Bison win 8th FCS title; 1st since 1894 to go 16-0
North Dakota State completed the first 16-win season in any division since Yale in 1894, beating James Madison to win its third straight FCS national championship and eighth in nine years.
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14-2, 1st in CAA
North Dakota State dynasty holds off James Madison for FCS title
It's easy to say North Dakota State winning another FCS national championship was fate, destiny, something supernatural.
DiNucci's end-zone INT seals FCS Championship for NDSU (0:47)
NDSU's Lance scrambles to score 44-yard TD (0:30)
NDSU's fake FG turns into a 20-yard TD (0:36)
NDSU's Sproles scores 38-yard TD on double-reverse (0:42)
Cofield leaps through traffic to score NDSU TD (0:16)
DiNucci's TD pass gives James Madison an early lead (0:51)
JMU's Hail Mary crushes point-total bettors everywhere (1:09)
JMU rolls into FCS title game, 30-14 over Weber St.
Ben DiNucci threw for two touchdowns and ran for another Saturday night and James Madison routed Weber State 30-14 to reach the Football Championship Subdivision national championship game.
Stapleton hauls in improbable TD catch in final seconds of half (0:45)
DiNucci's fake handoff fools everyone for TD (0:37)
JMU strikes first with 18-yard touchdown (0:38)
James Madison shuts out Northern Iowa 17-0 in FCS quarters
Percy Agyei-Obese ran 33 times for 124 yards and a touchdown and No. 2 seed James Madison dominated defensively in a 17-0 win over Northern Iowa in the FCS playoff quarterfinals on Friday night.
DiNucci finds Polk for 15-yard James Madison TD (0:33)
What to watch for in this week's FCS quarterfinals
Missing college football games this week? There are four FCS games beginning on Friday, and we've got all the details on the quarterfinals.
James Madison rolls past Monmouth 66-21 in FCS playoffs
Ben DiNucci accounted for four touchdowns, Percy Agyei-Obese ran for three and James Madison took a 66-21 victory Saturday in the second round of the FCS playoffs.
Brown goes for 21 yards to score (0:24)
Moore redeems himself with a 93-yard kickoff-return TD (0:37)
JMU gets on the board with a 49-yard TD (0:24)
James Madison steamrolls Rhode Island 55-21
Ben DiNucci threw two touchdown passes, Jawon Hamilton and Percy Agyei-Obese combined to rush for 248 yards and three TDs and James Madison closed out the regular season with a 55-21 victory over Rhode Island on Saturday.
James Madison gets 3rd outright CAA title in 4 years
Ben DiNucci threw for three touchdowns and ran for another to help James Madison beat Richmond 48-6 on Saturday night for the Dukes’ third outright Colonial Athletic Association title in four years.
JMU routs New Hampshire 54-16, clinches share of CAA title
Percy Agyei-Obese ran for 130 yards and three touchdowns and James Madison routed New Hampshire 54-16 on Saturday to clinch a share of the Colonial Athletic Association title.
James Madison pulls away from Towson 27-10
Ben DiNucci passed for 201 yards and two touchdowns and the James Madison defense held Towson to 77 yards after the half for a 27-10 win on Saturday.
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2019 CAA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| James Madison | 8-0 | 14-2 |
| Albany | 6-2 | 9-5 |
| New Hampshire | 5-3 | 6-5 |
| Villanova | 5-3 | 9-4 |
| Elon | 4-4 | 5-6 |
| Towson | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Richmond | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Maine | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| Delaware | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| William & Mary | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Stony Brook | 2-6 | 5-7 |
| Rhode Island | 0-8 | 2-10 |
2019 Team Leaders
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Webb | CB | Committed | 73 |
| Tyler Stephens | OG | Committed | 72 |
| Sammy Malignaggi | CB | Committed | 69 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | A. Moats | Buck Buchanan Award |
| 2003 | K. Watson | Offensive Player of the Week |
| 2001 | D. Lloyd | Buck Buchanan Award |