#25 Stony Brook at Temple 1 pm ET, (ESPN 3)
Stony Brook will travel to Financial field in Philadelphia for their first ever meeting between the Stony Brook Seawolves, and Temple Owls. Fresh of their win against North Dakota, the Seawolves will hope to capitalize on their momentum, and earn another FBS scalp in week 2. Last week Temple lost to an Army squad that rushed for 329 yards and four touchdowns in their eventual 28-14 win. Look for Stony Brook RB Stacy Bedell to try and duplicate the success of Armies running game.
#22 Albany at Rhode Island 1 pm ET, (A10 Network)
Both the Albany Great Danes and the Rhode Island Rams began their seasons last week with FBS matchups. Their results were very different. The Great Danes notched their first FBS win in program history beating the Buffalo Bulls 22-16, while the Rams fell to the Kansas Jayhawks 55-6. Albany will be looking to start their season out 0-2, while Rhode Island will be looking to move toward a 1-1 season in week 2.
Central Connecticut state at #10 James Madison 4 pm ET, (MadiZone)
The James Madison Dukes will be entering this game with all of the momentum on their side. After posting a lopsided 80-7 win against Morehead State, the Blue Devils of Central Connecticut State will have their hands full containing the High Powered Dukes offense. The Blue Devils will need to figure out how to contain the run, and not allow the Dukes to repeat their 498-yard rushing performance of week 1.
Delaware at Lafayette 6 pm ET, (Patriot League Network)
In week 1 the Delaware Blue Hens put a drubbing on their in-state rivals Delaware State University. They will hope to carry that momentum into week 2 when they take on the Leopards of Lafayette. The Blue Hens will hope to capitalize on RB Wes Hills 212-yard game against Delaware state, carrying the momentum into week 2. Lafayette will have their hands full containing the ground game from Delaware.
St Francis (PA) at #24 Towson 6 pm ET, (TowsonSportsNetwork)
The Towson Tigers will hope to bounce back after a week 1 loss to FBS squad Southern Florida. Standing in their way is the St Francis (PA) Red Flash. The red Flash played out of conference Montana in week one, and gave the Griz all they could handle before eventually losing 31-41. Towson will have their hands full with the Red Flash, but will hope to put that first week loss behind them.
Lehigh at #20 Villanova 6 pm ET, (NovaNation)
Both the Mountain Hawks of Lehigh and the Wildcats of Villanova are coming off of week 1 losses. Lehigh fell to FCS Monmouth, while Villanova fell to FBS Pitt. Villanova will look to make some adjustments to a defense that gave up 175 passing yards against Pitt in order to bring their season to 1-1. Lehigh will be looking to show the FCS world that their season opening loss against Monmouth was a fluke, and that the 215 yards they gave up on the ground won’t be repeated in week 2.
#12 William and Mary at Hampton 6 pm ET, (Piratetv)
After dropping their season opener, coach Jimmye Laycock and his William and Mary squad are hoping to pull out a road win when they travel to Hampton to take on the Pirates. After being held to only 168 total yards of offense against The Wolfpack of NC State, look for The William and Mary Tribe to turn it up against the Pirates with their high powered offense.
#2 Richmond and Norfolk State 6 pm ET, (CSN)
The Spartans of Norfolk State will have arguably one of the toughest games in the FCS when they travel to Richmond to take on the Spiders. The Spiders are coming off of a convincing 37-20 win against FBS Power 5 University of Virginia. If the Spartans are going to have a chance in this, they will need to contain QB Kyle Lauletta who went 24/35 passing, and had a total of 337 yards of offense.
Maine at Toledo 7PM ET, (ESPN 3)
The Maine Back Bears will have a chance at redemption when they travel too Toledo to take on the Rockets in what will be a back to back FBS series. The Black Bears dropped a close one to FBS UConn, losing by just a field goal.
Holy Cross at New Hampshire, (NESN/ ASN)
After Being Shut out by FBS San Diego State, New Hampshire will hope to come back to their brand new Wildcat stadium and erase their 1-0 deficit. UNH will look to Sophomore Trevor Knight to deliver in his second career collegiate start. Standing in their way will be an impressive Holy Cross team who is coming off of an impressive 51-24 win against Morgan State.
