North Dakota State looks to bounce back after a baffling blowout loss, Deion Sanders and Jackson State face the first test of the season, and newly anointed No. 1 James Madison has a chance to prove its ranking.
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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.
It's easy to say North Dakota State winning another FCS national championship was fate, destiny, something supernatural.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
| NORTH | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Albany | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Delaware | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maine | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rhode Island | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stony Brook | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Villanova | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| New Hampshire | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| SOUTH | CONF | OVR |
| James Madison | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| Elon | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Richmond | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| William & Mary | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Binkowski | ILB | Committed | 69 |
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | A. Moats | Buck Buchanan Award |
| 2003 | K. Watson | Offensive Player of the Week |
| 2001 | D. Lloyd | Buck Buchanan Award |
