FCS weekly thread Week 11

You have a much better idea than me, but if Nicholls were to pull off the upset against UCA this week and beat Southeastern, while Sam Houston beats UCA in the final week, do the Colonels squeak in the playoffs as the second team from the SLC? I know it's a long shot but wanted your opinion if it happens.

That's pretty much what I figured. Nicholls replacing UCA with ACU next year is going to hurt the SOS, but man it should help the conference record at least

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Possible but doubtful the committee and rankings has been negative toward the SLC this year. The SLC needs UCA and Sam St to win to be a 2 bid league.

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But, yeah, I don't see any way for the Colonels to get in even with a winning these last 2 games. 7-4 would be a HUGE boost for the program...even 6-5 would be great. Even though we have no truly "bad" losses, I don't think a win over UCA would be enough to turn heads or convince anyone they should get an at-large. I'm just hoping we can keep Rebowe in Thibodaux for a few more years. I really think they can challenge for a playoff spot next season.

7-4 would be an incredible finish for the Colonels. I still cant believe how close both their FBS games were. Could have won both of them. I am hoping that Rebowe sticks around at Nicholls for a few more years.

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but does their body of work deserve it?

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In the MVC a 6-5 does beating a Western and SDSU team is good along with a B1G win. Winning 4 of last 5 is a big plus also.

Negatives, lost 4 in a row, lost to South Dakota. But the death is losing to Eastern Illinois. Can not lose to an OVC team at home.

Poll is out and put into OP.

UNI, ILS, and Nicholls all received votes this week.

Team Leaders


Total Offense
Team YPG
1 Sam Houston St. (Southland) 596.2
2 Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 550.6
3 James Madison (Colonial) 529.6
4 Grambling (Southwestern) 523.9
5 Montana (Big Sky) 511.0

Rushing Offense
Team YPG
1 The Citadel (Southern) 374.0
2 Cal Poly (Big Sky) 370.4
3 Kennesaw St. (Big South) 334.7
4 James Madison (Colonial) 308.9
5 Wofford (Southern) 298.0

Passing Offense
Team YPG
1 Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 432.8
2 Sam Houston St. (Southland) 386.7
3 Samford (Southern) 365.3
4 Montana (Big Sky) 358.6
5 Lehigh (Patriot) 329.4


Team Passing Efficiency
Team Pass Eff
1 Cal Poly (Big Sky) 193.28
2 Sam Houston St. (Southland) 181.39
3 Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 178.42
4 Grambling (Southwestern) 172.81
5 Lehigh (Patriot) 169.69

Scoring Offense
Team PPG
1 Sam Houston St. (Southland) 54.3
2 James Madison (Colonial) 49.1
3 Grambling (Southwestern) 45.7
4 Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 44.8
5 Montana (Big Sky) 43.6

Total Defense
Team YPG
1 Jacksonville St. (OVC) 253.7
2 Chattanooga (Southern) 267.8
3 Villanova (Colonial) 268.0
4 San Diego (Pioneer) 269.6
5 Wofford (Southern) 272.9


Rushing Defense
Team YPG
1 Central Ark. (Southland) 60.8
2 Wofford (Southern) 67.2
3 N.C. A&T (Mid-Eastern) 75.7
4 Colgate (Patriot) 76.5
5 Jacksonville St. (OVC) 77.9

Passing Yards Allowed
Team YPG
1 Chattanooga (Southern) 144.2
2 Richmond (Colonial) 148.9
3 William & Mary (Colonial) 156.9
4 Monmouth (Big South) 157.2
5 Towson (Colonial) 159.1

Team Passing Efficiency Defense
Team Pass Eff
1 San Diego (Pioneer) 85.88
2 Grambling (Southwestern) 95.12
3 Saint Francis (PA) (Northeast) 98.05
4 Campbell (Pioneer) 99.19
5 Jacksonville St. (OVC) 99.58


Scoring Defense
Team Avg
1 San Diego (Pioneer) 11.6
2 Chattanooga (Southern) 14.8
3 Villanova (Colonial) 14.9
4 Grambling (Southwestern) 15.1
5 Central Ark. (Southland) 16.0

Turnover Margin
Team Avg
1 South Carolina St. (Mid-Eastern) 1.75
2 Southern U. (Southwestern) 1.50
3 Albany (NY) (Colonial) 1.44
- Fordham (Patriot) 1.44
5 Princeton (Ivy League) 1.38

3rd Down Conversion Pct
Team Pct
1 James Madison (Colonial) 0.576
2 San Diego (Pioneer) 0.568
3 Sam Houston St. (Southland) 0.524
4 Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 0.520
5 Cal Poly (Big Sky) 0.519


4th Down Conversion Pct
Team Pct
1 Nicholls St. (Southland) 0.833
2 North Dakota St. (MVFC) 0.778
- Grambling (Southwestern) 0.778
4 Kennesaw St. (Big South) 0.750
- Western Caro. (Southern) 0.750

3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense
Team Pct
1 Jacksonville St. (OVC) 0.239
2 Grambling (Southwestern) 0.246
3 Campbell (Pioneer) 0.252
4 Montana (Big Sky) 0.263
5 Central Ark. (Southland) 0.268

