OTHER TOP 25 NO. 6 CINCINNATI 38, HOUSTON 10

CINCINNATI – Gerrid Doaks rushed for a career-high 184 yards and one touchdown, Desmond Ridder ran for three scores and threw for another, and Cincinnati (6-0, 4-0 AAC) rolled past Houston (2-3, 2-2) on Saturday.

Doaks ran for the most yards by a Bearcats player since Mike Boone’s 212 in 2014 against South Florida. It was Doaks’ best total since he had 149 on Nov. 4, 2017, at Tulane.

Ridder rushed for 103 yards and threw for 162. He has accounted for 13 touchdowns (eight running, five passing) in the past three games.

The Bearcats extended their schoolrecord home winning streak to 18 games.

NO. 16 MARSHALL 51, UMASS 10

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Grant Wells threw three touchdown passes, Brenden Knox ran for two scores and Marshall (6-0) pummeled Massachusetts (0-2).

The game was added to Marshall’s schedule last month after several other opponents had previously pulled out due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Marshall continued to produce a season-long balance on offense that keeps opponents guessing.

NO. 18 SMU 47, TEMPLE 23

PHILADELPHIA – Shane Buechele threw four touchdown passes, two to Tyler Page, and SMU (7-1, 4-1 AAC) broke away from undermanned Temple (1-4, 1-4).

The game was pushed back from its original Thursday date while Temple dealt with virus-related issues. The Owls were missing 15 players who were in COVID-19 protocol.

SMU led 20-16 before Buechele connected with Kylen Granson on a 24-yard TD pass on the first play of the fourth quarter. The Mustangs scored four touchdowns in the first 71/2 minutes of the period.