Nebraska halts OU streak

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Eric Crouch scored on a 63-yard trick play as third-ranked Nebraska beat No. 2 Oklahoma 20-10 Saturday to snap the Sooners' 20-game winning streak.

The defending national champion Sooners were No. 1 in the Bowl Championship Series ratings, one spot ahead of the Cornhuskers, entering Saturday.

On a first-and-10 from the Nebraska 37 with 6:10 left, wingback Thunder Collins took a handoff around the right end and pitched it to freshman Mike Stuntz, a quarterback who is playing receiver this fall. Stuntz lofted a perfect pass to Crouch, who caught it around the 40 and ran untouched to put the Huskers up 20-10.

The Sooners (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) had just stopped Nebraska (9-0, 5-0) on a third-and-2, but were called for an incidental facemask that kept the Nebraska drive going.

Crouch finished with 184 total yards, completing 10 of 18 passes for 102 yards and rushing for 19 yards on 13 carries.

Starter Jason White was knocked out of the game early in the second quarter when he came down awkwardly on his left knee.

NO. 20 STANFORD 38

NO. 4 UCLA 28

STANFORD, Calif. -- Chris Lewis threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns, and Kerry Carter scored his second TD on a 27-yard run with 2 minutes left as Stanford scored 31 straight points before holding on to beat UCLA.

UCLA (6-1, 3-1 Pac-10), its vaunted defense shredded all day by the Cardinal (5-1, 4-1), fell despite an impressive second half from backup quarterback Scott McEwan, who replaced injured starter Cory Paus after halftime and rallied the Bruins to 21 straight points while passing for 221 yards.

Lewis completed 13 straight passes in the first half as Stanford built a 31-7 lead and beat a top-five team for the second straight week. He finished 20-of-29. Carter -- who rushed for 102 yards -- Luke Powell and Teyo Johnson all caught TD passes, while Brian Allen rushed for 87 yards and a TD.

SYRACUSE 22

NO. 5 VIRGINIA TECH 14

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Jamel Riddle scored a 51-yard punt return in the first quarter as Syracuse ended Virginia Tech's 16-game home winning streak.

Virginia Tech (6-1, 3-1 Big East), which had beaten Syracuse by a combined 124-10 in the last three meetings at Lane Stadium, fell behind 14-0 in the first 7:25. It was the seventh straight win for the Orangemen (7-2, 4-0).

NO. 6 FLORIDA 24

NO. 15 GEORGIA 10

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Rex Grossman passed for 407 yards and two touchdowns as Florida beat Georgia.

The Gators (6-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) gained 584 yards, their most ever in the 78-game history of this storied rivalry, but had to sweat this game out because of four turnovers, 106 yards in penalties and a host of other errors.

Not until Marquand Manuel forced a David Greene fumble with 5 minutes left did Florida have a firm grasp on its 11th victory in the last 12 meetings against Georgia (5-2, 4-2).

NO. 8 MICHIGAN 32

IOWA 26

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Marquise Walker made a stunning one-handed catch of John Navarre's pass for a touchdown, and Navarre threw a 13-yard TD pass to Shawn Thompson in the fourth quarter for the winning score as Michigan beat Iowa.

Michigan (6-1, 4-0 Big Ten) pulled it out with the help of its defense after Iowa took a 26-21 lead on Ladell Betts' 8-yard TD run with 12:56 left.

NO. 9 TENNESSEE 17

NO. 12 S. CAROLINA 10

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Travis Stephens ran for 120 yards and two touchdowns to help Tennessee remain in the hunt for a trip to the Southeastern Conference championship game.

The Gamecocks (6-2, 5-2), who are 0-11 in Neyland Stadium and have lost nine straight to the Volunteers, never led but tied the score at 10 on Daniel Weaver's 24-yard field goal with 13:21 left.

NO. 19 FLORIDA ST. 52

NO. 10 MARYLAND 31

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Chris Rix threw five touchdown passes -- three in the fourth quarter -- to lead Florida State past previously unbeaten Maryland.

Florida State (5-2, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) climbed back into the thick of the ACC title race and kept its league record a perfect 39-0 since joining in 1992.

ARKANSAS 42

NO. 17 AUBURN 17

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Richard Smith caught two first-half touchdowns for Arkansas (4-3, 2-3 Southeastern Conference).

Auburn dropped to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the SEC.

NO. 24 PURDUE 32

NORTHWESTERN 27

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Brandon Hance ran and passed for a touchdown and Montrell Lowe ran for 101 yards and a score as Purdue beat Northwestern.

Hance has thrown for over 200 yards only twice this year, but he has Purdue (5-1, 3-1 Big Ten) off to its best start since it was 6-1 in 1997.

NO. 25 COLORADO 22

OKLAHOMA ST. 19

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Bobby Pesavento threw a 21-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter and followed it with a 33-yard 2-point conversion pass, giving Colorado a victory over Oklahoma State.

-- From wire reports