The 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, will be organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The regular season will begin on August and end in November. The postseason will begin in November and end in January 2026 with the 2026 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Due to the structure of the calendar in 2025, FCS teams will be allowed to play 12 regular-season games instead of the normal 11.
Notable headlines
- December 12, 2024 – The Ivy League announced that starting with the 2025 football season; the Ivy League champion will compete in the FCS playoffs. This will be the first time that conference has participated in post season play, since the conference was founded in 1954.
- March 25, 2025 – Saint Francis announced that it would reclassify to NCAA Division III starting in 2026–27, when it will leave the Northeast Conference for the Presidents' Athletic Conference.
Conference changes and new programs
Conference standings
Playoff qualifiers
Postseason
Kickoff games
The regular season begins on Saturday, August 23 in Week 0:
- FCS Kickoff (Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama): Mercer vs. UC Davis
- MEAC/SWAC Challenge (Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta): North Carolina Central vs. Southern
References
