Available teams to replace Western Carolina

[NDSUKurt]

I have been working on the schedule spreadsheet on Anygivensaturday.com

As of now, here are the schools that do not have a game scheduled for the opening week of 2016:
**Note - some of these schools have probably scheduled a game for opening week but have yet to announce.

Big Sky
Cal Poly
Idaho State
Montana (hosts Saint Francis)
Northern Colorado
Portland State
Sacramento State
Weber State

Big South
Charleston Southern
Coastal Carolina
Gardner-Webb
Monmouth

Colonial
Albany
Elon
James Madison (hosts Morehead State)
New Hampshire (at San Diego State)
Rhode Island
Villanova (at Pittsburgh)
William & Mary

MEAC
Bethune-Cookman
Florida A&M
Hampton (at Old Dominion)
Morgan State
Norfolk State (hosts Elizabeth City State)
North Carolina A&T
North Carolina Central
South Carolina State

Northeast Conference
Bryant
Central Connecticut State
Duquesne
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
Saint Francis (at Montana)
Wagner

Ohio Valley
Jacksonville State
Tennessee-Martin
Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech

Patriot League
Bucknell
Colgate
Georgetown
Holy Cross
Lafayette
Lehigh

Pioneer League
Butler
Campbell
Davidson
Dayton
Drake
Jacksonville
Marist
Morehead State (at James Madison)
San Diego
Stetson
Valpo (at Illinois State)

Southern Conference
Chattanooga (hosts Shorter College)
East Tennessee State (at Kennesaw State)
Samford
The Citadel
Wofford

Southland Conference
Central Arkansas (11 games scheduled, 9/3 is Bye Week)
Houston Baptist
Incarnate Word
Lamar
McNeese State
Nicholls State

SWAC
Alabama A&M
Alabama State (at Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners)
Alcorn State
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Grambling State
Jackson State
Mississippi Valley State
Prairie View A&M
Southern
Texas Southern

[Herd12]

I wouldn't mind a game with McNeese. I doubt Montana would do it. Lehigh would be an interesting one. Otherwise New Hampshire and Villanova out of the CAA would be good options. Everyone else on this list is probably a sacrificial lamb.

[KC Bison]

Why do I have a feeling that Coastal Carolina would like a home/home with us.

[Tatanka]

Jacksonville State would be an interesting matchup.

[devin45k]

Get Bucknell.....Bison vs Bison

[Herd12]

Oh I skipped right over Coastal. Yeah That would be a nice series. I also wouldn't mind a late September trip to Conway, SC.

[BisonNation11]

I would prefer any team with the name Cupcake. Defense could use some easier games to get acclimated together before the conference games start. We lose a week of fall camp by playing a week earlier than normal. Would be nice to play some games that don't stress them out too much early in the season. Good learning games.

[runtheoption]

The Citadel, so citdog would post here more.

[Herd12]

I would prefer any team with the name Cupcake. Defense could use some easier games to get acclimated together before the conference games start. We lose a week of fall camp by playing a week earlier than normal. Would be nice to play some games that don't stress them out too much early in the season. Good learning games.

2016 defense isn't going to have very many new pieces that aren't CBs. In fact, it's likely that the whole front 7 and both safeties will be returnees in 2016.

[MNLonghorn10]

Some exciting action on that list.