North Dakota State, James Madison thriving at 1-2 in STATS FCS Top 25 | |
(STATS) - In a season of numerous ups and downs in the STATS FCS Top 25, there have been two constants: North Dakota State and James Madison, who've been ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively, since the preseason. Their blowout wins this past Saturday solidified them even more in the national media rankings on Monday. North Dakota State (10-0), the two-time defending FCS champion, beat Western Illinois 57-21 to become the first team to reach double-digits win and James Madison (9-1) topped New Hampshire 54-16 to become the first team to clinch at least a share of its conference title - its fourth in CAA Football over the last five seasons. Both teams are beating FCS opponents on average by about 28 points. North Dakota State's magic number to clinch a ninth straight Missouri Valley Football Conference title is down to one. James Madison's only loss was against an FBS program - a 20-13, season-opening defeat to West Virginia. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | D. Cheek | 1966 | |||
| Passing TDs: | D. Cheek | 14 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | J. Thomas | 395 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | D. McNair | 6 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | C. Taylor | 400 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | A. Jones | 4 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2019 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 8/31 | at North Carolina A&T | L 21 - 24 | ||
| 9/7 | vs. Citadel | W 35 - 28 | ||
| 9/14 | at Richmond | W 42 - 20 | ||
| 9/21 | at Wake Forest | L 7 - 49 | ||
| 9/28 | vs. James Madison | L 10 - 45 | ||
| 10/5 | at New Hampshire | L 10 - 26 | ||
| 10/12 | vs. Delaware | W 42 - 7 | ||
| 10/26 | at Rhode Island | W 38 - 13 | ||
| 11/2 | vs. William & Mary | L 29 - 31 | ||
| 11/9 | vs. Maine | L 17 - 31 | ||
| 11/23 | at Towson | 11:00 PT12:00 MT1:00 CT2:00 ET7:00 GMT3:00 北京时间12:00 MST1:00 CST2:00 EST | ||
| Colonial Athletic Association | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 2 James Madison | 6-0 | 9-1 | ||||||||||
| Albany | 4-2 | 6-4 | ||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 4-2 | 5-4 | ||||||||||
| Richmond | 4-2 | 5-5 | ||||||||||
| 13 Villanova | 4-3 | 7-3 | ||||||||||
| 20 Towson | 3-3 | 6-4 | ||||||||||
| Maine | 3-3 | 5-5 | ||||||||||
| Elon | 3-4 | 4-6 | ||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 2-4 | 5-5 | ||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2-4 | 4-6 | ||||||||||
| Delaware | 2-4 | 4-6 | ||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 0-6 | 2-8 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3196 (99) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1998 (75) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1198 (97) | ||||
| Points per game: | 25.1 (78) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 319.6 (108) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 31 (69) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 7 (89) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3947 (74) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2216 (75) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1731 (86) | ||||
| Points per game: | 27.4 (60) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 394.7 (71) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 34 (70) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 8 (56) | ||||
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