4th Down Conversion Pct Defense
Team Pct
1 Stony Brook (Colonial) 0.133
2 McNeese (Southland) 0.214
3 Princeton (Ivy League) 0.222
4 Grambling (Southwestern) 0.235
5 2 teams tied 0.267


Red Zone Offense
Team Pct
1 Yale (Ivy League) 0.962
2 Idaho St. (Big Sky) 0.952
3 Montana (Big Sky) 0.950
4 N.C. Central (Mid-Eastern) 0.931
5 Samford (Southern) 0.927

Red Zone Defense
Team Pct
1 Villanova (Colonial) 0.593
2 Grambling (Southwestern) 0.625
3 Liberty (Big South) 0.643
- Stetson (Pioneer) 0.643
5 Georgetown (Patriot) 0.649

Net Punting
Team Net Yds
1 Wofford (Southern) 44.32
2 Eastern Ky. (OVC) 40.94
3 South Dakota (MVFC) 40.45
4 Southern Utah (Big Sky) 40.36
5 Murray St. (OVC) 40.27


Punt Returns
Team Avg
1 James Madison (Colonial) 29.64
2 Southern U. (Southwestern) 27.43
3 Texas Southern (Southwestern) 21.33
4 N.C. Central (Mid-Eastern) 20.25
5 Charleston So. (Big South) 18.43

Kickoff Returns
Team Avg
1 Liberty (Big South) 26.83
2 Weber St. (Big Sky) 26.31
3 Sacred Heart (Northeast) 26.21
4 Southeast Mo. St. (OVC) 26.16
5 Sam Houston St. (Southland) 26.00

First Downs Offense
Team FD
1 Lehigh (Patriot) 256
2 James Madison (Colonial) 246
3 Sam Houston St. (Southland) 245
- Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 245
5 McNeese (Southland) 229


First Downs Defense
Team Opp FD
1 Grambling (Southwestern) 115
2 San Diego (Pioneer) 125
3 Jacksonville St. (OVC) 126
4 Chattanooga (Southern) 133
5 2 teams tied 134

Fewest Penalties Per Game
Team PenPerGame
1 Delaware (Colonial) 3.78
2 VMI (Southern) 3.89
3 Colgate (Patriot) 4.25
4 3 teams tied 4.30

Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game
Team YPG
1 Delaware (Colonial) 34.22
2 VMI (Southern) 35.33
3 Colgate (Patriot) 35.63
4 Lehigh (Patriot) 37.60
5 Holy Cross (Patriot) 37.80


Time of Possession
Team AvgTOP
1 San Diego (Pioneer) 34:45
2 Wofford (Southern) 34:44
3 The Citadel (Southern) 34:37
4 Central Ark. (Southland) 34:18
5 Cal Poly (Big Sky) 34:03

Best Single Game Player



Total Offensive Yards SG
Player Tot Off
1 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 551
2 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 538
3 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 525
4 Brad Mayes, Lehigh (Patriot) 523
5 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 514

Rushing Yards SG
Player Rush Yds
1 Chase Edmonds, Fordham (Patriot) 359
2 Tyler Renew, The Citadel (Southern) 285
3 Trevor Jones, Morehead St. (Pioneer) 284
4 Detrez Newsome, Western Caro. (Southern) 277
- Detrez Newsome, Western Caro. (Southern) 277

Passing Yards SG
Player Pass Yds
1 Brad Mayes, Lehigh (Patriot) 524
2 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 520
3 Brandon Duncan, Ark.-Pine Bluff (Southwestern) 505
4 Jeremiah Briscoe, Sam Houston St. (Southland) 504
5 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 486


Pass Completions
Player Pass Com
1 KD Humphries, Murray St. (OVC) 49
2 Brady Gustafson, Montana (Big Sky) 47
3 Brady Gustafson, Montana (Big Sky) 45
4 Devlin Hodges, Samford (Southern) 42
- Peter Pujals, Holy Cross (Patriot) 42

Passing Efficiency SG
Player Pass Eff
1 Alejandro Bennifield, Chattanooga (Southern) 317.573
2 Devante Kincade, Grambling (Southwestern) 312.262
3 Bryan Schor, James Madison (Colonial) 288.436
4 Reese Hannon, Furman (Southern) 286.822
5 Chad Chalich, Montana (Big Sky) 276.637

Receptions SG
Player Rec
1 Jerry Louie-McGee, Montana (Big Sky) 21
2 Karel Hamilton, Samford (Southern) 16
3 Terryon Robinson, Western Caro. (Southern) 15
4 3 players tied 14


Receiving Yards SG
Player Rec Yds
1 Cooper Kupp, Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 274
2 Nathan Stewart, Sam Houston St. (Southland) 268
3 John Maddaluna, Colgate (Patriot) 261
4 Chad Williams, Grambling (Southwestern) 236
5 Wayne Capers, Duquesne (Northeast) 235

