Clemson's Derion Kendrick subbing as quarterback, scrambles and runs for a first down during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Louisville, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, in Clemson, S.C. Clemson won 77-16. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)
Clemson's Derion Kendrick subbing as quarterback, scrambles and runs for a first down during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Louisville, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, in Clemson, S.C. Clemson won 77-16. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro) Credit: Richard Shiro

Clemson, s.c. — Travis Etienne ran for 153 yards and two touchdowns and 350-pound defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence added a 2-yard scoring burst in No. 2 Clemson’s 77-16 victory over Louisville on Saturday.

The Tigers (6-0 ACC, No. 2 CFP) improved to 9-0 for the third time in four seasons and can wrap up their fourth ACC Atlantic Division title next week at Boston College.

No. 5 Michigan 42No. 14 Penn State 7

Ann Arbor, Mich. — Shea Patterson accounted for three touchdowns and Michigan put together a dominant performance on defense.

The Wolverines (8-1, 6-0 Big Ten, No. 5 CFP) moved a step closer toward their goals of winning a conference championship for the first time since 2004 and earning their first spot in the College Football Playoff. The Nittany Lions (6-3, 3-3, No. 14 CFP) scored with 1:59 left.

No. 6 Georgia 34No. 11 Kentucky 17

Lexington, Ky. — D’Andre Swift ran for a career-high 156 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries against Kentucky’s vaunted defense and Georgia wrapped up its second straight SEC Eastern Division title.

Swift had an 83-yard breakaway in the third quarter that gave Georgia (8-1, 6-1, No. 6 College Football Playoff) a 28-3 lead.

Kentucky is 7-2, 5-2, No. 9 CFP.

No. 8 Ohio State 36Nebraska 31

Columbus, Ohio — J.K. Dobbins ran for three touchdowns and Dwayne Haskins Jr. passed for two more scores to help Ohio State (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten, No. 10 CFP) beat Nebraska (2-7, 1-5).

After Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to JD Spielman to pull within five with 3 minutes left, Dobbins pounded away for two first downs to run out the clock.

No. 12 West Virginia 42No. 15 Texas 41

Austin, Texas — Will Grier threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Gary Jennings with 16 seconds left, and then ran in the 2-point conversion to lift West Virginia (7-1, 5-1 Big 12, No. 13 CFP) past Texas (6-3, 4-2, No. 17 CFP).

Grier broke his finger on a run to the pylon in the first quarter of a loss to Texas last year, and his winning run came on a similar scramble.

Missouri 38No. 13 Florida 17

Gainesville, Fla. — Drew Lock picked apart Florida’s defense for the second straight year, throwing three touchdown passes to lead Missouri (5-4, 1-4 SEC) past Florida (6-3, 4-3).

Lock completed 24 of 32 passes for 250 yards, with scoring throws to Albert Okwuegbunam, Kam Scott and Emanuel Hall that stunned the Swamp.

Arizona State 38No. 16 Utah 20

Tempe, Ariz. — Manny Wilkins threw three touchdown passes to N’Keal Harry and Arizona State (5-4, 3-3 Pac-12) beat Utah, knocking the No. 16 Utes out of sole possession of first place in Pac-12 South.

The Utes (6-3, 4-3) lost quarterback Tyler Huntley to a broken collarbone in the third quarter. The loss snapped Utah’s four-game winning streak.

Purdue 38, No. 19 Iowa 36

West Lafayette, Ind. — Spencer Evans made a 25-yard field goal with 8 seconds left, lifting Purdue (5-4, 4-2 Big Ten) past Iowa (6-3, 3-3) and back in the Big Ten’s West Division title hunt.

David Blough threw three touchdown passes to Terry Wright and topped the 300-yard mark for the fifth time this season.

No. 22 Syracuse 41Wake Forest 24

Winston-Salem, n.c. — Eric Dungey rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown, Jarveon Howard ran for two scores and Syracuse (7-2, 4-2, No. 19 CFP) beat Wake Forest. Dungey — whose average of 294.1 total yards per game ranks second in the ACC — was 23 of 35 for 157 yards.

No. 24 Boston College 31 Virginia Tech 21

Blacksburg, Va. — Travis Levy ran for two touchdowns and Boston College beat Virginia Tech to set up a huge home game against Clemson next week.

BC (7-2, 4-1 ACC, No. 22 CFP) limited the Hokies to 32 yards in the third quarter and erased a 14-7 deficit with 21 unanswered points after halftime. First-place in the ACC Atlantic Division will be on the line when the second-ranked Tigers visit Boston College.

Auburn 28No. 25 Texas A&M 24

Auburn, Ala. — Seth Williams caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Jarrett Stidham with 1:41 left and Auburn (6-3, 3-3 SEC) rallied to beat Texas A&M (5-4, 3-3).

The Tigers had a 14-point outburst over the final 5:14 and the defense came up with big stops. Stidham delivered big on both final drives.