Week 3 of FCS football is in the books, with conference play heating up, the Ivy League making its 2026 debut and several surprising results across the country.
Stony Brook delivered one of the biggest statements of the day with a 56-24 win over Rhode Island, while South Dakota State held off Youngstown 27-20 and Montana State survived a scare from Central Connecticutt.
Abilene Christian edged Idaho 41-39, Fordham rolled past William & Mary Footbal 52-27 and Southeastern Louisiana picked up an FCS-over-FBS victory with a 38-35 win over ULM. Harvard, Yale, Penn, Brown and Columbia were among the Ivy League teams that opened their seasons with wins.
Here are the FCS football scores from Saturday, Sept. 19.
FCS Football Scores From Sept. 19
Oregon State 52, Montana 17
Iowa 55, Northern Iowa 0
Georgia Tech 44, Mercer 11
Brown 17, New Haven 10
Columbia 40, Lafayette 34 (OT)
Lehigh 24, Dartmouth 20
Villanova 20, LIU 16
East Tennessee State 35, West Georgia 27
Bryant 21, Princeton 14
Harvard 31, New Hampshire 7
Butler 47, Chicago State 20
Colgate 20, Cornell 7
Indiana State 39, Valparaiso 16
Davidson 27, VMI 24 (OT)
Mercyhurst 49, Glenville State 20
Boston College 22, Maine 16
Illinois 48, Southern Illinois 10
Yale 38, Holy Cross 28
St. Thomas 28, Southern Utah 26
Stony Brook 56, Rhode Island 24
Illinois State 49, Eastern Illinois 13
Montana State 35, Central Connecticut 30
Penn 20, Bucknell 7
California 49, Wagner 7
Washington State 48, Duquesne 7
UMass 36, Stonehill 14
Monmouth 28, UAlbany 20
Richmond 24, Georgetown 21
Norfolk State 42, Hampton 21
Abilene Christian 41, Idaho 39
Bethune-Cookman 62, Virginia Lynchburg 3
Western Carolina 58, Presbyterian 14
Southeastern Louisiana 38, ULM 35
Campbell 42, North Carolina A&T 14
Elon 24, Sacred Heart 21
Morgan State 41, Towson 26
Gardner-Webb 44, North Carolina Central 20
Fordham 52, William & Mary 27
Dayton 17, Eastern Kentucky 14
Chattanooga 41, Wofford 7
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 41, Central State 35
Charleston Southern 65, Point University 0
Oklahoma State 59, Murray State 0
Memphis 45, UT Martin 21
South Florida 59, Delaware State 17
South Dakota State 27, Youngstown State 20
Austin Peay 38, West Florida 16
Southeast Missouri State 27, Central Arkansas 9
North Alabama 38, Alcorn State 20
Tennessee State 29, Florida A&M 26
Western Illinois 59, Morehead State 2
Tarleton State 45, Merrimack 20
Alabama A&M 45, Bowie State 3
Jackson State 41, Tuskegee 7
Delta State 21, Mississippi Valley State 6
Southern 50, Louisiana Christian 31
Incarnate Word 30, Houston Christian 23 (OT)
Sam Houston 59, Nicholls 0
Nebraska 34, North Dakota 7
Washington 48, Eastern Washington 16
South Carolina State 20, Furman 17
Tulsa 42, East Texas A&M 0
San Diego 38, Cal Poly 35
Northern Arizona 35, Utah Tech 23
Northern Colorado 23, Northeastern State 17 (OT)
Weber State 49, Northwestern State 20
UT Rio Grande Valley 27, McNeese 10
Stephen F. Austin 31, Prairie View A&M 10
Boise State 38, South Dakota 24
UC Davis 45, Stetson 7
FCS Teams Against FBS Opponents
Several FCS programs stepped outside the subdivision to face FBS opponents Saturday.
Montana 17, Oregon State 52
Northern Iowa 0, Iowa 55
Mercer 11, Georgia Tech 44
Maine 16, Boston College 22
Southern Illinois 10, Illinois 48
Wagner 7, California 49
Duquesne 7, Washington State 48
Stonehill 14, UMass 36
Southeastern Louisiana 38, ULM 35
Murray State 0, Oklahoma State 59
UT Martin 21, Memphis 45
Delaware State 17, South Florida 59
Nicholls 0, Sam Houston 59
North Dakota 7, Nebraska 34
Eastern Washington 16, Washington 48
East Texas A&M 0, Tulsa 42
South Dakota 24, Boise State 38
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