Ohio State, Clemson survive to highlight day in college football

A statistical look at Saturday’s college football action:

2: High-ranked teams that needed overtime to win: No. 2 Ohio State won at No. 8 Wisconsin, and No. 3 Clemson beat visiting N.C. State.

3: Games where both teams were ranked. The only upset was No. 22 Arkansas beating No. 12 Mississippi.

5: Top 25 teams to lose: Wisconsin (8), Tennessee (9), Mississippi (12), Miami (16) and Virginia Tech (17). The last three were upset victims.

6: Wins in six games for Nebraska, which won 27-22 at Indiana. The Cornhuskers are 6-0 for the first time since 2001.

20: Road victories for Ohio State under coach Urban Meyer.

39: No. 1 Alabama’s margin of victory at No. 9 Tennessee.

42: Largest margin of victory for a Top 25 team: No. 11 Baylor beat visiting Kansas 49-7.

45: Consecutive victories for Clemson when facing unranked opponents.

89: Career touchdowns for Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett, which breaks the school record held by Braxton Miller.

281:Rushing yards for Western Michigan’s Jarvion Franklin in a 41-0 victory at Akron.

326: Receiving yards for Louisiana Tech’s Carlos Henderson on 12 catches. He scored five touchdowns in a 56-28 win at UMass.

484: Passing yards for Louisiana Tech’s Ryan Higgins. All five of his touchdowns went to Henderson.

Compiled by Noel Harris

This story was originally published October 15, 2016 at 11:13 PM with the headline "Ohio State, Clemson survive to highlight day in college football."