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BYU, Utah Utes football: Scheduling 'cupcakes'

Published: Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008 12:25 a.m. MDT
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Big-time teams playing 1-AA opponents: 82 (69 percent)

4 Division 1 teams that have never played a 1-AA opponent: USC, UCLA, Washington, Notre Dame

For the 2008 season:

Pac-10
Arizona: no I-AA opponents
Arizona State: Northern Arizona
Cal: none
Oregon: none
Oregon State: none
Stanford: none
UCLA: none
USC: none
Washington: none
Washington State: Portland St.

MWC
Air Force: SUU
BYU: Northern Iowa
Colo. State: Sac State
New Mexico: none
San Diego St.: Cal Poly
TCU: Stephen F. Austin
UNLV: none
Utah: Weber State
Wyoming: North Dakota State

WAC
BSU: Idaho State
Fresno State: none
Hawaii: Weber State
Idaho: Idaho State
La. Tech: Southeastern La.
Nevada: Grambling State
N.M. State: Nicholls State
San Jose St.: UC Davis
Utah State: none

ACC
Boston College: Rhode Island
Clemson: Citadel, S.C. State
Duke: James Madison
Florida St.: W. Carolina, Chattanooga
Ga. Tech: Jacksonville State, Gardner-Webb
Maryland: Delaware
Miami: Charleston Southern
N. Carolina: McNeese State
N.C. State: William and Mary
Virginia: Richmond
Va. Tech: Furman
Wake: none

Big XII
Baylor: Northwestern State
Colorado: EWU
Iowa State: South Dakota State
Kansas: Sam Houston State
Kansas State: Montana
Missouri: SE Missouri State
Nebraska: none
Oklahoma: Chattanooga
Okla. State: Mo State
Texas: none
Texas A&M: none
Texas Tech: EWU, UMass

Big East
Cincinnati: EKU
UConn: Hofstra
Louisville: Tennessee Tech
Pitt: none
Rutgers: Morgan State
S. Florida: Tennessee-Martin
Syracuse: Northeastern
West Virginia: Villanova

Big Ten
Illinois: Eastern Illinois
Indiana: Murray State
Iowa: Maine
Michigan: none
Michigan State: none
Minnesota: Montana State
Northwestern: Southern Illinois
Ohio State: Youngstown State
Penn State: Coastal Carolina
Purdue: Northern Colorado
Wisconsin: Cal Poly

SEC
Alabama: none
Arkansas: Western Illinois
Auburn: Tennessee-Martin
Florida: Citadel
Georgia: Ga. Southern
Kentucky: Norfolk State
LSU: Appalachian State
Ole Miss: Samford
Miss State: SE Louisiana
S. Carolina: Wofford
Tennessee: none
Vanderbilt: none

Conference USA
East Carolina: none
Houston: Southern
Marshall: Illinois State
Memphis: Nicholls State
Rice: none
SMU: Texas State
Southern Miss: none
Tulane: none
Tulsa: Central Arkansas
Al.-Birmingham: Alabama State
Central Florida: S. Carolina State
UTEP: none

I-A Independents
Notre Dame: none
Army: New Hampshire
Navy: Towson
Western Kentucky: Murray State, EKU

MAC
Akron: none
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