Saturday Night Football Explained

Genre:College football telecasts
Director:Jimmy Platt
Presenter:Booth:
Chris Fowler
Kirk Herbstreit
Sidelines:
Holly Rowe
Studio:
Kevin Negandhi
Booger McFarland
Dan Orlovsky (select weeks)
Theme Music Composer:John Colby
Bob Christianson
Opentheme:ESPN College Football theme
SEC on ABC theme
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:19
Producer:Bill Bonnell
Location:Various NCAA stadiums

ESPN Headquarters
Bristol, Connecticut, U.S.
Camera:Multi-camera
Runtime:210 minutes or until game ends
Company:ESPN
Network:ABC
Last Aired:present
Related:ESPN College Football Countdown on ABC
ESPN College Football on ABC

Saturday Night Football (currently branded as ESPN Saturday Night Football presented by Capital One for sponsorship reasons[1]) is an American weekly presentation of prime time broadcasts of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football games that are produced by ESPN, and televised on ABC. Games are presented each Saturday evening starting at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time/6:30 p.m. Central Time during the college football regular season, which has been the case since 2017 (some weeks until 2015 saw no game on ABC, due to Saturday evening Sprint Cup Series NASCAR coverage or to avoid competition with the World Series; ESPN would then carry that week's high-profile game instead, with ESPN2 carrying a secondary game usually seen on ESPN/ABC). The ESPN on ABC Saturday Night Football coverage began in 2006, as both ESPN and ABC are owned by The Walt Disney Company. It is ESPN's biggest game of the week, and in most cases (outside where another networks carries the game), the city and/or campus of that night's game is where that day's ESPN College GameDay had originated.

, the primary broadcast team for the majority of the games includes play-by-play announcer Chris Fowler and analyst Kirk Herbstreit, with Holly Rowe as sideline reporter. Kevin Negandhi and Booger McFarland host the halftime show, with Dan Orlovsky joining them for select weeks. Negandhi also provides in game updates throughout the game. Other ESPN broadcast teams may also occasionally appear for regional (and some national) telecasts.

Overview

Saturday Night Football premiered on September 2, 2006, with a game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. While ABC and ESPN have aired college football games on Saturday nights for decades, this program marks the first time that a collegiate sports broadcast has officially been part of any major broadcast television network's primetime schedule.

Twelve weeks of regular season games were televised during the three-month college football season in 2006, 2007 and from 2009 to 2011; the Dr. Pepper Big 12 Football Championship Game closing out each season until a conference realignment in which four university football programs left and two others joined the Big 12 Conference resulted in the Championship Game being discontinued after the 2010 event (the Big 12 Football Championship Game returned in 2017, however, it did not return to ABC until 2018, when the network aired the game in the afternoon instead of in primetime). With the college football season being extended by one week, ABC televised thirteen weeks of games in 2008, closing with the 2008 Big 12 Championship Game on December 6. With the loss of the Sprint Cup Series to NBC and NBCSN, Saturday Night Football expanded its seasonal game schedule full-time to 13 weeks beginning in 2015, starting with the Advocare Classic.

Games from the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12 Conference, the old Big East Conference, the Big Ten Conference, the Pac-12 Conference, the now-defunct Western Athletic Conference and the American Athletic Conference have aired on Saturday Night Football, as well as non-conference games in which teams from these conferences were either playing at home or a neutral-site game to which ABC holds the television rights. All BCS/CFP and Power 5 conferences have appeared on Saturday Night Football, as the Southeastern Conference has had its teams featured in 23 non-conference games. Boise State, Utah State, BYU, Temple, UConn, UCF, Cincinnati, SMU, Tulsa, and Memphis are the only Group of 5 teams to be featured on Saturday Night Football to date, with the latter four teams being featured when they were members of the BCS-aligned Big East or American Athletic Conference.

In recent years, following the loss of some broadcast rights of the Pac-12 Conference to Fox Sports in 2012, the Pac-12's Saturday Night Football appearances have been limited to non-conference games, especially home games against Notre Dame and games against the Southeastern Conference, as well as road games against conferences that still have broadcast rights with ABC.

Besides Pac-12 and Big Ten games, ABC makes most of its game broadcast selections or options twelve days prior to the game (with some being made six days beforehand). This allows ABC to 'flex' the most compelling game it has the rights to broadcast into the Saturday Night Football slot. As a result, the Saturday night game is usually ABC's "game of the week".

With ESPN's acquisition of its top football package beginning in 2024, Southeastern Conference home games began to be featured on Saturday Night Football on ABC for the first time that season. As with afternoon games, SEC home games on Saturday Night Football utilize the distinct SEC on ABC graphics and theme music.[2]

The Cowboys Kickoff Classic had become the opening game for Saturday Night Football beginning in 2011; however in 2013, the matchup between the Georgia Bulldogs and Clemson Tigers served as the opening game with the Classic matchup between LSU and TCU being broadcast on ESPN. The Classic served as the opening game for Saturday Night Football again in 2014, 2015, and in 2016. In 2017, the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, which had served as the opening game for Saturday Night Football from 2008-2010, served as the opening game in 2017, while the Advocare Classic aired in the 3:30 ET timeslot. In 2018, the new Camping World Kickoff served as the Saturday Night Football season premiere, while the Advocare Classic aired the next night in primetime. The Advocare Classic returned to Saturday Night Football in 2019. Since then, each season of Saturday Night Football has started with an on-campus game, the Duke's Mayo Classic in Charlotte, NC in Week 1, or, since 2023, the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Atlanta during Week 0.

Schedules

All rankings are from that week's AP Poll, and that week's CFP rankings since 2014.

2006 schedule

ABC did not air games on either October 21 or October 28 to avoid competing with the World Series.

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 2
  1. 2 Notre Dame
 14 		Georgia Tech 10 Series Premiere of Saturday Night Football
College GameDay
September 9
  1. 1 Ohio State
 24
  1. 2 Texas
 7 		2005 Week 2 rematch
College GameDay
September 16
  1. 19 Nebraska
 10
  1. 4 USC
 28 		College GameDay
September 23
  1. 12 Notre Dame
 40 		Michigan State 37 Split-national (79% of the United States)[3]
  1. 3 USC
 20 		Arizona 3 Split-national (21% of the United States)
September 30
  1. 1 Ohio State
 38
  1. 13 Iowa
 17 		College GameDay
October 7
  1. 11 Oregon
 24
  1. 16 California
 45 		Split-national (62% of the United States)[4]
  1. 22 Nebraska
 28 		Iowa State 14 Split-national (38% of the United States)
October 14
  1. 4 Michigan
 17 		Penn State 10 Split-national (79% of the United States)[5]
Arizona State 21
  1. 3 USC
 28 		Split-national (21% of the United States)
November 4
  1. 18 Oklahoma
 17
  1. 21 Texas A&M
16 		Split-national (43% of the United States)[6]
College GameDay
  1. 23 Virginia Tech
 17 		Miami (Fla.) 10 Split-national (38% of the United States, no HD)
UCLA 24
  1. 10 California
 38 		Split-national (19% of the United States)
November 11
  1. 4 Texas
 42 		Kansas State 45 Split-national (56% of the United States)[7]
  1. 18 Wake Forest
 30 		Florida State 0 Split-national (44% of the United States)
November 18
  1. 17 California
 9
  1. 4 USC
 23
November 25
  1. 6 Notre Dame
 24
  1. 3 USC
 44 		College GameDay
December 2
  1. 19 Nebraska
 7
  1. 8 Oklahoma
 21 		Big 12 Championship Game (Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City)

2007 schedule

ABC did not air games on either September 8 or October 13 due to broadcasts of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races.

