EUGENE, ORE. ? As the Oregon players gathered at midfield to celebrate their shocking of No. 3 Michigan, thousands of yellow-clad fans poured onto the field to revel with them.

The No. 22 Ducks (4-0) lingered long after their 31-27 victory Saturday over the Wolverines (3-1), taking it all in. Coach Mike Bellotti said it was his biggest nonconference victory.

“Absolutely,” Bellotti said. “No question.”

Credit Oregon’s defense.

The Ducks held Michigan’s Chris Perry, the nation’s leading rusher going into the game, to just 26 yards. Michigan’s rushing offense, which averaged more than 307 yards through the first three games, lost three yards on 19 carries.

“They have a good defense,” Perry said. “We knew they were going to be loading up on the run because of their previous games. Still, I take it all on my shoulders.”

Jason Fife, half of Oregon’s quarterback tandem with Kellen Clemens, ran for one touchdown, tailback Terrence Whitehead rushed for another, and the Ducks were able to take advantage of some key Michigan errors before 59,023 fans, the largest crowd in Autzen Stadium’s history.

“Everyone was saying Michigan was going to kill us and we’d be lucky to stay in the game,” Clemens said. “If they jump on the bandwagon now, they jump on the bandwagon. We’re still going to take it one game at a time.”

Michigan, making its first road trip of the season, narrowed it with John Navarre’s 36-yard TD pass to Steve Breaston with 2:18 left, but couldn’t get any closer.

Louisiana State running back Shyrone Carey (2) dives for the end zone as Georgia defender Bruce Thornton (7) chases. The 11th-ranked Tigers toppled the No. 7 Bulldogs, 17-10, Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.

After Oregon jumped out to and early lead, the Wolverines turned up the pressure in the fourth quarter.

Navarre’s nine-yard scoring pass to Breaston and conversion pass to Braylon Edwards made it 24-21, but the Ducks answered with Jordan Carey’s fumble recovery in the end zone with 6:55 left.

It started when Keith Lewis blocked Adam Finley’s punt. The ball sputtered just out of reach of Oregon’s Ryan Shaw, but free safety J.D. Nelson got to it, only to fumble on the one before Carey landed on it in the end zone for the score.

Navarre completed 28 of 55 passes for 360 yards and three touchdowns, but he wasn’t able to carry the offense.

Clemens, who started for Oregon, was 15-of-23 for 160 yards, while Fife was 5-of-8 for 93 yards.

The Wolverines have lost four straight road openers.

No. 2 Miami 33,

Boston College 14

Boston — Roscoe Parrish set a school record with a 92-yard punt return, and Sean Taylor returned an interception for another score as Miami won its final Big East meeting against the Eagles. Miami (4-0) is departing the conference for the ACC after the season, leaving Boston College (2-2) still looking for a Big East win against the Hurricanes.

No. 5 Ohio St. 24, Bowling Green 17

Columbus, Ohio — Will Allen intercepted Josh Harris’ pass on the final play as defending national champion Ohio State survived another scare to run its winning streak to 18 games.

For the 10th time in the last 15 games, the No. 5 Buckeyes (4-0) won a game decided by a touchdown or less.

Lydell Ross scored two touchdowns and the Buckeyes’ defense held the nation’s most prolific offense to 366 yards. The Falcons (3-1) came in averaging 575 yards and 51 points.

No. 11 LSU 17,

No. 7 Georgia 10

Baton Rouge, La. — Matt Mauck threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Skyler Green with 1:22 left as LSU snapped Georgia’s nine-game road winning streak.

LSU (4-0, 1-0 SEC) put together a long drive in the fourth quarter, going to Georgia’s 18. But Mauck fumbled on a keeper, giving the ball back to Georgia (3-1, 1-1).

Georgia’s David Greene then hit Tyson Browning with a screen pass and Browning, after getting some key blocks, ran 93 yards to tie it at 10 with 4:25 remaining.

Devery Henderson returned the kickoff 48 yards to set up the Tigers. Six plays later, Mauck hit Green for the game-winner.

Toledo 35,

No. 9 Pittsburgh 31

Toledo, Ohio — Bruce Gradkowski threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to Lance Moore with 43 seconds left as Toledo (3-1) stunned Pittsburgh.

Pitt (2-1) had one final shot at the end zone, but Rod Rutherford’s pass was batted down in the end zone, setting off a wild celebration on the field.

Gradkowski was 49-of-62 for 461 yards and three touchdowns. Moore finished with 15 receptions for 162 yards. Pitt’s Larry Fitzgerald had 201 yards receiving.

No. 12 Tennessee 24, No. 17 Florida 10

Gainesville, Fla. — Casey Clausen threw a 48-yard touchdown pass that ricocheted off two defenders to James Blake on the last play of the first half as Tennessee beat Florida. Clausen also completed a 57-yard pass to Bret Smith in the third quarter to set up the first of two TD runs by Jabari Davis as the Volunteers (3-0) won their Southeastern Conference opener. Clausen finished 12-for-23 for 235 yards and improved to 11-0 as a starter on the road. Florida dropped to 2-2.

No. 14 Arkansas 31, North Texas 7

Little Rock, Ark. — Cedric Cobbs ran for 104 yards and two touchdowns to become the first Arkansas back since Jerry Eckwood in 1975 to open the season with three 100-yard games as the Razorbacks improved to 3-0.

No. 18 Iowa 21,

No. 16 Arizona St. 2

Iowa City, Iowa — Nathan Chandler threw three touchdown passes and Iowa frustrated Arizona State with outstanding defense. Fred Russell added 154 yards rushing in 27 carries for the Hawkeyes (4-0), off to their best start since 1997. Arizona State fell to 2-1.

No. 19 Washington 45, Idaho 14

Seattle — Rich Alexis ran for 116 yards and two touchdowns and defensive lineman Terry Johnson recovered a fumble for an early score as Washington (2-1) beat winless Idaho (0-4), which hasn’t beaten the Huskies since 1905.

No. 20 TCU 30, Vanderbilt 14

Fort Worth, Texas — Freshman Robert Merrill ran for 119 yards and the go-ahead touchdown as TCU (3-0) beat Vanderbilt (1-3) without its starting quarterback and top two running backs.

Northern Illinois 19,

No. 21 Alabama 16

Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Josh Haldi threw two second-half touchdown passes and Michael Turner ran for 156 yards as Northern Illinois upended Alabama.

Turner wore out Alabama’s defense, carrying 26 times and gaining 98 second-half yards. Alabama (2-2) had been allowing 50 rushing yards a game.

Northern Illinois (3-0), which opened with a win over then-No. 15 Maryland, had been 0-8 against Southeastern Conference teams and is 3-0 for the first time since 1988.

No. 24 Wash. State 23, New Mexico 13

Pullman, Wash. — Drew Dunning kicked a school-record five field goals in Washington State’s victory over New Mexico. The Cougars (3-1) had a difficult time figuring out the Lobos’ defense and didn’t score a touchdown until late in the third quarter, when quarterback Matt Kegel pushed across from the one.

No. 25 Purdue 59, Arizona 7

West Lafayette, Ind. — Kyle Orton threw three touchdown passes and Jerod Void and Jerome Brooks each ran for two TDs as Purdue (2-1) routed Arizona (1-3).