It’s almost time for college football! The NCAAF season starts a couple of weeks before the professionals’, which means we get to watch top-notch teams on the gridiron fairly soon. While the college season has a soft start with a few Week Zero games, the Division I season gets fully underway on Labor Day Weekend, with tons of great games scheduled between Thursday, September, and Sunday, September 6.
Want to catch these games, or any others throughout the season, in person? Gametime has a vast selection of seats at every price, so you can plan ahead or grab last-minute tickets to just about every game on the schedule.
Gametime features transparent pricing that includes all fees, mobile ticketing (no printer required), and a guarantee that all tickets sold will be valid for entry to the game. If you’re interested in buying tickets to a game this upcoming college football season, here’s everything you need to know about purchasing tickets with Gametime.
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If you’re looking to attend a college game this season, Gametime offers a great selection of seats at competitive prices. You can see the NCAA’s best teams and choose from a wide selection of seats at any ticket price.
The 2026 college football season is set to begin on Thursday, August 27, in what is known as “Week Zero,” but most of the nation’s Division I programs will start their seasons the following week with Week 1.
Week Zero:
Thursday, Aug. 27
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Mercyhurst at Youngstown State | 6 p.m. ET
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Maine at Towson | 6 p.m. ET
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Chattanooga at West Georgia | 7 p.m. ET
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Charleston Southern at Lindenwood | 7 p.m. ET
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Southern Illinois at West Florida | 7 p.m. ET
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Mississippi Valley State at Nicholls | 7 p.m. ET
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Central Arkansas at UT Martin | 7:30 p.m. ET
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Gardner-Webb at Austin Peay | 7 p.m. ET |
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Stony Brook at Delaware State | Time TBA
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LIU at North Dakota | Time TBA
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Houston Christian at Southeastern Louisiana | Time TBA
Friday, Aug. 28
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Marist at New Haven | 6 p.m. ET
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Colgate at Fordham | 6 p.m. ET
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New Hampshire at UAlbany | 7 p.m. ET
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Weber State at Northern Colorado | 9 p.m. ET
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Idaho at Cal Poly | 10 p.m. ET
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Rhode Island at Merrimack
Saturday, Aug. 29
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Aer Lingus College Football Classic: North Carolina vs. TCU (in Dublin, Ireland) | 12 p.m. ET
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San Jose State at Southern California | 3 p.m. ET
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Jacksonville State at North Dakota State | 5:30 p.m. ET
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Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan | 6:30 p.m. ET
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New Mexico State at Florida State | 7 p.m. ET
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Memphis at UNLV | 10 p.m. ET
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Hawaii at Stanford | 7 p.m. ET
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FCS games
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Southern vs. Alabama State (in Birmingham, AL) | 3 p.m. ET
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Morgan State at North Carolina A&T | 6 p.m. ET
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East Texas A&M at Mercer | 7 p.m.
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North Alabama vs. Samford (in Huntsville, AL) | 7 p.m. ET
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North Carolina Central at Texas Southern | 7 p.m. ET
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Monmouth at Tennessee Tech | 7 p.m. ET
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Eastern Kentucky at Western Carolina | 7 p.m. ET
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MEAC/SWAC Challenge: Alabama A&M vs. Howard (in Atlanta, Georgia) | 7:30 p.m. ET
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Prairie View A&M at Tarleton State | 9 p.m. ET
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Jackson State at Tennessee State | Time TBA
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Abilene Christian at Lamar | Time TBA
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William & Mary at Villanova | Time TBA
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Week One (this list is subject to change)
Thursday, Sept. 3
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UMass at Rutgers | 6 p.m. ET
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Akron at Wake Forest | 7 p.m. ET
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UAlbany at Buffalo | 7 p.m. ET
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Bethune-Cookman at UCF | 7 p.m. ET
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Merrimack at Delaware | 7 p.m. ET
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West Georgia at Kennesaw State | 7 p.m. ET
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Lindenwood at Stony Brook | 7 p.m. ET
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Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Missouri | 8 p.m. ET
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Colorado at Georgia Tech | ESPN | 8 p.m. ET
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Eastern Illinois at Minnesota | 8 p.m. ET
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Idaho at Utah | 9 p.m. ET
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UAB at Illinois | 9 p.m. ET
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Southern Illinois at Samford | Time TBA
Friday, Sept. 4
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San Jose State at Eastern Michigan | 6:30 p.m. ET
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North Carolina A&T at Georgia State | 7 p.m. ET
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Indiana State at Purdue | 7 p.m. ET
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LIU at Kansas | 8 p.m. ET
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Toledo at Michigan State | 8 p.m. ET
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Fresno State at USC | 9 p.m. ET
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Miami (FL) at Stanford | 9 p.m. ET
Saturday, Sept. 5
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North Texas at Indiana | 12 p.m. ET
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Liberty at James Madison | 12 p.m. ET
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East Carolina at Alabama | 12 p.m. ET
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Ball State at Ohio State | 12:30 p.m. ET
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Tennessee State at Georgia | 3 p.m. ET
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Baylor vs. Auburn (in Atlanta, Ga.) | 3:30 p.m. ET
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Boise State at Oregon | 3:30 p.m. ET
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Texas State at Texas | 3:30 p.m. ET
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Tulane at Duke | 3:30 p.m. ET
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Oklahoma State at Tulsa | 3:45 p.m. ET
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FIU at South Florida | 7 p.m. ET
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Clemson at LSU | 7:30 p.m. ET
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Western Michigan at Michigan | 7:30 p.m. ET |
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Florida Atlantic at Florida | 7:45 p.m. ET
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UCLA at California | 10:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, Sept. 6
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Labor Day Classic: Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M | 12 p.m. ET
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Orange Blossom Classic: South Carolina State vs. Florida A&M (in Miami Gardens, FL) | 3 p.m. ET
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Washington State at Washington | 4 p.m. ET
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Louisville vs. Ole Miss (in Nashville, TN) | 7:30 p.m. ET
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Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame (in Green Bay, WI) | 7:30 p.m. ET
Monday, Sept. 7
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SMU at Florida State | 7:30 p.m. ET
You can find individual tickets to tons of NCAA football games on Gametime. If you know which game you want to see, you can filter by price and quantity to find the tickets that are right for you.
Tickets to NCAA football games vary in price depending on date, teams, and venue, but Gametime has a wide assortment of options. For some teams, tickets are as low as $15, while other teams, like last year’s championship winners, the Indiana Hoosiers, have a starting price around $45 for some games, and as high as $400 for their Ohio State game in October.
