I was surprised that their running numbers weren’t better. Dotson is really good and his numbers were below average. He had one 17 run; else he was 10-15. Other senior RB had better numbers, and QB ran alot.
Running game takes time to get going, especially these days with very little contact at practice
UCD won the time of possession battle against Tulsa by almost 50%. To be fair to Gould and others who like the stat, it did affect the outcome of that game, contributing to their players wilting at the end with the cramps and us able to string together the four first downs to run out the clock.
Northern Arizona 21 Arizona 19
South Dakota 49 Cal Poly 14
Montana State 52 San Diego 10
Oregon State 32 Idaho 0
Cal 42 Sac State 30
Lamar 17 Norther Colorado 10
EWU 62 Western Illinois 56 (EWU led 55-21 at the half)
Portland State 21 Western Oregon 7
Southern Utah 40 Tarleton State 35
James Madison 37 Weber State 24
Aggies 60 Dixie State 27
The EWU game was crazy. EWU led 55-21 at the half but got outscored by Western Illinois 35-7 in the second half. Eric Barriere was 31 of 45 for 542 yards and 6 TD's and the Western Illinois QB was 31 of 46 for 425 yards and 4 TD's.
EWU racked up 754 yards of offense and Western Illinois had 643 total yards! Talk about a shootout...geez!
Only watched the first half but I don’t think I’ve ever seen both offenses score touchdowns every possession of the first quarter, In the second quarter EWU just kept going, I think there was only one possession in the first half where they didn’t, and with really quick drives. Awesome.
I really enjoyed watching those 5 min highlights. What a game. Still sad Sac didn't get a 2010 style beatdown in Berkeley but Cal is having a tough season so I guess that wasn't giving Troy Taylor enough credit.
Man, South Dakota State looks pretty damn good...
Sam Houston topped UCA on the road today, never an easy feat.
Charleston Southern gave East Carolina a scare today.
Western Illinois wins in Youngstown.
Penn State 38 - Villanova 17
...and Eastern Washington continues to show that they score lots of points.