Welcome back, college football fans, and welcome to this week’s addition of who wins and who whines. First, some news, the Pac (1)2 poached Utah St from the Mountain West to move their total for next season to 7. The MWC has dipped to 7 next year which puts both under the 8 required. This announcement came after four teams in the American conference said no. Interestingly, all known future Pac-7 (as of now) schools are “State” teams: Washington St, Oregon St, Boise St, Fresno St, Colorado St, San Diego St, and Utah St. They’ve offered UNLV but no answer yet. Assuming the 8th comes from the MWC, that conference will need to add at least 2 members. Logical choices could be UTEP or Tarleton (FCS) or even Montana and Montana St (both FCS). The difficulty in PAC expansion is the number of potential schools in the region (if you live in the eastern half of the US and have never been west, it’s beautiful with a LOT of space). They almost have to poach the MWC because there is no one else. I’ll keep monitoring this.
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But this post is about the games which start tonight when Army (3-0/22) invades Temple (1-3/109) with a 7:30 (all times Eastern) kickoff. Spoiler alert: Army should win handily. The best pre-Saturday game is Friday at 8:00 when Rutgers (3-0/19) hosts Washington (3-1/29). The 2830-mile trip for the Huskies could play an impact. When they have the ball, WASH brings an Offensive Efficiency Rating (OER) of 133 (51st in the country) which means they score 13.3 points for every 10.0 points their opponents normally allow. They will be up against a Scarlet Knight DER (Defensive) of 145 (48th) which means they give up 10.0 points for every 14.5 their opponents normally score. On the flip side RUTG has an OER of 124 (78th) vs a Huskie DER of 284 (7th). Vegas likes Rutgers -2.5 and the GCR thinks that’s a pretty good spread with RUTG winning 55% of the time.
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The early game (12:00) to watch is a Big 12 matchup with BYU (4-0/8) heading to Baylor (2-2/52). The Bears, with their 2 losses, have played the 3rd most difficult schedule so far which could be driving the misses. When they have the ball, they bring an OER of 150 (25th), which is pretty impressive given their competition, and will face a Cougar DER of 213 (17th). When BYU is in control of the rock, an OER of 120 (86th) will face a Baylor DER of 139 (50th). I can’t decide if this is going to be a typical Big 12 shoot out or a defensive battle. Vegas has Baylor -3.5, but the GCR likes BYU to remain undefeated on the road, 60%.
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The afternoon game (3:30) worth spending some time on is this week’s ACC game, Louisville (3-0/14) hosting Notre Dame (3-1/27). This one will either bring the Irish back into the post-season discussion or all but eliminate them. The home loss to N Illinois (2-1/78) who then lost at home to Buffalo (3-1/53) gives them just the 78th most difficult schedule to date. It gets harder and this feels like a must win. On offense the Irish have an OER of 141 (37th) vs a Cardinal DER of 261 (9th). When LOU has the ball, an OER of 148 (27th) faces a strong DER of 244 (12th). Vegas likes ND-6.5, but the GCR would go with Louisville if not to cover, to win 51%. Louisville, with the win, establishes themselves as an ACC contender.
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The evening game with a 7:30 kickoff and the GCR Game of the Week, is Georgia (3-0/7) at Alabama (3-0/3). Both teams had bye weeks coming into this game and know the importance. The Bulldogs still have Texas (4-0/1), Mississippi (4-0/4), and Tennessee (4-0/2) on the schedule while the Crimson Elephant Tide has Tennessee, Missouri (4-0/9), and Oklahoma (3-1/37) left. The loser of this game could be out of the SEC championship. Georgia has not fared well losing 8 of the last 9 in a rivalry that goes back to 1895. When the Tide is in control, they bring an OER of 186 (1st in the country) and will face a DER of 458 (1st in the country). I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen a game like this before. When the Dawgs are on offense, their OER is a much more normal 129 (62nd) vs an elite Alabama DER of 308 (5th). Vegas likes the Bulldogs-2.0, but the GCR has Bama taking 9 out of 10 at 54%. It will be a close one. I expect within a touchdown.
