A top-10 team goes down, and another player goes down with a spinal injury. All the details after the jump.
NESCAC:
at Amherst 30, Colby 3
at Williams 41, Middlebury 17
at Trinity (CT) 27, Tufts 7
Wesleyan (CT) 27, at Bates 20
at Hamilton 31, Bowdoin 10
Wesleyan won with less than a minute to go on a 20-yard run by QB Matt Coyne on fourth-and-one, rather than going for the field goal. Wesleyan RB Shea Dwyer rumbled for 169 yards in the win. … Hamilton’s 31 points represented the team’s highest scoring output since 2004. … Trinity’s defense stifled Tufts, allowing only 42 yards on 21 carries and only allowing 12 completions in 42 passing attempts. … Williams QB Pat Moffitt threw for 334 yards and four TDs, racking up a ridiculous passer efficiency rating of 200.91. His first TD of the day was a 92-yard hookup with Darren Hartwell, who caught five passes for 180 yards, including three TDs.
Saturday:
It will probably come down to Williams and Amherst, as all things generally do, but Trinity and Wesleyan aren’t out of the picture just yet.
Amherst (4-0) at Wesleyan (3-1)
Williams (4-0) at Tufts (1-3)
Trinity (3-1) at Bowdoin (1-3)
Bates (1-3) at Middlebury (1-3)
Hamilton (1-3) at Colby (1-3)
Empire 8:
at #17 St. John Fisher 41, Hartwick 14
at Rensselaer 27, #21 Alfred 24 (non-conference)
at Springfield 20, Utica 16
Ithaca idle
Fisher recorded eight interceptions in their rout of Hartwick. … Springfield outgained Utica 313-308, while Utica led the time of possession battle by a mere 26 seconds. … Alfred’s loss dropped them out of the poll.
Saturday:
A Fisher win would leave Springfield as the only potential challenger, and they’d have to win out in conference to claim the title.
#17 St. John Fisher (7-0, 3-0) at Alfred (5-1, 2-0)
Springfield (5-1, 1-1) at Ithaca (4-2, 1-1)
Hartwick (2-4, 0-3) and Utica (5-2, 0-2) idle
CCIW:
at #6 North Central 38, Millikin 7
at #13 Wheaton (IL) 52, North Park 7
at Illinois Wesleyan 30, Elmhurst 26
Augustana (IL) 43, at Carthage 16
Illinois Wesleyan enters the rankings at #25 following their win. … A little under half of Wheaton’s points game courtesy of the defense, with three defensive touchdowns on the day.
Saturday:
#25 Illinois Wesleyan (5-1, 2-1) at #6 North Central (6-0, 3-0)
Carthage (4-2, 1-2) at #12 Wheaton (6-0, 3-0)
Augustana (4-2, 2-1) at North Park (2-4, 0-3)
Elmhurst (4-2, 1-2) at Millikin (3-3, 0-3)
Wisconsin:
#1 Whitewater 45, Eau Claire 0
Stevens Point 27, at Stout 21
Platteville 21, at La Crosse 6
Oshkosh 35, at Lambuth 22 (non-conference)
River Falls idle
Saturday:
#1 Whitewater (6-0, 3-0) at River Falls (0-6, 0-3)
La Crosse (1-5, 1-2) at Stevens Point (4-2, 2-1)
Platteville (4-2, 2-1) at Oshkosh (3-3, 2-1)
Eau Claire (3-3, 1-2) at Stout (3-3, 1-2)
American Southwest:
#4 Mary Hardin-Baylor 31, at Southern Oregon 10 (non-conference)
at #12 Hardin-Simmons 73, Sul Ross State 7
at Louisiana College 62, Howard Payne 28
at McMurry 63, Texas Lutheran 14
East Texas Baptist 28, at Mississippi College 20
McMurry’s Jake Mullin threw for 476 yards and seven TDs in the Homecoming rout over Texas Lutheran. … Hardin-Simmons rolled for 759 yards of total offense, almost equally split between ground and air. The only Sul Ross TD was on a kickoff return. … Louisiana’s Ben McLaughlin tossed six TDs and threw for 491 yards in the Wildcats’ big win, and broke the conference record for career passing yardage in the process.
