A look at the 100-plus college football telecasts scheduled this week, including UM
Several networks have released their partial college football schedules this week.
Here’s a look, for the longterm planners in our audience:
ESPN
Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
Sat, Aug 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Hawaii at UCLA | ESPN |
| 7 p.m. | Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff (Atlanta, Ga.): Alcorn State vs. North Carolina Central | ESPN |
Wed, Sep 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Montgomery Kickoff (Montgomery, Ala.): UAB vs. Jacksonville State | ESPN |
Thu, Sep 2 | 7 p.m. | Boise State at UCF | ESPN |
| 7 p.m. | Wagner at Buffalo | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Long Island at Florida International | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | The Citadel at Coastal Carolina | ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Western Illinois at Ball State | ESPN+ |
| 7:30 p.m. | Duke’s Mayo Classic (Charlotte, N.C.): East Carolina vs. Appalachian State | ESPNU |
| 7:30 p.m. | South Florida at NC State | ACC Network |
| 7:30 p.m. | UC Davis at Tulsa | ESPN+ |
| 8 p.m. | Bowling Green at Tennessee | SEC Network |
| 8 p.m. | UT Martin at Western Kentucky | ESPN+ |
Fri, Sep 3 | 6 p.m. | North Carolina at Virginia Tech | ESPN |
| 7 p.m. | St. Francis (Pa.) at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Old Dominion at Wake Forest | ACC Network |
| 8 p.m. | South Dakota at Kansas | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ |
| 9 p.m. | Michigan State at Northwestern | ESPN |
Sat, Sep 4 | Noon | Oklahoma at Tulane | ABC |
| Noon | Western Michigan at Michigan | ESPN |
| Noon | Army at Georgia State | ESPNU |
| Noon | Louisiana-Monroe at Kentucky | SEC Network |
| Noon | Colgate at Boston College | ACC Network |
| 2 p.m. | Rice at Arkansas | ESPN+/SECN+ |
| 3:30 p.m. | Chick-fil-A Kickoff (Atlanta, Ga.): Alabama vs. Miami | ABC |
| 3:30 p.m. | West Virginia at Maryland | ESPN |
| 3:30 p.m. | Northern Iowa at Iowa State | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ |
| 3:30 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati | ESPN+ |
| 4 p.m. | Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State | ESPNU |
| 4 p.m. | Central Michigan at Missouri | SEC Network |
| 4 p.m. | Massachusetts at Pittsburgh | ACC Network |
| 6 p.m. | Gardner-Webb at Georgia Southern | ESPN3 |
| 6 p.m. | Campbell at Liberty | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Texas Kickoff (Houston, Texas): Texas Tech vs. Houston | ESPN |
| 7 p.m. | Missouri State at Oklahoma State | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Monmouth at Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Central Arkansas at Arkansas State | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Norfolk State at Toledo | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Southern at Troy | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Akron at Auburn | ESPN+/SECN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Eastern Illinois at South Carolina | ESPN+/SECN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Nicholls at Memphis | ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Abilene Christian at SMU | ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Baylor at Texas State | ESPN+ |
| 7:30 p.m. | Duke’s Mayo Classic (Charlotte, N.C.): Georgia vs. Clemson | ABC |
| 7:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic at Florida | SEC Network |
| 7:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois at Georgia Tech | ACC Network |
| 7:30 p.m. | Northwestern State at North Texas | ESPN3 |
| 7:30 p.m. | William & Mary at Virginia | ESPN3 |
| 8 p.m. | Kent State at Texas A&M | ESPNU |
| 8 p.m. | Duquesne at TCU | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ |
