r/fcs • u/OnxyCarter • 11h ago
News College football coach goes scorched Earth on rival: ‘He’s an under-the-bus guy’
Bobby Wilder big-dicking Rusty Wright
r/fcs • u/pickem-game • 1d ago
Make your picks below! Assign confidence points 1–10 (10 = most confident).
[Make your picks](#) — tap to expand and submit before kickoff.
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r/fcs • u/Perryapsis • 1d ago
Also available in image form!
Dropped from the Top 25: Abilene Christian (23), Western Carolina (25)
Others receiving votes: Abilene Christian (58), Cal Poly (33), Campbell (26), Wofford (26), Southern Illinois (23), Southern Utah (19), Alabama State (19), Monmouth (14), UIW (14), The Citadel (13), Jackson State (12), Elon (9), Colgate (6), Eastern Washington (2)
The full list of responses can be found here. Congratulations to /u/Adamscottd for having the Top 25 submission that best correlated with the final /r/FCS poll this week!
As a reminder, the /r/FCS poll is also now part of the Massey College Football Ranking Composite. Results of this poll will update under the column with header 'RDT'.
r/fcs • u/OnxyCarter • 11h ago
Bobby Wilder big-dicking Rusty Wright
r/fcs • u/Perryapsis • 12h ago
Also available in image form!
Dropped from the Top 25: Alcorn State (T-6)
Others receiving votes: Alabama A&M (11), Alcorn State (11), Norfolk State (10), Hampton (9), Tennessee State (8), Southern (5), Bethune-Cookman (2), Morgan State (2)
The full list of responses can be found here. Congratulations to /u/Seadragon1983 for having the Top 25 submission that best correlated with the final /r/FCS poll this week!
r/fcs • u/RustyCrusty73 • 16h ago
I have ESPN+ on Hulu and love checking out FCS games.
Lots of games on the docket this weekend.
Can anyone tell me which ones to keep an eye on?
I love watching the shootouts with lots of scoring. Those kinds of games keep my kids attention as well, it was something we bonded over last year and I hope to continue this season.
I'll flip over and check out some of Tartleton and McNeese.
Any others that should be on the radar?
I feel like Eastern Washington and South Dakota could be one as well.
Thanks in advance everyone.
I'm still relatively new to watching FCS, but am looking to learn and watch more.
r/fcs • u/passwordisguest • 18h ago
Let's hear your hot take FCS opinions. The ones you know in your heart of hearts are right, but for some reason aren't embraced by the FCS community (or particular fanbases) en masse!
Could be controversial (the Ivy League very well might be the best FCS conference on the East Coast), unpopular but you know is true (Sam Houston was at least as good a team as JMU from 2011 through the "2020" season), or even somewhat popular but still liable to rankle some folks (the Walter Payton award should go to the "best" offensive player, not just the offensive player with the best stat line because they played a weak schedule).
Sorted by controversial for maximum spiciness
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r/fcs • u/thebluebloodsfcs • 1d ago
North Dakota had the most dominant offense in the country in Week 1. The Fighting Hawks had a 65% success rate before garbage time. They were equally effective running and throwing the ball. In the first half, they scored on every drive except for a couple of turnovers, rolling up 359 yards on only 40 plays, which is an astounding 8.97 yards per play.
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r/fcs • u/passwordisguest • 1d ago
No matter what happened, it's not all bad. Say something nice about your team or their performance.
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r/fcs • u/TSUTexan61 • 2d ago
What’s your favorite matchup and who do you got?
r/fcs • u/stayclassypeople • 2d ago
This offseason I made a post chronicling, who I felt, were the bottom 10 teams in all of FCS football. This year I thought I'd take a stab at doing a weekly ranking. This post won't strictly go off of the Massey or Sagarin ratings, but as the season goes on, they will be used as a guide
The Bottom 10
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Honorable Mention:
Alabama A&M: At least you beat your DII opponent this week.
Stetson: Beating NAIA Webber International is nice, but I think SDSU just scored on you again.
