FCS Destination Bucket Lists & Places You've Visited

[mmiller_34]

I'm sure we've done threads like these in the past but here's the idea. Create two lists here:

1. Places you've already visited in the FCS. In no particular order.
2. Places you want to visit FCS. Your bucket list. Maximum 15 places, you have to choose a top 15. No particular order.

If you've already visited a certain place then they can't be on the bucket list. Others are starting to include all college football venues so I'll update my list.

I'll start:

FCS Places I've Been:
1. North Dakota State
2. Northern Iowa
3. Western Illinois
4. South Dakota
5. Montana State
6. South Dakota State
7. Drake

FBS Places I've Been:
1. Purdue
2. Iowa State
3. Iowa
4. Minnesota
5. Illinois
6. Michigan
7. Nebraska
8. UTEP (For Sun Bowl)
9. UCLA (For Rose Bowl)

D-II
1. Augustana

Bucket List:
1. Montana
2. Southern Utah
3. Coastal Carolina
4. Southern Illinois
5. Youngstown State
6. Lehigh
7. Illinois State
8. Indiana State
9. Missouri State
10. Central Arkansas
11. Eastern Washington
12. James Madison
13. Liberty
14. Cal Poly
15. UC Davis

[Lehigh Football Nation]

Bucket List:
1. Montana
2. Eastern Washington
3. Grambling
4. North Dakota State
5. Sam Houston
6. James Madison <--- fingers crossed this gets done this year
7. Richmond
8. William & Mary
9. Maine
10. UNI
11. North Carolina A&T
12. Cal Poly
13. South Dakota State
14. Jacksonville State
15. Eastern Kentucky

[NoDak 4 Ever]

I've been to.

1. NDSU
2. SDSU
3. UND
4. Indiana State
5. SIU
6. Missouri State
7. South Dakota
8. UNI

I was going to WIU last year but complications prevented me from doing so. I'd like to hit the rest of the MVFC so WIU, ISUr, and YSU.

I'm trying to go to Montana this year

I'm not really dying to see anywhere else specifically. YSU and Montana are going to be hard enough work.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

as an aside, you're not missing much with Indiana State. It makes CAS look like Jerryworld.

[GetEmGriz]

Places I've Been:
Montana
Montana State
Eastern Washington
Chattanooga

Bucket List:

Other than NDSU, there isn't really much that I'm dying to see either. There just isn't the atmosphere at most programs that would wow me like you get with Montana and NDSU. I would say though the following:

Frisco
NDSU
Portland State
Cal Poly

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Places I've Been:
Montana
Montana State
Eastern Washington
Chattanooga

Bucket List:

Other than NDSU, there isn't really much that I'm dying to see either. There just isn't the atmosphere at most programs that would wow me like you get with Montana and NDSU. I would say though the following:

Frisco
NDSU
Portland State
Cal Poly

I guess Frisco can be considered a FCS site. I've been there a few times :)

[Grizalltheway]

Been to:

Montana
MSU
EWU
Portland State (only for an MLS game)
Idaho State

Want to:

Cal Poly
NAU
NDSU
McNeese
Frisco
Wish I had gone to App State and/or GSU before they made the jump

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Been To:

Delaware
North Dakota State
Montana
Montana State
Towson
Monmouth
Lafayette
Colgate
Georgetown
Villanova
Princeton
Yale
Cornell
Bucknell
Fordham
Penn
UMass *
Hofstra *
La Salle*

Bucket List
James Madison
UNH
EWU
Youngstown State
Richmond
South Dakota State
William & Mary

[dewey]

I have been to;
NDSU
SDSU (old stadium in 2013)
Northern Iowa
Montana
Northern Colorado (When NDSU played them in the fall of 2004)
Frisco (All 4 NDSU games)

I would like to go to;
Montana State
Weber State (The area looked beautiful from the game footage with NDSU last fall)
South Dakota
South Dakota State (New stadium)
Missouri State
Western Illinois
Southern Illinois
Youngstown State
Indiana State
Illinois State

[RabidRabbit]

Been to:
SDSU - CAS
NDSU - FargoDome
Ga Southern
South Dakota (back with the inflated roof - heck, helped build that)
UNI (gathering info on how to install inflated roof system)
Fordham
Delaware
SE LA - I think that Strawberry Stadium is a very nice place to watch a game.
UNO - when they had football.
Towson

FCS stadiums that I'd like to watch a game in:
William & Mary
James Madison
Liberty
Coastal Carolina
Montana
EWU
Cal Poly
Jacksonville St.
Mo St
Il St
So Ill U
Montana St
SDSU - Dana Dykhouse Stadium and Sanford Field.

[walliver]

My bucket list is led by Frisco (although I hope the championship can return to Charleston after the flag comes down).
I'd also like to visit Missoula and Fargo at some point.

I'm surprised so many people want to visit CCU playing on teal turf in Conway, instead of The Citadel in Charleston. The only things CCU has over the the Citadel is prettier women and a better football team (not that those are unimportant!).

[yorkcountyUNHfan]

Been to
UNH
Richmond (old stadium)
URI
Delaware
JMU
Dartmouth
Maine
Villanova
Southeastern La
Holy Cross
UMass
Montana St
Hofstra
Northeastern
Boston U
Southern Ill
UNI
Hampton

Need to get to
William & Mary
Montana
McNeese

[FUBeAR]

Places I've Been:
1. Mercer
2. Furman (Paladin Stadium & Sirrine)
3. Campbell
4. Marist
5. Davidson
6. VMI
7. Samford
8. Chattanooga (Finley & Chamberlain)
9. Wofford (Gibbs & Whatever the former one was)
10. East Tennessee State (mini-dome)
11. The Citadel
12. James Madison
13. William & Mary
14. Presbyterian
15. South Carolina State
16. Coastal Carolina
17. Gardner-Webb
18. Delaware
19. Elon
20. Jacksonville State
21. Kennesaw State (though I've never actually seen a game there yet)
22. Western Carolina
23. A-E Marshall, App St, GaSou, GaSt, Charlotte

Bucket List:
1. Austin Peay (I have my reasons)
2. Tennessee Tech (I have my reasons)
3. Frisco
4. Montana
5. Yale
6. Harvard
7. NDSU
8. Eastern Washington
9. Northern Iowa
10. Eastern Illinois
11. Liberty
12. Lehigh
13. Weber St
14. Lafayette
15. Maine (just never been to Maine - have no idea what the stadium is like)

[344Johnson]

I'd like to see the Ivy stadiums. Also the new SDSU place would be great to see.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

I have to add Holy Cross to future destinations. It's the only PL school I have not visited. I need to bask in the greatness of days of yore....

Honestly though, HC has the largest stadium in the PL plus their campus looks very nice. And I can't deny the fact I always wanted to say "Welcome to Wooooster, that will be a dollar twenty-five" in perfect Toll-booth Willie fashion in the actual city of Worcester...

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Bucket List:
1. Montana
2. Eastern Washington
3. Grambling
4. North Dakota State
5. Sam Houston
6. James Madison <--- fingers crossed this gets done this year
7. Richmond
8. William & Mary
9. Maine
10. UNI
11. North Carolina A&T
12. Cal Poly
13. South Dakota State
14. Jacksonville State
15. Eastern Kentucky

Lehigh needs to get things turned around this year and make themselves an attractive OOC opponent to some of that national FCS programs. Lehigh has done great scheduling the best of the east, UNH, Villanova, JMU, Liberty etc., but with scholarships and hopefully increased ambitions, it's time to branch out. Teams like EWU, SHSU, Coastal Carolina, UNI have shown the willingness to travel far and wide. There's no reason Lehigh can't get a home and home with someone of that ilk...

[bluehenbillk]

Some of you seriously need to get out more:

Been to:
1- Delaware
2- Villanova
3- William & Mary
4- UNH
5- Towson
6- JMU
7- Richmond
8- Elon
9- VMI
10- Maine
11- Harvard
12- Penn
13- Princeton
14- Yale
15- DelState
16- Norfolk St
17- Youngstown St
18- Duquesne
19- Monmouth
20- Robert Morris
21- Bucknell
22- Lehigh
23- Holy Cross
24- Davidson
25- Dayton
26- Chattanooga
27- Citadel
28- Sam Houston St
29- Frisco, TX
30- Hofstra (dropped FB)
31- Northeastern (dropped FB)
32- Boston U (dropped FB)

Bucket List:
E Washington - solely for red turf
Montana - looks happening
Cal Poly - all location
Coastal Carolina - all location
Liberty - I want to feel like a hellion
Stony Brook - masochistic for traffic I guess
UNI - football in a dome
NDSU - good football in a dome
Central Arkansas - the turf
McNeese St - can I package with a LSU trip?
San Diego - location, location, location

[TheRevSFA]

Been:
SFA
UCA
Sam
NW state
mcneese
lamar
UNI
frisco

want:
NDSU
cal poly
harvard
yale
lafayette
lehigh

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Some of you seriously need to get out more:


Liberty - I want to feel like a hellion

I'd likely get kicked off campus pretty quickly.


UNI - football in a dome
NDSU - good football in a dome

That's inaccurate. The football is good, the building is bad.

[bluehenbillk]

I'd likely get kicked off campus pretty quickly.



That's inaccurate. The football is good, the building is bad.

I just tried to add some humor.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

I just tried to add some humor.

Believe me, there's amusing criticism to be had there. The place looks like a Soviet era Olympic site that was abandoned and restored.

It also bears a strong resemblance to a sewage treatment plant.

[IBleedYellow]

Believe me, there's amusing criticism to be had there. The place looks like a Soviet era Olympic site that was abandoned and restored.

It also bears a strong resemblance to a sewage treatment plant.

We can't forget the paint!

