(STATS) – The four unbeaten FCS teams remained on cruise control on Saturday, but at least one of them will have to find an extra gear next weekend.
No. 19 Princeton will host Dartmouth in a matchup of 7-0 Ivy League teams on the first Saturday of November. Their first-place matchup was set up when Princeton routed Cornell 66-0 and Dartmouth beat rival Harvard 24-17.
No. 16 Colgate also improved to 7-0, blanking Georgetown 38-0 to take sole possession of first place in the Patriot League. The Raiders allowed only 36 yards in their fourth shutout of the season.
Top-ranked and defending FCS champion North Dakota State went one better, improving to 8-0 with a 59-14 triumph at South Dakota in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Easton Stick became the Bison’s all-time leader in touchdown passes in their 14th straight win.
North Dakota State next hosts Youngstown State and Colgate travels to Fordham.
Dartmouth received the most votes among teams outside the STATS FCS Top 25 this past week, so it’s possible all four unbeaten teams will be the media rankings on Monday.