College football’s all the way back. After an Australian opener last Friday and a brilliant FCS debut Saturday, we’re on to a full slate of games as the rest of the country kicks into high gear.
2016 college football schedule, Week 1: TV times and online streaming for 5-day weekend
Football’s back! Here’s what’s going on during the sport’s five-day weekend.
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Week 1 has a lot of goodies this year, with more top-flight games than most seasons’ first week. There’s a lot of Thursday and Friday football to lead into the weekend. Vanderbilt and South Carolina kick off the year in the SEC on Thursday, and Friday’s slate includes the opening act of Christian McCaffrey’s 2016 encore for Stanford.
Saturday is where most of the meat is, of course. Oklahoma and Houston play at noon, and following them are barn burners such as LSU-Wisconsin (at Lambeau Field!), UCLA-Texas A&M, Georgia-North Carolina, USC-Alabama and Clemson-Auburn. Texas plays Notre Dame on Sunday, and Ole Miss plays Florida State on Monday, in what might turn out to be the best contest of them all.
So, if you enjoy five-day weekends with watchable college football on TV all the time, this’ll be a good few days.
Here’s the full schedule, adapted from the good folks at FBSchedules.com.
Welcome back, football. You were missed.
Thursday, Sept. 1
| Game | Time | TV / Online streaming |
| Charlotte at No. 19 Louisville | 7 p.m. ET | RSN / ACCNExtra |
| Maine at UConn | 7 p.m. ET | ASN / WatchESPN |
| Presbyterian at Central Michigan | 7 p.m. ET | WatchESPN |
| Tulane at Wake Forest | 7 p.m. ET | ACCNExtra |
| UT Martin at Cincinnati | 7 p.m. ET | WatchESPN |
| Appalachian State at No. 9 Tennessee | 7:30 p.m. ET | SECN / WatchESPN |
| Indiana at FIU | 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| William & Mary at NC State | 7:30 p.m. ET | ACCNExtra |
| Jackson State at UNLV | 8 p.m. ET | MWN |
| Rice at WKU | 8 p.m. ET | CBSSN |
| South Carolina at Vanderbilt | 8 p.m. ET | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Southern Utah at Utah | 8 p.m. ET | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| Montana State at Idaho | 9 p.m. ET | ITVSN / WatchESPN |
| Oregon State at Minnesota | 9 p.m. ET | BTN / BTN2Go |
| South Dakota at New Mexico | 9 p.m. ET | ROOT Sports |
| Weber State at Utah State | 10 p.m. ET | MWN |
Friday, Sept. 2
| Game | Time | TV / Online streaming |
| MVSU at Eastern Michigan | 6 p.m. ET | WatchESPN |
| Albany at Buffalo | 7 p.m. ET | WatchESPN |
| Army at Temple | 7 p.m. ET | CBSSN |
| Ball State at Georgia State | 7 p.m. ET | ASN / WatchESPN |
| Colgate at Syracuse | 7 p.m. ET | ACCNExtra |
| Furman at No. 12 Michigan State | 7 p.m. ET | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Northwestern State at No. 23 Baylor | 7:30 p.m. ET | FSN / FS Go |
| Colorado vs. Colorado State (Denver) | 8 p.m. ET | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Kansas State at No. 8 Stanford | 9 p.m. ET | FS1 / FS Go |
| Toledo at Arkansas State | 9 p.m. ET | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| Cal Poly at Nevada | 9:30 p.m. ET | MWN |
Saturday, Sept. 3
| Game | Time | TV / Online streaming |
| Georgia Tech vs. Boston College (Ireland) | 7:30:00 a.m. ET | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| Boise State at UL Lafayette | Noon ET | ASN / WatchESPN |
| Bowling Green at No. 6 Ohio State | Noon ET | BTN / BTN2Go |
| EKU at Purdue | Noon ET | ESPNews / WatchESPN |
| Fordham at Navy | Noon ET | CBSSN |
| Hawaii at No. 7 Michigan | Noon ET | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Howard at Maryland | Noon ET | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Missouri at West Virginia | Noon ET | FS1 / FS Go |
