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December 9th, 2021, 04:28 PM
Game Notes for Quarterfinal Games
Montana (https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gogriz.com/documents/2021/12/7/UM_JMU_NOTES_FINAL_compressed.pdf) | James Madison (https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/jmusports.com/documents/2021/12/7/JMU_Game_Notes_vs_Montana.pdf#xd_co_f=YTNmMDE1ZjUt ZWNiYS00NzM5LWFjYjgtZWI0NWE2NmEwMWYy~) [Craig Haley, Stats Perform, Game Preview -- Read More (https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/12/fcs-quarterfinal-round-playoff-preview-montana-at-james-madison/)]
North Dakota State (https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gobison.sidearmsports.com/documents/2021/12/6/NDSU_Football_Notes_20211206.pdf) | ETSU (https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gobison.sidearmsports.com/documents/2021/12/9/ETSU_FB_Notes_20211209.pdf) [Craig Haley, Stats Perform, Game Preview -- Read More (https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/12/fcs-quarterfinal-round-playoff-preview-etsu-at-north-dakota-state/)]
South Dakota State (https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/sdstate.sidearmsports.com/documents/2021/12/8/SDSU_FB_Notes_Go_12_7_2021.pdf) | Villanova (when ready, posted here) (https://villanova.com/sports/2018/8/28/2018-villanova-football-game-notes.aspx) | [Craig Haley, Stats Perform, Game Preview -- Read More (https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/12/fcs-quarterfinal-round-playoff-preview-south-dakota-state-at-villanova/)]
Sam Houston (https://s3.amazonaws.com/gobearkats.com/documents/2021/12/9/SHSU_FB_Notes_2021_Game12.pdf) | Montana State (https://s3.amazonaws.com/gobearkats.com/documents/2021/12/9/FB_Notes_21_13_Sam_Houston.pdf) | [Craig Haley, Stats Perform, Game Preview -- Read More (https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/12/fcs-quarterfinal-round-playoff-preview-montana-state-at-sam-houston/)]
Participating Conference Notes
Big Sky (https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/bigskyconf.com/documents/2021/12/8/FB_Weekly_Notebook_2021_12_10.pdf) | CAA Football (https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/caasports.com/documents/2021/12/8/QuartersPlayoffFBNOTES.pdf) | Missouri Valley (https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/mvfc.sidearmsports.com/documents/2021/12/8/MVFC_Playoff_Notebook_12_8_2021.pdf) | Southern (https://s3.amazonaws.com/soconsports.com/documents/2021/12/9/120921_fb_notes.pdf) | WAC (https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/v/o/5bjjdbn3t5onlg/FB_Release_15.pdf)
Quarterfinals (Dec. 10/Dec. 11)
No. 6 Montana at No. 3 James Madison (Friday), 6 pm CT (ESPN2)
No. 7 ETSU at No. 2 NDSU, 11 am CT (ESPN)
SDSU at No. 5 Villanova, 1 pm CT (ESPN+)
No. 8 Montana State at No. 1 Sam Houston, 7:30 pm CT (ESPN+)
Numbers denote tournament seed, not national ranking
2021 FCS INSIDER -- KEY LINKS
NCAA Statistics – Click Here (https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fstats.ncaa.org%2frankings%2fch ange_sport_year_div&c=E,1,mRjnMdfJ923UgEz_6F_K71TPIgaYLBK4h14t4LGm20rq WWtqfAZgQSQTq6pntUD0a2pxmiKT48pAb9pE53zsA3uTxDpujS 57ux2QBVpU&typo=1) | Top-25 Polls -- Click Here (https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/fcs-coaches-poll) | Scoreboard -- Click Here (https://www.ncaa.com/scoreboard/football/fcs)
