Jacksonville, Fla. (Sports Network) - The wide-open Ohio Valley Conference
race got even tighter Saturday as No. 17 Tennessee State suffered its first
loss of the season, 27-24 in overtime at Jacksonville State.
Tennessee State place-kicker Jamin Godfrey missed two field goals, the first a
47-yard kick which would have won the game as time expired in regulation and
the second a 42-yard field goal to end the first possession of overtime.
The Gamecocks (4-3, 3-2) then won the game on their first possession on place-
kicker Griffin Thomas' 44-yard field goal.
Washaun Ealey had 190 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in Jacksonville
State's upset.
Michael German threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns for Tennessee State
(7-1, 4-1), but was intercepted twice.
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Sacramento State (5-2, 3-1 Big Sky) at No. 1 Eastern Washington (5-1, 4-0),
7:05 p.m.
No. 2 James Madison (5-1, 3-0 CAA) at Richmond (4-3, 2-2), 3:30 p.m.
No. 3 Georgia Southern (6-1, 5-1 SoCon) 38, Furman (2-6, 1-4) 17
Furman led Georgia Southern 7-3 at halftime before the Eagles outscored the
Paladins, 35-10, in the second half for their fifth straight win.
The Eagles passed for 165 yards and one touchdown - easily the best passing
performance of the season - and were limited to 275 rushing yards. Dominique
Swope had 67 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.
No. 4 North Dakota State (5-1, 2-1 Missouri Valley) at South Dakota (1-5,
0-3) in Sioux Falls, S.D., 7 p.m.
No. 5 Montana State (6-1, 3-1 Big Sky), Idle
After falling to Eastern Washington last weekend, Montana State is regrouping
for a home game against North Dakota next Saturday.
McNeese State (4-2, 1-2 Southland) at No. 6 Sam Houston State (4-2, 2-1), 8
p.m.
No. 7 Old Dominion (5-1, 2-1 CAA) at No. 18 Towson (3-3, 2-1), 7 p.m.
No. 8 Wofford (5-1, 3-1 SoCon) at No. 13 Appalachian State (5-2, 3-1), 3:30
p.m.
No. 9 Lehigh (8-0, 2-0) 42, Bucknell (1-6, 0-3 Patriot) 19
Lehigh became the first FCS team to improve to 8-0, gaining an impressive
defensive and special teams performance. The Mountain Hawks blocked
three punts and an extra point
Quarterback Michael Colvin completed 20-of-32 passes for 298 yards and three
touchdowns. Although he threw two interceptions, he also scored twice on the
ground, allowing the Mountain Hawks to pull away in the fourth quarter.
Lehigh had its worst statistical rushing performance this season, gaining a
mere 26 yards on 29 attempts. However, the passing game thrived as two
receivers - Josh Paris (five receptions, 114 yards) and Lee Kurfis (eight
receptions, 129 yards, two touchdowns) - went over the 100-yard mark in Ryan
Spadola's absence (mononucleosis).
Gardner-Webb (1-5, 0-1 Big South) at No. 10 Stony Brook (6-1, 2-0), 4 p.m.
Missouri State (1-6, 1-3 Missouri Valley) at No. 11 Illinois State (6-1, 3-1),
2 p.m.
No. 12 New Hampshire (6-2, 4-1 CAA) 28, Maine (2-5, 1-3) 21
New Hampshire quarterback Sean Goldrich filled in nicely for the injured Andy
Valais, throwing for 283 yards and four touchdowns. After a slow start, the
Wildcats scored 21 unanswered points in the second quarter and utilized the
run game to hold on for its sixth win of the season.
It was the 100th meeting of the series and UNH got to keep the the Brice-
Cowell Musket for another year.
Portland State (2-4, 1-2 Big Sky) at No. 14 Cal Poly (6-0, 4-0), 9:05 p.m.
Southern Illinois (4-3, 3-1 Missouri Valley) at No. 15 Youngstown State (4-2,
1-2), 4 p.m.
UC Davis (3-4, 2-2 Big Sky) at No. 16 Northern Arizona (5-1, 3-0), 7:05 p.m.
Jacksonville State (4-3, 3-2) 31, No. 17 Tennessee State (7-1, 3-1 OVC) 28
Jacksonville State upset previously undefeated conference rival Tennessee
State in overtime as place-kicker Griffen Thomas nailed a 44-yard game-
winning kick.
TSU outgained the Gamecocks 495-353, while running back Trabis Ward rushed for
167 yards and one touchdown, on 33 carries, but it didn't matter. The Tigers
fell to 7-1 after missing a field goal to win the game in regulation and
another one in overtime.
Lamar (3-4, 0-2 Southland) at No. 19 Central Arkansas (5-2, 3-1), 7 p.m.
No. 20 South Dakota State (5-1, 3-0 Missouri Valley) at Northern Iowa (1-5,
0-3), 5 p.m.
No. 21 Indiana State (5-2, 3-1 Missouri Valley) at Western Illinois (3-3,
1-2), 7 p.m.
Princeton (4-2, 3-0) 39, No. 22 Harvard (5-1, 2-1) 34
Princeton quarterback Quinn Epperly hit wide receiver Roman Wilson for a 36-
yard touchdown with 13 seconds remaining to give the Tigers one of the biggest
Ivy League upsets in recent years.
Harvard, which had been on a 14-game winning streak, started the fourth
quarter with a 34-10 lead, but another Princeton signal-caller, Connor
Michelsen, threw three touchdowns to bring the Tigers back.
The Crimson totaled 634 yards, but turned the ball over three times and had 12
penalties for 99 yards. They lost for the first time since Sept. 17, 2011.
No. 23 Eastern Kentucky (5-2, 3-1 OVC) at Tennessee Tech (2-4, 0-3), 8 p.m.
No. 24 Villanova (5-2, 3-1 CAA) at Georgia State (1-6), 3:30 p.m.
Rhode Island (0-6, 0-3 CAA) at No. 25 Delaware (4-2, 1-2), 3:30 p.m.
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