Draft Scout CFB Schedule/Week 1: Games/Rosters/News

2026 College Football Schedule/Week 1 Games to Watch

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Date

Time/TV

Team, Score

Opponent, Score

08/29/26	Noon, ESPN	North Carolina [R] [N]	@	Texas Christian [R] [N]
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
08/29/26	3:00 PM, NBC	San Jose State [R] [N]	@	USC [R] [N]

08/29/26	3:30 PM, ESPN	North Carolina State [R] [N]	@	Virginia [R] [N]

08/29/26	5:30 PM, CBSSN	Jacksonville State [R] [N]	@	North Dakota State [R] [N]

08/29/26	6:30 PM, ESPN+	Sacramento State [R] [N]	@	Eastern Michigan [R] [N]

08/29/26	7:00 PM, ACCN	Hawaii [R] [N]	@	Stanford [R] [N]

08/29/26	7:00 PM, CWN	New Mexico State [R] [N]	@	Florida State [R] [N]

08/29/26	10:00 PM, FOX	Memphis [R] [N]	@	UNLV [R] [N]

09/03/26	6:00 PM, BTN	Massachusetts [R] [N]	@	Rutgers [R] [N]

09/03/26	7:00 PM, ACCN	Akron [R] [N]	@	Wake Forest [R] [N]

09/03/26	7:00 PM, ESPN+	Bethune-Cookman [R] [N]	@	Central Florida [R] [N]

09/03/26	7:00 PM, ESPN+	Merrimack [R] [N]	@	Delaware [R] [N]

09/03/26	7:00 PM, ESPN+	West Georgia [R] [N]	@	Kennesaw State [R] [N]

09/03/26	7:00 PM, ESPN+	Albany [R] [N]	@	Buffalo [R] [N]

09/03/26	8:00 PM, ESPN	Colorado [R] [N]	@	Georgia Tech [R] [N]

09/03/26	8:00 PM, SECN	Arkansas-Pine Bluff [R] [N]	@	Missouri [R] [N]

09/03/26	8:00 PM, Peacock	Eastern Illinois [R] [N]	@	Minnesota [R] [N]

09/03/26	9:00 PM, ESPNU	Idaho [R] [N]	@	Utah [R] [N]

09/03/26	9:00 PM, BTN	Alabama-Birmingham [R] [N]	@	Illinois [R] [N]

09/04/26	6:30 PM, ESPN+	San Jose State [R] [N]	@	Eastern Michigan [R] [N]

09/04/26	7:00 PM, BTN	Indiana State [R] [N]	@	Purdue [R] [N]

09/04/26	7:00 PM, ESPN+	North Carolina AT [R] [N]	@	Georgia State [R] [N]

09/04/26	8:00 PM, FS1	Toledo [R] [N]	@	Michigan State [R] [N]

09/04/26	8:00 PM, ESPNU	Long Island University [R] [N]	@	Kansas [R] [N]

09/04/26	8:00 PM, SECN	Texas-El Paso [R] [N]	@	Oklahoma [R] [N]

09/04/26	9:00 PM, ESPN	Miami [R] [N]	@	Stanford [R] [N]

09/04/26	9:00 PM, FOX	Fresno State [R] [N]	@	USC [R] [N]

09/05/26	Noon, FOX	North Texas [R] [N]	@	Indiana [R] [N]

09/05/26	Noon, ABC	East Carolina [R] [N]	@	Alabama [R] [N]

09/05/26	Noon, ESPN	Oregon State [R] [N]	@	Houston [R] [N]

09/05/26	Noon, TNT	Coastal Carolina [R] [N]	@	West Virginia [R] [N]

09/05/26	Noon, ACCN	New Hampshire [R] [N]	@	Syracuse [R] [N]

09/05/26	Noon, FS1	Ohio [R] [N]	@	Nebraska [R] [N]

09/05/26	Noon, CBSSN	Bryant [R] [N]	@	Army [R] [N]

09/05/26	Noon, ESPNU	Liberty [R] [N]	@	James Madison [R] [N]

09/05/26	Noon, ESPN+	Tarleton State [R] [N]	@	Bowling Green [R] [N]

09/05/26	Noon, Local	Lafayette [R] [N]	@	Connecticut [R] [N]

09/05/26	12:30 PM, BTN	Ball State [R] [N]	@	Ohio State [R] [N]

09/05/26	12:30 PM, CWN	Miami (OH) [R] [N]	@	Pittsburgh [R] [N]

09/05/26	12:45 PM, SECN	Kent State [R] [N]	@	South Carolina [R] [N]

09/05/26	1:00 PM, SECN	Youngstown State [R] [N]	@	Kentucky [R] [N]

09/05/26	1:00 PM, ESPN+	Southeast Missouri [R] [N]	@	Iowa State [R] [N]

09/05/26	1:00 PM, MW+	Duquesne [R] [N]	@	Air Force [R] [N]

09/05/26	2:00 PM, ESPN+	Rhode Island [R] [N]	@	Temple [R] [N]

09/05/26	3:00 PM, SECN	Tennessee State [R] [N]	@	Georgia [R] [N]

09/05/26	3:30 PM, CBS	Boise State [R] [N]	@	Oregon [R] [N]

09/05/26	3:30 PM, ABC	Baylor [R] [N]	@	Auburn [R] [N]

