From: pdunn@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Patrick L Dunn)
Subject: Re: I-AA preview for Sept. 12, 1992
Organization: The Ohio State University
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Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 00:11:34 GMT


    I - A A  P R E V I E W  F O R  S E P T E M B E R  1 2 ,  1 9 9 2

Last Weeks "Game o' the Week": #15 McNeese St. 16     #20 SW Missouri 13

GAME O' THE WEEK FOR SEPT 12: #4 Northern Iowa at #15 McNeese St.  The McNeese
St. athletic department must think their team is going to peak early this year.
After beating #20 SW Missouri last week, they host #4 Northern Iowa this week.
Both teams qualified for the playoffs last year.  A lot of folks are betting on
N. Iowa to make it to the championship game this year.  This week they have a
chance to validate those prognosticators.  For McNeese, a win puts them in the
top-10 and goes a long way toward putting them in the playoffs in November.
N. Iowa QB Jay Johnson and WR/KR Kenny Shedd are great players.

MY PICK: Northern Iowa lacks a strong running game, and will have to rely on
airing it out.  McNeese St. has one of the best defensive secondaries in the
nation.  McNeese St. has also already played a big game and proven themselves,
while N. Iowa could have some first-game jitters--AND the game is at McNeese
St.  I'll take McNeese St., 20-12.

UPSET OF THE WEEK: After beating Arkansas (a decent wishbone team) last week, 
the Citadel (a good wishbone team) will lose a close one to Division II Wofford 
(IMHO the best wishbone team in the country).

UGLY GAME OF THE WEEK: Middle Tennessee at Nebraska.
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I-AA Top 20

NOTE: For some bizarre reason, the I-AA football committee will not be
releasing a new top-20 for about two more weeks.  In the meantime, I am going
to use the preseason top 20, since it is the only thing I have to work with.

     Last Week:                                   This Week:

1. YOUNGSTOWN ST. (1-0-0) d. Clarion, 58-7.        vs. Delaware St. (1-0-0)
2. MARSHALL (1-0-0) d. Morehead St., 49-7.         vs. Eastern Illinois (1-0-0)
3. VILLANOVA (1-0-0) d. West Chester, 26-6         vs. Bucknell (1-0-0)
4t. NE LOUISIANA (1-0-0) d. Nicholls St., 38-10.   at SW Louisiana (0-1-0)
4t. N. IOWA (0-0-0) was open.                      at #15 McNeese St. (1-0-0)
6. EASTERN KENTUCKY (1-0-0) d. Western Ky., 21-7   OPEN
7t. ALABAMA ST. (0-0-0) was open.                  at Southern U. (0-0-0)
7t. DELAWARE (0-0-0) was open.                     vs. Massachusetts (0-0-0)
9. IDAHO (1-0-0) d. St. Cloud St., 42-9.           at Colorado St. (1-0-0)
10. MIDDLE TENN. ST. (1-0-0) d. Tenn. St, 35-31.   at Nebraska (1-0-0).
New Mexico St. d. 11. WEBER ST. (0-1-0) 37-21.     vs. Southern Utah (Div. II)
12. HOLY CROSS (0-0-0) was open.                   at Army (0-0-0)
13. SAMFORD (1-0-0) d. West Georgia, 44-16.        at Auburn (0-1-0)
Florida A&M d. 14. GEORGIA SOUTHERN (0-1-0) 28-17  vs. Valdosta St. (Div. II)
15. McNEESE ST. (1-0-0) d. #20 SW Missouri, 16-13  vs. #4t. N. Iowa (0-0-0).
Virginia Tech d. 16 JAMES MADISON (0-1-0), 49-20   at Richmond (0-0-0)
NC State (2-0-0) d. 17 APPALACHIAN ST., 35-10.     at Wake Forest (0-1-0)
Wahington St. d. 18. MONTANA (0-1-0) 25-13.        vs. Cal. St.-Chico (Div. II)
Maine d. 19. NEW HAMPSIRE (0-1-0) 27-24.           vs. Connecticut (0-1-0)
#15 McNeese St. d. 20. SW MISSOURI ST. (0-1-0),    vs. Washburn (NAIA)
          16-13.

