Rocco Becht hit a 1-yard quarterback sneak on fourth down with 56 seconds left and No. 18 Iowa State holding No. 13 Miami 42-41 Saturday in the Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando, Fla.
Becht also passed for 270 yards and three touchdowns as the Cyclones (11-3) overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to secure their first 11-win season in school history.
The Hurricanes (10-3), who lost for the third time in four games after starting the season with a 9-0 record, rushed for 308 yards — the most in school history in a bowl game. However, they could not attack in the second half with Emory Williams locked in the middle.
Heisman Trophy winner Cam Ward threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns for Miami. The first TD was the 156th of his career, breaking the Division I (FBS and FCS) record he shared with Houston’s Case Keenum (2007-11) — before sitting in the second half of his final college game.
Williams, who was caught on the final play of the game, finished 5-for-14 passing for 26 yards. He was 3-for-8 for 20 yards when the Hurricanes returned the ball one last time at their own 20 with 47 seconds left.
No. 17 BYU 36, No. 23 Colorado 14
A strong defensive effort by the Cougars shut down the Buffaloes in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio. The Cougars, who had four sacks and two interceptions, held Colorado to just two rushing yards and 210 yards of total offense. The Buffaloes averaged 34.5 points and nearly 400 yards of offense per game entering the Alamo Bowl.
BYU’s Parker Kingston had a 64-yard punt return touchdown. Jake Retzlaff completed 12-of-21 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns. LJ Martin (93 rushing yards) had two touchdowns and Sione I Moa ran for one for the Cougars (11-2). Evan Johnson and Isaiah Glasker had a meeting.
Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders completed 16-of-23 passes for 208 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter caught four passes for 106 yards and a touchdown. Sav’ell Smalls added a touchdown catch.
No. 22 Army 27, Louisiana Tech 6
Bryson Daily rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns, setting the FBS single-season record for points by a quarterback on the road, as the Midshipmen rolled past the Bulldogs in the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La.
Hayden Reed carried 20 times for a career-high 114 yards and a touchdown as Army (12-2) bounced back from a 31-13 loss two weeks ago to Navy, in which the Black Knights dropped the trophy of the Commander-in-Chief.
Army improved to 8-3 all-time in bowl games, and its 12 wins are the most in a season in program history. Daily finished his season high with 32 touchdowns, matching the mark of 31 by an FBS quarterback, set by Navy’s Keenan Reynolds in 2013.
-Field Level Media
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