UL-Monroe outgained the Owls 407-336 and crossed midfield on eight of its nine possessions but an interception at the four-yard line before halftime ended up being costly. The Warhawks scored a touchdown with 1:57 remaining but missed the two-point conversion for the tie and never got the ball back. Florida Atlantic recovered the onside kick to seal the victory.

(22) NEBRASKA 39 Kansas 32

Kansas rallied from a 24-7 deficit by taking a one-point lead late in the fourth quarter. The Huskers responded with an 80-yard touchdown drive to reclaim the lead before Kansas once again rallied to send the game into overtime. Kansas outgained the Huskers 574-511 but the Jayhawks finished only 5-8 inside the redzone while the defense allowed three touchdown passes of 75 yards or more.

U-A-B 21 Troy 3

The Blazers only outgained Troy 285-202 but the Trojans were unable to capitalize on their two long drives, missing a field goal and fumbling. UAB scored touchdowns on two of its first three possessions and the Trojans were forced to abandon the running game early on as they finished with 58 yards rushing on 32 carries (1.8 ypc). Troy had only seven penalties but four of those resulted in first downs for UAB.

(3) U-S-C 28 WASHINGTON ST 22

Washington St. outgained the Trojans 418-404 but it was forced into three field goals whereas USC was able to get the ball into the endzone. The Cougars pulled to within six points late in the fourth quarter and then forced a punt to get the ball back but an interception on the final play ended the comeback bid. The Trojans controlled the clock for over nine more minutes in the second half.

BAYLOR 17 Kansas State 3

This game featured 19 punts and nine turnovers and both teams had 17 offensive possessions. Kansas St. outgained the Bears 341-312 but five turnovers, including two inside the Baylor 10-yard line and another at the 24-yard line killed three scoring opportunities. Of Baylor’s 17 possessions, only one of those was longer than 34 yards. The teams combined for just 63 yards rushing.

VANDERBILT 43 Temple 14

Vanderbilt outgained Temple 448-270 as the rushing game could not be stopped. The Commodores finished with 279 yards rushing on 31 carries (9.0 ypc) even though the Owls controlled close to 15 more minutes of the clock. Of Vanderbilt’s six touchdown drives, only one was more than five plays long. Temple had only 70 total yards in its first six possessions before scoring on a 78-yard run on the last play of the half.