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There are other great games out there (at 10:00pm Washington St and Boise St play a precursor of next year’s Pac-8), both of the most dominant FCS conferences (Big Sky and Missouri Valley) start their conference games in earnest. My nephew’s alma mater, Frostburg St (3-0) will play (and probably beat) the newest Division I team, Mercyhurst (1-3/251). Check out all 110 games below. Thank you for reading and sharing with others, G
| Away Team (Record/ GCR Rank) | Conf (Rec) | Home Team (Record/ GCR Rank) | Conf (Rec) | Vegas | GCR Win | |
| ACC (17 teams) | Core 4 | |||||
| FRI 7:30 | Virginia Tech (2-2/87) | ACC (0-0) | Miami FL (4-0/5) | ACC (0-0) | MIAF-19.5 | MIAF 68% |
| 12:00 | W Kentucky (3-1/59) | USA (1-0) | Boston College (3-1/24) | ACC (1-0) | BC-13.5 | BC 60% |
| 12:00 | N Illinois (2-1/71) | MAC (0-1) | NC St (2-2/89) | ACC (0-1) | NCST-6.5 | NILL 52% |
| 12:00 | Holy Cross (1-3/257) | PAT (0-0) | Syracuse (2-1/54) | ACC (1-1) | NL | SYR 93% |
| 3:30 | Louisiana (2-1/95) | SUN (0-0) | Wake Forest (1-2/93) | ACC (0-1) | WF-3.5 | LAU 59% |
| 3:30 | Louisville (3-0/14) | ACC (1-0) | Notre Dame (3-1/27) | IND (0-0) | ND-6.5 | LOU 51% |
| 4:00 | North Carolina (3-1/50) | ACC (0-0) | Duke (4-0/17) | ACC (0-0) | DUKE-3.0 | DUKE 60% |
| 7:00 | Stanford (2-1/62) | ACC (1-0) | Clemson (2-1/51) | ACC (1-0) | CLEM-21.5 | CLEM 54% |
| 8:00 | Florida St (1-3/83) | ACC (1-2) | SMU (3-1/38) | ACC (0-0) | SMU-6.5 | SMU 75% |
| Idle | California (3-1/49), Georgia Tech (3-2/60), Pittsburgh (4-0/18), Virginia (3-1/47) | |||||
| Big 12 (16 teams) | Core 4 | |||||
| 12:00 | Oklahoma St (3-1/26) | B12 (0-1) | Kansas St (3-1/34) | B12 (1-1) | KSST-4.5 | OKST 52% |
| 12:00 | BYU (4-0/8) | B12 (1-0) | Baylor (2-2/52) | B12 (0-2) | BAY-3.5 | BYU 60% |
| 3:30 | Colorado (3-1/44) | B12 (1-0) | UCF (3-0/15) | B12 (1-0) | UCF-14.5 | UCF 59% |
| 3:30 | TCU (2-2/75) | B12 (0-1) | Kansas (1-3/85) | B12 (0-1) | KAN-1.5 | KAN 59% |
| 7:00 | Iowa St (3-0/12) | B12 (0-0) | Houston (1-3/90) | B12 (0-1) | IAST-14.0 | IAST 74% |
| 8:00 | Cincinnati (3-1/42) | B12 (1-0) | Texas Tech (3-1/36) | B12 (1-0) | TXTC-2.5 | CIN 51% |
| 10:15 | Arizona (2-1/70) | B12 (0-1) | Utah (4-0/11) | B12 (2-0) | UTAH-11.0 | UTAH 64% |
| OOC | none | |||||
| Idle | Arizona St (3-1/46), West Virginia (2-2/67) | |||||
| Big Ten (18 teams) | Core 4 | |||||
