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The 2015 college football season kicked off this afternoon with NDSU at Montana. The Bison had the lead for most of the game, but the Grizzlies came back and won on a last second (3 seconds, actually) TD run to put them ahead. Montana won 38-35. http://espn.go.com/college-football/box ... =400795501

The next conference game is ours against Eastern IL on Thursday night.

Then on Saturday, we have a slate of mostly FCS vs FBS matchups: Illinois State at Iowa, South Dakota State at Kansas, Youngstown State at Pittsburgh, Butler at Indiana State, Southern Illinois at Indiana, Missouri State at Memphis, South Dakota at Kansas State, and Northern Iowa at Iowa State.

And tonight, the NDSU OC will lose a wink or two of sleep for less than stellar clock management near end of game.

Attendance at Montana was a record crowd of 26,472.

There was noticeable smoke in the air from the wildfires.

Today's MVFC games and current status:

Illinois State - 0
Iowa - 17
Early in the 3rd quarter

South Dakota State - 31
Kansas - 14
Halftime (at one point SDSU was up 31 to 7)

Youngstown State - 3
Pitt - 14
10:47 left in the 2nd Quarter

Later games:

Butler @ Indiana State (2:05 PM)
Southern Illinois @ Indiana (3 PM)
Missouri State @ Memphis (6 PM)
South Dakota @ K-State (6:10 PM)
Northern Iowa @ Iowa State (7 PM)

Today's MVFC games and current status:

Illinois State - 14
Iowa - 31
Final

South Dakota State - 41
Kansas - 38
Final
Kansas was driving, but a botched snap when attempting to down the ball and stop the clock allowed time to run out and SDSU held on to win.

Youngstown State - 23
Pitt - 31
14:53 left in the 4nd Quarter

Butler - 0
Indiana State - 17
3:54 left in the 1st Quarter

Later games:

Southern Illinois @ Indiana (3 PM)
Missouri State @ Memphis (6 PM)
South Dakota @ K-State (6:10 PM)
Northern Iowa @ Iowa State (7 PM)

The Kansas 41-38 home loss to South Dakota State is their 2nd loss to a FCS team since 2010. Kansas lost 6-3 to North Dakota State in 2010.

Kansas is the third "Power 5" school to lose to an FCS team twice since 2010. The others are Iowa State and Oregon State.

Kansas actually has fewer scholarship players than South Dakota State. FBS teams can give out 85 scholarships, while FCS teams can only give out 63. Kansas has 62 scholarship players.

Attendance at Kansas was 30,144.

Youngstown State - 37
Pitt - 45
Final

Butler - 7
Indiana State - 31
3:43 left in the 2nd Quarter (game was delayed, I assume due to weather...wonder if it's part of the same system that hit Champaign last night and postponed the Illini game)

Southern Illinois - 18
Indiana - 14
9:15 left in the 2nd Quarter

Butler - 17
Indiana State - 52
Final

Southern Illinois - 47
Indiana - 48
Final

Missouri State - 7
Memphis - 63
Final

South Dakota - 0
Kansas State - 34
7:22 left in the 4th quarter

Northern Iowa - 7
Iowa State - 17
10:03 left in the 3rd quarter

Southern Illinois came up one point short of a major upset on Saturday afternoon, falling at Indiana, 48-47. The game wasn’t decided until the final 20 seconds, when SIU’s two-point conversion to win the game was unsuccessful.

Southern’s offense set program records vs. FBS opponents with 47 points and 659 total yards. SIU’s total offense yardage was the third most in program history and most against a Division I opponent since 1970.

Attendance at Indiana was 36,071.