Marshall Wins on Plane Crash’s 50th Anniversary
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Redshirt freshman Grant Wells threw a season-high five touchdown passes and No. 16 Marshall commemorated the 50th anniversary of the worst disaster in U.S. sports history during a 42-14 victory over Middle Tennessee.
Marshall (7-0, 4-0 Conference USA) got another standout performance from its defense and turned three turnovers into scores on a day when the university and surrounding community remembered 75 people killed in a Nov. 14, 1970, plane crash.
Marshall wore special black uniforms and the No. 75 on its helmets to honor those who were lost, which included most of the Thundering Herd football team. The crash occurred as the team's plane was returning from a game at East Carolina. There were no survivors.
NO. 2 NOTRE DAME 45
BOSTON COLLEGE 31
BOSTON (AP) -- Ian Book threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score and No. 2 Notre Dame overcame an early deficit to roll to a victory over Boston College.
NO. 6 FLORIDA 63
ARKANSAS 35
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Kyle Trask extended his school record for consecutive games with at least four touchdown passes to six and Florida overwhelmed Arkansas in the Swamp.
NO. 9 MIAMI 25
VIRGINIA TECH 24
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- D'Eriq King threw for 255 yards and a touchdown and ran for a score in Miami's comeback victory over Virginia Tech.
NO. 10 INDIANA 24
MICHIGAN STATE 0
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michael Penix Jr. threw for 320 yards, hitting Ty Fryfogle with two scoring passes, and Indiana beat Michigan State to remain unbeaten.
NO. 11 OREGON 43
WASHINGTON STATE 29
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) -- Tyler Shough threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns and Oregon came back to beat Washington State.
NO. 13 WISCONSIN 49
MICHIGAN 11
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Nakia Watson and Mason Stokke each scored two touchdowns in the first half, helping Wisconsin build a big lead over Michigan.
TULSA 28, NO. 19 SMU 24
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Zach Smith threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns to help Tulsa recover from a 21-point second quarter deficit and beat SMU.
NO. 20 USC 34, ARIZONA 30
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Vavae Malepeai bulled his way through multiple tacklers for an 8-yard touchdown run with 25 seconds left, and No. 20 Southern California beat Arizona 34-30 on Saturday with another late rally.
NO. 22 LIBERTY 58
WESTERN KENTUCKY 14
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- Malik Willis threw for 306 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two more scores, leading Liberty over Western Carolina.
NO. 23 NORTHWESTERN 27 PURDUE 20
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Peyton Ramsey threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns, all to Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman, and Northwestern beat Purdue.
NO. 25 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 38, SOUTH ALABAMA 10
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -- Levi Lewis passed for 252 yards and three touchdowns, Louisiana-Lafayette gained 254 yards on the ground and the Ragin' Cajuns wrapped up a third straight Sun Belt Conference West Division title.