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Yale at Penn kicks off this week's FCS slate on Friday night, while 58 of the 59 games on the agenda will take place on Saturday. The Quakers are a 4.11-point home favorite, according to the Congrove Computer Rankings at CollegeFootballPoll.com.
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South Dakota State fell 13-9 at North Dakota State this past Saturday and dropped from No. 1 in the computer ranker while the Bison rose from 5 to 3. Montana State took over the top spot.
There is no rest to be had for the Jackrabbits who return home to host 2nd-ranked South Dakota this week. South Dakota State won last year's game 37-3 for its second straight in the series and has an all-time lead of 57-54-7. South Dakota had taken the previous two, but SDSU is 23-5 since 1990. The computer has the Jacks favored by just 3.88 points.
Montana State gets a bye week as done No. 6 UC Davis.
In games involving other highly-ranked teams, North Dakota State heads to Murray State (1-6, 0-4) as a 28.40-point play, and 5th-ranked Delaware is a 15.43-point home pick over an Albany team that lost 30-14 at home to Elon this past Saturday when the Great Danes were 3.67-point favorites. Albany was No. 21 in the preseason ranking and rose as high as 12th, but has since dropped to No. 62 with an over-all record of 3-4.
No. 7 Montana visits upset-minded Northern Colorado. The Bears, who enter this game after a bye week, stunned everyone in their last outing with a 21-17 upset at Weber State for their only win of the season. Weber was just coming off a big win of its own, a 55-48 upset in overtime at Montana. The Griz are 21.36-point favorites.
Another group of Bears, the variety from Missouri State, will prowl into Cedar Falls and try to take down a Northern Iowa team that's just 2-5 over-all and 0-3 in the MVFC. Missouri State is riding a 5-game winning streak after opening the year with close losses at Montana (24-29) and FBS Ball State (34-42). As a result, the Bears have risen to No. 8 in the computer ranking.
No. 9 Tarleton State is 6-1 overall, and at 3-0 in the conference, is the only undefeated team in league play in the United Athletic Conference. This week, the Texans visit Austin Peay (3-4, 2-2) as a 5.70-point favorite.
10th-ranked SEMO entertains Gardner-Webb with a 13.12-point advantage.
No. 11 Dartmouth (5-0), which joins Montana State (8-0) as the only other undefeated team in the FCS, is a 3.12-point underdog at Columbia.
The Florida A&M rivalry with Southern gets renewed this week as the Rattlers look to rebound from a 35-21 loss at Jackson State, their first loss to a FCS team this season. The Jaguars are trying for a third straight win after opening October with a 51-7 blowout loss at home to Nicholls. Florida A&M leads the series 38-26-1. This game also features two great bands - FAMU's Marching 100 and Southern's Human Jukebox.
No FBS-FCS games were scheduled last week for the fourth straight week. One such game will take place this Saturday when Wagner visits UMass.
FBS schools are 108-6 in such games this season, and a collective 1,908-158 (.924) since we began tracking this in 2003.
In 2024, there are 121 scheduled scheduled matchups between FBS and FCS schools with 119 schools playing one such game, while Hawaii and UMass each play two.
This year, 15 schools do not play a FCS opponent and 5 are in the B1G (Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, USC and UCLA). Texas is the only school in the SEC that will not play a FCS program. The same is true for Virginia Tech in the ACC. In fact, Texas and Virginia Tech, along with Michigan and Houston, are repeats from last year's list of schools that played all FBS programs.
2024 FCS wins vs. FBS:
August 24: Montana State 35, New Mexico 31
September 7: St. Francis (PA) 23, Kent State 17
September 7: Idaho 17, Wyoming 13
September 7: Southern Utah 27, UTEP 24 (OT)
September 21: Monmouth 45, FIU 42
September 28: UT-Martin 24, Kennesaw 13
In 2023, FBS schools were 114-4. These were the FCS wins last year:
September 9: Idaho 33, Nevada 6
September 9: Southern Illinois 14, Northern Illinois 12
September 9: Fordham 40, Buffalo 37
September 16: Sacramento State 30, Stanford 23
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE - The loss at NDSU ended the Jackrabbits' streaks of 33 straight wins vs FCS teams, 9 straight conference wins, and 10 straight wins in FCS road games.
SDSU still has a 24-game home winning streak 1
Last: Lost 13-9 at North Dakota State on Saturday, October 19.
Next: Hosts South Dakota on Saturday, October 26.
DARTMOUTH - Won 8 straight overall (tied with Montana State).
Last: Won 20-16 at home over CCSU on Saturday, October 19.
Next: Visits Columbia on Saturday, October 26.
MONTANA STATE - Won 8 straight overall (tied with Dartmouth). Won 4 straight road games.
Last: Won 44-14 at Portland State.
Next: After a bye week, the Bobcats will host Eastern Washington on Saturday, November 2.
DRAKE - Won 15 straight conference games.
Last: Won 19-16 (OT) at Presbyterian on Saturday, October 19.
Next: After a bye week, hosts Marist on Saturday, October 26.
FLORIDA A&M - The loss at Jackson State ended the Rattler's streaks of 14 straight FCS wins and 17 conference wins (was 2nd longest)
Florida A&M still has a 21-game home winning streak (2nd longest).
Last: Lost 35-21 at Jackson State on Saturday, October 19.
Next: Hosts Southern U. on Saturday, October 26.
NW STATE - Lost 16 straight over-all. Lost 8 straight home games
Last: Lost 20-0 at Nicholls on Saturday, October 19.
Next: Hosts Lamar on Saturday, October 26.
NORTHERN COLORADO - Lost 7 straight at home (trails NW State, La. by 1).
Last: Won 21-17 at Weber State on Saturday, October 12.
Next: After a bye week, the Bears host Montana on Saturday, October 26.
NORTH CAROLINA A&T - Lost 11 straight conference games (tied with Murray State).
Last: Lost 59-17 at Hampton on Saturday, October 19.
Next: Visits Campbell on Saturday, October 26.
MURRAY STATE - Lost 11 straight conference games (tied with NC A&T).
Last: Lost 40-32 at Illinois State on Saturday, October 19.
Next: Hosts NDSU on Saturday, October 26.
MVSU - 17 straight road losses.
Last: Lost 20-10 at Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, October 19.
Next: Visits UAPB on Saturday, October 26.
WESTERN ILLINOIS - Had lost 12 straight home games to FCS schools.
Last: Won 37-21 at home over Tennessee Tech on Saturday, October 19.
Next: Visits Lindenwood on Saturday, October 26.
NOTE: After ending a 27-game over-all losing streak by defeating D2 McKendree on 9/28, the Leathernecks halted their losing streaks of 27 straight to FCS teams, 18 conference games, and 18 road games with a 31-20 win at Charleston Southern on 10/5.