Around the country

Sun., Sept. 24, 2006

Associated Press The Spokesman-Review

East

Tulsa 24, Navy 23: At Annapolis, Md., Nick Graham blocked an extra-point attempt to give the Hurricane (3-1) the victory over the Midshipmen (3-1).

Rutgers 56, Howard 7: At Piscataway, N.J., Ray Rice rushed for 105 yards and three TDs and the Scarlet Knights (4-0) beat the Bisons (0-3).

Syracuse 34, Miami (Ohio) 14: At Syracuse, N.Y., Curtis Brinkley rushed for 108 yards as the Orangemen (2-2) beat the Redhawks (0-4).

Pittsburgh 51, The Citadel 6: At Pittsburgh, Tyler Palko threw TD passes to four receivers and the Panthers (3-1) beat the Bulldogs (0-3).

South

Maryland 14, Florida International 10: At College Park, Md., Sam Hollenbach threw a pair of first-half TD passes as the Terrapins (3-1) beat the Golden Panthers (0-4).

Louisiana-Lafayette 48, North Carolina A&T 7: At Lafayette, La., Tyrell Fenroy ran for 104 yards as the Cajuns (1-2) beat the Aggies (0-3).

Mississippi State 16, UAB 10: At Birmingham, Ala., Omarr Conner scored a TD in overtime and the Bulldogs (1-3) beat the Blazers (1-3).

Wake Forest 27, Mississippi 3: At Oxford, Miss., De’Angelo Bryant rushed for 105 yards and a TD to help the Demon Deacons (4-0) beat the Rebels (1-3).

Vanderbilt 38, Tennessee State 9: At Nashville, Tenn., the Commodores (1-3) forced three turnovers and turned them into TDs in a span of 2:15 in the second half to beat the Tigers (2-2).

South Carolina 45, Florida Atlantic 6: At Columbia, S.C., Sidney Rice caught a school-record five TD passes as the Gamecocks (3-1) beat the Owls (0-4).

Midwest

Missouri 31, Ohio 6: At Columbia, Mo., Chase Daniel threw two TD passes to Will Franklin as the Tigers (4-0) beat the Bobcats (2-2).

Purdue 27, Minnesota 21: At West Lafayette, Ind., Curtis Painter passed for 243 yards and two TDs to help the Boilermakers (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) beat the Gophers (2-2, 0-1).

Central Michigan 24, Eastern Michigan 17 (OT): At Ypsilanti, Mich., Brian Brunner’s TD pass to Brian Anderson in OT led the Chippewas (2-2, 2-0 MAC) to a victory over the Hurons (0-4, 0-2).

Connecticut 14, Indiana 7: At Bloomington, Ind., Danny Lansanah returned an interception for a touchdown to help the Huskies (2-1) beat the Hoosiers (2-2).

Kent State 38, Bowling Green 3: At Bowling Green, Ohio, Julian Edelman ran for one TD and threw for another as the Golden Flashes (2-2, 2-0 MAC) beat the Falcons (2-2, 1-1).

Akron 33, North Texas 13: At Akron, Ohio, Andre Walker ran for two TDs as the Zips (2-2) cruised to a win over the Eagles (1-3).

Kansas 13, South Florida 7: At Lawrence, Kan., Jon Cornish ran for 105 yards and the Jayhawks (3-1) beat the Bulls (3-1).

Western Michigan 41, Temple 7: At Kalamazoo, Mich., Mark Bonds ran for two TDs as the Broncos (3-1) beat the Owls (0-4).

North Dakota State 29, Ball State 24: At Muncie, Ind., Steve Walker threw for 451 yards and three TDs to lead the Bison (3-0) over the Cardinals (1-3, 1-0 MAC).

Toledo 41, McNeese State 7: At Toledo, Ohio, DaJuane Collins ran for two TDs as the Rockets (2-2) beat the Cowboys (1-2).

Southwest

Arkansas 24, Alabama 23 (2OT): At Fayetteville, Ark., Mitch Mustain threw a TD pass in the second OT as the Razorbacks (3-1) beat the Crimson Tide (3-1, 1-1 SEC).

Texas Tech 62, Southeastern Louisiana 0: At Lubbock, Texas, Graham Harrell threw four TDs as the Red Raiders (3-1) beat the Lions (1-3).

Army 27, Baylor 20 (OT): At Waco, Texas, Tony Moore converted a fourth down in OT as the Black Knights (2-2) beat Baylor (1-3).

Arkansas State 55, SMU 9: At Dallas, Justin Willis threw four first-half TD passes to lead the Mustangs (2-2) past the Indians (1-2).

Houston 34, Oklahoma St. 25: At Houston, Kevin Kolb threw for 313 yards and four TDs as the Cougars (4-0) beat the Cowboys (3-1).

Far West

Air Force 31, Wyoming 24: At Laramie, Wyo., quarterback Shaun Carney ran for 131 yards and two TDs and the Falcons (1-1, 1-0) beat the Cowboys (1-3, 0-1).

New Mexico 26, UTEP 13: At Albuquerque, N.M., Rodney Ferguson rushed for a 162 yards as the Lobos (2-2) beat the Miners (1-2).

Utah 38, San Diego 7: At San Diego, Eric Weddle returned two interceptions for TDs as the Utes (3-1, 1-0 Mountain West Conference) beat the Aztecs (0-3, 0-1).