| 8 p.m. | East Tennessee State at Vanderbilt | ESPN+/SECN+ |
| 8 p.m. | Southern Mississippi at South Alabama | ESPN+ |
| 9 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman at UTEP | ESPN3 |
| 10:30 p.m. | Vegas Kickoff Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.): BYU vs. Arizona | ESPN |
Sun, Sep 5 | 3 p.m. | Denny’s Orange Blossom Classic (Miami Gardens, Fla.): Jackson State vs. Florida A&M | ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | Red Tails Classic (Montgomery, Ala.): Fort Valley State vs. Tuskegee | ESPNU |
| 7:30 p.m. | Notre Dame at Florida State | ABC |
Mon, Sep 6 | 8 p.m. | Chick-fil-A Kickoff (Atlanta, Ga.): Louisville vs. Ole Miss | ESPN |
Fri, Sep 10 | 7:30 p.m. | Kansas at Coastal Carolina | ESPN2 |
| 8 p.m. | North Carolina A&T at Duke | ACC Network |
Sat, Sep 11 | 11 a.m. | Illinois at Virginia | ACC Network |
| 11:30 a.m. | VMI at Kent State | ESPN3 |
| Noon | Florida at South Florida | ABC |
| Noon | Pittsburgh at Tennessee | ESPN |
| Noon | South Carolina at East Carolina | ESPN2 |
| Noon | Miami (Ohio) at Minnesota | ESPNU |
| Noon | Alabama State at Auburn | SEC Network |
| Noon | Kennesaw State at Georgia Tech | ESPN3 |
| Noon | Norfolk State at Wake Forest | ACCNX |
| 1:30 p.m. | Wyoming at Northern Illinois | ESPN+ |
| 2 p.m. | Rutgers at Syracuse | ACC Network |
| 2 p.m. | Duquesne at Ohio | ESPN3 |
| 2 p.m. | Middle Tennessee at Virginia Tech | ACCNX |
| 3 p.m. | Robert Morris at Central Michigan | ESPN3 |
| 3:30 p.m. | Iowa at Iowa State | ABC |
| 3:30 p.m. | UAB at Georgia | ESPN2 |
| 3:30 p.m. | California at TCU | ESPNU |
| 3:30 p.m. | Murray State at Cincinnati | ESPN+ |
| 3:30 p.m. | Temple at Akron | ESPN+ |
| 4 p.m. | Mercer at Alabama | SEC Network |
| 4 p.m. | South Alabama at Bowling Green | ESPN+ |
| 5 p.m. | South Carolina State at Clemson | ACC Network |
| 5 p.m. | Illinois State at Western Michigan | ESPN3 |
| 5 p.m. | Long Island at West Virginia | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ |
| 6 p.m. | Gardner-Webb at Charlotte | ESPN3 |
| 6 p.m. | Lamar at UTSA | ESPN3 |
| 6:30 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman at UCF | ESPN+ |
| 6:30 p.m. | North Carolina Central at Marshall | ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Texas at Arkansas | ESPN |
| 7 p.m. | Appalachian State at Miami | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| 7 p.m. | NC State at Mississippi State | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| 7 p.m. | Texas Southern at Baylor | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Southern Illinois at Kansas State | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Hampton at Old Dominion | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Grambling at Southern Mississippi | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana Tech | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Nicholls at Louisiana | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Liberty at Troy | ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Texas State at Florida International | ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | North Texas at SMU | ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Morgan State at Tulane | ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Memphis at Arkansas State | ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky at Louisville | ACCNX |
| 7:30 p.m. | Washington at Michigan | ABC |
| 7:30 p.m. | Missouri at Kentucky | SEC Network |
| 7:30 p.m. | Georgia State at North Carolina | ESPN3 |
| 7:30 p.m. | Austin Peay at Ole Miss | ESPN+/SECN+ |
| 8 p.m. | Jacksonville State at Florida State | ACC Network |
| 8 p.m. | McNeese at LSU | ESPN+/SECN+ |
| 10:15 p.m. | Utah at BYU | ESPN |
| 10:30 p.m. | UNLV at Arizona State | ESPN2 |
Thu, Sep 16 | 8 p.m. | Ohio at Louisiana | ESPN |
