2026 ESPN college football TV schedule: Dates, Start Times Of Every Game.

ESPN has announced its 2026 college football television schedule, featuring nearly 300 games across the ESPN family of networks, including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, ACC Network, and SEC Network.The 2026 season kicks off in Week Zero on Friday, August 28, as the Cal Poly Mustangs host the Idaho Vandals at 10:00 p.m. ET on ESPN. Saturday, August 29, features eight matchups, highlighted by North Carolina vs. TCU in Dublin, Ireland, at noon ET on ESPN.

Week 1 action on ESPN begins on Thursday, September 3, with eight games, including the primetime matchup of Colorado at Georgia Tech at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.Additional Week 1 games scheduled for ESPN family broadcasts include East Carolina at Alabama, Oregon State at Houston, Baylor vs. Auburn, Tulane at Duke, Clemson at LSU, and UCLA at Cal.Below is the ESPN college football TV schedule as of Wednesday, May 27. Additional games will be announced 6–12 days prior to each matchup.

2026 ESPN college football TV schedule

All times Eastern.

WEEK 1 Schedule

Friday, Aug. 28

Idaho at Cal Poly – 10pm, ESPN

Saturday, Aug. 29

North Carolina vs. TCU (Ireland) – Noon, ESPN

Southern vs. Alabama State (Birmingham) – 3pm, ESPNU

NC State vs. Virginia (Brazil) – 3:30pm, ESPN

Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan – 6:30pm, ESPN+

FCS Kickoff: East Texas A&M vs. Mercer – 7pm, ESPN

Hawai’i at Stanford – 7pm, ACCN

Alabama A&M vs. Howard (Atlanta) – 7:30pm, ABC

Prairie View A&M at Tarleton State – 9pm, ESPN2

Sunday, Aug. 30

West Alabama vs. Tuskegee (Montgomery) – 8pm, ESPN2

Thursday, Sept. 3

Akron at Wake Forest – 7pm, ACCN

Merrimack at Delaware – 7pm, ESPN+

West Georgia at Kennesaw State – 7pm, ESPN+

Bethune-Cookman at UCF – 7pm, ESPN+

UAlbany at Buffalo – 7pm, ESPN+

Colorado at Georgia Tech – 8pm, ESPN

Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Missouri – 8pm, SECN

Idaho at Utah – 9pm, ESPNU

Friday, Sept. 4

San Jose State at Eastern Michigan – 6:30pm, ESPN+

North Carolina A&T at Georgia State – 7pm, ESPN+

LIU at Kansas – 8pm, ESPNU

Miami at Stanford – 9pm, ESPN

Saturday, Sept. 5

East Carolina at Alabama – Noon, ABC

Oregon State at Houston – Noon, ESPN

Liberty at James Madison – Noon, ESPNU

New Hampshire at Syracuse – Noon, ACCN

Tarleton State at Bowling Green – Noon, ESPN+

Kent State at South Carolina – 12:45pm, SECN

Youngstown State at Kentucky – 1pm, SECN+

Southeast Missouri State at Iowa State – 1pm, ESPN+

Rhode Island at Temple – 2pm, ESPN+

Tennessee State at Georgia – 3pm, SECN+

Baylor vs. Auburn (Atlanta) – 3:30pm, ABC

Texas State at Texas – 3:30pm, ESPN

Tulane at Duke – 3:30pm, ACCN

The Citadel at Charlotte – 3:30pm, ESPN+

UT Rio Grande Valley at UTSA – 3:30pm, ESPN+

Maine at App State – 3:30pm, ESPN+

Furman at Tennessee – 3:30pm, SECN+

Oklahoma State at Tulsa – 3:45pm, ESPNU

North Alabama at Arkansas – 4:15pm, SECN

Alcorn State at Southern Miss – 5pm, ESPN+

Norfolk State at Old Dominion – 6pm, ESPN+

Missouri State at Texas A&M – 7pm, ESPN

