Halloween was a rough day for ranked teams in Week 9 of college football: seven fell, setting up potential shake-ups ahead of the first College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday, Nov. 3, according to NCAA.com.
The ranked losses
- Iowa shut out No. 25 Wisconsin, 30-0.
- Iowa State beat No. 24 Oklahoma State, 51-49.
- Oregon topped No. 20 Northwestern, 34-26.
- Syracuse beat No. 19 SMU, 30-27.
- No. 13 Texas Tech beat No. 22 Arizona, 34-26.
- No. 3 Georgia beat No. 17 Florida, 27-8.
- Southern Cal beat No. 2 Ohio State, 30-18.
Highlights
USC took the lead on a 69-yard touchdown pass on the second play and held on despite giving up 464 yards. The Trojans' defense held Ohio State, playing without starting quarterback Julian Sayin, to nine second-half points. Freshman tight end Mark Bowman had a 70-yard catch-and-run. It was Lincoln Riley's first win over a top-five team at USC.
Iowa State's Aidan Flora ran for 221 yards and two touchdowns, and Kyle Konrardy's 34-yard field goal won it after Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker threw for 323 yards and five touchdowns. Oregon's Dylan Raiola threw for three touchdowns and his first 300-yard game of the season, including a 75-yard score to Dakorien Moore. Indiana beat Minnesota in overtime after back-to-back 60-yard field goals, the second by backup kicker Paddy McAteer. Colorado beat Kansas State 27-24 in overtime.
FCS upsets
UAlbany beat No. 12 Campbell 45-35, Holy Cross upset No. 21 Richmond 33-14, and No. 5 South Dakota State beat No. 6 South Dakota 31-21, among other results.
Sources: NCAA.com