The following schedule is for games from Division I (FBS and FCS) for the dates of Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 2016.
* 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.
1 – College Football Hall of Famer
2 – Former NFF National Scholar-Athlete
3 – NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football honoree
4 – NFF Board Member
The American
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Sept. 29 | 8:00 p.m. | Connecticutat (6) Houston | ESPN(Dave Flemming, Jesse Palmer, Laura Rutledge) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | Noon | UCFat East Carolina | CBS Sports Network(Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Melanie Collins) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | Noon | SMUat Temple | ESPNews(Mike Couzens, Dan Hawkins) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:00 p.m. | South Floridaat Cincinnati | ESPNU(Mark Neely, Ray Bentley) |
ACC
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | Noon | Notre Damevs. Syracuse
(East Rutherford, N.J.) |
ESPN(Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | Noon | (13) Miami (Fla.)at Georgia Tech | ESPN2(Allen Bestwick, Mike Bellotti1, Kris Budden) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 12:30 p.m. | Virginiaat Duke | ACC Network/Raycom Sports, also ESPN3/ACC Network Extra (subject to blackout)(Tom Werme, Dave Archer, Roddy Jones) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Buffaloat Boston College | ACC Network Extra/ESPN3(Alex Faust, Matt Chatham) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolinaat (12) Florida State | ESPN(Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Wake Forestat N.C. State | ACC Network/ESPN3/RSN(Wes Durham, James Bates, Lyndsay Rowley) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Marshallat Pittsburgh | ACC Network/ESPN3/RSN(Bob Rathbun, Takeo Spikes, Rebecca Kaple) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 8:00 p.m. | (3) Louisvilleat (5) Clemson | ABC(Chris Fowler3, Kirk Herbstreit3, Samantha Ponder) |
Big Ten
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | Noon | Northwesternat Iowa | ESPNU(Eamon McAnaney, John Congemi) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | Noon | Rutgersat (2) Ohio State | BTN(Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Purdueat Maryland | BTN(Joe Beninati, J Leman2) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | (8) Wisconsinat (4) Michigan | ABC(Dave Flemming, Brian Griese2, Todd McShay) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Illinoisat (15) Nebraska | ESPN2(Dave Lamont, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Minnesotaat Penn State | BTN(Brandon Gaudin, Chuck Long1) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 8:00 p.m. | Michigan Stateat Indiana | BTN(Eric Collins, Glen Mason) |
Big 12
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Sept. 29 | 8:30 p.m. | Kansasat Texas Tech | FOX Sports 1(Justin Kutcher, Petros Papadakis) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | Noon | (14) Baylorat Iowa State | FOX Sports 1(Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | Noon | Texasat Oklahoma State | ABC(Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jerry Punch) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Kansas Stateat West Virginia | ESPNU(Clay Matvik, Dusty Dvoracek) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 5:00 p.m. | Oklahomaat TCU | FOX(Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Shannon Spake) |
Conference USA
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Old Dominionat Charlotte | CUSA TV(Matt Swierad, Kevin Donnalley2) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida Atlanticat Florida International | beIN Sports(Matt Martucci, Brett Romberg, Jordan Daigle) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:00 p.m. | UTEPat Louisiana Tech | American Sports Network(Dave Armstrong, Rich Baldinger) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Middle Tennesseeat North Texas | Campus Insiders(Ray Crawford, Max Starks) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Riceat Southern Miss | CUSA TV(John Cox, Lee Roberts) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Houston Baptistat Western Kentucky | CUSA TV(Randy Lee, Leo Peckenpaugh, Terry Obee) |
MAC
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 2:30 p.m. | Ohioat Miami (Ohio) | ESPN3/TWC/BCSN(Bob McElligott, Ryan Cavanaugh, Madison Spielman) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Eastern Michiganat Bowling Green | ESPN3(Jim Barbar, John Gregory) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Akronat Kent State | ESPN3(Michael Reghi, Dustin Fox) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Northern Illinoisat Ball State | American Sports Network/ESPN3(Mike Gleason, Brad Jackson, Petar Hood) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Michiganat Central Michigan | CBS Sports Network(Ben Holden, Jay Feely, John Schriffen) |
Mountain West
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Navyat Air Force | CBS Sports Network(Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, Jenny Dell) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 4:00 p.m. | San Jose Stateat New Mexico | ROOT Sports(Marc Stein, Joel Dreesen, Brad Thompson) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 10:15 p.m. | Utah Stateat Boise State | ESPN2(Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey, Alex Corddry) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 10:15 p.m. | Wyomingat Colorado State | ESPNU(Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 10:30 p.m. | Fresno Stateat UNLV | CBS Sports Network(Dwayne Ballen, Randy Cross1, Cassie McKinney) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 11:59 p.m. | Nevadaat Hawaii | Oceanic PPV/Hawaiian Telcom PPV(Robert Kekaula, Rich Miano, Scott Robbs) |
