Football TV schedule: October 15–19, plus seven free challenges

Ohio State at Indiana starts a Saturday slate that also includes Alabama at Tennessee, Penn State at Michigan and Notre Dame at BYU. Sunday’s pro schedule finishes with Dallas at Green Bay; Washington at San Francisco follows Monday.

All kickoff times below are Eastern. The schedule and broadcast listings were checked October 14 against ESPN’s current event listings. NFL afternoon coverage varies by market.

Beat Chuck is a free-to-play prediction challenge where you compete against our host, or your friends in private challenges. This weekend has seven prediction cards with game calls and named player-performance questions. There are also college and pro Pick’em and Confidence pools.

Thursday, October 15

• 7:30 PM ET: East Carolina Pirates at UAB Blazers (ESPN).
• 7:30 PM ET: Georgia Southern Eagles at Old Dominion Monarchs (ESPN2).
• 8 PM ET: Colorado State Rams at Texas State Bobcats (CBS Sports Network).
• 8:15 PM ET: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos (Prime Video).

Friday, October 16

• 7:30 PM ET: Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave (ESPN).
• 8 PM ET: Washington Huskies at Purdue Boilermakers (FOX).
• 8 PM ET: App State Mountaineers at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (ESPN2).

Saturday, October 17: college football

Each college card covers five games, with one stated winning-margin question and one player-performance question per matchup.

Early window

• 12 PM ET: Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers (FOX).
• 12 PM ET: Florida Gators at Texas Longhorns (ABC).
• 12 PM ET: Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers (ESPN / Disney+).
• 12 PM ET: Virginia Cavaliers at SMU Mustangs (The CW).
• 12 PM ET: Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans (Peacock).

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Afternoon window

• 3:30 PM ET: Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs (ESPN).
• 3:30 PM ET: Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers (ABC).
• 3:30 PM ET: Missouri Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels (SEC Network).
• 3:30 PM ET: Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas Tech Red Raiders (FOX).
• 3:30 PM ET: Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines (CBS).

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Night window

• 7 PM ET: Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes (ESPN / Disney+).
• 7:30 PM ET: Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars (ABC).
• 7:30 PM ET: Wisconsin Badgers at UCLA Bruins (NBC).
• 7:30 PM ET: Oklahoma State Cowboys at Houston Cougars (FOX).
• 10:15 PM ET: Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes (ESPN).

10 questions: play this challenge.

More Saturday college games

• 12 PM ET: Cincinnati Bearcats at West Virginia Mountaineers (TNT).
• 12 PM ET: Kansas Jayhawks at Kansas State Wildcats (FS1).
• 12 PM ET: Charleston Southern Buccaneers at Clemson Tigers (ACC Network).
• 12 PM ET: Pittsburgh Panthers at Boston College Eagles (ESPN2).
• 12 PM ET: Florida Atlantic Owls at Army Black Knights (CBS Sports Network).
• 12 PM ET: Ball State Cardinals at Bowling Green Falcons (ESPN+).
• 12 PM ET: Georgia State Panthers at James Madison Dukes (ESPNU).
• 12:30 PM ET: Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Maryland Terrapins (BTN).
• 1 PM ET: The Citadel Bulldogs at Texas A&M Aggies (SECN+).
• 1 PM ET: Charlotte 49ers at Temple Owls (ESPN+).
• 1 PM ET: Massachusetts Minutemen at Buffalo Bulls (ESPN+).
• 1:30 PM ET: Western Michigan Broncos at Central Michigan Chippewas (ESPN+).
• 3:30 PM ET: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Virginia Tech Hokies (ACC Network).
• 3:30 PM ET: North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils (ESPN2).
• 3:30 PM ET: Northern Illinois Huskies at Wyoming Cowboys (The CW).
• 3:30 PM ET: UNLV Rebels at Air Force Falcons (CBS Sports Network).
• 3:30 PM ET: Toledo Rockets at Eastern Michigan Eagles (ESPN+).
• 3:30 PM ET: Akron Zips at Miami (OH) RedHawks (ESPN+).
• 4:30 PM ET: Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Rice Owls (ESPN+).
• 5 PM ET: Troy Trojans at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (ESPN+).
• 6 PM ET: Washington State Cougars at Oregon State Beavers (USA Net).
• 7 PM ET: Arkansas Razorbacks at Vanderbilt Commodores (ESPN2).
• 7 PM ET: TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears (FS1).
• 7 PM ET: Kent State Golden Flashes at South Florida Bulls (ESPN+).
• 7 PM ET: Nevada Wolf Pack at North Dakota State Bison (CBS Sports Network).
• 7 PM ET: Arkansas State Red Wolves at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (ESPN+).
• 7:30 PM ET: Kentucky Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners (SEC Network).
• 7:30 PM ET: Elon Phoenix at Stanford Cardinal (ACCNX).
• 7:30 PM ET: Louisville Cardinals at Syracuse Orange (ACC Network).
• 8 PM ET: Navy Midshipmen at UTSA Roadrunners (ESPNU).
• 8 PM ET: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at UL Monroe Warhawks (ESPN+).
• 9 PM ET: San José State Spartans at UTEP Miners (MW+).
• 10 PM ET: Ohio Bobcats at Sacramento State Hornets (ESPN+).
• 10:30 PM ET: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at California Golden Bears (ESPN2).
• 10:30 PM ET: Fresno State Bulldogs at San Diego State Aztecs (CBS Sports Network).
• 10:30 PM ET: New Mexico Lobos at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors (FS1).
• 11 PM ET: Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oregon Ducks (FOX).

Sunday, October 18: London

• 9:30 AM ET: Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (London) (NFL Network).

Early window

• 1 PM ET: Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons (FOX).
• 1 PM ET: Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns (FOX).
• 1 PM ET: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts (FOX).
• 1 PM ET: New York Jets at New England Patriots (CBS).
• 1 PM ET: New Orleans Saints at New York Giants (FOX).
• 1 PM ET: Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles (CBS).
• 1 PM ET: Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (CBS).

The early challenge covers Bears–Falcons, Ravens–Browns, Titans–Colts, Jets–Patriots and Steelers–Buccaneers.

10 questions: play this challenge.

Late window

• 4:05 PM ET: Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams (FOX).
• 4:25 PM ET: Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs (CBS).
• 4:25 PM ET: Buffalo Bills at Las Vegas Raiders (CBS).

The late challenge covers all three games, with winning-margin, combined-score and player-performance questions.

12 questions: play this challenge.

Sunday Night

• 8:20 PM ET: Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers (NBC).

11 questions: play this challenge.

Monday, October 19

• 8:15 PM ET: Washington Commanders at San Francisco 49ers (ESPN / ABC).

12 questions: play this challenge.

More ways to play

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