2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season

American college football season

For the 2023 FBS season, see 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

2023 NCAA Division I FCS season

Regular season
Number of teams| 128
Duration| August 26 – December 2
Payton Award| Mark Gronowski, QB, South Dakota State
Buchanan Award| Terrell Allen, DE, Tennessee State
Playoff
Duration| November 25 – December 16
Championship date| January 7, 2024
Championship site| Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
Champion| South Dakota State
NCAA Division I FCS football seasons

«2022

2024»

Missouri Valley Conference: North Dakota Hawks vs. Indiana State Sycamores

Patriot League: Georgetown Hoyas vs. Holy Cross Crusaders

The 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The regular season began on August 26 and ended in November. The postseason began in November and ended on January 7, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.[1] South Dakota State repeated as champions, defeating Montana, 23–3.

## Conference changes and new programs

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* The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) and Western Athletic Conference, which had created the WAC-ASUN Challenge in 2021, merged their football leagues effective in 2023.[2] The partnership was formally rebranded as the United Athletic Conference (UAC), a football-only league separate from the two conferences.[3] The NCAA denied the UAC's request to be classified as a single-sport FCS football conference,[4] but continued to recognize the organization as an extension of the WAC-ASUN Challenge.
* The Big South Conference and Ohio Valley Conference also merged their football leagues effective in 2023, but without attempting to create a new independent league, instead adopting the name Big South–OVC Football Association. Like the ASUN and WAC, both conferences were in danger of falling below the minimum six members required to remain an automatic qualifier (AQ) for the FCS postseason.[5]
* The Colonial Athletic Association, along with its (technically-separate) FCS football league, adopted the name Coastal Athletic Association, a change that did not affect the CAA branding.[6]

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Abilene Christian | WAC-ASUN Challenge (WAC) | United
Austin Peay | WAC-ASUN Challenge (ASUN)
Bryant | Big South | Big South–OVC
Campbell | CAA
Central Arkansas | WAC-ASUN Challenge (ASUN) | United
Charleston Southern | Big South | Big South–OVC
Eastern Illinois | Ohio Valley
Eastern Kentucky | WAC-ASUN Challenge (ASUN) | United
Gardner–Webb | Big South | Big South–OVC
Jacksonville State | ASUN (FCS) | C-USA (FBS)
Kennesaw State | WAC-ASUN Challenge (ASUN) | FCS Independent
Lindenwood | Ohio Valley | Big South–OVC
Murray State | MVFC
North Alabama | WAC-ASUN Challenge (ASUN) | United
North Carolina A&T | Big South | CAA
Robert Morris | Big South–OVC
Sam Houston State | WAC (FCS) | C-USA (FBS)
Southeast Missouri State | Ohio Valley | Big South–OVC
Southern Utah | WAC-ASUN Challenge (WAC) | United
Stephen F. Austin | WAC-ASUN Challenge (WAC)
Tarleton State | WAC
Tennessee State | Ohio Valley | Big South–OVC
Tennessee Tech
Utah Tech | WAC | United
UT Martin | Ohio Valley | Big South–OVC

## Notable headlines

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* October 4 – The NCAA announced several major changes to Division I football recruiting and governance rules:[7]
* The window for athletes to enter the transfer portal was reduced. For FCS players, the portal now opens on the Monday after the selection of the playoff field, and stays open for 30 days. For players participating in the FCS playoffs or the Celebration Bowl, there will be an additional 5-day window after the players' final game.
* The limit on "initial counters"—i.e., players who are receiving athletically-related financial aid for the first time—was permanently eliminated. The previous FCS limit of 30 had been suspended due to COVID-19 impacts.
* The application fee for transitioning from FCS to FBS increased from $5,000 to $5 million, effective immediately.
* October 12 – Northwestern State junior safety Ronnie Caldwell died after being shot multiple times near the school's Natchitoches, Louisiana campus.[8] Two weeks after the shooting, Northwestern State canceled the remainder of its season, and head coach Brad Laird resigned.[9]

## FCS team wins over FBS teams

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September 9: Southern Illinois 14, Northern Illinois 11
September 9: Fordham 40, Buffalo 37
September 9: Idaho 33, Nevada 6
September 16: Sacramento State 30, Stanford 23

## Conference standings

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2023 Big Sky Conference football standings |

