Overnight Football Desk

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers scored 17 points in the third quarter and beat the Dallas Cowboys 24-16 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday night. Bucky Irving ran for 165 yards and scored twice, including a 72-yard run that set up the touchdown that put Tampa Bay ahead for good. Undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels completed 19 of 25 passes for 189 yards with a touchdown and no turnovers in his second start while Baker Mayfield recovers from a dislocated thumb. The Buccaneers improved to 1-4. Dallas fell to 2-3 after Dak Prescott threw two interceptions.

Liberty rolled past Sam Houston 35-3 on Thursday night at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia. Deshawn Purdie threw a touchdown pass and Ethan Vasko scored two rushing touchdowns as the Flames built a 21-3 halftime lead. Jaylon Coleman led Liberty with 92 rushing yards on seven carries. The Flames improved to 5-1 and 2-0 in Conference USA and extended their winning streak to five games. Sam Houston fell to 1-4 and 0-1 in the league.

Western Kentucky beat Missouri State 34-13 on Thursday night at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Brock Glenn passed for 231 yards and ran for 95 yards with a touchdown pass and a rushing score. Ajay Allen rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries. The Hilltoppers improved to 2-4 and 1-1 in Conference USA. Missouri State dropped to 1-4 and 0-1 in the conference.

UTSA beat South Florida 31-24 on Thursday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio. A'Marion Peterson ran for 92 yards and three touchdowns, including a 1-yard score with 15 seconds left. Owen McCown passed for 209 yards for the Roadrunners, who improved to 5-1 and 2-0 in the American Athletic Conference. South Florida led 17-10 at halftime but finished 4-2 and 1-2 in the league.

South Alabama beat Arkansas State 56-49 on Thursday night at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas, in the highest-scoring FBS game this season by combined points. Keenan Phillips ran for 157 yards and three touchdowns and added a 100-yard kickoff return. Arkansas State quarterback Trey Owens passed for 418 yards and four touchdowns but was intercepted twice. The Jaguars improved to 4-2 and 2-0 in the Sun Belt Conference.

Florida State plays at Louisville on Friday at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, with kickoff at 7 p.m. Eastern. No. 20 Iowa visits Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle at 9 p.m. Eastern. Washington State plays at Utah State at Maverik Stadium in Logan, Utah, at 9 p.m. Eastern on The CW. Wyoming visits San José State at CEFCU Stadium in San Jose, California, at 9 p.m. Eastern on CBS Sports Network. Iowa State plays at No. 8 BYU at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah, at 10:15 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.

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