2027 Schedules

[bonarae]

Now three years away, about time to start this discussion...

[kdinva]

VMI:



09/04 - William & Mary (https://fbschedules.com/ncaa/william-mary/)
09/11 - at West Virginia (https://fbschedules.com/ncaa/west-virginia/)
09/25 - at Bucknell (https://fbschedules.com/ncaa/bucknell/)

eight SoCon games....

[Sitting Bull]

W&M

@VMI
Colgate
@Virginia
8 CAA games

[NY Crusader 2010]

Holy Cross

CCSU
@ Yale
6 Patriot League
3 OPEN dates remaining

[DFW HOYA]

Holy Cross

CCSU
@ Yale
6 Patriot League
3 OPEN dates remaining

If it could, would HC would play fewer PL opponents (code named "B" & "G") if it could instead play more local opponents?

[NY Crusader 2010]

If it could, would HC would play fewer PL opponents (code named "B" & "G") if it could instead play more local opponents?

No.

[aceinthehole]

Central Connecticut - 2027:
Sep. 11 at Holy Cross (Patriot)
Sep. 18 at Buffalo (MAC)
Oct. 16 vs. Dartmouth (Ivy)

[bonarae]

UC Davis:

@ UCLA
Big Sky games (8)
2 open dates remaining

St. Thomas:

@ Vandals
PFL games (8)
2 open dates remaining

ETSU:
vs. UVA-Wise
SoCon games (7)
3 open dates remaining

[bonarae]

From Future Schedules 1.0:

FBS-FCS
UC Davis at UCLA
YSU at Maryland
Richmond at Louisville
EWU at Oregon
Nicholls at Louisiana Tech
The Citadel at Navy
W&M at Virginia
Rhode Island at Boston College
Houston Christian at Colorado State
Houston Christian at UTEP
NC A&T at NC State
Idaho at Washington State
Samford at Georgia Southern
Stonehill at Miami Redhawks
West Georgia at Cincinnati
CCSU at Buffalo
Northwestern State at Hawaii
Cal Poly at Arizona State
UTRGV at Texas State
Weber State at BYU
Monmouth at Central Michigan
Lamar at Rice
Maine at Akron
New Hampshire at Ohio State
St. Francis (PA) at Ohio U
UNA at Middle Tennessee
UT Martin at Ball State
Tarleton at North Texas
Indiana State at Indiana U
UAPB at Texas Tech
Murray State at Kentucky
Illinois State at Mizzou
EKU at Vanderbilt
Portland State at San Jose State
Portland State at Oregon State
NAU at Arizona
UTC at Mississippi State
FAMU at UAB
FAMU at USF Bulls
Wofford at Clemson
Utah Tech at Fresno State
WIU at Oklahoma State
Texas Southern at Tulsa
VMI at West Virginia
SIU at Wisconsin
Missouri State at Kansas
SDSU at Iowa State
UNA at North Carolina
USD at Kansas State
FCS-FCS
Tommies at Idaho
SLU at SDSU (2nd of H&H)
Murray State vs. Austin Peay
McNeese State vs. USD (2nd of H&H)
The Citadel at NDSU (2nd of H&H)
Villanova at YSU (2nd of H&H)
Southern U at Nicholls
Norfolk State at Elon
NC A&T at Norfolk State
Richmond at Norfolk State
UAlbany vs. Colgate (1st of H&H)
Tennessee Tech at Samford
San Diego at Southern Utah
HCU at UNC
Northwestern State at UCA (2nd of H&H)
EWU at Missouri State (2nd of H&H)
Dartmouth at New Hampshire
Richmond at Furman
Furman at S.C. State
Idaho at North Dakota
Missouri State vs. Murray State
NAU at UIW
Brown at Bryant
Utah Tech at Montana
Utah Tech at NAU
Dartmouth at CCSU
Colgate at W&M
RMU at YSU
W&M at VMI
NC Central vs. NC A&T (Charlotte)
UT Martin vs. Indiana State
Towson at Morgan State
VMI at Bucknell
FCS-D-II/D-III/NAIA
UVA-Wise at ETSU

[bonarae]

UT Martin at UCF

https://fbschedules.com/ucf-adds-six-home-games-to-future-football-schedules/

[Sader87]

If it could, would HC would play fewer PL opponents (code named "B" & "G") if it could instead play more local opponents?

In my opinion, absolutely.....do you really think HC would rather play Bucknell and Georgetown rather than play say UMass and Dartmouth?

There's just no way.....

[DFW HOYA]

In my opinion, absolutely.....do you really think HC would rather play Bucknell and Georgetown rather than play say UMass and Dartmouth?
There's just no way.....

Not arguing it, but the PL can adjust the schedules anyway they see fit.

[Go...gate]

Why not play the teams in one's own conference?

[Go...gate]

In 2027, Colgate will be at Colorado, at William and Mary, home to Albany and most likely at Cornell.

[DFW HOYA]

Why not play the teams in one's own conference?

It was a rhetorical question. There are some HC fans who would prefer local opponents over relatively distant programs that are not competitive in the current PL model. There is likely a smaller subset who would prefer playing a schedule of older days: Army, BC, UMass, Colgate, Harvard, Dartmouth, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Brown, and Yale.

[Sader87]

if you're a HC fan/alumnus from the 1960s, 70s or 80s. (pre-PL) you would much rather see HC play teams from that era (BC, Army, UMass etc) than pretty much any team in the current PL not named Colgate.

HC had football rivalries with its Jesuit cousins Fordham and Georgetown years ago....but both those schools dropped football decades ago....it's hard to re-establish those rivalries when those games didn't happen from about 1950-2000.

[Go...gate]

if you're a HC fan/alumnus from the 1960s, 70s or 80s. (pre-PL) you would much rather see HC play teams from that era (BC, Army, UMass etc) than pretty much any team in the current PL not named Colgate.

HC had football rivalries with its Jesuit cousins Fordham and Georgetown years ago....but both those schools dropped football decades ago....it's hard to re-establish those rivalries when those games didn't happen from about 1950-2000.

There would be better rivalries if Georgetown improved its program to be comparable to its fellow PL institutions.

[bonarae]

There would be better rivalries if Georgetown improved its program to be comparable to its fellow PL institutions.

Has Georgetown's level dropped a la Morehead State? xsmhx

[Go...gate]

Has Georgetown's level dropped a la Morehead State? xsmhx

This has been discussed before. Georgetown does not offer merit aid.

[DFW HOYA]

HC had football rivalries with its Jesuit cousins Fordham and Georgetown years ago....but both those schools dropped football decades ago....it's hard to re-establish those rivalries when those games didn't happen from about 1950-2000.

Holy Cross never had a real rivalry with Georgetown: they played just seven times from 1913 to 1950.

Were it not for the PL, I don't think Holy Cross would be interested in playing Georgetown.

[centraljerseycat]

if you're a HC fan/alumnus from the 1960s, 70s or 80s. (pre-PL) you would much rather see HC play teams from that era (BC, Army, UMass etc) than pretty much any team in the current PL not named Colgate.

HC had football rivalries with its Jesuit cousins Fordham and Georgetown years ago....but both those schools dropped football decades ago....it's hard to re-establish those rivalries when those games didn't happen from about 1950-2000.

We're not Jesuit nor New England but would love to see Villanova and Holy Cross sign a long-term H/H scheduling arrangement similar to what we had with Lehigh. Of course that's assuming HC's new coach can keep the Chesney momentum going.