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The semifinals of the FCS playoffs, as well as the Celebration Bowl, will take place this Friday and Saturday.
Deion Sanders will coach his last game at Jackson State as his Tigers represent the SWAC against North Carolina Central (9-2) of the MEAC at the Celebration Bowl in Atlanta. The Congrove Computer Rankings at CollegeFootballPoll.com give the Tigers (12-0) an 11.75-point edge in that HBCU National Championship game which will take place Saturday at Noon with TV coverage on ABC.
The first of the two FCS semifinal games is on Friday night at the FargoDome where North Dakota State will host Incarnate Word at 7 p.m. eastern time on ESPN-2. The computer picked the Cardinals' upset at Sacramento State, but gives the Bison by a 4.04 edge this week. UIW had coach G.J. Kinne is trying to take his team all the way to Frisco before he departs to take the full-time reins at Texas State.
The other semifinal game sends Montana State to South Dakota State for a 4 p.m. eastern time kickoff on ESPN-2. The computer likes the Jackrabbits by a mere 1.64 points to avenge last year's 31-17 loss to the Bobcats in Bozeman.
SEE: Schedule Picks and Scores
Friday, December 16
Home team in CAPS
ESPN2 7:00 p.m. (7) Incarnate Word at (3) NDSU
Saturday, December 17
ESPN2 4:00 p.m. (4) Montana State at (1) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
All games played November 26. Home team in CAPS
DELAWARE 56, St. Francis (Pa.) 17
NEW HAMPSHIRE 52, Fordham 42
Gardner-Webb 52, EASTERN KENTUCKY 41
WEBER STATE 38, North Dakota 21
MONTANA 34, Southeast Missouri 24
SE LOUISIANA 45, Idaho 42
FURMAN 31, Elon 6
RICHMOND 41, Davidson 0
Home team on bottom.
| 12/3 | 12/9-10 | 12/16-17 | C'ship (Frisco) (1/8, 2 PM) |
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| Delaware 6 1 SDSU 42 |
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| 8 Holy Cross 21 1 SDSU 42 |
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| New Hampshire 19 8 Holy Cross 35 |
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| 4 Montana St 1 SDSU |
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| Gardner-Webb 14 5 Wm. & Mary 54 |
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| 5 Wm. & Mary 7 4 Montana St 55 |
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| Weber State 25 4 Montana St 33 |
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| Montana 26 3 NDSU 49 |
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| 6 Samford 9 3 NDSU 27 |
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| SE Louisiana 42 6 Samford 48 (OT) |
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| 7 UIW 3 NDSU |
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| Furman 38 7 UIW 41 |
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| 7 UIW 66 2 Sacramento 63 |
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| Richmond 31 2 Sacramento 38 |
The FBS was 112-8 (.933) vs. the FCS this year, and is now 1,686-148 (.919) since we began tracking this in 2003.
116 of the 131 FBS schools played at least one such game while Appalachian State, Army, Marshall and New Mexico State each played two.
Here are the FCS wins in 2022:
September 2: William & Mary 41, Charlotte 24
September 3: Delaware14, Navy 7
September 10: Weber State 35, Utah State 7
September 10: Incarnate Word 55, Nevada 41
September 10: Holy Cross 37, Buffalo 31
September 10: Eastern Kentucky 59, Bowling Green 57 (7 OT's)
September 17: Southern Illinois 31, Northwestern 24
September 24: Sacramento State 41, Colorado State 10
HOLY CROSS - Had won 12 straight over-all.
Last: FCS Playoff 8-seed lost 42-21 at 1-seed South Dakota State on Saturday, December 10.
Next: Season complete
JACKSON STATE - Won 12 straight over-all
Last: Won 43-24 at home over Southern in SWAC Championship on Saturday, December 3.
Next: Plays MEAC Champion North Carolina Central in Celebration Bowl in Atlanta on Saturday, December 17 at Noon.
SACRAMENTO STATE - Had won 12 straight over-all. Won 19 straight conference games. Won 10 straight road games.
Last: FCS Playoff 2-seed lost 66-63 at home to 7-seed UIW on Friday, December 9.
Next: Season complete.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE - Won 12 straight over-all
Last: FCS Playoff 1-seed won 42-21 at home over 8-seed Holy Cross on Saturday, December 10.
Next: Hosts 4-seed Montana State on Saturday, December 17.
MONTANA STATE - Won 20 straight home games.
Last: FCS Playoff 4-seed won 55-7 at home over 5-seed William & Mary on Friday, December 9.
Next: Visits 1-seed South Dakota State on Saturday, December 17.
WESTERN ILLINOIS - Lost 13 straight over-all.
Last: Lost 20-13 in OT at Illinois State on Saturday, November 19.
Next: Season complete
WAGNER - Lost 19 straight road games.
Last: Lost 33-0 at Duquesne on Saturday, November 19.
Next: Season complete
PRESBYTERIAN - Lost 16 straight conference games.
Last: Lost 42-21at Stetson on Saturday, November 19.
Next: Season complete
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN - Lost 11 straight home games.
Last: Lost 49-7 at Tarleton on Saturday, November 19.
Next: Season complete
GEORGETOWN - Lost 11 straight home games.
Last: Lost 47-10 at home to Holy Cross on Saturday, November 19.
Next: Season complete