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(STATS) -- Richmond football coach Danny Rocco said it best that his Spiders went to Virginia expecting to win Saturday.The first full weekend of college football is often a time for FCS programs to steal the spotlight from bigger FBS programs, and No. 4 Richmond, No. 5 Northern Iowa and No. 14 Eastern Washington delivered with upsets.Richmond looked in midseason form as junior quarterback Kyle Lauletta threw three touchdowns and the defense forced four turnovers in a 37-20 rout of Virginia, which spoiled the Cavaliers coaching debut of Bronco Mendenhall.Northern Iowa tripped Iowa State 25-20 on JVeyon Brownings 1-yard run with 2:49 left to play -- the Panthers second win over the Cyclones in four seasons.Eastern Washington outgunned Washington State 45-42 as All-American wide receiver Cooper Kupp caught three touchdown passes to set the FCS career record with 59.Special things dont happen by accident, Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin told his team afterward.Richmonds posted its first win over an FBS team in five years and the second this season for a CAA Football team after Albany beat Buffalo Friday night.The Spiders controlled the ball for 39 minutes, 46 seconds. Lauletta was 24 of 35 for 337 yards, throwing two touchdown passes to wide receiver Tyler Wilkins and one to All-American Brian Brown. Cornerback Tafon Mainsah had one of the Spiders three fumble recoveries and intercepted a pass.To step up and play like that and get a result like this speaks an awful lot about our program, staff and student-athletes, Rocco said.Northern Iowas most recent FBS win was at Iowa State 28-20 to open the 2013 campaign. Saturdays was fueled by senior quarterback Aaron Bailey as he passed for 135 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 114 yards and a score.The Panthers forced four turnovers. Charles Browns 26-yard interception return to the Iowa State 36 in the fourth quarter set up the winning touchdown.Kupp finished with 12 receptions for 206 yards in Eastern Washingtons win -- the Eagles first since his first game in 2013 when they beat Oregon State. The 2015 STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year caught 75- and 26-yard touchdowns from Gage Gubrud before his record-breaking 7-yard score with 10:34 remaining in the third quarter.Gabrud was 34 of 40 for 474 yards and five touchdowns, and rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries.---=SATURDAY, SEPT. 3=STATS FCS TOP 25No. 2 Sam Houston State (1-0) 59, Oklahoma Panhandle State (0-1) 21Last years FCS team leader in total offense cranked it up with quarterback Jeremiah Briscoe passing for 338 yards and three touchdowns. He added an 8-yard TD run.Running back Corey Avery had 105 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns.---=No. 7 Charleston Southern (1-0) 57, Kentucky State (0-1) 7Starting quarterback Kyle Copeland suffered a season-ending knee injury in Charleston Southerns easy win, adding to a bad week in which coach Jamey Chadwell and an assistant coach were both suspended for a future game following a minor NCAA recruiting violation on social media.In a 405-yard ground assault, Alan Barnwell had a game-high 108 yards and a touchdown on four carries, and Mike Holloway carried the ball three times for 68 yards and two touchdowns. Kelan Fraise and Darius Hammond combined for 248 yards on seven punt returns, including Fraises 70-yard score.---=TCU (1-0) 59, No. 8 South Dakota State (0-1) 41South Dakota State was in the game for 3? quarters, but allowed 662 yards in its opening loss.Sophomore quarterback Taryn Christion passed for 333 yards and three touchdowns and scored on a run. All-America wide receiver Jake Wieneke had eight receptions for 196 yards and two touchdowns.---=No. 10 Illinois State (1-0) 50, Valparaiso (0-1) 13Alejandro Rivera scored on a 27-yard interception return on the games second play to jump-start Illinois States win. Sophomore quarterback Jake Kolbe was 11 of 19 for 166 yards and a touchdown and rushed for a score.---=No. 11 McNeese (1-0) 33, Tarleton State (0-1) 3McNeese limited Tarleton State to 139 yards as new coach Lance Guidry won his first game. Quarterback James Tabary threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns, and Dylan Long rushed for a pair of scores.---=No. 12 James Madison (1-0) 80, Morehead State (0-1) 7In coach Mike Houstons first game, James Madison set a program record for points and pounded Morehead State with a running game that produced 498 yards and 10 touchdowns.Quarterback Bryan Schor (129 yards, three touchdowns), Trai Sharp (110, one) and Cardon Johnson (104, two) all surpassed 100 rushing yards.---=No. 13 Montana (1-0) 41, Saint Francis (0-1) 31Montana trailed 10-6 at halftime, but quarterback Brady Gustafson threw three touchdowns and rushed for two in the second half.The 6-7 senior finished with 353 passing yards, although he turned the ball over four times with two interceptions and two fumbles.