College Football: 17 Games Featuring Undefeated or One-Loss TeamsESPN’s college football schedule this week will include 17 telecasts involving an undefeated or one-loss team. The weekday schedule is highlighted by an ESPN telecast pitting undefeated No. 3 Oregon at one-loss Arizona State in a Pac-12 showdown between Division leaders on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 9 p.m. ET.
Highlights for Saturday, Oct. 20:
- ESPN and ABC will each televise a game between ranked, one-loss teams: No. 6 LSU at No. 18 Texas A&M in a matchup between SEC West Division squads at noon on ESPN and No. 17 Texas Tech at No. 23 TCU in a Big 12 contest at 3:30 p.m. on ABC and ESPN2.
- ESPN2 will televise unbeaten No. 8 Oregon State against Utah at 10:30 p.m.
- The ABC Saturday Night Football broadcast at 8 p.m. will feature regional coverage of two intrastate matchups: No. 14 Florida State at Miami (Fla.) and Baylor at No. 25 Texas.
- ESPN platforms will carry eight of the remaining 12 undefeated teams: No. 1 Alabama, No. 3 Oregon, No. 8 Oregon State, No. 12 Mississippi State, No. 15 Rutgers, No. 16 Louisville, No. 21 Cincinnati and Ohio State.
- ESPN and ESPN2 will each televise an unbeaten SEC team at 7 p.m.: No. 1 Alabama (at Tennessee) on ESPN and No. 12 Mississippi State (against Middle Tennessee) on ESPN2.
- ESPN will offer coverage of all three remaining undefeated BIG EAST teams: No. 15 Rutgers (at Temple) at noon on ESPN3 and the BIG EAST Network, No. 16 Louisville (against South Florida) at 3:30 p.m. on ABC and ESPN3, and No. 21 Cincinnati (at 6-1 Toledo from the Mid-American Conference) at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.
ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPN 3D and ESPN Radio Schedule
Date Time (ET) Game / Commentators Network Tue, Oct 16 9 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette at North Texas
Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Cara CapuanoESPN2 Thu, Oct 18 7:30 p.m. Hampton at North Carolina Central
Joe Davis & Jay WalkerESPNU 7:30 p.m. North Alabama at West Georgia ESPN3 9 p.m. No. 3 Oregon at Arizona State
Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack & Samantha SteeleESPN Fri, Oct 19 8 p.m. Connecticut at Syracuse
Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore & Jemele HillESPN Sat, Oct 20 Noon Purdue at Ohio State
Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway & Lewis JohnsonABC & ESPN2 ** Virginia Tech at No. 19 Clemson
Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham & Jeannine EdwardsABC & ESPN2 ** Noon No. 6 LSU at No. 18 Texas A&M
Dave Pasch, Brian Griese & Jenn BrownESPN & ESPN 3D Noon Minnesota at Wisconsin
Tom Hart & John CongemiESPNU Noon Auburn at Vanderbilt
Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Cara CapuanoESPN3 & SEC Network Noon No. 15 Rutgers at Temple
Eamon McAnaney, David Diaz-Infante & Paul CarcaterraESPN3 * & BIG EAST Network Noon Northern Illinois at Akron
Michael Reghi & Doug GraberESPN3 * 12:30 p.m. Wake Forest at Virginia ESPN3 * & ACC Network 1 p.m. Army at Eastern Michigan ESPN3 1 p.m. Harvard at Princeton ESPN3 1 p.m. Florida International at Troy ESPN3 1:30 p.m. Presbyterian at Charleston Southern ESPN3 2 p.m. San Jose State at Texas-San Antonio ESPN3 3 p.m. Boston College at Georgia Tech ESPN3 * 3 p.m. Western Carolina at Elon ESPN3 3:30 p.m. Nebraska at Northwestern
Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell & Maria TaylorABC & ESPN2 * No. 17 Texas Tech at No. 23 TCU
Dave Lamont & Kelly StoufferABC & ESPN2 * South Florida at No. 16 Louisville
Mark Neely & Ray BentleyABC & ESPN3 3:30 p.m. NC State at Maryland
Anish Shroff & Dan HawkinsESPNU 3:30 p.m. Michigan State at Michigan ESPN Radio 3:30 p.m. Ball State at Central Michigan ESPN3 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Buffalo
Bob Picozzi & Chris DoeringESPN3 * 3:30 p.m. Concord at Liberty ESPN3 4 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe at Western Kentucky ESPN3 4 p.m. Nicholls State at Stephen F. Austin ESPN3 4 p.m. Shorter at West Alabama ESPN3 6 p.m. Colorado at No. 10 USC ESPN Radio 7 p.m. No. 1 Alabama at Tennessee
Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly RoweESPN 7 p.m. Middle Tennessee at No. 12 Mississippi State
Mark Jones, Brock Huard & Jessica MendozaESPN2 7 p.m. North Carolina at Duke
Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb & Allison WilliamsESPNU 7 p.m. No. 21 Cincinnati at Toledo ESPN3 7 p.m. No. 11 Georgia at Kentucky ESPN3 * 7 p.m. Idaho at Louisiana Tech
Trey Bender & Jay TaylorESPN3 8 p.m. Baylor at No. 25 Texas
Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Quint KessenichABC & ESPN3 * No. 14 Florida State at Miami (Fla.)
Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather CoxABC & ESPN3 * 10:30 p.m. Utah at No. 8 Oregon State
Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen & Shannon SpakeESPN2 10:30 p.m. South Carolina State at Florida A&M
Joe Davis & Jay WalkerESPNU *** * Local blackout may apply
** Reverse mirror in which ESPN2 will regionalize two games on ABC to markets not receiving the telecast
*** Live on ESPN3 at 6 p.m. ET & same day delay on ESPNUESPN will use BCS Standings through the remainder of the season.