Chris Leak threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, and No. 16 Florida Gators (6-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) used an impressive defensive performance to beat the previously unbeaten Georgia Bulldogs 14-10 in NCAA Division I-A football on Saturday.
But No. 4 Georgia still controls its fate in the division. The Bulldogs (7-1, 5-1) need to beat Auburn in two weeks or have Florida lose to Vanderbilt or South Carolina to advance to the conference championship game for the third time in four years.
Playing without injured quarterback D.J. Shockley, the Bulldogs probably lost their shot at the national title.
No. 8 UCLA 30, Stanford 27, OT
At Stanford, California, Brandon Breazell caught a 23-yard touchdown pass from Drew Olson in overtime after No. 8 UCLA scored 21 points in the final 7:04 of regulation to beat stunned Stanford.
Maurice Drew ran for two late scores, including a 1-yard tumble across the goal line with 46 seconds left to force OT. Olson went 24-of-35 for 293 yards and two TDs while leading his latest jaw-dropping comeback.
Trent Edwards passed for 169 yards and two scores for the Cardinal (4-3, 3-2). J.R. Lemon had two TD catches.
Olson led UCLA (8-0, 4-0 Pac-10) fourth-quarter scoring drives of 65, 72 and 66 yards -- and all three took a combined 3:40. Joe Cowan caught a 31-yard TD pass with 4:43 to play.
No. 1 USC 55, Washington St. 13
At Los Angeles, Matt Leinart passed for 364 yards and three touchdowns before coming out late in the third quarter, LenDale White rushed for 155 yards and two scores, and top-ranked USC won its 30th straight game.
Playing before a homecoming crowd of 92,021 at the Los Angeles Coliseum, the Trojans (8-0, 5-0 Pac-10) tied Texas for the 11th longest winning streak in major college football history. Only three teams have won as many as 30 in a row in the past 35 years.
USC also has a 24-game winning streak at home and a 20-game streak against Pac-10 opponents. Both are school records.
The loss was the fifth straight for the Cougars (3-5, 0-5), but was far more decisive than the other four, which came by a total of 21 points.
No. 2 Texas 47, Oklahoma St. 28
At Stillwater, Oklahoma, Vince Young rushed for a career-high 267 yards and two scores and threw two touchdown passes as Texas scorched Oklahoma State in the second half for a third straight season.
In the past three meetings, the Longhorns have outscored Oklahoma State 118-0 in the second half after trailing at halftime in each game.
This time, the Longhorns (8-0, 5-0) trailed by as many as 19 points against the Cowboys (3-5, 0-5) before rallying to stay on track to earn a spot in the Rose Bowl and play for a national title.
No. 5 Alabama 35, Utah St. 3
At Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Brodie Croyle threw three touchdown passes and DJ Hall set an Alabama receiving record. Hall finished with 11 catches for 157 yards, becoming the first Alabama receiver to have back-to-back games with at least 10 receptions. Hall caught 10 balls for 139 yards last week.
The Crimson Tide improved to 8-0 for the first time since 1994 and finished its nonconference season with an easy win that allowed the starters to rest in the fourth quarter after two straight dramatic, last-minute league wins.
On the bench after three quarters, Croyle completed 22 of 31 passes for 279 yards against Utah State (2-5).
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