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FCS<\/a> teams take on the FBS 118 times in the 2023 season<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These games come with guaranteed payouts for the visiting FCS programs, which is essential for some teams to support their operating budget. They can also result in memorable upsets<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we did for last year\u2019s games<\/a>, we will compile as many 2023 FCS vs. FBS payouts as possible. This page will be updated as we gather more payout figures. (Or you can always DM Sam Herder<\/a> with payout info to make our search easier.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 FCS vs. FBS Payouts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tennessee State at Notre Dame: $1 million<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Youngstown State at Ohio State: $800,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NC Central at UCLA: $700,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Idaho at California: $650,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richmond at Michigan State: $650,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Dakota at Missouri: $650,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Dakota at Boise State: $637,500<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UC Davis at Oregon State: $635,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Murray State at Louisville: $625,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sacramento State at Stanford: $625,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chattanooga at Alabama: $600,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weber State at Utah: $600,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicholls at TCU: $575,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Portland State at Oregon: $575,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abilene Christian at Texas A&M: $550,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Austin Peay at Tennessee: $550,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southeastern Louisiana University at Mississippi State: $550,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Western Carolina at Arkansas: $550,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky: $550,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northern Colorado at Washington State: $525,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furman at South Carolina: $500,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McNeese at Florida: $500,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mercer at Ole Miss: $500,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UT Martin at Georgia: $500,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Idaho State at San Diego State: $475,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southern Utah at BYU: $475,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton State at Texas Tech: $475,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida A&M at USF: $465,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cal Poly at San Jose State: $450,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Missouri State at Kansas: $450,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Central Arkansas at Oklahoma State: $435,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bethune-Cookman at Memphis: $425,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Campbell at North Carolina: $425,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duquesne at West Virginia: $425,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEMO at Kansas State: $425,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William & Mary at Virginia: $420,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alcorn State at Southern Miss: $400,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eastern Kentucky at Cincinnati: $400,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Idaho at Nevada: $400,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Alabama at Florida State: $400,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northwestern State at Louisiana Tech: $400,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Portland State at Wyoming: $400,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Utah Tech at Colorado State: $400,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Towson at Maryland: $400,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jackson State at Texas State: $375,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rhode Island at Georgia State: $375,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southern Illinois at Northern Illinois: $375,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Western Illinois at New Mexico State: $360,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delaware State at Miami (Ohio): $350,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eastern Illinois at Bowling Green: $350,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gardner-Webb at East Carolina: $350,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Hampshire at Central Michigan: $350,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tennessee Tech at New Mexico: $350,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicholls at Tulane $350,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bryant at UNLV: $335,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monmouth at Florida Atlantic: $335,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Carolina A&T at UAB: $325,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saint Francis at Western Michigan: $325,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Citadel at Georgia Southern: $320,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SC State at Charlotte: $312,500<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duquesne at Coastal Carolina: $300,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eastern Washington at Fresno State: $300,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana State at Ball State: $300,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merrimack at UMass: $300,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stony Brook at Arkansas State: $280,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sacred Heart at UConn: $275,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maine at FIU: $250,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bucknell at James Madison: $200,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UAlbany at Hawaii: $150,000 (plus round-trip airfare, hotel rooms, and bus transportation)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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