CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Chris Gould kicked a 19-yard field goal with 3:20 to play yesterday and mistake-prone Virginia won its sixth consecutive game and knocked Connecticut from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 17-16 victory.

The Cavaliers (6-1) trailed 16-14 and had struggled on offense all day before driving 79 yards to Gould's second game-winner in as many weeks. Last Saturday, his 34-yarder with 8 seconds left gave Virginia a 23-21 victory at Middle Tennessee.

Quarterback Jameel Sewell completed a 30-yard pass to Chris Gorham and an 8-yarder to Tom Santi on third-and-5 during the winning drive, then tried to run it in on a draw play on third-and-goal from the 7. He was tackled just shy of the goal line.

The Huskies (5-1) got consecutive 11-yard runs from quarterback Tyler Lorenzen after Gould's field goal to reach Virginia's 44. But UConn lost 21 yards when a snap in the shotgun zipped passed Lorenzen, a false start penalty made it second-and-31 and then a fumble on the next snap was recovered by Virginia's Jeffrey Fitzgerald.

Gould's field goal try from 35 yards with 27 seconds to play missed wide left, giving the Huskies three chances to complete a long pass or draw a penalty. The Cavaliers defended them all and hung on to win the first meeting between the schools.

GEORGIA TECH 17, MIAMI 14

Tashard Choice ran for a career-high 204 yards on 37 carries, quarterback Taylor Bennett rushed for two touchdowns and the Yellow Jackets (4-3, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) rallied from a 7-0 halftime deficit to beat the Hurricanes (4-3, 1-2) in Miami.

BIG 12 CONFERENCE

OKLAHOMA STATE 45, NEBRASKA 14

Dantrell Savage rushed for 212 yards and a touchdown, and Julius Crosslin scored twice to help the Cowboys (4-3, 2-1) hand the Cornhuskers (4-3, 1-2) their worst home loss in almost 50 years at Lincoln, Neb.

TEXAS TECH 35, TEXAS A&M 7

Graham Harrell completed 30 of 37 passes for 425 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a score as the host Red Raiders (6-1, 2-1) cruised past the Aggies (5-2, 2-1) at Lubbock, Texas.

KANSAS STATE 47, COLORADO 20

James Johnson ran for 159 yards and two scores, and Deon Murphy caught one touchdown pass and scored on a 20-yard reverse as the Wildcats (4-2, 2-1) knocked the Buffaloes (4-3, 2-1) out of the Big 12 North lead at Manhattan, Kan.

BIG EAST CONFERENCE

RUTGERS 38, SYRACUSE 14

Ray Rice ran for 196 yards and three touchdowns, and Kenny Britt had six catches for 176 yards and one TD as the Scarlet Knights (4-2, 1-1 Big East) ended a two-game losing streak with a rout of the Orange (1-6, 1-2) at Syracuse, N.Y.

BIG TEN CONFERENCE

MICHIGAN 48, PURDUE 21

Mike Hart ran for 102 yards and two touchdowns in the first half before sitting out the second half with an injured right ankle, and Mario Manningham also ran for two TDs as the Wolverines (5-3, 3-0) rolled past the Boilermakers (5-2, 1-2) at Ann Arbor, Mich.

NORTHWESTERN 49, MINNESOTA 48

Brandon Roberson ran 6 yards for a touchdown in the second overtime and the Wildcats (4-3, 2-2), playing overtime for the second straight week, stopped a 2-point conversion attempt by the Golden Gophers (1-6, 0-4), who blew a 35-14 second-half lead at Evanston, Ill.

MICHIGAN STATE 52, INDIANA 27

Javon Ringer rushed for 203 yards and two touchdowns, Jehuu Caulcrick added three rushing TDs and Brian Hoyer was 20-for-23 for 190 yards and a TD as the Spartans (5-2, 1-2) pounded the Hoosiers (5-2, 2-2) at East Lansing, Mich.

CONFERENCE USA

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 28, SMU 7

Steven Reaves ran for one touchdown and threw for another in his first start at quarterback, and the Golden Eagles (3-3, 1-1) scored 21 straight points in the second quarter to beat the Mustangs (1-5, 0-2) as Hattiesburg, Miss.

