COLLEGE FOOTBALL Colgate tops Fla. Atlantic, advances to title game

The Raiders will face Delaware, which beat Wofford 24-9.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Chris Brown threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns and running back Jamaal Branch set three NCAA season records, leading Colgate to a 36-24 victory over Florida Atlantic on Saturday in a Division I-AA semifinal game.
Brown also ran for a score and accounted for 285 of Colgate's 412 yards of total offense, helping the Raiders (15-0) extend their winning streak to 21 games.
Branch rushed 45 times for 130 yards and one touchdown. He eclipsed NCAA records for carries in a season (430), touchdowns (29) and I-AA rushing yards in a season (2,271).
Colgate will face Delaware on Friday in Chattanooga, Tenn., in the title game.
The loss snapped Florida Atlantic's 10-game win streak and ended a surprising playoff run by the three-year-old program, led by former Miami and Louisville coach Howard Schnellenberger.
Florida Atlantic (11-3) won just six games in their first two seasons before earning their first playoff bid this year. The school plans to join Division I-A next season.
Owls quarterback Jared Allen threw for 266 yards, but was intercepted three times.
The Raiders charged to a 23-7 halftime lead by dominating Florida Atlantic at the line. Colgate had 205 yards on the ground and had four scoring drives of 11 plays or more.
Florida Atlantic came within two touchdowns of Colgate twice in the second half, but a pair of drives ended on interceptions thrown by Allen -- I-AA's fifth-rated passer entering the game.
Delaware 24, Wofford 9
NEWARK, Del. -- Delaware pulled away from Wofford in the second half behind the running of Germaine Bennett and earned a berth in the Division I-AA championship game with a victory.
Bennett amassed a career-high 186 yards on 31 carries and scored three touchdowns, all in the second half. He also set a school single-season record for yards rushing (1,583).
Delaware, which set a school record for wins in a season, is seeking its first I-AA title.
The second-seeded Blue Hens have outscored the opposition 109-23 in their three playoff games, all at home.
Division II
FLORENCE, Ala. -- Grand Valley State won its second straight NCAA Division II title Saturday, with Mike Hoad intercepting a fourth-down pass with 27 seconds left to seal the Lakers' 10-7 victory over North Dakota.
Grand Valley State (14-1) dominated most of the game. But led by John Bowenkamp's passing, North Dakota cut it to 10-3 in the final period and fell just short in the final minute.
Bowenkamp completed eight passes in a drive that started on North Dakota's 25 with 3:54 to play. On fourth-and-10 from the 17, Hoad intercepted Bowenkamp's pass on the 6.
Bowenkamp finished 28-of-41 for 281 yards and the interception. He set a championship game record for completions.