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MUNCIE, Ind. Ball State quarterback Nate Davis threw for four touchdowns and ran for another as the 16th-ranked Cardinals routed Northern Illinois 45-14 on Wednesday night to remain undefeated and alive in the chase for a BCS bowl game.
The matchup between the Mid-American Conference's top offense and No.1 defense wasn't even close.
MiQuale Lewis topped 100 yards rushing for the ninth straight game for Ball State (9-0, 5-0), which produced eight plays of 25 yards or more in scoring its season high.
Northern Illinois (5-4, 4-2) allowed nearly six times its per game average of 8.2 points.
Davis finished 18-of-22 for 300 yards and broke Mike Neu's career record for completions. Davis, a junior, has 592, 12 more than Neu.
Elsewhere
BOSTON COLLEGE: Receiver Clarence Megwa had to postpone surgery on his right leg because of complications arising from the horrific injury he sustained in the fourth quarter of the Eagles' loss to Clemson.
Megwa, a junior, is out for the remainder of the season and might be done with football. He broke both bones in his lower leg when he was hit by Clemson linebacker DeAndre McDaniel.
FLORIDA STATE: Coach Bobby Bowden said he's happy he won't have to play against son Tommy anymore.
For the first time in 10 years, Clemson (4-4, 2-3 ACC) plays the Seminoles (6-2, 3-2) with the younger Bowden not coaching the Tigers, having left the school last month after a poor start for the preseason league favorite.
“It takes out the fact that somebody in your family has gotta lose and somebody in your family has gotta win,” Bobby Bowden said.
KANSAS STATE: Athletic director Bill Krause fired coach Ron Prince, effective at the end of the season, just three months after signing Prince to a five-year contract. Prince, who took over in 2006, was 16-18, including 4-5 this season.
TENNESSEE: Tailback Montario Hardesty has a stress fracture in his leg and probably won't play against Wyoming on Saturday.
TEXAS: Buck Burnette, the backup center for No.5 Texas, has been dismissed following a violation of team rules, coach Mack Brown said.
