MUNCIE, Ind. — Dan LeFevour threw four touchdown passes, ran for a fifth score and became the all-time leading passer in Mid-American Conference history as he led Central Michigan to a 35-3 victory over Ball State last night.

The Chippewas' senior quarterback ignored a steady rain to complete 25 of 28 passes for 344 yards and no interceptions before taking a seat midway through the fourth quarter.

He threw touchdown passes of 3 and 11 yards to tight end David Blackburn, 82 yards to Antonio Brown and 10 yards to Bryan Anderson. He also ran 1 yard for a 14-0 lead in the second quarter.

LeFevour now has 12,000 yards passing, breaking the record of 11,903 established by Byron Leftwich of Marshall from 1999-2002.

"It means a lot," LeFevour said. "There are a lot of great quarterbacks who have played here who have gotten a shot at the next level.

"Some of them did it in less than four years, so I'm kind of stealing it."

Anderson caught four passes for 43 yards, improving the longest active NCAA streak for receptions to 51 games.

Central Michigan (9-2, 7-0) took a 21-3 lead at the half, and LeFevour's second touchdown pass was big. It came two plays after the Cardinals (1-10, 1-6) had trimmed the deficit to 14-3 on a field goal by Ian McGarvey with 1:38 to play in the half.

Two plays after the kickoff, LeFevour found Brown in the right flat. Wide receiver Cody Wilson threw a big block, and Brown raced down the sideline for a 21-3 lead 46 seconds before halftime.

BUFFALO 42, MIAMI (O) 17

OXFORD, Ohio — Brandon Thermilus rushed for two touchdowns and caught another to lead Buffalo over Miami (Ohio) last night.

Thermilus ran for 126 yards and caught a 29-yard touchdown on his only reception for the Bulls (4-7, 2-5 Mid-American Conference). Zach Maynard was 13-for-18 with 136 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for 61 yards and a score.

Miami (1-11, 1-7) took a 3-0 lead on Trevor Cook's 37-yard field goal less than 5 minutes into the second quarter.

It would be the last lead for the Redhawks as Buffalo scored four unanswered touchdowns from that point.