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Villanova upsets No. 1 RichmondIt was a bad weekend for top-ranked teams in college football this weekend. Not only did the No.1 team in the Football Bowl Subdivision, so did the top team in the Football Championship Subdivision of NCAA Division I.Sports Network Southern Illinois 27, Northern Iowa 24A last second field goal lifts the 15th-ranked [Sports Network] Salukis to the upset win over the fifth-ranked Panthers in Carbondale, Ill. Saturday night.Southern Illinois University Sports Information Wofford 38, Georgia Southern 37The Terriers win a Southern Conference thriller in overtime!Wofford College Sports InformationAll FCS Final ScoresCourtesy of The Sports Network Northwest Missouri State 42, Nebraska-Omaha 0The Bearcats rout the Mavericks in surprising fashion in a NCAA Division II Mid America Intercollegiate Athletics Association contest.stjoenews.net Pittsburg State 49, Central Missouri 28The Gorillas romp over the Mules in another key MIAA clash!kansascity.com California (Pa.) 21, Indiana (Pa.) 19The Vulcans edge the Crimson Hawks in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division action.Pittsburgh Tribune-Review All other NCAA Division II Final ScoresSports Network Delaware Valley 41, Salisbury 27The NCAA Division III Aggies pull off the upset over another Top 10 nationally-ranked team, this time against the Sea Gulls!Delaware Valley College Sports InformationSt. John Fisher 37, Ithaca 6Cardinals pull away in second half, blast Bombers in Empire 8 Conference opener.St. John Fisher College Sports InformationAll other NCAA Division III Final ScoresSports Network NAIA Round-upSeveral big match-ups turn into blowouts!Victory Sports Network
KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.Other games of interest highlighted BOLD type.NCAA DIVISION IIIIthaca (3-0) at St. John Fisher (2-1)(The Cardinals play host to the Bombers in critical Empire 8 Conference contest!)Salisbury (3-0) at Delaware Valley (1-1)Franklin (2-0) at Trine (2-0)Trinity (Conn.)--(1-0) at Williams (1-0)Bethel (Minn.)--(1-2) at Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.)--(2-1)Misssissippi College (1-2) at Hardin-Simmons (3-0)Heidelberg (1-1) at John Carroll (1-1)Guilford (2-1) at Hampden-Sydney (3-0)Worcester Polytech (3-0) at RPI (2-0)NAIAGeorgetown (Ky.)--(1-1) at Union (Ky.)--(3-0)(Bulldogs host Tigers in key Mid-South Conference match-up!)McKendree (1-1) at Ohio Dominican (2-1)St. Ambrose (2-1) at St. Francis (Ind.)--(3-0)INTERDIVISIONAL GAMESCentral Washington (D-II)--(4-0) at Montana (FCS)--(3-0)(Grizzlies host Wildcats in a battle of intra-divisional unbeatens!)
