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College football is finally back, and we have a packed slate ahead for Week 1 as most teams kick off their 2023 seasons. While a lot of the big-name teams chose to schedule lower-key opponents for Week 1, there are still some exciting matchups on the table.
Florida and No. 14 Utah kick things off on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. ET. Florida will attempt to find its offensive identity under Graham Mertz, while Utah will likely be playing without QB Cam Rising. Boise State takes on No. 10 Washington Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. ET. The Broncos return two star running backs that will give the Huskies trouble.
No. 21 North Carolina faces South Carolina on Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. ET in a rematch of the 2021 Duke’s Mayo Bowl. Can Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks do it again? Sunday will see a top-10 matchup in No. 8 Florida State-No. 5 LSU at 7:30 p.m. ET, and No. 9 Clemson and Duke close out the weekend with an ACC game on Monday at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Here is the complete schedule with TV and live stream coverage and kickoff times for Week 1 of the 2023 college football season.
Thursday, August 31
Elon 17, Wake Forest 37
Rhode Island 35, Georgia State 42
Saint Francis U. 17, Western Michigan 35
Kent State 6, UCF 56
NC State 24, UConn 14
Nebraska 10, Minnesota 13
North Carolina A&T 6, UAB 35
Florida 11, No. 14 Utah 24
UAPB 7, Tulsa 42
South Dakota 10, Missouri 35
Southern Utah 21, Arizona State 24
Friday, September 1
Howard 23, Eastern Michigan 33
Miami (Ohio) 3, Miami (FL) 38
Central Michigan 7, Michigan State 31
Louisville 39, Georgia Tech 34 (in Atlanta, GA)
Missouri State 17, Kansas 48
Stanford 37, Hawai’i 24
Saturday, September 2
Virginia vs. No. 12 Tennessee (in Nashville, TN) — 12:00 p.m. ET — ABC/ESPN3
LIU vs. Ohio — 12:00 p.m. ET — ESPN+
Utah State vs. No. 25 Iowa — 12:00 p.m. ET — FS1
NIU vs. Boston College — 12:00 p.m. ET — ACCN
Louisiana Tech vs. SMU — 12:00 p.m. ET — ESPNU
Arkansas State vs. No. 20 Oklahoma — 12:00 p.m. ET — ESPN
Ball State vs. Kentucky — 12:00 p.m. ET — SECN
Bowling Green vs. Liberty — 12:00 p.m. ET — CBSSN
Colorado vs. No. 17 TCU — 12:00 p.m. ET — FOX
East Carolina vs. No. 2 Michigan — 12:00 p.m. ET — Peacock
Fresno State vs. Purdue — 12:00 p.m. ET — BTN
Robert Morris vs. Air Force — 1:00 p.m. ET — Altitude/MWN
Akron vs. Temple — 2:00 p.m. ET — ESPN+
ETSU vs. Jacksonville State — 2:00 p.m. ET — ESPN+
Mercer vs. No. 22 Ole Miss — 2:00 p.m. ET — SECN+/ESPN+
Northern Iowa vs. Iowa State — 2:00 p.m. ET — ESPN+
Portland State vs. No. 15 Oregon — 3:00 p.m. ET — P12N
USF vs. WKU — 3:30 p.m. ET — CBSSN
