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Boston College 30, North Carolina State 10: At Boston, Will Blackmon caught three passes for 151 yards, and Mathias Kiwanuka had a hand in five of Boston College’s eight sacks as the Eagles (7-3, 4-3 ACC) rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat the Wolfpack (4-5, 2-5).

Pittsburgh 24, Connecticut 0: At Pittsburgh, Josh Lay scored on a 71-yard return of a blocked field-goal attempt and the Panthers (5-5, 4-2 Big East) cruised to a victory over the Huskies (4-5, 1-4).

Army 34, Massachusetts 27: At West Point, N.Y., Zac Dahman completed 22 of 27 passes for 224 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Black Knights (3-6) over the Minutemen (7-3) for their first three-game winning streak since 1996.

South Florida 27, Syracuse 0: At Syracuse, N.Y., Andre Hall rushed for a career-high 222 yards and three touchdowns, and the Bulls (5-3, 3-1) beat the Orange (1-8, 0-6).

South

Maryland 33, North Carolina 30 (OT): At Chapel Hill, N.C., Dan Ennis kicked a 28-yard field goal in overtime to give the Terrapins (5-4, 3-3 ACC) a win over the Tar Heels (4-5, 3-3).

Arkansas 28, Mississippi 17: At Oxford, Miss., freshman Casey Dick threw two of his three second-half touchdown passes to Marcus Monk to lead the Razorbacks (3-6, 1-5 SEC) past the Rebels (3-6, 1-5).

Tennessee 20, Memphis 16: At Knoxville, Tenn., Rick Clausen came off the bench and threw two touchdown passes, rallying the Volunteers (4-5) to a victory over the Tigers (4-5).

Kentucky 48, Vanderbilt 43: At Nashville, Tenn., Rafael Little ran for 198 yards and three touchdowns, and the Wildcats (3-6, 2-4 SEC) beat the Commodores (4-6, 2-5).

Florida Atlantic 26, North Texas 23: At Miami Gardens, Fla., Daniel Kennard kicked a 33-yard field goal with 1:38 left in the game to give the Owls (2-8, 2-4 Sun Belt) a victory over the Mean Green (2-7, 2-3).

Louisiana-Monroe 34, Middle Tennessee 31: At Murfreesboro, Tenn., Steven Jyles threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Drouzon Quillen in the final minute lift the Indians (4-5, 4-1 Sun Belt) over the Blue Raiders (3-5, 2-3).

Central Florida 27, Alabama-Birmingham 21: At Birmingham, Ala., Matt Prater kicked two field goals in the last 5 minutes as the Golden Knights (7-3, 6-1 C-USA) beat the Blazers (4-5, 2-4).

Louisiana-Lafayette 28, Florida International 7: At Lafayette, La., the Ragin’ Cajuns (5-5, 4-2 Sun Belt) beat the Golden Panthers (1-6, 1-4) and posted a five-win season for the first time in nine years.

Midwest

Minnesota 41, Michigan State 18: At Minneapolis, with Laurence Maroney, the Big Ten’s leading rusher, sidelined, backup Amir Pinnix rushed for 206 yards and a TD to lead the Golden Gophers (7-3, 4-3 Big Ten) by the Spartans (5-5, 2-5).

Purdue 37, Illinois 3: At West Lafayette, Ind., Jerod Void ran for 102 yards and a TD to lead the Boilermakers (4-6, 2-5 Big Ten) over the Fighting Illini (2-8, 0-7).

Buffalo 10, Kent State 6: At Kent, Ohio, Jared Patterson ran for a TD and the Bulls (1-9, 1-6 MAC) ended a 10-game skid with a win over the Golden Flashes (1-9, 0-7).

Missouri 31, Baylor 16: At Columbia, Mo., quarterback Brad Smith ran for three touchdowns, including a pair of 56-yard runs, helping the Tigers (6-4, 4-3 Big 12) beat the Bears (4-6, 1-6).

Nebraska 27, Kansas State 25: At Lincoln, Neb., Jordan Congdon kicked a 40-yard field goal with 1:05 left and the Cornhuskers (6-4, 3-4 Big 12) held off the Wildcats (4-6, 1-6).

Western Michigan 31, Central Michigan 24: At Kalamazoo, Mich., the Broncos (7-3, 5-2 MAC) overcame a Central Michigan-record 460-yard passing day by Kent Smith and rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat the Chippewas (5-5, 4-3).

Ball State 26, Eastern Michigan 25: At Ypsilanti, Mich., Joey Lynch found Dante Love in the right corner of the end zone with 12 seconds to play to lift the Cardinals (4-6, 4-3 MAC) over the Eagles (3-7, 2-5).

Southwest

Rice 42, Tulane 34: At Houston, John Wall rushed for 156 yards and three TDs as the Owls (1-8, 1-5 C-USA) ended the nation’s longest losing streak at 14 games with a victory over the Green Wave (2-7, 1-5).

Oklahoma 36, Texas A&M 30: At Norman, Okla., Adrian Peterson rushed for 135 yards and two TDs to lead the Sooners (6-3, 5-1 Big 12) past the Aggies (5-5, 3-4).

Tulsa 45, East Carolina 13: At Tulsa, Okla., Paul Smith threw for 230 yards and two TDs as the Golden Hurricane (6-4, 5-2 C-USA) routed the Pirates (3-6, 2-4).

Arkansas State 9, Troy 3: At Jonesboro, Ark., Dominique Williams intercepted a pass in the end zone with 30 seconds left to give the Indians (5-4, 4-2 Sun Belt) a win over the Trojans (4-6, 3-3).

UTEP 45, Texas Southern 0: At El Paso, Texas, Jordan Palmer threw for 252 yards and four TDs and ran for another score to lead the Miners (8-1) over the Tigers (1-8).

Far West

San Diego State 30, Colorado State 10: At Fort Collins, Colo., Kevin O’Connell threw two touchdown passes and the Aztecs (4-6, 3-4 MWC) roughed up the Rams (5-5, 4-3).

BYU 35, Wyoming 21: At Laramie, Wyo., Curtis Brown ran for 153 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Cougars (6-4, 5-2 MWC) over the Cowboys (4-6, 2-5).

New Mexico 31, Utah 27: At Salt Lake City, Michael Tuohy forced a fumble that was returned for a touchdown, then made an interception with 1:10 left to lift the Lobos (6-4, 4-3 MWC) over the Utes (5-5, 3-4).