[Grizalltheway]

Some of you seriously need to get out more:

Been to:
1- Delaware
2- Villanova
3- William & Mary
4- UNH
5- Towson
6- JMU
7- Richmond
8- Elon
9- VMI
10- Maine
11- Harvard
12- Penn
13- Princeton
14- Yale
15- DelState
16- Norfolk St
17- Youngstown St
18- Duquesne
19- Monmouth
20- Robert Morris
21- Bucknell
22- Lehigh
23- Holy Cross
24- Davidson
25- Dayton
26- Chattanooga
27- Citadel
28- Sam Houston St
29- Frisco, TX
30- Hofstra (dropped FB)
31- Northeastern (dropped FB)
32- Boston U (dropped FB)

Bucket List:
E Washington - solely for red turf
Montana - looks happening
Cal Poly - all location
Coastal Carolina - all location
Liberty - I want to feel like a hellion
Stony Brook - masochistic for traffic I guess
UNI - football in a dome
NDSU - good football in a dome
Central Arkansas - the turf
McNeese St - can I package with a LSU trip?
San Diego - location, location, location

Sorry, not all of us have 50 FCS schools within 3 hours. xrolleyesx

[DFW HOYA]

Attended or, in some cases, visited:
PL: All seven
Ivy: All of the Ancient Eight
CAA: All but Albany, SB, and Maine
NEC: Duquesne
Big Sky: Cal Poly SLO
OVC: Austin Peay St.
Pioneer: Davidson, Dayton
Southern: VMI
Title Game: Frisco

Want to attend:
"The Game", AKA Harvard-Yale

[CHIP72]

Been to:
*Penn
*Lehigh
*Lafayette
*Georgetown
*Towson
*Villanova
*Yankee Stadium III (L-L 150)

Would have interest in going to:
*Delaware
*James Madison
*Richmond
*Princeton

To be fair, I've only started going to Division I-AA/FCS games on a regular basis in 2010 and developed genuine interest in attending any college football games not long before that. Among all college football stadiums, my #1 bucket list facility where I've never attended a game is Scott Stadium at the University of Virginia.

I have a much greater level of interest in eventually getting to every MLB ballpark (been to 17 current parks, 22 overall) and possibly every NFL stadium (though I only have significant interest in attending Philadelphia Eagles games).

Final thought - we should petition the guy who runs the Football Passport site to add Division I-AA/FCS stadiums to his listing. I suspect he'll never do so due to cost issues, but if people are willing to pay a little money for membership...

[coover]

I'm not going to post a list, but I've noticed that many of you listed Cal Poly. If you don't have Poly on your list, you should. San Luis Obispo is one of the great places on earth and the California Central Coast is absolutely beautiful. Alex Spanos Stadium is decent, though it needs to be expanded (Capacity 11075), and parking is crazy.

You don't need to go to a football game to enjoy the Campus the town, the area. If you have a chance, you should visit San Luis Obispo. And if you do come for a game (this year we'll play Northern Iowa, Idaho State, Portland State, Sacramento State, and North Dakota) , plan to come a couple of days early or stay a couple of days after the game. You will appreciate this advice.

[gumby013]

Been to:

NDSU
SDSU
South Dakota
Northern Iowa
Youngstown State
Wagner
Lehigh
Lafayette
Western Illinois
Towson
Frisco

Bucket List

Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Delaware
JMU
Villanova
Coastal Carolina
Grambling
SELA
Sam Houston
Northern Arizona
Montana - Taking care of this one this year.
Montana State
Eastern Washington
Illinois State
Jacksonville State

[McNeese75]

Ok lets see

I have been to the following that I remember (All Semi-FBS schools on the list were FCS when I attended the game)

SLC

Sam Houston State
Stephen F. Austin
Texas State
Lamar
Northwestern State
Nicholls State
Southeastern Louisiana
Incarnate Word
Jacksonville State
Central Arkansas
Troy State
USL (ULL)
Northeastern State (ULM)
Louisiana Tech

Out of Conference

Alcorn State
Grambling
Southern
Prairie View (Houston Astrodome)
South Dakota State
Georgia Southern
Appalachian State
Delaware
Montana
Southern Utah
Portland State
Chattanooga
Western Kentucky

Bucket List

Cal Poly (was scheduled and McNeese bought it out)
Eastern Washington
North Dakota State (But only if the Cowboys are competitive, no more UNI fiascos)
Harvard (never happen)
New Hampshire
Villanova
Northern Arizona

[Bisonoline]

Been to---

University of Iowa
Illinois
Michigan State
Michigan
Ohio State
Purdue
Wisconsin
Minnesota----TCF and the Old Brick House
Oregon State
Mankato State
Southern Illinois---Two different stadiums
Missouri State
Carrol College--Waukesha WI
LaCrosse State
Eau Claire State
Youngstown State
South Dakota State
University of South Dakota
University of Northern Iowa---Two different stadiums
North Dakota State ---- Two different stadiums
University of North Dakota
Augustana
Morningside
Sioux Falls SD
Frisco TX
Whitewater State
Iowa State
Colorado State
Montana State
Eastern Washington
The Orange Bowl
University of Arkansas
Illinois State

[344Johnson]

Been to---

University of Iowa
Illinois
Michigan State
Michigan
Ohio State
Purdue
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Oregon State
Mankato State
Southern Illinois
Missouri State
Carrol College--Waukesha WI
LaCrosse State
Eau Claire State
Youngstown State
South Dakota State
University of South Dakota
University of Northern Iowa
North Dakota State
University of North Dakota
Augustana
Morningside
Sioux Falls SD
Frisco TX
Whitewater State
Iowa State
Colorado State
Montana State
Eastern Washington
The Orange Bowl
University of Arkansas
Illinois State

Are you counting stadiums you played in or is this exclusively watching? Either way, awesome

[Bisonoline]

Are you counting stadiums you played in or is this exclusively watching? Either way, awesome

Some I played in. Some as a spectator. Some I played in and was also a spectator.

[Laker]

Just FCS schools:

Northern Iowa
UND
NDSU
USD
SDSU

Other venues:
17 FBS
18 D2
12 D3
5 JC

I'd like to see a game at Montana. I've seen Montana State's stadium in the summer. And I'd like to see a game in Northern Colorado since I use to watch them in the NCC.

[Go...gate]

FCS Places I've Been:
Colgate
Lafayette
Lehigh
Bucknell
Fordham
Holy Cross
Princeton (Palmer and Princeton Stadiums)
Penn
Yale
Harvard
Cornell
Dartmouth
Columbia (Baker Field and Wien Stadium)
Brown
Monmouth
Delaware
Boston University
William & Mary
Villanova

FCS Bucket List:
Georgetown
VMI
The Citadel
Liberty
Stony Brook
Marist
Richmond
Duquesne
Davidson

[AshevilleApp2]

I'm not going to post a list, but I've noticed that many of you listed Cal Poly. If you don't have Poly on your list, you should. San Luis Obispo is one of the great places on earth and the California Central Coast is absolutely beautiful. Alex Spanos Stadium is decent, though it needs to be expanded (Capacity 11075), and parking is crazy.

You don't need to go to a football game to enjoy the Campus the town, the area. If you have a chance, you should visit San Luis Obispo. And if you do come for a game (this year we'll play Northern Iowa, Idaho State, Portland State, Sacramento State, and North Dakota) , plan to come a couple of days early or stay a couple of days after the game. You will appreciate this advice.

Expand Spanos? xeyebrowx

[Tribe4SF]

Been to...

Richmond
JMU
Liberty
Hampton
Norfolk State
VMI
Delaware
Towson
Villanova
UNH
Rhode Island
Hofstra
Northeastern (I miss Parson's Field!)
Massachusetts
Old Dominion
Georgia Southern
App State
Southern Illinois
Lafayette
Furman
Bucknell
Penn
Will make Elon this year.

Bucket list...

Albany
NDSU
Montana
Frisco

[van]

Been to:
Lehigh
Lafayette
Yankee Stadium
Idaho
Fordham
Princeton
Penn
Cornell
Delaware
Villanova
Towson
Rutgers
Murray State

never been to Bucknell, but would like to

[Cocky]

Visited:
Samford
UC Davis
San Diego
Furman
Liberty
James Madison
Georgetown
Harvard
Chattanooga
Alabama State
Alabama A&M
Tennessee State
SW Texas State
Western Kentucky
Troy
UAB
Georgia State
Boise State
Jacksonville State

My list on desire:
Montana
Yale
McNeese
Lafayette
South Dakota St
New Hampshire
Nicholls State

My list of the most likely:
Tenn Tech
Mercer
Austin Peay
Kennesaw (when they start)
ETSU

[Sader87]

As per the wording of this thread, FCS schools "I've visited" (places where I've seen a game will have an asterisk):

PL:
Colgate*
Lafayette" (though it was the old stadium in 1986)
Bucknell
Fordham
GTown
(have nevah been to Lehigh)

Ivy:
Brown*
Harvard*
Dartmouth*
Yale*
Princeton* (old Palmer Stadium in 1988)
UPenn (Palestra)
Columbia
(have nevah been to Cornell)

CAA:
URI*
W&M*
UNH
Villanova
Maine

"Former" CAA:
UMass*
UConn* (old stadium in Storrs)
BU*
NU*

NEC:
Bryant*
Sacred Heart

Other FCS schools I've been to/visited:
Howard
Davidson
Marist
VMI

I've been pretty provincial ovah the years as it pertains to watching FCS football games, have only seen a handful of games outside of New England. Would like to see a game someday at:

Franklin Field at UPenn
New stadium at Lafayette
See a game at Bucknell, Fordham and GTown
Finally get to Lehigh.
New stadium at Princeton.

"Wish List":
Montana (for the scenery/atmosphere)
NDSU (atmosphere)
San Diego (duh..)

