Western opponents this season not doing so well in the first round of the playoffs.
SDSU down at Montana 24-0 at the half.
Coastal Carolina down at home against The Citadel, 38-28 with 12:35 left in the game (although Coastal is driving down into the red zone).
Also, Illinois not doing so well against Northwestern, down 21-7 at Soldier Field with 5 min left in the 1st half.
FCS Playoffs
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Member of the Marching Leathernecks - 1996-2000
The Citadel with a 43 yard FG as time expires to win over Coastal Carolina, 41-38.
Scott Lawson - Board AdminWestern Illinois University Alum/Fan/Employee
Member of the Marching Leathernecks - 1996-2000
SDSU makes it closer but still falls to Montana, 24-17.
Scott Lawson - Board AdminWestern Illinois University Alum/Fan/Employee
Member of the Marching Leathernecks - 1996-2000
Northwestern wins 24-14. Northwestern finishes with a 10-2 record.ST_Lawson wrote:Illinois not doing so well against Northwestern, down 21-7 at Soldier Field with 5 min left in the 1st half.
Another losing season for the Illini as they finish 5-7. UIUC could still be in the running for a bowl game, even with that record, if there are not enough 6-6 teams to fill up all of the bowl slots.
This game was played at Soldier Field in Chicago. Attendance was 33,514.
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Attendance at today's first-round games:
Western at Dayton = 997. Western won 24-7.
Southern Utah at Sam Houston State = 3,098. Sam Houston State won 42-39.
Colgate at New Hampshire = 3,303. Colgate won 27-20.
Duquesne at William & Mary = 4,395. William & Mary won 52-49.
Fordham at Chattanooga = 4,888. Chattanooga won 50-20.
The Citadel at Coastal Carolina = 6,751. The Citadel won 41-38.
Eastern Illinois at Northern Iowa = 7,062. Northern Iowa won 53-17.
South Dakota State at Montana = 14,575. Montana won 24-17.
Western at Dayton = 997. Western won 24-7.
Southern Utah at Sam Houston State = 3,098. Sam Houston State won 42-39.
Colgate at New Hampshire = 3,303. Colgate won 27-20.
Duquesne at William & Mary = 4,395. William & Mary won 52-49.
Fordham at Chattanooga = 4,888. Chattanooga won 50-20.
The Citadel at Coastal Carolina = 6,751. The Citadel won 41-38.
Eastern Illinois at Northern Iowa = 7,062. Northern Iowa won 53-17.
South Dakota State at Montana = 14,575. Montana won 24-17.
Updated Playoff Bracket:
http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/football/fcs
http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/football/fcs
Something interesting about the 2nd round of the FCS playoffs (and due to the regionalization process of setting up games), 6 of the 8 matchups feature rematches of regular season games.
Chattanooga @ Jacksonville State
The Citadel @ Charleston Southern
Sam Houston State @ McNeese State
William & Mary @ Richmond
Montana @ North Dakota State
WIU @ ISU
Our game against ISU is the 98th meeting of the two teams, but William & Mary vs Richmond has us beat. They play for the Capital Cup (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Cup)...the "South's Oldest Rivalry". This weekend will be the 125th meeting, with the last one having happened only two weeks ago (end of the regular season). They've played every year since 1944, but the rivalry started way back in 1898.
Chattanooga @ Jacksonville State
The Citadel @ Charleston Southern
Sam Houston State @ McNeese State
William & Mary @ Richmond
Montana @ North Dakota State
WIU @ ISU
Our game against ISU is the 98th meeting of the two teams, but William & Mary vs Richmond has us beat. They play for the Capital Cup (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Cup)...the "South's Oldest Rivalry". This weekend will be the 125th meeting, with the last one having happened only two weeks ago (end of the regular season). They've played every year since 1944, but the rivalry started way back in 1898.
Scott Lawson - Board AdminWestern Illinois University Alum/Fan/Employee
Member of the Marching Leathernecks - 1996-2000
Attendance at today's second-round playoff games:
Western at Illinois State = 6,124. Illinois State won 36-19.
William & Mary at Richmond = 7,277. Richmond won 48-13.
Northern Iowa at Portland State = 8,022. Northern Iowa won 29-17.
The Citadel at Charleston Southern = 8,451. Charleston Southern won 14-6.
Sam Houston State at McNeese State = 13,493. Sam Houston State won 34-29.
Colgate at James Madison = 15,045. Colgate won 44-38.
Montana at North Dakota State = 18,232. North Dakota State won 37-6.
Chattanooga at Jacksonville State = 21,452. Jacksonville State won 41-35 in overtime.
Western at Illinois State = 6,124. Illinois State won 36-19.
William & Mary at Richmond = 7,277. Richmond won 48-13.
Northern Iowa at Portland State = 8,022. Northern Iowa won 29-17.
The Citadel at Charleston Southern = 8,451. Charleston Southern won 14-6.
Sam Houston State at McNeese State = 13,493. Sam Houston State won 34-29.
Colgate at James Madison = 15,045. Colgate won 44-38.
Montana at North Dakota State = 18,232. North Dakota State won 37-6.
Chattanooga at Jacksonville State = 21,452. Jacksonville State won 41-35 in overtime.
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