Appalachian St. 37, Furman 26

Published Oct. 30, 2010 9:27 p.m. ET

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Travaris Cadet ran for 132 yards and three touchdowns to help Appalachian State stay unbeaten in a 37-26 win over Furman on Saturday.

The Mountaineers (8-0, 6-0 Southern Conference) never trailed against Furman (4-4, 2-3), pulling out to a 21-6 lead when Jabari Fletcher returned a fumble 40 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter.

The Paladins cut the margin to eight points on Tersoo Uhaa's 2-yard touchdown run in the third. But Furman would pull no closer as Appalachian State pushed its lead to 35-20 in the fourth on a 1-yard rushing score by Cadet, who finished with 24 carries.

Cadet also had rushing scores of 9 and 1 yards in the first half for the Mountaineers. DeAndre Presley was 13-for-27 for 137 yards passing, had one touchdown pass and an interception.

Cody Worley threw for 90 yards and two touchdowns for Furman.