COLUMBIA, Mo. — Chase Daniel passed for 405 yards and four touchdowns and explosive Missouri scored on its first 10 possessions in routing Nevada 69-17 on Saturday.
Daniel was 23-of-28 passing and led Missouri (3-0) to seven touchdowns and a field goal before exiting in the third quarter.
“We want to score every time we touch the ball,” said Daniel, a Heisman Trophy finalist a year ago. “We know that’s probably not going to happen.”
The Tigers almost did. Daniel did all his damage without playing into the fourth quarter. His backups, Chase Patton and Blaine Gabbert, led two more scoring drives.
The Tigers gained 651 total yards and averaged a whopping 10 yards per play.
Nevada (1-2) lost a second straight game to a Big 12 opponent after falling to Texas Tech a week ago.
No. 3 Oklahoma 55, Washington 14
SEATTLE — Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford completed 18-of-21 passes for 304 yards and five touchdowns and ran for a touchdown to propel Oklahoma (3-0).
Washington (0-3) was handed its largest margin of defeat at home since 1929, when it lost 48-0 to Southern California.
No. 12 Texas Tech 43, SMU 7
LUBBOCK, Texas — Graham Harrell threw for 418 yards and five touchdowns, three to Michael Crabtree, to carry Texas Tech (2-0). The Mustangs (1-2) threw five interceptions.
Iowa 17, Iowa State 5
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Shonn Greene ran for 120 yards and a touchdown as the Hawkeyes got their third straight home win over the Cyclones.
Iowa (3-0) was buoyed by Greene’s third straight game over 100 yards rushing.
Austen Arnaud threw for 224 yards to lead Iowa State (2-1), which missed three field goals on a day when points were at a premium.
Oklahoma St. 57, Missouri St. 13
STILLWATER, Okla. — Keith Toston ran for a career-best 148 yards as Oklahoma State (3-0) piled up 450 yards rushing, the sixth-most total in school history.
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