Last Week: 20-9 (.690)Year-To-Date: 80-30 (.727)KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.FCSNorthern Iowa (2-1) at Southern Illinois (1-1)(Panthers square off against Salukis in Missouri Valley Football Conference showdown!)Richmond (3-1) at Villanova (2-1)(19th ranked [Sports Network] Wildcats host top-ranked Spiders in CAA clash!)Wofford (3-1) at Georgia Southern (2-2)(Terriers face Eagles in Southern Conference tilt!)Samford (3-1) at Elon (3-1)(Welcome to the Southern Conference, Bulldogs!)Western Carolina (2-2) at The Citadel (2-1)Tennessee State (4-0) vs. Florida A&M (2-1)--(at Atlanta)(Atlanta Classic)Liberty (3-0) at Youngstown State (2-2)NCAA DIVISION IINorthwest Missouri State (3-1) at Nebraska-Omaha (3-0)(Showdown #1 in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Assocation pits the one-loss Bearcats against the unbeaten Mavericks!)Central Missouri (4-0) at Pittsburg State (4-0)(The Gorillas host the Mules in MIAA Showdown #2!)West Texas A&M (4-0) at Texas A&M Kingsville (3-1)Tusculum (3-1) at Wingate (4-0)Indiana (Pa.)--(3-0) at California (Pa.)--(3-1)Michigan Tech (3-1) at Grand Valley State (3-0)Minnesota State-Mankato (3-1) at Winona State (3-1)
A dramatic come-from-behind win, a huge upset, the debut of the Ivy League season, and more, highlight the week that was in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).Article courtesy of College Sporting News
TSD SPECIAL--A DOUBLE FEATUREQBs credit NFL Europe for their shot at big timeSacramento Bee Two Mon Valley colleges are must-seePittsburgh Tribune-Review Rapid Fire Round-Up!Colonels extend streaksBoston.com Mount Union 44, Ohio Northern 7Mount Union College Sports Information Wisconsin-Oshkosh 17, Ohio Dominican 16NCAA Division III Titans knock off NAIA power Panthers!University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Sports Information Saginaw Valley edges Northwood Detroit News Overtime, over and overSt. Olaf downs St. Thomas in overtime NCAA Division III thriller in Minnesota!StarTribune.com Wartburg 30, Central 24The Knights pull off the upset win over the Dutch in D-III Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action!Wartburg College Sports Information Gagliardi gets another record, but Concordia gets the victoryLegendary St. John's (Minn.) head coach John Gagliardi passes Eddie Robinson for most games coached in college football history. But Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) still managed to pull off a 9-6 upset win over the Johnnies on Saturday.StarTribune.com Area roundupStarTribune.com More scores from SaturdayNCAA Division II (courtesy of d2football.com)NCAA Division III (courtesy of d3football.com)VSN Saturday Recaps (NAIA)Victory Sports Network
California (Pa.) claims PSAC showdown The Vulcans hold off Edinboro for a 35-31 win.Pittsburgh Tribune-Review GVSU Beats Rival Ferris StateGrand Valley State stands as the lone unbeaten in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after crushing Ferris State, 31-13.Holland (Mich.) Sentinel Mules outrun IchabodsCentral Missouri wins a shootout over Washburn, 43-34 in Mid America Intercollegiate Athletics Association action!Topeka Capital JournalQuestionable call costs GriffonsPittsburg State (Kan.) takes advantage of a controversial defensive play to defeat Missouri Western State, 46-40.St. Joseph (Mo.) News Press
James Madison 35, Appalachian State 32The fifth-ranked [Sports Network] Dukes rally in the second half to upset the top-ranked Mountaineers in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) "Game of the Week"Harrisonburg (Va.) Daily News Record James Madison University Sports Information Youngstown State 32, North Dakota State 24The Penguins stun the second-ranked (FCS coaches) Bison in Missouri Valley Football Conference action!Youngstown State University Sports Information Furman 23, Delaware 21The Purple Paladins pull off the upset at home over the sixth-ranked Blue Hens Saturday!GreenvilleOnline.com Northern Iowa 34, South Dakota State 20The Panthers hold off the Jackrabbits in another exciting Missouri Valley Football Conference contest!University of Northern Iowa Sports Information Elon 22, Georgia Southern 20The Phoenix knock off the Eagles to open Southern Conference action Saturday night!Elon University Sports Information FCS Final ScoresAll the final scores from every game involving every team in the Football Championship Subdivision for the week ending September 20, 2008 College Sporting News
KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.NCAA DIVISION IIOuachita Baptist (2-0) at Valdosta State (2-0)Newberry (1-1) at Midwestern State (2-0)Mars Hill (2-1) at West Liberty State (2-1)NCAA DIVISION IIIOhio Northern (0-1) at Mount Union (1-0)(Purple Raiders host the Polar Bears in Ohio Athletic Conference opener!)Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.)--(1-1) at St. John's (Minn.)--(2-0)Capital (1-0) at Heidelberg (1-0)Christopher Newport at Salisbury (2-0)Wartburg (1-1) at Central (1-0)Widener (1-0) at Wesley (0-1)NAIACarroll (Mont.)--(3-0) at Montana State-Northern (2-0)(The defending national champion Saints take on the "Northern Lights" in Frontier Conference action!)Jamestown (N.D.)--(1-1) at Valley City State (2-0)South Dakota School of Mines (2-0) at Black Hills State (1-1)INTERDIVISIONAL GAMESWestern Washington (D-II)--(1-1) at Eastern Washington (FCS)--(0-2)
Last Week--22-11 (.667)Year-To-Date--60-21 (.741)KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.FCSAppalachian State (1-1) at James Madison (2-1)(The top-ranked [Sports Network poll] Mountaineers face the fifth-ranked Dukes!)Delaware (1-1) at Furman (2-1)(The Purple Paladins play host to the Blue Hens in another battle of the Southern Conference vs. the Colonial Athletic Association!)South Dakota State (2-1) at Northern Iowa (1-1)(The Panthers host the Jackrabbits in Missouri Valley Football Conference showdown!)Elon (2-1) at Georgia Southern (2-1)(The Eagles are home to the Phoenix in the Southern Conference opener for both teams!)Albany (N.Y.)--(1-1) at New Hampshire (2-0)Cal Poly (1-1) at Northwestern State (2-1)Villanova (1-1) at PennStephen F. Austin (1-1) at Western Illinois (1-2)Eastern Illinois (1-2) at Illinois State (1-1)Maine (2-1) at Richmond (2-1)Holy Cross (1-1) at Harvard NCAA DIVISION IIFerris State (3-0) at Grand Valley State (3-0)(The Lakers host the Bulldogs in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown!)California (Pa.)--(2-1) at Edinboro (3-0)(The Vulcans battle the Fighting Scots in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division clash!)Washburn (2-1) at Central Missouri (3-0)(It's the Ichabods visiting the Mules in this critical Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association match-up!)Seton Hill (3-0) at Glenville State (2-1)Chadron State (2-1) at Colorado State-Pueblo (2-0)
Toman's arm guides UNH past URIBoston.com Georgia Southern 34, Northeastern 27Huskies squander chance for upset (Boston.com) Merrimack miscues gobbled up by BryantBoston.com James Madison 52, Massachusetts 38Dukes outlast Minutemen in Colonial Athletic Association opener (JMUSports.com) Grand Valley State 36, Saginaw Valley State 0Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press Glennville State 21, Shepherd 14 The Journal (Martinsburg, W. Va.) Central Washington 31, Western Oregon 24StatesmanJournal.comScoreboard for week of September 13, 2008 (all courtesy of PhillyBurbs.com)FCS Scoreboard NCAA Division II Scoreboard NCAA Division III Scoreboard VSN Saturday RecapA review of Saturday's key NAIA games, including a huge upset! Victory Sports Network Whitewater hangs onDefending NCAA Division III national champion Wisconsin-Whitewater holds off Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 16-14jsonline.com TSD Special: Glory days only a memory for once-proud Dragonsstartribune.com Gagliardi ties Robinson mark in victorystartribune.com Wheaton 10, Bethel (Minn.) 7Wheaton College Sports Information More on Whitewater's close win over Eau ClaireUniversity of Wisconsin-Whitewater Sports Information
