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FCS Teams Playing Multiple FBS Opponents In 2025
There are 126 FCS vs. FBS games in the 2025 season. While there is a concern that these matchups could potentially go away in the future, for right now, the number of FCS-FBS games continues to grow.
There were 121 FCS vs. FBS games in the 2024 season, 118 in 2023, 117 in both the 2022 and 2021 seasons, and 114 games were scheduled for 2020 until COVID disrupted the season. The 2019 season saw 114 FCS-FBS matchups, 2018 had 111, and 2017 had 98.
Here are FCS programs playing multiple FBS opponents in 2025:
2 FBS Opponents
Abilene Christian: at TCU and Tulsa
Austin Peay: at Georgia and Middle TN
Bethune-Cookman: at FIU and Miami
Bryant: at New Mexico State and UMass
Campbell: at East Carolina and NC State
Charleston Southern: at Coastal Carolina and Vanderbilt
Duquesne: at Akron and Pitt
East Texas A&M: at Florida State and SMU
Eastern Kentucky: at Louisville and Marshall
Gardner-Webb: at Georgia Tech and Ohio
Idaho: at San Jose State and Washington State
Idaho State: at New Mexico and UNLV
Lafayette: at Bowling Green and Oregon State
Lindenwood: at App State and Miami (OH)
LIU: at Eastern Michigan and Florida
Maine: at Georgia Southern and Liberty
McNeese: at Louisiana and Utah State
Merrimack: at Kennesaw State and Kent State
Morgan State: at South Alabama and Toledo
Murray State: at Georgia State and Jacksonville State
Nicholls: at Texas State and Troy
Northwestern State: at Cincinnati and Minnesota
Portland State: at BYU and Hawaii
Saint Francis: at Buffalo and ULM
Samford: at Baylor and Texas A&M
SC State: at South Carolina and USF
Southeastern Louisiana: at LA Tech and LSU
Wagner: at Central Michigan and Kansas
Weber State: at Arizona and James Madison
Western Illinois: at Illinois and Northwestern
3 FBS Opponents
UT Martin: at Missouri State, Oklahoma State, and UTEP
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Brock Spack Gets Contract Extension
Illinois State head coach Brock Spack has received a contract extension through the 2027 season.
This fall will be his 17th season leading ISU. Spack has an overall record of 111-74 while the Redbirds have reached the FCS playoffs six times under his leadership, including an appearance in the FCS national championship game during the 2014 season.
Last year, ISU finished 9-3 during the regular season and advanced to the second round before losing at UC Davis. The Redbirds will be an experienced team this fall, returning their starting QB Tommy Rittenhouse, two 1,000-yard RBs Wenkers Wright and Mason King, 2024 1,100-yard WR Daniel Sobkowicz, 2024 900-yard WR Xavier Loyd, three OL with at least 400 snaps in 2024, leading tackler Tye Niekamp, and a talented secondary.
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