Where to Watch College Football in 2025: TV Channels and Streaming Options

The excitement of college football is back, and fans are gearing up for another thrilling season filled with rivalries, upsets, and playoff dreams. Knowing when and where to watch your favorite teams is just as important as following the rankings, which is why having the full TV schedule is essential.

Week 1 Highlights

The 2025 season kicks off with some marquee matchups that set the tone for the year. Games like Texas vs. Ohio State and Clemson vs. LSU headline the opening weekend, with wall-to-wall coverage across major sports networks. ESPN, ABC, Fox, CBS, and NBC will all broadcast key clashes, ensuring fans don’t miss a moment of the action.

Where to Watch

• ESPN & ABC: College GameDay, primetime clashes, and bowl coverage.
• Fox Sports: Big Noon Kickoff games, including major Big Ten matchups.
• CBS: SEC coverage, including the traditional Saturday afternoon game.
• NBC: Notre Dame home games and select primetime features.
• Streaming Platforms: ESPN+, Peacock, and Paramount+ will provide exclusive live streams for select games.

Why the Schedule Matters

College football fans plan their weekends around kickoff times. From early Saturday noon games to late-night West Coast battles, the schedule offers nonstop action across different time zones. Having access to the broadcast times ensures you never miss a must-watch rivalry or potential upset.

Here is an updated college football TV schedule for the 2025 season, up through the 2025-26 FBS bowl game season.

College football scores, schedule, game times, TV channels

All times Eastern. All schedules and networks subject to change.

Week 1

Monday, Sept. 1

8 p.m. | TCU at North Carolina | ESPN/ESPNU

Thursday, Aug. 28

South Florida 34, No. 25 Boise State 7
Bowling Green 26, Lafayette 7
Rutgers 34, Ohio 31
Youngstown State 24, Mercyhurst 15
Indiana State 41, McKendree 24
Delaware 35, Delaware State 17
UCF 17, Jacksonville State 10
NC State 24, East Carolina 17
Akron 10, Wyoming 0
UL Monroe 29, Saint Francis (PA) 0
Eastern Illinois 24, Dayton 14
St. Thomas 35, Lindenwood 13
Towson 27, Norfolk State 7
Duke 45, Elon 17
Missouri 61, Central Arkansas 6
Oklahoma State 27, UT Martin 7
West Georgia 34, Samford 3
Houston Christian 69, Arkansas Baptist 0
Drake 41, Upper Iowa 7
Minnesota 23, Buffalo 10
Houston 27, Stephen F. Austin 0
Northwestern State 20, Alcorn State 10
UAB 52, Alabama State 42 |ESPN+
Nebraska 20, Cincinnati 17
Miami (Ohio) 17, Wisconsin 0
San Diego State 42, Stony Brook 0

Friday, Aug. 29

Tarleton State 30, Army 27 (2OT)
Rhode Island 31, Campbell 20
Wake Forest 10, Kennesaw State 9
Appalachian State 34, Charlotte 11 (Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte)
FIU 42, Bethune-Cookman 9
Michigan State 23, Western Michigan 6
Monmouth 42, Colgate 39
Marist 31, New Haven 14
Kansas 46, Wagner 7
No. 12 Illinois 52, Western Illinois 3
Auburn 38, Baylor 24
Georgia Tech 27, Colorado 20
UNLV 38, Sam Houston 21
Central Michigan 16, San Jose State 14

