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.
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Week 9 Best FCS Games
Rankings via the Stats Perform Media Poll and AFCA Coaches Poll. Media poll rankings are listed first. NR = not ranked.
Friday, Oct. 24
All times CT
5 — Columbia at Dartmouth (ESPNU)
9:30 — No. 4/4 Montana at Sacramento State (ESPN2)
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Saturday, Oct. 25
All times CT
11 — Drake at Marist (ESPN+)
11 — Penn at Yale (ESPN+)
11 — No. 14/17 Harvard at Princeton (ESPN+)
11 — No. 19/16 Presbyterian at Dayton (YouTube)
11 — Duquesne at Wagner (NEC Front Row)
12 — SEMO at No. 9/8 Tennessee Tech (ESPN+)
12 — Bryant at No. 13/13 Rhode Island (FloSports)
12 — William & Mary at New Hampshire (FloSports)
12 — Elon at Maine (FloSports)
12 — No. 7/7 Lehigh at Fordham (ESPN+)
12 — Delaware State at NC Central (ESPN+)
1 — No. 18/20 Illinois State at No. 21/NR South Dakota (ESPN+)
1 — Central Arkansas at West Georgia (ESPN+)
1 — No. 10/9 Monmouth at Hampton (FloSports)
1 — The Citadel at Furman (ESPN+)
1 — SC State at Norfolk State (ESPN+)
1 — Murray State at No. 22/21 Youngstown State (ESPN+)
2 — NR/No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana at HCU (ESPN+)
2 — Gardner-Webb at Lindenwood (ESPN+)
2 — VMI at No. 17/14 Mercer (ESPN+)
2 — No. 6/6 UC Davis at Northern Colorado (ESPN+)
2 — No. 3/3 Tarleton State at Eastern Kentucky (ESPN+)
2 — Northern Iowa at No. 16/18 Southern Illinois (ESPN+)
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2:30 — UAlbany at No. 11/12 Villanova (FloSports)
2:30 — Morgan State at Howard (ESPN+)
2:30 — Chattanooga at Samford (ESPN+)
2:30 — Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State (ESPN+)
3 — North Alabama at No. 25/23 Austin Peay (ESPN+)
3 — Portland State at Idaho (ESPN+)
3 — Indiana State at No. 8/10 North Dakota (ESPN+)
4 — No. 15/15 Lamar at Northwestern State (ESPN+)
5 — Grambling State vs. No. 12/11 Jackson State (HBCU GO)
5 — No. 20/22 Northern Arizona at Idaho State (ESPN+)
6 — No. 24/24 Stephen F. Austin at East Texas A&M (ESPN+)
7 — No. 5/5 Montana State at Cal Poly (ESPN+)
7 — No. 1/1 North Dakota State at No. 2/2 South Dakota State (ESPNU)
7 — UIW at UTRGV (ESPN+)