Saturday:
#4 Mary Hardin-Baylor (6-0, 4-0) at East Texas Baptist (3-4, 2-3)
#10 Hardin-Simmons (6-1, 4-1) at Texas Lutheran (3-3, 2-2)
Louisiana (3-3, 3-1) at Sul Ross (2-4, 1-3)
Mississippi College (2-4, 0-4) at Howard Payne (2-5, 1-4)
McMurry (5-2, 3-2) idle
Northwest:
at #18 Linfield 66, Pacific (OR) 14
Pacific Lutheran 28, at Menlo 10 (non-conference)
at Willamette 52, Puget Sound 21
Lewis & Clark and Whitworth idle
Linfield’s Aaron Boehme threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns before having a seat midway through the second quarter with his team already up 35-7. … Pac Lutheran is off to their first 5-0 start since 1997. … Willamette only led 17-14 at the half, but exploded in the second half.
Saturday:
The conference might well be all but decided Saturday, although there’s still plenty that can happen.
#18 Linfield (4-1, 3-0) at #25 Pac Lutheran (5-0, 2-0)
Menlo (3-4, NAIA) at Willamette (4-2, 2-1) (non-conference)
Lewis & Clark (3-2, 1-1) at Puget Sound (1-5, 0-3)
Whitworth (3-3, 1-1) at Pacific (0-5, 0-3)
Minnesota:
#5 St. Thomas 61, at Hamline 17
at #23 Bethel (MN) 20, Gustavus Adolphus 0
St. Olaf 49, at Carleton 24
Concordia-Moorhead 35, at Augsburg 16
St. John’s (MN) idle
Bethel’s homecoming win was head coach Steve Johnson’s 150th career victory, trailing only St. John’s John Gagliardi among conference coaches. (Gagliardi, of course, has more wins than anyone ever, with 474, 450 in the MIAC.) … Carleton’s home loss to St. Olaf was actually played across town at St. Olaf, due to flood damage at Laird Stadium. The Knights will return to Laird next week against St. John’s, ensuring their seniors of one last actual home game. … St. John’s is sitting on a two-game conference losing streak for the first time since 1983. All three of the Johnnies’ losses have been by a field goal or less. Should they fail to finish .500, it would be the first time since 1967.
Saturday:
It’s homecoming for St. Thomas, and they forgot to schedule a cupcake. The homecoming crowd is going to be treated to a dandy, as this is the clear choice for D-III game of the week.
#20 Bethel (6-0, 4-0) at #5 St. Thomas (7-0, 5-0) (webcast at www.mnsportsnetwork.com)
Augsburg (3-4, 1-4) at St. Olaf (4-2, 2-2)
Gustavus (3-3, 2-2) at St. John’s (3-3, 2-2)
Hamline (1-5, 0-4) at Concordia (3-4, 2-3)
Carleton (2-4, 2-3) at MacAlester (4-2) (non-conference)
Ohio:
at #2 Mount Union 45, Heidelberg 7
at #16 Ohio Northern 41, Baldwin-Wallace 21
John Carroll 24, at Muskingum 17
at Capital 23, Otterbein 13
Marietta 31, at Wilmington 28
Marietta QB Andrew Keller threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns, and also scored on a one-yard run in the final minutes to seal the win. … Ohio Northern WR Ryan Flemming caught only four passes, but had 201 receiving yards as the Polar Bears won a key game against Baldwin-Wallace.