| FRI 8:00 | Washington (3-1/29) | B10 (1-0) | Rutgers (3-0/19) | B10 (0-0) | RUTG-2.5 | RUTG 55% |
| 12:00 | Maryland (3-1/32) | B10 (0-1) | Indiana (4-0/6) | B10 (1-0) | IND-7.0 | IND 59% |
| 12:00 | Nebraska (3-1/31) | B10 (0-1) | Purdue (1-2/100) | B10 (0-0) | NEB-10.0 | NEB 66% |
| 12:00 | Minnesota (2-2/72) | B10 (0-1) | Michigan (3-1/33) | B10 (1-0) | MICH-9.5 | MICH 59% |
| 3:30 | Wisconsin (2-1/76) | B10 (0-0) | Southern Cal (2-1/43) | B10 (0-1) | SCAL-15.5 | SCAL 57% |
| 7:30 | Ohio St (3-0/10) | B10 (0-0) | Michigan St (3-1/44) | B10 (1-0) | OHST-24.0 | OHST 54% |
| 7:30 | Illinois (4-0/13) | B10 (1-0) | Penn St (3-0/16) | B10 (0-0) | PSU-19.0 | ILL 53% |
| 11:00 | Oregon (3-0/20) | B10 (0-0) | UCLA (1-2/64) | B10 (0-1) | ORE-25.5 | ORE 70% |
| OOC | none | |||||
| Idle | Iowa (3-1/35), Northwestern (2-2/79) | |||||
| SEC (16 teams) | Core 4 | |||||
| 12:00 | Kentucky (2-2/77) | SEC (0-2) | Mississippi (4-0/4) | SEC (0-0) | MISS-17.5 | MISS 67% |
| 3:30 | Arkansas (3-1/39) – N | SEC (1-0) | Texas A&M (3-1/45) – N | SEC (1-0) | TAM-4.0 | ARK 51% |
| 3:30 | Oklahoma (3-1/37) | SEC (0-1) | Auburn (2-2/82) | SEC (0-1) | OKLA-2.5 | OKLA 55% |
| 4:15 | Mississippi St (1-3/106) | SEC (0-1) | Texas (4-0/1) | SEC (0-0) | TEX-39.0 | TEX 82% |
| 7:30 | Georgia (3-0/7) | SEC (1-0) | Alabama (3-0/3) | SEC (0-0) | GEO-2.0 | ALA 54% |
| 7:45 | South Alabama (2-2/108) | SUN (1-0) | LSU (3-1/48) | SEC (1-0) | LSU-22.0 | LSU 62% |
| OOC | none | |||||
| Idle | Florida (2-2/78), Missouri (4-0/9), South Carolina (3-1/40), Tennessee (4-0/2), Vanderbilt (2-2/73) | |||||
| AAC (14 teams) | G5 | |||||
| THU 7:30 | Army (3-0/22) | AAC (2-0) | Temple (1-3/109) | AAC (0-1) | ARMY-12.5 | ARMY 75% |
| 12:00 | Navy (3-0/30) | AAC (2-0) | UAB (1-2/124) | AAC (0-0) | NAVY-3.5 | NAVY 68% |
| 12:00 | South Florida (2-2/98) | AAC (0-0) | Tulane (2-2/91) | AAC (0-0) | TULN-5.0 | TULN 54% |
| 4:00 | UTSA (2-2/101) | AAC (0-0) | East Carolina (2-2/105) | AAC (0-0) | ECAR-4.0 | ECAR 55% |
| 6:00 | Wagner (2-2/208) | NEC (0-1) | FAU (1-3/127) | AAC (0-1) | NL | FAU 57% |
| 7:00 | Charlotte (1-3/97) | AAC (0-0) | Rice (1-3/136) | AAC (0-1) | RICE-7.0 | RICE 55% |
| 7:00 | Tulsa (2-2/119) | AAC (0-0) | North Texas (3-1/66) | AAC (0-0) | NTEX-6.0 | NTEX 60% |
| 7:30 | Middle Tennessee (1-3/88) | USA (0-1) | Memphis (3-1/61) | AAC (0-1) | MEM-26.0 | MEM 80% |
| OOC | none | |||||
| Idle | none | |||||
| C-USA (10 teams) | G5 | |||||