---=No. 16 Coastal Carolina (1-0) 38, Lamar (0-1) 14FCS independent Coastal Carolina scored the final 35 points after trailing 14-3 at halftime. DeAngelo Henderson (158 yards) scored two touchdowns in the second half to tie former Virginia Tech star Lee Suggs for the Division I record with a touchdown in 27 straight games.Lamars Kade Harrington rushed for 207 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries.---=No. 17 Portland State (1-0) 43, Central Washington (0-1) 26Sidestepping a potential upset, Portland State overcame a 26-21 deficit after three quarters.Quarterback Alex Kuresa accounted for 345 total yards (222 passing, 123 rushing) and three touchdowns, and running back Nate Tago rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns in the win.---=Arizona State (1-0) 44, No. 18 Northern Arizona (0-1) 13NAU quarterback Case Cookus picked up where he left off a year ago by going 23-for-33 for 369 yards, including an 87-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Marks.Marks (eight receptions, 174 yards, TD) and Emmanuel Butler (seven receptions, 118 yards) posted big games.---=San Diego State (1-0) 31, No. 22 New Hampshire (0-1) 0Sophomore quarterback Trevor Knight (4 of 16, 37 yards) struggled in his first career start as UNH was shut out for the first time since a 17-0 loss to William & Mary on Nov. 2, 2013.Jared Kuehl and Rick Ellison both recorded career highs with 10 tackles.---=Pittsburgh (1-0) 28, No. 23 Villanova (0-1) 7Villanova didnt score an offensive touchdown and managed only 172 yards in losing the opening game of coach Andy Talleys 32nd and final season with the Wildcats.Rob Rolle scored on a 3-yard fumble return off a Drew Wiley sack in the third quarter after Villanova trailed 21-0.Sophomore quarterback Zach Bednarczyk completed 16 of 31 passes for 119 yards and an interception. Ryan Bell caught six passes for 52 yards.---=South Florida (1-0) 56, No. 24 Towson (0-1) 20Towson held the ball for 37:40 yet committed four turnovers and lost by 36 points. Senior running back Darius Victor became the fourth Tiger to surpass 3,000 career rushing yards as he carried the ball 23 times for 70 yards and two touchdowns.Redshirt freshman Shane Simpson set a program single-game record with 229 return yards on eight kickoff returns.---=No. 25 North Carolina A&T (1-0) 62, St. Augustines (0-1) 0A&T quarterback Lamar Raynard was 17 of 21 for 170 yards and two touchdowns, adding a 1-yard TD run. Many Aggies got offensive touches, with All-America running back Tarik Cohen rushing for two touchdowns on eight carries.---=FRIDAY, SEPT. 2=Syracuse (1-0) 33, No. 21 Colgate (0-1) 7Jake Melvilles 19-yard touchdown pass to Owen Rockett opened the scoring six minutes into the game, but Colgate surrendered the final 33 points. The defending Patriot League champion was outgained 554-143 in yards.Melville completed 10 of 22 passes for 82 yards. Syracuse quarterbacks completed 40 passes.---=THURSDAY, SEPT. 1=No. 3 Jacksonville State (1-0) 31, North Alabama (0-1) 12Jacksonville State quarterback Eli Jenkins picked up where he left off in earning first-team All-America honors for the FCS runner-up last season. The senior gained 331 total yards, rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown and passing for 230 yards.Auburn transfer Roc Thomas carried the ball 20 times for 71 yards and three touchdowns. He also had four receptions for 53 yards.---=No. 6 Chattanooga (1-0) 66, Shorter (0-1) 0New starting quarterback Alejandro Bennifield was lifted from the game in the second quarter, but not before he threw touchdowns to four different receivers while Chattanooga built a 45-0 halftime lead. The junior finished 8 of 11 for 135 yards with an interception.Backup quarterback Tyler Roberson totaled three touchdowns -- two runs and a 9-yard reception from Bennifield.---=North Carolina State (1-0) 48, No. 9 William & Mary (0-1) 14The visiting Tribe allowed 21 unanswered points in the second quarter while falling behind 28-7 at halftime. N.C. State finished with 521 offensive yards.Tribe quarterback Steve Cluley passed for only 99 yards with two interceptions, but he accounted for both touchdowns on a 10-yard run and a 16-yard pass to DeVonte Dedmon.---=No. 15 The Citadel (1-0, 1-0 Southern) 24, Mercer (0-1, 0-1) 23The Citadel has beaten Mercer in three straight seasons by a combined five points. The difference in coach Brent Thompsons debut was Middle Tennessee State graduate transfer Cody Clarks 35-yard field goal with 2:20 left.The Bulldogs, playing on the road without suspended quarterback Dominique Allen, scored on their first three possessions, including Tyler Renew (27 carries, 146 yards) going 70 yards on the games second play, for a 21-3 lead in the first quarter. But a pair of touchdown runs by quarterback John Russ helped Mercer to 20 unanswered points and a 23-21 lead.