2019 Week 5 - Around the MVFC (and other games of interest)

[ST_Lawson]

Slow week with most of the MVFC on "bye", but there's a few games going on...
(for FCS teams, I'm using the AGS ranking numbers)

MVFC Games
5:00 PM - Robert Morris (1-3) @ #19 Youngstown State (3-0), ESPN+
7:00 PM - #5 Northern Iowa (2-1) at #6 Weber State (1-2), Pluto TV
Bye - everyone else in the MVFC

Other Teams on our 2019 Schedule
1:00 PM - Northern Arizona (2-2) at #8 Montana State (3-1)
3:00 PM - Presbyterian College (0-3) at North Alabama (1-3), ESPN+
4:00 PM - Tennessee Tech (3-1) at Eastern Illinois (0-4), ESPN3
6:30 PM - Colorado State (1-3) at Utah State (2-1), CBSSN

Other Area Teams
11:00 AM - Northwestern (1-2) at #8 Wisconsin (3-0), ABC
11:00 AM - Middle Tennessee (1-2) at #14 Iowa (3-0), ESPN2
11:00 AM - Northern Illinois (1-2) at Vanderbilt (0-3), SECN
Bye - Illinois, Missouri

And since this is a slow week for MVFC, if you're interested in what else is going on around the FCS landscape for "big games":
1:00 PM - #2 James Madison (3-1) at #21 Elon (2-2)
2:00 PM - #16T Jacksonville State (3-1) at Austin Peay (2-2), ESPN+
2:30 PM - #14 Maine (2-2) at #7 Villanova (4-0)
3:00 PM - #16T Montana (3-1) at #4 UC Davis (2-2)
6:00 PM - #15 Nicholls (2-1) at FBS Texas State (1-3), ESPN3 - probably the only decent chance at a FCS over FBS win this week
The Big Sky games are probably on Pluto TV, but the CAA has a contract with FloSports for their broadcasts, which is bad. They're $12.50/month, but from everything I've heard from people who've dealt with them, their quality is mediocre and the customer service sucks.

[meganeck]

Not sure how many care about Arizona St, but they upset a ranked California last night in a PAC conference game.

[ST_Lawson]

Not sure how many care about Arizona St, but they upset a ranked California last night in a PAC conference game.

They're doing really well this season and I'd have to imagine they'll be ranked in the Top 25 after this week.
They're 4-1 overall and have 2 road Top 25 wins (10-7 over then #18 Michigan State, 27-17 over then #15 Cal). Their only loss is by 3 points to a 3-1 Colorado State team.

[ST_Lawson]

Some games that have wrapped up already:

Teams on our 2019 Schedule
#8 Montana State beats Northern Arizona, 49-31 - NAU was up 31-14 early in the second half, but MSU roared back with a TD later in the 3rd and then 4 more in the 4th for 35 unanswered points.
North Alabama beats Presbyterian College, 41-21

Other Area Teams
#8 Wisconsin beat Northwestern, 24-15
#14 Iowa beat Middle Tennessee, 48-3
Vanderbilt beat Northern Illinois, 24-18

Other FCS Games of Interest
#2 James Madison beat #21 Elon, 45-10
#16T Jacksonville State lost to Austin Peay, 52-33
#7 Villanova took down #14 Maine, 33-17
#16T Montana rolled over #4 UC Davis, 45-20

And another interesting score...semi-regional to us. You thought Valpo was bad at football before? They're now 0-4...including games against two DII teams, after losing 19-13 to DII Charleston (WV) today. They lost 38-7 to Truman State last weekend.

[ST_Lawson]

Another interesting score...
FCS Delaware very nearly took down the ACC's Pitt Panthers, falling 17-14 on a 4th quarter Pitt TD.

EDIT - UNI at Weber State should be a good game...likely to be a defensive battle (if the numbers pan out). You can watch it online here: https://pluto.tv/live-tv/weber-state

[wiu712]

Youngstown State beat Robert Morris University (Pennsylvania) 45-10. Attendance at Youngstown State = 12,659.

Weber State beat Northern Iowa 29-17. Attendance at Weber State = 6,582.