Around the country
East
Central Michigan 42, Temple 26: At Philadelphia, Dan LeFevour threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth as the Chippewas (6-3) beat the Owls (1-9).
South
South Florida 22, Pittsburgh 12: At Tampa, Fla., Matt Grothe ran for one touchdown and threw for a second, helping the Bulls (6-3, 2-2 Big East) beat the Panthers (6-3, 2-2).
Florida State 33, Virginia 0: At Tallahassee, Fla., Tony Carter returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown 74 seconds into the game, and the Seminoles (5-4, 3-4 ACC) beat the Cavaliers (4-6, 3-3).
Navy 38, Duke 13: At Durham, N.C., Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada ran for 119 yards and a touchdown as the Midshipmen (6-3) beat the Blue Devils (0-9).
Mississippi State 24, Alabama 16: At Tuscaloosa, Ala., Michael Henig passed for two touchdowns as the Bulldogs (3-7, 1-5 SEC) upset the Crimson Tide (6-4, 2-4).
Kentucky 24, Georgia 20: At Lexington, Ky., Tony Dixon’s 3-yard run with a minute left lifted the Wildcats (5-4, 3-3 SEC) to a win over the Bulldogs (6-4, 3-4).
Mississippi 27, Northwestern State 7: At Oxford, Miss., BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown as the Rebels (3-7) beat the Demons (4-5).
East Carolina 23, UCF 10: At Orlando, Fla., Brandon Fractious rushed for a career-high 128 yards as the Pirates (5-4, 4-2 C-USA) beat the Knights (2-7, 1-4).
Middle Tennessee 35, Florida Atlantic 14: At Murfreesboro, Tenn., Eugune Gross ran for 208 yards to lead the Blue Raiders (6-3, 5-0 OVC) over the Owls (3-6, 2-2).
Troy 42, Louisiana-Lafayette 28: At Troy, Ala., Kenny Cattouse ran for 172 yards and two scores as the Trojans (4-4, 3-0 SBC) beat the Ragin Cajuns (4-4, 1-2).
Marshall 42, Tulane 21: At Huntington, W. Va., Jimmy Skinner threw three fourth-quarter touchdown passes to lead the Thundering Herd (4-5, 3-2 C-USA) past the Green Wave (3-6, 1-4).
Midwest
Nebraska 34, Missouri 20: At Lincoln, Neb., Maurice Purify threw a touchdown pass and caught another as the Cornhuskers (7-3, 4-2 Big 12) beat the Tigers (7-3, 3-3).
Northwestern 21, Iowa 7: At Iowa City, Iowa, C.J. Bacher threw for 218 yards and a touchdown as the Wildcats (3-7, 1-5 Big Ten) beat the Hawkeyes (6-4, 2-4).
Minnesota 63, Indiana 26: At Minneapolis, Bryan Cupito passed for 378 yards and four scores as the Gophers (4-6, 1-5 Big Ten) defeated the Hoosiers (5-5, 3-3).
Kansas 41, Iowa State 10: At Ames, Iowa, Kerry Meier threw two touchdown passes as the Jayhawks (5-5, 2-4 Big 12) beat the Cyclones (3-7, 0-6).
Akron 35, Bowling Green 28: At Akron, Ohio, Dennis Kennedy rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Zips (4-5, 2-3 MAC) past the Falcons (4-6, 3-3).
Ohio 16, Eastern Michigan 10: At Ypsilanti, Mich., Kalvin McRae powered a ground attack that rolled up 278 yards as the Bobcats (7-3, 5-1 MAC) beat the Eagles (1-8, 1-4).
Purdue 17, Michigan State 15: At East Lansing, Mich., Curtis Painter threw two touchdown passes to lead the Boilermakers (6-4, 3-3 Big Ten) over the Spartans (4-6, 1-5).
Western Michigan 27, Miami (Ohio) 24: At Kalamazoo, Mich., Nate Meyer kicked a 21-yard field goal late as the Broncos (7-2, 5-1 MAC) beat the RedHawks (1-9, 1-5).
Southwest
Texas Tech 55, Baylor 21: At Lubbock, Texas, Graham Harrell threw for four touchdowns as the Red Raiders (6-4, 3-3 Big 12) beat the Bears (4-6, 3-3).
Houston 27, Tulsa 10: At Houston, Anthony Aldridge rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown to help the Cougars (7-3, 5-1 C-USA) defeat the Golden Hurricane (7-2, 4-1).
Louisiana Tech 34, North Texas 31: At Denton, Texas, Zac Champion threw for a career-high four touchdowns as the Bulldogs (3-6) beat the Mean Green (2-7).
Rice 37, UTEP 31: At El Paso, Texas, Quinton Smith ran for 171 yards as the Owls (4-5, 3-2 C-USA) beat the Miners (4-5, 2-3).
Far West
Wyoming 27, San Diego State 24: At Laramie, Wyo., Joseph Harris scored two touchdowns to lead the Cowboys (5-5, 4-2 MWC) past the Aztecs (1-7, 1-3).
TCU 25, UNLV 10: At Las Vegas, Jeff Ballard threw for 195 yards to lead the Horned Frogs (6-2, 2-2 MWC) over the Rebels (1-8, 0-5).
BYU 24, Colorado State 3: At Fort Collins, Colo., Fui Vakapuna ran for two touchdowns as the Cougars (7-2, 5-2 MWC) beat the Rams (4-5, 1-4).
Kansas State 34, Colorado 21: At Boulder, Colo., Josh Freeman threw for 251 yards and two scores as the Wildcats (6-4, 3-3 Big 12) beat the Buffaloes (1-9, 1-5)
Associated Press