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FCS HEADLINES u A total of 22 FCS-ranked teams (STATS poll) will play this weekend, and three games will feature two ranked teams playing one another. No. 12 Western Illinois (5-1) at No. 2 N. Dakota State (6-0), 3:30 pm ET [NBC ND/E3] No. 4 South Dakota (6-0) at No. 24 Illinois State (4-2), 2 pm ET [NBCSCH/ESPN3] No. 14 Samford (4-2) at No. 5 Wofford (6-0), 1:30 pm ET [ESPN3]
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u Seven unbeatens remain in the FCS -- Columbia (5-0) plays at Dartmouth (5-0) on Saturday. Unbeaten James Madison and South Dakota are on the road, while North Dakota State, North Carolina A&T State and Wofford are all at home. u Six players were named mid-season additions to the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award Watch List on Wednesday: WR Keelan Doss, UC Davis; QB Hayden Hildebrand, Central Arkansas; RB Josh Mack, Maine; QB Lamar Raynard, North Carolina A&T; QB Chris Streveler, South Dakota; and RB Roc Thomas, Jacksonville State. u And six players were named mid-season additions to the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award Watch List on Wednesday: LB Jared Farley, UNI; DE Ahmad Gooden, Samford; LB Mario Jenkins, Idaho State; LB Warren Messer, Elon; DE Jonathan Peterson, San Diego; and LB Sione Teuhema, Southeastern Louisiana.
DT Jason Hargrave has started five of six games this season for the Pittsburgh Steelers with 16 tackles and two sacks. He had 27 stops and two sacks in 13 starts last year. He went to South Carolina State.
BIG SKY -- Reaching the midway point of conference play, the Big Sky has two teams still undefeated in conference play in Eastern Washington and Northern Arizona. For the second straight week, the Big Sky has four teams ranked in the FCS Top 25 polls, as Week Eight is here. The Big Sky has four of the Top 10 spots in the FCS rankings when it comes to passing offense with Eastern Washington, UC Davis, Northern Arizona, and Montana taking the 4-7 spots. Idaho State’s Mario Jenkins was added to the Buck Buchanan Watch List, while UC Davis’ Keelan Doss was named to the Walter Payton Award List. OFF -Case Cookus, QB, Northern Arizona | DEF - Josh Sandry, S, Montana | SPECIAL TEAMS - Rashid Shaheed, RS, Weber State BIG SOUTH -- Big South preseason co-favorites Charleston Southern and Kennesaw State won their respective conference openers on Saturday. The Bucs downed PC, 7-0, to open 1-0 for the third straight year, while Kennesaw State defeated Liberty for the first time, 42-28, for its second 1-0 open in three years of existence. KSU rolled up a conference-game record 498 rushing yards in the victory. Gardner-Webb and Monmouth open their respective league slates this Saturday, as the Hawks host Liberty and the Runnin’ Bulldogs visit Kennesaw State. Charleston Southern DL and Buck Buchanan Award candidate ANTHONY ELLIS became just the third player in Big South history with 40 career tackles-for-loss and 20 career sacks this past Saturday during the Presbyterian game. He is now tied for second in league annals with 20.5 career sacks, and is third with 42.0 career TFL. Ellis is second in the Big South this season with 5.5 sacks, and is 1.5 away from becoming just the second Big South player ever with three 7.0 sack seasons. Gardner-Webb QB and Walter Payton Award candidate TYRELL MAXWELL is the first Big South QB in league history with 20 career rushing touchdowns and 20 career passing TDs. He broke the quarterback record of 19 rushing TDs this past Saturday with two scores at N.C. Central to give him 20. Maxwell, who has thrown 21 career scoring strikes, is the Big South’s all-time leading rusher among quarterbacks with 2,566 yards -- the only signal-caller above the 2,000-yard threshold. OFF – Jake McKenzie, RB, Kennesaw State | DEF – Anthony Ellis, DL, Charleston Southern | ST – Kyle Reighard, P, Charleston Southern FR – Shaquil Terry, RB, Kennesaw State
CAA FOOTBALL -- Six CAA teams are ranked in the top 22 in FCS in total defense, six are among the top 25 in rushing defense and six are in the top 26 in scoring defense. James Madison is ranked #2 in FCS in total defense (221.7 ypg), scoring defense (11.0 ppg) and pass defense (123.2 ypg). Villanova is #1 in rush defense (49.3 ppg), #9 in scoring defense (15.6 ppg) and #14 in total defense (288.4 ypg). UAlbany is #10 in total defense (251.2 ypg), #11 in scoring defense (17.0 ppg) and #12 in rush defense (88.5 ypg). Delaware is #6 in scoring defense (14.0 ppg) and #19 in total defense (298.7 ypg) and William & Mary is #15 in total defense (291.5 ypg) and #16 in scoring defense (17.7 ppg). QB Kyle Lauletta became Richmond’s career leader in passing yardage (9,076) last Saturday and moved up to 8th on the CAA’s all-time list. He is also the Spiders’ career leader in TD passes (64) and is five shy of 10th place on the CAA chart. Lauletta leads the nation in passing (391.3 ypg) and total offense (393.8 ypg) and ranks fifth in passing TD’s (19). He has thrown for over 300 yards in all six games this season, including 546 yards vs. Sam Houston State. Maine sophomore Josh Mack is the leading rusher in FCS this season, averaging 154.4 ypg. He became the first Maine player since 1989 to run for over 200 yards twice in a season, tallying 255 yards vs. Bryant on Sept. 9 and 248 yards vs. Rhode Island last Saturday. Four of the top eight rushing performances in FCS this season have been by CAA players. Along with Mack’s two efforts, Elon’s Malcolm Summers ran for 298 yards vs. Richmond and JMU’s Cardon Johnson rushed for 265 yards at East Carolina. Unfortunately, Summers and Johnson have since suffered season-ending injuries. Off: Josh Mack, RB, Maine | Def: Kyre Hawkins, LB, James Madison | ST: Donald Liotine, RB, Stony Brook | Rookie: Chris Ferguson, QB, Maine IVY LEAGUE -- The preseason poll featured a tie for first-place for the third time in Ivy League history, and Harvard and Princeton will settle the score Friday night on NBCSN. On Saturday, the last remaining undefeated Ivy teams square off when Dartmouth (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) hosts Columbia (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) on Eleven Sports, Ivy League Network and Twitter. It marks the third time this season Dartmouth will take on a fellow unbeaten Ivy squad that is tied with the Big Green at the top of the standings (Penn, Yale). The Lions are looking to continue their best start since 1996. Three of this week’s games will be broadcast live on ILN, now available on Apple TV, Roku and the ILN app on Apple and Android