With the Bison and 2022-23 champion South Dakota State out, only two of the teams still alive entering the quarterfinals have won the title in the last 25 years: No. 12 seed Villanova (2009) and No. 3 seed Montana (2001). Could it finally be the year for 2024's losing finalist, Montana State, which hasn't won the championship since 1984?

The Bobcats are trying to get back to the FCS National Championship Game after they fell to the North Dakota State Bison last season. The 2026 champion, which will be determined on January 5, will be the first team not from North or South Dakota to win the FCS title since 2021.

The 2025 NCAA D1 FCS football playoffs continue! As the quarterfinal action is set to kickoff on Dec. 13, here is all of the live scoring action!

Entering Saturday’s FCS quarterfinal matchup with Tarleton State, the Wildcats have meshed together when it matters most.

No. 12 Villanova got here by dragging Lehigh into a 14-7 rock fight and winning every leverage snap. No. 4 Tarleton State rides quarterback Victor Gabalis, a vertical passing game and a defense that dares you to keep up. If Nova can’t cap explosive plays, the offense has to play faster than it likes.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Pat McQuaide threw for three touchdowns and Isaiah Ragland ran for 152 yards and sixth-ranked Villanova overwhelmed No. 19 Harvard 52-7 on Saturday in a first round game of the FCS playoffs. Villanova (10-2), who entered the playoffs as ...

Ten years ago, Penn football did the unthinkable: The team beat Villanova. On Sept. 24, 2015, the Quakers stunned Villanova, 24-13. The win over the Wildcats marked the program’s first against their Philadelphia foe in 104 years. The star of the game?

VILLANOVA, Pa. (WPVI) -- Sophomore running back Ja'briel Mace defined 'next man up' in Villanova's win over Towson on Saturday. When the two running backs ahead of him on the depth chart were knocked out of the game, Mace stepped up in a big way, rushing ...

The Seawolves gave the Wildcats a battle, but senior tight end Antonio Johnson snared a 17-yard touchdown grab for the win. It was "a testament to what he’s done in practice,” QB Pat McQuaide said.