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Villanova Wildcats Location: Villanova, PA Coach: Mark Ferrante (5-6) 2nd Season at Villanova Stadium: Villanova Stadium (Capacity 12,000) CSJ Projections 6th: CAA 4th: Pennsylvania 20th: FCS 130th: Division I 2017 In a Sentence: Its hard to follow a coaching legend, but that’s what Mark Ferrante was tasked with in 2017 replacing Andy Talley, the legendary head coach who.
Youngstown State Penguins Location: Youngstown, OH Coach: Bo Pelini (23-15@YSU, 90-42 overall) 4th Season Stadium: Dike Beede Field at Stambaugh Stadium (Capacity: 20,630) CSJ Projections: 4th: Missouri Valley Football Conference 7th: Ohio 21st: FCS 131st: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: Youngstown State won its final three games to end the 2017 campaign to salvage a winning season.
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Location: Monroe, LA Coach: Matt Viator (8-16 @ULM, 86-49 overall) 3rd Season Stadium: Malone Stadium (Capacity: 27,617) CSJ Projections: 4th: Sun Belt (2nd West Division) 4th: Louisiana 111th: FBS 132nd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Warhawks had no trouble scoring (averaged just short of 34 points per game and scored over 50.
Montana Grizzlies Location: Missoula, MT Coach: Bobby Hauck (80-17 @ UM, 95-67 overall) 8th Season (2 Stints, 1st year back this year) Stadium: Washington Grizzly Stadium (Capacity: 25,203) CSJ Projections: 3rd: Big Sky Conference 1st: Montana 22nd: FCS 133rd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Grizzlies failed to make the playoffs for the second consecutive.
Massachusetts Minutemen Location: Amherst, MA Coach: Mark Whipple (61-62) 11th Season Overall (2 stints) Stadium: McGuirk Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 17,000) CSJ Projections: 5th: Independents 2nd: Massachusetts 112th: FBS 134th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The season was a tail of two halves for the Minutemen—started 0-6 and then won four its last six, including wins.
McNeese State Cowboys Location: Lake Charles, LA Coach: Lance Guidry (15-7) 3rd Year at McNeese State Stadium: Cowboy Stadium (Capacity: 17,410) CSJ Projections: 3rd: Southland 5th: Louisiana 23rd: FCS 135th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: A highly-successful 9-2 season ended in disappointment when the Cowboys weren’t invited to the FCS playoffs, doomed by a.
Southern Utah Thunderbirds Location: Cedar City, UT Coach: Demario Warren (15-8) 3rd Season Stadium: Eccles Coliseum (Capacity: 8,500) CSJ Projections: 4th: Big Sky Conference 5th: Utah 24th: FSC 136th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Thunderbirds shared the Big Sky Conference title last year with Weber State and advanced to the FCS playoffs but lost to their.
Yale Bulldogs Location: New Haven, CT Coach: Tony Reno (32-27) 7th Season at Yale Stadium: Yale Bowl (Capacity: 64,246) CSJ Projections: 1st: Ivy League 2nd: Connecticut 25th: FCS 137th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: Great milestones were achieved with the 2017 Bulldogs – back-to-back wins against Harvard in “The Game” for the first time since.
South Dakota Coyotes Location: Vermillion, SD Coach: Bob Nielson (12-12 @USD, 198–92–1 overall) 3rd Season Stadium: DakotaDome (Capacity: 10,000) CSJ Projections: 5th: Missouri Valley Football Conference 2nd: South Dakota 26th: FSC 138th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Coyotes advanced to their first ever FCS playoff appearance and won its opening round game at Nicholls.
Georgia State Panthers Location: Atlanta, GA Coach: Shawn Elliott (7-5 @GSU, 8-10 overall) 2nd Season Stadium: Georgia State Stadium (Capacity: 25,000) CSJ Projections: 5th: Sun Belt (3rd East Division) 4th: Georgia 113th: FBS 139th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Panthers defeated Western Kentucky 27-17 in the AutoNation Cure Bowl for their first bowl game.
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Location: Flagstaff, AZ Coach: Jerome Souers (119–107 overall) 21st season Stadium: Walkup Skydome (Capacity: 17,500) CSJ Projections: 5th: Big Sky 3rd: Arizona 27th: FCS 140th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Lumberjacks finished 7–5, (6–2 BSC) and in a three-way tie for third place in the Big Sky receiving an at-large bid.
