No. 18 Purdue 34,
Northwestern 14
In West Lafayette, Indiana, John Standeford had four catches for 88 yards to break the Big Ten record for career receiving yards as Purdue beat Northwestern.
Jerod Void ran for 87 yards and two touchdowns and Purdue (7-2, 4-1 Big Ten) took advantage of four Northwestern fumbles.
No. 19 Tennessee 23, Duke 6
In Knoxville, Chris Hannon caught a 4-yard TD pass from Casey Clausen to help Tennessee overcome a lackluster effort.
The Volunteers (6-2) hardly looked like the motivated team that beat Alabama last week 51-43 in five overtimes or ready for next week's trip to No. 2 Miami.
No. 20 Mississippi 43,
South Carolina 40
In Oxford, Mississippi, Eli Manning threw for 391 yards and three first-half touchdowns and Mississippi withstood a late 26-point outburst to beat South Carolina.
The Rebels (7-2) remained in first place in the SEC West and improved to 5-0 in the Southeastern Conference for the first time since 1963 -- the last time Ole Miss won the league title.
No. 21 N. Illinois 48, Ball St. 23
In Dekalb, Illinois, Michael Turner ran for 126 yards, had 52 yards receiving and scored three touchdowns for Northern Illinois. Northern Illinois (8-1, 4-1 MAC) got a dominant performance from its defense a week after allowing 634 yards in a loss to Bowling Green.
No. 24 Minnesota 55, Indiana 7
In Minneapolis, Laurence Maroney and Marion Barber III each gained more than 100 yards and scored a touchdown for Minnesota.
Maroney led the way with 164 yards, while Barber had 107 and fullback Thomas Tapeh added 65 yards and two touchdowns.
No. 25 Pittsburgh 24,
Boston College 13
In Boston, Larry Fitzgerald set a record with a touchdown catch in his 14th straight game and tailback Jawan Walker caught a TD pass and threw for another score for Pittsburgh.
Fitzgerald caught a 35-yard TD pass from Walker for the clinching score in the fourth period. The touchdown came moments after Pittsburgh (6-2, 3-0 Big East) took a 17-13 lead.
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