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East

Navy 49, Tulane 21: At Annapolis, Md., the Midshipmen (5-3) scored touchdowns on their first four possessions and amassed a season-high 418 yards rushing in handing the Green Wave (2-6) their fifth straight loss.

South Florida 45, Rutgers 31: At Piscataway, N.J., Andre Hall ran for 168 yards and three TDs and the Bulls (4-3, 2-1 Big East) scored 28 points off six turnovers to beat the Scarlet Knights (6-3, 3-2).

South

Georgia Tech 30, Wake Forest 17: At Atlanta, Reggie Ball threw a pair of TD passes and ran for another score as the Yellow Jackets (6-2, 4-2 ACC) beat the Demon Deacons (4-6, 3-4).

Clemson 49, Duke 20: At Clemson, S.C., Will Proctor made his first Clemson start a successful one, passing for two touchdowns and running for a third as the Tigers (5-4, 3-4 ACC) crushed the Blue Devils (1-9, 0-7).

Virginia 51, Temple 3: At Charlottesville, Va., Wali Lundy ran for 119 yards and four TDs and Jason Snelling ran for two more as the Cavaliers (5-3) beat the Owls (0-10).

Troy 28, Florida Atlantic 14: At Troy, Ala., Julian Foster passed for 271 yards and three second-half touchdowns and the Trojans (4-5, 3-2 Sun Belt) rallied for a victory over the Owls (1-8, 1-4).

Central Florida 31, Houston 29: At Orlando, Fla., Stephen Moffett accounted for three scores, Kevin Smith added a 2-yard TD run in the fourth quarter, and the Bulls (6-3, 5-1 C-USA) beat the Cougars (5-3, 3-2).

Fla. International 31, La.-Monroe 29: At Monroe, La., with 12 seconds remaining, Ragan Walters’ 35-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide right, allowing the Golden Panthers (2-5, 1-3 Sun Belt) to slip past the Indians (3-5, 3-1).

Middle Tennessee 45, Arkansas State 7: At Murfreesboro, Tenn., Clint Marks threw for three TDs to lead the Blue Raiders (3-4, 2-2 Sun Belt) over the Indians (4-4, 3-2).

Midwest

Minnesota 42, Indiana 21: At Bloomington, Ind., Gary Russell ran for 188 yards and three TDs as the Golden Gophers (6-3, 3-3 Big Ten) beat the Hoosiers (4-5, 1-5).

Purdue 28, Michigan State 21: At West Lafayette, Ind., Jerod Void ran for 134 yards and three TDs to help the Boilermakers (3-6, 1-5 Big Ten) snap a six-game losing streak with a win over the Spartans (5-4, 2-4).

Northwestern 28, Iowa 27: At Chicago, Ross Lane caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Brett Basanez with 42 seconds remaining to give the Wildcats (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) a comeback win over the Hawkeyes (5-4, 3-3).

Northern Illinois 31, Central Michigan 28: At Mount Pleasant, Mich., Sam Hurd caught 12 passes for a school-record 266 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead the Huskies (5-4, 4-2 MAC) past the Chippewas (5-4, 4-2).

Ball State 23, Akron 17: At Muncie, Ind., the Cardinals (3-6, 3-3 MAC) used a goal-line stand in the game’s final 2 minutes to turn away the Zips (4-5, 3-3).

Bowling Green 24, Kent State 14: At Kent, Ohio, Anthony Turner threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score to lead the Falcons (5-4, 4-2 MAC) past the Golden Flashes (1-8, 0-6).

Miami (Ohio) 54, Buffalo 13: At Oxford, Ohio, Josh Betts threw for 276 yards and four touchdowns and the RedHawks (6-3, 4-2 MAC) forced eight turnovers in a victory over the Bulls (0-9, 0-6).

Iowa State 45, Kansas State 17: At Ames, Iowa, Bret Meyer threw three TD passes to lead the Cyclones (6-3, 3-3 Big 12) past the Wildcats (4-5, 1-5).

Western Michigan 44, Eastern Michigan 36: At Detroit, Tim Heller threw four touchdown passes and the Broncos (6-3, 4-2 MAC) became bowl eligible just one year after posting a 1-10 record by beating the Eagles (3-6, 2-4).

Southwest

South Carolina 14, Arkansas 10: At Fayetteville, Ark., Blake Mitchell threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Kenny McKinley on the final play of the third quarter, and coach Steve Spurrier and the Gamecocks (6-3, 4-3 SEC) became bowl eligible with a win over the Razorbacks (2-6, 0-5).

SMU 27, Rice 7: At Dallas, DeMyron Martin rushed for 171 yards and a TD to lead the Mustangs (3-6, 2-4 C-USA) past the Owls (0-8, 0-3), extending Rice’s nation-leading losing streak to 14 games.

UTEP 41, Tulsa 38: At El Paso, Texas, Jordan Palmer and Chris Francies hooked up on a 23-yard touchdown pass to tie the game with 3:41 left and Reagan Schneider kicked a 23-yard field with 2 seconds remaining to lift the Miners (7-1, 5-1 C-USA) over the Golden Hurricane (5-4, 4-2).

Louisiana-Lafayette 31, North Texas 28: At Denton, Texas, Tyrell Fenroy rushed for 102 yards and scored his third touchdown on a 1-yard run with 1:10 remaining to lead the Ragin’ Cajuns (4-5, 3-2 Sun Belt) past the Mean Green (2-6, 2-2).

Far West

Army 27, Air Force 24: At Air Force Academy, Colo., Carlton Jones ran for 146 yards and a touchdown, to lead the Black Knights (2-6) past the Falcons (3-7). Army ended an eight-game losing streak against Air Force and won at the academy for the first time in 28 years.

BYU 55, UNLV 14: At Las Vegas, Curtis Brown and Naufahu Tahi scored two touchdowns apiece and the Cougars (5-4, 4-2 MWC) ran off 34 unanswered points in a victory over the Rebels (2-7, 1-5).

Utah 43, Wyoming 13: At Salt Lake City, Brian Johnson passed for a career-high four touchdowns and ran for another score to lead the Utes (5-4, 3-3) past the Cowboys (4-5, 2-4).

Associated Press