ESPN+ to Stream More than 500 College Football Games This Fall

 

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 (olivia.wilson@disney.com) and Kevin Ota (kevin.ota@disney.com)

CFB on ESPN: Amanda Brooks (amanda.d.brooks@espn.com)