2026 Around the (mostly) FCS - Week 5

[ST_Lawson]

All games on Saturday, October 3rd and on ESPN+ unless otherwise stated. I'll also include predicted margin by Massey Ratings to give you an idea of how close the games are expected to be. I've added rankings in each team's respective subdivision (RV = received votes but are outside the top 25).

OVC Game
5 PM - Gardner-Webb (1-4) at Charleston Southern (2-2) - GWU by 6
That's actually it for the OVC (other than our game)...everyone else has their bye this weekend.

MVFC Games
1 PM - Murray State (1-4) at #5 North Dakota - UND by 30
2 PM - Indiana State (2-3) at #13 South Dakota (3-2) - USD by 17
4 PM - #8 Youngstown State (3-2) at #21 Southern Illinois (3-2) - YSU by 1
6 PM - #2 South Dakota State (4-1) at #10 Illinois State (4-1) - SDSU by 3

Other Games of Interest
11:30 AM - Michigan State (2-2) at Wisconsin (3-1), BTN - UW by 7
12 PM - Valparaiso (1-3) at Morehead State (1-3) - Valpo by 2
2:30 PM - FBS #5 Ohio State (3-1) at FBS #14 Iowa (4-0) - OSU by 8
5 PM - North Alabama (3-2) at Eastern Kentucky (1-3) - EKU by 3
 
 

[ST_Lawson]

Last night, the #1 FCS team and defending national champ lost to previously winless Idaho, 35-34 on a last second TD (and 2-point conversion for the win rather than tie).

Here's a full-game highlights video, but the "exciting ending" starts at around 9:30:


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[wiu712]

#2 South Dakota State beat Illinois State 31-14.  Attendance at Illinois State = 10,171
 

[ST_Lawson]

Gardner-Webb beat Charleston Southern 12-10
South Dakota State beat Illinois State, 31-14
North Dakota beat Murray State, 55-28
South Dakota beat Indiana State, 44-14
Youngstown State beat Southern Illinois, 28-16

And our other D1 opponents this season:
Wisconsin beat Michigan State, 31-3
Valparaiso beat Morehead State, 37-3
North Alabama beat Eastern Kentucky, 20-16

I didn't mention it in the first post, but for the curious, NDSU is (not suprisingly) having success at the FBS level. They beat Wyoming 28-0 last weekend and are currently 5-0.

[meganeck]

#2 South Dakota State beat Illinois State 31-14.  Attendance at Illinois State = 10,171
 

 

Whats going on with Illinois St? Beat Northern Illinois, and now have lost to UNI and South Dakota St

[ST_Lawson]

#2 South Dakota State beat Illinois State 31-14.  Attendance at Illinois State = 10,171
 

 

Whats going on with Illinois St? Beat Northern Illinois, and now have lost to UNI and South Dakota St

SDSU is #1 in the FCS and is a much better team than NIU.
Idk what happened at UNI.


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