QB Dobbs, Navy torpedo Missouri
Ricky Dobbs ran for 166 yards and three touchdowns and Navy manhandled Missouri with its triple-option offense Thursday in its 35-13 victory in the Texas Bowl in Houston.
Dobbs, who set an NCAA record for touchdown runs by a quarterback this season, also threw a touchdown pass to Bobby Doyle and Marcus Curry ran for a score as the Midshipmen (10-4) rushed for 385 yards against Missouri's 12th-ranked run defense. Navy won time of possession by nearly 22 minutes and ran 81 offensive plays to only 57 for the Tigers.
Sun BowlOklahoma 31, No. 19 Stanford 27At El Paso, Texas, Ryan Broyles set a Sun Bowl record with three touchdown receptions and Landry Jones passed for 418 yards to lead Oklahoma past Heisman runner-up Toby Gerhart and No. 19 Stanford 31-27 Thursday.Broyles finished with 156 yards receiving and set Oklahoma's single-game record with 13 receptions in front of a Sun Bowl record crowd of 53,713. Jones completed 30 of 51 with one interception and connected with Broyles on TD strikes of 30, 13 and 6 yards.Gerhart, who led the nation with 1,736 yards rushing, ran for 135 and scored two TDs in the first half.Oklahoma (8-5) rallied with 14 straight points in the third quarter, then held on after Patrick O'Hara missed a 32-yard field goal try with 3:19 remaining. Stanford (8-5), making its first bowl appearance since the 2001 season, got a final opportunity but turned it over on downs.
Chick-fil-A BowlNo. 12 Virginia Tech 37, Tenn. 14At Atlanta, Ryan Williams capped a brilliant first season with a record-setting game, running for two touchdowns to power Virginia Tech.The Hokies (10-3) took the lead with a field goal in the final seconds of the first half and outscored Tennessee 20-0 in the second half on their way to a sixth straight 10-win season.Tennessee's star running back, Montario Hardesty, could not keep up with Williams. The Volunteers' senior had 18 carries for 39 yards and a touchdown. The Hokies outrushed Tennessee (7-6) 229-5.
Armed Forces BowlAir Force 47, Houston 20At Fort Worth, Texas, Asher Clark and Jared Tew each ran for more than 100 yards with two touchdowns and Air Force's top-ranked passing defense had six interceptions against the Cougars' Case Keenum.
Insight BowlIowa State 14, Minnesota 13At Tempe, Ariz. Alexander Robinson ran for 137 yards, and Austen Arnaud threw for one touchdown and ran for another as Iowa State capped its first winning season since 2005.
