Our FCS protection is the house for the Prime 25 media ballot, FCS Nationwide Awards, predictive TRACR mannequin and way more. Right here’s a evaluate of a chaotic Week 6 of the season.
The perils of the convention schedule mirrored within the Stats Carry out FCS Prime 25 Ballot this weekend.
4 nationally groups had been assured losses throughout Week 6 of the common season due to Prime 25 head-to-head matchups.
That was hardly sufficient, nevertheless, as 9 Prime 25 groups suffered defeats: Central Arkansas (No. 5), North Dakota (7), Montana (8), William & Mary (12), Southern Illinois (19), New Hampshire (21), McNeese (22), ETSU (23) and Northern Arizona (25). All however UNH fell to a convention opponent.
Prime 25 voters had been final seen waving white flags.
FCS Soccer Week 6 Assessment
No. 1 Jackrabbits, No. 2 Bison Cruise to Wins
Prime-ranked South Dakota State and No. 2 North Dakota State took huge steps within the buildup to their showdown on Oct. 19 in Fargo.
SDSU (4-1), the two-time defending FCS champion, got here out of an open week to hammer previous rival Northern Iowa 41-3 in each groups’ Missouri Valley Soccer Convention opener. Mark Gronowski handed for 3 touchdowns within the Jackrabbits’ 18th straight league win, which is one shy of the document.
NDSU (5-1, 2-0) beat No. 7 North Dakota 41-17 within the Stats Carry out FCS Sport of the Week. Cam Miller accounted for 207 yards of whole offense and three TDs (his forty second profession speeding TD set the convention document for a quarterback), however he was knocked out of the sport with an obvious ankle damage.
SDSU hosts Youngstown State and NDSU performs at Southern Illinois subsequent Saturday. Ought to they each win, it will probably arrange the ninth No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup in FCS historical past (it consists of SDSU’s 23-21 win at NDSU in 2022).
FCS Soccer Week 6: Prime 10 Upsets
Along with North Dakota dropping the primary Prime 10 match of the season, No. 5 Central Arkansas and No. 8 Montana suffered upset losses.
UCA (4-2, 1-1) by no means led and trailed by as many as 17 factors in falling at No. 16 Abilene Christian 41-34 within the United Athletic Convention. Quarterback Maverick McIvor (350 passing yards, 5 TDs) and huge receiver Nehemiah Martinez (seven receptions, 202 yards, three TDs) fueled the first-place Wildcats (4-2, 3-0).
Weber State surprised No. 8 Montana 55-48 in extra time as a sellout crowd of 25,888 watched at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula. Kyle Thompson kicked a 43-yard discipline aim to finish regulation and pressure extra time, the place Richie Munoz threw his sixth landing – a 7-yarder to working again Damon Bankston – for the lone TD in OT.
(Right here’s the total FCS Prime 25 Scoreboard for Week 6)
Shifting Day within the Huge South-OVC
Statements had been made on an necessary Saturday within the Huge South-OVC.
Southeast Missouri (5-1, 2-0) dealt with Japanese Illinois with a 38-27 highway win and moved right into a first-place tie with Tennessee Tech. Vast receivers Tristan Smith (eight receptions, 124 yards, TD) and Dorian Anderson (7-109-1) fashioned a dynamic duo for quarterback Paxton DeLaurent.
In a gathering of final yr’s co-champs, UT Martin (3-3, 1-1) constructed a 32-point lead en path to a 35-17 win over Gardner-Webb. Patrick Smith rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns.
Tennessee State (4-2, 2-1) received at Lindenwood 24-20, overcoming a 20-7 halftime deficit. Tevin Carter had solely three carries, however two went for TDs.
Inventory Up, Inventory Down
Inventory Up: Maybe defending Patriot League co-champs Holy Cross and Lafayette are on a collision course once more in spite of everything. A bit sluggish to start the season, they flexed their muscle in league openers as Dean DeNobile’s three TD passes fueled Lafayette (3-2) previous Fordham 28-23. Holy Cross’ Joe Pesansky was even higher, going 25 of 28 for 289 yards and connecting with Justin Shorter for 4 TDs because the Crusaders (2-4) received 38-7 at Colgate. Whereas Holy Cross claimed a share of a document fifth straight PL title final yr, Lafayette earned the automated bid to the FCS playoffs by successful the head-to-head assembly.
