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(STATS) - There probably hasn't been a more overlooked team in the FCS than Cal Poly this season.
No. 6 Montana knows plenty about the Mustangs.
Cal Poly, sitting two spots outside the STATS FCS Top 25 this week, knocked off Montana for the third straight season on Saturday, this time 42-41 in a back-and-forth Big Sky Conference opener in San Luis Obispo, California.
Running back Kyle Lewis scored on a 39-yard pass from Dano Graves with 4:29 remaining and Casey Sublette added the extra point, lifting Cal Poly (3-1, 1-0) from a 41-35 deficit.
Cal Poly's Joe Protheroe entered the game with a nation-leading 437 rushing yards, but Montana held the junior in check with 90 yards on 17 carries. But Graves surprised the Grizzlies (2-1, 0-1) by completing three of his six passes for touchdowns, including a 55-yarder to Protheroe. Graves added a rushing touchdown.
The Mustangs were picked ninth in the two Big Sky preseason polls, but they have won at Missouri Valley Conference power South Dakota State and against defending Pioneer Football League co-champ San Diego in addition to Montana. Their lone defeat was at Nevada in overtime.
Montana quarterback Brady Gustafson was 47 of 59 for 418 yards and two touchdowns, although he threw an interception and lost a fumble. Jerry Louie-McGee had 21 receptions for 155 yards and the two touchdowns.
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STATS FCS TOP 25=
Saturday, Sept. 24
All Times ET
No. 5 Chattanooga (4-0, 2-0 Southern) 41, Samford (2-1, 0-1) 21
Chattanooga held the ball for 39 minutes, 18 seconds thanks to senior Derrick Craine rushing for 222 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries. The Mocs defense limited Samford to 2 of 14 on third downs.
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No. 7 Richmond (3-1) 38, No. 23 Colgate (1-2) 31
Richmond's Kyle Lauletta threw for four touchdowns and the Spiders picked off Colgate's Jake Melville three times.
Spiders freshman Xavier Goodall carried the ball 20 times for 127 yards and a touchdown, and Brian Brown had seven receptions for 148 yards and two touchdowns.
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Indiana State (3-1, 1-0 Missouri Valley) 34, No. 9 Illinois State (2-2, 0-1) 31
Illinois State lost for the second straight week as Indiana State's Isaac Harker threw for two touchdowns and Roland Genesy rushed for a pair.
It helped overcome Jake Kolbe's three touchdown passes in the loss. All-America wide receiver Anthony Warrum (10 receptions, 151 yards) caught two of the touchdowns.
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No. 11 James Madison (3-1, 1-0 CAA) 31, Maine (0-3, 0-1) 20
Khladi Abdullah carried the ball 22 times for a career-high 172 yards and two touchdowns, including an 85-yarder, and Cardon Johnson finished with 110 yards on 13 carries, including a 52-yard TD. Johnson's score came on the fourth-quarter play following a Raven Greene interception - JMU's third of the second half against Maine quarterback Dan Collins.
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No. 12 Charleston Southern (2-2, 1-0 Big South) 35, Monmouth (2-2, 0-1) 7
Running back Mike Holloway scored on two long touchdowns to spark the visiting Buccaneers as they began defense of last year's Big South title. He scored on a 75-yard run and finished with 151 yards on 11 carries, and caught a 63-yard touchdown from Steve Bucenell.
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No. 18 Eastern Illinois (3-1, 1-0 OVC) 56, Austin Peay (0-3, 0-2) 35
Eastern Illinois racked up 641 yards of offense as Devin Church and Christopher Anderson rushed for 139 and 129 yards, respectively, and scored two touchdowns each. Austin Green completed passes to 11 different receivers and was 24 of 30 for 263 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
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No. 13 Western Illinois (2-0) at Northern Illinois (0-3), 3:30 p.m.
Furman (0-3) at No. 17 Coastal Carolina (2-1), 6 p.m.
No. 19 Villanova (2-1) at Lafayette (1-2), 6 p.m.
Sacred Heart (3-0) at No. 20 Stony Brook (2-1), 6 p.m.
Saint Francis (1-2) at No. 22 Albany (3-0), 7 p.m.
No. 24 McNeese (1-2, 0-1 Southland) at Incarnate Word (1-2, 1-1), 7 p.m.
No. 3 Jacksonville State (2-1) at Liberty (1-2), 7 p.m.
Elon (1-2, 0-0 CAA) at No. 8 William & Mary (2-1, 0-0), 7 p.m.
No. 4 Eastern Washington (2-1, 0-0 Big Sky) at Northern Arizona (1-2, 0-0), 7 p.m.
No. 2 Sam Houston State (2-0, 1-0 Southland) at Houston Baptist (2-1, 1-1), 8 p.m.
No. 25 Portland State (1-2, 0-0 Big Sky) at Southern Utah (1-1, 0-0), 8 p.m.
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No. 1 North Dakota State, No. 10 The Citadel, No. 14 Northern Iowa, No. 15 South Dakota State, No. 16 Youngstown State and No. 21 North Carolina A&T