| 3:00 | Texas St (2-1/80) – N | SUN (0-0) | Sam Houston (3-1/56) – N | USA (1-0) | TXST-8.0 | SHOU 53% |
| 3:30 | Liberty (4-0/28) | USA (2-0) | App St (2-2/120) | SUN (0-1) | LIB-3.5 | LIB 64% |
| 6:00 | Tennessee Martin (1-3/225) | BSOV (0-1) | Kennesaw St (0-3/135) | USA (0-0) | NL | KNST 59% |
| 6:00 | LA Tech (1-2/140) | USA (0-0) | FIU (1-3/126) | USA (0-0) | LATC-2.5 | LATC 53% |
| 8:00 | New Mexico (0-4/131) | MWC (0-1) | New Mexico St (1-3/102) | USA (0-2) | NMEX-9.0 | NMST 60% |
| OOC | Middle Tennessee (@Memphis-AAC), W Kentucky (@Boston College-ACC) | |||||
| Idle | Jacksonville St (1-3/114), UTEP (0-4/113) | |||||
| FBS Independents (3 teams) | G5 (ND-C4) | |||||
| 12:00 | Buffalo (3-1/53) | MAC (1-0) | UCONN (2-2/84) | IND (0-0) | UCON-6.5 | BUFF 53% |
| 3:30 | UMASS (1-3/118) | IND (0-0) | Miami OH (0-3/112) | MAC (0-0) | MIAO-17.5 | UMAS 53% |
| OOC | Notre Dame (Louisville-ACC) | |||||
| Idle | none | |||||
| MAC (12 teams) | G5 | |||||
| 1:30 | Ball St (1-2/104) | MAC (0-1) | James Madison (3-0/25) | SUN (0-0) | JMU-21.0 | JMU 76% |
| 3:30 | E Michigan (3-1/65) | MAC (0-0) | Kent St (0-4/81) | MAC (0-0) | EMI-15.5 | EMI 79% |
| 3:30 | W Michigan (1-2/133) | MAC (0-0) | Marshall (1-2/116) | SUN (0-0) | MARS-3.0 | MARS 54% |
| 3:30 | Akron (1-3/99) | MAC (0-0) | Ohio (2-2/121) | MAC (0-0) | OHIO-12.5 | OHIO 69% |
| 3:30 | San Diego St (1-2/130) | MWC (0-0) | C Michigan (2-2/103) | MAC (1-0) | CMI-3.0 | CMI 61% |
| 5:00 | Old Dominion (0-3/134) | SUN (0-0) | Bowling Green (1-2/110) | MAC (0-0) | BG-10.0 | BG 70% |
| OOC | Buffalo (@UCONN-IND), Miami OH (UMASS-IND), N Illinois (@NC St-ACC) | |||||
| Idle | Toledo (3-1/55) | |||||
| Mountain West (12 teams) | G5 | |||||
| 3:30 | Fresno St (3-1/58) | MWC (1-0) | UNLV (3-0/23) | MWC (0-0) | UNLV-1.5 | UNLV 59% |
| 8:00 | Air Force (1-2/137) | MWC (0-1) | Wyoming (0-4/94) | MWC (0-0) | AF-4.0 | AF 62% |
| 10:00 | Washington St (4-0/21) | P12 (0-0) | Boise St (2-1/74) | MWC (0-0) | BOST-7.5 | WAST 56% |
| OOC | New Mexico (@New Mexico St-USA), San Deigo St (@C Michigan-MAC) | |||||
| Idle | Colorado St (2-2/107), Hawaii (2-2/117), Nevada (2-3/129), San Jose St (3-1/57), Utah St (1-3/125) | |||||
| Pac-12 (2 teams) | G5 | |||||
| OOC | Washington St (@Boise St-MWC) | |||||
| Idle | Oregon St (3-1/68) | |||||
| Sun Belt (14 teams) | G5 | |||||
| 3:30 | Ga Southern (2-2/96) | SUN (0-0) | Georgia St (2-1/92) | SUN (0-0) | GAST-3.5 | GAST 57% |
| 7:00 | ULM (2-1/69) | SUN (0-0) | Troy (1-3/122) | SUN (0-0) | TROY-7.5 | ULM 65% |
