College football schedule: See dates, times and networks for first three weeks of season
It's never too early to get excited − or complain − about the new college football season.
With the first game less than 90 days away, networks and conferences announced Wednesday the start times and channels for games in the first three weeks of the season.
Some of the biggest games of the season will take place in the opening weeks, including LSU and Florida State facing off in another neutral site game to start the year on Labor Day Sunday. The following week, two of the biggest college football programs face off again, as Texas travels to Tuscaloosa to face Alabama.
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Here is the schedule for the first three weeks of the 2023-24 college football season. All times listed are in Eastern.
Week 0
Sat., Aug. 26
Navy vs. Notre Dame (Dublin, Ireland): 2:30 p.m., NBC
Texas-El Paso at Jacksonville State: 5:30 p.m., CBSSN
Ohio at San Diego State: 7 p.m., FS1
Massachusetts at New Mexico State: 7 p.m., ESPN
Hawaii at Vanderbilt: 7:30 p.m., SEC
San Jose State at Southern California: 8 p.m., Pac-12
Florida International at Louisiana Tech: 9 p.m., CBSSN
Week 1
Thurs., Aug. 31
Elon at Wake Forest: 7 p.m., ACC Network
Kent State at Central Florida: 7 p.m., FS1
Saint Francis at Western Michigan: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Rhode Island at Georgia State: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Florida at Utah: 8 p.m., ESPN
South Dakota at Missouri: 8 p.m., SEC Network
Nebraska at Minnesota: 8 p.m., FOX
Missouri State at Kansas: 8 p.m., ESPN+
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Tulsa: 8 p.m., ESPN+
North Carolina A&T at Alabama-Birmingham: 8 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Utah at Arizona State: 10 p.m., Pac-12 Network
Fri., Sept. 1
Howard at Eastern Michigan: 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Miami (Ohio) vs. Miami (Fla.): 7 p.m., ACC Network
Central Michigan at Michigan State: 7 p.m., FS1
Louisville vs. Georgia Tech (Atlanta): 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Stanford at Hawaii: 11 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Sat., Sept. 2
Northern Illinois at Boston College: 12 p.m., ACC Network
Louisiana Tech at SMU: 12 p.m., ESPNU
Ball State at Kentucky: 12 p.m., SEC Network
Arkansas State at Oklahoma: 12 p.m., ESPN
Utah State at Iowa: 12 p.m., FS1
Colorado at TCU: 12 p.m., Fox
Fresno State at Purdue: 12 p.m., Big Ten Network
Bowling Green at Liberty: 12 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Northern Iowa at Iowa State: 2 p.m., ESPN+
Long Island at Ohio: 2 p.m., ESPN+
Akron at Temple: 2 p.m., ESPN+
East Tennessee State at Jacksonville State: 2 p.m., ESPN+
Mercer at Mississippi: 2 p.m., ESPN+
Portland State at Oregon: 3 p.m., Pac-12 Network
Ohio State at Indiana: 3:30 p.m, CBS
Boise State at Washington: 3:30 p.m., ABC
Massachusetts at Auburn: 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Tennessee State at Notre Dame: 3:30 p.m., NBC/Peacock
Wofford at Pittsburgh: 3:30 p.m., ACC Network
Eastern Kentucky at Cincinnati: 3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Gardner-Webb at Appalachian State: 3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Buffalo at Wisconsin: 3:30 p.m., FS1
Towson at Maryland: 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Rice at Texas: 3:30 p.m., Fox
South Florida at Western Kentucky: 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
California at North Texas: 4 p.m., ESPNU
Southeast Louisiana at Mississippi State: 4 p.m., SEC Network
Western Carolina at Arkansas (Little Rock, Ark.): 4 p.m., ESPN+
Colgate at Syracuse: 4 p.m., ESPN+
Tennessee-Martin at Georgia: 6 p.m., ESPN+
South Carolina State at Charlotte: 6 p.m., ESPN+
Monmouth at Florida Atlantic: 6 p.m., ESPN+
Bucknell at James Madison: 6 p.m., ESPN+
Albany at Marshall: 6 p.m., ESPN+
The Citadel at Georgia Southern: 6 p.m., ESPN+
Maine at Florida International: 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Nevada at Southern California: 6:30 p.m., Pac-12 Network
Washington State at Colorado State: 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network
New Mexico at Texas A&M: 7 p.m., ESPN
Alabama A&M at Vanderbilt: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Texas State at Baylor: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State at Kansas State: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Central Arkansas at Oklahoma State: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Alcorn State at Southern Miss: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Stephen F. Austin at Troy: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Bethune-Cookman at Memphis: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Army at Louisiana- Monroe: 7 p.m., TBD
