College Football Schedule 2024-25

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Tuesday, October 15, 2024
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team logo TROY USA 25 , TROY 9 G Lopez 158 G Lopez 67 D Ross 70
team logo KENNST MIDDTN 14 , KENNST 5 N Vattiato 199 Q Ashley 79 H Willis 92
team logo LATECH NMST 33 , LATECH 30 E Bullock 225 S McGowan 66 T Edwards 102
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
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team logo SAMHOU WESTKY 31 , SAMHOU 14 C Veltkamp 281 E Young 97 K Hutchinson 88
team logo FIU UTEP 30 , FIU 21 S Locklear 161 J Jackson 148 K Odom 95
Thursday, October 17, 2024
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team logo GAST MARSH 35 , GAST 20 Z Gibson 192 A Turner 177 D Fleming 66
team logo BC VATECH 42 , BC 21 T Castellanos 205 B Tuten 266 B Gosnell 49
Friday, October 18, 2024
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team logo FSU DUKE 23 , FSU 16 B Glenn 110 S Thomas 88 J Douglas 48
team logo BROWN
@ team logo PRINCE
PRINCE 29 , BROWN 17 J Willcox 271 J Volker 79 L Colella 96
team logo PUR ORE 35 , PUR 0 D Gabriel 290 R Love III 93 E Stewart 96
team logo OKST BYU 38 , OKST 35 J Retzlaff 218 L Martin 120 D Lassiter 129
team logo NEVADA FRES 24 , NEVADA 21 M Keene 190 E Gilliam 66 J Smith 134
Saturday, October 19, 2024
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team logo AUBURN MIZZOU 21 , AUBURN 17 B Cook 194 J Hunter 57 M Cooper 84
team logo NW WISC 23 , NW 3 B Locke 160 T Walker 126 W Pauling 51
team logo NWST
@ team logo NICH
NICH 20 , NWST 0 P McQuaide 186 C Guggenheim 129 L Negrotto 55
team logo ECU ARMY 45 , ECU 28 K Houser 282 B Daily 171 C Sowell 138
team logo COASTC UL-LAF 34 , COASTC 24 B Wooldridge 373 B Bennett 132 T Carter 149
team logo ASU CIN 24 , ASU 14 B Sorsby 206 C Kiner 102 J Tyson 108
team logo UVA CLEM 48 , UVA 31 C Klubnik 308 P Mafah 78 T Moore 78
team logo LOU MIA-FL 52 , LOU 45 T Shough 342 D Martinez 89 S Brown Jr. 125
team logo UCONN WAKE 23 , UCONN 20 H Bachmeier 274 D Claiborne 60 T Morin 104
team logo NEB IU 56 , NEB 7 D Raiola 234 J Ellison 105 T Fidone II 91
team logo RUT UCLA 35 , RUT 32 E Garbers 383 K Monangai 106 K Jones 114
team logo HOLYCR
@ team logo HARV
HARV 35 , HOLYCR 34 J Pesansky 277 J Clerveaux 165 M Mosey 149
team logo LIU
@ team logo RMOR
RMOR 45 , LIU 31 A Chiccitt 351 E Greenwood 147 S Charles 141
team logo STF-PA
@ team logo WAGNER
WAGNER 14 , STF-PA 0 J Cady 290 D McElroy 50 J Bonelli 91
team logo LEHIGH
@ team logo YALE
YALE 38 , LEHIGH 23 G Jordan 107 L Yoder 143 M Shipp 55
team logo SHEART
@ team logo LAF
LAF 31 , SHEART 17 J Michalski 144 J Curtis 156 J Curtis 42
team logo OKLA SCAR 35 , OKLA 9 J Arnold 225 J Barnes 70 J Jordan 86
team logo STONEH
@ team logo MERRIM
MERRIM 48 , STONEH 28 J O'Connell 166 J Corbett 170 C Ruff 56
team logo VILL
@ team logo MAINE
MAINE 35 , VILL 7 C Peevy 173 B Santana-Fis 56 J Gillette 81
team logo PRESBY
vs team logo DRAKE
DRAKE 19 , PRESBY 16 L Bailey 375 Z Switzer 87 T Radocha 125
team logo STET
@ team logo DAV
DAV 70 , STET 48 B Meitz 280 M Adams 135 R Johnson 131
team logo BUTLER
vs team logo DAYTON
DAYTON 21 , BUTLER 14 D VanVleet 137 M Hackett 111 L Brenner 56
