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— Mitch Davidson threw for four touchdowns, Bryce Oliver tied the school record with 25 career touchdown receptions and Youngstown State beat Murray State 34-17 on Saturday.

— Mason Blakemore ran for 169 yards and three touchdowns to power Illinois State to a 44-7 win over Murray State on Saturday.

— Tommy Schuster threw for five touchdowns and broke North Dakota's all-time record for touchdowns thrown in a career and the Fighting Hawks pulled away from Murray State for a 45-31 win on Saturday.

— Jordan Pachot threw four touchdown passes including the game winner to Raylen Sharpe with 3:28 remaining in the third quarter and Missouri State held off Murray State for a 28-24 win on Saturday.

— Travis Theis rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns to power South Dakota to a 38-7 victory over Murray State on Saturday.

— DJ Williams fired a 37-yard touchdown pass to Cole Rusk with eight minutes left to carry Murray State past Indiana State, 30-28 in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both schools Saturday night.

Murray State is no match for Louisville as the Cardinals dominate with a lopsided win.

— Taylor Shields caught touchdown passes of 18 and 51 yards, Kylan Galbreath, Cortezz Jones and Q’Darryius Jennings each ran for a touchdown and Murray State beat Presbyterian 41-10 Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.

— Donovan Smith came off the bench to throw four touchdown passes, Tahj Brooks ran for three scores and Texas Tech blew out lower-division Murray State 63-10 in coach Joey McGuire's debut Saturday night.

Murray State has hired Kentucky special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach Dean Hood as its head coach. The 30-year veteran also has coached at Eastern Kentucky, Wake Forest, Colgate, Ohio and Charlotte.