There's a rich history of FCS (and I-AA) schools upsetting FBS or I-A teams.
Since NCAA Division I football was divided into I-A and I-AA for the 1978 season, there have been some monumental upsets.
That includes Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, when Eastern Kentucky beat Bowling Green 59-57 in a seven-overtime thriller, the second-longest FCS game ever.
This complete list goes back to 1978 and also includes the upsets since 2006, when I-A became the FBS and I-AA became the FCS.
Along with all these games, six FCS/I-AA classified teams have upset ranked FBS/I-A teams: Cincinnati surprised No. 20 Penn State in 1983 (see below), Appalachian State beat No. 5 Michigan in 2007,
James Madison defeated No. 13 Virginia Tech in 2010, Eastern Washington knocked off No. 25 Oregon State in 2013,
North Dakota State shocked No. 13 Iowa in 2016 and then Montana beat No. 20 Washington in 2021. These six games are in bold below.
FCS wins vs. FBS teams: 2022 season victories, upsets
2022 season DATE FCS TEAM SCORE FBS TEAM Sept. 2 William & Mary 41-24 Charlotte Sept. 3 Delaware 14-7 Navy Sept. 10 Eastern Kentucky 59-57 (7 OT) Bowling Green
2022 season DATE FCS TEAM SCORE FBS TEAM Sept. 10 Holy Cross 37-31 Buffalo Sept. 10 UIW 55-41 Nevada Sept. 10 Weber State 35-7 Utah State Sept. 17 Southern Illinois 31-24 Northwestern
2021 season DATE FCS TEAM SCORE FBS TEAM Sept. 2 UC Davis 19-17 Tulsa Sept. 2 Eastern Washington 35-33 (2OT) UNLV Sept. 3 South Dakota State 42-23 Colorado State Sept. 4 Holy Cross 38-28 UConn
2021 season DATE FCS TEAM SCORE FBS TEAM Sept. 4 Montana 13-7 No. 20 Washington Sept. 4 East Tennessee State 23-3 Vanderbilt Sept. 11 Duquesne 28-26 Ohio Sept. 11 Jacksonville State 20-17 Florida State
2021 season DATE FCS TEAM SCORE FBS TEAM Sept. 18 UIW 42-34 Texas State Sept. 18 Northern Arizona 21-19 Arizona Nov. 6 Rhode Island 35-22 UMass Nov. 13 Maine 35-10 UMass
2020-21 season DATE FCS TEAM SCORE FBS TEAM Oct. 23 Jacksonville State 19-10 FIU Feb. 21 Tarleton State 43-17 New Mexico State
2019 season DATE FCS TEAM SCORE FBS TEAM Aug. 29 Central Arkansas 35-28 Western Kentucky Sept. 7 Southern Illinois 45-20 UMass Sept. 14 The Citadel 27-24 OT Georgia Tech
2018 season DATE FCS TEAM SCORE FBS TEAM Aug. 30 UC Davis 44-38 San Jose State Sept. 1 Nicholls State 26-23 OT Kansas Sept. 1 Northern Arizona 30-10 UTEP
2018 season DATE FCS TEAM SCORE FBS TEAM Sept. 1 Villanova 19-17 Temple Sept. 2 North Carolina A&T 28-23 East Carolina Sept. 8 Maine 31-28 Western Kentucky Sept. 22 Illinois State 35-19 Colorado State
2017 season DATE FCS TEAM SCORE FBS TEAM Aug. 31 Tennessee State 17-10 Georgia State Sept. 2 Howard 43-40 UNLV Sept. 2 James Madison 34-14 East Carolina
2017 season DATE FCS TEAM SCORE FBS TEAM Sept. 2 Liberty 48-45 Baylor Sept. 9 New Hampshire 22-12 Georgia Southern Sept. 9 South Dakota 35-27 Bowling Green
2017 season DATE FCS TEAM SCORE FBS TEAM Sept. 16 Idaho State 30-28 Nevada Sept. 16 North Carolina A&T 35-31 Charlotte Sept. 23 Western Illinois 52-10 Coastal Carolina
2016 season DATE FCS TEAM SCORE FBS TEAM Sept. 2 Albany 22-16 Buffalo Sept. 3 Eastern Washington 45-42 Washington State Sept. 3 Northern Iowa 25-20 Iowa State Sept. 3 Richmond 37-20 Virginia
2016 season DATE FCS TEAM SCORE FBS TEAM Sept. 10 Eastern Illinois 21-17 Miami (OH) Sept. 10 Illinois State 9-7 Northwestern Sept. 10 North Carolina A&T 39-36 4OT Kent State
2016 season DATE FCS TEAM SCORE FBS TEAM Sept. 17 North Dakota State 23-21 No. 13 Iowa Sept. 24 Central Arkansas 28-23 Arkansas State Sept. 24 Western Illinois 28-23 Northern Illinois
After beating AP No. 13 Iowa, North Dakota State received 74 votes in the AP Poll, barely missing out on a Top 25 ranking.
The Bison ranked 27th that week. The 74 votes are the most ever earned by an FCS program in the AP Poll. NDSU would reach the FCS semifinals.