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 1
  1. 15 Tennessee
 31
  1. 12 California
 45
September 15
  1. 1 USC
 49
  1. 14 Nebraska
 31 		College GameDay
September 22 Washington State 14
  1. 1 USC
 47 		Split-national (61% of the United States)[8]
Iowa 13
  1. 9 Wisconsin
 17 		Split-national (39% of the United States)
September 29
  1. 1 USC
 27 		Washington 24
October 6
  1. 4 Ohio State
 23
  1. 23 Purdue
 7 		Split-national (83% of the United States)[9]
Notre Dame 20 UCLA 6 Split-national (17% of the United States)
October 20
  1. 24 Michigan
 27 		Illinois 17
October 27
  1. 1 Ohio State
 37
  1. 24 Penn State
 17 		College GameDay
November 3 Florida State 27
  1. 2 Boston College
 17 		Split-national (62% of the United States)[10]
Texas A&M 14
  1. 5 Oklahoma
 42 		Split-national (20% of the United States, no HD)
Oregon State 3
  1. 13 USC
 24 		Split-national (18% of the United States)
November 10
  1. 5 Kansas
 43 		Oklahoma State 28 Split-national (63% of the United States)[11]
  1. 8 Boston College
 35 		Maryland 42 Split-national (19% of the United States, no HD)
  1. 12 USC
 24
  1. 24 California
 17 		Split-national (18% of the United States)
November 17
  1. 3 Oklahoma
 27 		Texas Tech 34
November 24
  1. 3 Missouri
 36
  1. 2 Kansas
 28 		Border Showdown (Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City)
College GameDay
December 1
  1. 9 Oklahoma
 38
  1. 1 Missouri
 17 		Big 12 Championship Game (Alamodome, San Antonio)
College GameDay

2008 schedule

ABC did not air games on either September 6 or October 11 due to broadcasts of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.

DateAwayHomeNotes
August 30
  1. 24 Alabama
 34
  1. 9 Clemson
 10 		Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game (Georgia Dome, Atlanta)
Split-national (71% of the United States)[12]
College GameDay
Michigan State 31 California 38 Split-national (29% of the United States)
September 13
  1. 5 Ohio State
 3
  1. 1 USC
 35 		College GameDay
September 20
  1. 3 Georgia
 27 		Arizona State 10
September 27
  1. 22 Illinois
 24
  1. 12 Penn State
 38 		Split-national (70% of the United States)[13]
Virginia Tech 35 Nebraska 30 Split-national (30% of the United States)
October 4
  1. 14 Ohio State
 20
  1. 18 Wisconsin
 17 		Split-national (63% of the United States)[14]
  1. 23 Oregon
 10
  1. 9 USC
 44 		Split-national (37% of the United States)
October 18
  1. 11 Missouri
 31
  1. 1 Texas
 56 		College GameDay
October 25
  1. 3 Penn State
 13
  1. 10 Ohio State
 6 		College GameDay
November 1
  1. 1 Texas
 33
  1. 6 Texas Tech
 39 		College GameDay
November 8
  1. 8 Oklahoma State
 20
  1. 2 Texas Tech
 56 		Split-national (82% of the United States)[15]
  1. 21 California
 3
  1. 7 USC
 17 		Split-national (18% of the United States)
November 15 Boston College 27
  1. 20 Florida State
 17 		Split-national (80% of the United States)[16]
  1. 11 Oklahoma State
 30 		Colorado 17 Split-national (20% of the United States)
November 22
  1. 2 Texas Tech
 21
  1. 5 Oklahoma
 65 		College GameDay
November 29
  1. 3 Oklahoma
 61
  1. 11 Oklahoma State 41
College GameDay
December 6
  1. 19 Missouri
 21
  1. 4 Oklahoma
 62 		Big 12 Championship Game (Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City)

2009 schedule

ABC did not air games on either September 12 or October 17 due to broadcasts of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 5
  1. 5 Alabama
 34
  1. 7 Virginia Tech
 24 		Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game (Georgia Dome, Atlanta)
College GameDay
September 19 Texas Tech 24
  1. 2 Texas
 34 		College GameDay
September 26 Iowa 21
  1. 5 Penn State
 10 		College GameDay
October 3
  1. 8 Oklahoma
 20
  1. 17 Miami (Fla.)
 21 		Split-national (81% of the United States)[17]
  1. 7 USC
 30
  1. 24 California
 3 		Split-national (19% of the United States)
October 10 Michigan 28
  1. 12 Iowa
 30
October 24
  1. 3 Texas
 41 		Missouri 7 Split-national (81% of the United States)[18]
Oregon State 36
  1. 4 USC
 42 		Split-national (19% of the United States)
October 31
  1. 4 USC
 20
  1. 10 Oregon
 47 		Split-national (54% of the United States, with SD reverse mirror on ESPN2)[19]
College GameDay
  1. 3 Texas
 41
  1. 13 Oklahoma State
 14 		Split-national (46% of the United States, with SD reverse mirror on ESPN2)
This marked the first time that the "reverse mirror" was used in primetime
November 7 Connecticut 45
  1. 4 Cincinnati
 47 		Split-national (46% of the United States)[20]
  1. 20 Oklahoma
 3 		Nebraska 10 Split-national (35% of the United States)
  1. 12 USC
 14 		Arizona State 9 Split-national (19% of the United States)
November 14 Notre Dame 22
  1. 8 Pittsburgh
 27 		Split-national (83% of the United States)[21]
Texas Tech 17
  1. 17 Oklahoma State
 24 		Split-national (17% of the United States)
November 21
  1. 11 Oregon
 44 		Arizona 41 (2OT) Split-national (65% of the United States)[22]
College GameDay
Kansas 20
  1. 3 Texas
 51 		Split-national (35% of the United States)
November 28 Notre Dame 38 Stanford 45 Split-national (74% of the United States, with SD reverse mirror on ESPN2)[23]
Georgia 30
  1. 7 Georgia Tech
 24 		Split-national (26% of the United States, with reverse mirror on ESPN2)
December 5
  1. 3 Texas
 13
  1. 21 Nebraska
 12 		Big 12 Championship Game (Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas)

