Saturday Night Football

Saturday Night Football (branded for sponsorship purposes as Saturday Night Football presented by Capital One^[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.

As of 2023^[update], the primary broadcast team for half of the games includes play-by-play announcer Chris Fowler and analyst Kirk Herbstreit, with Holly Rowe as sideline reporter. Kevin Negandhi, Booger McFarland, and Dan Orlovsky host the halftime show. 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 22 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". Beginning in 2024, ABC will have the option to feature an SEC game on Saturday Night Football for the first time.

As of the 2016 college football season, all games on ABC are broadcast in the 16:9 letterbox format on both the SD and HD feeds.

As ESPN has signed new contracts with various conferences to produce college football coverage, the network has begun branding its coverage of select conferences to which it has rights. This branding was first seen on SEC broadcasts in 2011, which became the "SEC on ESPN". ACC broadcasts followed suit in 2012 becoming the "ACC on ESPN". In 2018, the network started branding games aired on ABC as the "ACC on ABC", even though the ACC on ESPN logo is still used for replay wipes. Similarly, all Pac-12 games broadcast under the branding of "Pac-12 on ESPN" or as the "Pac-12 on ABC". This branding lasted until 2023 when the Pac-12 folded as most teams left for other conferences. In 2016, a new contract brought conference branding to Big Ten telecasts as well, which air on both ESPN and ABC. While Big Ten games that air on ESPN cable channels are branded as the "Big Ten on ESPN", games airing on ABC are now branded as the "Big Ten on ABC". While the program is still officially part of ESPN College Football which is reflected when talent appears on screen, the Big Ten on ABC logo and branding is used for intro, program IDs, and replay wipes. The Big Ten on ABC branding lasted until 2022 after the conference signed TV deals with Fox, CBS, and NBC. Similarly, because of the new ESPN-Big 12 deal, games featuring teams from the Big 12 will appear on the network under the "Big 12 on ESPN" or "Big 12 on ABC" brand, with replay wipes having the Big 12 on ESPN brand logo. Similarly, with the American Conference, games with teams from the American will appear under the "American Conference on ESPN" or "American Conference on ABC" brand. This is the first time any regularly scheduled sporting event outside of the National Spelling Bee has carried any ABC branding since 2006.

The Advocare Classic (formerly the Cowboys Classic) became 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 (that year, involving the Florida State Seminoles and Oklahoma State Cowboys), in 2015 (Alabama Crimson Tide and Wisconsin Badgers) and in 2016 (Alabama Crimson Tide and USC Trojans). In 2017, the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game (between the top ranked Alabama Crimson Tide and the third ranked Florida State Seminoles; which was later described as the Greatest Opener of All Time) served as the opening game for Saturday Night Football (first time since 2010), while the Advocare Classic featuring the Michigan Wolverines and Florida Gators aired in the 3:30 ET timeslot. In 2018, the Camping World Kickoff (between the new look Louisville Cardinals and the defending 2017 national champion Alabama Crimson Tide) served as the Saturday Night Football season premiere. The Advocare Classic, between the 2017 ACC Runner-Up Miami Hurricanes and LSU Tigers, aired the next night in primetime, as it served as the Sunday Night Kickoff game presented by NHTSA. The Advocare Classic returned to Saturday Night Football in 2019, with the Oregon Ducks facing the Auburn Tigers, for the first time since the 2011 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game, in which Auburn won 27–21.

Broadcast teams

2006

• Brent Musburger, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit and Bob Davie, analysts; and Lisa Salters, sideline reporter.
  • Ten games: Notre Dame–Georgia Tech,^[2] Ohio State–Texas,^[3] Nebraska–USC,^[4] Notre Dame–Michigan State,^[5] Ohio State–Iowa,^[6] Oregon–California,^[7] Michigan–Penn State,^[8] Oklahoma–Texas A&M,^[9] Wake Forest–Florida State,^[10] and Notre Dame–USC.^[11]
• Dan Fouts, play-by-play; Tim Brant, analyst; and Jack Arute, sideline reporter.
  • Three games: USC–Arizona,^[12] Nebraska–Iowa State,^[13] and UCLA–California.^[14]
• Mark Jones, play-by-play; David Norrie, analyst; and Stacey Dales, sideline reporter.
  • Two games: Arizona State–USC^[15] and Virginia Tech–Miami (Fla.).^[16]
• Gary Thorne, play-by-play; Andre Ware, analyst; and Todd Harris, sideline reporter.
  • One game: Texas–Kansas State.^[17]
• Brad Nessler, play-by-play; Bob Griese and Paul Maguire, analysts; and Erin Andrews, sideline reporter.
  • One game: California–USC.^[18]
• Mike Patrick, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; and Holly Rowe, sideline reporter.
  • One game: Nebraska–Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship Game).^[19]

2007

• Brent Musburger, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; Lisa Salters, and Chris Spielman, sideline reporters.
  • Eleven games: Tennessee–California,^[20] USC–Nebraska,^[21] Iowa–Wisconsin,^[22] USC–Washington,^[23] Ohio State–Purdue,^[24] Michigan–Illinois,^[25] Ohio State–Penn State,^[26] Florida State–Boston College,^[27] Kansas–Oklahoma State,^[28] Missouri–Kansas,^[29] and Oklahoma–Missouri (Big 12 Championship Game, with Spielman).^[30]
• Dan Fouts, play-by-play; Tim Brant, analyst; and Todd Harris, sideline reporter.
  • Two games: Washington State–USC^[31] and Notre Dame–UCLA.^[32]
• Terry Gannon, play-by-play; David Norrie, analyst; and Jeannine Edwards, sideline reporter.
  • Two games: Oregon State–USC^[33] and USC–California.^[34]
• Ron Franklin, play-by-play; Ed Cunningham, analyst; and Jack Arute, sideline reporter.
  • One game: Texas A&M–Oklahoma.^[35]
• Dave LaMont, play-by-play; Chris Spielman, analyst; and Quint Kessenich, sideline reporter.
  • One game: Boston College–Maryland.^[36]
• Brad Nessler, play-by-play; Bob Griese and Paul Maguire, analysts; and Bonnie Bernstein, sideline reporter.
  • One game: Oklahoma–Texas Tech.^[37]

