Thursday, November 11, 2010

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 12--PART 2

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Click on one of the highlighted links below to see the schedule for this week's games.

NCAA Division III

Saturday, November 13

Williams (7-0) at Amherst (6-1)

(Ephs, Lord Jeffs meet for the 125th time in the "Biggest Little Game In America"!)

Randolph-Macon (7-2) at Hampden-Sydney (8-1)

(Tigers play host to the Yellow Jackets in the 116th edition of "The Game"!)

Ithaca (6-3) at Cortland State (8-1)

(Bombers, Red Dragons do battle in the 52nd renewal of the "Cortaca Jug" game!)

DePauw (9-0) at Wabash (7-2)

(Little Giants play host to the Tigers in the 117th "Monon Bell" game!)

Endicott (8-2) at Maine Maritime (8-1)

(New England Football Conference Championship Game)

Averett (5-4) at North Carolina Wesleyan (6-3)

Albion (5-4) at Trine (9-0)

Hanover (7-2) at Franklin (8-1)

Washington (Mo.)--(7-2) at Chicago (7-2)

Hardin-Simmons (8-1) at Louisiana College (6-3)

Willamette (7-2) at Pacific Lutheran (7-1)

NAIA

Saturday, November 13

Walsh (7-3) at Marian (8-2)

(Cavaliers, Knights square off in Mid States Football Association Mideast League game with playoff implications!)

St. Francis (Ill.)--(7-3) at William Penn (9-1)

(Statesmen play host to the Fighting Saints with at least a share of the MSFA Midwest League title at stake!)

Northwestern (Iowa)--(7-2) at Midland (Neb.)--(8-2)

(Red Raiders, Warriors do battle for bragging rights, outside chance at a playoff berth!)

Taylor (6-3) at St. Francis (Ind.)--(8-1)

Grand View (6-3) at McKendree (7-2)

Cumberland (Tenn.)--(8-2) at Cumberlands (Ky.)--(6-3)

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 12--PART 1

Last Week: 40-11 (.784)
This Year: 450-211 (.681)

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Click on the highlighted links to below to see the schedule for this week's games.

FCS

Thursday, November 11

Grambling State (8-1) at Texas Southern (6-3)

Saturday, November 13

Wofford (8-1) at Appalachian State (8-1)

(Terriers, Mountaineers square off for supremacy in the Southern Conference!)

Southeast Missouri State (9-1) at Jacksonville State (8-1)

(Gamecocks play host to the Redhawks for bragging rights in the Ohio Valley Conference!)

Delaware (8-1) at Massachusetts (6-3)

(Blue Hens travel north to match-up with the Minutemen in key CAA clash!)

New Hampshire (5-4) at Villanova (6-3)

(Defending national champs try to bounce back against Wildcats from Northern New England!)

Robert Morris (8-1) at Bryant (6-3)

Liberty (7-2) at Coastal Carolina (4-5)

Lehigh (7-2) at Georgetown (3-6)

Hampton (5-4) at Florida A&M (6-3)

Harvard (6-2) at Penn (7-1)

Jackson State (6-3) at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (5-4)

South Dakota State (4-5) at North Dakota State (6-3)

Texas State (4-5) at McNeese State (5-4)

UC Davis (4-5) at Cal Poly (7-3)

Missouri State (4-5) at Northern Iowa (6-3)

NCAA Division II

Thursday, November 11

Valdosta State (8-1) at West Alabama (6-4)

Saturday, November 13

Bloomsburg (9-1) at Mercyhurst (8-2)

(Huskies take on the Lakers for the PSAC crown!)

Nebraska-Kearney (9-1) at Colorado Mines (8-2)

(Orediggers play host to the Lopers for the RMAC title!)

Virginia State (8-2) vs. Shaw (8-2)

(CIAA Championship Game at Durham, N.C.)

Carson-Newman (6-4) at Tusculum (6-4)

Catawba (6-3) at Lenoir-Rhyne (6-4)

Northeastern State (6-4) at Midwestern State (7-3)

Western Oregon (7-3) at Central Washington (7-3)

Sunday, November 07, 2010

Playoff Picture Roundup--Part 2

Here are some NCAA Division II games that had playoff implications from Saturday.

