2009 College Football Out of Conference Schedules

Less than 3 months away from the start of the NCAA College Football season! Can you find your favorite team's schedule? How does it rank to other schools? Does your school go out and schedule the big boys or shy away and find them cupcakes? Will your team only need two conference wins to make a bowl game? Let's find out (rankings from ESPN.com bloggers...)

Atlantic Coast Conference

1. Virginia Tech - Alabama (@ Atlanta), Marshall, Nebraska, @ East Carolina
2. Florida State - Jacksonville State (FCS), @ Brigham Young, South Florida, @ Florida
3. Miami - Oklahoma, Florida A&M (FCS), @ Central Florida, @ South Florida
4. Georgia Tech - Jacksonville State (FCS), @ Mississippi State, @ Vanderbilt, Georgia
5. Maryland - @ California, James Madison (FCS), Middle Tennessee, Rutgers
6. Clemson - Middle Tennessee, Texas Christian, Coastal Carolina (FCS), @ South Carolina
7. Virginia - William & Mary (FCS), Texas Christian, @ Southern Mississippi, Indiana
8. North Carolina State - South Carolina, Murray State (FCS), Gardner-Webb (FCS), Pittsburgh
9. Boston College - Northeastern (FCS), Kent State, @ Notre Dame, Central Michigan
10. Duke - Richmond (FCS), @ Army, @ Kansas, North Carolina Central (FCS)
11. Wake Forest - Baylor, Stanford, Elon (FCS), @ Navy
12. North Carolina - The Citadel (FCS), @ Connecticut, East Carolina, Georgia Southern (FCS)

Percentage of FCS Teams - 14/48 (29.2%)
15 road games (8 against BCS teams, 1 @ Notre Dame)

Big 12 Conference

1. Oklahoma - Brigham Young (@ Arlington, TX), Idaho State (FCS), Tulsa, @ Miami (Florida)
2. Colorado - Colorado State, @ Toledo, Wyoming, @ West Virginia
3. Missouri - Illinois (@ St. Louis), Bowling Green, Furman (FCS), @ Nevada
   
4. Nebraska - Florida Atlantic, Arkansas State, @ Virginia Tech, Louisiana
5. Oklahoma State - Georiga, Houston, Rice, Grambling State (FCS)
6. Baylor - @ Wake Forest, Connecticut, Northwestern State (FCS), Kent State
7. Kansas - Northern Colorado (FCS), @ Texas-El Paso, Duke, Southern Mississippi
8. Texas A&M - New Mexico, Utah State, Alabama-Birmingham, Arkansas (@ Arlington, TX)
   
9. Texas Tech - North Dakota (FCS), Rice, @ Houston, New Mexico
   
10. Texas - Louisiana-Monroe, @ Wyoming, Texas-El Paso, Central Florida
11. Iowa State - North Dakota State (FCS), Iowa, @ Kent State, Army
12. Kansas State - Massachusetts (FCS), @ Louisiana, @ UCLA, Tennessee Tech (FCS)
    

Percentage of FCS Teams - 9/48 (18.8%)
12 road games (5 against BCS teams)

Big East Conference

1. Syracuse - Minnesota, @ Penn State, Northwestern, Maine (FCS), Akron
2. Connecticut - @ Ohio, North Carolina, @ Baylor, Rhode Island (FCS), @ Notre Dame
3. Pittsburgh - Youngstown State (FCS), @ Buffalo, Navy, North Carolina State, Notre Dame
4. West Virginia - Liberty (FCS), East Carolina, @ Auburn, Colorado, Marshall
   
5. Cincinnati - Southeast Missouri State (FCS), @ Oregon State, Fresno State, @ Miami (Ohio), Illinois
6. South Florida - Wofford (FCS), @ Western Kentucky, Charleston Southern (FCS), @ Florida State, Miami (Florida)
7. Louisville - Indiana State (FCS), @ Kentucky, @ Utah, Southern Mississippi, Arkansas State
8. Rutgers - Howard (FCS), Florida International, @ Maryland, Texas Southern (FCS), @ Army

