La'Darius Jefferson ran for 78 yards and two scores for the Broncos (2-1), who came into Heinz Field as a 15-point underdog and left it with their first victory over a Power 5 school in five years.

Kenny Pickett tossed six touchdowns for the Panthers (2-1) and threw for 382 yards to move past Hall of Famer Dan Marino into second-place on the school's all-time passing list but Pitt fell flat a week after a stirring victory on the road at Tennessee.
 

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Western Michigan rolled up 516 yards of total offense and held the ball for 40 minutes.

Pitt did its best to help the Broncos along the way. Eleby's 54-yard touchdown pass to Corey Crooms that put Western Michigan up 34-27 in the third quarter came after Panther defensive backs Erick Hallett II and Brandon Hill collided, allowing Crooms to spin away and race to the end zone.

Pitt quickly tied it on Pickett's second touchdown pass of the day to tight end Lucas Krull but the Broncos responded, as they did each and every time the Panthers threatened to take control.

Eleby led a 12-play, 75-yard drive that ended with Jefferson bulling over from 3 yards out to make it 41-34. Western Michigan sacked Pickett on fourth-and-6 to snuff out a Pitt response and Parker Sampson's 29-yard field goal gave the Broncos just enough cushion.

Pickett's sixth touchdown pass — which tied Tom Savage for the second-most in a game in school history — brought the Panthers within three with 3:48 to play.

Needing a stop, Pitt didn't get one. Western Michigan churned out a pair of first downs to run out the clock. The Broncos celebrated by running to the small group of fans who made the 377-mile trip from Kalamazoo while the Panthers trudged to the locker room following another baffling loss.
 

AMHERST, Mass. -- — Ben Bryant threw for 298 yards and a score, Jawon Hamilton rushed for 122 yards with a touchdown and Eastern Michigan defeated UMass 42-28 on Saturday.
 
Darius Boone Jr. added two short touchdown runs for the Eagles. Hassan Beydoun made six catches for 101 yards.
 
The Eagles (2-1) led 35-14 after Hamilton's 10-yard run early in the fourth quarter. Bryant added a 54-yard TD pass to Zach Westmoreland to make it 42-21 with just over four minutes remaining.
 
David Carter's interception, his second in two weeks, set up a nine-play drive that ended with Samson Evans scoring from 13 yards out for a 21-0 lead before the Minutemen got their first points on Josiah Johnson's 1-yard run that completed an 80-yard drive to trail 21-7 at the break.
 
Hutchinson and Boone had TD runs to complete a pair of first-quarter Eastern Michigan drives for a 14-0 lead.
 
Brady Olson threw for 288 yards including TD passes of 45 yards to Melvin Hill and a 29-yarder to Johnson along with an interception. Ellis Merriweather rushed for a career-high 142 yards on 23 carries and Carter Scudo ran for a 2-yard TD for UMass.
 
The teams combined for more than 1,000 yards offense.
 
The Minutemen (0-3) have lost 14 straight games dating back to 2019.

 
The Falcons were impressive defensively throughout the game, limiting the Murray State offense to 201 total yards and intercepting two passes. They kept the Racers scoreless in the second half, clinching the victory by getting a red-zone stop on fourth down. The BGSU offense gained 339 total yards, including a season-best 118 rushing yards.

The Falcons will be on the road for their final non-conference game, taking on Minnesota next Saturday (Sept. 25) at 12:00 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPNU.

OXFORD, Ohio -- — Brett Gabbert threw two touchdown passes and AJ Mayer threw for another, and Miami of Ohio swarmed FCS-member Long Island 42-7 on Saturday.
 
Mayer got the Redhawks (1-2) going when he found Jack Sorenson on an 18-yard touchdown toss to finish the game-opening eight-play, 93-yard drive.
 
Early in the second quarter, Camden Orth threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Derick Eugene to pull the Sharks (0-3) into a 7-7 tie.
 
But Miami proceeded to establish control of the line of scrimmage and pulled away when Kevin Davis crashed in from three yards out with 5:22 remaining before halftime. Five minutes later, Gabbert threw a 16-yard scoring pass to Jalen Walker for a 21-7 lead.
 
Miami outgained Long Island 523-216 in total yards.
 
Orth finished 15-for-21 passing for 178 yards.

AMHERST, N.Y. -- — Grayson McCall threw for three touchdowns, Shermari Jones ran for 149 yards and another score, and No. 16 Coastal Carolina held on to beat Buffalo 28-25 on Saturday for its first road win of the season.

McCall, who entered the day leading the nation in passing efficiency and completion rate, was 13-of-19 passing for 232 yards with his first interception of the season.

Jaivon Heiligh caught four passes for 91 yards and a touchdown for the Chanticleers (3-0), becoming the fourth receiver in school history to surpass 2,000 career yards.

Buffalo (1-2) got within a field goal with 2:41 remaining. Kevin Marks' 7-yard touchdown run capped a 92-yard drive that started when Logic Hudgensintercepted McCall in the end zone.

The Bulls rushed for 260 yards, led by career-high efforts from Dylan McDuffie(92 yards, one touchdown) and Ron Cook (83 yards). Marks, Buffalo's lead back, finished with 64 yards. Kyle Vantrease was 13-of-20 passing for 146 yards.

Jones plunged for a 1-yard touchdown at the start of the fourth quarter to extend Coastal Carolina's lead to 28-17. Jones' career-long 50-yard gain on the opening snap of the third quarter led to Isaiah Likely's 6-yard touchdown catch, the first of the season for the Chanticleers' all-conference tight end.

Aaron Bedgood scored on a 16-yard sweep on Coastal Carolina's opening possession and Heiligh caught a 17-yard tying touchdown early in the second quarter.