[ekufbfan]

Games at FCS schools past and present:
Austin Peay
Tenn Tech
East Tenn State
Middle Tenn
Western Ky
Morehead State
Murray State
Akron
Youngstown State
Eastern Illinois
Furman
Western Carolina
App State
Arkansas State
Liberty
Delaware
Lehigh
Ball State
Samford
Marshall (several times and no desire to ever go back)
Central Florida
Chattanooga
Tennessee State( both on campus stadium and the Titans Stadium for games)
Univ of Dayton (Ohio)

Others
Army-Navy game (a must see if you are a football fan)
University of Louisville
University of KY
Kent State
NAVY
Indiana Univ

Bucket list:
Montana and/or Montana State (love the beauty of Montana!)
JMU
Georgia Southern
NAVY anytime I have the chance, great venue, pomp and circumstance and love Annapolis
Florida State
Michigan
Notre Dame
Ohio State
University of Tennessee
UGA
Harvad-Yale game

[melloware13]

FCS Venues:
1. Delaware
2. William & Mary
3. Rhode Island
4. Towson
5. Villanova (PPL Park)
6. Yale

FCS Campuses (not on game list):
1. Harvard
2. Stony Brook
3. Lehigh
4. Montana
5. Albany
6. Bucknell
7. Princeton
8. Penn

Venues I should visit in the next 2 seasons:
1. Villanova (Villanova Stadium)
2. Elon
3. Lafayette

Bucket List:
1. Harvard
2. Penn
3. Lehigh
4. NDSU
5. Frisco
6. Montana
7. SDSU
8. James Madison
9. Richmond
10. Albany
11. Cal Poly
12. Eastern Washington
13. McNeese State
14. Coastal Carolina
15. Central Arkansas

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

I've attended UNH Football games at 41 venues in 23 states. Anything listed below, the school was FCS when I was there.

Maine (Alfond Stadium)
UNH (Cowles Stadium)
Dartmouth (Memorial Stadium)
Northeastern (Parsons Field) Tribe4SF, I too miss Parsons and tailgating with HuskyAlum
Holy Cross (Fitton Field)
UMass (McGuirk Stadium)
URI (Meade Stadium)
UConn (Memorial Field)
Yale Bowl (Yale vs Lehigh, Yale vs UConn)
CCSU (Arute Field)
Stony Brook (Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium)
Hofstra (Shuart Stadium)
Albany (Bob Ford Field)
Lehigh (Goodman Stadium)
Villanova (Villanova Stadium)
Delaware (DE Memorial Stadium)
Towson (Johnny Unitas Stadium)
Wofford (Gibbs Stadium)
GA Southern (Paulson Stadium)
GA State (Georgia Dome)
Hampton (Armstrong Stadium)
William & Mary (Zable Stadium)
Richmond (Robins Stadium)
Ballard Stadium (Old Dominion)
Northern Iowa (UNI Dome)
Southern Illinois (MacAndrew Stadium)
Bethune-Cookman (Municipal Stadium)
Elon (Rhodes Stadium)
Southeastern Louisiana (Strawberry Stadium)
Colgate (Andy Keer)


And in my travels I've taken the time to visit the following stadiums:


Boston University (Nickerson Field) My old brain can't recall if I ever attended a football game here. xembarrassedx
Harvard Stadium
Bryant (Bulldog Stadium)
Brown Stadium
Sacred Heart Stadium
Columbia (Wien Stadium)
Iona (Mazzella Field)
Marist (Tenney Stadium At Leonidoff Field)
Fordham (Coffey Field)
Albany (University Field)
Penn (Franklin Field)
Lafayette (Fisher Stadium)
Bucknell (Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium)
Robert Morris (Joe Walton Stadium)
Duquesne (Arthur J. Rooney Field)
Saint Francis (DeGol Field)
Princeton Stadium
Delaware State (Alumni Stadium)
Morgan State (Hughes Stadium)
The Citadel (Hagood Stadium)
Price Stadium (Norfolk State)
Butler
TN State (on campus stadium)
U of Dayton (Welcome Stadium)
Youngstown State (Stambaugh Stadium)
Georgetown (Mutli-Sport Field)
Howard (Greene Stadium)
FAMU (Bragg Memorial Stadium)
Davidson (Richardson Stadium)
UNC Charlotte (McColl-Richardson Stadium)
Coastal Carolina (Brooks Stadium) Just visited today 8/7/15.
Cal Poly (Spanos Stadium)

I've also attended UNH games at Rutgers, Northwestern, Army, Ball State, Pittsburgh, Toledo, Minnesota, Central Michigan, San Jose State and Gillette Stadium (vs. UMass). And for the final two West Chester State and Springfield College from back in UNH's D-II days in the 70's.

Wish List:

McNeese (everyone who attended the playoff game in 2009 raved about their visit)
JMU (to finish my CAA venues)
Montana/Montana State (new state and missed the UNH playoff visits)
Northern Arizona (new state and would like to visit the Grand Canyon)
Portland State (new state and an alum friend and cousin to visit, all the breweries)
Chattanooga (to see the prior championship site and to notch a new state for my UNH Football experience)

Any of the FCS schools in ID, UT, ND, SD, WA, TX, AR, MO, TN, KY, AL, MS to notch new states. Didn't include CA because I expect to notch Cali when I go to San Jose State in September. (Mission accomplished with Cali.)

[IaaScribe]

Good memory jogger ...
Places I've covered games in the FCS:
Liberty
Coastal Carolina
Gardner-Webb
Charleston Southern
Presbyterian
Stony Brook
VMI
Lehigh
Lafayette
Villanova
Robert Morris
Towson
Norfolk State
Richmond
William & Mary
Elon
Savannah State
James Madison
Western Carolina
Youngstown State
Indiana State
Montana
Northern Arizona
Texas State (SW Texas State at the time)

I've covered basketball games at these FCS schools and have at least had a chance to walk through the stadium:
Eastern Washington
Idaho State
Montana State
Cal Poly
Sacramento State
Southern Utah
Portland State
Weber State
Delaware
Yale
Princeton
Hampton
St. Francis (Pa.)
Central Connecticut State
Tennessee-Martin
Austin Peay
San Diego
Dayton
Campbell
Wofford
Furman

[EKU Toss Sweep]

I've seen these when they were all under these names and either 1AA or FCS:

Akron
Youngstown St.
Murray
Morehead State
Austin Peay
UT Martin
Tennessee Tech
UT Chattanooga
East Tennessee St.
Middle Tennessee St.
Jacksonville St.
Tennessee St. (Both)
Samford
SEMO
Eastern Illinois
Western Kentucky
Marshall (Both)
Furman
Western Carolina
Georgia Southern
Arkansas State
Northeast Louisiana (When they were)
Richmond
Central Florida
Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX

[FormerPokeCenter]

FCS / I-AA places I've been:

Arkansas State
Central Arkansas
Nicholls State
SELA
Northwestern
Northeast Louisiana (ULM)
Southwest Louisiana (USL)
McNeese
Lamar
Louisiana Tech
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
SW Texas State
University of Texas - Arlington
North Texas State
West Texas State -
Grambling
Southern
Bayou Classic in the SuperDome
Jackson State
Missippi Valley State
Alcorn State
App State
Wofford (just a visit, no game)
Villanova (Just a visit, no game)
Charlotte (Just a visit, no game)

Georgia State - (actually went to see Villanova play. No ****ing way I was watching Ga State.

Bucket List

Everywhere I haven't been.

[McNeese72]

I guess i'm going to have to pull up a media guide and look at past schedules to make my list. I'm an old fart and my memory is not that good. I'm sure to leave out someone otherwise.

You never made it to Jacksonville St.,Jay? Or Troy? Southern Utah?

Doc

[PantherRob82]

I've been to:
-New Hampshire
-Chattanooga
-Illinois State
-Western Illinois
-Southern Illinois
-Missouri State
-McNeese State
-Youngstown State
-Indiana State
-Drake
-South Dakota
-South Dakota State
-North Dakota State
-Montana

FBS:
Tennessee (vs. Montana)
Toledo (vs. New Hampshire)
Iowa (vs UNI)
Iowa State (Vs UNI)
BYU (vs UNI)

-bucket list in no particular order
James Madison
Delaware
Eastern Kentucky
Central Arkansas
Stephen F Austin
Montana State
Cal Poly
Jacksonville State
Bayou Classic
Richmond
Furman
Harvard
Yale
Northern Arizona
Lehigh
Coastal Carolina
Liberty

[ngineer]

As per the wording of this thread, FCS schools "I've visited" (places where I've seen a game will have an asterisk):

PL:
Colgate*
Lafayette" (though it was the old stadium in 1986)
Bucknell
Fordham
GTown
(have nevah been to Lehigh)

Ivy:
Brown*
Harvard*
Dartmouth*
Yale*
Princeton* (old Palmer Stadium in 1988)
UPenn (Palestra)
Columbia
(have nevah been to Cornell)

CAA:
URI*
W&M*
UNH
Villanova
Maine

"Former" CAA:
UMass*
UConn* (old stadium in Storrs)
BU*
NU*

NEC:
Bryant*
Sacred Heart

Other FCS schools I've been to/visited:
Howard
Davidson
Marist
VMI

I've been pretty provincial ovah the years as it pertains to watching FCS football games, have only seen a handful of games outside of New England. Would like to see a game someday at:

Franklin Field at UPenn
New stadium at Lafayette
See a game at Bucknell, Fordham and GTown
Finally get to Lehigh.
New stadium at Princeton.

"Wish List":
Montana (for the scenery/atmosphere)
NDSU (atmosphere)
San Diego (duh..)

Well, the Crusaders come to Goodman this year on November 7. Book it!

[ngineer]

Seen games at:
Lehigh
Laughyette
Colgate
Bucknell
Holy Cross
Georgetown
Fordham
Delaware
Villanova
Monmouth
CCSU
William & Mary
Liberty
Princeton
Penn
Harvard
Yale
Cornell
Towson
Drake
Hofstra

FCS Campuses visited but no game:
Brown
Columbia
FAMU
Bethune-Cookman
The Citadel
NAU
Bryant


Bucket List to see a game:
Frisco, TX
Montana
FAMU
James Madison (should make this year)
NDSU
UNI
San Diego
NAU
Dartmouth
The Citadel
EWU
Portland St.
Chattanooga
Albany
Youngstown St.

[PantherRob82]

Believe me, there's amusing criticism to be had there. The place looks like a Soviet era Olympic site that was abandoned and restored.

It also bears a strong resemblance to a sewage treatment plant.

Your "dome" looks like a mall without Sears or Dillards. ;)

[AmsterBison]

Well, since NDSU has started in the FCS, the Bison have played 42 FCS teams. Going to add one (UND) this year in the regular season. I'd like NDSU to play all of the remaining 83 FCS teams.

Of course, something is going to have to change to get any of the non-playoff-participating teams on the schedule.