Saturday, Aug. 30

No. 24 Tennessee 45, Syracuse 26
Mississippi State 34, Southern Miss 17
Navy 52, VMI 7
No. 3 Ohio State 14, No. 1 Texas 7
Pitt 61, Duquesne 9
Tulane 23, Northwestern 3
Purdue 31, Ball State 0
Kent State 21, Merrimack 17
Maryland 39, FAU 7
North Dakota State 38, The Citadel 0
Lehigh 21, Richmond 14
Carson-Newman 41, West Virginia State 10
Kentucky 24, Toledo 16
Georgetown 51, Davidson 14
Tennessee Tech 65, Cumberland (Tenn.) 0
Kentucky State 34, Central State (Ohio) 24
Boston College 66, Fordham 10
 West Virginia 45, Robert Morris 3
UConn 59, Central Connecticut State 13
UNI 38, Butler 14
Furman 23, William & Mary 21
Valparaiso 67, Virginia Lynchburg 10
Sacred Heart 12, Stonehill 7
No. 20 Indiana 27, Old Dominion 14
Louisville 51, Eastern Kentucky 17
Northern Colorado 17, Chadron State 3
Jackson State 28, Hampton 14
Air Force 49, Bucknell 13
No. 5 Georgia 45, Marshall 7
No. 2 Penn State 46, Nevada 11
Northern Illinois 19, Holy Cross 17
No. 22 Iowa State 55, South Dakota 7
Temple 42, UMass 10
Florida State 31, No. 8 Alabama 17
Johnson C. Smith 45, Morehouse College9
Liberty 28, Maine 7
No. 7 Oregon 59, Montana State 13
Howard 10, Florida A&M 9
Arkansas 52, Alabama A&M 7
Memphis 45, Chattanooga 10
Tennessee State 24, North Carolina A&T 10
Southern 34, Mississippi Valley State 29
Benedict College 10 , Fayetteville State 0
East Tennessee State 45, Murray State 17
No. 18 Oklahoma 35, Illinois State 3
Iowa 34, UAlbany 7
James Madison 45, Weber State 10
Virginia 48, Coastal Carolina 7
Gardner-Webb 52, Western Carolina 45
Presbyterian 15, Mercer 10
Morehead State 38, Allen 31
Webber International 31, Stetson 21
New Hampshire 21, North Carolina Central 10
South Carolina State 16, Wofford 15
Edward State 41, Savannah State 14
Vanderbilt 45, Charleston Southern 3
No. 19 Texas A&M 42, UTSA 24
Arkansas State 42, Southeast Missouri State 24
No. 17 Kansas State 38, North Dakota 35
Troy 38, Nicholls 20
South Alabama 38, Morgan State 21
No. 15 Florida 55, LIU 0
Austin Peay 34, Middle Tennessee 14
Western Kentucky 55, North Alabama 6
South Dakota State 20, Sacramento State 3
McNeese 54, Louisiana Christian 9
UIW 31, Eastern Washington 21
Southern Illinois 49, Thomas Moore College 3,
USC 73, Missouri State 13
Utah State 28, UTEP 16
No. 23 Texas Tech 67, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
No. 9 LSU 17, No. 4 Clemson 10
No. 14 Michigan 34, New Mexico 17,
Louisiana Tech 24, Southeastern Louisiana 0
No. 21 Ole Miss 63, Georgia State 7
BYU 69, Portland State 0
North Texas 51, Lamar 0
Tulsa 35, Abilene Christian 7
Texas State 52, Eastern Michigan 27
Rice 14, Louisiana 12
Grambling 55, Langston 7
Prairie View A&M 22, Texas Southern 21
UTRGV 66, Sul Ross State 0
Cal Poly 41, San Diego 17
Southern Utah 46, Idaho State 24
No. 16 SMU 42, East Texas A&M 13
New Mexico State 19, Bryant 3
Fresno State 42, Georgia Southern 14
No. 11 Arizona State 38, Northern Arizona 19
IWashington State 13, Idaho 10
UC Davis 31, Utah Tech 24
Arizona 40, Hawaii 6
Cal 34, Oregon State 15
Washington 38, Colorado State 21
Utah 43, UCLA 10

Sunday, Aug. 31

No. 13 South Carolina 24, Virginia Tech 11
Tuskegee 20, Winston-Salem 17
No. 10 Miami (Fla.) 27, No. 6 Notre Dame 24

Week 2

Friday, Sept. 5

7 p.m. | James Madison at Louisville | ESPN2
7:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois at Maryland | Big Ten Network
7:30 p.m. | Western Illinois at Northwestern | Big Ten Network
9 p.m. | Eastern Washington at Boise State | Fox Sports 1

