2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season

The 2022 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 is scheduled to begin on August 27 and end on November 19. The postseason will begin on November 26, and, aside from any all-star games that are scheduled, end on January 7, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

2022 NCAA Division I FCS season
Regular season
Number of teams130
DurationAugust 27, 2022 – November 19, 2022
Playoff
DurationNovember 26, 2022 – December 17, 2022
Championship dateJanuary 7, 2023
Championship siteToyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
NCAA Division I FCS football seasons
 

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes for 2022
SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference
Austin PeayOhio Valley ConferenceASUN Conference
BryantNortheast ConferenceBig South Conference
HamptonBig South ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Incarnate WordSouthland ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
James MadisonColonial Athletic AssociationSun Belt Conference (FBS)
Kennesaw StateBig South ConferenceASUN Conference
LindenwoodGreat Lakes Valley Conference (Division II)Ohio Valley Conference
MonmouthBig South ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
North AlabamaBig South ConferenceASUN Conference
Southern UtahBig Sky ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
StonehillNortheast-10 Conference (Division II)Northeast Conference
Texas A&M–CommerceLone Star Conference (Division II)Southland Conference

In addition to the listed membership changes, one current FCS member will change its institutional identity before the 2022 season. Dixie State University will change its name to Utah Tech University on July 1, 2022. The athletic nickname will remain Trailblazers.

    Future membership changes

    Rule changes

    The following rule changes were recommended by the NCAA Football Rules Committee for the 2022 season.[5]

    • When players are disqualified for a targeting call in the second half or in overtime (which requires a carryover penalty of sitting out the first half of the next scheduled game), an appeals process will be available to allow the National Coordinator of Officials (currently Steve Shaw) to review tapes of the targeting penalty for consideration of not requiring the player to sit out the first half of the following game.
    • Injury timeouts awarded due to "deceptive actions" during a game will also be able to reviewed by the National Coordinator of Officials to determine what sanctions, if any, against teams who use this tactic, enforced at the conference or school level.
    • Blocking below the waist will only be permitted inside the tackle box by lineman and stationary backs. Blocks below the waist outside of the tackle box are not allowed.
    • Defensive holding will remain a 10-yard penalty but will always carry an automatic first down.
    • Codifying the rule change made shortly after the 2021 ACC Championship Game, ball carriers who simulate a feet-first slide will be declared down at that spot.
    • Uniform rules would require the sock/leg covering to go from the shoe to the bottom of the pants, similar to the NFL rule.

    Kickoff games

    "Week Zero"

    The regular season will begin on Saturday, August 27 with eight games in Week 0.

    Upsets

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

    Regular season


    Regular season top 10 matchups

    Rankings reflect the STATS Poll.

    Rankings

    The top 25 from the STATS and USA Today Coaches Polls.

    Pre-season polls
    STATS
    Ranking Team
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    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
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    25
    USA Today Coaches
    Ranking Team
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    2
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    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
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    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    25