---=Stony Brook (1-0) 13, No. 19 North Dakota (0-1) 9In an intersectional game in which the two teams combined for only 398 yards (Stony Brook 221, UND 177), the host Seawolves made the games decisive play on special teams. They erased a 9-7 deficit when Gavin Heslop blocked a Dussold Austin punt and Kye Morgan picked up the ball at UNDs 7-yard line and raced into the end zone with 8:52 to play.UND standout John Santiago scored on a 16-yard run, but was held to 52 yards on 16 carries. Safety Cole Reyes was the Fighting Hawks defensive standout, scoring on a safety in the third quarter and totaling two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble, eight tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack.---=No. 20 Western Illinois (1-0) 38, Eastern Illinois (0-1) 21Charlie Fisher won his Western Illinois coaching debut on the road as sophomore Steve McShane rushed for 207 yards and two touchdowns, including a 70-yarder, on 28 carries.Quarterback Mitch Kimbles 323 passing yards and three total touchdowns werent enough for Eastern Illinois as third-year coach Kim Dameron fell to 0-9 in non-conference games.Custom Hotspur Jerseys . Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey last Sunday. The fine is the fourth this season for Goldson. He was fined $30,000 for a hit on the New York Jets Jeff Cumberland in Week 1. 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Yet the heralded Virginia recruit was upstaged by a trio of walk-ons who made the most of some rare extended playing time in a runaway victory.Justice Bartley scored five points while Jeff Jones and Trevon Gross Jr. added three apiece for the seventh-ranked Cavaliers in a 90-34 blowout of Grambling State.All three drew raucous cheers from the crowd -- and the regulars watching from the bench -- when they scored.It was really good to see Jeff and Tre and Justice, those guys that work so hard to prepare our guys in practice, get that many minutes and that many shots, coach Tony Bennett said, laughing as he glanced at a stat sheet that showed Gross took eight shots in 11 minutes.The rainbow 3-pointer he finally made with 3:40 remaining took an immediate place in Bennetts memory bank.Those are some of my favorite memories, the coach said, rattling off the names of other walk-ons getting their first points.The Cavaliers (4-0) made quick work of the undermanned Tigers, running off 26 consecutive points to end the first half leading 49-9. The final score marked the 17th time in Bennetts career at Virginia that the Cavaliers held an opponent below 40 points -- and the third game in a row.I dont think that you can imagine what its like to play against that defense, Tigers coach Shawn Walker said.Guy, who was Mr. Basketball in Indiana last season, shot 6 of 7 from the floor, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range. Bennett removed him with 10:51 remaining and started substituting with walk-ons very early.Marcel Thompson led Grambling State (1-3) with eight points.Guy, the most heralded of a vaunted freshman class for Virginia, causes a stir in the crowd every time he shows off his quick release. When his shot falls, fans go wild. He whetted their appetite in the previous game by scoring 15 points, and was even better against the Tigers.It feels really good right now being out there, Guy said. I try to be really poised and ffocused and make sure I am mentally prepared for each game.dddddddddddd ... I expect to go through my ups and downs, but will try to stay on an even keel through it all.Marial Shayok and Darius Thompson added 12 points apiece for Virginia.Grambling State, meanwhile, might want to lose Virginias phone number. The Cavaliers led by 40 at halftime after the 26-point burst, their largest lead at the break since the only other time they played Grambling, in 2001. They led that game 68-25 at intermission.BIG PICTUREGrambling State: The Tigers have five seniors on their roster, which should bode well when they get to their level of play in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, but they also have seven freshmen and are no doubt using the pay-day portion of their schedule to try to blend young and old into something more cohesive.Virginia: The preseason is over for the Cavaliers, who used their first four games to incorporate Guy, redshirt freshman Mamadi Diakite and freshman Ty Jerome into the rotation, a process that might have taken on greater urgency when talented low post scorer Austin Nichols was dismissed from the team last Friday. The schedule gets more serious for Virginia now with its next string of games against Iowa, Providence or Memphis, Ohio State, West Virginia and East Carolina.TWENTY-SOMETHINGVirginia has had a run of at least 20 consecutive points in three of its four games. It outscored UNCG 22-0 in the opener, scored 20 in a row against Yale on Sunday night and had the 26-0 run against the Tigers. The Cavaliers are allowing 38.8 points per game this season.HOMEBODIESVirginia has won 23 straight at home, the sixth-longest streak in the country.UP NEXTGrambling State plays a team to be determined in the Emerald Coast Classic.Virginia plays Iowa in the Emerald Coast Classic on Friday night in Niceville, Florida.---More AP college basketball: http://collegebasketball.ap.org---Follow Hank on Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankkurzjr ' ' '