SOUTHWEST ROUNDUP : Interceptions Carry Baylor Past TCU, 29-7

Cornerback Malcolm Frank and linebacker James Francis returned interceptions for touchdowns Saturday to lift Baylor to a 27-9 Southwest Conference victory over Texas Christian at Waco, Tex.

Baylor evened its overall record at 4-4 and is 3-2 in the conference. TCU dropped to 4-4 and 2-3.

Frank went 32 yards for a touchdown on a second-quarter interception off freshman quarterback Leon Clay, and Francis returned an interception 50 yards for a score off Ron Jiles in the third period, .

The Bears played the second half without starting quarterback Brad Goebel, who suffered a bruised right shoulder.

Texas A&M; 45, Rice 7--Darren Lewis rushed for 201 yards to become the No. 2 rusher in Texas A&M; history, and Lance Pavlas threw three touchdown passes to lead the Aggies at Houston.

Pavlas completed touchdown passes of 36 yards to Percy Waddle, 20 yards to Cornelius Patterson and 12 yards to Robert Wilson before leaving the game early in the fourth quarter. Pavlas completed 13 of 16 passes for 161 yards.

The Aggies improved to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the conference. The Owls dropped to 1-6-1 and 1-4.

Lewis, a junior who carried 28 times, scored on runs of two and three yards and moved past George Woodard on the A&M; rushing list with 3,104 yards. Woodard rushed for 2,911 yards. Curtis Dickey is No. 1 with 3,703 yards.

Lewis scored from the two with 32 seconds left in the half to give A&M; a 17-7 lead. He scored again in the third period, bouncing off a tackler at the one-yard line.

Southern Methodist 35, North Texas 9--Only a week after losing to Houston, 95-21, the Mustangs rebounded at Dallas with their second victory of the season.

Mike Romo threw for 427 yards and three touchdowns as the Mustangs snapped a four-game losing streak. SMU is playing football after a two-year suspension for repeated rules violations.

Andy Bergfeld caught two touchdown passes as SMU (2-5) took a break from Southwest Conference play with its second victory over a Division I-AA opponent. The Mustangs’ other victory was over Connecticut, 31-30, Sept. 16.

North Texas is 3-5.