Pac-12
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Fri., Sept. 30 | 9:00 p.m. | (7) Stanfordat (10) Washington | ESPN(Joe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 2:30 p.m. | Oregon Stateat Colorado | Pac-12 Networks(JB Long, Glenn Parker, Jill Savage) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Utahat California | Pac-12 Networks(Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth, Cindy Brunson) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 8:30 p.m. | Arizona Stateat USC | FOX(Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Jenny Taft) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 9:30 p.m. | Oregonat Washington State | Pac-12 Networks(Roxy Bernstein, Anthony Herron, Lewis Johnson) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 10:30 p.m. | Arizonaat UCLA | ESPN(Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman) |
SEC
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | Noon | Alcorn Stateat Arkansas
(Little Rock, Ark.) |
SEC Network(Mike Morgan, Clint Stoerner, Kevin Weidl)
|
| Sat., Oct. 1 | Noon | Floridaat Vanderbilt | SEC Network(Tom Hart, Andre Ware1, Cole Cubelic) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisiana Monroeat Auburn | SEC Network(Taylor Zarzour, Jordan Rodgers, Lauren Sisler) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | (11) Tennesseeat Georgia | CBS(Verne Lundquist3, Gary Danielson, Allie LaForce) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 4:00 p.m. | (9) Texas A&Mat South Carolina | SEC Network(Dave Neal, Matt Stinchcomb2, Olivia Harlan) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Kentuckyat (1) Alabama | ESPN(Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy2, Tom Luginbill) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Memphisat (16) Ole Miss | ESPN2/SEC Network(Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Dawn Davenport) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Missouriat LSU | SEC Network(Brent Musburger3, Jesse Palmer, Kaylee Hartung) |
Sun Belt
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | Noon | Georgia Stateat Appalachian State | American Sports Network/ESPN3.(Brett Dolan, Michael Young) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 5:00 p.m. | Troyat Idaho | ESPN3(Shawn Kenney, Al Groh) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Incarnate Wordat Texas State | ESPN3/CBS Austin/CW 35(Don Harris, Chuck Miketinac, Hector Ledesma) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 8:00 p.m. | Louisiana Lafayetteat New Mexico State | ESPN3(Drew Fellios, Forrest Conoly) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 8:00 p.m. | San Diego Stateat South Alabama | ESPNews(Joel Meyers, Brian Kinchen) |
| Wed., Oct. 5 | 8:00 p.m. | Georgia Southernat Arkansas State | ESPN2 |
FBS Independents
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Fri., Sept. 30 | 10:15 p.m. | Toledoat BYU | ESPN2(Adam Amin, Mack Brown, Molly McGrath) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulaneat UMass | American Sports Network/ESPN3(Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Hali Oughton) |
FCS
Big Sky
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 2:00 p.m. | (16) Cal Polyat North Dakota | Midco Sports Network/WatchBigSky.com(Alex Heinert, Ryan Kasowski) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Northern Arizonaat Northern Colorado | CET Sports/WatchBigSky.com(Josh Howe, Paul Browning) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 4:05 p.m. | UC Davisat (4) Eastern Washington | ROOT Sports NW/DirecTV’s Audience Network(Tom Glasgow, Jason Stiles, Jen Mueller) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 4:30 p.m. | Southern Utahat (11) Montana | Cowles Media/WatchBigSky.com(Chris Byers, Grady Bennett, Mick Delaney) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 5:30 p.m. | Idaho Stateat Portland State | WatchBigSky.com(Tom Hewitt, Mike Lund) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 9:00 p.m. | Montana Stateat Sacramento State | Cowles Media(Jay Sanderson, Dan Davies, Jason Alvine)
WatchBigSky.com (Jason Ross, Steve McElroy, Danny Sullivan) |
Big South
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Fordhamat Monmouth | ESPN3/Big South Network(Matt Harmon, Eddy Occhipinti) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Benedict (S.C.)at Gardner-Webb | Big South Network(Fabian Fuentes, Alex Guest) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Robert Morrisat Liberty | ESPN3/Big South Network/LFSN(Mike Tilley, Matt Warner) |
CAA
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | Noon | Brownat Rhode Island | Atlantic 10 Network(Steve McDonald, Terry Lynch) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Delawareat (7) James Madison | JMUSports.com(Curt Dudley, Adam Coolbaugh) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | (17) Villanovaat Elon | ElonPhoenix.com(David Hibbard, Taylor Durham) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Bryantat Maine | WVII/FOX College Sports/GoBlackBears.com(Dan Hannigan, Mike DeVito) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | (19) William & Maryat New Hampshire | UNHWildcats.com(Bob Lipman, Tim O’Sullivan) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Towsonat (6) Richmond | Comcast SportsNet/RichmondSpiders.com(Brent Harris, Qadry Ismail) |
Ivy League
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Fri., Sept. 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Georgetownat (25) Harvard | ESPN3/Ivy League Digital Network(Ben Altsher, Bill Spaulding) |
