Leatherneck Nation

All games on Saturday, October 24th 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
2 PM - Chicago State (1-6) at Lindenwood (2-4) - Lindenwood by 32
2 PM - Southeast Missouri State (4-3) at Eastern Illinois (2-5) - SEMO by 7
2:30 PM - Charleston Southern (3-4) at Tennessee State (2-5) - CSU by 6

MVFC Games
1 PM - #6 North Dakota (6-2) at #8 South Dakota (6-2) - UND by 3
1 PM - #21 Northern Iowa (3-3) at Southern Illinois (3-5) - SIU by 4
2 PM - Indiana State (2-5) at #10 Illinois State (5-2) - ILSU by 21
2 PM - Murray State (1-6) at #5 South Dakota State (5-2) - SDSU by 38

Our other D1 2026 Opponents
1 PM - Stetson (1-6) at Morehead State (1-6) - MSU by 5
6 PM - #9 Austin Peay (6-2) at North Alabama (4-3) - APU by 8
6:30 PM - FBS #16 USC (6-1) at Wisconsin (4-2), NBC - USC by 6

Games in the OVC:
Lindenwood beat Chicago State, 44-7
SEMO beat EIU, 20-10
Charleston Southern beat Tennessee State, 20-7

In the MVFC:
Illinois State beat Indiana State, 17-10
South Dakota beat North Dakota, 26-23 in OT
Southern Illinois beat Northern Iowa, 20-17
South Dakota State beat Murray State, 42-9

And our other non-conference opponents this season:
Morehead State beat Stetson, 38-31
Austin Peay beat North Alabama, 27-21
FBS Wisconsin beat then #16 USC, 24-7