In a massive game in the CAA, No. 5 Villanova Football overcame an up-to-the-challenge 4-1 Stony Brook team that lead for most of the first half but was blindsided by the Wildcats in the second half. Villanova trailed 17-14 at halftime but scored 28 second half points in a  42-24 win during Week 6 on Oct. 5.

A walk-off winner in the DakotaDome, a second-half comeback in Bozeman and two undefeated powerhouses refusing to blink. FCS football Week 8 brought the drama, the upsets and plenty of playoff implications.

Five ranked FCS football teams suffered losses in Week 8, including Lehigh, North Dakota and Jackson State. Here's how every AFCA Top 25 team performed on Oct. 24.

Utah Tech entered Saturday's matchup against Cal Poly football with an 0-7 record. The Trailblazers left San Luis Obispo with their first win of 2026, defeating the Mustangs 43-26 in one of the Big Sky's biggest surprises of the season.

Lehigh and Richmond sit atop the Patriot League football standings at 4-1, with four teams just one game behind after a dramatic Week 8.

Campbell football set a program record with its seventh win of 2026, beating Maine 35-6 as Kamden Sixkiller threw for a school-record 450 yards.

No. 8 South Dakota survived a furious second-half comeback from No. 6 North Dakota, winning 26-23 in overtime Saturday, Oct. 24, at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, S.D.

Beau Brungard is chasing history, Kaden Anderson just threw five touchdowns and plays for the No. 1 team in FCS football, and Montana has three players putting up numbers worthy of national attention.

The Big Sky lead is on the line, two Missouri Valley powers are fighting for playoff positioning, and five CAA contenders are separated by just one conference loss.

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It took 122 years for one FCS program to reach No. 1, and that wasn't even the only history made in Week 7.

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There are 128 NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football teams competing in the 2026 season, spread across 13 conferences and a small number of independent programs.

We’ve reached the time of year when parents of college students are looking forward to having their loved ones home for Thanksgiving, and they probably don’t want to wait on the travel arrangements, since that’s one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.

The first 2026 FCS playoff committee rankings are here, and there's already plenty to debate.