2010 schedule

ABC did not air games on either September 11 or October 16 due to broadcasts of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 4
  1. 21 LSU
 30
  1. 18 North Carolina
 24 		Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game (Georgia Dome, Atlanta)
College GameDay
September 18
  1. 6 Texas
 24 		Texas Tech 14 Split-national (54% of the United States, with SD reverse mirror on ESPN2)[24]
Notre Dame 31 Michigan State 34 (OT) Split-national (46% of the United States, with reverse mirror on ESPN2)
September 25
  1. 24 Oregon State
 24
  1. 3 Boise State
 37 		College GameDay
October 2
  1. 9 Stanford
 31
  1. 4 Oregon
 52 		Split-national (53% of the United States, with SD reverse mirror on ESPN2)[25]
College GameDay
Notre Dame 31 Boston College 13 Split-national (47% of the United States)
October 9
  1. 23 Florida State
 45
  1. 13 Miami (Fla.)
 17 		Split-national (79% of the United States)[26]
USC 35
  1. 16 Stanford
 37 		Split-national (21% of the United States)
October 23
  1. 3 Oklahoma
 27
  1. 18 Missouri
 36 		College GameDay
October 30
  1. 1 Oregon
 53
  1. 24 USC
 32 		Split-national (79% of the United States)[27]
College GameDay
  1. 10 Ohio State
 52 		Minnesota 10 Split-national (21% of the United States)
November 6
  1. 13 Arizona
 17
  1. 10 Stanford
 42 		Split-national (82% of the United States)[28]
  1. 14 Missouri
 17 		Texas Tech 24 Split-national (18% of the United States)
November 13
  1. 12 Oklahoma State
 33 		Texas 16 Split-national (61% of the United States)[29]
Clemson 13 Florida State 16 Split-national (20% of the United States)
USC 24
  1. 18 Arizona
 21 		Split-national (19% of the United States)
November 20
  1. 9 Nebraska
 6
  1. 18 Texas A&M
 9 		Split-national (53% of the United States)[30]
Florida State 30 Maryland 16 Split-national (28% of the United States)
  1. 20 USC
 7 		Oregon State 36 Split-national (19% of the United States)
November 27
  1. 14 Oklahoma
 47
  1. 10 Oklahoma State
 41 		Split-national (54% of the United States)[31]
College GameDay
Notre Dame 20 USC 16 Split-national (46% of the United States)
December 4
  1. 10 Oklahoma
 23
  1. 13 Nebraska
 20 		Big 12 Championship Game (Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas)

2011 schedule

Notes:

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 3
  1. 3 Oregon
 27
  1. 4 LSU
 40 		Cowboys Classic Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
College GameDay
September 17
  1. 1 Oklahoma
 23
  1. 5 Florida State
 13 		College GameDay
September 24
  1. 2 LSU
 47
  1. 16 West Virginia
 21 		College GameDay
October 1
  1. 8 Nebraska
 17
  1. 7 Wisconsin
 48 		College GameDay
October 8 Ohio State 27
  1. 14 Nebraska
 34
October 22 Texas Tech 41
  1. 3 Oklahoma
 38 		Split-national[32]
  1. 22 Washington
 21
  1. 7 Stanford
 65 		Split-national
October 29
  1. 4 Stanford
 56
  1. 20 USC
 48 (3OT) 		Split-national[33]
College GameDay
  1. 6 Clemson
 17 		Georgia Tech 31 Split-national
November 5
  1. 17 Kansas State
 45
  1. 3 Oklahoma State
 52 		Split-national (with reverse mirror on ESPN2)[34]
Notre Dame 24 Wake Forest 17 Split-national (with reverse mirror on ESPN2)[35]
November 12
  1. 6 Oregon
 53
  1. 3 Stanford
 30 		College GameDay
November 19
  1. 18 USC
 38
  1. 4 Oregon
 35 		Split-national[36]
  1. 5 Oklahoma
 38
  1. 25 Baylor
 45 		Split-national
November 26
  1. 22 Notre Dame
 14
  1. 4 Stanford
 28
December 3
  1. 13 Oklahoma
 10
  1. 3 Oklahoma State
 44

2012 schedule

ABC did not air Games on either September 8 or October 13 due to broadcasts of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 1
  1. 8 Michigan 14
  1. 2 Alabama 41
Cowboys Classic (held at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas)
College GameDay
September 15
  1. 20 Notre Dame 20
  1. 10 Michigan State 3
September 22
  1. 10 Clemson 37
  1. 4 Florida State 49
College GameDay
September 29 Wisconsin 27
  1. 22 Nebraska 30
October 6
  1. 21 Nebraska 38
  1. 12 Ohio State 63
October 20
  1. 12 Florida State 33
Miami 20 Split-national
Baylor 50
  1. 25 Texas 56
October 27
  1. 5 Notre Dame 30
  1. 8 Oklahoma 13
College GameDay
November 3
  1. 24 Oklahoma State 30
  1. 2 Kansas State 44
November 10
  1. 4 Notre Dame 21
Boston College 6
November 17
  1. 13 Stanford 17
  1. 1 Oregon 14 (OT)
College GameDay
November 24
  1. 1 Notre Dame 22
USC 13 College GameDay
December 1
  1. 18 Texas 24
  1. 6 Kansas State 42

2013 schedule

ABC did not air Games on either September 7 or October 12 due to broadcasts of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.

DateAwayHomeNotes
August 31
  1. 5 Georgia 35
  1. 8 Clemson 38
College GameDay
September 14
  1. 21 Notre Dame 31
Purdue 24
September 21
  1. 15 Michigan 24
Connecticut 21 Split-national[37]
Kansas State 21 Texas 31
September 28
  1. 23 Wisconsin 24
  1. 4 Ohio State 31
October 5
  1. 4 Ohio State 40
  1. 16 Northwestern 30
College GameDay
October 19
  1. 5 Florida State 51
  1. 3 Clemson 14
College GameDay
October 26 Penn State 14
  1. 4 Ohio State 63
November 2
  1. 7 Miami 14
  1. 3 Florida State 41
College GameDay
November 9
  1. 24 Notre Dame 21
Pittsburgh 28
November 16
  1. 5 Stanford 17
USC 20 College GameDay
November 23
  1. 4 Baylor 17
  1. 12 Oklahoma State 49
College GameDay
November 30
  1. 22 UCLA 35
  1. 23 USC 14
December 7
  1. 22 Duke 7
  1. 1 Florida State 45
2013 ACC Championship Game

2014 schedule

ABC did not air games on either September 6 or October 11 due to broadcasts of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.

DateAwayHomeNotes
August 30
  1. 1 Florida State 37
Oklahoma State 31 Cowboys Classic
College GameDay
September 13 Tennessee 10
  1. 4 Oklahoma 34
September 20
  1. 22 Clemson 17
  1. 1 Florida State 23 (OT)
College GameDay
September 27
  1. 8 Notre Dame 31
Syracuse 15
October 4
  1. 19 Nebraska
 22
  1. 10 Michigan State
 27
October 18
  1. 5 Notre Dame 27
  1. 2 Florida State 31
College GameDay
October 25
  1. 13 Ohio State
 31 		Penn State 24 (2OT)
November 1 Illinois 14
  1. 16 Ohio State
 55 		Split-national (78% of the United States)
Oklahoma State 14
  1. 9 Kansas State
 48 		Split-national (22% of the United States)
November 8
  1. 14 Ohio State
 49
  1. 8 Michigan State
 37 		College GameDay
November 15
  1. 3 Florida State
 30 		Miami 26
November 22 USC 20
  1. 9 UCLA
 38
November 29
  1. 2 Oregon
 47 		Oregon State 19
December 6
  1. 4 Florida State
 37
  1. 11 Georgia Tech
 35 		2014 ACC Championship Game

