Tag: Division I FCS

Sam Houston Proves Themselves Worthy of the National Championship

Sam Houston State defeated South Dakota State 23-21 to complete a perfect season and National Championship win. After a long awaited FCS National Title game we finally have a winner to crown from this crazy season. The teams who made it to the playoffs suffered through opt outs, cancelled games, players going through numerous tests, […]

College Sports Journal Pioneer Football Conference Football Preview Week of 3/13, 2021

The conference schedule for the eight teams that will play in the Pioneer Football League begin this week. The PFL will play a six-week sprint of a spring season before the champion of the league advances to the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs.

2021 CSJ Pioneer Football League Spring Football Preview

CSJ’s Predicted Order of Finish 1. San Diego 2. Drake 3. Davidson 4. Stetson 5. Morehead State 6. Butler 7. Valparaiso 8. Presbyterian Dayton & Marist * (not participating in spring season)   2019 PFL NCAA Division I FCS Playoff Results First Round Northern Iowa 17 San Diego 3 The Pioneer Football League will begin […]

CSJ Photos from Frisco, 2020 FCS Championship Thursday

Here are some photos taken as the field crew prepares the Toyota Stadium field in Frisco, Texas to be ready for the championship for the 2020 Division I FCS National Title game. Both teams had a chance to take team photos and players and coaches had a chance to meet the media on the field. […]

2019 FCS Second Round Playoff Matchup: Northern Iowa at South Dakota State, Predictions, How to Watch

Who: Northern Iowa at South Dakota State When: Saturday, December 7th Time: 1 p.m. CT Location: Brookings, S.D. Stadium:Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium How to Watch: ESPN 3 Northern Iowa Panthers (9-4, 6-2 MVFC) The Panthers used its defense to get by San Diego in the the first round of the playoffs. The Panthers now get a rematch in […]

FCS 1st Round Playoffs: Illinois State Uses James Robinson’s Record Setting Day to Defeat Southeast Missouri State, 24-6

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.– Illinis State RB James Robinson rushed for a career high 297 yards on 41 carries to help defeat Southeast Missouri State 24-6 on Saturday in a first-round FCS playoff game. The 297 yards set a school and Missouri Valley Football Conference record for a playoff performance. Robinson moved past the 4,000-yard mark […]

FCS 1st Round Playoffs: Defense Key to Northern Iowa Defeating San Diego 17-3

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa–With Northern Iowa’s offense struggling to make plays, the Panthers got a defensive touchdown and forced four turnovers to advance to the second round of the FCS playoffs with a 17-3 win over San Diego (9-3) in front of 3,743 in attendence at the UNI-Dome. DE Brawntae Wells returned an interception for a […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25 – Nov. 23

Here are the final Top 25 FCS rankings of the regular season based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 23rd, 2019. North Dakota State continues to hold down the top spot as the Bison had this position since the preseason. CSJ will show the final FCS Sagarin rankings following the national championship […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Playoff Predictions–Nov. 20

Using the Sagarin ratings from this week alone to project the FCS playoffs, along with the automatic bid for the conferences that receive a bid, the following would be the playoff teams. These teams are seeded 1 through 24 for the 24 teams that make the FCS playoffs. The following are the 10 automatic bid […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Playoff Predictions–Nov. 13

Using the Sagarin ratings from this week alone to project the FCS playoffs, along with the automatic bid for the conferences that receive a bid, the following would be the playoff teams. These teams are seeded 1 through 24 for the 24 teams that make the FCS playoffs. As a reminder, the following conferences receive […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25 – Nov. 9

Here are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 9th, 2019. North Dakota State continues to hold down the top spot as the Bison had this position since the preseason. CSJ will show weekly rankings from the Sagarin rankings throughout the season and will have a final […]

Missouri Valley Football Conference Week 5 Review

Week 5 was a slow week in the MVFC with just two teams in action this week. However, there was one big game to finish out the MVFC-Big Sky Challenge. Northern Iowa traveled to Weber State in a battle of Top 10 ranked teams. Youngstown State was the other team in action this week in […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25 – Sept. 14

Here are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Sept. 14th, 2019. North Dakota State continues to hold down the top spot as the Bison had the preseason top spot. CSJ will show weekly rankings from the Sagarin rankings throughout the season and will have a final ranking […]

CSJ Photos from Frisco, FCS Championship Eve

Here are some photos taken as the field crew prepares the Toyota Stadium Field to be ready for the championship. The weather was rainy the past two days but the sun has broke out today and should have excellent playing conditions for the championship game tomorrow.   Kent SchmidtOriginally from LaMoure, North Dakota, Kent is […]

North Dakota State Dynasty Back for a Six Pack in 17-13 win over James Madison

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 […]