FCS Football Top 25 Recaps: New Top 'Cat
After starting the season at BR-14, Villanova continued their steady climb up the rankings to BR-1 this week after a big win over Maine. Reigning-champs North Dakota State stayed undefeated, but a seven-point margin of victory was less than we expected from the Bison against BR-45 Western Illinois. South Dakota State and UNI each dropped six spots after losses, Illinois State jumped into the BR Top 10 after a dominating win over Austin Peay, and Central Arkansas makes their BR Top 25 debut thanks to a win at Stephen F. Austin. Your team not in the Top 25? View the Results of Every Game [divider]
Villanova
Last Week BR-1 Result: 41-20 Win at Maine John Robertson threw for 285 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Wildcats. It was his fourth-straight four touchdown game. Villanova outscored their opponent 20-7 in the second half and have now scored 40 or more points in each of their last four games, all wins. View Villanova Team Page
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New Hampshire
Last Week BR-3 Result: 48-14 Win at Elon The Wildcats jumped out to a 34-0 halftime lead and cruised from there. Andy Vailas threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns, all in the second half. It was New Hampshire's fourth-straight win. BR-2 is their best ranking of the season. View New Hampshire Team Page [divider]
Jacksonville State
Last Week BR-4 Result: 38-14 Win over UT-Martin The Gamecocks scored the game's first 21 points. Miles Jones rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown, while Eli Jenkins and Max Shortell combined for 213 passing yards and three touchdowns. The Jacksonville State defense forced three turnovers. It wasn't ever really close. View Jacksonville State [divider]
North Dakota State
Last Week BR-1 Result: 17-10 Win at Western Illinois John Crockett threw for the tying touchdown and rushed in for the game-winning score to lead the nation's top team. The Bison came up with a critical fourth down stop on the final drive to hold Western Illinois. North Dakota State now has an FCS-record 29 wins in a row. They dropped only because we expected a bigger margin in this game. View North Dakota State Team Page [divider]
Southern Illinois
Last Week BR-8 Result: 41-10 Win over South Dakota This was a 10-10 game at halftime before the Salukis scored 31 unanswered points in the second half to close it out with a win. Southern Illinois produced 506 yards of offense, Malcolm Agnew ran for three touchdowns, and Mark Iannotti threw for another in the win. View Southern Illinois Team Page [divider]
Illinois State
Last Week BR-14 Result: 45-10 Win over South Dakota State Illinois State jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter and Marshaun Coprich rushed for a career-high four touchdowns to pace the Redbirds. He finished with 174 yards, also a career-high, on 24 carries. Tre Roberson also threw for a touchdown and led the Redbirds into the BR Top 10. View Eastern Illinois Team Page [divider]
Eastern Washington
Last Week BR-4 Result: 56-53 Win over Idaho State The Eagles edged the Bengals in a classic shootout. Vernon Adams threw for four touchdowns and rushed for another two. The Eagles led by as many as 18 points in the second quarter but they needed to convert a fourth-and-2 at the Idaho State 30 with 2 minutes left to secure the victory. Which they did. View Eastern Washington Team Page [divider]
Coastal Carolina
Last Week BR-7 Result: 37-31 2OT Win over Furman The teams traded field goals in the first overtime, but Alex Ross threw his third TD of the game to running back De'Angelo Henderson in double-overtime to lift the Chanticleers to victory. Ross finished with 205 yards through the air and another 85 on the ground. View Coastal Carolina Team Page [divider]
McNeese State
Last Week BR-11 Result: 45-3 Win over Nicholls State Daniel Sams ran for 135 yards and two touchdowns in a rout of Nicholls State. Ryan Ross added 94 yards on 14 carries and McNeese State ran for 325 yards as a team. The Cowboys led 31-0 early in the third quarter, but Nicholls State finally got on the board with a field goal. It was their only score. View McNeese State Team Page
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Sam Houston State
Last Week BR-10 Result: N/A Sam Houston State did not play last week. They host McNeese State next week. View Sam Houston State Team Page [divider]
Eastern Kentucky
Last Week BR-12 Result: 31-0 Win at Austin Peay The Colonels' defense held Austin Peay to 190 yards of total offense and kept them on their side of the field on all but three plays in the first half. Bennie Coney threw for 146 yards and a touchdowns for Eastern Kentucky. With the shutout-win, the Colonels moved to 5-0 for the ninth time in program history. View Eastern Kentucky Team Page [divider]
South Dakota State
Last Week BR-6 Result: 45-10 Loss at Illinois State The Jackrabbits had no answer for Marshaun Coprich, who rushed for a career-high four touchdowns. They also had a tough time finishing drives, and despite 433 yards of total offense, South Dakota State only managed 10 points. Zach Zenner, the conference's career rushing leader, had 139 yards on 25 carries for the Jackrabbits. View South Dakota State Team Page [divider]
Southeastern Louisiana
Last Week BR-13 Result: 30-22 Win over Northwestern State Northwestern State scored 16 unanswered points in the fourth to threaten, but Denzel Thompson knocked down a pass with :59 left to secure the win. The Lions forced four turnovers and Ryan Adams booted a school record 55-yard field goal in the win. View Southeastern Louisiana Team Page [divider]
Youngstown State
Last Week BR-15 Result: 14-7 Win at Missouri State Jody Webb rushed 10 times for 117 yards, including an 81-yard score, to lead Youngstown State over Missouri State. The Penguins scored both their touchdowns in the first half and the defense came up with a huge stop on a fourth-and-goal attempt early in the fourth quarter to preserve the win. View Youngstown State Team Page [divider]
Northern Iowa
Last Week BR-9 Result: 20-19 Loss at Indiana St. Indiana State used a trick play in the final minutes to score and knock off Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa came back from a 14-0 second-quarter deficit, but missed a 53-yard field goal attempt at the end. David Johnson rushed for 127 yards in the loss. View Northern Iowa Team Page [divider]
Fordham
Last Week BR-17 Result: 42-18 Win over Lafayette Over a three and a half minute span in the second, Mike Nebrich threw for three touchdown passes to highlight the Rams victory. Nebrich finished with 287 yards and those three scores. Chase Edmonds ran for another 187 yards and two touchdowns. Fordham led by as many as 28 in the second. View Fordham Team Page [divider]
Chattanooga
ChattanoogaLast Week BR-28 Result: 55-7 Win over VMI Jacob Huesman threw four touchdown passes and rushed for two more as the Mocs rolled to their third win. Chattanooga exploded for 555 yards of offense. VMI did not score until the fourth and had just 165 yards of offense to go along with their three turnovers. View Chattanooga Team Page [divider]
William & Mary
Last Week BR-18 Result: N/A The Tribe did not play last week. William and Mary travels to New Hampshire this week. View William & Mary Team Page [divider]
Richmond
Last Week BR-25 Result: 46-39 Win over Liberty Seth Fisher scored the go-ahead touchdown and Omar Howard secured the win with an interc