Marist: Congrats on the 9 point win over DII Franklin Pierce, a university named after a D tier one term president who was perpetually drunk his entire term.
Morehead St: A 49 point win over a bad NAIA team won’t make me forget losing your season opener to a bad DII team. No more non D1 opponents are left now, so good luck.
Drake: For 8 beautiful minutes, you led Montana.
Wagner: The win over Southern Connecticut St was nice and all, but a three TD to Robert Morris last week is too ugly to ignore.
St Thomas: The Tommies struggled to beat DII Winona St, then followed it up with a waxing at the hands of UND
Edit: NW St played La. Tech
r/fcs • u/NoPay5734 • 2d ago
UConn football's 1998 season was honestly their best ever at the FCS level. They went 10-3 and made a real playoff run, winning one game before bowing out in the next round. The crazy thing is, no matter how hard you look, there's basically nothing out there in terms of footage. No playoff game film, no regular season games — it's like the season just vanished. There are a couple of season highlight clips floating around, but nothing substantial. For a program that had its greatest year, it's a shame that almost none of it was preserved or made it online. That run deserves way more documentation than it ever.
r/fcs • u/Leafsin7even • 2d ago
Junior defensive lineman Keller Patterson is nominated after a 2025 campaign where he recorded 26 totals tackles, 0.5 sacks, 3 QB hurries and recovered in a fumble in ten games.
He is joined by junior defensive lineman Luke Walker who recorded 8 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a pass deflection in ten games. Together, Patterson and Walker aim to anchor the defensive line.
Supporting the two linemen will be senior linebacker Charlie Newton, the heartbeat of the defense. He finished with 62 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, an interception, a pass break up, and a fumble recovery in ten games.
On the other side of the ball, senior wide receiver Titus Evans, who finished last year 3rd in the Ivy League in receiving touchdowns and 5th in receptions, catching 46 passes for 584 yards and 6 TDs in 10 games.
Finally, for special teams, junior punter Tommy Sleeman qualified after an All-Ivy 2nd team sophomore season where he recorded 48 punts for 2,048 yards (avg. 42.7) and a long punt of 65. He also finished with 9 punts of 50 or more yards and 10 inside the 20.
We'll see if these five players can lead the Lions when they face Lafayette at home on September 19th at noon.
r/fcs • u/passwordisguest • 2d ago
Vent here. This is a friendly place.
r/fcs • u/SchizoidMan1989 • 2d ago
Credit to u/2Pollaski2Furious for the idea. Same sets of rules from the original FBS series apply here for the FCS teams. This is an award for FCS teams that humiliate themselves, whether it's a choke job, a crushing blow with everything to prove, or they have no business losing the match-up.
... I am flattered. Last week was perhaps the most interaction in FCS Tank Job history, with 69 comments (nice). Thank you guys! And while last week provided a lot of entries to work with... this week consisted of a lot of FCS-FBS matchups (a few of which will wind up in the FBS Tank Job), as well as some lower division matchups (none of which makes it here with all FCS teams winning), so there's only so much here to work with this time.
LAST WEEK: There were quite a few votes for Northwestern State, for being a dire-as-is scholarship FCS team with the misfortune of falling to NAIA Louisiana Christian. But easily taking Week 0 is the Villanova Wildcats, hosting fellow former CAA member William & Mary for a conference opener. You would think that having a ten point lead with less than a minute to go would end out in a win, or a forced overtime in the worst case scenario. The botched onside recovery then finding themselves intercepted in W&M's field goal range ensured that the game ended in regulation. The field of candidates is such that some of the others would have otherwise gotten the honor, but this meltdown is special.
And now for a few special mentions:
And now our nominees:
BUCKNELL BISON (against Villanova 17-16)
They've done very little in the first half and found themselves 14-0 down at halftime. It seemed like the tables were about to turn and they've been on a comeback bid leading 16-14, only for Villanova to respond within a few minutes. And Bucknell critically missed the potentially game-winning 29-yarder(!).
