With talking season officially in the rearview mirror, Week 1 of the 2024 college football campaign gave us enough on-field action to discuss for months.
But as luck would have it, the wait for your team’s second game is usually way shorter than your wait for the first. Week 2 starts on Friday before a full slate on Saturday will make it feel like autumn is near.
Will teams continue to follow the trends set forth in their opening act, or will they change course and author a rewrite?
When Are the College Football Games in Week 2?
The highlight matchup of the weekend includes a head-to-head clash between two of the winningest programs in college football history. The Michigan Wolverines will put their 16-game win streak on the line when they host the Texas Longhorns at the Big House in front of a capacity crowd.
The only previous contest between these schools took place in the 2005 Rose Bowl, when the Longhorns erased a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit with a 37-yard field goal as time expired to defeat the Wolverines.
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Another marquee Week 2 game is a Midwestern rivalry matchup circled every season as Iowa and Iowa State contend for the Cy-Hawk Trophy. Points will be at a premium in Ames on Saturday as these teams combined to allow a total of three points in their season openers. The Hawkeyes have taken seven of the last eight against the Cyclones, though every meeting in the series since 2017 has been separated by 10 points or less.
Week 2 College Football Schedule
Western Illinois at Indiana
- Friday, Sept. 6, 7 p.m. ET
- Big Ten Network
- B1G+
BYU at SMU
- Friday, Sept. 6, 7 p.m. ET
- ESPN2
- ESPN+
Duke at Northwestern
- Friday, Sept. 6, 9 p.m. ET
- FS1
No. 4 Texas at No. 9 Michigan
- Saturday, Sept. 7, Noon ET
- Fox
Bowling Green at No. 8 Penn State
- Saturday, Sept. 7, Noon ET
- BTN
- B1G+
Arkansas at No. 17 Oklahoma State
- Saturday, Sept. 7, Noon ET
- ABC
- ESPN+
No. 18 Kansas State at Tulane
- Saturday, Sept. 7, Noon ET
- ESPN
- ESPN+
Rhode Island at Minnesota
- Saturday, Sept. 7, Noon ET
- Peacock
Akron at Rutgers
- Saturday, Sept. 7, Noon ET
- BTN
- B1G+
Georgia Tech at Syracuse
- Saturday, Sept. 7, Noon ET
- ACC Network
- ESPN+
Pitt at Cincinnati
- Saturday, Sept. 7, Noon ET
- ESPN2
- ESPN+
Merrimack at UConn
- Saturday, Sept. 7, Noon ET
- FuboTV
Troy at Memphis
- Saturday, Sept. 7, Noon ET
- ESPNU
- ESPN+
Army at Florida Atlantic
- Saturday, Sept. 7, Noon ET
- CBS Sports Network
- Paramount+
McNeese at No. 20 Texas A&M
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 12:45 p.m. ET
- SEC Network
- ESPN+
Tennessee Tech at No. 1 Georgia
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 2 p.m. ET
- ESPN+/SECN+
Missouri State at Ball State
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 2 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
St. Francis (PA) at Kent State
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 2:30 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
Utah Tech at UNLV
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 3 p.m. ET
- Silver State Sports & Entertainment Network
Northern Illinois at No. 7 Notre Dame
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 3:30 p.m. ET
- NBC
- Peacock
Baylor at No. 12 Utah
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 3:30 p.m. ET
- Fox
Iowa State at No. 25 Iowa
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 3:30 p.m. ET
- CBS
- Paramount+
California at Auburn
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 3:30 p.m. ET
- ESPN2
- ESPN+
South Carolina at Kentucky
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 3:30 p.m. ET
- ABC
- ESPN+
Eastern Michigan at Washington
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 3:30 p.m. ET
- BTN
- B1G+
Michigan State at Maryland
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 3:30 p.m. ET
- BTN
- B1G+
South Dakota at Wisconsin
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 3:30 p.m. ET
- FS1
Massachusetts at Toledo
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 3:30 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
Duquesne at Boston College
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 3:30 p.m. ET
- ESPN+/ACC Extra
Jacksonville State at Louisville
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 3:30 p.m. ET
- ESPN+/ACC Extra
Charlotte at North Carolina
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 3:30 p.m. ET
- ACC Network
- ESPN+
Idaho at Wyoming
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 3:30 p.m. ET
- truTV
- Paramount+
Temple at Navy
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 3:30 p.m. ET
- CBS Sports Network
- Paramount+
UTSA at Texas State
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 4 p.m. ET
- ESPNU
- ESPN+
Middle Tennessee State at No. 6 Ole Miss
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 4:15 p.m. ET
- SEC Network
- ESPN+
Marshall at Virginia Tech
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 4:30 p.m. ET
- The CW Network
Florida A&M at No. 19 Miami
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 6 p.m. ET
- ESPN+/ACC Extra
Albany at West Virginia
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 6 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
Central Michigan at Florida International
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 6 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
Gardner-Webb at James Madison
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 6 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
East Carolina at Old Dominion
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 6 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
South Alabama at Ohio
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 6 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
Sam Houston at UCF
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 6:30 p.m. ET
- Big 12 Now on ESPN+
South Florida at No. 5 Alabama
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. ET
- ESPN
- ESPN+
Buffalo at No. 11 Missouri
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. ET
- ESPN+/SECN+
No. 22 Kansas at Illinois
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. ET
- FS1
Stamford at Florida
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. ET
- ESPN+/SECN+
William & Mary at Coastal Carolina
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky at Western Kentucky
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
Chattanooga at Georgia State
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
Cal Poly at Stanford
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. ET
- ESPN+/ACC Extra
Virginia at Wake Forest
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. ET
- ESPN2
- ESPN+
Louisiana at Kennesaw State
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 12 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
San José State at Air Force
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. ET
- CBS Sports Network
- Paramount+
Northern Colorado at Colorado State
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. ET
- MWN
Georgia Southern at Nevada
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. ET
- truTV
- Paramount+
Tulsa at Arkansas State
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
UAB at Louisiana-Monroe
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana at Southern Miss
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
Texas Southern at Rice
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
Western Michigan at No. 2 Ohio State
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m. ET
- BTN
- B1G+
Nicholls at No. 13 LSU
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m. ET
- ESPN+/SECN+
No. 15 Tennessee at No. 24 NC State
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m. ET
- ABC
- ESPN+
Alcorn State at Vanderbilt
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m. ET
- ESPNU
- ESPN+
Colorado at Nebraska
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m. ET
- NBC
- Peacock
Stephen F. Austin at North Texas
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
Houston at No. 16 Oklahoma
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 7:45 p.m. ET
- SEC Network
- ESPN+
App State at No. 14 Clemson
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 8 p.m. ET
- ACC Network
- ESPN+
Long Island at TCU
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 8 p.m. ET
- Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Southern Utah at UTEP
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 9 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
Boise State at No. 3 Oregon
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 10 p.m. ET
- Peacock
Northern Arizona at No. 21 Arizona
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 10 p.m. ET
- Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Texas Tech at Washington State
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 10 p.m. ET
- Fox
Sacramento State at Fresno State
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 10 p.m. ET
- The Varsity Network
Liberty at New Mexico State
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 10:15 p.m. ET
- ESPN2
- ESPN+
Mississippi State at Arizona State
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 10:30 p.m. ET
- ESPN
- ESPN+
Oregon State at San Diego State
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 10:30 p.m. ET
- CBS Sports Network
- Paramount+
Utah State at No. 23 USC
- Saturday, Sept. 7, 11 p.m. ET
- Big Ten Network
- B1G+
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