2026 Week 8 - WIU vs UT Martin - Homecoming

[leatherneckcountry]

That was a great win,  I watched on ESPN+.   We sit at 4-4 now.   It's possible we end with a winning season.  We haven't done that in my calculations since 2017.  Let's go!  Looks like we are heading in the right direction.  Kudos to coach Davis.

 

I said earlier this year that I thought 8 wins was a realistic possibility and if we play like we played on Saturday I like our chances.
 

[leatherneckcountry]

I don't know where that Mackenzie kid came from but he was everywhere on defense 

[NewNeck]

I don't know where that Mackenzie kid came from but he was everywhere on defense 

 

I thought the same thing.  BJ and Doc mentioned something about a court ruling with him.  How did we get this guy?  1st team All OVC a year ago at CSU. https://csusports.com/sports/football/r ... inzie/5996 
 

[ST_Lawson]

FCS National Offensive Player of the Week....Kennedy McGill - https://theanalyst.com/articles/fcs-foo ... 026-season
I can't seem to find the last time we had a national player of the week award, but it's probably been a while.

EDIT - I also just noticed that McGill is #6 in rushing yards in the FCS (#1 for QBs) and is tied for #4 for rushing TDs with YSU QB Beau Brungard (who was last year's Walter Payton Award winner).
He's also #39 overall in passing yards (out of 150 ranked QBs on 124 teams).

[ST_Lawson]

Some other interesting stats for our team so far:

• We are #3 in the FCS, #2 in the conference in Defensive TDs with 2. The #1 team in the FCS in this category is actually the team we just beat, UT Martin, who has 4 this season.
• #15 in the FCS in passing yards allowed with 175.3 yards per game
• #17 in the FCS and #1 in the OVC in Rushing Defense (117.5 ypg allowed)
• #7 in the FCS and #1 in the OVC in Rushing Offense (212.5 ypg)
• Despite some early season difficulties, we are #5 in the FCS in tackles for loss allowed with 3.25/game
• #6 in the FCS and #1 in the OVC in Total Defense (292.8 ypg allowed)
• #9 in the FCS and #1 in the OVC in Total Offense (457.4 ypg)
• We also lead the conference in fewest fumbles lost, passing offense, passing yards per completion, red zone offense, sacks allowed, scoring offense, and team passing efficiency.

Full ranking summary

For conference games only:

• #1 in Rushing Offense, Total Offense, Scoring.
• #2 in Passing Offense
• Defense is a bit rougher, at #4 in passing defense, #7 in passing defense, #7 in total defense, and #6 in scoring
• Kennedy McGill is #1 in rushing yards per game, total offense (ypg), and scoring, and #2 in passing yards per game
• We have 3 players in the conference top 10 for recieving yards per game: Xavier Coleman is #3, David Hargro is #6, and Ihson Jackson-Anderson is #9
• PK Ronan Culkin is #2 for FGs per game (5 of 7 with a long of 51) and #4 for FG %
• Three players are in the top 10 for tackles: LeBron Morgan at #3 (9.67/game), Nick Reinicke is #4 with (9.33/game), and Justin Buckner is #6 (8.67/game)

Conference Stats Sheet

[meganeck]

I don't know where that Mackenzie kid came from but he was everywhere on defense 



 

I thought the same thing.  BJ and Doc mentioned something about a court ruling with him.  How did we get this guy?  1st team All OVC a year ago at CSU. https://csusports.com/sports/football/r ... inzie/5996 
 


 

Hes not even listed on the roster page on the website, speaking of court ruling, I'm assuming the court ruling that supposedly would have allowed Kevin Washington to play this year, either got appealed or didn't get approved, I don't believe he has played this year.
 

[NewNeck]

Some other interesting stats for our team so far:

• We are #3 in the FCS, #2 in the conference in Defensive TDs with 2. The #1 team in the FCS in this category is actually the team we just beat, UT Martin, who has 4 this season.
• #15 in the FCS in passing yards allowed with 175.3 yards per game
• #17 in the FCS and #1 in the OVC in Rushing Defense (117.5 ypg allowed)
• #7 in the FCS and #1 in the OVC in Rushing Offense (212.5 ypg)
• Despite some early season difficulties, we are #5 in the FCS in tackles for loss allowed with 3.25/game
• #6 in the FCS and #1 in the OVC in Total Defense (292.8 ypg allowed)
• #9 in the FCS and #1 in the OVC in Total Offense (457.4 ypg)
• We also lead the conference in fewest fumbles lost, passing offense, passing yards per completion, red zone offense, sacks allowed, scoring offense, and team passing efficiency.

Full ranking summary

For conference games only:

• #1 in Rushing Offense, Total Offense, Scoring.
• #2 in Passing Offense
• Defense is a bit rougher, at #4 in passing defense, #7 in passing defense, #7 in total defense, and #6 in scoring
• Kennedy McGill is #1 in rushing yards per game, total offense (ypg), and scoring, and #2 in passing yards per game
• We have 3 players in the conference top 10 for recieving yards per game: Xavier Coleman is #3, David Hargro is #6, and Ihson Jackson-Anderson is #9
• PK Ronan Culkin is #2 for FGs per game (5 of 7 with a long of 51) and #4 for FG %
• Three players are in the top 10 for tackles: LeBron Morgan at #3 (9.67/game), Nick Reinicke is #4 with (9.33/game), and Justin Buckner is #6 (8.67/game)

Conference Stats Sheet

 

2nd time in Davis's 3 seasons we have had #1 offense in league...
 

[rocki]

That was a great win,  I watched on ESPN+.   We sit at 4-4 now.   It's possible we end with a winning season.  We haven't done that in my calculations since 2017.  Let's go!  Looks like we are heading in the right direction.  Kudos to coach Davis.

 

This is the team we've been waiting all year to see. If we have found our groove, we will be OK. (Quite frankly, I thought the SEMO game should have been like this as far as performance goes - not necessarily score-wise, but all things clicking along well)