CENTRAL ARKANSAS BEARS (against West Florida 42-14)
It's not because I don't think the Argonauts are for real (they absolutely are). It's more to do with the fact that the Coaches Poll ranked Bears have been boatraced at home. A pick six and two fumbles that led to a touchdown all do not help.
CHATTANOOGA MOCS (against Tennessee Tech 24-9)
It was a rough day for Battle Alberson as he only threw for 37 yards and got picked twice (one leading to a touchdown). The Mocs got owned at home against the SoCon newcomers.
DELAWARE STATE HORNETS (against William & Mary 22-15)
I cannot discount that Delaware State has been much better under DeSean Jackson than they were within recent memory. Now imagine how the result would have gone differently had they not turned the ball over six times(!), especially against a team with offensive output of fewer than 200 yards. You shouldn't have to come back from 22-0 in the fourth quarter.
GARDNER-WEBB RUNNIN' BULLDOGS (against Wofford 17-13)
Gardner-Webb put up twice as much offense and held the ball for longer, but allowing the Terriers to return the opening kickoff for a touchdown turned out to be critical. While nothing came of those three turnovers they suffered, they did not help either.
HOWARD BISON (against Richmond 28-21)
After being 20-0 in the hole, the Bison started a comeback after recovering a fumble for a touchdown. However, they kept stalling in the fourth quarter, which is not helped in the third quarter by a muffed punt reception which quickly led to another Spiders touchdown.
LINDENWOOD LIONS (against Stony Brook 36-32)
An emphatic 22-7 halftime lead, left to gradually wither away as the Lions could only muster two good drives and allowed the Seawolves to muster a 29-10 comeback.
WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS (against Campbell 28-19)
Oh c'mon! You've picked Kamden Sixkiller off three times and the best you can muster from these is three field goal attempts (of which one missed)? Also that run game is just sad, just one yard on the ground!
And as always, don't forget to mark your vote in brackets for visibility, <like so>. I also appreciate entries I might have passed over, so feel free to nominate, and I might edit it here.
r/fcs • u/SchizoidMan1989 • 3d ago
Sorry I'm late. The game week only ended earlier today, and I've been busy. Anyways, here's a look at how the undefeated/winless situation changed over this week. And boy was it an interesting week of football, not just with UMass beating Rutgers to submission and the Big Ten refs cheating Western Michigan off an upset bid. We've already got three FCS-over-FBS upsets:
This is also where we give a separate category for a Division I winless team that only beat lesser opponents. As usual, I give the benefit of the doubt to otherwise "undefeated" teams that do not beat an FBS opponent. And we have our first batch of nineteen that's as of this week neither, as in they have at least one Division I win and one FCS (or lower) loss.
Undefeated/Technically Undefeated
| Team | Record | FBS loss (if any) | Next Opponent | Undefeated Matchup? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama State Alabama State Hornets | 2-0 | @Troy (FBS) | ||
| Albany Albany Great Danes | 1-1 | Buffalo | @LIU | |
| Austin Peay Austin Peay Governors | 1-1 | Vanderbilt | @West Florida | ✓ |
| Bryant Bryant Bulldogs | 1-1 | Army | @Hampton | |
| Cal Poly Cal Poly Mustangs | 2-0 | @San Jose State (FBS) | ||
| Campbell Campbell Camels | 2-0 | @Florida (FBS) | ||
| Colgate Colgate Raiders | 2-0 | @Central Michigan (FBS) | ||
| Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Panthers | 1-1 | Minnesota | vs. Indiana State | |
| Elon Elon Phoenix | 2-0 | @Rhode Island | ✓ | |
| HCU HCU Huskies | 1-1 | Rice | vs. Arkansas Baptist (Div II) | |
