There are four matchups in Week 1 that pit two ranked teams against each other, including a top-10 game between No. 6 Washington and No. 9 Auburn on Saturday in Atlanta. This week starts on Thursday with last season’s self-proclaimed champions No. 21 UCF against UConn and ends on Labor Day with No. 20 Viriginia Tech and No. 19 Florida State.
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For DirecTV viewers, here is the list to find the dates, times, TV and package necessary for the biggest games of Week 1 of the college football season.
College football schedule:
Week 1 TV coverage for top games
Thursday, Aug. 30
No. 21 UCF at UConn7 p.m., ESPNU, Channel 208, Choice Package
Missouri State at Oklahoma State8 p.m., FOX Sports 1, Channel 219, Entertainment Package
Northwestern St at Texas A&M8:30 p.m., SEC Network, Channel 611, Choice Package
Friday, Aug. 31
Army West Point at Duke7 p.m., ESPNU, Channel 208, Choice Package
Utah State at No. 11 Michigan State7 p.m., Big Ten Network, Channel 610, Choice Package
Western Kentucky at No. 4 Wisconsin9 p.m., ESPN, Channel 206, Entertainment Package
San Diego State at No. 13 Stanford9 p.m., Fox Sports 1, Channel 219, Entertainment Package
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Saturday, Sept. 1
Oregon State at No. 5 Ohio StateNoon, ABC, check local listings
FAU at No. 7 Oklahoma Noon, FOX, check local listings
No. 23 Texas at Maryland Noon, Fox Sports 1, 219, Entertainment Package
Austin Peay at No. 3 Georgia 3:30 p.m., ESPN, 206, Entertainment Package
No. 6. Washington vs. No. 9 Auburn3:30 p.m., ABC, check local listings
Appalachian State at No. 10 Penn State3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network, 610, Choice Package
No. 17 West Virginia vs. Tennessee 3:30 p.m., CBS, check local listings
No. 14 Michigan at No. 12 Notre Dame 7:30 p.m., NBC, check local listings
Stephen F. Austin at No. 18 Mississippi State 7:30 p.m., ESPNU, Channel 208, Choice Package
No. 1 Alabama vs. Louisville 8 p.m., ABC, check local listings
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Sunday, Sept. 2
No. 8 Miami vs No. 25 LSU 7:30 p.m., ABC, check local listings
Monday, Sept. 3
No. 20 Virginia Tech at No. 19 Florida State 8 p.m., ESPN, Channel 206, Entertainment Package
