TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Quinton Flowers threw two touchdown passes and No. 23/20 USF held off Tulsa 27-20 on Thursday night to remain in contention for a berth in the American Athletic Conference championship game.
Flowers, one of the nation's top dual-threat quarterbacks, ran for 119 yards while also throwing for 142 to send the Bulls (9-1, 6-1) into next week's regular-season finale against No. 14 UCF with the AAC's East Division title on the line.
Flowers and USF's high-powered offense weren't as sharp as usual, however first-quarter TD throws of 25 yards to Tyre McCants and 35 yards to Darnell Salomon helped USF to an early 21-7 lead.