Northwest Missouri wins on last second field goal (kansascity.com)

Nebraska-Kearney wins share of RMAC title (lopers.com)

North Alabama rallies to beat West Alabama (roarlions.com)

Shaw advances to CIAA title game (theciaa.com)

St. Anselm stuns New Haven (newhavenchargers.com)

West Virginia Wesleyan picks up key win (West Virginia Wesleyan College Sports Information)

Central Washington cruises, Humboldt State falls (Portland [Ore.] Tribune)

Playoff Picture Roundup

It was a wild day of small college football action, with upsets and uncertainity in the playoff picture more of the rule than the exception.  Here's how it turned out.

FCS

Georgia Southern upsets No. 1 Appalachian State in OT (georgiasoutherneagles.com)

No. 2 Jacksonville State falls too (ekusports.com)

Defending national champs fall at Rhode Island (Providence [R.I.] Journal)

No. 4 William & Mary topples No. 8 New Hampshire (Daily Press [Va.])

Robert Morris clinches inaugural NEC playoff bid (sportsnetwork.com)

All FCS scores for Saturday, November 6 (sportsnetwork.com)

NCAA Division II

Grand Valley bounces back (hollandsentinel.com)

Bloomsburg blasts Kutztown, 61-35 (buhuskies.com)

Albany State (Ga.) holds off Fort Valley State, 12-7 (Albany [Ga.] Herald)

Abilene Christian wins thriller over West Texas A&M (acusports.com)

Texas A&M-Kingsville rolls past Midwestern State (javelinaathletics.com)

All NCAA Division II scores for Saturday, November 6 (d2football.com)

NCAA Division III

Wisconsin-Whitewater owns longest NCAA win streak (d3football.com)

Mount Union mauls Baldwin-Wallace (University of Mount Union Sports Information)

North Central drills Wheaton (northcentralcardinals.com)

Wittenberg wallops Wabash (Wittenberg University Sports Information)

Wartburg wins share of Iowa Conference crown (Des Moines Register)

Who's in (so far)? (d3football.com)

All NCAA Division III scores for Saturday, November 6 (d3football.com)

NAIA

St. Xavier steamrolls St. Francis (Fort Wayne [Ind.] News-Sentinel)

Mid America Nazarene clinches HAAC title (mnusports.com)

All NAIA scores for Saturday, November 6 (naiasports.org)

Friday, November 05, 2010

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 11--PART 3

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Click on the highlighted links below to find the schedules for this week's games.

NCAA Division III

Saturday, November 6

North Central (8-0) at Wheaton (8-0)

(Thunder play host to the Cardinals in the battle for the "Little Brass Bell"!)

Wabash (7-1) at Wittenberg (8-0)

(Little Giants, Tigers square off for North Coast Athletic Conference crown!)

Wartburg (8-0) at Central (8-1)

(Knights do battle with the Dutch in Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown!)

Mount Union (8-0) at Baldwin-Wallace (7-1)

(Purple Raiders hit the road to face the Yellow Jackets in Ohio Athletic Conference clash!)

Castleton State (5-3) at Norwich (7-2)

Amherst (6-0) at Trinity (Conn.)--(5-1)

Wesleyan (4-2) at Williams (6-0)

Delaware Valley (7-1) at Albright (5-3)

Ithaca (6-2) at Alfred (6-2)

Hobart (5-2) at RPI (4-3)

Ursinus (7-1) at Muhlenberg (6-2)

Johns Hopkins (5-3) at Franklin and Marshall (6-2)

Hampden-Sydney (8-0) at Washington and Lee (6-2)

Bridgewater (Va.)--(6-2) at Randolph-Macon (7-1)

Ferrum (3-5) at Averett (5-3)

North Carolina Wesleyan (5-3) at Shenandoah (3-5)

Thomas More (8-0) at Waynesburg (6-2)

Mount St. Joseph (5-3) at Hanover (6-2)

Wisconsin-Whitewater (8-0) at Wisconsin-Oskhosh (4-4)

Grinnell (6-3) at Carroll (Wis.)--(6-3)

Wisconsin Lutheran (6-2) at Aurora (6-2)

Louisiana College (5-3) at McMurry (5-3)

NAIA

Saturday, November 6

St. Francis (Ind.)--(8-0) at St. Xavier (10-0)

(It's a battle of "Cougars" for the Mid States Football Association Mideast Division crown, in Chicago!)

Missouri Valley (7-1) at MidAmerica Nazarene (9-0)

(Pioneers play host to the Vikings in a battle for supremacy in the Heart of America Athletic Conference!)

Kansas Wesleyan (5-3) at Friends (6-2)

Grand View (5-3) at St. Ambrose (4-4)

Union (Ky.)--(5-4) at Shorter (4-4)

Sunday, November 7

South Dakota Mines (7-2) vs. Minot State (5-4)

Dickinson State (8-1) vs. Black Hills State (6-3)

(Dacotah Bank Dakota Athletic Conference Bowl at Fargo, N.D.)