BTW, when I was researching this, I got to wondering which FCS team played the most FCS teams (NDSU doesn't have far to go to get into that top 10):



Team
cnt


Georgia Southern
66


Youngstown State
66


McNeese State
57


Montana
54


Appalachian State
54


James Madison
52


Towson
51


Liberty
50


Stephen F. Austin
49


Delaware
49

[PantherRob82]

Well, since NDSU has started in the FCS, the Bison have played 42 FCS teams. Going to add one (UND) this year in the regular season. I'd like NDSU to play all of the remaining 83 FCS teams.

Of course, something is going to have to change to get any of the non-playoff-participating teams on the schedule.

BTW, when I was researching this, I got to wondering which FCS team played the most FCS teams (NDSU doesn't have far to go to get into that top 10):



Team
cnt


Georgia Southern
66


Youngstown State
66


McNeese State
57


Montana
54


Appalachian State
54


James Madison
52


Towson
51


Liberty
50


Stephen F. Austin
49


Delaware
49



One reason I hate regionalized playoffs. Add in that most conferences are represented by the same teams, it's hard to see new opponents.

UNI saw SFA and Illinois St this year. With more wins we would have played EWU, UNH and NDSU who we have played before.

[FormerPokeCenter]

I guess i'm going to have to pull up a media guide and look at past schedules to make my list. I'm an old fart and my memory is not that good. I'm sure to leave out someone otherwise.

You never made it to Jacksonville St.,Jay? Or Troy? Southern Utah?

Doc

Nope! Never saw those...

I'm betting your list is pretty amazing.

Should we even ask CBuck to participate in this thread?

[Bisonoline]

I really dont have a bucket list. But I do look forward to away games at place I have never been. In that regard I am looking forward to the Montana game this year.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Well, since NDSU has started in the FCS, the Bison have played 42 FCS teams. Going to add one (UND) this year in the regular season. I'd like NDSU to play all of the remaining 83 FCS teams.

Of course, something is going to have to change to get any of the non-playoff-participating teams on the schedule.

BTW, when I was researching this, I got to wondering which FCS team played the most FCS teams (NDSU doesn't have far to go to get into that top 10):



Team
cnt


Georgia Southern
66


Youngstown State
66


McNeese State
57


Montana
54


Appalachian State
54


James Madison
52


Towson
51


Liberty
50


Stephen F. Austin
49


Delaware
49




You are always quite good at that. If you add DII schools from DII eras, I'll bet there are a bunch more for some of those schools

[Sader87]

Interesting stat...quick check, HC has played 44 different opponents who were once, now or defunct FCS programs. I always like playing new teams. HC should play some SoCon schools (Furman, Citadel, Wofford etc) moving forward.

One place people should see a game, particularly in October, would be at Dartmouth....glorious that time of year.

[McNeese72]

Nope! Never saw those...

I'm betting your list is pretty amazing.

Should we even ask CBuck to participate in this thread?

That would be a very long list. I don't even know what the streak is up to now. Probably somewhere between 400 and 500 consecutive McNeese games in a row home and away..

I might work on my list at work next week.


Doc

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

Not sure where you got these stats but a quick check of recent schedules and a UNH Media Guide gave me 52 schools that were I-AA/FCS at the time UNH played them. Fifteen of them in the playoffs. I'm guessing they didn't count the now FBS programs like UConn, UMass, ODU, etc. nor defunct programs like Boston Univ., Northeastern, Hofstra, etc.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

I guess i'm going to have to pull up a media guide and look at past schedules to make my list. I'm an old fart and my memory is not that good. I'm sure to leave out someone otherwise.

You never made it to Jacksonville St.,Jay? Or Troy? Southern Utah?

Doc

That's why I started a spreadsheet many years ago on a winter day while between jobs. Even then I'm not sure I recalled all the football, basketball and ice hockey venues I had visited as a student or recent grad! xdontknowx xeekx xlolx xlolx

[caribbeanhen]

If you don't have Poly on your list, you should. San Luis Obispo is one of the great places on earth and the California Central Coast is absolutely beautiful.

You don't need to go to a football game to enjoy the Campus the town, the area. If you have a chance, you should visit San Luis Obispo. And if you do come for a game, plan to come a couple of days early or stay a couple of days after the game. You will appreciate this advice.

It's good to know the mayor is also a fan of FCS football.... not that I disagree with him

[slostang]

FCS stadiums I have been to:

Cal Poly
UC Davis
Sac State
San Diego
Eastern Washington
Montana
Southern Utah
Texas State (before they moved up)


FCS Bucket list (no order):

McNeese State*
Montana State
NAU
NDSU
SDSU
Northern Iowa
Portland State
Havard
Yale
William & Mary
Wofford

* Had trip booked in 2008 before the game was canceled because of a hurricane. Went to the Wisconsin game instead. If we play again in Lake Charles I will be there.

[Sitting Bull]

FCS Been to:
UNH
Harvard
UMass
URI
Fordham
Holy Cross
Dartmouth
Lehigh
Princeton
Penn
VMI
Richmond (City Stadium)
Marshall
Villanova
Delaware

Bucket List
Lafayette (will do this year)
Brown
Towson
Elon
Furman
Citadel
Montana
Incarnate Word
Cal Poly
Missouri State
McNeese
Yale

[Sammy94]

Been:

SHSU
SFA
NW state
McNeese, favorite SLC stop
Lamar
SELA, won't be back
Incarnte Word
HBU
frisco

No longer FCS but was at the time:

North Texas
Northeast Louisiana
Southwest Texas


want:

NDSU
cal poly
Eastern Wash.
Montana
Montana St.
UCA

[UNIFanSince1983]

My pathetic FCS List:
Western Illinois
Drake
Chattanooga
Illinois State

I think I want to go to:
NDSU
SDSU (renovated)
SIU
Yale
Harvard
Montana
Probably more

[Lehigh Football Nation]

I'm not going to post a list, but I've noticed that many of you listed Cal Poly. If you don't have Poly on your list, you should. San Luis Obispo is one of the great places on earth and the California Central Coast is absolutely beautiful. Alex Spanos Stadium is decent, though it needs to be expanded (Capacity 11075), and parking is crazy.

You don't need to go to a football game to enjoy the Campus the town, the area. If you have a chance, you should visit San Luis Obispo. And if you do come for a game (this year we'll play Northern Iowa, Idaho State, Portland State, Sacramento State, and North Dakota) , plan to come a couple of days early or stay a couple of days after the game. You will appreciate this advice.


I've been to San Luis Obispo and I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment. I liked it there so much, that's why I'd love to come back to catch a game xthumbsupx

[NSF]

Been to:
All MVFC Schools
Eastern Illinois
Eastern Kentucky
Chattanooga
Drake
Butler

Want to go to:
Frisco
Renovated SDSU and Missouri State
Harvard
Eastern Washington
Liberty

[WileECoyote06]

Been to:
FAMU
North Carolina A&T
Howard
Morgan State
Richmond
Western Carolina
Elon
Gardner-Webb
South Carolina State
Savannah State
Delaware State
NC Central
Hampton
Richmond

Want to go to:
Southern
Yale
Liberty
Birmingham for the Magic City Classic
New Orleans for the Bayou Classic
Texas Southern
Montana
Delaware

[CHIP72]

My pathetic FCS List:
Western Illinois
Drake
Chattanooga
Illinois State

I think I want to go to:
NDSU
SDSU (renovated)
SIU
Yale
Harvard
Montana
Probably more

You haven't been to Northern Iowa?!? ;)

[UNIFanSince1983]

You haven't been to Northern Iowa?!? ;)

Thought that one was fairly obvious ;)

[CHIP72]

Been:

SHSU
SFA
NW state
McNeese, favorite SLC stop
Lamar
SELA, won't be back
Incarnte Word
HBU
frisco

No longer FCS but was at the time:

North Texas
Northeast Louisiana
Southwest Texas


want:

NDSU
cal poly
Eastern Wash.
Montana
Montana St.
UCA

Have you been to the Battle of the Piney Woods game in Houston (at NRG/Reliant Stadium)? I visited my brother in Houston last year the weekend that game was played and gave some thought to going but ultimately passed. (To be honest, I don't have too much interest in seeing Division I-AA/FCS games that don't involve Lehigh, Lafayette, Penn, or Villanova, though the SHSU/SFA game would have been a good matchup.) We did give serious consideration to going to the Texas A&M game in College Station that day (which the Aggies almost lost to Louisiana-Monroe) but didn't want to get around as early as necessary (11 AM kickoff, 1 1/2 to 2 hour drive), plus we already had tickets for the Celtics/Rockets NBA game that night. I did get to Reliant Stadium the next day for the Eagles/Texans NFL game (the reason why I visited my brother that weekend).

[clenz]

I've watched a lot of games but been to very few outside of Cedar Falls

Been:
Western Illinois
Illinois State
Drake
South Dakota
South Dakota State
North Dakota State

Been to but not for a game:
Northern Colorado
Eastern Illinois
Indiana State


Want:
I'd like to see a game at every FCS school but that won't happen. My "dream" list
Montana
Montana State
EWU
Cal Poly
Cal Davis
SIU
Delaware
JMU
McNeese
Harvard
Yale
New Hampshire



Now for my "I always **** on NDSU potion of my post" - it's worth the effort to get there.

They like to brag about their tailgating and everything. I've been to a couple games there and here's my take away - the tailgating, individually, is pretty good but nothing, again individually, is stand out "can't miss". What makes the NDSU tailgate worth going to is the fact that NDSU was smart in how they did it - force everyone into a couple joined lots on one side of the building. That's the biggest advantage NDSU has over other tailgates. EVERYTHING is in one spot, so while nothing on it's own is can't miss, the entire atmosphere is just built extremely well. Most other places I've been (FCS, FBS, D2, D3, and NAIA) all force their tailgating to be spread out because of donor lots and needing a pass to be there, student's in the student parking lots for campus parking, the "general" public on the other side, etc... It creates 3 or 4 separate tailgates at the stadium, which takes away from the atmosphere. There's no intermingling of students, "big" donors, and "regular" fans.

