We got our first taste of FCS football Saturday in a thrilling 24-17 win for Central Arkansas over Austin Peay. And we’ll have plenty more FCS games to watch if all goes according to plan this fall.
As of Aug. 31, 15 teams have at least one game scheduled and more than 50 games involving FCS teams will be played.
Here’s the schedule:
Sept. 3
Central Arkansas @ UAB (FBS)
Sept. 5
Eastern Kentucky @ Marshall (FBS)
Houston Baptist @ North Texas (FBS)
Stephen F. Austin @ UTEP (FBS)
Sept. 12
Campbell @ Georgia Southern (FBS)
Eastern Kentucky @ West Virginia (FBS)
Houston Baptist @ Texas Tech (FBS)
Missouri State @ Oklahoma (FBS)
The Citadel @ South Florida (FBS)
Austin Peay @ Pitt (FBS)
Sept. 18
Campbell @ Coastal Carolina (FBS)
Sept. 19
Austin Peay @ Cincinnati (FBS)
Central Arkansas @ Arkansas State (FBS)
The Citadel @ Clemson (FBS)
Stephen F. Austin @ UTSA (FBS)
Abilene Christian @ UTEP (FBS)
Sept. 26
Stephen F. Austin @ SMU (FBS)
Campbell @ Appalachian State (FBS)
Missouri State @ Central Arkansas
Houston Baptist @ Louisiana Tech (FBS)
Eastern Kentucky @ The Citadel
Oct. 3
Central Arkansas @ NDSU
Abilene Christian @ Army (FBS)
North Alabama @ Liberty (FBS)
Jacksonville State @ Florida State (FBS)
West Texas A&M (D2) @ Stephen F. Austin
Oct. 9
Campbell @ Wake Forest (FBS)
Oct. 10
Central Arkansas @ Eastern Kentucky
The Citadel @ Army (FBS)
Mercer @ Jacksonville State
Angelo State (D2) @ Stephen F. Austin
Oct. 17
Central Arkansas @ Missouri State
Jacksonville State @ North Alabama
Eastern Kentucky @ Troy (FBS)
West Texas A&M (D2) @ Abilene Christian
Oct. 23
Jacksonville State @ Florida International (FBS)
Oct. 24
Mercer @ Army (FBS)
Chattanooga @ Western Kentucky (FBS)
Abilene Christian @ Stephen F. Austin
Oct. 31
Eastern Kentucky @ Central Arkansas
Abilene Christian @ Mercer
Nov. 7
North Alabama @ Southern Miss (FBS)
Stephen F. Austin @ Eastern Kentucky
Angelo State (D2) @ Abilene Christian
Nov. 14
Western Carolina @ Liberty (FBS)
Arizona Christian (NAIA) @ Abilene Christian
Nov. 21
Western Carolina @ Eastern Kentucky
North Alabama @ BYU (FBS)
Central Arkansas @ Louisiana-Lafayette (FBS)
Abilene Christian @ Virginia (FBS)