| OOC | App St (Liberty-USA), James Madison (Ball St-MAC), Louisiana (@Wake Forest-ACC), Marshall (W Michigan-MAC), Old Dominion (@Bowling Green-MAC), South Alabama (@LSU-SEC), Texas St (vs Sam Houston-USA) | |||||
| Idle | Arkansas St (2-2/86), Southern Miss (1-3/158) | |||||
| Big Sky (12 teams) | FCS | |||||
| 3:00 | Cal Poly (1-2/223) | SKY (0-0) | N Colorado (0-4/248) | SKY (0-0) | NL | CP 51% |
| 4:00 | Sacramento St (2-2/170) | SKY (0-0) | N Arizona (2-2/192) | SKY (0-0) | NL | SAC 52% |
| 6:00 | Montana St (4-0/115) | SKY (0-0) | Idaho St (2-2/184) | SKY (0-0) | NL | MTST 65% |
| 7:00 | Portland St (0-3/189) | SKY (0-1) | Chattanooga (0-3/171) | SoCon (0-1) | NL | PTST 53% |
| 8:00 | Montana (3-1/147) | SKY (0-0) | E Washington (1-3/260) | SKY (0-0) | NL | MONT 77% |
| 8:00 | McNeese (3-2/164) | SLAN (0-0) | Weber St (2-2/175) | SKY (1-0) | NL | MCN 51% |
| 10:00 | Idaho (3-1/141) | SKY (0-0) | UC Davis (3-1/157) | SKY (0-0) | NL | PICK |
| OOC | none | |||||
| Idle | none | |||||
| Big South/Ohio Valley (9 teams) | FCS | |||||
| 3:00 | Lindenwood (1-3/153) | BSOV (0-0) | E Illinois (1-3/188) | BSOV (0-0) | NL | EILL 61% |
| 4:00 | Tennessee Tech (1-2/197) | BSOV (1-0) | Gardner Webb (1-3/224) | BSOV (0-0) | NL | TNTC 51% |
| 4:00 | Northwestern St (0-4/235) | SLAN (0-0) | SEMO (3-1/153) | BSOV (1-0) | NL | SEMO 74% |
| 6:00 | Charleston (1-2/242) | BSOV (0-0) | Tennessee St (2-2/206) | BSOV (0-1) | NL | TNST 58% |
| 7:00 | McKendree (NA) | NA | W Illinois (0-3/168) | BSOV (0-0) | NL | NL |
| OOC | Tennessee Martin (@Kennesaw St-USA) | |||||
| Idle | none | |||||
| Colonial (16 teams) | FCS | |||||
| 1:00 | Fordham (0-4/252) | PAT (0-0) | Monmouth (2-2/195) | CAA (1-0) | NL | MON 64% |
| 2:00 | Richmond (2-2/179) | CAA (0-0) | Elon (1-3/214) | CAA (0-0) | NL | RICH 68% |
| 2:00 | Delaware St (1-3/255) | MEAC (0-0) | Campbell (1-3/213) | CAA (0-2) | NL | CAMP 55% |
| 3:30 | Sacred Heart (1-3/240) | FCS (0-0) | Delaware (3-0/128) | CAA (2-0) | NL | DEL 75% |
| 3:30 | Maine (2-2/209) | CAA (0-1) | Albany (1-2/233) | CAA (0-0) | NL | PICK |
| 3:30 | Morgan St (2-2/185) | MEAC (0-0) | Stony Brook (3-1/159) | CAA (1-0) | NL | SB 61% |
| 6:00 | Long Island (0-4/236) | NEC (0-0) | Villanova (3-1/161) | CAA (1-0) | NL | VILL 71% |
| 6:00 | Hampton (3-1/154) | CAA (0-0) | William & Mary (3-1/149) | CAA (0-0) | NL | W&M 54% |
