Leatherneck Nation

All games this weekend are on Saturday, 11/20 unless otherwise stated. FCS ratings are from the STATS FCS poll and FBS ratings are from the AP Top 25. ORV = Others Receiving Votes, but didn't quite make it into the Top 25.

MVFC Games
12 PM - Indiana State (4-6) at Illinois State (4-6), ESPN+
12 PM - Youngstown State (2-7) at #17 Southern Illinois (7-3), ESPN+
1 PM - Western Illinois (2-8) at ORV Northern Iowa (5-5), ESPN3
2 PM - ORV North Dakota (5-5) at #12 South Dakota State (7-3), ESPN+
2:30 PM - #16 South Dakota (7-3) at #4 North Dakota State (9-1), ESPN+
8 PM - #14 Missouri State (7-3) at Dixie State (1-9), ESPN+

Other 2021 Opponents
1 PM - #3 Montana State (9-1) at #7 Montana (8-2) (The Brawl of the Wild), ESPN+
4 PM - #5 Eastern Washington (8-2) at Portland State (5-5), ESPN+
Ball State lost to Central Michigan 37-17 on Wednesday evening. Next week Ball State (5-6) will host Buffalo (4-7) at 6 PM Tuesday evening on ESPN+

Other Area DI Teams
Northern Illinois beat Buffalo on Wednesday evening, 33-27 in OT. Next week Northern Illinois (8-3) hosts Western Michigan (6-5) at 6 PM on Tuesday on ESPNU
11 AM - Purdue (6-4) at Northwestern (3-7), BTN
11 AM - Iowa State (6-4) at #13 Oklahoma (9-1), FOX
12 PM - Murray State (5-5) at Eastern Illinois (1-9), ESPN+
1 PM - Illinois (4-6) at #17 Iowa (8-2), FS1
2:30 PM - Minnesota (6-4) at Indiana (2-8), BTN
3 PM - Florida (5-5) at Missouri (5-5), SECN
For Drake and Valpo, the Pioneer League Schedule is here

Area Non-DI Teams
DII Great Lakes Valley Conference Schedule (Quincy, Lindenwood, Truman State, etc.)
DIII Midwest Conference Schedule (Monmouth, Illinois College, Knox, etc.)
DIII Collegiate Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Schedule (Augustana, North Central, Wheaton, Millikin, etc.)
NAIA Heart of America Athletic Conference Schedule (Culver-Stockton, etc.)
NAIA Northstar Athletic Association Schedule (Iowa Wesleyan, etc.)

Since DII and DIII are starting their playoffs this weekend, I thought I'd go ahead and mention the games that are going on for teams that people around here might be interested/curious about:

DII Playoffs
12 PM - Bemidji State at #4 Augustana (SD) - Augie has been frequently mentioned as a possible DI "move-up" that would likely join the Summit League
12 PM - Lindenwood at #4 Grand Valley State
1 PM - Central Washington at #3 Northwest Missouri State

DIII Playoffs
11 AM - Springfield (MA) at SUNY Cortland - Springfield is the alma mater of Ray "Rock" Hanson
12 PM - Bethel (MN) at Central (IA)
12 PM - Carnegie Mellon at North Central (IL)
12 PM - Lake Forest (IL) at Saint John's (MN)
12 PM - Aurora at Wheaton
12 PM - Greenville (IL) at UW-Whitewater

NAIA Playoffs
12 PM - #15 Ottawa (AZ) at #2 Morningside (IA)
12 PM - #14 Dickinson State (ND) at #3 Grand View (IA)
12 PM - #13 Central Methodist (MO) at #4 Northwestern (IA)
12 PM - #10 Kansas Wesleyan at #5 Indiana Wesleyan - Kansas Wesleyan has a few coaches many of us are familiar with
12 PM - #11 Saint Xavier (IL) at #8 Concordia (MI)

The NAIA also starts its playoffs this weekend.

Kansas Wesleyan will be at #5 Indiana Wesleyan today.  Game time is 12 Noon.  Three coaches on Kansas Wesleyan have ties to Western.  Than includes Western grads Myers Hendrickson (Head Coach) and Mike Famiglietti (Offensive Coordinator) and former Western Head Coach Mark Hendrickson (Wide Receivers Coach).

The Indiana State at Illinois State game will be on Marquee Sports Network.  Game time is 12 Noon.
 

Indiana State beat Illinois State 15-10.  That is Indiana State's first win in Normal in 24 years.  Attendance at Illinois State = 2,890

Youngstown State beat Southern Illinois 35-18.  Attendance at Southern Illinois = 4,935

South Dakota State beat North Dakota 24-21.  Attendance at South Dakota State = 8,135

North Dakota State beat South Dakota 52-24.  Attendance at North Dakota State = 16,252

Missouri State beat Dixie State 55-24.  Attendance at Dixie State = 2,794

The Kansas Wesleyan at Indiana Wesleyan game has been cancelled.  Kansas Wesleyan was already on its way to Indiana when the team learned there was no need to come any further. There would be no game.  Indiana Wesleyan withdrew Friday evening from the NAIA post-season "due to inadvertently playing an academically ineligible player," the school announced.