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17 amazing facts about the 2019 college football schedule
Posted on 8/20/19 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 8/20/19 at 12:58 pm
By the time Florida and Miami Fla. kickoff the 2019 season this Saturday night in Orlando, it will have been 219 days since we’ve seen live college football.
To go along with the two games slated for Week Zero, what follows is a generous serving of fascinating elements unique to this season’s slate.
1. BYU is the only FBS program to start the season with FOUR Power opponents
BYU kicks off its campaign with consecutive games vs. Utah, at Tennessee, vs. USC, and vs. Washington
Four other programs come close by opening 2019 with three straight Power opponents:
Vanderbilt (Georgia, at Purdue, and LSU)
2. Four FBS games are rematches of national championship games
LSU at Alabama (Saturday, Oct. 26) – rematch of the 2011/12 BCS National Championship
Auburn vs. Oregon (Saturday, Aug. 31 at Arlington, Texas)
Florida at Florida State (Saturday, Nov. 30)
Georgia Southern at Arkansas State (Saturday, Nov. 23)
3. MIAMI FLA. and MISSOURI will both spend six straight weeks of the season at home
4. INDIANA has the TWO biggest losing streaks to snap in 2019
5. NORTH CAROLINA and APPALACHIAN STATE will play exactly 79 years after their last meeting
6. FIVE Teams are playing TWO FCS opponents
as is the case with Florida both this season (UT Martin and Towson) and last
7. NORTH CAROLINA and WAKE FOREST are slated to meet in non-conference play
8. TEXAS and BAYLOR won’t play outside of the Lone Star State until October
9. The three FBS teams from Colorado will all play each other for the first time since 1958
10. The Florida Cup is back after a six-year absence
11. USC and UMASS get one fewer week off than the rest of the field
12. PURDUE will have an opportunity to score its first ever points on VANDERBILT
13. LIBERTY and NEW MEXICO STATE play each other TWICE…for the second season in a row
14. TEXAS A&M and SOUTH CAROLINA will both play the Top Three teams in the nation
15. NOTRE DAME is 0-3 vs. its first three opponents
16. All three of STANFORD’S non-conference opponents are ranked in the Coaches Preseason Top 25
17. SAN JOSE STATE and HAWAII will play for the newest FBS rivalry trophy
17 amazing facts about the 2019 college football schedule
To go along with the two games slated for Week Zero, what follows is a generous serving of fascinating elements unique to this season’s slate.
1. BYU is the only FBS program to start the season with FOUR Power opponents
BYU kicks off its campaign with consecutive games vs. Utah, at Tennessee, vs. USC, and vs. Washington
Four other programs come close by opening 2019 with three straight Power opponents:
Vanderbilt (Georgia, at Purdue, and LSU)
2. Four FBS games are rematches of national championship games
LSU at Alabama (Saturday, Oct. 26) – rematch of the 2011/12 BCS National Championship
Auburn vs. Oregon (Saturday, Aug. 31 at Arlington, Texas)
Florida at Florida State (Saturday, Nov. 30)
Georgia Southern at Arkansas State (Saturday, Nov. 23)
3. MIAMI FLA. and MISSOURI will both spend six straight weeks of the season at home
4. INDIANA has the TWO biggest losing streaks to snap in 2019
5. NORTH CAROLINA and APPALACHIAN STATE will play exactly 79 years after their last meeting
6. FIVE Teams are playing TWO FCS opponents
as is the case with Florida both this season (UT Martin and Towson) and last
7. NORTH CAROLINA and WAKE FOREST are slated to meet in non-conference play
8. TEXAS and BAYLOR won’t play outside of the Lone Star State until October
9. The three FBS teams from Colorado will all play each other for the first time since 1958
10. The Florida Cup is back after a six-year absence
11. USC and UMASS get one fewer week off than the rest of the field
12. PURDUE will have an opportunity to score its first ever points on VANDERBILT
13. LIBERTY and NEW MEXICO STATE play each other TWICE…for the second season in a row
14. TEXAS A&M and SOUTH CAROLINA will both play the Top Three teams in the nation
15. NOTRE DAME is 0-3 vs. its first three opponents
16. All three of STANFORD’S non-conference opponents are ranked in the Coaches Preseason Top 25
17. SAN JOSE STATE and HAWAII will play for the newest FBS rivalry trophy
17 amazing facts about the 2019 college football schedule
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Posted on 8/20/19 at 1:05 pm to Tiger Ree
#18 LSU beats Bama
Posted on 8/20/19 at 1:17 pm to Tiger Ree
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7. NORTH CAROLINA and WAKE FOREST are slated to meet in non-conference play
that is amazing
Posted on 8/20/19 at 1:24 pm to Tiger Ree
quote:bc those games matter so much. These facts are dumb .
15. NOTRE DAME is 0-3 vs. its first three opponents
Posted on 8/20/19 at 1:26 pm to Tiger Ree
wrong board?
