Have you Herd? Marshall upsets No. 6 Kansas State



Miami cruised past Colorado State, 41-21.
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MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Graham Gochneaur threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jason Rader with just over 31/2 minutes remaining as Marshall upset No. 6 Kansas State 27-20 on Saturday.
Gochneaur, making his second start in relief of the injured Stan Hill, was 16-for-24 for 106 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
Kansas State's Jeff Schwinn, another backup making his second start, was 14-for-26 for 241 yards, but also fumbled twice and threw an interception.
N. Illinois 19, Alabama 16
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Josh Haldi threw two second-half touchdown passes and Michael Turner ran for 156 yards as Northern Illinois beat No. 21 Alabama.
The Huskies (3-0), 14-point underdogs, toppled their second ranked team of the season, pounding away at one of the nation's top run defenses.
Alabama (2-2) scored on a 54-yard scamper by Shaud Williams with 5:36 left and got the ball back just over a minute later after a defensive stop.
Alabama converted a fourth-and-2 on Brodie Croyle's 5-yard pass to Triandos Luke, but still couldn't get past its own 40. Three plays later, Croyle fumbled after cocking his arm to throw and had to fall on it for an 8-yard loss.
He underthrew Luke on fourth-and-11 with Javan Lee hitting him as he threw, and the Huskies ran out the clock.
Miami 41, Colorado St. 21
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Mike Smith ran for 118 yards and three touchdowns and Ben Roethlisberger passed for two more scores.
The RedHawks' pass-oriented offense generated 536 yards compared to 388 for Colorado State and opened up 20-point leads on three occasions in the second half.
Roethlisberger completed 29-of-39 passes for 330 yards, eclipsing 300 yards for the second straight game. The Miami (2-1) defense, meanwhile, held Colorado State, which had been averaging 213 yards rushing, to 39 on the ground.
Bradlee Van Pelt threw for 323 yards and three TDs for Colorado State (2-2).
Navy 39, Eastern Michigan 7
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Craig Candeto threw for one touchdown and ran for another as Navy racked up 464 yards of total offense.
Led by Candeto (18 carries, 72 yards), slotback Tony Lane (5-83) and fullback Kyle Eckel (13-56), Navy (2-1) outgained Eastern Michigan 372-32 on the ground.
Ball State 27, Central Michigan 14
MUNCIE, Ind. -- Talmadge Hill threw three touchdown passes to Dante Ridgeway.
Hill and Ridgeway connected on touchdown passes of 24, 14 and 3 yards, and Ridgeway finished with 10 receptions for 103 yards for the Cardinals (2-2, 1-0 MAC).
Akron 65, Howard 7
AKRON -- Charlie Frye passed for 219 yards and accounted for three touchdowns in a 35-point first quarter that helped Akron rout Howard.
Bobby Hendry rushed for 126 yards and scored one of Akron's five rushing touchdowns. The Zips (2-2) totaled 692 yards of offense while holding the Bison (0-3) to 233.
Frye completed 21-of-30 passes, including touchdown throws of 8 yards to Miquel Irvin and 9 yards to Mike Brake. He also scored on a 1-yard run.
Connecticut 38, Buffalo 7
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Terry Caulley ran for 234 yards and four touchdowns for Connecticut.
Buffalo (0-4) extended its losing streak to 14 games, the longest in the nation.