Fri, Sep 17 | 7:30 p.m. | UCF at Louisville | ESPN |
Sat, Sep 18 | Noon | Michigan State at Miami | ABC or ESPN |
| Noon | Cincinnati at Indiana | ABC or ESPN |
| Noon | Boston College at Temple | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| Noon | Coastal Carolina at Buffalo | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| Noon | New Mexico at Texas A&M | SEC Network |
| Noon | Albany at Syracuse | ACC Network |
| Noon | Western Michigan at Pittsburgh | ESPN3 |
| Noon | Chattanooga at Kentucky | ESPN+/SECN+ |
| Noon | Southeast Missouri State at Missouri | ESPN+/SECN+ |
| Noon | Tennessee Tech at Tennessee | ESPN+/SECN+ |
| 2:05 p.m. | Nevada at Kansas State | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ |
| 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Clemson | ABC or ESPN |
| 3:30 p.m. | Florida State at Wake Forest | ABC or ESPN |
| 3:30 p.m. | Bryant at Akron | ESPN3 |
| 3:30 p.m. | Baylor at Kansas | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ |
| 3:30 p.m. | Elon at Appalachian State | ESPN+ |
| 3:30 p.m. | Long Island at Miami (Ohio) | ESPN+ |
| 4 p.m. | Mississippi State at Memphis | ESPN2 |
| 4 p.m. | Colorado State at Toledo | ESPNU |
| 4 p.m. | Georgia Southern at Arkansas | SEC Network |
| 4 p.m. | Northwestern at Duke | ACC Network |
| 5 p.m. | Murray State at Bowling Green | ESPN3 |
| 6 p.m. | Fordham at Florida Atlantic | ESPN3 |
| 6 p.m. | Old Dominion at Liberty | ESPN3 |
| 6 p.m. | Middle Tennessee at UTSA | ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | South Carolina at Georgia | ESPN |
| 7 p.m. | Incarnate Word at Texas State | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Florida International at Texas Tech | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Grambling at Houston | ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Florida A&M at South Florida | ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Troy at Southern Mississippi | ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Charlotte at Georgia State | ESPN+ |
| 7:30 p.m. | Auburn at Penn State | ABC |
| 7:30 p.m. | Central Michigan at LSU | SEC Network |
| 7:30 p.m. | Virginia at North Carolina | ACC Network |
| 7:30 p.m. | Furman at NC State | ESPN3 |
| 8 p.m. | Tulane at Ole Miss | ESPN2 |
| 8 p.m. | Stanford at Vanderbilt | ESPNU |
| 8 p.m. | Rice at Texas | Longhorn Network |
| 8 p.m. | Alcorn State at South Alabama | ESPN3 |
| 8 p.m. | Jackson State at Louisiana-Monroe | ESPN3 |
| 10:15 p.m. | Arizona State at BYU | ESPN |
Thu, Sep 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Marshall at Appalachian State | ESPN |
Fri, Sep 24 | 7 p.m. | Wake Forest at Virginia | ESPN2 |
| 8 p.m. | Liberty at Syracuse | ACC Network |
Sat, Sep 25 | Noon | Wagner at Temple | ESPN+ |
| Noon | Bowling Green at Minnesota | TBD |
| 6 p.m. | Charleston Southern at East Carolina | ESPN+ |
| TBD | South Florida at BYU | TBD |
Thu, Sep 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Virginia at Miami | ESPN |
Fri, Oct 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Houston at Tulsa | ESPN |
Thu, Oct 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Houston at Tulane | ESPN |
| 7:30 p.m. | Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State | ESPNU |
Fri, Oct 8 | 7 p.m. | Temple at Cincinnati | ESPN |
| 10:30 p.m. | Stanford at Arizona State | ESPN |
Sat, Oct 9 | TBD | Red River Showdown (Dallas, Texas): Oklahoma vs. Texas | TBD |
| TBD | Notre Dame at Virginia Tech | TBD |
| TBD | Boise State at BYU | TBD |
Tue, Oct 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Appalachian State at Louisiana | ESPN2 |
Thu, Oct 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Navy at Memphis | ESPN |
| 7:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern at South Alabama | ESPNU |
Fri, Oct 15 | 7 p.m. | Clemson at Syracuse | ESPN |
| 10:30 p.m. | California at Oregon | ESPN |
