Week 3: Holy Cross pulls off upset, Elon hangs on for win NCAA.com

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PRESENTED BY There was a lot of action this week in FCS football. Here are some of the most noteworthy moments of Week 3:

Quarterback Peter Pujals was slinging touchdowns left and right as Holy Cross upset No.11 New Hampshire. The Wildcats jumped out to an early lead after Trevor Knight connected with Neil O’Connor. From there, the Crusaders put up 30 unanswered points, thanks to a pair of Pujals touchdowns. Pujals ended the game with 367 yards passing and 5 touchdowns, the cherry-on-top coming with six minutes left of regulation. Final Score: Holy Cross 51, No. 9 New Hampshire 26 Feelin' fine after beatin'!! — Holy Cross Football (@HCrossFB)

South Dakota looked unstoppable against the state above

The No. 23 ranked Coyotes of South Dakota were firing on all cylinders Saturday Final Score: No. 23 South Dakota 45, No. 10 North Dakota 7 MORE:

#FearTheFCS was on full force

No. 20 North Carolina A&T kept the early season full of FCS upsets going Idaho State shocked their FBS opponent Nevada as well. From the start it was all Bengals, who led 30-7 with 10 minutes to play in the third. However, the Wolf Pack turned up the jets scoring three straight touchdowns and shutting down Idaho State’s offense. In a place to tie the game with a minute left, Nevada failed to convert on a 2-point conversion giving Idaho State the 30-28 upset in Reno. Fight Bengals Fight! 30-28 victory over UNR — Idaho State Football (@IdahoStateFB)

Elon hung onto its final thread

The upsets did not just come in the hands of FCS over FBS, as Elon defeated No. Final Score: Elon 19, Charleston Southern 17 MORE:

A LOT of points were scored

Across the board, points, points and more points were scored in week 3. James Madison steamrolled Norfolk State 75-14. South Dakota State sprinted past Drake 51-10. Villanova shutout Lafayette 59-0. Watch the highlights from last night's win over Lafayette! — Villanova Football (@NovaFootball) Richmond put up a school record 48 points in the first half, including a 34-point second quarter to defeat Howard 68-21. Youngstown State beat Central Connecticut State 59-9.

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