2023 NCAA Division I FCS season
Regular season
Number of teams128
DurationAugust 26 – December 2
Payton AwardMark Gronowski, QB, South Dakota State
Buchanan AwardTerrell Allen, DE, Tennessee State
Playoff
DurationNovember 25 – December 16
Championship date2024 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
Championship siteToyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
ChampionSouth Dakota State
NCAA Division I FCS football seasons
2024»

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, aside from any all-star games that were scheduled, ended on January 7, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.[1]

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes for 2023

SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference
CampbellBig South ConferenceCAA Football
Jacksonville StateASUNCUSA (FBS)
Kennesaw StateASUNIndependent
Murray StateOhio Valley ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
North Carolina A&TBig South ConferenceCAA Football
Sam HoustonWACCUSA (FBS)

In addition to the listed membership changes, on February 22, 2022, the Big South Conference and Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) announced that they would merge their football leagues effective in 2023.[2] The merged entity was later unveiled as the Big South–OVC Football Association.

On December 20, 2022, the ASUN Conference and Western Athletic Conference (WAC), which had entered into a football-only partnership in 2021, announced that they would fully merge their football leagues effective in 2023. The new conference, known as the United Athletic Conference (UAC),[3] features ASUN members Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, and North Alabama, plus WAC members Abilene Christian, Southern Utah, Stephen F. Austin, Tarleton, and Utah Tech. The new football conference is playing a six-game conference schedule in 2023; it planned to start round-robin play in 2024, but that became less likely with the 2024 addition of West Georgia.[4]

On May 12, 2023, the OVC announced that Western Illinois would become a full member of the conference in 2023, with football playing the 2023 season in the Missouri Valley Football Conference before joining the Big South–OVC alliance in 2024.[5]

Other headlines

  • July 20 – The Colonial Athletic Association, operator of the technically separate FCS conference branded as CAA Football, announced that effective immediately the league would be rebranded as the Coastal Athletic Association.[6] The multi-sports CAA, which had its roots in the ECAC South basketball conference of the early 1980s, had been known as the Colonial Athletic Association from its first season as a multi-sports conference in 1985–86 through 2022–23. Accordingly, the "Colonial" name was applied to the football conference once the multi-sports CAA took over the former Atlantic 10 football conference in the 2007 season.[7][6] The CAA changed its name (but intentionally kept its well-known shorthand, "CAA") to accommodate future membership expansion outside of the Thirteen Colonies.[6] Specific to football, however, it will be officially recognized as the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference but continue to be referred to as the CAA Football Conference.[6] The Colonial Athletic Association's football records are recognized as part of the Coastal's history.[6]
  • August 10 – CAA Football announced that Bryant would join from the Big South–OVC in 2024. This is a football-only move; Bryant will remain a member of the non-football America East Conference.[8]
  • September 9 — The ASUN announced that West Georgia would start a transition from Division II in 2024 as that conference's newest member, with the football team joining the UAC at the same time.[9]
  • October 4 – The NCAA announced several major changes to Division I football recruiting and governance rules:[10]
    • 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—has been 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.[11]
  • October 26 – Northwestern State canceled the remainder of its season, and head coach Brad Laird resigned.[12]
  • November 28 – Delaware and Conference USA (CUSA) jointly announced that the university would start a transition to FBS in 2024 and leave both sides of the CAA for CUSA in 2025. Delaware will play the 2024 season in CAA Football, but will be ineligible for the FCS playoffs due to NCAA rules governing transitions to FBS.[13][14]

Kickoff games

"Week Zero"

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

FCS team wins over FBS teams

Non-DI team wins over FCS teams

Upsets

This section lists instances of unranked teams defeating ranked teams during the season.

Regular season

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

Regular season top 10 matchups

Rankings reflect the Stats Perform Poll.

Rankings

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

Pre-season polls

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


Conference standings

2023 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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 champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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
As of January 13, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll
2023 Northeast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Kennesaw State*   –   3 –6  
  • * Note: Kennesaw State ineligible for FCS postseason play due to start of transition to FBS.
Rankings from AP Poll

Postseason

The FCS again features a 24-team postseason bracket: 10 teams decided via automatic bids issued to conference champions, and 14 at-large bids; the top eight teams were seeded.[15]

Bowl game

Date Time (EST) Game Site Television Teams Affiliations Results
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

Playoff qualifiers

Automatic berths for conference champions

Conference Team Appearance Last bid Result of last appearance
Big Sky ConferenceMontana27th2022Second round - (L - North Dakota State)
Big South–OVCGardner–Webb2nd2022Second round - (L - William & Mary)
CAA FootballVillanova15th2021Quarterfinal - (L - South Dakota State)
Missouri Valley Football ConferenceSouth Dakota State13th2022National Champions (W - North Dakota State)
Northeast ConferenceDuquesne3rd2018Second round - (L - South Dakota State)
Patriot LeagueLafayette5th2013First round - (L - New Hampshire)
Pioneer Football LeagueDrake1stNoneNone
Southern ConferenceFurman20th2022Second round - (L - Incarnate Word)
Southland ConferenceNicholls7th2019Second round - (L - North Dakota State)
United Athletic ConferenceAustin Peay2nd2019Quarterfinals - (L - Montana State)