2008

• Brent Musburger, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; and Lisa Salters or Erin Andrews, sideline reporter.
  • Twelve games: Alabama–Clemson (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, with Andrews),^[38] Ohio State–USC (with Andrews),^[39] Georgia–Arizona State,^[40] Illinois–Penn State,^[41] Missouri–Texas,^[42] Penn State–Ohio State,^[43] Texas–Texas Tech,^[44] Oklahoma State–Texas Tech,^[45] Boston College–Florida State,^[46] Texas Tech–Oklahoma,^[47] Oklahoma–Oklahoma State,^[48] and Missouri–Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship Game).^[49]
• Ron Franklin, play-by-play; Ed Cunningham, analyst; and Heather Cox or Jack Arute, sideline reporter.
  • Two games: Michigan State–California (with Cox)^[50] and Oklahoma State–Colorado (with Arute).^[51]
• Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Chris Spielman, analyst; and Rob Stone or Erin Andrews, sideline reporter.
  • Two games: Virginia Tech–Nebraska (with Andrews)^[52] and California–USC (with Stone).^[53]
• Mike Patrick, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; and Holly Rowe, sideline reporter.
  • One game: Ohio State–Wisconsin.^[54]
• Mark Jones, play-by-play; Bob Davie, analyst; and Todd Harris, sideline reporter.
  • One game: Oregon–USC.^[55]

2009

• Brent Musburger, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; and Lisa Salters, sideline reporter.
  • Twelve games: Alabama–Virginia Tech (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game),^[56] Texas Tech–Texas,^[57] Iowa–Penn State,^[58] Oklahoma–Miami (Fla.),^[59] Michigan–Iowa,^[60] Texas–Missouri,^[61] USC–Oregon,^[62] Connecticut–Cincinnati,^[63] Notre Dame–Pittsburgh,^[64] Oregon–Arizona,^[65] Notre Dame–Stanford,^[66] and Texas–Nebraska (Big 12 Championship Game).^[67]
• Mike Patrick, play-by-play; Craig James, analyst; and Heather Cox, sideline reporter.
  • Three games: Oregon State–USC,^[68] USC–Arizona State,^[69] and Texas Tech–Oklahoma State.^[70]
• Ron Franklin, play-by-play; Ed Cunningham, analyst; and Shelley Smith, sideline reporter.
  • Three games: USC–California (with Smith),^[71] Oklahoma–Nebraska,^[72] and Kansas–Texas (with Smith).^[73]
• Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Matt Millen, analyst; and Holly Rowe, sideline reporter.
  • Two games: Texas–Oklahoma State^[74] and Georgia–Georgia Tech.^[75]

2010

• Brent Musburger, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; and Erin Andrews, Heather Cox, or Holly Rowe, sideline reporter.
  • Ten games: LSU–North Carolina (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game),^[76] Oregon State–Boise State,^[77] Stanford–Oregon,^[78] Florida State–Miami (Fla.) (with Cox),^[79] Oklahoma–Missouri,^[80] Oregon–USC,^[81] Arizona–Stanford,^[82] Nebraska–Texas A&M (with Cox),^[83] Oklahoma–Oklahoma State,^[84] and Nebraska–Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship Game) (with Rowe).^[85]
• Mike Patrick, play-by-play; and Craig James, analyst.
  • Four games: USC–Stanford (with Shelley Smith),^[86] Ohio State–Minnesota (with Ray Bentley),^[87] Clemson–Florida State (with Jeannine Edwards),^[88] and Florida State–Maryland.^[89]
• Ron Franklin, play-by-play; and Ed Cunningham, analyst.
  • Three games: Texas–Texas Tech (with Jeannine Edwards),^[90] Missouri–Texas Tech,^[91] and USC–Arizona (with Shelley Smith).^[92]
• Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Matt Millen, analyst; and Heather Cox, sideline reporter.
  • Two games: Notre Dame–Boston College^[93] and Oklahoma State–Texas.^[94]
• Brad Nessler, play-by-play; and Todd Blackledge, analyst.
  • Two games: Notre Dame–Michigan State (with Holly Rowe)^[95] and Notre Dame–USC (with Shelley Smith).^[96]
• Mark Neely, play-by-play; Mike Bellotti and Brock Huard, analysts.
  • One game: USC–Oregon State.^[97]

2011

• Brent Musburger, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; and Erin Andrews or Lisa Salters, sideline reporter.
  • Seven games: Oregon–LSU (Advocare Classic),^[98] Oklahoma–Florida State,^[99][100] LSU–West Virginia,^[101] Nebraska–Wisconsin,^[102] Stanford–USC,^[103] Kansas State–Oklahoma State (with Salters),^[104] and Oregon–Stanford.^[105]
• Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Matt Millen, analyst; and Heather Cox or Jeannine Edwards, sideline reporter.
  • Two games: Ohio State–Nebraska (with Edwards)^[106] and Washington–Stanford (with Cox).^[107]
• Mike Patrick, play-by-play; Craig James, analyst; and Jenn Brown, sideline reporter.
  • One game: Clemson–Georgia Tech.^[108]
• Brad Nessler, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; and Holly Rowe, sideline reporter.
  • One game: Texas Tech–Oklahoma.^[109]
• Mark Jones, play-by-play; and Ed Cunningham, analyst.
  • One game: Notre Dame–Wake Forest.^[110]

2012

• Brent Musburger, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; and Heather Cox, sideline reporter.
  • Twelve games: Michigan–Alabama (Advocare Classic), Notre Dame–Michigan State, Clemson–Florida State, Wisconsin–Nebraska, Florida State–Miami, Notre Dame–Oklahoma, Oklahoma State–Kansas State, Notre Dame–Boston College, Stanford–Oregon, and Notre Dame–USC.
• Brad Nessler, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; and Holly Rowe, sideline reporter.
  • Two games: Nebraska–Ohio State, Texas–Kansas State.
• Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Chris Spielman, analyst; and Quint Kessenich, sideline reporter.
  • One game: Baylor–Texas.