2015 schedule

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 5
  1. 20 Wisconsin
 17
  1. 3 Alabama
 35 		Advocare Classic
College GameDay
September 12
  1. 7 Oregon
 28
  1. 5 Michigan State
 31 		College GameDay
September 19 Stanford 41
  1. 6 USC
 31
September 26
  1. 9 UCLA
 56
  1. 16 Arizona
 30 		College GameDay
October 3
  1. 6 Notre Dame
 22
  1. 12 Clemson
 24 		College GameDay
October 10 Miami 24
  1. 12 Florida State
 29
October 17 Penn State 10
  1. 1 Ohio State
 38
October 24
  1. 1 Ohio State
 49 		Rutgers 7
October 31
  1. 9 Notre Dame
 24
  1. 21 Temple
 20 		College GameDay
November 7 Minnesota 14
  1. 3 Ohio State
 28
November 14
  1. 12 Oklahoma
 44
  1. 6 Baylor
 34 		College GameDay
November 21
  1. 18 TCU
 29
  1. 7 Oklahoma
 30
November 28
  1. 3 Oklahoma
 58
  1. 11 Oklahoma State
 23 		College GameDay
December 5
  1. 10 North Carolina
 37
  1. 1 Clemson
 45 		2015 ACC Championship Game

2016 schedule

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 3
  1. 20 USC
 6
  1. 1 Alabama
 52 		Advocare Classic
September 10 Virginia Tech 24
  1. 17 Tennessee
 45 		Battle at Bristol
College GameDay
September 17 USC 10
  1. 7 Stanford
 27
September 24
  1. 7 Stanford
 22 		UCLA 13
October 1
  1. 3 Louisville
 36
  1. 5 Clemson
 42 		College GameDay
October 8
  1. 23 Florida State
 20
  1. 10 Miami
 19
October 15
  1. 2 Ohio State
 30
  1. 8 Wisconsin
 23 (OT) 		College GameDay
October 22
  1. 2 Ohio State
 21 		Penn State 24
October 29
  1. 3 Clemson
 37
  1. 12 Florida State
 34
November 5
  1. 9 Nebraska
 3
  1. 6 Ohio State
 62
November 12
  1. 3 Michigan
 13 		Iowa 14
November 19
  1. 8 Oklahoma
 56
  1. 10 West Virginia
 28
November 26
  1. 13 Florida
 13
  1. 15 Florida State
 31
December 3
  1. 3 Clemson
 42
  1. 19 Virginia Tech
 35 		2016 ACC Championship Game

2017 schedule

Beginning this season, all games involving Big Ten teams started at 7:30 ET.

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 2
  1. 3 Florida State
 7
  1. 1 Alabama
 24 		Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
College GameDay
September 9
  1. 5 Oklahoma
 31
  1. 2 Ohio State
 16 		7:30 ET kickoff
College GameDay
September 16
  1. 3 Clemson
 47
  1. 14 Louisville
 21 		Originally scheduled to be Miami/Florida State; postponed due to Hurricane Irma
College GameDay
September 23
  1. 4 Penn State
 21 		Iowa 19 7:30 ET kickoff
September 30
  1. 2 Clemson
 31
  1. 12 Virginia Tech
 17 		College GameDay
October 7 Michigan State 14
  1. 7 Michigan
 10 		7:30 ET kickoff
October 14 Utah 27
  1. 13 USC
 28
October 21
  1. 19 Michigan
 13
  1. 2 Penn State
 42 		7:30 ET kickoff
College GameDay
October 28 Georgia Tech 10
  1. 7 Clemson
 24 		Split-national with reverse mirror on ESPN2.
Texas Tech 27
  1. 10 Oklahoma
 49
November 4
  1. 13 Virginia Tech
 10
  1. 9 Miami
 28
November 11
  1. 3 Notre Dame
 8
  1. 7 Miami
 41 		College GameDay
November 18 UCLA 23
  1. 12 USC
 28
November 25
  1. 9 Notre Dame
 20
  1. 20 Stanford
 38
December 2
  1. 7 Miami
 3
  1. 1 Clemson
 38 		2017 ACC Championship Game
College GameDay

2018 schedule

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 1
  1. 1 Alabama
 51 		Louisville 14 Camping World Kickoff
September 8
  1. 13 Penn State
 51 		Pittsburgh 6
September 15
  1. 4 Ohio State
 40
  1. 15 TCU
 28 		Game played at AT&T Stadium
College GameDay
September 22
  1. 7 Stanford
 38
  1. 20 Oregon
 31 (OT) 		College GameDay
September 29
  1. 4 Ohio State
 27
  1. 9 Penn State
 26 		7:30 ET kickoff
College GameDay
October 6
  1. 6 Notre Dame
 45
  1. 24 Virginia Tech
 23
October 13
  1. 15 Wisconsin
 13
  1. 12 Michigan
 38 		7:30 ET kickoff
College GameDay
October 20
  1. 2 Ohio State
 20 		Purdue 49 7:30 ET kickoff
October 27
  1. 6 Texas
 35 		Oklahoma State 38
November 3
  1. 7 Oklahoma
 51 		Texas Tech 46
November 10
  1. 2 Clemson
 27
  1. 17 Boston College
 7 		College GameDay
November 17
  1. 19 Cincinnati
 13
  1. 11 UCF
 38 		College GameDay
November 24
  1. 3 Notre Dame
 24 		USC 17
December 1
  1. 2 Clemson
 42 		Pittsburgh 10

2019 schedule

Beginning this season, all games, excluding the ACC Championship Game, started at 7:30 ET.

DateAwayHomeNotes
August 31
  1. 11 Oregon
 21
  1. 16 Auburn
 27		Advocare Classic
College GameDay
September 7
  1. 6 LSU
 45
  1. 9 Texas
 38		College GameDay
September 14
  1. 1 Clemson
 41		Syracuse 6
September 21 Oklahoma State 30
  1. 12 Texas
 36
September 28
  1. 5 Ohio State
 48		Nebraska 7 College GameDay
October 5
  1. 25 Michigan State
 10
  1. 4 Ohio State
 34
October 12
  1. 10 Penn State
 17
  1. 17 Iowa
 12
October 19
  1. 16 Michigan
 21
  1. 7 Penn State
 28 		College GameDay
October 26
  1. 8 Notre Dame
 14
  1. 19 Michigan
 45
November 2
  1. 15 SMU
 48
  1. 24 Memphis
 54 		College GameDay
November 9
  1. 5 Clemson
 56 		NC State 10
November 16
  1. 10 Oklahoma
 34
  1. 13 Baylor
 31 		College GameDay
November 23
  1. 6 Oregon
 28 		Arizona State 31
November 30 Colorado 15
  1. 6 Utah
 45
December 7
  1. 23 Virginia
 17
  1. 3 Clemson
 62 		2019 ACC Championship Game
8 ET kickoff
December 21
  1. 19 Boise State
 7 		Washington 38 2019 Las Vegas Bowl

