ORONO- Maine has been knocking on the door of a big time upset this season but we were not sure when Jordan Stevens Black Bears were going to do it. Well, today was the day as Maine beat Villanova handily at home, 35-7.

The win marked Maine’s highest ranked opponent it has defeated since a 2018 FCS quarterfinal victory over No. 3 Weber State. Maine has now won eight-straight on Homecoming weekend in Orono.

Another slow start proved to be too much for the Brown Bears to overcome in a 29-17 loss to the Princeton Tigers on Friday night.

Princeton running back John Volker scored two rushing touchdowns in the first-quarter. Volker scored from 66 and 7 yards out as Princeton (2-3) led 12-0 after the Tigers missed a point-after kick and a two-point conversion.

URI wide receiver Marques Buchanan caught 9 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown in the Rams 31-21 win over Brown. DUDE!

Harvard quarterback Jaden Craig completed 20-of-27 passes for 316 yards and 4 touchdown passes in a 38-20 win over Cornell. DUDE!

Several programs were idle this week so there was not much movement in the poll.
Here is this week’s Top 16 Division One Poll.

1. Rhode Island (5-1): Rams outlast the Bears 31-21 to keep the Governors Cup in Kingston. A big game is on tap this week with a visit to UNH.