| Fri., Sept. 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Pennat Dartmouth | NBC Sports Network(Paul Burmeister, Ross Tucker) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | Noon | Princetonat Columbia | FOX College Sports(Scott Sudikoff, Steve DeOssie) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Lehighat Yale | One World Sports/Ivy League Digital Network(Bill Spaulding, Jack Ford4) |
MEAC
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Thurs., Sept. 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Hamptonat (22) North Carolina A&T | ESPNU(Eric Clemons, Jay Walker) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Delaware Stateat Morgan State | None |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Howardat Norfolk State | NSUSpartans.com(Ross Gordon, Turrell Ducre) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 4:00 p.m. | North Carolina Centralat Bethune-Cookman | BCUAthletics.com(Nick Rice, Larry Wesley, Terrance Gatling) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Savannah Stateat Florida A&M | None |
Missouri Valley
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 2:00 p.m. | (18) Illinois Stateat (1) North Dakota State | ESPN3/KVLY/NBC North Dakota(Brian Shawn, Lee Timmerman, Beth Hoole) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Missouri Stateat (24) Indiana State | ESPN3(Chase Eyrich, Corey Clark) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 4:00 p.m. | South Dakotaat (20) Youngstown State | ESPN3(Jim Campbell, Tim Pozsgai) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 5:00 p.m. | Southern Illinoisat (12) Northern Iowa | ESPN3/Panther Sports Network(Brad Wells, Justin Surrency) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:00 p.m. | (8) Western Illinoisat (15) South Dakota State | ESPN3(Adam Seidel, Danan Hughes, Kelly Burke) |
Northeast
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Malone (Ohio)at St. Francis | NEC Front Row(Pat Farabaugh, Jay Roberts) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Sacred Heartat Wagner | ESPN3(Paul Dottino, Kevin Gilbride, John Schmeelk) |
Ohio Valley
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Tennessee-Martinat Tennessee State | ESPN3(Kevin Ingram, Bob Belvin) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 5:00 p.m. | Murray Stateat Austin Peay | OVC Digital Network(Brian Rives, Van Stokes) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentuckyat Tennessee Tech | OVC Digital Network/WCTE(Tim Scruggs, Sam Brooks) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:00 p.m. | (13) Eastern Illinoisat Southeast Missouri St. | OVC Digital Network(Erik Sean, Rick Wieser, Todd Bonacki) |
Patriot League
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Cornellat Colgate | Time Warner Sports(Tim Heiman, Dale Drypolcher) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Holy Crossat Lafayette | Patriot League Network/Lafayette SN(Gary Laubach, Mike Joseph, John Leone) |
Pioneer
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 1:00 p.m. | San Diegoat Butler | ButlerSports.com(Mark Minner, Mark Pearson) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Campbellat Marist | GoRedFoxes.com (Geoff Brault, Ed Weir) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Drakeat Dayton | DaytonFlyers.com(Larry Hansgen, Mike Kelly) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Valparaisoat Morehead State | OVC Digital Network(Chuck Mraz, Jason Blanton) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Stetsonat Davidson | TWC Sports Channel(Brock Bowling, Stan Lewter) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Duquesneat Jacksonville | ESPN3(Scott Manze, David Lamb) |
Southern
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | Noon | (5) Chattanoogaat East Tennessee State | SoCon Digital Network(Jay Sandos, Matt Wilhjelm, Robert Harper) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Mercerat VMI | ESPN3(Wade Branner, Dave Harding) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Woffordat Samford | ESPN3(Curt Bloom, Ben Neill, Hattie Breece) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Kennesaw Stateat Furman | ESPN3(Bob Mihalic, Sam Wyche) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | (9) The Citadelat Western Carolina | ESPN3(Pete Yanity, Will Merritt) |
Southland
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Central Arkansasat Abilene Christian | American Sports Network/Southland DN(Lincoln Rose, John Bradshaw Layfield, Ashlea Bullington) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austinvs. (2) Sam Houston State
(Houston, Texas) |
ESPN3(Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, Tatum Everett) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Nicholls Stateat (23) McNeese State | ESPN3/Cox Sports Television(Lyn Rollins, Rene Nadeau, Carley McCord) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 8:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisianaat Lamar | ESPN3(David Saltzman, Lemont Williams) |
SWAC
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Arkansas-Pine Bluffat Alabama State | BamaStateSports.com(Maurice Carter, Eddie Robinson2) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&Mvs. Grambling State
(Dallas, Texas) |
None |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley Stateat Jackson State | None |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 8:00 p.m. | Alabama A&Mat Texas Southern | ROOT Sports SW+(Butch Alsandor, Ken Moore, Nick Strong) |
FCS Independent
| Date | Time | Game | Network (Talent) |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 6:00 p.m. | (10) Charleston Southernat (14) Coastal Carolina | GoCCUSports.com(Joe Cashion, Layne Harris) |
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