team logo CENTCT
@ team logo DART
DART 20 , CENTCT 16 G Saunier 177 J Turner 66 D Pardo 67
team logo GTOWN
@ team logo COLG
COLG 38 , GTOWN 28 D Lauter 272 M Maldonado 112 J Kibble 128
team logo NCA&T
vs team logo HAMP
HAMP 59 , NCA&T 17 J Fomby 240 J Snipes 71 G Caldwell 98
team logo TOWSON
vs team logo STNYBR
STNYBR 52 , TOWSON 24 T Knoop 387 T Greene Jr. 115 J Williams 92
team logo UNH
vs team logo URI
URI 26 , UNH 9 D Farrell 147 M Grant 127 M Buchanan 62
team logo BRYANT
@ team logo MONM
MONM 55 , BRYANT 17 D Robertson 237 R Nelson 101 L Ruggieri 95
team logo PENN
vs team logo COLUM
COLUM 23 , PENN 17 C Goodwin 334 M Hosley 50 B Canty 137
team logo BUCK
vs team logo COR
COR 34 , BUCK 21 J Wang 274 E Pope 111 P Woodring 95
team logo WOF
@ team logo CHAT
CHAT 37 , WOF 5 C Artopoeus 145 R Davis 74 C Domercant 101
team logo VMI
vs team logo CIT
CIT 13 , VMI 10 C Wilson 83 H Rice 70 T Cherry 78
team logo LINDEN
@ team logo G-WEBB
G-WEBB 42 , LINDEN 35 N Glantz 244 Q Holmes 156 J Caldwell 174
team logo VALPO
vs team logo STTHMN
STTHMN 42 , VALPO 14 T Tateoka 211 H Adebayo 100 C Chase 112
team logo UNI
@ team logo NORDAK
NORDAK 31 , UNI 7 M Schecklman 178 G Ziebarth 83 J Roque Jr. 85
team logo TLSA TEM 20 , TLSA 10 E Simon 297 T Worthy 41 L Morris 97
team logo CMU EASTMI 38 , CMU 34 C Snyder 300 M Lukes 118 M Allen 140
team logo FURMAN
vs team logo WCU
WCU 52 , FURMAN 20 C Gonzales 620 B Adams 70 I Johnson 117
team logo MSVL
vs team logo B-C
B-C 20 , MSVL 10 T Williams 175 D Palmer 126 N Rembert 111
team logo MERC
@ team logo SAM
SAM 55 , MERC 35 Q Crittendon 378 D Witherspoon 47 K Parsons 106
team logo ARK-PB
@ team logo GRAM
GRAM 31 , ARK-PB 21 M Hagens 230 Z Webber 93 J Gibson 84
team logo INST
@ team logo MOSTU
MOSTU 46 , INST 21 J Clark 379 J Wright 77 L Mason 111
team logo MUR
vs team logo ILLST
ILLST 40 , MUR 32 T Rittenhouse 347 T Rittenhouse 128 X Loyd 148
team logo HAWAII WSU 42 , HAWAII 10 J Mateer 295 D Schlenbaker 48 K Hutson 90
team logo CAL NCSU 24 , CAL 23 C Bailey 306 J Thomas 78 J Endries 101
team logo FLAATL TX-SA 38 , FLAATL 24 O McCown 340 B High Jr. 65 H Thomas 63
team logo RICE TULN 24 , RICE 10 E Warner 271 M Hughes 140 K Campbell 100
team logo HOU KU 42 , HOU 14 J Daniels 247 D Neal 108 M Mews 99
team logo NIU TOL 13 , NIU 6 J Holst 210 G Williams 78 C Thompson 80
team logo MICH ILL 21 , MICH 7 J Tuttle 208 K Mullings 87 C Loveland 83
team logo FLAA&M
@ team logo JKST
JKST 35 , FLAA&M 21 D Richardson 248 I Mulligan 139 A Cobb 92
team logo UAB USF 35 , UAB 25 J Kitna 384 K Joiner 94 K Singleton 105
team logo CHAR NAVY 51 , CHAR 17 M Brown 152 A Tecza 68 M Burris 48
team logo BAMA TENN 24 , BAMA 17 J Milroe 239 D Sampson 139 B McCoy 80
team logo TXST ODU 24 , TXST 14 J McCloud 173 I Mahdi 139 J Hobert 88
team logo KENTST BGSU 27 , KENTST 6 C Bazelak 313 T Stewart 124 H Fannin Jr. 171
team logo BUFF WESTMI 48 , BUFF 41 C Ogbonna 309 J Nixon 112 B Bosma 85
team logo OHIO MIA-OH 30 , OHIO 20 B Gabbert 178 K Mozee 111 C McDonald 84
team logo GT
vs team logo ND
ND 31 , GT 13 Z Pyron 269 J Price 69 A Janneh Jr. 60
team logo CAMP
@ team logo W&M
W&M 35 , CAMP 28 C Mascoe Jr. 320 B Yoder 131 R King 99
team logo DEL
