It was a heck of a weekend around New England for the majority of the D1 teams. Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, URI, Bryant, UNH, Sacred Heart and Holy Cross all won games with some big performances. BC, UMass and UConn all fell, but there were still some big games in there as well. Here’s the Week 5 Dudes of the Week: Under unimaginable circumstances, Yale’s Dante Reno put up the most……
Our fifth D1 New England poll of the year is here. While there’s not as much movement this week as there’s been the last two, there’s still some changes heading into Week 6. Here’s how things stand through the first weekend of October. Six of the 17 teams will have their bye weeks this weekend… 1. UMass (4-1) – The Minutemen finally had the bubble burst in a blowout loss…
The first weekend of October was a wild one around New England. We’ve got stories posted on the site on Boston College and UMass losing, Harvard’s miracle finish, URI and Brown in the Governor’s Cup, UConn almost beating Syracuse in OT and CCSU rolling on the site, but here’s what else you may have missed with some of the other local teams picking up major victories: Holy Cross 41, William…
SMITHFIELD- In an astounding fourth-quarter comeback at Beirne Stadium, the Bryant Bulldogs erased a late deficit to shock North Carolina A&T with a thrilling 31-30 victory.
PAWTUCKET- In a classic, physical New England rivalry game, Rhode Island recaptured the Governor’s Cup with a thrilling 13-10 victory over Brown at Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket.
With four seconds left and trailing Colgate 17-14 on Saturday night, Harvard lined up for a long 54-yard field goal to try and send the game to overtime. Then, there was the false start that might have saved an unbeaten season. The Crimson backed up five yards and had no choice but to try a desperation Hail Mary in the final seconds. Sophomore QB Charlie Smith slid left, planted his…
Image courtesy of Gareth Patterson/AP Similar story, different week. Even with between 35-45 guys affected by a flu bug going around during the week and nine others out on the injury report, Boston College had a chance to upset No. 21 SMU on the road in rainy conditions on Saturday, but self inflicted wounds, missed opportunities and a continued lack of offensive production led to a 25-16 loss. The BC…
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent AMHERST – If you’re a UMass fan and you decided to wake up when September ended, boy would you be disappointed. After an incredible 4-0 start, the Minutemen laid an egg to start the month of October with a frustrating 38-14 loss to the Eastern Michigan Eagles. In front of a raucous 17,119 fans at McGuirk Alumni Stadium, the Minutemen failed to put together consistent…
Image courtesy of Sean D. Elliot/Getty ImagesBy Craig Boland NEFJ CorrespondentNEW HAVEN – With four minutes left in the fourth quarter, Yale running back Hugo Kemeni punched in a nine-yard touchdown to give Yale a 41-24 lead over the Merrimack Warriors, which would be the final score on what was an emotional day for the program. Notably, it was the only Yale touchdown where quarterback Dante Reno – who lost…
Image courtesy of UConn Athletics By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent EAST HARTFORD – Heartbreak for the Huskies. UConn nearly pulled off its biggest single-game comeback since joining the FBS, but Syracuse’s Amari Odom hit Umari Hatcher for a 17-yard touchdown (the duo’s third of the game) on 4th-and-goal from the 17 in overtime. Odom ran in the two-point conversion after a roughing-the-passer penalty moved the try half the distance to…