Northern Arizona at Arizona: 7 p.m., Pac-12 Network
Texas-San Antonio at Houston: 7 p.m., FS1
Texas Tech at Wyoming: 7:30 p.m., CBS
West Virginia at Penn State: 7:30 p.m., NBC
North Carolina vs. South Carolina (Charlotte, N.C.): 7:30 p.m., ABC
Middle Tennessee at Alabama: 7:30 p.m., SEC Network
Northwestern State at Louisiana-Lafayette: 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Toledo at Illinois: 7:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
South Alabama at Tulane: 8 p.m., ESPNU
Old Dominion at Virginia Tech: 8 p.m., ACC Network
Western Illinois at New Mexico State: 9 p.m., ESPN+
Incarnate Word at Texas-El Paso: 9 p.m., ESPN+
Sam Houston at Brigham Young: 10:15 p.m., FS1
Idaho State at San Diego State: 10:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Coastal Carolina at UCLA: 10:30 p.m., ESPN
Sun., Sept. 3
Northwestern at Rutgers: 12 p.m., CBS
Oregon State at San Jose State: 3:30 p.m., CBS
LSU vs. Florida State (Orlando, Fla.): 7:30 p.m., ABC
Mon., Sept. 4
Clemson at Duke: 8 p.m., ESPN
Week 2
Thurs., Sept. 7
Murray State at Louisville: 7:30 p.m., ACC Network
Fri., Sept. 8
Indiana State at Indiana: 7 p.m. or 8 p.m., Big Ten Network
Sat., Sept. 9
Vanderbilt at Wake Forest: 11 a.m., ACC Network
Notre Dame at North Carolina State: 12 p.m., ABC
Utah at Baylor: 12 p.m., ESPN
Purdue at Virginia Tech: 12 p.m., ESPN2
James Madison at Virginia: 12 p.m., ESPNU
Ball State at Georgia: 12 p.m., SEC Network
Holy Cross at Boston College: 12 p.m., ESPN+
Texas Southern at Toledo: 12 p.m., ESPN+
Nebraska at Colorado: 12 p.m., Fox
Youngstown State at Ohio State: 12 p.m., Big Ten Network
Troy at Kansas State: 12 p.m., FS1
South Carolina State at Georgia Tech: 1 p.m., ESPN+
New Hampshire at Central Michigan: 1:30 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Illinois at Bowling Green: 2 p.m., ESPN+
Charleston Southern at Clemson: 2:15 p.m., ACC Network
Southern Utah at Brigham Young: 3 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky: 3 p.m., ESPN+
Texas A&M at Miami (Fla.): 3:30 p.m., ABC
Mississippi at Tulane: 3:30 p.m., ESPN2
Miami (Ohio) at Massachusetts: 3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Illinois at Northern Illinois: 3:30 p.m., ESPN+
UNLV at Michigan: 3:30 p.m., CBS
Delaware at Penn State: 3:30 p.m., Peacock
Richmond at Michigan State: 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Texas-El Paso at Northwestern: 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Iowa at Iowa State: 3:30 p.m., Fox
Kent State at Arkansas: 4 p.m., SEC Network
Southeast Louisiana at South Alabama: 5 p.m., ESPN+
Tulsa at Washington: 5 p.m., Pac-12 Network
Appalachian State at North Carolina: 5:15 p.m., ACC Network
Duquesne at West Virginia: 6 p.m., ESPN+
Lafayette at Duke: 6 p.m., ESPN+
SMU at Oklahoma: 6 p.m., ESPN+
Ohio at Florida Atlantic: 6 p.m., ESPN+
New Mexico State at Liberty: 6 p.m., ESPN+
Fordham at Buffalo: 6 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana-Lafayette at Old Dominion: 6 p.m., ESPN+
Morgan State at Akron: 6 p.m., ESPN+
Alabama-Birmingham at Georgia Southern: 6 p.m., ESPN+
North Texas at Florida International: 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Oregon at Texas Tech: 7 p.m., Fox
Texas at Alabama: 7 p.m., ESPN
Middle Tennessee at Missouri: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Florida A&M at South Florida: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Northwestern State at Louisiana Tech: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Houston Christian at Western Kentucky: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Jackson State at Southern: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Connecticut at Georgia State: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Memphis at Arkansas State: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville State at Coastal Carolina: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Central Florida at Boise State: 7 p.m., FS1
Wisconsin at Washington State: 7:30 p.m., ABC
McNeese at Florida: 7:30 p.m., ESPNU
Arizona at Mississippi State: 7:30 p.m., SEC Network
Furman at South Carolina: 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Grambling at LSU: 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
UCLA at San Diego State: 7:30 p.m., CBS
Charlotte at Maryland: 7:30 p.m., NBC
