2023 - Around College Football - Week 5

[ST_Lawson]

We're not playing, but that doesn't mean nobody else is. This weekend is the start of MVFC conference games.
All games listed are on Saturday, September 30th, unless stated otherwise. FCS rankings from STATS FCS Top 25.

MVFC Games (all games on ESPN+)
1 PM - South Dakota (2-1) at North Dakota State (3-0)
1 PM - Youngstown State (2-1) at Northern Iowa (1-2)
2 PM - North Dakota (2-1) at South Dakota State (3-0)
4 PM - Missouri State (1-2) at Southern Illinois (3-0)
6 PM - Indiana State (0-3) at Murray State (1-2)

OVC/Big South Games (all games on ESPN+ except Bryant)
11 AM - Howard (1-2) at Robert Morris (2-2)
12 PM - Bryant (2-2) at Rhode Island (2-2)
1 PM - Austin Peay (2-2) at Lindenwood (2-2)
5 PM - Kennesaw State (1-3) at Charleston Southern (1-3)
6 PM - Eastern Illinois (3-1) at Northwestern State (0-3)
6 PM - Tennessee State (2-1) at UT Martin (3-1)

Other Area/Regional DI Teams
11:00 AM - #6 Penn State (4-0) at Northwestern (2-2), BTN
12:00 PM - Presbyterian (2-1) at Butler (3-1)
1:00 PM - D2 Southwest Minnesota State (1-3) at Valparaiso (0-3), ESPN+
1:00 PM - Drake (0-3) at Morehead State (1-2), ESPN+
2:30 PM - Illinois (2-2) at Purdue (1-3), Peacock
2:30 PM - Indiana (2-2) at Maryland (4-0), BTN
2:30 PM - Northern Illinois (1-3) at Toledo (3-1), ESPNU
2:30 PM - Ball State (1-3) at Western Michigan (1-3), ESPN+
6:00 PM - Iowa State (2-2) at #14 Oklahoma (4-0), FS1
6:30 PM - Michigan State (2-2) at Iowa (3-1), NBC/Peacock
6:30 PM - #11 Notre Dame (4-1) at #17 Duke (4-0), ABC

[wiu712]

The Youngstown State at Northern Iowa game will also be on Marquee Sports Network.  Game time is 1:00 PM.

[sealhall74]

Looks like Nielson at USD has put together a group to play his kind of football.  Control lines of scrimmage, mix the pass and run well to "stay on schedule".  How many times did he use those 3 words when he was here? If you look at the boxscore, NDSU dominated every stat except for 1:  Average per play.  USD 7.1  NDSU 5.4  
Getting those kind of yards per play will keep the defense guessing run or pass on every down.
 
 
 

[wiu712]

South Dakota beat #2 North Dakota State 24-19.  South Dakota was ahead 21-3 at the half.  Attendance at North Dakota State = 18,342

Northern Iowa beat #19 Youngstown State 44-41.  Attendance at Northern Iowa = 10,346

#1 South Dakota State beat #11 North Dakota 42-21.  Attendance at South Dakota State 19,231

#10 Southern Illinois beat Missouri State 33-20.  Attendance at Southern Illinois = 10,359

Murray State beat Indiana State 30-28.  Attendance at Murray State = 13,213