FCS Weekly thread

Cowboys doing better than I expected after those first 2 games. Not sure if they can beat UCA and SELU to be in contention for the conference title though.

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No Nicholls State?!? Poll is sh*t

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Colonels are 23in the Coaches Poll. But I honestly don’t give a shite about that. We need Fourcade to get better FAST to try and make a run at winning out.

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I dont think McNeese can hang with Central Arkansas

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Watched the UCA game on tv against HBU. Bears are very fast on defense. Have been watching them since 2000 and this is definitely the fastest defense I've seen from them.

If the playoffs started this weekend this would be my projected bracket. I am not using bids or anything of that sort, just rankings and standings as of now.

Bolded are SLC and MVC teams. Teams with a star are automatic entries.


Weber St @ Illinois St, winner plays 1. James Madison*
Campbell* @ Sam Houston St, winner plays 8. Youngstown St
McNeese St @ Richmond, winner plays 4. South Dakota
Charleston Southern* @ New Hampshire, winner plays 5. Wofford*
Samford @ Elon, winner plays 2. North Dakota St*
Lafayette* @ Eastern Washington*, winner plays 7. South Dakota St
Western Carolina @ Western Illinois, winner plays 3. Jacksonville St*
Monmouth* @ Villanova, winner plays 6. Central Arkansas*

National Individual Leaders:


Rushing Yards Per Game
1 Karekin Brooks, Penn (Ivy League) 135.8
2 Josh Mack, Maine (Colonial) 131.0
3 Malcolm Summers, Elon (Colonial) 125.8
4 Detrez Newsome, Western Caro. (Southern) 125.2
5 De'Lance Turner, Alcorn (Southwestern) 121.3

Rushing Yards
1 Malcolm Summers, Elon (Colonial) 755
2 De'Lance Turner, Alcorn (Southwestern) 728
3 Ladarius Galloway, UT Martin (OVC) 629
4 Detrez Newsome, Western Caro. (Southern) 626
5 Marquell Cartwright, N.C. A&T (Mid-Eastern) 614

Passing Yards Per Game
1 Kyle Lauletta, Richmond (Colonial) 404.6
2 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 364.7
3 Price Wilson, Bryant (Northeast) 353.4
4 Brad Mayes, Lehigh (Patriot) 348.5
5 Jake Maier, UC Davis (Big Sky) 342.0


Passing Yards
1 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 2,188
2 Brad Mayes, Lehigh (Patriot) 2,091
3 Jake Maier, UC Davis (Big Sky) 2,052
4 Kyle Lauletta, Richmond (Colonial) 2,023
5 Devlin Hodges, Samford (Southern) 1,886

Passing Efficiency
1 Lamar Raynard, N.C. A&T (Mid-Eastern) 195.6
2 Easton Stick, North Dakota St. (MVFC) 193.1
3 P.J. Blazejowski, Furman (Southern) 183.3
4 Chris Streveler, South Dakota (MVFC) 174.4
5 Hayden Hildebrand, Central Ark. (Southland) 174.1

Total Offense
1 Kyle Lauletta, Richmond (Colonial) 412.4
2 Chris Streveler, South Dakota (MVFC) 378.8
3 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 378.3
4 Brad Mayes, Lehigh (Patriot) 341.5
5 Jake Maier, UC Davis (Big Sky) 340.5


Receiving Yards Per Game
1 Jaelon Acklin, Western Ill. (MVFC) 148.4
2 Keelan Doss, UC Davis (Big Sky) 145.0
3 Cortrelle Simpson, Richmond (Colonial) 128.6
4 Neil O'Connor, New Hampshire (Colonial) 127.6
5 Elijah Marks, Northern Ariz. (Big Sky) 119.6

Receptions Per Game
1 Keelan Doss, UC Davis (Big Sky) 9.3
2 Jesper Horsted, Princeton (Ivy League) 8.8
3 Kelvin McKnight, Samford (Southern) 8.5
4 3 players tied 8.0

Receiving Yards
1 Keelan Doss, UC Davis (Big Sky) 870
2 Jaelon Acklin, Western Ill. (MVFC) 742
3 Troy Pelletier, Lehigh (Patriot) 678
4 Dontez Byrd, Tennessee Tech (OVC) 665
5 Kelvin McKnight, Samford (Southern) 661


Scoring
1 Lance Dunn, North Dakota St. (MVFC) 15.6
2 Jaelon Acklin, Western Ill. (MVFC) 10.8
3 Deshawn Salter, Yale (Ivy League) 10.5
4 Trey Tuttle, Weber St. (Big Sky) 9.8
5 4 players tied 9.6

