Bowl roundup: Fresno State’s Rivers runs through Sun Devils

LAS VEGAS— Ronnie Rivers rushed for 212 yards and two touchdowns, Anthoula (Tank) Kelly had a 70-yard interception return for a touchdown and No. 19 Fresno State beat Arizona State 31-20 in the Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday.

Marcus McMaryion rushed for a touchdown and was 15-of-29 passing for 176 yards to help the Bulldogs (12-2) set a school record for wins in a season. Utah State 52, North Texas 13: Jordan Love threw for 359 yards and four touchdowns and Jalen Greene had six catches for 151 yards and a score to help Utah State rout North Texas in the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque. Love completed 21 of 43 passes with one interception.

North Texas (9-4) quarterback Mason Fine was injured in the first quarter, and the Mean Green ended up using four quarterbacks. Tulane 41, Louisiana-Lafaeyette 24: Darius Bradwell rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns to lead Tulane to its first postseason victory in 16 years, at the Cure Bowl in Orlando.

Justin McMillan improved to 5-1 as the Green Wave's starting quarterback, tossing a first- quarter TD pass to Terren Encalade and accounting for 217 yards total offence — 145 passing and 72 rushing. North Carolina A&T 24, Alcorn State 22: Lamar Raynard passed for 292 yards and two touchdowns and Malik Wilson returned a kickoff for the gamesealin TD for North Carolina A&T at the Celebration Bowl in Atlanta.

The Mid-Eastern Athletic conference champion Aggies (10-2) won their second straight HBCU national championship and third in four years.