2020 schedule

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 12
  1. 1 Clemson
 37 		Wake Forest 13 College GameDay
September 19
  1. 17 Miami
 47
  1. 18 Louisville
 34		Originally Virginia Tech–Virginia, postponed due to COVID-19 positives at Virginia Tech.
College GameDay
September 26 Florida State 10
  1. 12 Miami
 52 		College GameDay
October 3
  1. 18 Oklahoma
 30 		Iowa State 37
October 10
  1. 7 Miami
 17
  1. 1 Clemson
 42 		College GameDay
October 17
  1. 5 North Carolina
 28 		Florida State 31 Originally Baylor–Oklahoma State, postponed due to COVID-19 positives at Baylor.
October 24
  1. 18 Michigan
 49
  1. 21 Minnesota
 24 		College GameDay
October 31
  1. 3 Ohio State
 38
  1. 18 Penn State
 25 		College GameDay
November 7 Stanford 14
  1. 12 Oregon
 35 		Game was briefly moved to ESPNEWS due to ABC News’ coverage of Joe Biden's victory address to the nation.
November 14
  1. 13 Wisconsin
 49 		Michigan 11
November 21
  1. 14 Oklahoma State
 13
  1. 18 Oklahoma
 41 		College GameDay
November 28 Utah 21 Washington 24 Originally Oklahoma–West Virginia, postponed due to COVID-19 positives at Oklahoma. The game was later canceled, which then sent Oklahoma to the Big 12 Championship Game against Iowa State.
December 5
  1. 4 Clemson
 45 		Virginia Tech 10
December 12
  1. 16 USC
 43 		UCLA 38
December 19
  1. 20 Tulsa
 24
  1. 6 Cincinnati
 27 		2020 AAC Championship Game
8 ET kickoff

2021 schedule

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 4
  1. 5 Georgia 10
  1. 3 Clemson 3
Duke's Mayo Classic
College GameDay
September 11 Washington 10 Michigan 31 8 ET kickoff
September 18
  1. 22 Auburn
 20
  1. 10 Penn State
 28 		College GameDay
September 25 West Virginia 13
  1. 4 Oklahoma
 16
October 2 Indiana 0
  1. 4 Penn State
 24
October 9
  1. 9 Michigan
 32 		Nebraska 29
October 16 TCU 31
  1. 4 Oklahoma
 52
October 23
  1. 5 Ohio State
 54 		Indiana 7
October 30
  1. 20 Penn State
 24
  1. 5 Ohio State
 33
November 6
  1. 7 Oregon
 26 		Washington 16
November 13
  1. 7 Notre Dame
 28 		Virginia 3
November 20
  1. 4 Oregon
 7
  1. 24 Utah
 38
November 27
  1. 10 Oklahoma
 33
  1. 7 Oklahoma State
 37
December 4
  1. 17 Pittsburgh
 45
  1. 18 Wake Forest
 21 		2021 ACC Championship Game
8 ET kickoff
December 18 Utah State 24 Oregon State 13 2021 LA Bowl

2022 schedule

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 3
  1. 5 Notre Dame
 10
  1. 2 Ohio State
 21 		College GameDay
September 10
  1. 10 USC
 41 		Stanford 28
September 17
  1. 11 Michigan State
 28 		Washington 39
September 24 Wisconsin 21
  1. 3 Ohio State
 52
October 1
  1. 10 NC State
 20
  1. 5 Clemson
 30 		Game also megacast on ESPN2
College GameDay
October 8
  1. 5 Clemson
 31 		Boston College 3
October 15
  1. 4 Clemson
 34 		Florida State 28 Game also megacast on ESPN2
October 22 Minnesota 17
  1. 16 Penn State
 45
October 29 Michigan State 7
  1. 4 Michigan
 29 		Last Big Ten home game to be featured on Saturday Night Football
November 5 Florida State 45 Miami 3
November 12
  1. 4 TCU
 17
  1. 18 Texas
 10 		College GameDay
November 19
  1. 22 Oklahoma State
 13 		Oklahoma 28
November 26
  1. 15 Notre Dame
 27
  1. 6 USC
 38
December 3
  1. 9 Clemson
 39
  1. 23 North Carolina
 10 		2022 ACC Championship Game
8 ET kickoff
December 17 SMU 23 BYU 24 2022 New Mexico Bowl

2023 schedule

DateAwayHomeNotes
August 26 South Carolina State 7 Jackson State 37 MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff
September 2
  1. 21 North Carolina
 31 		South Carolina 17 Duke's Mayo Classic
College GameDay
September 9
  1. 19 Wisconsin
 22 		Washington State 31
September 16 Pittsburgh 6 West Virginia 17 Backyard Brawl
September 23
  1. 3 Texas
 38 		Baylor 6
September 30
  1. 11 Notre Dame
 21
  1. 17 Duke
 14 		College GameDay
October 7
  1. 10 Notre Dame
 20
  1. 25 Louisville
 33
October 14
  1. 25 Miami
 31
  1. 12 North Carolina
 41
October 21
  1. 16 Duke
 20
  1. 4 Florida State
 38
October 28 Colorado 16
  1. 23 UCLA
 28
November 4
  1. 5 Washington
 52
  1. 20 USC
 42
November 11
  1. 7 Texas
 29 		TCU 26
November 18
  1. 5 Washington
 22
  1. 11 Oregon State
 20 		Last Pac-12 home game to be featured on Saturday Night Football
November 25
  1. 1 Georgia
 31 		Georgia Tech 23
December 2
  1. 14 Louisville
 6
  1. 4 Florida State
 16 		2023 ACC Championship Game
8 ET kickoff
December 16 UCLA 35 Boise State 22 2023 LA Bowl
December 23 Utah 7 Northwestern 14 2023 Las Vegas Bowl

2024 schedule

Beginning this season, all Saturday Night Football games, as well as all games airing on ABC, are simulcast on ESPN+

DateAwayHomeNotes
August 24 Florida A&M 24 Norfolk State 23 MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff
August 31
  1. 7 Notre Dame
 23
  1. 20 Texas A&M
13 		First SEC home game to be featured on Saturday Night Football
College GameDay
September 7
  1. 14 Tennessee
 51
  1. 24 NC State
 10 		Duke's Mayo Classic
September 14
  1. 1 Georgia
 13 		Kentucky 12
September 21
  1. 6 Tennessee
 25
  1. 15 Oklahoma
 15 		Oklahoma's first conference game as a member of the SEC
College GameDay
September 28
  1. 2 Georgia
 34
  1. 4 Alabama
 41 		Alabama-Georgia rivalry
College GameDay
October 5
  1. 4 Tennessee
 14 		Arkansas 19
October 12
  1. 9 Ole Miss
 26
  1. 13 LSU
 29 (OT)
October 19
  1. 5 Georgia
 30
  1. 1 Texas
 15 		College GameDay
October 26
  1. 8 LSU
 23
  1. 14 Texas A&M
 38
November 2
  1. 10 Texas A&M
20 		South Carolina 44
November 9
  1. 11 Alabama
 42
  1. 14 LSU
 13 		College GameDay
November 16
  1. 6 Tennessee
 17
  1. 11 Georgia
 31 		College GameDay
November 23
  1. 7 Alabama
 3 		Oklahoma 24
November 30
  1. 3 Texas
 17
  1. 20 Texas A&M
7 		First meeting between two schools since 2011
College GameDay
December 7
  1. 18 Clemson
2024 ACC Championship Game
8 ET kickoff
December 21 TBD TBD College Football Playoff First Round game; 8 ET kickoff; simulcast on ESPN
December 28 TBD TBD 2024 Alamo Bowl