Points Responsible For
1 Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 146
2 Chris Streveler, South Dakota (MVFC) 120
3 Devlin Hodges, Samford (Southern) 114
4 Brad Mayes, Lehigh (Patriot) 110
- Lamar Raynard, N.C. A&T (Mid-Eastern) 110

Interceptions Per Game
1 Franklin McCain III, N.C. A&T (Mid-Eastern) 0.8
- Carlos Merritt, Campbell (Pioneer) 0.8
3 5 players tied 0.8


Passes Defended
1 Phillip Parham, Lafayette (Patriot) 2.0
- Ryan McKinley, Montana (Big Sky) 2.0
3 Trey Johnson, Villanova (Colonial) 1.8
- Dylan Mabin, Fordham (Patriot) 1.8
5 2 players tied 1.8

Sacks
1 Mike Wagner, Princeton (Ivy League) 1.63
2 Richard Jarvis, Brown (Ivy League) 1.25
3 Bryson Armstrong, Kennesaw St. (Big South) 1.20
- Thomas Costigan, Bryant (Northeast) 1.20
- Jonathan Petersen, San Diego (Pioneer) 1.20

Punting
1 Joe Zema, Incarnate Word (Southland) 47.1
2 Lane Reazin, Southern Ill. (MVFC) 46.1
3 Fidel Romo Martinez, Delaware St. (Mid-Eastern) 46.0
4 Austin Barnard, Samford (Southern) 45.7
5 Keith Wrzuszczak, Eastern Ky. (OVC) 45.2


Kickoff Returns
1 Juwan Petit-Frere, Southeastern La. (Southland) 39.6
2 Ezekiel Ennis, Sacred Heart (Northeast) 31.8
3 Darius Floyd, Prairie View (Southwestern) 30.9
4 Desmond Hite, Incarnate Word (Southland) 30.8
5 Elijah Marks, Northern Ariz. (Big Sky) 30.7

Punt Returns
1 Kamau Dumas, Monmouth (Big South) 21.8
2 Xequille Harry, Weber St. (Big Sky) 21.3
3 John Miller, James Madison (Colonial) 17.8
4 Justice Shelton-Mosley, Harvard (Ivy League) 17.6
5 Marquis Warford, Alcorn (Southwestern) 17.0

Field Goals Per Game
1 Sean Slattery, Illinois St. (MVFC) 2.00
- Trey Tuttle, Weber St. (Big Sky) 2.00
3 Matt Cummins, Central Ark. (Southland) 1.75
4 3 players tied 1.67


All Purpose
1 Detrez Newsome, Western Caro. (Southern) 187.20
2 Jaelon Acklin, Western Ill. (MVFC) 175.00
3 Jean Constant, Bryant (Northeast) 161.60
4 Elijah Marks, Northern Ariz. (Big Sky) 160.40
5 John Santiago, North Dakota (Big Sky) 156.17

Total Tackles
1 Brett Taylor, Western Ill. (MVFC) 14.2
2 Darius Leonard, South Carolina St. (Mid-Eastern) 12.2
3 Brandon Bryant, Lafayette (Patriot) 12.2
4 Mario Jenkins, Idaho St. (Big Sky) 12.0
- Jared Farley, UNI (MVFC) 12.0

Tackles For Loss
1 Darin Greenfield, South Dakota (MVFC) 2.3
2 Kenyatta Dunbar, Gardner-Webb (Big South) 2.2
3 Mike Wagner, Princeton (Ivy League) 2.0
4 Aaron Tiller, Southern U. (Southwestern) 1.9
5 Jonathan Petersen, San Diego (Pioneer) 1.9

National Team leaders:



Total Offense
1 South Dakota (MVFC) 537.4
2 Sam Houston St. (Southland) 537.0
3 Richmond (Colonial) 528.6
4 James Madison (Colonial) 517.4
5 North Dakota St. (MVFC) 509.4

Rushing Offense
1 Jacksonville (Pioneer) 318.6
- North Dakota St. (MVFC) 318.6
3 The Citadel (Southern) 307.0
4 Kennesaw St. (Big South) 301.2
5 Wofford (Southern) 296.4

Passing Offense
1 Richmond (Colonial) 404.6
2 Eastern Wash. (Big Sky) 374.0
3 Bryant (Northeast) 354.2
4 Lehigh (Patriot) 351.7
5 UC Davis (Big Sky) 351.5


Team Passing Efficiency
1 N.C. A&T (Mid-Eastern) 192.41
2 Jacksonville (Pioneer) 184.49
3 Furman (Southern) 180.90
4 North Dakota St. (MVFC) 172.46
5 South Dakota (MVFC) 171.98

