FCS teams take on the FBS more than 120 times in the 2025 season.
These games come with guaranteed payouts for the visiting FCS programs, which is essential for some teams to support their operating budget. They can also result in memorable upsets.
As we did for last year’s games, we will compile as many 2025 FCS vs. FBS payouts as possible.
2025 FCS vs. FBS Payouts
This page will be updated as we gather more payout figures. Some figures won’t be available.
| Game | .Payout |
| Grambling State at Ohio State | $1,000,000 |
| Southeastern Louisiana at LSU | $750,000 |
| Youngstown State at Michigan State | $725,000 |
| Montana State at Oregon | $680,000 |
| Idaho at Washington State | $625,000 |
| Weber State at Arizona | $625,000 |
| Illinois State at Oklahoma | $625,000 |
| Tennessee Tech at Kentucky | $600,000 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Texas Tech | $575,000 |
| ETSU at Tennessee | $575,000 |
| South Dakota at Iowa State | $575,000 |
| Eastern Illinois at Alabama | $560,000 |
| Austin Peay at Georgia | $550,000 |
| Cal Poly at Utah | $550,000 |
| Eastern Kentucky at Louisville | $550,000 |
| Southern at Fresno State | $550,000 |
| Samford at Texas A&M | $550,000 |
| LIU at Florida | $525,000 |
| Central Arkansas at Missouri | $500,000 |
| Furman at Clemson | $500,000 |
| Lafayette at Oregon State | $500,000 |
| Northwestern State at Minnesota | $500,000 |
| Southern Illinois at Purdue | $500,000 |
| The Citadel at Ole Miss | $500,000 |
| UAlbany at Iowa | $500,000 |
| Western Illinois at Illinois | $500,000 |
| HCU at Nebraska | $500,000 |
| Idaho State at UNLV | $500,000 |
| Gardner-Webb at Georgia Tech | $475,000 |
| Indiana State at Indiana | $475,000 |
| Mercer at Auburn | $475,000 |
| North Dakota at Kansas State | $475,000 |
| Robert Morris at West Virginia | $475,000 |
| Alcorn State at Mississippi State | $475,000 |
| Campbell at NC State | $450,000 |
| East Texas A&M at Florida State | $450,000 |
| Towson at Maryland | $450,000 |
| UT Martin at Oklahoma State | $450,000 |
| Wagner at Kansas | $450,000 |
| Northwestern State at Cincinnati | $425,000 |
| Western Carolina at Wake Forest | $425,000 |
| Norfolk State at Rutgers | $425,000 |
| William & Mary at Virginia | $420,000 |
| Idaho at San Jose State | $415,000 |
| Maine at Liberty | $400,000 |
| McNeese at Utah State | $400,000 |
| Northern Colorado at Colorado State | $400,000 |
| Northern Iowa at Wyoming | $400,000 |
| Sacramento State at Nevada | $400,000 |
| Stephen F. Austin at Houston | $400,000 |
| Western Illinois at Northwestern | $400,000 |
| Richmond at North Carolina | $400,000 |
| Idaho State at New Mexico | $375,000 |
| Lamar at North Texas | $375,000 |
| Wagner at Central Michigan | $375,000 |
| Jackson State at Southern Miss | $375,000 |
| Eastern Washington at Boise State | $360,000 |
| Bryant at New Mexico State | $360,000 |
| Chattanooga at Memphis | $350,000 |
| Duquesne at Akron | $350,000 |
| Gardner-Webb at Ohio | $350,000 |
| Nicholls at Troy | $350,000 |
| Prairie View A&M at Rice | $350,000 |
| Rhode Island at Western Michigan | $350,000 |
| UT Martin at UTEP | $350,000 |
| Alabama State at UAB | $345,000 |
| Maine at Georgia Southern | $325,000 |
| Murray State at Georgia State | $325,000 |
| New Hampshire at Ball State | $325,000 |
| SEMO at Arkansas State | $325,000 |
| UIW at UTSA | $325,000 |
| Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana Tech | $325,000 |
| Nicholls at Texas State | $300,000 |
| Weber State at James Madison | $300,000 |
| Merrimack at Kent State | $300,000 |
| McNeese at Louisiana | $275,000 |
| Tarleton State at Army | $250,000 |
