Matt Simms has one game and one victory under his belt at Tennessee.
He finished 14-of-24 for 181 yards and a score as the Vols crushed Tennessee-Martin, 50-0, Saturday in Knoxville.

Tauren Poole had touchdown runs of 24 yards and 14 yards in Derek Dooley's first victory as the Vols' coach.

It was Tennessee's first shutout since a 48-0 win over Vanderbilt in 2003 and first time facing an FCS opponent since 1983.

Denarius Moore ran 58 yards for a TD and caught a 42-yard scoring pass from Simms.

No. 1 ALABAMA 48, SAN JOSE ST. 3 (at Tuscaloosa, Ala.) — Trent Richardson ran for two TDs and Greg McElroy passed for 218 yards to propel the reigning national champion Crimson Tide (1-0).

No. 4 FLORIDA 34, MIAMI (Ohio) 12 — Jeff Demps had a 72-yard scoring run, John Brantley added a fluky TD pass late and the Gators overcame an error-filled day.

The Gators (1-0) used four interceptions, several red-zone stops and two late TDs to avoid a meltdown.

Brantley completed 17 of 25 passes for 113 yards and two TDs. His 25-yard TD pass to Chris Rainey with 1:21 remaining bounced off a teammate.

No. 5 TEXAS 34, RICE 17 (at Houston) — Tre' Newton ran for three TDs, while quarterback Garrett Gilbert was up and down in his first college start for the Longhorns.

Texas (1-0) was stopped on fourth down at the 1 on its first drive and settled for a 51-yard field goal on the second.

No. 6 TCU 30, No. 24 OREGON ST. 21 (at Arlington Texas) — Andy Dalton ran for two TDs and threw for a score to make up for his two INTs as the Horned Frogs escaped.

No. 7 OKLAHOMA 31, UTAH ST. 24 (at Norman, Okla.) — DeMarco Murray ran for 218 yards and two TDs and the Sooners became the seventh Division I school to reach 800 victories.

No. 8 NEBRASKA 49, WESTERN KENTUCKY 10 (at Lincoln, Neb.) — Freshman Taylor Martinez ran for 127 yards and three TDs and passed for 136 yards for the Cornhuskers.

No. 9 IOWA 37, EASTERN ILLINOIS 7 (at Iowa City, Iowa) — Adam Robinson ran for 109 yards and three TDs in the first half for the Hawkeyes. Senior Ricky Stanzi threw for 229 yards and a TD.

No. 20 FLORIDA ST. 59, SAMFORD 6 (at Tallahassee, Fla.) — Christian Ponder threw four first-half TD passes and Greg Reid returned a punt 74 yards for another score as the Seminoles celebrated Jimbo Fisher's coaching debut.

No. 21 LSU 30, No. 18 NORTH CAROLINA 24 (at Atlanta, Ga.) — Patrick Peterson's 87-yard punt return for a score highlighted the Tigers' 23-point surge that gave them a 30-10 halftime lead.

NOTRE DAME 23, PURDUE 12 (at South Bend, Ind.) — Dayne Crist threw for 205 yards and a TD in his first start, Armando Allen ran for a score and coach Brian Kelly earned a victory in his Fighting Irish debut.