Bowling Green, Ohio ? So much for Northern Illinois busting up the Bowl Championship Series.

Josh Harris threw for 438 yards and three touchdowns as No. 23 Bowling Green handed 12th-ranked Northern Illinois its first loss of the season, 34-18, Saturday.

Harris was nearly unstoppable, breaking his career high for passing yards in what might have been the biggest Mid-American Conference game ever. Only once before — in 1973 — had two MAC teams ranked in the Top 25 met in the regular season.

No. 4 Georgia 16, UAB 13

Athens, Ga. — Billy Bennett kicked three field goals, the last to break a tie with 12:57 remaining, and Georgia avoided a huge shocker.

No. 5 USC 43, Washington 23

Seattle — Matt Leinart threw for 351 yards and four touchdowns as Southern California beat Washington for its first victory at Husky Stadium in 10 years.

No. 6 Florida State 48, Wake Forest 24

Tallahassee, Fla. — Florida State’s Bobby Bowden became the winningest coach in major college football history. Bowden, 339-97-4 in 38 seasons as a head coach, surpassed Joe Paterno, whose Penn State team lost 26-14 at Iowa.

No. 6 WSU 36, Oregon St. 30

Pullman, Wash. — Matt Kegel threw three touchdown passes, two to Scott Lunde in the fourth quarter, and Jonathan Smith scored twice as Washington State rallied.

No. 8 Ohio St. 35, Indiana 6

Bloomington, Ind. — Lydell Ross ran for a career-high 167 yards and three touchdowns, backup receiver Santonio Holmes caught two TD passes and Craig Krenzel threw for 272 yards for Ohio State (7-1, 3-1).

No. 9 LSU 31, No. 17 Auburn 7

Baton Rouge, La. — Justin Vincent ran for 127 yards and Matt Mauck passed for 223 yards and three touchdowns as LSU smothered Auburn.

No. 13 Michigan 31,

No. 10 Purdue 3

Ann Arbor, Mich. — John Navarre threw two touchdown passes to Braylon Edwards. The Wolverines took control with two first-quarter TDs.

No. 15 TCU 62, Houston 55

Houston — Brandon Hassell threw for 375 yards and four touchdowns as TCU outscored Houston to remain undefeated.

No. 16 Iowa 26, Penn St. 14

Iowa City, Iowa — Nathan Chandler threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and Fred Russell ran for 148 yards as Iowa handed Penn State its fourth straight loss.

N’western 16, No. 20 Wis. 7

Evanston, Ill. — Jason Wright caught a 53-yard touchdown pass and added a one-yard scoring run following a fake field goal as Northwestern knocked off Wisconsin.

Ole Miss 19, No. 21 Ark. 7

Oxford, Miss. — Mississippi shut down a short-handed Arkansas offense and Jonathan Nichols kicked four field goals to help the Rebels move into first place in the SEC West.

No. 22 Tennessee 51, Alabama 43, 5OT

Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Casey Clausen nudged across the goal line on a one-yard sneak in the fifth overtime, and Tennessee stuffed Shaud Williams twice.

NMU 47, No. 24 Utah 35

Salt Lake City — DonTrell Moore ran for 119 yards and two touchdowns and D.D. Cox added 106 yards and a score as New Mexico gained 633 yards.