Week 1 The Slate — 2026 — College Football Observer

Week 1 — The Slate

8 of 99 final · updated 2026-08-30

Saturday, August 29

North Carolina Tar Heels15

TCU Horned Frogs10

FinalESPN

TCU -7.5
O/U 46.5

San José State Spartans26

#14USC Trojans42

FinalNBC

USC -37.5
O/U 61.5

NC State Wolfpack8

Virginia Cavaliers34

FinalESPN

Virginia -4.0
O/U 50.5

Jacksonville State Gamecocks7

North Dakota State Bison33

FinalCBSSN

North Dakota State -6.5
O/U 46.5

Sacramento State Hornets17

Eastern Michigan Eagles28

Final—

Eastern Michigan -9.5
O/U 52.5

New Mexico State Aggies17

Florida State Seminoles34

FinalCW / The CW Network

Florida State -30.5
O/U 53.5

Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors27

Stanford Cardinal37

FinalACC Network

Stanford -4.5
O/U 48.5

Memphis Tigers27

UNLV Rebels21

FinalFOX

UNLV -4
O/U 55.5

Thursday, September 3

Massachusetts Minutemen

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

6:00 PM ETBTN

Rutgers -29.0
O/U 53

UAlbany

Buffalo Bulls

7:00 PM ET—

Buffalo -24.5
O/U 48.5

Merrimack

Delaware Blue Hens

7:00 PM ET—

Delaware -28.5
O/U 55.5

West Georgia

Kennesaw State Owls

7:00 PM ET—

Kennesaw State -23.5
O/U 51.5

Bethune-Cookman

UCF Knights

7:00 PM ET—

UCF -42.5
O/U 59.5

Akron Zips

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

7:00 PM ETACC Network

Wake Forest -24.5
O/U 48.5

Colorado Buffaloes

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

8:00 PM ETESPN

Georgia Tech -6.5
O/U 50.5

Eastern Illinois

Minnesota Golden Gophers

8:00 PM ET—

Minnesota -43.5
O/U 51.5

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

#25Missouri Tigers

8:00 PM ETSEC Network

Missouri -54.5
O/U 60.5

UAB Blazers

Illinois Fighting Illini

9:00 PM ETBTN

Illinois -28.5
O/U 57

Idaho

#21Utah Utes

9:00 PM ETESPNU

Utah -33.5
O/U 56.5

Friday, September 4

San José State Spartans

Eastern Michigan Eagles

6:30 PM ET—

Eastern Michigan -3.5
O/U 54.5

North Carolina A&T

Georgia State Panthers

7:00 PM ET—

Georgia State -28.5
O/U 63.5

Indiana State

Purdue Boilermakers

7:00 PM ETBTN

Purdue -35.5
O/U 56.5

Long Island University

Kansas Jayhawks

8:00 PM ETESPNU

Kansas -38.5
O/U 53.5

Toledo Rockets

Michigan State Spartans

8:00 PM ETFS1

Michigan State -10
O/U 49.5

UTEP Miners

#10Oklahoma Sooners

8:00 PM ET—

Oklahoma -41.5
O/U 50.5

#7Miami Hurricanes

Stanford Cardinal

9:00 PM ETESPN

Miami -24.5
O/U 47.5

Fresno State Bulldogs

#14USC Trojans

9:00 PM ETFOX

USC -23.5
O/U 51.5

Saturday, September 5

East Carolina Pirates

#13Alabama Crimson Tide

12:00 PM ETABC

Alabama -28.5
O/U 53.5

Bryant

Army Black Knights

12:00 PM ETCBSSN

Army -36.5
O/U 51.5

Tarleton State

Bowling Green Falcons

12:00 PM ET—

Bowling Green -2.5
O/U 47.5

Oregon State Beavers

#23Houston Cougars

12:00 PM ETESPN

Houston -21.0
O/U 51.5

North Texas Mean Green