2013

• Brent Musburger, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; and Heather Cox, sideline reporter.
  • Eleven games: Georgia–Clemson, Notre Dame–Purdue, Kansas State–Texas, Wisconsin–Ohio State, Ohio State–Northwestern, Florida State–Clemson, Miami–Florida State, Notre Dame–Pittsburgh, Stanford–USC, Baylor–Oklahoma State, Duke–Florida State (ACC Championship)
• Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Chris Spielman, analyst; and Shannon Spake, sideline reporter.
  • Two games: Michigan–Connecticut, UCLA–USC.
• Brad Nessler, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; and Holly Rowe, sideline reporter.
  • One game: Penn State–Ohio State.

2014

• Chris Fowler, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; Heather Cox, and Tom Rinaldi, sideline reporters.
  • Nine games: Florida State–Oklahoma State (Advocare Classic), Tennessee–Oklahoma, Clemson–Florida State (with Rinaldi), Notre Dame–Syracuse, Nebraska–Michigan State, Notre Dame–Florida State (with Rinaldi), Ohio State–Michigan State, Florida State–Miami, Florida State–Georgia Tech (ACC Championship)
• Brad Nessler, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; and Holly Rowe, sideline reporter.
  • Three games: Ohio State–Penn State, USC–UCLA, Oregon-Oregon State
• Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Chris Spielman, analyst; and Todd McShay, sideline reporter.
  • One game: Illinois–Ohio State
• Bob Wischusen, play-by-play; Matt Millen, analyst; and Quint Kessenich, sideline reporter.
  • One game: Oklahoma State–Kansas State

2015

• Chris Fowler or Rece Davis, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; Heather Cox and Tom Rinaldi, sideline reporters.
  • Eleven games: Wisconsin–Alabama (Advocare Classic), Oregon–Michigan State (with Davis), UCLA–Arizona, Notre Dame–Clemson, Miami–Florida State, Penn State–Ohio State, Ohio State–Rutgers, Notre Dame-Temple, Oklahoma-Baylor, Oklahoma-Oklahoma State (with Rinaldi), North Carolina-Clemson (ACC Championship, with Rinaldi)
• Brad Nessler, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; and Holly Rowe, sideline reporter.
  • Two games: Minnesota-Ohio State, TCU-Oklahoma
• Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Chris Spielman, analyst; and Todd McShay, sideline reporter.
  • One game: Stanford–USC

2016

• Chris Fowler or Rece Davis, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; Samantha Ponder and Tom Rinaldi, sideline reporters, Jerry Punch and Marty Smith pit reporters (Battle at Bristol only)
  • Thirteen games: USC-Alabama (Advocare Classic), Virginia Tech-Tennessee (Pilot Flying J Battle at Bristol, with Davis, Punch and Smith), Stanford-UCLA, Louisville-Clemson (with Rinaldi), Florida State-Miami, Ohio State-Wisconsin, Ohio State-Penn State, Clemson-Florida State, Nebraska-Ohio State, Michigan-Iowa, Oklahoma-West Virginia, Clemson-Virginia Tech (ACC Championship)
• Joe Tessitore, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; Holly Rowe, sideline reporter.
  • Two games: USC-Stanford, Florida-Florida State

2017

• Chris Fowler, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; Maria Taylor and Tom Rinaldi, sideline reporters
  • Thirteen games: Florida State–Alabama (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, with Rinaldi), Oklahoma–Ohio State, Clemson-Louisville, Penn State-Iowa, Clemson-Virginia Tech (with Rinaldi), Michigan State-Michigan, Michigan-Penn State (with Rinaldi), Georgia Tech-Clemson, Virginia Tech-Miami, Notre Dame–Miami (with Rinaldi), UCLA–USC, Notre Dame–Stanford, Miami-Clemson (ACC Championship, with Rinaldi)
• Steve Levy, play-by-play, Brian Griese, analyst; Todd McShay, sideline reporter
  • Two games: Utah-USC, Texas Tech-Oklahoma

2018

• Chris Fowler, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; Maria Taylor and Tom Rinaldi, sideline reporters.
  • Thirteen games: Louisville-Alabama (Camping World Kickoff), Ohio State-TCU (Advocare Showdown), Stanford-Oregon, Ohio State-Penn State (with Rinaldi), Notre Dame-Virginia Tech, Wisconsin-Michigan, Ohio State-Purdue (with Rinaldi), Texas-Oklahoma State, Clemson-Boston College, Cincinnati-UCF, Notre Dame-USC, Clemson-Pitt (ACC Championship)
• Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; Holly Rowe, sideline reporter
  • One game: Penn State-Pittsburgh
• Steve Levy, play-by-play; Brian Griese, analyst; Todd McShay, sideline reporter
  • One game: Oklahoma-Texas Tech

