Week 7 Preview (Oct. 13 & 15)
2016 FOOTBALL @BigSouthFB - www.BigSouthSports.com Monmouth (4-2, 0-1 Big South) at Presbyterian College (1-4, 0-1 Big South) THURSDAY, Oct. 13 - Bailey Memorial Stadium • 7:00pm • Big South Network Exclusive THE SERIES: This is the third meeting between the schools. The series is tied, 1-1, with the home team winning each time. HAWK HIGHLIGHTS: Monmouth is seeking its second consecutive Big South road win on Thursday, which would be its first conference road win streak as Big South members ... The Hawks’ three road wins this season are their most since 2013 ... RB ED ROYDS has rushed for more than 100 yards in each of the last two games (218 total), and leads the Big South with three multi-TD efforts ... Monmouth has gained 1,043 yards the last two outings (534 rushing, 509 passing) ... The Hawks lead the nation with seven blocked kicks. BLUE HOSE BANTER: PC is playing a Thursday night home game for the first time in the history of Bailey Memorial Stadium, which opened in 2002 ... The Blue Hose are seeking their second consecutive Big South home victory on Thursday ... K/P BRETT NORTON is averaging 41.1 yards per punt this season, which is pacing as the school’s single-season record ... Presbyterian continues to lead the Big South in 3rd down defense, allowing just 22.6 percent of conversions (12-of-53) ... DB ROCK YA-SIN is second in the Big South in passes defended (7) and per game (1.4).
#16 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (3-2) at Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs (3-3) SATURDAY, Oct. 15 - Spangler Stadium • 1:30pm • Big South Network • This is the 14th meeting between the schools. Coastal Carolina leads the series, 11-2. • Gardner-Webb’s wins in the series occurred on the road in 2003 (38-17) and 2011 (26-24). • The Runnin’ Bulldogs are averaging 257.0 rushing yards this season, third-most in the Big South. • QB TYRELL MAXWELL has rushed for a touchdown and thrown a TD in the same game in each of the last three contests.
Liberty (2-3, 0-0 Big South) at Kennesaw State (4-1, 0-0 Big South) SATURDAY, Oct. 15 - Fifth Third Bank Stadium • 7:00pm • ESPN3 THE SERIES: This is the second meeting between the schools. Liberty won last year’s first meeting, 45-35, in Lynchburg. FLAMES FACTS: Liberty is 9-5 all-time in Big South openers, including 3-1 when opening league play on the road ... The Flames are seeking their first winning streak of the season ... WR DANTE SHELLS has caught a TD pass in the last four games, and is second in the Big South with five touchdown grabs ... QB STEPHEN CALVERT is tied for the Big South lead with six touchdown passes ... Liberty is fifth in the nation with 15 takeaways ... DL JUWAN WELL leads all defensive lineman in the country with 9.6 tackles per game. OWL OBSERVATIONS: Kennesaw State is 1-0 in Big South openers, and is opening league play at home for the second straight year ... The Owls’ current four-game win streak and four consecutive 30-point performances are both program firsts. KSU is averaging 46.5 points and a 24.3 winning margin in the four-game span ... QB CHANDLER BURKS has rushed for a TD in four consecutive games (8 during current string) ... WR JUSTIN SUMPTER has caught a TD pass in four consecutive outings ... CB DANTE BLACKMON has 11 passes defended (5 INT, 6 PBU) in the last three games.
