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Tulsa 37, Tulane 13 (Friday; New Orleans; 27,638 [yeah, right...]). Hurricane cruises after jumping ahead 17-0 in the opening 9 minutes. For Tulsa, Demaris Johnson 252 all-purpose yards including a 66-yard punt return for TD; G.J. Kinne 15-for-20, 211 yards, 1 TD, no INTs.
UCF 28, Samford 24 (Orlando; 34,486). 7-7 at halftime, UCF trailed 24-21 until scoring on a TD pass with just under 6 minutes left in the game. Samford outgained the Knights 286 yards to 282, UCF’s Brynn Harvey 111 yard on 31 carries and 2 TDs.
East Carolina 29, Appalachian State 24 (Greenville; 43,279). 320 yards for the Pirates, with only 58 in the 2nd half. Appy State had 17 unanswered points in the 4th quarter. For ECU, Pinkney 12-for-27 for 131 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT. Dominique Lindsay 111 yards on 15 carries with 1 TD.
Marshall 31, Southern Illinois 28 (Huntington; 24,012). Southern Illinois cut the lead to 3 with 1:40 left, then held Marshall to a 3 and out to get the ball back with 26 seconds left to no avail. The teams combined for 5 turnovers. For MU, Brian Anderson 27-for-36 for 316 yards and 3 TDs. Chuck Walker 10 rec for 119 yards in his debut.
UAB 44, Rice 24 (Birmingham; 14,316). UAB’s Joe Webb set a CUSA QB record with 194 yards rushing, passed for another 221, and had a hand in four TDs. The rest of the team contributed another 98 yards.
Houston 55, Northwestern (La.) St. 7 (Houston; 22,043). 538 yards of offense for UH. Case Keenum 23-for-30 for 359 yards and 4 TDs in a little over a half of work.
SMU 31, Stephen F. Austin 23 (Dallas; 34,749 [a new stadium record as 19 supporters bought and distributed 1,000 tickets each]). Mustangs rally from 9 down in the 4th. SFA piled up 460 yards of offense, 391 passing. For SMU, Shawnbrey McNeal 158 yards on 19 carries.
Buffalo 23, UTEP 17 (El Paso; 35,213). UTEP fell behind 23-7 and had their comeback fall short. Miners hit with 101 penalty yards. UTEP’s Trevor Vittatoe 27-for-45 passing for 233 yards, Donald Buckram 108 yards rushing. Buffalo averaged 34 yards per kickoff return.
