave the Tigers (2-1, 1-1) a victory over the Seminoles (2-1, 1-1) for their first win in Tallahassee, Fla., in 17 years. Clemson was able to give Coach Tommy Bowden his second straight win, and third in the last four years, against his father Bobby, despite having two kicks blocked and returned for points by the Seminoles’ Tony Carter. Clemson had not won at Florida State since 1989 when Terry Allen led the Tigers to a 34-23 victory, three years before the Seminoles joined the ACC.

at No. 14 Virginia Tech 36, Duke 0: The Hokies (3-0, 2-0) held the Blue Devils (0-3, 0-2) to 139 total yards in an easy conference victory at Blacksburg, Va. Virginia Tech had more points than Duke had total yards after Sean Glennon’s second touchdown pass, a 25-yarder to Josh Morgan midway through the third quarter. The play gave the Hokies a 30-0 lead, and the Blue Devils had 25 yards.

at No. 23 Boston College 30, Brigham Young 23: Matt Ryan threw a touchdown pass to Tony Gonzalez on the first play of the second overtime, then the Eagles (3-0) waited for a replay review to confirm a game-ending interception that gave them a win over the Cougars (1-2) at Boston. It was the second consecutive double-overtime game for Boston College, which beat Clemson on a blocked extra point the previous week.

at Georgia Tech 35, Troy 20: Reggie Ball ran for 130 yards, setting a school record for a quarterback, and the Yellow Jackets (2-1) scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns to defeat the Trojans (1-2) at Atlanta. Georgia Tech wore down the smaller Troy defense by rushing for 320 yards. Ball’s previous career high was 103 yards rushing against Vanderbilt as a freshman in 2003.

Western Michigan 17, at Virginia 10: Mark Bonds ran for 118 yards and a touchdown and Desman Stephen returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown as the Broncos (2-1) upset the Cavaliers (1-2) at Charlottesville, Va. Western Michigan completed only seven passes and was outgained, 258-179, but still became the first school from the Mid-American Conference to defeat Virginia.

at North Carolina 45, Furman 42: Ronnie McGill ran for 114 yards and scored four touchdowns, and Cam Sexton threw for two scores in his first career start to help the Tar Heels (1-2) defeat the Paladins (2-1) at Chapel Hill, N.C. Sexton threw for 265 yards and found Jesse Holley downfield for a 50-yard touchdown strike that put the Tar Heels ahead to stay at 38-35 with 9:30 left in the game.

at Southern Mississippi 37, North Carolina State 17: Freshman Damion Fletcher rushed for 177 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Golden Eagles (2-1) to the victory over the Wolfpack (1-2) at Hattiesburg, Miss. Fletcher rushed for 53 yards in the first quarter alone and finished with the third-best rushing performance by a freshman in school history.

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SOUTHEASTERN

at No. 6 Auburn 7, No. 3 Louisiana State 3: Auburn (3-0, 2-0) survived another bruising showdown with LSU (2-1, 0-1) thanks to a stingy defense that wouldn’t budge and a reversed call that went their way late in the game at Auburn, Ala. Eric Brock deflected a pass near the goal line to stop one late drive and then made a game-saving tackle on the final play. With LSU facing fourth and eight from Auburn’s 31 and 2:43 left, JaMarcus Russell fired the ball to Early Doucet near the goal line. A diving Brock deflected the pass, but Zach Gilbert was called for pass interference that would have kept the drive alive. The officials overturned the call, although replays showed the contact came before the ball was tipped by Brock.

at No. 10 Georgia 34, Alabama Birmingham 0: Freshman Matthew Stafford scored his first touchdown in a winning debut as starting quarterback, and the Bulldogs (3-0) defeated the Blazers (1-2) at Athens, Ga., for their second straight shutout.

Arkansas 21, at Vanderbilt 19: Freshman Mitch Mustain threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Razorbacks (2-1, 1-0) over the Commodores (0-3, 0-2) in a conference game at Nashville. Vanderbilt had a chance to upset Arkansas for a second straight year, but Bryant Hahnfeldt’s 48-yard field-goal attempt with 55 seconds left fell short.

at Kentucky 31, Mississippi 14: Andre’ Woodson threw three touchdown passes -- two to Dicky Lyons Jr. -- and the Wildcats (2-1, 1-0) beat the Rebels (1-2, 0-1) at Lexington, Ky., for their first win in an SEC opener in 19 years. Kentucky defensive tackle Myron Pryor had an interception, recovered a fumble and forced another.

at Alabama 41, Louisiana Monroe 7: John Parker Wilson threw for two touchdowns as the Crimson Tide (3-0) rolled over the Warhawks (1-2) at Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alabama had 444 yards in total offense.

at South Carolina 27, Wofford 20: Cory Boyd tied a school record with three rushing touchdowns, but the Gamecocks (2-1) still struggled on offense and escaped with a victory over the Division I-AA Terriers (1-2) at Columbia, S.C.

Tulane 32, at Mississippi State 29: Lester Ricard completed 16 of 23 passes for 298 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Green Wave (1-1) at Starkville, Miss., over the Bulldogs (0-3), who scored their first points.