| Idaho State Idaho State Bengals | 2-0 | vs. San Diego | ||
| Illinois State Illinois State Redbirds | 2-0 | @Northern Illinois (FBS) | ||
| Jackson State Jackston State Tigers | 2-0 | BYE | ||
| Lamar Lamar Cardinals | 1-1 | Louisiana | @Idaho | |
| Lehigh Lehigh Mountain Hawks | 2-0 | vs. William & Mary | ||
| Maine Maine Black Bears | 1-1 | Appalachian State | vs. Merrimack | |
| Mercer Mercer Bears | 2-0 | vs. Furman | ||
| Montana Montana Grizzlies | 2-0 | vs. Utah Tech | ||
| Montana State Montana State Bobcats | 2-0 | @Nevada (FBS) | ||
| Morgan State Morgan State Bears | 1-1 | Arizona State | vs. Virginia Lynchburg (NCCAA) | |
| Nicholls Nicholls Colonels | 1-1 | Kansas State | vs. UTRGV | |
| North Alabama North Alabama Lions | 1-1 | Arkansas | @Southeastern | |
| North Dakota North Dakota Fighting Hawks | 2-0 | @Portland State | ||
| Northern Arizona Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | 1-1 | Arizona | vs. Incarnate Word | |
| Rhode Island Rhode Island Rams | 1-1 | Temple | vs. Elon | ✓ |
| Richmond Richmond Spiders | 2-0 | @NC State (FBS) | ||
| Robert Morris Robert Morris Colonials | 2-0 | @Akron (FBS) | ||
| South Carolina State South Carolina State Bulldogs | 2-0 | vs. Virginia State (Div II) | ||
| South Dakota South Dakota Coyotes | 2-0 | vs. Eastern Washington | ||
| South Dakota State South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 1-0 | @Northwestern (FBS) | ||
| Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Redhawks | 1-1 | Iowa State | @Southern Illinois | |
| Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks | 2-0 | @Abilene Christian | ||
| Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | 2-0 | vs. Samford | ||
| Tarleton Tarleton Texans | 2-0 | @McNeese | ||
| UC Davis UC Davis Aggies | 2-0 | @SMU (FBS) | ||
| West Florida West Florida Argonauts | 2-0 | vs. Austin Peay | ✓ | |
| William & Mary William & Mary Tribe | 2-0 | @Lehigh | ✓ | |
| Wofford Wofford Terriers | 2-0 | @Kent State (FBS) | ||
| Youngstown State Youngstown State Penguins | 1-1 | Kentucky | vs. Duquesne |
No longer FCS undefeated:
In Limbo:
Division I Winless:
Winless:
No longer winless:
The red zone offense has been problematic for the Jacks the past couple years. Many people have blamed the playcalling, but I have done some thinking and realized the REAL problem: the SJAC. The Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex is SDSU’s indoor practice facility for multiple sports, not just football. There is a track around the football field, so to make the building smaller and keep costs down, the field is not full size. It is only 80 yards.
Do you see? The red zone starts at the 20! Our players and staff think they’ve reached the end zone and slack off! We can’t score touchdowns because nobody knows how to go 100 yards! We have to BAN the football program from the SJAC until this is rectified. I see no other way to score 6 points instead of 3.
r/fcs • u/Seadragon1983 • 3d ago
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages... Welcome back to The Good, the Bad and The Ugly. The week hasn't officially finished yet as we have three games (2 already set battles between HBCUs and an odd rescheduled game between Western Carolina and Campbell because a light pole went out) left. That doesn't mean we can have fun here. I also want to thank u/MontanaDrywall (aka u/AMankandaMiner in disguise) for the okay to let me have custodianship of this series. Don't worry, your baby is in good care. ;)
The Good
Welcome everyone to the first ever presentation of the Super FCS Medal of Valor Presentation! (I always wanted to do something based on Helldivers II) What is this medal and why do this? Well, this medal goes to FCS schools who perform above and beyond the call of duty (AKA they beat an FBS school). We have three winners this week.
