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Illinois State Redbirds Location: Normal, IL Coach: Brock Spack (68-40) 10th Season Stadium: Hancock Stadium (Capacity: 13,391) CSJ Projections: 6th: Missouri Valley Football Conference 4th: Illinois 28th: FCS 142nd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Redbirds started the year 6-2 and seemingly only needed one more win in their last three games but unfortunately lost.
Georgia Southern Eagles Location: Statesboro, GA Coach: Chad Lunsford (2-4) 2nd Season Stadium: Allen E. Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 25,000) CSJ Projections: 6th: Sun Belt (4th East Division) 5th: Georgia 115th: FBS 144th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Eagles struggled with six straight losses and fired Coach Tyson Summers, who tried to stray away from the.
Sacramento State Hornets Location: Sacramento, CA Coach: Jody Sears (18-27 at Sac St., 22-46 overall) 5th Season Stadium: Hornet Stadium (Capacity: 21,195) CSJ Projections: 6th: Big Sky 7th: California 30th: FCS 145th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Hornets had one of its best seasons in the Division I era for a team that moved.
Western Illinois Leathernecks Location: Macomb, IL Coach: Jared Elliott (0-0) 1st Season Stadium: Hanson Field (Capacity: 16,368) CSJ Projections: 7th: MVFC 5th: Illinois 31st: FCS 146th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Leathernecks won eight games, 5-3 in the always tough MVFC, to make the FCS playoffs but lost in the opening round to Weber.
Montana State Bobcats Location: Bozeman, MT Coach: Jeff Choate (9-13) 3rd Season Stadium: Bobcat Stadium (Capacity: 17,777) CSJ Projections: 7th: Big Sky 2nd: Montana 32nd: FCS 147th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Bobcats finished 5-6 overall but three of the losses were by eight points or less and the highlight of the season.
Bowling Green Falcons Location: Bowling Green, OH Coach: Mike Jinks (6-18) 3rd Season Stadium: Doyt Perry Stadium (Capacity: 24,000) CSJ Projections: 10th: MAC (5th in East Division) 8th: Ohio 116th: FBS 148th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Falcons were a very young team and slumped to a 2-10 overall record (2 wins coming in.
Idaho Vandals Location: Moscow, ID Coach: Paul Petrino (19–41) 6th Season Stadium: Kibbie Dome (Capacity: 16,000) CSJ Projections: 8th: Big Sky 2nd: Idaho 34th: FCS 150th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: In the Vandals last FBS season, the team slumped to a 4-8 overall mark (3-5 Sun Belt) after the team finished 9-4 in 2016.
Old Dominion Monarchs Location: Norfolk, VA Coach: Bobby Wilder (72-37) 10th season Stadium: Foreman Field (Capacity: 19,818) CSJ Projections: 11th: Conference USA (6th in East Division) 5th: Virginia 117th: FBS 152nd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: After a 10-win and Bahamas Bowl victory in 2016, the Monarchs slumped mainly due to a slew of injuries to.
South Alabama Jaguars Location: Mobile, AL Coach: Steve Campbell (60-23 overall, 0-0 at USA) 1st Season Stadium: Ladd-Pebbles Stadium (Capacity: 33,471) CSJ Projections: 8th: Sun Belt (4th West Division) 7th: Alabama 119th: FBS 156th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Jaguars kept most games close but could not finish games to slump to a 4-8.
UC Davis Aggies Location: Davis, CA Coach: Dan Hawkins (117–67–1 overall, 5-6 at UCD) 2nd Season Stadium: Aggie Stadium (Capacity: 10,743) CSJ Projections: 9th: Big Sky 8th: California 37th: FCS 155th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: In Coach Hawkins first season at his alma mater, the Aggies improved to a 5-6 overall mark after finishing 3-8.
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns Location: Lafayette, LA Coach: Billy Napier (0-0) 1st Season Stadium: Cajun Field (Capacity: 41,426) CSJ Projections: 7th: Sun Belt (3rd West Division) 7th: Louisiana 118th: FBS 154th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: After a 5-7 overall record,Louisiana-Lafayette fired its head coach Mark Hudspeth, who led the Cajuns to five straight New Orleans Bowls.
Southern Illinois Salukis Location: Carbondale, IL Coach: Nick Hill (8-14) 3rd Season Stadium: Saluki Stadium (Capacity: 15,000) CSJ Projections: 8th: MVFC 6th: Illinois 39th: FCS 158th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: SIU looked poised to be in the FCS playoff hunt in the middle of the MVFC slate but an injury to QB Sam Straub.
