FCS playoff bracket 2022: Full schedule, TV channels, scores for college football quarterfinal games

Zac Al-Khateeb

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The FCS championship game enters its quarterfinal round this weekend, leaving only three games left to determine the champion for the 2022 season.

Three of those games already took place on Friday, with 6-seed Samford traveling to take on 3-seed (and defending FCS champion) North Dakota State; 5-seed William & Mary taking on 4-seed Montana State; and 7-seed Incarnate Word traveling to take on 2-seed Sacramento State.

The last remaining game of the quarterfinal round is top overall seed South Dakota State taking on 8-seed Holy Cross on Saturday. With that, the semifinal games will be set.

The Sporting News has everything you need to know about the quarterfinal games, including scores and TV information for Holy Cross at South Dakota State:

MORE: Watch FCS championship games live with fuboTV (free trial)

FCS playoff bracket 2022

Quarterfinals

1. South Dakota State vs. 8. Holy Cross
2. Sacramento State vs. 7. Incarnate Word
3. North Dakota State vs. 6. Samford
4. Montana State vs. 5. William & Mary

Semifinals

4. Montana State vs. 1. South Dakota State
3. North Dakota State vs. 7. Incarnate Word

FCS football scores today

Friday, Dec. 9

Game Time (ET) TV channel
North Dakota State 27, Samford 9 7 p.m. ESPN2, fuboTV
Montana State 55, William & Mary 7 10:15 p.m. ESPN2, fuboTV
Incarnate Word 66, Sacramento State 63 10:30 p.m. ESPN+

Saturday, Dec. 10

Game Time (ET) TV channel
South Dakota State 42, Holy Cross 21 Noon ESPN/ESPN+, fuboTV

How to watch FCS playoff games

  • TV channel: ESPN family of networks
  • Live stream: ESPN app | fuboTV

FCS games will air on ESPN's family of networks, with three games taking place on Friday, Dec. 9. The only FCS quarterfinal game being played on Saturday is Holy Cross at South Dakota State, which will air nationally on ESPN. Streaming options for the game include ESPN+, the ESPN app and fuboTV, which offers a free trial.

Zac Al-Khateeb

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Zac Al-Khateeb has been part of The Sporting News team since 2015 after earning his Bachelor's (2013) and Master's (2014) degrees in journalism at the University of Alabama. Prior to joining TSN, he covered high school sports and general news in Alabama. A college sports specialist, Zac has been a voter for the Biletnikoff Award and Heisman Trophy since 2020.