Best FCS Non-Conference Games Scheduled in 2026

Here are some of the best FCS non-conference college football games scheduled in 2026 that I am looking forward to following:

Updated: 2/3/2026

Week Zero:

Abilene Christian vs. Lamar

Central Arkansas vs. UT Martin

Eastern Illinois vs. Murray State

New Haven vs. Marist

Morgan State vs. North Carolina A&T

Jackson State vs. Tennessee State

Eastern Kentucky vs. Western Carolina

UIW at North Dakota State

Monmouth vs. Tennessee Tech

Week 1:

Samford vs. Southern Illinois

Northern Colorado vs. South Dakota

Eastern Washington vs. Northern Iowa

San Diego vs. UC Davis

Week 2:

Drake vs. Northern Iowa

Eastern Illinois vs. Indiana State

North Carolina A&T vs. NC Central

Austin Peay vs. Morehead State

Chattanooga vs. Eastern Kentucky

Abilene Christian vs. Stephen F. Austin

Eastern Washington vs. South Dakota

Duquesne vs. Youngstown State

Lamar vs. Idaho

UIW vs. Northern Arizona

Week 3:

Columbia vs. Lafayette

Bucknell vs Penn

Colgate vs. Cornell

Eastern Illinois vs. Illinois State

Holy Cross vs. Yale

Davidson vs. VMI

Valparaiso vs. Indiana State

Harvard vs. New Hampshire

Hampton vs. Norfolk State

Dartmouth vs. Lehigh

Central Arkansas vs. SE Missouri State

Morgan State vs. Towson

Charleston Southern vs. The Citadel

Abilene Christian vs. Idaho

Week 4:

Columbia vs. Georgetown

Austin Peay vs. UT Martin

Lehigh vs. Penn

Delaware State vs. Towson

Stony Brook vs. Fordham

Dartmouth vs. Monmouth

Week 5:

Hampton vs. Howard

Brown vs. Rhode Island

Colgate vs. Harvard

Week 6:

Elon vs. Wofford

Brown vs. Bryant

Week 7:

Harvard vs. Holy Cross

Eastern Kentucky vs. Tennessee Tech

Norfolk State vs. North Carolina State

Rhode Island vs. Yale