Saturday:
Capital (3-3, 3-2) at #2 Mount Union (6-0, 5-0)
#14 Ohio Northern (5-1, 4-1) at John Carroll (3-3, 3-2)
Wilmington (0-6, 0-5) at Baldwin-Wallace (5-1, 4-1)
Muskingum (3-3, 2-2) at Otterbein (3-3, 2-3)
Marietta (2-4, 1-4) at Heidelberg (2-4, 1-4)
Middle Atlantic:
#11 Delaware Valley 30, at Wilkes 18
at Lycoming 31, Widener 7
at Albright 38, Kings 14
at Lebanon Valley 33, FDU-Florham 21
DelVal RB Matt Cook rushed for 324 yards and four TDs in the Aggies’ win over Wilkes. … Ben Guiles rushed for four second-half TDs to lead Lebanon Valley to a comeback win over FDU-Florham. Guiles only had 126 yards; it was the defense which set up the comeback, providing excellent field position. FDU had no second-half first downs until their final trash-time drive. … Misericordia announced Monday that they would be adding football for the 2012 season.
Saturday:
It’s a big game at Doylestown, but there’s still a lot of action left.
Lycoming (5-1, 3-0) at #11 Delaware Valley (5-1, 3-0)
Albright (3-3, 1-2) at Widener (3-3, 2-1)
FDU-Florham (3-3, 0-3) at Wilkes (3-3, 2-1)
Lebanon Valley (2-4, 1-2) at Kings (0-6, 0-3)
Atlantic Central:
at #3 Wesley 52, Southern Virginia 3 (non-conference)
at Salisbury 45, Huntingdon 21 (non-conference)
at Washington & Jefferson 21, Frostburg State 6 (non-conference)
Newport News Apprentice idle
Salisbury head coach Sherman Wood earned career win #100 at homecoming. … Wesley coach Mike Drass also achieved a milestone with his 150th win, also at homecoming.
Saturday:
This week hardly matters; Wesley vists Salisbury next week, winner take all.
Salisbury (5-1, 2-0) at Union (NY) (2-3) (non-conference)
Frostburg (1-5, 0-1) at Waynesburg (4-2) (non-conference)
Apprentice (1-5, 0-2) at Southern Virginia (3-5, NAIA) (non-conference)
#3 Wesley (7-0, 2-0) idle
Southern California:
at #25 Cal Lutheran 49, La Verne 21
at Occidental 39, Pomona-Pitzer 26
at Redlands 21, Claremont-M-S 7
Chapman 29, at Whittier 17 (non-conference)
I don’t like to lob insults at small conferences much, but it has to be said: the SCIAC is too busy dicking with its shiny new website and logo to provide game recaps this week. That means I had to work harder. … Occidental took home The Drum for the seventh straight year. It’s the longest-running rivalry game in Southern California. Oxy’s Nate Proulx recorded 22 tackles in the win. Oxy’s offense was adequate, but defense and special teams were the difference, providing most of the winning margin. Dillon Tucker had a pick-six and ran back a blocked PAT for another two points. Oxy also blocked a punt through the end zone for a safety.
Saturday:
Pomona (0-5, 0-2) at #22 Cal Lutheran (4-1, 3-0)
Occidental (4-1, 3-0) at Redlands (4-1, 2-1)
Whittier (1-4, 0-2) at Claremont (4-1, 1-1)
La Verne (0-5, 0-3) at Chapman (2-3) (non-conference)
Centennial:
at Ursinus 26, Johns Hopkins 17
Muhlenberg 29, at McDaniel 0
at Moravian 24, Franklin & Marshall 17
Dickinson 28, at Susquehanna 24
Gettysburg 56, at Juniata 21
Unbeaten Ursinus gets some respect, entering the poll at #24 after handling defending Centennial champ Hopkins. … Muhlenberg held McDaniel to 22 rushing yards in the shutout. McDaniel had their own tricks used against them, as they’ve recorded two shutouts themselves on the season. … Moravian was trying to get in position for a game-winning field goal, but Joe Tegan decided six was better than three, busting a 31-yard TD run with 1:19 left. … Dickinson rallied from a 24-12 deficit with 16 fourth-quarter points, helped by three interceptions including one in the end zone to terminate Susquehanna’s final drive. … Gettysburg amassed 606 yards of total offense and put together a 35-point run spanning halftime.
