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2026 Week 5

The week's important games and the snaps that decided them.

Florida at Missouri 17-45

Upset Explained · 35s Upset explained: how No. 25 Missouri beat No. 8 Florida by 28 Florida at Missouri · 17-45 Game-Changing 3 Plays · 28s No. 25 Missouri 45, No. 8 Florida 17: the three plays that blew it open Florida at Missouri · 17-45

Washington at USC 21-25

Game-Changing 3 Plays · 27s A defensive tackle's 48-yard fumble return: how No. 18 USC came back on Washington Washington at USC · 21-25

Notre Dame at North Carolina 37-26

Game-Changing 3 Plays · 28s Rain, a 98-yard return and a fourth-down keeper: how No. 3 Notre Dame won at North Carolina Notre Dame at North Carolina · 37-26

Alabama at Mississippi State 56-23

Game-Changing 3 Plays · 29s A pick-six and two third-down throws: how No. 7 Alabama won in Starkville Alabama at Mississippi State · 56-23

Kentucky at South Carolina 35-34

Game-Changing 3 Plays · 30s Down 17-0, then a two-point try in overtime: how No. 24 Kentucky won at South Carolina Kentucky at South Carolina · 35-34

BYU at TCU 17-10

Game-Changing 3 Plays · 28s A fourth-down pick and a missed field goal: how No. 10 BYU won at TCU BYU at TCU · 17-10 Defensive Win · 32s Seven points until the final minute: BYU's defense at TCU BYU at TCU · 17-10

Ohio State at Iowa 31-14

Game-Changing 3 Plays · 30s Jeremiah Smith's 206 yards at Kinnick Ohio State at Iowa · 31-14

West Virginia at Iowa State 42-45

Game-Changing 3 Plays · 29s Former walk-on Aiden Flora takes down West Virginia West Virginia at Iowa State · 42-45

Games of the week

Ranked matchups, upsets and the closest finishes. Final scores.

Date	Result	Venue
2026-10-03	#24 Kentucky 35 at South Carolina 34	Williams-Brice Stadium
2026-10-03	Washington 21 at #18 USC 25	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
2026-10-03	#12 Texas Tech 29 at Colorado 7	Folsom Field
2026-10-03	Auburn 14 at #17 Tennessee 24	Neyland Stadium
2026-10-03	Boston College 16 at #21 SMU 25	Gerald J. Ford Stadium
2026-10-03	UCF 17 at #20 Houston 27	TDECU Stadium
2026-10-03	#10 BYU 17 at TCU 10	Amon G. Carter Stadium
2026-10-03	#7 Alabama 56 at #16 Mississippi State 23	Davis Wade Stadium
2026-10-03	#3 Notre Dame 37 at North Carolina 26	Kenan Stadium
2026-10-03	#8 Florida 17 at #25 Missouri 45	Memorial Stadium
2026-10-03	#5 Ohio State 31 at #14 Iowa 14	Kinnick Stadium
2026-10-03	#4 Miami 41 at Clemson 13	Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC)

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