#6Indiana Hoosiers

12:00 PM ETFOX

Indiana -40.5
O/U 55.5

Liberty Flames

James Madison Dukes

12:00 PM ETESPNU

James Madison -6.5
O/U 52.5

Ohio Bobcats

Nebraska Cornhuskers

12:00 PM ETFS1

Nebraska -23.5
O/U 47.5

New Hampshire

Syracuse Orange

12:00 PM ETACC Network

Syracuse -33.5
O/U 55.5

Lafayette

UConn Huskies

12:00 PM ET—

UConn -19.5
O/U 58.5

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

West Virginia Mountaineers

12:00 PM ETTNT

West Virginia -21.5
O/U 56

Ball State Cardinals

#1Ohio State Buckeyes

12:30 PM ETBTN

Ohio State -51.0
O/U 56.5

Miami (OH) RedHawks

Pittsburgh Panthers

12:30 PM ETCW / The CW Network

Pittsburgh -16.0
O/U 49.5

Kent State Golden Flashes

South Carolina Gamecocks

12:45 PM ETSEC Network

South Carolina -36.5
O/U 53

Duquesne

Air Force Falcons

1:00 PM ET—

Air Force -30.5
O/U 58.5

Southeast Missouri State

Iowa State Cyclones

1:00 PM ET—

Iowa State -29.5
O/U 53.5

Youngstown State

Kentucky Wildcats

1:00 PM ET—

Kentucky -23.5
O/U 62.5

Rhode Island

Temple Owls

2:00 PM ET—

Temple -10.5
O/U 51.5

Tennessee State

#3Georgia Bulldogs

3:00 PM ET—

Georgia -46.5
O/U 56.5

Maine

App State Mountaineers

3:30 PM ET—

App State -18.5
O/U 53.5

Baylor Bears

Auburn Tigers

3:30 PM ETABC

Auburn -7
O/U 58.5

The Citadel

Charlotte 49ers

3:30 PM ET—

Charlotte -17.5
O/U 46.5

Boston College Eagles

Cincinnati Bearcats

3:30 PM ETFOX

Cincinnati -7.5
O/U 51.5

Tulane Green Wave

Duke Blue Devils

3:30 PM ETACC Network

Duke -9.5
O/U 50.5

Towson

Navy Midshipmen

3:30 PM ETCBSSN

Navy -30.5
O/U 53.5

Fordham

North Dakota State Bison

3:30 PM ETCW / The CW Network

North Dakota State -39.5
O/U 57.5

Boise State Broncos

#2Oregon Ducks

3:30 PM ETCBS

Oregon -24.5
O/U 51.5

Marshall Thundering Herd

#18Penn State Nittany Lions

3:30 PM ETFS1

Penn State -24.5
O/U 54.5

Furman

#20Tennessee Volunteers

3:30 PM ET—

Tennessee -46.5
O/U 66.5

Texas State Bobcats

#5Texas Longhorns

3:30 PM ETESPN

Texas -30.5
O/U 59.5

UT Rio Grande Valley

UTSA Roadrunners

3:30 PM ET—

UTSA -28.5
O/U 59.5

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

3:45 PM ETESPNU

Oklahoma State -14
O/U 60.5

North Alabama

Arkansas Razorbacks

4:15 PM ETSEC Network

Arkansas -40.5
O/U 63.5

Northern Illinois Huskies

#22Iowa Hawkeyes

4:15 PM ETBTN

Iowa -32.0
O/U 45.5

Alcorn State

Southern Miss Golden Eagles

5:00 PM ET—

Southern Miss -21
O/U 50.5

Wyoming Cowboys

Colorado State Rams

6:00 PM ETUSA Net

Colorado State -3
O/U 47.5

Norfolk State

Old Dominion Monarchs

6:00 PM ET—

Old Dominion -41.5
O/U 55.5

Charleston Southern

Georgia Southern Eagles

7:00 PM ET—

Georgia Southern -25.5
O/U 51.5

Eastern Kentucky

Jacksonville State Gamecocks

7:00 PM ET—

Jacksonville State -19.5
O/U 54.5

Nicholls

Kansas State Wildcats

7:00 PM ET—

Kansas State -40.5
O/U 55.5

Arkansas State Red Wolves