FCS Insider -- Click Here (https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2ffcsinsider.com%2f&c=E,1,3rB462R9KZ-aj2yNofuGFA9TqKQXYMRWX4Earw7riN3E_ztqOugup5gq2BwpL zt7KVV2pF5uyCpiAUfIkKrtUsBnLvSjTj6jHtoKYe9jgHKVuPp zXHxOEBrbksEt&typo=1) | Stats Perform -- Click Here (https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.fcs.football%2ffcsfront.asp&c=E,1,RNp9OmJwGyQPTgnEngU_v5QjJKoipACVxOqXwmSKZRyR PeqAHQOwZzl7U5GVxWDiwWUhGytnkLPvjVLVgWta1mTlttk6oK UmwhlQhdFYHjWZGXR8cFBDG7EaRw,,&typo=1) | HERO Sports -- Click Here (https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fherosports.com%2fcategory%2fco llege-football%2ffcs%2f&c=E,1,RCc8_tC95gi2TageeGldFZx1_AffWt8LvdZDJ5-vLbx7CSpI2r98jPXJkxrGsIvPuPexsxfl3iB5CLLsEx5otyGav hh87fPePZRbmbyDGzYYTi8Cp2mfP5A,&typo=1)
Links to previously announced all-league teams:
ASUN -- Click Here (https://asunsports.org/sports/fball/2021-22/releases/20211121w2byge) | Big Sky -- Click Here (https://bigskyconf.com/news/2021/11/22/big-sky-announces-2021-all-conference-football-teams-and-individual-awards.aspx) | Big South -- Click Here (https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2021/11/23/big-south-announces-2021-football-annual-award-winners.aspx) | CAA Football -- Click Here (https://caasports.com/news/2021/11/23/jmus-johnson-villanovas-rhyne-headline-2021-caa-football-all-conference-awards.aspx) | Ivy League -- Click Here (https://ivyleague.com/news/2021/11/23/ivy-league-announces-football-all-ivy-rookie-of-the-year-coach-of-the-year.aspx)
MEAC -- Click Here (https://meacsports.com/news/2021/11/23/meac-announces-football-postseason-honors-presented-by-townebank.aspx) | MVFC -- Click Here (https://valley-football.org/news/2021/11/24/missouri-valley-football-announces-specialty-honors.aspx) | NEC -- Click Here (https://northeastconference.org/news/2021/11/24/football-necfb-champion-sacred-heart-snags-two-major-awards-wagners-titus-leo-repeats-as-dpoty.aspx) | OVC -- Click Here (http://ovcsports.com/news/2021/11/22/ut-martins-howard-simpson-austin-peays-perry-murray-states-williams-headline-2021-ovc-football-honors.aspx) | Patriot -- Click Here (https://patriotleague.org/news/2021/11/23/patriot-league-football-2021-all-league-and-major-awards-announced-11-23-21.aspx)
PFL -- Click Here (https://www.pioneer-football.org/news/archives/2021/1719/pioneer-football-league-announces-29th-all-pfl-teams/) | SoCon -- Click Here (Coaches Team) (https://soconsports.com/news/2021/11/23/all-socon-coaches-football-teams-announced.aspx) | Southland -- Click Here (https://www.southland.org/news/2021/11/23/southland-announces-2021-all-conference-football-teams.aspx) | SWAC – Click Here (https://swac.org/news/2021/11/29/swac-announces-2021-football-postseason-honors.aspx) | WAC -- Click Here (https://www.wacsports.com/sports/fball/2021-22/releases/20211123loeus8)
Stats Perform Announces Finalists (Top 3) for Payton Award and Buchanan Award -- Buchanan Finalists / Voting (https://fcsinsider.com/news/2021/12/8/football-troy-andersen-isaiah-land-patrick-o-connell-invited-to-announcement-of-the-2021-buck-buchanan-award.aspx) | Payton Finalists / Voting (https://fcsinsider.com/news/2021/12/7/football-eric-barriere-quay-holmes-cole-kelley-invited-to-announcement-of-the-2021-walter-payton-award.aspx)
2021 Playoff Scorecard
CAA Football (2)
2-0
1.000
Southern Conference (1)
1-0
1.000
Missouri Valley Football (6)
4-4
.500
Big Sky Conference (5)
3-3
.500
Southland Conference (2)
2-2
.500
ASUN/WAC (2)*
1-1
.500
Big South (1)
1-1
.500
Ohio Valley (1)
1-1
.500
Patriot League (1)
1-1
.500
Northeast Conference (1)
0-1
.000
Pioneer Football League (1)
0-1
.000
SWAC (1)
0-1
.000
*both playoff participants from the ASUN/WAC AQ are from the WAC
All-Time Semifinal Trips
Here’s a look at the leaders, by conference, since 1978 (first year of the playoffs). Winners this week head to the semifinal round.
