SOUTHEASTERN REPORT

at No. 19 Vanderbilt 14, No. 13 Auburn 13: Mackenzi Adams came off the bench and threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns and Vanderbilt improved to 5-0 for the first time since 1943. The Commodores also improved to 3-0 in the Southeastern Conference for only the third time ever -- the first since 1950. This win keeps them undefeated atop the SEC East while also ending a 13-game skid to Auburn (4-2, 2-2).

No. 12 Florida 38, at Arkansas 7: Tim Tebow threw two touchdown passes, and Jeffrey Demps ran for 103 yards and two long touchdowns for Florida (4-1, 2-1). The Gators led, 17-7, late in the third quarter when Jerry Franklin picked off Tebow, ending the Heisman Trophy winner’s streak at 203 passes without an interception. Arkansas (2-3, 0-2) made a game of it for a while after losing to Alabama and Texas by a combined 77 points, but the Razorbacks wasted several chances in Florida territory.

at Tennessee 13, Northern Illinois 9: Nick Stephens threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Denarius Moore and Tennessee’s new starting quarterback helped the Volunteers slip past Northern Illinois (2-3). Stephens’ touchdown pass came on the first play of a third-quarter drive and put Tennessee (2-3) up, 13-3.

South Carolina 31, at Mississippi 24: Chris Smelley threw three touchdown passes and South Carolina’s defense held Mississippi (3-3, 1-2) to a field goal in the second half. The Rebels appeared to take control early, but a pair of fumbles helped the Gamecocks (4-2, 1-2) earn a critical win that kept them from exiting the Southeastern Conference East division race in early October.