Memphis Tigers

7:00 PM ET—

Memphis -8.5
O/U 53.5

Murray State

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

7:00 PM ET—

Middle Tennessee -20.5
O/U 59.5

Houston Christian

Rice Owls

7:00 PM ET—

Rice -22.5
O/U 47.5

SE Louisiana

South Alabama Jaguars

7:00 PM ET—

South Alabama -12.5
O/U 52.5

Florida International Panthers

South Florida Bulls

7:00 PM ET—

South Florida -13.5
O/U 54

Missouri State Bears

#8Texas A&M Aggies

7:00 PM ETESPN

Texas A&M -40.5
O/U 52.5

Abilene Christian

#12Texas Tech Red Raiders

7:00 PM ETFS1

Texas Tech -42.5
O/U 59.5

Sam Houston Bearkats

Troy Trojans

7:00 PM ET—

Troy -17.0
O/U 53.5

Idaho State

Utah State Aggies

7:00 PM ETCBSSN

Utah State -12.5
O/U 63.5

Austin Peay

Vanderbilt Commodores

7:00 PM ET—

Vanderbilt -30.5
O/U 61.5

Clemson Tigers

#11LSU Tigers

7:30 PM ETABC

LSU -10.5
O/U 51

Northwestern State

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

7:30 PM ET—

Louisiana Tech -43.5
O/U 52.5

Western Michigan Broncos

#16Michigan Wolverines

7:30 PM ETNBC

Michigan -27.5
O/U 47.5

UL Monroe Warhawks

Mississippi State Bulldogs

7:30 PM ETESPNU

Mississippi State -28.5
O/U 55.5

VMI

Virginia Tech Hokies

7:30 PM ETACC Network

Virginia Tech -51.5
O/U 57.5

Florida Atlantic Owls

Florida Gators

7:45 PM ETSEC Network

Florida -26.5
O/U 59.5

Utah Tech

#14BYU Cougars

8:00 PM ET—

BYU -50.5
O/U 54.5

Lamar

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

8:00 PM ET—

Louisiana -20.5
O/U 48.5

Hampton

Maryland Terrapins

8:00 PM ETBTN

Maryland -45.5
O/U 56.5

South Dakota State

Northwestern Wildcats

8:00 PM ETBTN

Northwestern -12.5
O/U 46.5

Mercyhurst

New Mexico State Aggies

9:00 PM ET—

New Mexico State -28.5
O/U 51.5

Northern Arizona

Arizona Wildcats

9:30 PM ET—

Arizona -31.5
O/U 56.5

Portland State

San Diego State Aztecs

9:30 PM ETUSA Net

San Diego State -40.5
O/U 57.5

Morgan State

Arizona State Sun Devils

10:00 PM ET—

Arizona State -41.5
O/U 52.5

UNLV Rebels

Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors

10:00 PM ETCW / The CW Network

UNLV -3.0
O/U 58

Central Michigan Chippewas

New Mexico Lobos

10:00 PM ETFS1

New Mexico -10.0
O/U 47

Mississippi Valley State

Sacramento State Hornets

10:00 PM ET—

Sacramento State -35.5
O/U 56.5

UCLA Bruins

California Golden Bears

10:30 PM ETESPN

UCLA -2.0
O/U 54

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Nevada Wolf Pack

10:30 PM ETCBSSN

Western Kentucky -2.5
O/U 53

Sunday, September 6

Washington State Cougars

#17Washington Huskies

4:00 PM ETNBC

Washington -23.5
O/U 50.5

Wisconsin Badgers

#4Notre Dame Fighting Irish

7:30 PM ETNBC

Notre Dame -20.0
O/U 47.5

#24Louisville Cardinals

#9Ole Miss Rebels

7:30 PM ETABC

Ole Miss -6.5
O/U 55.5

Monday, September 7

#19SMU Mustangs

Florida State Seminoles

7:30 PM ETESPN

SMU -3
O/U 53.5