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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.

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

meganeck wrote: Sat Sep 28, 2019 9:49 am 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.

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.

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

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.