The 2010 ESPN College Football TV schedule was announced on Wednesday. This is a preliminary schedule, as more dates will be added leading up to and during the 2010 season.
In addition to broadcasting college football during the regular season, ESPN has acquired the rights to the BCS (Bowl Championship Series) starting in 2011. The network will broadcast the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowl from 2011-2014 and the BCS title game from 2011 to 2013. The Rose Bowl will continue to be broadcast by ABC through 2014.
Listed below are the games that have been announced as of August 12, 2010:
| Date | ACC | Time (ET) | Network |
| Thu., Sept. 2 | Presbyterian at Wake Forest | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Thu., Sept. 2 | Southern Miss at South Carolina | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Sept. 2 | Florida A&M at Miami | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Thu., Sept. 2 | Norfolk State at Rutgers | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Thu., Sept. 2 | Minnesota at Middle Tennessee | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Thu., Sept. 2 | USC at Hawaii | 11 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Sept. 3 | Villanova at Temple | 5 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Fri., Sept. 3 | Arizona at Toledo | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | W. Michigan at Michigan State | Noon | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | Miami (Ohio) at Florida | Noon | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | Samford at Florida State | Noon | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | S. Carolina State at Georgia Tech | 1 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | Weber State at Boston College | 1 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | Connecticut at Michigan | 3:30 p.m. | ABC and ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | Texas at Rice | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | UCLA at Kansas State | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | Kentucky at Louisville | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | North Texas at Clemson | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | Western Carolina at NC State | 6 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | Richmond at Virginia | 6 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | Syracuse at Akron | 6 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | Elon at Duke | 7 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | Memphis at Mississippi State | 7 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | Oregon State vs. TCU | 7:45 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | LSU vs. North Carolina | 8 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | Cincinnati at Fresno State | 10 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 4 | Louisiana Tech vs. Grambling St. | 10:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sun., Sept. 5 | Tulsa at East Carolina | 2 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sun., Sept. 5 | Southern vs. Delaware State | Noon | ESPN |
| Sun., Sept. 5 | SMU at Texas Tech | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Mon., Sept. 6 | Navy vs. Maryland | 4 p.m. | ESPN |
| Mon., Sept. 6 | Boise State vs. Virginia Tech | 8 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN 3D |
| Thu., Sept. 9 | Central Michigan at Temple | 7 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Thu., Sept. 9 | Auburn at Mississippi State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Sept. 10 | West Virginia at Marshall | 7 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Sept. 10 | UTEP at Houston | 10:15 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 11 | San Jose State at Wisconsin | Noon | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 11 | Georgia at South Carolina | Noon | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 11 | Michigan State vs. Florida Atlantic | Noon | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 11 | New Hampshire at Pittsburgh | 1 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Sat., Sept. 11 | James Madison at Virginia Tech | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Sat., Sept. 11 | Iowa State at Iowa | 3:30 p.m. | ABC and ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 11 | Florida State at Oklahoma | 3:30 p.m. | ABC and ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 11 | Kent State at Boston College | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 11 | Presbyterian at Clemson | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Sat., Sept. 11 | Miami at Ohio State | 3:40 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN 3D |
| Sat., Sept. 11 | Morgan State at Maryland | 6 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Sat., Sept. 11 | Penn State at Alabama | 7 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 11 | LSU at Vanderbilt | 7 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 11 | Oregon at Tennessee | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 11 | Stanford at UCLA | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 11 | Colorado State at Nevada | 10:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 11 | Mississippi at Tulane | 9 p.m. | ESPN Classic/ESPN2 |
| Thu., Sept. 16 | Cincinnati at NC State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Sept. 17 | Kansas at Southern Miss | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Sept. 17 | California at Nevada | 10 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | Kent State at Penn State | Noon | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | Arkansas at Georgia | Noon | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | Maryland at West Virginia | Noon | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | East Carolina at Virginia Tech | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | Nebraska at Washington | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | Alabama at Duke | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | USC at Minnesota | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | Arizona State at Wisconsin | 3:30 p.m. | ABC and ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | BYU at Florida State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | Clemson at Auburn | 7 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN 3D |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | Navy at Louisiana Tech | 7 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | Mississippi State at LSU | 7 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | Texas at Texas Tech | 8 p.m. | ABC and ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | Notre Dame at Michigan State | 8 p.m. | ABC and ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | Iowa at Arizona | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | UNLV at Idaho | 10:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 18 | Wake Forest at Stanford | 11:15 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Thu., Sept. 23 | Miami at Pittsburgh | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Sept. 24 | TCU at SMU | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 25 | Oregon State at Boise State | TBD | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 25 | Colgate at Syracuse | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Sat., Sept. 25 | UCLA at Texas | 3:30/8 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Sept. 25 | Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling St. | 10:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Thu., Sept. 30 | Texas A&M at Oklahoma State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Sept. 30 | Hampton at Delaware State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Fri., Oct. 1 | BYU at Utah State | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Oct. 2 | Washington at USC | 8 p.m. | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Oct. 2 | Penn State at Iowa | 8 p.m. | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Oct. 2 | South Carolina St. at Florida A&M | 10:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Oct. 2 | Stanford at Oregon | 11:15 p.m. | ESPN |
