Leatherneck Nation

After an impressive showing where 6 games against fellow FCS opponents were won by MVFC teams, 4 games against FBS teams were within 10 points, and 1 game where SDSU steamrolled a FBS team, we are on to week 2. This week, there's 5 more FBS games (and 1 DII game).

MVFC Games
9/10 (Fri) at 8 PM - North Dakota at FBS Utah State (CBSSN)
9/11 (Sat) at 11 AM - Youngstown State at FBS Michigan State (BTN)
9/11 (Sat) at 11 AM - Indiana State at FBS Northwestern (BTN)
9/11 (Sat) at 1 PM - Northern Arizona at South Dakota (ESPN+)
9/11 (Sat) at 2:30 PM - Valparaiso at North Dakota State (ESPN+)
9/11 (Sat) at 4 PM - Illinois State at FBS Western Michigan (ESPN3)
9/11 (Sat) at 6 PM - Southern Illinois at FBS Kansas State (Big12/ESPN+)
9/11 (Sat) at 6 PM - DII Lindenwood at South Dakota State (ESPN3)
9/11 (Sat) at 7 PM - Central Arkansas at Missouri State (ESPN+)
9/11 (Sat) at 7 PM - Western Illinois at Montana (ESPN+)
9/11 (Sat) at 8 PM - Northern Iowa at Sacramento State (ESPN+)

Our 2021 OOC Opponents
9/11 (Sat) at 2:30 PM - Ball State at #11 Penn State (FS1)
9/11 (Sat) at 3 PM - DII Central Washington at Eastern Washington (ESPN+)

Other Regional DI Games
9/11 (Sat) at 10 AM - Illinois at Virginia (ACCN)
9/11 (Sat) at 12 PM - Eastern Illinois at Dayton
9/11 (Sat) at 12:30 PM - Wyoming at Northern Illinois (ESPN+)
9/11 (Sat) at 1:30 PM - Toledo at #8 Notre Dame (Peacock)
9/11 (Sat) at 2 PM - Purdue at UConn (CBSSN)
9/11 (Sat) at 3:30 PM - #10 Iowa at #9 Iowa State (ABC) - apparently this is the first time that the Cy-Hawk Trophy game has been played while both teams were ranked in the top 25
9/11 (Sat) at 6 PM - Eastern Michigan at #12 Wisconsin (FS1)
9/11 (Sat) at 6:30 PM - Idaho at Indiana (BTN)
9/11 (Sat) at 7 PM - Drake at Montana State (ESPN+)

Area Non-DI Games
9/11 (Sat) at 12 PM - Truman State at Wayne State
9/11 (Sat) at 1 PM - Iowa Wesleyan at Quincy University
9/11 (Sat) at 1 PM - Illinois College at University of Chicago
9/11 (Sat) at 1 PM - Knox College vs Ripon College
9/11 (Sat) at 2 PM - Grinnell College at Monmouth College
9/11 (Sat) at 2 PM - Augustana College at University of Mary
 

In the only non-saturday game, UND played FBS Utah State late Friday night (after weather delay)
The first quarter was all North Dakota, putting up 21 points to Utah State's 7.
The Aggies would come storming back in the second quarter, pulling within 1 by halftime, down 21-20.
In the 3rd quarter, UND put up a FG to make their lead 4, but it was all Utah State after that, with 4 TDs in the 3rd and 4th quarters to win the game 48-24.
 

In another area game, Culver-Stockton has a home game tonight at 6:00 PM vs Evangel University.

The Eastern Illinois at Dayton game will be on Facebook Live:

 
 
 
 

Northwestern beats Indiana State, 24-6
Virginia beats Illinois, 42-14

Michigan State beat Youngstown State, 42-14

Eastern Illinois falls to Dayton, 17-10

South Dakota rolled over Northern Arizona, 34-7. The 'Yotes had their 34 points on the board before NAU were able to get their first score 2/3 of the way through the 3rd quarter.

FBS upset news, Duquesne (NEC) took down Ohio (MAC), 28-26

And in “scratching my head” news, Holy Cross fell to Merrimack, 35-21. Holy Cross took down UConn by 10 points last weekend, and Merrimack is a D2 in the process of moving up to FCS (I think NEC).

Also for reference, the NEC as a conference does not do the full number of scholarships allowed in FCS.


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Northern Arizona surprised me. I had no idea their defense was so porous - kinda like watching our youngsters last year.
 

A surprise to nobody, NDSU rolled over Valparaiso (who lost to a NAIA team last weekend), 64-0.

Our next weekend's opponent, Eastern Washington, defeated DII Central Washington, 56-7.

Our opponent from last weekend traveled to #11 Penn State and fell 44-13.