College football season kicks off with a strong Football Championship Subdivision matchup on the afternoon of August 29 and climaxes with the second College Football Playoff championship game on Jan. 11, 2016 in Glendale, Ariz.
The first full weekend of games stretches over five days, and as in recent years, the schedule will feature numerous Thursday and Friday games in addition to the traditional Saturday kickoffs.
Below are games scheduled for national networks, with listed times p.m. Eastern unless otherwise noted. Dates and times are subject to change. Games will be added throughout the season.
Saturday, Aug. 29
Thursday, Sept. 3
North Carolina vs. South Carolina, ESPN, 6 in Charlotte
Oklahoma State at Central Michigan, ESPNU , 7
Western Kentucky at Vanderbilt, SEC, 8
Michigan at Utah, FS1, 8:30
TCU at Minnesota, ESPN, 9
Duke at Tulane, CBSSN, 9:30
UTSA at Arizona, Pac-12 , 10
Friday, Sept. 4
Colorado at Hawaii, CBSSN, 1 a.m.
Charlotte at Georgia State, ESPNU, 3:30
Baylor at SMU, ESPN, 7
Fordham at Army, CBSSN, 7
Michigan State at Western Michigan, ESPNU, 7
Kent State at Illinois, BTN, 9
Washington at Boise State, ESPN, 10:15
Saturday, Sept. 5
Colgate at Navy, CBSSN, noon
Illinois State at Iowa, BTN, noon
Stanford at Northwestern, ESPN, noon
Portland State at Washington State, Pac-12, 2
Auburn vs. Louisville, CBS, 3:30 in Atlanta
BYU at Nebraska, ABC, 3:30
Florida Atlantic at Tulsa, CBSSN, 3:30
Virginia at UCLA, FOX, 3:30
UTEP at Arkansas, ESPNU, 3:30
Bowling Green vs. Tennessee, SEC, 4 in Nashville
Grambling at California, Pac-12, 5
Arizona State vs. Texas A&M , ESPN, 7 in Houston
Georgia State at West Virginia, FSN, 7:30
Texas at Notre Dame, NBC, 7:30
UNLV at Northern Illinois, CBSSN, 7:30
Alabama vs. Wisconsin, ABC, 8 in Arlington, Texas
Eastern Washington at Oregon, Pac-12, 8
Texas State at Florida State, ESPNews , 8
Mississippi State at Southern Miss, FS1, 10:30
Arkansas State at USC, Pac-12, 11
Sunday, Sept. 6
Purdue at Marshall, FS1, 3
Arkansas Pine Bluff at South Carolina State , ESPN, 3:30
Monday, Sept. 7
Ohio State at Virginia Tech, ESPN, 8
Thursday, Sept. 10
Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky, FS1, 8
Friday, Sept. 11
Miami at Florida Atlantic, FS1, 8
Utah State at Utah, ESPN2 , 9
Saturday, Sept. 12
South Florida at Florida State, ESPN, 11:30
Buffalo at Penn State , ESPN2/ESPNU, noon
Houston at Louisville, FSN, noon
Western Illinois at Illinois, BTN, noon
Sacramento State at Washington, Pac-12, 2
Massachusetts at Colorado, Pac-12, 2
Fresno State at Mississippi, ESPN2/ESPNU, 3:30
Georgia at Vanderbilt, CBS, 3:30
Hawaii at Ohio State, BTN, 3:30
Minnesota at Colorado State, CBSSN, 3:30
Notre Dame at Virginia, ABC, 3:30
Stephen F. Austin at TCU, FS1, 3:30
Washington State at Rutgers, ESPN2/ESPNU, 3:30
Eastern Illinois at Northwestern, ESPNews, 4
Middle Tennessee at Alabama, SEC, 4
Iowa at Iowa State, FOX, 4:30
Oklahoma at Tennessee, ESPN 6
Arizona at Nevada, CBSSN, 7
Ball State at Texas A&M, ESPNU, 7
East Carolina at Florida, ESPN2, 7
Central Arkansas at Oklahoma State, FSN, 7:30
Kentucky at South Carolina, SEC, 7:30
Lamar at Baylor, FSN, 7:30
Florida International at Indiana, BTN, 8
Idaho at USC, Pac-12, 8
Oregon at Michigan State, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2, 8
Rice at Texas, Longhorn Network , 8
South Alabama at Nebraska, BTN, 8
LSU at Mississippi State, ESPN, 9:15
Central Florida at Stanford, FS1, 10:30
UCLA at UNLV, CBSSN, 10:30
Cal Poly at Arizona State, Pac-12, 11
Boise State at BYU, ESPN/ESPN2, TBA
South Alabama at Nebraska, BTN, TBA
UTEP at Texas Tech, FSN, TBA
