Football

NCAA Football TV Schedule - Week 1

The following schedule is for games from Division I for the dates of Aug. 30 – Sept. 5.

* All times Eastern
* FBS Rankings reflect the USA Today Coaches’ Poll
* FCS Rankings reflect the Sports Network/Fathead.com Poll

ACC

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Fri., Aug. 31 7:30 p.m. Tennessee
vs. N.C. State (Atlanta)
ESPNU
(Dave Neal, Andre Ware1, Holly Rowe)
Sat., Sept. 1 12:30 p.m. Elon
at North Carolina
ACC Network
(Steve Martin, Dave Archer, Mike Hogewood)
Sat., Sept. 1 3 p.m. William & Mary
at Maryland
ESPN3
(John Sadak, Cory Chavous, Beth McDade)
Sat., Sept. 1 3 p.m. Richmond
at Virginia
RSN
(Paul Kennedy, Keith Jones, Jenn Hildreth)
Sat., Sept. 1 3:30 p.m. Miami (Fla.)
at Boston College
ABC
(Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell2, Maria Taylor)
Sat., Sept. 1 6 p.m. Murray State
at (7) Florida State
ESPN3
(Shawn Kenney, Rene Ingoglia, Michael Cain)
Sat., Sept. 1 6:30 p.m. Liberty
at Wake Forest
ESPN3
(Ryan Rose, Stan Lewter)
Sat., Sept. 1 7 p.m. Florida International
at Duke
ESPN3
(Darren Goldwater, John Gregory, Angela Mallen)
Mon., Sept. 3 8 p.m. Georgia Tech
at (20) Virginia Tech
ESPN
(Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman1, Quint Kessenich)

Big East

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Thurs., Aug. 30 7:30 p.m. Massachusetts
at Connecticut
Big East Network
(Bob Picozzi, David Diaz-Infante, Peter Rudman)
Fri., Aug. 31 7 p.m. Villanova
at Temple
ESPN3
(Scott Graham, John Blount)
Sat., Sept. 1 12 p.m. Northwestern
at Syracuse
ESPN2
(Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway2, Jenn Brown)
Sat., Sept. 1 6 p.m. (13) Youngstown State
at Pittsburgh
ESPN3
(Bob Picozzi, Ralph Friedgen, Rontina McCann)
Sat., Sept. 1 7 p.m. Chattanooga
at South Florida
ESPN3
(Dave Weekley, Warrick Dunn)
Sun., Sept. 2 3:30 p.m. Kentucky
at Louisville
ESPN
(Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore, Jemele Hill)

Big Ten

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Fri., Aug. 31 8 p.m. (22) Boise State
at (13) Michigan State
ESPN
(Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore, Jemele Hill)
Sat., Sept. 1 12 p.m. Miami (Ohio)
at Ohio State
BTN
(Eric Collins, Derek Rackley, Lisa Byington)
Sat., Sept. 1 12 p.m. Ohio 
at Penn State
ESPN
(Dave Pasch, Brian Griese2, Tom Rinaldi, Mark Schwarz)
Sat., Sept. 1 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan
at Illinois
ESPNU
(Anish Shroff, Dan Hawkins)
Sat., Sept. 1 3:30 p.m. Southern Miss
at (16) Nebraska
ABC
(Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards)
Sat., Sept. 1 3:30 p.m. (18) Eastern Kentucky
at Purdue
BTN
(Matt Devlin, Glen Mason, J Leman2)
Sat., Sept. 1 3:30 p.m. (9) Northern Iowa
at (12) Wisconsin
BTN
(Kevin Kugler, Chris Martin, Jay Wilson)
Sat., Sept. 1 8 p.m. (23) Indiana State
at Indiana
BTN
(Wayne Larrivee, Jon Jansen, Antwaan Randle El)

Big 12

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Sat., Sept. 1 12 p.m. Tulsa
at Iowa State
FSN
(Mark Followill, Gary Reasons1)
Sat., Sept. 1 12 p.m. Marshall
at (11) West Virginia
FX
(Justin Kutcher, Eric Crouch, Darius Walker)
Sat., Sept. 1 7 p.m. South Dakota State
at Kansas
Jayhawk IMG TV Network
(Gary Bender, Richard Baldinger)
Sat., Sept. 1 7 p.m. Northwestern State
at Texas Tech
FSN Plus
(Bill Land, Dave Lapham, Emily Jones)
Sat., Sept. 1 8 p.m. Wyoming
at (15) Texas
Longhorn Network
(Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, Kaylee Hartung)
Sun., Sept. 2 6:30 p.m. SMU
at Baylor
FSN
(Joel Meyers, Brian Baldinger, Jim Knox)