devices. #IvyFootball finished 18-6 in non-conference play in 2017, its best overall out-of-conference record since 1994, when it went 19-3-1. The Ivy League went 10-2 over its first two weeks this season, its best non-conference start since 1970, when it opened 12-0. The Ivy League’s .750 non-conference winning percentage leads the FCS and ranks fourth overall in Division I, trailing the SEC (.821), Pac 12 (.794) and Big Ten (.762). Off: WR Josh Wainwright., Columbia | Def: LB Michael Murphy, Columbia | ST: KR Justice Shelton-Mosley, Harvard | Rookie: LB Justin Woodley, Columbia MEAC -- The third week of October continues with all 11 teams in action this weekend. Five conference games will take place in addition to a non-conference contest featuring Savannah State at Charleston Southern. The contest featuring Bethune-Cookman at North Carolina A&T State will be shown on national TV as ESPNU will show the contest at 10:30 p.m. Saturday night. North Carolina A&T State is the only MEAC team with an undefeated overall record while North Carolina Central and Hampton are the only other MEAC teams that have a winning record. While its early, the Aggies will possibly have to deal with the pressure of chasing history as only two teams in NCAT history have finished undefeated (1927, 1943). Two teams (North Carolina A&T State, South Carolina State) feature defensive units ranked in the top 10 nationally. NCAT is No. 3 while South Carolina State ranks eighth. Hampton is bordering the top 10 as they rank 13th. Off/Rookie: QB Caylin Newton, Howard | Def: LB Eli Anglin, Howard | O-Line: Marley Conley, NC Central | ST: PK Uriel Hernandez, BCU MISSOURI VALLEY -- Eight MVFC teams rank in the Top 20 for FCS schools in the Sagarin Rankings, which includes 6 of the top 7 spots. No other conference has more than 3 schools ranked among the Top 20. HERO Sports’ BennettRank yields similar results -- with six MVFC schools ranked in the Top 11. North Dakota State, South Dakota and Youngstown State rank in the Top 4 in both metrics. QB Chris Streveler of South Dakota leads the FCS with 25 total touchdowns (17 pass, 8 rush) through South Dakota’s first six games. The MVFC record is 44, set by North Dakota State QB Brock Jensen in 2013 (15 games). North Dakota State leads all of Division I with a 38.3 scoring margin (47.5 ppg scored and 9.2 ppg allowed rank 3rd and 2nd among Division I, respectively, while both figures lead the FCS). Offense -- QB Sam Straub, Southern Illinois | Offense -- QB Chris Streveler, South Dakota | Defense -- LB Brett Taylor, Western Illinois Special Teams -- K Cam Pedersen, North Dakota St. | Newcomer -- LB Jabril Cox, North Dakota State | Lineman -- LG Jackson Scott-Brown, UNI NORTHEAST -- NEC Preseason favorite Duquesne (2-0) hosts defending champion Saint Francis (2-0) in the league’s featured Game of the Week on ESPN3 on Saturday at 12:00 pm ET. The winner of this matchup has gone onto secure the conference’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs each of the past two seasons. Duquesne’s Tommy Stuart leads the NEC in completion percentage (68.9) and TD passes (20) while SFU signal caller Bear Fenimore (63.5 pct. – 14 TD) ranks second in both categories. Meanwhile, the Dukes’ Nehari Crawford, who has at least one TD in all six games this season, leads the FCS with 10 receiving TD. Saint Francis junior Kamron Lewis, a 2016 All-American, sits tied for sixth nationally with 49 receptions. Central Connecticut, which has won four in a row for the first time since 2010, has returned an interception for a touchdown in each of its past four games. CCSU, which has made a league-high 11 interceptions, faces the conference top-ranked passing attack as Bryant visits New Britain for a Week 8 matchup carried live at NECFrontRow.com OFF: Kamron Lewis, SFU | DEF: Tymir Hinton, CCSU | SPECIAL TEAMS: Frankie Palmer, CCSU | ROOKIE: Ezekiel Ennis, SHU
OHIO VALLEY -- Jacksonville State won its 27th-straight OVC game on Saturday with a 41-25 win over Eastern Kentucky. The win established a new Conference record, breaking the old mark held at EKU (1992-95). The Gamecocks are now 3-0 in OVC play this season and will play at Eastern Illinois (4-0 in OVC play) on Saturday in the OVC Game of the Week on ESPN3. It marks the second time in three years the two teams have played when both have been undefeated in OVC play. Austin Peay won its second-straight road game (the first time they have accomplished that since 2007) with a 21-17 victory at Tennessee State. The Governors are now 3-1 in OVC play, its best Conference start since winning its lone OVC Championship in 1977. Eastern Illinois running back Isaiah Johnson rushed for 236 yards in the Panthers double overtime win against Murray State on Saturday. The 236 yards were the eight-most in a game in EIU history and ninth-most in the FCS this season. Off: Isaiah Johnson (RB), E. Illinois | Def: Darius Jackson (LB), Jacksonville St. | ST: Jake Reynolds (P), SEMO | Newc: Isaiah Johnson (RB), EIU PATRIOT -- Three games will stream live on the Patriot League Network (PLN). Colgate travels to Holy Cross for a game streamed live on PatriotLeague.TV and WatchStadium.com, in addition to being available on Twitter via @WatchStadium at noon ET. The Raiders and Crusaders will also be available on a variety of Over-the-Air (OTA) stations. Georgetown hosts Fordham during Homecoming on the Hilltop with coverage on the PLN. Lafayette puts its unbeaten record in League play on the line against Bucknell with coverage on the PLN and the Lafayette Sports Network. Lehigh WR Troy Pelletier was named the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Week, becoming the second League player this season to earn a national player of the week honor after a record-setting day against Georgetown with 16 receptions to break his own single-game League record, while his four TD receptions tied the single-game League record. His four TDs give him 34 during his career, tying him with former Fordham star Javaris Dudley (2000-03) for the all-time lead. Lafayette Head Coach John Garrett has yet to lose a League game, after freshman quarterback Sean O’Malley connected with senior wide receiver Rocco Palumbo twice in the fourth quarter to lead a 14-10 comeback victory over Fordham on October 7. Troy Pelletier, Lehigh, Sr., WR | Brandon Bryant, Lafayette, Sr., LB | John Burdick, Bucknell, Sr., PK | Grant Breneman, Colgate, Fr., QB ®
PFL -- San Diego posted its 16th consecutive PFL victory with a Week 7 win against Morehead State. The Toreros broke their own record of 15 consecutive wins set from 2005-07.
