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(SportsNetwork.com) - It was a perfect, yet ironic, ending to the FCS regular season Saturday. The only team to finish with an unbeaten record in the regular season is not headed to the FCS playoffs. Still, 15th-ranked Harvard couldnt be any happier to be 10-0 after it beat Ivy League rival Yale, 31-24, for the eighth straight year. The Ivy League is one of the two FCS conferences that doesnt send its champion to the playoffs. The Southwestern Athletic Conference stages a conference championship game and doesnt send its champion to the playoffs, although the teams not in the title matchup are eligible for at-large bids - which has never happened previously. Second-ranked Coastal Carolina (11-1) fell short of a perfect regular season when Liberty blocked a game-ending field goal attempt and nipped the Chanticleers, 15-14, for the Big South Conferences automatic bid to the playoffs. The two rivals shared the Big South title. Coastal will gain an at-large bid when the NCAA announces the 24-team field on Sunday in addition to Liberty (8-4) automatically moving in with its first-ever bid. The 11 teams to earn automatic bids were Eastern Washington (Big Sky), Liberty (Big South), New Hampshire (CAA), Morgan State (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), three-time reigning national champion North Dakota State (Missouri Valley), Sacred Heart (Northeast), Jacksonville State (Ohio Valley), Fordham (Patriot), San Diego (Pioneer), Chattanooga (Southern) and Sam Houston State (Southland). There will be 13 at-large bids as well. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, Nov. 20 No. 10 Southeastern Louisiana (9-3, 7-1 Southland) 62, Nicholls (0-12, 0-8) 3 Southeastern Louisiana piled up 634 yards while earning a share of the Southland Conference championship - its second straight - with Sam Houston State. Devante Hayes caught seven passes for 196 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown from starting quarterback Bryan Bennett for the Lions first score. Backup quarterback Jordan Barnett completed 12-of-19 pass attempts for 193 yards and two touchdowns in relief of Bennett. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, Nov. 21 No. 5 Eastern Washington (10-2, 7-1 Big Sky) 56, Portland State (3-9, 2-6) 34 Eastern Washington won the Big Sky title for the third straight season as well as the conferences automatic bid to the FCS playoffs. The Eagles scored 21 points in both the third and fourth quarters to break away from a 14-14 halftime tie. Jabari Wilson finished with three touchdowns and a career-high 132 yards on the ground, while quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. was 21- for-33 with two touchdowns and an interception, adding a 1-yard scoring run early in the third quarter. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, Nov. 22 No. 1 New Hampshire (10-1, 8-0 CAA) 20, Maine (5-6, 4-4) 12 New Hampshire finished off a perfect season in CAA Football and earned the conferences automatic bid to the playoffs despite committing six turnovers. Quarterback Sean Goldrich threw a touchdown and rushed for one. The Wildcats held rival Maine to 179 yards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberty (8-4, 4-1 Big South) 15, No. 2 Coastal Carolina (11-1, 4-1) 14 Liberty ended Coastals perfect season and earned the Big Souths automatic playoff bid, erasing a 14-12 deficit with John Lunsfords third field goal with 1:20 left - a 32-yarder - and then getting an even bigger special teams play on Chima Uzowihes game-ending block of Alex Catrons 24-yard attempt. The Flames Darrin Peterson caught a 72-yard touchdown pass from Stephon Marsha and finished with four receptions for 113 yards. Gabe Henderson had 10 receptions for 114 yards, while D.J. Abnar rushed for 122 yards on 35 carries. For Coastal, Alex Ross threw for 171 yards and a touchdown and added 60 rushing yards. Senior linebacker Quinn Backus had a program-record 20 tackles with one sack. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 3 North Dakota State (11-1, 7-1 Missouri Valley) 38, No. 20 Youngstown State (7-5, 4-4) 14 North Dakota State clinched a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title with Illinois State, but gained the automatic playoff bid on the basis of its higher Gridiron Power Index rating. Quarterback Carson Wentz passed for 126 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 120 yards and one score, while John Crockett carried the ball 28 times for 168 yards and one touchdown. The Bison scored touchdowns off all four Youngstown turnovers, including a pair of interceptions and a forced fumble by Christian Dudzik, and had a 479-216 advantage in yards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 4 Jacksonville State (10-1, 8-0 OVC) 49, Southeast Missouri State (5-7, 3-5) 30 Jacksonville State finished off a perfect season in the Ohio Valley Conference as Eli Jenkins threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns, and running backs Troymaine Pope (114 yards, one touchdown) and DaMarcus James (111 yards, two touchdowns) both went over 100 rushing yards. The Gamecocks gained 612 yards in their 10th straight win. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 6 Villanova (10-2, 7-1 CAA) 35, Delaware (6-6, 4-4) 28 John Robertsons 21-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Gulyas with 23 seconds left erased Villanovas 28-27 deficit and Robertson added a 2-point conversion to Poppy Livers as the Wildcats reached the 10-win mark. Robertson was 14-for-25 for 217 yards and three touchdowns and carried the ball 23 times for 117 yards. Nova running back Kevin Monangai scored three touchdowns, two on runs and one on a reception. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Army (4-7) 42, No. 7 Fordham (10-2) 31 Patriot League champion Fordham had a nine-game winning streak snapped despite quarterback Mike Nebrich throwing for 352 yards and three touchdowns. Wide receiver Brian Wetzel hauled in 12 passes for 193 yards and one touchdown. Army rushed for 382 yards, led by Larry Dixon (158 yards, three touchdowns). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 8 Illinois State (10-1, 7-1 Missouri Valley) 44, Southern Illinois (6-6, 3-5) 29 Tre Roberson passed for 319 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 94 yards and another touchdown as Illinois State clinched a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title. The Redbirds completed their first-ever 10-win regular season. Marshaun Coprich rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns, while Cameron Meredith (eight receptions, 182 yards, one touchdown) and Lechein Neblett (four receptions, 125 yards, two touchdowns) had big receiving games in the win. The Redbirds have gone unbeaten at home in two straight seasons - a run of 12 wins. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 9 Chattanooga (9-3, 7-0 Southern) 45, Furman (3-9, 2-5) 19 Quarterback Jacob Huesman collected 360 total yards and four touchdowns (two passing, two rushing) to help Chattanooga complete a perfect record in the Southern Conference. Keon Williams also rushed for two touchdown, gaining 97 yards on 18 carries. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 11 Northern Iowa (8-4, 6-2 Missouri Valley) 38, Missouri State (4-8, 1-7) 24 Northern Iowa surely punched a playoff ticket with its fifth straight win. David Johnson ran for 205 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries. He scored on a 31-yard on the final play of the first half, breaking a 14-14 tie. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 13 Montana (8-4, 6-2 Big Sky) 34, No. 12 Montana State (8-4, 6-2) 7 Montana likely clinched an FCS playoff bid with a rout of rival Montana State in the Brawl of the Wild. The Grizzlies Jordan Canada rushed for two touchdowns in the first, Jordan Johnson passed for two touchdowns in the second half and Daniel Sullivan kicked a field goal in each half. Montana State would have earned a share of the Big Sky title with a victory. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida (6-4) 52, No. 14 Eastern Kentucky (9-3, 6-3) 3 Andrew Lloyds 51-yard field goal in the first quarter accounted for Eastern Kentuckys only points as Florida scored the final 42 points inside The Swamp. EKU, hoping to earn an at-large playoff bid on Sunday, was held to 142 yards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 15 Harvard (10-0, 7-0) 31, Yale (8-2, 5-2) 24 Harvard quarterback Conner Hempel connected with wide receiver Andrew Fischer for a 35-yard touchdown pass with 55 seconds left to lift the Crimson to a season-ending victory over Yale in The Game and complete a perfect season. Harvard completed the outright Ivy title, its 16th overall crown and eighth under coach Tim Murphy, while defeating Yale for the eighth straight year and 12th time in the last 13 years. Fischer finished with eight receptions for 149 yards and two touchdowns. Harvard overcame Tyler Vargas 173 all-purpose yards, including 127 yards on 30 carries, and three touchdowns. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16 South Dakota State (8-4, 5-3 Missouri Valley) 37, South Dakota (2-10, 0-8) 14 South Dakota State beat its intrastate rival and likely clinched an at-large bid to the playoffs with its third straight win. Austin Sumner passed for 395 yards and three touchdowns. Jake Wieneke caught six passes for 177 yards and one touchdown. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17 James Madison (9-3, 6-2 CAA) 59, Elon (1-1, 0-8) 27 James Madison will take a seven-game winning streak into the playoffs after quarterback Vad Lee accounted for four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) and Jauan Latney (100 yards) and Khalid Abdullah (92) rushed for two touchdowns each. Lee was 23-for-25 for 257 yards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Western Illinois (5-7, 3-5 Missouri Valley) 34, No. 18 Indiana State (7-5, 4-4) 20 Indiana States bid for a playoff spot took a jolt as Western Illinois quarterback Trenton Norvell threw for two touchdowns and rushed for one. Buck Logan and Dimitri Taylor both rushed for Indiana State touchdowns. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Lamar (8-4, 5-3 Southland) 27, No. 19 McNeese State (6-5, 4-4) 24 Juan Carranco kicked a 23-yard field goal as time expired to lift Lamar past McNeese State, which ended the season on a three-game losing streak. Lamars Caleb Berry passed for 327 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 91 yards. McNeeses Will Briscoe threw for two touchdowns and Tyler Bolfing one. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 21 Richmond (7-4, 4-3 CAA) at No. 22 William & Mary (7-4, 4-3), (n) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 23 Sam Houston State (8-4, 7-1) 38, Central Arkansas (6-6, 5-3) 31 Sam Houstons Keshawn Hill rushed for 242 yards and two touchdowns to power the Bearkats to a share of the Southland Conference title with Southeastern Louisiana. Sam Houston claimed the automatic bid to the playoffs. The Bearkats overcame Ryan Howards four touchdown passes for Central Arkansas. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- North Carolina Central (7-5, 6-2) 21, No. 24 North Carolina A&T (9-3, 6-2) 14 North Carolina A&T failed to clinch an outright Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference crown and fell into a five-team tie for the title with North Carolina Central, Bethune-Cookman, South Carolina State and Morgan State, which earned the automatic bid to the playoffs. North Carolina Central quarterback Malcolm Bell had 195 total yards and both passed and rushed for a touchdown. The Eagles beat a nationally-ranked opponent for the first time since transitioning to the FCS in 2007. A&T sophomore Tarik Cohen rushed for 203 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 25 Bethune-Cookman (9-3, 6-2 MEAC) 18, Florida A&M (3-9, 3-5) 17, OT Bethune-Cookman slipped past rival Florida A&M on quarterback Larry Brihms two-point conversion in overtime to earn part of a five-way share of the MEAC title - its fourth for fifth-year coach Brian Jenkins. The win was the Rattlers fourth straight in the Florida Classic at the newly renovated Florida Citrus Bowl. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . You can listen to the game live on TSN Radio 690 in Montreal or on TSN.ca/Montreal. Also, TSN.ca features live streaming of the post-game news conferences from the Bell Centre. The Rangers grabbed a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Final after Sundays 3-2 overtime victory against the visiting Habs. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . Winners of two straight, the Flames will try to become the first team in 25 years to go three consecutive games without taking a penalty Saturday night in San Jose. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку!. 4 jersey of former defenseman Rob Blake this coming season. The ceremony will take place prior to the Kings January 17 game against Anaheim. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . - The width of Alec Martinezs shin guard was the difference between the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks in their playoff series opener. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! .200. His solution to his hitting woes was business in the front and a party in the back."That would be a mullet," Norris says.NEW ORLEANS -- With a big fourth-quarter lead dwindling quickly, Pelicans coach Monty Williams called a timeout and told his team to run a play that would ensure Eric Gordon got the ball. As far as Williams was concerned, it wasnt so much great coaching as common sense, the way Gordon was shooting. Gordon drained a momentum-shifting 20-foot jumper that capped his 25-point outing, and New Orleans held on for its second straight victory, 104-98 over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. "Thats the Eric that I know can be an All-Star-type player on a night-in and night-out basis just because hes not afraid to take big shots," Williams said. "We just put the ball in Erics hands and had him make a play. ... Erics really good at reading defences, so he comes out and hits a big shot and then we just got stops when we needed." Gordon hit 10 of 12 shots, including all three of his 3-point attempts. He also made both of his free throws. "Ive shown that I can score at any point during the game," Gordon said. "With me tonight, I was just hitting everything, basically." Jrue Holiday added 20 points and 12 assists, hitting a clutch 3-pointer in the final minute to give New Orleans more breathing room after its 19-point, fourth-quarter lead had been trimmed to six with nearly five minutes remaining. Holiday also did not turn the ball over, and the Pelicans finished with a season-low six turnovers. "Thats a good feeling," Holiday said. "I can go home and go to sleep tonight." Ryan Anderson scored 18 for New Orleans, which has won five of seven games, mostly without power forward Anthony Davis, who broke his left hand in the first quarter of the first game in that stretch. However, New Orleans lost guard Tyreke Evans, who aggravated a recent left ankle sprain on a drive in which he was fouled by Tony Allen the last seconds of the first half. "Just a little tweak," said Evans, who made two free throws after the injury, then sat out the second half. "Hopefullly Ill be back next game.dddddddddddd" Jon Leuer scored 19 and Mike Conley 18 for Memphis, which has lost two straight. Zach Randolph added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who were done in by a 21-3 Pelicans run that started in the last half of the third quarter. Memphis coach Dave Joerger said defending the Pelicans can be tough when Anderson, Holiday and Gordon are all playing well. "Good team on the perimeter," Joerger said. "There are times where Holiday and Gordon are able to make plays because we were trying to get out to Ryan Anderson so quickly that the gaps become big and those guys take advantage of those gaps." The Grizzlies were as close as 63-62 on Kosta Koufos 6-foot runner halfway through the third quarter, but Randolph went to the bench with his fourth foul soon after. New Orleans then started to dominate, going on a 21-3 run that gave the Pelicans their largest lead at 84-65 early in the fourth quarter. The surge included Gordons layup and 27-footer with a second left in the third quarter. Memphis nearly had an answer, though. Mike Millers free throws began a 15-3 run, which he capped with a 3 to cut it to 94-88 with 4:53 still left. Thats when Williams called timeout and put the game in Gordons hands. After his big shot, Holiday followed with a 9-foot floater, Al-Farouq Aminu sank a pair of clutch free throws and Holiday connected from 3. That put New Orleans ahead 103-93 with 54 seconds left, and Memphis could not recover. "They just hit shots toward the end of the game," Randolph said. "With them two guys -- Holiday and Eric -- in their backcourt, thats a pretty good backcourt, real good. They showed up tonight and hit big shots." Notes: The Grizzlies are 0-6 against Southwest Division opponents. ... New Orleans begins a five-game road trip at Denver on Sunday night. ... Memphis, which shot 50 per cent (40 of 80), lost for the first time in 18 games when shooting that well. ... The Pelicans shot 51.3 per cent (39 of 76). ' ' '