Boise State And Memphis Record Big Victories

It was a mixed day for the schools that will be playing football in the Big East Conference in the near future.

Boise St. (9-2) defeated Colorado St. (3-8) 42-14 on the blue turf of Bronco Stadium in Boise. The Rams were down 42-0 before scoring two late touchdowns.

Navy (7-4) defeated Texas State (3-7) at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis.

Memphis (3-8) earned its second consecutive win beating UAB (3-8) 46-9 At Legion Field in Birmingham. Brandon Hays ran for 127 years and three touchdowns.

Central Florida (8-3) fell to the Tulsa (9-2) 23-21 at Chapman Stadium in Tulsa. Both teams brought 6-0 conference records into the game as leaders of their respective divisions. Knights’ quarterback Blake Bortles threw for 169 yards and a touchdown, but was sacked four times.

Houston (4-7) staged a fierce comeback to tie Marshall (5-6) at 41 with 1:18 remaining but allowed the Thundering Herd at 45-yard field goal to steal the victory 44-41 at Edwards Stadium in Huntington, W.V.

SMU (5-6) fell to Rice (5-6) 36-14 at Rice Stadium in Houston.

Harris's 7 TDs, 350 Yards Lead Temple Over Army 63-32

Montel Harris had a recording setting day. He broke Temple's all-time rushing record netting 351 yards and more than doubled his season total five touchdowns, crossing the goal line seven times. Army quarterback Trent Steelman also broke the career touchdown record with 44.

With a Temple leading 28-10 at the half, the teams kept up the scoring with two touchdowns apiece in the third quarter.

On Army's first possession in the second half Larry Dixon broke a 43-yard run. On the next play, quarterback Trent Steelman scored from a yard out to tie the Black Knights' career touchdown mark with 43. Raymond Maples converted the two-point conversion.

Temple quarterback Clinton "Juice" Granger had a carry of 24 yards on the ensuing drive. A few plays and an Army penalty later, Harris scored his third rushing touchdown from a yard out.

Steelman broke Army's career touchdown record, passing 1946 Heisman Trophy winner Glenn Davis, with a 54-yard run late in the third quarter. The PAT failed.

Harris answered with his fourth rushing touchdown from 37 yards out to end the third quarter with Temple up 42-24. He opened the fourth quarter with his fifth touchdown on a two-yard run.

On the next Army Malcolm Brown scored from three yards out for Army following a 47-yard pass play from Steelman to Chevaughn Lawrence. After a failed onside kick for Army, Temple scored quickly on Harris's sixth touchdown run. His seventh TD followed an Army fumble on the next series. That ended the scoring although Harris had a few more carries until he surpassed the career rushing record.

Final score: Temple 63 Army 32

Temple:

Total yards - 565

Rushing yards - 534

Passing yards - 31

First downs - 28

Turnovers - 0

Army:

Total yards - 495

Rushing yards - 407

Passing yards - 88

First downs - 25

Turnovers - 2

South Florida football: Bobby Eveld will start today against Miami

Despite having redshirted all year, South Florida will remove his redshirt and start Bobby Eveld against Miami today.

Temple Running Over Army 28-10 At Half

The Temple Owls are visiting Michie Stadium at West Point today to face the Army Black Knights.

The Owls (3-6, 2-4) lead the all-time series 5‐4, including a 42-14 victory last Nov. 19 at Lincoln Financial Field. Temple fell 34-10 at home to Cincinnati last week.

Army (2-8) concludes its home schedule today by honoring 22 seniors. The Black Knights are coming off a 28-7 loss at Rutgers. The score was tied at 7-7 in the fourth quarter, but RU scored three unanswered touchdowns to win going away.

Temple took an early 14-0 lead on a pair of Matt Brown touchdown runs (12 and 35 yards) in the first quarter. Army answered in the second quarter on a seven-yard run by Trent Steelman.

The Black Knights pulled off a nifty onside kick following the touchdown but could not capitalize. Temple's Matt Brown pulled a hamstring on the ensuing punt return and headed to the locker room.

Larry Dixon broke a 37-yard run for Army midway through the second quarter leading to an Eric Osteen field goal of the same length. Temple's Montel Harris ran 60 yards for a touchdown during the next possession and later had a 43-yard run. He scored again on a two-yard run with less than a minute remaining before the half.

Halftime score: Temple 28-10

Temple:

Total yards - 290

Rushing yards - 259

Passing yards - 31

First downs - 12

Turnovers - 0

Army:

Total yards - 220

Rushing yards - 196

Passing yards - 24

First downs - 12

Turnovers - 0

Rutgers-Cincinnati: Rutgers barely misses a double-pass, gets picked in the end zone

They always say football is a game of inches. Here's another reminder of just how true that is. Rutgers had the ball deep in Cincinnati territory and had a chance to take a 14-0 lead. The Scarlet Knights drew up a beautiful double-pass that was just to long for Savon Huggins to come down with. If he had, he'd have scored.

Instead, after missing on the double-pass, Rutgers quarterback Gary Nova threw (another) ill-advised pass into the end zone with two defenders close by and Cincinnati's Dominique Battle picked it off after it was tipped. This game has featured a ton of offense but few points and Rutgers leads heading into the locker room 7-0.

Rutgers-Cincinnati: Video of Mark Harrison 71 yard touchdown reception

Cincinnati and Rutgers have gone up and down the field against each other. At least between the 20 yard lines. Rutgers threw an interception in the red zone. Cincinnati missed a field goal attempt. Rutgers finally broke through with this 71 yard touchdown pass from Gary Nova to Mark Harrison.

Rutgers' Quest For First Big East Title Goes Through Cincinnati