Jacksonville may have suffered its first PFL loss at Butler in Week 7 but it may still have a say in the eventual PFL title. League leaders San Diego and Campbell will play the Dolphins the next two weeks. If the Dolphins win both, they would take the lead in the league title race. However, if both San Diego and Campbell escape with wins then the league’s tiebreaker may be called into action at week’s end. Dayton head coach Rich Chamberlin notched his 56th PFL victory in his 75th league game, Oct. 7, when the Flyers defeated Drake. He broke the PFL record for coaching victories set by his former head coach Mike Kelley, who posted 55 league wins (71 games) during his storied career. They are the only two coaches in PFL history to record 50 league wins. OFF – QB Jimmy Seewald, Valparaiso | DEF – DE Jonathan Petersen, San Diego | ST – RS JJ Henderson, Stetson SOUTHERN -- Eight of the nine SoCon teams have either received votes or been ranked in one or both of the two major national polls at some point this season. Wofford (No. 5 FCS Coaches Poll/No. 5 STATS FCS Top 25), Samford (14/16) and Western Carolina (21/19) are all currently ranked, while The Citadel and Chattanooga have also spent time in the polls this year. ETSU, Furman and Mercer have received votes. Mercer and Furman will meet in Greenville, South Carolina, on Saturday, pitting Bears coach Bobby Lamb against Paladin coach Clay Hendrix for the first time in their careers as opposing head coaches. The pair shares an extensive history as high school and college teammates before coaching together at their alma mater, Furman, for several years. When Samford visits Wofford on Saturday, it will mark the fourth straight week that a SoCon game will feature a pair of ranked teams. OFF – Brandon Goodson, Sr., QB, Wofford | DEF: John Brannon III, So., DB, Western Carolina | ST: Jon Croft Hollingsworth, Sr., P/K, Furman SOUTHLAND -- Central Arkansas stayed at the No. 6 spot and Sam Houston State improved to No. 7 in both the FCS Coaches and STATS FCS polls heading into week eight. McNeese moved up two spots to No. 19 in the coaches poll and up two rankings to No. 20 in the STATS top 25. Nicholls is up three spots to No. 20 in STATS poll. Nicholls PK Lorran Fonseca added to his second conference player of the week award with STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week distinction. The junior out of Hercules, Calif., set a program record with a perfect 5-5 outing in a 29-20 win over Abilene Christian. Neither of the league’s national top 10 teams had an easy go last week - Central Arkansas got all it could handle from Stephen F. Austin, edging the Lumberjacks 24-20, while Sam Houston State trailed the entire game until a 4-play, 96-yard drive with 1:04 remaining lifted SHSU past Northwestern State. OFF: WR Davion Davis, Sam Houston State | DEF: George Odum, Central Arkansas | ST: PK Lorran Fonseca, Nicholls SWAC -- Alcorn State running back De’Lance Turner currently leads all of FCS football players with 788 rushing yards. He is followed by Josh Mack (Maine) with 772 yards, Malcolm Summers (Elon) with 755 yards, Daniel Smith (Campbell) with 703 yards and Marquell Cartwright (North Carolina A&T) with 698 yards to round out the top five individual rushers in FCS. The conference’s top two QBs (passing yardage and efficiency) meet this week when Alcorn State travels to take on Grambling State. Braves QB Lenorris Footman ranks first in passing yardage with 210.3 yards per contest while Grambling State’s Devante Kincade ranks second with 194.0 passing yards per game. Kincade is first in passing efficiency with a 140.4 passer rater efficiency while Footman is close behind at 140.0. Both Alcorn State and Grambling enter with four-game winning streaks and are undefeated in conference play. O: QB Damion May, Alabama A&M | D: LB Trae Ferrell, Alcorn State | ST: Hunter Hanson, Alabama State | Newc: QB Darryl Pearson Jr., Alabama State
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Team W L W L Streak Eastern Washington (8) 4 0 5 2 Won 5 Northern Arizona 3 0 4 2 Won 4 Montana (21) 3 1 5 2 Won 3 Sacramento State 2 1 3 3 Won 1 Southern Utah 2 1 4 2 Won 2 Weber State (23) 2 1 4 2 Lost 1 Montana State 2 2 2 4 Lost 1 UC Davis 1 2 3 3 Lost 1 Northern Colorado 1 2 2 3 Lost 2 Idaho State 1 3 3 4 Lost 2 North Dakota 1 3 2 5 Lost 1 Portland State 0 3 0 6 Lost 6 Cal Poly 0 3 0 6 Lost 6 Big South Conference Standings
Team W L W L Streak Eastern Illinois 4 0 5 2 Won 4 Jacksonville State (3) 3 0 5 1 Won 4 Austin Peay 3 1 4 3 Won 1 Southeast Missouri State 2 1 2 4 Won 2 Murray State 1 2 2 5 Lost 1 UT Martin 1 2 3 3 Lost 2 Tennessee State 1 3 4 3 Lost 1 Eastern Kentucky 1 3 1 5 Lost 3 Tennessee Tech 0 4 0 7 Lost 7 Patriot League Standings
