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East

Rutgers 38, Syracuse 14: At Syracuse, N.Y., Ray Rice ran for 196 yards and three TDs as the Scarlet Knights (4-2, 1-1 Big East) beat the Orange (1-6, 1-2).

Buffalo 43, Toledo 33: At Amherst, N.Y., James Starks ran for 244 yards as the Bulls (3-4, 3-1 MAC) defeated the Rockets (2-5, 0-3).

South

Georgia Tech 17, Miami 14: At Miami, Tashard Choice ran for 204 yards as the Yellow Jackets (4-3, 2-3 ACC) beat the Hurricanes (4-3, 1-2).

Alabama 27, Mississippi 24: At Oxford, Miss., John Parker Wilson passed for 265 yards and the Crimson Tide (5-2, 3-1 SEC) beat the Rebels (2-5, 0-4).

Virginia 17, Connecticut 16: At Charlottesville, Va., Chris Gould kicked a 19-yard field goal as the Cavaliers (6-1) beat the Huskies (5-1).

S. Mississippi 28, SMU 7: At Hattiesburg, Miss., Stephen Reaves ran and threw for a score to lead the Golden Eagles (3-3, 1-1 C-USA) past the Mustangs (1-5, 0-2).

UAB 26, Tulane 21: At Birmingham, Ala., Joseph Webb caught six passes for 106 yards to lead the Blazers (2-4, 1-1 C-USA) past the Green Wave (1-5, 0-2).

Middle Tennessee 21, Memphis 7: At Memphis, Tenn., quarterback Dwight Dasher collected 410 yards of offense to lead the Blue Raiders (2-5) past the Tigers (2-4).

Midwest

Michigan 48, Purdue 21: At Ann Arbor, Mich., Mike Hart scored two TDs to help the Wolverines (5-2, 3-0 Big Ten) beat the Boilermakers (5-2, 1-2).

Northwestern 49, Minnesota 48 (2OT): At Evanston, Ill., Brandon Roberson ran 6 yards for a TD to give the Wildcats (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) a win over the Gophers (1-6, 0-4).

Michigan St. 52, Indiana 27: At East Lansing, Mich., Javon Ringer rushed for 203 yards to lead the Spartans (5-2, 1-2 Big Ten) past the Hoosiers (5-2, 2-2)

Ohio 48, E. Michigan 42: At Athens, Ohio, Kalvin McRae ran for 170 yards to lead the Bobcats (3-4, 1-2 MAC) past the Eagles (2-5, 1-2).

Oklahoma St. 45, Nebraska 14: At Lincoln, Neb., Dantrell Savage rushed for a career-high 212 yards to lead the Cowboys (4-3, 2-1 Big 12) past the Cornhuskers (4-3, 1-2).

Ball State 35, W. Kentucky 12: At Muncie, Ind., Nate Davis passed for 288 yards to lead the Cardinals (4-3) past the Hilltoppers (3-3).

Miami (Ohio) 47, Bowling Green 14: At Oxford, Ohio, Austin Sykes ran for 124 yards to lead the RedHawks (4-3, 3-0 MAC) past the Falcons (3-3, 1-1).

C. Michigan 47, Army 23: At Mount Pleasant, Mich., Dan LeFevour ran for four TDs and threw for two more to lead the Chippewas (4-3) over the Black Knights (3-4).

Temple 24, Akron 20: At Akron, Ohio, Adam DiMichele threw for 242 yards to lead the Owls (2-5, 2-2 MAC) past the Zips (3-4, 2-1).

W. Michigan 17, N. Illinois 13: At De Kalb, Ill., Tim Hiller threw for 226 yards as the Broncos (3-4, 2-1 MAC) beat the Huskies (1-6, 0-4).

Kansas St. 47, Colorado 20: At Manhattan, Kan., James Johnson ran for 159 yards as the Wildcats (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) beat the Buffaloes (4-3, 2-1).

Southwest

Texas Tech 35, Texas A&M 7: At Lubbock, Texas, Graham Harrell threw for 425 yards and three TDs to lead the Red Raiders (6-1, 2-1 Big 12) past the Aggies (5-2, 2-1).

Houston 56, Rice 48: At Houston, Anthony Alridge had four TDs to lead the Cougars (3-3, 2-1 C-USA) past the Owls (1-5, 1-1).

Arkansas St. 52, Louisiana-Lafayette 21: At Jonesboro, Ark., Corey Leonard threw five TD passes to lead the Indians (3-3, 1-1 SBC) past the Ragin’ Cajuns (1-6, 1-2).

Tulsa 38, Marshall 31: At Tulsa, Okla., Paul Smith passed for 385 yards to lead the Golden Hurricane (4-2, 2-1 C-USA) past the Thundering Herd (0-6, 0-2).

N. Texas 31, Louisiana-Monroe 21: At Denton, Texas, Giovanni Vizza threw a 99-yard TD pass and led the Mean Green (1-5, 1-2 SBC) past the Warhawks (1-5, 1-2).

E. Carolina 45, UTEP 42 (OT): At El Paso, Texas, Rob Kass scored on a QB sneak as the Pirates (4-3, 3-1 C-USA) beat the Miners (4-3, 2-1).

Far West

New Mexico 20, Wyoming 3: At Laramie, Wyo., Travis Brown had a 63-yard reception for the go-ahead TD as the Lobos (4-2, 1-1 MWC) beat the Cowboys (4-2, 1-1).

Utah 23. San Diego St. 7: At Salt Lake City, Darrell Mack rushed for 131 yards to lead the Utes (4-3, 1-3 MWC) past the Aztecs (3-3, 1-1).

Air Force 45, Colorado St. 21: At Fort Collins, Colo., Chad Hall ran for four TDs to lead the Falcons (5-2, 4-1 MWC) past the Rams (0-6, 0-3).

BYU 24, UNLV 14: At Las Vegas, Harvey Unga ran for 178 yards to lift the Cougars (4-2, 3-0 MWC) over the Rebels (2-5, 1-2).