Friday:
Gettysburg (3-3, 2-3) at Dickinson (2-4, 2-3)
Saturday:
McDaniel (4-2, 3-2) at #24 Ursinus (6-0, 5-0)
Franklin & Marshall (4-2, 3-2) at Muhlenberg (5-1, 5-0)
Johns Hopkins (3-3, 3-2) at Susquehanna (1-6, 1-6)
Moravian (3-4, 3-3) at Juniata (0-6, 0-6)
New Jersey:
at #14 Montclair State 35, Buffalo State 20
Rowan 20, #19 Cortland State 17
Brockport State 30, at William Paterson 16
at Kean 35, Western Connecticut 14
College of New Jersey 30, at Morrisville State 6
Jay Gwaltney rushed for 209 yards in Kean’s win over WCSU.
Saturday:
#13 Montclair State (6-0, 5-0) at W. Connecticut (0-6, 0-5)
Cortland (5-1, 5-1) at Morrisville (1-5, 1-4)
Rowan (5-1, 4-1) at Brockport (2-4, 2-3)
Paterson (4-2, 3-2) at Kean (3-3, 3-3)
New Jersey (2-4, 2-3) at Buffalo State (1-5, 1-4)
Iowa:
#24 Wartburg 31, at #8 Coe 21
#15 Central (IA) 45, at Luther 26
Buena Vista 26, at Cornell (IA) 14
at Dubuque 35, Simpson (IA) 7
Loras idle
Luther’s Chris Norton was seriously injured on kickoff coverage, sustaining spine and neck injuries. Thankfully, after surgery at the Mayo Clinic, Norton is showing movement in his extremities; let’s hope he fully recovers. … Wartburg got out to a 21-7 halftime lead, and held on for the upset. … Buena Vista led 20-0 at the half, holding Cornell to 12 yards of total offense. After an interception on the second play of the second half, scored again to make it 26-0. The Beavers allowed two fourth-quarter touchdowns, but forced Cornell to eat clock in the process.
Saturday:
Don’t read too much into the standings yet; each of the front-runners has serious trap games against the middle of the pack. Wartburg, having proven itself last week, has to be considered the favorite at this point.
Loras (3-3, 2-2) at #15 Central (6-1, 4-1)
Dubuque (3-4, 2-3) at #16 Wartburg (6-0, 4-0)
#21 Coe (5-1, 3-1) at Simpson (1-6, 1-4)
Luther (3-3, 2-2) at Buena Vista (3-3, 2-2)
Cornell (0-7, 0-5) idle
Southern:
at DePauw 23, Adrian 19 (non-conference)
Millsaps 70, at Rhodes 31
at Birmingham-Southern 44, Austin 21 (not a conference game yet)
Trinity (TX) 17, at Sewanee 3
Centre idle
Millsaps and Rhodes broke the record for most combined points in an SCAC game with 101. Rhodes was involved in the previous record, 99 points combined between the Lynx and Centre in 2001. Millsaps also broke their own conference record for points in a conference game (previously 68 against Colorado College in 2007). … Another record fell as well, as DePauw’s Alex Koors set the conference career receiving yards record with 3,216. The Tigers held on with a goal line stand in the final minute to secure the win. … Birmingham-Southern led 30-7 midway through the second quarter. Austin scored before halftime to make it 30-14, but never got any closer.
Saturday:
DePauw wins the conference title and an auto-bid if they win this week, as they’ve already knocked off Millsaps and Centre and would only have one conference game remaining. Should they lose, they’d still take the title with a win over Austin in two weeks. Lose both, and there is chaos and locusts and fire, which makes the Millsaps-Centre game potentially critical.