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BIG TEN

at No. 1 Ohio State 37, Cincinnati 7: The Buckeyes (3-0) took awhile to get going but put away the Bearcats (1-2) at Columbus when Antonio Pittman ran 48 yards around left end for a touchdown with 10 minutes left that pushed their lead to 27-7. Ohio State’s defense held Cincinnati to minus-four yards in 22 attempts and had eight sacks for minus-59 yards. Quarterback Troy Smith, who sat out most of the fourth quarter, threw two touchdown passes to Ted Ginn Jr.

at No. 16 Iowa 27, Iowa State 17: Drew Tate, who sat out last week’s game against Syracuse because of an abdominal strain, threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns, and the Hawkeyes (3-0) rallied from a 14-3 deficit to defeat the Cyclones (2-1) at Iowa City. Iowa’s defense kept Iowa State from crossing the 50-yard line on its last four drives. Iowa State had won six of the last eight meetings, including a 23-3 thumping last season

at No. 25 Penn State 37, Youngstown State 3: Tony Hunt ran for 143 yards and a touchdown, A.J. Wallace scored on a 76-yard reverse and the Nittany Lions (2-1) rolled over the Penguins (2-1) at State College, Pa. Penn State had 568 yards of total offense, including 389 on the ground, and held Youngstown State to 184 total yards.

Syracuse 31, at Illinois 21: Taj Smith returned a fumble 41 yards for a touchdown and caught a 65-yard touchdown pass to lead the Orange (1-2) over the Illini (1-2) at Champaign, Ill., ending an 11-game losing streak. Syracuse linebacker Jerry Mackey returned an Illinois fumble 15 yards for another touchdown.

at Purdue 38, Ball State 28: Curtis Painter passed for 416 yards and three touchdowns -- two to Kory Sheets -- to lead the Boilermakers (3-0) over the Cardinals (1-2) at West Lafayette, Ind. Painter completed 30 of 39 passes and ran for a touchdown in the first game of his career with more than 300 yards passing.

at Northwestern 14, Eastern Michigan 6: Corey Wootton’s interception in the fourth quarter stopped a scoring threat, and the Wildcats (2-1) avoided an upset, hanging on for a win over the Eagles (0-3) at Evanston, Ill. Eastern Michigan was at the Northwestern 32 when Tyler Jones overthrew Eric Deslauriers in the end zone with about six minutes left.

at Minnesota 62, Temple 0: Bryan Cupito threw four touchdown passes to Logan Payne at Minneapolis, and the Gophers (2-1) handed the Owls (0-3) their second 62-0 loss in a row. Cupito passed to Payne on scoring plays of 25, two, 10 and 67 yards. Temple lost to Louisville by the same score the previous week.

at Wisconsin 14, San Diego State 0: Freshman P.J. Hill ran for 184 yards and a touchdown -- a 53-yarder in the third quarter -- and the Badgers (3-0) dominated the Aztecs (0-2) at Madison, Wis. It was San Diego State’s 10th straight loss to a Big Ten opponent and the first time the Aztecs were shut out since a 13-0 loss to Brigham Young in 1998.

Southern Illinois 35, at Indiana 28: Nick Hill threw four touchdown passes, and Arkee Whitlock scored on a nine-yard touchdown run with 5:50 left to lift the Salukis (2-0) over the Hoosiers (2-1) at Bloomington, Ind. Southern Illinois, a Division I-AA playoff team the last three seasons, ended a 20-game losing streak against I-A foes dating to 1983.

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BIG 12

at No. 8 Texas 52, Rice 7: Colt McCoy threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns, and Selvin Young and Jamaal Charles each ran for more than 100 yards and scored a touchdown as the Longhorns (2-1) bounced back from a loss to Ohio State with an easy win over the Owls (0-3) at Houston. Texas has not lost two straight games since 1999.

at Texas A&M; 28, Army 24: Jorvorskie Lane rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns, and Devin Gregg intercepted two passes as the Aggies (3-0) needed a last-second defensive stop to defeat Black Knights (1-2) at San Antonio. Texas A&M; didn’t secure the win until a pack of defenders stopped running back Tony Moore from inside the 10-yard line.

at Kansas State 23, Marshall 7: The Wildcats (3-0) held their opponent without an offensive touchdown for the second consecutive game as they dominated the Thundering Herd (1-2) at Manhattan, Kan.

at Oklahoma State 48, Florida Atlantic 8: Mike Hamilton ran for 85 yards and two touchdowns, and Chris Collins scored the first defensive touchdown for the Cowboys (3-0) in 15 games as they rolled over the Owls (0-3) at Stillwater, Okla.

Missouri 27, at New Mexico 17: Chase Daniel’s fourth-quarter touchdown after an 80-yard, 11-play drive bailed out the Tigers (3-0) in a victory over the Lobos (1-2) at Albuquerque.

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BIG EAST

at Rutgers 24, Ohio 7: Ray Rice ran for 190 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Scarlet Knights over the Bobcats (2-1) at Piscataway, N.J., giving Rutgers its first 3-0 start since 1981. Rice was the lone bright spot for Rutgers’ error-plagued offense, scoring on a pair of four-yard runs in collecting his fifth straight 100-yard rushing game. Linebacker Brandon Renkart recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown late in the first half and Jeremy Ito kicked a 29-yard field goal for the Scarlet Knights.

Michigan State 38, at Pittsburgh 23: Drew Stanton threw for two touchdowns and ran for 103 yards and another score to lead the Spartans (3-0) over the Panthers (2-1) at Pittsburgh. Stanton took charge in the second half, leading Michigan State on scoring drives of 75, 64, 83 and 99 yards. The final drive featured a 71-yard run by Javon Ringer, who finished with 156 yards.

Wake Forest 24, at Connecticut 13: Defensive end Jeremy Thompson ran back an interception 86 yards for a touchdown, and the Demon Deacons defeated the Huskies (1-1) at East Hartford, Conn., to give them their first 3-0 start since 1987.

South Florida 24, at Central Florida 17: Matt Grothe threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Ean Randolph with 3:27 left to lift the Bulls (3-0) over the Golden Knights (1-2) at Orlando, Fla. The Bulls recovered a fumble with 30 seconds left to seal it.