Well, that was an exciting day of football. Some close games coming down to the wire. Let us run through the Top 25.
#1 Appalachin State beats #16 Elon 34-31. Elon briefly led 10-7, but Appy had this game in hand most of the day. A late Elon score made it closer, but Appy wins and will probably stay #1. Elon might just fall out of the Top 25.
#2 Delaware beats Maine 26-7. This was not a real test for the Blue Hens.
#3 Jacksonville State beats Tennesse Martin 30-20. Again this was not as close as it looks. Jacksonville State was up 10-0 after the 1st and 23-6 at half.
#4 William and Mary beats Rhode Island 26-7. William and Mary cruised to another victory in the tough CAA.
#5 Stephen F. Austin beats #23 McNeese State 32-27. This was a close and exciting game. Austin scored in the last minute of play to give them the win. McNeese St. had just gone for 10 unanswered to take the lead, but was unable to hold on. Possible Game of the Week.
#6 Villanova was idle.
#7 James Madison beat Townson 17-13. Madison put up 14 in the first quarter, but then seemed to take the rest of the game off. They hang on to win unimpressively.
#8 UMass is idle.
#9 South Carolina State beats Norfolk State 34-13. A big win for SC St.
#10 Montana State beats Portland State 44-31. Portland raced out to an 18-3 lead at the end of the 1st, but Montana State responded with 34 unanswered points before a late rally put more points on the board for Portland State, but the game was over already.
#11 Richmond lost to #22 New Hampshire 0-17. It is clear that Richmond was overrated, but not scoring at all is embarassing. New Hampshire basically ended any hopes Richmond had at seeing post season play.
#12 Montana beats Idaho State 47-28. This is a good win for Montana who appears to have recovered their balance. Back to top form.
#13 Texas State lost to Southeast Louisiana 24-49. Texas State was down seven at half and only managed a field goal in the 2nd half.
#14 Eastern Washington beats #18 Northern Arizona 21-14. Eastern Washington was up 14-0 at halftime, but ended up with a hard fought win.
#15 Northern Iowa lost to #25 Southern Illinois 38-45. Southern Illinois owned the first half, Northern Iowa the second half, but overtime went to Southern. Not a knock out blow for Northern Iowa, but a clear indication that Southern Illinois is for real. Look for them to move up in the rankings.
#17 Georgia Southern lost to Wofford 31-33. Georgia Sothern's defense kept them in this game and Wofford tried to give it to them with a missed extra point that kept the margine at 2 pts, but in the end a draw play was taken down for a loss of 6 yards and the clock ran out on Georgia Southern. Their defense was responsible for 14 points, but they still lost at home. Look for Wofford to be ranked this next week.
#19 Cal Poly beats Old Dominion 50-37. Not a lot of defense, but Cal Poly got it done on the road.
#20 Western Illinois lost to South Dakota State 29-33. SD State had been so close yet so far. Their nice outing against Nebraska is starting to pay off. They stayed in the game and this time had what it took to come out on top.
#21 North Dakota State beats Youngstown State 34-29. A big second quarter of 21 points was enough to put them ahead for good. ND State keeps hope alive for playoffs with a big win.
#24 Liberty beats CSU 44-20. Liberty continue its impressive season with an easy victory in conference. It was their Big South Conference opener.
One would expect some new faces in the Top 25 this week. Wofford seems to be one of them. Perhaps Grambling State, who had a win this week as well will be another. Expect McNeese State to fall out of the rankings and maybe Northern Arizona too. Elon also has a shot at disappearing from the rankings.
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