Originally published September 30, 2007 at 12:00 AM | Page modified September 30, 2007 at 2:02 AM

Top 25 Roundup | Auburn snaps Gators' streak

On a day filled with upsets, Auburn turned in one of the biggest. Freshman Wes Byrum kicked a 43-yard field goal as time expired to lift...

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Auburn kicker Wes Byrum (18, center) celebrates with teammates Kodi Burns, left, and Josh Hebert (39) after Auburn defeated fourth-ranked Florida. Byrum kicked the winning field goal as time expired. Florida was one of five Top 10 teams to lose Saturday.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On a day filled with upsets, Auburn turned in one of the biggest.

Freshman Wes Byrum kicked a 43-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Tigers to a 20-17 victory over fourth-ranked Florida on Saturday night.

The loss snapped an 11-game winning streak for the defending national champions and gave the Gators their first home loss under coach Urban Meyer. They had won 18 in a row there, 17 since Meyer took over in 2005.

Florida (4-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) could take a big step back next week at No. 2 LSU. If the Gators perform like they did Saturday, they could be in for a long day.

Other Top 25 games

Kansas State 41, No. 7 Texas 21

AUSTIN, Texas — Two kick returns for touchdowns and an interception return for another score propelled Kansas State to a victory over Texas (4-1), the Longhorns' worst home defeat in 10 years under coach Mack Brown.

Linebacker Ian Campbell scored on a 41-yard interception return in the second quarter and James Johnson took a kickoff 85 yards for a 21-14 lead moments after Texas had tied the score.

Jordy Nelson's 89-yard punt return in the third put the Wildcats up 34-21.

No. 2 Louisiana State 34, Tulane 9

NEW ORLEANS — One good half was more than enough for LSU against Tulane.

Jacob Hester's second touchdown of the game and Charles Scott's pair of scoring runs helped LSU (5-0) amass 24 unanswered second-half points.

No. 8 Ohio State 30, Minnesota 7

MINNEAPOLIS — Chris Wells rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns, and the Ohio State defense didn't budge in a victory at Minnesota.

The Buckeyes (5-0) have allowed only 34 points in five easy victories, making life much easier for new quarterback Todd Boeckman.

No. 9 Wisconsin 37, Michigan State 34

MADISON, Wis. — P.J. Hill ran for 155 yards and two touchdowns and Wisconsin (5-0) extended the nation's longest winning streak to 14.

Maryland 34, No. 10 Rutgers 24

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Backup quarterback Chris Turner led three second-half scoring drives, Keon Lattimore rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown, and Maryland's defense shut down Ray Rice.

No. 12 Boston College 24, Massachusetts 14

BOSTON — Andre Callender ran for 115 yards and two touchdowns and Matt Ryan threw for one TD to lead Boston College past its feisty state rival and give the Eagles (5-0) their best start since 1954.

Georgia Tech 13, No. 13 Clemson 3

ATLANTA — Georgia Tech stifled the dynamic running duo of James "Thunder" Davis and C.J. "Lightning" Spiller and took advantage of a stunningly poor performance by Dean Buchholz and the rest of Clemson's kicking game.

No. 14 Kentucky 45, Florida Atlantic 17

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Andre Woodson threw for a career-high five touchdowns in an easy win but had his NCAA-record streak of consecutive passes without an interception snapped at 325.

No. 15 Georgia 45, Mississippi 17

ATHENS, Ga. — Thomas Brown ran for 180 yards — the most for Georgia in six years — and three touchdowns on runs of 50, 41 and 4 yards.

No. 16 South Carolina 38, Mississippi St. 21

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Freshman Chris Smelley threw for a career-best 279 yards and two touchdowns to lead South Carolina (4-1).

No. 17 Virginia Tech 17, North Carolina 10

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Tyrod Taylor, Branden Ore and Virginia Tech still can't find their offense, but the defense made big plays.

No. 19 Hawaii 48, Idaho 20

MOSCOW, Idaho — Adam Leonard and Myron Newberry returned interceptions for touchdowns and Hawaii (5-0) overcame a career-high five interceptions by Colt Brennan.

Illinois 27, No. 21 Penn State 20

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Regus Benn returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and caught a pass for another and the Illinois defense intercepted three passes against Penn State (3-2).

Florida State 21, No. 22 Alabama 14

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Xavier Lee came off the bench to throw two touchdown passes to De'Cody Fagg, and Antone Smith scored on a 5-yard run.

No. 24 Cincinnati 52, San Diego State 17

SAN DIEGO — Ben Mauk threw four touchdown passes in the second quarter and the Bearcats scored on six of their first seven possessions to rout San Diego State.

No. 25 Nebraska 35, Iowa State 17

LINCOLN, Neb. — I-back Marlon Lucky passed and ran for touchdowns and Bo Ruud scored on an interception return for the second consecutive week.

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