2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season

2010 NCAA Division I FCS season
Duration	September – November
Playoff
Duration	November 27, 2010 – January 7, 2011
Championship site	Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX
Champion	Eastern Washington
Payton Award	Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin
Buchanan Award	J. C. Sherritt, Eastern Washington
Division I FCS football season
«2009 2011»

The 2010 NCAA Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) football season, part of the college football season, began in September 2010 and concluded with the national championship game on January 7, 2011 won by Eastern Washington. The Eagles defeated Delaware 20–19 to claim their first Division I national title in any team sport.

For the first time since 1997, the final game was played at a new location—Pizza Hut Park in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas.^[1] Every title game since 1997 had been held at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee, but the NCAA opened the hosting rights for the 2010–2012 championship games for bids during the 2009 season, as the hosting contract between the NCAA and the Chattanooga organizers was set to expire. In addition to Frisco and Chattanooga, three other cities submitted bids:^[2]

The field of bidders was eventually cut to Chattanooga and Frisco, with Frisco being announced as the winner on February 26, 2010.^[1]

The January finish to the season was the result of an expanded playoff schedule. The championship tournament expanded from 16 teams to 20, with the Big South and Northeast Conference earning automatic bids for the first time. Eight teams played first-round games, with the remaining participants receiving byes into the second round. The playoffs began at their normal time on Thanksgiving weekend, specifically on November 27. According to early reports, the championship game would be played sometime between December 29, 2010 and January 7, 2011,^[3] and January 7 was ultimately chosen.

Conference and program changes

New FCS programs

Two FCS programs began play in the 2010 season, and a third officially launched its program but chose not to compete until 2011:

Georgia State University fielded the first football team in its history. The Panthers play all home games at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, with the upper decks being covered so that the fans are restricted to the lower tier of the 71,000+ capacity stadium. Coached by Bill Curry, a former FBS head coach, they participate in the Colonial Athletic Association, although they will not play a full conference schedule until 2012.
Lamar University revived its program after a 21-season absence. The Cardinals play their home games in Provost Umphrey Stadium, the same venue that hosted the Cardinals before their demise after the 1989 season but was extensively renovated for their FCS return. The Southland Conference members, coached by former NFL player Ray Woodard, did not play a full conference schedule until 2011.
UTSA officially began its football program during this season, however all of its players were redshirted so that the season could be used for practice only.

Conference changes

School	2009 Conference	2010 Conference
Hofstra	CAA	Dropped Program
Northeastern	CAA	Dropped Program
Savannah State	FCS Independent	MEAC

FCS team wins over FBS teams

September 4 – Jacksonville State 49, Ole Miss 48 ^2OT
September 4 – North Dakota State 6, Kansas 3
September 11 – James Madison 21, #13 Virginia Tech 16
- This was only the second win by an FCS school over a ranked FBS team, after Appalachian State's historic win over Michigan in 2007.^[4]
September 11 – South Dakota 41, Minnesota 38
September 11 – Gardner-Webb 38, Akron 37 ^OT
September 11 – Liberty 27, Ball State 23
October 2 – UC Davis 14, San Jose State 13

Conference standings

2010 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 Eastern Washington +^		7	–	1		13	–	2
#11 Montana State +^		7	–	1		9	–	3
#20 Montana		5	–	3		7	–	4
Weber State		5	–	3		6	–	5
Sacramento State		5	–	3		6	–	5
Northern Arizona		4	–	4		6	–	5
Northern Colorado		2	–	6		3	–	8
Portland State		1	–	7		2	–	9
Idaho State		0	–	8		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2010 Big South football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#21 Liberty +		5	–	1		8	–	3
Stony Brook +		5	–	1		6	–	5
Coastal Carolina +^		5	–	1		6	–	6
Gardner–Webb		2	–	4		4	–	7
VMI		2	–	4		3	–	8
Charleston Southern		1	–	5		3	–	8
Presbyterian		1	–	5		2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2010 CAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#2 Delaware +^		6	–	2		12	–	3
#10 William & Mary +^		6	–	2		8	–	4
#3 Villanova ^		5	–	3		9	–	5
#7 New Hampshire ^		5	–	3		8	–	5
UMass		4	–	4		6	–	5
Richmond		4	–	4		6	–	5
Rhode Island		4	–	4		5	–	6
James Madison		3	–	5		6	–	5
Maine		3	–	5		4	–	7
Towson		0	–	8		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2010 Great West football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Southern Utah $		4	–	0		6	–	5
UC Davis		3	–	1		6	–	5
#24 Cal Poly SLO		2	–	2		7	–	4
South Dakota		1	–	3		4	–	7
North Dakota		0	–	4		3	–	8

