2013 DIVISION 1-AA (FCS) PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND

2013 Matchups, Bracket, and Team Information

BRETT CIANCIA
NOVEMBER 26th, 2013

Here are the "First Round" matchups for the 2013 Division 1-AA (FCS) Playoffs.  24 teams made the tournament up from 20 last year; the matchups are in order of appearance on the bracket, with home teams on the right side.  All First Round games will be played Saturday November 30th, and all will be broadcast live on ESPN3.com
Next Round, we will preview games and pick winners.

 

FURMAN   at   SOUTH CAROLINA STATE

Winner will play AT North Dakota State

Furman Paladins
Greenville, South Carolina
Southern Conference CO-CHAMPS
7-5

South Carolina State Bulldogs
Orangeburg, South Carolina
MEAC CO-CHAMPS
9-3

BETHUNE-COOKMAN   at   COASTAL CAROLINA

Winner plays AT Montana

Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
Daytona Beach, Florida
MEAC CO-CHAMPS
10-2

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Conway, South Carolina
Big South CO-CHAMPS
10-2

 

LAFAYETTE   at   NEW HAMPSHIRE

Winner plays AT Maine

Lafayette Leopards
Easton, Pennsylvania
Patriot League "Champions"
5-6

New Hampshire Wildcats
Durham, New Hampshire
Colonial Conference 2nd Place
7-4

SOUTHERN UTAH   at   SAM HOUSTON STATE

Winner plays AT Southeastern Louisiana

Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Cedar City, Utah
Big Sky 4th Place
8-4

Sam Houston State BearKats
Huntsville, Texas
Southland Conference 3rd Place
8-4
**2012 NCAA Runner-Up**

 

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE   at   NORTHERN ARIZONA

Winner Plays AT Eastern Washington

South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Brookings, South Dakota
Missouri Valley Conference 2nd Place
8-4

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Flagstaff, Arizona
Big Sky Conference 2nd Place
9-2

SAMFORD   at   JACKSONVILLE STATE

Winner plays AT McNeese State

Samford Bulldogs
Birmingham, Alabama
Southern Conference Co-Champs
8-4

Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Jacksonville, Alabama
Ohio Valley Conference 3rd Place
8-3

  

SACRED HEART   at   FORDHAM

Winner plays AT Towson

Sacred Heart Pioneers
Fairfield, Connecticut
Northeast Conference CO-CHAMPS
10-2

Fordham Rams
Bronx, NY
11-1

TENNESSEE STATE   at   BUTLER

Winner plays AT Eastern Illinois

Tennessee State Tigers
Nashville, Tennessee
Ohio Valley Conference 2nd Place
9-3

Butler Bulldogs
Indianapolis, Indiana
Pioneer Conference CO-CHAMPS
9-3

 

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