2016 Big South Football Standings Team Charleston Southern Gardner-Webb Kennesaw State Liberty Monmouth Presbyterian College
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NCAA DIVISION I FCS – WEEKLY ROUNDUP (10/13/2016) ®
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FCS HEADLINES u Fordham junior RB Chase Edmonds rushed for 359 yards on 17 carries last week, surpassing his record total of 347 against Lehigh last season. His 21.1 yards per rush also broke an FCS single-game record, previously set by VMI’s Gene Brown (19.07) in 1988. u The newly announced Montgomery Kickoff Classic – set for Week 0 on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017 – will help open the college football season from the historic Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala., The game, to air on ESPN, will feature two of the current top-ranked FCS teams in nation, pitting Jacksonville State University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
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u The Southland Conference and Frisco CVB are working together on a new season-long promotion, the Road to Frisco. This will originate from the Frisco CVB’s various social media platforms. The #RoadToFrisco FCS Game of the Week is Chattanooga at The Citadel. It marks the first time two Top 10 SoCon teams will play one another in four seasons. u Notably, three teams in the Top 25 are idle this weekend. A total of five matchups this weekend pit two top-25 teams against each another: GAMES FEATURING TWO TOP-25 TEAMS: #7 James Madison (5-1) at #25 New Hampshire (4-2), 11 am CT (ASN) #5 Chattanooga (6-0) at #8 Citadel (5-0), 2 pm CT (ESPN3) #11 South Dakota State (3-2) at #1 North Dakota State (5-0), 2:30 pm (NBC ND/E3) #13 Villanova (5-1) at #6 Richmond (5-1), 2:30 pm CT (CCSN) #21 UNI (2-3) at #14 Youngstown State (4-1), 6 pm CT (ESPN3)
RB David Johnson (Northern Iowa) of the Arizona Cardinals ranks third in the NFL in rushing yards with 457 in his first 5 games this season. He also has 238 yards on 17 receptions in 2016.
u A total of 16 Division I teams are perfect, including five in the FCS. Chattanooga visits The Citadel in a battle of SoCon unbeatens; North Dakota State hosts South Dakota State; Harvard is at Holy Cross and Sam Houston State hosts Abilene Christian. BIG SKY -- The Big Sky Conference has four teams that are ranked, including Eastern Washington, Montana, North Dakota and Cal Poly. The
Eagles are on a bye this week, after rocketing to a 5-1 start to the season. The Eagles’ lone loss? A 50-44 overtime defeat to North Dakota State at the Fargodome, on Sept. 10. Montana is fresh of a dominating 67-7 victory over Mississippi Valley State, where the Griz held the Delta Devils to -61 yards rushing. North Dakota, who is off to a 3-0 start in league play, will host defending #BigSkyFB champion Southern Utah, at 1:00 p.m. CST. That game is available on www.watchbigsky.com. This week’s ROOT SPORTS Game of the Week features the Weber State Wildcats, who are 2-0 in Big Sky play, and the Montana State Bobcats, who are still searching for their first league win under coach Jeff Choate. The Wildcats and Bobcats kick off at 1:30 p.m. MST, on ROOT SPORTS and DirecTV’s Audience Network. Offensive: QB Gabe Gubrud, Eastern Washington | Defensive: Siupeli Anau, Northern Arizona | Special Teams: Tate Lewis, Southern Utah BIG SOUTH -- Gardner-Webb QB Tyrell Maxwell’s 87-yard TD run against Presbyterian was the longest rush from scrimmage by a quarter-
