I mean, in your part of the country anyway, I’m sure it’s fall. But here in Minneapolis I woke up to snow on the ground. Not enough to last the day or affect any games around here, probably, but just a reminder that Oct. 10 is … yeah, way, way too early for snow.
I’ll be watching Concordia-Moorhead (Division III team No. 120 on my list of whom I’ve seen) at No. 15 St. Thomas, basically as prep for next week’s Game of the Week broadcast of the St. Thomas-St. John’s game. Ryan Tipps is at the Emory & Henry/Hampden-Sydney game, while Gordon Mann is at FDU-Florham at Delaware Valley. The short trip is my deal with the folks at home. New rule in the Coleman house: If I take a plane one weekend, I stay home or stay in the Twin Cities the next weekend. Keeps the peace.
I still have a few Minnesota schools I haven’t seen yet and will get to those eventually. Hamline will be the only MIAC team I haven’t seen, then throw in a bunch of stadiums I’ve never seen a game at: Hamline, Carleton, Concordia, Crown … pretty much you name it.
Looking at this week’s schedule on paper has me thinking not at all about last week, where there weren’t a lot of games where we could foresee upsets. We have two games between Top 25 teams (No. 1 Mount Union at No. 21 Capital, No. 22 Redlands at No. 24 Occidental), and then UW-Whitewater, Mary Hardin-Baylor, Wheaton, Linfield, Central, Case Western Reserve, Monmouth, Otterbein, St. Thomas, Cortland State and Ithaca are each playing teams where you could conceivably pick them to lose.
Stick around, watch, listen, follow live stats. The wireless connection at St. Thomas wasn’t great the last time I was there but we’ll see. I’ll be on Twitter at least from my phone, hopefully blogging.
I always to use the phrase “the best X you’ve never heard of” with Division III where fame is pretty localized already. But Bill Winters may be the best Division III quarterback you’ve never heard of.
The FDU-Florham signal caller is averaging 346 yards of total offense per game –270 passing, 74 rushing and 2 receiving – along with scoring 11 touchdowns in four games. He tries to repeat last year’s upset over Delaware Valley here in Doylestown. The Devils haven’t had any problems scoring, putting up 30 points per game. Unfortunately, they are also giving up 41 points per game.
The Aggies will try to hang a big number on FDU today. Quarterback Mike Isgro needs one more touchdown pass to take over second place all-time in school history. Tailback Matt Cook has been consistent carrying the ball, but the Aggies success will likely hinge on whether it can weather Winters (get it?).
Elsewhere in the MAC unbeaten Albright takes on defending champion Lycoming, Lebanon Valley and Wilkes face off in a virtual conference race elimination game and Widener hosts King’s.
Centre driving early against BSC for a 7-0 lead.
Nine plays, 80 yards. Eight of the plays were runs. Pinque had over 50 of them.
FDU goes 98 yards after stopping Del Val to lead 7-0.
Hampden-Sydney up early 7-0 over Emory & Henry.
BSC answers Centre with a 71-yard drive. 7-7.
Del Val ties it at 7-7 quickly.
Hampden-Sydney converts a interception into a short TD drive 14-0 early.
Sitting here realizing none of the top 10 video is underway yet.
Capital has a nice pregame though!
Sitting at home for the first time in five weeks. Good to be here after trips to Williamsport, South Carolina, Doylestown, Georgia and Texas.
Grant Conliffe is off to a great start for Centre 4-of-5 47 yards after stepping in for injured Tyler Osterman. He was the starter last season before he got hurt. Centre currently driving.
40 degrees here at UST.
Frostburg 13-2 over Randolph Macon. Jackets score on PAT return.
Was 80 this morning in Dover. Cooling down as the day continues.
Pinque over 100 yards already as Centre scores and gets the ball back on an interception. 14-7 Colonels.
Kean up 17-0 over Buffalo State late in the 2nd.
Lebanon Valley leads Wilkes 14-3 late in the 2nd. Wilkes inside Dutch 20 right now.
Willes scores but misses PAT 14-9
Jake Uphus returns the opening kickoff 80 yards to the UST 3. Took three plays to get in bit Andrew Larson scores on a keeper.