Team W L W L Streak Kennesaw State 1 0 5 1 Won 5 Charleston Southern 1 0 3 3 Won 1 Monmouth 0 0 5 1 Won 3 Gardner-Webb 0 0 1 5 Lost 1 Presbyterian 0 1 3 4 Lost 1 Liberty 0 1 3 3 Lost 3 CAA Football Standings Team W L W L Streak James Madison (1) 3 0 6 0 Won 6 Elon (14) 3 0 5 1 Won 5 Stony Brook (22) 4 1 5 2 Won 1 Richmond (11) 2 1 4 2 Won 2 New Hampshire (18) 2 1 4 2 Lost 1 Delaware 2 1 4 2 Won 2 Villanova (15) 2 2 4 3 Lost 1 Albany 1 2 3 3 Lost 2 Maine 1 3 2 3 Won 1 William & Mary 0 3 2 4 Lost 3 Towson 0 3 2 4 Lost 3 Rhode Island 0 3 1 5 Lost 3 Ivy League Standings Team W L W L Streak Columbia 2 0 5 0 Won 5 Dartmouth 2 0 5 0 Won 5 Yale 1 1 4 1 Won 1 Cornell 1 1 1 4 Lost 1 Princeton 1 1 4 1 Won 2 Harvard 1 1 3 2 Won 1 Penn 0 2 2 3 Lost 3 Brown 0 2 2 3 Lost 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings Team W L W L Streak North Carolina A&T (12) 4 0 7 0 Won 7 NC Central (25) 3 0 5 1 Won 5 Hampton 3 0 4 2 Won 2 Howard 2 1 3 3 Won 1 Bethune-Cookman 2 1 3 3 Won 2 Norfolk State 2 1 2 4 Lost 1 Morgan State 1 2 1 5 Won 1 South Carolina State 1 3 2 4 Lost 1 Florida A&M 1 3 2 5 Lost 3 Savannah State 0 4 0 6 Lost 6 Delaware State 0 4 0 6 Lost 6 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings Team W L W L Streak South Dakota (4) 3 0 6 0 Won 6 North Dakota State (2) 3 0 6 0 Won 6 Western Illinois (10) 2 1 5 1 Won 2 Illinois State (24) 2 1 4 2 Lost 2 UNI 2 1 3 3 Won 1 Youngstown State (9) 1 2 3 3 Lost 2 South Dakota State (13) 1 2 4 2 Lost 1 Southern Illinois 1 2 3 3 Won 1 Missouri State 0 3 1 5 Lost 3 Indiana State 0 3 0 6 Lost 6 Northeast Conference Standings Team W L W L Streak Duquesne 2 0 5 1 Won 5 Saint Francis U 2 0 4 2 Won 1 Central Connecticut State 2 0 4 3 Won 4 Sacred Heart 0 1 2 4 Lost 4 Bryant 0 1 2 4 Lost 2 Robert Morris 0 1 2 4 Lost 3 Wagner 0 3 2 5 Lost 2
Team W L W L Streak Lehigh 2 0 2 5 Won 2 Lafayette 2 0 2 5 Lost 1 Colgate 1 1 3 4 Won 1 Holy Cross 1 1 2 5 Lost 4 Bucknell 0 1 3 3 Won 1 Georgetown 0 1 1 5 Lost 5 Fordham 0 2 1 6 Lost 5 Pioneer Football League Standings Team W L W L Streak Campbell 4 0 5 2 Won 4 San Diego 3 0 4 2 Won 3 Jacksonville 2 1 4 2 Lost 1 Drake 2 1 3 3 Lost 1 Valparaiso 2 2 3 4 Won 1 Butler 2 2 4 3 Won 2 Marist 2 2 3 4 Lost 2 Morehead State 1 3 2 5 Lost 3 Stetson 1 3 2 5 Won 2 Dayton 1 3 2 5 Lost 1 Davidson 0 3 2 4 Lost 3 Southern Conference Standings Team W L W L Streak Wofford (5) 4 0 6 0 Won 6 Western Carolina (19) 3 1 5 2 Won 1 Furman 3 1 4 3 Won 4 Samford (16) 2 1 4 2 Won 2 Mercer 3 2 4 3 Won 3 Citadel 1 3 3 3 Lost 3 ETSU 1 3 3 4 Lost 1 Chattanooga 1 3 1 6 Lost 3 VMI 0 4 0 7 Lost 7 Southland Conference Standings Team W L W L Streak Central Arkansas (6) 4 0 5 1 Won 5 Nicholls 4 1 5 2 Won 3 Southeastern Louisiana 4 1 4 3 Won 4 Sam Houston State (7) 3 1 5 1 Won 2 McNeese (20) 3 1 5 1 Won 5 Stephen F. Austin 2 3 2 5 Lost 3 Abilene Christian 2 3 2 5 Lost 2 Incarnate Word 1 3 1 5 Won 1 Northwestern State 1 3 1 5 Lost 3 Lamar 0 4 1 5 Lost 4 Houston Baptist 0 4 1 5 Lost 4 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings Team W L W L Streak East Alcorn State 3 0 5 2 Won 4 Alabama A&M 3 1 3 4 Won 1 Mississippi Valley State 1 2 1 5 Lost 1 Alabama State 1 2 1 5 Won 1 Jackson State 0 2 0 6 Lost 6 West Grambling State (17) 2 0 5 1 Won 5 Prairie View A&M 2 2 2 4 Lost 2 Southern University 1 1 3 3 Won 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 2 2 5 Lost 3 Texas Southern 0 2 0 6 Lost 6
STATS FCS TOP-25 RANKINGS Team Pts. Rec. Prev. 1 James Madison (160) 2 North Dakota State (7) 3 Jacksonville State 4 South Dakota 5 Wofford 6 Central Arkansas 7 Sam Houston State 8 Eastern Washington 9 Youngstown State 10 Western Illinois 11 Richmond 12 North Carolina A&T 13 South Dakota State 14 Elon 15 Villanova 16 Samford 17 Grambling State 18 New Hampshire 19 Western Carolina 20 McNeese 21 Montana 22 Stony Brook 23 Weber State 24 Illinois State 25 North Carolina Central
4167 4014 3741 3663 3494 3352 3062 2975 2642 2463 2456 2174 2138 2057 1785 1523 1219 1164 1138 851 736 688 416 391 356
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FCS COACHES TOP-25 RANKINGS Team Pts. Rec. Prev. 1 James Madison (26) 2 North Dakota State 3 Jacksonville State 4 South Dakota 5 Wofford 6 Central Arkansas 7 Sam Houston State 8 Eastern Washington 9 Youngstown State 10 Richmond 11 North Carolina A&T 12 Western Illinois 13 South Dakota State 14 Samford 15 Elon 16 Villanova 17 Grambling State 18 New Hampshire 19 McNeese 20 Nicholls 21 Western Carolina 22 Northern Arizona 23 Weber State 24 Illinois State 25 Montana
650 624 589 575 539 516 470 467 389 388 382 366 315 259 243 223 217 191 189 127 125 102 90 79 58
6-0 1 6-0 2 5-1 3 6-0 4 6-0 5 5-1 6 5-1 T-9 5-2 T-9 3-3 8 4-2 13 7-0 11 5-1 17 4-2 7 4-2 18 5-1 20 4-3 14 5-1 19 4-2 12 5-1 21 5-2 23 5-2 25 4-2 24 4-2 16 4-2 15 5-2 NR
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FCS HEADLINES u A total of 22 FCS-ranked teams (STATS poll) will play this weekend, and three games will feature two ranked teams playing one another. No. 12 Western Illinois (5-1) at No. 2 N. Dakota State (6-0), 3:30 pm ET [NBC ND/E3] No. 4 South Dakota (6-0) at No. 24 Illinois State (4-2), 2 pm ET [NBCSCH/ESPN3] No. 14 Samford (4-2) at No. 5 Wofford (6-0), 1:30 pm ET [ESPN3]
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u Seven unbeatens remain in the FCS -- Columbia (5-0) plays at Dartmouth (5-0) on Saturday. Unbeaten James Madison and South Dakota are on the road, while North Dakota State, North Carolina A&T State and Wofford are all at home. u Six players were named mid-season additions to the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award Watch List on Wednesday: WR Keelan Doss, UC Davis; QB Hayden Hildebrand, Central Arkansas; RB Josh Mack, Maine; QB Lamar Raynard, North Carolina A&T; QB Chris Streveler, South Dakota; and RB Roc Thomas, Jacksonville State. u And six players were named mid-season additions to the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award Watch List on Wednesday: LB Jared Farley, UNI; DE Ahmad Gooden, Samford; LB Mario Jenkins, Idaho State; LB Warren Messer, Elon; DE Jonathan Peterson, San Diego; and LB Sione Teuhema, Southeastern Louisiana.
