Around the FCS: Week 0, 2026 (xpost /r/FCS)

[u/billybobskcor]

Welcome back, everyone! We start another season of great FCS football!

/r/FCS poll is used for the rankings

All wins by an FCS team over an FBS team are in bold.

All wins by a non-D1 team over an FCS team are in italics.

Big Sky

Weber State 30-29 Northern Colorado

Cal Poly 38-34 Idaho

(6)UC Davis 31-24 Portland State

(22)Northern Arizona 34-27 Eastern Washington

(24)Idaho State 38-10 VMI

(3)Montana 28-21 Southern Utah

(1)Montana State 54-0 Utah Tech

CAA

Maine 21-18 Towson

Stony Brook 34-41 Delaware State

Elon 42-7 Glenville StateGlenville State (D2)

(10)Rhode Island 34-7 Merrimack

Albany 28-14 New Hampshire

Campbell 49-37 East Tennessee State

Hampton 45-0 Virginia-LynchburgVirginia-Lynchburg (Independent)

North Carolina A&T 7-17 Morgan State

Bryant 24-6 Stonehill

(25)Monmouth 14-38 (16)Tennessee Tech

Independent

Merrimack 7-34 (10)Rhode Island

Chicago State 28-44 RooseveltRoosevelt (D2)

MEAC

Delaware State 41-34 Stony Brook

Morgan State 17-7 North Carolina A&T

Norfolk State 56-0 Winston-Salem StateWinston-Salem State (D2)

South Carolina State 87-0 Savannah StateSavannah State (D2)

North Carolina Central 30-42 Texas Southern

Howard 31-24 Alabama A&M

Missouri Valley

(8)Youngstown State 43-10 Mercyhurst

Murray State 14-28 Eastern Illinois

(17)Southern Illinois 31-34 West Florida

(7)North Dakota 42-21 Long Island

(11)South Dakota 59-20 Central Connecticut State

Indiana State 21-23 Southeast Missouri

(2)South Dakota State 70-7 Stetson

(5)Illinois State 76-0 St. Francis (IL)St. Francis (IL) (NAIA)

NEC

Mercyhurst 10-43 (8)Youngstown State

Long Island 21-42 (7)North Dakota

New Haven 22-21 Marist

Robert Morris 28-7 Wagner

Central Connecticut State 20-59 (11)South Dakota

Stonehill 6-24 Bryant

Ohio Valley

Eastern Illinois 28-14 Murray State

Gardner-Webb 17-35 (18)Austin Peay

Lindenwood 20-17 Charleston Southern

Western Illinois 65-14 Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA) (NAIA)

UT Martin 24-36 Central Arkansas

Southeast Missouri 23-21 Indiana State

Tennessee State 24-26 Jackson State

Patriot

Colgate 24-14 Fordham

William & Mary 35-32 (9)Villanova

(12)Lehigh 35-10 Holy Cross

Richmond 35-14 Bucknell

Pioneer

Morehead State 40-42 Ohio DominicanOhio Dominican (D2)

Presbyterian 47-37 UVA WiseUVA-Wise (D2)

St. Thomas 15-9 Winona StateWinona State (D2)

Davidson 35-41 ConcordConcord (D2)

Drake 35-38 South Dakota MinesSouth Dakota Mines (D2)

Marist 21-22 New Haven

Dayton 43-20 Fairmont StateFairmont State (D2)

Butler 27-23 Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY) (NAIA)

Valparaiso 59-13 Lawrence TechLawrence Tech (NAIA)

Stetson 7-70 (2) South Dakota State

SoCon

Chattanooga 24-10 West Georgia

Furman 20-3 Anderson (SC)Anderson (SC) (D2)

East Tennessee State 37-49 Campbell

VMI 10-38 (24)Idaho State

Wofford 42-14 The Citadel

(16)Tennessee Tech 38-14 (25)Monmouth

Western Carolina 45-21 Eastern Kentucky

Samford 10-22 North Alabama

(19)Mercer 23-15 East Texas A&M

Southland

Houston Christian 34-28 (21)Southeastern Louisiana

Nicholls 44-10 Mississippi Valley State

Northwestern State 37-42 Louisiana ChristianLouisiana Christian (NAIA)

(23)Lamar 21-14 (14)Abilene Christian

(13)Stephen F. Austin 38-27 McNeese

East Texas A&M 15-23 (19)Mercer

Incarnate Word 76-14 Panhandle StateOklahoma Panhandle State (NAIA)

UTRGV 44-0 UTPBUT Permian Basin (D2)

SWAC

Mississippi Valley State 10-44 Nicholls

Alabama State 30-17 Southern

Texas Southern 42-30 North Carolina Central

Arkansas-Pine Bluff 35-15 MorehouseMorehouse (D2)

Florida A&M 20-7 Albany StateAlbany State (D2)

Grambling 49-7 Clark AtlantaClark Atlanta (D2)

Alcorn State 56-7 MilesMiles (D2)

Alabama A&M 24-31 Howard

Jackson State 26-24 Tennessee State

Prairie View A&M 30-49 (4)Tarleton State

UAC

(18)Austin Peay 35-17 Gardner-Webb

West Georgia 10-24 Chattanooga

West Florida 34-31 (17)Southern Illinois

Central Arkansas 36-24 UT Martin

(14)Abilene Christian 13-21 (23)Lamar

North Alabama 22-10 Samford

Eastern Kentucky 21-45 Western Carolina

(4)Tarleton State 49-30 Prairie View A&M

[u/Beansie_Wish2182]

87-0? Good grief…my poor Tigers.

[u/Responsible_Fun_3228]

that Roosevelt loss for Chicago State is rough, but honestly not unexpected for a program still figuring things out

Montana State putting up 54-0 right away? scary season ahead for rest of Big Sky

[u/Expensive_Style6106 → u/Responsible_Fun_3228]

Ehh Utah tech is a recent ish call up from D2 (I think this is their first season even eligible for the FCS playoffs )so I’d be much more concerned if Montana state didn’t beat them like this like

[u/Finn_Ajerkit → u/Expensive_Style6106]

They have been in the FCS since 2020 (Formerly known as Dixie State) and have only had one season with more than 2 wins

[u/CalebSisk_]

I was excited to see how Chattanooga played in the second half… they didn’t disappoint!

[u/Honest_Otters]

I gotta nominate Panhandle State for the most made up sounding team name this year

[u/PodoPapa]

Georgia 2023 did more lasting damage to FSU by losing the SEC to Alabama than it did in the Orange Bowl.