New Mexico Lobos Location: Albuquerque, NM Coach: Bob Davie (30-45 @ UNM, 65-70 overall) 7th Season Stadium: Dreamstyle Stadium (Capacity: 39,224) CSJ Projections: 10th: Mountain West (6th Mountain Division) 2nd: New Mexico 114th: FBS 141st: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Lobos began 2017 with three wins in five games, and then lost on at.
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.
Nicholls State Colonels Location: Thibodeaux, LA Coach: Tim Rebowe (16-18) 4th Year at Nicholls State Stadium: Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium (Capacity: 10,500) CSJ Projections: 4th: Southland 6th: Louisiana 29nd: FCS 143rd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: After shocking McNeese State in the first week of the season thanks to a late.
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.
Richmond Spiders Location: Richmond, VA Coach: Russ Huesman (6-5) 2nd Season at Richmond Stadium: Robins Stadium (Capacity 8,217) CSJ Projections 7th: CAA 4th: Virginia 33rd: FCS 149th: Division I 2017 In a Sentence: The Spiders averaged 31 points a game on offense and were the only team in the regular season to stay within one score.
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.
Western Carolina Catamounts Location: Cullowhee, NC Coach: Mark Speir (26-43) Stadium: E.J. Whitmire Stadium (Capacity: 13,742) CSJ Projections: 4th: SoCon 9th: North Carolina 35th: FCS 151st: Division I 2017 In A Sentence:WCU had a solid bounce-back season from 2016, but their modest playoff hopes were derailed by overripe non-league slate and two tough road losses.
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.
The Citadel Bulldogs Location: Charleston, SC Coach: Brent Thompson (15-8) Stadium: Johnson Hagood Stadium (Capacity: 21,000) CSJ Projections: 5th: SoCon 5th: South Carolina 36th: FCS 153rd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: After winning two consecutive SoCon championships, in 2017 the Bulldogs all too often wound up red-faced in the Red Zone, losing their final three.
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.
Colgate Raiders Location: Hamilton, NY Coach: Dan Hunt (26-21) Stadium: And Kerr Stadium (Capacity: 10,221) CSJ Projections: 1st: Patriot 5th: New York 38th: FCS 157th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Raiders dominated every team on their Patriot League conference schedule – except Lehigh, who eked out a narrow victory in Hamilton. It was enough.
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.
UT Martin Skyhawks Location: Martin, TN Coach: Jason Simpson (78-59) Stadium: Graham Stadium (Capacity: 7,500) CSJ Projections: 3rd: OVC 6th: Tennessee 40th: FCS 159th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: After a 3-1 start to the year and two upsets of FCS Top 25 teams, the Skyhawks dropped three straight league games to drop them out.
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.
Dartmouth Big Green Location: Hanover, NH Coach: Buddy Teevens (87-91-2) 19th Overall Season at Dartmouth Stadium: Memorial Field (Capacity: 15,600) CSJ Projections: 2nd: Ivy League 2nd: New Hampshire 41st: FCS 161st: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: Two games – two unfortunate, close, agonizing single-digit losses to Columbia and Harvard were the difference. Had only one.
Southeastern Louisiana Lions Location: Hammond, LA Coach: Frank Scelfo (0-0) 1st Year at Southeastern Louisiana Stadium: Strawberry Stadium (Capacity: 7,408) CSJ Projections: 5th: Southland 8th: Louisiana 42nd: FCS 162nd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: After guiding the Lions to a 6-5 mark in his 6th season as head coach, Ron Roberts was hired away.
Princeton Tigers Location: Princeton, NJ Coach: Bob Surace (38-43) 9th Season at Princeton Stadium: Princeton University Stadium (Capacity: 27,773) CSJ Projections: 3rd: Ivy League 2nd: New Jersey 43rd: FCS 163rd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: On October 21st, Princeton sat at 5-1 after a 52-17 throttling of longtime rival Harvard – but then the wheels.
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.
Mercer Bears Location: Macon, GA Coach: Bobby Lamb (32-25 at Mercer, 99-65 overall) Stadium: Five Star Stadium (Capacity: 10,200) CSJ Projections: 6th: SoCon 6th: Georgia 44th: FCS 165th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: Mercer’s ludicrous non-conference schedule (which included Alabama and Auburn) masked a decent transition season for the Bears (and a respectable 5-4 record against.
