In Week 6, the top four teams in the Associated Press Top 25 took care of business. Then the upsets started.
Three top-10 teams lost on Saturday. The highest-ranked team to fall was No. 5 LSU. The Tigers were slight favorites to win against No. 22 Florida, but the Gators pulled off a 27-19 upset in The Swamp.
The Big 12 rivalry clash in Dallas lived up to its classic nickname, the Red River Shootout (the game is officially known as the more PC-friendly Red River Showdown). No. 7 Oklahoma stumbled for the first time this season, losing to No. 19 Texas 45-48.
No. 8 Auburn traveled to Starkville, Miss. on Saturday and won’t be bringing a victory back to the Plains. Mississippi State, a team that was previous ranked, upset the Tigers 23-9.
LSU and AU weren’t the only SEC teams unable to win on the road. No. 13 Kentucky lost in overtime to an unranked Texas A&M team 14-20.
The worst home loss undoubtedly belongs to No. 14 Stanford. Hosting an unranked Utah, the Cardinal got blown out 21-40. It’s the type of loss that could potentially get Stanford bounced from the rankings, especially with Mississippi State and Texas A&M making cases to re-enter the Top 25.
Two ranked teams, No. 11 Penn State and No. 18 Oregon were on byes. Here’s how the other 23 teams fared:
- Alabama def. Arkansas 65-31
- Georgia def. Vanderbilt 41-14
- Ohio State def. Indiana 49-26
- Clemson def. Wake Forest 63-3
- LSU lost to No. 22 Florida 19-27
- Notre Dame def. No. 24 Virginia Tech 45-23
- Oklahoma lost to No. 18 Texas 45-48
- Auburn lost to Mississippi State 9-23
- West Virginia def. Kansas 38-22
- Washington def. UCLA 31-24
- Penn State BYE
- UCF def. SMU 48-20
- Kentucky lost to Texas A&M 14-20
- Stanford lost to Utah 21-40
- Michigan def. Maryland 42-21
- Wisconsin def. Nebraska 41-24
- Miami def. Florida State 28-27
- Oregon BYE
- Texas def. No. 7 Oklahoma 48-45
- Michigan State lost to Northwestern 19-29
- Colorado def. Arizona State 28-21
- Florida def. No.5 LSU 27-19
- NC State def. Boston College 28-23
- Virginia Tech lost to No. 6 Notre Dame 23-45
- Oklahoma State lost to Iowa State 42-48
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