The 2026 college football schedule rolls into Week 3, spanning Thursday, Sept. 17 through Saturday, Sept. 19. Across the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), a total of 128 matchups are on tap.
Week 3 opens Thursday night with a single contest — Pitt hosting Syracuse in an ACC clash at 7:30pm ET on ESPN.
Friday features three games, beginning at 7:30pm ET with No. 5 Miami visiting Wake Forest (ESPN). No. 13 Texas Tech welcomes No. 22 Houston at 8:00pm ET (FOX), followed by No. 21 Oregon hosting Portland State at 10:30pm ET.
Saturday’s action begins at 11:30am ET with Coastal Carolina visiting Delaware (CBSSN). Ten games are slated for noon ET kickoffs, highlighted by No. 2 Georgia visiting Arkansas (ABC) and Arizona State facing Kansas in London, England (FS1).
The 3:30pm ET window delivers several strong matchups, including No. 16 SMU visiting No. 23 Louisville (ESPN2) and No. 10 Alabama hosting Florida State (ABC). Primetime is headlined by No. 7 LSU traveling to face No. 8 Ole Miss.
Late-night games worth tracking include NIU at Arizona at 10:30pm ET on TNT, North Dakota State at Sacramento State at 10:30pm ET on ESPN, and Purdue at UCLA at 11:00pm ET on BTN.
The full Week 3 TV schedule by conference is listed below.
2026 College Football Schedule: Week 3
* All times Eastern.
ACC
Syracuse at Pitt – 7:30pm, ESPN (Thu.)
Miami at Wake Forest – 7:30pm, ESPN (Fri.)
Mercer at Georgia Tech – 12pm, ACCN
North Carolina at Clemson – 12pm, ESPN/Disney+
NC State at Vanderbilt – 12:45pm, SECN
Maine at Boston College – 2pm, ACCNX
Florida State at Alabama – 3:30pm, ABC
Wagner at California – 3:30pm, ACCN
SMU at Louisville – 3:30pm, ESPN2
Stanford at Duke – 4pm, The CW
Virginia Tech at Maryland – 7:30pm, FS1
WVU vs Virginia (in Charlotte) – 7:30pm, ACCN
AMERICAN
North Texas at Texas State – 12pm, USA
Tulane at Kansas State – 12pm, ESPN2
Temple at Toledo – 3pm, CBSSN
Charlotte at App State – 6pm, ESPN+
FIU at Florida Atlantic – 6pm, ESPN+
ECU at Old Dominion – 6pm, ESPN+
Western Michigan at Rice – 7pm, ESPN+
Delaware State at USF – 7pm, ESPN+
UT Martin at Memphis – 7pm, ESPN+
UAB at Louisiana – 8pm, ESPN+
UTSA at Texas – 8pm, SECN+
East Texas A&M at Tulsa – 8pm, ESPN+
BIG 12
Houston at Texas Tech – 8pm, FOX (Fri.)
Bowling Green at Iowa State – 12pm, ESPNU
Tulane at Kansas State – 12pm, ESPN2
Arizona State vs Kansas (London) – 12pm, FS1
Miami OH vs Cincinnati – 3:30pm, ESPN+
Utah State at Utah – 3:30pm, FOX
Louisiana Tech at Baylor – 4pm, ESPNU
Murray State at Oklahoma State – 7pm, ESPN+
Georgia State at UCF – 7pm, ESPN+
BYU at Colorado St – 7:30pm, CBS/Paramount+
Colorado at Northwestern – 7:30pm, FOX
WVU vs Virginia (in Charlotte) – 7:30pm, ACCN
Arkansas State at TCU – 8pm, ESPNU
NIU at Arizona – 10:30pm, TNT/HBO Max
BIG TEN
Portland St. at Oregon – 10:30pm, BTN (Fri.)