Saturday, Sept. 6

12 p.m. | Kent State at Texas Tech | TNT/Max
12 p.m. | San Jose State at Texas | ABC or ESPN
12 p.m. | Iowa at Iowa State | FOX
12 p.m. | Illinois at Duke | ABC or ESPN
12 p.m. | Liberty at Jacksonville State | CBSSN
12 p.m. | East Texas A&M at Florida State | ACC Network
12 p.m. | Baylor at SMU | The CW Network
12 p.m. | Virginia at NC State | ESPN2
12 p.m. | FIU at Penn State | Big Ten Network
12 p.m. | Kennesaw State at Indiana | FS1
12 p.m. | Northwestern State at Minnesota | Big Ten Network
12 p.m. | Central Michigan at Pitt | ESPNU
12 p.m. | UConn at Syracuse | ESPN+/ACC Extra
12 p.m. | Sacred Heart at Lehigh | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Thomas More at Dayton | TBD TV
12 p.m. | Lincoln (PA) at Duquesne | NEC Front Row
12 p.m. | New Haven at Mercyhurst | NEC Front Row
12:45 p.m. | Utah State at Texas A&M | SEC Network
1 p.m. | Wagner at Georgetown | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Lafayette at Stonehill | NEC Front Row
1 p.m. | Truman State at Butler | TBD TV
1 p.m. | Eastern Illinois at Indiana State | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Bucknell at Marist | ESPN+
1 p.m. | UAlbany at Delaware State | ESPN+
1:30 p.m. | Ferrum College at VMI | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Western Carolina at Wake Forest | ESPN+/ACC Extra
2 p.m. | Howard at Temple | ESPN+
2​​​​​ p.m. | Presbyterian at Furman | ESPN+
2​​​​​ p.m. | Robert Morris at Youngstown State | ESPN+
2​​​​​:30 p.m. | Chattanooga at Tennessee Tech | ESPN+
2:30​​​​​ p.m. | North Dakota State at Tennessee State | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Idaho State at New Mexico | Mountain West Network
3:30 p.m. | Troy at Clemson | ACC Network
3:30 p.m. | Ole Miss at Kentucky | ABC
3:30 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) at Buffalo | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State at Oregon | CBS/Paramount+
3:30 p.m. | Kansas at Missouri | ESPN2
3:30 p.m. | Fresno State at Oregon State | The CW Network
3:30 p.m. | Austin Peay at Georgia | ESPN+/SEC Network+
3:30 p.m. | UAB at Navy | CBSSN
3:30 p.m. | Bryant at UMass | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | Lindenwood at Appalachian State | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | Bowling Green at Cincinnati | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at Rutgers | Peacock
3:30 p.m. | Grambling at Ohio State | Big Ten Network
3:30 p.m. | Delaware at Colorado | FOX
3:30 p.m. | North Texas at Western Michigan | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | ETSU at Tennessee | ESPN+/SEC Network+
3:30 p.m. | Gardner-Webb at Georgia Tech | ESPN+/ACC Extra
3:30 p.m. | Texas State at UTSA | ESPN+
3:30​​​​​ p.m. | The Citadel at Samford | ESPN+
4 p.m. | West Virginia at Ohio | ESPNU
4 p.m. | Middle Tennessee State at Wisconsin | FS1
4​​​ p.m. | St. Thomas at Idaho | ESPN+
4 p.m. | UNI at Wyoming | Altitude Sports
4:15 p.m. | South Florida at Florida | SEC Network
5 p.m. | Sacramento State at Nevada | TBD TV
5 p.m. | Jackson State at Southern Miss | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Arkansas State at Arkansas | ESPN+SEC Network+
5 p.m. | Utah Tech at Northern Arizona | ESPN+
6 p.m. | North Carolina Central at Old Dominion | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Campbell at East Carolina | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Cal Poly at Utah | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Missouri State at Marshall | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Texas Southern at Cal | ESPN+/ACC Extra
