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ESPN+ to Stream More than 500 College Football Games This Fall
More FBS and FCS Games Than Ever Before, Live on the Industry-Leading Sports Streaming Service
More college football than ever before will stream on ESPN+ this fall, with more than 500 games featuring teams from FBS conferences like the SEC and Big 12, The American, C-USA, MAC, and Sun Belt, and FCS schools from the Big Sky, MVFC, Patriot League, SIAC, MEAC and SWAC. The 2021-22 season kicks off Thursday, September 2.
FBS schedule highlights:
- First time featuring SEC games on ESPN+, which will also be simulcast on SECN+, including:
- September 4 – Akron at Auburn
- September 11 – McNeese at No. 16 LSU
- September 18 – Tennessee Tech at Tennessee
- More Big 12 games than ever before on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, including:
- September 4 – Northern Iowa at No. 7 Iowa State
- September 4 – Missouri State at Oklahoma State
- September 18 – Baylor at Kansas
- Appearances from top American teams on ESPN+, including:
- September 4 – Miami (Ohio) at No. 8 Cincinnati
- September 11 – Murray State at No. 8 Cincinnati
- September 11 – Bethune-Cookman at UCF
- Full slate of games from the Sun Belt, MAC and CUSA, including:
- September 2 – The Citadel at No. 22 Coastal Carolina
- September 4 – Baylor at Texas State
FCS schedule highlights:
- October 23 – Montana at Idaho: The rivalry game for the “Little Brown Stein” in the Big Sky Conference started 118 years ago in 1903. The Grizzlies-Vandals matchup is one of approximately 50 Big Sky college football games that will air on ESPN+ this fall as part of a new multi-year, multi-platform rights agreement announced in June.
- November 13 – North Dakota State vs. Youngstown State: 12 Division I FCS national championships have been won between these two programs, with NDSU winning four since 2015.
- November 20 – Lafayette vs. Lehigh: “The Rivalry” has been played 156 times since 1884 with only one interruption in 1896. Part of the Patriot League, which makes its debut on ESPN+ after being postponed last year. Coverage of “The Rivalry” will include both home and away feeds.
- 20 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference games on ESPN+ this fall.
- 24 Southwestern Athletic Conference 24 games on ESPN+ this fall.
- The first two rounds of FCS tournament will air on ESPN+, including 16 exclusive games.
* ESPN’s overall week 1 college football schedule and commentator assignments.
In addition to live programming, ESPN+ will also debut several original series in support of college football this fall, including:
- Eli’s Places: An extension of Peyton Manning’s popular Peyton’s Places, two-time Super Bowl champion and former Ole Miss star Eli Manning launches his own version of his brother’s signature series to explore what makes college football a way of life across the country. Eli will travel to some of the most well-known and historic college football establishments and meet with giants in the sport to better understand what makes college football such a national sensation. Debuts Sept. 1.
- Our Time: UCF Football: New head coach Gus Malzahn and the University of Central Florida Knights charge into the 2021 college football season with hopes of further establishing the program as a national brand on par with some of the best teams in the country. Our Time: UCF Football offers a special inside look at the Knights. Debuts Sept. 9.
- SMU Football: The Hilltop: An all-access, inside look at Dallas’ Team. A season-long, weekly docuseries following SMU Football as the Mustangs have their sights set on a championship in year four under Head Coach Sonny Dykes. Debuts Sept. 2.
CFB on ESPN+ 2021 Schedule (Announced to Date):
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Thu., Sept 2 | 7 p.m. | Western Illinois at Ball State | ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | The Citadel at No. 22 Coastal Carolina | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Tennessee Tech at Samford | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Point University at Mercer | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Incarnate Word at Youngstown State | ESPN+ | |
| 7:30 p.m. | UC Davis at Tulsa | ESPN+ | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Southern Illinois at Southeast Missouri State | ESPN+ | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Austin Peay at Chattanooga | ESPN+ | |
| 8 p.m. | UT Martin at Western Kentucky | ESPN+ | |
| 8 p.m. | Reinhardt at Kennesaw State | ESPN+ | |
| 8 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at Murray State | ESPN+ | |
| 8 p.m. | North American at Lamar | ESPN+ | |
| 9 p.m. | Sam Houston State at Northern Arizona | ESPN+ | |
| Fri., Sept 3 | 8 p.m. | South Dakota at Kansas | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ |
| Sat., Sept 4 | Noon | Villanova at Lehigh | ESPN+ |
| 12:30 p.m. | Marist at Georgetown | ESPN+ | |
| 1 p.m. | West Florida at McNeese | ESPN+ | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Davidson at VMI | ESPN+ | |
| 2 p.m. | Rice at Arkansas | ESPN+/SECN+ | |
| 3 p.m. | North Dakota at Idaho State | ESPN+ | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at No. 8 Cincinnati | ESPN+ | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Albany at North Dakota State | ESPN+ | |
| 4 p.m. | Simon Fraser Univ at Idaho | ESPN+ | |
| 4 p.m. | St. Andrews at Presbyterian | ESPN+ | |
| 4 p.m. | Towson at Morgan State | ESPN+ | |
| 4 p.m. | Bowie State at Delaware State | ESPN+ | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Northern Iowa at No. 7 Iowa State | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ | |
| 6 p.m. | Virginia Union at Hampton | ESPN+ | |
| 6 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky at Western Carolina | ESPN+ | |
| 6 p.m. | Allen University at Benedict College | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Nicholls at Memphis | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Abilene Christian at SMU | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Missouri State at Oklahoma State | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Baylor at Texas State | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Akron at Auburn | ESPN+/SECN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Eastern Illinois at South Carolina | ESPN+/SECN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Tarleton at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+ | |
