The following schedule is for games from Division I (FBS and FCS) for the dates of Oct. 21-23, 2021. If you choose to reproduce this schedule, please credit The National Football Foundation.
* All times Eastern
* FBS Rankings reflect the FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll
* FCS Rankings reflect the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll
* Schedule organized by home team. Neutral site games are listed in the conference section of the team closest to the game's location.
This schedule is compiled by Alan Cox. Any comments or updates, please email
news@footballfoundation.com.
ACC
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
Noon |
UMass
at Florida State |
ACC Network
(Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Jalyn Johnson) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
12:30 p.m. |
Syracuse
at Virginia Tech |
ESPN3/RSN
(Tom Werme, James Bates, Wiley Ballard) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
Clemson
at Pittsburgh |
ESPN
(Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Molly McGrath) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
4:00 p.m. |
Boston College
at Louisville |
ACC Network
(Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Taylor Davis) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:30 p.m. |
NC State
at Miami (FL) |
ESPN2
(Anish Shroff, Mike Golic Jr., Taylor McGregor) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:30 p.m. |
Georgia Tech
at Virginia |
ACC Network
(Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs) |
The American
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Oct. 21 |
7:30 p.m. |
Tulane
at SMU |
ESPN
(Matt Barrie, Roddy Jones, Harry Lyles Jr.) |
| Fri., Oct. 22 |
7:00 p.m. |
Memphis
at UCF |
ESPN2
(Roy Philpott, Andre Ware1, Paul Carcaterra) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
Noon |
(2) Cincinnati
at Navy |
ESPN2
(Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
4:00 p.m. |
East Carolina
at Houston |
ESPNU
(Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:00 p.m. |
Temple
at USF |
ESPN+
(Courtney Lyle, Brandon Weeden) |
Big Ten
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
Noon |
Northwestern
at (6) Michigan |
FOX
(Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
Noon |
Illinois
at (9) Penn State |
ABC
(Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Kris Budden) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:00 p.m. |
Wisconsin
at Purdue |
Big Ten Network
(Brandon Gaudin, Matt Millen, Rick Pizzo) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
Maryland
at Minnesota |
ESPN2
(Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:30 p.m. |
(5) Ohio State
at Indiana |
ABC
(Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill) |
Big 12
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
Noon |
(3) Oklahoma
at Kansas |
ESPN
(Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
Noon |
Kansas State
at Texas Tech |
FS1
(Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
(8) Oklahoma State
at Iowa State |
FOX
(Aaron Goldsmith, Brock Huard) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:30 p.m. |
West Virginia
at TCU |
ESPNU
(Brian Custer, Kelly Stouffer, Lauren Sisler) |
Conference USA
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Oct. 21 |
7:30 p.m. |
FAU
at Charlotte |
CBS Sports Network
(Jason Horowitz, Ross Tucker) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
Rice
at UAB |
ESPN+
(Will Kollmeyer, Ben Stanfield, Lynden Blake) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
4:00 p.m. |
Liberty
at North Texas |
ESPN+
(Kyle Youmans, Hek'ma Harrison) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:00 p.m. |
UTSA
at Louisiana Tech |
Stadium
(Chris Hassel, Patrick Murray) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:00 p.m. |
Western Kentucky
at FIU |
ESPN+
(A.J. Ricketts, Cam Lynch) |
MAC
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
Noon |
Eastern Michigan
at Bowling Green |
ESPN+
(Jason Ross, Forrest Connoly) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
Noon |
Northern Illinois
at Central Michigan |
ESPNU
(John Schriffen, Dustin Fox) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
1:00 p.m. |
Kent State
at Ohio |
ESPN+
(Michael Reghi, Je'Rod Cherry2) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
Miami (OH)
at Ball State |
ESPN+
(Jim Barbar, Tyoka Jackson) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
Western Michigan
at Toledo |
CBS Sports Network
(Jason Knapp, Eric Wood) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
Buffalo
at Akron |
ESPN+
(Doug Sherman, Ryan Shazier) |
Mountain West
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Oct. 21 |
11:00 p.m. |
San Jose State
at UNLV |
CBS Sports Network
(Dave Ryan, Aaron Murray2, Brandon Baylor) |
