The following schedule is for games from Division I (FBS and FCS) for the dates of Sept. 23-25, 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. 24 |
7:00 p.m. |
Wake Forest
at Virginia |
ESPN2
(Mike Morgan, Andre Ware1, Paul Carcaterra) |
| Fri., Sept. 24 |
8:00 p.m. |
Liberty
at Syracuse |
ACC Network
(Drew Carter, Bobby Carpenter, Taylor Davis) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
Missouri
at Boston College |
ESPN2
(Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Tiffany Blackmon) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
New Hampshire
at Pittsburgh |
ESPN+/ACC Network Extra
(Bill Roth, Eddie Royal, Abby Labar) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
Richmond
at Virginia Tech |
ACC Network
(Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Lericia Harris) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
12:30 p.m. |
Central Connecticut
at Miami (FL) |
ESPN3/RSN
(Tom Werme, Charles Arbuckle, Lauren Jbara) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:30 p.m. |
(8) Clemson
at NC State |
ESPN
(Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:30 p.m. |
Louisville
at Florida State |
ESPN2
(Anish Shroff, Mike Golic Jr., Taylor McGregor) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
4:00 p.m. |
Kansas
at Duke |
ACC Network
(Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Jalyn Johnson) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
7:30 p.m. |
North Carolina
vs. Georgia Tech
(Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA) |
ACC Network
(Roy Philpott, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs) |
The American
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
Wagner
at Temple |
ESPN+
(Bill Spaulding, Barrett Brooks) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:30 p.m. |
UTSA
at Memphis |
ESPNU
(John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
5:00 p.m. |
Arkansas State
at Tulsa |
ESPN+
(Courtney Lyle, Brandon Weeden) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
6:00 p.m. |
Charleston Southern
at East Carolina |
ESPN+
(Connor Onion, Stanford Routt) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
7:00 p.m. |
Navy
at Houston |
ESPNU
(Tiffany Greene, Hutson Mason) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
8:00 p.m. |
UAB
at Tulane |
ESPN+
(Richard Cross, Brian Kinchen) |
Big Ten
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
Villanova
at (6) Penn State |
Big Ten Network
(Mark Followill, Matt Millen, Elise Menaker) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
Bowling Green
at Minnesota |
ESPNU
(Mike Couzens, Dustin Fox) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
Ohio
at Northwestern |
Big Ten Network
(Chris Vosters, J Leman2, Michelle McMahon) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:30 p.m. |
Colorado State
at (5) Iowa |
FS1
(Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:30 p.m. |
Rutgers
at (15) Michigan |
ABC
(Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Molly McGrath) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:30 p.m. |
Illinois
at Purdue |
Big Ten Network
(Lisa Byington, Anthony Herron, Coley Harvey) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:30 p.m. |
Kent State
at Maryland |
Big Ten Network
(Joe Beninati, Matt McGloin, Krystle Rich) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
7:00 p.m. |
Nebraska
at Michigan State |
FS1
(Aaron Goldsmith, Mark Helfrich) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
7:30 p.m. |
Akron
at (10) Ohio State |
Big Ten Network
(Brandon Gaudin, James Laurinaitis, Rick Pizzo) |
Big 12
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
SMU
at TCU |
FS1
(Dan Hellie, Robert Smith) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
Texas Tech
at Texas |
ABC
(Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:30 p.m. |
(14) Iowa State
at Baylor |
FOX
(Joe Davis, Brock Huard) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
7:00 p.m. |
Kansas State
at Oklahoma State |
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
(Shawn Kenney, Ryan Leaf, Shane Sparks) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
7:30 p.m. |
West Virginia
at (4) Oklahoma |
ABC
(Chris Fowler3, Kirk Herbstreit3, Holly Rowe) |
Conference USA
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Fri., Sept. 24 |
6:30 p.m. |
Middle Tennessee
at Charlotte |
CBS Sports Network
(Chris Lewis, Corey Chavous) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
6:00 p.m. |
Buffalo
at Old Dominion |
ESPN+
(Ted Alexander, Andy Mashaw) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
6:30 p.m. |
Texas Southern
at Rice |
ESPN3
(David Saltzman, Taylor McHargue) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
7:00 p.m. |
North Texas
at Louisiana Tech |
Stadium
(Chris Hassel, Sed Bonner) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
8:00 p.m. |
Indiana
