K-State settles for .500 season

PHOENIX -- James Mungro's running and Kansas State's mistakes gave Syracuse its first 10-win season since 1992 as the No. 18 Orangemen beat the Wildcats 26-3 Saturday in the Insight.com Bowl.

Mungro, playing his final collegiate game, gained 112 yards and scored three touchdowns, one of them a disputed 65-yarder. Mungro moved past Larry Csonka for second place on Syracuse's career rushing list with 2,981 yards. Only Joe Morris (1978-81) had more.

R.J. Anderson completed just five of 13 passes, but one of them was a 52-yarder to Johnnie Morant for a touchdown with 3:22 to play.

The Orangemen (10-3), double-digit winners for the sixth time in the school's history, turned two Kansas State turnovers into touchdowns in a 52-second span in the second quarter.

The Wildcats, fifth in NCAA Division I this season in rushing at 257 yards per game, ran for a season-low 33 yards in 34 attempts.

Kansas State (6-6), a 5 1/2-point favorite despite Syracuse's better record and ranking, failed to have a winning season for the first time since 1992. The Wildcats had won 11 in each of the previous four seasons.

In a rematch of the teams that played in the 1997 Fiesta Bowl, neither offense had much success. The difference was three big plays by Syracuse and four turnovers by Kansas State, including two interceptions by Willie Ford.

Alamo Bowl

IOWA 19, TEXAS TECH 16

SAN ANTONIO -- Nate Kaeding kicked a 47-yard field goal with 44 seconds left to give Iowa a victory over Texas Tech in the Alamo Bowl.

Texas Tech had tied the game on Robert Treece's 37-yard field goal with 2:05 left to play.

Iowa (7-5) then drove from its own 17 on six plays to set up Kaeding's winning kick, his fourth field goal of the game after making only eight during the regular season. The winner also tied his season long. His others were from 36, 31 and 46.

Texas Tech (7-5) started one last drive at its own 10-yard line with no timeouts and made it to midfield before Kliff Kingsbury's desperation throw to the end zone was intercepted by Bob Sanders.

Tailback Aaron Greving, subbing for injured starter Ladell Betts, ran for 115 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries in Iowa's first bowl appearance since 1997.

Kingsbury led Texas Tech with 309 yards on 29-of-49 passing and a 20-yard touchdown pass to Wes Welker, but also threw three interceptions.

Motor City Bowl

NO. 25 TOLEDO 23 CINCINNATI 16

PONTIAC, Mich. -- Chester Taylor ran for a Motor City Bowl-record 190 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown with 3:23 left as Toledo beat Cincinnati.

The Rockets (10-2) stopped the Bearcats (7-5) on a fourth-and-4 play from the 5 with 50 seconds left, with Cincinnati's Ray Jackson bobbling a deflected pass in a crowded end zone.

Toledo quarterback Tavares Bolden ran for 99 yards and a touchdown and was 14-of-28 for 135 with one interception. Cincinnati's Gino Guidugli was 29-of-46 for 283 yards and a TD.

Toledo's David Gardner made 11 tackles, including a sack, to earn the award for the game's best lineman or linebacker.

-- From wire reports