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How to Watch College Football Week 1 Live Online on Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, and Mobile

After a thrilling “Week 0” that had plenty of scoring (and the odd 3 PM Hawaii game), it’s time for Week 1 to finally get underway. College football’s opening weekend officially kicks off on Wednesday, September 1, and culminates with the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game between Louisville and Ole Miss.

How to Watch College Football’s Week 1 Live Without Cable

Here’s the full slate of games and the best place to watch them.

College Football Week 1 Schedule

Wednesday, September 1

Time Game Network
7:30 PM Montgomery Kickoff UAB vs. Jacksonville State (at Montgomery, AL) ESPN

Thursday, September 2

Time Game Network
6:00 PM New Hampshire at Stony Brook FloFootball
6:30 PM Temple at Rutgers Big Ten Network
7:00 PM Boise State at UCF ESPN
7:00 PM LIU at FIU ESPN3
7:00 PM Wagner at Buffalo ESPN3
7:00 PM UT Martin at WKU ESPN+
7:00 PM Western Illinois at Ball State ESPN+
7:00 PM The Citadel at Coastal Carolina ESPN+
7:00 PM West Virginia Wesleyan at Drake ESPN3
7:00 PM Tennessee Tech at Samford ESPN+
7:00 PM UIW at Youngstown State ESPN+
7:00 PM Point at Mercer ESPN+
7:00 PM Delaware at Maine FloFootball
7:30 PM ECU vs. Appalachian State (Duke’s Mayo Classic) ESPNU
7:30 PM USF at NC State ACC Network
7:30 PM Weber State at Utah Pac-12 Network
7:30 PM UC Davis at Tulsa ESPN+
7:30 PM Austin Peay at Chattanooga ESPN+
7:30 PM Southern Illinois at Southeast Missouri ESPN+
8:00 PM Ohio State at Minnesota FOX
8:00 PM Bowling Green at Tennessee SEC Network
8:00 PM Houston Baptist at New Mexico KASY
8:00 PM Reinhardt at Kennesaw State ESPN+
8:00 PM North American at Lamar ESPN+
8:00 PM Mississippi Valley State at Murray State ESPN+
9:00 PM Sam Houston at Northern Arizona ESPN+
10:00 PM Eastern Washington at UNLV Stadium
10:30 PM Southern Utah at Arizona State Pac-12 Network

Friday, September 3

Time Game Network
6:00 PM North Carolina at Virginia Tech ESPN
6:00 PM Southern Connecticut State at Central Connecticut NEC Front Row
7:00 PM Duke at Charlotte CBS Sports Network
7:00 PM Old Dominion at Wake Forest ACC Network
7:00 PM Saint Francis U at Eastern Michigan ESPN3
8:00 PM South Dakota at Kansas ESPN+
9:00 PM Michigan State at Northwestern ESPN
9:00 PM South Dakota State at Colorado State FS1
9:00 PM Northern Colorado at Colorado Pac-12 Network

