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: | C. Orgeron | 2206 | |||
| Passing TDs: | C. Orgeron | 21 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | E. Mack | 533 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | E. Mack | 4 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | C. Sutton | 860 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | C. Sutton | 9 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2019 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 8/31 | vs. Southern University | W 34 - 28 | ||
| 9/7 | at Oklahoma State | L 14 - 56 | ||
| 9/14 | vs. Alcorn State | W 17 - 14 | ||
| 9/21 | at Abilene Christian | L 10 - 17 | ||
| 9/28 | vs. Sam Houston State | L 17 - 28 | ||
| 10/5 | vs. Southeastern Louisiana | W 38 - 34 | ||
| 10/12 | at Central Arkansas | L 31 - 40 | ||
| 10/19 | vs. Houston Baptist | W 42 - 27 | ||
| 10/26 | at Stephen F. Austin | W 33 - 10 | ||
| 11/2 | vs. Northwestern State | W 30 - 20 | ||
| 11/16 | at Nicholls | 1:00 PT2:00 MT3:00 CT4:00 ET9:00 GMT5:00 北京时间2:00 MST3:00 CST4:00 EST | ||
| 11/23 | at Lamar | 1:00 PT2:00 MT3:00 CT4:00 ET9:00 GMT5:00 北京时间2:00 MST3:00 CST4:00 EST | ||
| Southland | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 23 Southeastern Louisiana | 5-2 | 6-3 | ||||||||||
| 24 Nicholls State | 5-2 | 6-4 | ||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 5-2 | 6-4 | ||||||||||
| 14 Central Arkansas | 5-2 | 7-3 | ||||||||||
| McNeese State | 4-3 | 6-4 | ||||||||||
| UIW | 4-4 | 5-5 | ||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 4-4 | 5-5 | ||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 2-5 | 2-8 | ||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 2-5 | 2-8 | ||||||||||
| Lamar | 2-5 | 4-6 | ||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 1-5 | 4-6 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3841 (53) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2214 (54) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1627 (43) | ||||
| Points per game: | 26.6 (68) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 384.1 (62) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 30 (73) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 12 (26) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3883 (68) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3013 (125) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 870 (7) | ||||
| Points per game: | 27.4 (59) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 388.3 (63) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 34 (67) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 10 (73) | ||||