In stadium the band is a little above average for the bands I've seen but is far too quite to get the full effect of it in the stadium. Maybe it it could be heard it would do more for me. I thought maybe it's just because of the stadium they are quiet. However, they were in the UNIDome and were the same volume. The band is a huge part of the fan experience in the stands and I wish I'd gotten more of that in my trips to NDSU. The "in-game" PA and pump up stuff is fairly standard in every stadium with some NDSU specific wrinkles. HOWEVER, the pregame entry/tunnel run is executed perfectly, down to the development of an app to be used on smart phones for the sole purpose (there might be more uses of it I guess, I've never downloaded it) to be used during the pregame entrance. I don't know that there is anyone that can come close to touching that entrance in the FCS. UNI could get a toe, maybe a foot, in the same ball park if the roof didn't let light in (the Fargodome gets pitch black) and the lights take way too long to turn back on to make it worth it.

TL;DR - not much of it is stop and make your jaw drop on it's own. The entire package that is a NDSU game day though is top notch.

[clenz]

One reason I hate regionalized playoffs. Add in that most conferences are represented by the same teams, it's hard to see new opponents.

UNI saw SFA and Illinois St this year. With more wins we would have played EWU, UNH and NDSU who we have played before.
UNI has 44 that are FCS this coming season. If we go to the "start of the modern playoff format" departures/no longer existing programs it's 51





Team
Win
Loss
Tie
Pct.
PF
PA
Delta


Arkansas-Pine Bluff
1
0
0
100.00%
36
7
29


Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
5
1
0
83.33%
200
146
54


Dayton (OH)
0
1
0
0.00%
7
33
-26


Delaware
0
2
0
0.00%
34
76
-42


Delaware St.
1
0
0
100.00%
37
17
20


Drake (IA)
21
25
1
45.75%
849
916
-67


Eastern Illinois
15
6
1
70.46%
455
412
43


Eastern Kentucky
0
1
0
0.00%
7
21
-14


Eastern Washington
5
0
0
100.00%
149
104
45


Idaho St.
2
0
0
100.00%
93
21
72


Illinois St.
20
12
0
62.50%
848
708
140


Indiana St.
24
5
0
82.76%
913
453
460


Jacksonville St. (AL)
1
0
0
100.00%
35
14
21


Lamar (TX)
1
0
0
100.00%
19
17
2


Lehigh (PA)
0
1
0
0.00%
7
14
-7


Maine
2
0
0
100.00%
96
43
53


McNeese St. (LA)
8
4
0
66.67%
350
235
115


Missouri St.
30
5
0
85.71%
978
522
456


Montana
0
5
0
0.00%
67
184
-117


Montana St.
2
1
0
66.67%
113
67
46


Morgan St. (MD)
2
0
0
100.00%
115
20
95


Murray St. (KY)
1
0
0
100.00%
35
34
1


New Hampshire
3
0
0
100.00%
98
90
8


Nicholls St. (LA)
1
0
0
100.00%
34
14
20


North Dakota
25
13
0
65.79%
715
573
142


North Dakota St.
26
21
0
55.32%
907
778
129


Northern Arizona
3
1
0
75.00%
134
79
55


Northern Colorado
2
1
1
62.50%
75
29
46


Northwestern St. (LA)
1
0
0
100.00%
43
10
33


Prairie View A&M (TX)
1
0
0
100.00%
60
14
46


Richmond (VA)
0
1
0
0.00%
20
21
-1


Saint Francis (PA)
1
0
0
100.00%
30
0
30


South Dakota
26
18
1
58.89%
947
721
226


South Dakota St.
28
19
2
59.18%
1055
801
254


Southeast Missouri St.
1
1
0
50.00%
47
27
20


Southern Illinois
17
16
0
51.52%
834
817
17


Southern Utah
5
0
0
100.00%
200
109
91


Stephen F. Austin (TX)
7
3
0
70.00%
284
205
79


Tennessee Tech
1
0
0
100.00%
50
7
43


Weber St. (UT)
2
1
0
66.67%
78
66
12


Western Illinois
30
13
0
69.77%
1205
790
415


William & Mary (VA)
1
0
0
100.00%
38
35
-3


Wofford (SC)
1
0
0
100.00%
28
21
7


Youngstown St. (OH)
21
7
0
75.00%
729
576
153


Totals
344
184
6
64.98%
13054
9847
3201




Others that we played while they were FCS
Arkansas State
Appalachian State
Boston
Idaho
Louisiana-Monroe
Texas State
Western Kentucky

Pretty glad those schools are gone...




Arkansas St. (http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northern_iowa/opponents_records.php?teamid=180)
1
0
0
100.00%
49
28
21


Appalachian St. (NC) (http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northern_iowa/opponents_records.php?teamid=165)
0
1
0
0.00%
16
21
-5


Boston (MA) (http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northern_iowa/opponents_records.php?teamid=372)
0
1
0
0.00%
21
27
-6


Idaho (http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northern_iowa/opponents_records.php?teamid=1499)
2
4
0
33.33%
114
174
-60


Texas St. (http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northern_iowa/opponents_records.php?teamid=3064)
2
1
0
66.67%
93
70
23


Louisiana-Monroe (http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northern_iowa/opponents_records.php?teamid=1803)
0
1
0
0.00%
41
44
-3


Western Kentucky (http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northern_iowa/opponents_records.php?teamid=3515)
5
5
0
50.00%
215
200
15



10
13
0
44%
549
564
-15

[Sammy94]

Have you been to the Battle of the Piney Woods game in Houston (at NRG/Reliant Stadium)?

I've only missed one since it has been at NRG. I travelled with the team and had an all access pass last season. BOTPW will never be the same for me, that was such a great experience.

[CHIP72]

I've only missed one since it has been at NRG. I travelled with the team and had an all access pass last season. BOTPW will never be the same for me, that was such a great experience.

Good to hear you were able to enjoy the full BOTPW experience last year. Based on the teams you listed, I would have been very surprised if you hadn't been to one of those games.

Keeping in mind that both Sam Houston State and Stephen F. Austin are both public schools, the fact SHSU and SFA can play the Battle of the Piney Woods at a neutral site, NFL stadium not particularly close to either campus and still draw 25K for every matchup shows me that after last season's Lafayette/Lehigh 150 game those two schools could probably do something similar in Philadelphia or New York/north Jersey if they wanted to on an annual basis and probably draw similar numbers. (They routinely sell out the games at both Lafayette's 13K Fisher Stadium and Lehigh's 16K Goodman Stadium.) I personally wouldn't advocate they do that (and I expect all of the Lehigh and Lafayette fans on AGS probably feel stronger about that than I do), but playing L-L at a larger neutral site say every 10 years or perhaps even every 5 years is probably viable attendance-wise. (I'm unsure I'd personally want even that level of frequency - every 25 years is more like what I have in mind - but I can't say I'd totally oppose the idea of somewhat more frequent L-L games at bigger neutral site facilities.)

[blackbeard]

Attended Games:
Sacred Heart
CCSU
Duquesne
Robert Morris
Bryant
Wagner
Monmouth
Delaware
Marist
Lafayette
Fordham
Colgate
Morgan State
Samford
Chattanooga
Jacksonville St
Furman
Wofford

[813Jag]

My list:
All SWAC schools
Nicholls
McNeese
SELU
Northwestern State
FAMU
BCU
*Savannah State
*Jacksonville State
*SCSU
*Chatty
Lamar
Other non FCS places I've watched Southern play:
NRG
Georgia Dome
Bobby Dodd
Citrus Bowl
ULL
Robertson Stadium
Soldier Field
Legion Field
Ladd Peeples
Whatever Jacksonville calls their place now
New Mexico
Superdome
Bucket list:
All the other FCS stadia
*non Southern games

[BEAR]

If any of you come to Conway for a UCA vs. who(m)ever game..let me know in advance. Tailgating can be a TON of fun with fans from other schools not just the opponents!xdrunkyx

Sadly with my career choices I've been limited to attending a few away games. But now that's gonna change!

Been to:
Arkansas (1 game. Left early. Never going back.)
Arkansas State (Go there again next year)
All the GSC schools in Arkansas..sorry NAIA was my time in college
SFA
Maine
Ole Miss
Texas Tech
Tennessee Tech
ULM
(A few others I can't remember)

Bucket List:
McNeese- Gotta go to this one...I bet their fans would love us at THEIR house sometime..xlolx
Harvard- Gotta see that.
SAM- Well ALL our conference opponents home fields.
Montana
Montana State
Back to Maine
I really want to watch a football game for that team that has their field on that skyscraper. xlolx

[SU DOG]

Been To Games At:

Samford
Western Carolina
UTC (old and new)
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
UCF(when FCS)
Nicholls State
Austin Peay
Tenn Martin
Jacksonville State
East Tenn State(mini-dome)
The Citadel
Furman
App state
McNeese State
Eastern KY
Troy(when FCS)
Alabama State
Morehead State
James Madison
Tenn Tech
Murray State

Want List:
Mercer(on schedule this year)
Richmond
Liberty
Campbell(AD is former Samford AD and new Prez is former Samford Provost)
UCA(scheduled next year)
UNI
VMI

[UAalum72]

1 Albany - Bob Ford Field
1a - University Field
2 Delaware - Tubby Raymond Field at Delaware Stadium
3 Stony Brook - LaValle Stadium
4 Rhode Island - Meade Stadium
5 Maine - Alfond Stadium
5a - Fitzpatrick Stadium, Portland
6 James Madison - Bridgeforth Stadium
7 Richmond - Robins Stadium
8 Cornell - Schoellkopf Stadium
9 Yale - Yale Bowl
10 Princeton - Princeton Stadium (for lacrosse)
11 Columbia - Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
12 Colgate - Andy Kerr Stadium
13 Lehigh - Goodman Stadium
14 Fordham - Jack Coffey Stadium
15 Central Connecticut- Arute Field
15a - Arute Field 1970 version
16 Sacred Heart - Pioneer Field
17 Bryant - Bulldog Stadium
18 Wagner - Seahawks Stadium
19 Stephen F Austin - Homer Bryce Stadium
20 Youngstown State - Stambaugh Stadium

Dropped football
Hofstra - Shuart Stadium
Northeastern - Parsons Field

Moved to FBS
Georgia Southern - Paulson Stadium
Old Dominion - Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium
Florida Atlantic - Pro Player Stadium
Massachusetts - McGuirk Stadium

Bucket List
Expect to add Holy Cross this year, New Hampshire and maybe Villanova next year.
Waiting for William & Mary to come around on the CAA schedule.
Hope for games at Harvard, Penn, or Lafayette in the future.

