2015 College Football Week 1 FBS Schedule with Times and Network Listings
Written by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @HogManInLA
The 2015 college football season is finally here with action beginning on Thursday with North Carolina taking on South Carolina and extending through Monday night when No. 1 Ohio State seeks revenge against Virginia Tech for their lone 2014 loss.
Some of the top games of the week include:
North Carolina vs. South Carolina – ACC vs. SEC, border war, and the opening game of the season… does it get any better?
Western Kentucky at Vanderbilt – WKU has one of the best offensive engines in the nation with the best quarterback you’ve never heard of… Brandon Doughty
Michigan at Utah – This was a big win for the Utes in 2014 and is the opening of the Jim Harbaugh era in Michigan. High expectations on both sides of the field.
Washington at Boise State – Bronco players recruited by Chris Petersen get a chance to whip their former head coach. A win for Bryan Harsin would remove that large looming shadow from his predecessor on the other side of the field.
Louisville vs. No. 7 Auburn – The game is being held in Atlanta, a place where Gus Malzahn wants to be at season’s end and a place residents in the area do not want Cardinals’ head coach Bobby Petrino – ever. Two offensive geniuses squaring off with two great defensive coordinators Will Muschamp – Auburn and Todd Grantham – Louisville, the best of the best football chest match.
No. 18 Wisconsin vs. No. 3 Alabama in Arlington – The Crimson Tide only has three starters back on offense and everyone wants to see how the play under center looks heading into the season. A new staff in Madison but will the high-end results be the same?
No. 16 Arizona State at Texas A&M in Houston – Outside of wanting to see your favorite team play this contest should be the most interesting to watch on a national level. Two high-powered offenses slugging it out with two suspect defenses trying in earnest to stop the other – a textbook college football shootout!
Thursday, Sept. 3 college football schedule
North Carolina vs. South Carolina in Charlotte, 6 p.m., ESPN
Florida International at UCF, 6 p.m., ESPNU
Oklahoma State at Central Michigan, 7 p.m., ESPN3
Elon at Wake Forest, 7 p.m. ESPN3
VMI at Ball State, 7 p.m., ESPN3
Stony Brook at Toledo, 7 p.m., ESPN3
Alcorn State at No. 17 Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m., ESPN3
Villanova at Connecticut, 7:30 p.m., ESPN3
Western Kentucky at Vanderbilt, 8 p.m., SEC Network
Michigan at Utah, 8:30 p.m., FOX Sports 1
No. 2 TCU at Minnesota, 9 p.m., ESPN
Ohio at Idaho, 9 p.m., ESPN3
Southern Utah at Utah State, 9 p.m.
Duke at Tulane, 9:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Texas San Antonio at No. 22 Arizona, 10 p.m., PAC 12 Network
UC Davis at Nevada, 10 p.m.
New Hampshire at San State, 10 p.m.
Abilene Christian at Fresno State, 10 p.m.
Colorado at Hawaii, 1 a.m. CBS Sports Network
Friday, Sept. 4 college football schedule
UNC Charlotte at Georgia State, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU
No. 6 Michigan State at Western Michigan, 7 p.m., ESPNU
Fordham at Army, 7 p.m.
No. 4 Baylor at SMU, 7 p.m., ESPN
Rhode Island at Syracuse, 7 p.m., ESPN3
Weber State at Oregon State, 8 p.m., PAC 12 Network
Kent State at Illinois, 9 p.m., Big Ten Network
Washington at No. 24 Boise State, 10:15 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Sept. 5 college football schedule
Louisiana Monroe at No. 9 Georgia, noon, SEC Network
Tennessee-Martin at No. 15 Ole Miss, noon, SEC Network
No. 21 Stanford at Northwestern, noon, ESPN
Colgate at Navy, noon, CBS Sports Network
Norfolk State at Rutgers, noon, ESPNN
South Dakota State at Kansas, noon
Illinois State at Iowa, noon, Big Ten Network
Richmond at Maryland, noon, ESPNU
Wofford at No. 12 Clemson, 12:30 p.m., ESPN3
Youngstown State at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m., ESPN3
Maine at Boston College, 1 p.m., ESPN3
Portland State at Washington State, 2 p.m., PAC12 Network
Old Dominion at Eastern Michigan, 3 p.m., ESPN3
BYU at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m., ABC
Sam Houston State at Texas Tech, 3:30 p.m.
Penn State at Temple, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Wagner at Rice, 3:30 p.m.
Florida Atlantic at Tulsa, 3:30 pm., CBS Sports Network
UTEP at No. 20 Arkansas, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU
Louisville vs. No. 7 Auburn in Atlanta, 3:30 p.m., CBS
Virginia at No. 14 UCLA, 3:30 p.m., FOX
Morgan State at Air Force, 3:30 p.m.
Albany at Buffalo, 3:30 p.m., ESPN3
Presbyterian College at Miami (Ohio), 3:30 p.m., ESPN3
Howard at Appalachian State, 3:30 p.m., ESPN3
Savannah State at Colorado State, 4 p.m.
North Dakota at Wyoming, 4 p.m.
Bowling Green at No. 25 Tennessee, in Nashville, 4 p.m., SEC Network
Southeast Missouri State at No. 23 Missouri, 4 p.m., SEC Network
Southern Illinois at Indiana, 4 p.m., ESPNN
Grambling State at California, 5 p.m., PAC 12 Network
Bethune-Cookman at Miami (Fla.), 6 p.m. ESPN3
Troy at NC State, 6 p.m., ESPN3
Towson at East Carolina, 6 p.m., ESPN3
Gardner-Webb at South Alabama, 6 p.m., ESPN3
Mississippi Valley State at New Mexico, 7 p.m.
Akron at No. 19 Oklahoma, 7 p.m.
Missouri State at Memphis, 7 p.m., ESPN3
Florida A&M at South Florida, 7 p.m., ESPN3
Alabama A&M at Cincinnati, 7 p.m., ESPN3
Southern at Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m.
Jackson State at Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m.
No. 16 Arizona State at Texas A&M in Houston, 7 p.m., ESPN
Louisiana Lafayette at Kentucky, 7 p.m., ESPNU
South Dakota at Kansas State, 7:10 p.m.
Texas at No. 11 Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m., NBC
Georgia Southern at West Virginia, 7:30 p.m.
McNeese State at No. 13 LSU, 7:30 p.m., SEC Network
New Mexico State at Florida, 7:30 p.m., SEC Network
UNLV at Northern Illinois, 7:30 p.m.
San Diego at San Diego State, 8 p.m.
No. 18 Wisconsin vs. No. 3 Alabama in Arlington, Texas, 8 p.m., ABC
Texas State at No. 8 FSU, 8 p.m., ESPNN
Eastern Washington at No. 5 Oregon, 8 p.m., PAC 12 Network
Northern Iowa at Iowa State, 8 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Houston, 8 p.m., ESPN3
Mississippi State at Southern Miss, 10 p.m., FOX Sports 1
Arkansas State at No. 10 USC, 11 p.m., PAC 12 Network
Sunday, Sept. 6 college football schedule
Purdue at Marshall, 3 p.m. FOX Sports 1
Monday, Sept. 7 college football schedule
No. 1 Ohio State at Virginia Tech, 8 p.m., ESPN
Photo credit: usatoday.com; Arizona State Sun Devils ready to take the field.