season game and it isn't the conference championship game either. The only requirement is that the team must play a regular season game at Hawai'i. 17.11.6 Number of Contests. [FBS/FCS] 17.11.6.1 Maximum Limitations -- Institutional. [FBS/FCS] In bowl subdivision football, a member institution shall limit its total regular-season playing schedule with outside competition during the permissible football playing season in any one year to 12 contests (games or scrimmages), except as provided for member institutions located in Alaska and Hawaii, under Bylaw 17.31.2, and except as provided for all members under Bylaw 17.11.6.2. In championship subdivision football, a member institution shall limit its total regular-season playing schedule with outside competition during the permissible football playing season in any one year to 11 contests (games or scrimmages), except as provided for member institutions located in Alaska and Hawaii, under Bylaw 17.31.2, and except as provided for all members under Bylaw 17.11.6.2. Twelve football contests shall be permissible during those years in which there are 14 Saturdays from the first permissible playing date through the last playing date in November (e.g., 2024, 2025). (Revised: 1/12/99 effective 8/1/02, 8/5/99 effective 8/1/02, 4/28/05 effective 8/1/06, 12/15/06) 17.31 Exceptions for Member Institutions Located in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. 17.31.2 Alaska/Hawaii, Additional Football Contest. Member institutions located in Alaska and Hawaii shall be permitted to exceed, by one, the maximum number of football contests permitted under Bylaw 17.11.6.1 but otherwise shall conform to the same maximum number of contests and dates of competition permitted other members of the Association. Some teams have used this bylaw in the past to play an extra home game to help offset the travel costs. For example last season New Mexico State played 13 regular season games, participated in the C-USA Conference Championship Game, and a bowl game. DI-FCS schools are willing to play at Hawai'i because it means getting to play 12 regular season games in years where the other teams are limited to only 11 regular season games. I have always thought that Hawai'i should be the only DI-FBS Independent team because of its location. Plus, it would allow Hawai'i the opportunity to play every regular season game at home if so desired.