Buffalo scored on consecutive 84-yard drives in the first quarter to take a 14-7 lead. McDuffie's 2-yard run and backup quarterback Matt Myers' 13-yard keeper put Coastal Carolina in its largest deficit of the season.

Chanticleers freshman kicker Liam Gray hit the right upright from 22 yards out on in the second quarter on his first career field goal attempt. Senior kicker Massimo Biscardi (lower-body injury) did not make the trip.

Alex McNulty kicked a 36-yarder for Buffalo in the third quarter after missing from 51 yards earlier.

ANN ARBOR, Mich -- — A year ago, Michigan fans couldn't be at the Big House as Rocky Lombardi led Michigan State to a 27-24 upset of the Wolverines.

There were 106,263 of them there on Saturday, and they enjoyed every minute of Lombardi's return.

Playing for his new school, Northern Illinois, Lombardi threw for 46 yards and an interception in a 63-10 loss. He did throw for one touchdown, but that came with the Huskies down by 60 points in the fourth quarter.

Lombardi's defensive teammates weren't having much more luck

The Wolverines (3-0) scored touchdowns on their first nine drives, eight of them on the ground. The 10th drive also included a touchdown run, but it was called back for a holding penalty and Michigan turned the ball over on downs. The Wolverines never punted.

Northern Illinois got its touchdown with 8:28 to play.

The Huskies (1-2) kicked a field goal on their second possession of the game, but it was already clear they were in major trouble.

Michigan scored short rushing touchdowns on its first four possessions, two by Hassan Haskins, to take a 28-3 lead in the second quarter.

The Wolverines changed up a bit on the fifth possession, scoring on an 87-yard pass from Cade McNamara to Cornelius Johnson -- the third-longest passing play in school history -- to lead 35-3 at the half.

The Wolverines switched quarterbacks at halftime, putting in J.J. McCarthy, but he hadn't thrown a pass when Corum scored on a 49-yard run to increase the margin to 42-3. Michigan used six quarterbacks in the game.

No. 5 Iowa 30, Kent State 7
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- — Tyler Goodson saw nothing in front of him but the end zone — and that was before he got the ball.
 
The play that turned into a 46-yard touchdown run early in the first quarter of No. 5 Iowa's 30-7 victory over Kent State on Saturday, was set up perfectly, Goodson said, with the Golden Flashes heading away from him. All he had to do was get the pitch from quarterback Spencer Petras.
 
Goodson caught the pitch, then ran for the touchdown, the first of his three rushing scores.
 
The Hawkeyes (3-0) have won nine straight games. They have won 14 consecutive nonconference games, the second-longest current streak in the nation.
 
Iowa's first two wins of the season, against ranked teams Indiana and Iowa State, were built on its defense, which forced seven turnovers in the two games.
 
It was important to get a balanced offense, and the Hawkeyes did in this game — 206 rushing yards and 212 passing yards.
 
Goodson's first touchdown gave Iowa a 9-0 lead.
 
Goodson added a 35-yard scoring run in the third quarter, then had a 2-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to close the scoring.
 
Goodson had just 154 rushing yards in Iowa's first two wins over Indiana and Iowa State.
 
Goodson became the first Hawkeye to rush for three touchdowns in a game since Akrum Wadley did it in 2017. It was Goodson's sixth 100-yard rushing game of his career.
 
The Hawkeyes' defense, which had forced seven turnovers in the first two games, got a first-quarter safety when Kent State quarterback Dustin Crum was sacked in the end zone after a bad snap. Crum was 16-of-23 passing for 185 yards and was sacked seven times.
 
The Hawkeyes forced a turnover in the third quarter, when Kent State had first-and-goal at the 1. Running back Bryan Bradford had the ball knocked away by Jestin Jacobs, and cornerback Riley Moss recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchback. Goodson's second touchdown came on the ensuing possession.
 
Kent State (1-2) came into the game averaging 360 rushing yards, second-best in the nation, but was held to just 79 yards.
 
Iowa has held opponents to 24 points or under in 25 consecutive games, the longest current streak among Power 5 schools.

Central Michigan 49, LSU 21
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Colorado State 22,  Toledo 6
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TOLEDO, Ohio -- — Thomas Pannunzio returned a punt 70 yards for the game's only touchdown and Cayden Camper kicked five field goals as Colorado State surprised Toledo 22-6 on Saturday.
 
Pannunzio fielded the punt at his 30-yard line, started to his left, then broke to his right. After slipping through several arm tackles, he went the final 40 yards untouched to give the Rams a 13-6 third-quarter lead. Camper completed the scoring with three field goals in the fourth quarter.
 
Colorado State gained 209 yards rushing, with David Bailey accounting for 132 yards on 30 carries. Trey McBride caught nine passes for 109 yards, just one yard less than the Rams' total as starting quarterback Todd Centeio was a mere 11 of 27 for 110 yards.
 
Toledo, which nearly upset Notre Dame a week prior, managed 291 yards on offense. Carter Bradley passed for 254 yards but the Rockets were held to 21 yards rushing. Toledo had only 11 first downs and converted only 4 of 18 on third down.

Wyoming 45, Ball State 12
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LARAMIE, Wy. -- — Sean Chambers threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score, and Wyoming beat Ball State 45-12 on Saturday.
 
Chambers completed 14 of 23 passes for 201 yards. He threw a short TD pass to Treyton Welch early in the second quarter, and his 1-yard scoring run late made it 31-0 at halftime. Xazavian Valladay and Dawaiian McNeely also had touchdown runs for the Cowboys (3-0).
 
Wyoming's Keyon Blankenbaker had an interception in the first quarter and ran 50 yards into the end zone. Chad Muma's 45-yard pick-6 capped the scoring with 6:35 remaining.
 
Carson Steele and Will Jones each had a touchdown run for Ball State (1-2).