@ team logo RICH
RICH 28 , DEL 9 Z Marker 251 C Coleman 79 P Lutz 93
team logo ALBANY
vs team logo ELON
ELON 30 , ALBANY 14 M Burkett 214 T Thomas Jr. 138 M Dietz 97
team logo HOW
vs team logo TENNST
TENNST 27 , HOW 14 D Ellis 289 J Hunter 102 K Brenson 153
team logo WYO SJSU 24 , WYO 14 W Eget 318 F Chalk IV 91 J Michael Gyllenborg 137
team logo ARI
vs team logo CU
CU 34 , ARI 7 S Sanders 250 I Augustave 53 L Wester 127
team logo IDAST
@ team logo NOARI
NOARI 30 , IDAST 26 K Tracy 271 T Pennington 88 C Fredericksen 100
team logo PORST
vs team logo MONTST
MONTST 44 , PORST 14 T Mellott 239 S Humphrey 160 T Dowler 78
team logo CALPLY
@ team logo IDAHO
IDAHO 34 , CALPLY 29 J Wagner 347 A Williams 86 M Hamper 103
team logo USU
vs team logo NM
NM 50 , USU 45 S Petras 360 D Dampier 105 J Royals 188
team logo UTAHTE
vs team logo APSU
APSU 13 , UTAHTE 7 A Smith 93 A Smith 83 J Barnes 80
team logo TTU BAYLOR 59 , TTU 35 B Morton 286 T Brooks 125 C Douglas 99
team logo TNTECH
@ team logo WESTIL
WESTIL 37 , TNTECH 21 D Laible 262 N Lamb 90 M Henry 181
team logo EASTKY
@ team logo ABICHR
ABICHR 34 , EASTKY 20 M McIvor 340 S Hicks 146 B Taylor 154
team logo JMU GASO 28 , JMU 14 J French 215 J White 134 D Burgess Jr. 52
team logo USC MD 29 , USC 28 B Edwards Jr. 373 W Marks 82 K Prather 111
team logo CHSOU
vs team logo SEMO
SEMO 26 , CHSOU 13 P DeLaurent 335 J Love 65 C Rhone 98
team logo MSST TEXA&M 34 , MSST 24 M Buren Jr. 242 D Booth 79 J Barber 92
team logo ETA&M
vs team logo LAMAR
LAMAR 29 , ETA&M 20 R Peace 237 K Griffin 158 C Jourdain 136
team logo MARIST
@ team logo SD
SD 34 , MARIST 6 G Sergent 202 I Smith 104 J Reed 162
team logo MCNE
@ team logo INCWOR
INCWOR 30 , MCNE 17 K Sixkiller 219 D Taylor 103 J Lorick 76
team logo SFA
@ team logo SELA
SELA 24 , SFA 23 S Vidlak 244 A Martin Jr. 87 K Harris 116
team logo YSU
vs team logo SOUDAK
SOUDAK 27 , YSU 17 A Bouman 223 C Pierre Jr. 153 M Tomczak 90
team logo EASTWA
vs team logo UCDAV
UCDAV 48 , EASTWA 38 M Hastings 329 L Larison 182 E Chism III 170
team logo ARK LSU 34 , ARK 10 T Green 239 C Durham 101 A Armstrong 94
team logo BALLST VANDY 24 , BALLST 14 D Pavia 275 D Pavia 82 E Stowers 130
team logo SOUMIS ARKST 44 , SOUMIS 28 E Crawford 187 J Cross 127 C Jackson 55
team logo ALC
@ team logo SOU
SOU 24 , ALC 14 N Bodden 141 K Rhymes 133 D Brown 59
team logo UNT MEM 52 , UNT 44 C Morris 445 M Anderson Jr. 183 D Sheffield 122
team logo TEX UGA 30 , TEX 15 Q Ewers 211 T Etienne 87 M Golden 77
team logo UCF IAST 38 , UCF 35 R Becht 274 R Harvey 196 J Noel 153
team logo WVU KSU 45 , WVU 18 A Johnson 298 G Greene 89 J Jackson 84
team logo IOWA MSU 32 , IOWA 20 A Chiles 256 K Johnson 98 N Marsh 113
team logo UK FLA 48 , UK 20 D Lagway 259 J Baugh 106 E Badger 148
team logo STAN SMU 40 , STAN 10 K Jennings 322 B Smith 67 M Dixon 87
team logo AF CSU 21 , AF 13 B Fowler-Nicolosi 178 A Morrow 132 C Goodie 103
team logo SDAKST
@ team logo NDAKST
NDAKST 13 , SDAKST 9 C Miller 163 C Mason 80 R Nelson 48
team logo WEB
@ team logo SAC
SAC 51 , WEB 48 C Conklin 357 D Bankston 234 A Grover 136
team logo ORST UNLV 33 , ORST 25 G McCoy 231 G McCoy 81 T Walker 88
team logo UTAH TCU 13 , UTAH 7 J Hoover 263 S Williams 72 M Parks 79

