Sac 27 Northern Colorado 24 Final

William & Mary 30 #5 Villanova 18 Final
Delaware 17 Dixie State 10 Final
#5 James Madison 45 Elon 21 Final
#10 South Dakota State 47 Youngstown State 16 Final

Montana 20 SUU 19 Final

The bye couldn't come at a better time for us. We are a little beat up on the OL and we don't seem to know exactly who our #1 QB is. Hopefully, we'll heal up and sort things out better during this bye week.

Our next 3 games are going to be very tough: NAU on the road and then EWU and Sac at home. All of these games will test us thoroughly and, depending on how well we do, these games will determine our playoff fate. If we were to win out, then we host. Win 2 out of 3, then we are in but probably have to travel in the first round. Lose two and who knows...the season could be over...or we could travel to a top seed. Lose all 3 and the season is over.

Navy 20 Tulsa 17 Final

The FCS fans on anygivensaturday.com have the Aggies at #9:



https://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?284695-AGS-Poll-Results-Week-8-2021

Ags are #9 in the FCS Coaches Poll:




https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/fcs-coaches-poll

College Sports Madness Poll has the Ags at #9




https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/fcs-football/top-25-rankings

Aggies are #10 in the Stats FCS Poll:

Yes we do. Montana and Poly are also nice looking stadiums.

This is the 3rd straight week that the Ags have played an opponent who is coming off a bye week. We've struggle in all of those games but I think you have to consider that those teams were rested, had time to more healthy and had two weeks to watch film and fine tune their game plan. That's a big advantage to have.

Stats FCS Top 10 Week 8 Scores:

#1 Sam Houston State 42 Jacksonville State 7
Weber State 35 #2 EWU 34
#3 NDSU 27 #17 Missouri State 20
#4 Southern Illinois - Bye
#5 Villanova 44 #18 Rhode Island 0
Illinois State 20 #6 South Dakota 14
#7 James Madison 22 #23 Delaware 10
#8 Montana State 27 Idaho State 9
#9 Southeastern Louisiana 51 Northwestern State 14
#10 UC Davis 24 Cal Poly 13

Hawkins regarding Poly and HR:

“They’re young and they play hard and they’ll continue to grow and get better. We’re happy to get the win. There aren’t many teams in America right now who are 7-1.”

“I thought he handled things well,” Hawkins said. “He had the one tipped pass that was intercepted, but otherwise, he ran the offense well.”

The ever-reliable Gilliam had 109 yards on 24 carries, the 19th 100-yard game of his stellar Aggie career. Gilliam, third on the UCD career rushing list, now has 3,269 career yards, just 56 yards behind No. 2 Preston Jackson. G.P. Muhammad is the all-time leader with 3,589 yards, but Gilliam is closing fast.

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/aggies-keep-golden-horseshoe-corral-mustangs/

I’m out to dinner in SF before the Eagles concert at the Chase Center. Just checked the score. What the heck is going on with this team?

Columbia 19 #25 Dartmouth 0 Final This was Dartmouth's first loss and is now 5-1.

Quotes from CP HC Beau Baldwin:

“It takes time, but the thing I love about this job is the tremendous potential for growth,” Baldwin said. “The support and the vision from the president and the administration are what make me optimistic about what we can do at Cal Poly. There are so many positive things here that allow you to have a chance for success.”

Just seven months ago in the abbreviated spring season, Baldwin got a taste of Aggie football when he brought his team north to UC Davis Health Stadium and suffered a 73-24 setback.

The Poly coach has not forgotten the sting of that defeat.

“I definitely feel some stuff from last spring,” he said. “We’re ready to get after it.”

Regarding CP QB Spencer Brasch:

Brasch has battled back from injury and is expected to start Saturday night. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound redshirt sophomore from Gilbert, Ariz. has thrown for 523 yards and three touchdowns in limited action, but is highly regarded by both Baldwin and Aggie defensive coordinator Matt Coombs.

“He makes them a better team,” said Coombs of Brasch. “When he’s been in the game they move the ball well. He gets the ball out quick and is getting comfortable in their offense. Across the board they’re much improved from what we saw in the spring.”

Baldwin agrees.

“Spencer can create and extend plays with his feet,” said the Poly coach. “He can put a lot of stress on a defense. He’s a natural leader. I’m really impressed with his arm strength and how quickly the ball comes out of his hand.”

More here: https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/aggies-mustangs-to-battle-for-golden-horseshoe/?utm_source=DE&utm_campaign=71117f9da5-Daily_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_be64fee185-71117f9da5-171004309

Speaking of Eastern Washington, the Eagles are flying higher than ever before, reaching No. 2 in both polls with their 7-0 mark after pummeling Idaho, 71-21, last Saturday on the famous red turf in Cheney. EWU senior quarterback Eric Barriere is now the runaway favorite for the Walter Payton Award as the top offensive player in the FCS after passing for 600 yards and seven scores against the Vandals and adding an eighth touchdown with a 12-yard run.

For his efforts, Barriere was named the Big Sky offensive player of the week for the fifth time this season and also picked
up his second national player of the week honors. For the game, Eastern finished with a stunning 837 yards of total offense, a total most teams don’t achieve in two games.

The Aggies also have a win over Idaho this fall, but by a much more modest 27-20 count, and they had to come from behind in the fourth quarter to do it.

For his career, Barriere now has 13,238 yards of total offense, just 70 yards short of the all-time Big Sky record held by Matt Nichols, also of Eastern Washington.

Said EWU head coach Aaron Best, “Eric Barriere, again, substantiates himself as the best player in the land at this level. Period, bar none, zero discussion as far as I’m concerned. He is explosive, he is selfless and he understands that the run game compliments the pass game. Our team has taken on every challenge and we’ve succeeded on every challenge thus far.”

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/uc-davis-football-back-in-the-top-10/