Inventory Down: Southern Illinois’ season is unraveling in opposition to what’s been too powerful of a schedule. The Salukis (2-4, 0-2 MVFC) misplaced at BYU in an FBS opener, then beat defending UAC champ Austin Peay and nationally ranked UIW. They’ve since misplaced three straight video games to nationally ranked opponents – Southeast Missouri, South Dakota and Illinois State. Up subsequent is – gulp – No. 2 North Dakota State.
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Western Carolina’s 21-17 victory over Wofford within the Southern Convention had the same look to the pandemic-delayed 2020 season, which was performed the next spring: Saturday’s sport in Cullowhee, North Carolina, didn’t have spectators. It was accomplished so to maintain space roads clear for emergency and catastrophe aid autos throughout Hurricane Helene cleanup. Jalynn Williams turned two of his three carries into brief landing runs. … No. 14 Tarleton State (5-1, 2-0 Uac) survived Southern Utah 38-37 in extra time when the host Thunderbirds missed a PAT. The sport featured a terrific matchup of working backs: Tarleton State’s Kayvon Britten (37 carries, 191 yard, three TDs) and SUU’s Targhee Lambson (38-217-2). … No. 3 Montana State (6-0, 2-0) is midway residence to an ideal common season after blasting Northern Colorado 55-17. Quarterback Tommy Mellott handed for 4 touchdowns and ran for an additional rating. Additionally 2-0 within the Huge Sky are UC Davis and Weber State.
At some point after renaming its stadium for the late Buddy Teevens, Dartmouth continued to honor the legendary coach with a 20-17 win over Penn in its Ivy League opener, whereas additionally pushing its general document 3-0. The Huge Inexperienced managed sport clock (37 minutes, 27 seconds) and Jackson Proctor handed for 2 touchdowns. … William & Mary doesn’t have a frightening CAA Soccer schedule – lacking preseason favourite Villanova, Delaware, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, amongst others – however the No. 12 Tribe stumbled at Towson 34-27, hurting their convention title bid and what had the look of an enormous regular-season document. They dedicated three turnovers, together with a fumble off a sack of Darius Wilson that Towson linebacker Branson Peters returned 70 yards for a landing.
Freshman David Avit carried the ball 13 instances for 183 yards and 4 touchdowns in No. 6 Villanova’s 42-24 win at Stony Brook. Included had been 59- and 72-yard TDs whereas the Wildcats (5-1, 2-0 CAA) reversed a 24-14 second-half deficit with the ultimate 28 factors. … Richmond working again Zach Palmer-Smith, a junior switch from Wagner, has grow to be a workhorse whereas the Spiders (4-2, 2-0 CAA) have received 4 straight video games over Charleston Southern (21 carries, 80 yards, two TDs), Delaware State (32-207-3 with a 59-yard TD reception), Elon (24-167-1) and North Carolina A&T (25-200-1). … Duquesne opened protection of its 2023 Northeast Convention title with a 47-21 win over LIU. Darius Perrantes handed for 5 TDs.
In going through a must-win within the Southern Convention title race, Chattanooga (2-3, 1-1) slipped previous No. 23 ETSU 17-10 on Reggie Davis’ TD run with 43 seconds left. Six of the collection’ final seven video games since 2017 have been determined by eight factors or much less. … The early division leaders within the SWAC are Jackson State within the East and Alcorn State within the West – each 2-0. Jacobian Morgan handed for 3 TDs in JSU’s 45-38 win over Alabama A&M. Alcorn State received 38-28 over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. … Morgan State coach Damon Wilson earned his one centesimal profession win because the MEAC program downed Lincoln (Pa.) 41-0. He’s 11-16 in three seasons with the Bears after going 89-45 at Bowie State. … FCS impartial Sacred Coronary heart managed solely 243 yards, however nonetheless beat Norfolk State 10-3 to even its document at 3-3. … Eli Brickhandler’s 138 speeding yards had been the third-most by an FCS quarterback this season, and he added 159 yards and a TD by way of the air in HCU’s 43-22 rout of No. 22 McNeese within the Southland. The Huskies had 622 offensive yards, together with a school-record 414 on the bottom.
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