Saturday, September 4

Time Game Network
12:00 PM Penn State at Wisconsin FOX
12:00 PM Oklahoma at Tulane ABC
12:00 PM Western Michigan at Michigan ESPN
12:00 PM Stanford vs. Kansas State (Advocare Classic) FS1
12:00 PM Army at Georgia State ESPNU
12:00 PM ULM at Kentucky SEC Network
12:00 PM Fordham at Nebraska Big Ten Network
12:00 PM Holy Cross at UConn CBS Sports Network
12:00 PM Colgate at Boston College ACC Network
12:00 PM Villanova at Lehigh ESPN+
12:30 PM Marist at Georgetown ESPN+
1:00 PM West Florida at McNeese ESPN+
1:00 PM Saint Anselm at Merrimack NEC Front Row
1:30 PM Davidson at VMI ESPN+
2:00 PM Fresno State at Oregon Pac-12 Network
2:00 PM Lafayette at Air Force Stadium
2:00 PM Rice at Arkansas ESPN+
2:00 PM North Carolina A&T at Furman ESPN3
2:00 PM Howard at Richmond NBC Sports Washington
2:00 PM Wofford at Elon WMYV
3:00 PM North Dakota at Idaho State ESPN+
3:30 PM Alabama vs. Miami (FL) (Chick-Fil-A Kickoff) ABC
3:30 PM West Virginia at Maryland ESPN
3:30 PM Indiana at Iowa Big Ten Network
3:30 PM Marshall at Navy CBS Sports Network
3:30 PM Miami (OH) at Cincinnati ESPN+
3:30 PM UAlbany at North Dakota State ESPN+
4:00 PM Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State ESPNU
4:00 PM Central Michigan at Missouri SEC Network
4:00 PM UMass at Pitt ACC Network
4:00 PM Montana State at Wyoming Mountain West Network
4:00 PM Simon Fraser at Idaho ESPN+
4:00 PM Bowie State at Delaware State ESPN+
4:00 PM Towson at Morgan State ESPN+
4:00 PM St. Andrews at Presbyterian ESPN+
4:30 PM Louisiana at Texas FOX
4:30 PM UNI at Iowa State ESPN+
5:00 PM San Jose State at USC Pac-12 Network
6:00 PM Campbell at Liberty ESPN3
6:00 PM Gardner-Webb at Georgia Southern ESPN3
6:00 PM Morehead State at James Madison NBC Sports Washington
6:00 PM Eastern Kentucky at Western Carolina ESPN+
6:00 PM Bryant at Rhode Island FloFootball
6:00 PM Bucknell at Sacred Heart NEC Front Row
6:00 PM Miles at Alabama State Alabama State on YouTube
6:00 PM Warner at Stetson ESPN3
6:00 PM Virginia Union at Hampton ESPN+
6:00 PM Valparaiso at Indiana Wesleyan Indiana-Wesleyan Online
7:00 PM Texas Tech vs. Houston Texas Kickoff) ESPN
7:00 PM Oregon State at Purdue FS1
7:00 PM Syracuse at Ohio CBS Sports Network
7:00 PM Norfolk State at Toledo ESPN3
7:00 PM Monmouth at Middle Tennessee ESPN3
7:00 PM Central Arkansas at Arkansas State ESPN3
7:00 PM Southern at Troy ESPN3
7:00 PM Baylor at Texas State ESPN+
7:00 PM Eastern Illinois at South Carolina ESPN+
7:00 PM Akron at Auburn ESPN+
7:00 PM Nicholls at Memphis ESPN+
7:00 PM Missouri State at Oklahoma State ESPN+
7:00 PM Abilene Christian at SMU ESPN+
7:00 PM North Alabama at Southeastern Louisiana ESPN3
7:00 PM Tarleton State at Stephen F. Austin ESPN+
7:00 PM Lane at UAPB UAPB Athletics
7:30 PM Georgia vs. Clemson (Duke’s Mayo Classic) ABC
7:30 PM Florida Atlantic at Florida SEC Network
7:30 PM UTSA at Illinois Big Ten Network
7:30 PM Northern Illinois at Georgia Tech ACC Network
7:30 PM William & Mary at Virginia ESPN3
7:30 PM Northwestern State at North Texas ESPN3
7:30 PM Butler at Illinois State ESPN3
8:00 PM Kent State at Texas A&M ESPNU
8:00 PM Montana at Washington PAC-12 Network
8:00 PM ETSU at Vanderbilt ESPN+
8:00 PM Duquesne at TCU ESPN+
8:00 PM Southern Miss at South Alabama ESPN+
8:00 PM Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern ESPN+
8:30 PM LSU at UCLA FOX
9:00 PM Bethune-Cookman at UTEP ESPN3
9:00 PM Sacramento State at Dixie State ESPN+
10:30 PM BYU vs. Arizona (Las Vegas Kickoff Classic) ESPN
10:30 PM Nevada at California FS1
10:30 PM NM State vs. San Diego State CBS Sports Network
11:00 PM Utah State at Washington State PAC-12 Network
11:59 PM Portland State at Hawai’i Spectrum Sports

Sunday, September 5

Time Game Network
3:00 PM Jackson State vs. Florida A&M (Orange Blossom Classic) ESPN2
4:00 PM Grambling State vs. Tennessee State (Black College Hall of Fame Classic) NFL Network
7:30 PM Notre Dame at Florida State ABC

Monday, September 6

Time Game Network
8:00 PM Louisville vs. Ole Miss (Chick-Fil-A Kickoff) ESPN

How to Stream College Football’s Week 1 on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, iOS, and Android

There are six major streaming providers that offer Live TV Streaming. Five of these providers allow you to watch College Football’s Week 1 live using iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and Web.

DTV STREAMFuboHuluPhiloSling TVYouTube
Free TrialFree TrialFree TrialFree TrialGet 50% OffSign Up
$79.99$91.99$76.99$25$40$40$72.99
ESPN--
ESPN2--
ESPNU$15$8-$11-
ABC--
ACC Network$29-$11-
Big Ten Network$15--$11
CBS Sports Network$15---
SEC Network$15$8-$11-
Pac-12 Network-$8--$11$11-
Fox--
FS1--
ESPN3-$10--

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Includes: ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, Fox, FS1, and ESPN3 + 26 Top Cable Channels

Add-on: $15 Sports Extra
Includes: ESPNU, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, SEC Network, and Pac-12 Network

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Jeff Kotuby is a contributing writer to The Streamable who specializes in sports, music, and all things Japanese media. He cut the cord in 2017 and has spent the last six years of his career writing for technology, entertainment, and healthcare websites. He's a lifelong Philadelphia Eagles and Anaheim Ducks fan, but also enjoys watching animated shows from the '90s.

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