BEST OF THE REST

In games involving Conference USA teams: Chase Clement threw three touchdown passes, breaking the conference record, to lead Rice (7-3) to a 38-31 win over Army (3-7) at Houston. Clement threw his 87th touchdown, surpassing the previous mark held by Houston’s Kevin Kolb. . . . Curtis Steele ran for 123 yards and a touchdown, and Brandon Ross had 111 more on the ground and another score to lead Memphis (5-5, 3-3) to a 31-26 win over Southern Methodist (1-9, 0-6) at Dallas. . . . Ben Hartman kicked four field goals, including a 27-yarder in overtime, leading East Carolina (6-3, 4-1) to a 19-16 win over Marshall (4-5, 3-2) at Greenville, N.C. . . . Case Keenum threw for 384 yards and four touchdowns to lead host Houston (5-4, 4-1) to a 42-14 win over Tulane (2-7, 1-4). . . . Austin Davis’ eight-yard touchdown run midway through the third quarter sealed it as Southern Mississippi (4-6, 2-4) held on for 17-6 win over Central Florida (2-7, 1-4) at Orlando, Fla. . . .

In games involving Sun Belt Conference teams: Joe Craddock passed for 216 yards and a touchdown to lead Middle Tennessee (3-6, 2-3) to a 24-21 victory over Louisiana Monroe (2-7, 1-4) at Murfreesboro, Tenn. . . . Rusty Smith threw four touchdown passes as Florida Atlantic (4-5, 2-2) rolled to a 46-13 win over North Texas (1-9, 0-5) at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. . . . T.Y. Hilton had a school-record 199 receiving yards to lift Florida International (4-5, 3-2) to a 22-21 win over Arkansas State (4-5, 2-2) at Miami. . . . Levi Brown threw for 298 yards and two touchdowns to help Troy (6-3) to a 17-7 win over Western Kentucky (2-8) at Troy, Ala. . . . Trevor Vittatoe threw five touchdown passes to lead Texas El Paso (4-5) to a 37-24 victory at Louisiana Lafayette (5-4).