back in Big South history, bettering the old record of 77 yards. Maxwell’s rush is the second-longest in league annals, but the longest against a Division I opponent. Meanwhile, Maxwell had a 74-yard completion for a TD to Kyle Horton to become the first quarterback in the Big South record book with an 80-yard TD rush and 70-yard TD pass in the same game. Maxwell became just the second quarterback in Big South history with 200 passing yards and 150 rushing yards in the same game when he threw for 222 and rushed for 155 this past Saturday against PC. Kennesaw State QB Chandler Burks is the first quarterback in Big South history to score three rushing touchdowns in consecutive games -- which also ties teammate Trey White for most career 3-TD rushing games by a QB. Burks rushed for three scores in Week 5 at Furman, and scored another three TDs this past Saturday against Missouri S&T. He has rushed for a touchdown in four consecutive contests, and his eight rushing scores are the third-most in a season by a Big South quarterback. Monmouth RB Lavon Chaney became the Big South’s career leader for most receptions by a running back when he broke the record this past Saturday at Howard. Chaney’s 79 career catches out of the backfield surpassed the old mark of 77 that was held by De’Angelo Henderson. Chaney’s 649 career receiving yards are also second-most among Big South running backs, and 82 away from Henderson’s record of 731. Off: RB Tyrell Maxwell, Gardner-Webb | Def: LB Chad Geter, Gardner-Webb | Specialty: P/K Matt Mosquera, Monmouth | Freshman: DB Jaylan Foster, Gardner-Webb
CAA FOOTBALL -- The Week 7 schedule in CAA Football is highlighted by a pair of televised matchups featuring teams ranked in the Top 25 nationally. No. 7/6 James Madison (5-1, 3-0 in CAA) travels to No. 25 New Hampshire (4-2, 3-0 in CAA) in a Noon contest televised by the American Sports Network. At 3:30 p.m., No. 6/7 Richmond (5-1, 2-1 in CAA) hosts No. 13/11 Villanova (5-1, 3-0 in CAA) in a game televised by Comcast SportsNet. Five of the six CAA Football games last week were decided by seven points or less. Road teams went 4-2 in CAA Football action last week and visitors are now 9-7 for the season. Richmond’s Brian Brown, who became the Spiders’ career leader in receiving yards on Sept. 24, needs 17 more to move into the top 10 on CAA Football’s career list. He currently had 3,333 yards and is chasing Northeastern’s Cory Parks (3,350 yds) for the #10 spot. Brown caught 76 passes for 1,450 yards in 2015, had 79 catches for 1,089 yards as a sophomore and currently tops the CAA with 38 receptions for 615 yards and 5 TD’s this season. He’s the first player in program history to record back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns and is on pace to make it three in a row. CAA Football features six players among the top 29 in the FCS in rushing. Delaware’s Wes Hills ranks fourth with 133.3 ypg and is followed by JMU’s Khalid Abdullah (132.8 ypg/5th), UAlbany’s Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks (117.8 ypg/11th), UNH’s Dalton Crossan (103.2 ypg/20th), JMU’s Cardon Johnson (98.3 ypg/23rd) and Towson’s Darius Victor (88.5 ypg/29th). Over the first six weeks of the season, 22 different CAA players have rushed for at least 100 yards in a game and all 12 CAA teams have had at least one player reach the century mark this season. Offense: RB Wes Hills, Delaware | Defense: DB Jaheem Woods, Stony Brook | Specialty: PK Morgan Ellman, New Hampshire | Rookie: RB Deontez Thompson, Richmond IVY LEAGUE -- Harvard (4-0, 2-0 Ivy) took over sole possession of first-place in the Ivy League standings with a 29-13 win over previously