2019

• Chris Fowler, Rece Davis, Sean McDonough, or Bob Wischusen, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; Maria Taylor or Molly McGrath, sideline reporter.
  • Thirteen games: Auburn–Oregon (Advocare Classic), LSU–Texas (with Davis), Clemson–Syracuse (with McDonough), Oklahoma State–Texas, Nebraska–Ohio State, Michigan State–Ohio State, Michigan–Penn State, Michigan–Notre Dame, Memphis–SMU, Clemson–NC State, Baylor–Oklahoma, Arizona State–Oregon, Boise State–Washington (Las Vegas Bowl, with Wischusen and McGrath)
• Steve Levy, play-by-play; Brian Griese, analyst; Todd McShay, and Molly McGrath or Maria Taylor, sideline reporters.
  • Two games: Colorado–Utah, Clemson–Virginia (ACC Championship, with Taylor)
• Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; Holly Rowe, sideline reporter
  • One game: Iowa–Penn State

2020

• Chris Fowler, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; Maria Taylor, Allison Williams, Molly McGrath, or Holly Rowe, sideline reporters.
  • Nine games: Miami-Louisville (with Williams), Florida State-Miami (with McGrath), Miami-Clemson (with Williams), Michigan-Minnesota (with Taylor), Ohio State-Penn State (with Taylor), Stanford–Oregon (with Taylor), Wisconsin-Michigan (with Rowe), Oklahoma State–Oklahoma (with Rowe), Clemson-Virginia Tech (with Taylor)
• Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; Todd McShay, and Allison Williams or Molly McGrath, sideline reporters.
  • Three games: Clemson–Wake Forest (with Williams), Oklahoma-Iowa State (with McGrath), North Carolina-Florida State (with McGrath)
• Dave Pasch or Joe Tessitore, play-by-play; Greg McElroy, analyst; and Allison Williams or Holly Rowe, sideline reporter
  • Two games: USC–UCLA (with Pasch and Williams), Tulsa–Cincinnati (AAC Championship, with Tessitore and Rowe)
• Beth Mowins, play–by–play; Kirk Morrison, analyst; and Stormy Buonantony, sideline reporter
  • One game: Utah–Washington

2021

• Chris Fowler, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; Holly Rowe, sideline reporter.
  • Six games: Georgia-Clemson, Auburn-Penn State, West Virginia-Oklahoma, TCU-Oklahoma, Penn State-Ohio State, Oklahoma-Oklahoma State
• Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; and Molly McGrath, sideline reporter.
  • Four games: Washington-Michigan, Indiana-Penn State, Michigan-Nebraska, Oregon-Utah
• Dave Pasch, play-by-play; Dusty Dvoracek, analyst; and Tom Luginbill, sideline reporter.
  • Two games: Ohio State-Indiana, Notre Dame-Virginia
• Mark Jones, play-by-play; Robert Griffin III, analyst; and Quint Kessenich, sideline reporter.
  • Two games: Oregon-Washington, Pittsburgh-Wake Forest (ACC Championship)
• Joe Tessitore, play-by-play; Greg McElroy, analyst; and Laura Rutledge, sideline reporter.
  • One game: Utah State-Oregon State (LA Bowl)

2022

• Chris Fowler or Rece Davis, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst: Holly Rowe, sideline reporter.
  • Seven games: Notre Dame–Ohio State, USC–Stanford (with Davis), Wisconsin–Ohio State, NC State–Clemson, Clemson–Florida State, TCU–Texas, Notre Dame-USC
• Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; and Molly McGrath, sideline reporter.
  • Three games: Clemson-Boston College, Michigan State-Michigan, Clemson-North Carolina (ACC Championship)
• Joe Tessitore, play-by-play; Greg McElroy, analyst; and Katie George, sideline reporter.
  • Two games: Minnesota-Penn State, Florida State-Miami
• Mark Jones, play-by-play; Robert Griffin III, analyst; and Quint Kessenich, sideline reporter.
  • One game: Michigan State–Washington
• Dave Pasch, play-by-play; Dusty Dvoracek, analyst; and Tom Luginbill, sideline reporter.
  • One game: Oklahoma State-Oklahoma
• Tom Hart, play-by-play; Brock Osweiler, analyst; and Taylor McGregor, sideline reporter.
  • One game: SMU–BYU (New Mexico Bowl)

2023

• Chris Fowler or Rece Davis, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst: and Holly Rowe, sideline reporter.
  • Five games: Notre Dame-Duke (with Davis), Duke-Florida State, Colorado-UCLA, Washington-USC, Washington-Oregon State
• Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Greg McElroy, analyst; and Molly McGrath or Stormy Buonantony, sideline reporter.
  • Five games: North Carolina–South Carolina (Duke's Mayo Classic), Pitt-West Virginia, Miami-North Carolina, Georgia-Georgia Tech, Utah-Northwestern (Las Vegas Bowl) (with Buonantony)
• Joe Tessitore, play-by-play; Jordan Rodgers or Jesse Palmer, analyst; and Katie George, sideline reporter.
  • Two games: Notre Dame-Louisville (with Rogers), Florida State-Louisville (ACC Championship) (with Palmer)
• Dave Pasch, play-by-play; Dusty Dvoracek, analyst; and Tom Luginbill, sideline reporter.
  • Two games: Texas-Baylor, Texas-TCU
• Mark Jones, play-by-play; Louis Riddick, analyst; and Quint Kessenich, sideline reporter.
  • One game: Wisconsin–Washington State
• Tiffany Greene, play-by-play; Jay Walker, analyst; Harry Lyles Jr., and Quint Kessenich, sideline reporters.
  • One game: South Carolina State–Jackson State (MEAC/SWAC Challenge)
• Dave Flemming, play-by-play; Brock Osweiler, analyst; and Kayla Burton, sideline reporter.
  • One game: UCLA-Boise State (LA Bowl)

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.