Akron at Minnesota – 12pm, BTN
Buffalo at Penn State – 12pm, BTN
Kent State at Ohio State – 12pm, FOX
EMU at Wisconsin – 12:30pm, Peacock/NBCSN/YT
Southern Illinois at Illinois – 2pm, Peacock
UTEP at Michigan – 3:30pm, BTN
USC at Rutgers – 3:30pm, CBS/Paramount+
Northern Iowa at Iowa – 4pm, FS1
WKU at Indiana – 4pm, Peacock
EWU at Washington – 7:15pm, BTN
North Dakota at Nebraska – 7:15pm, BTN
Colorado at Northwestern – 7:30pm, FOX
Michigan St. at Notre Dame – 7:30pm, NBC/Peacock
Virginia Tech at Maryland – 7:30pm, FS1
Purdue at UCLA – 11pm, BTN
CONFERENCE USA
CCU at Delaware – 11:30am, CBSSN
Ball State at Liberty – 4pm, ESPN+
WKU at Indiana – 4pm, Peacock
FIU at Florida Atlantic – 6pm, ESPN+
Marshall at Missouri State – 6:30pm, CBSSN
Georgia Southern at Jax State – 7pm, ESPN+
Nicholls at Sam Houston – 7pm, ESPN+
Nevada at Middle Tennessee – 7pm, ESPN+
Kennesaw St. at Tennessee – 7:45pm, SECN
FBS INDEPENDENTS
UConn at Southern Miss – 7pm, ESPN+
Michigan St. at Notre Dame – 7:30pm, NBC/Peacock
MAC
Akron at Minnesota – 12pm, BTN
Bowling Green at Iowa State – 12pm, ESPNU
Buffalo at Penn State – 12pm, BTN
Kent State at Ohio State – 12pm, FOX
EMU at Wisconsin – 12:30pm, Peacock/NBCSN/YT
Wyoming at Central Michigan – 1pm, ESPN+
Temple at Toledo – 3pm, CBSSN
Miami OH vs Cincinnati – 3:30pm, ESPN+
Stonehill at UMass – 3:30pm, ESPN+
Ball State at Liberty – 4pm, ESPN+
Ohio at South Alabama – 7pm, ESPN+
Western Michigan at Rice – 7pm, ESPN+
NDSU at Sac State – 10:30pm, ESPN
MOUNTAIN WEST
Wyoming at Central Michigan – 1pm, ESPN+
UTEP at Michigan – 3:30pm, BTN
Nevada at Middle Tennessee – 7pm, ESPN+
New Mexico at Oklahoma – 7:30pm, ESPN2
NIU at Arizona – 10:30pm, TNT/HBO Max
NDSU at Sac State – 10:30pm, ESPN
Fresno State at San Jose State – 11pm, FS1
PAC-12
North Texas at Texas State – 12pm, USA
Utah State at Utah – 3:30pm, FOX
Duquesne at Washington State – 3:30pm, USA
BYU at Colorado St. – 7:30pm, CBS/Paramount+
South Dakota at Boise State – 10pm, CBSSN
James Madison at San Diego St. – 10pm, The CW
Fresno State at San Jose State – 11pm, FS1
Montana at Oregon State – 11pm, USA
SEC
Georgia at Arkansas – 12pm, ABC
NC State at Vanderbilt – 12:45pm, SECN
Florida State at Alabama – 3:30pm, ABC
Kentucky at Texas A&M – 3:30pm, ESPN/Disney+
Mississippi St. at South Carolina – 4:15pm, SECN
Florida at Auburn – 7pm, ESPN
Troy at Missouri – 7pm, SECN+
New Mexico at Oklahoma – 7:30pm, ESPN2
LSU at Ole Miss – 7:30pm, ABC
Kennesaw State at Tennessee – 7:45pm, SECN
UTSA at Texas – 8pm, SECN+
SUN BELT
Coastal Carolina at Delaware – 11:30am, CBSSN
Louisiana Tech at Baylor – 4pm, ESPNU
Southeastern Louisiana at ULM – 4:30pm, ESPN+
Charlotte at Appalachian State – 6pm, ESPN+
East Carolina at Old Dominion – 6pm, ESPN+
Marshall at Missouri State – 6:30pm, CBSSN
Georgia Southern at Jax State – 7pm, ESPN+
Ohio at South Alabama – 7pm, ESPN+
Georgia State at UCF – 7pm, ESPN+
Troy at Missouri – 7pm, SECN+
UConn at Southern Miss – 7pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State at TCU – 8pm, ESPNU
UAB at Louisiana – 8pm, ESPN+
James Madison at San Diego St.- 10pm, The CW
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I want to credit CBS on Big Ten first three weeks first cupcake, second P4 & third conference game USC at Rutgers.