Athens, Ga. ? Tennessee hardly looked like the same team. Neither did Georgia.

Bouncing back from a dismal loss the week before at home, No. 17 Tennessee got two touchdown passes from freshman Erik Ainge and held on for a 19-14 stunning victory over the third-ranked Bulldogs on Saturday.

The Volunteers (4-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) looked terrible in a 34-10 loss to Auburn — especially Ainge, who threw four interceptions and lost a fumble in his first college start.

The freshman was much better in his first college road game, helping end Georgia’s 17-game winning streak between the hedges.

“Coach told us there is nothing like going into someone else’s house and being able to come into the locker room and sing after the game,” said Ainge, who completed 12 of 21 passes for 150 yards and didn’t have a turnover.

Georgia (4-1, 2-1) didn’t come close to duplicating its previous game, a near-perfect 45-16 rout of defending SEC champion LSU. David Greene struggled against Tennessee’s zone coverages, and the Bulldogs kept hurting themselves with penalties.

“I can’t explain it,” said Greene, who threw a school-record five touchdown passes against LSU. “I couldn’t explain it last week, and I can’t explain it today.”

Greene was only 15-of-34 for 163 yards, failing to throw even one TD.

The Vols, a 121/2-point underdog, built a quick 10-0 lead and held off the Bulldogs at the end. Georgia squandered a chance to take control of the SEC East, which is up for grabs again.

Georgia, Tennessee and Florida tied for first place last season, with the Bulldogs claiming the spot in the SEC title game because of their higher ranking in the BCS.

Tennessee's Kevin Burnett celebrates a 19-14 victory over Georgia with fans. The No. 17 Volunteers snapped the third-ranked Bulldogs' 17-game home winning streak Saturday in Athens, Ga.

“This is a tough loss for us,” Georgia coach Mark Richt said.

No. 1 Southern Cal 23, No. 7 California 17

Los Angeles — Southern California held California out of the end zone after a first-and-goal with less than two minutes left and held on to beat the Bears.

Before the final four plays, Cal’s Aaron Rodgers was 29-for-31 for 267 yards and a touchdown. But after Rodgers got Cal to first-and-goal at the 9 with just less than two minutes left, the Trojans got a sack and forced three incomplete passes.

Rodgers’ final throw came with pressure coming up the middle and zipped by a diving Geoff McArthur in the end zone, sending most of the more than 90,000 at the Los Angeles Coliseum into a frenzy and the Bears home with a hard-fought loss.

Southern California (5-0, 2-0 Pac-10) extended its winning streak to 14 games and avenged its only loss in its last 26, last year against the Bears (3-1, 1-1).

No. 6 Auburn 52,

Louisiana Tech 7

Auburn, Ala. — Jason Campbell passed for 201 yards and two touchdowns, including an Auburn-record 87-yarder to Silas Daniels.

The Tigers are 6-0 for the first time since the 1997 season, with only one game decided by less than 24 points. They are in line for another move in the rankings after Oklahoma’s 12-0 victory over No. 5 Texas.

Ronnie Brown gained 109 yards on 10 carries with a touchdown for Auburn, and Carnell Williams had 56 yards on 12 carries and also scored while setting up a TD with a 50-yard punt return. Auburn also had nine sacks.

No. 8 Florida State 17, Syracuse 13

Syracuse, N.Y. — Leon Washington rushed for a career-high 164 yards and scored on runs of 21 and 45 yards in the second half, helping Florida State rally. It was the third game against a ranked team for Syracuse (3-3), and unlike the previous two — a 51-0 loss at No. 9 Purdue and a 31-10 loss at No. 10 Virginia — the Orange made it difficult for the Seminoles (4-1) and quarterback Wyatt Sexton.

