Tulsa tops Central Mich. on 5 Evans touchdowns

MIAMI — Dane Evans passed for 304 yards and five touchdowns, three of those scoring throws going to Keevan Lucas, and Tulsa rolled past Central Michigan 55-10 in the Miami Beach Bowl on Monday afternoon.

Evans completed 28 of 38 passes for the Golden Hurricane (10-3), who scored on their first nine possessions and finished with six wins in the season’s final seven games.

D’Angelo Brewer rushed for 105 yards, and James Flanders ran for another 100 and a score for Tulsa. Josh Atkinson and Chris Minter also caught scoring passes for the Golden Hurricane, and Jesse Brubaker ran an interception 66 yards back for another touchdown.

• Las Vegas Bowl: San Diego St. 34, Houston 10 — At Las Vegas: Donnel Pumphrey broke the NCAA career rushing record Saturday in his college finale, running for 115 yards and a touchdown in San Diego State’s 34-10 victory over Houston in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Pumphrey passed former Wisconsin star Ron Dayne’s mark of 6,397 yards on a 15yard run early in the fourth quarter, with teammates swarming him on the sideline, and wrapping up his sensational career in his Nevada hometown with 6,405 yards.

“It means the world to me,” Pumphrey said as his father wiped away tears before hugging him.

Pumphrey’s senior total of 2,133 yards rushing ranks in the top 10 for a FBS player.

Ron Smith returned an interception 54 yards for a touchdown, Curtis Anderson caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from Christian Chapman, Juwan Washington ran for a touchdown, and John Baron kicked two field goals for the Aztecs (11-3). They overcame a 10-0 firstquarter deficit against the Cougars (9-4) for their second consecutive bowl win.

• New Mexico Bowl: New Mexico 23, Texas-San Antonio 20 — Albuquerque, N.M.: Richard McQuarley had two short touchdown runs and New Mexico won a bowl for the second time in a half-century, topping TexasSan Antonio.

The Lobos’ only win since taking the 1961 Aviation Bowl had been a 2007 victory over Nevada in the New Mexico Bowl.

• Autonation Cure Bowl: Arkansas St. 31, UCF 13 — Orlando, Fla.: Justice Hansen threw three touchdown passes to Kendall Sanders to help Arkansas State beat UCF.

Hansen completed 12 of 26 passes for 205 yards, hookiong up with Sanders for touchdown strikes of 12, 75 and 17 yards. The biggest plays of the night came from the Red Wolves’ special teams. They scored on a blocked punt and produced two turnovers that were turned into touchdowns.

• Camellia Bowl: Appalachian St. 31, Toledo 28 — Montgomery, Ala.: Marcus Cox rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown and Michael Rubino kicked the go-ahead 39-yard field goal to lift Appalachian State past Toledo.

The Mountaineers (10-3) won the game in Alabama’s capital city on a late field goal for the second straight year, this one with 5:14 left.

Cox became the ninth FBS player with four 1,000-yard seasons and the 22nd to top 5,000 in his career. Game MVP Taylor Lamb passed for 119 yards and a touchdown and ran for 126 yards and a score.

• New Orleans Bowl: Southern Mississippi 28, Louisiana-Lafayette 21 — New Orleans: Allenzae Staggers set New Orleans Bowl records with 11 catches for 230 yards and also scored a touchdown to help Southern Mississippi beat LouisianaLafayette.

Nick Mullens, the Southern Miss all-time leader in yards passing and passing touchdowns, finished his distinguished career by throwing for 346 yards and two TDs.