09/05/26	3:30 PM, ESPN	Texas State [R] [N]	@	Texas [R] [N]

09/05/26	3:30 PM, FS1	Marshall [R] [N]	@	Penn State [R] [N]

09/05/26	3:30 PM, FOX	Boston College [R] [N]	@	Cincinnati [R] [N]

09/05/26	3:30 PM, SECN	Furman [R] [N]	@	Tennessee [R] [N]

09/05/26	3:30 PM, ACCN	Tulane [R] [N]	@	Duke [R] [N]

09/05/26	3:30 PM, ESPN+	The Citadel [R] [N]	@	Charlotte [R] [N]

09/05/26	3:30 PM, CBSSN	Towson [R] [N]	@	Navy [R] [N]

09/05/26	3:30 PM, ESPN+	Texas-Rio Grande Valley [R] [N]	@	Texas-San Antonio [R] [N]

09/05/26	3:30 PM, CWN	Fordham [R] [N]	@	North Dakota State [R] [N]

09/05/26	3:30 PM, ESPN+	Maine [R] [N]	@	Appalachian State [R] [N]

09/05/26	3:45 PM, ESPNU	Oklahoma State [R] [N]	@	Tulsa [R] [N]

09/05/26	4:15 PM, BTN	Northern Illinois [R] [N]	@	Iowa [R] [N]

09/05/26	4:15 PM, SECN	North Alabama [R] [N]	@	Arkansas [R] [N]

09/05/26	5:00 PM, ESPN+	Alcorn State [R] [N]	@	Southern Miss [R] [N]

09/05/26	6:00 PM, USA	Wyoming [R] [N]	@	Colorado State [R] [N]

09/05/26	6:00 PM, ESPN+	Norfolk State [R] [N]	@	Old Dominion [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:00 PM, ESPN	Missouri State [R] [N]	@	Texas AM [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:00 PM, SECN	Austin Peay [R] [N]	@	Vanderbilt [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:00 PM, FS1	Abilene Christian [R] [N]	@	Texas Tech [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:00 PM, ESPN+	Nicholls [R] [N]	@	Kansas State [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:00 PM, CBSSN	Idaho State [R] [N]	@	Utah State [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:00 PM, ESPN+	Arkansas State [R] [N]	@	Memphis [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:00 PM, ESPN+	Houston Christian [R] [N]	@	Rice [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:00 PM, ESPN+	Florida International [R] [N]	@	South Florida [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:00 PM, ESPN+	Murray State [R] [N]	@	Middle Tennessee [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:00 PM, ESPN+	Eastern Kentucky [R] [N]	@	Jacksonville State [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:00 PM, ESPN+	Charleston Southern [R] [N]	@	Georgia Southern [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:00 PM, ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana [R] [N]	@	South Alabama [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:00 PM, ESPN+	Sam Houston [R] [N]	@	Troy [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:30 PM, ABC	Clemson [R] [N]	@	LSU [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:30 PM, NBC	Western Michigan [R] [N]	@	Michigan [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:30 PM, ESPNU	Louisiana-Monroe [R] [N]	@	Mississippi State [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:30 PM, ACCN	VMI [R] [N]	@	Virginia Tech [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:30 PM, ESPN+	Northwestern State [R] [N]	@	Louisiana Tech [R] [N]

09/05/26	7:45 PM, SECN	Florida Atlantic [R] [N]	@	Florida [R] [N]

09/05/26	8:00 PM, ESPN+	Utah Tech [R] [N]	@	Brigham Young [R] [N]

09/05/26	8:00 PM, BTN	Howard [R] [N]	@	Maryland [R] [N]

09/05/26	8:00 PM, BTN	South Dakota State [R] [N]	@	Northwestern [R] [N]

09/05/26	8:00 PM, ESPN+	Lamar [R] [N]	@	Louisiana [R] [N]

09/05/26	9:00 PM, ESPN+	Morgan State [R] [N]	@	Arizona State [R] [N]

09/05/26	9:00 PM, ESPN+	Mercyhurst [R] [N]	@	New Mexico State [R] [N]

09/05/26	9:30 PM, ESPN+	Northern Arizona [R] [N]	@	Arizona [R] [N]

09/05/26	9:00 PM, USA	Portland State [R] [N]	@	San Diego State [R] [N]

09/05/26	10:00 PM, FS1	Central Michigan [R] [N]	@	New Mexico [R] [N]

09/05/26	10:00 PM, CWN	UNLV [R] [N]	@	Hawaii [R] [N]

09/05/26	10:30 PM, ESPN+	Mississippi Valley St. [R] [N]	@	Sacramento State [R] [N]

09/05/26	10:30 PM, ESPN	UCLA [R] [N]	@	California [R] [N]

09/05/26	10:30 PM, CBSSN	Western Kentucky [R] [N]	@	Nevada [R] [N]

09/06/26	4:00 PM, NBC	Washington State [R] [N]	@	Washington [R] [N]

09/06/26	7:30 PM, NBC	Wisconsin [R] [N]	@	Notre Dame [R] [N]

09/06/26	7:30 PM, ABC	Louisville [R] [N]	@	Mississippi [R] [N]

09/07/26	7:30 PM, ESPN	Southern Methodist [R] [N]	@	Florida State [R] [N]