FCS teams take on the FBS 112 times in the 2023 season.
There were 117 FCS vs. FBS games in both the 2022 and 2021 seasons, and 114 games were scheduled for 2020 until the season was disrupted by COVID. The 2019 season saw 114 of these matchups while there were 111 in 2018 and 98 in 2017.
Last year saw eight FCS over FBS wins.
Below is a list of every FCS vs. FBS game in 2023.
Week 1
Thursday, Aug. 31
Bryant at UNLV
Elon at Wake Forest
North Carolina A&T at UAB
Rhode Island at Georgia State
Saint Francis at Western Michigan
Southern Utah at Arizona State
Saturday, Sept. 2
Stephen F. Austin at Troy
Howard at Eastern Michigan
UIW at UTEP
Southeastern Louisiana University at Mississippi State
SEMO at Kansas State
South Dakota at Missouri
SC State at Charlotte
Robert Morris at Air Force
Tennessee State at Notre Dame
Portland State at Oregon
Northwestern State at Louisiana
Northern Iowa at Iowa State
Northern Arizona at Arizona
Wofford at Pitt
Western Illinois at New Mexico State
Western Carolina at Arkansas
UT Martin at Georgia
Towson at Maryland
The Citadel at Georgia Southern
Alabama A&M at Vanderbilt
Colgate at Syracuse
Central Arkansas at Oklahoma State
Bucknell at James Madison
Eastern Kentucky at Cincinnati
Bethune-Cookman at Memphis
ETSU at Jacksonville State
Monmouth at Florida Atlantic
Missouri State at Kansas
Maine at FIU
LIU at Ohio
Gardner-Webb at Appalachian State
Idaho State at San Diego State
Mercer at Ole Miss
Week 2
Saturday, Sept. 9
Grambling State at LSU
Furman at South Carolina
Southeastern Louisiana University at South Alabama
Tennessee Tech at New Mexico
Southern Illinois at Northern Illinois
SC State at Georgia Tech
Richmond at Michigan State
Texas Southern at Toledo
Portland State at Wyoming
Northwestern State at Louisiana Tech
Youngstown State at Ohio State
Wagner at Navy
UC Davis at Oregon State
UAlbany at Hawaii
Nicholls at TCU
New Hampshire at Central Michigan
Delaware State at Army
Fordham at Buffalo
Florida A&M at USF
Eastern Washington at Fresno State
Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky
Eastern Illinois at Bowling Green
Duquesne at West Virginia
Delaware at Penn State
Southern Utah at BYU
Charleston Southern at Clemson
Cal Poly at San Jose State
Austin Peay at Tennessee
Houston Christian at WKU
Lafayette at Duke
Morgan State at Akron
McNeese at Florida
Lamar at Louisiana–Monroe
Holy Cross at Boston College
Idaho State at Utah State
Idaho at Nevada
Indiana State at Indiana
Murray State at Louisville
Week 3
Thursday, Sept. 14
Bethune-Cookman at Miami (FL)
Saturday, Sept. 16
VMI at NC State
Tarleton State at Texas Tech
Samford at Auburn
Stony Brook at Arkansas State
Wagner at Kent State
Texas Southern at Rice
Villanova at UCF
Sacramento State at Stanford
Weber State at Utah
Northern Colorado at Washington State
Idaho at California
CCSU at Marshall
Duquesne at Coastal Carolina
Norfolk State at Temple
NC Central at UCLA
Murray State at Middle Tennessee
Indiana State at Ball State
Jackson State at Texas State
North Dakota at Boise State
Week 4
Saturday, Sept. 23
Delaware State at Miami (Ohio)
Gardner-Webb at East Carolina
Week 5
Saturday, Sept. 30
Utah Tech at Colorado State
Abilene Christian at North Texas
Wagner at Rutgers
Week 6
Saturday, Oct. 7
William & Mary at Virginia
Howard at Northwestern
Week 10
Saturday, Nov. 4
Merrimack at UMass
Campbell at North Carolina
*Kennesaw State at Sam Houston
*Kennesaw State is in its transition year before becoming an FBS program in 2024.
Week 11
Saturday, Nov. 11
Holy Cross at Army
Week 12
Saturday, Nov. 18
Chattanooga at Alabama
Abilene Christian at Texas A&M
Sacred Heart at UConn
North Alabama at Florida State
