The 2026 college football schedule rolls into Week 5, spanning Thursday, Oct. 1 through Saturday, Oct. 3. Across the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), a total of 114 matchups are on tap.
Week 5 opens on Thursday night with two matchups, as New Mexico State hosts WKU at 8:00pm ET on CBSSSN, followed by North Texas visiting Tulsa at 9:00pm ET on ESPN.
Friday delivers a four‑game slate, beginning at 7:00pm ET with a pair of contests – Pitt traveling to Virginia Tech on ESPN and Delaware hosting Liberty on CBSSN. Penn State at Northwestern follows at 8:00pm ET on FOX before the night wraps with Montana State visiting Idaho at 10:30pm ET on ESPN.
Saturday’s slate opens at 11:30am ET with Memphis at Charlotte — a matchup shifted up from its original 3:30pm ET window — before the day explodes at noon ET with 17 games across the country. The headliners stack up fast: No. 7 Alabama at No. 16 Mississippi State on ABC, No. 3 Notre Dame at North Carolina on ESPN, UCF at No. 20 Houston on ESPN2, and Boston College at No. 21 SMU on The CW.
The 3:30pm ET window features several marquee contests, including No. 8 Florida at No. 25 Missouri (ABC) and No. 5 Ohio State at No. 14 Iowa (CBS). Primetime showcases No. 4 Miami at Clemson (ABC), No. 10 BYU at TCU (ESPN), and No. 12 Texas Tech at Colorado (FOX).
Late‑night offerings include Baylor at Arizona State (ESPN), Cincinnati at Arizona (FOX), and San Jose State at Hawaii (MW+).
The full Week 5 TV and streaming schedule by conference appears below.
2026 College Football Schedule: Week 5
* All times Eastern.
ACC
Pitt at Virginia Tech – 7pm, ESPN (Fri.)
Notre Dame at N. Carolina – 12pm, ESPN
Stanford at Wake Forest – 12pm, ACCN
Boston College at SMU – 12pm, The CW
Syracuse at UConn – 12pm, CBSSN
Virginia at Florida St. – 3:30pm, ESPN2
Louisville at NC State – 3:30pm, ACCN
California at UNLV – 3:30pm, CBSSN
Miami at Clemson – 7:30pm, ABC
AMERICAN
North Texas at Tulsa – 9pm, ESPN (Thu.)
Memphis at Charlotte – 11am, ESPN+
Navy at Air Force – 12pm, CBS/Paramount+
Samford at UAB – 3:30pm, ESPN+
Texas Southern at FAU – 6pm, ESPN+
UTSA at Rice – 7pm, ESPN+
Army at LA Tech – 7:30pm, ESPN+
Temple at USF – 7:30pm, ESPNU
BIG 12
MTSU at Kansas – 12pm, ESPNU
UCF at Houston – 12pm, ESPN2
West Virginia at Iowa St – 12pm, TNT
BYU at TCU – 7pm, ESPN
Texas Tech at Colorado – 7:30pm, FOX
Baylor at Arizona State – 10:30pm, ESPN
Cincinnati at Arizona – 11pm, FOX
BIG TEN
Penn State at Northwestern – 8pm, FOX (Fri.)
Michigan at Minnesota – 12pm, FOX
Michigan State at Wisconsin – 12:30pm, BTN
Ohio State at Iowa – 3:30pm, CBS/Para+
Maryland at Nebraska – 4pm, FS1
Purdue at Illinois – 4:15pm, BTN
Washington at USC – 7:30pm, NBC/Peacock
Indiana at Rutgers – 8pm, BTN
CONFERENCE USA
WKU at NM State – 8pm, CBSSN (Thu.)
Liberty at Delaware – 7pm, CBSSN (Fri.)
MTSU at Kansas – 12pm, ESPNU
INDEPENDENTS
Notre Dame at N. Carolina – 12pm, ESPN
Syracuse at UConn – 12pm, CBSSN
MAC
WMU at Buffalo – 1pm, ESPN+
Toledo at Ball State – 2pm, ESPN+
Akron at CMU – 3:30pm, ESPN+
Ohio at Kent State – 3:30pm, ESPN+
BGSU at Miami OH – 3:30pm, ESPN+
EMU at UMass – 3:30pm, ESPN+
MOUNTAIN WEST
Navy at Air Force – 12pm, CBS/Paramount+
California at UNLV – 3:30pm, CBSSN
Wyoming at NDSU – 3:30pm, The CW
UTEP at New Mexico – 4pm, MW+
San Jose State at Hawaii – 11:59pm, MW+
PAC-12
Oregon St. at Colorado St. – 6pm, USA
Utah State at Boise State – 7:30pm, CBSSN
Fresno St. at Washington St. – 9:30pm, USA
Texas St. at San Diego St. – 10:30pm, The CW
SEC
Alabama at MS State – 12pm, ABC
Vanderbilt at Georgia – 12:45pm, SECN
Auburn at Tennessee – 3:30pm, ESPN
Florida at Missouri – 3:30pm, ABC
Kentucky at S. Carolina – 4:15pm, SECN
Arkansas at TAMU – 7pm, ESPN2
McNeese at LSU – 7:45pm, SECN
SUN BELT
ODU at Georgia State – 3:30pm, ESPN+
Marshall at JMU – 3:45pm, ESPNU
Georgia Southern at CCU – 7pm, ESPN+
ULM at South Alabama – 7pm, ESPN+
Army at LA Tech – 7:30pm, ESPN+
A-State at Louisiana – 8pm, ESPN+
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