| 6:00 | North Carolina A&T (1-3/261) | CAA (0-1) | South Carolina St (1-2/220) | MEAC (0-0) | NL | SCST 63% |
| OOC | none | |||||
| Idle | New Hampshire (3-1/148), Rhode Island (3-1/163), Towson (1-3/207) | |||||
| FCS Independent (2 teams) | FCS | |||||
| 1:00 | Dartmouth (1-0/138) | IVY (0-0) | Merrimack (1-3/240) | FCS (0-0) | NL | DART 76% |
| OOC | Sacred Heart (@Delaware-CAA) | |||||
| Idle | none | |||||
| Ivy League (8 teams) | FCS | |||||
| 12:00 | Harvard (1-0/132) | IVY (0-0) | Brown (1-0/139) | IVY (0-0) | NL | HARV 51% |
| 12:30 | Columbia (1-0/146) | IVY (0-0) | Georgetown (2-2/211) | PAT (0-0) | NL | COLA 64% |
| 1:00 | Colgate (1-3/259) | PAT (0-0) | Penn (0-2/234) | IVY (0-0) | NL | PENN 61% |
| 2:00 | Yale (1-0/150) | IVY (0-0) | Cornell (0-1/262) | IVY (0-0) | NL | YALE 68% |
| 3:00 | Howard (2-2/176) | MEAC (0-0) | Princeton (0-1/245) | IVY (0-0) | NL | HOW 57% |
| OOC | Dartmouth (@Merrimack-FCS) | |||||
| Idle | none | |||||
| MEAC (6 teams) | FCS | |||||
| 3:00 | NC Central (2-2/193) | MEAC (0-0) | Norfolk St (2-3/230) | MEAC (0-0) | NL | NCC 54% |
| OOC | Delaware St (@Campbell-CAA), Howard (@Princeton-IVY), Morgan St (@Stony Brook-CAA), South Carolina St (North Carolina A&T-CAA) | |||||
| Idle | none | |||||
| Missouri Valley (11 teams) | FCS | |||||
| 1:00 | Houston Christian (1-3/203) | SLAN (0-0) | Indiana St (1-2/237) | MVC (0-0) | NL | INST 55% |
| 2:00 | Murray St (1-2/174) | MVC (0-0) | North Dakota (3-1/143) | MVC (0-0) | NL | NDAK 70% |
| 2:00 | S Illinois (2-2/169) | MVC (0-0) | South Dakota (2-1/162) | MVC (0-0) | NL | SDAK 61% |
| 3:00 | Youngstown St (1-3/190) | MVC (0-0) | Missouri St (2-2/201) | MVC (0-0) | NL | MOST 67% |
| 3:00 | North Dakota St (3-1/145) | MVC (0-0) | Illinois St (3-1/152) | MVC (0-0) | NL | NDST 52% |
| OOC | none | |||||
| Idle | N Iowa (2-2/187), South Dakota St (3-1/142) | |||||
| Northeast (8 teams) | FCS | |||||
| 1:00 | Frostburg St (NA) | NA | Mercyhurst (1-3/251) | NEC (0-1) | NL | NL |
| 2:00 | Robert Morris (2-2/226) | NEC (2-0) | E Kentucky (2-2/182) | UAC (1-0) | NL | EKY 61% |
| OOC | Long Island (@Villanova-CAA), Wagner (@FAU-AAC) | |||||
| Idle | C Connecticut (2-2/191), Duquesne (2-2/173), St Francis (1-3/228), Stonehill (1-2/232) | |||||
| Patriot League (7 teams) | FCS | |||||
| 12:00 | Bucknell (2-2/202) | PAT (0-0) | Lehigh (3-1/151) | PAT (0-0) | NL | LEH 65% |
| OOC | Colgate (@Penn-IVY), Fordham (@Monmouth-CAA), Georgetown (@Columbia-IVY), Holy Cross (@Syracuse-ACC) | |||||
