2026 College Football Week 1 Schedule

WEEK 1

SEP 3–7

The Week 1 slate of the 2026 college football season has 91 games (Sep 3–7). The top-ranked team in action is #1 Miami, facing Stanford on Friday, Sep 4.

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Thursday, Sep 3

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Massachusetts 37, Rutgers 21
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MASS71731037
RUTG7001421
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Buffalo 21, UAlbany 17
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UALB737017
BUF0140721
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Delaware 42, Merrimack 7
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MRMK00707
DEL71414742
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Kennesaw St 47, West Georgia 0
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WGA00000
KENN19217047
@#17
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Wake Forest 38, Akron 16
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AKR0301316
WAKE10183738
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UCF 73, Bethune-Cookman 6
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BCU00066
UCF211728773
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MINN 59, EIU 7
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EIU07007
MINN1421101459
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MIZ 54, UAPB 14
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UAPB007714
MIZ142601454
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Colorado 14, Georgia Tech 13
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COLO070714
GT0100313
@#10
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Utah 66, Idaho 14
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IDHO077014
UTAH1714142166
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Illinois 42, UAB 23
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UAB3103723
ILL14771442

Friday, Sep 4

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SJSU 27, EMU 21
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SJSU01071027
EMU0714021
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GAST 59, NCAT 10
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NCAT070310
GAST142124059
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Purdue 44, Indiana State 19
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INST3301319
PUR10621744
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KU 51, LIU 6
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LIU00066
KU62471451
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Oklahoma 51, UTEP 0
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UTEP00000
OU21617751
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Michigan State 30, Toledo 20
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TOL077620
MSU10901130
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Miami 45, Stanford 6
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MIA141414345
STAN33006
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USC 39, Fresno State 0
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FRES00000
USC7232739

Saturday, Sep 5

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TAR 20, BGSU 13
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TAR7100320
BGSU073313
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Army 59, Bryant 3
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BRY03003
ARMY2110141459
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Alabama 48, East Carolina 10
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ECU073010
ALA102801048
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Nebraska 49, Ohio 21
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OHIO1030821
NEB77142149
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Syracuse 66, New Hampshire 3
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UNH00033
SYR142722366
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James Madison 20, Liberty 13
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LIB060713
JMU7103020
@#14
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Houston 33, Oregon State 20
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ORST706720
HOU9107733
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WVU 31, CCU 24
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CCU0071724
WVU14100731
@#6
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Indiana 52, North Texas 16
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UNT0610016
IU141072152
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UConn 56, Lafayette 7
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LAF00077
CONN211414756
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Pittsburgh 59, Miami (OH) 14
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M-OH0140014
PITT211021759
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Ohio State 56, Ball State 3
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BALL03003
OSU1414141456
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South Carolina 57, Kent St 0
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KENT00000
SC722141457
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Kentucky 45, Youngstown St 13
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YSU076013
UK141471045
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ISU 38, SEMO 10
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SEMO070310
ISU14143738
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Air Force 34, Duquesne 0
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DUQ00000
AF7137734
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Temple 38, Rhode Island 14
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URI770014
TEM10147738
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Georgia 63, Tennessee State 3
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TNST03003
UGA287141463
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UTSA 45, RGV 16
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RGV0601016
UTSA72401445
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App State 55, Maine 3
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ME00303
APP72471755
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Penn State 45, Marshall 0
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MRSH00000
PSU17714745
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The Citadel 43, Charlotte 41 (OT)
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CIT701471543
CLT77771341
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Duke 17, Tulane 3
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TULN00033
DUKE730717
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Auburn 17, Baylor 16
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BAY070916
AUB370717
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Tennessee 56, Furman 9
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FUR00369
TENN72121756
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CIN 34, BC 15
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BC008715
CIN37141034
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Oregon 34, Boise State 27
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BOIS7107327
ORE014101034
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North Dakota St 38, Fordham 0
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FOR00000
NDSU31421038
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Navy 42, Towson 15
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TOW0123015
NAVY14147742
@#19
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Texas 59, Texas State 7
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TXST07007
TEX1414211059
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Tulsa 24, Oklahoma State 10
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OKST037010
TLSA377724
@#15
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Iowa 40, Northern Illinois 0
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NIU00000
IOWA20137040
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Arkansas 31, North Alabama 14
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UNA007714
ARK7771031
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Southern Miss 49, Alcorn St 3
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ALCN30003
USM71421749
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Colorado State 35, Wyoming 13
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WYO337013
CSU7771435
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Old Dominion 31, Norfolk St 10
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NORF073010
ODU71014031
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Troy 24, Sam Houston 21
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SHSU770721
TROY773724
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USF 19, FIU 9
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FIU00369
USF3301319
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Rice 31, Houston Christian 3
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HCU30003
RICE71001431
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Idaho State 29, Utah State 17
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IDST61031029
USU737017
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USA 39, SELA 14
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SELA707014
USA19310739
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JXST 49, EKU 7
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EKU07007
JXST14217749
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TTU 33, ACU 10
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ACU030710
TTU1439733
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Texas A&M 50, Missouri State 0
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MOST00000
TA&M910141750
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GASO 31, CHSO 0
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CHSO00000
GASO2137031
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MTSU 38, MUR 14
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MUR077014
MTSU14731438
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Kansas State 71, Nicholls 3
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NICH03003
KSU2214211471
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Memphis 42, Arkansas State 24
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ARST3147024
MEM02114742
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Vanderbilt 28, Austin Peay 9
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APSU63009
VAN5106728
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MSST 62, ULM 13
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ULM0310013
MSST212071462
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Virginia Tech 73, VMI 3
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VMI00033
VT212421773
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LSU 51, Clemson 10
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CLEM300710
LSU171413751
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LT 80, NWST 6
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NWST30036
LT214214380
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MICH 13, WMU 12
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WMU330612
MICH700613
@#20
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FLA 66, FAU 21
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FAU0147021
FLA1721141466
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Louisiana 38, Lamar 7
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LAM00077
UL7217338
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BYU 63, Utah Tech 7
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTU00707
BYU142814763
@#24
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NU 34, SDST 18
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SDST066618
NU7371734
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Maryland 62, Hampton 0
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HAMP00000
MD171721762
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NMSU 51, MERC 14
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MERC770014
NMSU131072151
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SDSU 53, PRST 20
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PRST607720
SDSU722141053
@#25
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Arizona 35, Northern Arizona 7
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NAU00077
ARIZ7147735
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Arizona St 70, Morgan St 7
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MORG70007
ASU282121070
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UNLV 21, Hawai'i 6
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UNLV770721
HAW03306
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UNM 38, CMU 7
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CMU00077
UNM71315338
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SAC 52, MVSU 0
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MVSU00000
SAC141771452
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UCLA 45, California 24
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UCLA71702145
CAL7107024
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Nevada 49, Western Kentucky 14
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WKU070714
NEV147141449

Sunday, Sep 6

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WASH 24, WSU 10
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WSU0001010
WASH3701424
VS#7
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Ole Miss 41, Louisville 38
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LOU33181438
MISS010141741
VS#4
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Notre Dame 41, Wisconsin 13
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WIS373013
ND103141441

Monday, Sep 7

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SMU 27, Florida State 24
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SMU71001027
FSU737724