DePauw (6-0, 4-0) at Trinity (3-3, 1-2)
Millsaps (4-3, 3-1) at Centre (4-2, 2-1)
Rhodes (2-4, 1-2) at Austin (3-3, 1-2)
Sewanee (1-6, 0-4) at Birmingham (4-2) (not a conference game yet)
University:
Case Western 41, at Hiram 0 (non-conference)
Washington (MO) 14, at Wooster 13 (non-conference)
Carnegie-Mellon and Chicago idle
Unbeaten Case is still unranked, but only six points separate them from #25 in the poll. … Washington QB Stephen Sherman scored the go-ahead TD on a one-yard run midway through the fourth quarter to break a 7-7 tie at Wooster. The Scots scored with 3:03 to go, but missed the PAT, and Washington was able to run out the clock.
Saturday:
Conference play still doesn’t begin for this four-team circuit until next week, so everyone’s still perfectly equal no matter what the parentheses say. (Okay, Case should be considered the favorite until evidence suggests otherwise.) This week, all four teams face off against North Coast opponents. The schedule is horribly unfair to Carnegie-Mellon this week, alas…
Wooster (3-3) at Case (6-0, 0-0) (non-conference)
#7 Wittenberg (7-0) at Carnegie-Mellon (4-2, 0-0) (non-conference)
Chicago (4-2, 0-0) at Kenyon (0-6) (non-conference)
Oberlin (2-4) at Washington (4-2, 0-0) (non-conference)
Old Dominion:
at #20 Hampden-Sydney 48, Emory & Henry 10
at Washington & Lee 42, #22 Randolph-Macon 28
Bridgewater 56, at Guilford 27
Catholic idle
W&L rolled up over 427 yards on the ground for their fourth 400-yard rushing game of the season. Randolph-Macon lost starting QB Austin Faulkner (presumably due to injury); backup Luke Sellers was unable to direct the comeback, tossing three interceptions, two of which were passes in the red zone. … Travis Lane had 358 passing yards and four TDs to lead Hampden-Sydney’s rout of Emory & Henry. … Bridgewater’s Darren McKenzie rolled for 219 yards on just 19 carries as Bridgewater pummeled winless Guilford.
Saturday:
W&L can actively take sole possession of first place with a win, but that’s neither assured nor probable. The top four teams all still have two games remaining within the group, so the race is still wide open.
Washington & Lee (4-2, 3-0) at Bridgewater (5-1, 1-1)
Guilford (0-6, 0-2) at Randolph-Macon (6-1, 2-1)
Catholic (2-4, 0-2) at Emory & Henry (4-3, 0-3)
#19 Hampden-Sydney (7-0, 3-0) idle
Liberty League:
St. Lawrence 23, at Union (NY) 14
at Rensselaer 27, Alfred 24 (non-conference)
Merchant Marine 48, at Rochester 19
Hobart and Worcester Tech idle
Brendan McCarthy hauled in two picks to help preserve St. Lawrence’s win at Union. … John-Leon Gosselin had 157 rushing yards, including an 87-yard TD scamper, helping Merchant Marine to a win at Rochester.
Saturday:
RPI beat a team that St. Lawrence lost to in non-conference play (Alfred), so they could easily throw the race into turmoil Saturday.
Rensselaer (3-2, 1-1) at St. Lawrence (3-4, 3-0)
Hobart (3-2, 1-1) at Merchant Marine (3-4, 2-1)
Salisbury (5-1) at Union (2-3, 2-2) (non-conference)
Rochester (0-5, 0-3) at Worcester Tech (1-2, 3-3)
Presidents’:
at #9 Thomas More 24, St. Vincent 6
Bethany (WV) 41, at Thiel 7
at Washington & Jefferson 21, Frostburg State 14 (non-conference)
at Waynesburg 24, Westminster (PA) 23
at Grove City 13, Geneva 7 (not a conference game yet)
Bryan Gary salvaged Waynesburg’s homecoming win with a blocked PAT in the final minute. … Special teams helped Bethany roll Thiel, as Jeff Joyce returned the second-half kickoff for a TD, and the ensuing Thiel drive ended with a blocked punt also returned for six. … Thomas More held St. Vincent to 26 rushing yards. TMC clinched its 15th winning season in only 21 seasons of football.