DT Jason Hargrave has started five of six games this season for the Pittsburgh Steelers with 16 tackles and two sacks. He had 27 stops and two sacks in 13 starts last year. He went to South Carolina State.
BIG SKY -- Reaching the midway point of conference play, the Big Sky has two teams still undefeated in conference play in Eastern Washington and Northern Arizona. For the second straight week, the Big Sky has four teams ranked in the FCS Top 25 polls, as Week Eight is here. The Big Sky has four of the Top 10 spots in the FCS rankings when it comes to passing offense with Eastern Washington, UC Davis, Northern Arizona, and Montana taking the 4-7 spots. Idaho State’s Mario Jenkins was added to the Buck Buchanan Watch List, while UC Davis’ Keelan Doss was named to the Walter Payton Award List. OFF -Case Cookus, QB, Northern Arizona | DEF - Josh Sandry, S, Montana | SPECIAL TEAMS - Rashid Shaheed, RS, Weber State BIG SOUTH -- Big South preseason co-favorites Charleston Southern and Kennesaw State won their respective conference openers on Saturday. The Bucs downed PC, 7-0, to open 1-0 for the third straight year, while Kennesaw State defeated Liberty for the first time, 42-28, for its second 1-0 open in three years of existence. KSU rolled up a conference-game record 498 rushing yards in the victory. Gardner-Webb and Monmouth open their respective league slates this Saturday, as the Hawks host Liberty and the Runnin’ Bulldogs visit Kennesaw State. Charleston Southern DL and Buck Buchanan Award candidate ANTHONY ELLIS became just the third player in Big South history with 40 career tackles-for-loss and 20 career sacks this past Saturday during the Presbyterian game. He is now tied for second in league annals with 20.5 career sacks, and is third with 42.0 career TFL. Ellis is second in the Big South this season with 5.5 sacks, and is 1.5 away from becoming just the second Big South player ever with three 7.0 sack seasons. Gardner-Webb QB and Walter Payton Award candidate TYRELL MAXWELL is the first Big South QB in league history with 20 career rushing touchdowns and 20 career passing TDs. He broke the quarterback record of 19 rushing TDs this past Saturday with two scores at N.C. Central to give him 20. Maxwell, who has thrown 21 career scoring strikes, is the Big South’s all-time leading rusher among quarterbacks with 2,566 yards -- the only signal-caller above the 2,000-yard threshold. OFF – Jake McKenzie, RB, Kennesaw State | DEF – Anthony Ellis, DL, Charleston Southern | ST – Kyle Reighard, P, Charleston Southern FR – Shaquil Terry, RB, Kennesaw State
CAA FOOTBALL -- Six CAA teams are ranked in the top 22 in FCS in total defense, six are among the top 25 in rushing defense and six are in the top 26 in scoring defense. James Madison is ranked #2 in FCS in total defense (221.7 ypg), scoring defense (11.0 ppg) and pass defense (123.2 ypg). Villanova is #1 in rush defense (49.3 ppg), #9 in scoring defense (15.6 ppg) and #14 in total defense (288.4 ypg). UAlbany is #10 in total defense (251.2 ypg), #11 in scoring defense (17.0 ppg) and #12 in rush defense (88.5 ypg). Delaware is #6 in scoring defense (14.0 ppg) and #19 in total defense (298.7 ypg) and William & Mary is #15 in total defense (291.5 ypg) and #16 in scoring defense (17.7 ppg). QB Kyle Lauletta became Richmond’s career leader in passing yardage (9,076) last Saturday and moved up to 8th on the CAA’s all-time list. He is also the Spiders’ career leader in TD passes (64) and is five shy of 10th place on the CAA chart. Lauletta leads the nation in passing (391.3 ypg) and total offense (393.8 ypg) and ranks fifth in passing TD’s (19). He has thrown for over 300 yards in all six games this season, including 546 yards vs. Sam Houston State. Maine sophomore Josh Mack is the leading rusher in FCS this season, averaging 154.4 ypg. He became the first Maine player since 1989 to run for over 200 yards twice in a season, tallying 255 yards vs. Bryant on Sept. 9 and 248 yards vs. Rhode Island last Saturday. Four of the top eight rushing performances in FCS this season have been by CAA players. Along with Mack’s two efforts, Elon’s Malcolm Summers ran for 298 yards vs. Richmond and JMU’s Cardon Johnson rushed for 265 yards at East Carolina. Unfortunately, Summers and Johnson have since suffered season-ending injuries. Off: Josh Mack, RB, Maine | Def: Kyre Hawkins, LB, James Madison | ST: Donald Liotine, RB, Stony Brook | Rookie: Chris Ferguson, QB, Maine IVY LEAGUE -- The preseason poll featured a tie for first-place for the third time in Ivy League history, and Harvard and Princeton will settle the score Friday night on NBCSN. On Saturday, the last remaining undefeated Ivy teams square off when Dartmouth (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) hosts Columbia (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) on Eleven Sports, Ivy League Network and Twitter. It marks the third time this season Dartmouth will take on a fellow unbeaten Ivy squad that is tied with the Big Green at the top of the standings (Penn, Yale). The Lions are looking to continue their best start since 1996. Three of this week’s games will be broadcast live on ILN, now available on Apple TV, Roku and the ILN app on Apple and Android devices. #IvyFootball finished 18-6 in non-conference play in 2017, its best overall out-of-conference record since 1994, when it went 19-3-1. The Ivy League went 10-2 over its first two weeks this season, its best non-conference start since 1970, when it opened 12-0. The Ivy League’s .750 non-conference winning percentage leads the FCS and ranks fourth overall in Division I, trailing the SEC (.821), Pac 12 (.794) and Big Ten (.762). Off: WR Josh Wainwright., Columbia | Def: LB Michael Murphy, Columbia | ST: KR Justice Shelton-Mosley, Harvard | Rookie: LB Justin Woodley, Columbia MEAC -- The third week of October continues with all 11 teams in action this weekend. Five conference