SOUTH BEND, IND. ? Take that, Notre Dame.

No. 11 Michigan finally put a Big Blue bruising on the second-ranked Fighting Irish in a 47-21 rout Saturday – the most points scored against Notre Dame at home in 46 years.

“They deserve their just due,” Irish coach Charlie Weis said. “I think it’s important to understand that team just came and whupped us pretty good.”

Indeed they did. Chad Henne threw three touchdown passes to Mario Manningham, and Michigan intercepted Brady Quinn three times, forced him to fumble and shut down the rest of the Irish offense.

No doubt, a few Michigan players were pumped up after ending a two-game losing streak against the Irish and a three-game slide at Notre Dame Stadium.

“This is one of the greatest games in Michigan history, and it’s great to be a part of it,” said LaMarr Woodley, who returned a fumble 54 yards for a touchdown.

Prescott Burgess intercepted Quinn on the second play of the game to set the tone. Michigan (3-0) was ahead 26-7 before the Irish (2-0) had their initial first down.

The 47 points were second only to the 51 scored at Notre Dame by Purdue in 1960.

Michigan receiver Mario Manningham (86) celebrates during the final seconds. Manningham caught three first-half touchdowns, and the Wolverines dominated the Fighting Irish, 47-21, Saturday in South Bend, Ind.

Michigan coach Lloyd Carr, who has been under fire for failing to win big games the past two seasons, called the win “special.”

No. 1 Ohio State 37, Cincinnati 7

Columbus, Ohio – Ohio State took awhile to get on track before Troy Smith and Ted Ginn Jr. hooked up on two touchdown passes to start the Buckeyes on their way to victory.

The defense held the Bearcats to minus-4 yards on 22 attempts. The Buckeyes had eight sacks for minus 59 yards.

No. 3 Auburn 7, No. 6 LSU 3

Auburn, Ala. – The Auburn Tigers survived another bruising showdown with LSU thanks to a stingy defense that wouldn’t budge and a reversed call that went their way late in the game.

Eric Brock deflected a pass near the goal line to stop one late drive and then made a game-saving tackle on the final play to preserve the win for Auburn.

No. 7 Florida 21, No. 13 Tennessee

Knoxville, Tenn. – Dallas Baker caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from Chris Leak that gave Florida the lead in the fourth quarter and the Gators held on to beat Tennessee.

Florida’s Urban Meyer’s first trip to Neyland Stadium as a head coach was a success as he made it two straight against the Vols.

The No. 7 Gators preserved the victory when Reggie Nelson got his second interception of the game after Tennessee went for it on fourth down at the Florida 45.

Leak finished 15-of-25 for 199 yards with one interception and freshman QB Tim Tebow provided a spark with his running.

Clemson 27, No. 9 Florida State 20

Tallahassee, Fla. – James Davis’ 1-yard run with eight seconds left gave Clemson and Tommy Bowden a victory over Florida State and Bobby Bowden.

Florida State (2-1, 1-1 ACC) struggled again offensively. It’s first offensive touchdown came on Joe Surratt’s 1-yard run with 10:27 left the game and Drew Weatherford hit Chris Davis for the 2-point conversion to tie the game 20-20.

Davis, the ACC’s leading rusher, had been held in check until the game-winning drive that started when a replay overruled an official’s decision on a fumble that had momentarily awarded the ball to Florida State.

Clemson (2-1, 1-1) had not won at Florida State since 1989.

No. 10 Georgia 34, UAB 0

Athens, Ga. – Freshman Matthew Stafford scored his first touchdown in a winning debut as Georgia’s starting quarterback and the Bulldogs put up their second straight shutout.

C.J. Byrd scooped up a blocked punt and returned it 12 yards to the end zone midway through the third quarter, which gave Georgia a 20-point lead and essentially finished off a team that couldn’t muster anything offensively.

After beginning the season with a surprisingly close 24-17 loss at Oklahoma, UAB (1-2) managed only 163 yards.

No. 12 Louisville 31, No. 17 Miami 7

Louisville, Ky. – Louisville came up with one of its biggest victories even though it lost Heisman hopeful Brian Brohm to a hand injury.

Brohm threw for 181 yards and touchdown for the Cardinals (3-0) before getting knocked out of the game. Brohm, who tore ligaments in his right (throwing) hand is expected to have surgery Sunday and miss three to six weeks.

Backup Hunter Cantwell finished up and threw for 113 yards and a touchdown. Miami fell to 1-2 for the first time since 1997.

The Cardinals had already lost one Heisman Trophy contender for the season, when running back Michael Bush broke his leg in the season opener.

No. 14 Virginia Tech 36, Duke 0

Blacksburg, Va. – Sean Glennon and Virginia Tech’s offense started slow, but the Hokies’ fly-to-the-ball defense was again more than capable of shouldering the load, holding Duke to 139 total yards.

The Hokies even had more points than Duke had total yards after Glennon’s second touchdown pass, a 25-yarder to Josh Morgan midway through the third quarter.

The play gave the Hokies a 30-0 lead, and the Blue Devils (0-3) had 25 yards.

No. 21 Cal 42, Portland State 16

Berkeley, Calif. – Marshawn Lynch ran for 112 yards and a touchdown on just six carries, and California tuned up for its Pac-10 schedule with a victory.

Nate Longshore passed for 225 yards and two scores in the first half for the Golden Bears, who substituted liberally after rolling to a 32-point lead midway through the second quarter.

Cal’s defense knocked two of the Division I-AA Vikings’ quarterbacks out of the game with injuries on crushing hits in the first quarter.

Cameron Morrah also caught a TD pass for the Bears as they racked up 375 total yards by halftime.

No. 23 Boston College 30, BYU 23, 2OT

Boston – After both teams missed field goals in the first OT, Matt Ryan found Tony Gonzalez for a TD.

BYU got a first down at the 14, but on the next play John Beck’s pass was tipped into the air, and safety Jamie Silva dove to grab the deflection before it hit the turf. It was ruled an incomplete pass, but after a review officials declared the pass intercepted and the game over.

The victory was the 69th for coach Tom O’Brien at BC, a school record.

No. 25 Penn State 37, Youngstown State 3

State College, Pa. – Tony Hunt ran for 143 yards and a touchdown, and A.J. Wallace scored on a 76-yard reverse for Penn State.

The Nittany Lions were too big and fast for the Division I-AA Penguins most of the afternoon. Penn State had 568 yards of total offense, including 389 on the ground, and held Youngstown State to 184 total yards.

It was the second consecutive double-overtime game for Boston College (3-0). The Eagles beat then-No. 18 Clemson on a blocked extra point.