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Clemson stuffed a 2-point conversion attempt by North Carolina and recovered the ensuing onside kick as the 26-1/2-point favorites survived a stiff challenge from the Tar Heels, 21-20, in Chapel Hill. UNC pulled to within 1 on Javonte Williams' 1-yard plunge with 1:17 left, but QB Sam Howell as tackled well short of the goal line after Mack Brown opted to go for the lead instead of the tie. It's Clemson's 20th straight victory over-all, and 22nd straight in the regular season.
There was no drama in Tuscaloosa as Alabama cruised past Ole Miss, 59-31, for a 29th consecutive home win.
No drama in Lincoln, either, a Ohio State shredded Nebraska 48-7.
Notre Dame trailed visiting Virginia 17-14 at the half, but dominated the Cavaliers after the break and won 35-20.
Texas A&M on Saturday got more of a fight from Arkansas than anyone expected, but pulled out the 31-27 win in Arlington. The Razorbacks (2-3) were coming off a 31-24 home loss to San Jose State.
Baylor pulled off the mild upset at home over Iowa State, 23-21, on John Mayers' 38-yard field goal with 21 seconds remaining in the game. The Cyclones entered the 4th quarter trailing 20-0 before rallying to take a 21-20 lead with 3:45 to play. The Bears improved to 4-0 with the win.
In other early games Saturday, Washington won 28-14 at home over USC, Pitt held off a challenge from FCS member Delaware for the unimpressive 17-14 win, while BYU went down to a 28-21 defeat at Toledo.
Wisconsin staked out a 24-3 lead over Northwestern, then repelled a late flurry by the Wildcats to prevail 24-15 and remain undefeated at 4-0.
Jalen Hurts and unbeaten Oklahoma stormed past Texas Tech, 55-16 as Hurts threw for 413 yards and 3 touchdowns. He added 70 yards on the ground, including a first quarter rushing TD.
Minnesota won 38-31 at Purdue after leading by as much as 38-17 in the 4th quarter. The Boilermakers scored with 3:59 left in the game, but the Golden Gophers were able to run out the clock and improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2013.
Wake Forest improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2006 with a 27-24 win at Boston College. The Demon Deacons won the ACC Championship that year and lost to Louisville in the Orange Bowl.
Florida State nabbed a second straight ACC win to get to 2-1 in conference play and 3-2 overall. The 'Noles downed N.C. State 31-13 in Tallahassee.
Stanford had Oregon State put away at 21-0 in the 3rd quarter, but the Beavers rallied to tie the game with 1:55 left, only to lose 31-28 on Jet Toner's 39-yard field goal with1 second left.
In "PAC-12 After Dark" games, Utah crushed Washington State 38-13 to snap a 4-game losing streak in the series, and Arizona edged UCLA 20-17.
Hawaii's 54-3 win over Nevada was just its second all-time in Reno, and its first on the Wolf Pack's home turf since 2007.
Georgia, LSU, Oregon and Texas were among the 24 teams on sabbatical this week.
5 teams lost for the first time this weekend, reducing the number of undefeated teams to 18. The first-time losers were Virginia at Notre Dame, Cal at home to Arizona State, Navy at Memphis, Kansas State and Oklahoma State, and UAB at Western Kentucky.
Here is the list of remaining unbeaten teams by conference:
American: SMU, Memphis State
Mountain West: Boise State
Sun Belt: Appalachian State
ACC: Clemson, Wake Forest
Big 12: Baylor, Oklahoma
Big 10: Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
SEC: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU.
5 teams entered the week winless - Akron, UMass, New Mexico State, Rice and Vanderbilt. Two picked up their first victory as #130 UMass downed #129 Akron 37-29, and Vanderbilt fended off Northern Illinois.
Rice lost 23-20 at home in OT to Louisiana Tech 24-18, and New Mexico State lost 30-17 at home to Fresno State.
114 games this year pit FBS teams against FCS schools. That's two more than a season ago when FBS teams won 105 of 112 games.
There were just 4 such games this week as Florida blanked Towson 38-0, Pittsburgh edged Delaware 17-14, Syracuse thumped Holy Cross 41-3, and Texas State pulled away from Nicholls State 24-3.
FBS teams are 98-3 (.970) for the season. Since we began tracking this in 2003, the FBS schools are 1,422-127 (.918).
FCS victories over FBS teams in 2019:
August 29: Central Arkansas 35, Western Kentucky 28
September 7: Southern Illinois 45, Massachusetts 20
September 14: The Citadel 27, Georgia Tech 24 (OT)
FCS victories over FBS teams in 2018
August 29: UC Davis 44, San Jose State 31
September 1: Villanova 19, Temple 17
September 1: Northern Arizona 30, UTEP 10
September 1: Nicholls State 26, Kansas 23 (OT)
September 2: North Carolina A&T 28, East Carolina 23
September 8: Maine 31, Western Kentucky 28
September 22: Illinois State 35, Colorado State 19
CLEMSON - Won 20 straight over-all (FBS longest). Won 22 straight regular season games.
Last: 21-20 win at North Carolina on September 28.
Next: Hosts Florida State on October 12.
UCF - Won 19 straight conference games including consecutive AAC titles (FBS longest).
Last: 56-21 home win over Connecticut on September 28.
Next: Visits Cincinnati on October 4.
ALABAMA - Won 29 straight home games (FBS longest).
Last: 59-31 home win over Ole Miss on September 28.
Next: Visits Texas A&M on October 12.
OKLAHOMA - Won 21 straight true road games (FBS longest).
Last:: 55-16 home win over Texas Tech on September 28.
Next: Visits Kansas On October 5.
RUTGERS - Lost 14 straight conference games (FBS longest).
Last: 52-0 loss at Michigan on September 28.
Next: Hosts Maryland on October 5.
AKRON - Lost 10 straight overall (FBS longest).
Last: 37-29 loss at Massachusetts on September 28.
Next: Visits Kent State on October 12.
CONNECTICUT - Lost 19 straight vs. FBS teams (FBS longest).
Last: 56-21 loss at UCF on September 28.
Next: Hosts USF on October 5.
RICE - Lost 13 straight road games (tied FBS longest).
Last: 23-20 home loss in OT to Louisiana Tech on September 28.
Next: Visits UAB on October 5.