| Fri., Oct. 22 |
9:30 p.m. |
Colorado State
at Utah State |
CBS Sports Network
(Chris Lewis, Corey Chavous) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
New Mexico
at Wyoming |
Stadium
(Chris Vosters, Sed Bonner) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:00 p.m. |
San Diego State
at Air Force |
CBS Sports Network
(Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor1, Jenny Dell) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:00 p.m. |
Nevada
at Fresno State |
FS2 (FS1 if no MLB ALCS Game 7)
(Dan Hellie, Petros Papadakis) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
11:59 p.m. |
New Mexico State
at Hawai'i |
Spectrum Sports PPV/Team1Sports
(Kanoa Leahey, Rich Miano) |
Pac-12
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Fri., Oct. 22 |
10:30 p.m. |
Washington
at Arizona |
ESPN2
(Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Tiffany Blackmon) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
(10) Oregon
at UCLA |
ABC
(Chris Fowler3, Kirk Herbstreit3, Holly Rowe) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
Colorado
at California |
Pac-12 Networks
(Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy1,5) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
BYU
at Washington State |
FS1
(Cory Provus, Mark Helfrich) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:30 p.m. |
Utah
at Oregon State |
Pac-12 Networks
(Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth) |
SEC
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
Noon |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
at Arkansas
(Little Rock, AR) |
SEC Network
(Dave Neal, Deuce McAllister, Andraya Carter)
|
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
LSU
at (12) Ole Miss |
CBS
(Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jamie Erdahl) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
4:00 p.m. |
Mississippi State
at Vanderbilt |
SEC Network
(Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb1,4, Alyssa Lang) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:00 p.m. |
Tennessee
at (4) Alabama |
ESPN
(Jason Benetti, Greg McElroy2, Katie George) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:30 p.m. |
South Carolina
at Texas A&M |
SEC Network
(Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic) |
Sun Belt
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Oct. 21 |
7:30 p.m. |
Louisiana
at Arkansas State |
ESPNU
(Lowell Galindo, Rene Ingoglia) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
2:00 p.m. |
Texas State
at Georgia State |
ESPN+
(Matt Stewart, Sam Crenshaw) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:00 p.m. |
South Alabama
at UL Monroe |
ESPN3
(Mike Hammett, David Griffith) |
FBS Independents
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Fri., Oct. 22 |
6:00 p.m. |
Middle Tennessee
at UConn |
CBS Sports Network
(John Sadak, Randy Cross1) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
Noon |
(16) Wake Forest
at Army |
CBS Sports Network
(Jason Horowitz, Ross Tucker, Tina Cervasio) |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:30 p.m. |
USC
at (13) Notre Dame |
NBC
(Mike Tirico, Drew Brees2, Kathryn Tappen) |
1 - College Football Hall of Famer
2 - NFF National Scholar-Athlete
3 - NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football honoree
4 - NFF William V. Campbell Trophy® recipient
5 - NFF Board Member
FCS
ASUN-WAC Challenge
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:00 p.m. |
Jacksonville State
at (1) Sam Houston |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:00 p.m. |
Central Arkansas
at Lamar |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:00 p.m. |
Midwestern State (TX)
at Tarleton |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
9:00 p.m. |
Stephen F. Austin
at Dixie State |
ESPN+ |
Big Sky
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:00 p.m. |
Idaho State
at (8) Montana State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
4:00 p.m. |
Weber State
at (2) Eastern Washington |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:30 p.m. |
(11) Montana
at Idaho |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
8:00 p.m. |
(10) UC Davis
at Cal Poly |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
8:00 p.m. |
Northern Colorado
at Southern Utah |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
9:00 p.m. |
Northern Arizona
at (19) Sacramento State |
ESPN+ |
Big South
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
1:30 p.m. |
Robert Morris
at Gardner-Webb |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
2:00 p.m. |
North Carolina A&T
at Hampton |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:00 p.m. |
Charleston Southern
at North Alabama |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
