And Now We Know: D1AA Playoffs San Diego beat Arizona State in emphatic fashion 41-19 Saturday to clinch the California D1AA South Conference, and get us closer to figuring out who is in the CRAA D1AA playoffs overall. In fact, we are a LOT closer ... as in we're pretty sure we know. The much-ballyhoo'd (OK, we were the ones ballyhooing it) game between Western Washington and Boise State never happened.
California D1A Conference Wraps Up With Positives For Many The California D1A Conference has essentially completed its regular season and here are a few observations. Saint Mary's is the winner. The standings below don't reflect a result between the Gaels and Sacramento State but they didn't play that game and it's likely to be listed as a forfeit or something ...
Cal Storms to Lead, Holds It Against Navy Cal defeated Navy 47-24 Saturday in Berkeley, handing Navy their first loss of this season, and in fact their first loss since April 10, 2022 when they lost in the D1A playoffs. The Golden Bears built a 24-0 lead in the first half, but back-to-back tries by the Mids made it a 10-point game at 48 minutes. “We are obviously very disappointed in our performance,” said Navy Director of Rugby Gavin H
Saint Mary's Wins Big One at BYU If there has been a knock on Saint Mary's it's been that they haven't played a lot of the major teams in the D1A Top 10. That changed this weekend as the Gaels traveled to Provo and beat BYU 38-21 in a wild one where Saint Mary's seemed in total control, only to be reminded that there's no such thing. Saint Mary's has won games by 87, 33, 65, 67, 53, 39, and 97.
Davenport Makes Statement in Road Win In a result that was a bit of an upset, Davenport defeated Arkansas State 17-16 in Jonesboro Saturday. These two teams had played a deceptively close game in Grand Rapids in the fall—ASU eventually won 30 but it was a 17-8 game as late as 65 minutes in. This time, Davenport was determined not to allow a late-game points surge. As it was, the Red Wolves got their points early. At halftime Arkan
