College Football Scores 2014: Week 5 Results and Top Stars for Top 25 Teams
There were a ton of close calls in a wild and wacky Week 5, but in the end, there was just one mild upset.
A week after falling out of the Top 25, the Missouri Tigers rebounded with a win over No. 13 South Carolina on the road. Russell Hansbrough found the end zone three times, and the final score gave the Tigers a 21-20 lead.
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Missouri capped off a nine-play, 51-yard drive with just 3:34 remaining. Mizzou's defense held, and the offense ran out the clock to seal the victory. The win might be enough to push the Tigers back into the Top 25.
The Texas A&M Aggies came close to being bitten by the upset bug. However, the Arkansas Razorbacks fell apart on defense down the stretch and squandered the lead.
Kenny "Trill" Hill spurred on a furious fourth-quarter rally to come back from a 28-14 deficit after three quarters. An 86-yard connection between Hill and Edward Pope made it 28-21. The Aggies would later tie it on a 59-yard strike from Hill to Josh Reynolds.
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Hill put a stamp on his impressive performance with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Malcome Kennedy in overtime. The defense stepped up to stop the Razorbacks on a 4th-and-2 situation to seal the victory. It was just one of the thrilling finishes on the first Saturday of the fall.
Here's a look at all of the scores from the Top 25 teams.
| Week 5 Top 25 Games | |
| No. 1 Florida State 56 | North Carolina State 41 |
| Louisiana Tech 17 | No. 5 Auburn 45 |
| Arkansas 28 | No. 6 Texas A&M 35 (OT) |
| No. 7 Baylor 49 | Iowa State 28 |
| No. 8 Notre Dame 31 | Syracuse 15 |
| Wyoming 14 | No. 9 Michigan State 56 |
| Memphis 3 | No. 10 Ole Miss 24 |
| No. 11 UCLA 62 | No. 15 Arizona State 27 |
| Tennessee 32 | No. 12 Georgia 35 |
| Missouri 21 | No. 13 South Carolina 20 |
| No. 16 Stanford 20 | Washington 13 |
| New Mexico State 7 | No. 17 LSU 63 |
| Oregon State 10 | No. 18 USC 35 |
| South Florida 10 | No. 19 Wisconsin 27 |
| Illinois 14 | No. 21 Nebraska 45 |
| Cincinnati 28 | No. 22 Ohio State 50 |
| Texas Tech 35 | No. 24 Oklahoma State 45 |
| UTEP 28 | No. 25 Kansas State 58 |
Top Individual Performances
Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia Bulldogs
| 28 | 208 | 2 | 7.4 |
We've seen Gurley truck and juke would-be tacklers. On Saturday, we got to see him hurdle one. In the fourth quarter, with less than eight minutes remaining, Gurley leaped over a diving Brian Randolph and completed a 26-yard gain.
After the game, Georgia head coach Mark Richt admired his star's show of athleticism. Per The Associated Press (h/t ESPN.com), Richt said: "I don't know how high Todd got on that thing. That was pretty impressive to see right there in front of you. You just shake your head and go, 'Wow.'"
All in a day's work for the man who has seemingly established himself as the nation's best running back.
The 208 yards was his highest rushing total of the season. Through four games, he has a total of 610, and his two scores give him six on the season.
At this point, it seems that only an injury could keep him from being invited to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony.
Karlos Williams, RB, Florida State Seminoles
| Rushes | Yards | Touchdowns | Yards per Carry |
| 21 | 126 | 3 | 6 |
The Noles avoided disaster on the road against the North Carolina State Wolfpack on Saturday. After trailing early, Florida State created some distance between it and NC State to win by 15 points.
Much of the credit should go to Williams. He hadn't had a breakout game yet this season, but with the team in need of a stabilizing force on the ground, Williams came through.
He surpassed his total for rushing touchdowns in the previous three games with three. Florida State will need Williams to continue to shine for it to maintain a balanced attack.
Chris Moore, WR, Cincinnati Bearcats
| 3 | 221 | 3 | 73.6 |
Moore batted .1000 on Saturday.
He made three catches, and each of them went for touchdowns; however, it was in a losing cause against in-state rival Ohio State.
Still, Moore's day was noteworthy. The 6'1" junior had touchdown catches of 63, 80 and 78 yards. His yards per catch was a whopping 73.6. This performance easily blows away everything Moore has done in college leading up to this point.
Cincinnati surely hopes this is a sign of things to come.
Brett Hundley, QB, UCLA Bruins
| 18-of-23 | 355 | 4 | 72 |
Both Hundley and UCLA needed a big performance against the Arizona State Sun Devils, and they got it.
As part of the 62-27 blowout win, Hundley was nearly flawless in a big-time game against a quality conference foe. His rushing total and score on the ground only augmented his value.
Hundley threw for more yards in the Week 2 win over Memphis, but neither he nor the Bruins were as sharp as they were on Thursday night in Tempe, Arizona.
Ameer Abdullah, RB, Nebraska Cornhuskers
| 22 | 208 | 3 | 9.5 |
If Abdullah isn't a serious candidate for the Heisman, then no one is. On Saturday, he and the Cornhuskers trampled the Illinois Fighting Illini for 458 rushing yards.
Abdullah's rushing totals pushed him to the top spot in the nation in yards with 833. It was his third 200-yard game, and he's now averaging 166.6 yards per contest.
He and the Cornhuskers will get a serious test next week when the team travels to East Lansing to take on Michigan State.
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