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Bryce Petty, Baylor, threw for 510 yards and six touchdowns, including a tying 25-yarder to Corey Coleman with 4:42 left in the No. 9 Bears’ 61-58 win over No. 9 TCU.

Marcus Mariota, Oregon, ran for two touchdowns and passed for 210 yards and two more scores, as the No. 12 Ducks rebounded from their first loss with a 42-30 victory over No. 18 UCLA.

Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin, rushed for 175 yards and four touchdowns to help the Badgers hold off Illinois 38-28.

KD Humphries, Murray State, threw six touchdown passes, including the winner in a 44-41 overtime victory over Southeast Missouri.

Justin Worley, Tennessee, threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores in a 45-10 victory over Chattanooga.

Jonah Hodges, San Diego, rushed for a school-record 273 yards and two touchdowns in a 31-23 win over Stetson.

Thomas Rawls, Central Michigan, ran for 270 yards and a pair of first-quarter touchdowns in a 34-17 win over Northern Illinois.

Sam Richardson, Iowa State, threw for a career-high 351 yards and three second-half touchdowns in a 37-30 victory over Toledo.

Numbers

3: Defensive touchdowns, including two in the first quarter, by Alabama-Birmingham in its 56-21 win over North Texas.

10: Years since Duke had beaten Georgia Tech before knocking off the No. 22 Yellow Jackets 31-25.

13: Tackles for losses by Rice in a 41-21 victory over Army.

1,267: Combined yards in No. 5 Baylor’s 61-58 win over No. 9 TCU.

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Sometimes, Mike MacIntyre’s emotions get the better of him and even his wallet.

Upset over calls last weekend, the Colorado head coach stormed after officials after a close loss to Oregon State and later was fined $10,000 by the Pac-12 Conference.

Always passionate, MacIntyre can’t mask his moods on the sideline, with cameras constantly catching him scrunching his face.

Recently, there’s been plenty to scrunch about: In each of the last two weeks, the Buffaloes (2-4, 0-3 Pac-12) have squandered opportunities, losing a 59-56 double-overtime thriller at Cal and falling 36-31 at home to the Beavers.

His team’s biggest obstacle is finding a way to finish in the fourth quarter. Or, as MacIntyre said, instilling the belief they really do deserve to win after so many subpar seasons.

“Our kids taste it. They understand they can win every game – just got to find a way to make some plays and finish at the end,” said MacIntyre, whose team had a bye this weekend before the will play at USC on Oct. 18. “We’ve got to find a way to get it done.”

They’re making inroads in MacIntyre’s second season in charge – or showing signs anyway.

Consider this: The Buffaloes were annihilated by Arizona State 54-13 in Tempe, Arizona, a season ago, but they had a chance in the fourth quarter last month in Boulder before falling 38-24.

Change isn’t going to happen overnight for a program that hasn’t been to a bowl game since 2007.

MacIntyre became so infuriated with officials for flags thrown and not thrown that he chased after them last weekend. That led to a fine and a reprimand by the conference.

These days, MacIntyre’s trying to get his players to buy in and believe they can persevere in the fourth quarter, no matter what. It’s been a challenge.

“We’ve been in every game going into the fourth quarter and had a chance every single game,” MacIntyre said. “That hasn’t happened around here in a long time.

“We’re working on ourselves. We need to put (everything) together in the fourth quarter and finish out a game,” the CU coach said. “That’s what we’re shooting to do.”

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