FCS Week 5 Notable Games And How To Watch

Get ready for this week’s FCS action with a viewing guide for the most notable games.

“Notable games” are from a national landscape perspective. Games below include Top 25-ranked teams in the media poll, 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 Best FCS Games

Rankings via the Stats Perform Media Poll

Saturday, Sept. 27
All times CT

11 — Delaware State at Sacred Heart (ESPN+)

11 — Penn at No. 10 Lehigh (ESPN+)

11 — New Haven at Duquesne (NEC Front Row)

11 — Dartmouth at CCSU (NEC Front Row)

11 — Cornell at Yale (ESPN+)

12 — Towson at Bryant (FloSports)

12 — Holy Cross at Fordham (ESPN+)

12 — Morehead State at No. 25 Presbyterian (ESPN+)

12 — UAlbany at New Hampshire (FloSports)

1 — Howard at Richmond (ESPN+)

1 — No. 17 South Dakota at No. 1 North Dakota State (ESPN+)

1 — Utah Tech at No. 23 Austin Peay (ESPN+)

1 — Hampton at Elon (FloSports)

2 — Mercyhurst at No. 2 South Dakota State (ESPN+)

2 — Alabama State at Florida A&M (HBCU GO)

2 — Alabama A&M at Bethune-Cookman (SWAC TV)

2 — Idaho State at Northern Colorado (ESPN+)

2:30 — Furman at Samford (ESPN+)

2:30 — Western Carolina at Campbell (FloSports)

2:30 — William & Mary at No. 20 Villanova (FloSports)

2:30 — Merrimack at Stony Brook (FloSports)

2:30 — Lindenwood at Miami (Ohio) (ESPN+)

2:30 — Princeton at Lafayette (ESPN+)

3 — Eastern Illinois at Western Illinois (ESPN+)

3 — St. Thomas at San Diego (ESPN+)

3 — Eastern Washington at No. 4 Montana State (ESPN+)

3:30 — No. 13 Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State (ESPN+)

4 — No. 15 Northern Arizona at Portland State (ESPN+)

4:30 — Mercer at ETSU (ESPN+)

5 — Brown at Harvard (ESPN+)

5 — Nicholls at Eastern Kentucky (ESPN+)

5:30 — No. 6 Rhode Island at Western Michigan (ESPN+)

6 — No. 12 Abilene Christian at UIW (ESPN+)

6 — Grambling State vs Prairie View A&M (SWAC TV)

6 — SEMO at UT Martin (ESPN+)

6 — No. 19 Jackson State at Southern (ESPN+)

6 — NC Central at East Texas A&M (ESPN+)

6 — UTRGV at Southeastern Louisiana (ESPN+)

6 — Central Arkansas at No. 22 Lamar (ESPN+)

7 — McNeese at Stephen F. Austin (ESPN+)

7:30 — No. 18 West Georgia at Southern Utah (ESPN+)

8 — Cal Poly at No. 21 Sacramento State (ESPN+)

9 — Weber State at No. 9 UC Davis (ESPN+)

9:15 — No. 8 Idaho at No. 5 Montana (ESPN2)