LARAMIE, Wyo. --- Matthew Tucker and Joseph Turner each ran for two touchdowns, and No. 4 Texas Christian University routed Wyoming 45-10 on Saturday for the Horned Frogs' best start in 71 years.
The win keeps TCU (11-0, 7-0) in the thick of BCS contention and clinches at least a share of the Mountain West Conference crown.
The Horned Frogs last went 11-0 in 1938, capped off by a win over Carnegie Tech in the national championship game.
NO. 13 PENN STATE 42, MICHIGAN STATE 14
In East Lansing, Mich., Daryll Clark passed for 310 yards and four touchdowns, and the Nittany Lions will now see whether it did enough to earn a BCS bowl bid.
Clark moved into first place in the school's record book with 23 TD passes in a season and 42 in a career. Evan Royster added 114 yards on 13 carries for Penn State (10-2, 6-2 Big Ten).
Michigan State (6-6, 4-4) also is bowl-bound.
NO. 14 CALIFORNIA 34, STANFORD 28
In Stanford, Calif., Shane Vereen ran for a career-high 193 yards and three touchdowns on 42 carries and Mike Mohamed intercepted a pass from Andrew Luck at the 3 with less than 2 minutes left as California spoiled Stanford's Rose Bowl hopes.
NO. 15 IOWA 12, MINNESOTA 0
In Iowa City, Iowa, James Vandenberg threw for 117 yards, fellow freshman Brandon Wegher ran for a touchdown, and the Hawkeyes kept alive their hopes for a BCS bowl berth.
The victory gave Iowa (10-2, 6-2 Big Ten) double-digit wins for the first time since 2004, along with Floyd of Rosedale -- a bronze pig awarded to the winner of the border rivalry -- for the eighth time in nine tries.
NORTHWESTERN 33, NO. 17 WISCONSIN 31
In Evanston, Ill., Mike Kafka hit Andrew Brewer with two first-half touchdown passes and Brian Peters and Jordan Mabin made key defensive plays late for Northwestern.
The Wildcats (8-4, 5-3 Big Ten) improved their bowl prospects with a third consecutive win, and fans swarmed Ryan Field after Mabin intercepted Scott Tolzien with 42 seconds to go.
NO. 19 BRIGHAM YOUNG 38, AIR FORCE 21
In Provo, Utah, Max Hall threw for five touchdowns and set a school record with his 30th career win, and the Cougars won for the sixth consecutive time over Air Force.
Hall was 33 for 45 for 377 yards, breaking the mark he shared with 1990 Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer.
Harvey Unga had 67 rushing yards and became the all-time leader at BYU (9-2, 5-1 Mountain West). He has 3,268 for his career.
NO. 20 OREGON STATE 42,
WASHINGTON STATE 10
In Pullman, Wash., Sean Canfield threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns, and Oregon State beat Washington State to keep its Rose Bowl hopes alive.
Jacquizz Rodgers rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns as Oregon State (8-3, 6-2 Pac-10) has now won four games in a row and six of the past seven.
NO. 23 UTAH 38, SAN DIEGO STATE 7
In Salt Lake City, Eddie Wide ran for 84 yards and two touchdowns, and the Utes scored all their points in the first half to bounce back from a loss to Texas Christian University.
Utah (9-2, 6-1 MWC) won its 17th game in a row at home, extending the third-longest home winning streak in the nation behind Oklahoma (28) and Boise State (24).
NO. 24 HOUSTON 55, MEMPHIS 14
In Houston, Case Keenum threw for 405 yards and five touchdowns in just more than two quarters, and Houston beat Memphis.
Keenum set a school record for career touchdown passes with 94, surpassing David Klingler's 91, before being replaced by Cotton Turner after an 18-yard pass to L.J. Castile put Houston (9-2, 5-2 Conference USA) ahead 49-14 early in the third quarter.
SYRACUSE 31, NO. 25 RUTGERS 13
In Syracuse N.Y., Greg Paulus had 142 yards passing and the Syracuse defense racked up nine sacks to match a school record.
The Orange (4-7, 1-5 Big East) jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back.
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