No. 1 Florida 27, Vanderbilt 3

Gainesville, Fla.– Florida didn’t do much to erase the negative vibes from a rough week.

Tim Tebow accounted for two touchdowns, Caleb Sturgis kicked two field goals and the Gators beat Vanderbilt in a lackluster effort Saturday night at The Swamp.

Florida fans looking for something positive following linebacker Brandon Spikes’ one-game suspension for dirty play and coach Urban Meyer’s hefty fine for criticizing officials may have been disappointed.

No. 4 Cincinnati 47, Connecticut 45

Cincinnati — Zach Collaros kept Cincinnati unbeaten with the second-best passing performance in school history. The Bearcats’ near-perfect replacement threw for 480 yards and a touchdown, and ran for two more scores.

No. 6 TCU 55, San Diego State 12

San Diego — Andy Dalton threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more as TCU won its 11th straight.

TCU remained in the chase for a BCS bowl berth.

No. 10 Georgia Tech 30, Wake Forest 27, OT

Atlanta — Josh Nesbitt scored on a three-yard run in overtime, leading the Yellow Jackets another step closer to the ACC championship game. Jonathan Dwyer rushed for a career-best 189 yards.

No. 15 Ohio State 24, No. 11 Penn State 7

State College, Pa. — The Ohio State Buckeyes are back in control of the Big Ten title race. Terrelle Pryor threw for two touchdowns and ran for another in his return to his home state.

No. 12 USC 14, Arizona State 9

Tempe, Ariz. — Will Harris returned an interception 55 yards for a score, Matt Barkley threw a 75-yard pass to Damian Williams for another score, and USC held on for a shaky victory.

No. 13 Houston 46, Tulsa 45

Tulsa, Okla. — Matt Hogan kicked a 51-yard field goal as time expired to lift Houston to a victory against Tulsa, finishing off another thrilling comeback led by quarterback Case Keenum, who got the Cougars into field goal range after they recovered an onside kick with 21 seconds left.

No. 14 Pittsburgh 37, Syracuse 10

Pittsburgh — Greg Williams’ 51-yard interception return for a touchdown late in the first half got slow-starting Pittsburgh going, and the Panthers extended their best start to a season (8-1, 5-0 in Big East) since 1982.

No. 16 Miami 52, Virginia 17

Miami — Graig Cooper rushed for a career-best 152 yards and a touchdown, and Damien Berry ran for a pair of second-half scores for the Hurricanes.

No. 17 Utah 45, New Mexico 14

Salt Lake City — Jordan Wynn passed for 297 yards and two touchdowns in his first college start and Eddie Wide set a school record with his sixth straight 100-yard rushing game.

Navy 23, No. 19 Notre Dame 21

South Bend, Ind. — Navy did it to Notre Dame again — and this loss to the Midshipmen is even more costly.

Craig Schaefer sacked Jimmy Clausen in the end zone with 60 seconds left and Navy held on for a victory, its second straight at Notre Dame Stadium.

No. 21 Arizona 48, Washington State 7

Tucson, Ariz. — Travis Cobb returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to set the tone for Arizona.

The Wildcats (6-2, 4-1 Pac-10) scored the first seven times they had the ball.

Oregon State 31, No. 23 California 14

Berkeley, Calif. — Sean Canfield threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score, while California lost star tailback Jahvid Best to a concussion after he took a scary fall.

No. 24 Wisconsin 31, Indiana 28

Bloomington, Ind. — Wisconsin followed the same old script to grind down Indiana.

John Clay ran for 134 yards and a touchdown, Montee Ball scored two TDs and the Badgers held off the Hoosiers’ fourth-quarter rally.

No. 25 BYU 52, Wyoming 0

Laramie, Wyo. — Max Hall threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns in just over two quarters, and BYU won its sixth straight over Wyoming.

BYU (7-2, 4-1 Mountain West) recorded its first shutout of the season and second consecutive against the Cowboys.