| No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 15 Houston (NRG Stadium) | Noon ET | ABC / WatchESPN |
| South Alabama at Mississippi State | Noon ET | SECN / WatchESPN |
| Western Michigan at Northwestern | Noon ET | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| Liberty at Virginia Tech | 12:30 p.m. ET | ACCN / WatchESPN |
| Villanova at Pittsburgh | 1:30 p.m. ET | ACCNExtra |
| Abilene Christian at Air Force | 2 p.m. ET | MWN |
| Rutgers at No. 14 Washington | 2 p.m. ET | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| Kent State at Penn State | 3:30 p.m. ET | BTN / BTN2Go |
| No. 5 LSU vs. Wisconsin (Green Bay) | 3:30 p.m. ET | ABC / WatchESPN |
| Miami (Ohio) at No. 17 Iowa | 3:30 p.m. ET | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| Murray State at Illinois | 3:30 p.m. ET | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Richmond at Virginia | 3:30 p.m. ET | ACCNExtra |
| SE Louisiana at No. 21 Oklahoma State | 3:30 p.m. ET | FSN / FS Go |
| Texas State at Ohio | 3:30 p.m. ET | CBSSN |
| No. 16 UCLA at Texas A&M | 3:30 p.m. ET | CBS / CBSSports.com |
| Louisiana Tech at Arkansas | 4 p.m. ET | SECN / WatchESPN |
| UC Davis at No. 24 Oregon | 5 p.m. ET | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| No. 18 Georgia vs. No. 22 North Carolina (Atlanta) | 5:30 p.m. ET | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Austin Peay at Troy | 6 p.m. ET | WatchESPN |
| Florida A&M at Miami, FL | 6 p.m. ET | ACCNExtra |
| Hampton at Old Dominion | 6 p.m. ET | CUSA.tv |
| NC Central at Duke | 6 p.m. ET | ACCNExtra |
| Savannah State at Georgia Southern | 6 p.m. ET | WatchESPN |
| Southern Illinois at Florida Atlantic | 6 p.m. ET | CUSA.tv |
| Western Carolina at East Carolina | 6 p.m. ET | WatchESPN |
| VMI at Akron | 6:30 p.m. ET | WatchESPN |
| Alabama A&M at Middle Tennessee | 7 p.m. ET | TBA |
| Alabama State at UTSA | 7 p.m. ET | KMYS-CW 35 |
| Rhode Island at Kansas | 7 p.m. ET | Jayhawk TV |
| San Jose State at Tulsa | 7 p.m. ET | CBSSN |
| SE Missouri State at Memphis | 7 p.m. ET | WatchESPN |
| SMU at North Texas | 7 p.m. ET | ASN |
| South Carolina State at UCF | 7 p.m. ET | WatchESPN |
| Southern at ULM | 7 p.m. ET | WatchESPN |
| Towson at USF | 7 p.m. ET | WatchESPN |
| Southern Miss at Kentucky | 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| UMass at No. 25 Florida | 7:30 p.m. ET | SECN / WatchESPN |
| EWU at Washington State | 8 p.m. ET | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| Fresno State at Nebraska | 8 p.m. ET | BTN / BTN2Go |
| New Mexico State at UTEP | 8 p.m. ET | beIN SPORTS |
| Northern Iowa at Iowa State | 8 p.m. ET | Cyclones.tv |
| South Dakota State at No. 13 TCU | 8 p.m. ET | FSN / FS Go |
| Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech | 8 p.m. ET | FSN / FS Go |
| No. 20 USC vs. No. 1 Alabama (Arlington) | 8 p.m. ET | ABC / WatchESPN |
| New Hampshire at San Diego State | 8:30 p.m. ET | TBA |
| No. 2 Clemson at Auburn | 9 p.m. ET | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Arizona vs. BYU (Glendale) | 10:30 p.m. ET | FS1 / FS Go |
| Northern Illinois at Wyoming | 10:30 p.m. ET | CBSSN |
| Northern Arizona at Arizona State | 10:45 PM | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
Sunday, Sept. 4
| Game | Time | TV / Online streaming |
| No. 10 Notre Dame at Texas | 7:30 p.m. ET | ABC / WatchESPN |
Labor Day, Sept. 5
| Game | Time | TV / Online streaming |
| No. 11 Ole Miss vs. No. 4 Florida State (Orlando) | 8 p.m. ET | ESPN / WatchESPN |
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