Saturday:
Thomas More is in control, as the only team chasing them with a resume (W&J) already lost to them. That said, Bethany would gain the upper hand with a win, as their only remaining games are against Grove City and St. Vincent.
#9 Thomas More (6-0, 4-0) at Bethany (4-3, 3-1)
Frostburg State (1-5) at Waynesburg (4-2, 3-1) (non-conference)
W&J (4-2, 3-1) at Geneva (3-4) (not a conference game yet)
Grove City (3-3, 1-2) at St. Vincent (1-5, 1-2)
Thiel (0-6, 0-4) at Westminster (1-5, 0-4)
Heartland:
Franklin 40, at Manchester 3
Defiance 33, at Earlham 0
Rose-Hulman 13, at Mount St. Joseph 7
at Anderson 28, Bluffton 23
Hanover idle
Franklin’s Zach Corpe returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, and the Grizzlies were off to the races. … Earlham held Defiance scoreless until midway through the second quarter when Kyle Longsdorf picked off a pass in the end zone and ran it all the way back for a 100-yard TD return. … Four turnovers helped Rose-Hulman prevail over the HCAC’s second-best defense. … Anderson was victorious despite only 17 minutes of offensive possession; two interception returns for touchdowns provided half their scoring. The Ravens halted Bluffton inside the five yard line as time ran down to seal the win.
Saturday:
Franklin leads the clump of teams behind Case Western in the Also Receiving Votes section, but won’t get a chance to impress anyone this week. As far as the conference race goes, the week off doesn’t hurt; it’s probably all going to come down to Hanover at Franklin in three weeks anyway.
Hanover (4-2, 3-1) at Manchester (2-4, 1-3)
Anderson (2-4, 2-2) at Defiance (3-3, 3-1)
Bluffton (3-4, 2-3) at Rose-Hulman (3-3, 2-2)
Mount St. Joseph (3-3, 2-3) at Earlham (0-7, 0-5)
Franklin (6-1, 5-0) idle
Michigan:
at #10 Trine 38, Alma 0
at Albion 27, Hope 14
at Kalamazoo 33, Olivet 13
DePauw 23, Adrian 19 (non-conference)
Hope was all alone in first place; the loss handed control back to Trine and took the air out of this week’s matchup. … Albion RB Clinton Orr had 212 yards and a TD on the ground and 58 receiving including a TD reception.
Saturday:
Trine’s the only team left in the league with a winning record, so I imagine the race is already over except, of course, for the brutal beatdowns yet to come. The Michigan schools may be regretting inviting these bullies from Indiana.
#8 Trine (6-0, 2-0) at Hope (2-5, 2-1)
Kalamazoo (3-4, 2-1) at Adrian (2-4, 1-1)
Albion (3-4, 2-1) at Olivet (0-6, 0-2)
Alma (1-6, 0-3) idle
North Coast:
at #7 Wittenberg 52, Kenyon 0
at Wabash 42, Oberlin 21
Washington (MO) 14, at Wooster 13 (non-conference)
Allegheny 17, at Denison 16
Case Western 41, at Hiram 0 (non-conference)
Ohio Wesleyan idle
Ryan Zipf connected on a 28-yard field goal midway through the fourth to lift Allegheny to victory after two turnovers had spotted Denison a 10-0 lead. … Wabash blocked its seventh punt of the year. … Wittenberg exploded for 655 yards of offense as they routed Kenyon.
Saturday:
Most of the conference will be busy tangling with UAA teams this weekend. Wabash has a chance to pull even with Wittenberg in the conference race.
