Chaos erupted in Week 6 of the college football season. Five of the top-11 teams in the AP poll fell, headlined by Vanderbilt’s historic 40-35 win over No. 1 Alabama. Even when the expected team won, the results were far from normal. For an example, look no further than Saturday’s night cap, where No. 8 Miami overcame a 25-point deficit to stun Cal in the largest comeback by an FBS team this season.
The Hurricanes trailed 35-10, but outscored Cal 21-3 in the final period to steal a 39-38 comeback win.
Just like the Hurricanes’ comeback victory over Viriginia Tech, this one wasn’t without some controversy. On the third-and-12 with two minutes to go in the game, Miami linebacker Wesley Bissainthe leveled Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza after a 4-yard gain. The play was reviewed for targeting — which would have given the Golden Bears a first down and all but sealed the game — but officials ultimately decided no foul had occurred. Cal punted on the next play, setting up a game winning drive from Miami quarterback Cameron Ward.
Bolstered by a 77-yard completion to Xavier Restrepo, Ward tied the game at 38-38 with a 5-yard scoring toss to Elijah Arroyo 26 seconds left. The ensuing extra point completed Miami’s largest comeback since 2003.
While Miami escaped with a win, several others weren’t as fortunate. No. 25 Texas A&M pounded No. 9 Missouri 45-10 in the early window. No. 4 Tennessee’ suffered a 19-14 setback to Arkansas after leading 14-3 in the third quarter. The Razorbacks roared to life with 16 unanswered points to steal the upset win at home.
No. 10 Michigan fell to Washington in a CFP title game rematch and No. 11 USC lost 24-17 on the road to Minnesota.
No. 9 Penn State took care of business against UCLA at home and will face the Trojans next weekend in Los Angeles. No. 3 Ohio State cruised to a 35-7 over Iowa and will face Oregon next Saturday on the road in another massive Big Ten conference game.
No. 23 Indiana improved to 6-0 with a 41-24 win over Northwestern. The Hoosiers are off to their best start since 1967, when the program started 8-0 and earned the program’s only Rose Bowl berth.
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College football scores, schedule: Week 6
Navy 34, Air Force 7 — Recap, takeaways
No. 25 Texas A&M 41, No. 9 Missouri 10 — Recap
SMU 34, No. 22 Louisville 27 — Recap
No. 7 Penn State 27, UCLA 11 — Recap
No. 12 Ole Miss 27, South Carolina 3 — Recap
No. 3 Ohio State 35, Iowa 7 — CBS — Recap, takeaways
No. 5 Georgia 31, Auburn 13 — Recap, takeaways
No. 1 Alabama 40, Vanderbilt 35 — Recap, takeaways
No. 15 Clemson 29, Florida State 13 — Recap
Minnesota 24, No. 11 USC 17 — Recap
No. 4 Tennessee vs. Arkansas — ABC — GameTracker
Washington 27, No. 10 Michigan 17 — Recap
No. 8 Miami at Cal — 10:30 p.m. ESPN — GameTracker
Check out the entire Week 6 scoreboard
