Tennessee, Manning pass by Kentucky

No. 3 Tennessee 59, Kentucky 31

At Lexington, Ky., Peyton Manning passed for a school-record 523 yards and five TDs as the Vols beat the Wildcats for the 13th straight time.

It was a day of records as Kentucky's Tim Couch also broke his school mark with 476 passing yards and set SEC single-season records for passing yardage (3,884) and total offense (3,759).

No. 4 Penn State 35 , Wisconsin 10

Mike McQueary threw for 269 yards and three TDs and Curtis Enis ran for 138 yards and two scores, including a career-long 78-yard touchdown. Ron Dayne ran for 126 yards for Wisonsin (8-4).

No. 6 UCLA 31, Southern Cal 24

At Los Angeles, Cade McNown passed for three TDs as the Bruins beat the Trojans for the seventh consecutive year but lost out on the Rose Bowl because of an early-season loss to Washington State.

The Bruins have won nine straight since opening 0-2. Southern Cal (6-5) could be headed to the Aloha Bowl, possibly against Oklahoma State.

Notre Dame 21, No. 21 West Virginia 14

At South Bend, Ind., Ron Powlus' 11-yard TD pass to Bobby Brown late in the fourth quarter lifted Notre Dame (6-5) over West Virginia (7-3) 21-14, despite Amos Zereoue's 234 yards rushing.

Purdue 56, Indiana 7

At Bloomington, Ind., Ed Watson had 163 yards and two TDs as Purdue (8-3) beat Indiana 56-7 to complete its first winning season in 13 years. The Boilermakers could be headed to the Alamo Bowl against No. 19 Missouri.

Villanova 49, Northeastern 35

Villanova completed its first undefeated regular season (11-0) in 59 years with a 49-35 win over Northeastern.

Michigan State 27, Illinois 17

Although Illinois went 2-20 in Robert Holcombe's last two seasons, the running back was sad to see his college career come to an end.

"I'm going to miss it. This is something I'll always remember. I'll always remember the coaches and the players I've had an opportunity to play with," Holcombe said Saturday after Illinois lost 27-17 to Michigan State, its 17th loss in a row.

The loss made it a winless season for the Illini under new coach Ron Turner and only the third season in 108 years that Illinois has gone without a victory.

With the win against Illinois (0-8, 0-11), Michigan State has the six needed to be eligible for a bowl game.

The Spartans (3-4, 6-4) close their regular season Saturday at home against No. 4 Penn State.

"We could very easily be 8-2," said Spartans coach Nick Saban, referring to tough losses to Purdue and Northwestern. "And if we're bowl eligible and that close to being 8-2 in our league, I think we ought to have an opportunity to play someplace that's a reasonably good bowl."

No. 13 Auburn 18, Alabama 17

Add another amazing Iron Bowl to the history books. And cement Jaret Holmes' name into the annals of Auburn-Alabama lore.

Holmes kicked a 39-yard field goal with 15 seconds remaining Saturday night to give No. 13 Auburn an 18-17 victory over Alabama in a game that had seemed lost for the Tigers just moments earlier.

Auburn (6-2 Southeastern Conference, 9-2 overall) clinched its first SEC West title.

Despite its best effort of the season, Alabama (2-6, 4-7) finished with its worst record since 1957.

It was the first Iron Bowl to be decided by a last-second field goal since Alabama's Van Tiffin beat Auburn with a 52-yarder in 1985.

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