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Saturday Night Football

American sports television program


Summary

American sports television program

FieldValue
imageSaturday Night Football logo.png
genreCollege football telecasts
directorJimmy Platt
presenterCommentators:
Chris Fowler (play-by-play)
Kirk Herbstreit (color commentator)
Reporters:
Holly Rowe (sideline)
Studio:
Kevin Negandhi
Booger McFarland
Dan Orlovsky (select weeks)
theme_music_composerJohn Colby (main theme)
Bob Christianson (SEC home games only)
openthemeESPN College Football theme (main theme)
SEC on ABC theme (SEC home games only)
countryUnited States
languageEnglish
num_seasons20
producerBill Bonnell
locationVarious NCAA stadiums
(game telecasts and halftime show)
ESPN Headquarters
Bristol, Connecticut, U.S.
(studio segments)
ABC and ESPN Studio, 7 Hudson Square, Manhattan, New York City (studio segments)
cameraMulti-camera
runtime210 minutes or until game ends
companyESPN
networkABC
ESPN
ESPN DTC
first_aired
last_airedpresent
relatedCollege Football Countdown
College Football on ABC
College GameDay

the ABC program

Chris Fowler (play-by-play) Kirk Herbstreit (color commentator) Reporters: Holly Rowe (sideline) Studio: Kevin Negandhi Booger McFarland Dan Orlovsky (select weeks) Bob Christianson (SEC home games only) SEC on ABC theme (SEC home games only) (game telecasts and halftime show) ESPN Headquarters Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. (studio segments) ABC and ESPN Studio, 7 Hudson Square, Manhattan, New York City (studio segments) ESPN ESPN DTC College Football on ABC College GameDay Saturday Night Football (currently branded as ABC Saturday Night Football presented by Capital One for sponsorship reasons) 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). Saturday Night Football began in 2006, as both ESPN and ABC are owned by The Walt Disney Company. It is typically ESPN's biggest game of the week, and in most cases (outside where other networks carry the game), the city and/or campus of that night's game will host College GameDay.

, 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, sometimes including 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.

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**#2 Notre Dame** 14Georgia Tech 10Series Premiere of Saturday Night Football
College GameDay
September 9**#1 Ohio State** 24#2 Texas 72005 Week 2 rematch
College GameDay
September 16#19 Nebraska 10**#4 USC** 28College GameDay
September 23**#12 Notre Dame** 40Michigan State 37Michigan State-Notre Dame rivalry
Split-national (79% of the United States)
**#3 USC** 20Arizona 3Split-national (21% of the United States)
September 30**#1 Ohio State** 38#13 Iowa 17College GameDay
October 7#11 Oregon 24**#16 California** 45title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines, Split National Games for 10/7/06url=http://espn-att.starwave.com/espntv/topics/coveragemaps/07OCT06_coveragemap_01.jpgpublisher=ESPNdate=October 7, 2006access-date=October 24, 2007}}
**#22 Nebraska** 28Iowa State 14Iowa State-Nebraska rivalry
Split-national (38% of the United States)
October 14**#4 Michigan** 17Penn State 10Michigan-Penn State rivalry
Split-national (79% of the United States)
Arizona State 21**#3 USC** 28Split-national (21% of the United States)
November 4**#18 Oklahoma** 17#21 Texas A&M 16title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines, Saturday, November 4, 2006url=http://espn-att.starwave.com/espntv/topics/coveragemaps/map110406_8.jpgpublisher=ESPNdate=November 4, 2006access-date=October 24, 2007}}
College GameDay
**#23 Virginia Tech** 17Miami (Fla.) 10Miami-Virginia Tech rivalry
Split-national (38% of the United States, no HD)
UCLA 24**#10 California** 38California-UCLA rivalry
Split-national (19% of the United States)
November 11#4 Texas 42**Kansas State** 45title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines, Split National for 11/11/06url=http://espn-att.starwave.com/espntv/topics/coveragemaps/map111106_8.jpgpublisher=ESPNdate=November 4, 2006access-date=October 24, 2007}}
**#18 Wake Forest** 30Florida State 0Split-national (44% of the United States)
November 18#17 California 9**#4 USC** 23
November 25#6 Notre Dame 24**#3 USC** 44Jeweled Shillelagh
College GameDay
December 2#19 Nebraska 7**#8 Oklahoma** 21Big 12 Championship Game
Nebraska-Oklahoma rivalry