Broadcast teams

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2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Standings

TeamAppearancesWinsLossesWin Pct.
Alabama1091.900
LSU752.714
Boise State312.333
UCF1101.000
Georgia972.778
Cincinnati321.667
Pittsburgh633.500
Ohio State31256.806
Florida State30237.766
USC352213.628
Stanford15114.733
Kansas State642.667
Virginia Tech624.333
Notre Dame301614.533
Texas21147.667
Michigan1174.636
Oklahoma352411.686
Oregon1578.467
Texas Tech1055.500
Oklahoma State18711.389
California844.500
Iowa633.500
Baylor615.167
Maryland211.500
Wake Forest413.250
Michigan State1046.400
Wisconsin826.250
Georgia Tech615.167
Kansas312.333
Miami (FL)16511.312
Texas A&M725.286
Penn State1697.563
Missouri725.286
Nebraska16412.250
Boston College716.143
Oregon State716.143
Colorado303.000
Connecticut202.000
Duke303.000
Iowa State211.500
Minnesota404.000
North Carolina624.333
Purdue312.333
Tennessee734.429
Washington State211.500
West Virginia413.250
Illinois303.000
UCLA1055.500
Washington954.556
Arizona State413.250
Clemson19117.611
Arizona505.000
Northwestern211.500
Syracuse202.000
Louisville615.167
Temple101.000
TCU514.200
Rutgers101.000
Florida101.000
Utah523.400
SMU302.000
Tulsa101.000
Memphis1101.000
Virginia202.000
Auburn211.500
NC State303.000
Indiana202.000
Utah State1101.000
BYU1101.000
South Carolina State101.000
Jackson State1101.000
South Carolina211.500
Florida A&M1101.000
Norfolk State101.000
Kentucky101.000
Arkansas1101.000 -align=center Ole Miss101.000 -

Nielsen ratings

Top 10 Regular Season Games

Matchup!Viewers (millions)!TV Rating!Significance
1November 24, 2012, 8:00 ET
  1. 1 Notre Dame
 		22USC1316.19.4Notre Dame–USC rivalry
2October 18, 2014, 8:00 ET
  1. 5 Notre Dame
27
  1. 1 Florida State
3113.37.9
3October 19, 2024, 7:30 ET
  1. 5 Georgia
30
  1. 1 Texas
1513.26.52019 Sugar Bowl rematch/College GameDay
4September 2, 2017, 8:00 ET
  1. 3 Florida State
7
  1. 1 Alabama
2412.36.9Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game/College GameDay
5November 1, 2008, 8:00 ET33
  1. 7 Texas Tech
3912.27.5Texas-Texas Tech Rivalry
6September 28, 2024, 7:30 ET34
  1. 4 Alabama
4112.06.0Alabama-Georgia rivalry/College GameDay
7September 13, 2008, 8:00 ET3
  1. 1 USC
3511.8n.a
8September 4, 2016, 7:30 ET47Texas5010.96.4Sunday Night game
9November 22, 2008, 8:00 ET21
  1. 5 Oklahoma
6510.7 n.a
10September 3, 2022, 7:30 ET10
  1. 2 Ohio State
2110.55.2

Seasonal

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Saturday Night Football on ABC.

SeasonEpisodesTimeslotSeason premiereSeason finaleTV seasonSeason
rank		Viewers
(in millions)
1st18Saturday 8:00September 2, 2006December 2, 20062006–2007
  1. 97
7.6[146]
2nd18September 1, 2007December 1, 20072007–2008
  1. 121
6.2[147]
3rd18August 30, 2008December 6, 20082008–2009
  1. 61
8.3[148]
4th20September 5, 2009December 5, 20092009–2010
  1. 78
6.3[149]
5th22September 4, 2010December 4, 20102010–2011
  1. 95
6.0[150]
6th16September 3, 2011December 3, 20112011–2012
  1. 88
6.4[151]
7th14September 1, 2012December 1, 20122012–2013
  1. 66
6.9[152]
8th14August 31, 2013December 7, 20132013–2014
  1. 82
5.6[153]
9th14August 30, 2014December 6, 2014 2014–2015
  1. 88
6.4[154]
10th14September 5, 2015December 5, 20152015–2016
  1. 92
5.2[155]
11th14September 3, 2016December 3, 20162016–2017
  1. 67
6.0[156]
12th15September 2, 2017December 2, 20172017–2018
  1. 78
5.8[157]
13th14September 1, 2018December 1, 20182018–2019
  1. 86
5.1[158]
14th16Saturday 7:30August 31, 2019December 21, 20192019–2020
  1. 71
4.9[159]
15th15September 12, 2020December 19, 20202020–2021
  1. 80
3.8[160]
16th15September 4, 2021December 18, 20212021–2022
  1. 52
4.6[161]
17th 15September 3, 2022December 17, 20222022–2023
  1. 56
4.0[162]
18th 17August 26, 2023 December 23, 2023 2023–2024TBDTBA
19th18August 24, 2024December 28, 20242024–2025TBDTBA

Theme music

At the time the Saturday night package began in 2006, ABC Sports was integrated with ESPN, resulting in ESPN production concepts being applied to ABC-televised sports events. As a result, during the 2006 and 2007 seasons, the theme music used for the ESPN College Football and College GameDay broadcasts was used on ABC's college football telecasts – including Saturday Night Football – with the exception in both years being the Rose Bowl, during which it used the bowl game version of the network's 1998-2005 sports theme (a cut that had traditionally been used in broadcast intros). Saturday Night Football games began using the bowl version of the 1998-2005 theme as well in 2008, continuing through the 2010 BCS National Championship Game.

The intro theme was updated in 2011, with the main theme music being changed to a different cut of the 1998-2005 bowl game theme (one that had usually been used during studio shows in the past). Bowl Championship Series games aired on ESPN during this period were produced identically to Saturday Night Football productions, and used this same theme music arrangement.

In 2012, the theme for all college football telecasts on both ESPN and ABC was changed to a heavily updated version of yet another one of ABC's 1998-2005 themes (this one had usually been used for intro teasers in the past). However, unlike previous SNF themes, this theme was a completely new recording, using the tune of the 1998-2005 song as the base.

In 2015, ABC began using the same theme used by all ESPN college football productions since the 2014-15 New Years' Six bowl games. The theme was later revamped in 2020.

Starting with the addition of the conference in 2024, Saturday Night Football games that feature SEC home games will use the SEC on ABC theme, a modernized version of ESPN's college football theme from the 2000s, composed by Bob Christianson,.

