The following schedule is for games from Division I (FBS and FCS) for the dates of Oct. 7-12, 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. 9 |
12:30 p.m. |
Georgia Tech
at Duke |
ESPN3/RSN
(Tom Werme, James Bates, Abby Labar) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:00 p.m. |
Virginia
at Louisville |
ACC Network
(Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Jalyn Johnson) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:30 p.m. |
Wake Forest
at Syracuse |
ESPN2
(Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:30 p.m. |
Florida State
at North Carolina |
ESPN
(Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Kris Budden) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
7:30 p.m. |
(14) Notre Dame
at Virginia Tech |
ACC Network
(Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs) |
The American
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Oct. 7 |
7:30 p.m. |
Houston
at Tulane |
ESPN
(Matt Barrie, Roddy Jones, Harry Lyles Jr.) |
| Fri., Oct. 8 |
7:00 p.m. |
Temple
at (5) Cincinnati |
ESPN
(Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Tiffany Blackmon) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:30 p.m. |
SMU
at Navy |
CBS Sports Network
(John Sadak, Randy Cross1, Sheehan Stanwick-Burch) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
6:00 p.m. |
East Carolina
at UCF |
ESPN+
(Courtney Lyle, Brandon Weeden) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
9:00 p.m. |
Memphis
at Tulsa |
ESPN2
(Brian Custer, Kelly Stouffer, Lauren Sisler) |
Big Ten
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
Noon |
Maryland
at (8) Ohio State |
FOX
(Aaron Goldsmith, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
Noon |
(11) Michigan State
at Rutgers |
Big Ten Network
(Brandon Gaudin, James Laurinaitis, Rick Pizzo) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:30 p.m. |
Wisconsin
at Illinois |
Big Ten Network
(Mark Followill, Matt Millen, Elise Menaker) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
4:00 p.m. |
(4) Penn State
at (3) Iowa |
FOX
(Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
7:30 p.m. |
(7) Michigan
at Nebraska |
ABC
(Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Molly McGrath) |
Big 12
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
Noon |
(6) Oklahoma
vs. Texas
(Cotton Bowl – Dallas, TX) |
ABC
(Chris Fowler3, Kirk Herbstreit3, Holly Rowe) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
Noon |
West Virginia
at Baylor |
FS1
(Cory Provus, Mark Helfrich) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
7:00 p.m. |
TCU
at Texas Tech |
ESPN
(Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich) |
Conference USA
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Fri., Oct. 8 |
7:00 p.m. |
Charlotte
at FIU |
CBS Sports Network
(Chris Lewis, Donte Whitner) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
2:00 p.m. |
Old Dominion
at Marshall |
CBS Sports Network/Facebook
(Chris Hassel, Ben Leber, Justin Walters) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:30 p.m. |
FAU
at UAB |
Stadium
(Ari Wolfe, Danan Hughes) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
7:00 p.m. |
UTEP
at Southern Miss |
ESPN3
(Jason Baker, Dustin Almond) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
7:00 p.m. |
UTSA
at Western Kentucky |
Stadium
(Chris Vosters, Sed Bonner) |
MAC
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
Noon |
Northern Illinois
at Toledo |
CBS Sports Network
(Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
Noon |
Akron
at Bowling Green |
ESPN+
(Jason Ross, Marcus Ray) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:30 p.m. |
Miami (OH)
at Eastern Michigan |
ESPN+
(Michael Reghi, Je'Rod Cherry2) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:30 p.m. |
Ball State
at Western Michigan |
ESPNU
(John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:30 p.m. |
Central Michigan
at Ohio |
ESPN+
(Doug Sherman, Tyoka Jackson) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
7:00 p.m. |
Buffalo
at Kent State |
ESPNU
(Drew Carter, Hutson Mason) |
Mountain West
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:30 p.m. |
San Jose State
at Colorado State |
FS1
(Eric Collins, Devin Gardner) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
7:00 p.m. |
Wyoming
at Air Force |
CBS Sports Network
(Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor1, Amanda Guerra) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
9:00 p.m. |
New Mexico
at San Diego State |
FS1
(Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
10:30 p.m. |
New Mexico State
at Nevada |
CBS Sports Network
(Jason Knapp, Ross Tucker, Desmond Purnell) |
Pac-12
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Fri., Oct. 8 |
10:30 p.m. |
Stanford
at Arizona State |
ESPN
(Jason Benetti, Andre Ware1, Paul Carcaterra) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
4:00 p.m. |
Oregon State
at Washington State |
Pac-12 Networks
(Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
8:00 p.m. |
Utah
at USC |
FOX
(Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
10:30 p.m. |
UCLA
at Arizona |
ESPN
(Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony) |
SEC
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
Noon |
(15) Arkansas
at Ole Miss |
ESPN
(Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy2, Katie George) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
Noon |
Vanderbilt
at Florida |
SEC Network
(Dave Neal, Matt Stinchcomb1,4, Taylor Davis) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
Noon |
South Carolina
at Tennessee |
ESPN2
(Anish Shroff, Mike Golic Jr., Taylor McGregor) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:30 p.m. |
(2) Georgia
at Auburn |
CBS
(Noah Eagle, Aaron Murray2, Rick Neuheisel, Jenny Dell) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
4:00 p.m. |
North Texas
at Missouri |
SEC Network
(Roy Philpott, Deuce McAllister, Andraya Carter) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
7:30 p.m. |
LSU
at (12) Kentucky |
SEC Network
(Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
8:00 p.m. |
(1) Alabama
at Texas A&M |
CBS
(Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jamie Erdahl) |
Sun Belt
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Oct. 7 |
7:30 p.m. |
(16) Coastal Carolina
at Arkansas State |
ESPNU
(Mike Couzens, Dustin Fox) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
7:00 p.m. |
Georgia Southern
at Troy |
ESPN+
(Will Kollmeyer, Ben Stanfield) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
7:00 p.m. |
South Alabama
at Texas State |