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No. 2 Montana $^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 2  |
No. 8 Idaho ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
No. 9 Montana State ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Northern Arizona |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
No. 24 UC Davis |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
No. 13 Sacramento State ^  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Portland State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Weber State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Eastern Washington |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Idaho State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Cal Poly |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Northern Colorado |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll
2023 Big South–OVC football standings |

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Gardner–Webb +^  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
No. 25 UT Martin \+  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Eastern Illinois |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Bryant |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Southeast Missouri State |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Tennessee Tech |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Robert Morris |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Charleston Southern |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Tennessee State |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Lindenwood *  |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant
* Note: Lindenwood ineligible for Big South–OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.

Rankings from STATS Poll
2023 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings |

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No. 5 Albany +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 4  |
No. 6 Villanova +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 15 Richmond +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
No. 10 Delaware ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Elon |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
New Hampshire |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Rhode Island |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
William & Mary |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Campbell |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Towson |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Hampton |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Monmouth |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Maine |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
North Carolina A&T |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
Stony Brook |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll
2023 Ivy League football standings |

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Harvard \+  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Yale \+  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Dartmouth \+  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Princeton |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Brown |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Penn |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Cornell |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Columbia |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from STATS Poll
2023 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings |

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Howard \+  |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
No. 20 North Carolina Central +^  |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
South Carolina State |  | 3  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Morgan State |  | 3  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Norfolk State |  | 1  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Delaware State |  | 0  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings |

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No. 1 South Dakota State $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 15  | - | 0  |
No. 4 South Dakota ^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 3 North Dakota State ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 4  |
No. 19 Youngstown State ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
No. 16 North Dakota ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Northern Iowa |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Illinois State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Missouri State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Murray State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Indiana State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
Western Illinois |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll
2023 Northeast Conference football standings |

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Duquesne $^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Saint Francis (PA) |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Merrimack |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Stonehill *  |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
LIU |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Wagner |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Sacred Heart |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Central Connecticut |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant
* Note: Stonehill ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II

Rankings from STATS Poll
2023 Patriot League football standings |

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No. 21 Lafayette +^  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Holy Cross \+  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Colgate |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Georgetown |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Fordham |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Lehigh |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Bucknell |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll
2023 Pioneer Football League standings |

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Drake $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
St. Thomas (MN) *  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Davidson |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Butler |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Marist |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
San Diego |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Morehead State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Presbyterian |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Valparaiso |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Dayton |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Stetson |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant
* * – St. Thomas (MN) ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III

Rankings from STATS Poll
2023 Southern Conference football standings |

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No. 7 Furman $^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 14 Chattanooga ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
No. 17 Mercer ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
No. 23 Western Carolina |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Samford |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
VMI |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
East Tennessee State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Wofford |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
The Citadel |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll
2023 Southland Conference football standings |

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Nicholls $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
No. 22 Incarnate Word |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Lamar |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Houston Christian |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Southeastern Louisiana |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Texas A&M–Commerce *  |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
McNeese |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |
Northwestern State **  |  | 0  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 6  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant
* * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
** – Northwestern State canceled its season on October 26.

Rankings from STATS Poll
2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings |

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East Division
No. 11 Florida A&M xy$  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
Alabama State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Jackson State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Alabama A&M |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Bethune–Cookman |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Mississippi Valley State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
West Division
Prairie View A&M xy  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Alcorn State x  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Southern |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Grambling State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Texas Southern |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Championship: Florida A&M 35, Prairie View A&M 14

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from STATS Poll
2023 United Athletic Conference standings |

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No. 18 Austin Peay $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Central Arkansas |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Southern Utah |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Eastern Kentucky |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Tarleton State*  |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Abilene Christian |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
North Alabama |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Utah Tech*  |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Stephen F. Austin |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* Note: Tarleton State and Utah Tech are ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transitions from NCAA Division II.

Rankings from STATS Poll
2023 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings |

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Kennesaw State*  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  |

* * Note: Kennesaw State ineligible for FCS postseason play due to start of transition to FBS.

