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Stan Becton | NCAA.com | September 14, 2023

Here is every FCS vs FBS game scheduled for 2023

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Last year saw eight FCS schools defeat FBS schools, with Eastern Kentucky's seven-overtime win over Bowling Green setting a record for the longest game between an FCS and FBS opponent. In 2023, there are 118 FCS vs. FBS games scheduled. Check them out below.

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Week 1

Date FCS Team FBS team
Thursday, Aug. 31 Elon Wake Forest
  Rhode Island Georgia State
  Saint Francis (PA) Western Michigan
  North Carolina A&T UAB
  Arkansas-Pine Bluff Tulsa
  South Dakota Missouri
  Southern Utah Arizona State
Friday, Sept. 1 Howard Eastern Michigan
  Missouri State Kansas
Saturday, Sept. 2 Robert Morris Air Force
  ETSU Jacksonville State
  Northern Arizona Arizona
  Northern Iowa Iowa State
  Mercer Ole Miss
  LIU Ohio
  Portland State Oregon
  Wofford Pitt
  Eastern Kentucky Cincinnati
  Gardner-Webb Appalachian State
  Tennessee State Notre Dame
  Towson Maryland
  Western Carolina Arkansas
  Bryant UNLV
  Southeastern Louisiana Mississippi State
  Colgate Syracuse
  Bucknell James Madison
  Monmouth Florida Atlantic
  Western Illinois New Mexico State
  South Carolina State Charlotte
  The Citadel Georgia Southern
  UT Martin Georgia
  Albany Marshall
  Maine FIU
  Southeast Missouri State Kansas State
  Alcorn State Southern Miss
  Stephen F. Austin Troy
  Central Arkansas Oklahoma State
  Bethune-Cookman Memphis
  Alabama A&M Vanderbilt
  Northwestern State Louisiana
  UIW UTEP
  Idaho State San Diego State

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Week 2

Date FCS Team FBS team
Thursday, Sept. 7 Murray State Louisville
Friday, Sept. 8 Indiana State Indiana
Saturday, Sept. 9 Youngstown State Ohio State
  Lafayette Duke
  Fordham Buffalo
  Delaware Penn State
  Delaware State Army
  Holy Cross Boston College
  South Carolina State Georgia Tech
  New Hampshire Central Michigan
  Eastern Illinois Bowling Green
  Charleston Southern Clemson
  Eastern Kentucky Kentucky
  Southern Utah BYU
  Texas Southern Toledo
  Wagner Navy
  Southern Illinois Northern Illinois
  Richmond Michigan State
  Cal Poly San Jose State
  Portland State Wyoming
  Southeastern Louisiana South Alabama
  Austin Peay Tennessee
  Morgan State Akron
  Duquesne West Virginia
  Northwestern State Louisiana Tech
  Houston Christian Western Kentucky
  Florida A&M South Florida
  Idaho Nevada
  Grambling State LSU
  McNeese Florida
  Furman South Carolina
  Lamar Louisiana Monroe
  Nicholls TCU
  Tennessee Tech New Mexico
  UC Davis Oregon State
  Albany Hawaii
  Idaho State Utah State
  Eastern Washington Fresno State

Week 3

Date FCS Team FBS team
Thursday, Sept. 14 Bethune-Cookman Miami (FL)
Saturday, Sept. 16 Central Connecticut State Kent State
  LIU Baylor
  North Dakota Boise State
  Indiana State Ball State
  Norfolk State Temple
  VMI NC State
  Weber State Utah
  Idaho California
  North Carolina Central UCLA
  Northern Colorado Washington State
  Villanova UCF
  Samford Auburn
  Prairie View A&M SMU
  Texas Southern Rice
  Tarleton State Texas Tech
  Stony Brook Arkansas State
  Murray State Middle Tennessee
  Jackson State Texas State
  Duquesne Coastal Carolina
  Sacramento State Stanford

Week 4

Date FCS Team FBS team
Saturday, Sept. 23 Texas A&M-Commerce Old Dominion
  Delaware State Miami (OH)
  Gardner-Webb East Carolina
  Nicholls Tulane

Week 5

Date FCS Team FBS team
Saturday, Sept. 30 Utah Tech Colorado State
  Abilene Christian North Texas
  Wagner Rutgers

Week 6

Date FCS Team FBS team
Saturday, Oct. 7 Howard Northwestern
  William & Mary Virginia

Week 10

Date FCS Team FBS team
Saturday, Nov. 4 Merrimack UMass
  Kennesaw State Sam Houston
  Campbell North Carolina

Week 11

Date FCS Team FBS team
Saturday, Nov. 11 Holy Cross Army

Week 12

Date FCS Team FBS team
Saturday, Nov. 18 Abilene Christian Texas A&M
  Chattanooga Alabama
  Sacred Heart UConn
  North Alabama Florida State

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