See also

External links

Weekly listings for the 2006 through 2010 college football seasons

Notes and References

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  4. Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines, Split National Games for 10/7/06. ESPN. October 7, 2006. October 24, 2007.
  5. Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines, Split National Games for 10/14/06. ESPN. October 14, 2006. October 24, 2007.
  6. Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines, Saturday, November 4, 2006. ESPN. November 4, 2006. October 24, 2007.
  7. Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines, Split National for 11/11/06. ESPN. November 4, 2006. October 24, 2007.
  8. Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines - ESPN on ABC, Saturday, September 22, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20080411070543/http://assets.espn.go.com/media/abcsports/natcovmap/070922_8pm_wsuvusc.jpg. dead. April 11, 2008. ESPN. September 22, 2007. October 24, 2007.
  9. Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines - ESPN on ABC, Saturday, October 6, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20080411070548/http://assets.espn.go.com/media/abcsports/natcovmap/071006_8pm.jpg. dead. April 11, 2008. ESPN. October 6, 2007. October 24, 2007.
  10. Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines - ESPN on ABC, Saturday, November 3, 2007. ESPN. October 31, 2007. October 31, 2007.
  11. Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines - ESPN on ABC, Saturday, November 10, 2007. https://archive.today/20080411070547/http://assets.espn.go.com/media/abcsports/natcovmap/071110_8pm.jpg. dead. April 11, 2008. ESPN. November 8, 2007. November 9, 2007.
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  13. Web site: Coverage Maps 2008 College Football Week 1.
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  31. Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines – Saturday, November 27, 2010. ESPN. November 24, 2010. November 25, 2010.
  32. Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines – Saturday, October 22, 2011. ESPN. October 20, 2011. October 22, 2010.
  33. Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines – Saturday, October 29, 2011. ESPN. October 26, 2011. November 5, 2011.
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  35. ABC/ESPN College Football – Notre Dame @ Wake Forest. ESPN. November 2, 2011. November 5, 2011.
  36. ESPN on ABC – Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines: USC @ #4 Oregon, #5 Oklahoma @ #22 Baylor. ESPN. November 16, 2011. December 4, 2011.
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  41. Spartan Football Entertains No. 12 Notre Dame. MSUSpartans.com. September 23, 2006. October 25, 2007.
  42. Iowa to Play Under the Lights. HawkeyeSports.com. September 25, 2006. October 25, 2007.
  43. California Brings Four-Game Winning Streak Back to Berkeley, Hosts No. 11 Oregon for Homecoming. University of California Athletics. October 2, 2006. October 25, 2007.
    1. 4/#5 Michigan Wolverines (6–0, 3–0 Big Ten) vs. Penn State Nittany Lions (4–2, 2–1 Big Ten)
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  45. Florida State / #18 Wake Forest. Seminoles.com. November 6, 2006. October 25, 2007.
  46. No. 3/2 USC Football Hosts No. 6 Notre Dame in Intersectional Showdown. University of Southern California Sports Information Office. November 20, 2006. October 25, 2007.
  47. No. 3/2 USC Football Goes to Arizona to Open Pac-10 Play. University of Southern California Sports Information Office. September 18, 2006. October 25, 2007.
  48. 2006 Cyclone Football Game 6. Cyclones.com. October 2, 2006. October 25, 2007.
  49. First-Place California Returns from Bye, Hosts UCLA at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. University of California Athletics. October 30, 2006. October 25, 2007.
  50. No. 3/2 USC Football Hosts Arizona State. University of Southern California Sports Information Office. October 9, 2006. October 25, 2007.
  51. Miami Hurricanes vs. (#24 Coaches/#23 AP) Virginia Tech. HurricaneSports.com. October 30, 2006. October 25, 2007.
  52. Kansas State Wildcats vs. No. 4/3 Texas Longhorns. Kansas State Sports Information. November 6, 2006. October 25, 2007.
  53. No. 4 USC Football Hosts No. 17 California with Rose Bowl on the Line. University of Southern California Sports Information Office. November 13, 2006. October 25, 2007.
  54. Nebraska 2006 Football Game 13. Nebraska Media Relations. November 27, 2006. October 25, 2007.
  55. No. 12 Golden Bears Prepare for Season-Opener vs. No. 15 Tennessee. University of California Athletics. August 27, 2007. October 25, 2007.
  56. Game Three: Nebraska vs. USC. Nebraska Media Relations. September 10, 2007. October 25, 2007.
  57. Game 4: Iowa at Wisconsin. UWBadgers.com. September 17, 2007. October 25, 2007.
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  59. Purdue Boilermakers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes. Purdue Sports Information. October 1, 2007. October 25, 2007.
    1. 24 Michigan Wolverines (5–2, 3–0 Big Ten) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (5–2, 3–1 Big Ten)
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  63. OSU-Baylor Game Set For 6 p.m., Televised By FSN. OKState.com. November 6, 2007. November 6, 2007 .
  64. Tiger News and Notes. MUTigers.com. November 19, 2007. November 19, 2007.
  65. Oklahoma Pursues Fifth Big 12 Championship; Sooners, Tigers Rematch in San Antonio. SoonerSports.com. November 26, 2007. November 26, 2007.
  66. No. 1 USC Football Begins Pac-10 Play at Home Against Washington State. University of Southern California Sports Information Department. September 17, 2007. October 25, 2007.
  67. No. 25 UCLA (4–1, 3–0) vs. Notre Dame (0–5). UCLA Sports Info. October 1, 2007. October 25, 2007.
  68. Beavers Start Difficult Four-Game Stretch Saturday at the Coliseum. Oregon State University Athletics Communication. October 29, 2007. October 29, 2007.
  69. USC Football Goes to California in Annual Bay Area Trip. University of Southern California Sports Information Office. November 5, 2007. November 4, 2007.
  70. Oklahoma Opens Stretch Run at Home; Aggies Visit for Prime Time Big 12 South Clash. SoonerSports.com. October 30, 2007. October 30, 2007.
  71. Maryland Entertains No. 8 Boston College Saturday for Senior Day. UMTerps.com. November 5, 2007. November 6, 2007.
  72. Red Raiders Close Regular-Season At Home Against No. 3 Oklahoma. TexasTech.com. November 12, 2007. November 12, 2007.
  73. Clemson Tigers (0-0) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (0-0). RollTide.com. August 25, 2008. August 26, 2008.
  74. No. 1 USC Hosts Big Ten Power No. 5 Ohio State in Much-Anticipated Matchup. University of Southern California Sports Information Department. September 7, 2008. September 7, 2008.
  75. Game Four: Bulldogs Come to Tempe for First Ever Meeting with Devils. TheSunDevils.com. September 15, 2008. September 15, 2008.
  76. Illinois Football Game 4. Illinois Athletics Public Relations. September 22, 2008. September 22, 2008.