undefeated Cornell (3-1, 1-1 Ivy). Penn (2-2) and Princeton (3-1) stand a half game behind the Crimson with matching 1-0 Ivy records. Columbia (1-3, 0-1) picked up its first victory of 2016 with a 15-13 win over Wagner, which came into the contest in the receiving votes category of the STATS FCS Top 25 poll. Lions freshman PK Oren Milstein made all five of his FGs to account for his team’s scoring, setting a Columbia single-game record. Milstein became the 11th Ivy to make five field goals in a single game and the first since Penn’s Jimmy Gammil on Oct. 11, 2014. As a League, #IvyFootball went 3-1 in non-conference action on Saturday to improve its overall 2016 non-conference mark to 11-9 (.550). Harvard moved up in the national rankings, coming in at No. 15 in the Coaches poll and 20 in the STATS Top 25. Penn and Cornell also appear in the national rankings, receiving votes in the STATS poll. The upcoming week is highlighted by Columbia head coach Al Bagnoli’s return to Penn, where he coached for 23 years and won nine Ivy titles. The game will be broadcast on ONE World Sports and The Ivy League Digital Network (ILDN), which is now available on the ILDN app on Apple TV and Roku. Offense: QB John Lovett, Princeton | Defense: DB Tanner Lee, Harvard | Specialty: PK Oren Milstein, Columbia | Co-Rookie: Milstein & RB Alan Lamar, Yale MEAC -- The ESPNU football telecast between Bethune-Cookman University and North Carolina A&T State University, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 13, has been moved to Saturday, Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. The contest has been moved due to the damages sustained to BCU and the city of Daytona Beach, Fla. The contest will be carried live on ESPN3 and televised on ESPNU at 10:30 p.m. EST Saturday night. Also, the Bethune-Cookman-South Carolina State and Morgan State-Savannah State football contests, originally scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 8, have both been rescheduled to Saturday, Nov. 26. Both games were postponed due to the weather threat posed by Hurricane Matthew and the States of Emergency issued by the states of Georgia and South Carolina. Last week, N.C. A&T senior RB Tarik Cohen rushed for 200 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. In the process, he became the MEAC’s all-time leading rusher, breaking the record of Will Ford who played for South Carolina State from 2006-09. Cohen also became the Aggies all-time leader in all-purpose yards with 5,489 as he toppled the old mark held by former Aggies punt returner, kick returner and wide receiver Herbert Harbison (5,383). Offensive: RB Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T State | Offensive: RB Anthony Philyaw, Howard | Defensive: DE Calvin Darville, Florida A&M Lineman: LT Darriel Mack, North Carolina A&T | Rookie: WR Fatu Sua-Godinet, Delaware State | ST: PK Anthony Prevost, Hampton
MISSOURI VALLEY -- QB Taryn Christion of South Dakota State has a career TD/Interception ratio of 6.75, with 27 touchdown passes and just four interceptions. This year, it’s 20:1. The best FCS ratio in the past 20 seasons was San Diego’s Josh Johnson (43 touchdowns and only 1 INT in 2007). Youngstown State has not yielded a rushing TD this season, and the Penguins are the only FCS team to do so. Three teams are tied for second for fewest rushing TDs, including UNI, Wofford and Central Arkansas (each with two). In the past 20 years, the only MVFC team to yield fewer than 5 rushing TDs in an entire season was the 2009 UNI Panthers -- 4, in an 11-game schedule. UNI has the toughest schedule in the FCS, based on cumulative opposition (winning percentage of past and future opponents), through games of Oct. 8. Four MVFC teams rank among the Top 12 in the FCS. Offense -- QB Taryn Christion, South Dakota State | Defense -- DE Derek Rivers, Youngstown State | Special Teams -- P Mark Schuler, Youngstown State Newcomer -- QB Chris Streveler, South Dakota | Lineman -- LG Sepestiano Pupungatoa, South Dakota State
