Month: October 2021

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Peyton Mansell threw for 135 yards, ran for 106 yards on 18 carries and scored twice and Abilene Christian beat Lamar 24-17. Mansell’s 4-yard touchdown run to start the third quarter ended a 10-play, 75-yard drive to give the Wildcats a 21-17 lead. Mike Chandler threw for 206 yards and a

TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Devin Matthews ran for two first-quarter touchdowns and Towson upset Rhode Island, 28-7 in a Colonial Athletic Association battle. The Tigers defense allowed Rhode Island just 162 yards of offense and shut out the Rams over the final three quarters. 

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina grad assistant Zeb Noland threw a 9-yard, game-winning touchdown to Xavier Legette with 37 seconds left in the Gamecocks 21-20 victory over Vanderbilt. The Commodores lost their 16th straight against Southeastern Conference opponents while the Gamecocks snapped their nine-game losing streak. Vanderbilt’s

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Freshmen Rashad Raymond and Hunter Rice each ran for more than 100 yards to help VMI rout Mercer 45-7 in a key Southern Conference matchup.  The win puts VMI (5-2, 3-1) in a three-way tie with Mercer (4-2, 3-1) and East Tennessee State (6-1, 3-1) atop the conference standings. Raymond had

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Quarterback Peyton Mansell ran for 106 yards and two touchdowns and Abilene Christian overcame a rough second quarter to beat Lamar 24-17 in the ASUN-WAC Challenge. Mansell staked Abilene Christian (4-3, 1-2) to a 7-0 lead on its first possesson of the game with a 39-yard TD run. James Jones pulled

AVERY OSEN Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Henry Columbi threw for a touchdown, ran for another as Texas Tech had four rushing touchdowns in a 38-7 win over Kansas.  Columbi went 14-for-20 for 124 yards passing and added 35 rushing yards while Jason Bean went11-for-21 passing for 80 yards and one interception for Kansas.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Kaleb Eleby threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth and Western Michigan routed Kent State 64-31 in a Mid-American Conference clash. The Broncos came into the game with the top rushing defense in the MAC and held the Golden Flashes to just 124 yards on the ground while Sean

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Dylan Hopkins threw for one touchdown and ran for another to lead UAB to a 34-0 win over Southern Miss. Noah Wilder had 14 tackles to lead a defense that held the Golden Eagles to 107 yards of offense and Grayson Cash blocked a punt and recovered it in the end

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders threw for two touchdowns, Santee Marshall rushed for 96 yards, and Jackson State won its homecoming game 28-7 over Alabama State. The Tigers, who have not allowed more than 17 points in any game this season, held Alabama State to 157 yards and eight first downs. Keonte Hampton had

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Kobe Dillon set a school record with 267 yards rushing on just 14 carries for three touchdowns and Southern ran away from Arkansas-Pine Bluff 34-7. On his three scoring runs he averaged 53.3 yards per carry. Those three rushing touchdowns produced 60% of his total rushing yardage. Xzavier Vaughn’s 13-yard

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Aidan O’Connell threw for 374 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, David Bell had 240 receiving yards, and Purdue continued its recent mastery over No. 2 Iowa with a 24-7 win. The Boilermakers have won four of their last five games against the Hawkeyes. Purdue

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jason Shelley passed for three touchdowns to lead Missouri State to a 37-7 homecoming victory over Indiana State. Shelley completed only 11 passes but had 225 yards through the air. Two of his touchdowns went to Tyrone Scott, who had three receptions for 106 yards. The third TD pass was to

BOB SUTTON Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Sam Howell threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more as North Carolina held off Miami, 45-42, sending the Hurricanes to their worst record at the midway mark of a season in more than two decades. Miami was in position to tie or win when