Jalen Hurts hit DeVonta Smith for a 26-yard touchdown pass with 25 seconds remaining to lift No. 1 Alabama over No. 18 Mississippi State, 31-24, on Saturday night in Starkville, Miss.

Alabama (10-0, 7-0 SEC, CFP No. 2) won its 10th straight game against Mississippi State, but this one was much more difficult than most of the others.

Mississippi State (7-3, 3-3) pushed ahead, 24-17, early in the fourth on Jace Christmann’s 25-yard field goal, but Alabama responded to tie it at 24 when Damien Harris ran for a 14-yard score with 9:49 left.

Alabama had a chance to take the lead with about two minutes left, but a 40-yard field goal attempt by Andy Pappanastos banged off the left upright.

Mississippi State went three-and-out on the ensuing drive and Alabama took over with 1:09 remaining. That was more than enough time for the Tide, who drove six plays and 68 yards in 44 seconds for the game-winning score.

The game was tight throughout with neither team leading by more than a touchdown.

Alabama’s defense has been dominant for most of the season, but several injuries at linebacker throughout the season finally appeared to take a toll. Mississippi State’s power running game gained 172 yards, but in the end Alabama was able to slow the Bulldogs down.

Mississippi State pushed ahead 7-0 in the first quarter on an 11-yard touchdown run by Aeris Williams. It was the first touchdown the Bulldogs had scored against Alabama since 2014 and the first time they’d taken the lead against the Tide since 2008.

Auburn 40, Georgia 17 — Kerryon Johnson ran for 167 yards and caught a 55-yard touchdown pass from Jarrett Stidham and the host No. 10 Tigers smothered the No. 2 Bulldogs’ running game.

Auburn (8-2, 6-1 Southeastern) remained in Western Division and potentially national playoff contention after snapping a three-year losing streak to one of their top rivals. Georgia (9-1, 6-1) came in with the top spot in the playoff rankings and could get a rematch if Auburn can beat No. 1 Alabama in two weeks.

The first go-around wasn’t pretty for Georgia. Auburn held Nick Chubb, Sony Michel, and the SEC’s top ground game to 46 yards, 233 below their season average.

Johnson ran 32 times and caught two passes for 66 yards. Stidham threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns, all of 30-plus yards.

‘‘We have a great opportunity right now, and our goal was to win the SEC championship,’’ Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. ‘‘Here we are, Nov. 11, and we’re right in the middle of it. And all the dreams we have are still alive.’’

Georgia special teams blunders helped set up three Auburn touchdowns, including a roughing the penalty flag in the first half. The Bulldogs fumbled away a punt return and had a 15-yard personal foul penalty in the third quarter when Auburn pulled away with two touchdowns.

Ryan Davis returned a punt 26 yards into Georgia territory, with the flag pushing Auburn even closer to the goal line. Then Davis took a screen pass 32 yards for a touchdown to make it 30-7. Darius Slayton made a 42-yard scoring grab earlier.

‘‘We knew we had a great team, but we had to go out and prove it,’’ Johnson said. ‘‘We did that today and that’s something we can hang our hat on.’’

The Bulldogs added a touchown in the final minutes. Chubb gained just 27 yards on 11 carries with a 1-yard touchown on the opening drive. Michel ran nine times for 21 yards.

Jake Fromm was 13-of-28 passing for 184 yards and a late touchdown pass.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Auburn ‘‘whipped’’ the Bulldogs at the lines of scrimmage.

‘‘Humility is always a week away, and I think this team will answer and respond the right way,’’ he said. ‘‘We’ve got some good leaders in that room, and they want to improve on what they just showed.’’

Clemson 31, Florida State 14 — Travis Etienne rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns, including a 1-yard burst with 3:05 left, and the No. 4 Tigers (9-1, 7-1, No. 4 CFP) won the ACC Atlantic Division with a rout of the visiting Seminoles (3-6, 3-5).

The Tigers and their dominant defense looked to have this one wrapped up when they opened a 17-0 lead with two minutes left in the third quarter. But the Seminoles rallied on Jacques Patrick’s 9-yard scoring run and a double flea-flicker for a 60-yard TD catch by tight end Ryan Izzo.

Florida State then recovered Kelly Bryant’s fumble on the Clemson 40 with 6:46 to go, putting the Seminoles in position to spoil the Tigers’ College Football Playoff hopes. But safety Van Smith intercepted James Blackman’s pass over the middle on the next play, setting up the TD drive that secured the win for the defending national champions.

Etienne had a 25-yard run to the FSU 5 and took it in two plays later as the chilly Death Valley crowd erupted in celebration of a chance for a third straight ACC title in Charlotte in three weeks.