Wednesday, November 03, 2010

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 11--PART 2

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Click on the links below to see the schedules for this week's games.

NCAA Division II

Saturday, November 6

Kutztown (9-0) at Bloomsburg (8-1)

(Huskies play host to the upstart Golden Bears in battle for PSAC East Division title!)

Albany State (9-0) vs. Fort Valley State (8-1)--(at Columbus, GA)

(Unbeaten Golden Rams square off against once-beaten Wildcats for SIAC crown!)

Northwest Missouri State (7-1) at Central Missouri (9-1)

(Bearcats do battle with the Mules for the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association championship!)

Abilene Christian (9-0) at West Texas A&M (7-2)

(Wildcats hit the road to do battle with the Buffaloes in Lone Star Conference showdown!)

Midwestern State (7-2) at Texas A&M-Kingsville (8-1)

(Javelinas host the Mustangs in another LSC game with conference championship and playoff implications!)


Shaw (7-2) at St. Augustine's (8-1)

California (Pa.)--(8-1) at Edinboro (6-3)

West Alabama (6-3) at North Alabama (7-2)

Michigan Tech (7-2) at Ferris State (5-4)

Bemidji State (6-3) at St. Cloud State (7-2)

Western Oregon (6-3) at Humboldt State (7-2)

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 11--PART 1

Note: Last week's game between NCAA Division III North Carolina Wesleyan and Methodist was inadvertently posted, when NCW and Shenandoah will actually meet this week (Saturday, November 6, 2010).  RFC regrets the error.

Last Week: 50-15 (.769)
This Year: 410-200 (.672)

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Click on one of the highlighed links below to see the schedules for this week's games.

FCS

Saturday, November 6

William & Mary (6-2) at New Hampshire (5-3)

(Wildcats play host to the Tribe in a showdown of Top 10 [sportsnetwork.com] teams! W&M No. 4, UNH No. 8!)

Central Connecticut State (6-2) at Robert Morris (7-1)

Yale (5-2) at Brown (4-3)

Drake (6-3) at Dayton (8-1)

Bethune-Cookman (8-0) at Hampton (5-3)

Weber State (5-3) at Montana State (7-2)

McNeese State (4-4) at Sam Houston State (4-4)

Central Arkansas (5-3) at Texas State (4-4)

Northern Iowa (5-3) at Indiana State (5-3)

James Madison (4-4) at Richmond (4-4)

Jackson State (6-2) at Alabama State (5-3)

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 10--PART 3

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Click on one of the highlighted links below to see the schedules for this week's games.

NCAA Division III

Saturday, October 30

Wheaton (7-0) at Augustana (Ill.)--(5-2)

North Central (7-0) at Elmhurst (5-2)

St. Norbert (5-3) at Ripon (6-2)

Illinois College (5-3) at Grinnell (5-3)

Carroll (Wis.)--(6-2) at Monmouth (Ill.)--(4-4)

Wisconsin Lutheran (5-2) at Concordia (Wis.)--(2-5)

Luther (4-3) at Wartburg (7-0)

McMurry (5-2) at Hardin-Simmons (7-1)

Birmingham-Southern (5-2) at DePauw (7-0)

Cal Lutheran (5-1) at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (5-1)

Willamette (5-2) at Whitworth (4-3)

Pacific Lutheran (5-1) at Lewis and Clark (4-2)

NAIA

Saturday, October 30

Walsh (6-2) at St. Xavier (9-0)

(Cougars clash with the Cavaliers in key Mid-States Football Asssociation contest!)

Ottawa (6-1) at Kansas Wesleyan (5-2)

(Coyotes do battle with the Braves in critical Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference clash!)

Black Hills State (6-2) at South Dakota Mines (6-2)

(Hardrockets play host to the Yellow Jackets in big Dakota Athletic Conference game!)

Lindenwood (6-1) at Benedictine (Kan.)--(5-3)

Dakota Wesleyan (4-3) at Northwestern (Iowa)--(5-2)

Union (Ky.)--(5-3) at Cumberland (Tenn.)--(6-2)

Virginia-Wise (3-5) at at Georgetown (Ky.)--(5-2)

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 10--PART 2

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Click on one of the highlighted links below to see the schedules for this week's games.

NCAA Division II

Thursday, October 28

North Alabama (6-2) at Delta State (6-2)

(Statesmen play host to the Lions in key Gulf South Conference match-up!)

