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Category Archives: Missouri Valley

BBVA Compass Bowll

Bowl History: This bowl (formally know as Birmingham Bowl 2006 & the Papajohns.com Bowl 2006-2010), was established in 2006, and became the BBVA Compass Bowl on November 4, 2010! Conference Tie-ins are the Big East / SEC, with the alternates being C-USA & the MAC. … Continue reading

Posted in 2012 / 2013 Bowl Game, Connecticut, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, Texas, Virginia Tech, Youngstown State |

FCS Championship: Round Three Match-Ups

Sam Houston State 9-3 / 6-1 @ Montana State 11-1 / 7-1:  http://sullyscollegefootballpage.com/Football_Stats/Team_Details.cfm Sam Houston had a bye in the first round and opened play last Saturday by outlasting Cal Pol, 18-16! The Bearcats (Sam Houston) were out-gained by the Mustangs … Continue reading

Posted in Big Sky, Colonial Athletic Association, Illinois State, Missouri Valley, Montana State, South Dakota State, Southern Conference, Wofford |

FCS Championship: Second Round

Central Arkansas 9-2 / 6-1 @ Georgia Southern 8-3 / 6-2: Central Arkansas winner of the Southland Conference travel to Statesburo, Georgia to take on Georgia Southern, who finished in a three way tie atop the Southern Conference (SoCon). Sully’s CFP Game Simulator … Continue reading

Posted in Alabama, Big Sky, Big South, Big Ten, Colonial Athletic Association, Georgia, Kansas, MAC, MEAC, Minnesota, Missouri Valley, Montana, Montana State, Mountain West, Northeast Conference, Ohio Valley, Ole Miss, Patriot League, Sam Houston State, South Carolina, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, Syracuse, Toledo, Wyoming |

FCS Tourney Results from Saturday’s Games

 Wagner 9-3 / 7-1 vs Colgate 8-4 / 6-0 : Wagner, the champion of the Northeast Conference won a first round game against Colgate, the winner of the Patriot League, 31-20. This was Wagner 9th straight win as they held Colgate … Continue reading

Posted in Bethune-Cookman, Big South, Coastal Carolina, Colgate, Colonial Athletic Association, Eastern Illinois, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Northeast Conference, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, South Dakota State, Stony Brook, Villanova, Wagner University |

FCS Tournament Begins Today 11/24/2012

The FCS Playoff opens with four games on the slate … South Dakota State 8-3 / 6-2 (Missouri Valley Conference … MVC) @ Eastern Illinois 7-4 / 6-2 (Ohio Valley Conference …. OVC) Game Location: Charleston, Illinois & Kick-off Time: … Continue reading

Posted in Big South, Charleston Southern, Colonial Athletic Association, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley, Patriot League |

BCS vs FBS 2012

The Football Bowl Subdivision (NCAA Classification) is made up of 11 conferences and four independents … 124 teams make up the FBS. All of these teams must award 85 scholarships to keep that classification! Six of the conferences (ACC, Big … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Air Force, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Auburn, Ball State, Baylor, Big 12, Big Ten, Boise State, Boston College, C-USA, California, Charleston Southern, Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Clemson, Colonial Athletic Association, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware State, Duke, Florida, Florida A&M, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Florida State, Fresno State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Howard University, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kent State, Kentucky, Louisiana, LSU, MAC, Marshall, MEAC, Michigan, Michigan State, Middle Tennessee, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Missouri, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Navy, NC State, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota State, Northeast Conference, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio, Ohio State, Ohio Valley, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Oregon State, PAC 12, Patriot League, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Presbyterian, Purdue, San Diego State, SEC, South Alabama, South Carolina, South Florida, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Stanford, Sun Belt, SWAC, Syracuse, TCU, Temple, Tennessee, Tennessee Tech, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, The Citadel, Toledo, Troy, ULM, Utah, Utah State, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Washington, Washington State, West Virginia, Western Michigan, Wisconsin |

FCS vs FBS Non-AQ

In the 2012 season when a FCS Team (63 scholarships) has stepped up to take on a FBS (85 scholarships) Non AQ Conference Team, they have won 8 times,  lost 34, and have one game left to play! Please note, … Continue reading

Posted in Big Sky, Big South, Colonial Athletic Association, IVY League, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Northeast Conference, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, Pioneer Conference, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, SWAC |

Football Championship Subdivision vs Bowl Championship Series Through Week 10

Here is a breakdown of how FCS teams did when they have stepped up and took on BCS / AQ conference teams. The FCS is currently 2-52 with eight games left to play. The only two wins were Sacramento State’s … Continue reading

Posted in Big Sky, Big South, Colonial Athletic Association, IVY League, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Northeast Conference, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, Pioneer Conference, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, SWAC |

SEC Schedule for 2012

The vaunted SEC, winner of 6 straight BCS National Championships has released its schedule for 2012. In presenting the schedule and trying to demonstrate a relative perspective of its challenges, we have divided opponents into three categories: 1) BCS opponents … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Big 12, Big Ten, C-USA, Clemson, Colonial Athletic Association, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, MAC, MEAC, Mississippi State, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Navy, Notre Dame, Ohio Valley, Ole Miss, SEC, South Carolina, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, SWAC |

Big Ten Schedule for 2012

As the Big Ten enters its second year of divisional play here is a breakdown of the schedule. We will evaluate the relative strength of the schedules by placing opponents into three constructed levels; 1) Bowl Championship Series (BCS) teams … Continue reading

Posted in Air Force, Alabama, Arizona State, Big Ten, Boise State, C-USA, California, Colonial Athletic Association, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana Tech, MAC, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Navy, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio, Ohio State, Ohio Valley, PAC 12, Penn State, Purdue, SEC, Sun Belt, SWAC, UCLA, Western Michigan |