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AUSTIN, Texas - Cedric Benson rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns as Texas, which entered 102nd in the nation in passing, beat Missouri 28-20 despite Vince Young and Chance Mock throwing for just 58 yards.
"For us to throw that poorly and win," Longhorns coach Mack Brown said, "says something about the spirit of this club."
The Tigers outgained Texas 358-299. But Brad Smith threw two costly interceptions.
Brian Robison returned the first 2 yards for a 7-0 lead.
Young set up the second score with a 48-yard catch after a reverse. Then he avoided a sack and ran 23 yards for a touchdown.
But after Young's second first-half interception, Missouri tied it on Damien Nash's 33-yard run. Young left the game after the play because of a hit to the chest but could have returned.
Late in the half, the Tigers reached the Texas 27 and went for it on fourth and 5. But Smith was intercepted by Aaron Ross, who returned it 64 yards. Two plays later, Benson bulled through four tackles to make it 21-14.
Benson gained 53 yards on eight carries on an 11-play drive, capped by his 14-yard run that made it 28-14 2:07 into the fourth.
"I knew my number would be called more," Benson said.
The Tigers pulled within 28-20 on Smith's 1-yard run on fourth down. But after getting the ball back with 2:51 left, they picked up a first down before a sack and three incompletions.
Aggies win fifth straightSTILLWATER, Okla. - Reggie McNeal threw two touchdowns and ran for two to help Texas A&M hand Oklahoma State its first loss, 36-20. It's the Aggies' first five-game win streak since starting 5-0 in 2001.
The Cowboys' Vernand Morency, who entered as the nation's leading rusher, had 111 yards on 28 carries but lost fumbles on consecutive possessions. The second led to Keith Joseph's 3-yard run that made it 14-0. McNeal, who made it 7-0 with a 24-yard run, made it 20-0 with a 3-yard run.
Quarterback Donovan Woods cut it to 20-6 with a 2-yard run with 33 seconds left. The Aggies were content to run out the clock, but Taylor Schuster advanced a third-down fumble to the A&M 45. McNeal then hit DeQawn Mobley for a score on the final play.
His 25-yard pass to Terrence Murphy on the first possession of the second half made it 33-6.
NEBRASKA 59, BAYLOR 27: Joe Dailey became the first quarterback for the host Cornhuskers to throw for more than 300 yards and tied a school record with five touchdown passes. Dailey was 13-for-20 for 342 yards, breaking the record of 297 by Dave Humm against Wisconsin in 1973.
Dailey threw touchdowns of 27 and 45 yards to Isaiah Fluellen in the last 1:21 of the first half to give Nebraska a 31-3 lead.
COLORADO 19, IOWA ST. 14: Mason Crosby kicked four field goals, including a school-record 60-yarder for the host Buffaloes, who handed the Cyclones their 13th consecutive conference loss. His 28-yarder in the first quarter, 54-yarder as time expired in the first half and 33-yarder in the fourth helped make it 19-7.
The Cyclones failed to score five times after driving inside Colorado's 20 and have scored just seven times, five touchdowns and two field goals, in 21 chances in the red zone. They cut it to 19-14 with 2:38 left on Todd Blythe's 43-yard reception. But the Buffaloes ran out the clock.