FCS vs. FBS in 2010 - Comprehensive, week by week list

[Squealofthepig]

Reasons for this post:
1) Track week-by-week FBS vs. FCS matchups in 2010
2) Provide a one-stop resource for the "most likely FCS upset" thread
3) Spot trends in FCS/FBS scheduling

If there are any errors, please send me a message and I will correct as soon as I can; also, as new games are added, please let us know so we can track!

September 2nd
Eastern Washington (Big Sky) at Nevada (WAC, 8-5)
Florida A&M (MEAC) at Miami (ACC, 9-4)
Hampton (MEAC) at Central Michigan (MAC, 12-2)
Murray State (OVC) at Kent State (MAC, 5-7)
Norfolk State (MEAC) at Rutgers (Big East, 9-4)
North Dakoa (Great West) at Idaho (WAC, 8-5)
Presbyterian (Big South) at Wake Forest (ACC, 5-7)
Rhode Island (CAA) at Buffalo (MAC, 5-7)
Southeast Missouri State (OVC) at Ball State (2-10)
Towson (CAA) at Indiana (Big Ten, 4-8)

September 3rd
Villanova (CAA) at Temple (Mid-American, 9-4)
Wofford (Southern) at Ohio (MAC, 9-5)

September 4th
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (SWAC) at UTEP (Conference USA, 4-8)
Coastal Carolina (Big South) at West Virginia (Big East, 9-4)
Eastern Illinois (OVC) at Iowa (Big Ten, 11-2)
Elon (Southern) at Duke (ACC, 5-7)
Grambling State (SWAC) vs Louisiana Tech (WAC, 4-8) - NEUTRAL SITE
Jacksonville State (OVC) at Mississippi (SEC, 9-4)
Nicholls State (Southland) at San Diego State (MWC, 4-8)
North Dakota State (MVC) at Kansas (Big 12, 5-7)
Northwestern State (Southland) at Air Force (MWC, 8-5)
Portland State (Big Sky) at Arizona State (PAC 10, 4-8)
Richmond (CAA) at Virginia (ACC, 3-9)
Sacramento State (Big Sky) at Stanford (PAC 10, 8-5)
Sam Houston State (Southland) at Baylor (Big 12, 4-8)
Samford (Southern) at Florida State (ACC, 7-6)
South Carolina State (MEAC) at Georgia Tech (ACC, 11-3)
South Dakota (Great West) at UCF (Conference USA, 8-5)
Southeastern Louisiana (Southland) at Tulane (Conference USA, 3-9)
Southern Utah (Great West) at Wyoming (MWC, 7-6)
Stephen F. Austin (Southland) at Texas A&M (Big 12, 6-7)
Stony Brook (Big South) at South Florida (Big East, 8-5)
Tennessee Tech (OVC) at Arkansas (SEC, 8-5)
Tennessee-Martin (OVC) at Tennessee (SEC, 7-6)
Texas State (Southland) at Houston (Conference USA, 10-4)
UC Davis (Great West) at Cal (PAC 10, 8-5)
Weber State (Big Sky) at Boston College (Big East, 8-5)
Western Carolina (Southern) at North Carolina State (ACC, 5-7)
Youngstown State (MVC) at Penn State (Big Ten, 11-2)

September 11th
Austin Peay (OVC) at Middle Tennessee (Sun Belt, 10-3)
Citadel (Southern) at Arizona (PAC 10, 8-5)
Eastern Kentucky (OVC) at Louisville (Big East, 4-8)
Gardner-Webb (Big South) at Akron (MAC, 3-9)
Georgia Southern (Southern) at Navy (Independent, 10-4)
Idaho State (Big Sky) at Utah State (WAC, 4-8)
Illinos State (MVC) at Northwestern (Big Ten, 8-5)
Indiana State (MVC) at Cincinnati (Big East, 12-1)
JMU (CAA) at Virginia Tech (ACC, 10-3)
Liberty (Big South) at Ball State (MAC, 2-10)
McNeese State (Southland) vs. Missouri (Big 12, 8-5)
Missouri State (MVC) at Kansas State (Big 12, 6-6)
Montana State (Big Sky) at Washington State (PAC 10, 1-11)
Morgan State (MEAC) at Maryland (ACC, 2-10)
Nicholls State (Southland) at Western Michigan (MAC, 5-7)
North Dakota (Great West) at Northern Illinois (MAC, 7-6)
Northern Arizona (Big Sky) at Arizona State (PAC 10, 4-8)
Prairie View A&M (SWAC) at Southern Miss (Conference USA, 7-6)
Presbyterian (Big South) at Clemson (ACC, 9-5)
South Dakota (Great West) at Minnesota (Big Ten, 6-7)
Southern Illinois (MVC) at Illinois (Big Ten, 3-9)
Tennessee Tech (OVC) at TCU (MWC, 12-1)
Texas Southern (SWAC) at UConn (Big East, 8-5)
UNH (CAA) at Pittsburgh (Big East, 10-3)
Western Illinois (MVC) at Purdue (Big Ten, 5-7)