32 - Big Sky Conference
30 - CAA Football
29 - Southern Conference
28 - Missouri Valley Football Conference
19 - Southland Conference
17 - Independents
10 - Ohio Valley Conference
Power Five
In the past 11+ playoffs (2010-21), five leagues (Big Sky, CAA Football, MVFC, Southern and Southland) have combined to win 209 of 249 total games. Seven of the eight remaining teams are from those leagues.
#FearTheFCS -- In Week 1, the Big Sky became first FCS conference to post three wins over FBS opponents in the same week since CAA Football in 2009. Montana knocked off No. 20 Washington, becoming just the sixth FCS school to post a win over a nationally ranked FBS foe. There have been 12 FCS wins over FBS programs this season, including four wins over teams from "Power 5" programs. In 2016, five FCS teams knocked off Power 5 teams (the last time as many as three-such wins have occurred in one season). The last time the FCS had more than 10 wins in one season against FBS schools was in 2013 (16 that year).
FCS Wins Vs. FBS (2021)
Eastern Washington 35, UNLV 33 (2OT)
UC Davis 19, Tulsa 17
South Dakota State 42, Colorado State 23
Montana 13, No. 20 Washington 7
Holy Cross 38, UConn 28
ETSU 23, Vanderbilt 3
Duquesne 28, Ohio 26
Jacksonville State 20, Florida State 17
UIW 42, Texas State 34
Northern Arizona 21, Arizona 19
Rhode Island 35, UMass 22
Maine 35, UMass 10
The FCS Championship Game will be played in Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022.
FCS in the NFL – There were more than two full teams worth of FCS players on NFL opening-day rosters. Better than 130 former FCS players made teams' 53-man rosters. Despite low draft numbers this spring (6) and last (6 in 2019), the number of FCS players on NFL rosters has not altered much --- with more than 210 FCS players on NFL Opening Day rosters in each of the previous three seasons (that number includes 53-man rosters and practice squads). Research compiled by Craig Haley (Stats Perform) has the current number at 126 on active rosters and 199 overall. Read more: https://bit.ly/3BUurhe (https://bit.ly/3BUurhe)
The 2021 season marked the debut of two new FCS conferences. The ASUN has three members this season: Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, and Central Arkansas. The WAC has four post-season eligible teams in the fall: Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston, and SFA. The two leagues have agreed on a one-year scheduling alliance for this fall
Mike Kern
Associate Commissioner
Montana (https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gogriz.com/documents/2021/12/7/UM_JMU_NOTES_FINAL_compressed.pdf) | James Madison (https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/jmusports.com/documents/2021/12/7/JMU_Game_Notes_vs_Montana.pdf#xd_co_f=YTNmMDE1ZjUt ZWNiYS00NzM5LWFjYjgtZWI0NWE2NmEwMWYy~) [Craig Haley, Stats Perform, Game Preview -- Read More (https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/12/fcs-quarterfinal-round-playoff-preview-montana-at-james-madison/)]
North Dakota State (https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gobison.sidearmsports.com/documents/2021/12/6/NDSU_Football_Notes_20211206.pdf) | ETSU (https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gobison.sidearmsports.com/documents/2021/12/9/ETSU_FB_Notes_20211209.pdf) [Craig Haley, Stats Perform, Game Preview -- Read More (https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/12/fcs-quarterfinal-round-playoff-preview-etsu-at-north-dakota-state/)]
South Dakota State (https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/sdstate.sidearmsports.com/documents/2021/12/8/SDSU_FB_Notes_Go_12_7_2021.pdf) | Villanova (when ready, posted here) (https://villanova.com/sports/2018/8/28/2018-villanova-football-game-notes.aspx) | [Craig Haley, Stats Perform, Game Preview -- Read More (https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/12/fcs-quarterfinal-round-playoff-preview-south-dakota-state-at-villanova/)]