[Model Citizen]

I notice that while some FCS stadiums have a lot of history, a few of the older ones appear to have been completely demolished and rebuilt. Indiana State and Valparaiso, for example, don't have anything resembling their original stadiums. Otherwise, they would be something to see.

[SFA 93]

SFA
SHSU
BAYLOR
TEXAS
TEXAS STATE
TEXAS A&M
BOTPW
COTTON BOWL
RICE
HOUSTON
ANGELO STATE

I don't get out of Texas much because we have it all.

[McNeese75]

Bucket List:
McNeese- Gotta go to this one...I bet their fans would love us at THEIR house sometime..xlolx
Harvard- Gotta see that.
SAM- Well ALL our conference opponents home fields.
Montana
Montana State
Back to Maine
I really want to watch a football game for that team that has their field on that skyscraper. xlolx

xrolleyesx that's not frickin funny!!!! :D

[TheRevSFA]

Have you been to the Battle of the Piney Woods game in Houston (at NRG/Reliant Stadium)? I visited my brother in Houston last year the weekend that game was played and gave some thought to going but ultimately passed. (To be honest, I don't have too much interest in seeing Division I-AA/FCS games that don't involve Lehigh, Lafayette, Penn, or Villanova, though the SHSU/SFA game would have been a good matchup.) We did give serious consideration to going to the Texas A&M game in College Station that day (which the Aggies almost lost to Louisiana-Monroe) but didn't want to get around as early as necessary (11 AM kickoff, 1 1/2 to 2 hour drive), plus we already had tickets for the Celtics/Rockets NBA game that night. I did get to Reliant Stadium the next day for the Eagles/Texans NFL game (the reason why I visited my brother that weekend).

it is pretty cool to have the game there and it makes it easier for me to catch a game.

Spent last year's game in a suite. Gotta make sure it happens again.

I'm still bummed about missing this year's game

[Catsfan90]

Visited:
UNH
MAINE
WILLIAM & Mary

Bucket list:
NDSU
MONTANA
CAL POLY
ALBANY
MCNEESE

I will be visiting Albany and stony brook this year. I hoped to make it out to Colgate this year, but Uncle Sam has other plans for me.

For anyone who has never visited W&M you are missing out. Not only is Williamsburg an absolute amazing place, but Bush Gardens is right down the road!

I will make it to Montana one of these days.

[AmsterBison]

If it doesn't mean that NDSU is forced to travel in the playoffs, here are the places I'd like to see NDSU play at:

Top 10: Lehigh, Lafayette, JMU, Villanova, Delaware, Georgetown, New Hampshire, Yale, Harvard and McNeese State.

[CasualFan]

I've pretty much just gone to home games at Coastal Carolina. My user name is justly deserved, right?

The next stadium I want to visit is Liberty. They have the best atmosphere in the Big South (imo). I'm surprised people have put CCU on the list but not them. Us locals would love to have you come visit and stay a few extra days at the beach (you keep our taxes ridiculously low), but Liberty is probably a better pure football experience.

[McNeese72]

xrolleyesx that's not frickin funny!!!! :D

That was my response, too. :)

Doc

[McNeese72]

Okay, Jay Gallahger, I got my media guide out and made my list. Of course, in looking at all those places we played in the last 30-40 years, I realized that CBuck has made every one of those games and been to all those places. So my list would look puny compared to his.


First, current conference stadiums I've been to:

Central Ark (more than I thought was fair)
UIW
Lamar
Nicholls
Northwestern St
Sam Houston
SLU
SFA
and, of course, McNeese

Other places starting with some of the old Southland Schools that have since moved on:

La. Tech
Northeast La (ULM)
USL (ULL) Not technically correct since they didn't drop down to I-AA with the conference at the time. But it pisses their fans off so I included them.
UTA
Ark. St.
SWT (Texas St)
Prairie View A&M (at the Astrodome)
Weber St.
Troy St.
Jacksonville St.
Youngstown St.
Portland St.
Southern Utah
Alcorn St.
Ga. Southern
Grambling
Southern
Montana
Florida International
Texas Southern (probably not technically correct since the game was played at Northwestern St. during the Hurricane Rita year in 2005)
South Dakota St.
UTSA
Ark-Pine Bluff

I may have forgotten a few but that is all I can pin point right now. Remember, I'm an old fart and my memory isn't what it used to be.

As far as some of the places, I would like to go

Frisco (with McNeese playing in the game)
North Dakota St.
UNI (no, I never made it up there to a game).
Delaware

I'm sure there are others I can eventually think of.

Edit: I tried to include only places that were IAA/FCS at the time we played them and does not include any schools that were FBS when we played.

Doc

[Daytripper]

Have you been to the Battle of the Piney Woods game in Houston (at NRG/Reliant Stadium)? I visited my brother in Houston last year the weekend that game was played and gave some thought to going but ultimately passed. (To be honest, I don't have too much interest in seeing Division I-AA/FCS games that don't involve Lehigh, Lafayette, Penn, or Villanova, though the SHSU/SFA game would have been a good matchup.) We did give serious consideration to going to the Texas A&M game in College Station that day (which the Aggies almost lost to Louisiana-Monroe) but didn't want to get around as early as necessary (11 AM kickoff, 1 1/2 to 2 hour drive), plus we already had tickets for the Celtics/Rockets NBA game that night. I did get to Reliant Stadium the next day for the Eagles/Texans NFL game (the reason why I visited my brother that weekend).


If you get a chance, go. I've been to every one at NRG/Reliant. The tailgating is great. It is usually a high scoring game. And inevitably you get to see fools from both schools who rarely tailgate make *sses out of themselves by getting smashed in the parking lot. Plus you get to check out a pretty nice pro stadium...

[Evolution Prime]

I haven't been around too much. I'm trying to change that.

FCS Been to:

South Dakota State
South Dakota
North Dakota State

FBS Been to:

Iowa State
Nebraska
Kansas
Connecticut

Been to Non DI:

Peru State

Bucket List:

All of the MVFC Schools
All Ivy League Schools
Montana
Montana State
Cal Poly
McNeese State
North Dakota

[Ivytalk]

Bucket list:

Cornell (have never seen the Harvard game on the road)
Montana (duh)
Holy Cross (is it true that Fitton Field is tilted?)
Furman (pretty lakes, pretty women)
McNeese (for the tailgates)
JMU (to see if its fans are as nasty as UD people say they are)

[CHIP72]

If it doesn't mean that NDSU is forced to travel in the playoffs, here are the places I'd like to see NDSU play at:

Top 10: Lehigh, Lafayette, JMU, Villanova, Delaware, Georgetown, New Hampshire, Yale, Harvard and McNeese State.

Some thoughts/insights about the schools bolded above:

Lehigh - I absolutely love the gorgeous, open setting at Goodman Stadium, with the fields, trees, and South Mountain nearby (and I-78, though you can't see it too well from the stadium, or at least the home/west side of the stadium). In all honesty, the setting has to be one of the best in Division I-AA/FCS. The concession are pretty good too; there are some food stands with grilled food to purchase. The only negatives from my point of view are 1) the seats are set further back from the field than necessary (as Lafayette fans are quick to point out), especially considering that putting a track around the field wouldn't make sense considering the setting, 2) the sound system is subpar and there is no video board, and 3) if it rains, you may need to walk through a muddy field to get to/from your car and the stadium.

Lafayette - another very good stadium with a different kind of setting than Lehigh that is also very good. Parking in Easton's College Hill and walking a few blocks through the neighborhood to Fisher Stadium is an enjoyable experience (except in the dark on an uneven sidewalk), and if you park at Lafayette itself, you can walk on the campus (the stadium is near the campus' north end). Also, if you sit in the home/south stands you can look out at the forested hill north of Easton (and see the setting sun for a night game too, though you will have some glare issues for twilight games). Because there is no track, the seats are close to the field giving up a good view of the action especially if you sit higher in the stands. The only negative for a visiting fan is that there aren't many seats on the visitors' side (as any Lehigh fan will tell you). Fisher also has a good video board.

Villanova - IMO it's kind of amazing what Andy Talley has been able to do over the last 30 years out on Philadelphia's Main Line when you take a look at Villanova Stadium. Honestly, it resembles a large high school stadium more than anything else, though the food stands in the east end zone are charming to me (and contribute to the high school-like feel in a positive way). The field was clearly moved a few yards relative to the stands, and some of the "newer" stands at the east end are pretty far from the action. By far the biggest negative is there is a track around the field and none of the stands are high enough to give you a good angle to view the game. On a more positive note, you can stay in Center City Philadelphia and easily get to Villanova using public transit (either via the SEPTA Market-Frankford Line and Norristown High-Speed Line or via the SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Regional Rail Line).

Georgetown - I really hope you are kidding, because Multi-Sport Field might be the worst "stadium" in Division I-AA/FCS. The football stadium where I went to graduate school (Division II IUP) was considerably better, and Division II/PSAC fans in Pennsylvania think Miller Stadium is one of the worst stadiums in the PSAC. Heck, the football stadium where I went to college as an undergrad (Division III Juniata) has much nicer home side stands than Multi-Sport Field. Other negatives include the very small size of the facility (capacity about 4500), lack of permanent restrooms (though they do have high-end port-a-potties that are halfway acceptable), limited number of concessions, and lack of parking in the garage and on Georgetown's campus in general. There is also no Metrorail access anywhere near the stadium (or Georgetown's campus or the Georgetown neighborhood for that matter). On a more positive note, the seats put you near the action, and the neighborhood near the stadium is nice. It's also cool to walk through the arch when walking from/to the parking garage that the players come through.

One other thing - depending on the schedule, you can sometimes see a day-night football doubleheader at Lehigh and Lafayette, especially early in the season. (Actually, the same is true at Villanova and Penn; BTW Penn's historic Franklin Field is definitely worth checking out IMO.) Lehigh's Goodman Stadium does not have lights (all games there start at 12:30 PM ET), and Lafayette likes to schedule mostly night home games (start time 6 PM ET) the first third to half of the season. I've actually attended a Lehigh/Lafayette day-night doubleheader 4 of the last 5 seasons, and there will be two such doubleheaders this season, on Saturday 9/19 and Saturday 10/3. (I plan to attend the Lehigh and Lafayette games on the first of those two dates.)