$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2010 Ivy League football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#18 Penn $		7	–	0		9	–	1
Harvard		5	–	2		7	–	3
Yale		5	–	2		7	–	3
Brown		5	–	2		6	–	4
Dartmouth		3	–	4		6	–	4
Columbia		2	–	5		4	–	6
Cornell		1	–	6		2	–	8
Princeton		0	–	7		1	–	9

$ – Conference champion The Ivy League does not participate in the FCS Playoffs Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2010 MEAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#15 Bethune-Cookman +^		7	–	1		10	–	2
#16 South Carolina State +^		7	–	1		9	–	3
Florida A&M +		7	–	1		8	–	3
Hampton		5	–	3		6	–	5
Norfolk State		4	–	4		6	–	5
Morgan State		3	–	5		4	–	7
Delaware State		2	–	6		3	–	8
North Carolina A&T		1	–	7		1	–	10
North Carolina Central*		0	–	0		3	–	8
Savannah State*		0	–	0		1	–	10
Howard		0	–	8		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant *Not eligible for conference championship Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2010 MVFC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#19 Northern Iowa $^		6	–	2		7	–	5
#17 Western Illinois ^		5	–	3		8	–	5
#9 North Dakota State ^		4	–	4		9	–	5
Indiana State		4	–	4		6	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4		6	–	5
South Dakota State		4	–	4		5	–	6
Missouri State		4	–	4		5	–	6
Southern Illinois		4	–	4		5	–	6
Youngstown State		1	–	7		3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2010 NEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Robert Morris +^		7	–	1		8	–	3
Central Connecticut State +		7	–	1		8	–	3
Duquesne		5	–	3		7	–	4
Bryant		4	–	4		7	–	4
Albany		4	–	4		6	–	5
Wagner		3	–	5		5	–	6
Monmouth		3	–	5		3	–	8
Sacred Heart		2	–	6		4	–	7
Saint Francis (PA)		1	–	7		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2010 OVC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#13 Southeast Missouri State $^		7	–	1		9	–	3
#12 Jacksonville State ^		6	–	2		9	–	3
Eastern Kentucky		5	–	2		6	–	5
Murray State		5	–	3		6	–	5
Tennessee–Martin		5	–	3		6	–	5
Tennessee Tech		4	–	4		5	–	6
Eastern Illinois		2	–	6		2	–	9
Austin Peay		1	–	7		2	–	9
Tennessee State		0	–	7		3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2010 Patriot League football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#14 Lehigh $^		5	–	0		10	–	3
Colgate		3	–	2		7	–	4
Holy Cross		3	–	2		6	–	5
Georgetown		2	–	3		4	–	7
Lafayette		1	–	4		2	–	9
Bucknell		1	–	4		1	–	10
Fordham		0	–	0		5	–	6

