2017 Schedules

[aceinthehole]

Unless Lincoln was able to find an opponent who offered a much bigger payday I can't see why they would back out of the agreement. I'd think they would stand to make at least 50k for this game which is not bad money for a small D2 school with a program that isn't too good. Because CCCSU is within driving distance I'm almost certain they wouldn't have spent too much for travel a 4.5 hour bus ride

I can't speculate what happened to cause this change with CCSU, but Lincoln is now scheduled for a CIAA conference game on that day (9/23 vs. St. Augustine).

http://www.saintaugfalcons.com/schedule.aspx?path=football

[Libertine]

McNeese released their slate on Saturday. That does it for the Southland

9/2 @ Nicholls St
9/9 Florida Tech
9/16 @ Alcorn St
9/23 Houston Baptist
9/30 @ Stephen F Austin
10/7 @ Abilene Christian
10/21 Incarnate Word
10/28 @ Central Arkansas
11/4 SE Louisiana
11/11 Northwestern St
11/18 @ Lamar

[DFW HOYA]

Charleston Southern hasn't released their schedule yet but their 9/23 is not yet accounted for.

Davidson is the only Pioneer team not playing on 9/23, however, they have already released an 11-game schedule and that is their open date. CCSU would have to sweet-talk them into dropping one of Brevard, @ Western Carolina or Guilford to get it done.


Nothing like Davidson's scheduling approach. Welcome to Brevard College. enrollment 708.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brevard_College

[Gangtackle11]

Nothing like Davidson's scheduling approach. Welcome to Brevard College. enrollment 708.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brevard_College

1-10 last year, but a big win over the Apprentice School!!

[citdog]

Nothing like Davidson's scheduling approach. Welcome to Brevard College. enrollment 708.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brevard_College


Jesus Titty****ing Christ Ursus should shut AGS down! Georgetown just had a fan smack a school that sucks worse than they do. WHERE OH WHERE do we go from here? HOWEVER will we go on???


https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/7e/ca/ac/7ecaac5bc0a5f5565b39e4cad82f713b.jpg

[kdinva]

Chuck South.........

http://www.csusports.com/sports/fball/2017-18/schedule

[DFW HOYA]

Georgetown just had a fan smack a school that sucks worse than they do. WHERE OH WHERE do we go from here? HOWEVER will we go on???


No smack--Davidson should aspire to non-conference opponents in Division I. The problem is that they haven't defeated a Div. I opponent out of conference in 10+ years.

Georgetown aims low in scheduling but at least they stay in the subdivision. Its last sub-Div. I opponent was 22 years ago.

[DeltaDevil662]

http://i.imgur.com/TSL9ehS.jpg

[bonarae]

Georgetown aims low in scheduling but at least they stay in the subdivision. Its last sub-Div. I opponent was 22 years ago.

But why do the Ivies follow the lead of the likes of Georgetown and the PFL? I'm sure that's the reason why fan popularity of Ivy League football has gone down the drain in the past 20 years or so. xsmhx

[DFW HOYA]

But why do the Ivies follow the lead of the likes of Georgetown and the PFL? I'm sure that's the reason why fan popularity of Ivy League football has gone down the drain in the past 20 years or so.

Because they aren't competitive with other leagues. The Harvard Brahmin aren't comfortable losing 44-7 to James Madison or Youngstown State when they can beat up on Georgetown instead; but, to be fair, Harvard never leaves the Northeast.

What other conferences don't understand--non conference games mean (next to) nothing to the Ivies. If the Ivy went to a seven game schedule (only games in conference) it would be judged acceptable by most of the school presidents.

[ccd494]

No smack--Davidson should aspire to non-conference opponents in Division I. The problem is that they haven't defeated a Div. I opponent out of conference in 10+ years.

Why does it matter? Davidson's goal clearly isn't to get an at large to the playoffs. So why do people care if they play Brevard and Guilford?

[DFW HOYA]

Mississippi Valley State
10/21 Virginia University of Lynchburg (Homecoming)


This school is a non-countable opponent per the NCAA, along the lines of College of Faith.

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/ForSIDs/CountOppDefinition.pdf

[Gangtackle11]

This school is a non-countable opponent per the NCAA, along the lines of College of Faith.

