Grab your bowl of chips, popcorn, sauced-up wings or whatever you prefer on Game Day and get ready for the relentless pursuit of a different kind of Bowl by collegiate football athletes and teams from across the country. College football season is back!
Which college football team will take it all the way to the College Football Championship? Use this daily list to make sure you catch every game of college football on TV today.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES ON THIS WEEKEND
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4
| Game | Time | Channels |
| Jacksonville State at Kennesaw State | 7:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| Houston at Texas Christian University | 7:30 PM | ESPN |
| Michigan State at Oregon | 9:00 PM | FOX |
| Syracuse at UNLV | 9:00 PM | FOX Sports 1 |
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5
| Game | Time | Channels |
| Saint Francis (PA) at Delaware State | 1:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Drake at Valparaiso | 1:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Marist at Davidson | 1:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Lincoln University (PA) at Morgan State | 1:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Wagner at Stonehill | 1:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Albany at Cornell | 1:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Pennsylvania at Dartmouth | 1:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Holy Cross at Colgate | 1:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Tulane at UAB | 1:00 PM | ESPN+ for Business |
| Furman at The Citadel | 2:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Gardner-Webb at Tennessee Martin | 2:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Tennessee State at Lindenwood | 2:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Western Michigan at Ball State | 2:00 PM | ESPN+ for Business |
| Wofford at Western Carolina | 2:30 PM | ESPN+ |
| Southeast Missouri State at Eastern Illinois | 3:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Virginia Military Institute at Samford | 3:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| South Dakota at Murray State | 3:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Florida A & M at Alabama State | 3:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Weber State at Montana | 3:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Temple at Connecticut | 3:30 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| Bowling Green at Akron | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ for Business |
| Tennessee-Chattanooga at East Tennessee St. | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ |
| North Dakota at North Dakota State | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ |
| East Carolina at UNC Charlotte | 3:30 PM | ESPNU |
| Virginia Tech at Stanford | 3:30 PM | ACC Network |
| Auburn at Georgia | 3:30 PM | ABC |
| Indiana at Northwestern | 3:30 PM | BTN, BTN 2 |
| Iowa at Ohio State | 3:30 PM | CBS |
| Mississippi at South Carolina | 3:30 PM | ESPN |
| Miami (FL) at Toledo | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ for Business |
| Appalachian State at Marshall | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ for Business |
| Presbyterian College at San Diego | 4:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| UC Davis at Portland State | 4:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Western Illinois at Charleston Southern | 4:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian University | 4:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Northern Colorado at Montana State | 4:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Rutgers at Nebraska | 4:00 PM | FOX Sports 1 |
| West Virginia at Oklahoma State | 4:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Alabama at Vanderbilt | 4:15 PM | SEC Network |
| Dixie State at North Alabama | 5:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Northern Arizona at Idaho | 5:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| South Dakota State at Northern Iowa | 5:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Alabama A & M at Jackson State | 5:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| William & Mary at Towson University | 6:00 PM | Monumental Sports Network |
| Colorado State at Oregon State | 6:30 PM | CW |
| South Alabama at Arkansas State | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ for Business |
| Prairie View A&M at The Incarnate Word | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Texas A&M-Commerce at Southeastern Louisiana | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Illinois State at Southern Illinois Carbondale | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| McNeese State at Houston Christian | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| James Madison at Louisiana Monroe | 7:00 PM | ESPNU |
| Utah State at Boise State | 7:00 PM | FOX Sports 2 |
| Old Dominion at Coastal Carolina | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ for Business |
| Louisiana-Lafayette at Southern Mississippi | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ for Business |
| Clemson at Florida State | 7:00 PM | ESPN |
| Nevada at San José State | 7:30 PM | truTV |
| USC at Minnesota | 7:30 PM | BTN, BTN 2 |
| Baylor at Iowa State | 7:30 PM | FOX |
| Michigan at Washington | 7:30 PM | NBC |
| Tennessee at Arkansas | 7:30 PM | ABC |
| Central Florida at Florida | 7:45 PM | SEC Network |
| Hawaii at San Diego State | 8:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| Tarleton State at Southern Utah | 8:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Idaho State at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 8:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin State | 8:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Duke at Georgia Tech | 8:00 PM | ACC Network |
| Kansas at Arizona State | 8:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Miami (FL) at California | 10:30 PM | ESPN |
| Texas Tech at Arizona | 11:00 PM | FOX |
| Navy at Air Force | 12:00 PM | CBS |
| Missouri at Texas A&M | 12:00 PM | ABC |
| Princeton at Columbia | 12:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Central Connecticut St. at Yale | 12:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Boston College at Virginia | 12:00 PM | ACC Network |
| Southern Methodist at Louisville | 12:00 PM | ESPN |
| Pittsburgh at North Carolina | 12:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Wake Forest at North Carolina State | 12:00 PM | CW |
| Purdue at Wisconsin | 12:00 PM | BTN |
| UCLA at Penn State | 12:00 PM | FOX |
| Massachusetts at Northern Illinois University | 12:00 PM | CBS |
| Army West Point at Tulsa | 12:00 PM | ESPNU |
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6
| Game | Time | Channels |
| Florida International at Liberty | 7:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
Watch NCAA College Football on DIRECTV
NCAA college football is televised across numerous channels. Where you’ll be able to watch games depends on where you live. Explore some of the networks that carry the most major college football games below.
- Local FOX affiliates (Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac-12)
- Local ABC affiliates
- Local CBS affiliates (SEC, Mountain West, Army-Navy)SPN
- FS1 (Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac-12)
- Local NBC affiliates (Notre Dame home games)
- CBS Sports Network
- Big Ten Network
- SEC Network
- BYUtv (Brigham Young only)
Don’t miss any of the action on the gridiron this college football season. Get your DIRECTV subscription today!
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the 2024-2025 college football season start?
The official start of NCAA football is August 24, 2024.
When does the 2024-2025 college football season end?
NCAA football season ends on January 20, 2025.
Who was the NCAA college football champion last season?
The NCAA football team who won the championship in 2023-24 was the Michigan Wolverines under coach Jim Harbaugh.
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