STARS
Samaje Perine, Oklahoma, set the single-game FBS record by rushing for 427 yards in the No. 23 Sooners’ 44-7 win over Kansas.
Taylor Kelly, Arizona State, passed for four touchdowns in his final home game, helping the No. 13 Sun Devils beat Washington State 52-31.
Brandon Doughty, Western Kentucky, threw for 346 yards and five touchdowns in a 45-7 rout of Texas-San Antonio.
Lorenzo Long, Wofford, ran for four touchdowns in a 34-6 victory over Mercer.
Joe Johnson, Monmouth, had two interceptions, including a 55-yard pick-six in the third quarter, in a 31-15 victory over Gardner-Webb.
Kalif Phillips, Charlotte, ran for 189 yards and scored three touchdowns in a game for the fourth time this season in a 52-14 defeat of Morehead State.
NUMBERS
24: Seasons South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier has had at least six wins.
30: Years since Wake Forest had beaten Virginia Tech before winning 6-3.
5,565: Total yards by Western Kentucky this season, breaking the school record.
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Oklahoma running back Samaje Perine ran for (427) yards against Kansas, breaking the single-game FBS record set by Wisconsin’s Gordon a week earlier.
With 12:16 to play in the game, Perine set the mark with a 42-yard run on his 34th carry, giving him 427 yards for the day.
The freshman moved ahead of Melvin Gordon, who set the record of 408 yards the previous week against Nebraska.
Everything set up perfectly for Perine’s record day. The Sooners were without top receiving threats Sterling Shepard and Blake Bell, and the game was played in a driving rainstorm.
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Stanford players paraded around the field with the Axe, sprinted into the tunnel and shouted so loud outside the visiting locker room at Memorial Stadium that they drowned out head coach David Shaw’s news conference in the next room.
Despite a disappointing season, celebrating a victory at California never gets old.
Remound Wright ran for four touchdowns, and Stanford used a smothering defensive effort to rout rival Cal 38-17 and clinch bowl eligibility.
Blake Martinez intercepted two passes and forced a fumble as the Cardinal created five turnovers. Stanford beat the Golden Bears for the fifth consecutive year in the Big Game, savoring every second as the announced crowd of 56,483 cleared out.
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Donnel Pumphrey ran for 131 yards and a touchdown, and San Diego State forced four turnovers to beat Air Force 30-14 on Friday night in San Diego.
Pumphrey’s 12-yard scoring run capped an 11-play, 84-yard drive to give the Aztecs a 23-14 lead with 2:05 remaining in the third quarter. Calvin Munson had a 56-yard interception return for a touchdown to stretch the Aztecs’ lead to 30-14 with 2:44 to play.
Quinn Kaehler was 17-of-30 for 326 yards, and threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Adam Roberts in the first quarter for San Diego State, which forced three fumbles.
Kale Pearson threw a 74-yard scoring strike to Garrett Griffin, and D.J. Johnson bulled in from the 1 to give the Falcons a 14-13 halftime lead.
San Diego State (6-5, 4-3 Mountain West Conference) has a seven-game home winning streak, and has defeated Air Force (8-3, 4-3 MWC) in five in a row.
Associated Press
