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Round two of the FCS playoffs gets underway on Friday with a pair of games as the top 8 seeds see their first action of the championship chase.
Besides the 8 playoff games, the SWAC Championship also takes place this week as Jackson State is a 7-point home betting favorite over Prairie View A&M and a 7.22-point computer pick. That game will be televised on ESPN2 at 4 p.m. eastern. MEAC Champ South Carolina State will face the winner in the Celebration Bowl in Atlanta at Noon on December 18.
All games on ESPN+. All times eastern.
NOTE: Computer pick is based on the Congrove Computer Rankings at CollegeFootballPoll.com
December 3 at Philadelphia, Pennyslvania, 7 p.m.
Holy Cross (10-2) at (5) Villanova (9-2) next Friday, 7 p.m.
December 3 at Missoula, Montana, 9 p.m.
Eastern Washington (10-2) at (6) Montana (9-2) - Computer Pick: Montana by 3.70
December 4 at Johnson City, Tennessee, 2 p.m.
Kennesaw State (11-1) at (7) ETSU (10-1) - Computer Pick: Kennesaw State by 5.27
December 4 at Harrisonburg, Virginia, 2 p.m.
SE Louisiana (9-3) at (3) James Madison (10-1) - Computer Pick: James Madison by 14.20
December 4 at Huntsville, Texas, 3 p.m
Incarnate Word (10-2) at (1) Sam Houston State (10-0) - Computer Pick: Sam Houston State by 14.60
December 4 at Fargo, North Dakota, 3:30 p.m.
Southern Illinois (8-4) at (2) North Dakota State (10-1) - Computer Pick: North Dakota State by 14.65
December 4 at Bozeman, Montana, 4 p.m.
UT-Martin (10-2) at (8) Montana State (9-2) - Computer Pick: Montana State by 12.97
December 4 at Sacramento, California 9 p.m.
South Dakota State (9-3) at (4) Sacramento State (9-2) - Computer Pick: Sacramento State by 0.22
2 teams played 2 FCS teams this fall (UConn and UMass), and 115 teams played 1 FCS school for a total of 117 such matchups.
The FBS finishes the season is 105-12 vs. the FCS. Since we began tracking this in 2003, the FBS teams are 1,574-140 (.918).
Last year, 30 FBS teams played a total of just 34 games against FCS schools and the FCS won just 1 game (1-33). That honor also went to Jacksonville State with its 19-10 victory over FIU.
Here are the FCS wins in 2021:
September 2: UC Davis 19, Tulsa 17
September 2: Eastern Washington 35, UNLV 33 (2 OT)
September 3: South Dakota State 42, Colorado State 23
September 4: Holy Cross 38, UConn 28September 4: Montana 13, Washington 7
September 4: ETSU 23, Vanderbilt 3
September 11: Duquesne 28, Ohio 26
September 11: Jacksonville State 20, Florida State 17.
September 18: Incarnate Word 42, Texas State 34.
September 18: Northern Arizona 21, Arizona 19
November 6: Rhode Island 35, Massachusetts 22
November 13: Maine 35, Massachusetts 10
This was the only FCS win vs. the FBS in 2020:
October 23: Jacksonville State 19, FIU 10
In 2019, FBS teams were 111-3 (.974) in such games. These were the only FCS wins that season:
August 29: Central Arkansas 35, Western Kentucky 28
September 7: Southern Illinois 45, Massachusetts 20
September 14: The Citadel 27, Georgia Tech 24 (OT)
SAM HOUSTON STATE - Won 21 straight games overall (FCS longest).
Last: Won 35-9 at Abilene Christian on Saturday, Nov. 20.
Next: Regular season complete (10-0). Hosts Incarnate Word in NCAA Playoffs on Saturday, Dec. 4.
ALCORN STATE - Won 13 straight home games (FCS longest).
Last: Lost 24-10 at Jackson State on Saturday, Nov. 20.
Next: Season complete (6-5)
MONMOUTH - Had won 16 straight conference games (was FCS longest).
Last: Lost 49-17 at Kennesaw State on Saturday, Nov. 20.
Next: Season complete (7-4)
DARTMOUTH - Won 11 straight road games (FCS longest).
Last: Won 52-31 at Brown on Saturday, Nov. 20.
Next: Season complete (9-1) Ivy League champs.
TEXAS SOUTHERN - Lost 18 straight road games (FCS longest).
Last: Lost 24-21 at Alabama State on Saturday, Nov. 20.
Next: Season complete (3-8)
YOUNGSTOWN STATE - End road losing streak at 17 games (was tied for FCS longest).
Last: Won 35-18 at Southern Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 20.
Next: Season complete (3-7).
BUTLER - Snapped 14-game conference losing streak (was FCS longest)..
Last: Won 28-21 at Marist on Saturday, Nov. 20.
Next: Season complete (3-8).
WAGNER - Lost 20 straight overall (FCS longest).
LAST: Lost 44-0 at home vs. Duquesne on Saturday, Nov. 20.
Next: Season complete (0-11).