The following schedule is for games from Division I (FBS and FCS) for the dates of Sept. 16-19, 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) |
| Fri., Sept. 17 |
7:30 p.m. |
UCF
at Louisville |
ESPN
(Jason Benetti, Andre Ware1, Paul Carcaterra) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
Michigan State
at Miami (FL) |
ABC
(Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy2, Katie George) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
Western Michigan
at Pittsburgh |
ESPN3/RSN
(Tom Werme, James Bates, Lyndsay Rowley) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
Albany
at Syracuse |
ACC Network
(Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Jalyn Johnson) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
3:30 p.m. |
Georgia Tech
at (5) Clemson |
ABC
(Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Kris Budden) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
3:30 p.m. |
Florida State
at Wake Forest |
ESPN
(Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
4:00 p.m. |
Northwestern
at Duke |
ACC Network
(Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Lericia Harris) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:30 p.m. |
Virginia
at North Carolina |
ACC Network
(Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:30 p.m. |
Furman
at NC State |
ESPN3/RSN
(Evan Lepler, Charles Arbuckle, Ashley ShahAhmadi) |
The American
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
Boston College
at Temple |
ESPNU
(Brian Custer, Kelly Stouffer, Lauren Sisler) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
4:00 p.m. |
Mississippi State
at Memphis |
ESPN2
(Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
Grambling State
at Houston |
ESPN+
(Alex Del Barrio, Stanford Routt) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
Florida A&M
at USF |
ESPN+
(Drew Fellios, Leger Douzable) |
Big Ten
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Fri., Sept. 17 |
9:00 p.m. |
Maryland
at Illinois |
FS1
(Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
(8) Cincinnati
at Indiana |
ESPN
(Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
Northern Illinois
at Michigan |
Big Ten Network
(Brandon Gaudin, James Laurinaitis, Rick Pizzo) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
3:30 p.m. |
Kent State
at (6) Iowa |
Big Ten Network
(Mark Followill, Anthony Herron, Coley Harvey) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
3:30 p.m. |
Tulsa
at (9) Ohio State |
FS1
(Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
3:30 p.m. |
Delaware
at Rutgers |
Big Ten Network
(Lisa Byington, Matt Millen, Krystle Rich) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:30 p.m. |
Auburn
at (10) Penn State |
ABC
(Chris Fowler3, Kirk Herbstreit3, Holly Rowe) |
Big 12
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
Nebraska
at (3) Oklahoma |
FOX
(Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
(T-15) Virginia Tech
at West Virginia |
FS1
(Cory Provus, Devin Gardner) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
2:05 p.m. |
Nevada
at Kansas State |
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
(Shawn Kenney, Barrett Brooks, Shane Sparks) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
3:30 p.m. |
Baylor
at Kansas |
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
(Courtney Lyle, Ryan Leaf, Skubie Mageza) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
FIU
at Texas Tech |
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
(Mark Neely, Brandon Jacobs) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
8:00 p.m. |
Rice
at Texas |
Longhorn Network
(Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho4, Alex Chappell) |
Conference USA
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
3:30 p.m. |
SMU
at Louisiana Tech |
CBS Sports Network
(Chick Hernandez, Ben Leber) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
6:00 p.m. |
Middle Tennessee
at UTSA |
ESPN+
(Lincoln Rose, LaDarrin McLane) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
6:00 p.m. |
Fordham
at FAU |
ESPN3
(Frank Forte, Brandon Doughty) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
6:00 p.m. |
East Carolina
at Marshall |
CBS Sports Network/Facebook
(Michael Grady, Corey Chavous, Justin Walters) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
Troy
at Southern Miss |
ESPN+
(Jason Baker, Dustin Almond) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:30 p.m. |
UAB
at North Texas |
Stadium
(Chris Hassel, Sed Bonner) |
MAC
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
Coastal Carolina
at Buffalo |
ESPN2
(John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
3:30 p.m. |
Long Island
at Miami (OH) |
ESPN+
(Jason Ross, Marcus Ray) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
3:30 p.m. |
Bryant
at Akron |
ESPN3
(Michael Reghi, Je'Rod Cherry2) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
4:00 p.m. |
Colorado State
at Toledo |
ESPNU
(Mike Couzens, Dustin Fox) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
5:00 p.m. |
Murray State
at Bowling Green |
ESPN3
(Jim Barbar, Tyoka Jackson) |
Mountain West
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
4:00 p.m. |
Ball State
at Wyoming |
