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: | N. Mays | 1287 | |||
| Passing TDs: | N. Mays | 13 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | J. Alessi | 697 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | N. Mays | 6 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | J. Braswell | 515 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | J. Braswell | 7 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2019 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 8/24 | at Samford | W 45 - 22 | ||
| 9/7 | vs. Howard | W 54 - 28 | ||
| 9/14 | vs. Duquesne | W 34 - 14 | ||
| 9/28 | vs. Robert Morris | W 45 - 10 | ||
| 10/5 | at UNI | L 14 - 21 | ||
| 10/12 | vs. South Dakota State | L 28 - 38 | ||
| 10/19 | at Southern Illinois | L 10 - 35 | ||
| 10/26 | vs. Western Illinois | W 59 - 14 | ||
| 11/2 | vs. North Dakota State | L 17 - 56 | ||
| 11/9 | at South Dakota | L 21 - 56 | ||
| 11/16 | at Indiana State | 10:00 PT11:00 MT12:00 CT1:00 ET6:00 GMT2:00 北京时间11:00 MST12:00 CST1:00 EST | ||
| 11/23 | vs. Illinois State | 9:00 PT10:00 MT11:00 CT12:00 ET5:00 GMT1:00 北京时间10:00 MST11:00 CST12:00 EST | ||
| Missouri Valley | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 1 North Dakota State | 6-0 | 10-0 | ||||||||||
| 4 Northern Iowa | 5-1 | 7-3 | ||||||||||
| 7 Illinois State | 4-2 | 7-3 | ||||||||||
| 8 South Dakota State | 4-2 | 7-3 | ||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4-2 | 6-4 | ||||||||||
| South Dakota | 3-3 | 4-6 | ||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 1-5 | 5-5 | ||||||||||
| Indiana State | 1-5 | 3-7 | ||||||||||
| Missouri State | 1-5 | 1-8 | ||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1-5 | 1-9 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3908 (49) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2006 (74) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1902 (29) | ||||
| Points per game: | 32.7 (32) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 390.8 (57) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 43 (25) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 5 (109) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3545 (46) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1851 (27) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1694 (83) | ||||
| Points per game: | 29.4 (76) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 354.5 (32) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 39 (87) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 2 (2) | ||||