Sat, Oct 16 | TBD | Iowa State at Kansas State | TBD |
| TBD | Stanford at Washington State | TBD |
Wed, Oct 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Coastal Carolina at Appalachian State | ESPN2 |
Thu, Oct 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Tulane at SMU | ESPN |
| 7:30 p.m. | Louisiana at Arkansas State | ESPNU |
Fri, Oct 22 | 7 p.m. | Memphis at UCF | ESPN2 |
| 10:30 p.m. | Washington at Arizona | ESPN2 |
Sat, Oct 23 | Noon | Cincinnati at Navy | ABC or ESPN or ESPN2 |
Thu, Oct 28 | 7:30 p.m. | South Florida at East Carolina | ESPN |
| 7:30 p.m. | Troy at Coastal Carolina | ESPNU |
Fri, Oct 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Navy at Tulsa | ESPN2 |
Sat, Oct 30 | TBD | Florida State at Clemson | TBD |
| TBD | Texas at Baylor | TBD |
| TBD | Virginia at BYU | TBD |
Tue, Nov 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at Ohio or Eastern Michigan at Toledo or Ball State at Akron | ESPN2 |
| 7:30 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at Ohio or Eastern Michigan at Toledo or Ball State at Akron | ESPNU |
Wed, Nov 3 | 7 p.m. | Central Michigan at Western Michigan | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| 7 p.m. | Northern Illinois at Kent State | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
Thu, Nov 4 | 7:30 p.m. | Georgia State at Louisiana | ESPN |
Fri, Nov 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Virginia Tech at Boston College | ESPN2 |
Sat, Nov 6 | 3 p.m. | Idaho State at BYU | ESPN3 |
Tue, Nov 9 | 8 p.m. | Buffalo at Miami (Ohio) or Ohio at Eastern Michigan or Akron at Western Michigan | ESPN2 |
| 8 p.m. | Buffalo at Miami (Ohio) or Ohio at Eastern Michigan or Akron at Western Michigan | ESPNU |
Wed, Nov 10 | 7 p.m. | Ball State at Northern Illinois or Toledo at Bowling Green or Kent State at Central Michigan | ESPN2 |
| 8 p.m. | Ball State at Northern Illinois or Toledo at Bowling Green or Kent State at Central Michigan | ESPNU |
Thu, Nov 11 | 7:30 p.m. | North Carolina at Pittsburgh | ESPN |
Fri, Nov 12 | 6 p.m. | Cincinnati at South Florida | ESPN2 |
Tue, Nov 16 | 7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. | Toledo at Ohio | ESPN2 or ESPNU or ESPN+ |
| 7:30 or 8 p.m. | Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan | ESPN2 or ESPNU or ESPN+ |
| 7:30 or 8 p.m. | Bowling Green at Miami (Ohio) | ESPN2 or ESPNU or ESPN+ |
Wed, Nov 17 | 7 p.m. | Central Michigan at Ball State | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| 7 p.m. | Northern Illinois at Buffalo | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
Thu, Nov 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisville at Duke | ESPN |
Fri, Nov 19 | 9 p.m. | Memphis at Houston | ESPN2 |
Sat, Nov 20 | TBD | Nebraska at Wisconsin | TBD |
Tue, Nov 23 | 7 p.m. | Buffalo at Ball State | ESPNU or ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Western Michigan at Northern Illinois | ESPNU or ESPN+ |
Thu, Nov 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Ole Miss at Mississippi State | ESPN |
Fri, Nov 26 | Noon | Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan or Ohio at Bowling Green | ESPNU |
| 3:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. | North Carolina at NC State | ABC or ESPN |
| 3:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. | South Florida at UCF | ABC or ESPN |
| 3:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. | Cincinnati at East Carolina or Tulane at Memphis or Tulsa at SMU* | ABC or ESPN |
Sat, Nov 27 | TBD | Oklahoma at Oklahoma State | TBD |
Fri, Dec 3 | 8 p.m. | Pac-12 Championship Game (Las Vegas, Nev.) | ABC |
Sat, Dec 4 | Noon | Rocket Mortgage MAC Football Championship Game (Detroit, Mich.) | ESPN |
| TBD | Sun Belt Championship Game (Campus Site TBD) | ESPN |
| TBD | American Championship Game (Campus Site TBD) | ABC |