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College Football Schedule

Rose Bowl

The United States probably has the biggest following with respect to any college sport in the world. In fact, there are plenty of people in America who are not as gung ho about the professional sports leagues such as the NFL, NBA, MLB, etc. as they are about the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletics Association) sports. There could be several reasons for this but the one thing that stands out is the passion individuals have for their school and the respective college team.

The college football season typically starts from the end of August to the early part of January. Teams generally play anywhere between 8 to 12 games a year. They play an equal number of home and away games throughout the season but the scheduling process is quite complex to understand.

Understanding how the NCAA runs college football games can be quite confusing. The NCAA for instance does not control all aspects of college football games. It only has control over the rules and compliances on the field, apart from that everything else including the money and the tournaments is managed by the respective conferences of college football.

NCAA Football Conferences

The NCAA football constitutes first and foremost of four divisions which are Division 1 FBS, Division 1 FCS, Division 2, and Division 3. Most of the college football teams belong to either one of these divisions. Although not everything is set in stone, it is generally considered that playing college football for a Division 1 school will get you the maximum chance of going professional in the future.

We will check out only the Division 1 FBS in this article as it is the most important one and really the only one that matters. FBS stands for Football Bowl Subdivision and within this division, we have a total of 10 different conferences. The four teams of Notre Dame, Brigham Young University, Army, and Navy do not belong to any of the conferences despite being in the FBS.

Out of these ten, there are five conferences known as the Power Five Conferences, which are the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, Pac-12 Conference, and Southeastern Conference (SEC).

The remaining five conferences which are at times referred to as the Non-Power Five (Group of 5) Conferences are the American Athletic Conference (AAC), Conference USA Conference, Mid-American Conference (MAC), Mountain West Conference (MWC), and the Sun Belt Conference (SBC).

NCAA Football Schedule Process

This is where things start getting tricky because every conference in college football has its individual freedom. That means all conferences have the autonomy to create their own schedules, but it is not as simple as just assigning two teams to play each other within their own conference.

Every conference has its own set of rules and guidelines which they use to schedule games. In addition to that, some conferences have more pull than others thereby directly impacting which teams get to play the best games. To create one national schedule from this is one tough ask.

It may come as a surprise that in today's day and age when the simplest of simple things are done with the help of an algorithm run by software, that college football schedules are drawn up by speaking to one another and agreeing to terms. The conference officials and the athletic directors all must come together and work out a possible schedule that works for everyone and which also allots an equal number of home and away games to each team.

There are three main factors which go into consideration during the scheduling of college football games. They are conference scheduling, non-conference scheduling, and TV broadcasting.

Conference scheduling

Since each conference has its own method of scheduling games, the process remains unique to all conferences. Generally, all the schools will play the other schools within their conference at least once a year. The Power Five conferences also play a few cross-divisional games in addition to their conference games.

Non-conference scheduling

These are the games that each team needs to play outside of their own conference against other teams. As each team must figure out with whom they will play and when and where, this can get a bit complicated, especially for the smaller school.

Power Five teams will normally play one or two non-conference games with other Power Five conferences as well as one or two games with teams from Group of Five conferences. Since the reward is greater for Group of Five teams when they go up against the Power Five competition, teams from the former conferences will generally try to play more games with the latter. In doing so, Group of Five teams will get a significantly more amount of revenue.

TV Broadcasting

The third factor that goes into scheduling college football games is that of TV broadcasting. This is because all top networks want to show the best possible games at the best time slots on their respective networks. Therefore, many times the TV networks will also have a say in the scheduling matters and may request any changes or modifications as they see fit.

Power 5 and Group of 5 Conferences

Typically, the best of the best teams are all in the Power 5 conferences. They are the ones who receive the maximum media attention, the maximum revenue, and boast of the maximum fan following as well. The teams in these conferences have a long-standing history of winning and producing the best talent that will carry forward to the professional league.

Each conference in the Power Five has its own rules for scheduling and not all conferences play the same number of games within their own conference. For example, teams in the Big Ten conference will play nine conference games and three non-conference games, but the same is not the case with the SEC as they play only eight conference games and four non-conference games.

However, a lot of mixing up and shaking up of the conferences and their rules keep taking place and therefore not everything can be attributed to a permanent way of functioning. For instance, some teams are looking to jump from one conference to another while some conferences that are playing eight inter-conference games want to move to nine.

Therefore, for the various conferences to make their schedules, a lot of attention must be given to all the guidelines and a committee needs to monitor all the intricacies such as the competitive balance between the teams, broadcast terms and conditions, an equal number of home and away games, and more.

As for the Group of Five conferences, most of them will play eight inter-conference games and four non-conference games. The same level of thought process must go into making the schedule for these conferences as well. But one disadvantage for the Group of 5 teams is that they must strive harder to get a matchup with some of the Power 5 teams.

Conference Scheduling

Since all conferences have their unique ways of creating a schedule, not all teams will play each other from their respective conference on an annual basis. Such a case arises because there are a greater number of teams in conferences than the number of games a team can play. Therefore, each conference needs to resort to a rotation-based design to ensure that teams will play each other once every few years.

For example, if we look at the Big 12 conference, it has a total of ten teams. This conference plays 9 conference and 1 non-conference game throughout the season. Thus, as per the rotation policy, each team will play all other teams in the conference at least once in two years.

Taking the example of the SEC, which is probably the most popular conference today, it has fourteen teams within the conference and it is also subdivided into two divisions, namely: the East and the West. Each team will play a total of eight conference games out of which six are from their own division and the other two are from the other division. This conference also has 1 permanent rival for each team and it rotates the other seven conference games every year.

