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Friday’s games

Princeton 52, Harvard 17

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.

Jesper Horsted caught 13 passes for 246 yards and two touchdowns and threw for a 2-yard scoring pass on a reverse to help reigning Ivy League champion Princeton beat Harvard. It was the third-most receiving yards in school history, trailing Michael Lerch’s program record of 370 yards set in 1991 against Brown. Chad Kanoff went 31 of 35 for 421 yards for Princeton (5-1, 2-1) and, wihh the two TD passe, tied Quinn Epperly for third on the program’s career list with 31. It was the eighth-most single-game passing yards in Princeton history. Charlie Volker had 53 yards on the ground and three TDs, and Collin Eaddy added 83 yards rushing with a score for the Tigers. Stephen Carlson caught 11 passes for 103 yards and a TD.

Marshall 38, Middle Tennessee 10

MURFREESBORO, TENN.

Tyler King and Keion Davis each scored two rushing touchdowns to help Marshall beat Middle Tennessee. King ran for 129 yards and Davis added 40 yards on 10 carries. It was 14-3 after Marshall linebacker Ty Tyler disrupted John Urzua’s pass and Artis Johnson returned an interception 17 yards for a score. On Middle Tennessee’s next offensive play, C.J. Windham fumbled it and Marshall scored three plays later on Davis’ 9-yard untouched run. Davis put Marshall up 28-10 on a short run and the Thundering Herd had a 21-point lead at halftime. Chase Litton was 16-of-24 passing for 168 yards for Marshall (6-1, 3-0 Conference USA). His streak of 27 straight games with a passing touchdown came to an end. It was the second longest active streak among FBS quarterbacks.

Western Kentucky 35, Old Dominion 31.

NORFOLK, VA.

Mike White threw five touchdown passes for the second straight game and Western Kentucky scored 14 straight points in the fourth quarter to rally past Old Dominion. WKU pulled to 31-28 on Nacarius Fant’s 9-yard touchdown catch with 9:03 left in the fourth. On Old Dominion’s next offensive play, Drell Greene returned an interception 13 yards, and Quin Jernighan scored on a 30-yard touchdown grab for a four-point lead.

Associated Press