No. 3 Ohio State vs. Indiana — 3:30 p.m. ET — CBS/Paramount+
UMass vs. Auburn — 3:30 p.m. ET — ESPN
Towson vs. Maryland — 3:30 p.m. ET — BTN
Tennessee State vs. No. 13 Notre Dame — 3:30 p.m. ET — NBC/Peacock
Rice vs. No. 11 Texas — 3:30 p.m. ET — FOX
Boise State vs. No. 10 Washington — 3:30 p.m. ET — ABC/ESPN3
Gardner-Webb vs. Appalachian State — 3:30 p.m. ET — ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky vs. Cincinnati — 3:30 p.m. ET — ESPN+
Buffalo vs. No. 19 Wisconsin — 3:30 p.m. ET — FS1
Wofford vs. Pitt — 3:30 p.m. ET — ACCN
Bryant vs. UNLV — 4:00 p.m. ET — SSSEN/MWN
California vs. North Texas — 4:00 p.m. ET — ESPNU
Western Carolina vs. Arkansas — 4:00 p.m. ET — SECN+/ESPN+
Southeastern La. vs. Mississippi State — 4:00 p.m. ET — SECN
Colgate vs. Syracuse — 4:00 p.m. ET — ACCNX/ESPN+
Bucknell vs. James Madison — 6:00 p.m. ET — ESPN+
Monmouth vs. Florida Atlantic — 6:00 p.m. ET — ESPN+
SC State vs. Charlotte — 6:00 p.m. ET — ESPN+
The Citadel vs. Georgia Southern — 6:00 p.m. ET — ESPN+
UT Martin vs. No. 1 Georgia — 6:00 p.m. ET — SECN+/ESPN+
UAlbany vs. Marshall — 6:00 p.m. ET — ESPN+
Maine vs. FIU — 6:30 p.m. ET — ESPN+
Nevada vs. No. 6 USC — 6:30 p.m. ET — P12N
Southeast Missouri vs. No. 16 Kansas State — 7:00 p.m. ET — ESPN+
Alcorn State vs. Southern Miss — 7:00 p.m. ET — ESPN+
Washington State vs. Colorado State — 7:00 p.m. ET — CBSSN
UTSA vs. Houston — 7:00 p.m. ET — FS1
Texas State vs. Baylor — 7:00 p.m. ET — ESPN+
Stephen F. Austin vs. Troy — 7:00 p.m. ET — ESPN+
New Mexico vs. No. 23 Texas A&M — 7:00 p.m. ET — ESPN
Central Arkansas vs. Oklahoma State — 7:00 p.m. ET — ESPN+
Bethune-Cookman vs. Memphis — 7:00 p.m. ET — ESPN+
Army vs. ULM — 7:00 p.m. ET — NFLN
Alabama A&M vs. Vanderbilt — 7:00 p.m. ET — SECN+/ESPN+
Texas Tech vs. Wyoming — 7:30 p.m. ET — CBS/Paramount+
West Virginia vs. No. 7 Penn State — 7:30 p.m. ET — NBC/Peacock
Toledo vs. Illinois — 7:30 p.m. ET — BTN
No. 21 North Carolina vs. South Carolina (in Charlotte, NC) — 7:30 p.m. ET — ABC/ESPN3
Middle Tennessee vs. No. 4 Alabama — 7:30 p.m. ET — SECN
Old Dominion vs. Virginia Tech — 8:00 p.m. ET — ACCN
South Alabama vs. No. 24 Tulane — 8:00 p.m. ET — ESPNU
Northwestern State vs. Louisiana — 8:30 p.m. ET — ESPN+
UIW vs. UTEP — 9:00 p.m. ET — ESPN+
Western Illinois vs. New Mexico State — 9:00 p.m. ET — ESPN+
Northern Arizona vs. Arizona — 10:00 p.m. ET — P12N
Sam Houston vs. BYU — 10:15 p.m. ET — FS1
Idaho State vs. San Diego State — 10:30 p.m. ET — CBSSN
Coastal Carolina vs. UCLA — 10:30 p.m. ET — ESPN
Sunday, September 3
Northwestern vs. Rutgers — 12:00 p.m. ET — CBS/Paramount+
No. 18 Oregon State vs. San Jose State — 3:30 p.m. ET — CBS/Paramount+
No. 5 LSU vs. No. 8 Florida State (in Orlando, FL) — 7:30 p.m. ET — ABC
Monday, September 4
No. 9 Clemson vs. Duke — 8:00 p.m. ET — ESPN