Week 1: College football schedule, TV channels, streams, start times

The following is the college football schedule, TV channels, game times, and matchups in Week 1 as the first complete weekend of fixtures set to excite the fans on Saturday, 02 September. ABC, ESPN, ESPNU, SEC Network, FOX, Fox Sports and ESPN+ will broadcast the games this weekend, and you can see the full list below.

Several AP ranked teams are in action today, including No. 1 and defending champion Georgia, which opens the defense of its title against UT Martin at home, starting at 6:00 p.m. ET. You can watch the Georgia vs UT Martin live broadcast on SECN+ and ESPN+ today.

Read more: SEC college football schedule and live TV and streaming in Week 1

Meanwhile, fellow SEC outfit, No. 4 Alabama, opens the season against Middle Tennessee at 7:30 p.m. and live on the SEC Network, No. 3 Ohio State is at Indiana live on CBS and Paramount+, starting at 3:30 p.m., while No. 2 Michigan welcomes No. 2 East Carolina at 12:00 p.m. and live on Peacock.

See the complete college football schedule for Week 1 below.

College football schedule Week 1

Saturday, September 2:

  • Virginia vs No. 12 Tennessee (in Nashville, TN) at 12:00pm on ABC/ESPN3
  • Fresno State at Purdue at 12:00pm on BTN
  • Utah State at No. 25 Iowa at 12:00pm on FS1
  • NIU at Boston College at 12:00pm on ACCN
  • Louisiana Tech at SMU at 12:00pm on ESPNU
  • LIU at Ohio at 12:00pm on ESPN+
  • Arkansas State at No. 20 Oklahoma at 12:00pm on ESPN
  • Ball State at Kentucky at 12:00pm on SECN
  • Bowling Green at Liberty at 12:00pm on CBSSN
  • Colorado at No. 17 TCU at 12:00pm on FOX
  • East Carolina at No. 2 Michigan at 12:00pm on Peacock
  • Robert Morris at Air Force at 1:00pm on Altitude/MWN
  • Western Carolina at Arkansas at 1:00pm on SECN+/ESPN+
  • Akron at Temple at 2:00pm on ESPN+
  • ETSU at Jacksonville State at 2:00pm on ESPN+
  • Mercer at No. 22 Ole Miss at 2:00pm on SECN+/ESPN+
  • Northern Iowa at Iowa State at 2:00pm on ESPN+
  • Portland State at No. 15 Oregon at 3:00pm on P12N
  • Gardner-Webb at Appalachian State at 3:30pm on ESPN+
  • UMass at Auburn at 3:30pm on ESPN
  • Towson at Maryland at 3:30pm on BTN
  • Tennessee State at 13 Notre Dame at 3:30pm on NBC/Peacock
  • Rice at No. 11 Texas at 3:30pm on FOX
  • No. 3 Ohio State at Indiana at 3:30pm on CBS/Paramount+
  • Boise State at No. 10 Washington at 3:30pm on ABC/ESPN3
  • Eastern Kentucky at Cincinnati at 3:30pm on ESPN+
  • Buffalo at No. 19 Wisconsin at 3:30pm on FS1
  • Wofford at Pitt at 3:30pm on ACCN
  • USF at WKU at 3:30pm on CBSSN
  • Southeastern La. at Mississippi State at 4:00pm on SECN
  • California at North Texas at 4:00pm on ESPNU
  • Bryant at UNLV at 4:00pm on SSSN/MWN
  • Colgate at Syracuse at 4:00pm on ACCNX/ESPN+
  • Bucknell at James Madison at 6:00pm on ESPN+
  • Monmouth at Florida Atlantic at 6:00pm on ESPN+
  • SC State at Charlotte at 6:00pm on ESPN+
  • The Citadel at Georgia Southern at 6:00pm on ESPN+
  • UT Martin at No. 1 Georgia at 6:00pm on SECN+/ESPN+
  • UAlbany at Marshall at 6:00pm on ESPN+
  • Maine at FIU at 6:30pm on ESPN+
  • Nevada at No. 6 USC at 6:30pm on P12N
  • New Mexico at No. 23 Texas A&M at 7:00pm on ESPN
  • Southeast Missouri at No. 16 Kansas State at 7:00pm on ESPN+
  • Alcorn State at Southern Miss at 7:00pm on ESPN+
  • Washington State at Colorado State at 7:00pm on CBSSN
  • UTSA at Houston at 7:00pm on FS1
  • Texas State at Baylor at 7:00pm on ESPN+
  • Stephen F. Austin at Troy at 7:00pm on ESPN+
  • Bethune-Cookman at Memphis at 7:00pm on ESPN+
  • Central Arkansas at Oklahoma State at 7:00pm on ESPN+
  • Army at ULM at 7:00pm on NFLN
  • Alabama A&M at Vanderbilt at 7:00pm on SECN+/ESPN+
  • Middle Tennessee at No. 4 Alabama at 7:30pm on SECN
  • No. 21 North Carolina vs South Carolina (in Charlotte, NC) at 7:30pm on ABC/ESPN3
  • Texas Tech at Wyoming at 7:30pm on CBS/Paramount+
  • Toledo at Illinois at 7:30pm on BTN
  • West Virginia at No. 7 Penn State at 7:30pm on NBC/Peacock
  • South Alabama at No. 24 Tulane at 8:00pm on ESPNU
  • Old Dominion at Virginia Tech at 8:00pm on ACCN
  • Northwestern State at Louisiana at 8:30pm on ESPN+
  • UIW at UTEP at 9:00pm on ESPN+
  • Western Illinois at New Mexico State at 9:00pm on ESPN+
  • Northern Arizona at Arizona at 10:00pm on P12N
  • Sam Houston at BYU at 10:15pm on FS1
  • Coastal Carolina at UCLA at 10:30pm on ESPN
  • Idaho State at San Diego State at 10:30pm on CBSSN