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Appalachian State grabs 3 INTs in 37-19 win over Idaho

Appalachian State running back Jalin Moore, right, celebrates his touchdown with teammate Victor Johnson, during an NCAA college football game against Idaho on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, in Boone, N.C. (Allison Lee Isley / Winston-Salem Journal via AP)
Appalachian State running back Jalin Moore, right, celebrates his touchdown with teammate Victor Johnson, during an NCAA college football game against Idaho on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, in Boone, N.C. (Allison Lee Isley / Winston-Salem Journal via AP)
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Taylor Lamb threw for 220 yards and rushed for one touchdown, Jalin Moore had 114 yards rushing and a score, and Appalachian State beat Idaho 37-19 in Boone, North Carolina, on Saturday.

Appalachian State broke it open with 13 unanswered points in the third quarter, highlighted by freshman Clifton Duck’s 44-yard pick-6 on an overthrown pass. Moore extended the Mountaineers’ lead to 30-9 lead when he powered up the middle for a 5-yard score.

Backup J.P. Caruso threw his first touchdown pass of the season for Appalachian State (5-2, 3-0 Sun Belt Conference) late in the fourth. Duck had two interceptions.

Matt Linehan went 26 of 41 for 294 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions for Idaho (4-4, 2-2).

The Vandals scored their first touchdown with 4 seconds remaining when Trent Cowan scored on an 8-yard grab. It was the first TD allowed by Appalachian State since Sept. 24.

Georgia Southern 22, New Mexico State 19: Kevin Ellison threw two fourth-quarter touchdowns as the Eagles (4-3, 3-1 Sun Belt) defeated the Aggies (2-5, 0-3) at Las Cruces, New Mexico, to snap a three-game losing streak.

La.-Lafayette 27, Texas State 3: Elijah McGuire ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Ragin’ Cajuns (3-4, 2-2 Sun Belt) over the Bobcats (2-5, 0-3) at San Marcos, Texas.

McGuire had 20 carries and punched in his touchdowns from the 4 in the second quarter and from the 1 midway through the third. Anthony Jennings completed 18 of his 22 passes for 156 yards, including an 18-yard touchdown throw to Keenan Barnes, while Stevie Artigue had 36- and 42-yard field goals.

Georgia State 31, Tennessee-Martin 6: Marterious Allen and B.J. Clay scored touchdowns on defense within 10 seconds of each other in the third quarter and the Panthers (2-5) defeated the Skyhawks (4-4) in a nonconference game at Atlanta.

New Mexico 59, La.-Monroe 17: Jadon Boatright returned an interception 40 yards for a score 76 seconds into the game, and the Lobos (4-3) added three more first-quarter touchdowns in a rout of the Warhawks (2-5) in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

New Mexico piled up 476 rushing yards.