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, Jason Pugh
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+ - Marco Socci, Mike Yadush
New Haven @ Mercyhurst, 12:00, NEC/Ryz - John Leisering
Lincoln [PA] @ Duquesne, 12:00, NEC - Tim Benz, Ellis Cannon
Thomas More @ Dayton, 12:00, YouTube - Luke West Poley, Charlie Davis
Eastern Illinois @ Indiana State, 1:00, ESPN+ - Greg Rakestraw, Jim Leisure, Piper Watkins
Bucknel @ Marist, 1:00, ESPN+ - Geoff Brault, Steve Eggink, William Rosen
Chattanooga @ Tennessee Tech, 1:00, ESPN+ - Dylan Vazzano, Sam Brooks
Wagner @ Georgetown, 1:00, ESPN+ - Jeremy Huber, Derwin Gray
Albany @ Delaware State, 1:00, ESPN+ - Darren Zaslau, Gene Clemons
Lafayette @ Stonehill, 1:00, NEC - Charlie Bergeron
Saint Anselm @ Merrimack, 1:00, ESPN+ - John Avino, Jacob Van Ryn, Natalie Noury
Truman State @ Butler, 1:00, FloFtb - No commentary
Ferrum @ VMI, 1:30, ESPN+ - Wade Branner, Cal Murray
Presbyterian @ Furman, 2:00, ESPN+ - Brock Bowling, Cole Neely
Robert Morris @ Youngstown State, 2:00, ESPN+ - Drae Smith, Chris Sammarone
North Dakota State @ Tennessee State, 2:00, ESPN+ - Dan Laing, Darren Arbet
The Citadel @ Samford, 3:30, ESPN+ - Blake Gardner, Damian Mitchell, Christina Chambers
St. Thomas @ Idaho, 4;00, SWX - Austin Getz, Adam Shackelford
Utah Tech @ Northern Arizona, 5:00, ESPN+ - Mitch Strohman, Kevin Stephens, Adriana Spraks
Elizabeth City State @ Hampton, 6:00, Monu. - Nathan Epstein, Kylee Quinn, Tamara Brown
Maine @ William & Mary, 6:00, MASN2 - Jay Colley, Sean McDermott
Davidson @ Elon, 6:00, WMYV - Taylor Durham, Khirey Walker, Hannah Bradey
Warner @ Stetson, 6:00, ESPN+ - Evan Weston, Davion Belk
Virginia State @ Norfolk State, 6:00, ESPN+ - Ross Gordon, Matt Michalec
Richmond @ Wofford, 6:00, ESPN+ - Jim Noble, Thom Henson, Van Hipp
Houston Christian @ Eastern Kentucky, 6:00, ESPN+ - Greg Stotelmyer, Wes Chandler, Jim Tirey
Monmouth @ Fordham, 6:00, ESPN+ - Andrew Bogusch, Andrew Posadas
Rhode Island @ Stony Brook, 6:00, FloFtb - Brandon London, Jonny Wincott
Colgate @ Villanova, 6:00, FloFtb - Nick Mantegna, Steve Pinone
Holy Cross @ New Hampshire, 6:00, FloFtb - Ben Altsher, Evan Gray
Alcorn State @ Alabama A&M, 7:00, HBCU GO - James Hadnot, Jon Kelley, Lawrencia Moten
Portland State @ North Dakota, 7:00, MidCo - Brian Shawn, Ryan Kasowski
Towson @ Morgan State, 7:00, ESPN+ - Phil Schoener, Emory Hunt
South Dakota @ Lamar, 7:00, ESPN+ - Dan Gresham, Lemont Williams
Miss. Valley State @ Tarleton State, 7:00, ESPN+ - John Liddle, Hek'ma Harrison, Kendra Sheehan, Blaine Tamez
North Alabama @ SE Missouri, 7:00, ESPN+ - Erik Sean, Rick Wieser
Alabama State @ Southern, 7:00, ESPN+ - Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker
Morehead State @ Southern Illinois, 7:00, ESPN+ - Kurt Pegler, Clay Harbor, Genna Rose
Adrian @ Valparaiso, 7:00, ESPN+ - Todd Ickow, Brett Jennings
SE Louisiana @ Murray State, 7:00, ESPN+ - Rob Cross, Drayton Charlton-Perrin
UTRGV @ Prairie View, 7:00, SWAC - Butch Alsandor, Jorge Vargas
Central Washington @ Montana, 8:00, Scripps - Trey Bender, Jordan Tripp, Kyle Hansen
Stations: KPAX, KTVQ-DT2, KRTV-DT2, KXLH-LD2, KXLF-DT2, KBZK-DT2
South Dakota State @ Montana State, 8:00, Scripps - Ben Creighton, Ty Gregorak, Grace Lawrence
Stations: KTVQ, KRTV, KXLH-LD, KXLF, KBZK, KPAX-DT2
Stephen F. Austin @ Abilene Christian, 8:00, ESPN+ - Grant Boone, Jim Reese
Southern Utah @ San Diego, 9:00, ESPN+ - Jack Cronin, Braden Surprenant
Week 3
Saturday 9/13
Sacred Heart @ LIU, 12:00, NEC
Saint Francis U @ Central Connecticut, 12:00, NEC - Bruce Biel, Marc Robbins
