College Football Week 1 schedule: Saturday start times and TV info
By Josh Sanchez
College football is back for the first full Saturday of action that begins at noon Eastern Time. It is finally time to see a number of the Top 25 teams in the nation go into action and see if any surprise national title contenders emerge.
Who will take the field today?
Here is the full schedule for Saturday’s action:
| TIME (ET) | AWAY | HOME | TV | |
| 12:00 pm | Villanova Wildcats | Boston College Eagles | ESNN | |
| 12:00 pm | Purdue Boilermakers | Cincinnati Bearcats | ESPU | |
| 12:00 pm | Elon Phoenix | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | ESP3 | |
| 12:00 pm | Southern Illinois Salukis | Illinois Fighting Illini | BTN BTN2 | |
| 12:00 pm | Buffalo Bulls | 2 Ohio State Buckeyes | ESP2 | |
| 12:00 pm | William & Mary Tribe | West Virginia Mountaineers | FS1 | |
| 12:00 pm | Massachusetts Minutemen | 23 Wisconsin Badgers | BTN BTN2 | |
| 12:21 pm | Toledo Rockets | 10 Florida Gators | ESP3 ESGP SECN | |
| 12:30 pm | FIU Golden Panthers | Maryland Terrapins | ESP3 ESGP | |
| 12:30 pm | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | North Carolina State Wolfpack | ESP3 ESGP ACCN | |
| 1:00 pm | Rice Owls | 7 Texas A&M Aggies | ESPN | |
| 3:00 pm | Colgate Raiders | Air Force Falcons | ROOT | |
| 3:30 pm | Northern Illinois Huskies | Iowa Hawkeyes | BTN BTN2 | |
| 3:30 pm | Central Michigan Chippewas | 17 Michigan Wolverines | BTN BTN2 | |
| 3:30 pm | Temple Owls | 14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish | NBC | |
| 3:30 pm | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 13 Oklahoma State Cowboys | ABC ESP2 | |
| 3:30 pm | Penn State Nittany Lions | Syracuse Orange | ABC ESP2 | |
| 3:30 pm | BYU Cougars | Virginia Cavaliers | ESPU | |
| 4:00 pm | Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns | Arkansas Razorbacks | ESP3 ESGP FSN | |
| 4:00 pm | North Carolina Central Eagles | Duke Blue Devils | ESP3 | |
| 4:00 pm | Nicholls Colonels | 3 Oregon Ducks | FS1 | |
| 5:30 pm | Virginia Tech Hokies | 1 Alabama Crimson Tide | ESPN | |
| 6:00 pm | Howard Bison | Eastern Michigan Eagles | ESP3 | |
| 6:00 pm | Eastern Washington Eagles | 25 Oregon State Beavers | PACN | |
| 6:00 pm | Austin Peay Governors | Tennessee Volunteers | ESP3 ESGP TNPV | |
| 7:00 pm | Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions | Arkansas State Red Wolves | ESP3 | |
| 7:00 pm | Washington State Cougars | Auburn Tigers | ESPU | |
| 7:00 pm | Old Dominion Monarchs | East Carolina Pirates | FCS | |
| 7:00 pm | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Kentucky Wildcats | ESNN | |
| 7:00 pm | Miami (OH) RedHawks | Marshall Thundering Herd | CBSS | |
| 7:00 pm | Murray State Racers | Missouri Tigers | ESP3 ESGP MOPV | |
| 7:00 pm | Idaho Vandals | North Texas Mean Green | ||
| 7:00 pm | Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | 16 Oklahoma Sooners | OKPV | |
| 7:00 pm | Texas State Bobcats | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | ||
| 7:00 pm | UAB Blazers | Troy Trojans | ESP3 | |
| 7:30 pm | Wofford Terriers | Baylor Bears | FSN | |
| 8:00 pm | 5 Georgia Bulldogs | 8 Clemson Tigers | ABC | |
| 8:00 pm | UNI Panthers | Iowa State Cyclones | ||
| 8:00 pm | Wyoming Cowboys | 18 Nebraska Cornhuskers | BTN BTN2 | |
| 8:00 pm | Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners | New Mexico Lobos | ||
| 8:00 pm | Eastern Illinois Panthers | San Diego State Aztecs | ||
| 8:00 pm | New Mexico State Aggies | 15 Texas Longhorns | LGHN | |
| 9:00 pm | 12 LSU Tigers | 20 TCU Horned Frogs | ESPN | |
| 10:00 pm | Nevada Wolf Pack | 21 UCLA Bruins | PACN | |
| 10:00 pm | 19 Boise State Broncos | Washington Huskies | FS1 | |
| 10:30 pm | 22 Northwestern Wildcats | California Golden Bears | ESP2 |