2017 NFF Weekly TV Schedule for NCAA Division I Football: Week One
The following schedule is for games from Division I (FBS and FCS) for the dates of Aug. 31-Sept. 4, 2017. If you choose to reproduce this schedule, please credit The National Football Foundation and use the NFF logo, which can be downloaded here.
* All times Eastern
* FBS Rankings reflect the FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll
* FCS Rankings reflect the STATS FCS Top 25 Poll
* Schedule organized by home team.
This schedule is compiled by Alan Cox. Any comments or updates, please email news@footballfoundation.com.
*Due to Hurricane Harvey, a number of games have been postponed, rescheduled or moved to a new location. The NFF will update the online version if any further changes are announced.*
The American
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida International at UCF | CBS Sports Network (Sean Grande, Aaron Murray2, Tina Cervasio) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Austin Peay at Cincinnati | ESPN3 (Jim Barbar, John Gregory) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 7:30 p.m. | Holy Cross at Connecticut | ESPN3/SNY (Eamon McAnaney, Andy Gresh, Taylor Rooks) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 9:00 p.m. | ULM at Memphis | CBS Sports Network (John Sadak, Randy Cross1, Cassie McKinney) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Stony Brook at USF | ESPN3 (Drew Fellios, Forrest Conoly) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 6:00 p.m. | James Madison at East Carolina | ESPN3 (Greg Mescall, Rene Ingoglia) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin at SMU | ESPN3 (Dave Raymond, Jay Taylor) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Grambling State at Tulane | ESPN3 (Joel Meyers, Hutson Mason) |
ACC
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 6:30 p.m. | Presbyterian at Wake Forest | ESPN3/ACC Network (Shawn Kenney, Al Groh) |
| Fri., Sept. 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut at Syracuse | ESPN3/ACC Network (Doug Sherman, Tyoka Jackson) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | Noon | Kent State at Clemson | ESPN (Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 12:20 p.m. | California at North Carolina | ACC Network/Raycom Sports, also ESPN3/ACC Network Extra (subject to blackout) (Tom Werme, Dave Archer, D.J. Shockley) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 12:30 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman at Miami (Fla.) | RSN/ESPN3/ACC Network (Wes Durham, James Bates, Rebecca Kaple) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Youngstown State at Pittsburgh | ESPN3/ACC Network (Robert Lee, Dustin Fox) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 3:30 p.m. | William & Mary at Virginia | ESPN3/ACC Network (Dave Weekley, Matt Chatham) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 6:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central at Duke | ESPN3/ACC Network (Shawn Kenney, Al Groh) |
| Sun., Sept. 3 | 7:30 p.m. | West Virginia vs. Virginia Tech (Landover, Md.) | ABC (Steve Levy, Brian Griese2, Todd McShay) |
| Mon., Sept. 4 | 8:00 p.m. | Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech (Atlanta, Ga.) | ESPN (Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit3, Maria Taylor) |
Big Ten
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Buffalo at Minnesota | Big Ten Network (Brandon Gaudin, Glen Mason, Kyndra de St. Aubin) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 8:00 p.m. | Ohio State at Indiana | ESPN (Dave Flemming, Kirk Herbstreit3, Laura Rutledge) ESPN MegaCast to have other viewing options |
| Fri., Sept. 1 | 8:00 p.m. | Washington at Rutgers | FS1 (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft) |
| Fri., Sept. 1 | 9:00 p.m. | Utah State at Wisconsin | ESPN (Adam Amin, Dusty Dvoracek, Molly McGrath) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | Noon | Ball State at Illinois | Big Ten Network (Chris Denari, J Leman2) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | Noon | Wyoming at Iowa | Big Ten Network (Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | Noon | Bowling Green at Michigan State | ESPNU (Clay Matvick, Kirk Morrison) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | Noon | Akron at Penn State | ABC (Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Nevada at Northwestern | Big Ten Network (Brandon Gaudin, Chuck Long1, Michelle McMahon) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisville vs. Purdue (Indianapolis, Ind.) | FOX (Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Holly Sonders) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Arkansas State at Nebraska | Big Ten Network (Joe Beninati, Glen Mason, Elise Menaker) |