Rankings from AP Poll

## Playoff qualifiers

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### Automatic berths for conference champions

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Conference  | Team  | Appearance  | Last bid  | Result of last appearance

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Big Sky Conference | Montana | 27th | 2022 | Second round - (L - North Dakota State)
Big South–OVC | Gardner–Webb | 2nd | 2022 | Second round - (L - William & Mary)
CAA Football | Villanova | 15th | 2021 | Quarterfinal - (L - South Dakota State)
Missouri Valley Football Conference | South Dakota State | 13th | 2022 | National Champions (W - North Dakota State)
Northeast Conference | Duquesne | 3rd | 2018 | Second round - (L - South Dakota State)
Patriot League | Lafayette | 5th | 2013 | First round - (L - New Hampshire)
Pioneer Football League | Drake | 1st | None | None
Southern Conference | Furman | 20th | 2022 | Second round - (L - Incarnate Word)
Southland Conference | Nicholls | 7th | 2019 | Second round - (L - North Dakota State)
United Athletic Conference | Austin Peay | 2nd | 2019 | Quarterfinals - (L - Montana State)

### At large qualifiers

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Big Sky Conference | Idaho | 13th | 2022 | First round (L - Southeastern Louisiana)
Montana State | 13th | 2022 | Semifinal (L - South Dakota State)
Sacramento State | 4th | 2022 | Quarterfinal (L - Incarnate Word)
CAA Football | Albany | 3rd | 2019 | Second round (L - Montana State)
Delaware | 19th | 2022 | Second round (L - South Dakota State)
Richmond | 13th | 2022 | Second round (L - Sacramento State)
Missouri Valley Football Conference | North Dakota | 5th | 2022 | First round (L - Weber State)
North Dakota State | 14th | 2022 | National Runner-up (L - South Dakota State)
South Dakota | 3rd | 2021 | First round (L - Southern Illinois)
Southern Illinois | 11th | 2021 | Second round (L - North Dakota State)
Youngstown State | 13th | 2016 | National Runner-up (L - James Madison)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | North Carolina Central | 1st | None | None
Southern Conference | Chattanooga | 5th | 2016 | Second round (L - Sam Houston State)
Mercer | 1st | None | None

### Abstentions

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* Ivy League – Harvard, Yale
* Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Howard
* Southwestern Athletic Conference – Florida A&M

## Postseason

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The FCS again featured a 24-team postseason bracket: 10 teams decided via automatic bids issued to conference champions, and 14 at-large bids (see above). The top eight teams were seeded and received a bye to the second round.[10]

### Bowl game

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Dec. 16  | 12:00 p.m.  | Celebration Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia | USA: ABC
Canada: TSN2 | Florida A&M (11–1)
Howard (6–5)  | SWAC
MEAC | Florida A&M 30
Howard 26

### NCAA Division I playoff bracket

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| First Round
November 25
Campus sites
ESPN+ | | | Second Round
December 2
Campus sites
ESPN+ | | | Quarterfinals
December 8/9
Campus sites
ABC, ESPN Networks | | | Semifinals
December 15/16
Campus sites
ESPN2 | | | National Championship
January 7
2 p.m. EST
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
ABC, ESPN+ |

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| Gardner–Webb | 7 | | |  | Mercer | 0 |
| Mercer | 17 | | | | | | 1 | South Dakota State | 23 |
| | | | | | 8 | Villanova | 12 |
| | | | 8 | Villanova | 45 | | | |
| Duquesne | 7 | | |  | Youngstown State | 28 |
| Youngstown State | 40 | | | | 1 | South Dakota State | 59 |
| | | | | | | 5 | Albany | 0 |
| | | | 5 | Albany | 41 | | | |
| North Carolina Central | 27 | | |  | Richmond | 13 |
| Richmond | 49 | | | | | | 5 | Albany | 30 |
| | | | | | 4 | Idaho | 22 |
| | | | 4 | Idaho | 20OT | |
| Nicholls | 0 | | |  | Southern Illinois | 17 |
| Southern Illinois | 35 | | | | 1 | South Dakota State | 23 |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Montana | 3 |
| | | | 3 | South Dakota | 34 | | | |
| Sacramento State | 42 | | |  | Sacramento State | 24 |
| North Dakota | 35 | | | | | | 3 | South Dakota | 17 |
| | | | | |  | North Dakota State | 45 |
| | | | 6 | Montana State | 34 | | | |
| Drake | 3 | | |  | North Dakota State | 35OT |
| North Dakota State | 66 | | | |  | North Dakota State | 29 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Montana | 312OT |
| | | | 7 | Furman | 26 | |
| Chattanooga | 24 | | |  | Chattanooga | 7 |
| Austin Peay | 21 | | | | | | 7 | Furman | 28 |
| | | | | | 2 | Montana | 35OT |
| | | | 2 | Montana | 49 | |
| Lafayette | 34 | | |  | Delaware | 19 |
| Delaware | 36 | |

Source:[11]

## Rankings

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Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

The top 25 from the Stats Perform and USA Today Coaches Polls.