games will take place in addition to a non-conference contest featuring Savannah State at Charleston Southern. The contest featuring Bethune-Cookman at North Carolina A&T State will be shown on national TV as ESPNU will show the contest at 10:30 p.m. Saturday night. North Carolina A&T State is the only MEAC team with an undefeated overall record while North Carolina Central and Hampton are the only other MEAC teams that have a winning record. While its early, the Aggies will possibly have to deal with the pressure of chasing history as only two teams in NCAT history have finished undefeated (1927, 1943). Two teams (North Carolina A&T State, South Carolina State) feature defensive units ranked in the top 10 nationally. NCAT is No. 3 while South Carolina State ranks eighth. Hampton is bordering the top 10 as they rank 13th. Off/Rookie: QB Caylin Newton, Howard | Def: LB Eli Anglin, Howard | O-Line: Marley Conley, NC Central | ST: PK Uriel Hernandez, BCU MISSOURI VALLEY -- Eight MVFC teams rank in the Top 20 for FCS schools in the Sagarin Rankings, which includes 6 of the top 7 spots. No other conference has more than 3 schools ranked among the Top 20. HERO Sports’ BennettRank yields similar results -- with six MVFC schools ranked in the Top 11. North Dakota State, South Dakota and Youngstown State rank in the Top 4 in both metrics. QB Chris Streveler of South Dakota leads the FCS with 25 total touchdowns (17 pass, 8 rush) through South Dakota’s first six games. The MVFC record is 44, set by North Dakota State QB Brock Jensen in 2013 (15 games). North Dakota State leads all of Division I with a 38.3 scoring margin (47.5 ppg scored and 9.2 ppg allowed rank 3rd and 2nd among Division I, respectively, while both figures lead the FCS). Offense -- QB Sam Straub, Southern Illinois | Offense -- QB Chris Streveler, South Dakota | Defense -- LB Brett Taylor, Western Illinois Special Teams -- K Cam Pedersen, North Dakota St. | Newcomer -- LB Jabril Cox, North Dakota State | Lineman -- LG Jackson Scott-Brown, UNI NORTHEAST -- NEC Preseason favorite Duquesne (2-0) hosts defending champion Saint Francis (2-0) in the league’s featured Game of the Week on ESPN3 on Saturday at 12:00 pm ET. The winner of this matchup has gone onto secure the conference’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs each of the past two seasons. Duquesne’s Tommy Stuart leads the NEC in completion percentage (68.9) and TD passes (20) while SFU signal caller Bear Fenimore (63.5 pct. – 14 TD) ranks second in both categories. Meanwhile, the Dukes’ Nehari Crawford, who has at least one TD in all six games this season, leads the FCS with 10 receiving TD. Saint Francis junior Kamron Lewis, a 2016 All-American, sits tied for sixth nationally with 49 receptions. Central Connecticut, which has won four in a row for the first time since 2010, has returned an interception for a touchdown in each of its past four games. CCSU, which has made a league-high 11 interceptions, faces the conference top-ranked passing attack as Bryant visits New Britain for a Week 8 matchup carried live at NECFrontRow.com OFF: Kamron Lewis, SFU | DEF: Tymir Hinton, CCSU | SPECIAL TEAMS: Frankie Palmer, CCSU | ROOKIE: Ezekiel Ennis, SHU
OHIO VALLEY -- Jacksonville State won its 27th-straight OVC game on Saturday with a 41-25 win over Eastern Kentucky. The win established a new Conference record, breaking the old mark held at EKU (1992-95). The Gamecocks are now 3-0 in OVC play this season and will play at Eastern Illinois (4-0 in OVC play) on Saturday in the OVC Game of the Week on ESPN3. It marks the second time in three years the two teams have played when both have been undefeated in OVC play. Austin Peay won its second-straight road game (the first time they have accomplished that since 2007) with a 21-17 victory at Tennessee State. The Governors are now 3-1 in OVC play, its best Conference start since winning its lone OVC Championship in 1977. Eastern Illinois running back Isaiah Johnson rushed for 236 yards in the Panthers double overtime win against Murray State on Saturday. The 236 yards were the eight-most in a game in EIU history and ninth-most in the FCS this season. Off: Isaiah Johnson (RB), E. Illinois | Def: Darius Jackson (LB), Jacksonville St. | ST: Jake Reynolds (P), SEMO | Newc: Isaiah Johnson (RB), EIU PATRIOT -- Three games will stream live on the Patriot League Network (PLN). Colgate travels to Holy Cross for a game streamed live on PatriotLeague.TV and WatchStadium.com, in addition to being available on Twitter via @WatchStadium at noon ET. The Raiders and Crusaders will also be available on a variety of Over-the-Air (OTA) stations. Georgetown hosts Fordham during Homecoming on the Hilltop with coverage on the PLN. Lafayette puts its unbeaten record in League play on the line against Bucknell with coverage on the PLN and the Lafayette Sports Network. Lehigh WR Troy Pelletier was named the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Week, becoming the second League player this season to earn a national player of the week honor after a record-setting day against Georgetown with 16 receptions to break his own single-game League record, while his four TD receptions tied the single-game League record. His four TDs give him 34 during his career, tying him with former Fordham star Javaris Dudley (2000-03) for the all-time lead. Lafayette Head Coach John Garrett has yet to lose a League game, after freshman quarterback Sean O’Malley connected with senior wide receiver Rocco Palumbo twice in the fourth quarter to lead a 14-10 comeback victory over Fordham on October 7. Troy Pelletier, Lehigh, Sr., WR | Brandon Bryant, Lafayette, Sr., LB | John Burdick, Bucknell, Sr., PK | Grant Breneman, Colgate, Fr., QB ®
PFL -- San Diego posted its 16th consecutive PFL victory with a Week 7 win against Morehead State. The Toreros broke their own record of 15 consecutive wins set from 2005-07.
