College football results, Nov. 15
Published 5:27 pm, Saturday, November 15, 2014
Melvin Gordon rushed for a major college-record 408 yards and four touchdowns and No. 22 Wisconsin overcame three early turnovers to take control of the Big Ten's West Division with a 59-24 win Saturday over visiting No. 11 Nebraska.
Gordon eclipsed the single-game mark held since 1999 by TCU's LaDainian Tomlinson by two yards, setting the new standard on a 26-yard touchdown run on the final play of the third quarter and his last carry of the game.
'That kid (Melvin Gordon) bad!! Congrats on breaking the NCAA single game rushing record,' Tomlinson posted on Twitter.
Outdueling Nebraska's Ameer Abdullah in a matchup of star running backs, Gordon overcame two fumbles to help the Badgers (8-2, 5-1, CFP No. 20) roar past the Cornhuskers (8-2, 4-2, CFP No. 16) with 49 unanswered points.
The star junior torched what had been a staunch Nebraska defense on 25 carries and delivered an emphatic statement in the Heisman Trophy race. The game had been billed in part as a footrace between Gordon and Abdullah for Heisman votes. Abdullah finished with 69 yards on 18 attempts.
Gordon's most entertaining carry might have been the 62-yarder down the sideline, completed after hurdling over lunging safety Corey Cooper around the 35 to get into the clear.
Gordon never played a down in the fourth quarter with his team leading by five scores. About the most action he got was when he danced on the field in the snow with his teammates while the song 'Jump Around' echoed through the stadium, a Wisconsin tradition before the fourth quarter.
'Melvin Gordon! Melvin Gordon,' the crowd roared in the second half.
The single-game rushing record had stood since Nov. 20, 1999, when Tomlinson had 406 for TCU against UTEP.
#4 Alabama 25, No. 1 Mississippi St. 20: Blake Sims, T.J. Yeldon and the host Crimson Tide's relentless defense delivered on a big stage as Alabama (9-1, 6-1 SEC, No. 5 CFP) reasserted itself as a national title contender with a dominant first half and some clutch play in the fourth quarter. ... Dak Prescott and the Bulldogs (9-1, 5-1, No. 1 CFP) kept fighting to keep their first-ever reign going for a sixth week. They couldn't conquer Alabama at raucous Bryant-Denny Stadium, though. ... Mississippi State scored early in the fourth to make it a six-point game but Sims and Yeldon answered with a steady march to the end zone. ... The Bulldogs produced a touchdown with 15 seconds left after a drive took 3 precious minutes off the clock. ... Alabama recovered the onside kick to secure its seventh straight win in the series between two programs separated by some 85 miles, and considerable gaps in tradition. ... The Bulldogs fell one win shy of the program-record 13-game winning streak but probably remain in the championship hunt. They were the only unbeaten team in the brutal SEC coming into the game, and didn't go down quietly after trailing 19-3 at halftime.
#5 TCU 34, Kansas 30: Aaron Green ran for 128 yards and two touchdowns, Cameron Echols-Luper returned a punt 69 yards for another score and the visiting Horned Frogs (9-1, 6-1 Big 12, No. 4 CFP) turned back a spirited upset bid by the Jayhawks (3-7, 1-6) to stay in playoff contention. ... Trevone Boykin added 330 yards passing and a touchdown for TCU, which trailed 27-17 midway through the third quarter before a big finishing kick. ... Chris Hackett's interception with 3:26 left in the game sealed the victory. ... Michael Cummings had 332 yards and two touchdowns passing for the Jayhawks, who were trying for their first regular-season win over a top-five team since beating Colorado in 1995.
#8 Ohio State 31, Minnesota 24: J.T. Barrett threw for three touchdowns and ran for an Ohio State quarterback-record 189 yards and another score, helping the eighth-ranked Buckeyes overcome three turnovers and wintry weather in Minneapolis. ... Barrett completed 15 of 25 passes for 200 yards and one interception, another stellar performance for the freshman following last week's rout of Michigan State. ... Barrett's rushing total topped Braxton Miller 's 186 yards against Nebraska on Oct. 6, 2012, and Ohio State stayed on track in pursuit of a place in the College Football Playoff.
Northwestern 43, #15 Notre Dame 40: Jack Mitchell kicked a 45-yard field goal with 19 seconds left to force overtime and then kicked a 41-yard field goal to give the Wildcats a big road victory. ... The Wildcats (4-6) closed to 40-37 with 4:10 left on a 6-yard touchdown run by quarterback Trevor Siemian and a two-point conversion on a run by Warren Long after Notre Dame (7-3, No. 18 CFP) was called for pass interference. ... Both teams turned the ball over four times in a sloppy game. Notre Dame's final turnover occurred with 1:28 when the Irish were trying to run out the clock and the usually reliable Cam McDaniel fumbled at the Northwestern 33-yard line when he was stripped by safety Ibraheim Campbell and it was recovered by linebacker Jimmy Hall.
#24 Georgia Tech 24, #18 Clemson 6: Jamal Golden returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown as the host Yellow Jackets (9-2, 6-2) earned its fourth straight win and kept its hopes alive in the ACC's Coastal Division. ... Tigers quarterback Deshaun Watson did not return after a first-quarter knee injury. Cole Stoudt threw three interceptions after replacing Watson, including one Chris Milton returned 62 yards for a touchdown. ... With the loss by Clemson (7-3, 6-2), No. 2 Florida State clinched the ACC's Atlantic Division before playing Miami on Saturday night. ... Justin Thomas ' 65-yard run set up his 5-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Smelter in the third quarter for the Yellow Jackets.
Virginia Tech 17, #19 Duke 16: Michael Brewer threw two touchdown passes and the visiting Hokies (5-5, 2-4 ACC) held on for the upset. ... Brewer was 12 of 23 for 138 yards with touchdowns of 15 yards to Hodges and 10 yards to Isaiah Ford. ... The Hokies avoided their first in-season four-game losing streak since 1992 and earned their second road victory over a ranked team this year. ... The Blue Devils (8-2, 4-2) had two late chances to reclaim the lead, but Ross Martin missed a 40-yard field goal with 2:26 left and the Blue Devils were stopped on downs at their 40 with 43 seconds left. ... Anthony Boone was 18 of 40 for 181 yards with two interceptions and Josh Snead scored the lone TD for the Blue Devils, who began the day alone atop the Coastal Division.
#21 Marshall 41, Rice 14: Rakeem Cato threw four touchdown passes, Devon Johnson rushed for 199 yards and a score and the host Thundering Herd (6-0 Conference USA) improved to 10-0 for the first time since it finished 13-0 in 1999. ... Marshall limited Rice (6-4, 4-2) to 180 yards and ended the Owls' six-game winning streak. ... Cato had scoring tosses of 2, 25, 30 and 7 yards to give him 117 for his career, surpassing Chad Pennington's school record of 115 set from 1995-1999.
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