Eastern Michigan at Minnesota: 7:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Temple at Rutgers: 7:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Nicholls State at TCU: 8 p.m., ESPN+
Lamar State at Louisiana-Monroe: 8 p.m., ESPN+
Air Force at Sam Houston State: 8 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Southern Mississippi at Florida State: 8:30 p.m., ACC Network
UC Davis at Oregon State: 9 p.m, Pac-12 Network
Auburn at California: 10:30 p.m., ESPN
Oklahoma State at Arizona State: 10:30 p.m., FS1
Stanford at Southern California: 10:30 p.m., Fox
Week 3
Thurs., Sept. 14
Navy at Memphis: 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Bethune-Cookman at Miami (Fla.): 7:30 p.m., ACC Network
Fri., Sept. 15
Army at Texas-San Antonio: 7 p.m., ESPN
Virginia at Maryland: 7 p.m., FS1
Sat., Sept. 16
Florida State at Boston College: 12 p.m., ABC
LSU at Mississippi State: 12 p.m., ESPN
Wake Forest at Old Dominion: 12 p.m., ESPN2 or ESPNU
Iowa State at Ohio: 12 p.m., ESPN2 or ESPNU
Kansas State at Missouri: 12 p.m., SEC Network
Long Island at Baylor: 12 p.m., Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Central Connecticut at Kent State: 12 p.m., ESPN+
Louisville vs. Indiana (Indianapolis): 12 p.m., Big Ten Network
Penn State at Illinois: 12 p.m., Fox
Georgia Southern at Wisconsin: 12 p.m., Big Ten Network
Liberty at Buffalo: 12 p.m. , CBS Sports Network
Weber State at Utah: 2 p.m, Pac-12 Network
Norfolk State at Temple: 2 p.m., ESPN+
Indiana State at Ball State: 2 p.m., ESPN+
Massacusetts at Eastern Michigan: 2 p.m., ESPN+
Central Michigan at Notre Dame: 2:30 p.m., Peacock
Alabama at South Florida: 3:30 p.m., ABC
Oklahoma at Tulsa: 3:30 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Minnesota at North Carolina: 3:30 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Northwestern at Duke: 3:30 p.m., ACC Network
East Carolina at Appalachian State: 3:30 p.m., ESPN+
San Diego State at Oregon State: 3:30 p.m., FS1
Virginia Tech at Rutgers: 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Western Michigan at Iowa: 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Florida International at Connecticut: 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
South Carolina at Georgia: 3:30 p.m., CBS
Tulane at Southern Miss: 4 p.m., ESPNU
Louisiana-Monroe at Texas A&M: 4 p.m., SEC Network
Idaho at California: 4 p.m., Pac-12 Network
Western Kentucky at Ohio State: 4 p.m., Fox
Washington at Michigan State: 5 p.m., Peacock
North Carolina Central at UCLA: 5 p.m., Pac-12 Network
Northern Colorado at Washington State: 5 p.m., Pac-12 Network
Georgia State at Charlotte: 6 p.m., ESPN+
Villanova at Central Florida: 6:30 p.m., Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Tennessee at Florida: 7 p.m., ESPN
South Alabama at Oklahoma State: 7 p.m., Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Tarleton State at Texas Tech: 7 p.m., Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati: 7 p.m., Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Samford at Auburn: 7 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
Stony Brook at Arkansas State: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Jackson State at Texas State: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Prairie View A&M at SMU: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana-Lafayette at Alabama-Birmingham: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Texas Southern at Rice: 7 p.m., ESPN+
North Texas at Louisiana Tech: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Murray State at Middle Tennessee: 7 p.m., ESPN+
San Jose State at Toledo: 7 p.m., ESPN+
Duquesne at Coastal Carolina: 7 p.m., ESPN+
James Madison at Troy: 7 p.m., TBD
Vanderbilt at UNLV: 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Northern Illinois at Nebraska: 7 p.m., FS1
Pittsburgh at West Virginia: 7:30 p.m., ABC
Brigham Young at Arkansas: 7:30 p.m., ESPN2
Akron at Kentucky: 7:30 p.m., ESPNU
Georgia Tech at Mississippi: 7:30 p.m., SEC Network
Syracuse at Purdue: 7:30 p.m., NBC
Bowling Green at Michigan: 7:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Florida Atlantic at Clemson: 8 p.m., ACC Network
Wyoming at Texas: 8 p.m., Longhorn Network
Sacramento State at Stanford: 8 p.m., Pac-12 Network
Hawaii at Oregon: 8 p.m., Pac-12 Network
TCU at Houston: 8 p.m., Fox
Colorado State at Colorado: 10 p.m., ESPN
Fresno State at Arizona State: 10:30 p.m., FS1
Kansas at Nevada: 10:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Texas-El Paso at Arizona: 11 p.m., Pac-12 Network
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