The 2026 college football season rolls into Week 6, spanning Tuesday, Oct. 6 through Saturday, Oct. 10, with 109 matchups across the FBS and FCS.
Week 6 opened with one game on Tuesday and two on Wednesday. The action continues Thursday night with four contests: Missouri State at WKU (7pm ET, CBSSN), Sam Houston at Liberty (7pm ET, ESPNU), USF at UTSA (7:30pm ET, ESPN), and South Alabama at Arkansas State (7:30pm ET, ESPN2).
Friday delivers a seven‑game slate, beginning at 12pm ET with Florida A&M at Alabama State, rescheduled due to Hurricane Isaias. Featured matchups include Florida State at Louisville (7pm ET, ESPN), No. 20 Iowa at Washington (9pm ET, FOX), and Iowa State at No. 8 BYU (10:15pm ET, ESPN).
Saturday’s schedule opens at 12pm ET with 16 games nationwide. Headliners include Texas A&M at No. 14 Missouri (ABC), UCF at No. 18 Oklahoma State (ESPN2), North Carolina at No. 25 Pitt (ESPN), and No. 7 Indiana at Nebraska (FOX).
The 3:30pm ET window features several marquee contests: No. 1 Texas vs. Oklahoma (ABC), No. 21 UCLA at No. 13 Oregon (CBS), and No. 22 Houston at Kansas State (FOX).
Week 6 primetime showcases No. 10 LSU at Kentucky (7pm ET, ESPN), followed by No. 2 Georgia at No. 6 Alabama (7:30pm ET, ABC) and No. 19 USC at Penn State (7:30pm ET, NBC).
Late‑night offerings include Kansas at No. 12 Utah (10:15pm ET, ESPN), followed at 10:45pm ET by Hawaii at Arizona State (FS1) and No. 23 Boise State at Fresno State (The CW).
The full Week 6 TV and streaming schedule by conference appears below.
2026 College Football Schedule: Week 6
* All times Eastern.
ACC
Florida State at Louisville – 7pm, ESPN (Fri.)
North Carolina at Pitt – 12pm, ESPN
Wake Forest at NC State – 12pm, The CW
Duke at Georgia Tech – 3:30pm, ESPN2
Stanford at Notre Dame – 3:30pm, NBC/Peacock
Virginia Tech at Cal – 3:30pm, ACCN
Syracuse at Virginia – 7:30pm, ACCN
AMERICAN
USF at UTSA – 7:30pm, ESPN (Thu.)
Tulane at Army – 12pm, CBSSN
Charlotte at North Texas – 3:30pm, ESPN+
Tulsa at Navy – 3:30pm, CBSSN
UConn at Temple – 3:45pm, ESPNU
Rice at East Carolina – 4pm, ESPN+
UAB at Memphis – 7pm, ESPN2
BIG 12
Iowa State at BYU – 10:15pm, ESPN (Fri.)
Arizona at West Virginia – 12pm, TNT/truTV
UCF at Oklahoma State – 12pm, ESPN2
Houston at Kansas State – 3:30pm, FOX
Kansas at Utah – 8pm, ESPNews
Hawaii at Arizona State – 10:30pm, FS1
BIG TEN
Iowa at Washington – 9pm, FOX (Fri.)
Indiana at Nebraska – 12pm, FOX
Ball State at Northwestern – 12:30pm, BTN
UCLA at Oregon – 3:30pm, CBS
Illinois at Michigan State – 3:30pm, FS1
Maryland at Ohio State – 4:15pm, BTN
USC at Penn State – 7:30pm, NBC/Peacock
Minnesota at Purdue – 8pm, BTN
CONFERENCE USA
Jax State at Kennesaw St. – 7pm, CBSSN (Wed.)
NM State at FIU – 7:30pm, ESPN2 (Wed.)
Missouri State at WKU – 7pm, CBSSN (Thu.)
Sam Houston at Liberty – 7pm, ESPNU (Thu.)
INDEPENDENTS
Stanford at Notre Dame – 3:30pm, NBC/Peacock
UConn at Temple – 3:45pm, ESPNU
MAC
Sac State at Bowling Green – 12pm, ESPN+
Ball State at Northwestern – 12:30pm, BTN
Miami (Ohio) at UMass – 2pm, ESPN+
EMU at Akron – 3:30pm, ESPN+
CMU at Ohio – 3:30pm, ESPN+
Buffalo at Toledo – 3:30pm, ESPN+
Kent State at WMU – 3:30pm, ESPN+
MOUNTAIN WEST
Wyoming at San Jose St. – 9pm, CBSSN (Fri.)
NDSU at UNLV – 7pm, The CW
Nevada at UTEP – 7pm, FS1
Air Force at NIU – 7:30pm, CBSSN
Hawaii at Arizona State – 10:30pm, FS1
PAC-12
Washington St. at Utah St. – 9pm, The CW (Fri.)
San Diego St. at Oregon St. – 6pm, USA
Boise St. at Fresno St. – 10:30pm, The CW
SEC
Texas A&M at Missouri – 12pm, ABC/Disney+
S. Carolina at Florida – 12:45pm, SECN
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt – 3:30pm, ESPN/Disney+
Texas vs Oklahoma (Dallas) – 3:30pm, ABC
Tennessee at Arkansas – 4:15pm, SECN
LSU at Kentucky – 7pm, ESPN
Georgia at Alabama – 7:30pm, ABC
SUN BELT
Southern Miss at Troy – 8pm, ESPN2 (Tue.)
S. Alabama at A-State – 7:30pm, ESPN2 (Thu.)
ODU at App State – 1pm, ESPN+
CCU at Marshall – 7pm, ESPN+
JMU at GS – 7:30pm, ESPNU
Louisiana at LA Tech – 7:30pm, ESPN+
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FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
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I have not heard anything about Disney+ games for this week. ESPN announced in August that they would be simulcasting two games a week on Disney+, but there hasn’t been an announcement yet. I feel like the latest they’ve said something was the Tuesday before. But here it is Thursday.
You can find those games on our weekly schedule after they are set. This week is Texas A&M at Missouri and Ole Miss at Vanderbilt.
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If Texas and Oklahoma were ever to be the top two teams heading into their meeting in the Cotton Bowl, then it has to be at night.
It wasn’t moved in 1984 when Texas (#1) and Oklahoma (#2) met in the Cotton Bowl at 3:00 PM in the AFTERNOON.
Nighttime college football wasn’t as lucrative for the major broadcast networks in 1984 as it is now.
Z-Man, Favor or opposed next year’s Red River Rivalry will very likely remain at 2:30PM local time.
Night game I have very high confidence in is Duke’s Mayo Classic Notre Dame vs Wake Forest that is scheduled for 10/9/27.
Antiquity or not Z-man, the current college football broadcast viewership for the 3:30PM games are larger than the 7;30PM broadcast audience.
That’s not true.
The two most watched games this year were 7:30 start times.
Four of the top ten are 7:30 games. four were 3:30 games. 2 were noon games.
So, while I wouldn’t say one time is better than another, I think it shows that people will find good games no matter what time they start at.
I really enjoy 3:30PM-4:00PM games & excellent news SEC! SEC! SEC!, I fully agree with you on people will find good games no matter what time they start.
Also, Memphis-UAB is a game I want to see on Thanksgiving weekend every year, and NC State-Wake Forest on Thanksgiving weekend once every three years as part of a rotation with the other Tobacco Road rivalries in the ACC.
I am satisfied with UAB-Memphis & NC State-Wake Forest playing week six.
Who needs Thanksgiving???