JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Jacksonville State rallied from a 10-point deficit in the first half to defeat East Tennessee State 34-27 in the first round of the FCS playoffs Saturday night.
The Gamecocks (9-3) will meet Maine (8-3) in the Round of 16 at noon Saturday in Orono.
East Tennessee (8-4), which led 20-10 early, had a first down at the 4 with just under two minutes left but fumbled the ball away.
JAMES MADISON 20, DELAWARE 6: Ben DiNucci passed for 223 yards and a touchdown, and James Madison (9-3)clamped down on Delaware (7-5) for a first-round win at Harrisonburg, Virginia.
WOFFORD 19, ELON 7: Freshman Nathan Walker rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown, helping Wofford (9-3) beat Elon (6-6) at Spartanburg, South Carolina.
DUQUESNE 31, TOWSON 10: A.J. Hines turned a screen pass into a 71-yard TD for the lead, rushed for 175 yards and another score, and visiting Duquesne (9-3) beat Towson (7-6).
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 28, STONY BROOK 14: Daniel Santacaterina threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, and Southeast Missouri (9-3) claimed its first FCS playoff victory, scoring all its points in the third quarter against Stony Brook (7-5) at Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
MONTANA STATE 35, INCARNATE WORD 14: Troy Andersen ran for a touchdown and threw for another to lead Montana State (8-4) over Incarnate Word (6-5) in the first round at Bozeman, Montana.
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