Jacksonville may have suffered its first PFL loss at Butler in Week 7 but it may still have a say in the eventual PFL title. League leaders San Diego and Campbell will play the Dolphins the next two weeks. If the Dolphins win both, they would take the lead in the league title race. However, if both San Diego and Campbell escape with wins then the league’s tiebreaker may be called into action at week’s end. Dayton head coach Rich Chamberlin notched his 56th PFL victory in his 75th league game, Oct. 7, when the Flyers defeated Drake. He broke the PFL record for coaching victories set by his former head coach Mike Kelley, who posted 55 league wins (71 games) during his storied career. They are the only two coaches in PFL history to record 50 league wins. OFF – QB Jimmy Seewald, Valparaiso | DEF – DE Jonathan Petersen, San Diego | ST – RS JJ Henderson, Stetson SOUTHERN -- Eight of the nine SoCon teams have either received votes or been ranked in one or both of the two major national polls at some point this season. Wofford (No. 5 FCS Coaches Poll/No. 5 STATS FCS Top 25), Samford (14/16) and Western Carolina (21/19) are all currently ranked, while The Citadel and Chattanooga have also spent time in the polls this year. ETSU, Furman and Mercer have received votes. Mercer and Furman will meet in Greenville, South Carolina, on Saturday, pitting Bears coach Bobby Lamb against Paladin coach Clay Hendrix for the first time in their careers as opposing head coaches. The pair shares an extensive history as high school and college teammates before coaching together at their alma mater, Furman, for several years. When Samford visits Wofford on Saturday, it will mark the fourth straight week that a SoCon game will feature a pair of ranked teams. OFF – Brandon Goodson, Sr., QB, Wofford | DEF: John Brannon III, So., DB, Western Carolina | ST: Jon Croft Hollingsworth, Sr., P/K, Furman SOUTHLAND -- Central Arkansas stayed at the No. 6 spot and Sam Houston State improved to No. 7 in both the FCS Coaches and STATS FCS polls heading into week eight. McNeese moved up two spots to No. 19 in the coaches poll and up two rankings to No. 20 in the STATS top 25. Nicholls is up three spots to No. 20 in STATS poll. Nicholls PK Lorran Fonseca added to his second conference player of the week award with STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week distinction. The junior out of Hercules, Calif., set a program record with a perfect 5-5 outing in a 29-20 win over Abilene Christian. Neither of the league’s national top 10 teams had an easy go last week - Central Arkansas got all it could handle from Stephen F. Austin, edging the Lumberjacks 24-20, while Sam Houston State trailed the entire game until a 4-play, 96-yard drive with 1:04 remaining lifted SHSU past Northwestern State. OFF: WR Davion Davis, Sam Houston State | DEF: George Odum, Central Arkansas | ST: PK Lorran Fonseca, Nicholls SWAC -- Alcorn State running back De’Lance Turner currently leads all of FCS football players with 788 rushing yards. He is followed by Josh Mack (Maine) with 772 yards, Malcolm Summers (Elon) with 755 yards, Daniel Smith (Campbell) with 703 yards and Marquell Cartwright (North Carolina A&T) with 698 yards to round out the top five individual rushers in FCS. The conference’s top two QBs (passing yardage and efficiency) meet this week when Alcorn State travels to take on Grambling State. Braves QB Lenorris Footman ranks first in passing yardage with 210.3 yards per contest while Grambling State’s Devante Kincade ranks second with 194.0 passing yards per game. Kincade is first in passing efficiency with a 140.4 passer rater efficiency while Footman is close behind at 140.0. Both Alcorn State and Grambling enter with four-game winning streaks and are undefeated in conference play. O: QB Damion May, Alabama A&M | D: LB Trae Ferrell, Alcorn State | ST: Hunter Hanson, Alabama State | Newc: QB Darryl Pearson Jr., Alabama State
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Team W L W L Streak Eastern Washington (8) 4 0 5 2 Won 5 Northern Arizona 3 0 4 2 Won 4 Montana (21) 3 1 5 2 Won 3 Sacramento State 2 1 3 3 Won 1 Southern Utah 2 1 4 2 Won 2 Weber State (23) 2 1 4 2 Lost 1 Montana State 2 2 2 4 Lost 1 UC Davis 1 2 3 3 Lost 1 Northern Colorado 1 2 2 3 Lost 2 Idaho State 1 3 3 4 Lost 2 North Dakota 1 3 2 5 Lost 1 Portland State 0 3 0 6 Lost 6 Cal Poly 0 3 0 6 Lost 6 Big South Conference Standings
Team W L W L Streak Eastern Illinois 4 0 5 2 Won 4 Jacksonville State (3) 3 0 5 1 Won 4 Austin Peay 3 1 4 3 Won 1 Southeast Missouri State 2 1 2 4 Won 2 Murray State 1 2 2 5 Lost 1 UT Martin 1 2 3 3 Lost 2 Tennessee State 1 3 4 3 Lost 1 Eastern Kentucky 1 3 1 5 Lost 3 Tennessee Tech 0 4 0 7 Lost 7 Patriot League Standings
