FCS Football

Indiana State Sycamores
Missouri Valley

This is an Indiana State squad that will not be intimidated by anybody. Few teams at this level have played a tougher schedule. The non-conference slate included Indiana, Tennessee Tech, Ball State and Liberty. When Tennessee Tech is the easy game, you know it is tough. But the ...

Idaho State Bengals
Big Sky

Idaho State snuck into the playoffs. Two of their wins came against DII teams, but two of their losses came against FBS teams. Their other two losses were extremely close games on the road at Eastern Washington and Montana State. Certainly those are not bad losses. However, thanks to a way too ...

Montana Grizzlies
Big Sky

Montana needed to beat Montana State on the final day of the regular season to reach the playoffs and they wasted no time showing their rival who was the best on that day. The Grizzlies got off to a great start and never looked back, winning 34-7. As long as the Grizzlies are at home, which will ...

Liberty Flames
Big South

Liberty earned the Big South’s automatic bid to the playoffs following a massive 15-14 win at Coastal Carolina. That was the Chanticleers first loss of the season and the Flames are riding high heading into the playoffs. Liberty played a tough schedule and even beat FBS team Appalachian State. Their ...

Villanova Wildcats
CAA

The Wildcats, who were picked to finish second in the CAA preseason poll, were just two points away from a perfect season. They lost to Syracuse 27-26 in two overtimes in the season opener and dropped a 10-9 decision to Richmond midway through the season. But after an injury-filled 2013 season, Villanova ...

Morgan State Bears
MEAC

In a tough and balanced MEAC, it was Morgan State who emerged as the conference’s automatic qualifier for the playoffs. Heading into the final Saturday of the season, the odds were against the Bears. They beat lowly Delaware State 69-7, but still needed quite a bit of help. They got it and ended up ...

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Big South

There are many superlatives to describe Coastal Carolina’s season. It is the first Big South team to win its first 11 games and they earned a share of the league title for the third straight season. They scored 30 or more points in 11 games, which is a Big South record to start a season, ...

Chattanooga Mocs
SoCon

The Mocs made history when they went undefeated in league play for the first time, and it was the first time since 1984 they’ve won the Southern Conference title outright. This also is their first playoff appearance since 1984. Chattanooga’s margin of victory in SoCon play is the best since Marshall ...