Friday, October 29

Bentley (3-4) at Assumption (6-2)

Saturday, October 30

St. Cloud State (7-1) at Minnesota-Duluth (8-0)

(No. 2 [AFCA] Bulldogs do battle with No. 20 [AFCA] Huskies in Northern Sun showdown!)

Slippery Rock (6-2) at Mercyhurst (6-2)

Grand Valley State (8-0) at Michigan Tech (5-2)

Glenville State (4-4) at West Virginia Wesleyan (6-2)

Winston-Salem State (8-1) at Shaw (6-2)

Morehouse (6-2) at Clark-Atlanta (4-4)

Catawba (5-2) at Mars Hill (5-3)

Bloomsburg (7-1) at C.W. Post (5-3)

NCAA Division III

Friday, October 29

Minnesota-Morris (4-3) vs. Macalester (4-3)

Greenville (Ill.)--(5-3) vs. Crown (6-2)

(Metrodome Classic at Minneapolis)

Wesley (7-0) at Salisbury (6-1)

(Sea Gulls play host to the Wolverines for Atlantic Central Football Conference title!)

Norwich (7-1) at SUNY-Maritime (8-0)

(Cadets hit the road to face the Privaters for bragging rights in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference!)

Montclair State (7-0) at Cortland State (6-1)

(Red Dragons are home against the Red Hawks for supremacy in the New Jersey Athletic Conference!)

Wisconsin-Stevens Point (5-2) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (7-0)

(Defending D-III champion Warhawks seek 23rd straight win against the Pointers!)

Western New England (7-1) at Endicott (6-2)

Utica (5-2) at Ithaca (5-2)

McDaniel (4-3) at Franklin & Marshall (5-2)

Emory and Henry (4-4) at Bridgewater (Va.)--(5-2)

Ferrum (3-4) at Christopher Newport (3-4)

North Carolina Wesleyan (4-3) at Shenandoah (2-5)

Waynesburg (5-2) at St. Vincent (2-5)

Allegheny (5-2) at Wabash (6-1)

Adrian (3-4) at Albion (4-4)

Rose-Hulman (4-3) at Defiance (5-2)

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 10--PART 1

Last Week: 41-30 (.577)
This Year: 360-185 (.661)

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Click on one of the highlighted links below to see the schedule for this week's games.

FCS

Saturday, October 30

Richmond (4-3) at Villanova (5-2)

(The last two FCS national champions square off in suburban Philly, as the Wildcats play host to the Spiders!)

Massachusetts (4-3) at James Madison (4-3)

(Minutemen march south to duke it out with the Dukes in a key CAA clash!)

Wagner (4-3) at Central Connecticut State (5-2)

Duquesne (5-3) at Robert Morris (6-1)

Columbia (3-3) at Yale (4-2)

Colgate (4-3) at Lehigh (5-2)

Old Dominion (4-3) at Hampton (5-2)

Harvard (4-2) at Dartmouth (4-2)

Coastal Carolina (2-5) at Gardner-Webb (3-4)

Charleston Southern (2-5) at Stony Brook (3-4)

Morgan State (4-3) at Florida A&M (4-3)

Jacksonville (7-1) at Morehead State (3-4)

Tennessee-Martin (4-4) at Southeast Missouri State (7-1)

Grambling State (6-1) at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4-3)

South Dakota State (3-4) at Indiana State (4-3)

Southern Illinois (3-4) at Missouri State (3-4)

Furman (4-3) at Appalachian State (7-0)

Prairie View A&M (5-3) at Jackson State (5-2)

Southern Utah (4-4) at UC Davis (3-4)

Sam Houston State (4-3) at Northwestern State (3-4)

Brown (4-2) at Penn (5-1)

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 9--PART 3

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Click on one of the highlighted links below to see the schedules for this weekend.

NCAA Division II

Saturday, October 23

Humboldt State (6-1) at Central Washington (5-3)


NCAA Division III

Saturday, October 23

Wisconsin-Platteville (4-2) at Wisconsin-Oskhosh (3-3)

Grinnell (5-2) at St. Norbert (4-3)

Monmouth (Ill.)--(4-3) at Beloit (3-4)

Ripon (6-1) at Illinois College (4-3)

Luther (3-3) at Buena Vista (3-3)

St. Scholastica (3-3) at Minnesota-Morris (4-2)

Wittenberg (7-0) at Carnegie Mellon (4-2)

Millsaps (4-3) at Centre (4-2)

Hardin-Simmons (6-1) at Texas Lutheran (3-3)

Occidental (4-1) at Redlands (4-1)

NAIA

Saturday, October 23

Dickinson State (6-1) at South Dakota Mines (6-1)

(Hardrockers host the Blue Hawks in DAC showdown!)