### Pre-season polls

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| Stats Perform

Ranking  | Team
1  | South Dakota State (56)
2  | North Dakota State
3  | Montana State
4  | William & Mary
5  | Holy Cross
6  | Furman
7  | Incarnate Word
8  | Idaho
9  | Samford
10  | Sacramento State
11  | New Hampshire
12  | Southeast Missouri State
13  | Weber State
14  | Montana
15  | Southeastern Louisiana
16  | UC Davis
17  | North Dakota
18  | Richmond
19  | North Carolina Central
20  | Mercer
21  | Rhode Island
22  | Delaware
23  | Northern Iowa
24  | Eastern Kentucky
25  | Gardner–Webb
| USA Today Coaches

Ranking  | Team
1  | South Dakota State (24)
2  | North Dakota State (1)
3  | Montana State
4  | William & Mary
5  | Holy Cross
6  | Furman
7  | Incarnate Word
8  | Sacramento State
9  | Samford
10  | Weber State
11  | Southeast Missouri State
12  | New Hampshire
13  | Idaho
14  | Montana
15  | Southeastern Louisiana
16  | Richmond
17  | UC Davis
18  | North Dakota
19  | North Carolina Central
20  | Northern Iowa
21  | Delaware
22  | Mercer
23  | Rhode Island
24  | Gardner–Webb
25  | Florida A&M

## Kickoff games

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The regular season began on Saturday, August 26 with three games in Week 0:

* FCS Kickoff (Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama): No. 20 Mercer 17, North Alabama 7
* Albany 34, Fordham 13
* MEAC/SWAC Challenge (Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta): Jackson State 37, South Carolina State 7

## Regular season top 10 matchups

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Rankings reflect the Stats Perform Poll.

* Week 2
* No. 1 South Dakota State defeated No. 3 Montana State, 20–16 (Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD)
* Week 4
* No. 7 Idaho defeated No. 4 Sacramento State, 36–27 (Kibbie Dome, Moscow, ID)
* No. 3 Montana State defeated No. 10 Weber State, 40–0 (Stewart Stadium, Ogden, UT)
* Week 7
* No. 10 Montana defeated No. 3 Idaho, 23–21 (Kibbie Dome, Moscow, ID)
* Week 8
* No. 2 Montana State defeated No. 3 Sacramento State, 42–30 (Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, CA)
* No. 4 Furman defeated No. 8 Western Carolina, 29–17 (Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, NC)
* Week 9
* No. 1 South Dakota State defeated No. 4 South Dakota, 37–3 (DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD)
* No. 9 Idaho defeated No. 2 Montana State, 24–21 (Kibbie Dome, Moscow, ID)
* Week 10
* No. 4 Montana defeated No. 7 Sacramento State, 34–7 (Washington–Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT)
* No. 9 South Dakota defeated No. 10 Southern Illinois, 14–7 (Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, IL)
* Week 11
* No. 6 South Dakota defeated No. 10 North Dakota, 14–10 (DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD)
* Week 12
* No. 3 Montana defeated No. 4 Montana State, 37–7 (Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT)
* No. 10 Villanova defeated No. 7 Delaware, 35–7 (Delaware Stadium, Newark, DE)

## Upsets

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### Regular season

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During the regular season, 33 unranked teams defeated ranked teams.