No. 9 Purdue 20,

Penn State 13

State College, Pa. — Taylor Stubblefield caught a 40-yard touchdown pass for Purdue and became the Big Ten’s career receptions leader. Stubblefield’s 40-yard sprint down the left sideline on the first possession of the second half gave the Boilermakers (5-0, 2-0) a 17-10 advantage. Kyle Orton completed 24 of 35 passes for 275 yards, with two interceptions — his first of the season — and the one touchdown. Zack Mills completed 29 of 49 passes for 293 yards and one touchdown for Penn State (2-4, 0-3).

No. 24 LSU 24,

No. 12 Florida 21

Gainesville, Fla. — Marcus Randall came off the bench and threw two touchdown passes, including a 10-yarder with 27 seconds to play, to help LSU upend No. Florida. The Tigers, the defending Bowl Championship Series national champions, already have been eliminated from the national-title picture. But they still could repeat as SEC champs. They certainly showed anything is possible against the Gators (3-2, 2-2). Not only did LSU (4-2, 2-2) rebound from an embarrassing 45-16 loss last week at Georgia, it also overcame a 21-7 deficit, three turnovers and the loss of starting quarterback JaMarcus Russell against Florida.

No. 14 Michigan 27,

No. 13 Minnesota 24

Ann Arbor, Mich. — Tyler Ecker caught a short pass from Chad Henne over the middle, eluded two tackles and lumbered down the sideline for a 31-yard touchdown with 1:57 left to give Michigan its second straight dramatic comeback over Minnesota. Minnesota led 24-17 early in the fourth quarter — after scoring 17 straight points — before losing another heartbreaker against Michigan. Garrett Rivas’ 29-yard field goal with 9:36 left pulled Michigan to 24-20 and started the comeback. The Wolverines forced the Gophers to punt on their next two possessions to set up the winning drive. The defending Big Ten champion Wolverines (5-1, 3-0) have not lost to the Gophers (5-1, 2-1) since 1986. Last year in Minneapolis, Minnesota had a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter before losing 38-35.

No. 15 Wisconsin 24, No. 18 Ohio State 13

Columbus, Ohio — Wisconsin throttled Ohio State’s offense, and Anthony Davis slashed for 168 yards and a touchdown for the Badgers. It was Wisconsin’s third straight win on Ohio State’s home turf, the first time a visitor has done that since Illinois won four in a row in 1988-94. The Badgers never before had won even twice in a row at Ohio State in the series dating to 1913. The loss ended Ohio State’s 18-game home winning streak and, on the heels of last week’s stunning 33-27 overtime loss to Northwestern, pinned coach Jim Tressel with back-to-back losses for the first time in his 31/2 seasons. The Buckeyes (3-2) also dropped to 0-2 in the Big Ten for the first time since 1992. Wisconsin, 3-0 in the Big Ten, is 6-0 for the first time since 1998.

Georgia Tech 20,

No. 23 Maryland 7

College Park, Md. — Georgia Tech ended Maryland’s 13-game home winning streak in stunning fashion, blanking the Terrapins through three quarters and forcing out ineffective quarterback Joel Statham. Reggie Ball threw for 197 yards and a touchdown to help the Yellow Jackets (3-2, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) snap a two-game losing streak. The Terrapins (3-2, 1-1) were undefeated at home since September 2002 and 21-1 at Byrd Stadium since coach Ralph Friedgen took over the program in 2001.

Mississippi 31,

No. 25 So. Carolina 28

Columbia, S.C. — Ethan Flatt found Bill Flowers in the corner of the end zone for a 29-yard touchdown pass with 1:05 left, lifting Mississippi past South Carolina. Flowers sneaked behind the Gamecocks’ defense on fourth-and-10 and made a tough catch on an underthrown ball, just staying inbounds. South Carolina (4-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) managed to get the ball down to the Ole Miss 31 with 30 seconds left. But after Syvelle Newton spiked the ball, Corey Mills sacked him on second down, and the Rebels (3-3, 2-1) broke up two passes in the end zone. Flatt was 18-of-27 for 214 yards.