at Western Kentucky |
CBS Sports Network
(Dave Ryan, Aaron Murray2, Jenny Dell) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
9:00 p.m. |
New Mexico
at UTEP |
ESPN+
(Erik Elken, Trevor Vittatoe) |
MAC
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
FIU
at Central Michigan |
ESPN+
(Jim Barbar, Randy Buffington) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
2:00 p.m. |
San Jose State
at Western Michigan |
ESPN+
(Jason Ross, Tyoka Jackson) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
2:00 p.m. |
Toledo
at Ball State |
ESPN+
(Michael Reghi, Je'Rod Cherry2) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
2:00 p.m. |
Texas State
at Eastern Michigan |
ESPN+
(Anthony Lima, Marcus Ray) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
2:30 p.m. |
Maine
at Northern Illinois |
ESPN3
(Doug Sherman, Forrest Conoly) |
Mountain West
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Fri., Sept. 24 |
10:00 p.m. |
UNLV
at Fresno State |
CBS Sports Network
(Jason Knapp, Donte Whitner) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
Boise State
at Utah State |
CBS
(Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor1, Sherree Burress) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:30 p.m. |
Towson
at San Diego State |
Stadium
(Ari Wolfe, Jordan Palmer) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
8:00 p.m. |
FAU
at Air Force |
FS2
(Cory Provus, Devin Gardner) |
Pac-12
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
2:30 p.m. |
Washington State
at Utah |
Pac-12 Networks
(Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy1,5) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
6:00 p.m. |
UCLA
at Stanford |
Pac-12 Networks
(Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
9:30 p.m. |
California
at Washington |
Pac-12 Networks
(Guy Haberman, Shane Vereen) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
10:30 p.m. |
Arizona
at (3) Oregon |
ESPN
(Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
10:30 p.m. |
Oregon State
at USC |
FS1
(Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
10:30 p.m. |
Colorado
at Arizona State |
ESPNU
(Mike Corey, Tom Ramsey) |
SEC
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
(2) Georgia
at Vanderbilt |
SEC Network
(Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb1,4, Alyssa Lang) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
LSU
at Mississippi State |
ESPN
(Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Kris Budden) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:30 p.m. |
(7) Texas A&M
vs. Arkansas
(AT&T Stadium –Arlington, TX) |
CBS
(Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jamie Erdahl)
|
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
4:00 p.m. |
Georgia State
at Auburn |
SEC Network
(Dave Neal, Deuce McAllister, Andraya Carter) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
7:00 p.m. |
Tennessee
at (11) Florida |
ESPN
(Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy2, Katie George) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
7:00 p.m. |
Kentucky
at South Carolina |
ESPN2
(Brian Custer, Kelly Stouffer, Lauren Sisler) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
7:30 p.m. |
Southern Miss
at (1) Alabama |
SEC Network
(Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic) |
Sun Belt
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Sept. 23 |
7:30 p.m. |
Marshall
at Appalachian State |
ESPN
(Matt Barrie, Roddy Jones, Harry Lyles Jr.) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
1:00 p.m. |
UMass
at Coastal Carolina |
ESPN+
(Jeff McCarragher, Nate Ross) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
6:00 p.m. |
Louisiana
at Georgia Southern |
ESPN+
(Matt Stewart, Danny Waugh) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
8:00 p.m. |
Troy
at UL Monroe |
ESPN+
(Mike Hammett, Josh Peterson) |
FBS Independents
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
Wisconsin
vs. (12) Notre Dame
(Soldier Field – Chicago, IL) |
FOX
(Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
Miami (OH)
at Army |
CBS Sports Network
(Jason Horowitz, Ross Tucker, Tina Cervasio) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:30 p.m. |
Wyoming
at UConn |
CBS Sports Network
(Ed Cohen, Randy Cross1, Josh Martin) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
8:00 p.m. |
Hawai'i
at New Mexico State |
FloFootball/Comcast NM/The CW El Paso
(Adam Young, Danny Knee, Megan McCormick) |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
10:15 p.m. |
USF
at (16) BYU |
ESPN2
(Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport) |
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. 25 |
3:00 p.m. |
(19) Austin Peay
at Eastern Kentucky |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
4:00 p.m. |
UT Martin
at (9) Jacksonville State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
5:00 p.m. |