Date	Away	Home	Notes
September 2	#2 Notre Dame 14	Georgia Tech 10	Series Premiere of Saturday Night Football
September 9	#1 Ohio State 24	#2 Texas 7	2005 Week 2 rematch
September 16	#19 Nebraska 10	#4 USC 28
September 23	#12 Notre Dame 40	Michigan State 37	Split-national (79% of the United States)[111]
	#3 USC 20	Arizona 3	Split-national (21% of the United States)[111]
September 30	#1 Ohio State 38	#13 Iowa 17
October 7	#11 Oregon 24	#16 California 45	Split-national (62% of the United States)[112]
	#22 Nebraska 28	Iowa State 14	Split-national (38% of the United States)[112]
October 14	#4 Michigan 17	Penn State 10	Split-national (79% of the United States)[113]
	Arizona State 21	#3 USC 28	Split-national (21% of the United States)[113]
November 4	#18 Oklahoma 17	#21 Texas A&M 16	Split-national (43% of the United States)[114]
	#23 Virginia Tech 17	Miami (Fla.) 10	Split-national (38% of the United States, no HD)[114]
	UCLA 24	#10 California 38	Split-national (19% of the United States)[114]
November 11	#4 Texas 42	Kansas State 45	Split-national (56% of the United States)[115]
	#18 Wake Forest 30	Florida State 0	Split-national (44% of the United States)[115]
November 18	#17 California 9	#4 USC 23
November 25	#6 Notre Dame 24	#3 USC 44
December 2	#19 Nebraska 7	#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.

Date	Away	Home	Notes
September 1	#15 Tennessee 31	#12 California 45
September 15	#1 USC 49	#14 Nebraska 31
September 22	Washington State 14	#1 USC 47	Split-national (61% of the United States)[116]
	Iowa 13	#9 Wisconsin 17	Split-national (39% of the United States)[116]
September 29	#1 USC 27	Washington 24
October 6	#4 Ohio State 23	#23 Purdue 7	Split-national (83% of the United States)[117]
	Notre Dame 20	UCLA 6	Split-national (17% of the United States)[117]
October 20	#24 Michigan 27	Illinois 17
October 27	#1 Ohio State 37	#24 Penn State 17
November 3	Florida State 27	#2 Boston College 17	Split-national (62% of the United States)[118]
	Texas A&M 14	#5 Oklahoma 42	Split-national (20% of the United States, no HD)[118]
	Oregon State 3	#13 USC 24	Split-national (18% of the United States)[118]
November 10	#5 Kansas 43	Oklahoma State 28	Split-national (63% of the United States)[119]
	#8 Boston College 35	Maryland 42	Split-national (19% of the United States, no HD)[119]
	#12 USC 24	#24 California 17	Split-national (18% of the United States)[119]
November 17	#3 Oklahoma 27	Texas Tech 34
November 24	#3 Missouri 36	#2 Kansas 28	Border Showdown (Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City)
December 1	#9 Oklahoma 38	#1 Missouri 17	Big 12 Championship Game (Alamodome, San Antonio)

2008 schedule

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

Date	Away	Home	Notes
August 30	#24 Alabama 34	#9 Clemson 10	Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game (Georgia Dome, Atlanta) Split-national (71% of the United States)[120]
	Michigan State 31	California 38	Split-national (29% of the United States)[120]
September 13	#5 Ohio State 3	#1 USC 35
September 20	#3 Georgia 27	Arizona State 10
September 27	#22 Illinois 24	#12 Penn State 38	Split-national (70% of the United States)[121]
	Virginia Tech 35	Nebraska 30	Split-national (30% of the United States)[121]
October 4	#14 Ohio State 20	#18 Wisconsin 17	Split-national (63% of the United States)[122]
	#23 Oregon 10	#9 USC 44	Split-national (37% of the United States)[122]
October 18	#11 Missouri 31	#1 Texas 56
October 25	#3 Penn State 13	#10 Ohio State 6
November 1	#1 Texas 33	#6 Texas Tech 39
November 8	#8 Oklahoma State 20	#2 Texas Tech 56	Split-national (82% of the United States)[123]
	#21 California 3	#7 USC 17	Split-national (18% of the United States)[123]
November 15	Boston College 27	#20 Florida State 17	Split-national (80% of the United States)[124]
	#11 Oklahoma State 30	Colorado 17	Split-national (20% of the United States)[124]
November 22	#2 Texas Tech 21	#5 Oklahoma 65
November 29	#3 Oklahoma 61	#11 Oklahoma State 41
December 6	#19 Missouri 21	#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.

Date	Away	Home	Notes
September 5	#5 Alabama 34	#7 Virginia Tech 24	Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game (Georgia Dome, Atlanta)
September 19	Texas Tech 24	#2 Texas 34
September 26	Iowa 21	#5 Penn State 10
October 3	#8 Oklahoma 20	#17 Miami (Fla.) 21	Split-national (81% of the United States)[125]
	#7 USC 30	#24 California 3	Split-national (19% of the United States)[125]
October 10	Michigan 28	#12 Iowa 30
October 24	#3 Texas 41	Missouri 7	Split-national (81% of the United States)[126]
	Oregon State 36	#4 USC 42	Split-national (19% of the United States)[126]
October 31	#4 USC 20	#10 Oregon 47	Split-national (54% of the United States, with SD reverse mirror on ESPN2)[127]
	#3 Texas 41	#13 Oklahoma State 14	Split-national (46% of the United States, with SD reverse mirror on ESPN2)[127] This marked the first time that the "reverse mirror" was used in primetime
November 7	Connecticut 45	#4 Cincinnati 47	Split-national (46% of the United States)[128]
	#20 Oklahoma 3	Nebraska 10	Split-national (35% of the United States)[128]
	#12 USC 14	Arizona State 9	Split-national (19% of the United States)[128]
November 14	Notre Dame 22	#8 Pittsburgh 27	Split-national (83% of the United States)[129]
	Texas Tech 17	#17 Oklahoma State 24	Split-national (17% of the United States)[129]
November 21	#11 Oregon 44	Arizona 41 (2OT)	Split-national (65% of the United States)[130]
	Kansas 20	#3 Texas 51	Split-national (35% of the United States)[130]
November 28	Notre Dame 38	Stanford 45	Split-national (74% of the United States, with SD reverse mirror on ESPN2)[131]
	Georgia 30	#7 Georgia Tech 24	Split-national (26% of the United States, with reverse mirror on ESPN2)[131]
December 5	#3 Texas 13	#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.