4:00 p.m. |
(12) Kennesaw State
at Campbell |
ESPN+ |
CAA
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
1:00 p.m. |
Maine
at Albany |
FloFootball |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
1:00 p.m. |
New Hampshire
at Elon |
FloFootball/My48 WMYV |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:00 p.m. |
(7) James Madison
at (23) Delaware |
FloFootball/NBC Sports Philadelphia |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
(18) Rhode Island
at (5) Villanova |
FloFootball |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
Richmond
at Stony Brook |
FloFootball |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
Towson
at William & Mary |
FloFootball/COX Yurview |
Ivy League
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Fri., Oct. 22 |
6:00 p.m. |
Columbia
at (25) Dartmouth |
ESPNU |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
Noon |
Pennsylvania
at Yale |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
1:00 p.m. |
Brown
at Cornell |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
1:00 p.m. |
Harvard
at (22) Princeton |
ESPN+ |
MEAC
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
1:00 p.m. |
NC Central
at Morgan State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
1:00 p.m. |
Norfolk State
at Howard |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
2:00 p.m. |
South Carolina State
at Delaware State |
ESPN3 |
Missouri Valley
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
1:00 p.m. |
Youngstown State
at Indiana State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
2:00 p.m. |
Illinois State
at (15) South Dakota |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:00 p.m. |
Western Illinois
at North Dakota |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:00 p.m. |
(20) Northern Iowa
at (6) South Dakota State |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
(17) Missouri State
at (3) North Dakota State |
ESPN+ |
Northeast
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
Noon |
Duquesne
at Sacred Heart |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
Noon |
Bryant
at Wagner |
NEC Front Row |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
Noon |
Long Island
at Central Connecticut |
NEC Front Row |
Ohio Valley
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
2:30 p.m. |
Virginia Lynchburg
at Tennessee Tech |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:00 p.m. |
Austin Peay
at Murray State |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:00 p.m. |
Tennessee State
at Eastern Illinois |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
3:00 p.m. |
SE Missouri State
at (13) UT Martin |
ESPN+ |
Patriot League
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
1:00 p.m. |
Georgetown
at Bucknell |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
1:00 p.m. |
Lehigh
at Fordham |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
5:00 p.m. |
Colgate
vs. Holy Cross
(Polar Park - Worcester, MA) |
ESPN+ |
Pioneer
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
Noon |
Dayton
at Valparaiso |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
Noon |
Morehead State
at Marist |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
1:00 p.m. |
Davidson
at Butler |
YouTube.com/ButlerAthletics |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
1:00 p.m. |
San Diego
at Presbyterian |
ESPN+ |
| Canceled due to COVID-19 policy |
|
Stetson
at Drake |
|
Southern
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
1:00 p.m. |
Chattanooga
at Samford |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
2:00 p.m. |
Western Carolina
at The Citadel |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
2:00 p.m. |
(14) East Tennessee St.
at Furman |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
6:00 p.m. |
Wofford
at Mercer |
ESPN+ |
Southland
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
1:00 p.m. |
(16) Incarnate Word
at McNeese |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
4:00 p.m. |
(9) SE Louisiana
at Northwestern State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:00 p.m. |
Nicholls
at Houston Baptist |
ESPN+ |
SWAC
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
2:00 p.m. |
Bethune-Cookman
at (24) Jackson State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
4:00 p.m. |
Florida A&M
at Mississippi Valley State |
None |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
7:00 p.m. |
Prairie View A&M
at Southern |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
8:00 p.m. |
Alcorn State
at Texas Southern |
AT&T SportsNet |
1 - College Football Hall of Famer
2 - NFF National Scholar-Athlete
3 - NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football honoree
4 - NFF William V. Campbell Trophy® recipient
5 - NFF Board Member
