Clemson, s.c. — Chris Blewitt made a 48-yard field goal with 6 seconds left and Pittsburgh stunned No. 3 Clemson 43-42, spoiling a record-setting Saturday for quarterback Deshaun Watson and complicating the Tigers’ path back to the College Football Playoff.
It was the biggest win for the Panthers (5-4, 3-4 ACC) since knocking off then-No. 2 West Virginia 13-9 in 2007.
Watson threw for an ACC-record 580 yards and three touchdowns. But his third interception gave Pitt the chance to crawl back from a 42-34 deficit. After Saleem Brightwell’s pick and 70-yard return, James Conner finished the drive with a 20-yard TD run.
The Panthers’ defense, which gave up 630 yards, stopped Wayne Gallman short on third and fourth down to take the ball with 58 seconds left. Two passes to Scott Orndoff put Pitt within range and Blewitt nailed the kick to send the Panthers into a frenzy.
No. 1 Alabama 51, Miss. St. 3
Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Jalen Hurts passed for career highs of 347 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 100 yards in less than three quarters in No. 1 Alabama’s 51-3 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday.
The freshman quarterback’s prolific performance wiped out any concerns that the Crimson Tide (10-0, 7-0 SEC, No. 1 CFP) would have a letdown after a bruising win at No. 19 LSU.
No. 6 Ohio State 62, Maryland 3
College Park, Md. — J.T. Barrett accounted for four touchdowns, Curtis Samuel scored three TDs and Ohio State enjoyed another lopsided victory.
No. 7 Wisconsin 48, Illinois 3
Madison, Wis. — Corey Clement ran for 123 yards and three touchdowns and Wisconsin intercepted four of Illinois quarterback Jeff George Jr.’s passes.
Georgia 13, No. 8 Auburn 7
Athens, Ga. — Rodrigo Blankenship kicked two fourth-quarter field goals and Georgia’s defense shut down Auburn in the second half.
The loss ended Auburn’s SEC championship hopes and knocked the Tigers (7-3, 5-2 SEC, No. 9 CFP) out of consideration for a spot in the playoff.
No. 9 Oklahoma 45, No. 25 Baylor 24
Norman, Okla. — Baker Mayfield passed for 300 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score to help Oklahoma beat Baylor.
No. 11 West Virginia 24, Texas 20
Austin, Texas — Kennedy McCoy ran for two touchdowns and West Virginia’s defense withstood a final pass attempt into the end zone to hold off Texas.
No. 12 Penn State 45, Indiana 31
Bloomington, Ind. — Saquon Barkley ran for two go-ahead touchdowns in the fourth quarter, helping Penn State beat Indiana.
No. 17 Oklahoma State 45, Texas Tech 44
Stillwater, Okla. — Clayton Hatfield missed the extra point after Quinton White’s 1-yard scoring run for Texas Tech with 1:39 left, and Oklahoma State escaped with the victory.
Ga. Tech 30, No. 18 Va. Tech 20
Blacksburg, Va. — Georgia Tech backup quarterback Matthew Jordan rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Yellow Jackets past Virginia Tech.
No. 22 Florida 20, South Carolina 7
Gainesville, Fla. — Austin Appleby threw two touchdown passes, Jordan Scarlett ran for a career-high 134 yards and Florida beat South Carolina and former coach Will Muschamp, moving closer to clinching the SEC’s Eastern Division.
Princeton 31, Yale 3
New Haven, Conn. — John Lovett scored three rushing touchdowns, the defense had 10 tackles for losses — including five sacks — and Princeton (7-2, 5-1) beat Yale to move into a three-way tie atop the Ivy League (2-7, 2-4).
Cornell 42, Columbia 40
New York — Chris Walker ran for 230 yards and three touchdowns and Cornell snapped a five-game losing streak by beating Columbia (2-7, 1-5 Ivy League), in the annual Empire State Bowl rivalry game.
Albany 36, New Hampshire 25
Durham, n.h. — Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks carried it 39 times for a program-record 298 yards and three touchdowns, and Albany (6-4, 3-4 CAA) rallied from a 22-point deficit to beat New Hampshire (6-4, 5-2).
Albany trailed 22-0 late in the second quarter, but Ibitokun-Hanks powered in two short touchdown runs in the third quarter to pull to 25-22. The Great Danes took their first lead with 8:32 left in the fourth after Will Brunson’s 4-yard quarterback sneak.
Norwich 35, Castleton 27
Northfield, Vt. — Patrick Brown ran for 102 yards and a touchdown, and Aaron Conner ran for two scores as Norwich (5-5) defeated Castleton (4-6) in the Maple Sap Bucket game.
Plymouth St. 23, Fitchburg St. 6
Holderness, n.h. — Prince Gbaley had two interceptions, one for a 50-yard touchdown return, to lead Plymouth State (6-4) past Fitchburg State (5-5) to clinch its best record since 2010.
Tufts 48, Middlebury 35
Middlebury, Vt. — Tufts held off a late furious comeback by Middlebury as the Jumbos (7-1) clinched sole possession of second place in NESCAC with a win over the Panthers (6-2).
Trinity clinched the NESCAC title with an 8-0 mark.
