2025 College Football Season (FCS)
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+