Mid-American Conference Saturday’s games

Tennessee 34, Ohio 23

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Jonathan Crompton threw for two touchdowns as Tennessee turned to its unsteady passing game to beat Ohio. Crompton threw a 26-yard screen pass to Bryce Brown to give the Vols (2-2) a 31-20 lead with 2:38 in the third quarter and lobbed a 3-yard scoring strike to Brandon Warren at the end of the first. The Vols, who have been relying on their strong running game to make up for woeful passing, rushed for 177 yards while Crompton completed 17 of 34 passes for 222 yards. He also threw his eighth interception of the season.

No. 8 Boise State 49, Bowling Green 14

BOWLING GREEN — Kellen Moore threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns for Boise State. Boise State’s first six scoring drives took no more than four plays. Their big play offense scored three touchdowns in just two-and-a-half minutes in the second quarter. The Broncos (4-0) didn’t score until a minute into the second quarter when receiver Titus Young ran in the first of his two touchdowns. Bowling Green (1-3) had no answer for Moore, who had 195 passing yards in the second quarter alone or the Broncos’ running game, which piled up 267 yards on the ground.

Central Michigan 48, Akron 21

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Dan LeFevour threw four touchdown passes and ran for 140 yards, including two more TDs, in Central Michigan’s win. LeFevour alone outrushed the entire Akron team (1-3, 0-1 Mid-American Conference), which ran 69 yards, thanks to a 53-yard dash in the first quarter that set Central Michigan (3-1, 1-0) up for its first TD on the next play. Central Michigan’s defense also carried out five sacks to keep Akron’s total yards to just 196.

Idaho 34, N. Illinois 31

DEKALB, Ill. — Quarterback Nathan Enderle threw three first-half touchdown passes, but his biggest contribution came late when he helped run down the clock as Idaho slammed the door on a late Northern Illinois comeback. The Huskies (2-2) scored twice in less than three minutes to cut the margin to 34-31 with 5:51 to play. But Idaho (3-1) marched back from its own 20 to inside the Northern Illinois 10 to run out the final minutes. NIU cut the margin to 34-23 with 8:25 to play on Chandler Harnish’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Landon Cox. The Huskies got the ball back four plays later when they blocked a punt inside the Idaho 5-yard line and recovered at the 1. One play later, running back MeCo Brown ran in for a score and added a two-point conversion. Enderle then guided the Vandals on an 11-play drive to finish the game. Idaho claimed a 7-3 lead on a 26-yard second-quarter pass play from Enderle to Daniel Hardy and never trailed again. Enderle also threw second-quarter scoring strikes of 21 yards to Deonte Jackson and 58 yards to Princeton McCarty on the way to a 21-13 halftime lead.

Temple 37, Buffalo 13

PHILADELPHIA — Elijah Joseph returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown and James Dixon scored on a 92-yard kickoff return to help Temple. The Owls (1-2, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) defeated Buffalo for the first time since 1970. It was also Temple’s first win over the Bulls (1-3, 0-1) in four meetings under coach Al Golden. Temple took a 20-6 lead in the second quarter when Joseph picked off Buffalo quarterback Zach Maynard’s pass. The Owls opened the second half with a seven-play, 71-yard drive that was capped by Vaughn Charlton’s 5-yard passing score to Evan Rodriguez. Maynard, a sophomore, finished with four interceptions for Buffalo and was replaced by freshman Jerry Davis.

Western Michigan 24, Hofstra 10

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Tim Hiller threw for 338 yards and two touchdowns to lift Western Michigan. Hiller completed 34 of 43 passes in the game and was intercepted once. Brandon West ran for 128 yards and a touchdown, and Jordan White caught nine passes for 101 yards and another score for the Broncos (2-2). Chleb Ravenell had seven receptions and 99 yards for the winners. Hofstra’s only touchdown came in the first quarter on a 42-yard pass from Cory Christopher to Aaron Weaver. That gave the Pride (2-2) a 7-3 lead, but Western Michigan came back to lead 17-10 by halftime. The only scoring in the second half was Hiller’s 1-yard pass from Hiller to Matt Stevens with 9:25 to play.

Associated Press