ESPN+
(Brant Freeman, Keith Moreland, Koral Riggs) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
8:00 p.m. |
Georgia State
at UL Monroe |
ESPN3
(Mike Hammett, David Griffith) |
| Tues., Oct. 12 |
7:30 p.m. |
Appalachian State
at Louisiana |
ESPN2 |
FBS Independents
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:30 p.m. |
Boise State
at (10) BYU |
ABC
(Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:30 p.m. |
Middle Tennessee
at Liberty |
ESPN3
(Matt Warner, Joe Jauch, Emily Austen) |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:30 p.m. |
UConn
at UMass |
NESN/FloFootball
(Jay Burnham, Andy Gresh, Matt Goldstein) |
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. 9 |
3:00 p.m. |
Lamar
at (1) Sam Houston |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
4:00 p.m. |
(23) Stephen F. Austin
at (24) Jacksonville State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
6:00 p.m. |
Abilene Christian
at Eastern Kentucky |
ESPN+ |
Big Sky
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:00 p.m. |
Dixie State
at (6) Montana |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:00 p.m. |
(4) Eastern Washington
at Northern Colorado |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:00 p.m. |
(7) UC Davis
at Idaho State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
4:00 p.m. |
Cal Poly
at (10) Montana State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
5:00 p.m. |
Portland State
at Idaho |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
9:00 p.m. |
Southern Utah
at Sacramento State |
ESPN+ |
Big South
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
1:00 p.m. |
North Alabama
at North Carolina A&T |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
1:00 p.m. |
Princeton
at Monmouth |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
2:00 p.m. |
(17) Kennesaw State
at Hampton |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:00 p.m. |
Charleston Southern
at Robert Morris |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
6:00 p.m. |
Campbell
at Gardner-Webb |
ESPN+ |
CAA
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
Noon |
Elon
at Maine |
FloFootball |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
1:00 p.m. |
(9) Delaware
at (18) Rhode Island |
FloFootball |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
2:00 p.m. |
(11) Villanova
at (3) James Madison |
NBC Sports Washington/FloFootball |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:30 p.m. |
Albany
at William & Mary |
COX Yurview/FloFootball |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
4:00 p.m. |
Stony Brook
at Towson |
FloFootball |
Ivy League
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
12:30 p.m. |
Colgate
at Brown |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
1:00 p.m. |
Cornell
at Harvard |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
1:00 p.m. |
Lehigh
at Pennsylvania |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
1:30 p.m. |
Yale
at Dartmouth |
ESPN+ |
MEAC
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Fri., Oct. 8 |
8:00 p.m. |
Morgan State
at Howard |
ESPNU |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
2:00 p.m. |
Virginia Lynchburg
at Delaware State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
2:00 p.m. |
Tennessee Tech
at NC Central |
ESPN+ |
Missouri Valley
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
1:00 p.m. |
Western Illinois
at Indiana State |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
2:00 p.m. |
(15) Missouri State
at Youngstown State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
2:00 p.m. |
(16) Northern Iowa
at (5) North Dakota State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:00 p.m. |
(13) North Dakota
at South Dakota |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:00 p.m. |
(8) Southern Illinois
at (2) South Dakota State |
ESPN+ |
Northeast
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
Noon |
Bryant
at Duquesne |
NEC Front Row |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
1:00 p.m. |
Columbia
at Central Connecticut |
NEC Front Row |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
1:00 p.m. |
Long Island
at Saint Francis (PA) |
NEC Front Row |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
2:00 p.m. |
Merrimack
at Sacred Heart |
NEC Front Row |
Ohio Valley
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:00 p.m. |
Murray State
at (21) UT Martin |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
4:00 p.m. |
SE Missouri State
at Austin Peay |
ESPN3 |
Patriot League
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
12:30 p.m. |
Bucknell
at Lafayette |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
1:00 p.m. |
Wagner
at Fordham |
ESPN+ |
Pioneer
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
Noon |
San Diego
at Butler |
YouTube.com/ButlerAthletics |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
Noon |
Stetson
at Marist |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
1:00 p.m. |
Dayton
at Drake |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
1:00 p.m. |
Morehead State
at Presbyterian |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
2:00 p.m. |
Valparaiso
at St. Thomas |
TommieSports.com |
Southern
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
1:30 p.m. |
Chattanooga
at VMI |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
1:30 p.m. |
Furman
at Wofford |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:30 p.m. |
Mercer
at Western Carolina |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
4:30 p.m. |
The Citadel
at (12) East Tennessee St. |
ESPN+ |
Southland
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
1:00 p.m. |
(14) SE Louisiana
at (25) Nicholls |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
7:00 p.m. |
Northwestern State
at Houston Baptist |
ESPN3 |
SWAC
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:00 p.m. |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
at Alabama State |
Bounce 12.2 |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:00 p.m. |
Grambling State
at Alcorn State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
3:00 p.m. |
Jackson State
at Alabama A&M |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
5:00 p.m. |
Mississippi Valley State
at Bethune-Cookman |
CatEye Network |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
5:00 p.m. |
Southern
vs. Texas Southern
(Choctaw Stadium – Arlington, TX) |
None |
| Sat., Oct. 9 |
6:00 p.m. |
South Carolina State
at Florida A&M |
Facebook Live |
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
