FCS Football

Illinois State Redbirds
Missouri Valley

Following their nice playoff run in 2014, the expectations were extremely high for Illinois State heading into the 2015 campaign. And for the most part they have not disappointed. Following a loss to Iowa to begin the year, the ...

Richmond Spiders
CAA

Following a 50-21 loss to Maryland, Richmond reeled off seven wins in a row and appeared to be in control of the CAA. That included a very nice win over James Madison. But as the schedule got tougher, the Spiders started to struggle. But the losses to New ...

New Hampshire Wildcats
CAA

New Hampshire made a late push to make the playoffs. They had to win their last four games against Rhode Island, Richmond, Albany and Maine in order to make it and that is exactly what they did. After some tough losses to teams like Stony Brook and ...

Eastern Washington Eagles
Big Sky

Eastern Washington had a lot of work to do by replacing quarterback Vernon Adams, who left prior to his senior season to play for Oregon. Despite the change under center, EWU still played well early in the year. They lost at Oregon and at ...

Citadel Bulldogs
SoCon

The Citadel is an interesting team for the playoff committee. The fact that they played Chattanooga tight and lost by eight points may have played in their favor. But the quality wins were few and far between, with the exception of the big win over South ...

Dayton Flyers
Pioneer

Dayton hopes their magical season can continue into the playoffs. The Flyers are making their first ever playoff appearance after winning the Pioneer League, but for this group, just getting there is the reward. Despite the 10-1 record, Dayton has yet to ...

Eastern Illinois Panthers
Ohio Valley

Eastern Illinois got off to a rough start. It was not just the fact that they were 0-3, but it was how they lost those games. In the season opener against Western Illinois, the Panthers lost 33-5. That was a game this team should have won. ...

Chattanooga Mocs
SoCon

With its victory over The Citadel on Nov. 14, Chattanooga earned its third consecutive Southern Conference title. To show the impact of the Huesman family (Russ is the coach and Jacob is the quarterback), Chattanooga was 49-32 after the regular season ...