| TBD | Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game (Arlington, Texas) | ABC |
| TBD | ACC Championship Game (Charlotte, N.C.) | ABC |
Fri, Dec 17 | Noon | Bahamas Bowl | ESPN |
| 6 p.m. | Cure Bowl | ESPN2 |
Sat, Dec 18 | 11 a.m. | RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl | ESPN |
| Noon | Cricket Celebration Bowl | ABC |
| 2:15 p.m. | New Mexico Bowl | ESPN |
| 3:30 p.m. | Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl | ABC |
| 5:45 p.m. | LendingTree Bowl | ESPN |
| 7:30 p.m. | LA Bowl | ABC |
| 9:15 p.m. | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | ESPN |
Mon, Dec 20 | 2:30 p.m. | Myrtle Beach Bowl | ESPN |
Tue, Dec 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | ESPN |
| 7:30 p.m. | Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl | ESPN |
Wed, Dec 22 | TBD | Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | ESPN |
Thu, Dec 23 | 7 p.m. | Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl | ESPN |
Fri, Dec 24 | 8 p.m. | Hawai’i Bowl | ESPN |
Sat, Dec 25 | 2:30 p.m. | Camellia Bowl | ESPN |
Mon, Dec 27 | 11 a.m. | Quick Lane Bowl | ESPN |
| 2:30 p.m. | Military Bowl Presented by Peraton | ESPN |
Tue, Dec 28 | Noon | TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl | ESPN |
| 3:15 p.m. | SERVPRO First Responder Bowl | ESPN |
| 6:45 p.m. | AutoZone Liberty Bowl | ESPN |
| 10:15 p.m. | Guaranteed Rate Bowl | ESPN |
Wed, Dec 29 | 11 a.m. | Fenway Bowl | ESPN |
| 2:15 p.m. | New Era Pinstripe Bowl | ESPN |
| 5:45 p.m. | Cheez-It Bowl | ESPN |
| 9:15 p.m. | Valero Alamo Bowl | ESPN |
Thu, Dec 30 | 11:30 a.m. | Duke’s Mayo Bowl | ESPN |
| 3 p.m. | TransPerfect Music City Bowl | ESPN |
| 7 p.m. | Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | ESPN |
| 10:30 p.m. | SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl | ESPN |
Fri, Dec 31 | 11 a.m. | TaxSlayer Gator Bowl | ESPN |
| 3:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. | CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic | ESPN |
| 3:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. | CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl | ESPN |
Sat, Jan 1 | Noon | Outback Bowl | ESPN2 |
| 1 p.m. | Vrbo Citrus Bowl | ABC |
| 1 p.m. | PlayStation Fiesta Bowl | ESPN |
| 5 p.m. | Rose Bowl Game | ESPN |
| 8:45 p.m. | Allstate Sugar Bowl | ESPN |
Tue, Jan 4 | TBD | Texas Bowl | ESPN |
Mon, Jan 10 | 8 p.m. | CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T | ESPN |
Here’s the announced Fox games (this is big Fox, not FS-1):
Saturday, Aug. 28: Nebraska-Illinois at 1 p.m
Thursday, Sept. 2: Ohio State-Minnesota at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 4: Penn State-Wisconsin at noon
Saturday, Sept. 4: Texas-Louisiana at 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 4: LSU-UCLA at 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 11: Oregon-Ohio State at noon
Saturday, Sept. 18: Texas A&M-Colorado at 3:30
Saturday, Sept. 11: Stanford-Southern California at 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 18: Nebraska-Oklahoma at noon
Saturday, Sept. 18: Southern Cal-Washington State at 3:30
Saturday, Sept. 25: Notre Dame-Wisconsin from Chicago at noon
Friday, Nov. 26: Kansas State-Texas at noon
Saturday, Nov. 27: Michigan-Ohio State at noon
That Sept. 11 game will be the first late night Saturday kickoff televised by big Fox.
Here’s the announced CBS games:
Saturday, Sept. 11: Air Force-Navy at 3:30 | ||
Saturday, Sept. 18: Alabama-Florida at 3:30 | ||
Saturday, Sept. 25: Boise State-Utah State at noon Saturday, Oct. 30: UF-Georgia at noon Saturday, Nov. 6: Army-Air Force at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 26: Boise State-San Diego State at noon Missouri-Arkansas at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11: Army-Navy at 3 p.m. |
This story was originally published May 27, 2021 at 6:55 PM.
