No. 2 Oklahoma 31, Oregon 7
In Norman, Oklahoma, Adrian Peterson ran for 183 yards and two touchdowns, becoming the first Oklahoma freshman to run for at least 100 yards in each of his first three games.
Peterson, who had 24 carries, scored twice in the second half to help the Sooners (3-0) pull away from the Ducks (0-2).
The former Texas high school star broke through a seam on the left side and ran untouched down the sideline for a 40-yard score to put Oklahoma ahead 24-7 late in the third quarter. He bounced off one tackler and spun past another on an 18-yard touchdown run to put the game away with 3:36 to play.
No. 4 Miami 48, Louisiana Tech 0
In Miami, Frank Gore and Tyrone Moss combined to run for three touchdowns.
Gore ran 12 times for 61 yards and scored a touchdown early in the third quarter before sitting out much of the second half. Moss had 69 yards on seven carries and scored twice in the first quarter. Devin Hester, the Hurricanes' most electrifying player, returned two punts for scores.
Michigan 24, San Diego St. 21
In Ann Arbor, Michigan, Braylon Edwards caught eight passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns for Michigan. The Wolverines (2-1) bounced back after last week's loss at Notre Dame, but it wasn't easy.
The Aztecs (1-1), three-touchdown underdogs, forced four turnovers and missed two fourth-quarter field goals that could have tied the game.
No. 20 Wisconsin 9, Arizona 7
In Tucson, Arizona, Booker Stanley carried 30 times for a career-high 135 yards, including a 7-yard run for Wisconsin's only touchdown, and the 20th-ranked Badgers rallied in a game delayed for 88 minutes in the second quarter because of lightning.
Mike Allen kicked a 23-yard field goal with 3:47 to play for the game-winning points.
Arizona St. 44, No. 16 Iowa 7
In Tempe, Arizona, Andrew Walter threw for 428 yards and five touchdowns to lead Arizona State (3-0) to a surprisingly easy victory over Iowa (2-1).
He went 31-for-43 and broke Jake Plummer's record for career TD passes with 66, one more than the Denver Broncos' quarterback. The fifth-year senior has 11 TD passes this year .
Walter threw a pair of 7-yard TD passes to Derek Hagan, found Zach Miller for scores of 6 and 5 yards, and had a 14-yard throw to Moey Mutz. Miller had 10 receptions for 85 yards, and Hagan had his sixth consecutive 100-yard game with 112 on eight catches.
Minnesota 34, Colorado St. 16
In Fort Collins, Colorado, Marion Barber III ran for 201 yards and two touchdowns and running mate Laurence Maroney added 132 yards for Minnesota.
Minnesota (3-0) used its size advantage up front -- an average of 27 pounds more per player -- to clear huge holes for Barber and Maroney, who went over 100 yards in the same game for the sixth time, second this season.
Bryan Cupito hit Matt Spaeth with a pair of TD passes and Minnesota scored on four of its first five drives, finishing with more than 400 yards (504) for the 11th straight game.
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