NEC -- There’ll be a day-night #NECFB doubleheader on ESPN3 this Saturday (Oct. 15). First, Wagner visits Central Connecticut at 12:00 pm ET. Then, defending NEC champion Duquesne opens its conference schedule against Robert Morris in the annual Steel City Showdown at 7:00 pm. Duquesne’s Austin Crimmins (Field Goals) and Christian Kuntz (TFL) are national FCS leaders. Three different NEC players – Robert Morris’ Dante Satcher, Saint Francis’ Lorenzo Jerome and Sacred Heart’s Nate Chavious -- have returned a kickoff for a touchdown this season. Satcher, who leads Division I FCS in kickoff return average (43.1 ypr), has already done it twice. Jerome, who finished first amongst the leading FCS returners last season, has three kickoff returns of at least 74 yards in length this year (including a 79-yard TD at Montana in Week 1.) Off: QB Jacob Dolegala, Central Connecticut | Defensive: DB Lorenzo Jerome, Saint Francis | Specialty: KR Dante Satcher, Robert Morris | Rookie: Da’Jon Lee, Saint Francis
OHIO VALLEY -- Jacksonville State won its 18th-straight Conference game (dating back to 2013) on Saturday, the longest active streak in the FCS. The Gamecocks are just four wins away from tying the OVC’s all-time record established by Eastern Kentucky (1980-83). When rivals Murray State and UT Martin meet on Saturday night, except a lot of points as the winner of each of the last 14 meetings has scored at least 38 points. The game also features UTM quarterback Troy Cook, who is first nationally in passing efficiency (189.2) and fifth in passing touchdowns (19), and MSU quarterback KD Humphries, who is first nationally in completions/game (31.25) and third in passing yards/game (329.3). Co-Offensive: RB Devin Church, Eastern Illinois, WR Devin Borders, Eastern Kentucky | Co-Defensive: DE David Johnson, Eastern Illinois, LB Roper Garrett, Southeast Missouri Specialist: K Ryan McCrum, Southeast Missouri | Co-Newcomer: S Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State, WR Steven Newbold, Tennessee State
PATRIOT –- Lehigh junior wide receivers Troy Pelletier and Gatlin Casey both topped the 100-yards receiving mark for the third straight game. The duo has combined for 51 receptions, 1,018 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns during a three-week span, helping the Mountain Hawks average 50 points, while outscoring their opponents by an average of 18.67 points per game. Patriot League quarterbacks lead the 14 FCS conferences averaging 250.95 passing yards per game and 21.53 completions per game. The League is second among the FCS conferences completing .608 percent of their pass attempts, behind only the Southern Conference (.641). Three PL passers are in the nation’s top-30 in completion percentage, led by Shafnisky (.715), the FCS leader. Lafayette senior quarterback Drew Reed is completing .672 percent, while teammate senior Blake Searfoss is 14th in the FCS, completing .660 percent of his pass attempts. Fordham junior running back Chase Edmonds has scored 12 touchdowns over the last three weeks (11 rushing, 1 receiving), helping him break former Colgate star Jordan Scott’s career scoring record of 358, with 372 career points. He has 62 touchdowns, 55 rushing, which is still second in Patriot League history, behind only Scott (57). Edmonds’ 4,403 rushing yards is seventh in League history. Scott is the all-time leader with 5,621 rushing yards between 2005 and 2008. Offensive: RB Chase Edmonds, Fordham | Defensive: CB Jelani Williamson, Georgetown | Special Teams: WR/KR Gatlin Casey, Lehigh | Rookie: DB Riley O’Neil, Lehigh ®
PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE -- Dayton head coach Rick Chamberlin became only the second PFL coach to record 50 league wins, reaching the milestone in Week 6 against Morehead State. He joins former Dayton head coach and College Football Hall of Fame member Mike Kelley, who amassed a 55-16 career PFL record in 15 seasons, as the only PFL coaches to record 50 league wins.
Morehead State quarterback Austin Gahafer blasted past 10,000 career passing yards with a 418-yard performance against Dayton in Week 6 that is the 15th best passing yardage total in the FCS this season. The FCS active career leader with 10,203 passing yards, he became the sixth PFL quarterback to reach the 10,000-yard milestone. Dayton kicker William Will tied the PFL record for career field goals, kicking his 49th career field goal in a Week 6 win against Morehead State. He tied the record held by Drake’s Billy Cundiff (1998-01) and now sets his eyes on becoming the first PFL kicker to record 50 field goals in a career. He currently ranks third on the FCS active career leader’s list. Valparaiso converted on fourth down five times against Drake in Week 6, tying the FCS single-game high this season. The Crusaders have converted on 8-of-12 fourthdown tries in 2016, those eight conversions ranking seventh in the FCS while its 66.7 percent conversion rate is 23rd best. Offensive: RB Jonah Hodges, San Diego | Defensive: DB Donald Payne, Stetson | Specialist: PK William Will, Dayton
SOUTHERN -- Chattanooga travels to face The Citadel Saturday afternoon. It will be the first time two league teams ranked in the top ten square off since No. 7 Georgia Southern topped No. 4 Wofford, 17-9 in 2012. At 3-2 this season, VMI has already tallied more wins than at any point over the last five seasons. The Keydets recorded three wins in 2010 and posted four win in 2008. The Southern Conference boasts three of the top defenses in the FCS. Chattanooga leads the nation in points allowed (12.2), while Wofford ranks fourth (15.3) and The Citadel sixth (17.8). Chattanooga also leads the nation in total defense (225.7 ypg), while Wofford ranks second nationally (254.5). Offense: QB Devlin Hodges, Samford | Defense: DB Montrell Pardue, Chattanooga | Special Teams: P/PK David Marvin, Wofford SOUTHLAND -- Lamar won back-to-back games for the first time since it won the final two games in the 2014 season with wins against UIW and McNeese. The Cardinals are led defensively by defensive back Brendan Langley, who has picked off a pass in three straight games and leads the league with five interceptions on the year. Southeastern Louisiana wide receiver Brandon Acker caught a game-winning 82-yard touchdown pass in the final seconds to give the Lions a 31-24 win over No. 19 McNeese. It was the Lions’ first victory over a nationally ranked opponent since a 28-9 win over then-No. 11 McNeese on Nov. 15, 2014. It was also Southeastern’s fourth win in the last five meetings against McNeese. The Southland now has three players on the Watch List for STATS FCS Players of the Year. Sam Houston State quarterback was added to the Offensive Player of the Year List last week, joining Lamar running back Kade Harrington, and defensive nominee in Sam Houston defensive end P.J. Hall. Offensive: RB Corey Avery, Sam Houston State | Defensive: DL Sully Laiche, Nicholls | Special Teams: KR Jaylen Harris, Sam Houston State SWAC -- Alcorn State quarterback Lennoris Footman started and completed an entire game for the first all season long in week 6. Fighting through injuries, the Monticello, Fla. native accounted for five touchdowns in a 42-18 win over Alabama A&M last Saturday Texas Southern has won three consecutive conference games for the first time since 2000 and is out to defeat Alcorn State for the first time five seasons Alabama State running back Khalid Thomas rushed for 106 yards to move him to the sixth