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/ForSIDs/CountOppDefinition.pdf

I would imagine they don't care too much as they aren't really focused on qualifying for the FCS playoffs. Only becomes a factor if they have a stellar record & don't go to the Pride Bowl ala NC A&T this season. Small window most seasons.

[aceinthehole]

Wagner College 2017 Schedule

8/31 vs. St. Anselm (D-II)
9/9 at Saint Francis
9/16 at Columbia (Ivy)
9/23 at Western Michigan (FBS)
9/30 vs. Lehigh (Patriot)
10/7 at Duquesne
10/14 vs. Central Connecticut
10/28 vs. Bryant
11/4 vs. Robert Morris
11/11 at Stony Brook (CAA)
11/18 at Sacred Heart

http://www.silive.com/sports/advance/gordon/index.ssf/2017/04/wagner_college_opens_gridiron.html

[clenz]

This school is a non-countable opponent per the NCAA, along the lines of College of Faith.

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/ForSIDs/CountOppDefinition.pdf
We are borderline non-counter satus....so...

[BisonFan02]

We are borderline non-counter satus....so...

**** YEAH! ITS SLUMP BUSTER TIME! xlolx


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VYi6akd3Ag

[DFW HOYA]

How many non-Pioneer, non-Ivy teams are not scheduling a I-A team in 2017?

Wagner plays a MAC team, Georgetown travels to Campbell... xbangx

[aceinthehole]

How many non-Pioneer, non-Ivy teams are not scheduling a I-A team in 2017?

Wagner plays a MAC team, Georgetown travels to Campbell... xbangx

Northeast Conference teams have begun to add FBS opponents to their schedule. Central Connecticut was the first NEC program to play a FBS opponent in 2009 (at Western Michigan) as a "non-counter." Wagner has had at least 1 FBS opponent on their schedule beginning in 2012, has a FBS opponent scheduled through 2019; and was the first NEC program to schedule a "Power Conference" FBS team.

In 2017, only CCSU (at Syracuse) and Wagner (at Western Michigan) have a FBS team on this schedule.

In 2018, CCSU (at Ball State), Duquesne (at Hawaii), and Wagner (at Syracuse) will play a FBS opponent.

In 2019, Robert Morris (at Buffalo) will face their first FBS opponent. Wagner (at UConn) also has a FBS opponent scheduled. CCSU and Duquesne are likely working to add FBS opponents in this season as well.

In total, 4 of the 7 current NEC schools will have scheduled a FBS opponent - only Bryant, Sacred Heart, and Saint Francis have yet to schedule a FBS opponent.

[Libertine]

How many non-Pioneer, non-Ivy teams are not scheduling a I-A team in 2017?


If that's a non-rhetorical question, the answer is: 22

Kennesaw State
Richmond
Norfolk State
South Carolina State
Illinois State
North Dakota State
NOT Western Illinois
Bryant
Duquesne
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
Saint Francis
Murray State
Bucknell
NOT Colgate
Georgetown
Lafayette
Lehigh
East Tennessee State
McNeese
Sam Houston
Mississippi Valley State
Prairie View A&M
Texas Southern

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

If that's a non-rhetorical question, the answer is: 24

Kennesaw State
Richmond
Norfolk State
South Carolina State
Illinois State
North Dakota State
Western Illinois
Bryant
Duquesne
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
Saint Francis
Murray State
Bucknell
Colgate
Georgetown
Lafayette
Lehigh
East Tennessee State
McNeese
Sam Houston
Mississippi Valley State
Prairie View A&M
Texas Southern

Colgate is playing Buffalo this year.

[Libertine]

Colgate is playing Buffalo this year.

Meh. Tomato, tomahto xsmiley_wix

[Go...gate]

Meh. Tomato, tomahto xsmiley_wix

Buffalo is a I-A school, out of the MAC.

http://www.fbschedules.com/2015/09/buffalo-colgate-2017-football-schedule/

[dewey]

If that's a non-rhetorical question, the answer is: 24

Kennesaw State
Richmond
Norfolk State
South Carolina State
Illinois State
North Dakota State
Western Illinois
Bryant
Duquesne
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
Saint Francis
Murray State
Bucknell
Colgate
Georgetown
Lafayette
Lehigh
East Tennessee State
McNeese
Sam Houston
Mississippi Valley State
Prairie View A&M
Texas Southern

Technically Western Illinois is playing FBS Coastal Carolina.