Big 12
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thur., Aug. 31 | 7:30 p.m. | Tulsa at Oklahoma State | FS1 (Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Bruce Feldman) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | Noon | Maryland at Texas | FS1 (Justin Kutcher, Mark Helfrich, Petros Papadakis, Jen Hale) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 3:30 p.m. | UTEP at Oklahoma | FOX (Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Bruce Feldman) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Eastern Washington at Texas Tech | FOX Sports Net/ROOT Sports (Brendan Burke, David Anderson, Christian Steckel) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Liberty at Baylor | FS2 (Eric Collins, A.J. Hawk, Danny Kanell2) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State at Kansas | ESPN3/Jayhawk TV (Dave Stewart, Danan Hughes, Rachel Kilmer) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:10 p.m. | Central Arkansas at Kansas State | ESPN3 (Brian Smoller, Travis Tannahill) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Northern Iowa at Iowa State | Cyclone TV (Brent Blum, Sage Rosenfels) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Jackson State at TCU | FSN (Mark Followill, Brian Baldinger, Lesley McCaslin) |
Conference USA
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Fri., Sept. 1 | 8:00 p.m. | Navy at Florida Atlantic | ESPNU (Dave Lamont, Kelly Stouffer, Tiffany Greene) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Alabama A&M at UAB | (Ron Thulin, Max Starks, Laura Britt) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Kentucky at Southern Miss | CBS Sports Network (Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Melanie Collins) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Albany at Old Dominion | ESPN3 (Ted Alexander, Andy Mashaw, Doug Ripley) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 6:30 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at Marshall | (Chris Hassel, TBA, Shae Peppler) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Lamar at North Texas | ESPN3 (Doug Anderson, LaDarrin McLane) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Northwestern State at Louisiana Tech | ESPN3 (Lyn Rollins, Stan Humphries, Tatum Everett) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky at Western Kentucky | (Joe Brunk, Billy Rutledge) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt at Middle Tennessee | CBS Sports Network (Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, Jenny Dell) |
| Postponed due to hurricane | TBD | Houston at UTSA | TBD |
MAC
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Elon at Toledo | ESPN3 (Keith Morehouse, Watson Brown) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhode Island at Central Michigan | ESPN3 (Michael Reghi, Marcus Ray) |
| Fri., Sept. 1 | 6:30 p.m. | Charlotte at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 (Dan Gutowsky, Mark Herrmann1) |
| Fri., Sept. 1 | 9:30 p.m. | Boston College at Northern Illinois | CBS Sports Network (Jason Horowitz, David Diehl, Erik Coleman) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Hampton at Ohio | ESPN3 (Jim Barbar, Jerod Cherry2) |
Mountain West
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 2:00 p.m. | VMI at Air Force | ESPN3 (Trey Bender, George Wrighster) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 3:45 p.m. | Troy at Boise State | ESPNU (Mike Couzens, John Congemi) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Cal Poly at San Jose State | None |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian at New Mexico | None |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 8:30 p.m. | UC Davis at San Diego State | (Dan Hellie, Daniel Jeremiah) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 9:00 p.m. | Howard at UNLV | MW Network/UNLVRebels.com (Tony Cordasco, Joe Arrigo) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 10:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word at Fresno State | None |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 11:59 p.m. | Western Carolina at Hawai’i | Spectrum Sports PPV/MW Conference app (Robert Kekaula, Rich Miano, Scott Robbs) |
Pac-12
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 7:30 p.m. | North Dakota at Utah | Pac-12 Networks (Guy Haberman, Yogi Roth, Jill Savage) |
| Thurs., Aug 31 | 10:30 p.m. | New Mexico State at Arizona State | Pac-12 Networks (Roxy Bernstein, Anthony Herron, Lewis Johnson) |