William Penn (7-0) at McKendree (5-2)

(Bearcats do battle with the Statesmen in Mid-States Football Association Midwest League clash!)

Northwestern Oklahoma State (4-2) at Langston (4-2)

(Rangers take on the Lions in battle for first place in the Central States Football League!)

Minot State (4-3) at Black Hills State (6-1)

Dakota Wesleyan (4-2) at Sioux Falls (7-0)

Eastern Oregon (4-3) at Carroll (Mont.)--(6-0)

Cumberlands (Ky.)--(4-2) at Shorter (4-3)

Georgetown (Ky.)--(4-2) at West Virginia Tech (2-5)

Belhaven (3-4) at Union (Ky.)--(4-3)

Taylor (4-3) at Trinity International (3-5)

Interdivisional Games

Saturday, October 23

Azusa Pacific (NAIA)--(4-2) at Western Oregon (D-II)--(4-3)

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 9--PART 2

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Click on one of the highlighted links below to see the schedules for this week's games.

NCAA Division III

Saturday, October 23

Bethel (Minn.)--(6-0) at St. Thomas (7-0)

(Tommies play host to the Royals in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown!)

St. John Fisher (7-0) at Alfred (5-1)

(Cardinals hit the road to face the Saxons for Empire 8 Conference supremacy!)

Illinois Wesleyan (5-1) at North Central (6-0)

(Cardinals from Chicago suburbs square against the Titans for key CCIW clash!)

Linfield (4-1) at Pacific Lutheran (5-0)

(Lutes host the Wildcats in battle for bragging rights in the Northwest Conference!)

Western New England (6-1) at Plymouth State (6-1)

Massachusetts Maritime (4-3) at Maine Maritime (5-1)

Amherst (4-0) at Wesleyan (3-1)

SUNY-Maritime (7-0) at Mount Ida (4-2)

Hobart (3-2) at Merchant Marine (3-4)

RPI (3-2) at St. Lawrence (3-4)

William Patterson (4-2) at Kean (3-3)

Lycoming (5-1) at Delaware Valley (5-1)

Thomas More (6-0) at Bethany (W. Va.)--(4-3)

Washington and Lee (4-2) at Bridgewater (Va.)--(5-1)

Shenandoah (2-4) at Ferrum (2-4)

Franklin & Marshall (4-2) at Muhlenberg (5-1)

Ohio Northern (5-1) at John Carroll (3-3)

Trine (6-0) at Hope (2-5)

Adrian (2-4) at Albion (3-4)

Anderson (2-4) at Defiance (3-3)

Bluffton (3-4) at Rose-Hulman (3-3)

Concordia (Wis.)--(2-4) at Aurora (4-2)

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 9--PART 1

Last Week: 43-30 (.589)
This Year: 319-155 (.673)

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Click on one of the highlighted links below to see this week's schedules.

FCS

Thursday, October 21

Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-3) at Alcorn State (3-3)

Friday, October 22

Central Connecticut State (4-2) at Albany (N.Y.)--(3-3)

Saturday, October 23

Delaware (7-0) at William & Mary (5-1)

(Tribe play host to the Blue Hens in battle of Top 5 [Sports Network] teams! UD No. 2, W&M No. 4 in Sports Network rankings!)

Massachusetts (4-2) at New Hampshire (4-3)

(Wildcats entertain the Minutemen in another key CAA clash!)

James Madison (4-2) at Villanova (4-2)

(Defending FCS champs to duke it out with the Dukes!)

Chattanooga (4-2) at Furman (4-2)

(No. 24 [Sports Network] Mocs take on the No. 25 Purple Paladins!)

Northern Arizona (4-2) at Montana (5-2)

(Grizzlies play host to the Lumberjacks in critical Big Sky contest!)

Penn (4-1) at Yale (4-1)

Holy Cross (3-4) at Colgate (4-2)

Duquesne (4-3) at Wagner (4-2)

Dartmouth (3-2) at Columbia (3-2)

South Dakota (3-4) at Southern Utah (3-4)

Indiana State (4-2) at North Dakota State (4-3)

Illinois State (4-3) at Northern Iowa (3-3)

NCAA Division II

Thursday, October 21

Mars Hill (5-2) at Carson-Newman (4-3)

Saturday, October 23

Albany State (Ga.)--(7-0) at Morehouse (6-1)

(No. 8 [AFCA] Golden Rams hit the road to take on the No. 19 Maroon Tigers!)