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2010 Pioneer Football League standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#22 Jacksonville +		8	–	0		10	–	1
#25 Dayton +		8	–	0		10	–	1
Drake		6	–	2		7	–	4
San Diego		5	–	3		5	–	6
Morehead State		4	–	4		5	–	6
Davidson		3	–	5		3	–	8
Butler		2	–	6		4	–	7
Marist		2	–	6		3	–	8
Campbell		2	–	6		3	–	8
Valparaiso		0	–	8		0	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2010 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 Appalachian State +^		7	–	1		10	–	3
#6 Wofford +^		7	–	1		10	–	3
#5 Georgia Southern ^		5	–	3		10	–	5
Chattanooga		5	–	3		6	–	5
Elon		5	–	3		6	–	5
Furman		3	–	5		5	–	6
Samford		2	–	6		4	–	7
The Citadel		1	–	7		3	–	8
Western Carolina		1	–	7		2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2010 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#8 Stephen F. Austin $^		6	–	1		9	–	3
McNeese State		5	–	2		6	–	5
Central Arkansas		4	–	3		7	–	4
Sam Houston State		4	–	3		6	–	5
Northwestern State		4	–	3		5	–	6
Nicholls State		3	–	4		4	–	7
Texas State		1	–	6		4	–	7
Southeastern Louisiana		1	–	6		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2010 SWAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East
Alabama State xy		6	–	3		7	–	4
Jackson State x		6	–	3		8	–	3
Alcorn State		4	–	5		5	–	6
Alabama A&M		2	–	7		3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		0	–	9		0	–	10
West
Texas Southern xy$		8	–	1		8	–	3
#23 Grambling State x		8	–	1		9	–	2
Prairie View A&M		6	–	3		7	–	4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		4	–	5		5	–	6
Southern		1	–	8		2	–	9
Championship: Texas Southern 11, Alabama State 6 December 11, 2010
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2010 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Old Dominion			–			8	–	3
Georgia State			–			6	–	5
Lamar			–			5	–	6

Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Playoff qualifiers

Automatic berths for conference champions

Big Sky Conference – Montana State
Big South Conference – Coastal Carolina
Colonial Athletic Association – William & Mary
Missouri Valley Football Conference – Northern Iowa
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Bethune-Cookman
Northeast Conference – Robert Morris
Ohio Valley Conference – Southeast Missouri State
Patriot League – Lehigh
Southern Conference – Appalachian State
Southland Conference – Stephen F. Austin

At large qualifiers

Big Sky Conference – Eastern Washington
Colonial Athletic Association – Delaware
Colonial Athletic Association – New Hampshire
Colonial Athletic Association – Villanova
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – South Carolina State
Missouri Valley Football Conference – North Dakota State
Missouri Valley Football Conference – Western Illinois
Ohio Valley Conference – Jacksonville State
Southern Conference – Georgia Southern
Southern Conference – Wofford

No teams from the conferences that do not have automatic bids—currently the Great West Conference and Pioneer Football League—received bids. In order for a team from a conference without an automatic bid to be eligible for the playoffs, it must have a minimum of seven Division I wins, with at least two against teams in automatic bid conferences. The team in question also must be ranked an average of 16 or better in the national rankings.

Abstains

Ivy League – Pennsylvania
Southwestern Athletic Conference – Texas Southern

(Overall Record, Conference Record)

Postseason

NCAA FCS Playoff bracket

First Round November 27 Campus Sites			Second Round December 4 Campus Sites			Quarterfinals December 10 and 11 Campus Sites			Semifinals December 17 and 18 Campus Sites			National Championship Game January 7 Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas

				Western Illinois	14
	Western Illinois	17	1	Appalachian State*	42
	Coastal Carolina*	10				1	Appalachian State*	24
							Villanova	42
				Villanova	54
				Stephen F. Austin*	24
										Villanova	31
									5	Eastern Washington*	41
				North Dakota State	42
	Robert Morris	17	4	Montana State*	17
	North Dakota State*	43					North Dakota State	31
						5	Eastern Washington*	38
				SE Missouri State	17
			5	Eastern Washington*	37
												5	Eastern Washington	20
												3	Delaware	19
				Georgia Southern	31
	South Carolina State	16	2	William & Mary*	15
	Georgia Southern*	41					Georgia Southern	23
							Wofford*	20
				Wofford	17
				Jacksonville State*	14
										Georgia Southern	10
									3	Delaware*	27
				Lehigh	20
	Lehigh	14	3	Delaware*	42
	Northern Iowa*	7				3	Delaware*	16
							New Hampshire	3
				New Hampshire	45
				Bethune–Cookman*	20

