The 2022 FCS season’s national championship game is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. It will air on ABC.
Frisco, Texas, hosts the title game for the 13th season. The city and Toyota Stadium have the game contract through the 2024 season with an option for the 2025 season.
The 24-team playoff bracket has 11 auto-bids from 11 conferences and 13 at-large bids. Eight teams will be seeded with first-round byes.
When Are The FCS Playoffs?
Postseason play begins Nov. 26 with the first-round games. The second-round games are Dec. 3, the quarterfinals are Dec. 9 and 10, the semifinals are Dec. 16 and 17, and the title game is Jan. 8 in Frisco, Texas.
A selection show revealing the bracket will air on ESPNU at 12:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 20.
FCS National Championship Viewership
2021 Championship:
NDSU vs. Montana State (ESPN2) — 1.32 million viewers
2021 Spring Championship:
SDSU vs. SHSU (ABC) — 905K
2019 Championship:
NDSU vs. JMU (ABC) — 2.68 million
2018 Championship:
NDSU vs. EWU (ESPN2) — 1.00 million
2017 Championship:
NDSU vs. JMU (ESPN2) — 1.52 million
2016 Championship:
JMU vs. YSU (ESPN2) — 1.56 million
2015 Championship:
NDSU vs. Jacksonville State (ESPN2) — 1.35 million
2014 Championship:
NDSU vs. Illinois State (ESPN2) — 1.44 million
2013 Championship:
NDSU vs. Towson (ESPN2) — 1.2 million
2012 Championship:
NDSU vs. SHSU (ESPN2) — 1.1 million
Past FCS Champions
Here are the past FCS champions in the Frisco era:
| Year | Champ | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NDSU | Montana State | 38-10 |
| 2020-21 | Sam Houston | SDSU | 23-21 |
| 2019 | NDSU | JMU | 28-20 |
| 2018 | NDSU | EWU | 38-24 |
| 2017 | NDSU | JMU | 17-13 |
| 2016 | JMU | YSU | 28-14 |
| 2015 | NDSU | JSU | 37-10 |
| 2014 | NDSU | Illinois State | 29-27 |
| 2013 | NDSU | Towson | 35-7 |
| 2012 | NDSU | Sam Houston | 39-13 |
| 2011 | NDSU | Sam Houston | 17-6 |
| 2010 | EWU | Delaware | 20-19 |