Midwestern State (6-1) at West Texas A&M (5-2)

(No. 13 [AFCA] Mustangs face off against the No. 17 Buffaloes!)

California (Pa.)--(7-0) at Mercyhurst (5-2)

Merrimack (3-3) at New Haven (6-1)

Shepherd (7-0) at West Liberty (4-2)

Elizabeth City State (4-3) at Bowie State (4-4)

North Alabama (6-1) at Ouachita Baptist (4-2)

UNC Pembroke (5-2) at Winston-Salem State (7-1)

Grand Valley State (7-0) at Ferris State (5-2)

Hillsdale (6-1) at Wayne State (Mich.)--(5-2)

Minnesota State (4-3) at Wayne State (Neb.)--(5-2)

Northwest Missouri State (5-1) at Washburn (4-3)

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Bonus Coverage--Texas A&M-Kingsville rallies to beat West Texas A&M, 28-24

A Texas-sized comeback happened in the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference Saturday night, as Texas A&M-Kingsville rallied from a double-digit deficit at halftime to defeat West Texas A&M, 28-24. Click here for the full recap, courtesy of the Texas A&M University-Kingsville sports information department.

RFC Scoreboard--Week of October 15, 2010

How did your favorite team do this weekend?  Click the links below for the answers.

FCS

NCAA Division II

NCAA Division III

NAIA

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 8--PART 3

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Schedules for this week's games can be found by clicking one of the links below

NCAA Division III

Saturday, October 16

Hope (2-4) at Albion (2-4)

Rose-Hulman (2-3) at Mount St. Joseph (3-2)

Elmhurst (4-1) at Illinois Wesleyan (4-1)

Augustana (Ill.)--(3-2) at Carthage (4-1)

Millsaps (3-3) at Rhodes (2-3)

St. Norbert (3-3) at Carroll (Wis.)--(5-1)

Ripon (5-1) at Beloit (3-3)

Concordia (Wis.)--(2-3) at Benedictine (Ill.)--(3-2)

Gustavus Adolphus (3-2) at Bethel (Minn.)--(5-0)

Westminster (Mo.)--(3-2) at Martin Luther (3-3)

Texas Lutheran (3-2) at McMurry (4-2)

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (4-0) at Redlands (3-1)

NAIA

Saturday, October 16

Morningside (6-0) at Sioux Falls (6-0)

(Cougars play host to the Mustangs in battle of top five teams; USF is No. 1, Morningside No. 4 in AFCA-NAIA poll!)

Kansas Wesleyan (5-0) at McPherson (5-0)

(Coyotes hit the road to take on the Bulldogs in key KCAC clash!)

Black Hills State (5-1) at Dickinson State (6-0)

(Upstart Yellow Jackets take on the Blue Hawks in first place Dakota Athletic Conference contest!) 

South Dakota Mines (5-1) at Minot State (4-2)

Shorter (3-3) at Belhaven (3-3)

Campbellsville (4-3) at Cumberlands (Ky.)--(3-2)

St. Ambrose (3-3) at William Penn (6-0)

Taylor (3-3) at Walsh (5-1)

Doane (2-3) at Midland Lutheran (4-2)

Bacone (2-4) at Northwestern Oklahoma State (3-2)

Montana Tech (4-2) at Eastern Oregon (3-3)

Interdivisional Games

Saturday, October 16

North Greenville (D-II)--(4-3) at LaGrange (D-III)--(2-4)

Wisconsin-Oshkosh (D-III)--(2-3) at Lambuth (NAIA)--(2-3)

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 8--PART 2

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Click on one of the highlighted links below for this week's games.

NCAA Division III

Wartburg (5-0) at Coe (5-0)

(Kohawks play host to the Knights in Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown!)

Wisconsin-Whitewater (5-0) at Wisconsin-Eau Claire (3-2)

(Defending D-III champion Warhawks go on the road to do battle with the Blugolds!)