Non-Conference Scheduling

Scheduling the non-conference games does not require any rotational policy as teams are free to select their opponents mutually. However, teams will want to play games against top-quality opposition to ensure they remain at a high level when they play their conference games. Also, the Group of 5 conference teams can take this opportunity to not only see where they are in terms of performance with the top tier teams, but they can also generate much more income from these games as more media and revenue are associated with the Power 5 teams.

When it comes to non-conference scheduling, there are many teams that have created matchups with one another years in advance. This is done as careful planning is required to generate proper revenue for home games and to maintain steady competition. Teams will alternate between easy and difficult games every other year as a way of balancing out their schedules.

FBS Power 5 Conferences

ACC Scheduling

From 2023, the ACC will play their games with the newly introduced 3-5-5 format. That means that each team will play three of their rivals on a permanent basis which leaves ten teams. These ten teams will be separated into two groups of five and they will be flipped every other year. Therefore, within the conference the ACC will play eight teams and then they will play a further four teams outside of their conference as well.

As of 2023, the ACC consists of 14 schools in the conference which are as follows:

  1. Boston College Eagles
  2. Clemson Tigers
  3. Duke Blue Devils
  4. Florida State Seminoles
  5. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
  6. Louisville Cardinals
  7. Miami Hurricanes
  8. North Carolina Tar Heels
  9. North Carolina State Wolfpack
  10. Pittsburgh Panthers
  11. Syracuse Orange
  12. Virginia Cavaliers
  13. Virginia Tech Hokies
  14. Wake Forest Demon Deacons

The permanent matchups for the ACC teams are as below:

UniversityRival 1Rival 2Rival 3
Boston CollegeMiamiPittsburghSyracuse
ClemsonFlorida StateGeorgia TechNC State
DukeNorth CarolinaNC StateWake Forest
Florida StateClemsonMiamiSyracuse
Georgia TechClemsonLouisvilleWake Forest
LouisvilleGeorgia TechMiamiVirginia
MiamiBoston CollegeFlorida StateLouisville
North CarolinaDukeNC StateVirginia
NC StateClemsonDukeNorth Carolina
PittsburghBoston CollegeSyracuseVirginia Tech
SyracuseBoston CollegeFlorida StatePittsburgh
VirginiaLouisvilleNorth CarolinaVirginia Tech
Virginia TechPittsburghVirginiaWake Forest
Wake ForestDukeGeorgia TechVirginia Tech

Big 10 Scheduling

The Big 10 which is divided into the East and West division follows a nine game conference schedule. Seven teams are placed in both divisions based upon their locality. The Big 10 schedules six divisional games and three cross divisional games. The Indiana and Perdue game is an annual cross division game which is a permanent fixture. Apart from this, each team will face three non-conference teams as well.

As of 2023, the Big Ten’s two divisions and their respective teams are as follows:

EastWest
Ohio State BuckeyesMinnesota Golden Gophers
Rutgers Scarlet KnightsIowa Hawkeyes
Maryland TerrapinsWisconsin Badgers
Michigan WolverinesIllinois Fighting Illini
Michigan St. SpartansPurdue Boilermakers
Penn St. Nittany LionsNorthwestern Wildcats
Indiana HoosiersNebraska Cornhuskers

Big 12 Scheduling

The Big 12’s current scheduling system is a 14 team round robin event. Upon its conclusion, the top two teams in the conference will fight it out in the Championship game to declare the eventual winner of the conference.

The current teams playing in the Big 12 conference are:

  1. BYU Cougars
  2. Cincinnati Bearcats
  3. Houston Cougars
  4. Iowa State Cyclones
  5. Kansas Jayhawks
  6. Kansas State Wildcats
  7. Oklahoma Sooners
  8. Oklahoma State Cowboys
  9. Texas Longhorns
  10. UCF Knights
  11. Baylor Bears
  12. TCU Horned Frogs
  13. Texas Tech Red Raiders
  14. West Virginia Mountaineers

PAC-12 Scheduling

The PAC-12 which once followed divisions of two has done away with them and now hold a round robin system similar to that of the Big 12. Once the season comes to an end the top two teams in the conference will play the Championship game.

The PAC-12 football conference is made up of the following teams:

  1. USC Trojans
  2. Arizona Wildcats
  3. Arizona State Sun Devils
  4. California Golden Bears
  5. Colorado Buffaloes
  6. Oregon Ducks
  7. Oregon State Beavers
  8. Stanford Cardinal
  9. UCLA Bruins
  10. Utah Utes
  11. Washington Huskies
  12. Washington State Cougars

SEC Scheduling

Considered by many to be the best conference in college football at least since the past few years, the SEC operates in a division format with two divisions of seven teams each. However, with more teams joining next year, it is expected that the current system will undergo a change to better accommodate the expansion of the conference. At present though, each team within the conference plays eight conference games.

From the division itself, each team plays all the other six teams every year. Then, each team has a permanent cross division rival for the seventh game and the eighth game is a cross divisional rotation.

