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Villanova, ranked 7th in last week's Congrove Computer Rankings at CollegeFootballPoll.com, was a 31-18 loser at home to 14-point underdog William & Mary, and No. 9 Southern Illinois fell 23-16 at Northern Iowa on Saturday.
Otherwise, the top ten escaped unscathed.
Top-ranked Sam Houston State subdued Tarleton State 45-27, while No. 2 North Dakota State romped 44-2 over Indiana State in Fargo and No. 3 James Madison prevailed 45-21 over Elon in Harrisonburg.
4th-ranked Montana State was idle, along with No. 6 Eastern Washington, No. 11 UC Davis, No. 15 Prairie View A&M, and No. 17 ETSU.
No. 5 SE Louisiana escaped upset-minded McNeese State 23-20, and No. 8 Princeton opened the weekend's action with a 34-16 win on Friday night at Cornell.
10th-ranked Kennesaw State fell behind 21.5-point underdog Gardner-Webb with 43 seconds left, but scored the winning touchdown 28 seconds later to survive 34-30.
The computer had four opposite picks and won three of those, correctly piking Alabama A&M over Alabama State, Richmond over New Hampshire and Robert Morris over Hampton. The lone miss was its pick of Illinois State over Western Illinois as the Leathernecks won 38-31.
VMI scored 19 unanswered to beat Samford 46-45 after trailing 45-27 late in the 3rd quarter, and 3-point underdog went to Clinton, South Carolina and whipped Presbyterian 56-14.
2 teams will play 2 FCS teams this fall (UConn and UMass), and 115 teams will play 1 FCS school for a total of 117 such matchups. 107 of those 117 games have been played.
There were no such games this week.
The FBS is 97-10 vs. the FCS this season. Since we began tracking this in 2003, the FBS teams are now 1,566-138 (.919).
Last year, 30 FBS teams played a total of just 34 games against FCS schools and the FCS won just 1 game (1-33). That honor also went to Jacksonville State with its 19-10 victory over FIU.
Here are the FCS wins in 2021:
September 2: UC Davis 19, Tulsa 17
September 2: Eastern Washington 35, UNLV 33 (2 OT)
September 3: South Dakota State 42, Colorado State 23
September 4: Holy Cross 38, UConn 28
September 4: Montana 13, Washington 7
September 4: ETSU 23, Vanderbilt 3
September 11: Duquesne 28, Ohio 26
September 11: Jacksonville State 20, Florida State 17.
September 18: Incarnate Word 42, Texas State 34.
September 18: Northern Arizona 21, Arizona 19
This was the only FCS win vs. the FBS in 2020:
October 23: Jacksonville State 19, FIU 10
In 2019, FBS teams were 111-3 (.974) in such games. These were the only FCS wins that season:
August 29: Central Arkansas 35, Western Kentucky 28
September 7: Southern Illinois 45, Massachusetts 20
September 14: The Citadel 27, Georgia Tech 24 (OT)
SAM HOUSTON STATE - Won 18 straight games overall (FCS longest).
Last: Won 45-27 at Tarleton State on Saturday, Oct. 30.
Next: Hosts Dixie State on Saturday, Nov. 6.
ALCORN STATE - Won 12 straight home games (FCS longest).
Last: Lost 38-35 at Southern on Saturday, Oct. 30.
Next: Visits Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, Nov. 6.
MONMOUTH - Won 14 straight conference games (FCS longest).
Last: Won 35-16 at North Carolina A&T on Saturday, Oct. 30.
Next: Hosts North Alabama on Saturday, Nov. 6.
PRINCETON - Won 12 straight road games (FCS longest).
Last: Won 34-16 at Cornell on Friday, Oct. 29.
Next: Visits Dartmouth on Friday, Nov. 5.
TEXAS SOUTHERN - Lost 16 straight road games (tied FCS longest).
Last: Won 59-17 over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday, Oct. 30.
Next: Visits Jackson State on Saturday, Nov. 6.
YOUNGSTOWN STATE - Lost 16 straight road games (tied FCS longest).
Last: Lost 47-16 at home to South Dakota State on Saturday, Oct. 30.
Next: Visits North Dakota on Saturday, Nov. 6.
BUTLER - Lost 13 straight conference games (FCS longest).
Last: Lost 38-31 at Dayton on Saturday, Oct. 30.
Next: Hosts Valparaiso on Saturday, Nov. 13.
WAGNER - Lost 17 straight overall (FCS longest).
LAST: Lost 28-14 at LIU on Saturday, Oct. 30.
Next: Hosts Merrimack on Saturday, Nov. 6.