Sam Houston (https://s3.amazonaws.com/gobearkats.com/documents/2021/12/9/SHSU_FB_Notes_2021_Game12.pdf) | Montana State (https://s3.amazonaws.com/gobearkats.com/documents/2021/12/9/FB_Notes_21_13_Sam_Houston.pdf) | [Craig Haley, Stats Perform, Game Preview -- Read More (https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/12/fcs-quarterfinal-round-playoff-preview-montana-state-at-sam-houston/)]
Participating Conference Notes
Big Sky (https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/bigskyconf.com/documents/2021/12/8/FB_Weekly_Notebook_2021_12_10.pdf) | CAA Football (https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/caasports.com/documents/2021/12/8/QuartersPlayoffFBNOTES.pdf) | Missouri Valley (https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/mvfc.sidearmsports.com/documents/2021/12/8/MVFC_Playoff_Notebook_12_8_2021.pdf) | Southern (https://s3.amazonaws.com/soconsports.com/documents/2021/12/9/120921_fb_notes.pdf) | WAC (https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/v/o/5bjjdbn3t5onlg/FB_Release_15.pdf)
Quarterfinals (Dec. 10/Dec. 11)
No. 6 Montana at No. 3 James Madison (Friday), 6 pm CT (ESPN2)
No. 7 ETSU at No. 2 NDSU, 11 am CT (ESPN)
SDSU at No. 5 Villanova, 1 pm CT (ESPN+)
No. 8 Montana State at No. 1 Sam Houston, 7:30 pm CT (ESPN+)
Numbers denote tournament seed, not national ranking
2021 FCS INSIDER -- KEY LINKS
NCAA Statistics – Click Here (https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fstats.ncaa.org%2frankings%2fch ange_sport_year_div&c=E,1,mRjnMdfJ923UgEz_6F_K71TPIgaYLBK4h14t4LGm20rq WWtqfAZgQSQTq6pntUD0a2pxmiKT48pAb9pE53zsA3uTxDpujS 57ux2QBVpU&typo=1) | Top-25 Polls -- Click Here (https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/fcs-coaches-poll) | Scoreboard -- Click Here (https://www.ncaa.com/scoreboard/football/fcs)
FCS Insider -- Click Here (https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2ffcsinsider.com%2f&c=E,1,3rB462R9KZ-aj2yNofuGFA9TqKQXYMRWX4Earw7riN3E_ztqOugup5gq2BwpL zt7KVV2pF5uyCpiAUfIkKrtUsBnLvSjTj6jHtoKYe9jgHKVuPp zXHxOEBrbksEt&typo=1) | Stats Perform -- Click Here (https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.fcs.football%2ffcsfront.asp&c=E,1,RNp9OmJwGyQPTgnEngU_v5QjJKoipACVxOqXwmSKZRyR PeqAHQOwZzl7U5GVxWDiwWUhGytnkLPvjVLVgWta1mTlttk6oK UmwhlQhdFYHjWZGXR8cFBDG7EaRw,,&typo=1) | HERO Sports -- Click Here (https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fherosports.com%2fcategory%2fco llege-football%2ffcs%2f&c=E,1,RCc8_tC95gi2TageeGldFZx1_AffWt8LvdZDJ5-vLbx7CSpI2r98jPXJkxrGsIvPuPexsxfl3iB5CLLsEx5otyGav hh87fPePZRbmbyDGzYYTi8Cp2mfP5A,&typo=1)
Links to previously announced all-league teams:
ASUN -- Click Here (https://asunsports.org/sports/fball/2021-22/releases/20211121w2byge) | Big Sky -- Click Here (https://bigskyconf.com/news/2021/11/22/big-sky-announces-2021-all-conference-football-teams-and-individual-awards.aspx) | Big South -- Click Here (https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2021/11/23/big-south-announces-2021-football-annual-award-winners.aspx) | CAA Football -- Click Here (https://caasports.com/news/2021/11/23/jmus-johnson-villanovas-rhyne-headline-2021-caa-football-all-conference-awards.aspx) | Ivy League -- Click Here (https://ivyleague.com/news/2021/11/23/ivy-league-announces-football-all-ivy-rookie-of-the-year-coach-of-the-year.aspx)
MEAC -- Click Here (https://meacsports.com/news/2021/11/23/meac-announces-football-postseason-honors-presented-by-townebank.aspx) | MVFC -- Click Here (https://valley-football.org/news/2021/11/24/missouri-valley-football-announces-specialty-honors.aspx) | NEC -- Click Here (https://northeastconference.org/news/2021/11/24/football-necfb-champion-sacred-heart-snags-two-major-awards-wagners-titus-leo-repeats-as-dpoty.aspx) | OVC -- Click Here (http://ovcsports.com/news/2021/11/22/ut-martins-howard-simpson-austin-peays-perry-murray-states-williams-headline-2021-ovc-football-honors.aspx) | Patriot -- Click Here (https://patriotleague.org/news/2021/11/23/patriot-league-football-2021-all-league-and-major-awards-announced-11-23-21.aspx)
