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Week 10 college football final scores: Michigan State crushes Michigan, Nebraska’s prayers answered

There were plenty of blowouts in the first two sets of games, but a Nebraska Hail Mary made the afternoon slate one to remember.

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Here are the results of the noon and afternoon games so far in Week 10; as more games go final they’ll be added to the list. You can also check out the scoreboard for live results here.

No. 4 Ohio State 56, Purdue 0

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Ohio State demolished Purdue in road play, 56-0. The Buckeyes were nearly flawless in the win, rolling up 640 yards of total offense and holding the Boilermakers to 116 of their own, but it’s really not that difficult to look flawless against Purdue.

No. 8 Clemson 59, Virginia 10

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Tajh Boyd found Sammy Watkins for touchdowns on Boyd's first and last series of the game, and in between it didn't get much prettier for Virginia. Call it 24-for-29 for 377 yards and three scores for Boyd—the type of game that'd keep a guy in the good graces of Heisman voters, had Boyd's hopes not been buried by Florida State.

No. 14 South Carolina 34, Mississippi State 16

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South Carolina pulled away in a 17-0 third quarter to put the game out of reach. The Gamecocks offense was held largely in check, gaining only 12 first downs on the day and converting one of 10 third downs, but the Bulldogs turned the ball over five times--a great way to lose a game all by yourself.

No. 17 Northern Illinois 63, Massachusetts 19

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NIU’s star quarterback Jordan Lynch rushed for 119 yards and four touchdowns in the Huskies’ romp, and he added 160 yards and another score through the air as well. UMass falls to 1-7 on the season and remains very, very bad at football.

No. 22 Michigan State 29, No. 21 Michigan 6

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One team looked like the little brother of the rivalry. The other team was Michigan State. The Spartans’ defense annihilated Michigan’s offensive line for the duration of the game, forcing the Wolverines into negative-48 yards rushing—the worst total in Michigan history.

No. 24 Wisconsin 28, Iowa 9

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Wisconsin overcame a slow start to overwhelm the undergunned Iowa Hawkeyes. Joel Stave threw two touchdowns on the day, and two Iowa turnovers deep in its own territory helped the Badgers pull away in a lopsided second half.

No. 25 Notre Dame 38, Navy 34

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In one of the most entertaining games of an otherwise dull Saturday afternoon, Notre Dame used Tarean Folston’s late fourth quarter touchdown to put away the frisky Midshipmen. Folston logged 140 yards on 18 carries in the win.

Georgia 23, Florida 20

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Georgia ran out to a 20-0 lead then hung on for dear life as the Gators rallied, but Florida couldn’t get the Bulldogs off the field at the end of the game, and that was that. Todd Gurley was a welcome re-addition to the lineup as he logged 155 total yards on eight touches... before being slowed by another injury.

Nebraska 27, Northwestern 24

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WE HAVE A HAIL MARY. REPEAT, WE HAVE A HAIL MARY. Nebraska walk-on QB Ron Kellogg III led the Huskers on a desperation drive at the end of the game and connected with Jordan Westerkamp for a 49-yard touchdown off a deflection on the last play of the game. Northwestern falls to an unbelievable 0-5 in Big Ten play after its best game since its late loss to Ohio State.

Other scores

AAC

Cincinnati 34, Memphis 21 (Wed.)

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Houston 35, South Florida 23 (Thurs.)

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Rutgers 23, Temple 20

ACC

Boston College 34, Virginia Tech 27

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North Carolina 27, NC State 19

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Syracuse 13, Wake Forest 0

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Big Ten

Penn State 24, Illinois 17 (OT)

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Minnesota 42, Indiana 39

Big 12

Texas 35, Kansas 13

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Kansas State 41, Iowa State 7

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West Virginia 30, TCU 27 (OT)

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C-USA

North Texas 28, Rice 16 (Thurs.)

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Marshall 61, Southern Miss 13
Middle Tennessee State 24, UAB 21
UTSA 34, Tulsa 15

MAC

Akron 16, Kent State 7

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MWC

Air Force 42, Army (Ind.) 28

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Utah State 47, Hawaii 10
San Jose State 34, UNLV 24

Pac-12

Arizona State 55, Washington State 21 (Thurs.)

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USC 31, Oregon State 14 (Fri.)

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Arizona 33, California 28

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Sun Belt

UL-Monroe 49, Troy 37 (Thurs.)

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Western Kentucky 44, Georgia State 28

The rest of the schedule

5 p.m. ET Tulane, 6-2 at FAU, 2-6 ESPN 106.3
5 p.m. ET Texas State, 5-3 at Idaho, 1-7 Altitude
5 p.m. ET New Mexico State, 1-7 at UL Lafayette, 5-2 ESPN3.com
6 p.m. ET No. 11 Auburn, 7-1 at Arkansas, 3-5 ESPN2
6 p.m. ET East Carolina, 5-2 at FIU, 1-6 WITN
7 p.m. ET Pittsburgh, 4-3 at Georgia Tech, 5-3 ESPNU
7 p.m. ET Tennessee, 4-4 at No. 9 Missouri, 7-1 ESPN
7 p.m. ET No. 18 Oklahoma State, 6-1 at No. 15 Texas Tech, 7-1 FOX
7 p.m. ET Eastern Michigan, 1-7 at Toledo, 5-3 ESPN3.com
7:30 p.m. ET Alabama State, 6-2 at Kentucky, 1-6 CSS, ESPN3.com
7:30 p.m. ET Arkansas State, 3-4 at South Alabama, 3-4 ESPN3.com
7:30 p.m. ET Colorado, 3-4 at No. 20 UCLA, 5-2 Fox Sports 1
8 p.m. ET Boise State, 5-3 at Colorado State, 4-4 CBSSN
8 p.m. ET No. 7 Miami, 7-0 at No. 3 Florida State, 7-0 ABC
8 p.m. ET New Mexico, 2-5 at San Diego State, 3-4 FSN, ROOT
9 p.m. ET UTEP, 1-6 at No. 12 Texas A&M, 6-2 ESPN2
10:30 p.m. ET Nevada, 3-5 at No. 16 Fresno State, 7-0 ESPNU

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