Dewey

[ST_Lawson]

Technically Western Illinois is playing FBS Coastal Carolina.

Dewey

Yup, otherwise the game would have been in Macomb (as it was originally scheduled).

[dewey]

Yup, otherwise the game would have been in Macomb (as it was originally scheduled).
Did CCU have to buyout the return game to Macomb? Or was there language in the contract about CCU going FBS that nullified the contract m

Dewey

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[ST_Lawson]

Did CCU have to buyout the return game to Macomb? Or was there language in the contract about CCU going FBS that nullified the contract m

Dewey

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I don't know all the details of the contract, but it sounds like we went back to the negotiating table and reworked some things (amended contract). Instead of CCU playing in Macomb in 2017 as the "return" for us playing back there in 2015, the "return" became another game at CCU and a $300k guarantee: http://www.fbschedules.com/2017/01/coastal-carolina-to-host-western-illinois-in-2017/

So, we ended up not losing a game off our schedule and picking up an FBS game that it didn't look like we were going to have (w/ corresponding payday). The downside is that this season, our only home games are the four conference games. All three of our OOC games and the other four conference games are away.

Good thing we've got a couple that are relatively close to Macomb, I think I'm going to try to get up to Cedar Falls for our game at UNI and maybe over to Normal for our game at ILSU. Otherwise I'm not going to get to see much live football this season (outside of the possibility of home playoff games if we do really well).

[dewey]

I don't know all the details of the contract, but it sounds like we went back to the negotiating table and reworked some things (amended contract). Instead of CCU playing in Macomb in 2017 as the "return" for us playing back there in 2015, the "return" became another game at CCU and a $300k guarantee: http://www.fbschedules.com/2017/01/coastal-carolina-to-host-western-illinois-in-2017/

So, we ended up not losing a game off our schedule and picking up an FBS game that it didn't look like we were going to have (w/ corresponding payday). The downside is that this season, our only home games are the four conference games. All three of our OOC games and the other four conference games are away.

Good thing we've got a couple that are relatively close to Macomb, I think I'm going to try to get up to Cedar Falls for our game at UNI and maybe over to Normal for our game at ILSU. Otherwise I'm not going to get to see much live football this season (outside of the possibility of home playoff games if we do really well).
Sounds like a pretty good deal for the football program. Luke you said losing the home game stinks but 300k certainly helps plus if some road games are close it isn't too bad.

Coming to Fargo?

Dewey

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[ST_Lawson]

Sounds like a pretty good deal for the football program. Luke you said losing the home game stinks but 300k certainly helps plus if some road games are close it isn't too bad.

Coming to Fargo?

Dewey

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At least one of the OOC games isn't too far away, we play Tennessee Tech at their place, which is about a 1-day drive from here (and we've been recruiting quite a bit in the Tennessee/Georgia region, so that'll be nice for some of the player's families). Of the conference games, thankfully 3 of the 4 away games are within a 4 hour drive from Macomb. Can't make it up to Fargo this year; unfortunately traveling that far just for a football game doesn't really work with my current family situation. Once my kids are a bit older though, I do want to get to Fargo at least once, just to see it.

[Libertine]

Technically Western Illinois is playing FBS Coastal Carolina.

Dewey

Oh yeah. That's going to take some getting used to.

[bonarae]

Tennessee State (I think it was posted already but it's already official):

http://www.fcs.football/cfb/story.asp?i=20170406152511594792204&ref=hea&tm=&src=FCS

2017 Tennessee State Schedule
Aug. 31, at Georgia State
Sept. 9, Jackson State (at Liberty Bowl, Memphis)
Sept. 16, Florida A&M (site TBA)
Sept. 23, at UT Martin*
Sept. 30, Eastern Illinois*
Oct. 7, at Eastern Kentucky*
Oct. 14, Austin Peay*
Oct. 28, at Tennessee Tech*
Nov. 4, Virginia-Lynchburg
Nov. 11, Southeast Missouri*
Nov. 16, at Jacksonville State*
* - OVC game

