NORMAN, Okla. — Sam Bradford overcame two interceptions and passed for a career-best 395 yards and five touchdowns Saturday, helping No. 4 Oklahoma overpower Cincinnati 52-26.
Freshman Ryan Broyles had a breakout game with 141 receiving yards, Jermaine Gresham caught two touchdown passes and the Sooners extended the nation’s longest home winning streak to 20 games.
Broyles had a 27-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter and extended a key second-half drive with a leaping 43-yard catch to allow the Sooners (2-0) to start pulling away with 24 consecutive points.
For Bradford, who led the nation in quarterback rating last season, it was the third time he tied the school record for TD passes held by 2003 Heisman Trophy winner Jason White and 2000 Heisman runner-up Josh Heupel. His only other two-interception game came in an upset loss last season at Colorado.
Cincinnati’s Mardy Gilyard returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown to break one of the longest runback droughts in college football. The last score by the Bearcats (1-1) on a kickoff return came in 1995, and only two schools have gone longer than Cincinnati’s 145 games without one.
Gilyard finished with a school-record 365 all-purpose yards, including 119 yards on seven first-half receptions.
The Bearcats lost quarterback Dustin Grutza in the fourth quarter to a broken right fibula.
No. 10 Texas 42, UTEP 13
EL PASO, Texas — Colt McCoy passed for 282 yards and four touchdowns to send the Miners (0-2) to their eighth straight loss.
No. 12 Texas Tech 35, Nevada 19
RENO, Nev. — Eric Morris scored two touchdowns, one on an 86-yard punt return, and Graham Harrell threw an 82-yard touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree as the Red Raiders (2-0) scored 30 or more points for the 18th time in their past 20 games.
No. 14 Kansas 29, Louisiana Tech 0
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Dezmon Briscoe broke six tackles to turn a short pass into a 48- yard touchdown and Todd Reesing threw for a career- high 412 yards and three touchdowns.
No. 6 Missouri 52,
Southeast Missouri State 3
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri (2-0) scored on its first five possessions, Sean Weatherspoon returned an interception for a touchdown and the Tigers ran up a quick 42- point lead before calling in the reserves.
The Tigers’ first-string offense faced only one third down, averaged 13.3 yards per play in the first quarter and didn’t punt until backup quarterback Chase Patton ran an unsuccessful series in the final four minutes of the half.
Kansas State 69,
Montana State 10
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Josh Freeman ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more and Kansas State returned two blocked punts for touchdowns for the first time in school history.
While rolling up 481 total yards, the Wildcats averaged 7.3 yards per play against the Big Sky Conference team.
Texas A&M 28, New Mexico 22
ALBUQUERQUE — Jerrod Johnson replaced the injured Stephen McGee and threw three touchdown passes as Texas A&M gave coach Mike Sherman his first win with the Aggies.
Texas A&M (1-1), making its first trip to Albuquerque, survived New Mexico’s swarming defensive scheme and bounced back from an embarrassing season-opening loss, 18-14 to Arkansas State.
Johnson completed 10-of-19 passes for 124 yards in place of McGee, who sprained his right shoulder on the opening series and didn’t return to the game.
Baylor 51, N’western St. 6
WACO, Texas — Robert Griffin passed for three touchdowns and rushed for another in his first career start, and coach Art Briles earned his first win at Baylor as the Bears snapped a nine-game losing streak.
Baylor (1-1) scored on their first five possessions and won for the first time since beating Buffalo last Sept. 22.
Iowa St. 48, Kent St. 28
AMES, Iowa — Austen Arnaud and Phillip Bates each threw a touchdown pass to R.J. Sumrall and Iowa State (2-0) turned a blocked punt and two fumble recoveries into 21 points to overcome a Kent State team that beat the Cyclones last year in Gene Chizik’s first game as coach at Iowa State.
