Get ready for this week’s FCS action with the ultimate viewing guide for the most notable games.
“Notable games” are from a national landscape perspective. Games below include Top 25-ranked teams, teams in the playoff picture, intriguing non-conference games, intriguing FCS vs. FBS games, or games involving two teams at the top of their conference. It’s essentially a viewing guide of games to pay attention to that are most important in the FCS national picture.
Week 5
Friday, Sept. 30
All times CT
6 — Penn at Dartmouth (ESPNU)
Saturday, Oct. 1
All times CT
11 – Howard at Yale (ESPN+)
11 – NC Central at Campbell (ESPN+)
11 – Monmouth at Lehigh (ESPN+)
12 – Princeton at Columbia (ESPN+)
12 – Butler at Davidson (Davidson All-Access)
12 – Georgetown at Fordham (ESPN+)
12 – No. 7 Missouri State at North Dakota (ESPN+)
12 – No. 14 Villanova at Maine (FloSports)
12 – No. 10 Holy Cross at Harvard (ESPN+)
12 – Norfolk State at Sacred Heart (NEC Front Row)
12:30 – No. 13 Mercer at Wofford (ESPN+)
1 – Youngstown State at No. 1 North Dakota State (ESPN+)
1 – Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State (ESPN+)
1 – No. 24 SEMO at Lindenwood (ESPN+)
1 – No. 17 Richmond at No. 23 Elon (FloSports)
1 – No. 16 Samford at Furman (ESPN+)
2 – No. 3 Montana at Idaho State (ESPN+)
2 – No. 12 Chattanooga at ETSU (ESPN+)
2 – Towson at No. 6 Delaware (FloSports)
2 – Western Illinois at No. 2 South Dakota State (ESPN+)
2 – Tennessee Tech at No. 15 UT Martin (ESPN+)
2:30 – Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston (ESPN+)
2:30 – Gardner-Webb at Marshall (ESPN+)
2:30 – VMI at Western Carolina (ESPN+)
2:30 – No. 18 William & Mary at Stony Brook (FloSports)
2:30 – The Citadel at Appalachian State (ESPN+)
4 – Northern Arizona at Portland State (ESPN+)
4 – No. 22 Austin Peay at Central Arkansas (ESPN+)
5 – New Hampshire at Western Michigan (ESPN3)
5 – Brown at Rhode Island (FloSports)
5 – Southern Utah at No. 25 Eastern Kentucky (ESPN+)
6 – Murray State at No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana University (ESPN+)
6 – McNeese at No. 11 UIW (ESPN+)
6 – Bryant at North Carolina A&T (ESPN3)
6:30 – No. 19 Southern Illinois at Illinois State (ESPN+)
7 – No. 5 Sacramento State at Cal Poly (ESPN+)
8 — Northern Colorado at Idaho (ESPN+)
9:15 – UC Davis at No. 4 Montana State (ESPNU)
Sunday, Oct. 2
All times CT
11 — No. 20 Eastern Washington at Florida (ESPN+)