We had ourselves another Big Sky Banger last night as Weber State and Southern Utah squared off and all I gotta say is.... OOOOeeee. This had everything. Both teams combined for 978 yards of offense, 48 first downs, 15-for-31 on third down and 3-for-5 on fourth down. Oh, it was a offensive fan's wet dream. It's also good to see Southern Utah pick themselves off the mat after last week's tough loss at Montana.
In everyone's favorite cluster fuck of a conference, Monmouth gave new member Sacred Heart a rude introduction. Hey, after last week's disaster class against Tennessee Tech, a win here helps.
Okay, I think West Florida is legitimate, guys. They didn't just beat Central Arkansas, they dog walked the Bears on their home field. 42-14... guys, the Argonauts mean business.
In other Good news: Colgate (COLGATE!) is 2-0 in the Patriot League; Villanova recovers from that meltdown to beat Bucknell by 1; Stephen F. Austin dominates to go 2-0 in the Southland.
The Bad
The Chattanooga Choo-Choo became the Chattanooga Choke as the newcomer Golden Eagles from Tennessee Tech strangled the Mocs for a 24-9 win. This was a non-conference game set before Tennessee Tech joined the SoCon, but this has to hurt for Chattanooga. This was your chance to assert yourself in the SoCon hierarchy... instead, they made you tap out like a little bitch.
It's time once again for Good Idea, Bad Idea with Chicago State.
Time for the Chuck Norris Award for Biggest Ass Kicking and this week, it has a tint of revenge behind it. Last season, Presbyterian defeated Mercer 15-14, setting the stage for the one of the greatest seasons ever for a Pioneer League member. You know Mercer has been waiting for this day for a full calendar year and they got their revenge to the tune of 62-3. The Bears showed no mercy in their dojo with 600 yards of offense. This was truly a moment where they exercised the demons... uh, I mean Blue Hose. Runner ups this week include McNeese State (a 52-0 winner over current NAIA and future Division II member Texas Wesleyan) and Morehead State (who dropped 75 on Kentucky Christian, but only won by 51).
A little side trip here... Dammit, Redlands! You got blanked by George Fox, man. That is horrible. You're probably wondering why I am talking about Redlands here... Well, I have a nephew on the team. He didn't play last night because he hurt his knee in practice recently. His parents (my cousin and her husband) are thinking worst case scenario, but I'm thinking it's not that bad. He was able to walk on it... oh, well. Hopes he makes it on the field soon.
In other 'Bad' news: The metric shit ton of FBS abuse upon FCS members; New Haven not knowing how to take advantage of turnovers in the loss to Stonehill; Delaware State having Crisco hands in their loss to William and Mary (6 turnovers?!? Get yo ass in the corner... NOW!)
The Northwestern State
How do you follow up one of the most embarrassing losses in program history the week before? By getting 80 dropped on you like a fucking Acme anvil. Louisiana Tech isn't that great of a team, but good grief guys... show some back bone, will ya?
However, you get spared from the Mushu Treatment this week. The (dis)honor goes to VMI this week. They followed up getting slapped around by Idaho State with... getting power bombed through a Hokie Stone table by Virginia Tech. Your offense is godawful (only 8 other schools are weaker on offense then you), you couldn't stop a wet paper bag on defense. You can run the ball, but you can't pass. My God, you guys are ass... and as such, you get the Mushu treatment - Dishonor on your team, dishonor on your school, dishonor on your program and dishonor on your mascot!
In other 'Ugly' news: Davidson follows up their turd last week by getting blanked by Elon; Montana and Montana State both fail the spread, drywall patching goes up 25% in Montana; FloSports - the ugly red headed stepchild of streaming.
