College Football this week: where to watch (Oct 16–23)
| Date / time (ET) | Game | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Fri Oct 16, 7:30 PM ET | Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave | ESPN |
| Fri Oct 16, 8:00 PM ET | App State Mountaineers at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | ESPN2 |
| Fri Oct 16, 8:00 PM ET | Washington Huskies at Purdue Boilermakers | Fox |
| Sat Oct 17, 12:00 PM ET | Florida Atlantic Owls at Army Black Knights | CBSSN |
| Sat Oct 17, 12:00 PM ET | Ball State Cardinals at Bowling Green Falcons | ESPN+ |
| Sat Oct 17, 12:00 PM ET | Pittsburgh Panthers at Boston College Eagles | ESPN2 |
| Sat Oct 17, 12:00 PM ET | Cincinnati Bearcats at West Virginia Mountaineers | TNT |
| Sat Oct 17, 12:00 PM ET | Charleston Southern Buccaneers at Clemson Tigers | ACC Network |
| Sat Oct 17, 12:00 PM ET | Florida Gators at Texas Longhorns | ABC |
| Sat Oct 17, 12:00 PM ET | Georgia State Panthers at James Madison Dukes | ESPNU |
| Sat Oct 17, 12:00 PM ET | Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers | Fox |
| Sat Oct 17, 12:00 PM ET | Kansas Jayhawks at Kansas State Wildcats | FS1 |
| Sat Oct 17, 12:00 PM ET | Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers | ESPNDisney+ |
| Sat Oct 17, 12:00 PM ET | Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans | Peacock |
| Sat Oct 17, 12:00 PM ET | Virginia Cavaliers at SMU Mustangs | CW |
| Sat Oct 17, 12:30 PM ET | Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Maryland Terrapins | BTN |
| Sat Oct 17, 1:00 PM ET | Massachusetts Minutemen at Buffalo Bulls | ESPN+ |
| Sat Oct 17, 1:00 PM ET | Charlotte 49ers at Temple Owls | ESPN+ |
| Sat Oct 17, 1:00 PM ET | The Citadel Bulldogs at Texas A&M Aggies | SEC Network+ |
| Sat Oct 17, 1:30 PM ET | Western Michigan Broncos at Central Michigan Chippewas | ESPN+ |
| Sat Oct 17, 3:30 PM ET | UNLV Rebels at Air Force Falcons | CBSSN |
| Sat Oct 17, 3:30 PM ET | Akron Zips at Miami (OH) RedHawks | ESPN+ |
| Sat Oct 17, 3:30 PM ET | Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers | ABC |
| Sat Oct 17, 3:30 PM ET | Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas Tech Red Raiders | Fox |
| Sat Oct 17, 3:30 PM ET | Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs | ESPN |
| Sat Oct 17, 3:30 PM ET | North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils | ESPN2 |
| Sat Oct 17, 3:30 PM ET | Toledo Rockets at Eastern Michigan Eagles | ESPN+ |
| Sat Oct 17, 3:30 PM ET | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Virginia Tech Hokies | ACC Network |
| Sat Oct 17, 3:30 PM ET | Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines | CBS |
| Sat Oct 17, 3:30 PM ET | Missouri Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels | SEC Network |
| Sat Oct 17, 3:30 PM ET | Northern Illinois Huskies at Wyoming Cowboys | CW |
| Sat Oct 17, 4:30 PM ET | Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Rice Owls | ESPN+ |
| Sat Oct 17, 5:00 PM ET | Troy Trojans at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | ESPN+ |
| Sat Oct 17, 6:00 PM ET | Washington State Cougars at Oregon State Beavers | USA Net |
| Sat Oct 17, 7:00 PM ET | Arkansas Razorbacks at Vanderbilt Commodores | ESPN2 |
| Sat Oct 17, 7:00 PM ET | Arkansas State Red Wolves at Southern Miss Golden Eagles | ESPN+ |
| Sat Oct 17, 7:00 PM ET | TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears | FS1 |
| Sat Oct 17, 7:00 PM ET | Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes | ESPNDisney+ |
| Sat Oct 17, 7:00 PM ET | Kent State Golden Flashes at South Florida Bulls | ESPN+ |
| Sat Oct 17, 7:00 PM ET | Nevada Wolf Pack at North Dakota State Bison | CBSSN |
| Sat Oct 17, 7:30 PM ET | Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars | ABC |
| Sat Oct 17, 7:30 PM ET | Oklahoma State Cowboys at Houston Cougars | Fox |
| Sat Oct 17, 7:30 PM ET | Kentucky Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners | SEC Network |
| Sat Oct 17, 7:30 PM ET | Louisville Cardinals at Syracuse Orange | ACC Network |
| Sat Oct 17, 7:30 PM ET | Elon Phoenix at Stanford Cardinal | ACC Network Extra |
| Sat Oct 17, 7:30 PM ET | Wisconsin Badgers at UCLA Bruins | NBC |
| Sat Oct 17, 8:00 PM ET | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at UL Monroe Warhawks | ESPN+ |
| Sat Oct 17, 8:00 PM ET | Navy Midshipmen at UTSA Roadrunners | ESPNU |
| Sat Oct 17, 9:00 PM ET | San José State Spartans at UTEP Miners | Mountain West+ |
| Sat Oct 17, 10:00 PM ET | Ohio Bobcats at Sacramento State Hornets | ESPN+ |
| Sat Oct 17, 10:15 PM ET | Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes | ESPN |
| Sat Oct 17, 10:30 PM ET | Wake Forest Demon Deacons at California Golden Bears | ESPN2 |
| Sat Oct 17, 10:30 PM ET | Fresno State Bulldogs at San Diego State Aztecs | CBSSN |
| Sat Oct 17, 10:30 PM ET | New Mexico Lobos at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors | FS1 |
| Sat Oct 17, 11:00 PM ET | Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oregon Ducks | Fox |
| Tue Oct 20, 7:00 PM ET | Missouri State Bears at Delaware Blue Hens | ESPNU |
| Tue Oct 20, 7:00 PM ET | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Florida International Panthers | CBSSN |
| Tue Oct 20, 7:30 PM ET | South Alabama Jaguars at Marshall Thundering Herd | ESPN2 |
| Wed Oct 21, 8:00 PM ET | New Mexico State Aggies at Sam Houston Bearkats | ESPN2 |
| Thu Oct 22, 7:00 PM ET | James Madison Dukes at App State Mountaineers | ESPNU |
| Thu Oct 22, 7:00 PM ET | Liberty Flames at Kennesaw State Owls | CBSSN |
| Thu Oct 22, 7:30 PM ET | East Carolina Pirates at Memphis Tigers | ESPN2 |
Ways to watch College Football 2026
- ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and The CW games are free over the air with an antenna.
- Every ESPN-family game (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+, SECN+, ACCNX) streams on the ESPN App; CW games also stream there with ESPN Unlimited.
- All FOX, FS1, FS2 and BTN games are simulcast on FOX One. CBS games stream on Paramount+; NBC games stream on Peacock.
ESPN Unlimited · Fox One · Paramount+ · Peacock Premium
Sources: Sports Video Group: 2026 college football broadcast schedules; The Athletic: How to watch the 2026 college football season. Prices not listed — check each service before subscribing.
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