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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 110136, member: 289"] NCAA FCS, (Division 1AA) (The first weekend was essentially four “play-in games) First Round Stony Brook rallied from a 10-28 third quarter deficit to beat Albany 31-28. Brock Jackolski scored three times, including a 55 yard pass reception and an 11 yard run with 12:40 left to give the Seawolves the lead, which they held onto for the rest of the game. Central Arkansas beat Tennessee Tech 34-14 behind Nathan Dick who had two TD passes and ran for another. Dick passed for 319 yards Old Dominion blew out to a 35-7 lead and held on to beat Norfolk State 35-18. Taylor Heinke passed for 5 touchdowns. James Madison, who won the 2004 championship, downed Eastern Kentucky who had won back in 1979 and 2002, 20-17, thanks to a ten point fourth quarter rally. Cameron Starke kicked a 35 yard field goal on the last play to win it. This week’s games: (with ranking, not seeding) Stony Brook 9-3 (467-269) at #1 Sam Houston State 11-0 (434-140) #12 New Hampshire 8-3 (369-353) at #7 Montana State 9-2 (376-244) #11 Wofford 8-3 (367-264) at #3 Northern Iowa 9-2 (301-178) #15 Central Arkansas 9-3 at #5 Montana 9-2 (321-214) #10 Old Dominion 10-2 (429-306) at #2 Georgia Southern 9-2 (395-224) #13 Maine 8-3 (343-263) at #8 Appalachian State 8-3 (332-252) #6 Lehigh 10-1 (380-200) at #9 Towson 9-2 (380-272) #19 James Madison 8-4 (275-229) at #4 North Dakota State 10-1 (368-164) Comments: These teams have played a lot of games against FBS teams. Georgia Southern lost to Alabama. Montana lost to Tennessee. Montana State lost to Utah. New Hampshire lost to Toledo. Maine lost to Pittsburgh. James Madison lost to North Carolina. App State lost to Virginia Tech. Wofford lost to Clemson. Northern Iowa lost to Iowa State. Sam Houston beat New Mexico. Stony Brook lost to UTEP and Buffalo, (they lost their first three games and have won 9 in a row). The best won-lost records tend to belong to the teams that stayed within the division. But that doesn’t mean they are the best teams. The biggest names where are Georgia Southern with 6 national championships and North Dakota State with 8. But the Bison’s titles are poll championships form the 60’s and D2 titles from the 80’s. Both teams have been ranked #1 this season. App State won three straight titles from 2005-2007, including that legendary win at the Big House. They were the team that knocked off #1 Georgia Southern before Alabama later beat them. The Montana teams are always good. The Bobcats won an NAIA title in 1956 and D2 title in 1976 and then the 1AA (FCS) title in 1984. The Grizzlies won 1AA titles in 1995 and 2001 and beat State 36-10 to end the regular season. Lehigh won the 1AA title in 1977 and James Madison did in 2004. Central Arkansas has three NAIA titles and Sam Houston has one. UPDATE: Top-ranked Sam Houston State scraped by Stony Brook 34-27. Both teams scored 17 points in the fourth quarter, the final score a 7 yard run by the Bearkats’ Tim Flanders with a minute left to win it. Georgia Southern outscored Old Dominion 55-48. The Eagles, who run the wishbone like nobody else, had rushed for 302 yards against Alabama so the Monarch had little hope to stop them and they didn’t, Southern gaining 607 yards, 477 on the ground. But they gained 560 yards of their own, quarterback Taylor Heinke throwing for 341 and rushing for 75 more. The game was tied 28-28 at the half. Southern’s Dominqiue Swope bolted for 76 yards and a score on the first play of the third quarter. Two more long drives and they pulled ahead to 49-35 and Monarchs were never able to catch up. It was the second highest scoring 1AA/FCS playoff game in history. Northern Iowa beat Wofford 28-21 despite being out-gained 238-478, thanks to three costly turnovers by the Terriers. The Panthers overcame a 7-14 halftime deficit with three straight second half touchdowns. One was set up by a Wofford fumble and another scored on a fumbled kick-off. A second half Wofford drive ended with a fumble in UNI territory. North Dakota State beat James Madison 26-14. DJ McNorton rushed for 154 yards, including the clinching 60 yarder with 7:13 left. Montana crushed Central Arkansas 41-14, exploding to a 31-0 halftime lead and coasting the rest of the way. The Grizzlies outgained the Bears 415-290 and were the beneficiaries of four turnovers. Leigh topped Towson 40-38 Down 31-38, the Mountain Hawks, (they used to be the Engineers), scored on a quarterback sneak by Chris Lum, then got a safety on a sack in the end zone with 5:14 left. After the Towson kickoff, they were able to run out the clock. Lum was 36 of 48 for 351 yards and a score. Montana State nipped New Hampshire 26-25. The Wildcats scored on a 29 yard pass with 6 seconds left to play but shanked the extra point attempt. Denarius McGhee passed for 167 yards and a score and ran for 96 more and two scores for the winners, who overcame a 0-10 first quarter deficit. Our old pals Maine shocked Appalachian State 34-12. It was no fluke. The Black Bears out-gained the Mountaineers 466- 275 as Warren Smith threw for three touchdowns. The quarterfinal match-ups: #7 Montana State 10-2 (402-269) #1 at Sam Houston State 12-0 (468-167) #13 Maine 9-3 (377- 275) at #2 Georgia Southern 10-2 (450-272) #5 Montana 10-2 (362-228) at #3 Northern Iowa 10-2 (329-199) #6 Lehigh 11-1 (420-238) at #4 North Dakota State 11-1 (394-178) 　 [/QUOTE]

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