spot of all-time rushing leaders giving him career total yards of 2,043. He has now surpassed Isaiah Crowell (1,963) and Gene Blanchard (2,021) Despite last Saturday’s loss, Alcorn State racked up 313 yards of total offense including 155 yards rushing against No. 16 Arkansas Offensive: QB Lenorris Footman, Alcorn State | Defensive: DT DeVohn Reed, Prairie View A&M | Specialty: P Trevor Vincent, Alabama State Newcomer: LB Trae Ferrell, Alcorn State STATS NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Offense: Chase Edmonds, Fordham, RB, Jr., 5-9, 205, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Defense: Sully Laiche, DE, Nicholls, Fr., 6-2, 255, Gramercy, Louisiana Special Teams: William Will, Dayton, PK, R-Sr., 6-0, 205, Mokena, Illinois Freshman: Alan Lamar, Yale, RB, Fr., 5-9, 185, Olive Branch, Mississippi COLLEGE FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE AWARDS: National Performers of the Week: Taryn Christion (QB) – South Dakota State & Chase Edmonds (RB) – Fordham Honorable Mention: Gage Gubrud (QB) – Eastern Washington | Chris Streveler (QB) – South Dakota Khalid Abdullah (RB) – JMU | Gatlin Casey (WR) – Lehigh
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Team W L W L Streak Eastern Washington (4) 3 0 5 1 Won 4 North Dakota (22) 3 0 4 2 Won 4 Weber State 2 0 3 2 Won 3 Southern Utah 2 1 3 2 Won 1 Montana (10) 1 1 4 1 Won 2 Cal Poly (19) 1 1 3 2 Lost 1 Northern Colorado 1 1 3 2 Lost 1 Idaho State 1 1 2 3 Lost 1 Portland State 1 2 2 4 Lost 1 Northern Arizona 1 2 2 4 Won 1 Sacramento State 1 2 1 5 Lost 1 Montana State 0 3 2 4 Lost 3 UC Davis 0 3 1 5 Lost 4 Big South Conference Standings
Team W L W L Streak Jacksonville State (3) 1 0 4 1 Won 3 Eastern Illinois (18) 2 1 4 2 Won 1 UT Martin 2 1 3 3 Won 1 Southeast Missouri State 2 1 2 4 Lost 1 Tennessee Tech 2 2 2 4 Lost 1 Tennessee State 1 1 4 1 Lost 1 Eastern Kentucky 1 1 2 3 Won 1 Murray State 1 1 1 4 Won 1 Austin Peay 0 4 0 5 Lost 5 Patriot League Standings
Team W L W L Streak Charleston Southern (9) 1 0 3 2 Won 2 Gardner-Webb 1 0 3 3 Won 2 Kennesaw State 0 0 4 1 Won 4 Liberty 0 0 2 3 Won 1 Monmouth 0 1 4 2 Won 2 Presbyterian 0 1 1 4 Lost 2 CAA Football Standings Team W L W L Streak Villanova (13) 3 0 5 1 Won 5 James Madison (7) 3 0 5 1 Won 3 New Hampshire 3 0 4 2 Won 3 Stony Brook 2 0 3 2 Won 1 Richmond (6) 2 1 5 1 Won 3 Albany (17) 1 1 4 1 Lost 1 Maine 1 1 2 3 Won 2 Elon 1 2 2 4 Lost 2 Delaware 0 2 2 3 Lost 3 William & Mary 0 3 2 4 Lost 3 Towson 0 3 1 4 Lost 3 Rhode Island 0 3 1 5 Lost 1 Ivy League Standings Team W L W L Streak Harvard (20) 2 0 4 0 Won 4 Princeton 1 0 3 1 Won 2 Penn 1 0 2 2 Won 2 Cornell 1 1 3 1 Lost 1 Yale 1 1 1 3 Won 1 Brown 0 1 1 3 Lost 3 Columbia 0 1 1 3 Won 1 Dartmouth 0 2 2 2 Lost 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings Team W L W L Streak North Carolina Central 3 0 4 2 Won 4 North Carolina A&T (15) 2 0 4 1 Won 2 Morgan State 2 0 2 2 Won 2 South Carolina State 1 0 1 3 Won 1 Hampton 2 1 2 3 Won 1 Savannah State 1 1 1 3 Lost 1 Howard 1 2 1 5 Lost 1 Florida A&M 1 2 1 5 Lost 1 Bethune-Cookman 0 2 0 4 Lost 4 Delaware State 0 2 0 5 Lost 5 Norfolk State 0 3 1 5 Lost 5 Missouri Valley Football Standings Team W L W L Streak North Dakota State (1) 2 0 5 0 Won 5 Youngstown State (14) 2 0 4 1 Won 3 South Dakota State (11) 2 0 3 2 Won 2 South Dakota 1 1 2 3 Won 1 Western Illinois (12) 1 1 4 1 Won 1 Missouri State 1 1 3 2 Lost 1 UNI (21) 1 1 2 3 Lost 1 Indiana State 1 2 3 3 Lost 2 Southern Illinois 0 2 2 3 Lost 2 Illinois State 0 3 2 4 Lost 4 Northeast Conference Standings Team W L W L Streak Wagner 1 0 3 2 Lost 1 Saint Francis U 1 0 3 3 Won 2 Bryant 1 0 2 3 Lost 1 Duquesne 0 0 3 2 Won 1 Sacred Heart 0 1 4 1 Lost 1 Central Connecticut State 0 1 1 4 Lost 2 Robert Morris 0 1 1 5 Lost 2
