No. 1 Miami’s Performance Is Uninspiring

The top-ranked Miami Hurricanes weren’t concerned about yards, points or votes against Troy State on Saturday.

They wanted to stay healthy, play plenty of backups and get a final tuneup before playing No. 16 Florida State next Saturday in Tallahassee, where the Seminoles haven’t lost since 1991.

Mission accomplished.

Ken Dorsey threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns and the Hurricanes overcame a slow start defensively to defeat Troy State, 38-7, in a nonconference game at Miami.

“When you play a team like we’re going to play next week, you don’t have to worry about not coming in ready to play,” Dorsey said. “You have to bring your A-game or otherwise you’re going to get it handed to you.”

Miami (4-0) came out flat against Division I-A newcomer Troy State (1-3), especially on defense.

The Hurricanes gave up 175 yards, 12 first downs and seven points in the first half.

Miami’s defensive line got little pressure on quarterback Brock Nutter early and didn’t force Troy State to punt until there was 2:04 remaining in the second quarter.

In other games involving Big East teams: Keith Burnell ran for two scores as No. 8 Virginia Tech (5-0, 2-0) rolled to a 35-0 victory against West Virginia (2-3, 0-2) at Morgantown, W.Va. ... William Green ran for 113 yards for his fifth 100-yard rushing game in a row and scored two touchdowns as Boston College (4-1, 2-0) rolled to a 33-10 victory against Temple (1-3, 0-1) at Boston. ... James Mungro caught a two-yard touchdown pass from R.J. Anderson with 1:18 left to give Syracuse (4-2, 1-0) a 24-17 victory against Rutgers (1-4, 0-3) at Piscataway, N.J.

Atlantic Coast

George Godsey threw for 295 yards and two touchdowns as No. 17 Georgia Tech (4-1, 1-1) overcame a slow start and defeated winless Duke, 37-10, at Durham, N.C. The Blue Devils (0-5, 0-3) have lost 18 in a row, the longest streak in the nation. ... Shaun Hill threw for two touchdowns and Bruce Perry ran for 143 yards and a score as No. 25 Maryland (5-0, 3-0) defeated Virginia, 41-21, at College Park, Md. The Cavaliers are 3-2 and 2-1. ... Philip Rivers completed 20 of 32 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown as North Carolina State (3-1, 1-1) rallied from a 14-3 lead and defeated Wake Forest, 17-14, at Winston-Salem, N.C. The Demon Deacons fell to 2-3 and 0-3. ... Darian Durant threw two touchdown passes as North Carolina (3-3) defeated East Carolina (2-3), 24-21, in a nonconference game at Chapel Hill, N.C.

Conference USA

Army (1-3, 1-2) snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 28-14 victory against Houston (0-4, 0-3) at West Point, N.Y. ... Cincinnati (2-2, 2-0) had not beaten Tulane (1-5, 0-2) in five games dating to 1981, but the Bearcats ended the streak with a 46-33 victory at Cincinnati. ... Memphis (3-2, 1-1) scored a 22-17 victory against Southern Mississippi (3-1, 1-1) at Memphis, Tenn. ... Ryan Schneider passed for 290 yards as Central Florida (2-3) defeated Alabama Birmingham, 24-7, in a nonconference game at Orlando, Fla. The Blazers (2-3) were held to 111 total yards.

Mid-American

Tavares Bolden was 31 of 39 for 387 yards and two touchdowns as No. 23 Toledo defeated Ohio, 48-41, at Athens, Ohio. Toledo (5-0, 3-0) running back Chester Taylor, the nation’s leading scorer and third-leading rusher entering Saturday’s play, scored the first touchdown but was not a factor after injuring his ankle in the second quarter. The Bobcats are 0-4 and 0-2.

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Mountain West

Keith Boyea ran for a career-high 118 yards as Air Force (3-1) defeated Navy, 24-18, in a nonconference game at Landover, Md. The Midshipmen (0-4) have lost five in a row to the Falcons. ... Utah (4-1) cruised to a 52-21 victory against South Florida (2-3) at Salt Lake City.

Western Athletic

Kyle Herm ran for 125 yards and two touchdowns to lead Rice (4-1, 2-0) to a 45-14 victory against Boise State (2-3, 1-1) at Houston. ...Tony Lukins returned two kickoffs for touchdowns as New Mexico State (2-4) rolled to a 24-7 victory against Tulsa (1-3) at Tulsa.