Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st
Eastern Washington beat Montana 32-26 at Roos Field on Saturday to keep their No. 7 ranking and push the Grizzlies out of the FCS Top 25 poll.
The Eagles scored twice in the final 2:19 to win the game 32-26 over the weekend. Quarterback Vernon Adams went 25-of-41 for 353 yards and three touchdowns in his second career start. The win came even though Montana outgained EWU 533-447 yards in total offense.
"It was a wild finish and our guys just kept believing," said coach Beau Baldwin.
Eastern Washington moves on to play North Dakota on Saturday – a game televised on SWX.
North Dakota State kept hold of the No. 1 ranking, while Montana State remained at No. 2 with a win over Southern Utah. Youngstown State was No. 3, followed by Old Dominion, James Madison and Wofford.
Team (First-place votes)RecordPointsPrevious Rank 1. North Dakota State Bison (156) 4-0 4,204 1 2. Montana State Bobcats (6) 5-0 3,974 2 3. Youngstown State Penguins (7) 4-0 3,857 3 4. Old Dominion Monarchs 5-0 3,691 4 5. James Madison Dukes 3-1 3,380 5 6. Wofford Terriers 4-0 3,321 6 7. Eastern Washington Eagles 3-1 3,157 7 8. Georgia Southern Eagles 3-1 2,663 10 9. Sam Houston State Bearkats 2-2 2,602 9 9. Illinois State Redbirds 5-0 2,602 13 11. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 5-0 2,120 15 12. Towson Tigers 2-2 2,076 12 13. Stony Brook Seawolves 4-1 2,036 18 14. New Hampshire Wildcats 3-2 1,847 20 15. Appalachian State Mountaineers 3-2 1,789 17 16. Delaware Blue Hens 4-1 1,697 8 17. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 4-1 1,479 19 18. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 4-1 1,234 22 19. The Citadel Bulldogs 3-2 1,192 11 20. Cal Poly Mustangs 4-0 1,172 23 21. McNeese State Cowboys 4-1 723 24 22. Northern Iowa Panthers 1-4 691 14 23. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 4-1 618 25 24. Central Arkansas Bears 3-2 602 16 25. Harvard Crimson 3-0 426 NR
