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The quarterfinals weekend of the FCS playoffs are completed after a mixed bag of games on Friday night and a Saturday pull-away win by the No. 1 seed on Saturday
First on Friday night was No. 3 seed North Dakota State's methodical 27-9 win over 6-seed Samford in the FargoDome. The Bison were never threatened in their first-ever meeting with the Bulldogs as they led 24-0 before Samford finally got on the board with a field goal with 12:08 to play in the game.
The next game to finish was outside in below freezing Bozeman where the 4-seed Montana State Bobcats used the elements to their full advantage, icing 5-seed William & Mary 55-7.
Montana State will visit South Dakota State which pulled away in the second half for a 42-21 win over Holy Cross in Brookings. The Crusaders tied the game at 21 with 8:59 to play in the 3rd quarter, but SDSU scored the game's final 21 points, including a meaningless touchdown with 39 seconds left that pushed Montana State over the 19.5-point spread. It will be the 3rd straight semifinal appearance for the Jackrabbits and the fourth straight for the Bobcats in which they elected to play (opted out of 2020-2021 Covid season).
The night was topped off by the highest scoring game in FCS Playoffs history as 7-seed Incarnate Word scored last to win 66-63 at 2-seed Sacramento State. The Hornets fought back from 11-point deficits three times, twice using successful onside kicks to begin go-ahead drives. The last of those led to Sacramento State taking a 63-59 lead with 1:43 remaining. But Incarnate answered with 27 seconds left, then knocked down a Hail Mary pass in the end zone on the final play of the game to secure a trip to North Dakota State next weekend.
Sacramento State gained 738 yards on 109 plays, while UIW amassed 579 yards on 73 plays. Cardinals' QB Lindsey Scott threw for 219 and 4 TD's and ran for 166 and 2 scores.
UIW head coach G.J. Kinne will have to wait at least one more week to begin his next job as the head coach at Texas State. Sacramento State head coach Tory Taylor on Saturday was named the head coach at Stanford.
The Congrove Computer Rankings had each seeded home team favored to win by between 12 and 13 points, except for Sacramento State which the computer had as a scant 0.44-point underdog to Incarnate Word (UIW). Oddsmakers favored the Hornets by 6.5 when the line closed.
SEE: Schedule Picks and Scores
Friday, December 9
Home team in CAPS
(3) NDSU 27, (6) Samford 9
(4) MONTANA STATE 55, (5) William & Mary 7
(7) Incarnate Word 66, (2) SACRAMENTO STATE 63
Saturday, December 10
(1) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 42, (8) Holy Cross 21
All games played November 26. Home team in CAPS
DELAWARE 56, St. Francis (Pa.) 17
NEW HAMPSHIRE 52, Fordham 42
Gardner-Webb 52, EASTERN KENTUCKY 41
WEBER STATE 38, North Dakota 21
MONTANA 34, Southeast Missouri 24
SE LOUISIANA 45, Idaho 42
FURMAN 31, Elon 6
RICHMOND 41, Davidson 0
Home team on bottom.
| 12/3 | 12/9-10 | 12/16-17 | C'ship (Frisco) (1/8, 2 PM) |
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| Delaware 6 1 SDSU 42 |
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| 8 Holy Cross 21 1 SDSU 42 |
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| New Hampshire 19 8 Holy Cross 35 |
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| 4 Montana St 1 SDSU |
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| Gardner-Webb 14 5 Wm. & Mary 54 |
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| 5 Wm. & Mary 7 4 Montana St 55 |
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| Weber State 25 4 Montana St 33 |
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| Montana 26 3 NDSU 49 |
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| 6 Samford 9 3 NDSU 27 |
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| SE Louisiana 42 6 Samford 48 (OT) |
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| 7 UIW 3 NDSU |
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| Furman 38 7 UIW 41 |
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| 7 UIW 66 2 Sacramento 63 |
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| Richmond 31 2 Sacramento 38 |
The FBS was 112-8 (.933) vs. the FCS this year, and is now 1,686-148 (.919) since we began tracking this in 2003.
116 of the 131 FBS schools played at least one such game while Appalachian State, Army, Marshall and New Mexico State each played two.
Here are the FCS wins in 2022:
September 2: William & Mary 41, Charlotte 24
September 3: Delaware14, Navy 7
September 10: Weber State 35, Utah State 7
September 10: Incarnate Word 55, Nevada 41
September 10: Holy Cross 37, Buffalo 31
September 10: Eastern Kentucky 59, Bowling Green 57 (7 OT's)
September 17: Southern Illinois 31, Northwestern 24
September 24: Sacramento State 41, Colorado State 10
HOLY CROSS - Had won 12 straight over-all.
Last: FCS Playoff 8-seed lost 42-21 at 1-seed South Dakota State on Saturday, December 10.
Next: Season complete
JACKSON STATE - Won 12 straight over-all
Last: Won 43-24 at home over Southern in SWAC Championship on Saturday, December 3.
Next: Plays MEAC Champion North Carolina Central in Celebration Bowl in Atlanta on Saturday, December 17 at Noon.
SACRAMENTO STATE - Had won 12 straight over-all. Won 19 straight conference games. Won 10 straight road games.
Last: FCS Playoff 2-seed lost 66-63 at home to 7-seed UIW on Friday, December 9.
Next: Season complete.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE - Won 12 straight over-all
Last: FCS Playoff 1-seed won 42-21 at home over 8-seed Holy Cross on Saturday, December 10.
Next: Hosts 4-seed Montana State on Saturday, December 17.
MONTANA STATE - Won 20 straight home games.
Last: FCS Playoff 4-seed won 55-7 at home over 5-seed William & Mary on Friday, December 9.
Next: Visits 1-seed South Dakota State on Saturday, December 17.
WESTERN ILLINOIS - Lost 13 straight over-all.
Last: Lost 20-13 in OT at Illinois State on Saturday, November 19.
Next: Season complete
WAGNER - Lost 19 straight road games.
Last: Lost 33-0 at Duquesne on Saturday, November 19.
Next: Season complete
PRESBYTERIAN - Lost 16 straight conference games.
Last: Lost 42-21at Stetson on Saturday, November 19.
Next: Season complete
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN - Lost 11 straight home games.
Last: Lost 49-7 at Tarleton on Saturday, November 19.
Next: Season complete
GEORGETOWN - Lost 11 straight home games.
Last: Lost 47-10 at home to Holy Cross on Saturday, November 19.
Next: Season complete