Nov 22, 2014 5 min read

Freshman quarterback Reggie Bonnafon ran for a pair of touchdowns and threw a 21-yard scoring pass to DeVante Parker to lead Louisville to a 31-28 victory over Notre Dame Saturday, the third straight loss for the Fighting Irish.

The Irish had a chance to force overtime but Kyle Brindza missed a 32-yard field goal wide right with 51 seconds left. Brindza missed a field goal in overtime last week in a loss to Northwestern. The Irish scored a pair of touchdowns early in the third quarter, the second set up by a 61-yard punt return by Greg Bryant, to take a 20-17 lead.

But the Cardinals answered with the touchdown pass to Parker and a 15-yard run by Brandon Radcliff that he set up with a 41-yard run.

The Cardinals (8-3, No. 24 CFP) kept alive their hopes for a third straight season of at least 10 wins. The Irish (7-4), after starting the season 6-0 and being ranked No. 5, have lost four of their last five, and the three straight losses is the longest losing streak for the Irish since Brian Kelly’s first season as coach in 2010.

The Irish gave up 30 or more points for the sixth straight game, the first time that’s happened in 126 seasons of football. The 242 points Notre Dame has given up in the span is the most ever by Notre Dame in six games.

No. 1 Alabama 48, Western Carolina 14: Derrick Henry rushed for two touchdowns and scored a third on a catch, all in the first half, to lead No. 2 Alabama to a 48-14 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday.

The Crimson Tide (10-1) recovered from a slow start to score the final 31 points in its first game since rising to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings. FCS member Western Carolina (7-5) trailed just 17-14 early in the second quarter.

No. 2 Florida State 20, Boston College 17: Quarterback Jameis Winston led top-ranked Florida State 66 yards to put Roberto Aguayo in position for a 26-yard field goal with three seconds remaining and the Seminoles remained perfect with a 20-17 victory over Boston College on Saturday.

Florida State (11-0, 8-0 ACC, No. 3 CFP) had been plagued by slow starts throughout the season and the Seminoles went into the fourth quarter tied 17-17 with the Eagles. But with less than five minutes left, Winston helped engineer another game-winning drive.

No. 3 Oregon 44, Colorado 10: Marcus Mariota threw for 323 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 73 yards and another score in perhaps his last game at Autzen Stadium and No. 3 Oregon beat Colorado 44-10 Saturday.

Freshman Royce Freeman ran for 105 yards and two scores for the Ducks (10-1, 7-1 Pac-12, CFP No. 2). Oregon has already clinched the North Division’s berth in the conference championship game Dec. 5.

No. 7 Ohio State 42, Indiana 27: A week ago, Indiana’s Tevin Coleman ran for 307 yards – and the Hoosiers still lost.

Now the Ohio State Buckeyes are taking dead aim at the nation’s No. 2 rusher, figuring if they can stifle him then it follows naturally that they’ll also throttle the Hoosiers.

Coleman is averaging 168 rushing yards per game and an astounding 7.84 yards per carry this season for Indiana (3-7, 0-6 Big Ten) heading into Saturday’s game at No. 7 Ohio State (9-1, 6-0, No. 6 CFP).

Arkansas 30, No. 8 Ole Miss 0: Rohan Gaines returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown, and Arkansas’ defense forced six turnovers in a 30-0 win over No. 8 Mississippi Saturday.

The win earned the Razorbacks (6-5, 2-5 Southeastern Conference), losers of 17 straight SEC games until a win over LSU last week, bowl eligibility for the first time in three seasons.

No. 15 Arizona 42, No. 20 Utah 10: Nick Wilson ran for 218 yards and three touchdowns as No. 15 Arizona overcame an injury to quarterback Anu Solomon to beat No. 20 Utah 42-10 on Saturday.

In heavy rain at times, Wilson topped the 1,000-yard mark this season.

Arizona (9-2, 6-2 Pac-12) reached nine wins for the first time since its 1998 Holiday Bowl team went 12-1 and was ranked No. 4. The Wildcats retain slim hopes for a berth in the conference championship game as a matchup with rival Arizona State looms next week.

No. 14 Wisconsin 26, Iowa 24: Melvin Gordon surpassed 2,000 yard rushing with 200 yards and two touchdowns, and 14th-ranked Wisconsin held off Iowa 26-24 on Saturday for its sixth straight win.

Gordon became the 17th FBS player with a 2,000-yard rushing season to lead the Badgers (9-2, 6-1 Big Ten). Wisconsin still has to beat Minnesota in Madison next weekend to earn a shot at Ohio State in the Big Ten title game.

Minnesota 28, No. 21 Nebraska: Briean Boddy-Calhoun ripped the ball out of Nebraska receiver De’Mornay Pierson-El’s hands at the Minnesota 2-yard line after Mitch Leidner scored the go-ahead touchdown, and the Gophers overcame a 14-point halftime deficit to defeat No. 21 Nebraska 28-24 Saturday.

The Gophers big defensive stop kept alive their hopes in the Big Ten West. They can win the division and go to the conference championship game Dec. 6 with a win at Wisconsin next week.