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Schedule
| Date | Time | Away | @ / VS | Home | Venue | City | State | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/17/2026 | 7:30 PM EDT | Syracuse | @ | Pittsburgh | Acrisure Stadium | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | — |
| 9/18/2026 | 7:30 PM EDT | Miami | @ | Wake Forest | Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | — |
| 9/18/2026 | 8:00 PM EDT | Houston | @ | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium | Lubbock | Texas | — |
| 9/18/2026 | 10:30 PM EDT | Portland State | @ | Oregon | Autzen Stadium | Eugene | Oregon | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 11:30 AM EDT | Coastal Carolina | @ | Delaware | Delaware Stadium | Newark | Delaware | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 12:00 PM EDT | Georgia | @ | Arkansas | Razorback Stadium | Fayetteville | Arkansas | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 12:00 PM EDT | Tulane | @ | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium | Manhattan | Kansas | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 12:00 PM EDT | Bowling Green | @ | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium | Ames | Iowa | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 12:00 PM EDT | Arizona State | VS | Kansas | Wembley Stadium | London | — | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 12:00 PM EDT | Mercer | @ | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium | Atlanta | Georgia | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 12:00 PM EDT | North Carolina | @ | Clemson | Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC) | Clemson | South Carolina | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 12:00 PM EDT | Akron | @ | Minnesota | Huntington Bank Stadium | Minneapolis | Minnesota | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 12:00 PM EDT | Kent State | @ | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium | Columbus | Ohio | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 12:00 PM EDT | Buffalo | @ | Penn State | Beaver Stadium | University Park | Pennsylvania | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 12:00 PM EDT | North Texas | @ | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium (TX) | San Marcos | Texas | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 12:30 PM EDT | Eastern Michigan | @ | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium | Madison | Wisconsin | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 12:45 PM EDT | NC State | @ | Vanderbilt | FirstBank Stadium | Nashville | Tennessee | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 1:00 PM EDT | Wyoming | @ | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium | Mount Pleasant | Michigan | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 2:00 PM EDT | Maine | @ | Boston College | Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA) | Chestnut Hill | Massachusetts | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 2:00 PM EDT | Southern Illinois | @ | Illinois | Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) | Champaign | Illinois | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 3:00 PM EDT | Temple | @ | Toledo | Glass Bowl | Toledo | Ohio | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 3:30 PM EDT | Florida State | @ | Alabama | Bryant-Denny Stadium | Tuscaloosa | Alabama | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 3:30 PM EDT | Kentucky | @ | Texas A&M | Kyle Field | College Station | Texas | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 3:30 PM EDT | Miami (OH) | @ | Cincinnati | TQL Stadium | Cincinnati | Ohio | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 3:30 PM EDT | Utah State | @ | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium | Salt Lake City | Utah | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 3:30 PM EDT | SMU | @ | Louisville | L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium | Louisville | Kentucky | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 3:30 PM EDT | Wagner | @ | California | California Memorial Stadium | Berkeley | California | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 3:30 PM EDT | UTEP | @ | Michigan | Michigan Stadium | Ann Arbor | Michigan | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 3:30 PM EDT | USC | @ | Rutgers | SHI Stadium | Piscataway | New Jersey | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 3:30 PM EDT | Duquesne | @ | Washington State | Gesa Field | Pullman | Washington | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 3:30 PM EDT | Stonehill | @ | Massachusetts | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium | Hadley | Massachusetts | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 4:00 PM EDT | Stanford | @ | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium | Durham | North Carolina | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 4:00 PM EDT | Western Kentucky | @ | Indiana | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) | Bloomington | Indiana | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 4:00 PM EDT | Northern Iowa | @ | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium | Iowa City | Iowa | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 4:00 PM EDT | Ball State | @ | Liberty | Williams Stadium (VA) | Lynchburg | Virginia | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 4:00 PM EDT | Louisiana Tech | @ | Baylor | McLane Stadium | Waco | Texas | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 4:15 PM EDT | Mississippi State | @ | South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium | Columbia | South Carolina | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 4:30 PM EDT | SE Louisiana | @ | UL Monroe | Malone Stadium | Monroe | Louisiana | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 6:00 PM EDT | East Carolina | @ | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium | Norfolk | Virginia | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 6:00 PM EDT | Florida International | @ | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium | Boca Raton | Florida | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 6:00 PM EDT | Charlotte | @ | App State | Kidd Brewer Stadium | Boone | North Carolina | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 6:30 PM EDT | Marshall | @ | Missouri State | Plaster Sports Complex | Springfield | Missouri | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:00 PM EDT | Florida | @ | Auburn | Jordan-Hare Stadium | Auburn | Alabama | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:00 PM EDT | Troy | @ | Missouri | Memorial Stadium | Columbia | Missouri | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:00 PM EDT | Georgia State | @ | UCF | FBC Mortgage Stadium | Orlando | Florida | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:00 PM EDT | Murray State | @ | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium | Stillwater | Oklahoma | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:00 PM EDT | UConn | @ | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium | Hattiesburg | Mississippi | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:00 PM EDT | UT Martin | @ | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | Memphis | Tennessee | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:00 PM EDT | Western Michigan | @ | Rice | Rice Stadium | Houston | Texas | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:00 PM EDT | Delaware State | @ | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium | Tampa | Florida | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:00 PM EDT | Nevada | @ | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium | Murfreesboro | Tennessee | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:00 PM EDT | Ohio | @ | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium | Mobile | Alabama | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:00 PM EDT | Georgia Southern | @ | Jacksonville State | AmFirst Stadium | Jacksonville | Alabama | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:00 PM EDT | Nicholls | @ | Sam Houston | Elliott T. Bowers Stadium | Huntsville | Texas | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:15 PM EDT | North Dakota | @ | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) | Lincoln | Nebraska | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:15 PM EDT | Eastern Washington | @ | Washington | Husky Stadium | Seattle | Washington | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:30 PM EDT | LSU | @ | Ole Miss | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium | Oxford | Mississippi | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:30 PM EDT | New Mexico | @ | Oklahoma | Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK) | Norman | Oklahoma | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:30 PM EDT | BYU | @ | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium | Fort Collins | Colorado | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:30 PM EDT | Colorado | @ | Northwestern | Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium | Evanston | Illinois | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:30 PM EDT | West Virginia | VS | Virginia | Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte | North Carolina | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:30 PM EDT | Virginia Tech | @ | Maryland | SECU Stadium | College Park | Maryland | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:30 PM EDT | Michigan State | @ | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium | Notre Dame | Indiana | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 7:45 PM EDT | Kennesaw State | @ | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville | Tennessee | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 8:00 PM EDT | UTSA | @ | Texas | DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium | Austin | Texas | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 8:00 PM EDT | Arkansas State | @ | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium | Fort Worth | Texas | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 8:00 PM EDT | East Texas A&M | @ | Tulsa | Chapman Stadium | Tulsa | Oklahoma | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 8:00 PM EDT | UAB | @ | Louisiana | Cajun Field | Lafayette | Louisiana | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 10:00 PM EDT | South Dakota | @ | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium | Boise | Idaho | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 10:00 PM EDT | James Madison | @ | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium | San Diego | California | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 10:30 PM EDT | Northern Illinois | @ | Arizona | Arizona Stadium | Tucson | Arizona | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 10:30 PM EDT | North Dakota State | @ | Sacramento State | Hornet Stadium | Sacramento | California | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 11:00 PM EDT | Purdue | @ | UCLA | Rose Bowl | Pasadena | California | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 11:00 PM EDT | Montana | @ | Oregon State | Reser Stadium | Corvallis | Oregon | — |
| 9/19/2026 | 11:00 PM EDT | Fresno State | @ | San José State | CEFCU Stadium | San Jose | California | — |