2026 College Football TV Schedule

ByShaikat Kumar

The 2026 college football season kicks off with an exciting FBS Week 0 slate on Saturday, August 29. It runs through Week 15, conference championship weekend, the full bowl season, the expanded College Football Playoff, and the 2027 College Football Playoff National Championship. Here, fans can find the complete 2026 College Football TV schedule-from regular-season Saturdays to conference title races, bowl games across the country, CFP first-round matchups, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the national championship.

2026 College Football FBS Week 7 TV Schedule

Tuesday, October 13

  • DEL at MTSU – 7:00 PM ET | CBSSN
  • FIU at JAX State – 8:00 PM ET | ESPNU

Wednesday, October 14

  • Kennesaw State at Missouri State – 7:30 PM ET | CBSSN
  • WKU at Sam Houston – 8:00 PM ET | ESPN

Thursday, October 15

  • ECU at UAB – 7:30 PM ET | ESPN
  • Georgia Southern at ODU – 7:30 PM ET | ESPN2
  • Colorado State at Texas State – 8:00 PM ET | CBSSN

Friday, October 16

  • Memphis at Tulane – 7:30 PM ET | ESPN
  • App State at Coastal Carolina – 8:00 PM ET | ESPN2
  • Washington at Purdue – 8:00 PM ET | FOX

Saturday, October 17

  • Charleston Southern at Clemson – 12:00 PM ET | ACCN
  • Florida at #7 Texas – 12:00 PM ET | ABC
  • #16 Mississippi State at #21 LSU – 12:00 PM ET | ESPN
  • #4 Ohio State at #5 Indiana – 12:00 PM ET | FOX
  • Cincinnati at West Virginia – 12:00 PM ET | TNT/truTV
  • Kansas at Kansas State – 12:00 PM ET | FS1
  • Pitt at Boston College – 12:00 PM ET | ESPN2
  • Virginia at #24 SMU – 12:00 PM ET | The CW
  • #25 Northwestern at Michigan State – 12:00 PM ET | Peacock
  • FAU at Army – 12:00 PM ET | CBSSN
  • Georgia State at James Madison – 12:00 PM ET | ESPNU
  • Ball State at Bowling Green – 12:00 PM ET | ESPN+
  • Rutgers at Maryland – 12:30 PM ET | BTN
  • The Citadel at Texas A&M – 1:00 PM ET | SECN+
  • Charlotte at Temple – 1:00 PM ET | ESPN+
  • UMass at Buffalo – 1:00 PM ET | ESPN+
  • Western Michigan at Central Michigan – 1:30 PM ET | ESPN+
  • #6 Alabama at #14 Tennessee – 3:30 PM ET | ABC
  • Auburn at #1 Georgia – 3:30 PM ET | ESPN
  • #13 Missouri at #9 Ole Miss – 3:30 PM ET | SECN
  • Arizona State at #10 Texas Tech – 3:30 PM ET | FOX
  • Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech – 3:30 PM ET | ACCN
  • North Carolina at Duke – 3:30 PM ET | ESPN2
  • Penn State at Michigan – 3:30 PM ET | CBS/Paramount+
  • NIU at Wyoming – 3:30 PM ET | The CW
  • UNLV at Air Force – 3:30 PM ET | CBSSN
  • Akron at Miami (Ohio) – 3:30 PM ET | ESPN+
  • Toledo at Eastern Michigan – 3:30 PM ET | ESPN+
  • Tulsa at Rice – 4:30 PM ET | ESPN+
  • Troy at Louisiana – 5:00 PM ET | ESPN+
  • Washington State at Oregon State – 6:00 PM ET | USA
  • Arkansas at Vanderbilt – 7:00 PM ET | ESPN2
  • TCU at Baylor – 7:00 PM ET | FS1
  • Florida State at #3 Miami (FL) – 7:00 PM ET | ESPN
  • Kent State at USF – 7:00 PM ET | ESPN+
  • Nevada at North Dakota State – 7:00 PM ET | CBSSN
  • Arkansas State at Southern Miss – 7:00 PM ET | ESPN+
  • #15 Kentucky at Oklahoma – 7:30 PM ET | SECN
  • Elon at Stanford – 7:30 PM ET | ACCNX
  • #2 Notre Dame at #8 BYU – 7:30 PM ET | ABC
  • #18 Oklahoma State at #20 Houston – 7:30 PM ET | FOX
  • Louisville at Syracuse – 7:30 PM ET | ACCN
  • Wisconsin at #12 UCLA – 7:30 PM ET | NBC/Peacock
  • Navy at UTSA – 8:00 PM ET | ESPNU
  • Louisiana Tech at ULM – 8:00 PM ET | ESPN+
  • San Jose State at UTEP – 9:00 PM ET | MW+
  • Ohio at Sacramento State – 10:00 PM ET | ESPN+
  • #11 Utah at Colorado – 10:15 PM ET | ESPN
  • #21 Wake Forest at California – 10:30 PM ET | ESPN2
  • Fresno State at San Diego State – 10:30 PM ET | CBSSN
  • New Mexico at Hawaii – 10:30 PM ET | FS1
  • Nebraska at Oregon – 11:00 PM ET | FOX

The postseason begins on Saturday, December 12, with the Cricket Celebration Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (12:00 p.m. ET, ABC). The expanded College Football Playoff First Round follows on Friday and Saturday, December 18-19, with games hosted at campus sites. First-round coverage airs across ESPN, ABC, TNT, truTV, and HBO Max.

The CFP Quarterfinals begin with the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on Wednesday, December 30, at State Farm Stadium (7:30 p.m. ET, TNT/truTV/HBO Max). On Friday, January 1, the Goodyear Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium, the Rose Bowl Game at the Rose Bowl, and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be played, with kickoff times assigned to the 12:00 p.m. ET (TNT/truTV/HBO Max), 4:00 p.m. ET (ABC), and 8:00 p.m. ET (ESPN) broadcast windows following Selection Day.

The CFP Semifinals continue with the Capital One Orange Bowl on Thursday, January 14 (7:30 p.m. ET, TNT/truTV/HBO Max) at Hard Rock Stadium, followed by the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Friday, January 15 (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC) at Caesars Superdome. The season concludes with the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 25, 2027, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC), marking the first time the city hosts college football’s national title game.

Beyond the College Football Playoff, fans can enjoy dozens of bowl games nationwide, including the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, Valero Alamo Bowl, ReliaQuest Bowl, SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl, and many more throughout December and January on ESPN, ABC, CBS, FOX, TNT, truTV, HBO Max, and The CW.