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Location: Conway, SC Coach: Joe Moglia (51-15) 5th Season Stadium: Brooks Stadium (Capacity: 21,000) CSJ Projections: 9th: Sun Belt (5th East Division) 5th: South Carolina 120th: FBS 160th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: After a season-opening win over UMass, Coastal Carolina endured nine consecutive losses (but none by more than 8 points) and.
Kansas Jayhawks Location: Lawrence, KS Coach: David Beaty (3-33) 4th Season Stadium: David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 50,071) CSJ Projections: 10th: Big 12 2nd: Kansas 121st: FBS 164th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Jayhawks won just a single game (season opener against FCS Southeast Missouri) and then lost 11 in a row to.
Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors Location: Honolulu, HI Coach: Nick Rolovich (10-16) 3rd Season Stadium: Aloha Stadium (Capacity: 50,000) CSJ Projections: 11th: Mountain West (5th in West Division) 1st: Hawai’i 122nd: FBS 170th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Warriors slumped to its seventh straight losing season in going just 3-9 with just one win in MWC.
North Dakota Fighting Hawks Location: Grand Forks, ND Coach: Kyle “Bubba” Schweigert (24-22) 5th Season Stadium: Alerus Center (Capacity: 12,283) CSJ Projections: 1st: FCS Independents 2nd: North Dakota 51st: FCS 173rd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Fighting Hawks entered the season with a Top 10 FCS ranking and were preseason favorites to repeat as Big.
Rice Owls Location: Houston, TX Coach: Mike Bloomgren (0-0) 1st Season Stadium: Rice Stadium (Capacity: 47,000) CSJ Projections: 12th: Conference USA (6th in West Division) 12th: Texas 123rd: FBS 179th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The David Bailiff reign as the head coach for the Owls ended after a 1-11 finish–Bailiff guided Rice to four.
San Jose State Spartans Location: San Jose, CA Coach: Brent Brennan (2-11) 2nd Season Stadium: CEFCU Stadium (Capacity: 30,456) CSJ Projections: 12th: Mountain West (6th West Division) 9th: California 124th: FBS 180th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: Coach Brennan’s first season in San Jose was rather rough as SJSU scored just 15.8 points per game.
Missouri State Bears Location: Springfield, MO Coach: Dave Steckel (8-25) 4th Season Stadium: Robert W. Plaster Stadium (Capacity: 17,500) CSJ Projections: 9th: MVFC 2nd: Missouri 57th: FCS 181st: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: In Coach Steckel’s three years, the Bears have shown progress each year and wound up 3-8 overall last year with two of.
Liberty Flames Location: Lynchburg, VA Coach: Turner Gill (66-78 overall, 41-29 at Liberty) 7th Season Stadium: Williams Stadium (Capacity: 25,000) CSJ Projections: 5th: FBS Independents 6th: Virginia 125th: FBS 182nd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: In the Flames last FCS season, the team started off 3-0 including a win over the Big 12’s Baylor but.
Texas State Bobcats Location: San Marcos, TX Coach: Everett Withers (0-0) 3rd Season Stadium: Bobcat Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) CSJ Projections: 10th: Sun Belt (5th West Division) 13th: Texas 126th: FBS 184th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Bobcats finished 2-10 (1-7 Sun Belt) for the second consecutive season in Coach Withers’ second season in San.
Kent State Golden Flashes Location: Kent, OH Coach: Sean Lewis (0-0) 1st Season Stadium: Dix Stadium (Capacity: 25,319) CSJ Projections: 11th: MAC (6th in East Division) 9th: Ohio 127th: FBS 187th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Golden Flashes finished just 2-10 (1-7 MAC)–the team’s fifth straight losing season and cost former head coach Paul Haynes.
Ball State Cardinals Location: Muncie, IN Coach: Mike Neu (6-18 overall & at BSU) 3rd Season Stadium: Scheumann Stadium (Capacity: 22,500) CSJ Projections: 12th: MAC (6th in West Division) 4th: Indiana 128th: FBS 193rd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Cardinals started off the season well with a 2-1 record after three games, but then.
Northern Colorado Bears Location: Greeley, CO Coach: Earnest Collins, Jr. (24-53 overall) 8th Season Stadium: Nottingham Field (Capacity: 8,533) CSJ Projections: 10th: Big Sky 4th: Colorado 66th: FCS 194th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Bears finished with just a 3-7 record overall and just 2-6 in BSC play–playing only 10 games as its scheduled.
