Saturday's College Football: Georgia Tech blows chances at Louisville, Mercer clicks in all phases at home, FVSU misses upset,GMC & CGTC win; SEC, ACC, South, National
Boxscores linked in scoreline when available
In Central Georgia
No. 7 GMC 40, No. 13 Lackawanna 35
No GMC stats provided by GMC in box score.
Central Georgia Tech 25, Daytona Elite Academy 7
QB Smith collects 4 TDs to send Mercer past The Citadel
No. 14 Mercer Fends Off The Citadel, Matches Best Start Since 2013
No. 24 Statesmen Escapes Wildcats Upset Bid
State
Louisville 31, Georgia Tech 19
Brooks, Holloway come up big in second half to help No. 19 Louisville outlast Georgia Tech 31-19
Mississippi 52, Georgia Southern 13
Dart throws 4 TD passes as No. 5 Ole Miss routs Georgia Southern 52-13
Wright throws 4 TD passes; Cabrera kicks 55-yard FG to lift Clark Atlanta over Bethune-Cookman
SEC
No. 1 Texas keeps rolling behind Manning and Blue and routs ULM 51-3 in last game before SEC play
Heupel wins in return to Oklahoma as No. 6 Tennessee tops the Sooners 25-15
Craig overcomes 3 FG misses, hits in 2OT to deliver No. 7 Missouri 30-27 win over Vanderbilt
Nussmeier shines, but Harold Perkins is injured, as No. 16 LSU tops UCLA 34-17
Reed throws two TD passes to help No. 25 Texas A&M outlast Bowling Green
Ashford throws for two touchdowns and runs for a third in South Carolina’s 50-7 win over Akron
Jackson, Green power Arkansas past mistake-plagued Auburn 24-14 in SEC opener
Kentucky offense wakes up in 41-6 win over Ohio
ACC
Ward tops 15,000 career passing yards in No. 8 Miami’s rout of South Florida
Klubnik, No. 21 Clemson hammers NC State
Florida State defense records seven sacks, Seminoles edge Cal for first win
Boston College rallies past Michigan State in Red Bandanna Game
Barnett leads James Madison’s record-setting offense in 70-50 victory over North Carolina
Holstein helps Pitt thump Youngstown State
Patel’s late field goal lifts Rutgers over Virginia Tech
South
Brown leads way with 171 yards, Virginia runs over Coastal Carolina
Blake Horvath accounts for 6 touchdowns to power Navy over Memphis
Hughes, special teams help Tulane hold off Ragin’ Cajuns
Big plays by Sanni, Moss highlight Tennessee Tech’s win over Tennessee State
Jacksonville State uses both sides of the ball to subdue Southern Miss
Robinson, Brown near mirror images leading UConn past FAU
Crowder, Ross lead Troy over Florida A&M
Tulsa pulls out 23-20 win over Louisiana Tech in strange OT on Morgan’s third FG
Ah Yat runs for 4 touchdowns, Gillman runs for 175 yards as Montana tops Western Carolina
Daniels throws for 3 TDs and Norfolk St. adds to VMI woes
King rushes for pair of touchdowns in East Tennessee State’s 34-14 win over Elon
Trio leads Nicholls to 66-0 romp over Mississippi Valley State
Gresock and Holmes combine for 266 yards rushing, 5 TDs and Gardner-Webb tops Presbyterian
Britten ran for 273 yards and 4 TDs to lead Tarleton State over North Alabama
Robinson, Brown near mirror images leading UConn past FAU
Hargrove runs for 2 TDs, Grambling forces 5 turnovers to beat Jackson State
Wright runs for 142 yards and 3 TDs as Austin Peay roars to 1st win, tops Alabama A&M
Harris accounts for 4 TD, Taylor runs for 126 yards and 2 TDs, NC Central beats NC A&T
National
No. 3 Ohio State wraps up nonconference schedule by running away from MarshalAllar’s 4 total TDs lead No. 10 Penn State over Kent State
Bernard runs for 182 yards and No. 12 Utah wins Big 12 debut, beating No. 14 Oklahoma State 22-19
No. 17 Notre Dame shakes off sluggish start in win over Miami (Ohio)
Mullings’ 2nd TD with 37 seconds left lifts No. 18 Michigan over No. 11 USC
Becht has hand in 3 TDs, No. 20 Cyclones run over Arkansas St.
Buffalo beats No. 23 Northern Illinois on Bellenfant’s field goal in OT
Daily rushes for 3 scores, passes for 2 more, to lead Army over Rice
Greene throws two late TD passes and West Virginia beats Kansas
SMU gets 4 TDs from Smith and three more with offense watching, beats TCU
TCU’s Dykes ejected after 2 unsportsmanlike conduct penalties against SMU, his former team
Washington makes emphatic Big Ten debut thumping Northwestern
Labas-to-Parker touchdown lifts Central Michigan over Ball State in wild finish
Morton throws two touchdown passes as Texas Tech spoils Arizona State’s Big 12 debut
Jam Griffin runs for 137 yards and a TD as Oregon State beats Purdue
McCown throws 3 TD passes, UTSA jumps out early and rolls past Houston Christian
Bearcats shut out Houston for first ever Big 12 home win, matches win total from 2023
Iowa takes back Floyd in trampling of Minnesota
RS frosh Vorhees runs through SE Louisiana leading No. 1 FCS S.D. State to 41-point win
North Dakota State holds on to beat Towson