Scoring Offense
1 North Dakota St. (MVFC) 51.6
2 South Dakota (MVFC) 45.2
3 Yale (Ivy League) 43.3
4 Sam Houston St. (Southland) 43.0
5 James Madison (Colonial) 41.8

Total Defense
1 North Dakota St. (MVFC) 159.0
2 Illinois St. (MVFC) 219.4
3 James Madison (Colonial) 231.2
4 South Carolina St. (Mid-Eastern) 257.0
5 Campbell (Pioneer) 258.3


Rushing Defense
1 Illinois St. (MVFC) 47.8
2 Villanova (Colonial) 50.0
3 McNeese (Southland) 50.5
4 Princeton (Ivy League) 53.8
5 Grambling (Southwestern) 60.7

Passing Yards Allowed
1 North Dakota St. (MVFC) 94.2
2 Morgan St. (Mid-Eastern) 139.8
3 Austin Peay (OVC) 140.0
4 James Madison (Colonial) 141.8
5 2 teams tied 144.2

Team Passing Efficiency Defense
1 North Dakota St. (MVFC) 57.00
2 James Madison (Colonial) 76.19
3 Saint Francis (PA) (Northeast) 94.08
4 Hampton (Mid-Eastern) 97.44
5 Stony Brook (Colonial) 98.38


Scoring Defense
1 North Dakota St. (MVFC) 6.2
2 N.C. A&T (Mid-Eastern) 10.2
3 Saint Francis (PA) (Northeast) 11.6
- James Madison (Colonial) 11.6
5 Campbell (Pioneer) 12.5

Turnover Margin
1 Saint Francis (PA) (Northeast) 2.40
- North Dakota St. (MVFC) 2.40
3 Grambling (Southwestern) 2.33
4 Western Ill. (MVFC) 2.20
5 2 teams tied 2.00

3rd Down Conversion Pct
1 South Dakota St. (MVFC) 0.621
2 Youngstown St. (MVFC) 0.571
3 Columbia (Ivy League) 0.536
4 North Dakota St. (MVFC) 0.533
5 Princeton (Ivy League) 0.518


4th Down Conversion Pct
1 Nicholls St. (Southland) 1.000
- South Dakota St. (MVFC) 1.000
- Yale (Ivy League) 1.000
- Duquesne (Northeast) 1.000
5 Southern Ill. (MVFC) 0.900

3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense
1 Illinois St. (MVFC) 0.176
2 Campbell (Pioneer) 0.225
3 North Dakota St. (MVFC) 0.226
4 N.C. Central (Mid-Eastern) 0.258
5 Western Ill. (MVFC) 0.269

4th Down Conversion Pct Defense
1 Richmond (Colonial) 0.000
- Portland St. (Big Sky) 0.000
- North Dakota St. (MVFC) 0.000
- Southern Utah (Big Sky) 0.000
5 Grambling (Southwestern) 0.100


Red Zone Offense
1 Montana (Big Sky) 1.000
2 Mercer (Southern) 0.958
3 Western Ill. (MVFC) 0.955
4 Nicholls St. (Southland) 0.944
5 Duquesne (Northeast) 0.941

Red Zone Defense
1 Campbell (Pioneer) 0.500
- Saint Francis (PA) (Northeast) 0.500
3 Weber St. (Big Sky) 0.545
4 James Madison (Colonial) 0.571
5 Yale (Ivy League) 0.583

Net Punting
1 Eastern Ky. (OVC) 43.22
2 Incarnate Word (Southland) 42.68
3 Tennessee Tech (OVC) 41.84
4 Southern Ill. (MVFC) 41.65
5 Western Caro. (Southern) 41.07


Punt Returns
1 Central Conn. St. (Northeast) 25.43
2 Southern U. (Southwestern) 24.33
3 Western Ill. (MVFC) 23.60
4 Monmouth (Big South) 21.75
5 Weber St. (Big Sky) 20.43

Kickoff Returns
1 North Dakota St. (MVFC) 30.33
2 Southeastern La. (Southland) 30.04
3 Kennesaw St. (Big South) 28.27
4 SFA (Southland) 27.34
5 Illinois St. (MVFC) 27.30

First Downs Offense
1 UC Davis (Big Sky) 147
2 Lehigh (Patriot) 146
3 South Dakota (MVFC) 143
- Holy Cross (Patriot) 143
5 2 teams tied 141


First Downs Defense
1 North Dakota St. (MVFC) 43
2 Illinois St. (MVFC) 57
3 Columbia (Ivy League) 62
4 South Carolina St. (Mid-Eastern) 67
5 Weber St. (Big Sky) 70