HOUSTON 56, RICE 48

Anthony Alridge rushed for 205 yards and four touchdowns, Donnie Avery had 346 receiving yards and two TDs, and the Cougars (3-3, 2-1) scored the final 21 points to rally past the Owls (1-5, 1-1) in Houston.

TULSA 38, MARSHALL 31

Paul Smith passed for 385 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another, and the Golden Hurricane (4-2, 2-1) amassed 578 yards of offense to hold off the Herd (0-6, 0-2) at Tulsa, Okla.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE 21, MEMPHIS 7

Quarterback Dwight Dasher threw for one touchdown, rushed for another and amassed 410 yards of offense, leading the Blue Raiders (2-5) over the Tigers (2-4) at Memphis, Tenn.

EAST CAROLINA 45, UTEP 42

Rob Kass plunged into the end zone on a quarterback sneak during the first overtime to lift the Pirates (4-3-1, 3-1 CUSA) over the Miners (4-3, 2-1), who settled for a field goal in OT at El Paso, Texas.

MID-AMERICAN

TEMPLE 24, AKRON 20

Quarterback Adam DiMichele was 33-of-34 for 241 yards and hit Dy'Onne Crudup with a 19-yard touchdown pass with 27 seconds left as the Owls (2-5, 2-2) rallied from a 20-3 fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Zips (3-4, 2-1) at Akron, Ohio.

MIAMI (OHIO) 47, BOWLING GREEN 14

Redshirt freshman Eugene Harris scored his first two career touchdowns, the second on a 73-yard pass that opened a 30-7 halftime lead, and the RedHawks (4-3, 3-0) had six sacks in cruising past the Falcons (3-3, 1-1) at Oxford, Ohio.

CENTRAL MICHIGAN 47, ARMY 23

Dan LeFevour ran for four touchdowns, three in the first half, and also threw for 251 yards and two scores to lead the Chippewas (4-3) past the Black Knights (3-4) at Mount Pleasant, Mich.

BALL STATE 35, WESTERN KENTUCKY 12

Nate Davis passed for 288 yards and three touchdowns, Frank Edmonds scored on a pair of 1-yard runs, and the Cardinals (4-3) opened a 28-12 lead with two third-quarter TDs in beating the Hilltoppers (3-3) at Muncie, Ind.

WESTERN MICHIGAN 17, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 13

Quarterback Tim Hiller topped 3,000 passing yards for his career as he threw for 226 yards and a touchdown in leading the Broncos (3-4, 2-1) over the Huskies (1-6, 0-4) at De Kalb, Ill.

MOUNTAIN WEST

NEW MEXICO 20, WYOMING 3

Travis Brown had a 63-yard reception for the go-ahead touchdown following a 1-hour, 43-minute weather delay (lightning, rain and snow) just before halftime as the Lobos (4-2, 1-1) beat the Cowboys (4-2, 1-1) at Laramie, Wyo.

AIR FORCE 45, COLORADO STATE 21

Chad Hall ran for a school-record 256 yards on 31 carries and scored four touchdowns, and the Falcons (5-2, 4-1) had three first-half interceptions, returning one for a touchdown in rolling past the Rams (0-6, 0-3) at Fort Collins, Colo.

UTAH 23, SAN DIEGO STATE 7

Darrell Mack rushed 22 times for 131 yards and had a touchdown reception, and Louie Sakoda kicked three field goals to lead the Utes (4-3, 1-3) past the Aztecs (3-3, 1-1) at Salt Lake City.

PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE

TCU 38, STANFORD 36

Aaron Brown scored on a 2-yard run with 4:13 remaining and Robert Henson batted away Travis Pritchard's fourth-down pass as the Horned Frogs (4-3) rallied from a 28-17 deficit early in the third quarter to beat the Cardinal (2-4) at Stanford, Calif.

SOUTHEASTERN

ALABAMA 27, MISSISSIPPI 24

The Crimson Tide (5-2, 3-1) scored 10 points in the final eight minutes and benefited from a critical replay reversal — a 41-yard pass to Shay Hodge to the Alabama 4 with 7 seconds left was ruled out of bounds — to beat the Rebels (2-5, 0-4) at Oxford, Miss.