2025 College Football Season (FCS)

From 506 Archive
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Because of a late Thanksgiving, teams will once again play a 12-game regular season schedule instead of the usual 11.

For the first time, the Ivy League will send its conference champion to the Division I Football Championship, which is the postseason tournament.

As for membership changes:

  • Delaware and Missouri State leave FCS for FBS, and both to Conference USA.
  • New Haven (up from Division II) and UTRGV (new program) enter.
  • This is also the last season for Sacramento State in the Big Sky Conference. It is expected to be independent in 2026 after a bid to upgrade to FBS failed.

The national championship game, to be held in January 2026, has been moved to Nashville, TN due to renovations in Frisco, TX.

These listings do not include games in which an FCS team is on the road to an FBS team.

Week 0

Saturday 8/23

Incarnate Word @ Nicholls, 1:00, ESPN2 - Chuckie Kempf, Rene Ingoglia

Tarleton State @ Portland State, 4:30, ESPN2 - Jorge Sedano, Rodney McLeod, Victoria Arlen

[1]UC Davis vs. Mercer, 7:00, ESPN - Jay Alter, Rocky Boiman

[2]NC Central vs. Southern, 7:30, ABC - Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker, Quint Kessenich

Week 1

Thursday 8/28

McKendree @ Indiana State, 6:00, ESPN+ - Joey O'Rourke, Jim Leisure

Mercyhurst @ Youngstown State, 6:00, ESPN+ - Drae Smith, Chris Sammarone

Towson @ Norfolk State, 7:00, ESPNU - Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker

Dayton @ Eastern Illinois, 7:00, ESPN+ - Mike Bradd, David Kidwell, Kaylee Unruh

Lindenwood @ St. Thomas, 7:00, SLN - Corbu Stathes, Chris Ohm, Allie Mosley

West Georgia @ Samford, 7:30, Nexstar - Pete Yanity, Jay Sonnhalter, Dave Friedman

Upper Iowa @ Drake, 7:30, ESPN+ - Michael Admire, Justin Surrency

Arkansas Baptist @ Houston Christian, 7:30, ESPN+ - Nicholas Pietrzycki, Jackson Cochran

Alcorn State @ Northwestern State, 8:00, ESPN+ - Patrick Netherton, Gary Reasons

Friday 8/29

Campbell @ Rhode Island, 6:00, WLNE-DT5 - Jonathan Blair, Ryan Pelillo

Monmouth @ Colgate, 7:00, ESPN+ - Eric Malanoski, Terry Dow, Faith Cain

New Haven @ Marist, 7:00, ESPN+ - Geoff Brault, Steve Eggink, William Rosen

Saturday 8/30

North Dakota State @ The Citadel, 12:00, ABC ND - Dom Izzo, Kyle Emanuel, Sam Goetzinger; Nexstar - Pete Yanity, Reginald Walker Jr., Dave Friedman

Richmond @ Lehigh, 12:00, ESPN+ - Marco Socci, Mike Yadush

Cumberland @ Tennessee Tech, 1:00, ESPN+ - Dylan Vazzano, Sam Brooks

Georgetown @ Davidson, 1:00, ESPN+ - Jon Gross, Mark Covert

Butler @ Northern Iowa, 2:00, PSN - Brad Wells, Justin Surrency

William & Mary @ Furman, 2:00, ESPN+ - Brock Bowling, Cole Neely

Virginia U of Lynchburg @ Valparaiso, 2:00, ESPN+ - Todd Ickow, Tom Byrne

Stonehill @ Sacred Heart, 2:00, ESPN+ - Chris Smith, Freddie Coleman, Morgan Bedard

Hampton @ Jackson State, 3:00, HBCU GO - James Hadnot, Jon Kelley, Lawrencia Moten

Chadron State @ Northern Colorado, 3:00, ESPN+ - Christian Saez, Matt Galter

[3]Howard vs. Florida A&M, 4:00, ESPNU - Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker

North Carolina A&T @ Tennessee State, 4:30, ESPN+ - Dan Laing, Darren Arbet

Southern @ Miss. Valley State, 5:00, SWAC - Mo Carter, Reggie Flood

Murray State @ ETSU, 5:00, ESPN+ - Keith Brake, Mark Hutsell

Gardner-Webb @ Western Carolina, 6:00, ESPN+ - Justin Biegel, Jack DeLongchamps

Presbyterian @ Mercer, 6:00, ESPN+ - Frank Malloy, Phil Cox

Webber Intl. @ Stetson, 6:00, ESPN+ - Tom James, Davoin Belk

Allen @ Morehead State, 6:00, ESPN+ - Jared Stacy, Mark Ledford

New Hampshire @ NC Central, 6:00, ESPN+ - Ian Unsworth, Jonathan Duren

Wofford @ South Carolina State, 6:00, ESPN+ - De Hansen, Steve Foster

Sacramento State @ South Dakota State, 7:00, MidCo - Tyler Merriam, Kurtiss Riggs