* September 2, 2023
* Morgan State 17, No. 18 Richmond 10
* September 9, 2023
* Western Carolina 30, No. 8 Samford 7
* September 16, 2023
* Eastern Washington 40, No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana 29
* September 23, 2023
* Northern Arizona 28, No. 13 Montana 14
* Eastern Kentucky 41, No. 16 Southeast Missouri State 38
* Chattanooga 47, No. 20 Samford 24
* Eastern Washington 27, No. 15 UC Davis 24
* September 30, 2023
* South Dakota 24, No. 2 North Dakota State 19
* Elon 14, No. 5 William & Mary 6
* Harvard 38, No. 6 Holy Cross 28
* Towson 54, No. 14 New Hampshire 51
* Albany 31, No. 16 Villanova 10
* Northern Iowa 44, No. 23 Youngstown State 41
* October 7, 2023
* Northern Arizona 27, No. 13 Weber State 10
* Youngstown State 31, No. 6 Southern Illinois 3
* October 14, 2023
* Idaho State 42, No. 21 Eastern Washington 41
* UC Davis 17, No. 22 Weber State 16
* New Hampshire 38, No. 24 Albany 31
* October 21, 2023
* Towson 34, No. 13 William & Mary 24
* Princeton 21, No. 18 Harvard 14
* Northern Iowa 27, No. 11 North Dakota 0
* Lafayette 38, No. 15 Holy Cross 35
* October 28, 2023
* Mercer 45, No. 10 Western Carolina 38
* Gardner–Webb 38, No. 14 UT Martin 34
* Tarleton State 25, No, 18 Central Arkansas 23
* Northern Arizona 38, No. 25 UC Davis 21
* November 4, 2023
* Elon 33, No. 5 Delaware 27
* Colgate 37, No. 20 Lafayette 34 OT
* Nicholls 45, No. 8 Incarnate Word 32
* November 11, 2023
* Weber State 31, No. 4 Idaho 29
* Howard 50, No. 7 North Carolina Central 20
* Missouri State 35, No. 15 Northern Iowa 16
* November 18, 2023
* UC Davis 31, No. 8 Sacramento State 21
* Samford 27, No. 19 UT Martin 17
* Yale 23, No. 23 Harvard 18
* Wofford 19, No. 2 Furman 13
* VMI 27, No. 14 Western Carolina 24

## Coaching changes

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### Preseason and in-season

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Columbia | Al Bagnoli | August 4, 2023  | Retired[12] | Mark Fabish (interim)
Dartmouth | Buddy Teevens | September 19, 2023  | Died[13] | Sammy McCorkle (named full time on October 19)
Northwestern State | Brad Laird | October 26, 2023  | Resigned[9] | Weston Glaser (interim)
Southern | Eric Dooley | November 14, 2023  | Fired[14] | Terrence Graves (named full time on December 12)

### End of season

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School  | Outgoing coach  | Date  | Reason  | Replacement  | Previous position

