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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 (Cal Poly) , 387 / 241 …. but forced three turnovers and blocked a punt for a safety that turned the game in their favor! Montana State began the tourney in the second @ home against Stony Brook (Stony Brook won their first round game against Villanova 24-10). The Bobcats built a 16 to 3 fourth Quarter lead and held off a late Stony Brook comeback attempt! In this Saturday’s game … Sully’s CFP Game Simulator likes http://sullyscollegefootballpage.com/Football_Stats/Matchup.cfm … Sam Houston in 5 of the 8 statistical categories vs Montana State. These teams last played in 2009, a game won by Sam Houston, 49-13, @ home

Georgia Southern 9-3 / 6-2 @ Old Dominion 11-1 / 7-1: http://sullyscollegefootballpage.com/Football_Stats/Team_Details.cfm Georgia Southern took on Central Arkansas in the second of the Play-offs this past Week-end and found a way …. winning, 24-16. This game really was the Jerick McKinnon Show, as the Georgia Southern QB ran for 316 yards, scored two rushing TDs and passed for a third! Old Dominion took on Coastal Carolina, who beat Bethune-Cookman, 24-14, in a first round game and hammered them … 63-35 @ home! The Game Simulator says http://sullyscollegefootballpage.com/Football_Stats/Matchup.cfm … Old Dominion will outperform Georgia Southern in 6 of the 8 domains it uses to evaluate the teams! These teams played last year in the tournament a, 55-48, Georgia Southern victory.

Wofford 9-3 / 6-2 @ North Dakota State 11-1 /7-1:  http://sullyscollegefootballpage.com/Football_Stats/Team_Details.cfm Wofford beat New Hampshire, 23-7, to move into the third round where the defending champs, North Dakota State, awaits their coming! NDSU defeated South Dakota State (SDSU beat Eastern Illinois in the first round, 58-10, to advance into the second round) for the second time this season, 28-3, …… after the Jackrabbits took a 3-0 lead in the 1st Quarter, the Bison scored 28 unanswered points to seal the deal! Sully’s Game Simulator http://sullyscollegefootballpage.com/Football_Stats/Matchup.cfm …. likes … the defending champs in 6 of the 8 data areas it reviewed. These teams have not met in the past four years!

Illinois State 9-3 / 5-3 @ Eastern Washington 10-2 / 7-1  http://sullyscollegefootballpage.com/Football_Stats/Team_Details.cfm Illinois State blocked an extra point attempt, in OT, to defeat Appalachian State, 38-37, in the day’s most exciting game! Illinois State QB, Matt Brown, threw for five TD’s and 322 yards to lead the Redbirds past the Mountaineers. Meanwhile, Eastern Washington beat the last team to play a game in the first round of the tourney, Wagner (who beat Colgate, 31-20, last week-end) by the score of 29-19! Wagner, who had won 9 straight coming into the game, had a 19-14 lead late in the 3rd quarter, before Eastern Washington scored as time expired in the 3rd quarter …. to move ahead, 21-19! Sully’s CFP Game Simulator http://sullyscollegefootballpage.com/Football_Stats/Matchup.cfm … says…. Illinois State will out distance Eastern Washington in 5 of the 8 domains assessed! These teams have not met in the past four years!

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