Conference USA

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Thurs., Aug. 30 7:30 p.m. UCLA
at Rice
CBS Sports Network
(Dave Ryan, Ron Zook, Evan Washburn)
Sat., Sept. 1 12 p.m. (6) Appalachian State
at East Carolina
FSN
(Ron Thulin, Shaun King, Desmond Purnell)
Sat., Sept. 1 12 p.m. Troy
at UAB
FCS
(Mike Gleason, Ben Leber, Lesley McCaslin)
Sat., Sept. 1 7 p.m. Tennessee – Martin
at Memphis
CBS Sports Network Live
(Dave Woloshin, Wayne Weedon, Matt Dillon)
Sat., Sept. 1 8 p.m. Texas State
at Houston
CSS
(Matt Stewart, Chuck Oliver, Rachel Baribeau)
Sat., Sept. 1 8 p.m. Rutgers
at Tulane
CBS Sports Network
(Brad Johansen, Doug Chapman, Tammy Blackburn)
Sat., Sept. 1 10:30 p.m. (4) Oklahoma
at UTEP
FSN
(Mike Morgan, J.C. Pearson, Laura McKeeman)

MAC

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Thurs., Aug. 30 7 p.m. Central Florida
at Akron

ESPN3
(Keith Morehouse, Je’Rod Cherry2)

Thurs., Aug. 30 7 p.m. Eastern Michigan
at Ball State
ESPN3
(Jim Barbar, Rocky Boiman)
Thurs., Aug. 30 7 p.m. Southeast Missouri State
at Central Michigan
ESPN3
(Dan Gutowsky, Bob Chmeil)
Thurs., Aug. 30 7 p.m. (7) Towson
at Kent State
ESPN3
(Joe Beninati, Brad Jackson)
Sat., Sept. 1 3:30 p.m Iowa
vs. Northern Illinois (Chicago)
ESPNU
(Tom Hart, John Congemi)

Mountain West

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Thurs., Aug. 30 11 p.m. Minnesota
at UNLV
CBS Sports Network
(James Bates, Aaron Taylor, Lauren Gardner)
Sat., Sept. 1 2 p.m. Idaho State
at Air Force
GoAirForceFalcons.com
(Jim Arthur, Jesse Kurtz)
Sat., Sept. 1 4 p.m. Colorado
vs. Colorado State (Denver)
FX
(Craig Bolerjack, Joel Klatt, Petros Papadakis)
Sat., Sept. 1 5 p.m. Southern
at New Mexico
None
Sat., Sept. 1 10 p.m. Weber State
at Fresno State
GoBulldogs.com
(Paul Loeffler, Jordan Christensen, Ralph Wood)

Pac-12

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Thurs., Aug. 30 7 p.m. Northern Colorado
at Utah
Pac-12 Networks
(Kevin Calabro, Adam Archuleta, Yogi Roth)
Thurs., Aug. 30 10:30 p.m. Northern Arizona
at Arizona State
Pac-12 Networks
(Ron Pitts, Gary Plummer, Erin Coscarelli)
Fri., Aug. 31 10 p.m. San Jose State
at (18) Stanford
Pac-12 Networks
(Ted Robinson, Glenn Parker, Ryan Nece)
Sat., Sept. 1 3 p.m. Nevada
at California
Pac-12 Networks
(Dave Flemming, Coy Wire, Brooke Olzendam)
Sat., Sept. 1 7:30 p.m. Hawaii
at (3) USC
FOX
(Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, Julie Alexandra)
Sat., Sept. 1 10:30 p.m. Toledo
at Arizona
ESPNU
(Joe Davis, Mike Belotti)
Sat., Sept. 1 7:30 p.m. Arkansas State
at (5) Oregon
ESPN
(Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen, Shelley Smith)
Sat., Sept. 1 10:30 p.m. San Jose State
at Washington
Pac-12 Networks
(Kevin Calabro, Adam Archuleta, Yogi Roth)

