2023 - Around College Football - FCS Playoffs and FBS Bowl Games
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 8:28 am
Last weekend, here was the FCS Playoff Lineup, the prediction (via Massey Ratings) and result:
Richmond at #5 Albany - Richmond favored by ~6; Albany won 41-13 (the only really big "whiff")
Youngstown State at #8 Villanova - Villanova favored by ~4; Villanova won 45-28
Chattanooga at #7 Furman - Furman favored by ~4; Furman won 26-7
Sacramento State at #3 South Dakota - South Dakota favored by ~3; South Dakota won 34-24
Mercer at #1 South Dakota State - SDSU favored by ~32; SDSU won 41-0
North Dakota State at #6 Montana State - NDSU favored by ~1; NDSU won 35-34 in OT (both scored TDs, but NDSU blocked MSU's XP attempt
Delaware at #2 Montana - Montana favored by ~15; Montana won 49-19
Southern Illinois at #4 Idaho - Idaho favored by ~3; Idaho won 20-17 in OT
So this weekend, we have:
Friday, 12/8 at 8 PM - #7 Furman at #2 Montana, ESPN2/ESPN+
Saturday, 12/9 at 11 AM - #8 Villanova at #1 South Dakota State, ESPN/ESPN+
Saturday, 12/9 at 1:30 PM - North Dakota State at #3 South Dakota, ABC/ESPN+
Saturday, 12/9 at 9 PM - #5 Albany at #4 Idaho, ESPN+
On the FBS front, Army vs Navy is this Saturday, then the bowl games kick off on 12/16. Bowl games with teams in our "region" are:
12/23 at 11 AM - Arkansas State (6-6) vs Northern Illinois (6-6) - Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, AL), ESPN/ESPN+
12/23 at 6:30 PM - Utah (8-4) vs Northwestern (7-5) - Las Vegas Bowl, ABC/ESPN+
12/29 at 1 PM - #19 Oregon State (8-4) vs #16 Notre Dame (9-3) - Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX), CBS
12/29 at 2:30 PM - Memphis (9-3) vs Iowa State (7-5) - Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN), ESPN/ESPN+
12/29 at 7 PM - #9 Missouri (10-2) vs #7 Ohio State (11-1) - Cotton Bowl Classic (Arlington, TX), ESPN/ESPN+
1/1 at 11 AM - Wisconsin (7-5) vs #13 LSU (9-3) - ReliaQuest Bowl (Tampa, FL), ESPN2
1/1 at 12 PM - #17 Iowa (10-3) vs #21 Tennessee (8-4) - Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL), ABC
Richmond at #5 Albany - Richmond favored by ~6; Albany won 41-13 (the only really big "whiff")
Youngstown State at #8 Villanova - Villanova favored by ~4; Villanova won 45-28
Chattanooga at #7 Furman - Furman favored by ~4; Furman won 26-7
Sacramento State at #3 South Dakota - South Dakota favored by ~3; South Dakota won 34-24
Mercer at #1 South Dakota State - SDSU favored by ~32; SDSU won 41-0
North Dakota State at #6 Montana State - NDSU favored by ~1; NDSU won 35-34 in OT (both scored TDs, but NDSU blocked MSU's XP attempt
Delaware at #2 Montana - Montana favored by ~15; Montana won 49-19
Southern Illinois at #4 Idaho - Idaho favored by ~3; Idaho won 20-17 in OT
So this weekend, we have:
Friday, 12/8 at 8 PM - #7 Furman at #2 Montana, ESPN2/ESPN+
Saturday, 12/9 at 11 AM - #8 Villanova at #1 South Dakota State, ESPN/ESPN+
Saturday, 12/9 at 1:30 PM - North Dakota State at #3 South Dakota, ABC/ESPN+
Saturday, 12/9 at 9 PM - #5 Albany at #4 Idaho, ESPN+
On the FBS front, Army vs Navy is this Saturday, then the bowl games kick off on 12/16. Bowl games with teams in our "region" are:
12/23 at 11 AM - Arkansas State (6-6) vs Northern Illinois (6-6) - Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, AL), ESPN/ESPN+
12/23 at 6:30 PM - Utah (8-4) vs Northwestern (7-5) - Las Vegas Bowl, ABC/ESPN+
12/29 at 1 PM - #19 Oregon State (8-4) vs #16 Notre Dame (9-3) - Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX), CBS
12/29 at 2:30 PM - Memphis (9-3) vs Iowa State (7-5) - Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN), ESPN/ESPN+
12/29 at 7 PM - #9 Missouri (10-2) vs #7 Ohio State (11-1) - Cotton Bowl Classic (Arlington, TX), ESPN/ESPN+
1/1 at 11 AM - Wisconsin (7-5) vs #13 LSU (9-3) - ReliaQuest Bowl (Tampa, FL), ESPN2
1/1 at 12 PM - #17 Iowa (10-3) vs #21 Tennessee (8-4) - Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL), ABC