| Fri., Sept. 1 | 8:00 p.m. | Colorado State vs. Colorado (Denver, Colo.) | Pac-12 Networks (Ted Robinson, Chad Brown, Cindy Brunson) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Portland State at Oregon State | Pac-12 Networks (Jim Watson, Jeremy Bloom, Camryn Irwin) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 5:15 p.m. | Western Michigan at USC | Pac-12 Networks (Roxy Bernstein, Anthony Herron, Lewis Johnson) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 8:15 p.m. | Southern Utah at Oregon | Pac-12 Networks (JB Long, Yogi Roth, Jill Savage) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 10:30 p.m. | Montana State at Washington State | FS1 (Brian Custer, Ben Leber) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 11:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona at Arizona | Pac-12 Networks (Kate Scott, Glenn Parker) |
| Sun., Sept. 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Texas A&M at UCLA | FOX (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft) |
SEC
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 8:00 p.m. | Florida A&M at Arkansas (Little Rock, Ark.) | SEC Network (Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | Noon | Missouri State at Missouri | SEC Network (David Neal, Matt Stinchcomb2, Dawn Davenport) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 3:00 p.m. | NC State vs. South Carolina (Charlotte, N.C.) | ESPN (Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy2, Tom Luginbill) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Michigan vs. Florida (Arlington, Texas) | ABC (Joe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern at Mississippi State | SEC Network (Taylor Zarzour, Andre Ware1, Olivia Harlan) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 6:15 p.m. | Appalachian State at Georgia | ESPN (Mike Patrick, Tommy Tuberville, Paul Carcaterra) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern at Auburn | SEC Network (Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:30 p.m. | South Alabama at Ole Miss | ESPNU (Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Roddy Jones) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Florida State vs. Alabama (Atlanta, Ga.) | ABC (Chris Fowler3, Kirk Herbstreit3, Maria Taylor, Tom Rinaldi) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 9:30 p.m. | BYU vs. LSU (New Orleans, La.) | ESPN (Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams) |
Sun Belt
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Tennessee State at Georgia State | ESPN3 (Matt Stewart, Wayne Gandy) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 9:00 p.m. | Sacramento State at Idaho | SWX/ESPN3/Altitude (Sam Adams, Mike Peterson, Lindsay Joy) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana | ESPN3 (David Saltzman, Bobby Carpenter) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist at Texas State | ESPN3 (Tyler Denning, Stanford Routt) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:00 p.m. | UMass at Coastal Carolina | ESPN3 (Brock Bowling, Stan Lewter) |
FBS Independents
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Fri., Sep. 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Fordham at Army | CBS Sports Network (Ben Holden, Jay Feely, John Schriffen) |
| Sat., Sep. 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple at Notre Dame | NBC (Mike Tirico, Doug Flutie1,2, Kathryn Tappen) |
FCS
Big Sky
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 8:30 p.m. | Western Oregon at Idaho State | (Mark Liptak, Jerry Miller) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 3:00 p.m. | Valparaiso at Montana | SWX/Altitude (Chris Byers, Grady Bennett, Mick Delaney, Shaun Rainey) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 4:00 p.m. | College of Idaho at Northern Colorado | CET/Watch Big Sky (Chad Andrus, Paul Browning) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Montana-Western at Weber State | (Steve Klauke, Bo Bolen) |
Big South
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 3:00 p.m. | Lafayette at Monmouth | ESPN3 (Matt Harmon, Eddy Occhipinti) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 6:00 p.m. | North Carolina A&T at Gardner-Webb | (Fabian Fuentes, Alex Guest) |
CAA
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Delaware State at Delaware | (Scott Klatzkin, Matt Janus, Michael Atunrase) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Maine at New Hampshire | (Scott Sudikoff, Brandon Noble) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Morgan State at Towson | SPORTSFever TV/ESPN3 (Phil Schoener, Emory Hunt, Amanda Kuhl) |