Oops... Lynchburg again... another FCS running out of ideas. xoopsx

[DeltaDevil662]

Official schedule:

UAPB is an away game again.

http://mvsusports.com/news/2017/4/8/2017-football-schedule-announced.aspx

[WestCoastAggie]

Tennessee State (I think it was posted already but it's already official):

http://www.fcs.football/cfb/story.asp?i=20170406152511594792204&ref=hea&tm=&src=FCS

2017 Tennessee State Schedule
Aug. 31, at Georgia State
Sept. 9, Jackson State (at Liberty Bowl, Memphis)
Sept. 16, Florida A&M (site TBA)
Sept. 23, at UT Martin*
Sept. 30, Eastern Illinois*
Oct. 7, at Eastern Kentucky*
Oct. 14, Austin Peay*
Oct. 28, at Tennessee Tech*
Nov. 4, Virginia-Lynchburg
Nov. 11, Southeast Missouri*
Nov. 16, at Jacksonville State*
* - OVC game

Oops... Lynchburg again... another FCS running out of ideas. xoopsx

Man, don't get me started on this foolishness.

Either join the SWAC or play an Eight Game Schedule Tennessee State.

Murray State needs to leave this foolishness.

[kdinva]

Man, don't get me started on this foolishness.

Either join the SWAC or play an Eight Game Schedule Tennessee State.


+1 xnodx

[PantherRob82]

Man, don't get me started on this foolishness.

Either join the SWAC or play an Eight Game Schedule Tennessee State.

Murray State needs to leave this foolishness.

They might be getting a chance to leave.

[ccd494]

Maine's home game against Delaware on 11/4 will be played in Portland.

[Libertine]

Jacksonville

http://jacksonville.com/sports/jacksonville-dolphins/2017-04-14/jacksonville-university-announces-2017-football-schedule

2017 Schedule
Aug. 31: at Mercer
Sept. 16: Walsh
Sept. 23: at Marist
Sept. 30: Guilford
Oct. 7: Davidson
Oct. 14: at Butler
Oct. 21: San Diego
Oct. 28: at Campbell
Nov. 4: Valparaiso
Nov. 11: Stetson
Nov. 18: at Drake


I thought I had seen somewhere that JU was at Penn on 9/16 but that's obviously no longer the case.

[bonarae]

Jacksonville

http://jacksonville.com/sports/jacksonville-dolphins/2017-04-14/jacksonville-university-announces-2017-football-schedule

2017 Schedule
Aug. 31: at Mercer
Sept. 16: Walsh
Sept. 23: at Marist
Sept. 30: Guilford
Oct. 7: Davidson
Oct. 14: at Butler
Oct. 21: San Diego
Oct. 28: at Campbell
Nov. 4: Valparaiso
Nov. 11: Stetson
Nov. 18: at Drake


I thought I had seen somewhere that JU was at Penn on 9/16 but that's obviously no longer the case.

Yikes. Two D-IIs?! That's outrageous... but not in a PFL school.

[hebmskebm]

Yikes. Two D-IIs?! That's outrageous... but not in a PFL school.

Actually that's a D2 and a D3 and yeah that's not better...

[ASU33]

Tennessee State (I think it was posted already but it's already official):

http://www.fcs.football/cfb/story.asp?i=20170406152511594792204&ref=hea&tm=&src=FCS

2017 Tennessee State Schedule
Aug. 31, at Georgia State
Sept. 9, Jackson State (at Liberty Bowl, Memphis)
Sept. 16, Florida A&M (site TBA)
Sept. 23, at UT Martin*
Sept. 30, Eastern Illinois*
Oct. 7, at Eastern Kentucky*
Oct. 14, Austin Peay*
Oct. 28, at Tennessee Tech*
Nov. 4, Virginia-Lynchburg
Nov. 11, Southeast Missouri*
Nov. 16, at Jacksonville State*
* - OVC game

Oops... Lynchburg again... another FCS running out of ideas. xoopsx

Unacceptable

[aceinthehole]

Central Connecticut Releases 2017 Schedule
http://www.ccsubluedevils.com/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/20170421h2qmax

(Sep. 1) at Syracuse
(Sep. 9) vs. Fordham
(Sep. 16) at Youngstown State
(Sep. 23) vs. Walsh (OH)
(Sep. 30) at Sacred Heart
(Oct. 7) vs. Pennsylvania
(Oct. 14) at Wagner
(Oct. 21) vs. Bryant
(Oct. 28) Open
(Nov. 4) vs. Saint Francis
(Nov. 11) at Duquesne
(Nov. 18) vs. Robert Morris

[Anthony215]

Maine's home game against Delaware on 11/4 will be played in Portland.