Stadium
(Ari Wolfe, Mike Lamb) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
Utah
at San Diego State |
CBS Sports Network
(Dave Ryan, Aaron Murray2, Amanda Guerra) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:30 p.m. |
Utah State
at Air Force |
FS2
(Cory Provus, Devin Gardner) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
9:00 p.m. |
Oklahoma State
at Boise State |
FS1
(Aaron Goldsmith, Mark Helfrich) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
10:30 p.m. |
(14) Iowa State
at UNLV |
CBS Sports Network
(Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor1, Jenny Dell) |
| Sun., Sept. 19 |
12:30 a.m. ET |
San Jose State
at Hawai'i |
FS1
(Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis) |
Pac-12
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
1:00 p.m. |
Minnesota
at Colorado |
Pac-12 Networks
(Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy1,5) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
3:30 p.m. |
Idaho
at Oregon State |
Pac-12 Networks
(Rich Burk, Nigel Burton) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
3:30 p.m. |
USC
at Washington State |
FOX
(Joe Davis, Brock Huard) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
4:00 p.m. |
Sacramento State
at California |
Pac-12 Networks
(Jim Kozimor, Bob Davie) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
4:15 p.m. |
Arkansas State
at Washington |
Pac-12 Networks
(J.B. Long, Max Browne) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:30 p.m. |
Stony Brook
at (4) Oregon |
Pac-12 Networks
(Guy Haberman, Shane Vereen) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
10:00 p.m. |
Northern Arizona
at Arizona |
Pac-12 Networks
(Chris Fisher, Lance Briggs) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
10:45 p.m. |
Fresno State
at (13) UCLA |
Pac-12 Networks
(Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth) |
SEC
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
New Mexico
at (7) Texas A&M |
SEC Network
(Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb1,4, Alyssa Lang) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
Chattanooga
at Kentucky |
ESPN+/SEC Network+
(Mike Morgan, Ben Hartsock, Paul Carcaterra) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
Southeast Missouri St.
at Missouri |
ESPN+/SEC Network+
(Roy Philpott, Dave Steckel) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
Tennessee Tech
at Tennessee |
ESPN+/SEC Network+
(Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason, Abby Labar) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
3:30 p.m. |
(1) Alabama
at (11) Florida |
CBS
(Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jamie Erdahl) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
4:00 p.m. |
Georgia Southern
at Arkansas |
SEC Network
(Dave Neal, Deuce McAllister, Andraya Carter) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
South Carolina
at (2) Georgia |
ESPN
(Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Molly McGrath) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:30 p.m. |
Central Michigan
at LSU |
SEC Network
(Tom Hart, Jordan Rogers, Cole Cubelic) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
8:00 p.m. |
Tulane
at (T-15) Ole Miss |
ESPN2
(Anish Shroff, Mike Golic Jr., Taylor McGregor) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
8:00 p.m. |
Stanford
at Vanderbilt |
ESPNU
(Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Tiffany Blackmon) |
Sun Belt
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Sept. 16 |
8:00 p.m. |
Ohio
at Louisiana |
ESPN
(Matt Barrie, Roddy Jones, Harry Lyles Jr.) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
3:30 p.m. |
Elon
at Appalachian State |
ESPN+
(David Jackson, Avery Hall) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
Charlotte
at Georgia State |
ESPN+
(Matt Stewart, Sam Crenshaw) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
Incarnate Word
at Texas State |
ESPN3
(Brant Freeman, Keith Moreland, Koral Riggs) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
8:00 p.m. |
Jackson State
at UL Monroe |
ESPN3
(Chris Harris, Mike Hammett) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
8:00 p.m. |
Alcorn State
at South Alabama |
ESPN3
(J.D. Byars, Pat Greenwood) |
FBS Independents
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
UConn
at Army |
CBS Sports Network
(Jason Horowitz, Ross Tucker, Josh Martin) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
2:30 p.m. |
Purdue
at (12) Notre Dame |
NBC
(Mike Tirico, Drew Brees2, Kathryn Tappen) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
3:30 p.m. |
Eastern Michigan
at UMass |
FloFootball/NESN+
(Jay Burnham, Andy Gresh, Matt Goldstein) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
6:00 p.m. |
Old Dominion
at Liberty |
ESPN3
(Matt Warner, Joe Jauch, Emily Austen) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
8:00 p.m. |
South Carolina State
at New Mexico State |
FloFootball/CW El Paso/Bally Sports AZ
(Adam Young, Danny Knee, Megan McCormick) |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
10:15 p.m. |
Arizona State
at BYU |
ESPN
(Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony) |
