— Unusual NFL fact:
In 18 of their last 20 games, Indianapolis Colts scored the first touchdown of their game.
— USC 25, Washington 21
Huskies led 21-10 midway thru third quarter.
Go-ahead score for the Trojans was a defensive TD.
Washington had 10 penalties for 74 yards; they were 1-15 on 3rd down.
— Kentucky 35, South Carolina 34 OT
Down 34-27 in OT, Wildcats scored TD, then got the walk-off 2-point conversion.
Gamecocks led 20-10 at halftime.
South Carolina ran ball for 232 yards; they were minus-2 in turnovers.
— Purdue 24, Illinois 17
Boilermakers end a 19-game conference losing skid.
Freshman kicker Echeverria kicked three field goals.
Purdue QB Browne threw for 255 yards and a TD.
— Oregon State 56, Colorado State 26
Beavers threw for 427 yards, outgained CSU 650-371.
There’s a chance CSU fired its defensive coordinator during this game. Really.
In their last three games, Rams gave up 41-59-56 points.
— Minnesota 20, Michigan 14
Wolverines lose at Minnesota for first time since 1977.
Michigan ran ball 28 times for only 79 yards.
Total yards: Minnesota 262, Michigan 180
— Upsets of the Week:
Bowling Green (+13.5) 24, Miami OH 20
Purdue (+10) 24, Illinois 17
Temple (+6) 17, South Florida 13
Eastern Michigan (+6) 38, UMass 14
NC State (+5.5) 31, Louisville 28
Minnesota (+5.5) 20, Michigan 14
Missouri (+4.5) 45, Florida 17
— White Sox 3, Guardians 0
Murakami hit a two-run HR in fourth inning.
Five pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout.
Cleveland had bases loaded in third/fourth innings.
— Dodgers 5, Braves 3
Skubal allowed one run, two hits in 6 IP on a 100-degree day.
Hernandez/Tucker homered for the Dodgers.
— Rays 1, Bronx 0
Jonathan Aranda homered in third inning.
Drew Rasmussen allowed one hit, struck out 11 in 8 IP.
Austin Wells doubled in 8th inning, got thrown out at third trying to stretch it into a triple.
18th playoff game ever that ended 1-0, with only run coming on a home run.
— Brewers 3, Padres 2
William Contreras homered in bottom of the 7th for the go-ahead run.
Jacob Misiorowski threw 88 pitches, lasted only four innings.
San Diego fouled off 30 of his 88 pitches.
Last inning, Ty France hit a bomb that would’ve been a home run outdoors, but it hit the ceiling in the dome, and the LF caught it. Ground rule declares that as an out.
— Famous birthdays, October 4th:
Tony La Russa, 82
Susan Sarandon, 80
John Wathan, 77
AC Green, 63
Liev Schrieber, 59
Kurt Thomas, 54
Kurt Suzuki, 43
Derrick Rose, 38
Dakota Johnson, 37
Sean Murphy, 32
Oneil Cruz, 28
Quinn Mathews, 26
— Air Force 14, Navy 9
Under is 16-6-1 in last 23 games in this rivalry.
— Alabama 56, Mississippi State 23
Miss State turned ball over on first two drives, trailed 14-0 6:30 into game.
Alabama’s last five drives: 33 plays, 325 yards, 35 points.
— Notre Dame 37, North Carolina 26
Bill Belichick with Tom Brady as his starting QB: 249-75
Belichick coaching Cleveland Browns: 37-45
Belichick coaching Patriots without Brady starting: 47-70
Belichick coaching North Carolina: 6-10
— NC State 31, Louisville 28
Wolfpack drove 76 yards, kicked 28-yard FG with 5:30 left.
NC State QB Bailey threw for 373 yards, two TDs.
— Iowa State 45, West Virginia 42
Cyclones drove 74 yards, scored game-winning TD with 1:57 left.
Total yardage: Iowa State 577, West Virginia 518
RB Flora ran for 212 yards, 3 TD’s; he also threw 2 TD passes.
— Syracuse 42, UConn 41 OT
Syracuse led 28-14 at halftime.
Syracuse QB Odom threw for 335 yards, five TD’s.
Odom ran in for the walk-off 2-point play in OT.
— UNLV 39, California 31
UNLV QB Arnold threw for 177 yards, ran for 110 more.
He accounted for all five Rebel touchdowns.
UNLV blew a 24-7 lead, scored go-ahead TD with 9:31 left.
