Berkeley, Calif. ? Tyler Fredrickson’s last two field-goal attempts had been blocked, so the California kicker had terse instructions for the final try.

Get the ball to the middle of the field. Get a good snap. Stand back for a celebration.

Fredrickson made a 38-yard field goal to end a third crazy overtime as Cal toppled No. 3 Southern California, 34-31, Saturday, ending the Trojans’ 11-game winning streak with a victory that stretched past dusk and decades of history.

Ryan Killeen, who tied it with a 33-yard field goal for the Trojans with 16 seconds left in regulation, missed a 39-yarder moments before Fredrickson’s kick. Fredrickson, a former walk-on, began yelling instructions at his teammates and coaches moments before his final attempt.

“We moved the ball back about a yard,” Fredrickson said. “It’s not the way you’d do things ideally, but they had blocked two kicks. It got to the point where I was going to do anything necessary to end this game. I never doubted that last kick.”

No. 4 Ohio State 20, Northwestern 0

Columbus, Ohio — Linebacker A.J. Hawk made 13 tackles, and Ohio State limited Northwestern to 185 yards to win its 19th straight game. Neither offense mustered much in the Big Ten opener as Ohio State (5-0) posted its first shutout in 62 games, dating to a 41-0 victory at Illinois in 1998.

No. 5 Virginia Tech 47, Connecticut 13

Blacksburg, Va. — Eric Green scored on an 84-yard interception return, and Mike Imoh returned the second-half kickoff 91 yards for a score as Virginia Tech overwhelmed Connecticut. The Hokies (4-0) got another special-teams score when Nathaniel Adibi blocked Adam Coles’ punt, and Chris Clifton returned it 16 yards for a touchdown.

No. 6 FSU 56, Duke 7

Durham, N.C. — Chris Rix threw two touchdown passes, and Florida State’s A.J. Nicholson and Antonio Cromartie added defensive touchdowns. B.J. Ward blocked two field goals for the Seminoles (5-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).

No. 7 LSU 41, Mississippi State 6

Starkville, Miss. — Matt Mauck passed for 171 yards and a touchdown in less than three quarters, and LSU (2-0 Southeastern Conference) converted three of Mississippi State’s four turnovers into touchdowns. LSU is 5-0 for the first time since 1973.

No. 8 Tennessee 23, South Carolina 20, OT

Knoxville, Tenn. — James Banks caught a four-yard touchdown pass from Casey Clausen in overtime for Tennessee. The Vols (4-0, 2-0 SEC) struggled throughout their first game since winning at Florida last week.

No. 9 Arkansas 34, Alabama 31, 2OT

Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Backup Chris Balseiro kicked a 19-yard field goal in the second overtime, and Arkansas came back from a 21-point deficit to beat Alabama. The Razorbacks (4-0, 1-0 SEC), who trailed 31-10 midway through the third quarter, tied it on Matt Jones’ three-yard touchdown pass to Richard Smith with 27 seconds to play.

No. 21 Wash. State 55, No. 10 Oregon 16

Eugene, Ore. — Matt Kegel threw for three touchdowns and steadily guided Washington State as the Cougars took advantage of Oregon’s seven first-half turnovers. Washington State (4-1, 1-0), the defending Pac-10 champions, went to the air to stymie the Ducks — who had stopped Michigan’s rushing game.

No. 11 Michigan 31, Indiana 17

Ann Arbor, Mich. — Steve Breaston scored touchdowns on a punt return and a reception for Michigan (4-1, 1-0 Big Ten). Despite four turnovers, the Wolverines led 31-3 late in the fourth quarter. But they gave up two TDs in the final 4:16 against the Hoosiers (1-4, 0-1).

Michigan State 20,

No. 13 Iowa 10

East Lansing, Mich. — Jeff Smoker threw touchdown passes on Michigan State’s first two possessions and broke three school career passing records in the Big Ten opener for the Spartans (4-1). Iowa dropped to 4-1.

No. 18 Washington 28, Stanford 17

Seattle — Cody Pickett threw two touchdown passes to Reggie Williams, and Rich Alexis ran for 128 yards and a score as Washington (3-1, 1-0 Pac-10) improved to 20-2 against the Cardinal (2-1, 0-1) since 1976. Stanford hasn’t won in Seattle since 1975.

No. 22 Purdue 23, Notre Dame 10

West Lafayette, Ind. — Kyle Orton passed for two touchdowns, and Ben Jones kicked three field goals as Purdue (3-1) handed Notre Dame its third straight loss. It was just the third victory in 18 years for the Boilermakers over the Irish, who are off to a 1-3 start for the fourth time in seven years.

No. 24 Minnesota 20, Penn State 14

State College, Pa. — Marion Barber III ran for 134 yards and a touchdown, and Minnesota held off Penn State in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Barber gained 49 yards on the Golden Gophers’ final scoring drive, which took 6:17 and ended with Rhys Lloyd’s 30-yard field goal, giving Minnesota (5-0) and former Kansas University coach Glen Mason a 20-14 lead with 2:21 left.

No. 25 Florida 24, Kentucky 21

Lexington, Ky. — Johnny Lamar’s 35-yard interception return set up Ron Carthon’s one-yard touchdown run with 3:15 remaining as Florida (3-2, 1-1 SEC) rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat Kentucky (2-3, 0-2).