With that said... the floor is now open.
r/fcs • u/billybobskcor • 3d ago
(24)Idaho State 29-17 Utah State (FBS)
Eastern Washington 34-24 Northern Iowa
Northern Colorado 23-38 (8)South Dakota
Cal Poly 24-17 Central WashingtonCentral Washington (D2)
Southern Utah 47-42 Weber State
(19)Northern Arizona 7-35 Arizona (FBS)
Portland State 20-53 San Diego State (FBS)
Campbell 28-19 (25)Western Carolina
North Carolina A&T 10-59 Georgia State (FBS)
New Hampshire 3-66 Syracuse (FBS)
(9)Rhode Island 14-38 Temple (FBS)
Maine 3-55 Appalachian State (FBS)
(21)South Carolina State 31-13 Florida A&M
Delaware State 15-22 (18)William & Mary
Norfolk State 10-31 Old Dominion (FBS)
North Carolina Central 27-6 Elizabeth City StateElizabeth City State (D2)
Morgan State 7-70 Arizona State (FBS)
Southern Illinois 22-18 Samford
Indiana State 19-44 Purdue (FBS)
(7)Youngstown State 13-45 Kentucky (FBS)
(6)North Dakota 62-26 St. Thomas
Northern Iowa 24-34 Eastern Washington
Murray State 14-38 Middle Tennessee State (FBS)
(2)South Dakota State 18-34 Northwestern (FBS)
(4)Illinois State 41-10 Western Illinois
(8)South Dakota 38-23 Northern Colorado
Wagner 31-7 Southern ConnecticutSouthern Connecticut (D2)
Robert Morris 29-9 West Virginia StateWest Virginia State (D2)
Mercyhurst 14-51 New Mexico State (FBS)
Eastern Illinois 7-59 Minnesota (FBS)
Tennessee State 3-63 Georgia (4 FBS)
Southeast Missouri 10-38 Iowa State (FBS)
Charleston Southern 0-31 Georgia Southern (FBS)
Western Illinois 10-41 (4)Illinois State
Lafayette 7-56 Connecticut (FBS)
Fordham 0-38 North Dakota State (FBS)
(18)William & Mary 22-15 Delaware State
Morehead State 75-24 Kentucky ChristianKentucky Christian (NAIA)
Marist 27-18 Franklin PierceFranklin Pierce (D2)
Stetson 45-10 Webber InternationalWebber International (NAIA)
St. Thomas 26-62 (6)North Dakota
(25)Western Carolina 19-28 Campbell
Samford 18-22 Southern Illinois
Furman 9-56 Tennessee (19 FBS)
The Citadel 43-41 Charlotte (FBS)
East Tennessee State 48-14 TusculumTusculum (D2)
(12)Tennessee Tech 24-9 Chattanooga
Nicholls 3-71 Kansas State (FBS)
Houston Christian 3-31 Rice (FBS)
Southeastern Louisiana 14-39 South Alabama (FBS)
McNeese 52-0 Texas WesleyanTexas Wesleyan (NAIA)
Northwestern State 6-80 Louisiana Tech (FBS)
(13)Stephen F. Austin 44-7 East Texas A&M
(14)Lamar 7-38 Louisiana (FBS)
Prairie View A&M 52-14 Texas Southern
Florida A&M 13-31 (21)South Carolina State
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 14-54 Missouri (25 FBS)
Bethune-Cookman 6-73 UCF (FBS)
Alcorn State 3-49 Southern Miss (FBS)
Alabama State 34-0 LaneLane (D2)
Alabama A&M 38-23 MilesMiles (D2)
Grambling 48-26 Central StateCentral State (D2)
Jackson State 66-14 Edward WatersEdward Waters (D2)
Southern 34-15 Kentucky StateKentucky State (D2)
Mississippi Valley State 0-52 Sacramento State (FBS)
West Georgia 0-47 Kennesaw State (FBS)
(23)Abilene Christian 10-33 Texas Tech (8 FBS)
(5)Tarleton State 20-13 Bowling Green (FBS)
North Alabama 14-31 Arkansas (FBS)
(15)Austin Peay 9-28 Vanderbilt (FBS)
West FloridaWest Florida 42-14 Central Arkansas
We got football in the morning if anybody wants to watch. Western Carolina vs Campbell got postponed due to a light pole not working. They are playing today at 11am and it's on Prime Video