FORT WORTH -- In likely its last significant hurdle to an undefeated regular season, No. 4 TCU scored three touchdowns in a 21/2-minute span early in the second quarter and went on to rout No. 16 Utah 55-28 on Saturday.
The Horned Frogs (10-0, 6-0 Mountain West) stretched their winning streak to 12 games since a last-minute loss last November at Utah (8-2, 5-1) in front of a record crowd of 50,307.
Matthew Tucker had the first and last touchdowns (runs of 41 and 9 yards) for TCU, with five teammates getting into the end zone in between. The 55 points were the most allowed by Utah since 1996.
The Frogs are fourth in the BCS standings, the highest a team from a conference without an automatic bid has reached. They trail only Florida, Alabama and Texas -- all winners Saturday.
Ed Wesley ran for 137 yards and a touchdown and Andy Dalton threw for 207 yards and a score. TCU had 549 yards overall, its third straight game with at least 500.
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No. 1 Florida 24, South Carolina 14: COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Tim Tebow tied the Southeastern Conference touchdown record and No. 1 Florida gained its first perfect league season in 13 years.
The Gators (10-0, 8-0) remained on track for a third national title in four years.
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No. 3 Alabama 31, Mississippi State 3: STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Mark Ingram rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns, Greg McElroy threw two long scoring passes and Alabama improved to 10-0 for the second straight year.
Mark Barron made his fifth and six interceptions of the season, most in the Southeastern Conference.
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No. 6 Boise St. 63, Idaho 25: BOISE, Idaho -- Kellen Moore threw four touchdown passes to Austin Pettis and tied a career high with five overall, leading Boise State to the victory.
Titus Young had a 100-yard kickoff return and Kyle Wilson returned an interception 71 yards for another score.
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No. 7 Georgia Tech 49, Duke 10: DURHAM, N.C. -- Jonathan Dwyer rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, Josh Nesbitt accounted for three scores and Georgia Tech clinched a spot in the ACC championship game.
Orwin Smith returned a kickoff 83 yards to spark the slow-starting Yellow Jackets (10-1, 7-1).
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No. 8 Pittsburgh 27, Notre Dame 22: PITTSBURGH -- Jonathan Baldwin made two exceptional catches that allowed No. 8 Pittsburgh to open up an 18-point lead and the Panthers held on for a victory.
Notre Dame (6-4) trailed 27-9 with 12:44 remaining after Dion Lewis' 50-yard touchdown run, then came back behind two touchdowns by Golden Tate. But Pitt's pass rush caused Jimmy Clausen to fumble away Notre Dame's last chance in the final minutes.
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No. 9 LSU 24, Louisiana Tech 16: BATON ROUGE, La. -- Keiland Williams ran for 116 yards and two second-half touchdowns, helping fend off upset-minded Louisiana Tech.
Williams' first score, on a powerful 3-yard run that moved the pile, gave LSU (8-2) a 17-13 lead midway through third quarter. His 9-yard TD in the fourth quarter made it a two-score game with a little over seven minutes to go.
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No. 25 Stanford 55, No. 11 USC 21: LOS ANGELES -- Toby Gerhart rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns and Stanford emphatically followed up its 2007 upset at the Coliseum with the most points ever allowed by the Trojans.
The loss was the Trojans' worst since a 51-0 defeat at home against Notre Dame in 1966.
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North Carolina 33, No. 12 Miami 24: CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Kendric Burney returned one of his three interceptions for a 77-yard touchdown and his third pick resulted in a bizarre fourth-quarter score that helped North Carolina get the win.
Burney fumbled his third interception on what looked to be a forward pass, but Melvin Williams picked up the loose ball and ran the last 44 yards for a score. The touchdown held up on review after replays showed the ball slipping from Burney's hand, confirming a play that gave the Tar Heels a 30-17.
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Central Florida 37, No. 13 Houston 32: ORLANDO, Fla. -- Central Florida slowed down Case Keenum and stopped the nation's most prolific passer from pulling off another improbable comeback.
Brett Hodges outplayed the Cougars quarterback and Brynn Harvey rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns, helping UCF stop Houston's five-game winning streak that featured Keenum putting together a pair of last-minute rallies.
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California 24, No. 18 Arizona 16: BERKELEY, Calif. -- Shane Vereen scored on a 61-yard run after an odd penalty thwarted a potential go-ahead drive for Arizona and California went on to a victory.
Giorgio Tavecchio kicked four field goals, giving Cal (7-3, 4-3) an 18-16 lead with a 22-yarder with 4:46 remaining.
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No. 19 Penn St. 31, Indiana 20: STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Linebacker Navorro Bowman had a 73-yard interception return for a touchdown and Evan Royster scored twice to help Penn State overcame four first-half turnovers.
Senior quarterback Daryll Clark threw for one score and ran for another.
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No. 20 Virginia Tech 36, Maryland 9: COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Tyrod Taylor threw for 268 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, and Virginia Tech built an early 24-point lead before coasting to the victory.
Taylor threw each of his TD passes in the opening 23 minutes.
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No. 21 Wisconsin 45, Michigan 24: MADISON, Wis. -- Scott Tolzien tied a career high with four touchdown passes and scored on a sneak to lead Wisconsin to the victory.
Nick Toon caught two of Tolzien's touchdown throws for the Badgers (8-2, 5-2 Big Ten).
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No. 22 BYU 24, New Mexico 19: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Max Hall passed for two touchdowns and got his 29th win at BYU to match Ty Detmer's school record.
New Mexico dropped its 14th in a row.
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No. 24 Clemson 43, NC State 23: RALEIGH, N.C. -- C.J. Spiller became the first player in Clemson history to record a touchdown passing, rushing and receiving in the same game.
Spiller rushed for 97 yards on 18 carries. He finished with three receptions for 48 yards.
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