South Dakota State needed overtime to avoid a second straight loss as No. 4 South Dakota pushed No. 3 South Dakota State to the brink in a 20-17 game in Week 9 on Oct. 26. 

The South Dakota showdown was the game of the week in the FCS, but one of the most watched games was in Rhode Island as the No. 16-ranked Rams faced Maine, who demolished Villanova a week earlier. 

The Rams, though, beat the Black Bears 24-14. 

Perhaps the biggest head-turner in the CAA was Stony Brook, now ranked No. 24, crushing No. 15 William & Mary 35-13.  

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The No. 14-ranked Villanova Wildcats did rebound from the Maine loss with a 14-6 win over UNH. 

Here are the complete FCS scores in Week 9. 

FCS Football Scores In Week 9 

• Brown 23, Cornell 21
• Richmond 41, Bryant 14
• Morehead State 14, Dayton 6
• LIU 24, Central Connecticut State 21
• Lehigh 33, Fordham 19
• Valparaiso 17, Marist 14
• Merrimack 51, Colgate 17
• Sacred Heart 31, Mercyhurst 14
• Butler 48, Davidson 38
• Indiana State 20, Southern Illinois 17
• Towson 26, Monmouth 14
• Rhode Island 24, Maine 14
• St. Thomas (MN) 34, San Diego 14
• Presbyterian 42, Stetson 14
• Duquesne 48, Stonehill 34
• Dartmouth 24, Columbia 21
• Holy Cross 34, Lafayette 28
• Georgetown 21, Bucknell 20
• Hampton 41, Elon 21
• North Dakota State 59, Murray State 6
• Norfolk State 21, Howard 20
• Robert Morris 17, Saint Francis 0
• The Citadel 28, Samford 11
• Southern Utah 28, West Georgia 17
• ETSU 24, Wofford 7
• Tennessee Tech 28, Charleston Southern 23
• Arkansas-Pine Bluff 35, Mississippi Valley State 21
• Jackson State 37, Bethune-Cookman 17
• Delaware 28, UAlbany 14
• Eastern Kentucky 28, Utah Tech 17
• Harvard 45, Princeton 13
• Lindenwood 49, Western Illinois 38
• Montana 24, Northern Colorado 0
• Lamar University 42, Northwestern State 10
• Prairie View 34, Texas A&M-Commerce 27
• Southeast Missouri State 30, Gardner-Webb 24
• UT Martin 52, Eastern Illinois 17
• Alabama State 27, Alabama A&M 19
• UMass 35, Wagner 7
• Mercer 44, Western Carolina 34
• NC Central 16, Morgan State 7
• South Carolina State 69, Delaware State 35
• Stony Brook 35, William & Mary 13
• Villanova 14, New Hampshire 6
• Tarleton State 27, Austin Peay 17
• Campbell 21, NC A&T 7
• Chattanooga 31, VMI 10
• Nicholls 24, McNeese 19
• Central Arkansas 24, North Alabama 19
• Missouri State 49, UNI 42 (OT)
• Idaho State 30, Sacramento State 27 (OT)
• Youngstown State 41, North Dakota 40
• Florida A&M 24, Southern University 6
• SFA 55, Houston Christian 6
• UIW 34, Southeastern Louisiana 31
• Texas Southern 24, Grambling 17 (OT)
• South Dakota State 20, South Dakota 17
• Idaho 38, Eastern Washington 28
• Yale 31, Penn 10

AFCA NCAA FCS Football Rankings In Week 9

1. North Dakota St. (24) 7-1
2. Montana St. (2) 8-0
3. South Dakota St. 5-2
4. South Dakota 6-1
5. UC Davis 7-1
6. Southeast Missouri St. 7-1
7. North Dakota 5-2
8. Tarleton St. 6-1
9. Montana 5-2
10. Central Arkansas 5-2
11. UIW 5-2
12. Idaho 5-3
13. Richmond 5-2
14. Villanova 5-2
15. William & Mary 5-2
16. Rhode Island 6-1
17. Mercer 6-1
18. Missouri St. 5-2
19. ACU 5-3
20. Illinois St. 5-3
21. North Carolina Central 5-2
22. Dartmouth 5-0
23. Jackson St. 5-2
24. Stony Brook 5-2
25. Chattanooga 4-3

Dropped Out: Florida A&M (18), New Hampshire (19)

Others Receiving Votes: Duquesne, 37; New Hampshire, 22; East Tennessee St., 18; UT Martin, 18; Western Carolina, 18; Florida A&M, 15; Monmouth (N.J.), 15; Tennessee St., 13; Sacramento St., 10; Harvard, 8; Drake, 7; Columbia, 5; Lafayette, 4; Robert Morris, 4; Lamar, 3; Butler, 2; Northern Arizona, 2; Samford, 2; Southeastern Louisiana, 1.

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