Why is Maine moving a home game to a high school stadium that is smaller than their actual home field?

[BucBisonAtLarge]

Central Connecticut Releases 2017 Schedule
http://www.ccsubluedevils.com/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/20170421h2qmax

(Sep. 1) at Syracuse
(Sep. 9) vs. Fordham
(Sep. 16) at Youngstown State
(Sep. 23) vs. Walsh (OH)
(Sep. 30) at Sacred Heart
(Oct. 7) vs. Pennsylvania
(Oct. 14) at Wagner
(Oct. 21) vs. Bryant
(Oct. 28) Open
(Nov. 4) vs. Saint Francis
(Nov. 11) at Duquesne
(Nov. 18) vs. Robert Morris

Wow! Nice job, CCSU! I hope you have your parts intact when you get to the NEC schedule.

[Libertine]

I think that's everyone's 2017 schedule then. If I'm wrong, someone will certainly correct me.



But, on that note, I'm out. I've been around AGS and its precursor board (whatever Ralph called it back then) long enough to understand that everything ends and nothing ends the way you thought it would. No last thread, no big deal.
Everybody drive safe and enjoy the games. If you don't like the way they come out, well, they'll play most of them again next year.

xpeacex

[Anthony215]

Alabama State has found a opponent for the annual Turkey Day game. D2 bottom dweller Cheyney University (Pa) will be the sacrificial lamb this year. While its a great experience for the Cheyney players to play in front of 15-20k fans the butt kicking they'll receive will be brutal as they haven't won more than 1 game in a season in almost 10 years...

[ccd494]

Why is Maine moving a home game to a high school stadium that is smaller than their actual home field?

Because Portland is the state's major population and financial center, and Fitzpatrick is the largest stadium in the city. Every UMaine sport plays at least one game a year in or around Portland.

[Anthony215]

Because Portland is the state's major population and financial center, and Fitzpatrick is the largest stadium in the city. Every UMaine sport plays at least one game a year in or around Portland.

Thanks for the insight and information when put that way it makes total sense as to why they would play a game in Portland.

[Anthony215]

In a shocker FCS member Penn of the Ivy League is hosting D2 Ohio Dominican University to start the 2017 season. Has any other Ivy League school scheduled a non FCS member in the last 10 years. If they're going to cut checks to play opponents of a lower level why not take a money game against an FBS member. While Penn doesn't need the money they would be giving their kids an chance to play in a historic venue like possibly at Alabama, Florida State, Southern Cal, Clemson or even in state schools Pittsburgh or Temple. I excluded Big 10 schools as they've banned their schools from playing FCS schools

[bonarae]

In a shocker FCS member Penn of the Ivy League is hosting D2 Ohio Dominican University to start the 2017 season. Has any other Ivy League school scheduled a non FCS member in the last 10 years. If they're going to cut checks to play opponents of a lower level why not take a money game against an FBS member. While Penn doesn't need the money they would be giving their kids an chance to play in a historic venue like possibly at Alabama, Florida State, Southern Cal, Clemson or even in state schools Pittsburgh or Temple. I excluded Big 10 schools as they've banned their schools from playing FCS schools

Source? Wow. It is the VERY first time any Ivy has hosted a D-II or even a D-III in a non-JV/scrimmage game since the 1970s or so. Strange things have happened.

The Ivies should be better off tinkering their schedule pattern before other OOC opponents can call them. xeyebrowx

[kdinva]

In a shocker FCS member Penn of the Ivy League is hosting D2 Ohio Dominican University to start the 2017 season.

Darn, I presumed all FCS had already announced for 2017.....anyone else?

http://www.pennathletics.com/news/penn-announces-2017-football-schedule-05-04-2017