The SECs permanent cross-divisional matchups are:

  1. Alabama vs. Tennessee
  2. Arkansas vs. Missouri
  3. Auburn vs. Georgia
  4. LSU vs. Florida
  5. Mississippi State vs. Kentucky
  6. Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt
  7. Texas A&M vs. South Carolina.

The teams participating in the SEC conference as of 2023 are:

EastWest
Vanderbilt CommodoresAlabama Crimson Tide
Georgia BulldogsArkansas Razorbacks
Kentucky WildcatsAuburn Tigers
Missouri TigersOle Miss Rebels
Tennessee VolunteersMississippi State Bulldogs
Florida GatorsTexasA&M Aggies
South Carolina GamecocksLSU Tigers

FBS Group of Five Conferences

AAC Scheduling

The AAC scheduling system has just recently undergone a change which is expected to be continued till 2026. Featuring a conference of 14 teams, each team is set to play 8 conference games. As per this schedule, each team within the conference will face every other team twice in a period of four years getting one home game and one away game respectively. The ACC has also included six annual matchups which are as follows:

  1. North Texas vs. SMU
  2. UAB vs. Memphis
  3. Rice vs. UTSA
  4. Charlotte vs. East Carolina
  5. Florida Atlantic vs. South Florida
  6. Navy vs. Temple

The 14 members of the AAC are as follows:

  1. Memphis Tigers
  2. Charlotte 49ers
  3. Florida Atlantic Owls
  4. Navy Midshipmen
  5. Rice Owls
  6. SMU Mustangs
  7. South Florida Bulls
  8. Temple Owls
  9. Tulane Green Wave
  10. Tulsa Golden Hurricane
  11. UAB Blazers
  12. UTSA Roadrunners
  13. East Carolina Pirates
  14. North Texas Mean Green

C-USA Scheduling

This conference has been quite unstable since its formation. Several teams have left to join different conferences while new teams are making their way to the C-USA. This conference is set to expand further by next year making it one of the most unpredictable conferences in college football. As a result, the current schedule is in place only for the 2023 season and is expected to undergo some type of modification before the 2024 season. As for now, all nine teams from the conference will play each other in a round robin format.

The nine teams which make up the C-USA conference are:

  1. Liberty Flames
  2. Jacksonville State Gamecocks
  3. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
  4. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
  5. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
  6. Sam Houston Bearkats
  7. FIU Panthers
  8. New Mexico State Aggies
  9. UTEP Miners

MAC Scheduling

The MAC conference is quite simple as it is divided into divisions featuring six teams each. Teams in this conference are set to play eight conference games which includes five divisional games and three cross divisional games.

The divisions of the MAC are as below:

EastWest
Ohio BobcatsCentral Michigan Chippewas
Akron ZipsEastern Michigan Eagles
Bowling Green FalconsNorthern Illinois Huskies
Miami (OH) RedHawksToledo Rockets
Buffalo BullsWestern Michigan Broncos
Kent State Golden FlashesBall State Cardinals

MWC Scheduling

The MWC has made a change from 2023 onwards. Earlier this conference had a divisional system but now that has been scrapped. The twelve-team conference will play a 2-6 format wherein the 2 games will be against fixed opponents every year. The remaining six games will be rotation based and will be flipped every other year.

The teams making up the Mountain West Conference are:

  1. Air Force Falcons
  2. Fresno State Bulldogs
  3. Wyoming Cowboys
  4. San Diego State Aztecs
  5. New Mexico Lobos
  6. UNLV Rebels
  7. Utah State Aggies
  8. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
  9. San Jose State Spartans
  10. Colorado State Rams
  11. Boise State Broncos
  12. Nevada Wolf Pack

The two permanent fixtures per team are as below:

UniversityRival 1Rival 2
Air ForceColorado StateWyoming
Boise StateNew MexicoUtah State
Colorado StateAir ForceWyoming
Fresno StateNevadaSan Jose State
HawaiiSan Diego StateUNLV
NevadaFresno StateUNLV
New MexicoBoise StateSan Jose State
San Diego StateHawaiiUtah State
San Jose StateFresno StateNew Mexico
UNLVHawaiiNevada
Utah StateBoise StateSan Diego State
WyomingAir ForceColorado State

SBC Scheduling

The SBC conference is another one divided into two divisions of seven teams each. According to their scheduling, each team will play two cross divisional games, one at home and one away. Furthermore, each team will play against all six divisional opponents every year for a total of eight conference games.

The divisions of the SBC conference are as below:

EastWest
Old Dominion MonarchsLouisiana-Monroe Warhawks
Georgia Southern EaglesSouth Alabama Jaguars
Georgia State PanthersSouthern Miss Golden Eagles
James Madison DukesTexas State Bobcats
Marshall Thundering HerdTroy Trojans
Appalachian State MountaineersArkansas State Red Wolves
Coastal Carolina ChanticleersLouisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Independents (FBS) Scheduling

The Independent programs in college football are very few today with only four of them left. Most of the independent schools from earlier have joined other conferences as they can then earn revenue from television broadcasting. In addition to that, joining a conference makes their scheduling worries easier. However, the independent schools do get more flexibility to schedule their matchups as they are not conference bound. This gives them added advantage in having interesting games throughout the year.

