Saturday, November 14

Middle Tennessee 34, Louisiana-Lafayette 17
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Dwight Dasher threw for two touchdowns and 219 yards to spark Middle Tennessee to a 34-17 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday after trailing by three points at halftime.

The Blue Raiders (7-3, 5-1 Sun Belt) sacked Chris Masson five times, one more sack than the Ragin' Cajuns (5-5, 3-3) had allowed in their first nine games.

Dasher, who completed 16 of 25 passes, led Middle Tennessee to scores on four of their seven drives in the second half. He ran his season total to 2,248 yards to set a school record for a junior.

D.D. Kyles rushed 20 times for 177 of the Blue Raiders' 287 rushing yards.

Louisiana-Lafayette took a 17-14 lead 9 seconds before halftime when Masson connected with Vernon Wolfe in the back of the end zone for a 7-yard score, capping a nine-play, 72-yard drive that took 1:03.

Masson was 25-for-43 for 220 yards and a touchdown.

Florida Atlantic 35, Arkansas State 18
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Jeff Van Camp threw three touchdown passes to lead Florida Atlantic over Arkansas State 35-18 on Saturday.

Alfred Morris rushed for two scores and caught a touchdown pass for the Owls (3-6, 3-2 Sun Belt Conference), who won their first home game of the season.

Van Camp was 18-for-27 for 242 yards in his second start at quarterback this season, replacing the injured Rusty Smith. Morris ran for 117 yards, his fourth 100-yard game of the year.

Redshirt freshman Ryan Aplin, making his first start at quarterback, was 20-for-27 for 168 yards and one touchdown for Arkansas State (2-7, 1-4), which lost its third straight game and seventh of its past eight.

Florida Atlantic took a 14-9 lead on Morris's 7-yard run in the third.

The Red Wolves took their only lead at 9-7 after a 17-play, 92-yard drive was capped by a 22-yard field goal by Josh Arauco.

ULM 21, WKU 18
MONROE, La. (AP) -Rodney Lovett ran for a 3-yard touchdown with 5:09 to play, propelling Louisiana-Monroe to a 21-18 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday.

Trailing 12-7 at halftime, Frank Goodin, who finished with a career-high 169 rushing yards, put the Warhawks (6-4, 5-1 Sun Belt Conference) ahead 14-12 early in the fourth with a 48-yard TD run. But Brandon Smith scored on a 1-yard TD run, putting the Hilltoppers on top 18-14.

That set up Lovett's game-winning TD scamper.

Western Kentucky's Casey Tinius missed a 32-yard field goal with 1:22 left in the fourth quarter after kicking field goals of 43, 35, 39 and 41 yards in the first half.

Trey Revell had 151 yards and two interceptions and rushed for 40 yards and a score for the Warhawks.

Kawaun Jakes threw for 188 yards for the Hilltoppers (0-10, 0-6), whose 18-game losing streak is the longest in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

FIU 35, North Texas 28
MIAMI (AP) -Wayne Younger scored on a 23-yard run with 5:08 left, capping 21 unanswered points by Florida International in a 35-28 win over North Texas on Saturday night.

The Panthers (3-7, 3-4 Sun Belt Conference) used an interception, a blocked punt and a Mean Green fumble to overcome a 28-14 halftime deficit.

Florida International's Paul McCall tied the game at 28 on a 3-yard touchdown pass to T.Y. Hilton with 8:57 left.

The Panthers, who finished with just 258 yards of offense, rushed for 173 yards and were led by Kendall Berry with 82 yards on 14 carries.

The Mean Green (2-8, 2-5) had a chance to at least tie the game on their final drive, but turned the ball over on downs on the Florida International 9-yard line with 1:50 remaining.

North Texas's Riley Dodge was 28 of 36 for 314 yards, an interception and a touchdown, and also rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown.

Arkansas 56, Troy 20
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -Ryan Mallett broke Arkansas' single-season passing record, and the Razorbacks beat Troy 56-20 Saturday night.

Mallett threw for 405 yards, bringing his season total to 2,882. He surpassed Clint Stoerner's mark of 2,629 in the second quarter.

Arkansas (6-4) has won three straight games for the first time under coach Bobby Petrino, who took over before last season. Mallett threw five touchdown passes, all to different receivers.

Troy (7-3) had its seven-game winning streak snapped.