FCS Insider - 2020 Week 1

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Four FCS vs. FBS matchups this weekend (see attached schedule, courtesy the National Football Foundation). Last season there were 3 FCS wins against FBS opponents. In the nine seasons prior (2010-2018), the FCS averaged 9.0 wins per year against FBS schools. Last year’s FCS wins vs. FBS schools:
Central Arkansas at Western Kentucky (35-28)
Southern Illinois at UMass (45-20)
The Citadel at Georgia Tech (27-24, ot)
STATS Perform Preseason FCS All-America Teams -- Click Here (https://fcsinsider.com/news/2020/9/2/football-stats-perform-announces-2020-preseason-all-america-teams.aspx)

The 2020 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Team, announced today, features 101 players from 56 schools and all 13 FCS conferences. The schools include those playing this fall or in the spring.
FCS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK


Thurs., Sept. 3
8:00 p.m. ET
Central Arkansas at UAB
ESPN3 (Curt Bloom, Chad Pilcher)


Sat., Sept. 5
1:00 p.m. ET
Eastern Kentucky at Marshall
ESPN (Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Katie George)


Sat., Sept. 5
7:30 p.m. ET
Houston Baptist at North Texas
ESPN3 (Doug Anderson, LaDarrin McLane)


Sat., Sept. 5
9:00 p.m. ET
Stephen F. Austin at UTEP
ESPN3 (Erik Elken, Trevor Vittatoe)



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR FCS SCHOOLS IN ACTION THIS WEEK


Central Arkansas -- https://ucasports.com/index.aspx?path=football (https://ucasports.com/index.aspx?path=football)
Eastern Kentucky -- https://ekusports.com/sports/football (https://ekusports.com/sports/football)
Houston Baptist -- https://hbuhuskies.com/sports/football (https://hbuhuskies.com/sports/football)
Stephen F. Austin -- https://sfajacks.com/sports/football