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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jarrett Stidham threw for 373 yards and five touchdowns in his final college game, and Auburn routed Purdue 63-14 in the Music City Bowl. Auburn scored the most points by a Southeastern Conference team in a bowl, topping Alabama's 61-6 win over Syracuse in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1, 1953. The Tigers had a chance to match the most points ever scored in a bowl at 70, but they took a knee at the Purdue 1 with 61 seconds left.
ATLANTA (AP) — A Peach Bowl game against Michigan provides Florida coach Dan Mullen with the perfect way to cap a comeback season for the Gators. The Gators have rebounded from a 4-7 finish last season to win nine games in Mullen's first season. But Florida is 0-4 against Michigan, including a loss in the 2017 opener.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Kaila Charles scored 16 of her 23 points in the second half and No. 4 Maryland beat Penn State 77-61 in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Down 57-56 after three quarters, Maryland held Penn State to four fourth-quarter points.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kenisha Bell had 17 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season, Annalese Lamke scored 20 points and No. 12 Minnesota opened Big Ten Conference play with a 74-56 win over Wisconsin. The Gophers (12-0) matched the 2002-03 team, when first-year coach Lindsay Whalen was a senior, for the second-best start in school history.
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