Maine Maritime (4-1) at Framingham State (5-1)

Endicott (5-1) at Plymouth State (5-1)

Colby (1-2) at Amherst (3-0)

Delaware Valley (4-1) at Wilkes (3-2)

Cortland State (5-0) at Rowan (4-1)

Muhlenberg (4-1) at McDaniel (4-1)

Johns Hopkins (3-2) at Ursinus (5-0)

Utica (5-1) at Springfield (4-1)

St. Lawrence (2-4) at Union (N.Y.)--(2-2)

Randolph-Macon (6-0) at Washington and Lee (3-2)

Hampden-Sydney (6-0) at Emory and Henry (4-2)

Baldwin-Wallace (5-0) at Ohio Northern (4-1)

Allegheny (3-2) at Denison (3-3)

Christopher Newport (1-4) at North Carolina Wesleyan (3-2)

Methodist (1-4) at Shenandoah (1-4)

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 8--PART 1

Last Week: 38-20 (.655)
This Year: 276-125 (.688)

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Click on one of the highlighted links below for schedules.

FCS

Saturday, October 16

Bethune-Cookman (5-0) at South Carolina State (4-1)

(Bulldogs host the Eagles in MEAC showdown!)

New Hampshire (3-3) at James Madison (4-1)

(Wildcats head south to face the Dukes in key CAA clash!)

Richmond (2-3) at Massachusetts (4-1)

Columbia (3-1) at Penn (3-1)

Albany (N.Y.)--(3-2) at Robert Morris (5-1)

Dayton (5-1) at Butler (3-3)

Gardner-Webb (2-3) at Charleston Southern (2-3)

Furman (3-2) at Samford (3-3)

Alcorn State (3-2) at Grambling State (4-1)

North Dakota State (4-2) at Illinois State (3-3)

Central Arkansas (3-2) at Stephen F. Austin (4-1)

Montana State (5-1) at Northern Arizona (3-2)

Northern Iowa (2-3) at South Dakota (3-3)

Georgia Southern (3-2) at Chattanooga (3-2)

Youngstown State (3-3) at Western Illinois (4-2)

NCAA Division II

Thursday, October 14

Valdosta State (4-1) at North Alabama (6-0)

(Blazers do battle with the Lions in key Gulf South Conference clash!)

Elizabeth City State (4-2) at Virginia State (4-2)

Saturday, October 16

West Texas A&M (5-1) at Texas A&M-Kingsville (5-1)

(Javelinas play host to the Buffs in Lone Star shootout!)

West Virginia Wesleyan (6-0) at Shepherd (6-0)

(Rams play host to the Bobcats in WVIAC showdown!)

Missouri Western State (5-1) at Central Missouri (6-1)

(Griffons hit the road to match-up against the Mules in MIAA action!)

Slippery Rock (5-1) at California (Pa.)--(6-0)

(Vulcans hope to stay undefeated against "The Rock" in PSAC West clash!)

New Haven (5-1) at American International (3-3)

Assumption (5-1) at Merrimack (2-3)

Mercyhurst (4-2) at Edinboro (4-2)

Michigan Tech (4-1) at Hillsdale (5-1)

Newberry (3-2) at Mars Hill (4-2)

Tuskegee (5-1) at Fort Valley State (5-1)

Augustana (S.D.)--(6-0) at Winona State (4-2)

Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.)--(4-2) at Wayne State (Neb.)--(5-1)

Nebraska-Kearney (5-1) at Colorado State-Pueblo (5-1)

Central Washington (4-3) vs. Western Oregon (4-2)

(at Qwest Field-Seattle)

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Wednesday, October 06, 2010

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 7--PART 3

KEY: Projected winner (s) highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Click on the link (s) below for game schedules.

NCAA Division III

Saturday, October 9

Kenyon (0-4) at Allegheny (2-1)

Kean (2-2) at Rowan (3-1)

Trinity (Tex.)--(2-2) at Texas Lutheran (2-2)

NAIA

Thursday, October 7

Georgetown (Ky.)--(2-2) at Campbellsville (4-2)

Saturday, October 9

Walsh (5-0) at St. Francis (Ind.)--(4-0)

(Cavaliers clash against the Cougars in Mid-States Football Association Mideast League showdown!)

Marian (4-1) at St. Xavier (Ill.)--(6-0)

(Cougars from suburban Chicago play host to the Knights from Indianapolis!)

Shorter (3-2) at Cumberland (Tenn.)--(4-1)

Midland Lutheran (3-2) at Hastings (3-2)

Northwestern Oklahoma State (2-2) at Southern Nazarene (4-2)

Bethel (Tenn.)--(2-3) at Union (Ky.)--(2-3)

Interdivisional Games

Saturday, October 9

UNC Pembroke (D-II)--(4-1) at Webber International (NAIA)--(3-2)

(Braves are 17th in the d2football.com poll, and 20th in the AFCA rankings, while the Warriors are ranked 24th in the NAIA poll!) 

