Around The Country

East

Miami 45, Boston College 44 (2OT):At Boston, Edgerrin James rushed for a school-record 271 yards as the Hurricanes (2-4, 1-2 Big East) ended a four-game losing streak with a double-overtime win over the Eagles (2-5, 2-3).

Syracuse 60, Temple 7: At Syracuse, N.Y., Quinton Spotwood scored three times, including his NCAA record-tying fourth punt return for a touchdown this season, as the Orangemen (5-3, 2-1 Big East) beat the Owls (2-5, 2-2).

Army 37, Rutgers 35: At West Point, N.Y., Rob Lalumondier scored two touchdowns and set up Eric Olsen’s game-winning 28-yard field goal as the Cadets (2-4), after blowing a 25-point lead, came back to beat the Scarlet Knights (0-7).

William & Mary 38, Connecticut 17: At Storrs, Conn., tailback Alvin Porch ran for two touchdowns and quarterback Steve Fill threw for two more as the Tribe (6-2, 3-2 Atlantic 10) whipped the Huskies (4-2, 1-2).

Dartmouth 21, Yale 7: At New Haven, Conn., Senior quarterback Peter Sellers completed 14 of 22 passes for 198 yards, ran for one score and threw for another as the Big Green (5-0, 3-0 Ivy League) defeated the Bulldogs (1-4, 0-2).

Cornell 41, Lafayette 34 (2OT): At Ithaca, N.Y., Brad Kiesendahl ran six yards for the game-winning touchdown, his third TD of the game, as the Big Red beat the Leopards (1-6).

South

Kentucky 49, Northeast Louisiana 14: At Lexington, Ky., Tim Couch passed for a school-record 428 yards and six touchdowns, including three to Lance Mickelsen, as the Wildcats (4-3) walloped the Indians (2-6).

South Carolina 39, Arkansas 13: At Little Rock, Ark., Anthony Wright kept alive a key 99-yard drive with three third-down conversions and finished it with a 45-yard touchdown pass to Boo Williams as the Gamecocks (4-3, 2-3 SEC) knocked off the Razorbacks (3-3, 1-2).

Wake Forest 35, Maryland 17: At Winston-Salem, N.C., Brian Kuklick threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns as the Demon Deacons (3-4, 2-3 Atlantic Coast) ended a four-game losing streak to the Terrapins (2-5, 1-3).

Virginia 13, Duke 10: At Charlottesville, Va., John Allen Roberts kicked a 29-yard field goal with 2:31 left to lead the Cavaliers (4-2, 3-1 Atlantic Coast) past the Blue Devils (2-5, 0-4).

Tulane 33, East Carolina 16: At New Orleans, Shaun King passed for 258 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Green Wave (4-2, 3-0 Conference USA) past the Pirates (1-5, 0-3).

Louisiana Tech 42, Arkansas St. 14: At Ruston, La., Tim Rattay passed for 348 yards and four touchdowns as the Bulldogs (5-2) cruised past the Indians (1-5).

Midwest

Missouri 37, Texas 29: At Columbia, Mo., Brock Olivo ran for two first-half touchdowns and the Tigers (4-3, 2-2 Big 12) got three more scores on the ground in the fourth quarter, beating the Longhorns (3-3, 1-2).

E. Michigan 45, Akron 0: At Ypsilanti, Mich., Charlie Batch completed 20 of 23 passes for 439 yards and three touchdowns and the Eagles (3-4, 3-3 Mid-American) amassed 632 yards in a victory over the Zips (1-6, 1-4).

Miami, Ohio 45, Marshall 21: At Oxford, Ohio, Travis Prentice set a school rushing record with four touchdowns and a career-high 203 yards, pacing the Redskins (6-1, 4-1 Mid-American) to a victory over the Thundering Herd (5-2, 3-1).

Ohio 24, Bowling Green 0: At Athens, Ohio, Kareem Wilson threw two touchdown passes and Tezell Jones tied a school record with three interceptions, leading the Bobcats (6-1, 4-0 Mid-American) to a victory over the Falcons (3-5, 3-2).

Ball St. 37, Cent. Michigan 34: At Muncie, Ind., Brent Lockliear kicked a 37-yard field goal in overtime to cap a 20-point rally and give the Cardinals (2-6, 1-4 Mid-American) a win over the Chippewas (2-6, 1-4).

Southwest

Oklahoma 24, Baylor 23: At Norman, Okla., Quarterback Eric Moore scored on an 80-yard run and Terry White intercepted a 2-point conversion try with 38 seconds left as the Sooners (3-4, 1-2 Big 12) beat the Bears (1-5, 0-3).

Houston 41, Cincinnati 38 (2OT): At Houston, Sebastian Villarreal kicked a 37-yard field goal to put the Cougars (2-4, 1-0 Conference USA) ahead in the second overtime and William Fields recovered a fumble to seal a victory over the Bearcats (5-2, 1-2).

San Jose State 10, Texas-El Paso 7: At El Paso, Texas, Omarr Smith returned a punt 84 yards to propel the Spartans (1-5, 1-2 WAC) past the Miners (2-5, 1-3).

Tulsa 33, TCU 22: At Fort Worth, Texas, John Mosley ran for two 5-yard touchdowns and Philip Abode returned a blocked punt 41 yards for a score, leading the Golden Hurricanes (1-5, 1-2 WAC) to a win over the Horned Frogs (0-6, 0-3).

West

Colorado 42, Kansas 6: At Boulder, Colo., embattled quarterback John Hessler passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, sparking the Buffaloes (3-3, 1-2 Big 12) to a rout of the Jayhawks (4-3, 2-2).

Brigham Young 17, Hawaii 3: At Provo, Utah, Brian McKenzie rushed for one touchdown and Jarod Dabney ran back a punt 83 yards for another as the Cougars (4-2, 2-1 Western Athletic) beat the Rainbow Warriors (1-4, 3-4).

Colorado St 14, Wyoming 7: At Laramie, Wyo., Moses Moreno threw touchdown passes of 47 and 18 yards to Corey McCoy in the first half and the Rams (5-2, 3-1 Western Athletic) held on to beat the Cowboys (5-3, 2-1).

Rice 35, New Mexico 23: At Albuquerque, N.M., The Owls’ (5-2, 3-1 WAC) defense helped set up three quick touchdowns en route to a win over the previously unbeaten Lobos (6-1, 4-1).

San Diego St. 20, UNLV 17 (OT): At San Diego, Nate Tandberg, who missed a 37-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter, kicked a 24-yarder in overtime to give the Aztecs (2-5, 1-2 WAC) a victory over the Rebels (3-4, 2-2).