Around the country

East

Michigan State 38, Pittsburgh 23: At Pittsburgh, Drew Stanton threw for two TDs to lead the Spartans to a victory over the Panthers.

Rutgers 24, Ohio 7: At Piscataway, N.J., Ray Rice ran for 190 yards and two TDs as the Scarlet Knights beat the Bobcats.

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Wake Forest 24, Connecticut 13: At East Hartford, Conn., defensive end Jeremy Thompson ran back an interception 86 yards for a TD and the Demon Deacons beat the Huskies.

South

Georgia Tech 35, Troy 20: At Atlanta, Reggie Ball ran for 130 yards and the Yellow Jackets beat the Trojans.

Arkansas 21, Vanderbilt 19: At Nashville, Tenn., Mitch Mustain threw for 224 yards and three TDs as the Razorbacks beat the Commodores.

South Florida 24, UCF 17: At Orlando, Fla., Matt Grothe connected with Ean Randolph for a TD late in the fourth quarter to give the Bulls the win.

Western Michigan 17, Virginia 10: At Charlottesville, Va., Mark Bonds ran for 118 yards and a TD as the Broncos upset the Cavaliers.

Kentucky 31, Mississippi 14: At Lexington, Ky., Andre’ Woodson threw for three TDs and the Wildcats beat the Rebels.

East Carolina 35, Memphis 20: At Greenville, N.C., Zach Slate returned an interception for a score in the fourth quarter as the Pirates beat the Tigers.

South Carolina 27, Wofford 20: At Columbia, S.C., Cory Boyd had three rushing TDs, as the Gamecocks beat the Terriers.

Alabama 41, Louisiana-Monroe 7: At Tuscaloosa, Ala., John Parker Wilson threw for 210 yards and two TD passes as the Crimson Tide beat the Warhawks.

Southern Mississippi 37, North Carolina State 17: At Hattiesburg, Miss., Damion Fletcher rushed for 177 yards as the Golden Eagles upset the Wolfpack.

North Carolina 45, Furman 42: At Chapel Hill, N.C., Ronnie McGill ran for 114 yards and four TDs as the Tar Heels beat the Paladins.

Tulane 32, Mississippi State 29: At Starkville, Miss., Lester Ricard threw for 298 yards and four TDs as the Green Wave beat the Bulldogs.

Bowling Green 33, Florida Intl. 28: At Miami, Freddie Barnes accounted for three TDs as the Green Falcons beat the Golden Panthers.

Midwest

Syracuse 31, Illinois 21: At Champaign, Ill., Syracuse receiver Taj Smith had two TDs and the Orange beat the Illini.

Kansas State 23, Marshall 7: At Manhattan, Kan., the Wildcat defense forced three turnovers in the win over the Thundering Herd.

Purdue 38, Ball State 28: At West Lafayette, Ind., Curtis Painter passed for 416 yards and three TDs as the Boilermakers beat the Cardinals.

Central Michigan 24, Akron 21: At Mount Pleasant, Mich., Josh Gordy returned an interception 100 yards for a TD to lead the Chippewas past the Zips.

Northwestern 14, Eastern Michigan 6: At Evanston, Ill., Corey Wootton’s late interception killed a scoring threat as the Wildcats beat the Hurons.

Kent State 16, Miami (Ohio) 14: At Oxford, Ohio, Julian Edelman passed for one TD and ran for one as the Golden Flashes beat the Redskins.

Minnesota 62, Temple 0: At Minneapolis, Bryan Cupito threw four TD passes to Logan Payne and the Gophers handed the Owls another blowout loss.

Wisconsin 14, San Diego State 0: At Madison, Wis., freshman P.J. Hill ran for 184 yards and a TD as the Badgers beat the Aztecs.

Southern Illinois 35, Indiana 28: At Bloomington, Ind., Nick Hill threw four TD passes as the Salukis beat the Hoosiers.

Northern Illinois 31, Buffalo 13: At Dekalb, Ill., Garrett Wolfe rushed for 263 yards and two TDs as the Huskies beat the Bulls.

Southwest

Oklahoma State 48, Florida Atlantic 8: At Stillwater, Okla., Mike Hamilton ran for 85 yards and two TDs in the Cowboys’ win.

Houston 42, Grambling State 22: At Houston, Kevin Kolb became the first 10,000-yard passer in school history for the Cougars in a win over the Tigers.

Tulsa 28, North Texas 3: At Tulsa, Okla., Paul Smith threw for 266 yards and two TDs as the Golden Hurricane beat the Mean Green.

Southern Methodist 45, Sam Houston State 14: At Dallas, Justin Willis threw for 248 yards and five touchdowns as the Mustangs beat the Bearkats.

Far West

Missouri 27, New Mexico 17: At Albuquerque, N.M., Chase Daniel’s fourth quarter TD bailed out the Tigers bungling offense in the win over the Lobos.