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Notre Dame beats Army, is bowl-eligible

Tyler Eifert caught a touchdown pass a few steps away from the home dugout; Darrin Walls returned an interception 42 yards for a score; and Notre Dame beat Army, 27-3, Saturday night in the first football game at the new Yankee Stadium.

Tyler Eifert caught a touchdown pass a few steps away from the home dugout; Darrin Walls returned an interception 42 yards for a score; and Notre Dame beat Army, 27-3, Saturday night in the first football game at the new Yankee Stadium.

Freshman Tommy Rees, who tweeted on Friday that he got to use Derek Jeter's locker, threw for 214 yards in his second career start and the Fighting Irish (6-5), dressed in kelly green jerseys, became bowl-eligible with a second consecutive strong defensive performance.

Combined with last week's 28-3 victory against Utah, it's the first time the Irish have held two straight opponents without a touchdown since their 1988 national championship season, when they did it to Rice and Penn State.

West Virginia 17, Louisville 10 - The Mountaineers kept their hopes for a Big East title alive with a rugged win over the Cardinals in Louisville, Ky. Noel Devine ran for 58 yards and a touchdown and West Virginia's defense hounded Louisville (5-6, 2-4 Big East) all afternoon as the Mountaineers (7-3, 3-2) set up a showdown with rival Pittsburgh on Friday.

Boston College 17, Virginia 13 - Montel Harris carried 24 times for 114 yards, including a go-ahead 4-yard touchdown late in the third quarter, to lift the surging Eagles (6-5, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) to bowl eligibility with a victory over the slumping Cavaliers (4-7, 1-6) in Boston.

Georgia Tech 30, Duke 20 - Mario Butler returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown, Tevin Washington threw a 79-yard touchdown pass to Stephen Hill, and the Yellow Jackets (6-5, 4-4 ACC) beat the Blue Devils (3-8, 1-6) in Atlanta to ensure eligibility for their 14th straight bowl appearance.

Clemson 30, Wake Forest 10 - Kyle Parker threw two touchdown passes, Jamie Harper rushed for 142 yards, and the Tigers (6-5, 4-4 ACC) beat the Demon Deacons (2-9, 1-7) in Winston-Salem, N.C.

N.C. State 29, North Carolina 25 - Owen Spencer caught a tipped ball in the end zone for a touchdown on fourth down and T.J. Graham returned a punt 87 yards for another score to help the Wolfpack (6-3, 5-2 ACC) rally past the rival Tar Heels (6-5, 3-4) in Chapel Hill. With the win, N.C. State put itself in position to claim the league's Atlantic Division title and earn a spot in the ACC championship game by winning next weekend at Maryland.

Cincinnati 69, Rutgers 38 - Isaiah Pead score a career-high five TDs and host Cincinnati (4-6, 2-3 Big East) put together a bevy of big plays, beating Rutgers (4-6, 1-4) in the highest-scoring game in Big East history.