Here's Part 2 of "The Lightning Round" for this week.KEY: Projected winners highlighted in REDGame (s) of the week highlighted in italics.Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.NCAA DIVISION IIHenderson State (1-1) at North Alabama (2-0)Texas A&M Commerce (1-1) at Abilene Christian (1-0)American International (1-0) at Southern Connecticut State (1-1)NCAA DIVISION IIIWisconsin-Whitewater (1-0) at Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1-0)(Defending D-III national champion Warhawks open WIAC play against playoff second-rounder Blugolds!)Bethel (Minn.)--(1-0) at Wheaton (Royals look to go 2-0, season opener for the Thunder!)Ohio Northern at North Central(Season opener for both the Polar Bears and the Cardinals!)Wartburg (1-0) at Augsburg (1-0)Linfield at Hardin-Simmons (1-0)Wesley at Delaware Valley (0-1)Geneva (0-1) at Salisbury (1-0)Ithaca (1-0) at King's (1-0)Dubuque (1-0) at Redlands Wilkes (0-1) at Montclair State Johns Hopkins (1-0) at Randolph-Macon (0-1)North Carolina Wesleyan (0-1) at Widener Union (N.Y.) at Springfield (1-0)NAIAFriends at Sterling (Season opener for both Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference teams!)Morningside (1-0) at Northwestern (Iowa)--(1-0)(Nationally-ranked teams to square off in early-season battle; Mustangs ranked seventh in NAIA pre-season poll, Red Raiders 13th!)Malone at Union (Ky.)--(1-0)INTERDIVISIONAL GAMESWisconsin-LaCrosse (D-III)--(0-1) at North Dakota (FCS)--(2-0)Concordia (Wis.)--(D-III)--(0-1) at Valparaiso (FCS)--(0-1)Franklin (D-III)--(1-0) at Butler (FCS)--(1-0)
Last Week: 31-7 (.816)Overall: 38-10 (.792)KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.Other games of interest in BOLD type.FCSMassachusetts (2-0) at James Madison (1-1)(Dukes host Minutemen in early-season CAA clash!)Western Illinois (1-1) at South Dakota State (1-1)(Missouri Valley Football Conference opener for Leathernecks, Jackrabbits try to start 2-0 in conference play!)Cal Poly (1-1) at McNeese State (1-1)(The Cowboys battle the Mustangs in an inter-sectional battle!)Furman (1-1) at Colgate (1-1)Presbyterian (1-1) at Elon (1-1)North Carolina A&T (2-0) at Norfolk State (1-1)Prairie View A&M (2-0) at Sam Houston State (1-0)NCAA DIVISION IIGrand Valley State (1-0) at Saginaw Valley State (1-0)(Lakers battle the Cardinals in clash for GLIAC supremacy!)UNC Pembroke (2-0) at Wingate (2-0)Stonehill (1-0) at Pace (1-0)Virginia Union (1-1) at Fort Valley State (1-2)Emporia State (2-0) at Nebraska-Omaha (1-0)Missouri Southern State (2-0) at Pittsburg State (2-0)Missouri Western State (1-1) at Northwest Missouri State (1-1)
The likes of Maine, Northern Colorado, and Eastern Washington are making a lot of money playing against the "big boys" of college football.Article courtesy of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, via the Denver Post
Former NFL great Kellen Winslow tries to return a once-powerful small college program back to the top, as he's now the athletics director at Central State University in Ohio.Article courtesy of the Chicago Tribune
This is the 2008 season debut of "The Sunday Drive", a weekly round-up of some of the top small college football games in the U.S.A., direct from the Internet. So, what are we waiting for? Let's get started!Montana 30, Cal Poly 28The Grizzlies hold off the Mustangs in non-conference FCS battle.MontanaGrizzlies.comNorth Dakota State 50, Central Connecticut State 14The Bison run their record to 2-0 by blowing out the Blue Devils!North Dakota State University Sports Information South Dakota State 40, Youngstown State 7Jackrabbits win easily in first-ever Missouri Valley Football Conference contest.South Dakota State University Sports Information Bloomsburg 24, California (Pa.) 17The Huskies pull off a shocker over last year's NCAA Division II playoff semifinalists! Bloomsburg University Sports Infomation Pittsburg State (Kan.) 38, Chadron State 31Gorillas go on the road, knock off the Eagles! Pittsburg State University Sports Information Mount Union 33, St. John Fisher 3The Purple Raiders win easily over the Cardinals in NCAA Division III non-conference affair!Cleveland.com Millsaps 42, Mississippi College 6The Majors earn first victory in "Backyard Brawl" since 2004 with convicing win over Choctaws!Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger
As the 2008 NFL season gets underway, there's a revival among quarterbacks who played their college football at smaller institutions. That list includes Baltimore Ravens rookie Joe Flacco, who led the University of Delaware to a national runner-up finish in the Football Championship Subdivision title game last season.Article courtesy of the Sacramento Bee
The University of North Alabama Lions, ranked third in the AFCA NCAA Division II coaches poll, defeated fourth-ranked Carson-Newman, 20-13, at Jefferson City, Tenn. Thursday night.Article courtesy of University of North Alabama Sports Information
Last Week: 7-3 (.700)Overall: 7-3 (.700)KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.FCS Montana (1-0) at Cal Poly (1-0)(Mustangs are coming off an upset win over FBS San Diego State, while this is the season opener for the Grizzlies!)Central Connecticut State (1-0) at North Dakota State (1-0)(The Bison from the Missouri Valley Football Conference play host to the Blue Devils from the Northeast Conference!)Youngstown State (0-1) at South Dakota State (0-1)(Both teams are coming off blowout losses to Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the openers. On the other hand, this is the first-ever Missouri Valley Football Conference game for the Jackrabbits!)Jacksonville (1-0) at Appalachian State (0-1)Austin Peay State (0-1) at Georgia Southern (0-1)South Dakota (1-0) at Northern Iowa (0-1)Alabama A&M (0-1) at Jacksonville State (0-1)Alcorn State (0-1) at Grambling State (0-1)Hampton (1-0) at Southern Illinois (0-0)NCAA DIVISION IICalifornia (Pa.)--(1-0) at Bloomsburg (1-0)(Vulcans face Huskes in a key early-season inter-divisional match-up in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference!)Pittsburg State (Kan.)--(1-0) at Chadron State (1-0)(The Eagles host the Gorillas in a non-conference clash of nationally-ranked teams!)Hillsdale (1-0) at Michigan Tech (1-0)Lane (1-0) at Albany State (Ga.)--(1-0)Mesa State (0-1) at Central Washington (1-0)Minnesota-Duluth (1-0) at Missouri Western (1-0)NCAA DIVISION IIISt. John Fisher at Mount Union(New York State meets Ohio in this early-season non-conference clash between the Cardinals and Purple Raiders!)Mississippi College at Millsaps(The Choctaws face off against the Majors in "Backyard Brawl IX"!)Hardin-Simmons at Wisconsin-LaCrosseSalisbury at AlbrightHampden-Sydney at North Carolina WesleyanBaldwin-Wallace at FranklinMuhlenberg at WilkesCoe at Augustana (Ill.)Concordia (Wis.) at Bethel (Minn.)Lakeland at Central (Iowa)St. Norbert at WartburgOlivet at WittenburgUrsinus at AlfredNAIALindenwood at Mid-America Nazarene(Perennial Midwest small school powers face off in early-season battle!)Benedictine at Missouri Valley Sioux Falls at Nebraska WesleyanINTERDIVISIONAL GAMESSt. Xavier (NAIA) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (D-III)--(Friday)(Perennial NAIA powerhouse Cougars clash against defending NCAA Division III Warhawks!)Delta State (D-II) at McNeese State (0-1)--(FCS)(Statesmen are 2-0 against FCS teams the last two years!)Arkansas-Pine Bluff (FCS) at Henderson State (D-II)Glennville State (D-II)--(1-0) at Liberty (FCS)--(1-0)Bentley (D-II)--(1-0) at Sacred Heart (FCS)--(1-0)Butler (FCS) at Albion (D-III)
Fresh off an easy 41-6 win over Austin Peay State last weekend, the North Dakota State University Bison will face off against the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils in a non-conference battle of 1-0 teams this weekend.Article courtesy of North Dakota State University Sports Information
North Alabama and Carson-Newman square in a nationally-televised, early-season battle of nationally-ranked, top five teams. Both teams enter this contest with identical perfect records of 1-0 after winning their opening games last weekend. The game will be televised live at 8 p.m. EDT Thursday night on CBS College Sports. North Alabama Game Notes Carson-Newman Game Notes
Thursday, September 4KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.NCAA DIVISION IINorth Alabama (1-0) at Carson-Newman (1-0)("Game of the Week" in NCAA Division II features a pair of Southern powerhouse teams!)