| 8 p.m. | Southern Mississippi at South Alabama | ESPN+ | |
| 8 p.m. | East Tennessee State at Vanderbilt | ESPN+/SECN+ | |
| 8 p.m. | Duquesne at TCU | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ | |
| 9 p.m. | Sacramento State at Dixie State | ESPN+ | |
| Sat., Sept 11 | 1 p.m. | Stony Brook at Colgate | ESPN+ |
| 1:30 p.m. | Wyoming at Northern Illinois | ESPN+ | |
| 2 p.m. | Merrimack at Holy Cross | ESPN+ | |
| 2 p.m. | Charleston Southern at The Citadel | ESPN+ | |
| 2 p.m. | Northern Arizona at South Dakota | ESPN+ | |
| 2 p.m. | Georgetown at Delaware State | ESPN+ | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Furman at Tennessee Tech | ESPN+ | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Murray State at Cincinnati | ESPN+ | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Temple at Akron | ESPN+ | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Valparaiso at North Dakota State | ESPN+ | |
| 4 p.m. | South Alabama at Bowling Green | ESPN+ | |
| 4 p.m. | Central Washington at Eastern Washington | ESPN+ | |
| 4 p.m. | Ft. Lauderdale at Presbyterian | ESPN+ | |
| 5 p.m. | Long Island at West Virginia | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ | |
| 6 p.m. | Elon at Campbell | ESPN+ | |
| 6 p.m. | Monmouth at Fordham | ESPN+ | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman at UCF | ESPN+ | |
| 6:30 p.m. | North Carolina Central at Marshall | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | North Texas at SMU | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Morgan State at Tulane | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Texas State at Florida International | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Texas Southern at Baylor | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Memphis at Arkansas State | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Liberty at Troy | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Southern Illinois at Kansas State | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Chattanooga at North Alabama | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Samford at UT Martin | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Louisiana College at Abilene Christian | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State at Sam Houston State | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Fort Lewis at Tarleton | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Northern Colorado at Houston Baptist | ESPN+ | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Austin Peay at Ole Miss | ESPN+/SECN+ | |
| 8 p.m. | McNeese at LSU | ESPN+/SECN+ | |
| 8 p.m. | Drake at Montana State | ESPN+ | |
| 8 p.m. | Central Arkansas at Missouri State | ESPN+ | |
| 8 p.m. | Western Illinois at Montana | ESPN+ | |
| 9 p.m. | Northern Iowa at Sacramento State | ESPN+ | |
| 10 p.m. | Weber State at Dixie State | ESPN+ | |
| Sat., Sept 18 | Noon | Chattanooga at Kentucky | ESPN+/SECN+ |
| Noon | Southeast Missouri State at Missouri | ESPN+/SECN+ | |
| Noon | Tennessee Tech at Tennessee | ESPN+/SECN+ | |
| Noon | Holy Cross at Yale | ESPN+ | |
| Noon | Princeton at Lehigh | ESPN+ | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Rhode Island at Brown | ESPN+ | |
| 12:30 p.m. | New Hampshire at Lafayette | ESPN+ | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Harvard at Georgetown | ESPN+ | |
| 1 p.m. | Marist at Columbia | ESPN+ | |
| 1 p.m. | William & Mary at Colgate | ESPN+ | |
| 2 p.m. | VMI at Cornell | ESPN+ | |
| 2 p.m. | Lane College at Fort Valley State | ESPN+ | |
| 2:05 p.m. | Nevada at Kansas State | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ | |
| 3 p.m. | San Diego at Montana State | ESPN+ | |
| 3 p.m. | Morehead State at Austin Peay | ESPN+ | |
| 3 p.m. | Kentucky State at Tennessee State | ESPN+ | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Long Island at Miami (Ohio) | ESPN+ | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Elon at Appalachian State | ESPN+ | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Baylor at Kansas | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Samford at Western Carolina | ESPN+ | |
| 4 p.m. | Lamar at Northern Colorado | ESPN+ | |
| 4 p.m. | Eastern Washington at Western Illinois | ESPN+ | |
| 5 p.m. | Western Oregon at Portland State | ESPN+ | |
| 5 p.m. | Drake at North Dakota | ESPN+ | |
| 6 p.m. | Middle Tennessee at UTSA | ESPN+ | |
| 6 p.m. | Presbyterian at Campbell | ESPN+ | |
| 6 p.m. | Monmouth at Charleston Southern | ESPN+ | |
| 6 p.m. | Lincoln (PA) at Gardner-Webb | ESPN+ | |
| 6 p.m. | Pennsylvania at Bucknell | ESPN+ | |
| 6 p.m. | Kennesaw State at Wofford | ESPN+ | |
| 6 p.m. | McNeese State at Southern | ESPN+ | |
| 6 p.m. | Elizabeth City State University at Norfolk State | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Grambling at Houston | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Florida A&M at South Florida | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Troy at Southern Mississippi | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Charlotte at Georgia State | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Florida International at Texas Tech | Big 12 Now on ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Central Arkansas | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Indiana State at Eastern Kentucky | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | North Alabama at Jacksonville State | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Illinois State at Eastern Illinois | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Texas Permian Basin at Abilene Christian | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Southern Utah at Tarleton | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | UT Martin at Northwestern State | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Dayton at Southern Illinois | ESPN+ | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Delaware State at East Tennessee State | ESPN+ | |
| 8 p.m. | South Dakota at Cal Poly | ESPN+ | |
| 8 p.m. | James Madison at Weber State | ESPN+ |
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Contacts:
ESPN+: Olivia Wilson ([email protected]) and Kevin Ota ([email protected])
CFB on ESPN: Amanda Brooks ([email protected])
