Here are the TV times, networks and livestreaming opportunities for all FBS games Thursday-Monday. All times are EDT.
College football is all the way back. After a seven-game tease Saturday, 87 FBS games are scheduled for Thursday-Monday this week, up from 83 in Week 1 last year.
All teams within the Top 25 are playing this week, but only one game features a head-to-head matchup: No. 5 LSU vs. No. 8 Florida State in Orlando on Sunday. That’s a drop from the three Top 25 matchups last year on Week 1. Overall, 24 games this week include ranked teams.
Here is the schedule this week for all 10 FBS conferences and the FBS independents:
Time, Teams, Network
» Thursday, Aug. 31
7 p.m., Elon at Wake Forest, ACC Network
7 p.m., Kent State at Central Florida, FS1
7 p.m., Rhode Island at Georgia State, ESPN+
7 p.m., Saint Francis at Western Michigan, ESPN+
7:30 p.m., N.C. State at Connecticut, CBS Sports Network
8 p.m., Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Tulsa, ESPN+
8 p.m., Florida at No. 14 Utah, ESPN
8 p.m., Nebraska at Minnesota, Fox
8 p.m., South Dakota at Missouri, SEC Network
8 p.m., North Carolina A&T at Alabama-Birmingham, ESPN+
10 p.m., Southern Utah at Arizona State, Pac-12 Networks
» Friday, Sept. 1
6:30 p.m., Howard at Eastern Michigan, ESPN+
7 p.m., Central Michigan at Michigan State, FS1
7 p.m., Miami (Ohio) at Miami, ACC Network
7:30 p.m., Louisville vs. Georgia Tech (MBS), ESPN
8 p.m., Missouri State at Kansas, ESPN+
11 p.m., Stanford at Hawaii, CBS Sports Network
» Saturday, Sept. 2
ACC
Noon, Northern Illinois at Boston College, ACC Network
Noon, No. 12 Tennessee vs. Virginia (Nashville), ABC (Channel 2 Action News in the Atlanta TV market)
3:30 p.m., Wofford at Pittsburgh, ACC Network
4 p.m., Colgate at Syracuse, ACC Network Extra/ESPN+
7:30 p.m., No. 21 North Carolina vs. South Carolina (Charlotte), ABC (Channel 2 Action News in the Atlanta TV market)
8 p.m., Old Dominion at Virginia Tech, ACC Network
American Athletic
Noon, East Carolina at No. 2 Michigan, Peacock
Noon, Louisiana Tech at SMU, ESPNU
2 p.m., Akron at Temple, ESPN+
3:30 p.m., Rice at No. 11 Texas, Fox
3:30 p.m., South Florida at Western Kentucky, CBS Sports Network
4 p.m., California at North Texas, ESPNU
6 p.m., Monmouth at Florida Atlantic, ESPN+
6 p.m., South Carolina State at Charlotte, ESPN+
7 p.m., Bethune-Cookman at Memphis, ESPN+
7 p.m., Texas-San Antonio at Houston, FS1
8 p.m., South Alabama at No. 24 Tulane, ESPNU
Big 12
Noon, Arkansas State at No. 20 Oklahoma, ESPN
Noon, Colorado at No. 17 TCU, Fox
2 p.m., Northern Iowa at Iowa State, ESPN+
3:30 p.m., Eastern Kentucky at Cincinnati, ESPN+
3:30 p.m., Rice at No. 11 Texas, Fox
7 p.m., Central Arkansas at Oklahoma State, ESPN+
7 p.m., Southeast Missouri State at No. 16 Kansas State, ESPN+
7 p.m., Texas-San Antonio at Houston, FS1
7 p.m., Texas State at Baylor, ESPN+
7:30 p.m., Texas Tech at Wyoming, CBS
7:30 p.m., West Virginia at No. 8 Penn State, NBC
10:15 p.m., Sam Houston State at BYU, FS1
Big Ten
Noon, East Carolina at No. 2 Michigan, Peacock
Noon, Fresno State at Purdue, Big Ten Network
Noon, Utah State at No. 25 Iowa, FS1
3:30 p.m., Buffalo at No. 19 Wisconsin, FS1
3:30 p.m., No. 3 Ohio State at Indiana, CBS
3:30 p.m., Towson at Maryland, Big Ten Network
7:30 p.m., Toledo at Illinois, Big Ten Network
7:30 p.m., West Virginia at No. 8 Penn State, NBC
Conference USA
Noon, Bowling Green at Liberty, CBS Sports Network
Noon, Louisiana Tech at SMU, ESPNU
2 p.m., East Tennessee State at Jacksonville State, ESPN+