The four independent football schools that are remaining are:

  1. Army West Point Black Knights
  2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  3. Connecticut Huskies
  4. Massachusetts Minutemen

The Army has fixed annual games against the Navy and Air Force. They also have a rivalry game with Notre Dame but it is not on an annual basis and is scheduled quite randomly. As for Notre Dame, they have many long-standing rivalry matchups throughout the year and they also have a deal with the ACC which gives them five games every year.

UConn was earlier part of the AAC but their other sports faced some issues due to which they had to leave the conference in 2020. Nowadays, as their football program is not so strong, many FBS schools play against them in order to fill out their schedules.

FCS Conferences

The conferences in the FCS division of college football are undergoing regular changes with new conferences coming up and teams leaving and joining every passing year. As a result of which the scheduling format for these conferences keep on changing and information pertaining to the same is scantily available.

Big Sky Scheduling

The Big Sky Conference consists of twelve teams currently. Their schedule from 2022 to 2024 is set at eight league games which comprises two fixed annual opponents and six rotating ones. This new format was put into action to make sure that teams would get to play other teams in the conference more frequently than earlier. Teams have also been afforded the flexibility to choose at least one of their permanent opponents.

The Big Sky’s twelve-member conference is as follows:

  1. Idaho Vandals
  2. Montana Grizzlies
  3. Sacramento State Hornets
  4. Weber State Wildcats
  5. Cal Poly Mustangs
  6. Montana State Bobcats
  7. UC Davis Aggies
  8. Eastern Washington Eagles
  9. Idaho State Bengals
  10. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
  11. Northern Colorado Bears
  12. Portland State Vikings

Big South Scheduling

The Big South Conference is one of the newest conferences in college football. Initially starting out with nine teams, it has quickly been reduced to only four at present. This conference has decided to merge with the Ohio Valley Conference in 2026 as both conferences do not have sufficient teams. Due to so many ongoing changes, the exact scheduling format for the Big South Conference is not available.

The four teams in the Big South Conference are as below:

  1. Bryant Bulldogs
  2. Charleston Southern Buccaneers
  3. Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
  4. Robert Morris Colonials

Coastal Athletic Association Conference Scheduling

The CAA conference which consists of fifteen teams has each team playing eight games in the conference. Moreover, each team has been allotted two permanent rivals annually while the remaining six games are on rotation basis. This means each team will play every other team at home and away at least once in eight years.

The fifteen members of the CAA conference are:

  1. William & Mary Tribe
  2. Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
  3. Monmouth Hawks
  4. Rhode Island Rams
  5. Villanova Wildcats
  6. Hampton Pirates
  7. New Hampshire Wildcats
  8. Albany Great Danes
  9. Elon Phoenix
  10. Maine Black Bears
  11. North Carolina A&T Aggies
  12. Richmond Spiders
  13. Campbell Fighting Camels
  14. Towson Tigers
  15. Stony Brook Seawolves

Independents (FCS) Conference Scheduling

In the FCS division of college football, the Kennesaw State Owls are the only team which are playing as an independent conference. The Owls are slowly beginning their transition from the FCS to the FBS as they are moving to Conference USA football conference in 2024.

Ivy League Conference Scheduling

There are a total of eight Ivy League Schools featuring in the college football program. The Ivy League Conference usually starts a little later than the other conferences, mostly near mid-September. These schools play ten games each which include a complete round-robin system where each team plays all the other seven teams. The remaining three games are scheduled against non-conference teams.

Ivy League Conference teams include:

  1. Dartmouth Big Green
  2. Harvard Crimson
  3. Columbia Lions
  4. Princeton Tigers
  5. Cornell Big Red
  6. Penn Quakers
  7. Yale Bulldogs
  8. Brown Bears

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Scheduling

The MEAC is a conference consisting of six football teams. As per their schedule for the 2023 season, teams will play non-conference games at the start and the end of the season with conference games being sandwiched in between.

The six participating teams in MEAC are”

  1. North Carolina Central Eagles
  2. Howard Bison
  3. Morgan State Bears
  4. Norfolk State Spartans
  5. Delaware State Hornets
  6. South Carolina State Bulldogs

Missouri Valley Conference Scheduling

The Missouri Valley Conference is one of those which has somewhat of a complex history. It has undergone a couple of name changes over the years as well. This conference uses a simple round robin system to decide the eventual conference champion. The first three weeks are usually reserved for non-conference matchups while the remaining nine weeks are for conference games. Teams are also allowed to make changes to their schedule provided both teams have a written agreement in place.