[dgtw]

FBS Visited:
Alabama
Auburn (not yet, but have bought tickets to Jax State game)
Ole Miss (49-48)
Kentucky
Florida
Tennessee
Troy
Georgia State (I think they were FBS by then)
UAB

FCS Visited:
Jax State
Tennessee Tech
Alabama State
UT-Chattanooga

DII Visited:
UNA (North Alabama)

DIII Visited:
Birmingham-Southern

I really don't have a bucket list of places I want to visit. Now that our son is out of high school, my wife and I would like to visit some of the other OVC stadiums.

[Skyhawk71]

Oh the places I have been: Austin Peay (Best Peay Wall) Eastern Illiniois (Farthest Visitor Seating from Any Playing Surface on Planet), Eastern Kentucky (Soviet Russia), Jacksonville State (Favorite Hampton Inn, Really Miss the Gamecock Inn Days) Morehead State (Dear God), Murray State, SEMO (#1 road trip destination in OVC), Tennessee Tech (Champions Are Made Here, Yes- High School State Champions), Tennessee State (Love the "Hole", Hate LP) *Tennessee-Martin (Yes, In the Middle of the Middle of Nowhere)- The OVC
Stephen F. Austin (Yakofritz's- Still there?), Northwestern State, Central Arkansas, Southeastern Louisiana (Saturday Night in Hammond, 'Merica)- The Southland
Alabama A&M, Alcorn State, Southern- SWAC Southern Illinois, Indiana State- MVC UT-Chattanooga (Yes, UTM WON!!!), Samford, Western Carolina, ETSU (Pee Dome)- Southern

Bucket List: The North Dakota State University, Northern Arizona, Mercer, New and Improved ETSU, James Madison, Richmond, William & Mary

[dbackjon]

Expand Spanos? xeyebrowx

Is there a youtube video of the stadium?

[crusader11]

I've been to:

FCS --

Bucknell
Colgate
Fordham
Georgetown
Holy Cross
Lafayette
Lehigh
Yale
Harvard
Brown
Dartmouth
Northeastern (RIP)
New Hampshire
Villanova

FBS --

UMass (when they were FCS)
Army
Michigan
Notre Dame

FCS stadiums on the bucket list:

Delaware
JMU
Montana
NDSU
UNI
Penn
Princeton

[dbackjon]

FCS games:
NAU
Montana
Nevada (back when they were FCS)

FCS stadiums visited (no games)
Murray State
Eastern Illinois

FBS games:
Illinois
Arizona State
UCLA
USC

[AshevilleApp2]

Is there a youtube video of the stadium?

Yeah, but it runs for 90 minutes, and gets really confusing at points. Owls and ****.

[McNeese72]

Since people are including FBS teams in their lists, I am updating my list to include the FBS stadiums. Note: These are only stadiums I've been to them when McNeese was actually playing those teams.

Texas A&M
Nebraska
ULM (Northeast La) - I know I've included them in the FCS/I-AA and FBS lists but we have played them at their place when they were both.
Kansas St.
Southern Miss.
S. Florida
ULL (USL) - See note for ULM
Toledo
North Carolina
Tulane
LSU
Kansas

Doc

[clenz]

Yeah, but it runs for 90 minutes, and gets really confusing at points. Owls and ****.
It gets really weird when talking about how steel beams can't melt steel beams, which is why construction is taking so long.

[McNeeserocket]

Doc,

Didn't you go to the Miami, Missouri and Middle Tenn games?

[TribeNomad1]

FCS:

VMI
Hampton
JMU
UR
ODU (when FCS)
Central Fla (when FCS)
SIU
NSU

FBS:

Maryland
Virginia


FCS drive bys (visited campus and checked out stadium during off season):

NAU
SDSU
Cal Poly
Liberty
URI
Coastal Carolina
Charleston Southern
Chatty
Western Carolina
Boston U (in the day)

[BisonFan02]

Prepare to be baffled....

FCS visited:

NDSU
App State (former/while FCS)
Lehigh
Lafayette
JMU

Bucket List (in no real order...will try to keep to 15-20ish):

Montana
THE Citadel
Cal Poly
SDSU post-reno
UNI
Montana State
McNeese State
SHSU
Weber St.
Youngstown St.
Furman
Wofford
UNH
Coastal Carolina
Liberty
Delaware
Richmond
and really would like to make a tour of the Ivies....

[McNeese75]

Ok lets see

I have been to the following that I remember (All Semi-FBS schools on the list were FCS when I attended the game)

SLC

Sam Houston State
Stephen F. Austin
Texas State
Lamar
Northwestern State
Nicholls State
Southeastern Louisiana
Incarnate Word
Jacksonville State
Central Arkansas
Troy State
USL (ULL)
Northeastern State (ULM)
Louisiana Tech

Out of Conference

Alcorn State
Grambling
Southern
Prairie View (Houston Astrodome)
South Dakota State
Georgia Southern
Appalachian State
Delaware
Montana
Southern Utah
Portland State
Chattanooga
Western Kentucky

Bucket List

Cal Poly (was scheduled and McNeese bought it out)
Eastern Washington
North Dakota State (But only if the Cowboys are competitive, no more UNI fiascos)
Harvard (never happen)
New Hampshire
Villanova
Northern Arizona

FBS Stadiums

LSU
Tulane (when they played in the Superdome)
Kansas State
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Texas A&M
Toledo
Middle Tennessee
South Florida
Southern Mississippi
UTSA

[McNeese72]

Doc,

Didn't you go to the Miami, Missouri and Middle Tenn games?

Nope. Didn't make those games or they would be on the list.

Doc

[NHwildEcat]

Only been on the road for 1 UNH game.

Other then watching games in Durham: Lehigh

Bucket List:
1. Maine
2. Montana
3. NDSU
4. Yale
Really anywhere UNH may go, or that is warmer than NH in the later stages of the season :)

Been to more NFL stadiums...mostly old torn down ones now: Candlestick, Texas Stadium, Old Meadowlands, New Meadowlands and AT&T Stadium (which I will be going to again this October).

[NHwildEcat]

Been to:
*Penn
*Lehigh
*Lafayette
*Georgetown
*Towson
*Villanova
*Yankee Stadium III (L-L 150)

Would have interest in going to:
*Delaware
*James Madison
*Richmond
*Princeton

To be fair, I've only started going to Division I-AA/FCS games on a regular basis in 2010 and developed genuine interest in attending any college football games not long before that. Among all college football stadiums, my #1 bucket list facility where I've never attended a game is Scott Stadium at the University of Virginia.

I have a much greater level of interest in eventually getting to every MLB ballpark (been to 17 current parks, 22 overall) and possibly every NFL stadium (though I only have significant interest in attending Philadelphia Eagles games).

Final thought - we should petition the guy who runs the Football Passport site to add Division I-AA/FCS stadiums to his listing. I suspect he'll never do so due to cost issues, but if people are willing to pay a little money for membership...

I am with you on the baseball parks. If my memory serves me correct I have been to Boston, NYY (old/new), Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, Tampa Bay, SF, Oakland. Had tickets for Toronto, but didn't make it up there. But would love to hit up a bunch of the Midwest ballparks soon, esp. Cincinnati, Pittsburgh.

[bulldog10jw]

Places I've seen Yale play:

Every Ivy school (but not Princeton's new stadium)
Holy Cross
Army
Hawaii
William & Mary (actually the game was in Norfolk)
Cal Poly
San Diego
Boston College
Navy

Bucket list:

Every road game Yale plays beginning in 2017 (after I retire at the end of 2016)

[TheRevSFA]

People keep putting Sam on the bucket list and I wonder why?

i mean, go, but much like going to Nac, keep your expectations low

[BisonFan02]

People keep putting Sam on the bucket list and I wonder why?

i mean, go, but much like going to Nac, keep your expectations low

I think the reason I tossed them on there was because the Bison have hosted them in Fargo (and Frisco :D ). Same kinda went with Furman, Wofford, Coastal Carolina, etc. (plus the location of a few others)

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

It's looking more and more likely that I will be attending the Lehigh-JMU in Harrisonburg. I'd like to compare the JMU game experience to NDSU, Montana, Montana State and Delaware. Those five are about as good as is gets in FCS.

Youngstown State is my next goal if they get rolling again under Pelini. I lived in Austintown when I was a young for I feel it's pilgrimage I need to make.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

I'm not going to post a list, but I've noticed that many of you listed Cal Poly. If you don't have Poly on your list, you should. San Luis Obispo is one of the great places on earth and the California Central Coast is absolutely beautiful. Alex Spanos Stadium is decent, though it needs to be expanded (Capacity 11075), and parking is crazy.

You don't need to go to a football game to enjoy the Campus the town, the area. If you have a chance, you should visit San Luis Obispo. And if you do come for a game (this year we'll play Northern Iowa, Idaho State, Portland State, Sacramento State, and North Dakota) , plan to come a couple of days early or stay a couple of days after the game. You will appreciate this advice.


Didn't come for a game but while on our drive from Orange County to San Jose with two alum friends (UNH72Plus and a non member), we stayed one night in Morro Bay. We stopped at Spanos Stadium for a look. Very impressed with the memorial to the guys that died in the plane crash! Also noticed that the biggest guy was 220!! A different game in a different time. Looked like a great place to watch a game and the area was definitely beautiful. I hope everyone gets to drive the Pacific Coast Highway one day!!

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

I am with you on the baseball parks. If my memory serves me correct I have been to Boston, NYY (old/new), Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, Tampa Bay, SF, Oakland. Had tickets for Toronto, but didn't make it up there. But would love to hit up a bunch of the Midwest ballparks soon, esp. Cincinnati, Pittsburgh.

I try to visit MLB Stadiums on my trips to the FBS games, but have had a bad run of teams being on the road. That happened on my visits to Chicago, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cleveland and San Francisco although I did tour AT&T Park. I managed to see the Twins at Target Field on my Minnesota trip.