Others I-AA scores last week (I-AA teams in CAPS)

EAST:

BUCKNELL 41   Bloomsburg 24
New Haven 14  CONNECTICUT 13
Temple 35     BOSTON U. 0

SOUTH:

ALCORN ST. 35        GRAMBLING 33
CENTRAL FLORIDA 71   Gardner-Webb 21
DELAWARE ST. 54      Cheney St. 0
EASTERN ILLINOIS 14  AUSTIN PEAY 9
E. TENN. ST. 18      VIRGINIA MILITARY 16
FURMAN 31            LIBERTY 13
JACKSON ST. 30       Tuskeegee 0
Morehouse 7          HOWARD 0
NC A&T 49            NC Central 7
NW LOUISIANA 27      Mississippi College 6
S. CAR. ST. 42       Newberry 17
Savannah St. 31      BETHUNE-COOKMAN 21
SE MISSOURI 27       MURRAY ST. 21
TENN-MARTIN 24       Delta St. 0
WESTERN CAROLINA 42  Mars Hill 6

MIDWEST:

ILLINOIS ST. 51      SW Minnesota 12
TROY ST. 37          S. ILLINOIS 13
W. ILLINOIS 42       Missouri Western St. 7

SOUTHWEST:

CITADEL 10           Arkansas 3
N. TEXAS 41          Abilene Christian 0
Oklahoma St. 35      INDIANA ST. 3
SW TEXAS ST. 15      Texas A&I 14
SF AUSTIN 24         Arkansas-Monticello 6
TEXAS SO. 35         PRARIE VIEW 0

FAR WEST:

IDAHO ST. 52         Mesa St. 17
S. Utah  20          NORTHERN ARIZONA 17
Sacramento St. 10    MONTANA ST. 7
TENN-CHATT 35        BOISE ST. 20
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Schedule for unranked teams for week of 9-12-92 (I-AA Teams in CAPS)

Knoxville College at AUSTIN PEAY
BOISE ST at IDAHO ST.
BETHUNE-COOKMAN AT CENTRAL FLORIDA
Wofford at THE CITADEL
EASTERN WASHINGTON at Portland St.
Mars Hill at EAST TENNESSEE ST.
FURMAN at N. Carolina
ILLINOIS ST. at N. Illinois
INDIANA ST. at WESTERN KENTUCKY
MORGAN ST.  at LIBERTY
Kutztown at MAINE
SF AUSTIN at MONTANA ST.
West Va. St. at MOREHEAD ST.
NICHOLLS ST. at Texas A&I
NORTHEASTERN at N. ARIZONA
N. TEXAS ST. at So. Methodist
NW LOUISIANA at TROY ST.
TOWSON ST. at RHODE ISLAND
WESTERN ILLINOIS at SAM HOUSTON ST.
SE MISSOURI ST. at SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
SW TEXAS ST. at TEXAS SO.
TENN-CHATTANOOGA at TENN-MARTIN
JACKSON ST. at TENN. ST.
Lock Haven at TENN TECH
VIRGINIA MILITARY at WILLIAM AND MARY
WESTERN CAROLINA at Georgia Tech
COLGATE at Rutgers
FLORIDA A&M at SOUTH CAROLINA ST.
FORDHAM at LEHIGH
GRAMBLING ST. at Virginia Union
HOWARD at Alabama A&M
Hofstra at LAFAYETTE
Lane at MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST.
Missouri-Rolla at MURRAY ST.
Winston-Salem St. at NORTH CAROLINA A&T
Angelo St. at PRARIE VIEW

I-AA OPEN: Alcorn St., Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn,
Princeton, Yale, Boston University.