Date	Away	Home	Notes
September 4	#21 LSU 30	#18 North Carolina 24	Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game (Georgia Dome, Atlanta)
September 18	#6 Texas 24	Texas Tech 14	Split-national (54% of the United States, with SD reverse mirror on ESPN2)[132]
	Notre Dame 31	Michigan State 34 (OT)	Split-national (46% of the United States, with reverse mirror on ESPN2)[132]
September 25	#24 Oregon State 24	#3 Boise State 37
October 2	#9 Stanford 31	#4 Oregon 52	Split-national (53% of the United States, with SD reverse mirror on ESPN2)[133]
	Notre Dame 31	Boston College 13	Split-national (47% of the United States)[133]
October 9	#23 Florida State 45	#13 Miami (Fla.) 17	Split-national (79% of the United States)[134]
	USC 35	#16 Stanford 37	Split-national (21% of the United States)[134]
October 23	#3 Oklahoma 27	#18 Missouri 36
October 30	#1 Oregon 53	#24 USC 32	Split-national (79% of the United States)[135]
	#10 Ohio State 52	Minnesota 10	Split-national (21% of the United States)[135]
November 6	#13 Arizona 17	#10 Stanford 42	Split-national (82% of the United States)[136]
	#14 Missouri 17	Texas Tech 24	Split-national (18% of the United States)[136]
November 13	#12 Oklahoma State 33	Texas 16	Split-national (61% of the United States)[137]
	Clemson 13	Florida State 16	Split-national (20% of the United States)[137]
	USC 24	#18 Arizona 21	Split-national (19% of the United States)[137]
November 20	#9 Nebraska 6	#18 Texas A&M 9	Split-national (53% of the United States)[138]
	Florida State 30	Maryland 16	Split-national (28% of the United States)[138]
	#20 USC 7	Oregon State 36	Split-national (19% of the United States)[138]
November 27	#14 Oklahoma 47	#10 Oklahoma State 41	Split-national (54% of the United States)[139]
	Notre Dame 20	USC 16	Split-national (46% of the United States)[139]
December 4	#10 Oklahoma 23	#13 Nebraska 20	Big 12 Championship Game (Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas)

2011 schedule

Notes:

• 1) ABC did not air games on either September 10 or October 15 due to broadcasts of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
• 2) Many of the markets scheduled to receive the Texas Tech–Oklahoma game on October 22 instead saw Washington–Stanford, as a thunderstorm delayed the start of the game, and most affiliates stuck with the latter even after the storm cleared. The Texas Tech–Oklahoma game was seen on ESPN2 after the Alabama-Tennessee game, expect in Big 12 markets, where it aired on ABC.^[140]

Date	Away	Home	Notes
September 3	#3 Oregon 27	#4 LSU 40	Cowboys Classic Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
September 17	#1 Oklahoma 23	#5 Florida State 13
September 24	#2 LSU 47	#16 West Virginia 21
October 1	#8 Nebraska 17	#7 Wisconsin 48
October 8	Ohio State 27	#14 Nebraska 34
October 22	Texas Tech 41	#3 Oklahoma 38	Split-national[141]
	#22 Washington 21	#7 Stanford 65	Split-national
October 29	#4 Stanford 56	#20 USC 48 (3OT)	Split-national[142]
	#6 Clemson 17	Georgia Tech 31	Split-national
November 5	#17 Kansas State 45	#3 Oklahoma State 52	Split-national (with reverse mirror on ESPN2)[143]
	Notre Dame 24	Wake Forest 17	Split-national (with reverse mirror on ESPN2)[144]
November 12	#6 Oregon 53	#3 Stanford 30
November 19	#18 USC 38	#4 Oregon 35	Split-national[145]
	#5 Oklahoma 38	#25 Baylor 45	Split-national
November 26	#22 Notre Dame 14	#4 Stanford 28
December 3	#13 Oklahoma 10	#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.

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

Date	Away	Home	Notes
August 31	#5 Georgia 35	#8 Clemson 38
September 14	#21 Notre Dame 31	Purdue 24
September 21	#15 Michigan 24	Connecticut 21	Split-national[146]
	Kansas State 21	Texas 31
September 28	#23 Wisconsin 24	#4 Ohio State 31
October 5	#4 Ohio State 40	#16 Northwestern 30
October 19	#5 Florida State 51	#3 Clemson 14
October 26	Penn State 14	#4 Ohio State 63
November 2	#7 Miami 14	#3 Florida State 41
November 9	#24 Notre Dame 21	Pittsburgh 28
November 16	#5 Stanford 17	USC 20
November 23	#4 Baylor 17	#12 Oklahoma State 49
November 30	#22 UCLA 35	#23 USC 14
December 7	#22 Duke 7	#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.

