FCS teams with fewer than 11 games (the FCS standard) AND a week off Sept. 4 (not including the Ivy League):
- Sacred Heart (Northeast Conference champs in 2018)
- Bucknell
- Prairie View A&M (already has FBS road game at Texas A&M)
- Texas Southern (already has FBS road games at Rice and Baylor)
FCS teams with Sept. 4 off in the Pioneer League, which does not award athletic scholarships (like the Ivy) and rarely plays against FBS teams:
- Drake (played ISU a couple years back as a makeup game for others that were canceled)
- Presbyterian
- Stetson
- Valparaiso
- St. Thomas
FCS teams with 11 games AND a week off Sept. 4:
- North Carolina A&T (would have to drop a non-con game)
- Indiana State (already has FBS road game at Northwestern)
- Alcorn State (already has FBS road game at South Alabama)
There are currently no FBS Group of 5 programs or independents that have Sept. 4 off.