Charlotte 49ers Location: Charlotte, NC Coach: Brad Lambert (17-41) 6th Season Stadium: Jerry Richardson Stadium (Capacity: 15,314) CSJ Projections: 13th: Conference USA (7th in East Division) 10th: North Carolina 129th: FBS 195th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The 49ers failed to improve during its first three seasons at the FBS level, finishing the 2017 season.
Idaho State Bengals Location: Pocatello, ID Coach: Rob Phenicie (4-7) 2nd Season Stadium: Holt Arena (Capacity: 12,000) CSJ Projections: 11th: Big Sky 3rd: Idaho 68th: FCS 197th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: In Coach Phenicie’s first season with the Bengals, his team matched the win total of the prior two seasons combined in finishing 4-7 overall.
San Diego Toreros Location: San Diego, CA Coach: Dale Lindsey (46-13), 6th Season Stadium: Torero Stadium (Capacity: 6,000) CSJ Projections: 1st: Pioneer League 10th: California 69th: FCS 198th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: San Diego won its second consecutive PFL crown in finishing 10-3 overall (8-0 PFL) and also won its second playoff contest (against Northern.
UTEP Miners Location: El Paso, TX Coach: Dana Dimel (18-31 overall, 0-0 at UTEP) 1st Season Stadium: Sun Bowl (Capacity: 51,500) CSJ Projections: 14th: Conference USA (7th in West Division) 14th: Texas 130th: FBS 201st: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The team failed to improve during its last three seasons, finishing the 2017 season with a.
Cal Poly Mustangs Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Coach: Tim Walsh (168-134 overall, 51-52 @ Cal Poly) 10th Season Stadium: Alex G. Spanos Stadium (Capacity: 11,075) CSJ Projections: 12th: Big Sky 11th: California 80th: FCS 210th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: After qualifying for the Division I FCS playoffs in 2016, the Mustangs slipped to just.
Portland State Vikings Location: Portland, OR Coach: Bruce Barnum (12-22) 4th Season Stadium: Providence Park (Capacity: 22,000)/Hillsboro Stadium (Capacity: 7,600) CSJ Projections: 13th: Big Sky 3rd: Oregon 84th: FCS 214th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: After a promising start that included competitive losses to FBS opponents BYU and Oregon State, Portland State regressed to go winless for.
Dayton Flyers Location: Dayton, OH Coach: Rick Chamberlin (79-33) 11th Season Stadium: Welcome Stadium (Capacity: 11,000) CSJ Projections: 2nd: Pioneer League 10th: Ohio 88th: FCS 218th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Flyers were the hard luck losers in losing four its six games by 12 points combined in finishing just 5-6 overall–just the squads second.
Spokane, Wash. – The 2018 Preseason Big Sky Football Conference held its annual Media Days July 15-16 in Spokane, Washington. Eight different teams received first-place votes in the two polls as shown below. This kind of rankings just might show how wild the Big Sky race might be 2018. Coaches Poll Eastern Washington 134 (6) Weber State 124 (3).
Drake Bulldogs Location: Des Moines, IA Coach: Rick Fox (26-18) 5th Season Stadium: Drake Stadium (Capacity: 14,557) CSJ Projections: 3rd: Pioneer League 4th: Iowa 90th: FCS 220th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Bulldogs with a very senior laden line-up finished 7-4 overall and 6-2 within the PFL but just could not overcome their historical.
Indiana State Sycamores Location: Terre Haute, IN Coach: Curt Mallory (0-11) 2nd Season Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 12,764) CSJ Projections: 10th: MVFC 5th: Indiana 92nd: FCS 222nd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Sycamores went winless in 2017 in Coach Curt Mallory’s first season but had two non-conference games go to the wire against.
Alabama State Hornets Location: Montgomery, AL Coach: Donald Hill-Eley (5-1) 2nd Season at ASU Stadium: New ASU Stadium (Capacity: 26,500) CSJ Projections: 5th: SWAC (2nd in East Division) 12th: HBCU 8th: Alabama 98th: FCS 228th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: After controversial head coach Brian Jenkins was fired after an 0-5 start, Donald Hill-Eley, former.
Lamar Cardinals Location: Beaumont, TX Coach: Mike Schultz (2-9) 2nd Season at Lamar Stadium: Provost Umphrey Stadium (Capacity: 16,000) CSJ Projections: 9th: Southland 17th: Texas 100th: FCS 230th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: In Mike Schultz’s first season at Lamar, the Cardinals opened the 2017 season with 57 new players (including signees, transfers and walk-ons) and.
