PASADENA, Calif. — Jahvid Best ran 93 yards for a touchdown and caught a 51-yard scoring pass, and California got back on track after two tough losses with a 45-26 victory over UCLA yesterday.

Shane Vereen rushed for 154 yards and a score, and Marvin Jones caught two TD passes from Kevin Riley in the Golden Bears' first win in nearly a month.

After a perfect nonconference start, Cal (4-2, 1-2 Pac-10) was embarrassed in back-to-back games by Oregon (42-3) and Southern California (30-3), all but ending their Pac-10 title hopes.

"Thank God we had the bye week and got everything squared away," said Best, who managed 102 yards rushing on 18 attempts. "We're a lot tighter as a team now. We're more of a family. In the locker room now, there's music going, and everybody is happy. It's great."

Cal got back in top form with a series of impressive first-half scores against UCLA (3-3, 0-3), which has lost three straight. Johnathan Franklin had a 74-yard TD run among his 101 yards rushing and two scores for the Bruins.

Kevin Prince passed for 311 yards but threw a terrible interception in the final minutes for UCLA, which has lost to Stanford, Oregon and Cal in the past three weeks, endangering coach Rick Neuheisel's hopes for a winning record in his second season.

ARIZONA 43, STANFORD 38

Nic Grigsby raced 57 yards for a touchdown with 2:57 to go, and the host Wildcats (4-2, 2-1 Pac-10) rallied from a 15-point deficit to defeat the Cardinal (4-3, 3-2), who were led by tailback Toby Gerhart, who ran for 123 yards and two touchdowns.

ARIZONA STATE 24, WASHINGTON 17

Danny Sullivan completed 21 of 35 passes for 263 yards and one TD, a 50-yard scoring pass to Chris McGaha with five seconds to play, lifting the host Sun Devils (4-2, 2-1 Pac-10) over the Huskies (2-2, 3-4).

ACC

CLEMSON 38, WAKE FOREST 3

C.J. Spiller ran for two touchdowns, freshman quarterback Kyle Parker threw for a score and ran for another, and the visiting Tigers (3-3, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) had five sacks in routing the Demon Deacons (4-3, 2-2).

BOSTON COLLEGE 52, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 20

Montel Harris set two school records with 264 yards rushing and five touchdowns —10 players previously had four — to lead the host Eagles (5-2, 3-2 ACC) to a rout of the Wolfpack (3-4, 0-3).

VIRGINIA 20, MARYLAND 9

Defensive end Nate Collins scored on a 32-yard interception return for a 13-9 lead late in the third quarter, helping the visiting Cavaliers (3-3, 2-0 ACC) rally past the Terrapins (2-5, 1-2) for their third consecutive victory.

BIG 12

IOWA STATE 24, BAYLOR 10

The host Cyclones (4-3, 1-2) started the season by snapping a 10-game losing streak, then last night Austen Arnaud threw for 166 yards and scored two touchdowns as they rolled to their first Big 12 win since 2007 by beating the Bears (3-3, 0-2).

KANSAS STATE 62, TEXAS A&M 14

Daniel Thomas ran for four touchdowns in the first half and Brandon Banks returned the second-half kickoff 97 yards for a TD, powering the host Wildcats (4-3, 2-1 Big 12) over the Aggies (3-3, 0-2).

BIG EAST

CONNECTICUT 38, LOUISVILLE 25

Andre Dixon ran for 153 yards and three touchdowns as the host Huskies (4-2, 1-1) scored 17 third-quarter points to defeat the Cardinals (2-4, 0-2) for the third consecutive season.

WEST VIRGINIA 24, MARSHALL 7

Noel Devine rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns, and freshman Geno Smith threw a scoring pass after Jarrett Brown went down with an injury to lead the host Mountaineers (5-1) past the Thundering Herd (4-3).

BIG TEN

MICHIGAN 63, DELAWARE STATE 6

The host Wolverines (5-2) set team marks with 442 yards in the first half and 727 total, and opened up a 49-3 halftime lead in coasting past the Hornets (1-4), who got paid $550,00 to forfeit a Mid-Eastern Athletic game for this game.

MICHIGAN STATE 24, NORTHWESTERN 14

Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes to Blair White in the third quarter as the host Spartans (4-3, 3-1 Big Ten) rallied from a 7-0 halftime deficit to beat the Wildcats (4-3, 1-2).

INDIANA 27, ILLINOIS 14

Ben Chappell threw for 333 yards and three touchdowns, both career highs, as the Hoosiers (4-3, 1-2 Big Ten) beat the Illini (1-5, 0-4). Indiana needs two wins in its final five games to become bowl-eligible.

CONFERENCE USA

EAST CAROLINA 49, RICE 13

Dwayne Harris returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown and added two touchdown catches to help the host Pirates (4-3, 3-1 Conference USA) pull away from the Owls (0-7, 0-3).

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 36, MEMPHIS 16

Tracey Lampley had a 50-yard punt return in a 20-point third quarter as the host Golden Eagles (4-3, 2-1 Conference USA) broke from a 10-6 halftime lead to defeat the Tigers (2-5, 1-3).

MID-AMERICAN

TEMPLE 27, ARMY 13

The host Owls (4-2) used a challenge to get an interception overturned by replay, then scored the go-ahead touchdown three plays later and went on to beat the Black Knights (3-4) for their fourth straight victory.

BOWLING GREEN 31, BALL STATE 17

Freddie Barnes caught three touchdown passes from Tyler Sheehan and the visiting Falcons (3-4, 2-1 Mid-American) soared to a 24-0 halftime lead in rolling past the Cardinals (0-7, 0-3).

OHIO 28, MIAMI (OHIO) 7

Donte Harden rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns to help the host Bobcats (5-2, 3-0 MAC) win their third consecutive game and defeat the RedHawks (0-7, 0-3) for the fourth straight time.

MOUNTAIN WEST

AIR FORCE 10, WYOMING 0

Connor Dietz came off the bench in the second half and guided the host Falcons (4-3, 3-1 Mountain West) to a 29-yard field goal by Erik Soderberg and a sealing 17-yard run by Jared Tew in the fourth quarter in beating the Cowboys (4-3, 2-1).

SEC

GEORGIA 34, VANDERBILT 10

Joe Cox threw two touchdown passes, including one to Caleb King who scored twice, helping the visiting Bulldogs (4-3, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) beat the Commodores (2-5, 0-4) to snap a two-game skid.

MISSISSIPPI 48, UAB 13

Freshman Jesse Grandy returned the opening kickoff 88 yards for a score, freshman Rodney Scott rushed for two touchdowns, and Jevan Snead threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns as the host Rebels (4-2) routed the Blazers (2-4).

KENTUCKY 21, AUBURN 14

Randall Cobb scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 4-yard run with 3:17 to play as the visiting Wildcats (3-3, 1-3 SEC) rallied from a 14-7 halftime deficit to beat the Tigers (5-2, 2-2).

SUN BELT

MISSISSIPPI STATE 27, MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE 6

Anthony Dixon rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns, and the visiting Bulldogs (3-4) picked off four passes to beat the Blue Raiders (3-3) and end a three-game losing streak.