PFL -- Click Here (https://www.pioneer-football.org/news/archives/2021/1719/pioneer-football-league-announces-29th-all-pfl-teams/) | SoCon -- Click Here (Coaches Team) (https://soconsports.com/news/2021/11/23/all-socon-coaches-football-teams-announced.aspx) | Southland -- Click Here (https://www.southland.org/news/2021/11/23/southland-announces-2021-all-conference-football-teams.aspx) | SWAC – Click Here (https://swac.org/news/2021/11/29/swac-announces-2021-football-postseason-honors.aspx) | WAC -- Click Here (https://www.wacsports.com/sports/fball/2021-22/releases/20211123loeus8)
Stats Perform Announces Finalists (Top 3) for Payton Award and Buchanan Award -- Buchanan Finalists / Voting (https://fcsinsider.com/news/2021/12/8/football-troy-andersen-isaiah-land-patrick-o-connell-invited-to-announcement-of-the-2021-buck-buchanan-award.aspx) | Payton Finalists / Voting (https://fcsinsider.com/news/2021/12/7/football-eric-barriere-quay-holmes-cole-kelley-invited-to-announcement-of-the-2021-walter-payton-award.aspx)
2021 Playoff Scorecard
CAA Football (2)
2-0
1.000
Southern Conference (1)
1-0
1.000
Missouri Valley Football (6)
4-4
.500
Big Sky Conference (5)
3-3
.500
Southland Conference (2)
2-2
.500
ASUN/WAC (2)*
1-1
.500
Big South (1)
1-1
.500
Ohio Valley (1)
1-1
.500
Patriot League (1)
1-1
.500
Northeast Conference (1)
0-1
.000
Pioneer Football League (1)
0-1
.000
SWAC (1)
0-1
.000
*both playoff participants from the ASUN/WAC AQ are from the WAC
All-Time Semifinal Trips
Here’s a look at the leaders, by conference, since 1978 (first year of the playoffs). Winners this week head to the semifinal round.
32 - Big Sky Conference
30 - CAA Football
29 - Southern Conference
28 - Missouri Valley Football Conference
19 - Southland Conference
17 - Independents
10 - Ohio Valley Conference
Power Five
In the past 11+ playoffs (2010-21), five leagues (Big Sky, CAA Football, MVFC, Southern and Southland) have combined to win 209 of 249 total games. Seven of the eight remaining teams are from those leagues.
#FearTheFCS -- In Week 1, the Big Sky became first FCS conference to post three wins over FBS opponents in the same week since CAA Football in 2009. Montana knocked off No. 20 Washington, becoming just the sixth FCS school to post a win over a nationally ranked FBS foe. There have been 12 FCS wins over FBS programs this season, including four wins over teams from "Power 5" programs. In 2016, five FCS teams knocked off Power 5 teams (the last time as many as three-such wins have occurred in one season). The last time the FCS had more than 10 wins in one season against FBS schools was in 2013 (16 that year).
FCS Wins Vs. FBS (2021)
Eastern Washington 35, UNLV 33 (2OT)
UC Davis 19, Tulsa 17
South Dakota State 42, Colorado State 23
Montana 13, No. 20 Washington 7
Holy Cross 38, UConn 28
ETSU 23, Vanderbilt 3
Duquesne 28, Ohio 26
Jacksonville State 20, Florida State 17
UIW 42, Texas State 34
Northern Arizona 21, Arizona 19
Rhode Island 35, UMass 22
Maine 35, UMass 10
The FCS Championship Game will be played in Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022.
FCS in the NFL – There were more than two full teams worth of FCS players on NFL opening-day rosters. Better than 130 former FCS players made teams' 53-man rosters. Despite low draft numbers this spring (6) and last (6 in 2019), the number of FCS players on NFL rosters has not altered much --- with more than 210 FCS players on NFL Opening Day rosters in each of the previous three seasons (that number includes 53-man rosters and practice squads). Research compiled by Craig Haley (Stats Perform) has the current number at 126 on active rosters and 199 overall. Read more: https://bit.ly/3BUurhe (https://bit.ly/3BUurhe)
The 2021 season marked the debut of two new FCS conferences. The ASUN has three members this season: Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, and Central Arkansas. The WAC has four post-season eligible teams in the fall: Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston, and SFA. The two leagues have agreed on a one-year scheduling alliance for this fall
Mike Kern
Associate Commissioner