North Carolina State Puts the Clamps on Florida State

T.A. McLendon rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown and North Carolina State’s defense held No. 14 Florida State to 177 total yards for a 17-7 victory Saturday at Raleigh, N.C.

The Wolfpack, 10-3 overall and 5-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, ended a three-game losing streak and became the first conference team to defeat the Seminoles two years in a row.

Florida State (8-4, 7-1) can do no worse than tie Maryland for the ACC crown. The Terrapins would have to win their final two games and finish at least five spots higher than the Seminoles in the final bowl championship series standings to gain the conference’s BCS bid.

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Matt Schaub threw three touchdown passes and Wali Lundy scored three times as Virginia (8-4, 6-2) scored a stunning 48-13 victory over No. 18 Maryland (9-3, 5-2) at Charlottesville, Va., to end the Terrapins’ eight-game winning streak. Virginia clinched second place in the conference.... Dan Orner kicked a 47-yard field goal as time expired to lift North Carolina (3-9, 1-7) to a 23-21 victory over Duke (2-10, 0-8) at Durham, N.C.... Fabian Davis scored on a five-yard run with 53 seconds left to lift Wake Forest (6-5) to a 30-27 victory over Navy (1-10) at Winston-Salem, N.C.

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BIG EAST

Brandon Brokaw ran for three touchdowns to lead Boston College (7-4, 2-4) to a 36-14 victory over Temple (4-8, 2-5) at Philadelphia.

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CONFERENCE USA

Mewelde Moore accounted for 194 yards and scored a touchdown as Tulane (7-5, 4-4) rolled to a 31-10 victory over Southern Mississippi (6-5, 4-3) at New Orleans to clinch its first bowl appearance since 1998.... Travis Heath returned a fumble 81 yards for a touchdown as East Carolina (4-6, 4-2) rallied for a 31-28 upset over No. 22 Texas Christian (8-2, 5-2) at Greenville, N.C., to keep the Horned Frogs from clinching a share of the conference title.... Marquel Blackwell ran for three touchdowns and passed for 305 yards and a pair of scores to lead South Florida (9-2) to a 32-14 victory at Houston (4-7).... Dave Ragone threw three touchdown passes to lead Louisville (7-4, 5-2) to a 41-21 victory over Alabama Birmingham (5-6, 4-3) at Louisville, Ky.

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IVY

Stephen Faulk scored two touchdowns to lead Pennsylvania (9-1, 7-0) to a 31-0 victory over Cornell (4-6, 3-4) to clinch the league title at Ithaca, N.Y.... Ryan Fitzpatrick rushed for two touchdowns to lead Harvard (7-3, 6-1) to a 20-13 comeback victory over Yale (6-4, 4-3) at Boston.... Cameron Atkinson rushed for 233 yards to lead Princeton (6-4, 4-3) to a 38-30 victory over Dartmouth (3-7, 4-3) at Princeton, N.J.... Joe Rackley’s two-yard touchdown run with 1:02 left lifted Brown (2-8, 2-6) to a 35-28 victory over Columbia (0-7, 1-9) at Providence, R.I.

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MID-AMERICAN

Byron Leftwich came off the bench and threw for 219 yards and a touchdown as Marshall (8-2, 6-1) held on for a 24-21 over Ohio (4-7, 4-3) at Athens, Ohio, to clinch the East Division title and a second-straight berth in the GMAC Bowl on Dec. 18 in Mobile, Ala.... Josh Harris passed for 206 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores to lead Bowling Green (9-2, 6-1) to a 63-21 victory over Eastern Michigan (3-9, 1-7) at Bowling Green, Ohio.... Donta Greene caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from Brian Jones with 41 seconds left as Toledo (8-3, 6-1) rallied for a 33-30 victory over Northern Illinois (8-4, 7-1) at Dekalb, Ill. Toledo must defeat Bowling Green next week to win the West title. A Bowling Green victory would give Northern Illinois the title.

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MOUNTAIN WEST

Colorado State (10-2, 6-0) converted two turnovers into touchdowns and the No. 20 Rams clinched the conference title with a 22-14 victory over New Mexico (6-6, 4-2) at Fort Collins, Colo. Colorado State will play in the Liberty Bowl on Dec. 31.... Brandon Warfield rushed for a career-high 194 yards and a touchdown as Utah (5-6, 3-4) scored a 13-6 victory over Brigham Young (5-7, 2-5) at Salt Lake City.... James Truvillion scored on a one-yard run with 58 seconds left to lead San Diego State (4-8, 4-3) to a 38-34 victory over Air Force (8-4, 4-3) at Air Force Academy, Colo.

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WESTERN ATHLETIC

Brock Forsey rushed for 187 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 23 Boise State (11-1, 8-0) to its 10th straight victory, a 44-7 decision over Nevada (5-7, 4-4) at Reno.... Asen Asparuhov’s fourth field goal, a 27-yarder with just over six minutes left, lifted Fresno State (7-5, 5-2) to a 19-16 victory over San Jose State (6-7, 4-4) to clinch a third straight appearance in the Silicon Valley Classic on Dec. 31.

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SOUTHLAND

Ross Denne threw for 376 yards and two touchdowns as sixth-ranked St. John’s scored a 31-24 victory over Redlands in the Division III playoffs at Collegeville, Minn.