ESPN Unveils College Football TV Schedule
By Ben Nielsen
ESPN announced their college football television schedule for the 2014 season. The network and their plethora of channels will air a game three-to-four nights per week. ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, ESPNews, and SEC Network will broadcast games.
Here’s their schedule. All of the times below are eastern. Next weekend can’t get here soon enough.
Saturday, Aug. 23
3:30: 2014 Sam Houston State at Eastern Washington, ESPN
Wednesday, Aug. 27
7:00: Abilene Christian at Georgia State, ESPNU
Thursday, Aug. 28
6:00: Texas A&M at South Carolina, SEC Network
7:00: Wake Forest at Louisiana-Monroe, ESPNU
8:00: Boise State vs. Mississippi (Atlanta), ESPN
9:15: Temple at Vanderbilt, SEC Network
Friday, Aug. 29
7:00: Brigham Young at Connecticut, ESPN
9:00: Texas-San Antonio at Houston, ESPNU
10:30: Nevada-Las Vegas at Arizona, ESPN
Saturday, Aug. 30
8:30 a.m.: Penn State vs. Central Florida (Dublin, Ireland), ESPN2
Noon: UCLA at Virginia , ESPN
Noon: Appalachian State at Michigan , ESPN2
Noon: Western Michigan at Purdue, ESPNU
Noon: Indiana State at Indiana, ESPNews
Noon: Tennessee-Martin at Kentucky, SEC Network
3:30: West Virginia vs. Alabama (Atlanta), ABC & ESPN2 **
3:30: California at Northwestern, ABC & ESPN2 **
3:30: South Dakota State at Missouri, ESPNU
4:00: William & Mary at Virginia Tech, ESPNews
4:00: Arkansas at Auburn, SEC Network
5:30: Clemson at Georgia, ESPN
7:00: Idaho at Florida, ESPNU
7:30: Southern Miss at Mississippi State, SEC Network
8:00: Florida State vs. Oklahoma State (Arlington), ABC
8:00: N.C. Central at East Carolina, ESPNews
9:00: Wisconsin vs. LSU (Houston), ESPN
Sunday, Aug. 31
11:45 a.m.: Alabama A&M vs. North Carolina A&T (Orlando), ESPN
7:00: Utah State at Tennessee, SEC Network
Monday, Sept. 1
8:00: Miami (Fla.) at Louisville, ESPN
Friday, Sept. 5
7:00: Pittsburgh at Boston College, ESPN
10:30: Washington State at Nevada, ESPN
Saturday, Sept. 6
Noon: Akron at Penn State, ABC %
Noon: Oklahoma at Tulsa, ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
Noon: Missouri at Toledo, ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
Noon: McNeese State at Nebraska, ESPNU
Noon: Central Michigan at Purdue, ESPNews
Noon: Florida Atlantic at Alabama, SEC Network
Noon: Arkansas State at Tennessee, SEC Network
3:30: Southern Cal at Stanford, ABC
3:30: Ball State at Iowa, ESPN2
3:30: Ohio at Kentucky, ESPNU
4:00: Georgia Tech at Tulane, ESPNews
4:00: Eastern Michigan at Florida, SEC Network
4:00: Nicholls State at Arkansas, SEC Network
4:30: Mississippi vs. Vanderbilt (Nashville), ESPN
7:00: San Jose State at Auburn, ESPN2 or ESPNU
7:00: East Carolina at South Carolina, ESPN2 or ESPNU
7:30: Sam Houston State at LSU, SEC Network
7:30: Lamar at Texas A&M, SEC Network
8:00: Virginia Tech at Ohio State, ESPN
8:00: San Diego State at North Carolina, ESPNews
