Final: Illinois State at Villanova on Sun Dec 21, 2025

ENDED Sun Dec 21, 12:30am

The Redbirds (10-4) face the No. 12 Wildcats (11-2) in an FCS semifinal. Illinois State, a Cinderella winner over No. 1 North Dakota State and No. 8 UC Davis, is in its second semifinal since 1999. Villanova seeks its first title game since 2009.

Final

Sun, Dec 21

Schedule

Date	Away	Home	Time
Thu, Aug 27	Houston Christian Huskies	Southeastern Louisiana Lions	5:00 PM UTC
Thu, Aug 27	Northwestern (IA) Red Raiders	Western Illinois Leathernecks	5:00 PM UTC
Thu, Aug 27	UVA Wise Cavaliers	Presbyterian Blue Hose	5:00 PM UTC
Thu, Aug 27	Eastern Illinois Panthers	Murray State Racers	5:00 PM UTC
Thu, Aug 27	LIU Sharks	North Dakota Fighting Hawks	5:00 PM UTC
Thu, Aug 27	Winona State Warriors	St. Thomas Tommies	5:00 PM UTC
Thu, Aug 27	Stony Brook Seawolves	Delaware State Hornets	5:00 PM UTC
Thu, Aug 27	Maine Black Bears	Towson Tigers	10:00 PM UTC
Thu, Aug 27	Mercyhurst Lakers	Youngstown State Penguins	10:00 PM UTC
Thu, Aug 27	Charleston Southern Buccaneers	Lindenwood Lions	11:00 PM UTC
Thu, Aug 27	Concord Mountain Lions	Davidson Wildcats	11:00 PM UTC
Thu, Aug 27	Glenville State College Pioneers	Elon Phoenix	11:00 PM UTC
Thu, Aug 27	Anderson (SC) Trojans	Furman Paladins	11:00 PM UTC
Thu, Aug 27	Southern Illinois Salukis	West Florida Argonauts	11:00 PM UTC
Thu, Aug 27	Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils	Nicholls State Colonels	11:00 PM UTC
Thu, Aug 27	Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs	Austin Peay Governors	11:00 PM UTC
Thu, Aug 27	South Dakota Mines Hardrockers	Drake Bulldogs	11:30 PM UTC
Thu, Aug 27	Central Arkansas Bears	Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks	11:30 PM UTC
Fri, Aug 28	Chattanooga Mocs	West Georgia Wolves	12:00 AM UTC
Fri, Aug 28	Louisiana Christian Wildcats	Northwestern State Demons	12:00 AM UTC
Fri, Aug 28	Rhode Island Rams	Merrimack Warriors	5:00 PM UTC
Fri, Aug 28	Idaho Vandals	Cal Poly Mustangs	5:00 PM UTC
Fri, Aug 28	Marist Red Foxes	New Haven Chargers	10:00 PM UTC
Fri, Aug 28	Colgate Raiders	Fordham Rams	10:00 PM UTC
Fri, Aug 28	New Hampshire Wildcats	University at Albany Great Danes	11:00 PM UTC
Sat, Aug 29	North Carolina Tar Heels	TCU Horned Frogs	4:00 PM UTC
Sat, Aug 29	Fairmont State Fighting Falcons	Dayton Flyers	4:00 PM UTC
Sat, Aug 29	VMI Keydets	Idaho State Bengals	5:00 PM UTC
Sat, Aug 29	Central Connecticut State Blue Devils	South Dakota Coyotes	5:00 PM UTC
Sat, Aug 29	Georgetown College Tigers	Butler Bulldogs	5:00 PM UTC