At large qualifiers

Conference Team Appearance Last bid Result of last appearance
Big Sky ConferenceIdaho13th2022First round (L - Southeastern Louisiana)
Montana State13th2022Semifinal (L - South Dakota State)
Sacramento State4th2022Quarterfinal (L - Incarnate Word)
CAA FootballAlbany3rd2019Second round (L - Montana State)
Delaware19th2022Second round (L - South Dakota State)
Richmond13th2022Second round (L - Sacramento State)
Missouri Valley Football ConferenceNorth Dakota5th2022First round (L - Weber State)
North Dakota State14th2022National Runner-up (L - South Dakota State)
South Dakota3rd2021First round (L - Southern Illinois)
Southern Illinois11th2021Second round (L - North Dakota State)
Youngstown State13th2016National Runner-up (L - James Madison)
Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceNorth Carolina Central1stNoneNone
Southern ConferenceChattanooga5th2016Second round (L - Sam Houston State)
Mercer1stNoneNone

Abstentions

Bracket

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+
1 South Dakota State 41
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:[16]

Coaching changes

Preseason and in-season

This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2023, and will include any changes announced after a team's last regularly scheduled games but before its playoff games. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2023, see 2022 NCAA Division I FCS end-of-season coaching changes.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement
Columbia Al Bagnoli August 4, 2023 Retired[17] Mark Fabish (interim)
Dartmouth Buddy Teevens September 19, 2023 Died[18] Sammy McCorkle (named full time on October 19)
Northwestern State Brad Laird October 26, 2023 Resigned[12] Weston Glaser (interim)
Southern Eric Dooley November 14, 2023 Fired[19] Terrence Graves (named full time on December 12)

End of season

This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement Previous position
South Carolina State Oliver Pough August 24, 2023 Retired (effective at season's end)[20] Chennis Berry Benedict head coach (2020–2023)
Stony Brook Chuck Priore November 13, 2023 Fired[21] Billy Cosh Western Michigan offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023)
East Tennessee State George Quarles November 19, 2023 Fired[22] Tre Lamb Gardner–Webb head coach (2020–2023)
Cornell David Archer November 19, 2023 Fired[23] Dan Swanstrom Penn offensive coordinator (2022–2023)
Western Illinois Myers Hendrickson November 19, 2023 Fired[24] Joe Davis Eastern Illinois offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2022–2023)
Northern Arizona Chris Ball November 20, 2023 Fired[25] Brian Wright Pittsburg State head coach (2020–2023)
Morehead State Rob Tenyer November 20, 2023 Contract not renewed[26] Jason Woodman[27] Fairmont State head coach (2013–2023)
Texas Southern Clarence McKinney November 20, 2023 Contract not renewed[28] Cris Dishman[29] Vegas Vipers defensive coordinator (2023)
Utah Tech Paul Peterson November 20, 2023 Fired[30] Lance Anderson[31] Boise State senior analyst (2023)
Tennessee Tech Dewayne Alexander November 21, 2023 Fired[32] Bobby Wilder Old Dominion head coach (2009–2019)
Gardner–Webb Tre Lamb November 27, 2023 Hired by East Tennessee State[33] Cris Reisert Tiffin head coach (2019–2023)
Grambling State Hue Jackson November 28, 2023 Fired[34] Mickey Joseph Nebraska interim head coach (2022)
UC Davis Dan Hawkins November 28, 2023 Resigned[35] Tim Plough California tight ends coach (2023)
Northwestern State Weston Glaser (interim) November 28, 2023 Permanent replacement[36] Blaine McCorkle Belhaven head coach (2018–2023)
Marist Jim Parady November 29, 2023 Retired[37] Mike Willis[38] Princeton assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and tight ends coach (2020–2023)
Columbia Mark Fabish (interim) December 2, 2023 Permanent replacement[39] Jon Poppe Union (NY) head coach (2023)
Austin Peay Scotty Walden December 4, 2023 Hired by UTEP[40] Jeff Faris UCLA tight ends coach (2022–2023)
Holy Cross Bob Chesney December 7, 2023 Hired by James Madison[41] Dan Curran Merrimack head coach (2013–2023)
North Dakota State Matt Entz December 10, 2023 Hired as linebackers coach by USC[42] Tim Polasek Wyoming offensive coordinator and offensive line coach (2021–2023)
Merrimack Dan Curran December 15, 2023 Hired by Holy Cross[43] Mike Gennetti Merrimack assistant head coach and defensive coordinator (2011–2023)
Campbell Mike Minter December 18, 2023 Resigned[44] Braxton Harris Houston Christian head coach (2023)
Alcorn State Fred McNair December 19, 2023 Contract not renewed Cedric Thomas[45] Alcorn State defensive coordinator (2022–2023)
Florida A&M Willie Simmons January 1, 2024 Hired as running backs coach by Duke[46]
Murray State Dean Hood January 1, 2024 Retired[47] Jody Wright[48] South Carolina tight ends coach (2022–2023)
Houston Christian Braxton Harris January 2, 2024 Hired by Campbell[49] Jason Bachtel[50] Houston Christian offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023)
Mercer Drew Cronic January 9, 2024 Hired as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach by Navy[51]

See also

References

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