Lehigh @ Duquesne, 12:00, NEC - Tim Benz, Ellis Cannon
[4]Morehouse vs. Howard, 1:00, HBCU GO - Charlie Neal, Jon Kelley, Lawrencia Moten
Davidson @ Tennessee Tech, 1:00, ESPN+ - Dylan Vazzano, Sam Brooks
Lafayette @ Georgetown, 1:00, ESPN+ - Jeremy Huber, Christian Taylor
Marist @ Wagner, 1:00, NEC
St. Thomas @ Northern Michigan, 1:00, FloFtb - Casey Ford
Butler @ Hanover, 1:00, Team1
Northern Colorado @ South Dakota, 2:00, MidCo - Jay Elson, Andre Fields
Rhode Island @ Holy Cross, 2:00, Spec.Nw1
Elon @ Western Carolina, 2:30, ESPN+ - Justin Biegel, Jack DeLongchamps
North Dakota @ Montana, 3:00, Scripps - Trey Bender, Jordan Tripp, Kyle Hansen
Stations: KPAX, KTVQ, KRTV, KXLH-LD, KXLF-DT2, KBZK-DT2, KIVI-DT2, KSAW-LD2
San Diego @ Montana State, 3:00, Scripps - Ben Creighton, Ty Gregorak, Grace Lawrence
Stations: KXLF, KBZK, KTVH, KTGF-LD, KTVQ-DT2, KXLH-LD2, KPAX-DT2
Illinois State @ Eastern Illinois, 3:00, ESPN+ - Mike Bradd, Dave Kidwell, Kaylee Unruh
Bowie State @ Delaware State, 3:00, ESPN+
Lamar @ Texas Southern, 3:00, SWAC - Butch Alsandor, Jorge Vargas
SE Missouri @ North Dakota State, 3:30, ABC ND - Dom Izzo, Kyle Emmanuel, Sam Goetzinger
VMI @ Bucknell, 3:30, ESPN+ - Doug Birdsong, Charlie Fisher
Furman @ Campbell, 3:30, FloFtb
Fordham @ Stony Brook, 3:30, FloFtb - Brandon London, Jonny Wincott
Utah Tech @ Idaho, 4:00, SWX - Austin Getz, Adam Shackelford
Lindenwood @ Charleston S., 4:00, ESPN+ - Justin Biegel, Ford Werness
Alabama A&M @ Tennessee State, 4:30, ESPN+ - Dan Laing, Darren Arbet?
Miles @ Alabama State, 5:00, TheGrio - Derrin Horton, Steve Wyche, Nia Symone
Eastern Washington @ Northern Iowa, 5:00, PSN - Brad Wells, Justin Surrency
West Liberty @ Robert Morris, 6:00, SN Pit.+
Stonehill @ Maine, 6:00, WVII - Jim Church, Jack Webb
Stetson @ Chattanooga, 6:00, ESPN+ - Chris Goforth, Chris Barnett, Mackenzie Johnson
Bethune-Cookman @ South Carolina State, 6:00, ESPN+
ETSU @ West Georgia, 6:00, ESPN+ - Patrick Eldson, Parker Gore
Wofford @ Mercer, 6:00, ESPN+ - Frank Malloy, Phil Cox
Fayetteville State @ NC Central, 6:00, ESPN+ - Ian Unsworth, Jonathan Duren
Bentley @ Bryant, 6:00, ESPN+
Drake @ South Dakota State, 7:00, MidCo - Tyler Merriam, Kurtiss Riggs
Hampton @ North Carolina A&T, 7:00, WMYV - Spencer Turkin, Damieon Banks, Reiven Douglas
Weber State @ McNeese, 7:00, ESPN+ - Jeff Palermo, Chaston Tavares
Valparaiso @ Western Illinois, 7:00, ESPN+ - Russ Eisenstein, Aiden Dersien, Caiden Strenz
The Citadel @ Gardner-Webb, 7:00, ESPN+ - Ford Martin, Bryson Byrnes
Northeastern State @ North Alabama, 7:00, ESPN+ - Benjamin Ray, Bryan Neece, Lynden Blake
Morehead State @ Austin Peay, 7:00, ESPN+ - Barry Gresham, Ethan Schmidt
Miss. Valley State @ SE Louisiana, 7:00, ESPN+
Erskine @ Presbyterian, 7:00, ESPN+
Tarleton State @ Central Arkansas, 7:00, ESPN+ - Dylan McLemore, Wess Moore
Tuskegee @ Jackson State, 7:00, SWAC - Mo Carter, Tolly Carr
Albany State @ Florida A&M, 7:00, SWAC - Jared Oliver, Stan Becton
Kentucky State @ Grambling, 7:00, SWAC - Santoria Black, Ken Moore
Lincoln [CA] @ Ark.-Pine Bluff, 7:00, SWAC - LaRon Marbley, Brian Davis
New Haven @ Albany, 7:00, FloFtb
Langston @ UTRGV, 8:00, ESPN+ - Mark May, Aaron Saenz, Jaeda Rael
Western Oregon @ Cal Poly, 8:00, ESPN+
Sul Ross State @ Stephen F. Austin, 8:00, ESPN+ - Rob Meyers, analyst TBD
Northern Arizona @ Southern Utah, 8:30, ESPN+ - Spencer McLaughlin, Dallin Richards, Kendall McGuire
Mercyhurst @ Sacramento State, 9:00, KMAX - Jason Ross, Darren Arbet?
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