FCS teams take on the FBS 117 times in the 2021 season.
There were 114 FCS vs. FBS games scheduled for 2020 until the season was disrupted by COVID, resulting in a tough blow for FCS athletic departments. Many of these programs rely on the guaranteed payouts from FBS games to support their budget. Some teams schedule two FBS opponents a year, which hurts their chances at a playoff bid but helps the football program and its athletic department’s operating costs.
Plus, it’s an opportunity for teams and players to showcase the level of play in the FCS with a lot of these games being competitive and some resulting in upsets.
As we did for last year’s games that ended up not happening, we will gather as many 2021 FCS vs. FBS payouts as possible.
We will continue to update this when we get more payout figures.
2021 FCS vs. FBS Payouts
Youngstown State at Michigan State: $725,000
Montana at Washington: $675,000
Idaho at Oregon State: $675,000
CCSU at Miami: $650,000
Western Carolina at Oklahoma: $625,000
Stony Brook at Oregon: $625,000
Weber State at Utah: $600,000
McNeese at LSU: $600,000
Mercer at Alabama: $600,000
Eastern Kentucky at Louisville: $570,000
SEMO at Missouri: $550,000
Alabama State at Auburn: $530,000
Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech: $525,000
Portland State at Washington State: $525,000
Samford at Florida: $525,000
Tennessee State at Mississippi State: $525,000
Fordham at Nebraska: $500,000
Austin Peay at Ole Miss: $500,000
South Carolina State at Clemson: $500,000
Chattanooga at Kentucky: $500,000
Prairie View A&M at Texas A&M: $500,000
Southern Utah at Arizona State: $500,000
Northern Iowa at Iowa State: $500,000
Long Island University at West Virginia: $475,000
Southern Illinois at Kansas State: $450,000
Florida A&M at USF: $450,000
Towson at San Diego State: $450,000
South Dakota State at Colorado State: $450,000
Southern Utah at San Jose State: $425,000
Montana State at Wyoming: $425,000
Missouri State at Oklahoma State: $425,000
New Hampshire at Pitt: $425,000
Holy Cross at UConn: $425,000
Duquesne at Ohio: $420,000
VMI at Kent State: $415,000
UC Davis at Tulsa: $400,000
William & Mary at Virginia: $400,000
Jacksonville State vs. UAB: $400,000
Eastern Illinois at South Carolina: $400,000
Norfolk State at Toledo: $400,000
Bethune-Cookman at UTEP: $400,000
Richmond at Virginia Tech: $400,000
North Dakota at Utah State: $400,000
Robert Morris at Central Michigan: $400,000
Wofford at North Carolina: $400,000
Murray State at Cincinnati: $390,000
Cal Poly at Fresno State: $390,000
Houston Baptist at New Mexico: $385,000
Nicholls at Memphis: $375,000
Northwestern State at North Texas: $375,000
North Carolina Central at Marshall: $375,000
Maine at Northern Illinois: $375,000
Western Illinois at Ball State: $350,000
Idaho State at Nevada: $350,000
Lamar at UTSA: $350,000
Jacksonville State at Florida State: $350,000
Morgan State at Tulane: $350,000
Eastern Washington at UNLV: $350,000
Murray State at Bowling Green: $350,000
UAlbany at Syracuse: $350,000
Delaware at Rutgers: $350,000
Fordham at Florida Atlantic: $350,000
Rhode Island at UMass: $350,000
Charleston Southern at East Carolina: $330,000
Illinois State at Western Michigan: $325,000
Saint Francis at Eastern Michigan: $325,000
Bryant at Akron: $325,000
UT Martin at Western Kentucky: $325,000
Gardner-Webb at Georgia Southern: $320,000
The Citadel at Coastal Carolina: $315,000
Norfolk State at Wake Forest: $300,000
UIW at Texas State: $300,000
Elon at Appalachian State: $300,000
Long Island University at Miami (Ohio): $300,000
Maine at UMass: $300,000
Yale at UConn: $285,000
Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana Tech: $275,000
Long Island University at FIU: $240,000
Hampton at Old Dominion: $205,000
Portland State at Hawaii: $200,000
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