| Idle | Lafayette (2-2/181) | |||||
| Pioneer League (11 teams) | FCS | |||||
| 12:00 | Dayton (2-1/167) | PFL (0-0) | Marist (0-3/250) | PFL (0-0) | NL | DAY 63% |
| 1:00 | Lynchburg (NA) | NA | Butler (3-0/123) | PFL (0-0) | NL | NL |
| 1:00 | San Diego (2-1/166) | PFL (0-0) | Drake (1-1/210) | PFL (0-0) | NL | SDIE 55% |
| 1:00 | Valparaiso (2-2/249) | PFL (0-0) | Morehead St (2-2/205) | PFL (0-0) | NL | MHST 56% |
| 7:00 | Davidson (2-1/172) | PFL (0-0) | Presbyterian (2-2/219) | PFL (0-0) | NL | DAV 58% |
| OOC | none | |||||
| Idle | St Thomas (1-3/263), Stetson (2-2/222) | |||||
| SoCon (9 teams) | FCS | |||||
| 1:30 | Mercer (4-0/111) | SoCon (2-0) | Wofford (2-1/165) | SoCon (0-0) | NL | MERC 60% |
| 2:00 | Samford (1-2/229) | SoCon (0-0) | Furman (1-3/200) | SoCon (0-0) | NL | SAM 56% |
| 2:00 | E Tennessee St (2-2/186) | SoCon (0-0) | Citadel (2-2/196) | SoCon (0-1) | NL | ETSU 51% |
| OOC | Chattanooga (Portland St-SKY) | |||||
| Idle | VMI (0-4/218), W Carolina (1-3/243) | |||||
| Southland (9 teams) | FCS | |||||
| 7:00 | Southeastern (1-3/239) | SLAN (0-0) | Tarleton (3-1/155) | UAC (1-0) | NL | TARL 72% |
| 7:00 | Lamar (3-1/156) | SLAN (0-0) | C Arkansas (3-1/144) | UAC (1-0) | NL | CARK 56% |
| OOC | Houston Christian (@Indiana St-MVC), McNeese (@Weber St-SKY), Northwestern St (@SEMO-BSOV) | |||||
| Idle | Commerce (0-4/246), Incarnate Word (2-2/198), Nicholls (1-3/244), Steph F Austin (2-2/180) | |||||
| SWAC (12 teams) | FCS | |||||
| 3:00 | Alabama St (1-2/256) | SWAC (0-0) | Bethune (0-4/238) | SWAC (0-0) | NL | BETH 59% |
| 7:00 | Alcorn St (1-3/231) | SWAC (0-0) | Mississippi Valley (0-4/247) | SWAC (0-0) | NL | ACST 52% |
| 7:00 | Jackson St (2-2/183) | SWAC (1-1) | Texas Southern (1-2/227) | SWAC (1-0) | NL | JACK 55% |
| 7:00 | Prairie View (1-3/241) | SWAC (0-2) | Grambling St (3-1/160) | SWAC (1-0) | NL | GRAM 75% |
| OOC | none | |||||
| Idle | Alabama A&M (2-2/199), Florida A&M (2-2/177), Ark Pine Bluff (1-3/216), Southern (2-2/203) | |||||
| UAC (9 teams) | FCS | |||||
| 2:00 | S Utah (1-3/194) | UAC (0-0) | Austin Peay (1-3/212) | UAC (0-1) | NL | SUT 55% |
| 2:00 | N Alabama (0-5/217) | UAC (0-1) | West Georgia (1-2/254) | UAC (0-2) | NL | WGA 54% |
| 9:00 | Abilene Christian (2-2/178) | UAC (1-0) | Utah Tech (0-4/215) | UAC (0-0) | NL | ABCH 60% |
| OOC | C Arkansas (Lamar-SLAN), E Kentucky (Robert Morris-NEC), Tarleton (Southeastern-SLAN) | |||||
| Idle | none |