SEC

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Thurs., Aug. 30 7 p.m. Vanderbilt
at (9) South Carolina
ESPN
(Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, Samantha Steele)
Sat., Sept. 1 12 p.m. Buffalo
at (6) Georgia
SEC Network
(Dave Neal, Andre Ware1, Cara Capuano)
Sat., Sept. 1 3:30 p.m. Bowling Green
at (23) Florida
ESPN
(Mark Jones, Brock Huard, Jessica Mendoza)
Sat., Sept. 1 7 p.m. (14) Clemson
vs. (25) Auburn (Atlanta)
ESPN
(Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe)
Sat., Sept. 1 7 p.m. (22) Jacksonville State
at (10) Arkansas
PPV
(Scott Inman, Jimmy Dykes, Michael Smith)
Sat., Sept. 1 7 p.m. North Texas
at (1) LSU
ESPNU
(Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb2, Allison Williams)
Sat., Sept. 1 7 p.m. (24) Central Arkansas
at Ole Miss
ESPN3
(Richard Cross, Brett Norsworthy)
Sat., Sept. 1 7 p.m. Jackson State
at Mississippi State
FSN
(Bob Rathbun, Tim Couch, Elizabeth Moreau)
Sat., Sept. 1 7 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana
at Missouri
PPV
(Dave Armstrong, Corby Jones, Todd Donoho)
Sat., Sept. 1 8 p.m. (8) Michigan
vs. (2) Alabama (Arlington, Texas)
ABC
(Brent Musburger3, Kirk Herbstreit4, Heather Cox)

Sun Belt

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Thurs., Aug. 30 7:30 p.m. McNeese State
at Middle Tennessee
ESPN3
(Chip Walters, Kelly Holcomb)
Fri., Aug. 31 8 p.m. Wagner
at Florida Atlantic
ESPN3
(Jared Schwartz, Forrest Conoly)
Sat., Sept. 1 2 p.m. UTSA
at South Alabama
ESPN3
(Jonathan Yardley, Cole Cubelic)
Sat., Sept. 1 7 p.m. Lamar
at Louisiana – Lafayette
Ragin’ Cajuns Network
(Jeff Palermo, Scott Brazda, Erin Cofiell)
Sat., Sept. 1 7 p.m. Austin Peay
at Western Kentucky
ESPN3
(Dan Gutowsky, Doug Graber)

WAC

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Thurs., Aug. 30 8 p.m. Sacramento State
at New Mexico State
Aggie Vision
(Glen Cerny, Danny Knee)
Thurs., Aug. 30 8 p.m. Southern Utah
at Utah State
KMYU
(Mychal Clanton, Kevin White)
Thurs., Aug. 30 9 p.m. (12) Eastern Washington
at Idaho
Aggie Vision
(Trey Bender, Jay Taylor)

FBS Independents

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Thurs., Aug. 30 10:16 p.m. Washington State
at BYU
ESPN
(Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen, Shannon Spake)
Sat., Sept. 1 9 a.m. Notre Dame
vs. Navy
(Dublin, Ireland)
CBS
(Verne Lundquist3, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson, David Feherty)

FCS

Big Sky

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Thurs., Aug. 30 8 p.m. South Dakota Mines 
at North Dakota
MidCo Sports Network
(Dan Hammer, Tony Stein, Danny Luetzen)
Thurs., Aug. 30 9 p.m. Chadron State (Neb.)
at (4) Montana State
Max Media Montana
(Chris Byers, Mike Callaghan, Jeff Eberle)
Sat., Sept. 1 3:30 p.m. South Dakota
at (11) Montana
Max Media Montana
(Chris Byers, John Edwards)
Sat., Sept. 1 7 p.m. San Diego
at Cal Poly
None
Sat., Sept. 1 8 p.m. Carroll College (Mont.)
at Portland State
Comcast SportsNet Northwest
(Bob Akamian, Mouse Davis)
Sat., Sept. 1 9 p.m. Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
at UC Davis
None

Big South

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Sat., Sept. 1 1:30 p.m. Brevard College (N.C.)
at Presbyterian
Big South Network
(Eric Thacker)
Sat., Sept. 1 6 p.m. Gardner-Webb
at (10) Wofford
Big South Network
(Fabian Fuentes, David Allen)
Sat., Sept. 1 6 p.m. North Carolina A&T
at Coastal Carolina
Big South Network
(Matt Hogue, Layne Harris, Joe Cashion)
Sat., Sept. 1 6 p.m. Central Connecticut State
at (17) Stony Brook
Big South Network
(Mike Solano, Curt Hylton, Jeff Bernstein)

CAA

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Thurs., Aug. 30 7:30 p.m. South Carolina State 
at Georgia State
CSS
(Bob Neal, Brian Jordan)
Thurs., Aug. 30 7:30 p.m. West Chester (Pa.)
at (15) Delaware
None
Sat., Sept. 1 6 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.)
at (5) James Madison
MadiZONE
(Curt Dudley, Taylor Mickelberry)
Sat., Sept. 1 6 p.m. Duquesne
at (8) Old Dominion
None

