Landry Jones passed for a school-record 505 yards and the Sooners scored the game’s final 44 points to hand No. 10 Kansas State its first loss, 58-17 on Saturday.
The Cowboys had an even easier time, jumping out to a 35-point halftime lead and running away from Baylor in a 59-24 victory.
All-American Justin Blackmon matched his career best with 13 catches for 172 yards and two scores for Oklahoma State.
The Sooners’ victory leaves Oklahoma State as the only undefeated team left in the Big 12. Preseason No. 1 Oklahoma dropped from the ranks of the unbeaten last week, losing 41-38 at home to Texas Tech.
But that resounding rebound in Manhattan, Kansas, seemed to be a sign that the Dec. 3 Bedlam game in Stillwater between the Sooners and Cowboys could still end up deciding the Big 12 championship — and maybe a spot in the national title game for Oklahoma State.
In Stillwater, Oklahoma, Joseph Randle set career highs by running for 152 yards and four touchdowns and Oklahoma State started a season with eight straight wins for only the second time in school history.
The other time was in 1945, when the Cowboys finished the season 9-0, won the Sugar Bowl and were ranked fifth in the final poll.
Brodrick Brown recovered two fumbles, and Daytawion Lowe and Justin Gilbert had interceptions as Oklahoma State (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) forced five turnovers.
Robert Griffin III threw for 425 yards to end up 5 shy of his career best set last week for Baylor (4-3, 1-3). In a matchup of two of the nation’s top three offenses, the Bears’ second-ranked attack outgained Oklahoma State’s third-ranked unit 622-601, but the scoreboard was lopsided the opposite way.
In Los Angeles, Stepfan Taylor ran for the tying touchdown with 38 seconds left in regulation and the go-ahead score in the third overtime, and Stanford’s defense preserved its 16-game winning streak by forcing Curtis McNeal’s fumble into the end zone on the last play.
Andrew Luck burnished his Heisman Trophy credentials by engineering four late scoring drives for No. 4 Stanford (8-0, 6-0 Pac-12) with 330 yards passing and three TD passes.
But Nickell Robey intercepted Luck’s pass and returned it 33 yards for a score to make it 34-27 for USC (6-2, 3-2) with 3:08 left in regulation.
In Atlanta, Tevin Washington rushed for 176 yards and broke the two longest runs of his career, leading Georgia Tech to an upset.
The Yellow Jackets (7-2, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) raced to a 24-3 halftime lead and held off Clemson (8-1, 5-1) which was off to its best start since 2000, The Tigers had climbed to fifth in the BCS standings, but they figure to take a tumble and are unlikely to have enough game left to re-enter the national race.
The Yellow Jackets snapped a two-game losing streak.
In Eugene, Oregon, Oregon stars LaMichael James and Darron Thomas returned from injury but true freshman De’Anthony Thomas sparked the Ducks with two second-half touchdowns.
Darron Thomas, who missed a game because of a knee injury, returned to start against the Cougars but threw two interceptions in the first half and was replaced by backup Bryan Bennett in the second.
Washington State (3-5, 1-4 Pac-12) lost its fourth straight. The Cougars hung tough with Oregon for much of the game and trailed by only 15-10 at halftime.
In Nashville, Tennessee, Zach Hocker kicked a 42-yard field goal with 6:53 left, and Arkansas rallied again for its fourth straight win.
It was the third time this season the Razorbacks (7-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) trailed by double digits. They didn’t trail by 18 as they did against Texas A&M or 17 last week before beating Mississippi. This time, Vanderbilt led 21-7 with 1:39 left in the first half.
The Commodores (4-4, 1-4) also had the ball at the Arkansas 5 in the fourth quarter leading 28-20 when Zac Stacy fumbled and Jerry Franklin picked it up and ran it 94 yards for a touchdown. Tyler Wilson found Jarius Wright in the end zone for the tying 2-point conversion with 13:25 left.
In Columbus, Ohio, Braxton Miller threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Devin Smith with 20 seconds left and Ohio State handed the Badgers another heartbreaking loss.
It was almost exactly seven days earlier that the Badgers were beaten 37-31 at Michigan State on a miracle pass on the final play of the game.
The Buckeyes (5-3, 2-2 Big Ten) won their biggest game of a season shadowed by NCAA problems.
The Badgers (7-2, 3-2) drove to the Ohio State 45 — and got an extra play after time elapsed due to a defensive facemask call — but linebacker Andrew Sweat hit quarterback Russell Wilson as he was throwing to end the game and touch off a wild celebration.
In Lincoln, Nebraska, Rex Burkhead scored three touchdowns and ran for 130 yards on 35 carries, and Nebraska took control of the Big Ten Legends Division.
Burkhead, who went over 100 yards for the fifth time in six games, scored at the end of 80- and 89-yard drives in the third quarter to put Nebraska (7-1, 3-1) up 24-3.
Taylor Martinez completed six of seven passes for 80 yards in the third quarter after going 1 for 6 in the first half.
In Manhattan, Kansas, Landry Jones threw for five touchdowns and All-American Ryan Broyles caught 14 passes for 171 yards and a score.
Kenny Stills added four catches for 101 yards for Oklahoma (7-1, 4-1 Big 12). Roy Finch finished with 73 yards rushing and another 69 through the air, and the Sooners’ potent, fast-paced attack managed 690 yards of total offense against Kansas State (7-1, 4-1), the league’s top-ranked defense.
Jones’ passing total shattered the previous school record of 468 yards he shared with Sam Bradford, while Broyles moved into first place on the Big 12’s career list with 4,499 yards receiving.