  1. Teams participating in this conference currently are:
  2. Illinois State Redbirds
  3. North Dakota Fighting Hawks
  4. North Dakota State Bison
  5. South Dakota State Jackrabbits
  6. Southern Illinois Salukis
  7. Murray State Racers
  8. South Dakota Coyotes
  9. Youngstown State Penguins
  10. Indiana State Sycamores
  11. Missouri State Bears
  12. UNI Panthers
  13. Western Illinois Leathernecks

Northeast Conference Scheduling

The Northeast Conference features eight teams which will all play each other. Each team will get four home games and three away games in the conference. Each team will also play three away non-conference games for the 2023 season.

The eight teams making up the Northeast Conference are:

  1. Stonehill Skyhawks
  2. Duquesne Dukes
  3. LIU Sharks
  4. Merrimack Warriors
  5. Sacred Heart Pioneers
  6. Saint Francis U Red Flash
  7. Wagner Seahawks
  8. Central Connecticut State Blue Devils

Ohio Valley Conference Scheduling

The Ohio Valley Conference has joined forces with the Big South Conference as both conferences had lost several teams. Now the two conferences together have a total of ten teams and will play a schedule consisting of six conference games. As prior commitments with teams are still prevalent, more conference games cannot be played currently.

The Ohio Valley Conference teams are:

  1. Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
  2. Eastern Illinois Panthers
  3. Tennessee State Tigers
  4. UT Martin Skyhawks
  5. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
  6. Lindenwood Lions

Patriot League Conference Scheduling

The Patriot League Conference features seven teams which are as follows:

  1. Georgetown Hoyas
  2. Fordham Rams
  3. Bucknell Bison
  4. Holy Cross Crusaders
  5. Lafayette Leopards
  6. Lehigh Mountain Hawks
  7. Colgate Raiders

Pioneer League Conference Scheduling

This conference is truly a one-of-a-kind conference given the fact that it has teams from both coasts and many more through the heart of the country. The eleven team conference boasts teams such as:

  1. Stetson Hatters
  2. Butler Bulldogs
  3. Dayton Flyers
  4. Morehead State Eagles
  5. Presbyterian Blue Hose
  6. St. Thomas (MN) Tommies
  7. Marist Red Foxes
  8. Davidson Wildcats
  9. Drake Bulldogs
  10. San Diego Toreros
  11. Valparaiso Beacons

Southern Conference Scheduling

The Southern Conference is a nine-team conference which is comprised of the following teams:

  1. Western Carolina Catamounts
  2. Mercer Bears
  3. Chattanooga Mocs
  4. ETSU Buccaneers
  5. Furman Paladins
  6. VMI Keydets
  7. Citadel Bulldogs
  8. Wofford Terriers
  9. Samford Bulldogs

Southland Conference Scheduling

With eight teams featuring in the Southland Conference, each team will play against the other teams in a round-robin format in 2023. This is the first time since 2013 that the round-robin format has been implemented. Apart from these seven games, teams will also play non-conference games.

The Southland Conference is made up of the following eight teams:

  1. Houston Christian Huskies
  2. UIW Cardinals
  3. Lamar Cardinals
  4. McNeese Cowboys
  5. Nicholls Colonels
  6. Northwestern State Demons
  7. Southeastern Louisiana Lions
  8. Texas A&M-Commerce Lions

Southwestern Athletic Conference Scheduling

The SWAC has been divided into two divisions and since 2021, it has implemented the following schedule to its football program. Each team will play five divisional and three non-divisional games. Three teams from the other division will be rotated every two years. The team with the best record in the conference will get the chance to host the Championship game.

The two divisions of the SWAC are as follows:

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Florida A&M RattlersPrairie View A&M Panthers
Mississippi Valley State Delta DevilsAlcorn State Braves
Alabama A&M BulldogsArkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions
Alabama State HornetsGrambling State Tigers
Bethune-Cookman WildcatsSouthern University Jaguars
Jackson State TigersTexas Southern Tigers

United Athletic Conference Scheduling

The United Athletic Conference is a newly formed conference with the merger of two previously independent conferences, namely, the ASUN Conference and the Western Athletic Conference. Having nine teams currently as part of its membership, the UAC will be limited to six conference games for the 2023 season before it switches to a full round-robin system in 2024.

The UAC teams at present include:

  1. Tarleton State Texans
  2. Abilene Christian Wildcats
  3. Central Arkansas Bears
  4. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
  5. Austin Peay Governors
  6. Eastern Kentucky Colonels
  7. Southern Utah Thunderbirds
  8. Utah Tech Trailblazers
  9. North Alabama Lions

Conclusion

In short, college football scheduling is not the same for each team as it has more flexibility. This is the case because the NCAA does not have a say in scheduling matters which is being handled by the respective conferences. Furthermore, each conference has its own set of rules that it follows to prepare its unique schedule taking into consideration various factors such as home and away games, conference, and non-conference games, and of course the broadcasting terms and conditions.

Sometimes, another issue which crops up during scheduling is the lack of availability of a stadium due to various factors beyond the team’s control. Considering all these factors, the committee members of each conference come out with a schedule which is then overseen by the NCAA.