Eastern Washington @ Incarnate Word, 7:00, ESPN+ - Karl Schoening, Sam Kaman

Louisiana Col. @ McNeese, 7:00, ESPN+ - Jeff Palermo, Chaston Tavares

Thomas More @ Southern Illinois, 7:00, ESPN+ - Peter Borkowsky, Kerry Martin

Sul Ross State @ UTRGV, 8:00, ESPN+ - Mark May, Aaron Saenz, Jaeda Rael

Cal Poly @ San Diego, 8:00, ESPN+ - Jack Cronin, Braden Surprenant

Langston vs. Grambling (Shreveport, LA), 8:00, SWAC - Santoria Black, Ken Moore

Prairie View @ Texas Southern, 8:00, SWAC - Butch Alsandor, Jorge Vargas, Lauren Robertson

Idaho State @ Southern Utah, 8:30, ESPN+ - Spencer McLaughlin, Ryan Steineckert

UC Davis @ Utah Tech, 10:00, ESPN+ - Rod Zundel, Max Christensen III

Week 2

Saturday 9/6

Sacred Heart @ Lehigh, 12:00, ESPN+

Lincoln [PA] @ Duquesne, 12:00, ESPN+

New Haven @ Mercyhurst, 12:00, NEC

Eastern Illinois @ Indiana State, 1:00, ESPN+

Bucknel @ Marist, 1:00, ESPN+

Chattanooga @ Tennessee Tech, 1:00, ESPN+

Wagner @ Georgetown, 1:00, ESPN+

Albany @ Delaware State, 1:00, ESPN+

Lafayette @ Stonehill, 1:00, NEC

Truman State @ Butler, 1:00, FloFtb

Ferrum @ VMI, 1:30, ESPN+

Presbyterian @ Furman, 2:00, ESPN+

Robert Morris @ Youngstown State, 2:00, ESPN+

North Dakota State @ Tennessee State, 2:00, ESPN+

The Citadel @ Samford, 3:30, ESPN+

St. Thomas @ Idaho, 4;00, SWX

Utah Tech @ Northern Arizona, 5:00, ESPN+

Elizabeth City State @ Hampton, 6:00, Monu.

Warner @ Stetson, 6:00, ESPN+

Saint Anselm @ Merrimack, 6:00, ESPN+

Virginia State @ Norfolk State, 6:00, ESPN+

Richmond @ Wofford, 6:00, ESPN+

Houston Christian @ Eastern Kentucky, 6:00, ESPN+

Monmouth @ Fordham, 6:00, ESPN+

Rhode Island @ Stony Brook, 6:00, FloFtb

Colgate @ Villanova, 6:00, FloFtb

Maine @ William & Mary, 6:00, FloFtb

Davidson @ Elon, 6:00, FloFtb

Holy Cross @ New Hampshire, 6:00, FloFtb

Alcorn State @ Alabama A&M, 7:00, HBCU GO

Portland State @ North Dakota, 7:00, MidCo

Towson @ Morgan State, 7:00, ESPN+

South Dakota @ Lamar, 7:00, ESPN+

Miss. Valley State @ Tarleton State, 7:00, ESPN+

North Alabama @ SE Missouri, 7:00, ESPN+

Alabama State @ Southern, 7:00, ESPN+

Morehead State @ Southern Illinois, 7:00, ESPN+

Adrian @ Valparaiso, 7:00, ESPN+

SE Louisiana @ Murray State, 7:00, ESPN+

UTRGV @ Prairie View, 7:00, SWAC

Central Washington @ Montana, 8:00, KPAX

South Dakota State @ Montana State, 8:00, KBZK/KXLF

Stephen F. Austin @ Abilene Christian, 8:00, ESPN+

Southern Utah @ San Diego, 9:00, ESPN+

  1. FCS Kickoff (Montgomery, AL)
  2. MEAC/SWAC Challenge (Atlanta - Center Parc)
  3. Orange Blossom Classic (Miami Gardens, FL)