MEAC
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Virginia State at Norfolk State | NSUSpartans.com (Ross Gordon, Maguell Davis) |
Missouri Valley
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois at Indiana State | ESPN3 (Chase Eyrich, Andrew Gearhart) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 8:00 p.m. | Duquesne at South Dakota State | MidcoSN/ESPN3 (Tom Nieman, Hank McCall, Carla Metts) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at North Dakota State | ESPN3/NBC North Dakota (Brian Shawn, Lee Timmerman, Ryan Gellner) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Butler at Illinois State | ESPN3 (Kurt Pegler, Chris Highland, RC McBride) |
Northeast
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Saint Anselm (N.H.) at Wagner | (Pete Mundo, John Jastremski) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | Noon | Lock Haven (Pa.) at Saint Francis | (Pat Farabaugh, Jay Roberts) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | Noon | Dayton at Robert Morris | (Chris Shovlin, Brian Cleary) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 3:00 p.m. | Merrimack (Mass.) at Bryant | (Tristan Hobbes, Tom Lynch) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Stetson at Sacred Heart | (Randy Brochu, Dario Melendez, Diana Cannizzaro) |
Ohio Valley
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Clarion (Pa.) at UT Martin | (Tom Britt, Chris Brinkley) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Kentucky Wesleyan at Murray State | (Neal Bradley, Josh McKeel) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Illinois at Tennessee Tech | OVC Digital Network/WCTE-TV (Tim Scruggs, Sam Brooks) |
Patriot League
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 12:30 p.m. | Villanova at Lehigh | Patriot League Network/Service Electric 2 Sports (Steve Degler, Mike Yadush, Al Di Carlo) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Marist at Bucknell | (Doug Birdsong, Kevin Herr) |
Pioneer
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Kentucky Christian at Morehead State | (Chuck Mraz, Jason Blanton, Jared Stacy) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Methodist (N.C.) at Campbell | (Chris Hemeyer, Jay Sonnhalyter, Andy Bowman) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 5:00 p.m. | Western New Mexico at San Diego | (Jack Cronin) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:00 p.m. | South Dakota at Drake | GoDrakeBulldogs.com (Chuck Reed) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Brevard (N.C.) at Davidson | DavidsonWildcats.com/Mi-Connection (Mark Plemmons, Michael Fresina) |
Southern
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Jacksonville at Mercer | ESPN3 (Frank Malloy, Conrad Nix, Kristin Banks) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Kennesaw State at Samford | ESPN3/Peachtree TV (Curt Bloom, Chad Pilcher, Hattie Breece) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Newberry (S.C.) at The Citadel | ESPN3/MYTV Charleston (Kendall Lewis, James Riley) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Furman at Wofford | ESPN3 (Mark Hauser, Thom Henson, Van Hipp) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Limestone (S.C.) at East Tennessee State | ESPN3 (David Jackson, Mark Hutsell, Kasey Marler) |
Southland
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Aug. 31 | 8:00 p.m. | McNeese State at Nicholls State | ESPN3 (Lyn Rollins, Rene Nadeau, Carley McCord) |
| Fri., Sept. 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Richmond at Sam Houston State (Waco, Texas) | ESPN3 (Tom Franklin, John Harris) |
SWAC
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Miles (Ala.) at Alcorn State | None |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Morehouse (Ga.) at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | None |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Tuskegee (Ala.) at Alabama State | BamaStateSports.com (Maurice Carter, Eddie Robinson Jr.2) |
| Sun., Sept. 3 | 2:30 p.m. | South Carolina State at Southern | ESPN2 (Eric Clemons, Jay Walker, Tiffany Greene) |
| Postponed to Thanksgiving week due to hurricane | TBD | Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern | TBD |
1 – College Football Hall of Famer
2 – Former NFF National Scholar-Athlete
3 – NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football honoree
2 – Former NFF National Scholar-Athlete
3 – NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football honoree
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