Scheduling News
Missouri Valley Football Conference Moves Schedule to Spring 2021
The Missouri Valley Football Conference has decided against a fall football season as the conference will move its conference slate to the spring of 2021. The MVFC will attempt an 8 game conference schedule in the spring and hope that the FCS Championship will be moved to the spring as well. The non-conference games are…
Big Sky, Pioneer Football League Not Playing Conference Schedules; FCS Playoffs in Peril
The Big Sky Conference and Pioneer Football League have both announced they will not be playing a conference schedule for the 2020 season. As a result, the 2020 FCS Playoffs are in serious jeopardy of not being contested as 50% of the eligible teams have to be playing in the fall for the championship to…
Houston Baptist, Rice Announce 2026 Game
The Houston Baptist Huskies and Rice Owls announced the scheduling of a one-game series for 2026. The Owls will host the Huskies at Rice Stadium on Saturday, September 12, 2026. Despite the close proximity of the two schools, this will be the first meeting of the two schools in football. Rice has future FCS opponents…
More FCS Games Canceled by SEC, NEC Decisions
The FCS level takes another hit this week after decisions by the Southeastern Conference and Northeast Conference led to more cancellations. The SEC will reportedly shift to a 10-game, conference only schedule, which will not only cause cancellations but may also impact the athletic departments of the schools playing SEC programs this season. An additional…
Merrimack Reschedules One Game, Cancels Another
The Merrimack Warriors have made two changes to its 2020 football schedule – one game has been rescheduled and another game has been canceled according to their athletic website. The rescheduled contest is against Central Connecticut State. The Warriors were slated to host the Blue Devils on Saturday, September 12 but that game has been…
Fort Lewis, Northern Colorado Contest Canceled
The Fort Lewis Skyhawks and Northern Colorado Bears will no longer meet on Saturday, September 5 as the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference delayed the start of its football season and moved to a conference only schedule. Fort Lewis plays at the Division II level and has updated its schedule to reflect the change. if Fort…
Presbyterian Cancels Two Additional Games
The Presbyterian Blue Hose announced a total of six cancellations on Monday afternoon. Some of those games were previously canceled due to decisions from other conferences. Games against Morehead State (9/3), Johnson C. Smith (9/12), Virginia-Wise (9/19), and Stetson (10/3) were previously known. Both Morehead State and Stetson are members of the Pioneer Football League,…
Pioneer Football League Moves To Conference Only Slate
The Pioneer Football League announced on Monday afternoon that it will not have non-conference games and its conference only slate will begin no earlier than Saturday, September 26. “The Pioneer Football League’s Presidents Council has determined PFL fall schedules will not include any non-conference competition and, if conducted, a conference-only schedule will not begin before…
Lindenwood, Indiana State Game Canceled
Indiana State’s home game against Division II member Lindenwood on Saturday, September 19 has been canceled after the Great Lakes Valley Conference postponed fall sports. The GLVC announced they would be conducting the fall sports in the spring with a conference only schedule. The Sycamores currently have a bye for the weekend of September 19…
Monmouth Football Season Canceled
Monmouth University announced the decision to cancel all fall sports on Monday. Monmouth is the second Big South school to cancel its fall sports schedules after Hampton. Nearly half of Monmouth’s football schedule had already been canceled. They were slated to face Rutgers (9/5), Albany (9/12), Maine (9/19), and Fordham (9/26) in September. The Rutgers…