Fewest Penalties Per Game
1 VMI (Southern) 3.00
2 Princeton (Ivy League) 3.25
3 Presbyterian (Big South) 3.67
- Furman (Southern) 3.67
5 2 teams tied 4.00

Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game
1 VMI (Southern) 25.17
2 Missouri St. (MVFC) 31.40
3 Gardner-Webb (Big South) 32.00
4 Presbyterian (Big South) 33.67
5 Sacramento St. (Big Sky) 35.20


Time of Possession
1 North Dakota St. (MVFC) 35:53
2 McNeese (Southland) 35:38
3 Weber St. (Big Sky) 35:32
4 The Citadel (Southern) 35:12
5 Columbia (Ivy League) 35:08

Here is the "Experts" prediction of playoff bracket

Will underline what we have the same. Bolding the MVC SLC teams


Villanova-Western Carolina winner at No. 1 seed James Madison

Samford-Illinois State winner at No. 8 seed Central Arkansas

Duquesne-Youngstown State winner at No. 5 seed Western Illinois

San Diego-Eastern Washington winner at No. 4 seed Jacksonville State

Weber State-South Dakota State winner at No. 3 seed South Dakota

Lafayette-Richmond winner at No. 6 seed Wofford

Northern Arizona-Sam Houston State winner at No. 7 seed Elon

Monmouth-New Hampshire winner at No. 2 seed North Dakota State

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We need Fourcade to get better FAST to try and make a run at winning out.

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Exactly. Figaro was......not good last week.

X-Gardner-Webb (1-4) at No. 25 North Carolina Central (4-1), 2 p.m.

X-No. 15 North Carolina A&T (6-0, 3-0 MEAC) at Florida A&M (2-4, 1-2), 3 p.m.

North Dakota (2-4, 1-2 Big Sky) at X-No. 24 Montana (4-2, 2-1), 3 p.m.--They're back, get ready for blizzards in November

Indiana State (0-5, 0-2 Missouri Valley) at X-No. 4 South Dakota (5-0, 2-0), 3 p.m. Yotes big I mean really big

Northern Iowa (2-3, 1-1 Missouri Valley) at X-No. 7 South Dakota State (4-1, 1-1), 3 p.m. NDSU will kill em

X-No. 17 Illinois State (4-1, 2-0 Missouri Valley) at Southern Illinois (2-3, 0-2), 3 p.m. Poor Wardogs

No. 11 Villanova (4-2, 2-1 CAA) at X-No. 1 James Madison (5-0, 2-0), 3:30 p.m.

ETSU (3-3, 1-2 Southern) at X-No. 21 Western Carolina (4-2, 2-1), 3:30 p.m.

Eastern Kentucky (1-4, 1-2 Ohio Valley) at X-No. 3 Jacksonville State (4-1, 2-0), 4 p.m.

X-No. 13 Richmond (3-2, 1-1 CAA) at Towson (2-3, 0-2), 4 p.m.

Missouri State (1-4, 0-2 Missouri Valley) at X-No. 14 Western Illinois (4-1, 1-1), 4 p.m. Yeah this may get to be a 50 point loss quickly

Montana State (2-3, 2-1 Big Sky) at X-No. 10 Eastern Washington (4-2, 3-0), 4:05 p.m.

Northwestern State (1-4, 1-2 Southland) at X-No. 9 Sam Houston State (4-1, 2-1), 4:45 p.m. Poor Demons Sam may have 600 yds

X-No. 5 Wofford (5-0, 3-0 Southern) at No. 23 The Citadel (3-2, 1-2), 6 p.m.

No. 12 New Hampshire (4-1, 2-0 CAA) at X-Stony Brook (4-2, 3-1), 6 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin (2-4, 2-2 Southland) at X-No. 6 Central Arkansas (4-1, 3-0), 7 p.m. UCA should win this comfortably

X-No. 2 North Dakota State (5-0, 2-0 Missouri Valley) at No. 8 Youngstown State (3-2, 1-1), 7 p.m. Maybe a game under 3 hours?

Southern Utah (3-2, 1-1 Big Sky) at X-No. 18 Weber State (4-1, 2-0), 8 p.m.



SLC Games:

Abilene Chrstn (2-4) @ X-Nicholls (4-2) Colonels roll

X-SE Louisiana (3-3) @ Houston Baptist (1-4) Lions are in playoff mode already, lose and they are done

X-Lamar (1-4) @ Incarnate Word (0-5) This is like watching Rutgers and Illinois

They have to win out, which is why I said they were in playoff mode right now.