#7 Wittenberg (7-0, 4-0) at Carnegie-Mellon (4-2) (non-conference)
Wabash (5-1, 3-0) at Denison (3-4, 1-2)
Ohio Wesleyan (0-6, 0-2) at Allegheny (4-2, 2-1)
Wooster (3-3, 2-1) at Case (6-0) (non-conference)
Oberlin (2-4, 1-3) at Washington (4-2) non-conference)
Chicago (4-2) at Kenyon (0-6, 0-3) (non-conference)
USA South:
Maryville (TN) 21, at Averett 14
Christopher Newport 23, at NC Wesleyan 15
Ferrum 28, at Greensboro 20
Shenandoah 21, at Methodist 18
Keith Gaines rambled for a 35-yard TD run on his first carry of the game, and had 127 yards to lead Christopher Newport to a win. … Twice in the fourth quarter, Maryville forced a turnover on downs deep in its own territory to preserve their victory over Averett. … Shenandoah now has a two-game winning streak after having lost 13 in a row. Methodist kicker Tyler Mosko missed a 29-yarder in the closing minutes, ending Methodist’s comeback.
Saturday:
It’s bad enough none of these teams want to win non-conference games; none of them want to win the conference title either. Last week’s action has created a five-way tie for first place, and only one team is guaranteed to fall out of that tie on Saturday (the loser of the Ferrum-Shenandoah game). Then again, hell, maybe the winner of that game will be in sole possession of first place when the day’s over. Who knows?
Averett (4-2, 2-1) at Methodist (2-4, 1-2)
NC Wesleyan (3-3, 2-1) at Maryville (2-4, 1-2)
Shenandoah (2-4, 2-1) at Ferrum (2-4, 2-1)
Greensboro (1-5, 0-3) at Christopher Newport (2-4, 2-1)
Midwest:
Ripon 35, at Beloit 20
St. Norbert 30, at Carroll (WI) 6
at Grinnell 21, Lawrence 17
at Illinois College 31, Knox 23
at Monmouth 27, Lake Forest 10
Clarke Cuthbert had 242 receiving yards in Knox’s loss to Illinois College. His efforts were foiled when IC returned a late fumble 87 yards for the go-ahead TD. … Ripon used 350 rushing yards to outscore Beloit. … Grinnell spotted Lawrence 176 points before getting their offense in gear and rolling to victory.
Saturday:
There’s a five-way tie for second a game back of Ripon, which means this week is moving day. A Ripon win eliminates two or three teams, depending on other results. A Ripon loss could mean a five-way tie for the lead.
Ripon (6-1, 5-1) at Illinois College (4-3, 4-2)
Grinnell (5-2, 4-2) at St. Norbert (4-3, 4-2)
Carroll (5-2, 4-2) at Knox (1-6, 1-5)
Monmouth (4-3, 4-2) at Beloit (3-4, 3-3)
Lawrence (1-6, 1-5) at Lake Forest (0-7, 0-6)
New England FC:
(Bogan Division)
Maine Maritime 50, at Framingham State 26
at Mass Maritime 34, Fitchburg State 7
at Bridgewater State 25, Worcester State 9
at Westfield State 26, Coast Guard 15
(Boyd Division)
at Plymouth State 10, Endicott 3
at Western New England 27, MIT 10
at Salve Regina 31, Curry 7
Mass-Dartmouth 9, at Nichols 7
Evan Berneche had 236 yards, including a 60-yard burst before being brought down at the Coast Guard 1-yard-line, to lead Westfield to victory. … Maine Maritime’s Jim Bower rumbled for 285 at Framingham. … Edgar Oslos accounted for all of Dartmouth’s points, including the winning FG with 1:24 to go. Darren Furr recovered two fumbles and picked off a pass to aid Dartmouth’s defense, who did not allow a point; Nichols’ sole score was on an interception return. … Salve Regina held Curry to a single TD thanks in part to Shane Lange’s two fumble recoveries.
Saturday:
Big doin’s in the Boyd, as WNE and Plymouth go toe-to-toe. Winner gets a clear path to the division title, and might garner enough respect to get ranked. Or at least some votes, which nobody in this conference is getting.