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                           CONFERENCE STANDINGS

BIG SKY               CONFERENCE        OVERALL
                        W L T            W L T

IDAHO                   0 0 0            1 0 0
IDAHO ST.               0 0 0            1 0 0
E. WASH.                0 0 0            0 0 0
BOISE ST.               0 0 0            0 1 0
MONTANA                 0 0 0            0 1 0
MONTANA ST.             0 0 0            0 1 0
N. ARIZONA              0 0 0            0 1 0
WEBER ST.               0 0 0            0 1 0

CONFERENCE GAMES THIS WEEK:

   BOISE ST. AT IDAHO ST.
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GATEWAY              CONFERENCE          OVERALL
                       W L T              W L T

E. ILL.                0 0 0              1 0 0
ILL. ST.               0 0 0              1 0 0
W. ILL                 0 0 0              1 0 0
N. IOWA                0 0 0              0 0 0
INDIANA ST.            0 0 0              0 1 0
S. ILL                 0 0 0              0 1 0
SW MISSOURI            0 0 0              0 1 0

CONFERENCE GAMES THIS WEEK:

NONE SCHEDULED
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IVY LEAGUE           CONFERENCE          OVERALL
                       W L T              W L T

BROWN                  0 0 0              0 0 0
COLUMBIA               0 0 0              0 0 0
CORNELL                0 0 0              0 0 0
DARTMOUTH              0 0 0              0 0 0
HARVARD                0 0 0              0 0 0
PENNSYLVANIA           0 0 0              0 0 0
PRINCETON              0 0 0              0 0 0
YALE                   0 0 0              0 0 0

CONFERENCE GAMES THIS WEEK:

NONE SCHEDULED
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MID EASTERN          CONFERENCE          OVERALL
                       W L T              W L T

DELAWARE ST.           0 0 0              1 0 0
FLORIDA A&M            0 0 0              1 0 0
NC A&T                 0 0 0              1 0 0
SC ST.                 0 0 0              1 0 0
MORGAN ST.             0 0 0              0 0 0
BETHUNE-COOKMAN        0 0 0              0 1 0
HOWARD                 0 0 0              0 1 0

CONFERENCE GAMES THIS WEEK:

   FLORIDA A&M AT SC ST.
   MORGAN ST. AT NC A&T
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OHIO VALLEY          CONFERENCE          OVERALL
                       W L T              W L T

MIDDLE TENN. ST.       1 0 0              1 0 0
SE MISSOURI            1 0 0              1 0 0
EASTERN KENTUCKY       0 0 0              1 0 0
UT-MARTIN              0 0 0              1 0 0
TENN TECH              0 0 0              0 0 0
AUSTIN PEAY            0 0 0              0 1 0
MOREHEAD ST.           0 0 0              0 1 0
MURRAY ST.             0 1 0              0 1 0
TENNESSEE ST.          0 1 0              0 1 0

CONFERENCE GAMES LAST WEEK:

     MIDDLE TENN. ST.  35    TENN. ST.  31
     SE MISSOURI  27  MURRAY ST.  21

CONFERENCE GAMES THIS WEEK:

     NONE SCHEDULED
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PATRIOT LEAGUE       CONFERENCE          OVERALL
                       W L T              W L T

BUCKNELL               0 0 0              1 0 0
COLGATE                0 0 0              0 0 0
FORDHAM                0 0 0              0 0 0
HOLY CROSS             0 0 0              0 0 0
LAFAYETTE              0 0 0              0 0 0
LEHIGH                 0 0 0              0 0 0

CONFERENCE GAMES THIS WEEK:

   FORDHAM AT LEHIGH
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SOUTHERN             CONFERENCE          OVERALL
                       W L T              W L T