6 p.m. | Florida A&M at FAU | ESPN+
6​​​​​ p.m. | AIC at Central Connecticut State | NEC Front Row
6​​​​​ p.m. | Warner at Stetson | TBD TV
6​​​​​ p.m. | Davidson at Elon | FloFootball
6​​​​​ p.m. | Rhode Island at Stony Brook | FloFootball
6​​​​​ p.m. | Elizabeth City State at Hampton | FloFootball
6​​​​​ p.m. | Holy Cross at New Hampshire | FloFootball
6​​​​​ p.m. | Monmouth at Fordham | ESPN+
6​​​​​ p.m. | Richmond at Wofford | ESPN+
6​​​​​ p.m. | Houston Christian at Eastern Kentucky | ESPN+
6​​​​​ p.m. | Colgate at Villanova | FloFootball
6​​​​​ p.m. | Maine at William & Mary | FloFootball
6 p.m. | Saint Anselm at Merrimack | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Virginia State at Norfolk State | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Tulane at South Alabama | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman at Miami (Fla.) | ESPN+/ACC Extra
7 p.m. | Western Kentucky at Toledo | ESPN+
7 p.m. | North Carolina at Charlotte | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Memphis at Georgia State | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Army at Kansas State | ESPN
7 p.m. | Houston at Rice | ESPN+
7 p.m. | South Carolina State at South Carolina | ESPN+/SEC Network+
7 p.m. | North Carolina A&T at UCF | ESPN+
7 p.m. | LIU at Eastern Michigan | ESPN+
7​​​​​ p.m. | West Georgia at Nicholls | ESPN+
7​​​​​ p.m. | Adrian College at Valparaiso | TBD TV
7​​​​​ p.m. | Portland State at North Dakota | ESPN+
7​​​​​ p.m. | Alcorn State at Alabama A&M | HBCU GO
7​​​​​ p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at Tarleton State | ESPN+
7​​​​​ p.m. | Morehead State at Illinois State | ESPN+
7​​​​​ p.m. | North Alabama at Southeast Missouri State | ESPN+
7​​​​​ p.m. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Central Arkansas | ESPN+
7​​​​​ p.m. | South Dakota at Lamar | ESPN+
7​​​​​ p.m. | Alabama State at Southern | ESPN+
7​​​​​ p.m. | UTRGV at Prairie View A&M | SWAC TV
7 p.m. | Northern Colorado at Colorado State | Altitude Sports
7 p.m. | Towson at Morgan State | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana at Murray State | ESPN+
7:30 p.m. | Arizona State at Mississippi State | ESPN2
7:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt at Virginia Tech | ACC Network
7:30 p.m. | Michigan at Oklahoma | ABC
7:30 p.m. | Charleston Southern at Coastal Carolina | ESPN+
7:30 p.m. | Ball State at Auburn | ESPNU
7:30 p.m. | Boston College at Michigan State | NBC/Peacock
7:30 p.m. | Akron at Nebraska | Big Ten Network
7:30 p.m. | Southern Illinois at Purdue | Big Ten Network
7:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern at USC | FS1
7:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech at LSU | ESPN+/SEC Network+
7:45 p.m. | UL Monroe at Alabama | SEC Network
8 p.m. | McNeese at Louisiana | ESPN+
8 p.m. | UCLA at UNLV | CBSSN
8 p.m. | South Dakota State at Montana State | ESPN+
8​​​​​ p.m. | Stephen F. Austin at Abilene Christian | ESPN+
8 p.m. | Central Washington at Montana | ESPN+
9 p.m. | UT Martin at UTEP | ESPN+
9 p.m. | Tulsa at New Mexico State | ESPN+
9 p.m. | Southern Utah at San Diego | TBD TV
10 p.m. | Weber State at Arizona | ESPN+
10:15 p.m. | San Diego State at Washington State | The CW Network
10:15 p.m. | Stanford at BYU | ESPN
11 p.m. | UC Davis at Washington | Big Ten Network
11:59 p.m. | Sam Houston at Hawaii | Spectrum Sports