NORMAN, Okla. — Landry Jones outplayed Christian Ponder by throwing for 380 yards and four touchdowns, and No. 10 Oklahoma moved past a shaky season opener with a 47-10 victory over No. 17 Florida State on Saturday.
A rematch of the 2001 Orange Bowl that brought home the Sooners’ most recent national championship quickly turned into a blowout as Oklahoma (2-0) scored touchdowns on its first four possessions.
Jones did much of his damage with short, swing passes and screens near the line of scrimmage before striking downfield for scores. He completed 14 consecutive passes at one point, starting at the end of the Sooners’ opening drive and continuing past when he had pushed the lead to 27-7 with his third touchdown pass.
“We knew who we were, we knew what we were capable of, and we came out here and showed what we’re capable of today,” Jones said.
No. 5 Texas 34, Wyoming 7
AUSTIN, Texas — After spending most of the first game against Rice running the ball, Texas (2-0) opened up its passing playbook with Garrett Gilbert completing 22-of-35 passes and a TD.
Playing to honor their teammate Ruben Narcisse, who was killed in a car accident in Colorado on Monday, the Cowboys kept things close for a half.
Texas’ first five drives resulted in two field goals and three punts before Austyn Carta-Samuels scampered 18 yards for a touchdown and a 7-6 lead for Wyoming (1-1).
No. 9 Iowa 35, Iowa State 7
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Adam Robinson rushed for a career- high 156 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries in the Hawkeyes’ third straight win over the rival Cyclones (1-1).
Ricky Stanzi threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score for the Hawkeyes (2-0), who scored touchdowns on four of their first five drives.
Stanzi threw short TD passes to Marvin McNutt and Allen Reisner, and his 1-yard TD plunge gave Iowa a 28-0 lead at halftime.
Missouri 50, McNeese State 6
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Freshman Henry Josey scored on three of his first four carries and Blaine Gabbert completed his first 15 passes in the Tigers’ rout.
Josey had 112 yards on seven carries, 105 coming in the first half. He was untouched on a 62-yard scoring run, had a 34-yarder for his first carry of the game, and scored twice — both times untouched — from 6 yards for Missouri (2-0).
Oklahoma State 41, Troy 38
STILLWATER, Okla. — Kendall Hunter rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns, and Justin Blackmon had two touchdown catches and 132 yards receiving for the Cowboys (2-0), who had to rally from a halftime deficit.
Texas A&M 48, Louisiana Tech 16
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Jerrod Johnson had 349 yards passing and four touchdowns for Texas A&M (2-0), which fumbled five times and missed a field goal in the first half but still led 21-10 at halftime thanks to a solid defensive effort.
Texas Tech 52, New Mexico 17
ALBUQUERQUE — Taylor Potts threw three touchdown passes, two to Lyle Leong, and the Red Raiders (2-0) benefited from two blocked punts at the beginning of each half that led to short touchdown drives.
Kansas State 48, Missouri State 24
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Carson Coffman threw three touchdown passes and Daniel Thomas rushed for 137 yards for the Wildcats (2-0), who led 27-7 at halftime.
Baylor 34, Buffalo 6
WACO, Texas — Robert Griffin passed for a career-high 297 yards, including 230 in the first half, and had a hand in all four touchdowns for the Bears (2-0).