Team W L W L Streak Kennesaw State 1 0 5 1 Won 5 Charleston Southern 1 0 3 3 Won 1 Monmouth 0 0 5 1 Won 3 Gardner-Webb 0 0 1 5 Lost 1 Presbyterian 0 1 3 4 Lost 1 Liberty 0 1 3 3 Lost 3 CAA Football Standings Team W L W L Streak James Madison (1) 3 0 6 0 Won 6 Elon (14) 3 0 5 1 Won 5 Stony Brook (22) 4 1 5 2 Won 1 Richmond (11) 2 1 4 2 Won 2 New Hampshire (18) 2 1 4 2 Lost 1 Delaware 2 1 4 2 Won 2 Villanova (15) 2 2 4 3 Lost 1 Albany 1 2 3 3 Lost 2 Maine 1 3 2 3 Won 1 William & Mary 0 3 2 4 Lost 3 Towson 0 3 2 4 Lost 3 Rhode Island 0 3 1 5 Lost 3 Ivy League Standings Team W L W L Streak Columbia 2 0 5 0 Won 5 Dartmouth 2 0 5 0 Won 5 Yale 1 1 4 1 Won 1 Cornell 1 1 1 4 Lost 1 Princeton 1 1 4 1 Won 2 Harvard 1 1 3 2 Won 1 Penn 0 2 2 3 Lost 3 Brown 0 2 2 3 Lost 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings Team W L W L Streak North Carolina A&T (12) 4 0 7 0 Won 7 NC Central (25) 3 0 5 1 Won 5 Hampton 3 0 4 2 Won 2 Howard 2 1 3 3 Won 1 Bethune-Cookman 2 1 3 3 Won 2 Norfolk State 2 1 2 4 Lost 1 Morgan State 1 2 1 5 Won 1 South Carolina State 1 3 2 4 Lost 1 Florida A&M 1 3 2 5 Lost 3 Savannah State 0 4 0 6 Lost 6 Delaware State 0 4 0 6 Lost 6 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings Team W L W L Streak South Dakota (4) 3 0 6 0 Won 6 North Dakota State (2) 3 0 6 0 Won 6 Western Illinois (10) 2 1 5 1 Won 2 Illinois State (24) 2 1 4 2 Lost 2 UNI 2 1 3 3 Won 1 Youngstown State (9) 1 2 3 3 Lost 2 South Dakota State (13) 1 2 4 2 Lost 1 Southern Illinois 1 2 3 3 Won 1 Missouri State 0 3 1 5 Lost 3 Indiana State 0 3 0 6 Lost 6 Northeast Conference Standings Team W L W L Streak Duquesne 2 0 5 1 Won 5 Saint Francis U 2 0 4 2 Won 1 Central Connecticut State 2 0 4 3 Won 4 Sacred Heart 0 1 2 4 Lost 4 Bryant 0 1 2 4 Lost 2 Robert Morris 0 1 2 4 Lost 3 Wagner 0 3 2 5 Lost 2
Team W L W L Streak Lehigh 2 0 2 5 Won 2 Lafayette 2 0 2 5 Lost 1 Colgate 1 1 3 4 Won 1 Holy Cross 1 1 2 5 Lost 4 Bucknell 0 1 3 3 Won 1 Georgetown 0 1 1 5 Lost 5 Fordham 0 2 1 6 Lost 5 Pioneer Football League Standings Team W L W L Streak Campbell 4 0 5 2 Won 4 San Diego 3 0 4 2 Won 3 Jacksonville 2 1 4 2 Lost 1 Drake 2 1 3 3 Lost 1 Valparaiso 2 2 3 4 Won 1 Butler 2 2 4 3 Won 2 Marist 2 2 3 4 Lost 2 Morehead State 1 3 2 5 Lost 3 Stetson 1 3 2 5 Won 2 Dayton 1 3 2 5 Lost 1 Davidson 0 3 2 4 Lost 3 Southern Conference Standings Team W L W L Streak Wofford (5) 4 0 6 0 Won 6 Western Carolina (19) 3 1 5 2 Won 1 Furman 3 1 4 3 Won 4 Samford (16) 2 1 4 2 Won 2 Mercer 3 2 4 3 Won 3 Citadel 1 3 3 3 Lost 3 ETSU 1 3 3 4 Lost 1 Chattanooga 1 3 1 6 Lost 3 VMI 0 4 0 7 Lost 7 Southland Conference Standings Team W L W L Streak Central Arkansas (6) 4 0 5 1 Won 5 Nicholls 4 1 5 2 Won 3 Southeastern Louisiana 4 1 4 3 Won 4 Sam Houston State (7) 3 1 5 1 Won 2 McNeese (20) 3 1 5 1 Won 5 Stephen F. Austin 2 3 2 5 Lost 3 Abilene Christian 2 3 2 5 Lost 2 Incarnate Word 1 3 1 5 Won 1 Northwestern State 1 3 1 5 Lost 3 Lamar 0 4 1 5 Lost 4 Houston Baptist 0 4 1 5 Lost 4 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings Team W L W L Streak East Alcorn State 3 0 5 2 Won 4 Alabama A&M 3 1 3 4 Won 1 Mississippi Valley State 1 2 1 5 Lost 1 Alabama State 1 2 1 5 Won 1 Jackson State 0 2 0 6 Lost 6 West Grambling State (17) 2 0 5 1 Won 5 Prairie View A&M 2 2 2 4 Lost 2 Southern University 1 1 3 3 Won 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 2 2 5 Lost 3 Texas Southern 0 2 0 6 Lost 6
STATS FCS TOP-25 RANKINGS Team Pts. Rec. Prev. 1 James Madison (160) 2 North Dakota State (7) 3 Jacksonville State 4 South Dakota 5 Wofford 6 Central Arkansas 7 Sam Houston State 8 Eastern Washington 9 Youngstown State 10 Western Illinois 11 Richmond 12 North Carolina A&T 13 South Dakota State 14 Elon 15 Villanova 16 Samford 17 Grambling State 18 New Hampshire 19 Western Carolina 20 McNeese 21 Montana 22 Stony Brook 23 Weber State 24 Illinois State 25 North Carolina Central
4167 4014 3741 3663 3494 3352 3062 2975 2642 2463 2456 2174 2138 2057 1785 1523 1219 1164 1138 851 736 688 416 391 356
6-0 1 6-0 2 5-1 3 6-0 4 6-0 5 5-1 6 5-1 9 5-2 10 3-3 8 5-1 14 4-2 13 7-0 15 4-2 7 5-1 16 4-3 11 4-2 19 5-1 20 4-2 12 5-2 21 5-1 22 5-2 24 5-2 NR 4-2 18 4-2 17 5-1 25
FCS COACHES TOP-25 RANKINGS Team Pts. Rec. Prev. 1 James Madison (26) 2 North Dakota State 3 Jacksonville State 4 South Dakota 5 Wofford 6 Central Arkansas 7 Sam Houston State 8 Eastern Washington 9 Youngstown State 10 Richmond 11 North Carolina A&T 12 Western Illinois 13 South Dakota State 14 Samford 15 Elon 16 Villanova 17 Grambling State 18 New Hampshire 19 McNeese 20 Nicholls 21 Western Carolina 22 Northern Arizona 23 Weber State 24 Illinois State 25 Montana
650 624 589 575 539 516 470 467 389 388 382 366 315 259 243 223 217 191 189 127 125 102 90 79 58
6-0 1 6-0 2 5-1 3 6-0 4 6-0 5 5-1 6 5-1 T-9 5-2 T-9 3-3 8 4-2 13 7-0 11 5-1 17 4-2 7 4-2 18 5-1 20 4-3 14 5-1 19 4-2 12 5-1 21 5-2 23 5-2 25 4-2 24 4-2 16 4-2 15 5-2 NR
