Future Opponents:
UAB (3-4, 1-3 American): Bye Week
Up next: at UConn (5-3)
Duke (4-3, 3-1 ACC): Bye Week
Up next: at Clemson (3-4, 2-3 ACC)
Air Force (2-5, 1-4 MW): Bye Week
Up next: Army (3-4, 2-3 American)
FAU (3-5, 2-3 American): L at Navy 42-32
The Owls had another tough one, a week after heading to #18 USF, losing in Annapolis to the undefeated Midshipmen. Navy would eventually go up 35-13, before backup QB Zach Gibson, who Husky fans may recognize as the starting QB for Georgia State last year, came in and tossed two TDs. Starting QB Caden Veltkamp threw for 299 yards, but also had an interception. He’s turned the ball over 11 times this year for the Owls. They struggled to run against Navy, rushing for just 69 yards on 26 carries. Jayshon Platt led in receiving with five catches for 121 yards.
As usual, Navy dominated time of possession, holding possession for 33 minutes. They outgained FAU 503-450, with 397 yards on the ground, averaging nearly seven yards a carry. QB Blake Horvath played out his mind again, rushing fir 174 yards on 21 carries, needing to throw just twelve times, completing eight, for 83 yards. Navy’s schedule improves drastically, as they head to North Texas, Notre Dame, before facing USF at home and Memphis on the road on Thanksgiving before the annual Army-Navy game.
Up next: Bye week
Past Opponents:
BC (1-7, 0-5 ACC): L at #19 Louisville (6-1, 3-1 ACC) 38-24
Grayson James got the start again for the Eagles, and it was a valiant effort on the road at ranked Louisville, but the Cardinals proved too much. BC is officially out of bowl contention and in the basement of the ACC. The Eagles took the lead early in the second quarter, as James hit Lewis Bond for a six yard TD to take a 10-7 lead. Louisville would get two more TDs on the ground before the half to take a 21-10 halftime lead. James would hit TE Kaelan Chudzinski for a 23 yard TD to cut the lead to four, but the Cardinals would again respond with two TDs.
James made things a little interesting, finding other TE Jeremiah Franklin, who had a TD catch against UConn, for a 21 yard TD, and Louisville led by just seven with 6:17 left. BC forced a three-and-out, but opted to punt on 4th and 8 from their own 44 with 3:06 left, and Cardinals RB Isaac Brown finished things off with a 67 yard TD. Brown would finish with 205 yards on 14 carries, an astounding 14.6 yards per carry. BC is playing for pride at this point, and has difficult games at home against Notre Dame, SMU, and Georgia Tech, before finishing the season with perhaps their last chance at a win, at Syracuse.
Up next: #12 Notre Dame
FIU (3-4, 1-2 CUSA): L to Kennesaw State (5-2, 3-0 CUSA)
Kennesaw State put up a season-high 45 points and snapped a 13 game road losing streak of their own to stay atop the CUSA standings. Owens had another good game, rushing for 151 yards on 20 carries, and Jenkins threw 296 yards but FIU rarely truly threatened in this matchup. Amari Odom, KSU QB threw for 205 yards, and the 45 points is impressive considering KSU held possession for just 25 minutes. FIU has one more weekday CUSA matchup next week at new FBS member Missouri State.
Up next: at Missouri State (Wednesday CUSA)
Buffalo (4-4, 3-1 MAC): L vs Akron (3-6, 2-3 MAC) 24-16
It was a big win for the Zips, who have been one of the worst FBS teams in recent years, and a bad loss for the Bulls, who suffered their first conference loss. BC outgained Akron 357-325, but couldn’t overcome five turnovers, four coming in the form of Ta’Quan Roberson INTs. Roberson would finish with 266 yards, and UB again couldn’t get 2024 1K yard rusher Al-Jay Henderson going, rushing for 91 yards as a team, averaging 2.7 ypc.
For Akron, Ben Finley threw for 230 yards and one INT, doing just enough to win. Akron tried their best to give the game away too, fumbling twice in addition to the INT, and they couldn’t run the ball either, rushing for 95 yards on 41 carries, 2.3 ypc. It wasn’t a pretty game, but Akron has to be happy with getting a road win at a previously undefeated conference team.
Up next: at Bowling Green (3-5, 1-3 MAC)
Ball State (3-5, 2-2 MAC): L at Northern Illinois (2-6, 1-3 MAC) 21-7
The last installment of a rivalry, NIU committed to a bruising rushing attack in getting one last win over the Cardinals. The other Huskies rushed for 305 yards on the ground, led by Chavon Wright’s 166 yards on 37 carries, and Telly Johnson’s 100 yards on 15 carries. QB Josh Hoist threw just eleven times, completing six passes for 65 yards.
Ball State struggled again through the air, with QB Kiael Kelly throwing for 136 yards on 10-22 passing, with one TD and two INTs. Kelly did rush 27 times for 86 yards. RB Qua Ashley added 37 yards on eleven carries. Former Huskies Alfred Chea and Nate Voorhis had big games for Ball State, with Chea totaling 14 tackles, and Voorhis adding ten along with a sack. Ball State has winnable games against Kent and Eastern Michigan coming up, and needs to win those plus at either Toledo or Miami (OH), not an easy task, in order to become bowl-eligible.
Up next: Kent State (3-5, 2-2 MAC) (Wednesday MACtion)
Delaware (4-3, 2-2 CUSA): W MTSU (1-6, 0-3 CUSA) 31-28
The hapless Blue Raiders came to Newark, DE at 1-5, but nearly pulled off the upset of the Blue Hens. MTSU would jump out to a 14-7 first quarter lead, before Delaware put up 17 unanswered in the second, led by two Nick Minicucci TD passes. Trailing 24-14, MTSU got back on the scoreboard midway through the third, cutting the lead to three, but another Minicucci TD pass to Kyre Duplessis extended the lead back to ten. A late Blue Raider TD with 1:03 remaining made things look closer.
Delaware escaped with the win, but now will face uncertainty at the QB position, as Minicucci left the game in the fourth quarter due to injury. His replacement, Braden Streeter, threw two passes, one for five yards, the other an interception. The run game struggled again for Delaware, with the Blue Hens rushing for just 79 yards on 36 carries. Delaware isn’t bowl-eligible in their first season in FBS, but have an opportunity to win six.
Up next: at Liberty (3-4, 2-1 CUSA)
Syracuse (3-5, 1-4 ACC): L at #7 Georgia Tech (8-0, 5-0 ACC) 41-16
The Orange continue to struggle without QB Steve Angeli, losing their fourth straight. Syracuse hasn’t been competitive during the streak, nor have they scored more than twenty points. Georgia Tech continued its dream season, as QB Haynes King threw for 304 yards on a surgical 25-31 passing with three TDs, while leading the Jackets in rushing with 91 yards on 12 carries. Georgia Tech outgained Syracuse 543-381, and had 26-17 advantage on first downs.
QB Rickie Collins threw for 224 yards on 17-29 passing with one TD, and no interceptions after throwing three in each of his previous contests against SMU and Pitt. RB Yasin Willis got back on the right track, rushing for 76 yards on ten carries, his best performance since rushing for 94 against Clemson, their last win. The Orange face North Carolina on Halloween night before heading on the road to face Miami followed by Notre Dame. They need to beat UNC, BC at the end of the season, and one of the road matchups in order to become bowl-eligible.
Up next: North Carolina (Halloween)
CCSU (5-3, 3-0 NEC): Bye Week
Up next: Long Island (3-5, 1-2 NEC)
