FCS Football

Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
MEAC

While most conferences races went down to the wire, that was not the case for the MEAC and Bethune-Cookman. The Wildcats had some close contests, but for the most part they dominated the MEAC competition. With a very strong ground game and a tenacious defense, the Wildcats could grind out ...

Old Dominion Monarchs
Colonial

One of the most prolific offensive teams in the FCS, Old Dominion was expected to have a good season, and the Monarchs have. In just four seasons, Coach Bobby Wilder has built an impressive program. Although ODU wasn’t eligible for the CAA title this season because of its pending move to ...

Stony Brook Seawolves
Big South

Stony Brook was cruising along nicely until their last regular season game of the 2012 campaign. The Seawolves lone loss up to that point was against Syracuse. They even beat Army and were sitting 5-0 in Big South play. And then they went to Liberty and the lost. That led to a three way tie ...

Illinois State Redbirds
Missouri Valley

Illinois State had a very good season in the always tough Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Redbirds have the potential to equal their great playoff run of 1999 when they reached the semifinals before bowing out to Georgia Southern. Illinois State has only reached the playoffs ...

South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Missouri Valley

Schedules in the Missouri Valley Football Conference are never easy and South Dakota State managed to navigate through their tough schedule with just three losses. And losing at Kansas, at Northern Iowa and at North Dakota State are not bad losses at all. If it was not for ...

Sam Houston State Bearkats
Southland

Sam Houston State came up just short in the 2011 National Championship game in Frisco, Texas against North Dakota State. Early on it looked bleak for the Bearkats just to make the playoffs and have a chance to get back to Frisco in 2012. The Bearkats started with a challenge, having ...

North Dakota State Bison
Missouri Valley

North Dakota State is eyeing another title after defeating Sam Houston State in the championship game last year. Many expected the Bison to take a step back in the Missouri Valley Football Conference pecking order this year, but that has not been the case. The Bison ended the season ...

Eastern Washington Eagles
Big Sky

Eastern Washington has had a fine season. The Eagles started out strong by beating Idaho and falling just short of another FBS win over Washington State. Since then they have just kept winning with the lone exception coming in a 27-30 loss at Southern Utah. The Eagles may not dominate the ...

New Hampshire Wildcats
Colonial

This is the ninth consecutive year that New Hampshire has made the playoffs — tops in the nation, and the Wildcats would love to get a home game where they are 29-3 at Cowell Stadium since 2007. A victory over a team that was 2-7 might not sound like a big deal, but for the Wildcats, their ...

Wofford Terriers
Southern

With a double-overtime victory over Chattanooga on November 10, the Terriers clinched a share of the Southern Conference championship for the third time in five seasons. Because of league tiebreakers, however, Wofford didn’t have a chance to receive the conference’s automatic bid to the playoffs — ...