Kansas State running back DJ Giddens, center, is wrapped up by Houston linebacker Malik Robinson (8) and Houston defensive back Adari Haulcy (24) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Manhattan, Kan., Saturday.

The Associated Press

WACO — Cartevious Norton ran for two touchdowns, including a 69-yarder early in the second half, Rocco Becht threw for a score and Iowa State held off Baylor 30-18 on a rainy Saturday for its third straight win.

The win for Iowa State (5-3, 4-1 Big 12) combined with No. 6 Oklahoma’s 38-33 road loss to Kansas pushes the Cyclones into a five-way tie for first place in the Big 12 with the Sooners, seventh-ranked Texas, Kansas State and Oklahoma State.

Becht was 19-for-31 passing for 238 yards and was intercepted once. Jayden Higgins caught Becht’s touchdown pass, an 18-yarder that ended the Cyclones’ first drive and helped them jump out to a 17-0 lead.

Baylor took advantage of a short field off Devyn Bobby’s interception and scored to get within 17-6 late in the first half, but Norton’s 69-yard TD run stopped any momentum the Bears might have gained.

Iowa State ran for 162 yards on 35 attempts, and that balance allowed it to convert nine of 15 mostly favorable third-down tries.

Baylor (3-5, 2-3), which celebrated homecoming Saturday, has lost all three of its home conference games this season and five in a row dating to last year.

Baylor quarterback Blake Shapen was 24-for-41 passing for 239 yards and a 69-yard touchdown pass to Monaray Baldwin, who caught six passes for 117 yards.

Dawson Pendergrass, of Mineola, ran for two touchdowns for the Bears, but Baylor managed only 67 yards rushing, averaging just 2.7 yards per attempt.

SMU 69, Tulsa 10

DALLAS — Preston Stone threw for 371 yards and three touchdowns — in the first half — and SMU soared past Tulsa 69-10 on Saturday to become bowl eligibile.

On the second snap of the homecoming game, Stone connected with Romello Brinson for a 74-yard touchdown, and in the closing seconds of the first quarter Isaiah Nwokobia returned an interception 25 yards for a score for a 28-3 Mustangs lead.

In the first 3 1/2 minutes of the second quarter SMU had a field goal and a 62-yard catch-and-run for RJ Maryland. By halftime it was 52-3, the most points score in a half of a Division I game this season.

The Mustangs (6-2, 4-0 AAC) were coming off a 55-0 win at Temple and were winning league games by 31 points a game.

Stone was 15-of-20 passing before taking the second half off. Camar Weaton scored two of SMU’s five rushing touchdowns and finished with 80 yards on nine carries, including a 48-yard TD.

Kansas St. 41, Houston 0

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Will Howard was 15-of-17 passing for 164 yards with two touchdowns, as Kansas State defeated Houston 41-0 Saturday.

It was the K-State defense, which has gone nine quarters without allowing a touchdown, that shined the brightest. K-State has outscored its opponents 103-3 since falling behind Texas Tech on Oct. 14 before winning 38-21.

The Wildcats (6-2, 4-1 Big 12) held the Cougars (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) to just 208 yards. The Cougars came into the game second in the Big 12 with 291 passing yards per game but managed just 95 against K-State.

Houston’s Donovan Smith had trouble finding open receivers. He finished the day 13 of 28 for 88 yards.

The Wildcats rushed for 174 yards, led by DJ Giddens, who had 96 yards and two of the three rushing touchdowns. His 13-yard run late in the third quarter extended the lead to 35-0.

Memphis 45, North Texas 42

DENTON — Seth Henigan fired a 36-yard touchdown pass to Joseph Scales with 10 seconds left and Memphis rallied last in a wild 45-42 victory over North Texas on Saturday.

Brandon Thomas had three, 1-yard touchdown runs for Memphis (6-2, 3-1 American Athletic Conference). His last gave the Tigers a 38-21 lead with 11:59 remaining.