E. TENN. ST.           1 0 0              1 0 0
THE CITADEL            0 0 0              1 0 0
FURMAN                 0 0 0              1 0 0
MARSHALL               0 0 0              1 0 0
TENN-CHATT.            0 0 0              1 0 0
W. CAROLINA            0 0 0              1 0 0
APPALACHIAN ST.        0 0 0              0 1 0
VMI                    0 1 0              0 1 0

CONFERENCE GAMES LAST WEEK:

     E. TENN. ST. 18     VMI  16

CONFERENCE GAMES THIS WEEK:

     NONE SCHEDULED
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SOUTHLAND            CONFERENCE          OVERALL
                       W L T              W L T

NE LOUISIANA           1 0 0              1 0 0
MCNEESE ST.            0 0 0              1 0 0
N. TEXAS ST.           0 0 0              1 0 0
NW LOUISIANA           0 0 0              1 0 0
SW TEXAS               0 0 0              1 0 0
SF AUSTIN              0 0 0              1 0 0
SAM HOUSTON ST.        0 0 0              0 0 0
NICHOLLS ST.           0 1 0              0 1 0

CONFERENCE GAMES LAST WEEK:

     NE LOUISIANA  38   NICHOLLS ST. 10

CONFERENCE GAMES THIS WEEK:

     NONE SCHEDULED
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S.W. ATHLETIC        CONFERENCE          OVERALL
                       W L T              W L T

ALCORN ST.             1 0 0              1 0 0
TEXAS SOUTHERN         1 0 0              1 0 0
JACKSON ST.            0 0 0              1 0 0
ALABAMA ST.            0 0 0              0 0 0
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. 0 0 0              0 0 0
SOUTHERN UNIV.         0 0 0              0 0 0
GRAMBLING ST.          0 1 0              0 1 0
PRARIE VIEW A&M        0 1 0              0 1 0

CONFERENCE GAMES LAST WEEK:

     ALCORN ST. 35  GRAMBLING 33
     TEXAS SOUTHERN 35  PRARIE VIEW 0

CONFERENCE GAMES THIS WEEK:

     ALABAMA ST. AT SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
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YANKEE               CONFERENCE          OVERALL
                       W L T              W L T

MAINE                  1 0 0              1 0 0
VILLANOVA              0 0 0              1 0 0
DELAWARE               0 0 0              0 0 0
MASSACHUSETTS          0 0 0              0 0 0
RHODE ISLAND           0 0 0              0 0 0
RICHMOND               0 0 0              0 0 0
BOSTON UNIV.           0 0 0              0 1 0
CONNECTICUT            0 0 0              0 1 0
NEW HAMPSHIRE          0 1 0              0 1 0

CONFERENCE GAMES LAST WEEK:

     MAINE 27     NEW HAMPSHIRE 24

CONFERENCE GAMES THIS WEEK:

     CONNECTICUT AT NEW HAMPSHIRE
     MASSACHUSETTS AT DELAWARE
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INDEPENDENTS             W L T

CENTRAL FLORIDA          1 0 0
SAMFORD                  1 0 0
YOUNGSTOWN ST.           1 0 0
NORTHEASTERN             0 0 0
TOWSON ST.               0 0 0
WILLIAM AND MARY         0 0 0
GEORGIA SOUTHERN         0 1 0
JAMES MADISON            0 1 0
LIBERTY                  0 1 0
WESTERN KENTUCKY         0 1 0
X-TROY STATE             1 0 0

X-TROY STATE IS COMPLETING THE SECOND YEAR OF A TWO-YEAR COMPLIANCE PERIOD 
NECESSARY TO BECOME A MEMBER OF NCAA DIVISION I-AA, AND IS INELIGIBLE FOR THE 
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF IN 1992.
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THE I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE HOSTED BY MARSHALL UNIVERSITY IN 
HUNTINGTON, WV AT NOON ON DEC. 19, 1992.  ALL SEATS ARE $15.00.  TO ORDER
TICKETS CALL 1-800-THE-HERD (1-800-843-4373).
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