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MARSHALL 30, MISSOURI St. 24
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Carlos Del Rio-Wilson accounted for 249 yards and two touchdowns and Marshall held off Missouri State for a 30-24 win on Saturday night.
Missouri State rallied from a 24-10 deficit to get the score to its final margin. After the Bears’ 11-play, 86-yard drive that lasted three minutes, defensive lineman Javae Gilmore deflected Skyler Locklear’s pass attempt on fourth-and-goal at Marshall’s 7 with 1:59 remaining.
The Thundering Herd (2-1) scored points in their first three drives and never trailed.
Del Rio-Wilson threw a 39-yard scoring pass to TJ Lester for the first score on Marshall’s first possession.
Marshall’s second drive ended with 2:25 left in the first quarter when Jo’Shon Barbie crashed in from a yard out for a 14-3 lead.
The Bears closed to 14-10 when Locklear threw a 38-yard touchdown to Witt Edwards to close the first quarter. Following a Marshall field goal near the midway point of the third, the Thundering Herd made it a two-touchdown lead when Del Rio-Wilson ran it in from the 6 just after halftime.
Missouri State reduced the deficit to 24-17 when Breezy Dubar ran it in from the 1 a few minutes later.
Del Rio-Wilson threw for 176 yards with a touchdown and ran for 73 yards and a score.
Locklear threw for 309 yards and two touchdowns. Isaiah Myers caught seven passes for 141 yards.
SOUTH ALABAMA 41, OHIO 36
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Jared Hollis threw for 192 yards and a touchdown. Keenan Phillips ran for a 116 yards and a touchdown and South Alabama beat Ohio 41-36 on Saturday night.
Phillips was part of rushing stable of four backs who amassed 266 yards on 50 carries and scored four touchdowns. PJ Martin ran for 80 yards on 21 carries and touchdown, Trae’veon Dunbar had 52 yards on six carries with two touchdowns and Jared Hollins recorded 18 yards on five carries.
South Alabama (2-1) built a 24-7 lead at halftime and never trailed.
Victor Rosa had a 33-yard touchdown run for Ohio to start the first half. Shortly after, Matt Vezza threw a 9-yard touchdown to Riley Neer to get the Bobcats within 24-21.
But Martin’s 1-yard plunge after a 10-play, 75-yard drive near the halfway point of the third, and Dunbar’s 5-yard run with 8:21 to play helped create safe distance.
True freshman Levi Davis threw a 21-yard scoring pass to Dom Dorwart as time expired for the Bobcats’ (1-2) last score.
Davis and Vezza, a New Hampshire transfer, each threw for two touchdowns for Ohio.