September 18th
Furman (Southern) at South Carolina (SEC, 7-6)
Maine (CAA) at Syracuse (Big East, 4-8)
Portland State (Big Sky) at Oregon (PAC 10, 10-3)
Southern Utah (Great West) at San Jose State (WAC, 2-10)
UMass (CAA) at Michigan (Big Ten, 5-7)

September 25th
Austin Peay (OVC) at Wisconsin (Big Ten, 10-3)
Central Arkansas (Southland) at Tulsa (Conference USA, 5-7)
Charleston Southern (Big South) at Hawaii (WAC, 6-7)
Colgate (Patriot) at Syracuse (Big East, 4-8)
Northern Colorado (Big Sky) at Michigan State (Big Ten, 6-7)
Northern Iowa (MVC) at Iowa State (Big 12, 7-6)
South Dakota State (MVC) at Nebraska (Big 12, 10-4)
Southeastern Louisiana (Southland) at Louisiana-Monroe (Sun Belt, 6-6)
VMI (Big South) at Virginia (ACC, 3-9)

October 2nd
Alcorn State (SWAC) at Mississippi State (SEC, 5-7)
Cal Poly (Great West) at Fresno State (WAC, 8-5)
UC Davis (Great West) at San Jose State (WAC, 2-10)

October 16th
McNeese State (Southland) at LSU (SEC, 9-4)

October 30th
VMI (Big South) at Army (Independent, 5-7)
William & Mary (CAA) at North Carolina (ACC, 8-5)

November 6th
Charleston Southern (Big South) at Kentucky (SEC, 7-6)
Chattanooga (Southern) at Auburn (SEC, 8-5)
Idaho State (Big Sky) at Georgia (SEC, 8-5)

November 20th
Appalachian State (Southern) at Florida (SEC, 13-1)
Weber State (Big Sky) at Texas Tech (Big 12, 9-4)
Georgia State (CAA) at Alabama (SEC, 14-0) - Thanks TexasTerror, and welcome Georgia State to FCS!

No FBS teams scheduled (as of 5/31/2010)
Alabama A&M (SWAC)
Alabama State (SWAC)
Albany (Northeast)
Bethune-Cookman (MEAC)
Brown (Ivy)
Bryant University (Northeast)
Bucknell (Patriot)
Butler (Pioneer)
Campbell (Pioneer)
Central Connecticut State (Northeast)
Columbia (Ivy)
Cornell (Ivy)
Dartmouth (Ivy)
Davidson (Pioneer)
Dayton (Pioneer)
Delaware (CAA)
Delaware State (MEAC)
Drake (Pioneer)
Duquesne (Northeast)
Fordham (Patriot)
Georgetown (Patriot)
Harvard (Ivy)
Hofstra (CAA)
Holy Cross (Patriot)
Howard (MEAC)
Jackson State (SWAC)
Jacksonville (Pioneer)
Lafayette (Patriot)
Lehigh (Patriot)
Marist (Pioneer)
Mississippi Valley State (SWAC)
Monmouth (Northeast)
Montana (Big Sky)
Morehead State (Pioneer)
North Carolina A&T (MEAC)
North Carolina Central (Independent)
Northeastern (CAA)
Old Dominion (Independent)
Penn (Ivy)
Princeton (Ivy)
Robert Morris (Northeast)
Sacred Heart (Northeast)
San Diego (Pioneer)
Savannah State (Independent)
Southern University (SWAC)
St. Francis (PA) (Northeast)
Tennessee State (OVC)
Valparaiso (Pioneer)
Wagner (Northeast)
Winston-Salem (Independent)
Yale (Ivy)

Last updated 5/31/2010

[Squealofthepig]

Some quick notes on trends:

1) Fear the CAA! Quite a few CAA teams still do not have an FBS team on their schedule; there are only three CAA vs. ACC matchups this year, and one of those is scheduled conspicuously late (Richmond @ Virginia on 9/4; JMU @ Virginia Tech 9/11; and the Tribe at UNC on October 30)
2) Fear the champions! Both teams from last year's championship game currently lack an FBS opponent this year. I would note Montana has a recent trend of not scheduling FBS teams.
3) The SEC takes no chances: Although they're scheduling FCS teams, they seem to prefer to do this much later in the season (vs. the bulk of the games in the first couple of weeks).
4) Hurray for Mizzou! The McNeese State/Missouri game looks to be the only neutral-site game period; all other games are FCS traveling to FBS.
5) No green for the little guy. The smaller conferences don't get the payday: Although they may get a few games against FBS teams, smaller conferences like the Patriot, Pioneer, SWAC and Northeast generally don't have FBS games on their schedule (at least not yet). Whether this is by design or fortune, I'll readily admit to not having a clue.
6) Fly me to the moon! There are some wacky distances being traveled - Charleston Southern at Hawaii will get the most frequent flyer miles, but there are some other cross-country matchups too, like Idaho State at Georgia, The Citadel at Arizona, and Nicholls State at San Diego State.

[TexasTerror]

First off, great compilation! This is definitely something we could all use and I think it will be very helpful as we get closer to the season and in-season! Keep up the quality posts Squeal!



November 20th
Appalachian State (Southern) at Florida (SEC, 13-1)
Weber State (Big Sky) at Texas Tech (Big 12, 9-4)

These late season games interest me. Appy and Weber may both be in line for playoff bids. While they may have their bids secured at that point for the most part, you wonder how these teams will handle the games...

FYI - you missed the Alabama v Georgia State game!


5) No green for the little guy. The smaller conferences don't get the payday: Although they may get a few games against FBS teams, smaller conferences like the Patriot, Pioneer, SWAC and Northeast generally don't have FBS games on their schedule (at least not yet). Whether this is by design or fortune, I'll readily admit to not having a clue.

The Pioneer can not play the games because they are not counters for FBS opposition and the NEC does not make the cut either, though we did see a Western Michigan v Central Connecticut game last year or two years ago.

Several SWAC schools still have an opening in their slates with 10-game schedules. Not sure if they'll ever fill those dates or not, but I do not think they are because they can save $$$...

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Villanova plays Temple September 3rd at the Linc.

[clearthinker]

New Hampshire at U of Pittsburgh September 11

[R3TRO]

New Hampshire at U of Pittsburgh September 11

I made the same mistake... its on the Sep11 at the bottom as UNH.. not New Hampshire.

[Go...gate]

Colgate @ Syracuse, September 25.

[McNeese75]

Some quick notes on trends:

1) Fear the CAA! Quite a few CAA teams still do not have an FBS team on their schedule; there are only three CAA vs. ACC matchups this year, and one of those is scheduled conspicuously late (Richmond @ Virginia on 9/4; JMU @ Virginia Tech 9/11; and the Tribe at UNC on October 30)
2) Fear the champions! Both teams from last year's championship game currently lack an FBS opponent this year. I would note Montana has a recent trend of not scheduling FBS teams.
3) The SEC takes no chances: Although they're scheduling FCS teams, they seem to prefer to do this much later in the season (vs. the bulk of the games in the first couple of weeks).
4) Hurray for Mizzou! The McNeese State/Missouri game looks to be the only neutral-site game period; all other games are FCS traveling to FBS.
5) No green for the little guy. The smaller conferences don't get the payday: Although they may get a few games against FBS teams, smaller conferences like the Patriot, Pioneer, SWAC and Northeast generally don't have FBS games on their schedule (at least not yet). Whether this is by design or fortune, I'll readily admit to not having a clue.
6) Fly me to the moon! There are some wacky distances being traveled - Charleston Southern at Hawaii will get the most frequent flyer miles, but there are some other cross-country matchups too, like Idaho State at Georgia, The Citadel at Arizona, and Nicholls State at San Diego State.

Sorry but I believe the McNeese Game vs Missouri is going to be played in Columbia at their home field.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Villanova plays Temple September 3rd at the Linc.

So much for point 2. xlolx

[WestCoastAggie]

Grambling vs. LA Tech is technically a Neutral Site Game.

[Squealofthepig]

Thanks all! Have updated. Have left up my quick takeaways, even though a few are obviously erroneous. :)

[JohnStOnge]

One thing I've noticed is that in recent years the MAC and Sun Belt don't play many games against FCS teams. And when they do they usually play FCS teams that don't have a history of great success. I don't know if it's because they need to play BCS league teams to make money. Maybe that's it. But you're not going to see Troy play, say, Appalachian State or Western Michigan play Villanova. At least that's what I think I'm seeing.

[TexasTerror]

One thing I've noticed is that in recent years the MAC and Sun Belt don't play many games against FCS teams. And when they do they usually play FCS teams that don't have a history of great success. I don't know if it's because they need to play BCS league teams to make money.

