KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin didn't defeat Florida as promised. He did deliver on another guarantee with a 45-19 win over the Georgia Bulldogs yesterday.

"(Kiffin) basically made a promise to us that we wouldn't lose to them anymore, forever or until he leaves," Volunteers safety Eric Berry said. "He's not going to let Georgia beat us."

The first-year coach got some help from Jonathan Crompton, who passed for a career-high 310 yards and threw for four touchdowns.

"I told the guys last night, I don't know all the Tennessee history or tradition of all the matchups," Kiffin said. "There are a lot of great teams in this conference. But I told them, to me, this is the biggest matchup."

It was his first Southeastern Conference victory and kept the Volunteers (3-3, 1-2) from going 0-3 in the league for a second season in a row. Georgia (3-3, 2-2) dropped to 3-3 for the first time under coach Mark Richt.

"They played better. They coached better. It's very obvious their team was a better team by a long shot," Richt said.

But by halftime, Crompton had already thrown for 205 yards and three touchdowns. He finished 20-for-27.

Georgia's offense never reached the red zone, and the Tennessee defense held it to 241 yards compared with the Vols' 472.

HOUSTON 31, MISSISSIPPI STATE 24

Case Keenum completed 39 of 52 passes for 434 yards and four touchdowns, two to James Cleveland and two to Tyron Carrier, as the Cougars (4-1) held off the Bulldogs (24) at Starkville, Miss.

ACC

VIRGINIA 47, INDIANA 7

Jameel Sewell completed 20 of 30 passes for 308 yards and one touchdown, and also ran for a TD as the Cavaliers (2-3) rolled up 536 yards in coasting past the Hoosiers (3-3) at Charlottesville, Va.

DUKE 49, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 28

Thad Lewis threw for career-highs of 459 yards and five touchdowns, and also ran for a score as the Blue Devils (3-3, 1-1 ACC) snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Wolfpack (3-3, 0-2) at Raleigh, N.C.

NORTH CAROLINA 42, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 12

Ryan Houston rushed for three touchdowns and Quan Sturdivant returned a fumble 49 yards for a score, one of six turnovers forced by the Tar Heels (4-2) during a rout of the Eagles (3-3) at Chapel Hill, N.C.

WAKE FOREST 42, MARYLAND 32

Riley Skinner threw for 360 yards and a career-high four touchdowns, and Chris Givens caught five passes for 116 yards and two scores as the Demon Deacons (4-2, 2-1 ACC) beat the Terrapins (2-4, 1-1) at Winston-Salem, N.C.

BIG 12

TEXAS TECH 66, KANSAS STATE 14

Backup Steven Sheffield completed 33 of 41 passes for 490 yards and seven touchdown in his first career start to help the Red Raiders (4-2, 1-1 Big 12) beat the Wildcats at Lubbock, Texas. Starting QB Taylor Potts sat out with a concussion.

BIG EAST

WEST VIRGINIA 34, SYRACUSE 13

Noel Devine caught a touchdown pass and rushed for another, Ryan Clarke scored on two short runs, and the Mountaineers (4-1, 1-0 Big East) rolled past the Orange (2-4, 0-2) at Syracuse, N.Y.

RUTGERS 42, TEXAS SOUTHERN 0

Joe Martinek scored on runs of 9 and 15 yards and the Scarlet Knights (4-1) won their 600th game with a victory over the Tigers (1-4) at Piscataway, N.J.

PITTSBURGH 24, CONNECTICUT 21

Dan Hutchins kicked an 18-yard field goal on the final play and the Panthers (5-1, 2-0 Big East) rallied from a 21-6 third-quarter deficit to beat Huskies (3-2, 0-1) in Pittsburgh.

LOUISVILLE 25, SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 23

Ryan Payne kicked a 32-yard field goal with 30 seconds to play to lift the Cardinals (2-3) over the Golden Eagles (3-3), who had taken a 23-22 lead on Tory Harrinson's 13-yard TD run with 2:13 left at Louisville, Ky.

BIG TEN

MICHIGAN STATE 24, ILLINOIS 14

Sophomore Keith Nichol threw for 179 yards in his first start and Larry Caper rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown to lead the Spartans (3-3, 2-1) past the Illini (1-4, 0-3) at Champaign, Ill.

MINNESOTA 35, PURDUE 20

Lee Campbell intercepted a pass and blocked a field goal to set up touchdowns, and Kevin Whaley rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown as the Golden Gophers (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) beat the Boilermakers (1-5, 0-2) in Minneapolis.

NORTHWESTERN 16, MIAMI, OHIO, 6

Quarterback Mike Kafka ran for two touchdowns and the Wildcats (4-2) came up with four turnovers, including three interceptions, and sacked quarterback Zac Dysert seven times in beating the RedHawks (0-6) at Evanston, Ill.

CONFERENCE USA

MARSHALL 31, TULANE 10

Darius Marshall scored two touchdowns which bookended a 31-0 blitz as the Thundering Herd (4-2, 2-1 Conference USA) won for the third time in four games, while ending a two-game winning streak by the Green Wave (2-3, 0-2) in New Orleans.

MEMPHIS 35, UTEP 20

Curtis Steele ran for 240 yards on 39 carries and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown pass as the Tigers (2-4, 1-2 Conference USA) scored 14 fourth-quarter points to pull away from the Miners (2-4, 1-1) at Memphis, Tenn.

SMU 28, EAST CAROLINA 21

Bo Levi Mitchell completed 17 of 29 passes for 266 yards and two touchdowns, and Aldrick Robinson scored on a 96-yard touchdown reception to tie for the longest touchdown pass in school history, as the Mustangs (3-2, 2-0 Conference USA) snapped the Pirates' (3-3, 2-1) five-game conference winning streak.

IA INDEPENDENTS

ARMY 16, VANDERBILT 13

One week after missing a potential game-winner against Tulane, Alex Carlton kicked a 42-yard field goal in overtime to give the Black Knights (3-3) a victory over the Commodores (2-4) at West Point, N.Y.

MOUNTAIN WEST

WYOMING 37, NEW MEXICO 13

Austyn Carta-Samuels completed 15 of 30 passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns in leading the Cowboys (4-2, 2-0 Mountain West) over the Lobos (0-6, 0-2) in 15-degree weather at Laramie, Wyo.

UTAH 24, COLORADO STATE 17

Terrance Cain threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Eddie Wide with 3:40 left in the game as the Utes (4-1, 1-0 Mountain West) overcame a 14-point deficit to defeat the Rams (3-3, 0-2) in freezing temperatures at Fort Collins, Colo.

PACIFIC-10

WASHINGTON 36, ARIZONA 33

Mason Foster intercepted a deflected pass off the foot of Arizona's Delashaun Dean and returned the carom 37 yards for a touchdown with 2:37 left, and the Huskies (3-3, 2-1 Pac-10) rallied with two touchdowns in the final three minutes to stun the Wildcats (3-2, 1-1) in Seattle.

OREGON STATE 38, STANFORD 28

Jacquizz Rodgers ran for a career-high 189 yards and four touchdowns, and older brother, James Rodgers, caught five passes for 71 yards and another score as the Beavers (4-2, 2-1) beat the Cardinal (4-2, 3-1) at Corvallis, Ore.