Pitt’s 76-61 victory over Syracuse sets mark for total score

PITTSBURGH — Nate Peterman threw for 251 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another to lead Pittsburgh to a wild 76-61 victory over Syracuse on Saturday.

The combined point total of 137 beat the previous Football Bowl Championship record of 136 set in 2007 when Navy outlasted North Texas 74-62. Eight Panthers reached the end zone as Pitt (8-4, 5-3 ACC) posted its highest point total since putting up 76 against Temple in 1978. WEST VIRGINIA 49 IOWA ST. 19

Skyler Howard threw for 330 yards and tied a career high with five touchdowns as the No. 18 Mountaineers routed the Cyclones at Ames, Iowa.

Freshman Martell Pettaway burned his redshirt and ran for 181 yards in his debut for West Virginia (9-2, 6-2 Big 12),. KANSAS ST. 34, KANSAS 19

Alex Barnes ran for 103 yards and a touchdown, and Winston Dimel also had two scores on the ground as the Wildcats gave coach Bill Snyder his 200th win with a victory over the Jayhawks at Manhattan.

Snyder, 77, became the 26th coach to achieve 200 wins and the sixth to do so spending his career at one school, joining Joe Paterno, LaVell Edwards, Tom Osborne, Chris Ault and Vince Dooley. NAVY 75, SMU 31

Will Worth accounted for four touchdowns while becoming the first Midshipmen quarterback with more than 100 yards rush- ing and 100 yards passing in three consecutive games as Navy rolled at Dallas.

Worth ran 15 times for 107 yards and three touchdowns, increasing his FBS-leading total to 25 rushing scores.

The Midshipmen (9-2, 7-1 American Athletic Conference), who had clinched the West Division title, will play South Florida or Temple next Saturday in the championship game.

The Mustangs (5-7, 3-5) missed a chance to become bowl-eligible amid rumors coach Chad Morris is a candidate to become Baylor’s new coach.

SMU is 7-17 in two seasons under Morris, who took over after a 1-11 season. MIAMI 40, DUKE 21

Brad Kaaya became the Hurricanes’ all-time career passing leader, throwing for 396 yards and a career high-tying four touchdowns in a victory over the Blue Devils at Miami Gardens, Fla.

Kaaya completed 22 of 35 passes and has 9,686 yards in three seasons. MISSISSIPPI ST. 55 MISSISSIPPI 20

Nick Fitzgerald ran for a career-high 258 yards and two touchdowns and threw three touchdown passes to lead the Bulldogs past the Rebels in the Egg Bowl at Oxford. OREGON ST. 34, OREGON24

Ryan Nall rushed for 155 yards and four touchdowns as the Beavers snapped an eight-game Civil War losing streak with a victory over the Ducks at Corvallis.