Team W L W L Streak Lehigh 1 0 4 2 Won 4 Fordham 1 0 3 2 Won 1 Bucknell 1 0 2 3 Won 1 Holy Cross 1 1 2 4 Lost 1 Georgetown 0 0 3 2 Lost 2 Colgate 0 1 1 4 Lost 3 Lafayette 0 2 1 5 Lost 5 Pioneer Football League Standings Team W L W L Streak San Diego 3 0 4 1 Won 3 Marist 2 0 2 3 Won 2 Jacksonville 1 0 2 2 Lost 1 Dayton 2 1 4 2 Won 2 Drake 2 1 3 3 Won 1 Campbell 1 1 3 2 Lost 1 Stetson 1 1 3 2 Won 2 Morehead State 1 2 2 4 Lost 1 Valparaiso 1 2 2 4 Lost 2 Butler 0 3 2 4 Lost 3 Davidson 0 3 2 4 Lost 3 Southern Conference Standings Team W L W L Streak Chattanooga (5) 4 0 6 0 Won 6 Citadel (8) 3 0 5 0 Won 5 Samford (24) 2 1 4 1 Won 2 Wofford 2 1 4 2 Won 1 VMI 1 1 3 2 Won 1 Mercer 1 2 2 3 Lost 1 ETSU 1 3 2 3 Lost 3 Western Carolina 0 3 1 4 Lost 3 Furman 0 3 0 6 Lost 6 Southland Conference Standings Team W L W L Streak Sam Houston State (2) 4 0 5 0 Won 5 Central Arkansas (23) 3 0 4 1 Won 3 Lamar 2 1 2 3 Won 2 Nicholls 2 1 2 3 Won 1 Southeastern Louisiana 2 1 2 3 Won 1 Stephen F. Austin 2 2 3 3 Lost 2 McNeese 2 2 3 3 Lost 1 Houston Baptist 1 2 2 3 Lost 2 Incarnate Word 1 3 1 5 Lost 4 Northwestern State 0 3 1 4 Won 1 Abilene Christian 0 4 0 6 Lost 6 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings Team W L W L Streak East Jackson State 2 1 2 3 Won 2 Alcorn State 2 2 2 3 Won 1 Alabama A&M 1 4 1 5 Lost 4 Alabama State 1 4 1 5 Lost 1 Mississippi Valley State 0 4 0 6 Lost 6 West Grambling State (25) 3 0 4 1 Won 3 Southern University 2 0 2 2 Won 2 Prairie View A&M 4 1 4 2 Won 1 Texas Southern 3 1 3 2 Won 3 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 2 1 4 Lost 2 Independents Team Coastal Carolina (16)
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STATS FCS TOP-25 RANKINGS Team Pts. Prev. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
North Dakota State (5-0) Sam Houston State (5-0) Jacksonville State (4-1) Eastern Washington (5-1) Chattanooga (6-0) Richmond (5-1) James Madison (5-1) Citadel (5-0) Charleston Southern (3-2) Montana (4-1) South Dakota State (3-2) Western Illinois (4-1) Villanova (5-1) Youngstown State (4-1) North Carolina A&T (4-1) Coastal Carolina (3-2) Albany (4-1) Eastern Illinois (4-2) Cal Poly (3-2) Harvard (4-0) UNI (2-3) North Dakota (4-2) Central Arkansas (4-1) Samford (4-1) Grambling State (4-1)
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FCS COACHES TOP-25 RANKINGS Team Pts. Prev. 1 North Dakota State (26) 2 Sam Houston State 3 Chattanooga 4 Jacksonville State 5 Eastern Washington 6 James Madison 7 Richmond 8 Charleston Southern 9 The Citadel 10 Montana 11 Villanova 12 Youngstown State 13 Western Illinois 14 South Dakota State 15 Harvard 16 North Carolina A&T 17 Eastern Illinois 18 North Dakota 19 Albany 20 Cal Poly 21 Northern Iowa 22 Central Arkansas 23 Grambling State 24 Samford 25 New Hampshire
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HERO SPORTS FCS TOP-25 RANKINGS Team Pts. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
North Dakota State (5-0) Sam Houston State (5-0) Jacksonville State (4-1) Eastern Washington (5-1) Chattanooga (6-0) Richmond (5-1) James Madison (5-1) Charleston Southern (3-2) The Citadel (5-0) Montana (4-1) South Dakota State (3-2) Villanova (5-1) Western Illinois (4-1) Youngstown State (4-1) North Carolina A&T (4-1) Albany (4-1) Eastern Illinois (4-2) Coastal Carolina (3-2) UNI (2-3) Harvard (4-0) Central Arkansas (4-1) Cal Poly (3-2) North Dakota (4-2) Samford (4-1) New Hampshire
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Rashad Jennings (Liberty)
Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois)
Victor Cruz (CAA Football)
Joe Flacco (Delaware)
Carson Wentz (North Dakota State)
Trumaine Johnson (Montana)
Terrance West (Towson)
David Johnson (Northern Iowa)