Humboldt State (D-II)--(4-1) at Azusa Pacific (NAIA)--(4-1)

(It's Northern vs. Southern California, as the Lumberjacks pay the Cougars a visit!)

Southern Oregon (NAIA)--(2-3) at Central Washington (D-II)--(3-3)

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 7--PART 2

KEY: Projected winner (s) highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Click on the highlighted link (s) below for a full schedule of this weekend's games

NCAA Division III

Friday, October 8

Dickinson (1-3) at Johns Hopkins (2-2)

Saturday, October 9

Hampden-Sydney (5-0) at Bridgewater (Va.)--(4-0)

(Eagles play host to the Tigers in a battle of undefeated, but unranked teams in the ODAC!)

Ithaca (4-1) at St. John Fisher (5-0)

(Cardinals play host to the Bombers in a battle for at least a share of first place in the Empire 8 Conference!)

Wheaton (4-0) at Elmhurst (4-0)

(No. 18 [d3football.com] Thunder visit the unbeaten, unranked Bluejays in CCIW showdown!)

Western New England (4-1) at Curry (3-2)

Westfield State (2-3) at Maine Maritime (3-1)

SUNY-Maritime (5-0) at Castleton State (2-2)

Amherst (2-0) at Middlebury (1-1)

Union (N.Y.)--(2-1) at Hobart (2-2)

Averett (3-1) at Christopher Newport (1-3)

Capital (2-2) at Ohio Northern (3-1)

St. Vincent (1-3) at Washington and Jefferson (2-2)

Thomas More (4-0) at Grove City (2-2)

Hope (1-4) at Kalamazoo (2-3)

Illinois College (2-2) at St. Norbert (3-2)

Rhodes (2-2) at DePauw (4-0)

Sul Ross State (1-2) at McMurry (3-2)

Cal Lutheran (2-1) at Whittier (1-2)

Whitworth (3-2) at Pacific Lutheran (3-0)

Tuesday, October 05, 2010

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 7--PART 1

Last Week: 47-31 (.603)
This Year: 238-105 (.694)

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.


Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.


Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.


Click one of the highlighted link (s) below for this week's schedules.

Correction: The NCAA Division II game between Assumption and Southern Connecticut State was actually played on Friday, October 1, instead of Saturday, October 2.  Sorry for the mistake.

FCS

Saturday, October 9

Wofford (3-1) at Georgia Southern (3-1)

(Terriers head south to face the Eagles in unlikely SoCon showdown! Wofford No. 21, GSU No. 16 in Sports Network poll.)


Richmond (2-2) at New Hampshire (2-3)

North Dakota State (3-2) at Youngstown State (3-2)

Northern Arizona (3-1) at Eastern Washington (3-2)

Norfolk State (2-2) at South Carolina State (3-1)

Hampton (3-1) at North Carolina Central (2-2)

Alabama State (3-2) at Grambling State (3-1)

Rhode Island (2-2) at William & Mary (4-1)

Alabama A&M (2-3) at Jackson State (3-1)

Charleston Southern (2-2) at Liberty (3-2)

Cal Poly (3-2) at Old Dominion (3-2)

Northern Iowa (2-2) at Southern Illinois (2-3)

Elon (2-3) at Appalachian State (4-0)

NCAA Division II

Saturday, October 9

Midwestern State (5-0) at Abilene Christian (5-0)

(Mustangs match wits with the Wildcats in Lone Star Conference showdown!)

Tuskegee (4-1) vs. Morehouse (5-0)--(at Columbus, GA)

(Golden Tigers square off against the Maroon Tigers in the Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic!)

Edinboro (4-1) at Slippery Rock (4-1)

Concord (4-1) at Shepherd (5-0)

St. Augustine's (4-1) at Winston-Salem State (6-0)

Southern Connecticut State (3-2) at New Haven (4-1)

North Alabama (5-0) at West Georgia (3-2)

Newberry (3-2) at Tusculum (4-1)

Northern Michigan (3-2) at Grand Valley State (5-0)

Winona State (4-1) at Minnesota-Duluth (5-0)

Pittsburg State (Kan.)--(3-2) at Emporia State (4-2)

Colorado State-Pueblo (5-0) at Colorado Mines (4-1)

Nebraska-Kearney (4-1) at Chadron State (3-2)

Monday, October 04, 2010

RFC Scoreboard--Week of October 1, 2010

How did your favorite team do this past weekend?  Click one of the links below to find out.

FCS

NCAA Division II

NCAA Division III

NAIA
 
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