  77. Tigers News and Notes— #11/12 Missouri Tigers at #1/1 Texas Longhorns. MUTigers.com. October 13, 2008. October 17, 2008.
  78. First Place on the Line Saturday Night in the Horseshoe. Ohio State Athletics Communications. October 20, 2008. October 20, 2008.
  79. No. 1/1 Texas Hits the Road to Face #6/5 Texas Tech. Texas Athletics Media Relations. October 27, 2008. October 28, 2008.
  80. No. 8 Oklahoma State Heads to Lubbock to Faced Third Top-Five Opponent on the Road. OSU Media Relations. November 3, 2008. November 10, 2008.
  81. FSU Faces BC on Homecoming in Unconquered Unis. Florida State Football. November 11, 2008. November 13, 2008.
  82. Game Eleven - Texas Tech, November 22, 2008. SoonerSports.com. November 17, 2008. November 18, 2008.
  83. Bedlam in Stillwater as No. 11 Cowboys Host No. 3 Sooners in Front of National TV Audience. OKState.com. November 24, 2008. November 28, 2008.
  84. 2008 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship. MUTigers.com. December 1, 2008. December 1, 2008.
  85. Golden Bears Host Michigan State to Open 2008. Cal Athletics Media Relations. August 21, 2008. August 26, 2008.
  86. Game 11 - Oklahoma State Cowboys. University of Colorado Buffaloes Sports Information Service. November 10, 2008. November 14, 2008.
  87. Game 4: Nebraska vs. Virginia Tech. Nebraska Media Relations. September 22, 2008. September 22, 2008.
  88. No. 7 USC Hosts No. 21 California in Key Pac-10 Game. USC Sports Information Office. November 3, 2008. November 3, 2008.
  89. No. 14 Ohio State Travels to No. 18 Wisconsin in Madison. Ohio State Athletics Communications. September 29, 2008. September 29, 2008.
  90. No. 9 USC Football Hosts No. 23 Oregon in First Pac-10 Home Game. University of Southern California Sports Information Department. September 28, 2008. September 28, 2008.
  91. Game Notes 2009 Hokie Football. HokieSports.com. August 31, 2009. August 31, 2009.
  92. No.2 Texas Open Big 12 Play by Hosting Texas Tech. Texas Athletics Media Relations. September 14, 2009. September 19, 2009.
  93. Game #4 Penn State (3–0) vs. Iowa (3–0). Penn State Football. September 21, 2009. September 22, 2009.
  94. Game 4 – Miami vs. Oklahoma – October 3, 2009. HurricaneSports.com. September 29, 2009. September 29, 2009.
  95. Iowa Football – Michigan at Iowa. Iowa Sports Information. October 5, 2009. October 5, 2009.
    1. 3/3 Texas Longhorns (6–0, 3–0) at Missouri Tigers (4–2, 0–2)
    . MUTigers.com. October 19, 2009. October 19, 2009.
  97. Game 8 - October 31, 2009. GoDucks.com. October 26, 2009. October 26, 2009.
  98. Cincinnati (8–0, 4–0 Big East) vs. Connecticut (4–4, 1–3 Big East). Cincinnati Sports Communications. November 3, 2009. November 7, 2009.
    1. 8/9 Pitt (8-1, 5-0 Big East) vs. Notre Dame (6-3)
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  100. Weekly Game Notes: No. 11 Oregon at Arizona. ArizonaWildcats.com. November 16, 2009. November 16, 2009.
  101. Game #12 Notre Dame(6–5) vs. Stanford (7–4). UND.com. November 23, 2009. November 24, 2009.
  102. Game 13 – Big 12 Championship – Nebraska vs. Texas. Huskers.com. November 30, 2009. November 30, 2009.
  103. Game 7 – at USC. OSUBeavers.com. October 19, 2009. October 19, 2009.
  104. Game 9 – Football Hosts #12 USC This Saturday. TheSunDevils.com. November 2, 2009. November 2, 2009.
  105. Game Notes - OSU vs. Texas Tech. OKState.com. November 8, 2009. November 9, 2009.
  106. No. 19/24 Cal Looking to Get Back on Track Against No. 7 USC. Cal Athletics Media Relations. September 28, 2009. September 29, 2009.
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  110. Game 12 vs. Georgia. RamblinWreck.com. November 23, 2009. November 24, 2009.
  111. 1 North Carolina. LSUSports.com. August 30, 2010. September 3, 2010.
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  113. Fourth-Ranked Ducks Host No. 9 Stanford, ESPN College GameDay. GoDucks.com. September 29, 2010. October 3, 2010.
  114. Game 5 - Florida State at Miami - October 9, 2010. HurricaneSports.com. October 4, 2010. October 7, 2010.
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  116. No. 24 USC Football Hosts No. 1 Oregon. USCTrojans.com. October 24, 2010. October 24, 2010.
  117. Stanford and Arizona Meet in Key Pac-10 Matchup. GoStanford.com. November 1, 2010. November 1, 2010.
  118. Game 11: Nebraska at Texas A&M. Huskers.com. November 15, 2010. November 15, 2010.
  119. Oklahoma State Game Notes vs. Oklahoma. OKState.com. November 21, 2010. November 21, 2010.
  120. Oklahoma Game 13 Notes. SoonerSports.com. November 28, 2010. December 4, 2010.
  121. Stanford Looks to Rebound Against USC. GoStanford.com. October 4, 2010. October 7, 2010.
  122. Golden Gophers Host No. 10 Ohio State Saturday. GopherSports.com. October 25, 2010. October 25, 2010.
  123. 'Noles, Tigers Square Off in Critical Divisional Game. Seminoles.com. November 9, 2010. November 9, 2010. Edwards served as the sideline reporter.
  124. Terps-FSU Set for Saturday. UMTerps.com. November 15, 2010. November 15, 2010.
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  126. Texas Tech Football 2010 Game Notes 9. TexasTech.com. November 1, 2010. November 1, 2010.
  127. USC Football Travels to No. 18 Arizona. USCTrojans.com. November 7, 2010. November 7, 2010.
  128. Game #5 Notre Dame (1-3) vs. Boston College (2-1). UND.com. September 27, 2010. October 3, 2010.
  129. Texas Returns Home to Face No. 12/11 Oklahoma State. TexasSports.com. October 7, 2010. November 7, 2010.
  130. Game 3 Michigan State (2–0) vs. Notre Dame (1–1). MSUSpartans.com. September 14, 2010. September 15, 2010.
  131. USC Football Hosts Notre Dame in Famed Intersectional Rivalry. USCTrojans.com. November 21, 2010. November 21, 2010.
  132. Game 10 • Oregon State vs. USC • Corvallis, Ore . (Reser Stadium) • Nov. 20, 2010. OSUBeavers.com. November 15, 2010. November 15, 2010 .
  133. Top Five Opener Pits No. 3 Ducks vs. No. 4 LSU in Cowboys Classic. GoDucks.com. August 29, 2011. September 1, 2011.
  134. Game 2 – Florida State vs. Oklahoma (with Andrews & Rinaldi).
  135. Web site: At a glance. SoonerSports.com. September 12, 2011. September 16, 2011.
  136. No. 2/3 LSU at 16/16 West Virginia. MSN Sports Net. September 19, 2011. September 19, 2011.
  137. Game 5 – Nebraska at Wisconsin. Nebraska Media Relations. September 26, 2011. September 26, 2011.
  138. No. 20 USC Returns Home to Host No. 4 Stanford. USCTrojans.com. October 23, 2011. November 5, 2011.
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  140. Stanford Hosts Oregon in Top-10 Matchup. GoStanford.com. November 7, 2011. November 12, 2011.
  141. Game 6: Nebraska vs. Ohio State. Huskers.com. October 3, 2011. October 7, 2011.
  142. Stanford Faces First Top-25 Foe Saturday. GoStanford.com. October 17, 2011. October 22, 2011.
  143. Game 9 – Georgia Tech vs. Clemson. RamblingWreck.com. October 24, 2011. October 22, 2011.
  144. Texas Tech v. Oklahoma. SoonerSports.com. October 17, 2011. October 22, 2011.
  145. Wake Forest Returns Home to Host Notre Dame. WakeForestSports.com. November 1, 2011. November 5, 2011.
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