Mississippi defensive end Marcus Tillman (92) and defensive back Cassius Vaughn (24) celebrate after recovering a fumble by Florida quarterback Tim Tebow. Ole Miss stunned No. 4 Florida, 31-30, on Saturday in Gainesville, Fla.

Gainesville, Fla. – Houston Nutt needed just five games to get a signature win at Mississippi.

Jevan Snead threw two touchdown passes, ran for another score and led the Rebels to a stunning 31-30 victory at No. 4 Florida on Saturday.

Snead, the former Florida recruit who backed out of his commitment when he learned the Gators were going after Tim Tebow, outplayed last year’s Heisman Trophy winner.

And he did it in The Swamp, where Florida (3-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) had won 21 of its last 22 games.

The victory came in Snead’s fifth career start and gave Nutt a huge win in his first season with Ole Miss (3-2, 1-1).

Snead was 9-of-20 passing for 185 yards, not great numbers, but he made plays when the Rebels needed them. His biggest was an 86-yard touchdown pass to Shay Hodge that put the Rebels ahead, 31-24, with 5:26 to play.

No. 8 Alabama 41, No. 3 Georgia 30

Athens, Ga. – Forget the blackout. This was an early knockout.

Backed by a dominant defense and John Parker Wilson’s accurate passing, No. 8 Alabama raced to a stunning 31-point lead by halftime against self-destructing Georgia and held on to beat the third-ranked Bulldogs, establishing Nick Saban’s team as a national championship contender in his second season.

Georgia (4-1, 1-1 SEC) became the third team in the top four to fall on a devastating week for ranked teams, joining No. 1 USC and No. 4 Florida in the loss column.

Alabama (5-0, 2-0) is poised to move up at least three or four spots when the new poll comes out today.

No. 5 LSU 34, Mississippi St. 24

Baton Rouge, La. – Charles Scott surpassed 100 yards rushing for the fourth straight game and punched in two short touchdowns, and No. 5 LSU remained undefeated.

The Bulldogs turned in a feisty performance in a bid to add another surprising result to a week highlighted by upsets.

Jarrett Lee, who went the whole way with Andrew Hatch still recovering from a concussion, put the game away with a 43-yard touchdown pass to Demetrius Byrd, which made it 34-17 with under five minutes to go.

Michigan 27, No. 9 Wisconsin 25

Ann Arbor, Mich. – Michigan celebrated its 500th game at the Big House with the first big win of the Rich Rodriguez era.

The Wolverines rallied from a 19-point halftime deficit, and when Wisconsin’s Allan Evridge misfired on a 2-point conversion pass with 13 seconds left, Michigan had sealed a victory.

Wisconsin (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten) seemed to tie the game and set up overtime with David Gilreath’s 22-yard touchdown catch and Travis Beckum’s reception for 2. But the conversion was negated by a penalty, and on the retry, Evridge’s pass went high and through the end zone.

No. 12 Penn St. 38, No. 22 Illinois 24

State College, Pa. – Derrick Williams caught a touchdown pass, ran for a TD and returned a kickoff 94 yards for another score, and No. 12 Penn State defeated No. 22 Illinois.

Daryll Clark threw for two scores and ran for a touchdown as the Nittany Lions improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2005.

No. 13 South Florida 41, N.C. State 10

Raleigh, N.C. – Matt Grothe threw for 259 yards and a touchdown, completing his first 11 passes during No. 13 South Florida’s rout of North Carolina State.

Jamar Taylor and Mike Ford added 1-yard touchdown runs, and the Big East’s only nationally ranked team had the look of a legitimate contender even without All-America defensive lineman George Selvie, who was in uniform but sat out with an ankle injury.

No. 14 Ohio St. 34, Minnesota 21

Columbus, Ohio – Tailback Chris “Beanie” Wells rushed for 106 yards in his first game in a month and quarterback Terrelle Pryor ran for two scores and threw for another to lead the Buckeyes.

It was the first time the two had started in the same backfield.

Wells, out after injuring his right foot in the season-opener, carried 14 times and showed his old form by racing for 28 yards on his second attempt.

No. 15 Auburn 14, Tennessee 12

Auburn, Ala. – Jake Ricks recovered a fumble in the end zone and Auburn sent Tennessee to its worst start in 14 years.

The Vols (1-3, 0-2 Southeastern Conference) fell to 1-3 for the first time since 1994, the second full season for embattled coach Phillip Fulmer.

Navy 24, No. 16 Wake Forest 17

Winston-Salem, N.C. – Eric Kettani rushed for a career-high 175 yards and backup quarterback Jarod Bryant scored the decisive touchdown late in the fourth quarter to give Navy its first win over a ranked team in 23 years.

Coming in with a nation-best plus-10 turnover ratio, the Demon Deacons (3-1) committed six turnovers in a dreadful performance a week after dominating Florida State.

No. 17 Utah 37, Weber St. 21

Salt Lake City – Louie Sakoda kicked three field goals and four extra points to become the leading scorer in Utah history and the No. 17 Utes welcomed back Weber State coach Ron McBride with a video tribute before the game.

It was homecoming for the Utes and McBride, who coached Utah from 1990-2002. Utah showed short video honoring McBride before the game and McBride waved to the applauding fans from the sideline opposite of where he spent so long building Utah into contender.

Maryland 20, No. 20 Clemson 17

Clemson, S.C. – Chris Turner threw for a touchdown and Da’Rel Scott rushed for one to rally Maryland to its second straight Death Valley victory.

Maryland came in as a big underdog, just like in 2006 here, against the preseason favorites for the conference title. And just like two years ago, the Terps overcame a second-half deficit for the win.

Still down in the final quarter, Turner hit Danny Oquendo with passes of 11, 11 and 21 yards to get Maryland to the Clemson 1.

Houston 41, No. 23 East Carolina 24

Greenville, N.C. – Case Keenum threw for 399 yards and three touchdowns, and Houston earned its first win against a ranked opponent in a dozen years.

Patrick Edwards had 11 catches for 146 yards and a score for the Cougars (2-3, 1-0 Conference USA), who had no trouble moving the ball and finished with 621 total yards. Bryce Beall ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns, and Houston’s defense didn’t allow the Pirates (3-2, 1-1) to score an offensive touchdown until midway through the third quarter.

Houston never trailed, building a 21-10 halftime lead and then getting a long touchdown catch from Kierrie Johnson early in the fourth quarter to turn away the Pirates’ rally hopes.

No. 25 Fresno State 36, UCLA 31

Pasadena, Calif. – Tom Brandstater threw for three touchdowns and Ryan Mathews ran for one score and caught another and Fresno State outlasted UCLA.

In a game marked by rapid shifts in momentum, the Bulldogs (3-1) took final control after the Bruins’ Derrick Coleman fumbled at the Fresno State 10 and the Bulldogs’ Wilson Ramos recovered with 8:55 remaining.

With Mathews grinding out yards from there, Fresno State ran out the clock with a 17-play drive that ended on the UCLA 4 as time ran out.

Although they played better than their past two games, the loss was the third in a row for the Bruins, who opened coach Rick Neuheisel’s first year at the helm with an upset of Tennessee.

Terrence Austin was a standout in the loss, accounting for a UCLA record 298 total yards – 206 on kickoff returns, 44 on punt returns, 29 rushing and 19 receiving. And he had a 100-yard return on the opening kickoff nullified by a penalty.