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FCS Football Scores In Week 8: No. 1 South Dakota, No. 5 Villanova Lose

FCS Football Scores In Week 8: No. 1 South Dakota, No. 5 Villanova Lose

There will be some changes at the top of the FCS football rankings this week as a pair of top-5 teams lost in Week 8.

Oct 20, 2024 by Joe Harrington
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There will be a shakeup in the FCS Top 5 as No. 1 South Dakota State lost to No. 2 North Dakota State 13-9 in double overtime during the biggest game of the season in FCS football action on Oct. 19. 

But the real shocker came in Maine as the Black Bears blasted No. 5 Villanova 35-7 in the most shocking FCS result of the season. 

The Black Bears swarmed the Wildcats from the start, scoring a 55-yard touchdown pass, converting for two and scoring again a few plays after a Wildcat fumble. Villanova trailed 15-0 before the end of the first five minutes for the first quarter. 

Meanwhile No. 17 Rhode Island won a huge road game over No. 19 UNH, 26-9. 

Here are the full scores from the FCS on Oct. 19 

FCS Football Scores In Week 8 

  • Harvard 35, Holy Cross 34
  • Nicholls 20, Northwestern St. 0
  • Robert Morris 45, LIU 31
  • Wagner 14, Saint Francis 0
  • Yale 38, Lehigh 23
  • Lafayette 31, Sacred Heart 17
  • Cornell 34, Bucknell 21
  • Dayton 21, Butler 14
  • Colgate 38, Georgetown 28
  • Dartmouth 20, Central Conn. St. 16
  • Davidson 70, Stetson 48
  • Maine 35, Villanova 7
  • Merrimack 48, Stonehill 28
  • Monmouth 55, Bryant 17
  • Hampton 59, N.C. A&T 17
  • Rhode Island 26, New Hampshire 9
  • Columbia 23, Penn 17 (OT)
  • Drake 19, Presbyterian 16
  • Stony Brook 52, Towson 24
  • Chattanooga 37, Wofford 5
  • Gardner-Webb 42, Lindenwood 35
  • VMI 10, The Citadel 13
  • Western Carolina 52, Furman 20
  • North Dakota 31, UNI 7
  • St. Thomas (MN) 42, Valparaiso 14
  • West Georgia 41, Shorter 13
  • Abilene Christian 34, Eastern Kentucky 20
  • Grambling 31, Ark.-Pine Bluff 21
  • Mississippi Valley 10, Bethune-Cookman 20
  • Missouri St. 46, Indiana St. 21
  • Illinois St. 40, Murray St. 32
  • Samford 55, Mercer 35
  • Tennessee St. 27, Howard 14
  • Jackson St. 35, Florida A&M 21
  • Richmond 28, Delaware 9
  • Elon 30, UAlbany 14
  • William & Mary 35, Campbell 28
  • Southeast Missouri St. 26, Charleston Southern 13
  • Idaho 34, Cal Poly 29
  • Northern Arizona 30, Idaho St. 26
  • Montana St. 44, Portland St. 14
  • Utah Tech 7, Austin Peay 13
  • Western Illinois 37, Tennessee Tech 21
  • Lamar University 29, Texas A&M-Commerce 20
  • San Diego 34, Marist 6
  • Southeastern Louisiana 24, SFA 23
  • UIW 30, McNeese 17
  • South Dakota 27, Youngstown St. 17
  • UC Davis 48, Eastern Washington 38
  • Southern U. 24, Alcorn 14
  • North Dakota St. 13, South Dakota St. 9 (2OT)
  • Sacramento St. 51, Weber St. 48
  • Princeton 29, Brown 17

AFCA NCAA FCS Football Rankings In Week 8

1. South Dakota St. (5-1) - Prev. 1

2. North Dakota St. (6-1) - Prev. 2

3. Montana St. (7-0) - Prev. 3

4. South Dakota (5-1) - Prev. 4

5. Villanova (5-1) - Prev. 5

6. UC Davis (6-1) - Prev. 6

7. Mercer (6-0) - Prev. 7

8. Southeast Missouri St. (6-1) - Prev. 9

9. Tarleton St. (6-1) - Prev. 11

10. North Dakota (4-2) - Prev. 10

11. Montana (5-2) - Prev. 14

12. Central Arkansas (5-2) - Prev. 13

13. UIW (4-2) - Prev. 15

14. Idaho (4-3) - Prev. 8

15. Richmond (4-2) - Prev. 17

16. William & Mary (4-2) - Prev. 18

17. Rhode Island (5-1) - Prev. 21

18. Florida A&M (3-2) - Prev. 19

19. New Hampshire (4-2) - Prev. 22

20. Missouri St. (4-2) - Prev. 25

21t. ACU (4-3) - Prev. 12

21t. North Carolina Central (5-2) - Prev. 24

23. Illinois St. (4-3) - Prev. 16

24. Dartmouth (4-0) - Prev. NR

25. Jackson St. (4-2) - Prev. NR

Dropped Out: Sacramento St. (20), Weber St. (23)

Others Receiving Votes: Stony Brook, 36; Duquesne, 35; Chattanooga, 30; East Tennessee St., 28; UT Martin, 22; McNeese, 17; Monmouth (N.J.), 11; Sacramento St., 11; Western Carolina, 11; Drake, 8; Columbia, 6; Stephen F. Austin, 5; Tennessee St., 5; Weber St., 4; Butler, 2; Northern Arizona, 2; Georgetown (D.C.), 1; Indiana St., 1; Lafayette, 1; Lamar, 1.

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