WACO, Texas — In their first home game as a ranked team since November 1991, the Baylor Bears treated their fans to another dazzling performance by Robert Griffin III and a rare shutout from the defense.
The best part of all for the locals? Rain! Griffin was 20- of-22 for 247 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for 78 yards, leading No. 19 Baylor to a 48-0 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday night in a game that was ended in the third quarter because of lightning.
The storm was as much a relief for this drought-stricken area as anything on the field. Wildfires have raged across Central Texas as a hotter-than-usual summer has been made worse by little to no rainfall since May.
“We get a win and it rains, that’s pretty hard to beat right now,” Baylor coach Art Briles said.
Baylor (2-0) led 31-0 and had scored on every drive when lightning halted things late in the first half. During a 41-minute delay, the schools agreed to skip halftime and to trim the final two quarters by 3 minutes each.
When more lightning approached with 2:58 left in the third quarter, the coaches met at midfield, shook hands and let the clock run out in the quarter to make it an official game.
No. 9 Texas A&M 37, Idaho 7
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Cyrus Gray had three touchdowns and 101 yards rushing, and Ryan Tannehill threw for 337 yards and two scores in less than three quarters.
Missouri 69, Western Illinois 0
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Henry Josey rushed for three touchdowns and 263 yards while James Franklin threw for three scores.
Missouri set a school record with 744 yards of offense and tied a school record for most points scored while holding Western Illinois to just one first down and 44 total yards.
Josey broke his career high of 112 yards in the first quarter and didn’t play in the second half.
Ga. Tech 66, Kansas 24
ATLANTA — Orwin Smith had more than 100 yards rushing and receiving, and Georgia Tech avenged a 28-25 upset loss to the Jayhawks last season, running at will and working in three long passes against a team that looked as though it had never seen the option offense.
Kansas St. 37, Kent St. 0
MANHATTAN, Kan. — David Garrett returned an interception 45 yards for a first-quarter touchdown, Collin Klein dazzled with 139 yards rushing and the Wildcats earned their first shutout in more than five years.
