FCS Football

Week 6 Southern Conference Game Breakdowns

It has been impressive so far, but now comes the real test for the No. 9 Wofford Terriers. They host rival Furman on Saturday, then have back-to-back road games against Georgia Southern and Appalachian State. After that, it’s a contest against The Citadel, but Wofford doesn’t want to get ahead of itself. “Furman is a dangerous team,” Wofford running back Eric Breitenstein told GoUpstate.com. “They ...

Week 6 Southland Conference Game Breakdowns

The “Battle for Piney Woods”, involving Sam Houston State and Stephen F. Austin, highlights week six of the Southland Conference schedule. The league’s top team, Southeastern Louisiana, is out of town this week in a non-conference matchup. Southland play continues this week for all teams except Southeastern Louisiana and McNeese State. Let’s take a look at this week’s games:

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Week 6 Missouri Valley Football Conference Breakdowns

Southern Illinois @ #14 Illinois State, Saturday, 2:00

Last weekend Illinois State struggled against South Dakota in the DakotaDome. The Redbirds will get back to the dominating ways this weekend as they face Southern Illinois. However, the defense needs to ...

Week 6 Ohio Valley Conference Game Breakdowns

Besides UT-Martin who put up a valiant effort against ranked Eastern Kentucky, it was a good day to play at home in the OVC last Saturday. Eastern Illinois and Murray State exploded putting basketball scores on the scoreboard with 65 and 70 points respectively in their victories. Tennessee Tech dropped their third straight and the season that looked promising is close to facing the ...

Week 6 Colonial Athletic Association Game Breakdowns

“We didn’t come here to pick up a check,” said Towson safety Jordan Dangerfield, who finished with seven tackles and a fumble recovery. “We came here to try to win and shock the world.”   And the Towson Tigers came pretty darn close Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La.   Before #4-ranked LSU had survived a 38-22 scare, the announced crowd of 92,000 (although because of rain ...

Week 6 Big Sky Conference Breakdowns

#22 Cal Poly @ Weber State, Friday, 8:00

Cal Poly has been able to stay perfect thus far and it looks like they won’t be stopped. On offense, Cal Poly is arguably one of the best running teams in the FCS and on defense they are able to control the game and maintain their tempo. Weber State does not match up well with the ...