Iowa deals Mich. St. its 1st loss in a rout

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa emphatically knocked Michigan State off the pile of unbeaten teams.

Ricky Stanzi threw three touchdown passes and the 18th-ranked Hawkeyes handed the fifth-ranked Spartans their first loss, stomping the Spartans 37-6 on Saturday.

Adam Robinson had two touchdowns for the charged-up Hawkeyes, who rolled out to a 30-0 halftime lead and dealt a crushing blow to the Spartans' national title hopes.

Iowa (6-2, 3-1 Big Ten) jumped ahead 17-0 when Micah Hyde went 66 yards after taking a pitch from safety Tyler Sash, who had picked off a pass.

Stanzi then found Robinson for a 32-yard TD pass, and Robinson's 2-yard TD run put the Hawkeyes ahead by 30 with 1:01 left in the first half.

Kirk Cousins threw three interceptions for the Spartans (8-1, 4-1), who were trying to move to 9-0 for the first time since winning a share of the national title in 1966.

Other games

No. 3 Auburn 51, at Mississippi 31

Cam Newton caught a touchdown pass, to go along with the two TD passes he threw, and Mike Dyer ran for 180 yards for Auburn (9-0, 6-0 SEC). The Rebels (3-4, 1-4) ended Newton's string of four straight 170-yard rushing efforts against SEC defenses, but the Heisman Trophy contender passed for 199.

No. 8 Utah 28, at Air Force 23

Utah's defense forced five turnovers and stopped the Falcons (5-4, 3-3 Mountain West) twice on downs in the final quarter to win heading into its big game with Texas Christian next weekend. Safety Greg Bird came up with one big hit after another and Eddie Wide scored twice as the Utes ran their record to 8-0 (5-0 MWC) for the third time in the past seven years.

No. 10 Ohio State 52,

at Minnesota 10

Terrelle Pryor threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns and Dan Herron rushed for 114 yards and another score in the first half to lead Ohio State (8-1, 4-1 Big Ten). MarQueis Gray had three catches for 81 yards for Minnesota (1-8, 0-5).

At No. 11 Oklahoma 43, Colorado 10

Ryan Broyles broke the school record with 208 yards receiving as part of the biggest passing day in Oklahoma (7-1, 3-1 Big 12) history. Landry Jones threw for a career-high 453 yards and four touchdowns, including three to Broyles.

Colorado (3-5, 0-4) kept it close for a quarter before losing its 15th straight road game and its 11th conference game in a row.

At No. 17 South Carolina 38, Tennessee 24

Alshon Jeffery's 70-yard touchdown catch broke a fourth-quarter tie and kept South Carolina (6-2, 4-2) in control of the SEC East. The Vols (2-6, 0-5) had rallied from a 14-point deficit on two touchdown passes from backup quarterback Tyler Bray to tie the game at 24.

At No. 19 Arkansas 49, Vanderbilt 14

Ryan Mallett threw for a school-record 409 yards as Arkansas (6-2, 3-2 SEC) beat Vanderbilt (2-6, 1-4).

No. 20 Oklahoma State 24,

at Kansas State 14

Brandon Weeden threw two touchdown passes and Oklahoma State's (7-1, 3-1 Big 12) high-powered offense overcame the absence of star wide receiver Justin Blackmon to beat K-State (5-3, 2-3).

At Virginia 24,

No. 22 Miami 19

Virginia intercepted Miami's (5-3, 3-2 ACC) backup quarterbacks four times after Jacory Harris was hurt and pulled off the upset. Keith Payne ran for two touchdowns, and Marc Verica added a touchdown pass for Virginia (4-4, 1-3), which had lost nine straight conference games.

At No. 23 Mississippi State 24, Kentucky 17

Vick Ballard rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown, and Mississippi State relied on its running game and defense. The Wildcats (4-5, 1-5 SEC) threatened to tie the game in the final minute, but Mike Hartline's pass was intercepted by Johnthan Banks at the goal line to seal a sixth straight victory for Mississippi State (7-2, 3-2) — its longest since 1999.

No. 25 Baylor 30, at Texas 22

Robert Griffin III passed for two TDs and ran for another and Baylor (7-2, 4-1 Big 12) beat Texas (4-4, 2-3) for the first time since 1997. Baylor trailed 19-10 before Jay Finley ran 69 yards for a TD. Griffin then scored on a 1-yard TD run and hit Kendall Wright with a 30-yard scoring pass in the fourth.