DENTON, Texas — Navy and North Texas set a major-college record by combining for 136 points in the Midshipmen's 74-62 victory yesterday.

It wasn't the highest scoring game of the season, though. Weber State and Portland State racked up 141 for the all-division record two weeks ago. Weber State won 73-68 in a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) game.

"There wasn't a whole lot of defense being played on either side. Look at them, they scored 62 and they lost," Navy coach Paul Johnson said. "If we don't score every time we get the ball, we're in a deep hole."

The previous record for college football's top tier of competition was 133 points in San Jose State's 70-63 win over Rice on Oct. 2, 2004. Boise State beat Nevada 69-67 earlier this year, totaling 136 points, but that Oct. 14 game went to four overtimes. The teams were tied at 44 after regulation.

Zerbin Singleton ran for three touchdowns, and the Midshipmen set a school record by running for 572 yards with eight rushing TDs.

Navy starting quarterback Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada, a Kapolei High alum, threw for 108 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for 53 yards before leaving with a bruised right knee early in the third quarter.

The 94 first-half points, and the 63 combined points in the second quarter, both set major college scoring records.

The previous record for points in a half of a major college game was 76, set by Houston and Tulsa in 1968. The old mark for a quarter was 61, by San Jose State and Hawai'i in the fourth quarter of a November 1999 game Hawai'i won 62-41.

Giovanni Vizza went 40-of-50 passing for 478 yards and an NCAA freshman-record eight touchdown passes for the Mean Green (1-8).

MORE INDEPENDENTS

Air Force 41, Notre Dame 24: Chad Hall rushed for 142 yards and Shaun Carney threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the Falcons (8-3) scored three straight touchdowns after the Irish (1-9) tied the score at 10 at South Bend, Ind.

ATLANTIC COAST

Georgia Tech 41, Duke 24: Tashard Choice picked up his sixth 100-yard game of the season, running for 170 yards and two touchdowns to lead the visiting Yellow Jackets (6-4, 3-4) over the Blue Devils (1-9, 0-7) at Durham, N.C.

North Carolina State 31, North Carolina 27: Jamelle Eugene ran for 159 yards and three touchdowns, including the go-ahead 1-yarder with 1:41 left, to help the Wolfpack (5-5, 3-3) hold off the Tar Heels (3-7, 2-4) at Raleigh, N.C.

BIG 12 CONFERENCE

Nebraska 73, Kansas State 31: Joe Ganz threw for 510 yards and seven touchdowns to set school records and the Cornhuskers (5-6, 2-5) piled up 702 total yards and scored on 11 straight possessions while ending a five-game losing streak with a rout of the Wildcats (5-5, 3-4) at Lincoln, Neb.

Iowa State 31, Colorado 28: Todd Blythe caught two touchdown passes from Bret Meyer in a 31-point second half and the Cyclones (3-8, 2-5) rallied from a 21-0 halftime deficit, then held off the Buffaloes (5-6, 3-4) when Kevin Eberhart's 55-yard field goal was ruled to come after time ran out at Ames, Iowa.

BIG EAST CONFERENCE

South Florida 41, Syracuse 10: Matt Grothe threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, freshman tailback Mike Ford ran for a season-high 134 yards and two TDs, and the Bulls (7-3, 2-3 Big) routed the Orange (2-8, 1-4) at Syracuse, N.Y., to snap a three-game losing streak.

BIG TEN CONFERENCE

Iowa 21, Minnesota 16: Albert Young rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns and the Hawkeyes (6-5, 4-4) became bowl eligible by beating the Golden Gophers (1-10, 0-7) at Iowa City, Iowa, to reclaim the "Floyd of Rosedale," a bronze pig given annually to the winner.

Michigan State 48, Purdue 31: Brian Hoyer passed for 266 yards and two touchdowns, and the Spartans (6-5, 2-5) beat the Boilermakers (7-4, 3-4) at West Lafayette, Ind., to end a three-game losing streak and become bowl eligible.

Penn State 31, Temple 0: Anthony Morelli threw a pair of touchdowns to Jordan Norwood, and the Nittany Lions (8-3) rolled past the Owls (3-7) in Philadelphia. Temple has not beaten Penn State since a 14-0 win on Oct. 18, 1941.

Northwestern 31, Indiana 28: C.J. Bacher hit Ross Lane on a 3-yard touchdown pass with 44 seconds to go, capping a 73-yard drive and Adam Kadella recovered a fumble with 12 seconds left as the Wildcats (6-5, 3-4) halted the final drive by the Hoosiers (6-5, 2-5) at Evanston, Ill.

CONFERENCE USA

Tulsa 56, Houston 7: Paul Smith completed 15-of-28 passes for 313 yards and five touchdowns, and the Golden Hurricanes (6-4, 5-2) surged to a 35-0 halftime lead in cruising past the Cougars (7-3, 5-2) at Tulsa, Okla.

RUTGERS 41, ARMY 6: Ray Rice ran for a school-record 243 yards and scored twice, powering the Scarlet Knights (6-4) past the Black Knights (3-7) at West Point, N.Y., to snap a two-game losing streak.

RICE 43, SMU 42: Clark Fangmeier's 31-yard field goal with no time left capped a 10-play, 69-yard drive that consumed the final 2:29 of the game, and the Owls (3-7, 3-3) rallied from a 42-27 fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Mustangs (1-9, 0-6) in Dallas.

Memphis 29, Southern Miss 26: Martin Hankins threw four touchdowns, including two in the final minutes, as the Tigers (5-5, 4-2) rallied from a 26-14 deficit to beat the Golden Eagles (5-5, 4-3) at Hattiesburg, Miss.

Marshall 26, East Carolina 7: Bernard Morris threw two touchdowns and ran for another as the host Thundering Herd (2-8, 2-4) prevented the Pirates (6-5, 5-2) from clinching the East Division title at Huntington, W.Va.TULANE 34, UTEP 19: Matt Forte rushed for a pair of touchdowns and Jeremy Williams caught two more to lead the Green Wave (3-7) past the Miners (4-6) at New Orleans.

Central Florida 45, UAB 31: Junior Kevin Smith carried 41 times for 320 yards and scored on runs of 2, 3, 8 and 41 yards to lead the Golden Knights (7-3, 5-3 CUSA) past the Blazers (2-8, 1-5) at Birmingham, Ala.

MID-AMERICAN

Northern Illinois 27, Kent State 20: Dan Nicholson completed 21-of-28 passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns, and Justin Anderson ran for one TD and also caught a pass for another, leading the Huskies (2-8, 1-5) over the Golden Flashes (3-7, 1-5) at Dekalb, Ill.

MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE

Utah 50, Wyoming 0: Darrell Mack ran for 97 yards and two touchdowns and the Utes (7-3, 4-2) forced four turnovers and held the Cowboys (5-5, 2-4) to 122 yards of offense at Salt Lake City.

New Mexico 26, Colorado State 23: John Sullivan kicked four field goals, including a 43-yarder as time expired, to lift the Lobos (7-3, 4-2 Mountain West) over the Rams (1-9, 1-6) at Albuquerque N.M.

PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE

Washington State 33, Stanford 17: Alex Brink threw for 449 yards and two TDs, breaking the school record — Saint Louis Schools alum Jason Gesser's 70 — for career touchdown passes with 71, leading the Cougars (4-6, 2-5 Pac-10) over the Cardinal (3-7, 2-6) at Pullman, Wash.