Austin Peay at Vanderbilt – 7pm, SECN+

Arkansas State at Memphis – 7pm, ESPN+

Houston Christian at Rice – 7pm, ESPN+

FIU at South Florida – 7pm, ESPN+

Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State – 7pm, ESPN+

Murray State at Middle Tennessee – 7pm, ESPN+

SE Louisiana at South Alabama – 7pm, ESPN+

Sam Houston at Troy – 7pm, ESPN+

Nicholls at Kansas State – 7pm, ESPN+

Charleston Southern at Georgia Southern – 7pm, ESPN+

Clemson at LSU – 7:30pm, ABC

UL Monroe at Mississippi State – 7:30pm, ESPNU

VMI at Virginia Tech – 7:30pm, ACCN

Northwestern State at Louisiana Tech – 7:30pm, ESPN+

Florida Atlantic at Florida – 7:45pm, SECN

Lamar at Louisiana – 8pm, ESPN+

Utah Tech at BYU – 8pm, ESPN+

Mercyhurst at New Mexico State – 9pm, ESPN+

Northern Arizona at Arizona – 9:30pm, ESPN+

Mississippi Valley State at Sacramento State – 10pm, ESPN+

Morgan State at Arizona State – 10pm, ESPN+

UCLA at California – 10:30pm, ESPN

UTEP at Oklahoma – TBD, SECN+

Sunday, Sept. 6

Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M – Noon, ESPN2

SC State vs. Florida A&M (Miami) – 3pm, ESPN

Louisville vs. Ole Miss (Nashville) – 7:30pm, ABC

Monday, Sept. 7

SMU at Florida State – 7:30pm, ESPN

WEEK 2 Schedule

Thursday, Sept. 10

Florida A&M at Miami – 8pm, ACC Network

Friday, Sept. 11

Villanova at Louisville – 7pm, ACCN

Richmond at NC State – 7pm, ESPNU

Norfolk State at Virginia – 7pm, ACCNX

Rutgers at Boston College – 7:30pm, ESPN2

Saturday, Sept. 12

Arizona State at Texas A&M – Noon, ABC

Oregon at Oklahoma State – Noon, ESPN

Penn State at Temple – Noon, ESPN2

App State at East Carolina – Noon, ESPNU

ETSU at North Carolina – Noon, ACCN

Wofford at Kent State – Noon, ESPN+

Western Kentucky at Georgia – 12:45pm, SECN

Colgate at Central Michigan – 1pm, ESPN+

Holy Cross at Miami (OH) – 1pm, ESPN+

UT Martin at West Virginia – 1pm, ESPN+

Stony Brook at Ball State – 2pm, ESPN+

Alabama at Kentucky – 3:30pm, ABC

UCF at Pittsburgh – 3:30pm, ESPN2

California at Syracuse – 3:30pm, ACCN

Wagner at James Madison – 3:30pm, ESPN+

UL Monroe at UAB – 3:30pm, ESPN+

Robert Morris at Akron – 3:30pm, ESPN+

Weber State at Colorado – 3:30pm, ESPN+

Central Connecticut at Toledo – 3:30pm, ESPN+

Sacred Heart at UMass – 3:30pm, ESPN+

UNLV at North Texas – 3:45pm, ESPNU

UC Davis at SMU – 4pm, ACCNX

Alabama State at Troy – 4pm, ESPN+

Delaware at Vanderbilt – 4:15pm, SECN

Campbell at Florida – 5:30pm, SECN+

Buffalo at FIU – 6pm, ESPN+

Gardner-Webb at Liberty – 6pm, ESPN+

Jacksonville State at Ohio – 6pm, ESPN+

Monmouth at Western Michigan – 6:30pm, ESPN+

Tennessee at Georgia Tech – 7pm, ESPN

Towson at South Carolina – 7pm, SECN+

South Alabama at Tulane – 7pm, ESPN+

Lindenwood at Missouri State – 7pm, ESPN+

Tulsa at Sam Houston – 7pm, ESPN+

West Georgia at Arkansas State – 7pm, ESPN+

Middle Tennessee at Marshall – 7pm, ESPN+

Western Carolina at Cincinnati – 7pm, ESPN+

Georgia State at Kennesaw State – 7pm, ESPN+

Southern at Houston – 7pm, ESPN+

Ohio State at Texas – 7:30pm, ABC

Navy at Florida Atlantic – 7:30pm, ESPNU or ESPN+

Georgia Southern at Clemson – 7:30pm, ACCN

