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FCS Football Scores And Biggest Upsets In Week 5

FCS Football Scores And Biggest Upsets In Week 5

Villanova Football scored a big win and Stony Brook improved to 4-1 on the season during the NCAA FCS Football Week 5 slate.

Sep 29, 2024 by Joe Harrington
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No. 3 Montana State dominated No. 4 Idaho 37-17 to notch one of the biggest wins of Week 5 of the NCAA FCS football season on Sept. 28.  Meanwhile, No. 10 Sacramento State lost to Northern Arizona 34-16 in arguably the biggest upset of the week, while Wofford fell to Mercer 22-3. 

No. 6 Villanova could be poised top move up after beating Long Island 24-10 and the same can be said for William & Mary, who dominated Hampton 49-7.

Stony Brook continues its surprising season with a 22-3 win over Morgan State to improve to 4-1. The Seawolves received voted in the rankings this past week and could garner even more support this week. 

Here are FCS Football scores in Week 5. 

FCS Football Scores In Week 5

  • Brown 31, Harvard 28 (2OT)
  • Bucknell 38, Lehigh 35
  • Dayton 47, Marist 14
  • Syracuse 42, Holy Cross 14
  • Georgetown 20, Columbia 17
  • Butler 63, Virginia-Lynchburg 0
  • Drake 30, San Diego 28
  • Houston Christian 27, Indiana St. 24
  • Frostburg St. 25, Mercyhurst 24
  • Dartmouth 16, Merrimack 14
  • Monmouth 63, Fordham 21
  • Morehead St. 17, Valparaiso 5
  • Penn 27, Colgate 17
  • Southern Utah 28, Austin Peay 17
  • Campbell 44, Delaware St. 41
  • Cornell 47, Yale 23
  • Eastern Ky. 31, Robert Morris 7
  • Elon 17, Richmond 27
  • North Dakota 72, Murray St. 35
  • South Dakota 42, Southern Ill. 13
  • ETSU 34, The Citadel 17
  • North Ala. 25, West Ga. 16
  • Bethune-Cookman 26, Alabama St. 21
  • Lindenwood 28, Eastern Ill. 25
  • North Dakota St. 42, Illinois St. 10
  • Missouri St. 38, Youngstown St. 31
  • N.C. Central 37, Norfolk St. 10
  • Cal Poly 28, Northern Colo. 7
  • Princeton 30, Howard 13
  • Mercer 22, Wofford 3
  • Delaware 49, Sacred Heart 0
  • Stony Brook 22, Morgan St. 3
  • Maine 34, UAlbany 20
  • Tennessee Tech 52, Gardner-Webb 21
  • Northern Ariz. 34, Sacramento St. 16
  • Southeast Mo. St. 19, Northwestern St. 0
  • Chattanooga 45, Portland St. 30
  • Fla. Atlantic 41, Wagner 10
  • Montana St. 37, Idaho St. 17
  • Kennesaw St. 13, UT Martin 24
  • South Carolina St. 45, N.C. A&T 25
  • Tennessee St. 13, Charleston So. 9
  • Villanova 24, LIU 10
  • William & Mary 49, Hampton 7
  • Central Ark. 34, Lamar University 14: postponed
  • Samford vs. Furman: postponed

NCAA Division I FCS Football Rankings

AFCA FCS Coaches Poll (Sept. 23)