(1) Sam Houston
at (25) Central Arkansas |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
7:00 p.m. |
Abilene Christian
at Lamar |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
7:00 p.m. |
New Mexico Highlands
at Tarleton |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
7:00 p.m. |
Lincoln (CA)
at Stephen F. Austin |
ESPN+ |
Big Sky
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:00 p.m. |
Cal Poly
at (4) Montana |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:00 p.m. |
Sacramento State
at Idaho State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:00 p.m. |
Northern Arizona
at Northern Colorado |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
5:00 p.m. |
(13) Montana State
at Portland State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
8:00 p.m. |
(6) Eastern Washington
at Southern Utah |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
8:00 p.m. |
(12) UC Davis
at (14) Weber State |
ESPN+ |
Big South
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
Howard
at Robert Morris |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
1:00 p.m. |
Holy Cross
at (20) Monmouth |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
6:00 p.m. |
Western Carolina
at Gardner-Webb |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
6:00 p.m. |
NC Central
at North Carolina A&T |
ESPN+ |
CAA
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
2:00 p.m. |
William & Mary
at Elon |
FloFootball/My48 WMYV |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:30 p.m. |
Fordham
at Stony Brook |
FloFootball |
Ivy League
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Fri., Sept. 24 |
7:00 p.m. |
Brown
at Harvard |
ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
Cornell
at Yale |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
1:00 p.m. |
Georgetown
at Columbia |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
1:00 p.m. |
Stetson
at Princeton |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
1:30 p.m. |
Sacred Heart
at Dartmouth |
ESPN+ |
MEAC
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
2:00 p.m. |
Merrimack
at Delaware State |
ESPN+ |
Missouri Valley
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
1:00 p.m. |
(2) South Dakota State
at Indiana State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:00 p.m. |
Illinois State
at (7) Southern Illinois |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
6:00 p.m. |
Western Illinois
at Youngstown State |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
8:00 p.m. |
South Dakota
at (18) Missouri State |
ESPN3 |
Northeast
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
Norfolk State
at Saint Francis (PA) |
NEC Front Row |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
1:00 p.m. |
Virginia Lynchburg'
at Duquesne |
NEC Front Row |
Ohio Valley
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
2:30 p.m. |
Eastern Illinois
at Tennessee Tech |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:00 p.m. |
Tennessee State
at SE Missouri State |
ESPN+ |
Patriot League
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
1:00 p.m. |
Lehigh
at Colgate |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:30 p.m. |
Pennsylvania
at Lafayette |
ESPN+ |
Pioneer
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
1:00 p.m. |
Butler
at St. Thomas |
TommieSports.com |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
1:00 p.m. |
Presbyterian
at Dayton |
Facebook |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
1:00 p.m. |
Valparaiso
at Drake |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
1:00 p.m. |
San Diego
at Davidson |
DavidsonWildcats.com |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
6:00 p.m. |
Bryant
at Marist |
ESPN3 |
Southern
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
1:30 p.m. |
Wofford
at (22) VMI |
ESPN3 |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
2:00 p.m. |
Mercer
at Furman |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:00 p.m. |
(15) East Tennessee State
at Samford |
ESPN+ |
Southland
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
Noon |
McNeese
at Incarnate Word |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
4:00 p.m. |
North Alabama
at Nicholls |
ESPN+ |
SWAC
| Date |
Time |
Game |
Network |
| Thurs., Sept. 23 |
7:30 p.m. |
Alcorn State
at Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
3:00 p.m. |
Delta State (MS)
at Jackson State |
JacksonStateSportsNetwork.com |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
5:00 p.m. |
Grambling State
vs. Prairie View A&M
(Cotton Bowl Stadium – Dallas, TX) |
None |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
5:00 p.m. |
Tuskegee (AL)
vs. Alabama A&M
(Ladd-Peebles Stadium – Mobile, AL) |
None |
| Sat., Sept. 25 |
6:00 p.m. |
Bethune-Cookman
at Alabama State |
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
