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East

TCU 31, Army 17: At West Point, N.Y., the Horned Frogs (4-2) recovered from a fumble on the opening kickoff to score 31 unanswered points en route to a win over the Black Knights (3-5).

Penn State 26, Illinois 12: At State College, Pa., Tony Davis scored on a 6-yard fumble return and the Nittany Lions (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) beat the Illini (2-6, 1-4).

South

Maryland 26, North Carolina State 20: At College Park, Md., the Terrapins (5-2, 2-1 ACC) converted two consecutive turnovers into 14 third-quarter points, and held on to beat the Wolfpack (3-4, 2-2).

Miami 20, Duke 15: At Durham, N.C., Willie Cooper intercepted Thad Lewis’ pass at the goal line as time expired, and the Hurricanes (5-2, 2-1 ACC) beat the Blue Devils (0-7, 0-5).

Georgia 27, Mississippi State 24: At Athens, Ga., Charles Johnson forced a fumble and recovered it with 3 seconds left to give the Bulldogs (6-2, 3-2 SEC) the win over Mississippi State (2-6, 0-4).

East Carolina 38, SMU 21: At Greenville, N.C., James Pinkney threw for a 391 yards with two TDs to lead the Pirates (3-4, 2-2 C-USA) past the Mustangs (4-4, 2-2).

South Carolina 31, Vanderbilt 13: At Nashville, Tenn., Syvelle Newton threw for two touchdowns as the Gamecocks (5-2, 3-2 SEC) beat the Commodores (3-5, 1-4).

Rice 40, Central Florida 29: At Orlando, Fla., Quinton Smith rushed for 183 yards and three touchdowns to help the Owls (3-5, 2-2 C-USA) beat the Golden Knights (2-5, 1-2).

Marshall 31, UAB 24: At Birmingham, Ala., Ahmad Bradshaw ran for 242 yards as the Thundering Herd (2-5, 1-2 C-USA) beat the Blazers (3-5, 2-2).

Virginia Tech 36, Southern Mississippi 6: At Blacksburg, Va., Branden Ore rushed for a career-high 207 yards as the Hokies (5-2) beat the Golden Eagles (4-3).

Middle Tennessee 35, Louisiana-Monroe 21: At Monroe, La., Clint Marks passed for 234 yards as the Blue Raiders (4-3, 3-0 SBC) beat the Warhawks (1-6, 0-4).

Tulsa 35, Memphis 14: At Memphis, Tenn., Courtney Tennial rushed for three touchdowns and the Golden Hurricanes (6-1, 3-0 C-USA) beat the Tigers (1-6, 0-3).

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Midwest

Western Michigan 41, Ball State 27: At Muncie, Ind., Ryan Cubit threw for 291 yards to lead the Broncos (5-2, 3-1 MAC) past the Cardinals (2-6, 2-3).

Texas Tech 42, Iowa State 26: At Ames, Iowa, Graham Harrell threw for 368 yards and six TDs as the Red Raiders (5-3, 2-2 Big 12) beat the Cyclones (3-5, 0-4).

Eastern Michigan 17, Toledo 13: At Ypsilanti, Mich., Pierre Walker scored on an 18-yard run with 36 seconds remaining in the game to lift the Eagles (1-6, 1-3 MAC) over the Rockets (2-6, 0-4 MAC).

Northern Illinois 43, Temple 21: At Dekalb, Ill., Phil Horvath passed for 253 yards and two touchdowns, backup Dan Nicholson added two scoring passes, and the Huskies (5-3) beat the Owls (0-8).

Ohio 42, Buffalo 7: At Athens, Ohio, Kalvin McRae ran for two TDs and William Norwood caught two TD passes to lead the Bobcats (5-3, 3-1 MAC) over the Bulls (1-6, 0-5).

Akron 24, Miami (Ohio) 13: At Akron, Ohio, Dennis Kennedy ran for two TDs as the Zips (3-4, 1-2 MAC) beat the RedHawks (1-7, 1-3).

Minnesota 10, North Dakota State 9: At Minneapolis, the Golden Gophers (3-5) blocked a field goal as time expired to preserve the win over the Bison (6-1).

Southwest

Baylor 36, Kansas 35: At Waco, Texas, Shawn Bell threw for 394 yards and five touchdowns to rally the Bears (4-4, 3-2 Big 12) to a win over the Jayhawks (3-5, 0-4).

Arkansas State 29, North Texas 10: At Jonesboro, Ark., Reggie Arnold scored three touchdowns and rushed for 121 yards to lead the Indians (5-2, 3-0 SBC) to a victory over the Eagles (2-5, 1-2).

Houston 34, UTEP 17: At Houston, Kevin Kolb hit 20 of 30 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns as the Cougars (5-3, 3-1 C-USA) beat the Miners (4-3, 2-1).

Far West

BYU 52, UNLV 7: At Provo, Utah, John Beck passed for four touchdowns and ran for a score as the Cougars (5-2, 3-0 MWC) beat the Rebels (1-6, 0-3).

Wyoming 24, Colorado State 0: At Laramie, Wyo., Wynel Seldon rushed for 112 yards as the Cowboys (4-4, 3-1 MWC) beat the Rams (4-3, 1-2).

San Diego State 19, Air Force 12: At San Diego, Garrett Palmer kicked a 30-yard field goal with 2 seconds left to help the Aztecs (1-5, 1-2 MWC) beat the Falcons (3-3, 3-1). San Diego State scored a TD with no time left when Air Force, trailing 13-12, tried to lateral the kickoff after Palmer’s field goal. Marc Hull recovered the ball in the end zone.