MEAC

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Sat., Sept. 1 1 p.m. Sacred Heart
at Morgan State
MorganStateBears.com
(Lamont Germany, Kelvin Bridges)
Sat., Sept. 1 2 p.m. VMI 
at Delaware State
None
Sat., Sept. 1 3:30 p.m. Morehouse College (Ga.)
vs. Howard (Washington, D.C.)
None
Sat., Sept. 1 6 p.m. Virginia State
at Norfolk State
None
Sat., Sept. 1 6 p.m. Fayetteville State (N.C.)
at North Carolina Central
NCCUEaglePride.com
(Chris Hooks, Joe Simmons)
Sun., Sept. 2 6 p.m. Alabama State
vs. Bethune-Cookman (Orlando, Fla.)
None

Missouri Valley

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Thurs., Aug. 30 7 p.m. Butler
at Western Illinois
Valley Live
(Scott Warmann, Danan Hughes, Mick Shaffer)
Thurs., Aug. 30 7:30 p.m. Southern Illinois
at Eastern Illinois
None
Sat., Sept. 1 2 p.m. Dayton
at (19) Illinois State
ND NBC
(Dan Hammer, Lee Timmerman, Jamal Spencer)
Sat., Sept. 1 7 p.m. Robert Morris
at (2) North Dakota State
ESPN3
(Brian Shawn, Kevin Freeney, Jamal Spencer)

Northeast

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Sat., Sept. 1 3 p.m. Marist
at Bryant
None
Sat., Sept. 1 6 p.m. Colgate
at Albany
Dane Zone
(Roger Wyland, Zach Bye)

Ohio Valley

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Sat., Nov. 12 2 p.m. Austin Peay
at Murray State
OVCSports.TV
(Neal Bradley, Paul Bubb)
Thurs., Aug. 30 7:30 p.m. Southern Illinois
at Eastern Illinois
OVC Digital Network
(Mike Bradd, Jack Ashmore)
Thurs., Aug. 30 8 p.m. Hampton
at Tennessee Tech
OVC Digital Network
(TBA)
Sat., Sept. 1 7 p.m. Florida A&M
at Tennessee State
OVC Digital Network
(Brent Dougherty, Albert Dawson)

Patriot League

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Thurs., Aug. 30 12:30 p.m. Lock Haven (Pa.)
at Fordham
None
Thurs., Aug. 30 7:30 p.m. (14) New Hampshire
at Holy Cross
None
Sat., Sept. 1 12:30 p.m. Monmouth
at (16) Lehigh
Service 2 Electric Sports
(Mike Zambelli, Mike Yadush, Al DiCarlo)
Thurs., Aug. 30 7:30 p.m. New Hampshire
at Holy Cross
None

Pioneer League

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Thurs., Aug. 30 7 p.m. Shorter (Ga.)
at Campbell
None
Thurs., Aug. 30 7 p.m. Southern Virginia
at Morehead State
None
Thurs., Aug. 30 8 p.m. St. Joseph’s (Ind.)
at Valparaiso
None
Sat., Sept. 1 2 p.m. Grand View (Iowa)
at Drake
None
Sat., Sept. 1 6 p.m. Georgetown
at Davidson
None

Southern

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Thurs., Aug. 30 8 p.m. Mars Hill (S.C.)
at Western Carolina
None
Sat., Sept. 1 4:30 p.m. Furman
at Samford
CSS
(Chuck Hussion, Corey Stewart, David Cobb)
Sat., Sept. 1 6 p.m. Jacksonville
at (3) Georgia Southern
None
Sat., Sept. 1 6 p.m. Charleston Southern
at The Citadel
None

Southland

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Fri., Aug. 31 7 p.m. Southwestern Okla. St.
at (20) Stephen F. Austin
SFAJacks.com
(Rob Meyers, Max Holmes)

SWAC

Date Time Game Network (Talent)
Sat., Sept. 1 6 p.m. Langston (Ark.)
vs. Arkansas – Pine Bluff (Little Rock, Ark.)
None
Sat., Sept. 1 6 p.m. Concordia College (Ala.)
at Mississippi Valley St.
None
Sat., Sept. 1 7 p.m. Alcorn State
vs. Grambling State (Shreveport, La.)
None
Sat., Sept. 1 8 p.m. Texas Southern
vs. Prairie View A&M (Houston)
None
Sat., Nov. 12 9 p.m. Texas Southern
at Grambling State
None

1 - College Football Hall of Famers
2 - Former NFF National Scholar-Athletes
3 - NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football honoree

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