Monmouth Hawks Location: West Long Branch, NJ Coach: Kevin Callahan (144-118) Stadium: Kessler Field (Capacity: 4,000) CSJ Projections: 2nd: Big South 3rd: New Jersey 45th: FCS 166th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: Despite losing on the final weekend to Kennesaw State for the Big South Championship, the 9-2 Hawks made it to the FCS.
Grambling State Tigers Location: Grambling, LA Coach: Broderick Fobbs (39-11) 5th Season at Grambling State Stadium: Eddie Robinson Stadium (Capacity: 19,600) CSJ Projections: 1nd: SWAC (1st in West Division) 2nd: HBCU 9th: Louisiana 46th: FCS 167th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: For the second straight year, Grambling defeated Alcorn State in the SWAC Championship game.
Maine Black Bears Location: Orono, ME Coach: Joe Harasymiak (10-1) 3rd Season at Maine Stadium: Alfond Stadium (Capacity 10,000) CSJ Projections 8th: CAA 1st: Maine 47th: FCS 168th: Division I 2017 In a Sentence: Maine played in quite a few tight games in 2017. They could never pull away in wins or quite catch up.
Abilene Christian Wildcats Location: Abilene, TX Coach: Adam Dorrel (2-9) 2nd Year at Abilene Christian Stadium: Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium (Capacity: 12,000) CSJ Projections: 6th: Southland 11th: Texas 48th: FCS 169th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: In the final game of the season, the injury-plagued Wildcats had to resort to a 3rd string.
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.
Columbia Lions Location: New York, NY Coach: Al Bagnoli (247-116) 3rd Season at Columbia (13-17) Stadium: Robert Kraft Field at Wien Stadium (Capacity: 17,000) CSJ Projections: 4th: Ivy League 6th: New York 49th: FCS 171st: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: For the first time since 1996, a Columbia Lions team went 8-2 last season in.
Towson Tigers Location: Towson, MD Coach: Rob Ambrose (52-54) 10th Season at Towson Stadium: Bob Ford Field (Capacity 11,198) CSJ Projections 9th: CAA 3rd: Maryland 50th: FCS 172nd: Division I 2017 In a Sentence: Towson was a middling team in 2017 but finished the season strong, winning 3 of its last 4 games and its.
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.
Central Connecticut State Blue Devils Location: New Britain, CT Coach: Pete Rossomando (17-29) Stadium: Arute Field (Capacity: 5,500) CSJ Projections: 1st: NEC 3rd: Connecticut 52nd: FCS 174th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: On October 14th, the Blue Devils won an epic 4OT battle against Wagner, 51-45, and after that game the Blue Devil defense simply.
Albany (NY) Great Danes Location: Albany, NY Coach: Greg Gattuso (21-24) 4th Season at Albany Stadium: Bob Ford Field (Capacity 8,500) CSJ Projections 10th: CAA 7th: New York 53rd: FCS 175th: Division I 2017 In a Sentence: Albany lost its star running back, RB Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, and while freshman RB Karl Mofor did an admirable.
Lehigh Mountain Hawks Location: Bethlehem, PA Coach: Andy Coen (82-56) Stadium: Murray Goodman Stadium (Capacity: 16,000) CSJ Projections: 2nd: Patriot 5th: Pennsylvania 54th: FCS 176th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: After a near-disastrous 0-5 start, the Mountain Hawks pulled things together to manage a 5-1 conference record and win their second consecutive Patriot League title.
Charleston Southern Buccaneers Location: Charleston, SC Coach: Mark Tucker (6-5) Stadium: Buccaneer Field (Capacity: 4,500) CSJ Projections: 3th: Big South 7th: South Carolina 55th: FCS 177th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Buccaneers have a reputation for having a brutal schedule every year, and this season Charleston Southern was pretty beat up by the.
Harvard Crimson Location: Cambridge, MA Coach: Tim Murphy (168-71) 25th Season at Harvard Stadium: Harvard Stadium (Capacity: 30,323) CSJ Projections: 5th: Ivy League 3rd: Massachusetts 56th: FCS 178th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: A Harvard football team out of the title race by the time they faced off against their Rivals Yale? That’s indeed what.
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.
