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Top 25: Bradford leads Sooners to big victory
By The Associated Press
Monday, December 1, 2008 11:56 AM PST
STILLWATER, Okla. — Sam Bradford threw for 370 yards and four touchdowns, and No. 3 Oklahoma based its case for a BCS bump on its high-powered offense, outscoring No. 11 Oklahoma State 61-41 Saturday night in the highest-scoring Bedlam rivalry game in the century-old series.
The Sooners (11-1, 7-1) relied on the Heisman-caliber arm of Bradford, who completed 30 of 44 passes and also scored on a 1-yard touchdown run, leading Oklahoma to its fourth straight 60-point game.
Zac Robinson threw for 254 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score, but never could guide the Cowboys (9-3, 5-3) into the lead after halftime.
No. 1 Alabama 36, Auburn 0
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Glen Coffee rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown and the Crimson Tide (12-0, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) snapped a six-year Iron Bowl losing streak with the most lopsided victory in the series in 46 years.
The dominant win set the stage for Alabama to face No. 2 Florida in the league championship game with a berth in the BCS national title game on the line.
The loss left Auburn (5-7, 2-6) shut out of a bowl game for the first time in nine years.
No. 2 Florida 45, No. 23 Florida State 15
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Tim Tebow threw three touchdown passes, and ran for 80 yards and another score as Florida (11-1) extended its winning streak to eight games.
Florida scored on five of its first seven possessions, held the Seminoles (8-4) without a touchdown for the first 21⁄2 quarters.
No. 7 Texas Tech 35, Baylor 28
LUBBOCK, Texas — Graham Harrell capped a 21-point rally for Texas Tech with a touchdown pass midway through the fourth quarter. Texas Tech (11-1, 7-1) won 11 games in a season for the third time in the program’s 84 years.
Kansas 40, No. 12 Missouri 37
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Todd Reesing threw a touchdown pass to Kerry Meier with 27 seconds left to give the Jayhawks (7-5, 4-4 Big 12) the victory.
The Tigers (9-3, 5-3) still will play for the Big 12 title, but they’ll do so coming off a hard-fought loss to their border rivals.
No. 18 Georgia Tech 45, No. 13 Georgia 42
ATHENS, Ga. — Roddy Jones rushed for a career-best 214 yards, including a decisive 54-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter, and No. 18 Georgia Tech (9-3) rallied to snap a seven-game losing streak against its state rival Georgia (9-3).
The cold, rainy day wasn’t a total victory for the visiting team: Virginia Tech denied the Yellow Jackets a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game with a 17-14 victory over Virginia.
No. 16 Cincinnati 30, Syracuse 10
CINCINNATI — With the Big East championship already in hand, Cincinnati (10-2, 6-1) turned its final home game into a ho-hum win over the Orange (3-9, 1-6) in the final game for Syracuse coach Greg Robinson.
Boston College 28, Maryland 21
BOSTON — Billy Flutie, the Boston College backup quarterback and nephew of Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie, threw for a 9-yard touchdown on a fake field goal Saturday to lead the 20th-ranked Eagles(9-3, 5-3ACC) to a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship.
BC (9-3, 5-3 ACC) will play Virginia Tech on Saturday — the second straight year the former Big East foes will play for the ACC’s spot in the Orange Bowl.
Maryland (7-5, 4-4) fell to 4-1 against ranked teams this season and into a logjam of ACC teams seeking a secondary bowl berth — the conference has 10 teams competing for nine guaranteed spots. |