Cornerback Trayvon Mullen knocked away Blackman’s fourth-down pass with 2:13 left to end the Seminoles’ comeback hopes.

It’s the fifth time in coach Dabo Swinney’s nine full seasons that he has taken the Tigers to the conference title game. Clemson will face No. 7 Miami, which won the Coastal Division by virtue of Virginia’s 38-17 loss to Louisville on Saturday.

For Florida State, it marked its first losing ACC record since 2006. And the Seminoles’ landmark streak of 35 straight bowl games is in jeopardy, too — they have three games left against Delaware State, rival Florida and Louisiana-Monroe.

Wisconsin 38, Iowa 14 — Receiver Kendric Pryor scored twice, and the host No. 6 Badgers (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten, CFP No. 8) relied on stifling defense to overcome four turnovers in a rout of the No. 25 Hawkeyes (6-4, 3-4) that clinched a trip to the league conference title game as West champions.

Leon Jacobs recovered two fumbles — one returned for a score — and fellow linebacker T.J. Edwards had an interception for the Badgers, who shut down an Iowa offense that had overwhelmed Ohio State last week.

The Hawkeyes were held to 66 total yards and five first downs, including just 15 yards and one first down in the first half.

Ohio State 48, Michigan State 3 — J.T. Barrett threw for two touchdown passes and ran for two more as the No. 11 Buckeyes (8-2, 6-1 Big Ten) bounced back from a deflating loss last week to rout the No. 13 Spartans (7-3, 5-2) in Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio State scored on five of their first six possessions, led, 35-3, at the half and cruised the rest of the way to claim sole possession of first place in the Big Ten East with two games remaining. Ohio State outgained Michigan State, 524-195, and a Buckeyes defense that was smoked by unranked Iowa in the 55-24 loss limited Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke — who threw for 445 yards last week against Penn State — to 131 yards and forced two interceptions.

Oklahoma State 49, Iowa State 42 — Mason Rudolph threw for 376 yards and three touchdowns — including two in the final 5:55 — and the No. 12 Cowboys (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) rallied to beat the No. 24 Cyclones (6-4, 4-3) in Ames, Iowa.

 Justice Hill had 134 yards and three TD runs for Oklahoma State, which remains in a tie for second place in the league with two games to go.

 Rudolph found Marcell Ateman for a 30-yard TD pass, and Hill’s 2-point conversion run tied the game at 42 with 5:55 left. The Cowboys jumped ahead, 49-42, just two minutes later as Rudolph found Dillon Stoner for a 19-yard touchdown reception.

 The Cyclones got inside Oklahoma State’s 3-yard line with 32 seconds left, but Zeb Noland threw an interception to A.J. Green to end the game.

Central Florida 49, UConn 24 — Otis Anderson rushed for two touchdowns and the No. 14 Knights (9-0, 6-0 AAC) pulled away from the visiting Huskies (3-7, 2-5). David Pindell passed for 201 yards and a TD and also ran for a score for UConn.

Anderson had a 3-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and helped undefeated Central Florida break it open with a 65-yard touchdown run, making it 35-17 with 14:11 left.

UCF also got a solid performance from Milton, who was 24-for-36 passing. He tossed a 6-yard TD pass to Marlon Williams in the first quarter and a 41-yarder to Tre’Quan Smith with 7:43 left in the first half, helping the Knights to a 28-10 lead at the break.

After Anderson’s second TD, Milton added a 4-yard touchdown run that made it 42-17 with 8:54 left.

Pindell was inserted into the starting lineup in place of the injured Bryant Shirreffs. Pindell led the Huskies with 21 carries for 96 yards. He was 18 for 31 through the air, also throwing an interception.

‘‘They’re a good football team,’’ said UConn coach Randy Edsall, whose team plays Boston College at Fenway Park next week.. ‘‘I thought we gave ourselves a chance at 28-17 when we got that fumble. I thought that took the air out of them.’’

USC 38, Colorado 24 — Sam Darnold tossed two TD passes and ran for another, Ajene Harris intercepted two passes, including one he returned for a score, and the No. 15 Trojans (9-2, 7-1) beat the host Buffaloes (5-6, 2-6) to wrap up the Pac-12 South title.

 Darnold threw for 329 yards as he improved to 18-3 as a starter. Tailback Ronald Jones II had 142 yards to surpass Mike Garrett for sixth place on the Trojans’ all-time rushing list. Southern Cal led, 27-0, in the third quarter, but needed to weather a late Colorado comeback. The Trojans blocked two field goals to move to 12-0 against the Buffaloes.

Penn State 35, Rutgers 6 — Trace McSorley accounted for 258 total yards and three TDs as the No. 16 Nittany Lions (8-2, 5-2 Big Ten) trounced the host Scarlet Knights (4-6, 3-4).