I think it has to do with a few things, at least as it pertains to the Sun Belt...

1) The going rate for the Sun Belt teams to play at FBS facilities has gone up substantially in the last few years. These teams are getting $1M to play Big Six conference squads in some cases, money that some of these schools need.

2) Facility upgrades throughout the Sun Belt. The SBC teams are getting more home-and-homes (or 2-for-1s) with teams from the Big Six. The SBC teams are even beating a few of these teams (notably Troy doing the damage in recent years), but there's a reason the bigger names are going there. May also have to do with cutting costs by making short bus treks.

3) FBS schools have driven up the rate of buying an FCS game. Like our point #1, the prices continue to raise substantially. Teams you were getting for $150k a few years ago are pulling in $350-400k, even for in-state games. The Big Six are scheduling more FCS teams, which is raising the cost up. The MAC and SBC teams are turning to each other instead.

4) Fewer conference games. Sun Belt added Western Kentucky and will soon be adding South Alabama. I think they are altering their scheduling with USA, so you do not play everyone each year, but one fewer OOC date.

[Squealofthepig]

I know, bad form to bump one's own thread, but with the new conferences possibly forming in FBS, wanted to highlight a few of these games again:

Missouri State (MVC) at Kansas State (Big 12, 6-6)
Suddenly, the Bears could have a good shot at this. If (and I'm saying if!) Nebraska and Missouri really have bolted for the Big Ten, and Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, the Oklahoma Schools and either Colorado or Baylor goes the PAC 10/16, K State could find itself without a conference. Obviously the alignments won't have kicked in, but what will the Wildcats really be playing for? The Bears from Springfield could really kick the Cats when they're down.

Northern Iowa (MVC) at Iowa State (Big 12, 7-6)
See the above, only add a tougher MVC team against a weaker Big XII team.

North Dakota State (MVC) at Kansas (Big 12, 5-7)
See the above.

South Dakota State (MVC) at Nebraska (Big 12, 10-4)
Will the conference stuff be a distraction for Nebraska? Probably as good an opportunity for the Jackrabbits to sneak away from Lincoln with a win.


And again, if there are any new games/matchups added, please let me know so I can keep this up-to-date!

[carney2]

You can take Hofstra and Northeastern off the list. They aren't playing any FBS games. They aren't playing any FCS games either.

[mikebigg]

Some quick notes on trends:

1) Fear the CAA! Quite a few CAA teams still do not have an FBS team on their schedule; there are only three CAA vs. ACC matchups this year, and one of those is scheduled conspicuously late (Richmond @ Virginia on 9/4; JMU @ Virginia Tech 9/11; and the Tribe at UNC on October 30)
2) Fear the champions! Both teams from last year's championship game currently lack an FBS opponent this year. I would note Montana has a recent trend of not scheduling FBS teams.
3) The SEC takes no chances: Although they're scheduling FCS teams, they seem to prefer to do this much later in the season (vs. the bulk of the games in the first couple of weeks).
4) Hurray for Mizzou! The McNeese State/Missouri game looks to be the only neutral-site game period; all other games are FCS traveling to FBS.
5) No green for the little guy. The smaller conferences don't get the payday: Although they may get a few games against FBS teams, smaller conferences like the Patriot, Pioneer, SWAC and Northeast generally don't have FBS games on their schedule (at least not yet). Whether this is by design or fortune, I'll readily admit to not having a clue.
6) Fly me to the moon! There are some wacky distances being traveled - Charleston Southern at Hawaii will get the most frequent flyer miles, but there are some other cross-country matchups too, like Idaho State at Georgia, The Citadel at Arizona, and Nicholls State at San Diego State.

Grambling plays LaTech in Shreveport with this designated as Grambling's Home Game!

[Go...gate]

You can take Hofstra and Northeastern off the list. They aren't playing any FBS games. They aren't playing any FCS games either.


Still hard to swallow.

[Squealofthepig]

You can take Hofstra and Northeastern off the list. They aren't playing any FBS games. They aren't playing any FCS games either.

Yeah. ****. :(

[TexasTerror]

FYI - while this is Bleacher Report, here's another one of those stories that talk about FCS best chances for a win over FBS...

Games include Southern/La Tech, Eastern Washington/Nevada and the big rematch between Villanova & Temple...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/425707-fcs-vs-fbs-10-games-that-could-go-the-little-guys-way


Grambling plays LaTech in Shreveport with this designated as Grambling's Home Game!

Unless Grambling designates the field as one of their primary stadium, the game will go down officially in the NCAA statistics as a neutral site game.