(Boyd Division)
WNE (6-1, 4-0) at Plymouth (6-1, 4-0)
Endicott (5-2, 3-1) at Mass-Dartmouth (3-4, 2-2)
Salve Regina (3-4, 2-2) at MIT (1-5, 0-4)
Nichols (0-7, 0-4) at Curry (3-4, 1-3)
(Bogan Division)
Mass Maritime (4-3, 3-1) at Maine Maritime (5-1, 3-1)
Framingham (5-2, 3-1) at Westfield (3-4, 2-2)
Bridgewater (4-3, 2-2) at Fitchburg (1-6, 1-3)
Coast Guard (2-4, 1-3) at Worcester (3-4, 1-3)
Eastern CFC:
SUNY-Maritime 23, at Becker 0
at Norwich 52, Husson 7
Mount Ida 22, at Gallaudet 16
Castleton State 49, at Anna Maria 35
Anna Maria may not be winning, but freshman RB Robert Small may help change that over the next three years; he ripped Castleton’s defense for 256 yards Saturday.
Saturday:
Maritime can’t put this to bed yet, but a win and a Norwich win this week would set next week’s game up as the potential conference decider.
SUNY-Maritime (7-0, 4-0) at Mount Ida (4-2, 3-1)
Norwich (6-1, 3-1) at Anna Maria (0-7, 0-4)
Castleton State (3-3, 3-1) at Husson (1-6, 1-3)
Gallaudet (3-4, 1-3) at Becker (1-6, 1-3)
Northern:
at Benedictine (IL) 32, Concordia (WI) 6
Concordia (IL) 44, at Rockford 0
at Wisconsin Lutheran 20, Lakeland 9
Aurora 41, at Maranatha Baptist 7
Pedro Hardy muffed a punt which led to a Lakeland field goal, but returned the ensuing kickoff 100 yards to seal the win for Wisconsin Lutheran.
Saturday:
Maranatha (0-6, 0-3) at Benedictine (4-2, 3-0)
Lakeland (2-4, 1-2) at Concordia (IL) (4-2, 2-1)
Rockford (0-6, 0-3) at Wisconsin Lutheran (4-2, 2-1)
Concordia (WI) (2-4, 2-1) at Aurora (4-2, 2-1)
Upper Midwest:
at Greenville 50, MacMurray 7
at Minnesota-Morris 35, Northwestern (MN) 33
at Crown 36, Eureka 14
at Martin Luther 28, Westminster (MO) 23
St. Scholastica idle
Morris led 35-20 midway through the fourth, but Northwestern charged back with two touchdowns. At 35-33, Northwestern went for two, but Morris knocked down the pass, and then recovered the onside kick for the win. … Crown relied on 360 rushing yards and five TDs on the ground in their win. … Martin Luther jumped to a 28-3 lead before surrendering three fourth-quarter touchdowns, but recovered the onside kick after the third to secure the victory.
Saturday:
Greenville and Morris miss each other, and Greenville has a game remaining against Eureka, leaving Greenville at Crown two weeks from today as the probable climax to the race.
Greenville (4-3, 3-0) at Westminster (3-3, 1-2)
Minnesota-Morris (4-2, 4-1) at St. Scholastica (3-3, 1-2)
Crown (5-2, 3-1) at MacMurray (0-6, 0-3)
Northwestern (1-5, 1-2) at Eureka (0-6, 0-3)
Martin Luther (4-3, 3-2) idle
Independents
at Salisbury 45, Huntingdon 21
Chapman 29, at Whittier 17
North Greenville (D-II) 55, at La Grange 27
MacAlester idle
Saturday:
Carleton (2-4) at MacAlester (4-2)
Huntingdon (3-4) at Webber (5-2, #17 NAIA)
La Verne (0-5) at Chapman (2-3)
LaGrange (2-5) idle