Saturday's College Football: UGA rolls, Tech stumbles, Mercer cruises, GSUs win, KSU loses FBS home opener; SEC, ACC, South, national
Boxscores linked in scoreline when available
Etienne shows flashes what he brings to Georgia
Defense keeps opponent out of end zone for second-straight week
Smith throws 3 TD passes to lead Mercer over Bethune-Cookman
GMC JC 35, Tyler Junior College 10
Central Georgia Tech 28, Palmetto Collegiate Bandits 7
McCord passes for 4 TDs as Syracuse knocks off newly ranked No. 23 Georgia Tech
"This game was very personal:" Georgia Tech adds extra fuel to Syracuse football's fire
Louisiana 34, Kennesaw State 10
Louisiana-Lafayette spoils Kennesaw State’s first FBS home game in program history
Georgia State 24, Chattanooga 21
to lead Panthers Over Chattanooga
Veilleux throws 2 TD passes, Gilmore snags late INT
Georgia Southern 20, Nevada 21
French throws a pair of touchdown passes for Georgia Southern
Southern beats DII-member Savannah State for the program’s first victory under coach Terrence Graves
SEC
Mendoza throws 2 TDs and Cal proceeds to stun Auburn
Milroe, No. 4 Alabama pull away in 4th to beat heavy underdog South Florida
Ewers throws for 3 touchdowns as No. 3 Texas pounds No. 10 Michigan
Dart completes first 24 passes, sets SEC record
Cook runs for 2 TDs, Burden scores before leaving with illness as No. 9 Mizzou blanks Buffalo
Tennessee manhandles No. 24 N.C. State
Arnold throws 2 TD passes, No. 15 Oklahoma holds off Houston
Gordon scores TD, 2-pt conversion in 2nd OT, and No. 16 Oklahoma St. rallies to beat Arkansas
Nussmeier throws 6 TDs as No. 18 LSU beats Nicholls
Lagway lights up the Swamp with 456 yards passing and 3 TDs in rout of Samford
Sellers throws for 2 touchdowns, South Carolina shuts down Kentucky
Weigman throws 2 TD passes, Moss runs for 2 scores before halftime and A&M routs McNeese State
Vanderbilt hammers Alcorn State
ACC
Ward passes for 3 TDs, runs for another and No. 12 Miami rolls
Harrell leads North Carolina past Charlotte in new role
Shough guides No. 22 Louisville in win over Jacksonville State
Tennessee manhandles No. 24 N.C. State
Klubnik, No. 25 Clemson crank up offense in a thumping of Appalachian State
Pitt roars back from 21-point deficit for win over Cincinnati and 2-0 start
Virginia rallies past Wake Forest in 4th quarter
Tuten, Drones power Virginia Tech in second half surge, pull away from Marshall
Boston College follows up victory over Florida State by thrashing FCS Duquesne
Murphy leads Duke to wild victory over Northwestern in 2OT (Friday)
South
Anderson runs for 125 yards, 2 TDs in Memphis’ victory over Troy
Odom helps lead Wofford rally over Richmond
King throw 4 TDs in ETSU blowout win over D-II UVA Wise
James Madison defense makes a stand in red zone and Dukes deny Gardner-Webb
McCoy and Jennings connect for 2 TDs to lead Charleston Southern over Furman
Vigers returns INT 30 yards for TD as Louisana-Monroe beats UAB
Harris runs for 132 yards, 2 TDs as ECU beats Old Dominion
Jenkins’ 3 TDs lead FIU in rout of Central Michigan
Coastal Carolina rolls to a 20-point halftime lead on the way to romp over William & Mary
Southern Miss uses big plays to pull away from Southeastern Louisiana
Mascoe Jr. delivers three touchdowns, leads Campbell over Western Carolina
South Carolina State beats The Citadel for coach Chennis Berry’s first victory with the Bulldogs
Western Kentucky blanks Eastern Kentucky for its fourth straight series victory
Grambling beats Division-II Tuskegee
National
AP Top 25 Takeaways: 3 years in at Notre Dame, Marcus Freeman is again explaining a stunning loss
Northern Illinois stuns No. 5 Notre Dame with field goal in final minute
Allar throws for 2 TDs and runs for another as No. 8 Penn State holds off Bowling Green
Judkins, Henderson run for 2 scores apiece, Ohio St rolls up 683 yards
Oregon avoids upset with final-play field goal to nip Boise State
Rising injures throwing hand as No. 11 Utah beats Baylor
No. 17 Kansas State defense comes up big to help Wildcats escape Tulane
Illinois rallies in the 4th quarter to beat No. 19 Kansas
Konrardy hits 54-yard field goal with 6 seconds left to lift Iowa State past No. 21 Iowa
Nebraska rides dominating defensive performance to win over old rival Colorado
Michigan State beats Maryland on Kim’s late field goal
Daily throws for surprise TD, Army’s ground game and trick play stymie FAU
Greene throws for 3 TDs and runs for another as West Virginia beats Albany
Rogers passes for 4 TDs, Washington routs Eastern Michigan
Mellusi rushes for 2 TDs and Wisconsin beats South Dakota
Gleason’s 3 TD passes propel Toledo
Navarro accounts for 2 TDs as Ohio beats South Alabama
King, Daniels lead Norfolk State over Virginia State
Miller’s four TDs power North Dakota State in rout of Tennessee State
QB Brungard tallies 319 yards, 5 TDs in Youngstown State’s 59-25 win over Valpo
Sluka, White III spark UNLV to rout over Utah Tech