Capital ties up MUC on a nice 80-yd drive. 7-7 in the middle of the second quarter.
Berger scrambles and completes a 25 yard pass as the referee completely misses an SNC OL tackling an MC DL from behind. Scots hold the Norbs out of the end zone but a FG makes it 7-3 Scots late 1Q.
Delaware Valley leads but it’s a dog fight in Doylestown. The Aggies drove to the FDU-Florham 2 for a fourth and 1 on the opening drive of the game. FDU got the stop, picked up 80+ yards on the next two plays and finished the drive with a touchdown.
FDU quarterback Bill Winters has 87 yards of offense but three really nice plays including a scramble-and-throw-off-the-back-foot 30 yard touchdown pass on third and 10. Del Val quarterback Mike Isgro has been just as good, throwing for 119 yards and running for 57.
Del Val 20
FDU-Florham 14 HALF
Elsewhere…
Albright 13
Lycoming 0 — 4:28 2nd
Scots in business after a big KOR to the SNC 40.
Montclair State leads #19 Cortland St. 9-0 in the 3rd. According to live stats, the Dragons have only one 1st down. Looks like it’s time to put the old guy in at QB.
Scots TD! 14-3 Monmouth leading SNC.
Cortland has only 38 total yards.
Capital scores — 7 plays 86 yd drive; Osmond to White long (?50-yd?) TD pass. PAT good (0:54) Capital 14, MUC 7
Changing ends in Monmouth. 14-3 Scots after 1Q.
Fritz Waldvogel five catches for 79 yards in the first quarter and Colin Tobin finishes a 70-yard drive with a TF run on the second play of the second quarter. 14-10 UST.
UST having trouble containing Cobber QB Andrew Larson.
Error: Capital QB is Marty Assmann to Matt White.
MUC is driving. 0:30 left on the Capital 20 yd line. 1st and 10. Capital had a 15-yd penalty to help MUC.
St. Norbert answers with a TD drive. 14-10 MC . Both offenses look unstoppable early on.
St John Fisher up 12-0 over Ithaca early in the 3rd quarter.
Tanney to Jones as Scots score on their first 3 drives. 21-10 Scots 2Q. Somebody needs a stop.
St. Norbert turns it over on downs. 21-10 Scots 6 minutes left 2Q.
MUC ties it at 14 just before the half.
Anyone with HDC/E&H?
Tanney to Wright for an 11 yard score. 28-10 Scots leading SNC. Monmouth capitalized on a roughing the kicker penalty.
HSC leads Emory & Henry 21-10 late in the 3rd.
MC tack on a FG for a 31-10 lead on SNC. MC gets the ball to start the 2nd half as well.
Hats off to capital!! Wow, 14-14 in the 3rd!
-Ski
Looks like Centre will survive and stay on unbeaten, the lead 14-13 late in the 4th. Just picked off BSC with 1:33 to go.
Capital holding onto a 14-14 tie with Mount Union at the end of 3 quarters. They are currently driving…..
-Ski
Capital 21-14 over MU with 11:54 left in the 4th.
-Ski
Safe to say Mount’s offense isn’t where it needs to be right now after failing to score 40 points only twice all of last year. They are actually better than I thought after losing a couple of all-american caliber players. Give Capital credit though.
Speaking of offense, Elmhurst is on pace to beat Carthage 70-56.
67 yards from Tanney to Blodgett as Scots score on the 2nd play of the 2nd half. 38-10 MC over SNC…goodness!
MU ties it 21-21 with 8:17 left.
-Ski
SNC answers with a long run by the QB. 38-17 early 3rd.
Well done S J F I mean Well done
28-21 MU leads after Capital fumbles the ball, giving MU a short field. Just over 3 minutes left….
-Ski
45-17 Monmouth after a Tanney 1 yd run.
Capital out on downs with little time left on the clock. Gotta give Capital some credit. They had some Moxy. If they hadn’t fumbled the ball and lost the initiative, the game could of turned out quite different.
Definate evidence that Mount Union is beatable…..
-Ski
Monmouth making a statement today…52-17 late 3rd Q over St. Norbert.