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Tarleton State, ranked 8th in the FCS, scored a 30-27 upset in double-overtime at Army West Point on Friday night. Austin Peay followed with another FCS win over a FBS program when the Governors went to Middle Tennessee and registered a 34-14 upset on Saturday.
A few of the 47 FBS-FCS games fell in the 'close-but-no-cigar' category.
North Dakota fell 38-35 at Kansas State on Joe Jackson's 6-yard catch from Avery Johnson with just 42 seconds left in the game.
Idaho lost 13-10 at Washington State on a walk-off field goal to give Jimmy Rodgers a debut victory as head coach of the Cougars. Rodgers resigned from South Dakota State to fill the opening at the FBS level.
Holy Cross fell 19-17 at Northern Illinois in a game that included a 97-yard kick-off return for a touchdown by the Crusaders with just over 4 minutes left to be played in the contest.
In games involving highly-ranked FCS programs (Coaches' Poll):
- UC Davis scored 24 unanswered points in a 13:47 stretch of the second half to rally from a 24-7 deficit to a 31-24 win at Utah Tech in St. George. The Aggies had their week zero game called a "no contest" in Montgomery, Alabama after lightning and thunderstorms hit the area midway through the 4th quarter and refused to leave. UC Davis was up 23-17 on Mercer when the game was called with no winner. The Aggies were No. 7 in the preseason coaches' poll.
- No. 11 Mercer was a shocking 15-10 loser at home to Presbyterian as the Blue Hose capped an 80-yard drive with a Zach Switzer 16-yard touchdown run with just 56 ticks left on the clock. The Bears beat Presbyterian 63-10 in their opener a year ago which was also played in Macon.
- No. 1 North Dakota State opened at The Citadel and put a 38-0 muzzle on the Bulldogs
- No. 2 Montana State was rolled 59-13 at Oregon. The Bobcats were 35-31 winners over FBS member New Mexico to open last season, but a game at Oregon is an obviously significant upgrade.
- No. 3 South Dakota State gave Dan Jackson a debut head coaching win with a 20-3 home victory over No. 14 Sacramento State in Brennan Marion's first game as head coach of the Hornets.
- A 31-21 win at home over Eastern Washington gave No. 4 UIW a bounce back victory from its 20-6 loss at Nicholls in week zero.
- No. 5 South Dakota was also debuting a new head coach after Bob Nielsen retired, but Travis Johansen's Coyotes were easlity handled by the homestanding Iowa State Cyclones, 55-7.
Elswhere, No.. 6 Illinois State was thumped 35-3 at Oklahoma while No. 9 Montana was idle, and 10th-ranked Rhode Island was a 31-20 winner at home over Campbell.
Worth noting:
South Dakota State travels to Montana State this week as the two FCS powerhouses collide in Bozeman on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET..
Portland State has been shutout 111-0 in two games as the Vikings fell 42-0 at home to Tarleton State in week zero, followed by Saturday's 69-0 loss at BYU in week 1.
Northwestern State (LA) ended a 20-game overall losing streak, and a 10-game home losing streak, with a 20-10 win over Alcorn State at home in Natchitoches.
JACKSON STATE - Won 11 straight overall. Won 9 straight conference games (tied with Montana State).
Last: Won 28-14 at home over Hampton on Saturday, August 30.
Next at Southern Miss on Saturday, September 6.
MONTANA STATE - Won 9 straight conference games (tied with Jackson State). Had won 6 straight road games before....
Last: 59-13 loss at Oregon on Saturday, August 30.
Next: Hosts South Dakota State on Saturday, September 6.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE - 30-game home winning streak.
Last: Won 20-3 at home over Sacramento State on Saturday, August 30.
Next: at Montana State on Saturday, September 6.
NORTHWESTERN STATE (LA) - Ended losing streaks of 20 over-all and 10 home games with a 20-10 win at home over Alcorn State on Thursday, August 28.
Last: Won 20-10 at home over Alcorn State on Thursday, August 28.
Next: at FBS member Minnesota on Saturday, September 6.
NORTHERN COLORADO - Ended losing streak of 10 straight home games with a 17-3 win over D2 member Chadron State on Saturday, August 30.
Last: Won 17-3 at home over D2 Chadron State on Saturday, August 30.
Next: at FBS member Colorado State on Saturday, September 6.
DELAWARE STATE - Lost 11 straight over-all (tied with Charleston Southern and NC A&T), Lost 8 straight home games.
Last: Lost 35-17 at FBS member Delaware on Thursday, August 28.
Next: Hosts Albany on Saturday, September 6.
NORTH CAROLINA A&T - Lost 16 straight conference games.
Last: Lost 24-21 at Tennessee State on Saturday, August 30.
Next: at FBS member UCF on Saturday, September 6.
MURRAY STATE - Lost 19 straight road games. Lost 15 straight conference games (second to NC A&T).
Last: Lost 45-17 at ETSU on Saturday, August 30.
Next: Hosts SE Louisiana on Saturday, September 6.
This year, 126 of the 136 FBS teams play one game against a FCS school. 47 of those matchups took place this week, and 1 last week, with FCS programs going 2-46. Since we began tracking this in 2003, FBS schools are now a cumulative 1,961-160 (.925) vs. FCS teams.
The winners were Tarleton State and Austin Peay as the Texans were 30-27 double-overtime victors at Army, and the Governors were 34-14 winners at Middle Tennessee. State.
In 2024, there were 121 matchups scheduled between FBS and FCS schools with 119 playing one such game, while Hawaii and UMass each played two. FBS schools were 115-6 vs. FCS last season.
2025 FCS wins vs. FBS:
August 29: Tarleton 30, Army West Point 27 (2 OT)
August 30: Austin Peay 34, MTSU 14