Custom Search NCAA Division II has announced 19 regular-season football games that will be showcased on ESPN3 or NCAA social media as part of a new media agreement intended to promote the division on several platforms throughout the academic year.
Two of the games will feature HBCUs.
The first 19 games of the football showcase are predetermined games, 17 of which are conference matchups. An additional three flex games — intended to highlight crucial matchups — will be finalized later in the season and played in November.
The new media agreement features two distribution models for football and basketball. For football, 11 games will be streamed on ESPN3, available on the ESPN App. The remaining 11 football games are part of the hybrid model, and they have the flexibility to be distributed on TV and online. The division will work with the TV partners of participating conferences and schools on the opportunity to air games on TV. These games also will be distributed online through NCAA social media accounts — specifically, Division II Facebook (facebook.com/ncaadivisionii) and Twitter (@NCAADII) — and could be distributed through conference or school digital networks.
Full schedule (all times Eastern)
| 8:05 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30 | Texas A&M-Kingsville at Texas A&M-Commerce (ESPN3) |
| 8:05 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30 | Carson-Newman at West Florida (Hybrid) |
| 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 | Valdosta State vs. Fort Valley State (ESPN3) |
| 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 | Southern Arkansas at Harding (ESPN3) |
| 1:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 | Southern Connecticut State at New Haven (Hybrid) |
| 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 | Wingate at Carson-Newman (ESPN3) |
| 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 | Virginia Union at Winston-Salem State (ESPN3) |
| 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 | Ohio Dominican at Findlay (Hybrid) |
| 3:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 | Ashland at Ferris State (ESPN3) |
| 7:05 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 | Notre Dame (Ohio) at Fairmont State (Hybrid) |
| 9:05 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 | Central Washington at Azusa Pacific (ESPN3) |
| 4:05 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 | Colorado State-Pueblo at Colorado Mesa (Hybrid) |
| 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 | West Georgia at West Florida (ESPN3) |
| 3:05 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 | Central Missouri at Pittsburg State (Hybrid) |
| 3:05 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 | Truman at Southwest Baptist (Hybrid) |
| 12:05 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 | West Chester at Kutztown (Hybrid) |
| 1:05 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 | LIU Post at Assumption (ESPN3) |
| 1:05 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 | Saginaw Valley State at Northwood (ESPN3) |
| 2:35 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 | Fort Hays State at Northwest Missouri State (Hybrid) |
| Saturday, Nov. 3 | To be determined |
| Saturday, Nov. 10 | To be determined |
| Saturday, Nov. 10 | To be determined |