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

2015 schedule

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

2016 schedule

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

2017 schedule

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

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

2018 schedule

Date	Away	Home	Notes
September 1	#1 Alabama 51	Louisville 14	Camping World Kickoff
September 8	#13 Penn State 51	Pittsburgh 6
September 15	#4 Ohio State 40	#15 TCU 28	Game played at AT&T Stadium
September 22	#7 Stanford 38	#20 Oregon 31 (OT)
September 29	#4 Ohio State 27	#9 Penn State 26	7:30 ET kickoff
October 6	#6 Notre Dame 45	#24 Virginia Tech 23
October 13	#15 Wisconsin 13	#12 Michigan 38	7:30 ET kickoff
October 20	#2 Ohio State 20	Purdue 49	7:30 ET kickoff
October 27	#6 Texas 35	Oklahoma State 38
November 3	#7 Oklahoma 51	Texas Tech 46
November 10	#2 Clemson 27	#17 Boston College 7
November 17	#19 Cincinnati 13	#11 UCF 38
November 24	#3 Notre Dame 24	USC 17
December 1	#2 Clemson 42	Pittsburgh 10	2018 ACC Championship Game

2019 schedule

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

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

2020 schedule

Date	Away	Home	Notes
September 12	#1 Clemson 37	Wake Forest 13
September 19	#17 Miami 47	#18 Louisville 34	Originally Virginia Tech–Virginia, postponed due to COVID-19 positives at Virginia Tech.
September 26	Florida State 10	#12 Miami 52
October 3	#18 Oklahoma 30	Iowa State 37
October 10	#7 Miami 17	#1 Clemson 42
October 17	#5 North Carolina 28	Florida State 31	Originally Baylor–Oklahoma State, postponed due to COVID-19 positives at Baylor.
October 24	#18 Michigan 49	#21 Minnesota 24
October 31	#3 Ohio State 38	#18 Penn State 25
November 7	Stanford 14	#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	#13 Wisconsin 49	Michigan 11
November 21	#14 Oklahoma State 13	#18 Oklahoma 41
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	#4 Clemson 45	Virginia Tech 10
December 12	#16 USC 43	UCLA 38
December 19	#20 Tulsa 24	#6 Cincinnati 27	2020 AAC Championship Game; 8 ET kickoff

2021 schedule

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

2022 schedule

Date	Away	Home	Notes
September 3	#5 Notre Dame 10	#2 Ohio State 21
September 10	#10 USC 41	Stanford 28
September 17	#11 Michigan State 28	Washington 39
September 24	Wisconsin 21	#3 Ohio State 52
October 1	#10 NC State 20	#5 Clemson 30	Game also megacast on ESPN2
October 8	#5 Clemson 31	Boston College 3
October 15	#4 Clemson 34	Florida State 28	Game also megacast on ESPN2
October 22	Minnesota 17	#16 Penn State 45
October 29	Michigan State 7	#4 Michigan 29
November 5	Florida State 45	Miami 3
November 12	#4 TCU 17	#18 Texas 10
November 19	#22 Oklahoma State 13	Oklahoma 28
November 26	#15 Notre Dame 27	#6 USC 38
December 3	#9 Clemson 39	#23 North Carolina 10	2022 ACC Championship Game; 8 ET kickoff
December 17	SMU 23	BYU 24	2022 New Mexico Bowl

2023 schedule

Date	Away	Home	Notes
August 26	South Carolina State 7	Jackson State 37	MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff
September 2	#21 North Carolina 31	South Carolina 17	Duke's Mayo Classic
September 9	#19 Wisconsin 22	Washington State 31
September 16	Pittsburgh 6	West Virginia 17
September 23	#3 Texas 38	Baylor 6
September 30	#11 Notre Dame 21	#17 Duke 14
October 7	#10 Notre Dame 20	#25 Louisville 33
October 14	#25 Miami 31	#12 North Carolina 41
October 21	#16 Duke 20	#4 Florida State 38
October 28	Colorado 16	#23 UCLA 28
November 4	#5 Washington 52	#20 USC 42
November 11	#7 Texas 29	TCU 26
November 18	#5 Washington 22	#11 Oregon State 20
November 25	#1 Georgia 31	Georgia Tech 23
December 2	#4 Florida State 16	#14 Louisville 6	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

Date	Away	Home	Notes
August 31	TBD	TBD	TBD
September 7	TBD	TBD	TBD
September 14	TBD	TBD	TBD
September 21	TBD	TBD	TBD
September 28	Georgia	Alabama
October 5	TBD	TBD	TBD
October 12	TBD	TBD	TBD
October 19	TBD	TBD	TBD
October 26	TBD	TBD	TBD
November 2	TBD	TBD	TBD
November 9	TBD	TBD	TBD
November 16	TBD	TBD	TBD
November 23	TBD	TBD	TBD
November 30	TBD	TBD	TBD
December 7	TBD	TBD	TBD
December 21	TBD	TBD	TBD

Standings

Team	Appearances	Wins	Losses	Win Pct.
Alabama	7	7	0	1.000
LSU	4	4	0	1.000
Boise State	2	1	1	.500
UCF	1	1	0	1.000
Georgia	4	3	1	.750
Cincinnati	3	2	1	.667
Pittsburgh	5	3	2	.600
Ohio State	31	25	6	.806
Florida State	28	21	7	.750
USC	34	22	12	.647
Stanford	15	11	4	.733
Kansas State	6	4	2	.667
Virginia Tech	6	2	4	.333
Notre Dame	27	14	13	.518
Texas	17	11	6	.647
Michigan	11	7	4	.636
Oklahoma	33	23	10	.697
Oregon	15	7	8	.466
Texas Tech	10	5	5	.500
Oklahoma State	18	7	11	.388
California	8	4	4	.500
Iowa	6	3	3	.500
Baylor	5	1	4	.200
Maryland	2	1	1	.500
Wake Forest	4	1	3	.250
Michigan State	10	4	6	.400
Wisconsin	8	2	6	.250
Georgia Tech	5	1	4	.200
Kansas	3	1	2	.333
Miami (FL)	15	5	10	.333
Texas A&M	3	1	2	.333
Penn State	16	9	7	.562
Missouri	7	2	5	.286
Nebraska	16	4	12	.250
Boston College	7	1	6	.142
Oregon State	6	1	5	.167
Colorado	2	0	2	.000
Connecticut	2	0	2	.000
Duke	1	0	1	.000
Iowa State	2	1	1	.500
Minnesota	4	0	4	.000
North Carolina	5	1	4	.200
Purdue	3	1	2	.333
Tennessee	3	1	2	.333
Washington State	2	1	1	.500
West Virginia	3	0	3	.000
Illinois	3	0	3	.000
UCLA	10	5	5	.500
Washington	7	3	4	.428
Arizona State	4	1	3	.250
Clemson	18	11	7	.611
Arizona	5	0	5	.000
Northwestern	2	1	1	.500
Syracuse	2	0	2	.000
Louisville	4	0	4	.000
Temple	1	0	1	.000
TCU	4	1	3	.250
Rutgers	1	0	1	.000
Florida	1	0	1	.000
Utah	5	2	3	.400
SMU	2	0	2	.000
Tulsa	1	0	1	.000
Memphis	1	1	0	1.000
Virginia	2	0	2	.000
Auburn	2	1	1	.500
NC State	2	0	2	.000
Indiana	2	0	2	.000
Utah State	1	1	0	1.000
BYU	1	1	0	1.000
South Carolina State	1	0	1	.000
Jackson State	1	1	0	1.000
South Carolina	1	0	1	.000

Nielsen ratings

Top 10 Regular Season Games

Rank	Date	Matchup				Viewers (millions)	TV Rating	Significance
1	November 24, 2012, 8:00 ET	#1 Notre Dame	22	USC	13	16.1	9.4	Notre Dame–USC rivalry
2	October 18, 2014, 8:00 ET	#5 Notre Dame	27	#1 Florida State	31	13.3	7.9
3	September 2, 2017, 8:00 ET	#3 Florida State	7	#1 Alabama	24	12.3	6.9	Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game/College GameDay
4	November 1, 2008, 8:00 ET	#1 Texas	33	#7 Texas Tech	39	12.2	7.5	Texas-Texas Tech Rivalry
5	September 13, 2008, 8:00 ET	#5 Ohio State	3	#1 USC	35	11.8	n.a
6	September 4, 2016, 7:30 ET	#10 Notre Dame	47	Texas	50	10.9	6.4
7	November 22, 2008, 8:00 ET	#2 Texas Tech	21	#5 Oklahoma	65	10.7	n.a
8	October 25, 2008, 8:00 ET	#3 Penn State	13	#9 Ohio State	6	10.4	6.4	Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry
9	November 29, 2008, 8:00 ET	#3 Oklahoma	61	#12 Oklahoma State	41	9.5	n.a	Bedlam Series
10	October 1, 2016, 8:00 ET	#3 Louisville	36	#5 Clemson	42	9.3	5.5

Seasonal

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

Season	Episodes	Timeslot	Season premiere	Season finale	TV season	Season rank	Viewers (in millions)
1st	18	Saturday 8:00	September 2, 2006	December 2, 2006	2006–2007	#97	7.6[147]
2nd	18		September 1, 2007	December 1, 2007	2007–2008	#121	6.2[148]
3rd	18		August 30, 2008	December 6, 2008	2008–2009	#61	8.3[149]
4th	20		September 5, 2009	December 5, 2009	2009–2010	#78	6.3[150]
5th	22		September 4, 2010	December 4, 2010	2010–2011	#95	6.0[151]
6th	16		September 3, 2011	December 3, 2011	2011–2012	#88	6.4[152]
7th	14		September 1, 2012	December 1, 2012	2012–2013	#66	6.9[153]
8th	14		August 31, 2013	December 7, 2013	2013–2014	#82	5.6[154]
9th	14		August 30, 2014	December 6, 2014	2014–2015	#88	6.4[155]
10th	14		September 5, 2015	December 5, 2015	2015–2016	#92	5.2[156]
11th	14		September 3, 2016	December 3, 2016	2016–2017	#67	6.0[157]
12th	15		September 2, 2017	December 2, 2017	2017–2018	#78	5.8[158]
13th	14		September 1, 2018	December 1, 2018	2018–2019	#86	5.1[159]
14th	16	Saturday 7:30	August 31, 2019	December 21, 2019	2019–2020	#71	4.9[160]
15th	15		September 12, 2020	December 19, 2020	2020–2021	#80	3.8[161]
16th	15		September 4, 2021	December 18, 2021	2021–2022	#52	4.6[162]
17th	15		September 3, 2022	December 17, 2022	2022–2023	#56	4.0[163]
18th	17		August 26, 2023	December 23, 2023	2023–2024	TBD	TBA

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.

See also

• College Football Final
• College Football Scoreboard
• College GameDay
• ESPN College Football on ABC
• ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime
• ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime
• ESPN2 College Football Saturday Primetime

References

External links

• Grossman, Ben (May 16, 2006). "ABC Fields Team for College Ball Game". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
• "ABC to Broadcast 12 prime-time Saturday Games". ESPN.com news services. May 17, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2006.
• Sarzniak, Matt (2005–2010). "Matt's College Sports on TV Website". Retrieved October 26, 2007.

Weekly listings for the 2006 through 2010 college football seasons

• Saturday Night Football at IMDb