  McSorley became Penn State’s all-time touchdown leader with 68, overtaking Daryll Clark’s mark of 65 with one rushing and two passing scores.

 The Nittany Lions scored 35 unanswered points after going down, 6-0, in the first quarter. Saquon Barkley ran for two touchdowns but the Heisman Trophy candidate ran for just 35 yards on 14 carries.

Georgia Tech 28, Virginia Tech 22 — TaQuon Marshall got two long touchdown passes out of his only completions, including an 80-yarder to Ricky Jeune with 6½ minutes remaining, and Ajani Kerr swatted away a fourth-down pass in the end zone to preserve an upset by the host Yellow Jackets (5-4, 4-3 ACC) over the No. 17 Hokies (7-3, 3-3).

In a game with several huge momentum swings, Virginia Tech rallied from a 21-9 deficit in the second half. The Hokies went ahead, 22-21, when Greg Stroman returned an interception 24 yards for a touchdown off a terrible pass by Marshall with 7:27 left.

The Georgia Tech quarterback made up for his mistake just two snaps later, after the Yellow Jackets recovered a fumbled kickoff. Jeune got loose behind the secondary, hauled in the long throw and just managed to stick the ball inside the pylon before tumbling out of bounds.

Washington State 33, Utah 25 — Luke Falk threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns as the No. 19 Cougars (9-3, 6-2) moved within one game of clinching the Pac-12 North by knocking off the host Utes (5-5, 2-5).

Washington State led from start to finish and could have won by more, but settled for five field goals despite moving inside the Utah 30-yard line on those possessions. The Utes turned over the ball on three of its first four possessions, all in the first quarter, but the Cougars found the end zone on just one of the extra opportunities.

Utah had seven turnovers and has lost five of its last six games.

Michigan 35, Maryland 10 — Brandon Peters threw two TD passes, Chris Evans ran for two scores, and the No. 21 Wolverines (8-2, 5-2 Big Ten) dominated the host Terrapins (4-6, 2-5).

 Before the second quarter was halfway over, Michigan had a 28-0 lead thanks to Peters’s passing. Peters threw touchdown passes of 33 yards to Zach Gentry and 3 yards to Sean McKeon. Henry Poggi and Evans ran for scores. Evans, who scored from a yard out in the second quarter, added a 17-yard run late in the fourth quarter.

West Virginia 28, Kansas State 23 — Will Grier threw for 372 yards and four touchdowns, Justin Crawford added 113 yards rushing, and the No. 23 Mountaineers (7-3, 5-2) overcame its early mistakes to hold off the host Wildcats (5-5, 3-4) and stay alive in the race for the Big 12 title game.

 Ka’Raun White had eight catches for 168 yards and two scores, and David Sills V also had a pair of TD catches for the Mountaineers.

 The Wildcats closed to 28-23 early in the fourth quarter, but an offense down to third-string quarterback Skylar Thompson couldn’t get its team all the way back.

 Thompson threw for 159 yards with two interceptions in his first career start for the Wildcats, who still need a win to become bowl-eligible for the eighth consecutive year.

Lehigh 34, Holy Cross 21 — Dominick Bragalone ran for 201 yards and a career-high four touchdowns on 30 carries, and the host Mountain Hawks (4-6, 4-1 Patriot) ran past the Crusaders (4-7, 3-3).

 Peter Pujals threw for 276 yards and two touchdowns for Holy Cross. He also rushed for 66 yards and a score on 13 carries.

Hockey

Cornell 3, Harvard 2 — Alec McCrea scored a power-play goal with two seconds left and the host No. 14 Big Red (6-0, 4-0 ECAC) rallied past the No. 5 Crimson (2-3, 2-3).

 Henry Bowlby and Ty Pelton-Byce scored first-period goals for the Crimson.

BU 4, New Hampshire 0 — Max Prawdzik made 29 saves to propel the No. 15 Terriers (5-6-1, 2-3-1 Hockey East) over the ninth-ranked Wildcats (6-3-1, 3-2-1) at Agganis Arena.

BC 5, Vermont 1 — Christopher Grando had two goals and an assist and the Eagles (6-5-1, 6-1-0 Hockey East) erupted for five goals after spotting the Catamounts (3-7-1, 1-3-1) a first-period lead to sweep the weekend series in Burlington, Vt.

UMass Lowell 4, NU 2 — Tommy Panico scored twice and the host River Hawks (6-6-0, 3-5-0 Hockey East) erased a one-goal deficit with three third-period goals to knock off the No. 13 Huskies (6-3-1, 4-1-0).