Around the country

East

Boston College 38, Wake Forest 28: At Boston, Matt Ryan threw for five touchdowns and DeJuan Tribble intercepted three passes to help the Eagles beat the Demon Deacons.

Pittsburgh 27, Eastern Michigan 3: At Pittsburgh, Bill Stull completed his first seven passes in his first college start and the Panthers rolled over the Eagles.

South

Miami 31, Marshall 3: At Miami, Graig Cooper and Javarris James combined to rush for 215 yards and the Hurricanes beat the Thundering Herd in Randy Shannon’s debut as head coach of Miami.

Connecticut 45, Duke 14: At Durham, N.C., Tyler Lorenzen threw for 298 yards and two TDs as the Huskies handed the Blue Devils their 21st consecutive loss.

Mississippi 23, Memphis 21: At Memphis, Tenn., Dustin Mouzon returned one of his two interceptions 99 yards for a TD and the Rebels edged the Tigers.

North Carolina 37, James Madison 14: At Chapel Hill, N.C., T.J. Yates had three TD passes and the Tar Heels and new coach Butch Davis beat the Dukes, a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) team.

Florida Atlantic 27, Middle Tennessee 14: At Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Rusty Smith threw for 195 yards and two TDs to lead the Owls over the Blue Raiders.

Kentucky 50, E. Kentucky 10: At Lexington, Ky., Andre Woodson threw for three TDs and the Wildcats beat the Colonels (FCS).

Maryland 31, Villanova 7: At College Park, Md., Keon Lattimore ran for 106 yards and three TDs and the Terrapins beat the Wildcats (FCS).

Southern Miss 35, Tenn.-Martin 13: At Hattiesburg, Miss., Damion Fletcher ran for 156 yards and a TD and the Golden Eagles beat the Skyhawks (FCS).

South Carolina 28, Louisiana-Lafayette 14: At Columbia, S.C., Cory Boyd ran for two TDs and the Gamecocks beat the Ragin’ Cajuns.

Alabama 52, W. Carolina 6: At Tuscaloosa, Ala., Terry Grant rushed for 134 yards and three TDs and the Crimson Tide opened the Nick Saban era with a win over the Catamounts (FCS).

Central Florida 25, North Carolina State 23: At Raleigh, N.C., Kevin Smith rushed for 217 yards and two TDs and the Knights held on to beat the Wolfpack, spoiling Tom O’Brien’s debut as coach.

Vanderbilt 41, Richmond 17: At Nashville, Tenn., Earl Bennett caught three TD passes to lead the Commodores over the Spiders.

Midwest

Michigan State 55, UAB 18: At East Lansing, Mich., Jehuu Caulcrick ran for 93 yards and four TDs as the Spartans and new coach Mark Dantonio routed the Blazers and new coach Neil Callaway.

Northwestern 27, Northeastern 0: At Evanston, Ill., C.J. Bacher threw for one TD and ran for another as the Wildcats beat the Huskies (FCS).

Missouri 40, Illinois 34: At St. Louis, Chase Daniel threw three TD passes and the Tigers beat the Illini.

Iowa 16, Northern Illinois 3: At Chicago, Albert Young ran for 144 yards and a TD to lead the Hawkeyes over the Huskies.

Purdue 52, Toledo 24: At Toledo, Ohio, Curtis Painter threw four TD passes and the Boilermakers whipped the Rockets.

Kansas 52, Central Michigan 7: At Lawrence, Kan., Todd Reesing had four TD passes in his debut and the Jayhawks beat the Chippewas.

Ohio 36, Gardner-Webb 14: At Athens, Ohio, Josh Abrams blocked three punts to lead the Bobcats over the Runnin’ Bulldogs.

Akron 22, Army 14: At Cleveland, Reggie Corner’s 74-yard interception return for a score helped the Zips beat the Black Knights.

Bowling Green 32, Minnesota 31 (OT): At Minneapolis, Tyler Sheehan’s two-point conversion pass to Freddie Barnes in OT lifted the Falcons over the Golden Gophers.

Indiana 55, Indiana State 7: At Bloomington, Ind., Kellen Lewis threw two long TD passes as the Hoosiers routed the Sycamores.

Southwest

UTEP 10, New Mexico 6: At El Paso, Texas, Terrell Jackson ran 36 yards for a TD in the fourth quarter, lifting the Miners over the Lobos.

Nicholls State 16, Rice 14: At Houston, Will Norris recovered a blocked punt for a safety and the Colonels (FCS) upset the Owls.

Far West

Colorado 31, Colorado State 28 (OT): At Denver, Kevin Eberhart’s 35-yard field goal in overtime gave the Buffaloes a win over the Rams.

Air Force 34, South Carolina State 3: At Air Force Academy, Colo., Shaun Carney passed for 176 yards and a TD and the Falcons beat the Bulldogs (FBS).

Wyoming 23, Virginia 3: At Laramie, Wyo., Devin Moore rushed for 125 yards and a TD and the Cowboys throttled the Cavaliers.