Louisiana Tech at LSU – 7:30pm, SECN+

Fordham at Coastal Carolina – 7:30pm, ESPN+

Southern Miss at Auburn – 7:30pm or 7:45pm, ESPNU or SECN

Charlotte at Ole Miss – 7:45pm, ESPN2 or SECN

Prairie View A&M at Baylor – 8pm, ESPN+

Grambling at TCU – 8pm, ESPN+

Arkansas at Utah – 10:15pm, ESPN

WEEK 3 Schedule

Thursday, Sept. 17

Syracuse at Pittsburgh – 7:30pm, ESPN

Friday, Sept. 18

Miami at Wake Forest – 7:30pm, ESPN

Saturday, Sept. 19

Georgia at Arkansas – Noon, ABC

North Carolina at Clemson – Noon, ESPN

Tulane at Kansas State – Noon, ESPN2

Bowling Green at Iowa State – Noon, ESPNU

Mercer at Georgia Tech – Noon, ACCN

NC State at Vanderbilt – 12:45pm, SECN

Troy at Missouri – 12:45pm, SECN+

Wyoming at Central Michigan – 1pm, ESPN+

Maine at Boston College – 2pm, ACCNX

Florida State at Alabama – 3:30pm, ABC

SMU at Louisville – 3:30pm, ESPN or ESPN2

Kentucky at Texas A&M – 3:30pm, ESPN or ESPN2

Wagner at California – 3:30pm, ACCN

Miami (OH) at Cincinnati – 3:30pm, ESPN+

Stonehill at UMass – 3:30pm, ESPN+

Louisiana Tech at Baylor – 4pm, ESPNU

Ball State at Liberty – 4pm, ESPN+

Mississippi State at South Carolina – 4:15pm, SECN

SE Louisiana at UL Monroe – 4:30pm, ESPN+

Charlotte at App State – 6pm, ESPN+

FIU at Florida Atlantic – 6pm, ESPN+

East Carolina at Old Dominion – 6pm, ESPN+

Florida at Auburn – 7pm, ESPN

UT Martin at Memphis – 7pm, ESPN+

Western Michigan at Rice – 7pm, ESPN+

Delaware State at South Florida – 7pm, ESPN+

Georgia Southern at Jacksonville State – 7pm, ESPN+

Nevada at Middle Tennessee – 7pm, ESPN+

Nicholls at Sam Houston – 7pm, ESPN+

UConn at Southern Miss – 7pm, ESPN+

Georgia State at UCF – 7pm, ESPN+

Ohio at South Alabama – 7pm, ESPN+

Murray State at Oklahoma State – 7pm, ESPN+

LSU at Ole Miss – 7:30pm, ABC

New Mexico at Oklahoma – 7:30pm, ESPN2

West Virginia vs. Virginia (Charlotte) – 7:30pm, ACCN

Kennesaw State at Tennessee – 7:45pm, SECN

Arkansas State at TCU – 8pm, ESPNU

UTSA at Texas – 8pm, SECN+

East Texas A&M at Tulsa – 8pm, ESPN+

UAB at Louisiana – 8pm, ESPN+

North Dakota State at Sacramento State – 10:30pm, ESPN

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WEEK 4 Schedule

Thursday, Sept. 24

Liberty at Coastal Carolina – 7:30pm, ESPN

Friday, Sept. 25

Army at Temple – 4pm, ESPN

Navy at UAB – 7pm, ESPN

Clemson at California – 10:30pm, ESPN

Saturday, Sept. 26

Bucknell at Pittsburgh – Noon, ACCNX

Lindenwood at Eastern Michigan – 1pm, ESPN+

William & Mary at Duke – 3:30pm, ACCNX

Gardner-Webb at Marshall – 3:30pm, ESPN+

Robert Morris at Buffalo – 3:30pm, ESPN+

Stonehill at Ohio – 3:30pm, ESPN+

North Carolina Central at East Carolina – 4pm, ESPN+

LIU at FIU – 6pm, ESPN+

Middle Tennessee at Jacksonville State – 7pm, ESPN+

Mercyhurst at Western Kentucky – 7pm, ESPN+

Houston Christian at North Texas – 7:30pm, ESPN+

Georgia Tech at Stanford – 10:30pm, ESPN

Northern Arizona at Montana State – 10:30pm, ESPN2

Grambling vs. Prairie View A&M (Dallas) – TBD, TBD

Southern at Jackson State – TBD, TBD

WEEK 5 Schedule

Thursday, Oct. 1

North Texas at Tulsa – 9pm, ESPN

Friday, Oct. 2

Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech – 7pm, ESPN

Montana State at Idaho – 10:30pm, ESPN

Saturday, Oct. 3

Texas Southern at Florida Atlantic – 6pm, ESPN+

Eastern Washington at UC Davis – 10:30pm, ESPN2

Samford at UAB – TBD, ESPN+

Tuesday, Oct. 6

Southern Miss at Troy – 8pm, ESPN2

Wednesday, Oct. 7

New Mexico State at FIU – 7:30pm, ESPN2

Thursday, Oct. 8

Sam Houston at Liberty – 7pm, ESPNU

South Florida at UTSA – 7:30pm, ESPN or ESPN2

South Alabama at Arkansas State – 7:30pm, ESPN or ESPN2

Friday, Oct. 9

Florida State at Louisville – 7pm, ESPN

Iowa State at BYU – 10:15pm, ESPN

WEEK 6 Schedule

Tuesday, Oct. 13

FIU at Jacksonville State – 8pm, ESPNU

Wednesday, Oct. 14

Western Kentucky at Sam Houston – 8pm, ESPN2

Thursday, Oct. 15

East Carolina at UAB – 7:30pm, ESPN or ESPN2

Georgia Southern at Old Dominion – 7:30pm, ESPN or ESPN2

Friday, Oct. 16

Memphis at Tulane – 7:30pm, ESPN

App State at Coastal Carolina – 8pm, ESPN2

Saturday, Oct. 17

Illinois State at Southern Illinois – TBD, TBD

Florida A&M at Jackson State – TBD, TBD

WEEK 7 Schedule

Tuesday, Oct. 20

Missouri State at Delaware – 7pm, ESPNU

South Alabama at Marshall – 7:30pm, ESPN2

Wednesday, Oct. 21

New Mexico State at Sam Houston – 8pm, ESPN2

Thursday, Oct. 22

James Madison at App State – 7pm, ESPNU

East Carolina at Memphis – 7:30pm, ESPN2

Friday, Oct. 23

Duke at Virginia – 7pm, ESPN

Army at Tulsa – 8:30pm, ESPN2

NC State at Stanford – 10:30pm, ESPN

Saturday, Oct. 24

Kansas State at Arizona State – TBD, TBD

WEEK 8 Schedule

Tuesday, Oct. 27

Sam Houston at Missouri State – 8pm, ESPN2

Wednesday, Oct. 28

Jacksonville State at New Mexico State – 8pm, ESPN2

Thursday, Oct. 29

South Carolina State at Morgan State – 7pm, ESPNU

Florida Atlantic at North Texas – 7:30pm, ESPN or ESPN2

Troy at James Madison – 7:30pm, ESPN or ESPN2

Friday, Oct. 30

Tulane at Charlotte – 7pm, ESPN2

Baylor at UCF – 7:30pm, ESPN

Kent State at Sacramento State – 10:30pm, ESPN2

Saturday, Oct. 31

Notre Dame vs. Navy (Foxborough, Mass.) – Noon, ABC or ESPN

Magic City Classic: Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State (Birmingham, Ala.) – TBD, TBD

South Dakota at South Dakota State – TBD, TBD

WEEK 9 Schedule

Tuesday, Nov. 3

Ohio at Akron – 7pm, ESPN2 or ESPNU

Buffalo at Miami (OH) – 7pm, ESPN2 or ESPNU

Wednesday, Nov. 4

Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan or Toledo at Sacramento State or Ball State at UMass – 7pm or 7:30pm, ESPN2/ESPNU

Thursday, Nov. 5

South Carolina State at Howard – 5pm, ESPNU

UTSA at Florida Atlantic – 8pm, ESPN or ESPN2

James Madison at Southern Miss – 8pm, ESPN or ESPN2

Friday, Nov. 6

Virginia Tech at SMU – 7pm, ESPN

South Florida at East Carolina – 7:30pm, ESPN2

TCU at Arizona – 10:15pm, ESPN

Saturday, Nov. 7

Missouri State at FIU – TBD, TBD

Delaware at Kennesaw State – TBD, TBD

Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee – TBD, TBD

Liberty at New Mexico State – TBD, TBD

WEEK 10 Schedule

Tuesday, Nov. 10

Western Michigan at Akron or Kent State at Bowling Green or Ohio at Miami (OH) – 7pm, ESPN2/ESPNU

