TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Quinton Flowers threw two touchdown passes and No. 23/20 USF held off Tulsa 27-20 on Thursday night to remain in contention for a berth in the American Athletic Conference championship game.

Flowers, one of the nation's top dual-threat quarterbacks, ran for 119 yards while also throwing for 142 to send the Bulls (9-1, 6-1) into next week's regular-season finale against No. 14 UCF with the AAC's East Division title on the line.

Flowers and USF's high-powered offense weren't as sharp as usual, however first-quarter TD throws of 25 yards to Tyre McCants and 35 yards to Darnell Salomon helped USF to an early 21-7 lead.

Luke Skipper scored on runs on first-half runs of 12 and 9 yards for Tulsa (2-9, 1-6), which blocked a punt to set up a 38-yard field goal that trimmed a 10-point deficit to 27-20 with 4:18 remaining.

The Golden Hurricane got the ball one more time, with backup quarterback Chad President leading a drive from his own 25 to the USF 30 before turning the ball over on downs.

D'Angelo Brewer ran for 163 yards for Tulsa, becoming the Golden Hurricane's all-time rushing leader with 3,662 yards. The senior also broke The American's career mark of 3,609 set by former USF running back Marlon Mack.