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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Brian Anderson threw two second-half touchdown passes to freshman Aaron Dobson to lead Marshall to a 34-31 win over SMU on Saturday, making the Thundering Herd bowl eligible for the first time under fifth-year coach Mark Snyder.

Martin Ward ran for 136 yards and a score and Terrell Edwards-Maye added 113 yards for Marshall (6-5, 4-3 Conference USA).

SMU (6-5, 5-2) fell into a first-place tie in the West Division with No. 24 Houston with one game remaining. Houston holds the tiebreaker after beating SMU 38-15 earlier this season. SMU hosts Tulane and Houston hosts Rice next Saturday. (MORE)

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Sat, Nov 21

Final	1	2	3	4	T
SMU	7	3	7	14	31
Marshall	7	3	14	10	34

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Leader	Mustangs	Thundering Herd
Passing	K. Padron 225	B. Anderson 213
Rushing	S. McNeal 82	M. Ward 136
Receiving	2 tied with 94	A. Dobson 127

Conference USA
East
	Overall	Conference
East Carolina	7-4	6-1
Southern Miss	7-4	5-2
UCF	7-4	5-2
Marshall	6-5	4-3
UAB	5-6	4-3
Memphis	2-9	1-6
West
	Overall	Conference
25 Houston	9-2	5-2
Southern Methodist	6-5	5-2
Tulsa	4-7	2-5
UTEP	3-8	2-5
Rice	2-9	2-5
Tulane	3-8	1-6

Leaders
Passing Yards:	B. Mitchell	1725
Passing TDs:	B. Mitchell	12
Rushing Yards:	S. McNeal	978
Rushing TDs:	S. McNeal	7
Receiving Yards:	E. Sanders	1071
Receiving TDs:	E. Sanders	6
Interceptions:	R. Dennis	4

Offense (FBS Rank)
Yards:	4114 (64)
Passing Yards:	2942 (28)
Rushing Yards:	1172 (106)
Points per game:	28.1 (52)
Yards per game:	374.0 (63)
Touchdowns:	36 (56)
Field Goals:	8 (109)

Defense (FBS Rank)
Yards:	4503 (94)
Passing Yards:	2602 (84)
Rushing Yards:	1901 (89)
Points per game:	29.8 (94)
Yards per game:	409.4 (97)
Touchdowns:	38 (91)
Field Goals:	9 (22)

Schedule 2009
Date	Opponent	Result / Time
9/5	vs. Stephen F. Austin	W 31 - 23
9/12	at UAB	W 35 - 33
9/19	at Washington State	L 27 - 30
10/3	at 11 TCU	L 14 - 39
10/10	vs. East Carolina	W 28 - 21
10/17	vs. Navy	L 35 - 38
10/24	at 17 Houston	L 15 - 38
10/31	at Tulsa	W 27 - 13
11/7	vs. Rice	W 31 - 28
11/14	vs. UTEP	W 35 - 31
11/21	at Marshall	L 31 - 34
11/28	vs. Tulane	12:00 PT1:00 MT2:00 CT3:00 ET

AP Rank
Rank	School	Rec
1	Florida	11-0
2	Alabama	11-0
3	Texas	11-0
4	TCU	11-0
5	Cincinnati	10-0
6	Boise State	11-0
7	Georgia Tech	10-1
8	Pittsburgh	9-1
9	Ohio State	10-2
10	Oregon	9-2
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Coaches Rank
Rank	School	Rec
1	Florida	11-0
2	Texas	11-0
3	Alabama	11-0
4	TCU	11-0
5	Cincinnati	10-0
6	Boise State	11-0
7	Georgia Tech	10-1
8	Ohio State	10-2
9	Pittsburgh	9-1
10	Oregon	9-2
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