MIAMI — South Florida's newest rivalry has already overheated.

Miami beat Florida International, 35-0, last night in a game marred by a wild brawl in the third quarter that had fists flying, helmets swinging and even crutches being used as weapons.

In all, 13 players were ejected — eight from FIU, five from Miami, and each will likely face one-game suspensions.

"It was something that neither of us wanted," Miami coach Larry Coker said.

Kyle Wright had three touchdown passes and Lance Leggett had two touchdown catches for Miami (4-2).

It was the first meeting between the programs, whose campuses are 9 miles apart and have rosters almost entirely filled with players from Miami-Dade and Broward counties, the two largest in South Florida. Tensions were high throughout the night, with several occurrences of heated words being exchanged after plays ended.

But those verbal jousts were nothing compared with what happened with 9:00 left in the third.

James Bryant caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from Wright, then drew a 15-yard flag for unsportsmanlike conduct. After making the catch, he appeared to point at the FIU (0-7) bench, then took a theatrical bow toward the stands.

Moments later, Jon Peattie kicked the extra point and the melee began; replays showed an FIU player crashing into Miami holder Matt Perrelli. Pushing among players quickly turned into punches, both sidelines quickly emptied and several fights broke out within seconds.

"Shocked, anger, both, all the emotions," Coker said when asked what he felt watching the melee. "College football doesn't need it, FIU doesn't need it and certainly we don't need it."

Shortly after the game, new FIU athletic director Pete Garcia — who left his associate AD post at Miami this past week to join the Golden Panthers — issued an apology on behalf of the university and its president, Mitch Madique.

Garcia added that he would evaluate what happened before deciding whether to continue the rivalry.

"They were gracious enough to grant us this game," Garcia said, "and this is how we repay them."

ATLANTIC COAST

MARYLAND 38, VIRGINIA 26: Keon Lattimore ran 56 yards for the go-ahead touchdown and Erin Henderson returned an interception 45 yards for another score as the Terrapins (4-2, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) rallied from a 20-0 deficit to beat the Cavaliers (2-5, 1-2) at Charlotte, Va.

Wake Forest 25, North Carolina State 23: Sam Swank kicked three field goals of more than 50 yards, Riley Skinner threw a touchdown pass and Josh Gattis had an interception with 45.4 seconds left to seal the visiting Demon Deacons' (6-1, 2-1) victory over the Wolfpack (3-3, 2-1) at Raleigh, N.C.

Florida State 51, Duke 24: Drew Weatherford was 16 of 24 passing for 231 yards and four touchdown passes, three to Greg Carr, as the visiting Seminoles (4-2, 2-2 ACC) routed the Blue Devils (0-6, 0-4) at Durham, N.C., improving to 15-0 in the series.

BIG 12

Colorado 30, Texas Tech 6: Bernard Jackson rushed for 54 yards — including a 1-yard sneak for a score with 3:27 left — and threw for another 151 yards and two touchdowns to help the Buffaloes (1-2, 1-6) beat the Red Raiders (1-2, 4-3) and end their 10-game losing streak.

Oklahoma State 42, Kansas 32: Bobby Reid completed 23 of 35 passes for 411 yards and five touchdowns, and also ran for another score and set a school record with 457 all-purpose yards in leading the Cowboys (1-1 Big 12, 4-2) past the Jayhawks (0-3, 3-4) at Lawrence, Kan.

CONFERENCE USA

SMU 31, Marshall 21: Justin Willis came off the bench in the second quarter and threw for 208 yards and four touchdowns in his first game back from a one-game suspension for an off-campus fight as the Mustangs (2-1, 4-3) beat the Thundering Herd (0-2, 1-4) in Dallas.

Tulsa 31, East Carolina 10: Paul Smith rushed for two touchdowns and threw for another as the Golden Hurricane (5-1, 2-0) continued their best start since 1982 by holding the Pirates (2-4, 1-2) to 241 total yards at Greenville, N.C.

PAC-10

Arizona 20, Stanford 7: Chris Jennings and Chris Henry ran for first-quarter scores, and the Wildcats (3-4, 1-3) won at Stanford, Calif., holding the Cardinal (0-7, 0-4) to just 52 total yards, the worst offensive performance in school history.

ELSEWHERE

Connecticut 21, Army 7: Terry Caulley ran for 135 yards, including a 98-yard jaunt, and Larry Taylor returned a punt 72 yards for another touchdown to lead the Huskies (3-3) over the Black Knights (3-4) at Hartford, Conn.