2026 FCS College Football Week 1 Schedule

WEEK 1

SEP 3–6

The Week 1 FCS slate of the 2026 college football season has 76 games (Sep 3–6). The top-ranked team in action is #1 Montana State, facing Butler on Saturday, Sep 5.

Thursday, Sep 3

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Buffalo 21, UAlbany 17
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UALB737017
BUF0140721
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Stony Brook 36, Lindenwood 32
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LIN10123732
STBK70101936
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Delaware 42, Merrimack 7
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MRMK00707
DEL71414742
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Kennesaw St 47, West Georgia 0
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WGA00000
KENN19217047
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UCF 73, Bethune-Cookman 6
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BCU00066
UCF211728773
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SIU 22, SAM 18
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SIU960722
SAM078318
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MINN 59, EIU 7
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EIU07007
MINN1421101459
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MIZ 54, UAPB 14
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UAPB007714
MIZ142601454
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Utah 66, Idaho 14
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IDHO077014
UTAH1714142166

Friday, Sep 4

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GAST 59, NCAT 10
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NCAT070310
GAST142124059
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Purdue 44, Indiana State 19
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INST3301319
PUR10621744
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KU 51, LIU 6
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LIU00066
KU62471451

Saturday, Sep 5

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TAR 20, BGSU 13
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TAR7100320
BGSU073313
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Army 59, Bryant 3
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BRY03003
ARMY2110141459
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Syracuse 66, New Hampshire 3
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UNH00033
SYR142722366
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UConn 56, Lafayette 7
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LAF00077
CONN211414756
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Stonehill 21, New Haven 3
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STO7140021
NHVN30003
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Lehigh 45, Georgetown 14
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LEH71771445
GTWN070714
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Kentucky 45, Youngstown St 13
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YSU076013
UK141471045
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ISU 38, SEMO 10
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SEMO070310
ISU14143738
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Colgate 35, Holy Cross 10
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HC370010
COLG14147035
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Air Force 34, Duquesne 0
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DUQ00000
AF7137734
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Wofford 17, Gardner-Webb 13
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GWEB307313
WOF770317
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Monmouth 31, Sacred Heart 24
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SHU777324
MONM7771031
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Temple 38, Rhode Island 14
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URI770014
TEM10147738
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Georgia 63, Tennessee State 3
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TNST03003
UGA287141463
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Montana 45, Drake 10
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DRKE300710
MONT147141045
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UTSA 45, RGV 16
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RGV0601016
UTSA72401445
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App State 55, Maine 3
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ME00303
APP72471755
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The Citadel 43, Charlotte 41 (OT)
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CIT701471543
CLT77771341
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Tennessee 56, Furman 9
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FUR00369
TENN72121756
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Campbell 0, Western Carolina 0
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North Dakota St 38, Fordham 0
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FOR00000
NDSU31421038
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Navy 42, Towson 15
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TOW0123015
NAVY14147742
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UND 62, STMN 26
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STMN0127726
UND202171462
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Arkansas 31, North Alabama 14
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UNA007714
ARK7771031
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Southern Miss 49, Alcorn St 3
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ALCN30003
USM71421749
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Elon 38, Davidson 0
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ELON3217738
DAV00000
@#14
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Mercer 62, Presbyterian 3
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PRES03003
MER202171462
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Old Dominion 31, Norfolk St 10
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NORF073010
ODU71014031
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Villanova 17, Bucknell 16
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VILL770317
BUCK0013316
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Richmond 28, Howard 21
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RICH1378028
HOW0014721
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TNTC 24, UTC 9
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TNTC0710724
UTC33039
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W&M 22, DSU 15
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DSU0001515
W&M1603322
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UT Martin 42, Chicago State 7
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Chicago State70007
UTM02102142
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WFL 42, CARK 14
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WFL141414042
CARK077014
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Rice 31, Houston Christian 3
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HCU30003
RICE71001431
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EWU 34, UNI 24
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UNI10140024
EWU1377734
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Idaho State 29, Utah State 17
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IDST61031029
USU737017
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USA 39, SELA 14
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SELA707014
USA19310739
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JXST 49, EKU 7
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EKU07007
JXST14217749
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TTU 33, ACU 10
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ACU030710
TTU1439733
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GASO 31, CHSO 0
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CHSO00000
GASO2137031
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MTSU 38, MUR 14
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MUR077014
MTSU14731438
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Kansas State 71, Nicholls 3
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NICH03003
KSU2214211471
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Vanderbilt 28, Austin Peay 9
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APSU63009
VAN5106728
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Virginia Tech 73, VMI 3
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VMI00033
VT212421773
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LT 80, NWST 6
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NWST30036
LT214214380
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Louisiana 38, Lamar 7
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LAM00077
UL7217338
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ILST 41, WIU 10
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ILST17107741
WIU030710
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SDAK 38, UNCO 23
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SDAK71471038
UNCO737623
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BYU 63, Utah Tech 7
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UTU00707
BYU142814763
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NU 34, SDST 18
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SDST066618
NU7371734
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Southern Utah 47, Weber St 42
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WEB7227642
SUU71321647
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SFA 44, ETAM 7
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ETAM70007
SFA71771344
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Maryland 62, Hampton 0
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HAMP00000
MD171721762
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Montana State 51, Butler 24
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BTLR3014724
MTST102071451
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NMSU 51, MERC 14
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MERC770014
NMSU131072151
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SDSU 53, PRST 20
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PRST607720
SDSU722141053
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Arizona 35, Northern Arizona 7
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NAU00077
ARIZ7147735
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Arizona St 70, Morgan St 7
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MORG70007
ASU282121070
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UC Davis 49, San Diego 17
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UCD02814749
USD707317
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SAC 52, MVSU 0
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MVSU00000
SAC141771452

Sunday, Sep 6

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CAM 28, WCU 19
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WCU0103619
CAM14140028
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PV 52, TXSO 14
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TXSO070714
PV17028752
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SCST 31, FAMU 13
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SCST1477331
FAMU337013