Posted on 8/20/19 at 1:32 pm to Tiger Ree
Not amazing or interesting
Posted on 8/20/19 at 1:33 pm to Tiger Ree
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INDIANA has the 2 bigget losing streaks to snap in 2019.
The next longest streak on the chopping block this season is San Diego State’s 19-game losing skid vs. UCLA. The Aztecs are 21-0-1 vs. the Bruins, the tie coming 95-years ago in 1924. The two will meet on Sept. 7 in Los Angeles.
Um....
Anyway, the losing streak will continue until attitude improves.
Posted on 8/20/19 at 1:43 pm to Topwater Trout
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that is amazing
How is that even possible?
Posted on 8/20/19 at 1:44 pm to Topwater Trout
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7. NORTH CAROLINA and WAKE FOREST are slated to meet in non-conference play
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that is amazing
I think that has happened in the SEC within the last few years.
I found #13 to be more interesting.
13. LIBERTY and NEW MEXICO STATE play each other TWICE…for the second season in a row
In a repeat of last year’s most amazing schedule factoid, Liberty and New Mexico State are – once again – slated to play twice. First up is a Oct. 5 meeting in Las Cruces, N.M. followed by a rematch in the regular-season finale, on Nov. 30, in Lynchburg, Va. Given that the two also met on Oct. 6 and Nov. 24 last season (with the home team winning on each occasion), it means that the two schools will have played four regular-season games in just 421 days.
According to Eric Single of SI.com, it’s the “first time two Division I football teams have played twice in the regular season since 1998, when UMass met UConn on Oct. 24 and Nov. 21.” Read all of Single’s excellent piece to learn how “desperation” played a part in Liberty and New Mexico State’s historic four-game series becoming a reality.
Posted on 8/20/19 at 1:47 pm to Tiger Ree
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2. Four FBS games are rematches of national championship games
LSU at Alabama (Saturday, Oct. 26) – rematch of the 2011/12 BCS National Championship
Auburn vs. Oregon (Saturday, Aug. 31 at Arlington, Texas)
Florida at Florida State (Saturday, Nov. 30)
Georgia Southern at Arkansas State (Saturday, Nov. 23)
Well I'll be damned.
Posted on 8/20/19 at 1:47 pm to Tiger Ree
What I got out of it is that preseason #8 Florida - #6 LSU in Tiger Stadium is potentially going to be a top 5 game on October 12. It will be the premier game of that weekend if both go into it undefeated as projected.
#6 LSU
#8 Florida
Luckily we'll have a bye week prior and a game against USU the previous weekend to warm up while UF gets Auburn the week before having to travel to us too. Cant wait for it, got our tix to that game this past weekend! Only thing that can put the icing on the cake is if CBS selects A&M - Alabama as the 2:30 SEC game of the week and we get a top 5 matchup on Saturday night in Death Valley in October.
#6 LSU
#8 Florida
Luckily we'll have a bye week prior and a game against USU the previous weekend to warm up while UF gets Auburn the week before having to travel to us too. Cant wait for it, got our tix to that game this past weekend! Only thing that can put the icing on the cake is if CBS selects A&M - Alabama as the 2:30 SEC game of the week and we get a top 5 matchup on Saturday night in Death Valley in October.
Posted on 8/20/19 at 1:51 pm to Tiger Ree
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5. NORTH CAROLINA and APPALACHIAN STATE will play exactly 79 years after their last meeting
Let's go Mountaineers!
Posted on 8/20/19 at 1:52 pm to Tiger Ree
Hey, Ree. I don't post often, but I actually enjoy a lot of the content you grab and bring to the site from outside. Makes it easier to one-stop shop for a lot of LSU info, so thank you.
That said, would you consider putting the link at the top of the post instead of the bottom? Sometimes it comes off as some original content, then I read down the list and see a link for the source. And at that point I don't need to click the link, as I just read all of it in your post. Kind of robs those sites of vital traffic that they depend on. Just my two cents. Have a good one.
That said, would you consider putting the link at the top of the post instead of the bottom? Sometimes it comes off as some original content, then I read down the list and see a link for the source. And at that point I don't need to click the link, as I just read all of it in your post. Kind of robs those sites of vital traffic that they depend on. Just my two cents. Have a good one.
Posted on 8/20/19 at 1:59 pm to Tiger Ree
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exactly 79 years after their last meeting
10 years too late
Posted on 8/20/19 at 2:00 pm to Ya Mar Chase
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wrong board?
quote:
Ya Mar Chase
Alter?
Posted on 8/20/19 at 2:06 pm to Tiger Ree
The most amazing stat is we survived 219 days without an actual college football game.
Posted on 8/20/19 at 2:17 pm to Tiger Ree
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14. TEXAS A&M and SOUTH CAROLINA will both play the Top Three teams in the nation
Ouch
Posted on 8/20/19 at 2:33 pm to LSUfanNkaty
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How is that even possible?
I know it's done in baseball all the time but I have never seen it in D-1 football
Posted on 8/20/19 at 2:53 pm to Tiger Ree
LSU & Gumps are Nov 9th.... LSU & Aubums are Oct 26th
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