10:15: Colorado State at Boise State, ESPN2
10:15: Air Force at Wyoming, ESPNU
Thursday, Sept. 11
9:00: Houston at Brigham Young, ESPN
Friday, Sept. 12
7:00: Toledo at Cincinnati, ESPNU
8:00: Baylor at Buffalo, ESPN
Saturday, Sept. 13
Noon: Kent State at Ohio State, ESPN, ABC or ESPN2
Noon: Boise State at Connecticut, ESPN, ABC or ESPN2
Noon: East Carolina at Virginia Tech, ESPN, ABC or ESPN2
Noon: Indiana at Bowling Green, ESPNU or ESPNews
Noon: Syracuse at Central Michigan, ESPNU or ESPNews
Noon: Central Florida at Missouri, SEC Network
3:30: Iowa State at Iowa, ESPN, ABC or ESPN2
3:30: Arkansas at Texas Tech, ESPN, ABC or ESPN2
3:30: Arkansas State at Miami (Fla.), ESPNU
4:00: Mississippi State at South Alabama, ESPNews
4:00: Louisiana-Lafayette at Mississippi, SEC Network
6:00: Southern Mississippi at Alabama, ESPN2
7:00: Louisiana-Monroe at LSU, ESPNU
7:30: Kentucky at Florida, SEC Network
8:00: Tennessee at Oklahoma , ESPN or ABC
8:00: Southern Cal at Boston College, ESPN or ABC
8:00: Navy at Texas State, ESPNews
9:00: Rice at Texas A&M, ESPN2
10:00: Arizona State at Colorado, ESPNU
Thursday, Sept. 18
7:30: Auburn at Kansas State, ESPN
7:30: Arkansas Pine-Bluff at Alabama State, ESPNU
Friday, Sept. 19
8:00: Connecticut at South Florida, ESPN or ESPN2
Saturday, Sept. 20
Noon: Troy at Georgia, SEC Network
8:00: Miami (Fla.) at Nebraska, ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
Thursday, Sept. 25
7:30: Texas Tech at Oklahoma State, ESPN
7:30: Appalachian State at Georgia Southern, ESPNU
Friday, Sept. 26
8:00: Fresno State at New Mexico, ESPN or ESPN2
Saturday, Sept. 27
TBD: Nevada-Las Vegas at San Diego State, TBD
Thursday, Oct. 2
7:00: Central Florida at Houston, ESPN
7:30: Alabama State at Alcorn State, ESPNU
10:30: Arizona at Oregon, ESPN
Friday, Oct. 3
7:00: Louisville at Syracuse, ESPN
10:15: Utah State at Brigham Young, ESPN
Saturday, Oct, 4
8:00: Nebraska at Michigan State, ESPN, ABC or ESPN2
TBD: Nevada-Las Vegas at San Jose State
Thursday, Oct. 9
7:30: Brigham Young at Central Florida, ESPN
7:30: Hampton at North Carolina A&T, ESPNU
Friday, Oct. 10
9:00: Washington State at Stanford, ESPN
9:30: San Diego State at New Mexico, ESPNU
Saturday, Oct. 11
7:00: Penn State at Michigan, ESPN or ESPN2
TBD: Air Force at Utah State, TBD
Tuesday, Oct. 14
8:00: Louisiana-Lafayette at Texas State, ESPN2
Thursday, Oct. 16
7:30: Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh, ESPN
Friday, Oct. 17
8:00: Fresno State at Boise State, ESPN
9:00: Temple at Houston, ESPNU
Saturday, Oct. 18
TBD: San Jose State at Wyoming, TBD
Tuesday, Oct. 21
8:00: Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette, ESPN2
Thursday, Oct. 23
7:00: Connecticut at East Carolina, ESPNU
7:30: Miami (Fla.) at Virginia Tech, ESPN
Friday, Oct. 24
7:00: South Florida at Cincinnati, ESPN or ESPN2
7:30: Troy at South Alabama, ESPNU