3:30 p.m., South Florida at Western Kentucky, CBS Sports Network
6:30 p.m., Maine at Florida International, ESPN+
7:30 p.m., Middle Tennessee at No. 4 Alabama, SEC Network
9 p.m., Incarnate Word at Texas-El Paso, ESPN+
9 p.m., Western Illinois at New Mexico State, ESPN+
10:15 p.m., Sam Houston State at BYU, FS1
MAC
Noon, Ball State at Kentucky, SEC Network
Noon, Bowling Green at Liberty, CBS Sports Network
Noon, Northern Illinois at Boston College, ACC Network
2 p.m., Akron at Temple, ESPN+
2 p.m., Long Island at Ohio, ESPN+
3:30 p.m., Buffalo at No. 19 Wisconsin, FS1
7:30 p.m., Toledo at Illinois, Big Ten Network
Mountain West
Noon, Fresno State at Purdue, Big Ten Network
Noon, Utah State at No. 25 Iowa, FS1
1 p.m., Robert Morris at Air Force, Altitude Sports/Mountain West Network
3:30 p.m., Boise State at No. 10 Washington, ABC (Channel 2 Action News in the Atlanta TV market)
4 p.m., Bryant at Nevada-Las Vegas, Mountain West Network/Silver State Sports & Entertainment Network
6:30 p.m., Nevada at No. 6 USC, Pac-12 Networks
7 p.m., New Mexico at No. 23 Texas A&M, ESPN
7 p.m., Washington State at Colorado State, CBS Sports Network
7:30 p.m., Texas Tech at Wyoming, CBS
10:30 p.m., Idaho State at San Diego State, CBS Sports Network
Pac-12
Noon, Colorado at TCU, Fox
3 p.m., Portland State at No. 15 Oregon, Pac-12 Networks
3:30 p.m., Boise State at No. 10 Washington, ABC (Channel 2 Action News in the Atlanta TV market)
4 p.m., California at North Texas, ESPNU
6:30 p.m., Nevada at No. 6 USC, Pac-12 Networks
7 p.m., Washington State at Colorado State, CBS Sports Network
10 p.m., Northern Arizona at Arizona, Pac-12 Networks
10:30 p.m., Coastal Carolina at UCLA, ESPN
SEC
Noon, Ball State at Kentucky, SEC Network
Noon, No. 12 Tennessee vs. Virginia (Nashville), ABC (Channel 2 Action News in the Atlanta TV market)
1 p.m., Western Carolina at Arkansas (Little Rock), ESPN+/SEC Network+
2 p.m., Mercer at No. 22 Ole Miss, ESPN+/SEC Network+
3:30 p.m., Massachusetts at Auburn, ESPN
4 p.m., Southeastern Louisiana at Mississippi State, SEC Network
6 p.m., Tennessee-Martin at No. 1 Georgia, ESPN+/SEC Network+
7 p.m., Alabama A&M at Vanderbilt, ESPN+/SEC Network+
7 p.m., New Mexico at No. 23 Texas A&M, ESPN
7:30 p.m., Middle Tennessee at No. 4 Alabama, SEC Network
7:30 p.m., No. 21 North Carolina vs. South Carolina (Charlotte), 7:30 p.m., No. 21 North Carolina vs. South Carolina (Charlotte), ABC (Channel 2 Action News in the Atlanta TV market)
Sun Belt
Noon, Arkansas State at No. 20 Oklahoma, ESPN
3:30 p.m., Gardner-Webb at Appalachian State, ESPN+
6 p.m., Albany at Marshall, ESPN+
6 p.m., The Citadel at Georgia Southern, ESPN+
6 p.m., Bucknell at James Madison, ESPN+
7 p.m., Alcorn State at Southern Mississippi, ESPN+
7 p.m., Army at Louisiana-Monroe, NFL Network
7 p.m., Stephen F. Austin at Troy, ESPN+
7 p.m., Texas State at Baylor, ESPN+
8 p.m., Old Dominion at Virginia Tech, ACC Network
8 p.m., South Alabama at No. 24 Tulane, ESPNU
8:30 p.m., Northwestern State at Louisiana-Lafayette, ESPN+
10:30 p.m., Coastal Carolina at UCLA, ESPN
FBS independents
7 p.m., Army at Louisiana-Monroe, NFL Network
3:30 p.m., Massachusetts at Auburn, ESPN
3:30 p.m., Tennessee State at No. 13 Notre Dame, NBC/Peacock
» Sunday, Sept. 3
Noon, Northwestern at Rutgers, CBS
3:30 p.m., No. 18 Oregon State at San Jose State, CBS
7:30 p.m., No. 8 Florida State vs. No. 5 LSU (Orlando), ABC
» Monday, Sept. 4
8 p.m., No. 9 Clemson at Duke, ESPN
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