When my 60th birthday was approaching and I reflected on things, I realized that only one of the MLB stadiums where I had watched a game that only Fenway Park was still being used! It really surprised me the rest were gone!! (Pre and post 1975 Yankee Stadiums, the Mets Shea Stadium, the Phillies Veterans Stadium, the Orioles Memorial Stadium, the Pirates Three Rivers, the Indians Municipal Stadium and Seattle's Kingdome.) I rectified things by getting a couple of alum buddies to join me for games at Citizens Bank Park, Camden Yards and Nationals Park. The tentative MLB 2016 schedule has the Red Sox at San Diego on Labor Day so hopefully get to notch another MLB stadium next season when UNH plays at San Diego State.

[Ivytalk]

I will be crossing Cornell off my bucket list on October 10 when Harvard plays there. About time!

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Glad to get JMU checked off my list! I must admit though, I was more impressed with the campus than the stadium/game day atmosphere....

I plan on getting to Princeton on Saturday for the first time since 2003.....

[Catatonic]

FCS (ACU is new to FCS, so not many on my list)

Lamar

FBS

Georgia
Florida
Auburn
Kentucky
Clemson
Arizona State
Arizona
New Mexico State
Fresno State
Oklahoma State
Sugar Bowl
Peach Bowl
Outback Bowl
Gator Bowl
Air Force Academy (Plan to add in 2016)

FCS Bucket List

UCA (plan to add this year)
UIW (plan to add this year. San Antonio is nice)
McNeese (2016)
SFA (2016)

[BisonFan02]

Glad to get JMU checked off my list! I must admit though, I was more impressed with the campus than the stadium/game day atmosphere....

I plan on getting to Princeton on Saturday for the first time since 2003.....

I would like to make it out to Princeton for a game...been on campus once when I took ol Dinky onto campus after a flight into Newark (was in town for a business meeting....long story short...late flight...no rental car...no options xlolx )

[ElonFirefighter]

Bucket List....

I've been to Elon Past few years. Still waiting to see an actual Football game

[Twentysix]

FCS Places I've Been:
1. North Dakota State
2. Northern Iowa
3. Montana State
4. South Dakota State
5. Frisco TX (Pizza hut park)
6. Towson
7. Northern Arizona
8. Pennsylvania
9. Harvard
10. Yale
11. North Dakota


FBS Places I've Been:
1. Minnesota
2. KU
3. USC
4. UC Berkeley
5. UCLA
6. Michigan
7. Wisconsin
8. Oregon
9. Arizona State
10. Pittsburgh
11. Nebraska
12. Western Michigan


D-II/III/NAIA
1. Concorida (moorhead)
2. Minnesota State Moorhead
3. Minot State
4. Dickinson State

Bucket List (preferably all vs NDSU):
1. Montana
2. JMU
3. Ohio State
4. SDSU (just because I live here)
5. UCLA
6. Yale
7. Nebraska

I may be forgetting some. Bolded I have been to for a game, unbolded means I have just seen it in person, not during a game.

[bostonspider]

I have been to:
Richmond (old and new)
Delaware
URI
UNH
Brown
Yale
Harvard
Princeton (Palmer)
Northeastern (oh well....)

Would love to see new Princeton Stadium and the rebuilt Cowell Stadium at UNH when it is done.

[bulldog10jw]

I will be crossing Cornell off my bucket list on October 10 when Harvard plays there. About time!

Cornell, well Ithaca, was actually the first place I ever saw Yale play on the road. 1974.

[FordhamFan]

Been to:
Fordham (Love my school, but awful stadium)
Lehigh (2nd best in PL, just a gorgeous field with great natural grass)
Lafayette (Best PL Stadium in my opinion, love how it feels like it's in a valley)
Colgate (Remote, cool to drive to get to)
Georgetown (Dump field, but location in the middle of campus is very cool)
Holy Cross (Great stadium, would be so much better if it could be filled)
Bucknell (Cool shrubbery pattern they have in one endzone...coldest MFing place ever, nothing to break the wind)

Columbia (Great field, bad team, should definitely go to it if you're in Manhattan ever)
Yale (Just felt the history being in the place)

Villanova (Eh, such a good team should have a better stadium...but it's what you get at such a basketball school)
UNH (Very average place, but filled up for playoff game last year and was a great blustery weather'd atmosphere)
Towson (Very nice stadium and athletic complex, wish the stands were a little closer to the field, that would make a much better atmosphere)

St. Francis PA (Middle of nowhere, and feels like it)

FBS
Rutgers (Wasn't expecting much, but was a very nice stadium. Obviously compared to other B10s it's minuscule, but I enjoyed it)
Cinci (Thought this was a very cool stadium, love how locked in it feels)
Army (West Point is all it's cracked up to be. Must visit for CFB fans)

[SCPALADIN]

Been to FCS:
FURMAN
WOFFORD
PRESBYTERIAN
CIT
APP STATE
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
WESTERN CAROLINA
CHATTANOOGA (National Championship 2001)
YOUNGSTOWN STATE

Been to FBS:
AKRON - Rubber Bowl
AKRON - Infocision Field
PITT - Heinz Field
BALL STATE
CLEMSON
CITRUS BOWL (1985 - Ohio St. vs BYU)
KENTUCKY
KENT STATE

Bucket List FCS:
NDSU
MONTANA
YALE
FRISCO

[Thumper 76]

Been to:
FCS

NDSU
SDSU
USD
Cornell

FBS

Wisonsin
Minnesota
Iowa State
Norte Dame
Michigan State
Nebraska

BUCKET LIST

Montana
Montana State
Cal Poly
UNI
YSU
SIU
WIU
ISU-r
ISU-b
MSU
Frisco

[RedFlash]

FCS:

St. Francis
Holy Cross
Harvard
Colgate
Lehigh
Lafayette
Bucknell
Penn
Villanova
Duquesne
RMU
JMU
Towson
YSU

FBS:

ND
PSU
Pitt (Heinz Field and Pitt Stadium)
WVU
Temple
Bowling Green
Ohio U
OSU
MSU

Planning on visiting:

Bryant
Wagner
Sacred Heart
CCSU
Montana (2016)

Bucket List:

Yale
Princeton
Michigan

[RollBirds]

Been to
FCS

NDSU
SDSU
USD
MO. ST.
WIU
ILSTU
SIU
EIU
VALPO
INSTU
YSU
APP state
EWU 2x
UNH
Frisco

FBS

Mizzu
UofIL
NIU
WMU
EMU
Ball State
Bowling Green
UofTenn

Best place I've been was Neyland stadium in Knoxville, SEC football is a whole different level.


It's great to see a few who have ILSTU on their bucket list.

[NY Crusader 2010]

Been To (FCS):

Holy Cross
William & Mary (Attended a game annually from 1993-2005 and returned in 2012 for the Lafayette "lightning game")
Fordham (seem to always fill the place for Holy Cross and Villanova; saw the two playoff games vs. SHU)
Colgate (28-27 loss in the "Patriot League Championship" in the snow in '08)
Bucknell (Ancient place; was here for a blowout HC win in '07 and disappointing loss in '09 after already clinching league)
Lehigh (Attended the worst home loss in Engineer history 59-10 at the hands of the Crusaders in '07)
Lafayette (Here for the Hail Mary that kept our title hopes alive in '08 and a William & Mary thrashing of the Pards 3 weeks ago)
Georgetown (Saw HC win here in '08)
Harvard (0-2 here with the tougher pill being our '08 loss blowing a game where we led 24-12 in fourth w. ball on Harvard 1yl)
Yale (Saw HC lose a thrilling comeback attempt that culminated w. OT loss in '08)
Dartmouth (Saw us beat the Indians handily during their winless '08 campaign; Ivy campus I most desire to return)
Brown (Attended two Columbus Day thrillers -- one win for HC, one for Brown)
Northeastern RIP (HC blowout in a driving rainstorm in '09 -- The Huskies' last team)
UMass (Three W&M games and a 40-30 HC loss in a game we trailed early in the third by four touchdowns in '07)
UNH (With QB Mike Cook injured, Tribe suffered a painful loss here in '97 ranked #2; must see HC game here)
URI (Four W&M games here during the '90s / turn of the century)
Villanova (HC only road playoff appearance, a 38-28 loss to eventual champs)
Delaware (Can't remember who won but went to OT vs W&M in 2000)
Towson (Visited last week for the Crusaders three-point loss; cousin is a student)
Columbia (Randomly went to Homecoming game vs. Dartmouth last year)
Princeton (Attended a Dartmouth game at the old yard in 1996; last Dartmouth Ivy title and undefeated season)

FBS Been-To

Army (at least 1-2 games a year from '94-'01; returned for Stanford in 2013)
Georgia (59-24 over W&M in '88; was a baby)
Virginia Tech (W&M opener in ' 14 on Labor Day weekend)
North Carolina (W&M led 31-21 in the third in '04, wound up on wrong side of 49-39 score)
West Virginia (another FBS upset attempt by the Tribe in '13; 17-7 lead turned into 24-17 loss)
Boston College (A wild 32-31 victory by the Naval Academy in the late 90s; OBVIOUSLY returning in 2018)

FCS Bucket List

Penn (ran Penn Relays here; need to see college game)
Cornell
Bryant (new kid on the New England FCS block)
Albany (glad I didn't go last year for our game)
Marist
Stony Brook
JMU
VMI
The Citadel
Richmond (been to City Stadium)
UMaine
Sacred Heart
NDSU
Montana
San Diego
Jacksonville

FBS Bucket List

UConn (planning on attending HC game here)
Syracuse (HC game here not official yet, will come soon enough)
Navy (Grandfather played here, Class of '51, only PL school not counting BU and Loyola that I haven't attended HC sporting event)
Vanderbilt (Sister was class of '12)
Penn State
Ohio State
Michigan
Notre Dame
Maryland
Rutgers
Virginia
NC State (going next year for W&M game)

[msupokes1]

FCS I have been to:
Montana
SHSU
SFA
Nichols
NWSU
SELA
Lamar
Chattanooga
Youngstown

FCS Stadiums I would like to go to:
NDSU
UNI
Montana State
UCA