Chandler Rogers rallied North Texas (3-5, 1-3) to a 42-38 lead with touchdown passes on three straight drives. Rogers hit Roderic Burns for a 35-yard score and connected with Ja’Mori Maclin for 17- and 6-yard scores — leaving 47 seconds on the clock. Henigan was 5-for-5 passing on the game-winning drive.

UTSA 41, East Carolina 27

SAN ANTONIO — Frank Harris threw for four touchdowns and UTSA defeated East Carolina 41-27 on Saturday to remain tied for the American Athletic Conference lead.

The Roadrunners (5-3, 4-0) won their 12th straight regular-season conference game, and 14th consecutive including the Conference USA championship games from the past two seasons. They are tied atop the AAC with No. 22 Tulsa and SMU.

Tulane 30, Rice 28

HOUSTON — Michael Pratt threw for 263 yards and accounted for three touchdowns as No. 22 Tulane held on to defeat Rice 30-28 Saturday for its sixth straight win.

Pratt, who finished 22 of 30, threw touchdown passes of 26 yards and 1 yard and rushed for a 1-yard score in the first half as the Green Wave (7-1, 4-0 ACC) built a 27-7 halftime lead. He finished with 40 rushing yards.

Tulane’s Makhi Hughes rushed for a career-high 153 yards. Chris Brazzell II caught five catches for 75 yards, and Yulkeith Brown caught five catches for 57 yards and a touchdown. The Green Wave outgained Rice 457-271, including 194-82 rushing yards.

For Rice, JT Daniels was 18 of 29 for 189 yards and two touchdowns. Juma Otoviano rushed for two touchdowns (4-4, 2-2). Luke McCafferty caught five passes for 79 yards and a touchdown.

Troy 31, Texas State 13

SAN MARCOS — Gunnar Watson threw three second-half touchdown passes and ran for another score as Troy rallied in the second half to beat Texas State 31-13 Saturday night to take over sole possession of first place in the Sun Belt Conference West Division.

Troy (6-2, 3-1) now has won five straight games heading into Thursday’s Battle for the Belt rivalry game with South Alabama, where the Trojans have won five straight meetings.

Texas State (5-3, 2-2) scored on the first possession of the game on TJ Finley’s 28-yard touchdown pass to Ashtyn Hawkins and with a third-and-goal at the Troy 4 Finley was picked off by Jordan Stringer and the Trojans then marched the length of the field to tie the game at 7-all on Watson’s three-yard run.

Houston Christian 17, Texas A&M-Commerce 13

HOUSTON — Colby Suits and AJ Wilson each threw touchdown passes in the second quarter and Houston Christian made them hold up for a 17-13 win over Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday.

The Huskies scored all 17 of their points and the Lions got their lone offensive touchdown in the second quarter. Texas A&M-Commerce got the lone score of the second half when Jaden Rios picked off a Suits pass and returned it 86 yards for a touchdown.

Texas A&M-Commerce had a better statistical day, picking up one more first down than the Huskies (19-18) and had the edge in time of possession (31:56 to 28:04). The teams were essentially even in total yards gained (Houston Christian gained 316 to the Lions 312).

Southern Utah 52, Abilene Christian 14

CEDAR CITY, Utah — Justin Miller threw for three touchdowns, Targhee Lambson and Braedon Wissler each had two rushing touchdowns and Southern Utah beat Abilene Chistian 52-14 on Saturday.

Southern Utah rushed for 308 yards and held Abilene Christian to 12 first downs and 223 total yards.

Incarnate Word 17, Lamar 7

BEAUMONT — Richard Torres threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns to lead Incarnate Word to a 17-7 victory over Lamar on Saturday.

Incarnate Word (7-1, 4-0 Southland Conference), ranked fourth in the FCS coaches poll, took a 7-0 lead when Torres and Brandon Porter teamed up for a 24-yard touchdown. Lamar (4-4, 3-1) needed one play and 12 seconds to pull even after Cameron George fired a 75-yard scoring strike to Sevonne Rhea on a first-down, receiver-to-receiver trick play.