UConn, Holy Cross, Harvard, CCSU, UNH and URI all had huge wins on Saturday – check out the Harvard, UConn and Brown stories on the homepage – while UMass melted down again (also on the homepage). Here’s everything you may have missed from Week 8 of New England D1 football: URI 58, Albany 17 The No. 15-ranked Rams hammered a bad Albany team on the road Saturday to remain unbeaten……
Image courtesy of UConn Athletics CHESTNUT HILL – UConn is no longer a program you can mock. The Huskies are for real and Jim Mora still isn’t getting enough credit. UConn strolled into Alumni Stadium on Saturday fully believing it could beat BC. After trailing by three at halftime, the Huskies dominated the second half en route to an impressive 38-23 victory over BC. Joe Fagnano was nearly unstoppable, going…
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff AMHERST – There aren’t many scripts left in Hollywood that the UMass Minutemen haven’t followed to find a way to lose. In front of 15,239 fans at McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Saturday afternoon in Amherst, UMass (0-7, 0-3 MAC) spoiled Family Weekend with a late 28-21 collapse against the Buffalo Bulls (4-3, 3-0 MAC). Leading 21-20 late in the fourth quarter, the Minutemen were on…
Oliver Fox NEFJ Correspondent CAMBRIDGE – It was a mid-October day, 60 degrees without a cloud in the sky and the Head of the Charles weekend. So, of course the Harvard Crimson rolled to a 31-7 victory against in-state foe Merrimack. Although, it didn’t come easily early on. The nationally-ranked Crimson (15th) remained unbeaten at 5-0. Merrimack fell to 3-5. After an opening Merrimack drive stalled around mid-field the Crimson…
By Dante Iafrate NEFJ Correspondent PROVIDENCE — What began as another promising afternoon for Brown on Saturday quickly unraveled into a long, frustrating Family Weekend for the Bears. Three costly interceptions hurt. A muffed punt stalled momentum and missed opportunities doomed Brown in a 40–21 loss to Princeton at Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium. It was Brown’s best four-game start since 2013. The Bears entered the matchup 3–1 and…
Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: Two teams going in very different directions and stunningly, it’s the opposite of what most people would thought would be the case when the schedule came out. The Huskies feel good coming off a bye and a 51-point performance against FIU two weeks ago. UConn is 4-2 and two wins from a third bowl bid in four years. Meanwhile, BC is reeling. The Eagles sit…
Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The UMass Minutemen (0-6) welcome the Buffalo Bulls (3-3) to McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Saturday afternoon still in search of their first win of the season. Coming off an embarrassing 42-6 loss at Kent State last weekend, the Minutemen are looking to bounce back from what some considered one of their worst defeats in the FBS era. 1st Down: Sophomore…
For the majority of the 17 local Division 1 schools, we’ve hit the halfway point of the regular season. The Ivy League combatants are a little behind. Still, we’re starting to see a much clearer picture in terms of where things might stand in a month or so when both the FBS and FCS seasons are done. We’ve got a few playoff contenders, a bunch of teams struggling to find…
We look back on the week that was in D1 college football in New England and we look ahead to this week’s games. Hard to believe we are already in Week 8.
As we hit the halfway point of the regular season, the four local CAA teams are all in very different positions. No. 15 URI is still atop the conference at 5-2 overall and 3-0 in the CAA following a comeback win over UNH at home last weekend. Speaking of the Wildcats, UNH is now 3-4 overall and 1-2 in the CAA after the loss to the Rams. The season started…