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Around the country: college football

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East

Temple 24, Miami (Ohio) 17: At Philadelphia, Vaughn Charlton threw a TD pass to Bruce Francis in the third quarter and the Owls (3-5, 2-2 MAC) beat the RedHawks (4-4, 2-1).

Wake Forest 44, Navy 24: At Annapolis, Md., Riley Skinner hit Kenny Moore for a pair of TD passes as the Demon Deacons (5-2) beat the Midshipmen (4-3).

Syracuse 20, Buffalo 12: At Syracuse, N.Y., Doug Hogue and Mike Williams scored in the final minute of the first half to break a tie and the Orange (2-6) beat the Bulls (3-5).

South

Miami 37, Florida State 29: At Tallahassee, Fla., the Hurricanes (5-3, 2-2 ACC) scored two TDs in 11 seconds in the fourth quarter to beat the Seminoles (4-3, 1-3).

Clemson 70, Central Michigan 14: At Clemson, S.C., Cullen Harper threw five TD passes and the Tigers (5-2) routed the Chippewas (4-4).

Georgia Tech 34, Army 10: At Atlanta, Rashaun Grant ran for 119 yards and the Yellow Jackets (5-3) beat the Black Knights (3-5).

Arkansas 44, Mississippi 8: At Oxford, Miss., Felix Jones rushed for two TDs and the Razorbacks (4-3, 1-3 SEC) beat the Rebels (2-6, 0-5).

Troy 45, North Texas 7: At Troy, Ala., Omar Haugabook had three TD passes as the Trojans (5-2, 4-0 SBC) beat the Mean Green (1-6, 1-3).

Central Florida 44, Tulsa 23: At Orlando, Fla., Kevin Smith ran for 170 yards and four TDs to lead the Golden Knights (4-3, 2-1 C-USA) past the Golden Hurricane (4-3, 2-2).

North Carolina State 34, East Carolina 20: At Greenville, N.C., Daniel Evans threw for 335 yards and three TDs to lead the Wolfpack (2-5) over the Pirates (4-4).

Middle Tennessee 24, Arkansas State 7: At Murfreesboro, Tenn., Taron Henry caught two TD passes to lead the Blue Raiders (3-5, 2-1 SBC) over the Indians (3-4, 1-2).

Houston 49, UAB 10: At Birmingham, Ala., Anthony Aldridge ran for 117 yards and two TDs to lead the Cougars (4-3, 3-1 C-USA) past the Blazers (2-5, 1-2).

Louisiana-Monroe 28, Florida International 14: At Monroe, La., Darrell McNeal scored three TDs as the Warhawks (2-5, 2-2 SBC) beat the Golden Panthers (0-7, 0-3).

Florida Atlantic 39, Louisiana-Lafayette 32 (OT): At Lafayette, La., Rusty Smith had four TD passes to lead the Owls (4-3, 3-0 SBC) over the Ragin’ Cajuns (1-7, 1-3).

Virginia 18, Maryland 17: At College Park, Md., Mikell Simpson scored from the 1 with 16 seconds left to lift the Cavaliers (7-1, 4-0 ACC) over the Terrapins (4-3, 1-2).

Midwest

Penn State 36, Indiana 31: At Bloomington, Ind., the Nittany Lions (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) forced four second-half turnovers in a win over the Hoosiers (5-3, 2-3).

North Dakota State 27, Minnesota 21: At Minneapolis, Tyler Roehl rushed for a school-record 266 yards and the Bison (7-0, FCS) beat the Golden Gophers (1-7).

Purdue 31, Iowa 6: At West Lafayette, Ind., Curtis Painter passed for 315 yards and three TDs to lead the Boilermakers (6-2, 2-2 Big Ten) over the Hawkeyes (3-5, 1-4).

Wisconsin 44, Northern Illinois 3: At Madison, Wis., P.J. Hill ran for 184 yards to lead the Badgers (6-2) over the Huskies (1-7).

Ball State 27, Western Michigan 23: At Kalamazoo, Mich., Frank Edmonds scored from the 1 with 1:07 left as the Cardinals (5-3, 2-1 MAC) beat the Broncos (3-5, 2-1).

Texas A&M 36, Nebraska 14: At Lincoln, Neb., Jorvorskie Lane rushed for 130 yards and four TDs, leading the Aggies (6-2, 3-1 Big 12) over the Cornhuskers (4-4, 1-3).

Bowling Green 31, Kent State 20: At Kent, Ohio, Willie Geter ran for 203 yards and a TD as the Falcons (4-3, 2-1 MAC) beat the Golden Flashes (3-5, 1-3).

Toledo 43, Ohio 40: At Toledo, Ohio, Alex Steigerwald’s 40-yard field goal as time expired carried the Rockets (3-5, 1-3 MAC) over the Bobcats (3-5, 1-3).

Southwest

Memphis 38, Rice 35: At Houston, Maurice Jones’ 45-yard TD catch carried the Tigers (3-4, 2-1 C-USA) past the Owls (1-6, 1-2).

Tulane 41, SMU 34 (OT): At Dallas, Matt Forte rushed for a C-USA-record 342 yards to lead the Green Wave (2-5, 1-2 C-USA) over the Mustangs (1-6, 0-3).

Far West

Air Force 20, Wyoming 12: At Air Force Academy, Colo., Shaun Carney threw two TD passes to lead the Falcons (6-2, 5-1 MWC) over the Cowboys (4-3, 1-2).

Colorado State 48, UNLV 23: At Las Vegas, Gartrell Johnson rushed for 162 yards and two TDs to help the Rams (1-6, 1-3 MWC) beat the Rebels (2-6, 1-3).

New Mexico 20, San Diego State 17: At San Diego, Rodney Ferguson’s 6-yard TD run with 15 seconds left lifted the Lobos (5-2, 2-1 MWC) over the Aztecs (2-5, 1-2).