* Host institution

SWAC Championship Game

Main article: SWAC Championship Game

Date	Location	Venue	West Div. Champion	East Div. Champion	Result
December 11^[5]	Birmingham, Alabama	Legion Field	Texas Southern	Alabama State	TSU 11 - ASU 6

Global Kilimanjaro Bowl

Main article: 2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl

On September 1, 2010, Drake University announced it would participate in the Global Kilimanjaro Bowl, the first American football game played on the continent of Africa. The game will feature the Drake Bulldogs versus Mexican All-Star team CONADEIP. Due to the seasonal difference in Africa, the Global Kilimanjaro Bowl was played on May 21, 2011.^[6]

Date	Location	Venue	Mexican Team	USA Team	Result
May 21, 2011	Moshi, Tanzania	Moshi Memorial Stadium	CONADEIP Stars	Drake Bulldogs	Drake 17 - CONADEIP 7

Final poll standings

Standings are from The Sports Network final poll.

Rank	Team	Record
1	Eastern Washington Eagles	13–2
2	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens	12–3
3	Villanova Wildcats	9–5
4	Appalachian State Mountaineers	10–3
5	Georgia Southern Eagles	10–5
6	Wofford Terriers	10–3
7	New Hampshire Wildcats	8–5
8	Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	9–3
9	North Dakota State Bison	9–5
10	William & Mary Tribe	8–4
11	Montana State Bobcats	9–3
12	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	9–3
13	Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	9–3
14	Lehigh Mountain Hawks	10–3
15	Bethune–Cookman Wildcats	10–2
16	South Carolina State Bulldogs	9–3
17	Western Illinois Leathernecks	8–5
18	Penn Quakers	9–1
19	Northern Iowa Panthers	7–5
20	Montana Grizzlies	7–4
21	Liberty Flames	8–3
22	Jacksonville Dolphins	10–1
23	Grambling State Tigers	9–2
24	Cal Poly Mustangs	7–4
25	Dayton Flyers	10–1

Standings are from the FCS Coaches final poll.

Rank	Team	Record
1	Eastern Washington Eagles	13–2
2	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens	12–3
3	Villanova Wildcats	9–5
4	Appalachian State Mountaineers	10–3
5	Wofford Terriers	10–3
6	Georgia Southern Eagles	10–5
7	New Hampshire Wildcats	8–5
8	William & Mary Tribe	8–4
9	North Dakota State Bison	9–5
10	Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	9–3
11	Montana State Bobcats	9–3
12	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	9–3
13	Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	9–3
14	Lehigh Mountain Hawks	10–3
15	Bethune–Cookman Wildcats	10–2
16	Penn Quakers	9–1
17	South Carolina State Bulldogs	9–3
18	Northern Iowa Panthers	7–5
19	Liberty Flames	8–3
20	Western Illinois Leathernecks	8–5
21	Montana Grizzlies	7–4
22	Jacksonville Dolphins	10–1
23	Cal Poly Mustangs	7–4
24	Grambling State Tigers	9–2
25	Dayton Flyers	10–1

References

1 2 Caplan, Jeff (February 26, 2010). "20 teams to compete for FCS crown". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 28, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
↑ Coulson, David (October 19, 2009). "Around FCS: Serious competition for FCS title game". The Sports Network. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
↑ "Frisco, Texas Submits Bid To Host NCAA Division I Football Championship Game" (Press release). Southland Conference. October 14, 2009. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
↑ "Va. Tech suffers 2nd loss in 6 days as James Madison pulls off upset". ESPN. Associated Press. September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
↑ "2009 Legion Field Schedule" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on August 1, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
↑ Drake University (September 1, 2010). "Drake To Play First American Football Game In Africa". GoDrakeBulldogs.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.

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