9:00: Brigham Young at Boise State, ESPN or ESPN2
Saturday, Oct. 25
8:00: Ohio State at Penn State, ESPN, ABC or ESPN2
TBD: Nevada-Las Vegas at Utah State, TBD
Thursday, Oct. 30
7:30: Florida State at Louisville, ESPN
7:30: Troy at Georgia Southern, ESPNU
Friday, Oct. 31
8:00: Tulsa at Memphis, ESPN2 or ESPNU
8:00: Cincinnati at Tulane, ESPN2 or ESPNU
Saturday, Nov. 1
8:00: Illinois at Ohio State, ESPN, ABC or ESPN2
TBD: Wyoming at Fresno State, TBD
Tuesday, Nov. 4
8:00: Bowling Green at Akron, ESPN2 or ESPNU
8:00: Toledo at Kent State, ESPN2 or ESPNU
Wednesday, Nov. 5
8:00: Buffalo at Ohio U., ESPN2 or ESPNU
8:00: Northern Illinois at Ball State, ESPN2 or ESPNU
Thursday, Nov. 6
7:30: Clemson at Wake Forest, ESPN
7:30: Bethune-Cookman at Norfolk State, ESPNU
Friday, Nov. 7
7:30: Memphis at Temple, ESPNU
8:00: Utah State at Wyoming, ESPN2
Saturday, Nov. 8
8:00: Ohio State at Michigan State, ABC
TBD: Hawaii at Colorado State, TBD
Tuesday, Nov. 11
8:00: Akron at Buffalo, ESPN2 or ESPNU
8:00: Toledo at Northern Illinois, ESPN2 or ESPNU
Wednesday, Nov. 12
8:00: Ball State at Massachusetts (Amherst, Mass.), ESPN2 or ESPNU
8:00: Kent State at Bowling Green, ESPN2 or ESPNU
Thursday, Nov. 13
7:00: East Carolina at Cincinnati, ESPN2
7:30: Bethune-Cookman at Hampton, ESPNU
9:00: California at Southern Cal, ESPN
Friday, Nov. 14
8:00: Tulsa at Central Florida, ESPN2
Saturday, Nov. 15
TBD: San Diego State at Boise State, TBD
TBD: New Mexico at Utah State, TBD
Tuesday, Nov. 18
8:00: Northern Illinois at Ohio U. or ESPNU or ESPN3
Wednesday, Nov. 19
8:00: Kent State at Buffalo, ESPN2 or ESPNU
8:00: Bowling Green at Toledo, ESPN2 or ESPNU
Thursday, Nov. 20
7:30: North Carolina at Duke, ESPN
9:30: Arkansas State at Texas State, ESPNU
Friday, Nov. 21
9:30: San Jose State at Utah State, ESPN2
Saturday, Nov. 22
2:00: Florida Classic: Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M (Orlando), ESPN Classic
TBD: Fresno State at Nevada, TBD
TBD: Boise State at Wyoming, TBD
Tuesday, Nov. 25
7:00: Ohio U. at Miami (Ohio) Akron at Kent State, ESPN2
Thursday, Nov. 27
7:30: LSU at Texas A&M, ESPN
Friday, Nov. 28
3:30: Stanford at UCLA, ABC
TBD: Virginia at Virginia Tech, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU
TBD: Northern Illinois at Western Michigan or Ball State at Bowling Green or Toledo at Eastern Michigan, ESPNU
TBD: Buffalo at Massachusetts (Amherst, Mass.), ESPNU or ESPN3
Saturday, Nov. 29
TBD: Utah State at Boise State, TBD
TBD: Nevada at Nevada-Las Vegas, TBD
Thursday, Dec. 4
7:30: Central Florida at East Carolina, ESPN
Friday, Dec. 5
7:00: MAC Championship Game (Detroit), ESPN2
Saturday, Dec. 6
4:00: SWAC Championship (Houston), ESPNU
7:45 or 8:00: ACC Championship Game (Charlotte), ESPN or ABC
** — Reverse mirror in which ESPN2 will regionalize two games on ABC to markets not receiving the telecast
% — Potential reverse mirror