    Conference standings
    2022 ASUN Conference football standings
    ConfOverall
    Team W L  W L 
    Austin Peay  0 –0   0 –0  
    Central Arkansas  0 –0   0 –0  
    Eastern Kentucky  0 –0   0 –0  
    Jacksonville State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Kennesaw State  0 –0   0 –0  
    North Alabama  0 –0   0 –0  
    As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from STATS Poll
    2022 Big Sky Conference football standings
    ConfOverall
    Team W L  W L 
    Cal Poly  0 –0   0 –0  
    Eastern Washington  0 –0   0 –0  
    Idaho  0 –0   0 –0  
    Idaho State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Montana  0 –0   0 –0  
    Montana State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Northern Arizona  0 –0   0 –0  
    Northern Colorado  0 –0   0 –0  
    Portland State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Sacramento State  0 –0   0 –0  
    UC Davis  0 –0   0 –0  
    Weber State  0 –0   0 –0  
    As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from STATS Poll
    2022 Big South Conference football standings
    ConfOverall
    Team W L  W L 
    Bryant  0 –0   0 –0  
    Campbell  0 –0   0 –0  
    Charleston Southern  0 –0   0 –0  
    Gardner–Webb  0 –0   0 –0  
    North Carolina A&T  0 –0   0 –0  
    Robert Morris  0 –0   0 –0  
    As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from STATS Poll
    2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
    ConfOverall
    Team W L  W L 
    Albany  0 –0   0 –0  
    Delaware  0 –0   0 –0  
    Elon  0 –0   0 –0  
    Hampton  0 –0   0 –0  
    Maine  0 –0   0 –0  
    Monmouth  0 –0   0 –0  
    New Hampshire  0 –0   0 –0  
    Rhode Island  0 –0   0 –0  
    Richmond  0 –0   0 –0  
    Stony Brook  0 –0   0 –0  
    Towson  0 –0   0 –0  
    Villanova  0 –0   0 –0  
    William & Mary  0 –0   0 –0  
    As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from STATS Poll
    2022 Ivy League football standings
    ConfOverall
    Team W L  W L 
    Brown  0 –0   0 –0  
    Columbia  0 –0   0 –0  
    Cornell  0 –0   0 –0  
    Dartmouth  0 –0   0 –0  
    Harvard  0 –0   0 –0  
    Penn  0 –0   0 –0  
    Princeton  0 –0   0 –0  
    Yale  0 –0   0 –0  
    As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from STATS Poll
    2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
    ConfOverall
    Team W L  W L 
    Delaware State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Howard  0 –0   0 –0  
    Morgan State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Norfolk State  0 –0   0 –0  
    North Carolina Central  0 –0   0 –0  
    South Carolina State  0 –0   0 –0  
    As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from STATS Poll
    2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
    ConfOverall
    Team W L  W L 
    Illinois State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Indiana State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Missouri State  0 –0   0 –0  
    North Dakota  0 –0   0 –0  
    North Dakota State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Northern Iowa  0 –0   0 –0  
    South Dakota  0 –0   0 –0  
    South Dakota State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Southern Illinois  0 –0   0 –0  
    Western Illinois  0 –0   0 –0  
    Youngstown State  0 –0   0 –0  
    As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from STATS Poll
    2022 Northeast Conference football standings
    ConfOverall
    Team W L  W L 
    Central Connecticut  0 –0   0 –0  
    Duquesne  0 –0   0 –0  
    LIU  0 –0   0 –0  
    Merrimack *  0 –0   0 –0  
    Sacred Heart  0 –0   0 –0  
    Saint Francis (PA)  0 –0   0 –0  
    Stonehill *  0 –0   0 –0  
    Wagner  0 –0   0 –0  
    • Note: Merrimack and Stonehill ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II
    As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from STATS Poll
    2022 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
    ConfOverall
    Team W L  W L 
    Eastern Illinois  0 –0   0 –0  
    Lindenwood *  0 –0   0 –0  
    Murray State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Southeast Missouri State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Tennessee State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Tennessee Tech  0 –0   0 –0  
    UT Martin  0 –0   0 –0  
    • Note: Lindenwood ineligible for OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
    As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from STATS Poll
    2022 Patriot League football standings
    ConfOverall
    Team W L  W L 
    Bucknell  0 –0   0 –0  
    Colgate  0 –0   0 –0  
    Fordham  0 –0   0 –0  
    Georgetown  0 –0   0 –0  
    Holy Cross  0 –0   0 –0  
    Lafayette  0 –0   0 –0  
    Lehigh  0 –0   0 –0  
    As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from STATS Poll
    2022 Pioneer Football League standings
    ConfOverall
    Team W L  W L 
    Butler  0 –0   0 –0  
    Davidson  0 –0   0 –0  
    Dayton  0 –0   0 –0  
    Drake  0 –0   0 –0  
    Marist  0 –0   0 –0  
    Morehead State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Presbyterian  0 –0   0 –0  
    San Diego  0 –0   0 –0  
    St. Thomas (MN)*  0 –0   0 –0  
    Stetson  0 –0   0 –0  
    Valparaiso  0 –0   0 –0  
    • * – Ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from Division III
    As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from STATS Poll
    2022 Southern Conference football standings
    ConfOverall
    Team W L  W L 
    Chattanooga  0 –0   0 –0  
    The Citadel  0 –0   0 –0  
    East Tennessee State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Furman  0 –0   0 –0  
    Mercer  0 –0   0 –0  
    Samford  0 –0   0 –0  
    Western Carolina  0 –0   0 –0  
    Wofford  0 –0   0 –0  
    VMI  0 –0   0 –0  
    As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from STATS Poll
    2022 Southland Conference football standings
    ConfOverall
    Team W L  W L 
    Houston Baptist  0 –0   0 –0  
    McNeese State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Nicholls  0 –0   0 –0  
    Northwestern State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Southeastern Louisiana  0 –0   0 –0  
    Texas A&M–Commerce *  0 –0   0 –0  
    • * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II
    As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from STATS Poll
    2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
    ConfOverall
    Team W L  W L 
    East Division
    Alabama A&M  0 –0   0 –0  
    Alabama State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Bethune–Cookman  0 –0   0 –0  
    Florida A&M  0 –0   0 –0  
    Jackson State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Mississippi Valley State  0 –0   0 –0  
    West Division
    Alcorn State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Arkansas–Pine Bluff  0 –0   0 –0  
    Grambling State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Prairie View A&M  0 –0   0 –0  
    Southern  0 –0   0 –0  
    Texas Southern  0 –0   0 –0  
    Championship: December 3, 2022
    As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from STATS Poll
    2022 Western Athletic Conference football standings
    ConfOverall
    Team W L  W L 
    Abilene Christian  0 –0   0 –0  
    Incarnate Word  0 –0   0 –0  
    Lamar  0 –0   0 –0  
    Sam Houston State  0 –0   0 –0  
    Southern Utah  0 –0   0 –0  
    Stephen F. Austin  0 –0   0 –0  
    Tarleton*  0 –0   0 –0  
    Utah Tech*  0 –0   0 –0  
    • * – Ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from Division II
    As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from STATS Poll


    Coaching changes

    Preseason and in-season

    This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2022, 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 2022, see 2021 NCAA Division I FCS end-of-season coaching changes.

    School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement


    See also

    References
    1. "Big South Conference and OVC Announce Football Agreement; Unique Association to Benefit All Football Members" (Press release). Ohio Valley Conference. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
    2. "CAA Welcomes North Carolina A&T as Newest Member of the Conference" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
    3. "Murray State Football To Join Missouri Valley Football Conference July of 2023" (Press release). Missouri Valley Football Conference. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
    4. "Lamar University Is Coming Home to the Southland Conference" (Press release). Southland Conference. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
    5. "Appeals Process Proposed for Football Players called for targeting" (Press release). NCAA. March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
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