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South Carolina State | Oliver Pough | August 24, 2023  | Retired (effective at season's end)[15] | Chennis Berry | Benedict head coach (2020–2023)
Stony Brook | Chuck Priore | November 13, 2023  | Fired[16] | Billy Cosh | Western Michigan offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023)
East Tennessee State | George Quarles | November 19, 2023  | Fired[17] | Tre Lamb | Gardner–Webb head coach (2020–2023)
Cornell | David Archer | November 19, 2023  | Fired[18] | Dan Swanstrom | Penn offensive coordinator (2022–2023)
Western Illinois | Myers Hendrickson | November 19, 2023  | Fired[19] | Joe Davis | Eastern Illinois offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2022–2023)
Northern Arizona | Chris Ball | November 20, 2023  | Fired[20] | Brian Wright | Pittsburg State head coach (2020–2023)
Morehead State | Rob Tenyer | November 20, 2023  | Contract not renewed[21] | Jason Woodman[22] | Fairmont State head coach (2013–2023)
Texas Southern | Clarence McKinney | November 20, 2023  | Contract not renewed[23] | Cris Dishman[24] | Vegas Vipers defensive coordinator (2023)
Utah Tech | Paul Peterson | November 20, 2023  | Fired[25] | Lance Anderson[26] | Boise State senior analyst (2023)
Tennessee Tech | Dewayne Alexander | November 21, 2023  | Fired[27] | Bobby Wilder | Old Dominion head coach (2009–2019)
Gardner–Webb | Tre Lamb | November 27, 2023  | Hired by East Tennessee State[28] | Cris Reisert | Tiffin head coach (2019–2023)
Grambling State | Hue Jackson | November 28, 2023  | Fired[29] | Mickey Joseph | Nebraska interim head coach (2022)
UC Davis | Dan Hawkins | November 28, 2023  | Resigned[30] | Tim Plough | California tight ends coach (2023)
Northwestern State | Weston Glaser (interim)  | November 28, 2023  | Permanent replacement[31] | Blaine McCorkle | Belhaven head coach (2018–2023)
Marist | Jim Parady | November 29, 2023  | Retired[32] | Mike Willis[33] | Princeton assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and tight ends coach (2020–2023)
Columbia | Mark Fabish (interim)  | December 2, 2023  | Permanent replacement[34] | Jon Poppe | Union (NY) head coach (2023)
Austin Peay | Scotty Walden | December 4, 2023  | Hired by UTEP[35] | Jeff Faris | UCLA tight ends coach (2022–2023)
Holy Cross | Bob Chesney | December 7, 2023  | Hired by James Madison[36] | Dan Curran | Merrimack head coach (2013–2023)
North Dakota State | Matt Entz | December 10, 2023  | Hired as linebackers coach by USC[37] | Tim Polasek | Wyoming offensive coordinator and offensive line coach (2021–2023)
Merrimack | Dan Curran | December 15, 2023  | Hired by Holy Cross[38] | Mike Gennetti | Merrimack assistant head coach and defensive coordinator (2011–2023)
Campbell | Mike Minter | December 18, 2023  | Resigned[39] | Braxton Harris | Houston Christian head coach (2023)
Alcorn State | Fred McNair | December 19, 2023  | Contract not renewed  | Cedric Thomas[40] | Alcorn State defensive coordinator (2022–2023)
Florida A&M | Willie Simmons | January 1, 2024  | Hired as running backs coach by Duke[41] | James Colzie III[42] | Florida A&M assistant head coach and cornerbacks coach (2023)
Murray State | Dean Hood | January 1, 2024  | Retired[43] | Jody Wright[44] | South Carolina tight ends coach (2022–2023)
Houston Christian | Braxton Harris | January 2, 2024  | Hired by Campbell[45] | Jason Bachtel[46] | Houston Christian offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023)
Mercer | Drew Cronic | January 9, 2024  | Hired as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach by Navy[47] | Mike Jacobs[48] | Lenoir–Rhyne head coach (2020–2023)
Harvard | Tim Murphy | January 17, 2024  | Retired[49] | Andrew Aurich | Rutgers tight ends coach (2023)
Hampton | Robert Prunty | April 30, 2024  | Fired[50] | Trenton Boykin (initially full-season interim, name full time on October 16)  | Hampton special teams coordinator and running backs coach (2020–2023)

## Attendances

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The top 30 NCAA Division I FCS football teams by average home attendance:

# | College football team | Average attendance[51]

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1 | Jackson State Tigers | 30,060
2 | Montana Grizzlies | 26,269
3 | Montana State Bobcats | 21,610
4 | Alabama State Hornets | 19,690
5 | Tarleton State Texans | 18,697
6 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 18,208
7 | Florida A&M Rattlers | 17,616
8 | Southern Jaguars | 17,465
9 | Norfolk State Spartans | 15,656
10 | Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens | 15,564
11 | North Dakota State Bison | 15,121
12 | Sacramento State Hornets | 13,348
13 | Alabama A&M Bulldogs | 12,934
14 | Alcorn State Braves | 12,018
15 | Western Carolina Catamounts | 11,935
16 | Idaho Vandals | 11,737
17 | Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 11,655
18 | Yale Bulldogs | 11,581
19 | Harvard Crimson | 11,555
20 | The Citadel Bulldogs | 11,005
21 | South Carolina State Bulldogs | 10,661
22 | UC Davis Aggies | 10,562
23 | Furman Paladins | 10,467
24 | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | 10,288
25 | William & Mary Tribe | 10,268
26 | Youngstown State Penguins | 10,065
27 | Mercer Bears | 9,741
28 | Murray State Racers | 9,645
29 | North Carolina A&T Aggies | 9,582
30 | North Alabama Lions | 9,494

## See also

[edit]

* 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season
* 2023 NCAA Division II football season
* 2023 NCAA Division III football season
* 2023 NAIA football season
* 2023 U Sports football season
* 2023 junior college football season

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