2026 Around the (mostly) FCS - Week 7
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2026 9:20 am
All games on Saturday, October 17th 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 Games
11 AM - Charleston Southern (3-3) at Clemson (3-2), ACC Network - Clemson by 44
2 PM - Lindenwood (1-4) at Eastern Illinois (2-4) - EIU by 3
2 PM - Gardner-Webb (2-5) at UT Martin (2-4) - UTM by 3
5:30 PM - #24 Morgan State (5-1) at Tennessee State (1-5) - MSU by 3
MVFC Games
1 PM - #1 South Dakota State (5-1) at #11 North Dakota (5-2) - SDSU by 6
3 PM - #13 Illinois State (4-2) at RV Southern Illinois (3-4), ESPNU - ISU by 3
4 PM - #9 South Dakota (5-2) at Murray State (1-5) - USD by 28
5 PM - #19 Northern Iowa (3-2) at #6 Youngstown State (5-2) - YSU by 10
Our other D1 2026 Opponents
12 PM - Morehead State (1-5) at Davidson (2-5) - MSU by 1
6 PM - RV Abilene Christian (3-4) at RV North Alabama (4-2) - ACU by 6
6:30 PM - Wisconsin (4-1) at #12 UCLA (5-0), NBC - UCLA by 4
OVC Games
11 AM - Charleston Southern (3-3) at Clemson (3-2), ACC Network - Clemson by 44
2 PM - Lindenwood (1-4) at Eastern Illinois (2-4) - EIU by 3
2 PM - Gardner-Webb (2-5) at UT Martin (2-4) - UTM by 3
5:30 PM - #24 Morgan State (5-1) at Tennessee State (1-5) - MSU by 3
MVFC Games
1 PM - #1 South Dakota State (5-1) at #11 North Dakota (5-2) - SDSU by 6
3 PM - #13 Illinois State (4-2) at RV Southern Illinois (3-4), ESPNU - ISU by 3
4 PM - #9 South Dakota (5-2) at Murray State (1-5) - USD by 28
5 PM - #19 Northern Iowa (3-2) at #6 Youngstown State (5-2) - YSU by 10
Our other D1 2026 Opponents
12 PM - Morehead State (1-5) at Davidson (2-5) - MSU by 1
6 PM - RV Abilene Christian (3-4) at RV North Alabama (4-2) - ACU by 6
6:30 PM - Wisconsin (4-1) at #12 UCLA (5-0), NBC - UCLA by 4