No. – School – Record – Points – Previous Ranking

  1. South Dakota State (22) - 3-1 - 644 - 1
  2. North Dakota State (1) - 3-1 - 612 - 2
  3. Montana State (2) - 4-0 - 598 - 3
  4. Idaho (1) - 3-1 - 578 - 4
  5. South Dakota - 2-1 - 515 - 6
  6. Villanova - 3-1 - 475 - 5
  7. Central Arkansas - 3-1 - 467 - 8
  8. North Dakota - 3-1 - 457 - 9
  9. Montana - 3-1 - 453 - 10
  10. Sacramento State - 2-2 - 408 - 11
  11. UC Davis - 3-1 - 366 - 12
  12. William & Mary - 3-1 - 355 - 13
  13. Mercer - 4-0 - 286 - 16
  14. Southeast Missouri State - 3-1 - 277 - 21
  15. Illinois State - 3-1 - 276 - 15
  16. Tarleton State - 3-1 - 263 - 17
  17. Southern Illinois - 2-2 - 248 - 7
  18. UIW - 2-2 - 194 - 18
  19. Northern Iowa - 2-2 - 105 - 19
  20. New Hampshire - 3-1 - 98 - NR
  21. Florida A&M - 2-2 - 85 - 20
  22. ACU - 2-2 - 78 - 23
  23. UAlbany - 1-2 - 73 - 22
  24. Richmond - 2-2 - 73 - NR
  25. Lamar - 3-1 - 68 - NR

Others Receiving Votes: Rhode Island - 54, Lafayette - 49, Chattanooga - 46, Weber St. - 28, McNeese - 23, Eastern Illinois - 20, Missouri St. - 20, Harvard - 19, Lehigh - 19, Stony Brook - 16, Wofford - 14, Monmouth (N.J.) - 10, Youngstown St. - 10, Duquesne - 9, North Carolina Central - 9, Stephen F. Austin - 9, Nicholls - 7, Butler - 6, East Tennessee St. - 6, Indiana St. - 5, Northern Arizona - 4, Southern - 4, Dartmouth - 3, Yale - 3, Central Connecticut St. - 2, Jackson St. - 1, Murray St. - 1, Western Carolina – 1.

Stats Perform FCS Top 25 (Sept. 23)

No. – School – Record – Points – Previous Ranking

  1. South Dakota State (40) - 3-1 - 1379 - 1
  2. North Dakota State (5) - 3-1 - 1308 - 2
  3. Montana State (6) - 4-0 - 1295 - 3
  4. Idaho (5) - 3-1 - 1272 - 4
  5. South Dakota - 2-1 - 1137 - 6
  6. Villanova - 3-1 - 1070 - 5
  7. Central Arkansas - 3-1 - 1008 - 8
  8. Montana - 3-1 - 993 - 9
  9. North Dakota - 3-1 - 959 - 10
  10. Sacramento State - 2-2 - 912 - 11
  11. William & Mary - 3-1 - 798 - 12
  12. Mercer - 4-0 - 699 - 14
  13. Southeast Missouri - 3-1 - 691 - 21
  14. UC Davis - 3-1 - 681 - 13
  15. UIW - 2-2 - 574 - 15
  16. Tarleton State - 3-1 - 568 - 16
  17. Southern Illinois - 2-2 - 549 - 7
  18. Illinois State - 3-1 - 524 - 17
  19. Lamar - 3-1 - 284 - 22
  20. Abilene Christian - 2-2 - 276 - 19
  21. UAlbany - 1-2 - 198 - 20
  22. Rhode Island - 3-1 - 128 - NR
  23. Wofford - 2-1 - 103 - NR
  24. New Hampshire - 3-1 - 101 - NR
  25. Weber State - 2-2 - 94 - 20

Others Receiving Votes: Chattanooga (0-3, 0-1 SoCon) - 80, ETSU (2-2, 0-0 SoCon) - 75, Northern Iowa (2-2, 0-0 MVFC) - 73, Richmond (2-2, 0-0 CAA) - 72, Lafayette (2-2, 0-0 Patriot) - 51, Western Carolina (1-3, 0-0 SoCon) - 47, Florida A&M (2-2, 0-0 SWAC) - 43, North Carolina Central (2-2, 0-0 MEAC) - 28, Columbia (1-0, 0-0 Ivy) - 21, Harvard (1-0, 0-0 Ivy) - 19, McNeese (3-2, 1-0 Southland) - 18, Duquesne (2-2, 0-0 NEC) - 12, Nicholls (1-3, 0-0 Southland) - 12, Lehigh (3-1, 0-0 Patriot) - 10, Stony Brook (3-1, 1-0 CAA) - 9, Monmouth (2-2, 1-0 CAA) - 4, Yale (1-0, 0-0 Ivy) – 3.

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