(STATS) – The Citadel’s ability to deliver in the clutch is why it is off to the best start in school history.
The No. 5 Bulldogs delivered again on Saturday, edging Wofford 24-21 in overtime to push its record to 7-0.
The Citadel and top-ranked Sam Houston State are the only unbeaten teams in the FCS.
Cody Clark’s 21-yard field goal in overtime gave The Citadel the lead before Ben Roberts recovered Wofford running back William Gay’s fumble on the Terriers’ possession. It was Wofford’s fourth turnover.
First-year coach Brent Thompson’s squad, which leads the SoCon with a 5-0 conference record, has won five games by eight points or less.
In a matchup of two triple option offenses, The Citadel was held to 190 rushing yards, just under half of its FCS-leading average. Fullback Tyler Renew led the Bulldogs with 84 yards on 23 carries, and Reggie Williams and Dominique Allen both rushed for touchdowns.
The Citadel tied the game 21-21 on K.D. Williams’ 13-yard interception return for a touchdown with 5:57 remaining in the fourth quarter.
The Bulldogs entered the game tied with their 1992 squad for the best start in school history. The ’92 squad ended the regular season ranked No. 1 in the nation.
Wofford gained 299 rushing yards, led by Lorenzo Long’s 103 yards.
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Saturday, Oct. 22
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No. 2 Jacksonville State (6-1, 3-0 OVC) 24, Eastern Kentucky (2-5, 1-3) 7
The Gamecocks intercepted five passes and returned three of them for touchdowns in their 20th straight Ohio Valley Conference win. Jaylen Hill had two of the picks, including a 60-yard TD return, and Joel McCandless and Reggie Hall scored on 41- and 88-yard returns, respectively.
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No. 3 Eastern Washington (6-1, 4-0 Big Sky) 41, Montana State (2-6, 0-5) 17
EWU sophomore Gage Gubrud completed 37 of 51 passes for 520 yards and four touchdowns, while senior Cooper Kupp caught 13 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown.
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No. 7 South Dakota State (5-2, 4-0) 24, No. 13 Youngstown State (5-2, 3-1) 10
SDSU won the first-place showdown in the Missouri Valley Conference as quarterback Taryn Christion had 249 yards of total offense and threw for two touchdowns.
Brady Mengarelli scored on a 2-yard run in the game’s third minute, the first rushing touchdown surrendered by Youngstown State this season.
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No. 11 Chattanooga (7-1, 5-1 Southern) 30, VMI (3-4, 1-3) 13
Chattanooga didn’t have standout running back Derrick Craine, but Richarde Bagley picked up the slack with a career-high 189 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries. Quarterback Alejandro Bennifield had both a touchdown pass and run.
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No. 14 North Carolina A&T (6-1, 4-0 MEAC) 34, Howard (1-7, 1-4) 7
Tarik Cohen rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown and became the 10th player in FCS history to reach 1,000 rushing yards in four different seasons. He raised his career rushing total to a MEAC-record 5,054 yards.
Quarterback Lamar Raynard threw for three touchdowns, including two to Denzel Keyes.
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Murray State (2-5, 2-2 OVC) 40, No. 15 Eastern Illinois (5-3, 3-2) 38
Eastern Illinois committed six turnovers in a surprising home loss. Murray State’s Connor Mitchell was 6-for-6 on field goal attempts, and quarterback KD Humphries had 330 yards of total offense and a touchdown pass.
Devin Church led EIU with 213 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns.
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No. 17 Coastal Carolina (5-2) 33, Central Connecticut State (1-6) 25
Coastal linebacker Alex Scearce had three takeaways, scoring touchdowns on an interception and a fumble recovery, to spark the Chanticleers, who played without injured running back De’Angelo Henderson. Tyler Keane threw for two touchdowns.
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No. 22 Grambling State (5-1, 4-0 SWAC) 59, Mississippi Valley State (0-8, 0-6) 10
The Tigers returned from a three-week layoff to notch an easy SWAC victory.
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No. 24 Stony Brook (5-2, 4-0 CAA) 28, Delaware (2-5, 0-4) 3
Stacy Bedell rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns as Stony Brook moved into a first-place tie in CAA Football with idle James Madison. The Seawolves have not allowed a touchdown in 10 quarters. Defensive lineman John Haggart had three sacks and forced three fumbles.
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No. 6 Richmond (6-1, 3-1 CAA) at Elon (2-4, 1-2), 3:30 p.m.
No. 1 Sam Houston State (6-0, 5-0 Southland) at Nicholls (3-3, 3-1), 3:30 p.m.
No. 23 Albany (4-2, 1-2 CAA) at No. 16 Villanova (5-2, 3-1), 3:30 p.m.
No. 19 North Dakota (5-2, 4-0 Big Sky) at Idaho State (2-4, 1-2), 4:35 p.m.
Presbyterian (2-4, 1-1 Big South) at No. 9 Charleston Southern (3-2, 1-0), 6 p.m.
Lamar (3-3, 3-1 Southland) at No. 20 Central Arkansas (5-1, 4-0), 7 p.m.
No. 10 Montana (5-1, 2-1 Big Sky) at Northern Arizona (3-4, 2-2), 7 p.m.
Western Carolina (1-5, 0-4 Southern) at No. 21 Samford (5-1, 3-1), 7 p.m.
No. 4 North Dakota State (5-1, 2-1 Missouri Valley) at No. 12 Western Illinois (5-1, 2-1), 7 p.m.
No. 25 Tennessee State (5-1) at Vanderbilt (3-4), 7:30 p.m.
UC Davis (2-5, 1-3 Big Sky) at No. 17 Cal Poly (4-2, 2-1), 9:05 p.m.
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