Percentage of FCS Teams - 10/40 (25.0%)
14 road games (7 against BCS teams, 1 @ Notre Dame)

Big Ten Conference

1. Illinois - Missouri (@ St. Louis), Illinois State (FCS), Fresno State, @ Cincinnati
2. Purdue - Toledo, @ Oregon, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame
3. Minnesota - @ Syracuse, Air Force, California, South Dakota State (FCS)
4. Ohio State - Navy, USC, Toledo (@ Cleveland), New Mexico State
5. Iowa - Northern Iowa (FCS), @ Iowa State, Arizona, Arkansas State
6. Michigan State - Montana State (FCS), Central Michigan, @ Notre Dame, Western Michigan
7. Indiana - Eastern Kentucky (FCS), Western Michigan, @ Akron, @ Virginia
8. Michigan - Western Michigan, Notre Dame, Eastern Michigan, Delaware State (FCS)
9. Wisconsin - Northern Illinois, Fresno State, Wofford (FCS), @ Hawaii
10. Northwestern - Towson (FCS), Eastern Michigan, @ Syracuse, Miami (Ohio)
11. Penn State - Akron, Syracuse, Temple, Eastern Illinois (FCS)

Percentage of FCS Teams - 9/44 (20.5%)
9 road games (6 against BCS teams, 1 @ Notre Dame)

Pacific-10 Conference

1. Oregon - @ Boise State, Purdue, Utah
2. USC - San Jose State, @ Ohio State, @ Notre Dame
3. Washington - Louisiana State, Idaho, @ Notre Dame
4. UCLA - San Diego State, @ Tennessee, Kansas State
5. Stanford - @ Wake Forest, San Jose State, Notre Dame
6. California - Maryland, Eastern Washington (FCS), @ Minnesota
7. Arizona - Central Michigan, Northern Arizona (FCS), @ Iowa
   
8. Arizona State - Idaho State (FCS), Louisiana-Monroe, @ Georgia
9. Oregon State - Portland State (FCS), @ Nevada-Las Vegas, Cincinnati
10. Washington State - Hawaii (@ Seattle), Southern Methodist, Notre Dame (@ San Antonio)
    

Percentage of FCS Teams - 4/30 (13.3%)
10 road games (6 against BCS teams, 2 @ Notre Dame)

Southeastern Conference

1. Georgia - @ Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Tennessee Tech (FCS), @ Georgia Tech
2. South Carolina - @ North Carolina State, Florida Atlantic, South Carolina State (FCS), Clemson
3. Alabama - Virginia Tech (@ Atlanta), Florida International, North Texas, Chattanooga (FCS)
4. Mississippi State - Jackson State (FCS), Georgia Tech, Houston, @ Middle Tennessee
5. Florida - Charleston Southern (FCS), Troy, Florida International, Florida State
6. Auburn - Louisiana Tech, West Virginia, Ball State, Furman (FCS)
7. Vanderbilt - Western Carolina (FCS), @ Rice, @ Army, Georgia Tech
   
8. Arkansas - Missouri State (FCS), Texas A&M (@ Arlington), Eastern Michigan, Troy
9. Louisiana State - @ Washington, Louisiana, Tulane, Louisiana Tech
10. Tennessee - Western Kentucky, UCLA, Ohio, Memphis
11. Kentucky - Miami (Ohio) (@ Cincinnati), Louisville, Louisiana-Monroe, Eastern Kentucky (FCS)
12. Mississippi - @ Memphis, Southeastern Louisiana (FCS), Alabama-Birmingham, Northern Arizona (FCS)

Percentage of FCS Teams - 10/48 (20.8%)
8 road games (3 against BCS teams)

Top 10 Games

1. USC @ Ohio State
2. Virginia Tech vs. Alabama (@ Atlanta)
3. Georgia @ Oklahoma State
4. USC @ Notre Dame
   
5. Oregon @ Boise State
   
6. Oklahoma @ Miami (Florida)
   
7. Utah @ Oregon
8. Georgia @ Georgia Tech
9. Nebraska @ Virginia Tech
10. Brigham Young vs. Oklahoma (@ Arlington)