Wednesday, Nov. 11

Buffalo at Ball State or Sacramento State at Central Michigan or UMass at Toledo – 7:30pm, ESPN2/ESPNU

Thursday, Nov. 12

Memphis at South Florida – 8pm, ESPN or ESPN2

Louisiana at UL Monroe – 9pm, ESPN or ESPN2

Friday, Nov. 13

Florida State at Pittsburgh – 7pm, ESPN

Houston at Colorado – 10:15pm, ESPN

Saturday, Nov. 14

SIAC Championship (campus site) – 10:30 a.m., ESPNU

Secretaries’ Cup: Coast Guard Academy vs. Merchant Marine Academy (Washington, DC) – 1pm, ESPN+

Idaho State at Montana – 10:30pm, ESPN or ESPN2

Jackson State at Alabama State – TBD, TBD

FIU at Delaware – TBD, TBD

New Mexico State at Missouri State – TBD, TBD

Kennesaw State at Sam Houston – TBD, TBD

Jacksonville State at Western Kentucky – TBD, TBD

WEEK 11 Schedule

Tuesday, Nov. 17

Miami (OH) at Kent State or Ball State at Ohio or Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan – 7pm, ESPN2/ESPNU

Wednesday, Nov. 18

Central Michigan at Buffalo or Akron at UMass – 7:30pm, ESPNU

Thursday, Nov. 19

Rice at Temple – 7:30pm, ESPN

Friday, Nov. 20

Clemson at Duke – 7:30pm, ESPN

Bowling Green at Toledo – 7:30pm, ESPN2

Saturday, Nov. 21

Memphis at Navy – Noon, TBD

Yale at Harvard (Boston) – 3:30pm, ESPNU

Florida A&M at Bethune-Cookman (Orlando) – 3:30pm, ESPN+

Jackson State at Alcorn State – TBD, TBD

Prairie View A&M at Alabama State – TBD, TBD

Missouri State at Jacksonville State – TBD, TBD

FIU at Kennesaw State – TBD, TBD

Western Kentucky at Liberty – TBD, TBD

Delaware at New Mexico State – TBD, TBD

Middle Tennessee at Sam Houston – TBD, TBD

WEEK 12 Schedule

Tuesday, Nov. 24

Kent State at Eastern Michigan – 7pm or TBD, ESPN2 or ESPN+

Miami (OH) at Western Michigan – 7pm or TBD, ESPN2 or ESPN+

Thursday, Nov. 26

TCU at Texas Tech – 8pm, ESPN

Friday, Nov. 27

Mississippi State at Ole Miss – Noon, ABC

Florida Atlantic at East Carolina or Temple at Memphis or Tulane at South Florida or Tulsa at UTSA – Noon, ESPN

Buffalo at Akron or Toledo at Ohio – Noon, ESPNU

App State at South Alabama – 3pm, ESPN+

Florida at Florida State – 3:30pm, ABC

Florida Atlantic at East Carolina or Temple at Memphis or Tulane at South Florida or Tulsa at UTSA – 3:30pm, ESPN

Texas at Texas A&M – 7:30pm, ABC

Saturday, Nov. 28

Sam Houston at FIU – TBD, TBD

New Mexico State at Middle Tennessee – TBD, TBD

Liberty at Missouri State – TBD, TBD

Kennesaw State at Western Kentucky – TBD, TBD

WEEK 13 / CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK

Friday, Dec. 4

Sun Belt Championship Game (campus site) – 7pm, ESPN

Big 12 Championship Game (Arlington) – 8pm, ABC

Saturday, Dec. 5

ACC Championship Game (Charlotte) – Noon, ABC

MAC Championship Game (Detroit) – Noon, ESPN

SWAC Championship Game (campus site) – 2pm, ESPN2

SEC Championship Game (Atlanta) – 4pm, ABC

American Championship Game (campus site) – 8pm, ABC 



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