Brown Bears Location: Providence, RI Coach: Phil Estes (114-85) 20th Season at Brown Stadium: Brown Stadium (Capacity: 20,000) CSJ Projections: 8th: Ivy League 3rd: Rhode Island 102nd: FCS 232nd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Bears finished without a win in Ivy League play and finished just 2-8 overall with the two wins coming against.
Texas Southern Tigers Location: Houston, TX Coach: Vincent Dancy (16-31) 3rd Season at TSU Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium (Capacity: 22,000) CSJ Projections: 6th: SWAC (4th in West Division) 15th: HBCU 18th: Texas 104th: FCS 234th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: Texas Southern finished nearly last in the SWAC in all statistical categories that resulted in finishing just.
Norfolk State Spartans Location: Norfolk, VA Coach: Latrell Scott (37-30, overall; 12-21 @ NSU), 4th Season at NSU Stadium: William “Dick” Price Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) CSJ Projections: 7th: MEAC 14th: HBCU 14th: Virginia 103rd: FCS 233rd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: With more than half of its starters in their first or second career years.
Savannah State Tigers Location: Savannah, Georgia Coach: Erik Raeburn (141-54, overall, 6-15, SSU) 3rd Season @ SSU Stadium: Theodore A. Wright Stadium (Capacity: 8,500) CSJ Projections: 8th: MEAC 7th: Georgia 16th: HBCU 106th: FCS 236th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: With a very young team, the Tigers improved to 3-5 within the MEAC and 3-8.
Alabama A&M Bulldogs Location: Normal, AL Coach: Connell Maynor (65-31) 1st Season at AA&M Stadium: Louis Crews Stadium (Capacity: 21,000) CSJ Projections: 7th: SWAC (3rd East) 9th: Alabama 107th: FCS 237th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: Alabama A&M finished just 4-7 overall last year and cost head coach James Spady his job after going 15-30 in his four.
North Alabama Lions Location: Florence, AL Coach: Chris Willis(5-5), 2nd year at UNA Stadium: Braly Municipal Stadium (Capacity: 14,215) CSJ Projections: 3rd: FCS Independent 10th: Alabama 111th: FCS 241st: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Lions faced Division II’s toughest schedule and overcame a rash of key injuries to emerge with a 5-5 overall record and a.
Stetson Hatters Location: Jackson, MS Coach: Roger Hughes (63-92 overall, 16-40 Stetson) 6th Season at Stetson Stadium: Spec Martin Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 6,000) CSJ Projections: 8th: Pioneer 11th: Florida 116th: FCS 246th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Hatters finished its fifth straight season (2-9 overall, 1-7 PFL) with a losing record since restarting.
Below are the Final 2017 Top 25 FBS Group of Five (G5) rankings based on the Sagarin rankings after all postseason games have been completed in Division I play. These rankings include all FBS Bowl games and the College Football Playoff. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools but.
Below are the Final 2017 Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings after all postseason games have been completed in Division I play. These rankings include all FBS Bowl games and the entire FCS playoffs. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools but our rankings will show.
FRISCO, Texas –- Any thought that North Dakota State’s football dynasty is over was put to rest with its 17-13 win over defending national champion James Madison before a capacity crowd of 19,090 in the renovating Toyota Stadium. The two teams came into this game as the top two playoff seeded teams this year with.
FCS Championship Game: #2 seed North Dakota State (13-1) vs. #1 seed James Madison (14-0) Kickoff: Saturday, Jan. 6 at noon. ET Where: Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas) TV Channel: ESPN2 Coaches: James Madison: Mike Houston, 28-1 in two seasons (71-20 overall); North Dakota State: Chris Klieman, 53-6 in four seasons (56-13 overall) https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/949020915769184258 FRISCO, Tex.–The two teams outlasted.
This year, James Madison is back in Frisco for a second straight season and will match-up against North Dakota State—the team that they knocked off in the semi-final playoff round a season ago. We’ll review how the Dukes come into this game with a 14-0 record and some the factors and reasons that they are.
This year, North Dakota State will play for its unprecedented sixth Division I title in football this decade when they face a familiar foe in James Madison—the team that knocked the Bison off in the semi-final playoff round a season ago. We’ll review how the Bison come into this game with a 13-1 record and.
The following are video and links to the NCAA recaps of each bowl game. The American won four but lost three with the biggest being UCF’s win over Auburn in the Peach Bowl to finish the season as the only undefeated team in FBS play. Coach Scott Frost, who coached his last game for the.
