Scheduling News
East Tennessee State Shifts North Carolina Game to 2026
The East Tennessee State Buccaneers announced a change in date for its game against North Carolina. The Bucs and Tar Heels will meet in 2026 instead of 2022 on a yet to be determined day. The two teams have not met before on the football field. North Carolina has FCS opponents dotted on its future…
Abilene Christian and Northern Colorado Schedule Home-and-Home Series
The Abilene Christian Wildcats and Northern Colorado Bears will play a home-and-home series in 2023 and 2024 according to FBSchedules. Abilene Christian is scheduled to host the first game on Saturday, September 2, 2023 while Northern Colorado will host the following year on Saturday, September 14, 2024. The two teams have met 17 times since…
Sam Houston State and Southeast Missouri State Schedule Home-and-Home Series
The Sam Houston State Bearkats and Southeast Missouri State Redhawks will play a home-and-home series in 2021 and 2025 according to FBSchedules. Per the report, Sam Houston State will host the first game on Saturday, September 11, 2021 while Southeast Missouri State will host the second game on Saturday, September 13, 2025. The Bearkats and…
Southeast Missouri State Replaces Missouri for 2023
The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks will play a 2023 game versus Kansas State instead of Missouri according to FBSchedules. The Redhawks were originally scheduled to play against Missouri on September 2, 2023, but will now take on Kansas State on the same date. SEMO will receive a $425,000 guarantee from Kansas State for the game…
East Tennessee State Adds Liberty and Mississippi State to Future Schedules
East Tennessee State has been busy adding to its future schedules. Last week they announced a three-game series with Virginia Wise while Liberty and Mississippi State have also been revealed as future opponents. ETSU will play Liberty in 2023 and 2025 with both games taking place Lynchburg, Virginia. The 2023 game was previously reported but…
Valparaiso, Central Connecticut State Won’t Meet This Season
The Valparaiso Crusaders and Central Connecticut State Blue Devils were scheduled to meet on September 19 in New Britain, Connecticut but no longer will according to FCS STATS. No reason was given as to why the schools will not meet. The sudden change leaves both teams scrambling to find an 11th opponent on short notice….
NAIA’s Scheduling Decision Impacts 4 Opening Week Games
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) unveiled some new guidelines for the upcoming 2020 football season as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Included are guidelines that have new dates, which impact current games featuring FCS opponents. The NAIA has set a date of August 15 for the start of practice for all…
2020 FCS Versus Lower Division Opponents
While the 2020 college football season’s status is still to be fully determined, we will keep high hopes for the games currently scheduled. We previously listed all the FCS versus FBS games and this list will be the opposite: FCS versus non-FBS and non-FCS teams. Just as FCS teams face tougher competition for non-conference games,…
East Tennessee State Schedules Virginia Wise for 3 Game Series
The East Tennessee State Buccaneers and UVA Wise Cavaliers have agreed to a three-game football series according to a release by Virginia Wise. The three games will take place in 2021, 2024, and 2027 with ETSU hosting all three contests. The date for next year’s game is scheduled for Saturday, September 11. The dates for…
Dixie State Adds Western New Mexico for 2020
FCS newcomer Dixie State has added the Western New Mexico Mustangs for a 2020 matchup on Saturday, September 12. Western New Mexico is a member of the Division II Lone Star Conference. The two teams met in 2007 and 2008 with Dixie State winning both games. As reported by FBSchedules, this game replaces a previously…