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Week 1 FCS Football Top 25 Scoreboard

Week 1 delivered the first three FCS over FBS upsets of the year, including Tarleton State's win over Bowling Green to kick off the weekend.
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Below are the final scores for every Top 25 program in the FCS Stats Perform media poll from Week 1.

FCS Top 25 Scoreboard (Week 1)

No. 1 Montana State 51, Butler 24

Northwestern 34, No. 2 South Dakota State 18

No. 3 Montana 45, Drake 10

No. 4 Illinois State 41, Western Illinois 10

No. 5 Tarleton State 20, Bowling Green 13

Temple 38, No. 6 Rhode Island 14

No. 7 UC Davis 49, San Diego 17

No. 8 North Dakota 62, St. Thomas (MN) 26

Kentucky 45, No. 9 Youngstown State 13

No. 10 Lehigh 45, Georgetown 14

No. 11 South Dakota 38, Northern Colorado 23

No. 12 Tennessee Tech 24, Chattanooga 9

No. 13 Stephen F. Austin 44, East Texas A&M 7

Louisiana 38, No. 14 Lamar 7

Vanderbilt 28, No. 15 Austin Peay 9

No. 17 William & Mary 22, Delaware State 15

No. 18 Villanova 17, Bucknell 16

Texas Tech 33, No. 20 Abilene Christian 10

No. 21 South Carolina State 31, Florida A&M 13

Arizona 35, No. 22 Northern Arizona 7

No. 23 Idaho State 29, Utah State 17

Campbell 28, No. 24 Western Carolina 19

No. 25 West Florida 42, Central Arkansas 14

Other Notable Week 1 Games

The Citadel 43, Charlotte 41

Wofford 17, Gardner-Webb 13

Stony Brook 36, Lindenwood 32

Southern Utah 47, Weber State 42

Prairie View A&M 52, Texas Southern 14

Richmond 28, Howard 21

Southern Illinois 22, Samford 18

Colgate 35, Holy Cross 10

Eastern Washington 34, Northern Iowa 24

Monmouth 31, Sacred Heart 24

Mercer 62, Presbyterian 0

UT Martin 42, Chicago State 7

Buffalo 21, UAlbany 17

Elon 38, Davidson 0

Navy 42, Towson 15

Utah 66, Idaho 14

Purdue 44, Indiana State 19

Kennesaw State 47, West Georgia 0

Georgia State 59, North Carolina A&T 10

UTSA 45, UTRGV 16

Tennessee 56, Furman 9

Arkansas 31, North Alabama 14

Kansas State 71, Nicholls 3

Minnesota 59, Eastern Illinois 7

Delaware 42, Merrimack 7

Syracuse 66, New Hampshire 3

Appalachian State 55, Maine 3

Jacksonville State 49, Eastern Kentucky 7

South Alabama 39, Southeastern Louisiana 14

North Dakota State 38, Fordham 0

Iowa State 38, SEMO 10

UConn 56, Lafayette 7

Kansas 51, Long Island 6

Army 59, Bryant 3

Middle Tennessee State 31, Murray State 14

Old Dominion 31, Norfolk State 10

UCF 73, Bethune-Cookman 6

Air Force 34, Duquesne 0

Rice 31, Houston Christian 3

Georgia Southern 31, Charleston Southern 0

Missouri 54, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 14

Maryland 62, Hampton 0

Stonehill 21, New Haven 3

Southern Miss 49, Alcorn State 3

Georgia 63, Tennessee State 3

New Mexico State 51, Mercyhurst 14

Virginia Tech 73, VMI 3

San Diego State 53, Portland State 20

Arizona State 70, Morgan State 7

Louisiana Tech 80, Northwestern State 6

Sacramento State 52, Mississippi Valley State 0

Cal Poly 24, Central Washington 17

Jackson State 66, Edward Waters 14

Alabama State 34, Lane 0

ETSU 48, Tusculum 14

North Carolina Central 27, Elizabeth City State 6

Southern 34, Kentucky State 15

Robert Morris 29, West Virginia State 9

Grambling State 48, Central State 26

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Zachary McKinnell
ZACHARY MCKINNELL

Zach McKinnell is the Founder and Senior Editor of FCS Football Central. He is also a columnist for HERO Sports and a contributor for Athlon Sports. In 2022, he became an official voter in the FCS Stats Perform Top-25. He is a former contributor for Vols Wire, part of the USA TODAY Sports Network, and Fly War Eagle on FanSided. Zach graduated from Auburn University in 2018.

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