STILLWATER, Okla. — Taylor Martinez set a Nebraska freshman record with 323 yards passing, threw a career-high five touchdown passes and the 14th-ranked Cornhuskers knocked No. 17 Oklahoma State from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 51-41 win on Saturday.
Martinez, who came in trailing only Michigan’s Denard Robinson in yards rushing by a quarterback, showed off his arm while also running for 112 yards on 19 carries.
“I’ve seen him do it day after day. I promise you he’s no different now than he was going into this game,” coach Bo Pelini said. “I think this game hopefully will keep giving him more confidence.”
Brandon Kinnie caught the first three touchdown passes of his career, including an 8-yard lob from Martinez that made it 51-34 in the final five minutes.
Kendall Hunter ran for 201 yards and two touchdowns in trying to lead Oklahoma State to only the third 7-0 start in school history, but Nebraska clamped down after a high- scoring first half and forced the Cowboys to go three-and- out on three of their four drives in the second half.
Iowa State 28, No. 22 Texas 21
AUSTIN, Texas — Austen Arnaud passed for two touchdowns, Alexander Robinson ran for 120 yards and two scores and the Longhorns, back home for the first time since a 34-12 loss to UCLA on Sept. 25, dropped a second straight in Austin for the first time since 1997.
The Cyclones ranked No. 112 out of 120 major college defenses coming into the game.
Yet it was the defense the Cyclones rode to their first win over Texas, forcing Longhorns quarterback Garrett Gilbert into four turnovers.
Baylor 47, Kansas State 42
WACO, Texas — Jay Finley rushed for a school-record 250 yards, Robert Griffin threw for a career-high 404 yards and four touchdowns and Baylor became bowl eligible for the first time since joining the Big 12. Baylor has not played in a bowl game since 1994, back when the Bears were a member of the now-defunct Southwest Conference.
Griffin was 26-of-38 passing and Finley averaged 9.6 yards per carry to key an offense which gained 683 yards, breaking a school record that was set three weeks ago.
Texas A&M 45, Kansas 10
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Jerrod Johnson broke Texas A&M’s career record for total offense, and backup Ryan Tannehill threw three touchdown passes.
With 139 yards passing and 28 rushing, Johnson, a senior, raised his career total to 8,888 yards, snapping the record of 8,876 Reggie McNeal compiled from 2002-05.
The Jayhawkshave been outscored in their last three games 159-24.