Punt Return Yards SG
Player Punt Ret Yds
1 William Morehand, Northern Ariz. (Big Sky) 149
2 Kelan Fraise, Charleston So. (Big South) 126
3 Terry Wallen, Drake (Pioneer) 125
4 Warren Robinson, Robert Morris (Northeast) 123
5 Darius Hammond, Charleston So. (Big South) 122

Kickoff Return Yards SG
Player KO Ret Yds
1 Shane Simpson, Towson (Colonial) 229
2 Cory Thomson, Weber St. (Big Sky) 211
3 Pernell Rattray, Jacksonville (Pioneer) 196
- Lorenzo Jerome, Saint Francis (PA) (Northeast) 196
5 Gatlin Casey, Lehigh (Patriot) 195


All-Purpose Yards SG
Player All-Purp Yds
1 Gatlin Casey, Lehigh (Patriot) 391
2 Chase Edmonds, Fordham (Patriot) 376
3 Detrez Newsome, Western Caro. (Southern) 347
- Detrez Newsome, Western Caro. (Southern) 347
5 Cooper Kupp, Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 306

Interception SG
Player Int
1 Christian Searles, Dayton (Pioneer) 3
- Brendan Langley, Lamar University (Southland) 3
- Dante' Blackmon, Kennesaw St. (Big South) 3
4 52 players tied 2

Passes Defended SG
Player TPD
1 Dante' Blackmon, Kennesaw St. (Big South) 6
2 8 players tied 5


Total Tackles SG
Player TT
1 Brendan Wharton, Monmouth (Big South) 21
2 Ryan Bennett, Morehead St. (Pioneer) 20
- Christian Rozeboom, South Dakota St. (MVFC) 20
4 3 players tied 19

Tackles for Loss SG
Player TTFL
1 Christian Kuntz, Duquesne (Northeast) 6.0
2 5 players tied 5.5

Sacks SG
Player Sacks
1 P. J. Hall, Sam Houston St. (Southland) 4.0
- Darien Anderson, Alcorn (Southwestern) 4.0
3 Ed Shockley, Villanova (Colonial) 3.5
4 20 players tied 3.0


Longest Plays - Rushing
Player Rush Long
1 Detrez Newsome, Western Caro. (Southern) 95
- Detrez Newsome, Western Caro. (Southern) 95
3 Tarik Cohen, N.C. A&T (Mid-Eastern) 94
4 Kyle Lewis, Cal Poly (Big Sky) 91
- Michael Dean, Idaho St. (Big Sky) 91

Longest Plays - Completion
Player Long Pass
1 John Lovett, Princeton (Ivy League) 95
2 Ellis Knudson, Towson (Colonial) 94
3 Ronald Butler, Tennessee St. (OVC) 93
- Jake Melville, Colgate (Patriot) 93
5 Brodie Lambert, Missouri St. (MVFC) 91

Longest Plays - Reception
Player Long Rec
1 Isaiah Barnes, Princeton (Ivy League) 95
2 Christian Summers, Towson (Colonial) 94
3 Patrick Smith, Tennessee St. (OVC) 93
- John Maddaluna, Colgate (Patriot) 93
5 Zac Hoover, Missouri St. (MVFC) 91


Longest Plays - Field Goals Made
Player Long FGM
1 David Marvin, Wofford (Southern) 57
- David Marvin, Wofford (Southern) 57
- Lane Clark, Tennessee St. (OVC) 57
- Lane Clark, Tennessee St. (OVC) 57
5 Taylor Hintze, Weber St. (Big Sky) 54

Longest Plays - Punts
Player Long Punt
1 Jacob DeMaio, Weber St. (Big Sky) 91
2 Landon Stratton, Murray St. (OVC) 78
3 Colby Blanton, Florida A&M (Mid-Eastern) 77
4 Jered Padmos, Montana St. (Big Sky) 76
5 John Hinchen, Villanova (Colonial) 71

Longest Plays - Kickoff Return
Player Long KOR
1 Michael Dereus, Georgetown (Patriot) 100
- John Santiago, North Dakota (Big Sky) 100
- Shane Simpson, Towson (Colonial) 100
- Dante Satcher, Robert Morris (Northeast) 100
- Dontez Byrd, Tennessee Tech (OVC) 100


Longest Plays - Punt Return
Player Long PR
1 Jalen Rima, UNI (MVFC) 94
2 Austin Watts, Texas Southern (Southwestern) 93
3 Mike Jones, N.C. Central (Mid-Eastern) 90
- Isiah Hennie, Sacramento St. (Big Sky) 90
5 Frank Brown, Bethune-Cookman (Mid-Eastern) 88

Longest Plays - Interception Returns
Player Long Int
1 Orlando McKinley, Florida A&M (Mid-Eastern) 100
- Rob Rolle, Villanova (Colonial) 100
3 Jarmaine Doubs, Southern Utah (Big Sky) 98
4 Ezra Robinson, Tennessee St. (OVC) 93
5 La'Darius Newbold, Illinois St. (MVFC) 92

EWU has cool QB names


Bo Levi
Gage
Vernon (not a white guy)


Had a RB named Taiwan