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College Football FCS 2026 Schedule
Every game across the league, with finals filled in as they land. Open any date for the preview beforehand, the live gamecast during, or the recap after.
About College Football FCS
College Football FCS (FCS) is a football league of 125 clubs playing the 2026 season.
Next up on Thursday, August 27, Maine visit Towson, Stony Brook visit Delaware State, and Mercyhurst visit Youngstown State.
Coverage runs on every FCS game rather than a selection: a preview before kickoff with the line and the matchup keys, a recap after it with the final, the box score and the standouts, plus a weekly rundown of where the 2026 season stands and breaking FCS news as it lands. Follow any club above and both land in your inbox, free.
Upcoming Games
Next on the schedule. Open one for the preview, the line and the three keys to the matchup.
All FCS teams
Every club in the College Football FCS, by division. Each one has its own page with the full schedule, roster and results.
Big Sky
CAA
FCS Indep.
Ivy
MEAC
MVFC
NEC
OVC-Big South
Patriot
Pioneer
Southern
Southland
SWAC
How the FCS season works
The shape of the competition: how many clubs, how long the season runs, and how many of them reach the postseason.
- Clubs
- 125
- Conferences
- Big Sky, CAA, FCS Indep., Ivy, MEAC, MVFC, NEC, OVC-Big South, Patriot, Pioneer, SWAC, Southern, Southland, UAC
- Season runs
- August to January
- Season
- 2026
Upcoming FCS games
What is next on the schedule. Open one for the preview and the line.
- Maine at TowsonThu, Aug 27
- Stony Brook at Delaware StateThu, Aug 27
- Mercyhurst at Youngstown StateThu, Aug 27
- Chattanooga at West GeorgiaThu, Aug 27
- Gardner-Webb at Austin PeayThu, Aug 27
- Lafayette at GeorgetownThu, Aug 27
- Mississippi Valley State at NichollsThu, Aug 27
- Eastern Illinois at Murray StateThu, Aug 27
FCS questions, answered
The things people ask most about the College Football FCS season, answered from the same data this page runs on.
How many FCS teams are there?
College Football FCS has 125 clubs, split between the Big Sky, CAA, FCS Indep., Ivy, MEAC, MVFC, NEC, OVC-Big South, Patriot, Pioneer, SWAC, Southern, Southland, and UAC.
When does the 2026 FCS season start?
The FCS season runs from August to January. Every FCS game on the schedule is listed on this page, with a preview before it and a recap after.
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Final
A preview before every game and a recap after the final, with the score, the standouts and how it happened.
Breaking
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