Most Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football teams have their non-conference schedules set for the 2024 season, but over 20 still need one game or have not revealed their final opponent.
Conference realignment has, as it usually does, thrown a wrench into future scheduling. Two Pac-12 teams, Cal and Stanford, had their non-conference schedules set for next season but now each will need to add an opponent as a result of joining the ACC, which plays one less league matchup.
Oklahoma and Texas, which join the SEC in 2024, were both in a similar situation but have since filled their slates for next season.
One school, Kennesaw State, is currently in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) but is moving up to the FBS and will compete in Conference USA beginning in 2024. The Owls have now finalized their non-conference slate, which begins at UTSA on Aug. 31. KSU will then host Louisiana on Sept. 7 and then visit San Jose State on Sept. 14 before hosting UT Martin on Sept. 28.
Following Oregon canceling its contest against Hawaii, the Rainbow Warriors now have three non-conference opponents set for 2024, not counting their Mountain West alliance game at Washington State. Hawaii can add two additional contests under the Hawaii Exemption. Teams that play Hawaii can also schedule an extra non-conference game in 2024, but that is the exception rather than the norm so we won’t speculate on that.
Below are the teams that currently have non-conference openings in 2024, or their final opponent has not been officially announced. Please note that all schedules are tentative and subject to change until officially announced by the teams or conferences.
* Updated Jan. 23, 2024 (added Army and UAB; removed Syracuse and TCU)
* Updated Jan. 25, 2024 (removed Boston College and UAB)
* Updated Jan. 29, 2024 (removed UMass)
* Updated Jan. 30, 2024 (removed Florida Atlantic)
* Updated Feb. 1, 2024 (removed New Mexico State)
* Updated Feb. 7, 2024 (removed Michigan State)
* Last updated Feb. 8, 2024 (removed SMU)
ONE NON-CONFERENCE OPENING
vs. UCLA (Aug. 31), at Sam Houston (Sept. 14), vs. Northern Iowa (Sept. 21)
Hawaii has a non-conference opening after Oregon canceled their Week Zero contest. The Rainbow Warriors can also add a second non-conference opponent to get to five total due to the Hawaii Exemption.
REMOVED FROM ABOVE LISTINGS
ARMY – added Notre Dame (neutral)
AUBURN – added Alabama A&M (home)
BOISE STATE – added Portland State (home)
BOSTON COLLEGE – added Duquesne (home)
BYU – added SMU (away)
CALIFORNIA – added Oregon State (home)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN – added Central Connecticut (home)
DUKE – added Elon (home)
FIU – added Monmouth (home)
FLORIDA ATLANTIC – added Wagner (home)
HOUSTON – added Rice (home)
ILLINOIS – moved a previously scheduled game against Eastern Illinois to Week Zero.
INDIANA – added Western Illinois (home)
JACKSONVILLE STATE – added Louisville (away)
KENNESAW STATE – added Louisiana (home)
LOUISVILLE – added Jacksonville State (home)
MICHIGAN STATE – added PVAMU (home)
MISSISSIPPI STATE – added Toledo (home)
NC STATE – added Northern Illinois (home)
NEW MEXICO STATE – added Southeast Missouri (home)
NORTHERN ILLINOIS – added NC State (away)
NORTHWESTERN – added Eastern Illinois (home)
NOTRE DAME – added Army (neutral)
OREGON STATE – added Oregon, Cal, Washington State, and six Mountain West opponents
RICE – added Texas Southern (home) and UConn (away)
RUTGERS – added Howard (home)
SMU – added BYU (home); added Nevada (away)
STANFORD – added San Jose State (away)
SYRACUSE – added UNLV (away)
TCU – added LIU (home)
UAB – added Alcorn State (home)
UCONN – dropped Army, added Merrimack (home) and Rice (home)
UMASS – added CCSU (home)
UTAH – added Utah State (away), game vs. Baylor in 2024 will be considered a non-conference contest
UTAH STATE – added Utah (home)
WASHINGTON – added Washington State (neutral-site)
WASHINGTON STATE – added Oregon State, Texas Tech, Washington, and six Mountain West opponents