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 – 10:15pm, ESPN
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
S. Carolina at Florida – 12:45pm, SECN
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt – 3:30pm, ESPN
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
- College Football Schedule (FBS only)
- FCS Schedule (FCS only)
- College Football TV Schedule (FBS and FCS)
View Comments (1)
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.