| Tue., Oct. 5 | Troy at Middle Tennessee | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Wed., Oct. 6 | UAB at UCF | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Oct. 7 | Nebraska at Kansas State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Oct. 7 | Prairie View A&M at Ark-Pine Bluff | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Fri., Oct. 8 | Connecticut at Rutgers | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Oct. 8 | Oklahoma State at UL-Lafayette | 9 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Oct. 9 | USC at Stanford | 8 p.m. | ABC |
| Wed., Oct. 13 | UCF at Marshall | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Oct. 14 | South Florida at West Virginia | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Oct. 15 | Cincinnati at Louisville | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Oct. 16 | Iowa at Michigan | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Oct. 16 | Gardner-Webb at Charleston Sthn. | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Sat., Oct. 16 | Ohio State at Wisconsin | 7 p.m. | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Thu., Oct. 21 | Ark-Pine Bluff at Alcorn State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Thu., Oct. 21 | UCLA at Oregon | 9 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Oct. 22 | South Florida at Cincinnati | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Tue., Oct. 26 | Louisiana Tech at Boise State | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Thu., Oct. 28 | Florida State at NC State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Oct. 28 | NC A&T at Bethune-Cookman | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Fri., Oct. 29 | West Virginia at Connecticut | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | Ohio State at Minnesota | 8 p.m. | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | Michigan at Penn State | 8 p.m. | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | Oregon at USC | 8 p.m. | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Tue., Nov. 2 | Middle Tennessee at Arkansas St. | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Wed., Nov. 3 | Rutgers at South Florida | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Thu., Nov. 4 | Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Nov. 4 | Buffalo at Ohio | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Fri., Nov. 5 | W. Michigan at Central Michigan | 6 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Fri., Nov. 5 | UCF at Houston | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Nov. 6 | Coastal Carolina | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Tue., Nov. 9 | Toledo at Northern Illinois | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Wed., Nov. 10 | Miami (Ohio) at Bowling Green | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Thu., Nov. 11 | Pittsburgh at Connecticut | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Nov. 11 | South Carolina St. at Morgan State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Thu., Nov. 11 | Grambling St. at Texas Southern | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN Classic |
| Fri., Nov. 12 | Ball State at Buffalo | 6 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Fri., Nov. 12 | Boise State at Idaho | 9 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Nov. 13 | Liberty at Coastal Carolina | 1 p.m. | ESPN3.com |
| Sat., Nov. 13 | USC at Arizona | 8 p.m. | ABC |
| Tue., Nov. 16 | Ohio at Temple | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Wed., Nov. 17 | Bowling Green at Toledo | TBD | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| Wed., Nov. 17 | Miami (Ohio) at Akron | TBD | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| Thu., Nov. 18 | Georgia State at Alabama | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Nov. 18 | UCLA at Washington | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Nov. 19 | Fresno State at Boise State | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Nov. 20 | Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN Classic |
| Sat., Nov. 20 | Illinois vs. Northwestern | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Nov. 20 | USC at Oregon State | 8 p.m. | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Tue., Nov. 23 | Temple at Miami (Oho) | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Thu., Nov. 25 | Tuskegee at Alabama State | 4 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Thu., Nov. 25 | Texas A&M at Texas | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Nov. 26 | Colorado at Nebraska | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Fri., Nov. 26 | West Virginia at Pittsburgh | TBD | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Fri., Nov. 26 | Arizona at Oregon | 7 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Nov. 26 | Louisville at Rutgers | TBD | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Fri., Nov. 26 | Boise State at Nevada | 10:15 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Nov. 27 | Notre Dame at USC | 8 p.m. | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Nov. 27 | Oklahoma at Oklahoma State | 3:30/8 p.m. | ABC |
| Thu., Dec. 2 | Arizona State at Arizona | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Dec. 3 | Marathon MAC title game | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Fri., Dec. 3 | Illinois at Fresno State | 10:15 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Dec. 4 | 2010 ACC Championship Game | 7:45 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Dec. 4 | 2010 Big 12 Championship Game | TBD | TBD |
| Sat., Dec. 4 | 2010 C-USA Championship Game | TBD | TBD |
| Sat., Dec. 4 | Pittsburgh at Cincinnati | TBD | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Dec. 4 | Connecticut at South Florida | TBD | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Dec. 4 | Rutgers at West Virginia | TBD | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Dec. 4 | Troy at Florida Atlantic | 2 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Dec. 11 | 2010 SWAC Championship Game | 2 p.m. | ESPN Classic |
Thursday, September 9th Auburn vs Mississippi State on ESPN. Isn’t this the date & time slot ESPN (MNF) will be showing the opening game of the NFL Season with New Orleans playing a team to be announced?
Looks like they will be the same night, unless they decide to move the Auburn game. Maybe the NFL game will be on ABC or NFL Network?
NBC has that NFL Opener actually. ESPN has still showed college football at the same time in previous years.
NBC does the first Thursday night game.