Post by The Cats on Jul 9, 2024 14:23:11 GMT -5
2024 FCS Football Season Key Dates
FCS Conference Media Days/Preseason Release Dates
July 16 – Southwestern Athletic Conference
July 17 – Big South-OVC Football Association
July 20-22 – Big Sky Conference (preseason poll and team on July 22)
July 21-22 – Southland Conference (preseason poll and team on July 22)
July 22 – Missouri Valley Football Conference (virtual preseason coaches calls on July 23-24)
July 22-23 – Southern Conference (preseason poll and team on July 23)
July 23 – Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
July 23 – United Athletic Conference
July 24 – Northeast Conference
July 24-25 – CAA Football (preseason poll on July 24; virtual preseason coaches calls on July 24-25)
July 25 – Patriot League
July 30-31 – Pioneer Football League (preseason poll on July 30 and preseason team on July 31)
Aug. 12 – Ivy League (preseason poll on Aug. 5)
Stats Perform Preseason Honors
July 29 – FCS Preseason All-America Team
July 30 – Walter Payton Award Watch List
July 31 – Buck Buchanan Award Watch List
Aug. 1 – Urban Edge Network HBCU+ National Player of the Year Watch List
Aug. 5 – FCS Preseason Top 25 Poll
The Analyst FCS Conference Previews
Aug. 7 – Big Sky Conference
Aug. 8 – Southland Conference
Aug. 9 – Southwestern Athletic Conference
Aug. 12 – Big South-OVC Football Association
Aug. 13 – Southern Conference
Aug. 14 – Missouri Valley Football Conference
Aug. 15 – United Athletic Conference
Aug. 16 – Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Aug. 19 – Northeast Conference
Aug. 20 – Patriot League
Aug. 21 – CAA Football
Aug. 22 – Pioneer Football League
Aug. 23 – Ivy League
FCS In-Season Dates
Aug. 24 – Week 0 games kick off 2024 college football season (week-by-week guide)
Aug. 29 – Traditional opening night of college football
Sept. 2 – Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll (weekly polls begin)
Oct. 23 – Jerry Rice Award Watch List announced
Oct. 30 – FedEx Ground Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award finalists announced
Nov. 23 – Final full Saturday of FCS regular season
Nov. 24 – 24-team FCS playoff field announced
Nov. 25 – Jerry Rice Award and Eddie Robinson Award finalists announced
Nov. 26 – Walter Payton Award and Buck Buchanan Award finalists announced
Nov. 30 – FCS playoffs (first round)
Dec. 3 – Top 3 voter-getters invited to announcement of Walter Payton Award
Dec. 3 – Top 3 voter-getters invited to announcement of Buck Buchanan Award
Dec. 4 – Jerry Rice Award recipient announced
Dec. 5 – Eddie Robinson Award recipient announced
Dec. 6-7 – FCS playoffs (second round)
Dec. 7 – SWAC Championship Game
Dec. 9 – Urban Edge Network HBCU+ National Player of the Year recipient announced
Dec. 10 – FedEx Ground Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award recipient announced
Dec. 13-14 – FCS playoffs (quarterfinals)
Dec. 14 – Celebration Bowl in Atlanta (MEAC and SWAC champions)
Dec. 18 – Stats Perform FCS All-America Team announced
Dec. 20-21 – FCS playoffs (semifinals)
Jan. 4 – Stats Perform FCS National Awards Banquet – Walter Payton Award and Buck Buchanan Award recipients announced
Jan. 6 – FCS Championship Game (year-by-year results) in Frisco, Texas
Jan. 7 – Final Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll