The 2023 FCS season’s national championship game is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. It will air on ABC.
Frisco, Texas, hosts the title game for the 14th 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 10 auto-bids from 10 conferences and 14 at-large bids. Eight teams are seeded with first-round byes.
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FCS National Championship Viewership
2022 Championship:
NDSU vs. SDSU (ABC, Sunday) — 1.07 million
2021 Championship:
NDSU vs. Montana State (ESPN2) — 1.32 million
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 |
| 2022 | SDSU | NDSU | 45-21 |
| 2021 | NDSU | Montana St | 38-10 |
| 2020-21 | SHSU | 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 St | 29-27 |
| 2013 | NDSU | Towson | 35-7 |
| 2012 | NDSU | SHSU | 39-13 |
| 2011 | NDSU | SHSU | 17-6 |
| 2010 | EWU | Delaware | 20-19 |