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., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
at (25) Central Arkansas |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
Indiana State
at Eastern Kentucky |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
North Alabama
at (10) Jacksonville State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
Southern Utah
vs. Tarleton
(Globe Life Park – Arlington, TX) |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
Mississippi Valley State
at Stephen F. Austin |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
Texas Permian Basin
at Abilene Christian |
ESPN+ |
Big Sky
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
3:00 p.m. |
San Diego
at (13) Montana State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
4:00 p.m. |
Lamar
at Northern Colorado |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
5:00 p.m. |
Western Oregon
at Portland State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
8:00 p.m. |
South Dakota
at Cal Poly |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
8:00 p.m. |
(3) James Madison
at (9) Weber State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
10:00 p.m. |
Dixie State
at (14) UC Davis |
ESPN+ |
Big South
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
6:00 p.m. |
Lincoln (PA)
at Gardner-Webb |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
6:00 p.m. |
Presbyterian
at Campbell |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
6:00 p.m. |
(20) Monmouth
at Charleston Southern |
ESPN+ |
CAA
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
Merrimack
at Maine |
FloFootball/ABC 7/WPXT |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
3:30 p.m. |
(21) Richmond
at (12) Villanova |
FloFootball |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
6:00 p.m. |
(5) North Dakota State
at Towson |
FloFootball |
Ivy League
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
Holy Cross
at Yale |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
12:30 p.m. |
Rhode Island
at Brown |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
1:00 p.m. |
Marist
at Columbia |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
2:00 p.m. |
(22) VMI
at Cornell |
ESPN+ |
MEAC
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
Hampton
vs. Howard
(Audi Field - Washington DC) |
NBC Sports Network |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
6:00 p.m. |
Elizabeth City State (NC)
at Norfolk State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
6:00 p.m. |
Winston-Salem (NC)
at NC Central |
ESPN+ |
Missouri Valley
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
4:00 p.m. |
(7) Eastern Washington
at Western Illinois |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
5:00 p.m. |
Drake
at (11) North Dakota |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
5:00 p.m. |
St. Thomas
at (18) Northern Iowa |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
Dayton
at (8) Southern Illinois |
ESPN+ |
Northeast
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
(15) SE Louisiana
at Central Connecticut |
NEC Front Row |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
Wagner
at St. Francis (PA) |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
1:00 p.m. |
Morgan State
at Sacred Heart |
NEC Front Row |
Ohio Valley
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
3:00 p.m. |
Morehead State
at (19) Austin Peay |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
3:00 p.m. |
Kentucky State
vs. Tennessee State
(Nissan Stadium – Nashville, TN) |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
Illinois State
at Eastern Illinois |
ESPN+ |
Patriot League
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Noon |
Princeton
at Lehigh |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
12:30 p.m. |
(23) New Hampshire
at Lafayette |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
12:30 p.m. |
Harvard
at Georgetown |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
1:00 p.m. |
William & Mary
at Colgate |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
6:00 p.m. |
Pennsylvania
at Bucknell |
ESPN+ |
Pioneer
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
2:00 p.m. |
Dartmouth
at Valparaiso |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
Butler
at Taylor (IN) |
YouTube.com/user/TaylorAthletics |
Southern
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
2:30 p.m. |
Samford
at Western Carolina |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
6:00 p.m. |
(24) Kennesaw State
at Wofford |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
6:00 p.m. |
North Greenville (SC)
at The Citadel |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:30 p.m. |
Delaware State
at (16) East Tennessee St. |
ESPN+ |
Southland
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
UT Martin
at Northwestern State |
ESPN+ |
SWAC
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Thurs., Sept. 16 |
7:30 p.m. |
Alabama A&M
at Bethune-Cookman |
ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
Houston Baptist
at Prairie View A&M |
None |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
McNeese
at Southern |
ESPN+ |
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
