FCS vs. FBS games are good for college football. While some FBS fans and media can argue against them, Jimbo Fisher nailed it when he said these matchups need to continue happening.
A majority of FCS programs depend on the guaranteed payouts to support their budget. Some teams schedule two FBS opponents a year, which hurts their chances at a playoff bid but helps the football program and its athletic department’s operating costs.
Plus, it’s an opportunity for teams and players to showcase the level of play in the FCS with a lot of these games being competitive and several resulting in upsets.
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There are 114 FCS vs. FBS games in the 2020 season. This number is going up compared to recent years, with 114 matchups last year, 111 in 2018 and 98 in 2017.
What the 2020-21 college football season looks like is still a mystery. A late start to the season threatens a good chunk of these games. Still, we thought it would be interesting to track down as many FCS vs. FBS payouts as possible.
We will continue to update this when we get more payout figures. For right now, here are 70 of them.
2020 FCS vs. FBS Payouts
| Game (Date) | Payout |
|---|---|
| Hampton @ Old Dominion (9/12) | $190,000 |
| Albany @ UMass (9/19) | $250,000 |
| Norfolk State @ Charlotte (9/12) | $275,000 |
| Maine @ UConn (10/10) | $280,500 |
| Youngstown State @ Akron (9/5) | $300,000 |
| Southern Illinois @ Kansas (8/29) | $300,000 |
| Duquesne @ Coastal Carolina (9/19) | $300,000 |
| Norfolk State @ East Carolina (9/19) | $300,000 |
| Kennesaw State @ Kent State (9/12) | $315,000 |
| Morgan State @ Appalachian State (9/5) | $325,000 |
| Murray State @ Georgia State (9/5) | $325,000 |
| Northern Colorado @ Colorado State (9/19) | $325,000 |
| Bryant @ Central Michigan (9/26) | $325,000 |
| Central Connecticut @ Toledo (9/26) | $325,000 |
| Texas Southern @ New Mexico State (11/14) | $325,000 |
| Towson @ Maryland (9/5) | $325,000 |
| Campbell @ Georgia Southern (9/12) | $325,000 |
| Southern Utah @ Utah State (9/12) | $330,000 |
| Idaho State @ Fresno State (9/5) | $350,000 |
| Chattanooga @ Western Kentucky (9/5) | $350,000 |
| Prairie View A&M @ Louisiana Tech (9/19) | $350,000 |
| Lamar @ Rice (9/26) | $350,000 |
| Jacksonville State @ Florida International (9/3) | $350,000 |
| Houston Baptist @ North Texas (9/5) | $356,500 |
| Idaho State @ New Mexico (8/29) | $375,000 |
| UC Davis @ Nevada (8/29) | $375,000 |
| Monmouth @ Rutgers (9/5) | $375,000 |
| Stephen F. Austin @ SMU (9/12) | $375,000 |
| Gardner-Webb @ Georgia Tech (9/12) | $375,000 |
| Northwestern State @ Tulsa (9/19) | $375,000 |
| VMI @ Virginia (9/12) | $375,000 |
| Austin Peay @ Cincinnati (9/3) | $390,000 |
| Maine @ Ball State (9/3) | $400,000 |
| North Carolina Central @ Ohio (9/5) | $400,000 |
| Rhode Island @ Northern Illinois (9/5) | $400,000 |
| Stony Brook @ Florida Atlantic (9/12) | $400,000 |
| Portland State @ Oregon State (9/19) | $400,000 |
| North Alabama @ Virginia Tech (9/26) | $425,000 |
| Weber State @ Wyoming (9/5) | $425,000 |
| Central Arkansas @ Missouri (9/5) | $425,000 |
| Eastern Kentucky @ West Virginia (9/12) | $450,000 |
| The Citadel @ Clemson (11/14) | $450,000 |
| Morgan State @ Northwestern (11/14) | $450,000 |
| Illinois State @ Illinois (9/4) | $450,000 |
| Southeast Missouri State @ Ole Miss (9/12) | $450,000 |
| Alcorn State @ Auburn (9/5) | $475,000 |
| Delaware @ NC State (9/26) | $475,000 |
| South Dakota @ Iowa State (9/5) | $475,000 |
| North Dakota @ Kansas State (9/12) | $475,000 |
| Southern Illinois @ Wisconsin (9/12) | $500,000 |
| Furman @ Tennessee (9/19) | $500,000 |
| James Madison @ North Carolina (9/19) | $500,000 |
| Eastern Illinois @ Kentucky (10/10) | $500,000 |
| Abilene Christian @ Texas A&M (9/5) | $500,000 |
| New Hampshire @ Kansas (9/5) | $500,000 |
| UT Martin @ Alabama (11/14) | $500,000 |
| South Dakota State @ Nebraska (9/19) | $515,000 |
| Alabama A&M @ Mississippi State (11/21) | $525,000 |
| Portland State @ Arizona (9/5) | $550,000 |
| East Tennessee State @ Georgia (9/12) | $550,000 |
| Idaho @ Washington State (9/19) | $550,000 |
| Nicholls @ LSU (10/3) | $575,000 |
| Missouri State @ Oklahoma (9/5) | $600,000 |
| Murray State @ Louisville (9/19) | $600,000 |
| Sacramento State @ Washington (9/12) | $625,000 |
| William & Mary @ Stanford (9/5) | $625,000 |
| Cal Poly @ California (9/12) | $625,000 |
| North Dakota State @ Oregon (9/5) | $650,000 |
| Northern Iowa @ Iowa (9/5) | $650,000 |
| Montana State @ Utah (9/12) | $675,000 |
| Eastern Washington @ Florida (9/5) | $750,000 |
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