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Andre Hall rushed for a career-high 222 yards and three touchdowns, and South Florida beat Syracuse 27-0 Saturday to remain in the hunt for a BCS bowl bid.

The Bulls (5-3, 3-1 Big East), who came into the Bowl Championship Series picture in late September with a stunning 45-14 victory over then-No. 9 Louisville, control where they go from here. If they win their remaining three games -- Cincinnati, Connecticut and No. 16 West Virginia -- they'll capture the Big East's automatic spot in the BCS.

It was the seventh straight loss for Syracuse (1-8, 0-6). Syracuse finished 1-5 in the Carrier Dome, matching its worst record since the building opened in 1980.

Joe Fields, making his second straight start at quarterback for Syracuse, was intercepted on his first pass of the game by Johnnie Jones near midfield, and the Bulls quickly struck again.

Syracuse, 114th in total offense of the 117 teams in Division I-A, lived down to its woeful statistics. The Orange punted four times and threw two interceptions on their first six possessions, gaining just one first down in the opening quarter.

Edwards, who injured his thumb late in the third quarter and was replaced by T.C. Ostrander, completed 16 of 28 passes for 196 yards. McCullum had seven catches for 119 yards for the Cardinal (5-4, 4-3), who snapped a two-game losing streak.

The Beavers (5-5, 3-4) lost quarterback Matt Moore to what appeared to be a right knee injury in the second quarter, and kicker Alexis Serna uncharacteristically missed three field goals after making six attempts the week before. Oregon State also had 11 penalties for 123 yards.

The Cardinal need one more win with two games left -- the Big Game against California and another at home against Notre Dame -- to be considered for a bowl invitation.

Stanford, which has not won five games in a season since the team won nine in 2001, snapped a four-game losing streak to Oregon State and won at Reser Stadium for the first time since 1997.

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