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#15 Tennessee 31#12 California 45
September 15#1 USC 49#14 Nebraska 31College GameDay
September 22Washington State 14#1 USC 47title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines - ESPN on ABC, Saturday, September 22, 2007url=http://assets.espn.go.com/media/abcsports/natcovmap/070922_8pm_wsuvusc.jpgarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411070543/http://assets.espn.go.com/media/abcsports/natcovmap/070922_8pm_wsuvusc.jpgurl-status=deadarchive-date=April 11, 2008publisher=ESPNdate=September 22, 2007access-date=October 24, 2007}}
Iowa 13#9 Wisconsin 17Heartland Trophy
Split-national (39% of the United States)
September 29#1 USC 27Washington 24
October 6#4 Ohio State 23#23 Purdue 7title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines - ESPN on ABC, Saturday, October 6, 2007url=http://assets.espn.go.com/media/abcsports/natcovmap/071006_8pm.jpgarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411070548/http://assets.espn.go.com/media/abcsports/natcovmap/071006_8pm.jpgurl-status=deadarchive-date=April 11, 2008publisher=ESPNdate=October 6, 2007access-date=October 24, 2007}}
Notre Dame 20UCLA 6Split-national (17% of the United States)
October 20#24 Michigan 27Illinois 17
October 27#1 Ohio State 37#24 Penn State 17Ohio State-Penn State rivalry
College GameDay
November 3Florida State 27#2 Boston College 17title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines - ESPN on ABC, Saturday, November 3, 2007url=https://assets.espn.go.com/espntv/topics/coveragemaps/11307abc8pm.jpgpublisher=ESPNdate=October 31, 2007access-date=October 31, 2007}}
Texas A&M 14#5 Oklahoma 42Split-national (20% of the United States, no HD)
Oregon State 3#13 USC 24Split-national (18% of the United States)
November 10#5 Kansas 43Oklahoma State 28title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines - ESPN on ABC, Saturday, November 10, 2007url=http://assets.espn.go.com/media/abcsports/natcovmap/071110_8pm.jpgarchive-url=https://archive.today/20080411070547/http://assets.espn.go.com/media/abcsports/natcovmap/071110_8pm.jpgurl-status=deadarchive-date=April 11, 2008publisher=ESPNdate=November 8, 2007access-date=November 9, 2007}}
#8 Boston College 35Maryland 42Split-national (19% of the United States, no HD)
#12 USC 24#24 California 17Split-national (18% of the United States)
November 17#3 Oklahoma 27Texas Tech 34
November 24#3 Missouri 36#2 Kansas 28Border Showdown
College GameDay
December 1#9 Oklahoma 38#1 Missouri 17Big 12 Championship Game
Missouri-Oklahoma rivalry
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#24 Alabama 34#9 Clemson 10Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
Alabama-Clemson rivalry
Split-national (71% of the United States)
College GameDay
Michigan State 31California 38Split-national (29% of the United States)
September 13#5 Ohio State 3#1 USC 35College GameDay
September 20#3 Georgia 27Arizona State 10
September 27#22 Illinois 24#12 Penn State 38url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/2008/sub/tvlistings/coveragemaps/0927.htmtitle = Coverage Maps 2008 College Football Week 1}}
Virginia Tech 35Nebraska 30Split-national (30% of the United States)
October 4#14 Ohio State 20#18 Wisconsin 17url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/2008/sub/tvlistings/coveragemaps/1004.htmtitle = Coverage Maps 2008 College Football Week 1}}
#23 Oregon 10#9 USC 44Split-national (37% of the United States)
October 18#11 Missouri 31#1 Texas 56College GameDay
October 25#3 Penn State 13#10 Ohio State 6Ohio State-Penn State rivalry
College GameDay
November 1#1 Texas 33#6 Texas Tech 39Texas-Texas Tech rivalry
College GameDay
November 8#8 Oklahoma State 20#2 Texas Tech 56title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines - ESPN on ABC, Saturday, November 8, 2008url=https://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2008/1105/081108_8pm.jpgpublisher=ESPNdate=November 6, 2008access-date=September 28, 2009}}
#21 California 3#7 USC 17Split-national (18% of the United States)
November 15Boston College 27#20 Florida State 17title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines - ESPN on ABC, Saturday, November 15, 2008url=https://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2008/1113/081115_8pm.jpgpublisher=ESPNdate=November 13, 2008access-date=September 28, 2009}}
#11 Oklahoma State 30Colorado 17Split-national (20% of the United States)
November 22#2 Texas Tech 21#5 Oklahoma 65College GameDay
November 29#3 Oklahoma 61#11 Oklahoma State 41Bedlam Series
College GameDay
December 6#19 Missouri 21#4 Oklahoma 62Big 12 Championship Game
Missouri-Oklahoma rivalry

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#5 Alabama 34#7 Virginia Tech 24Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
College GameDay
September 19Texas Tech 24#2 Texas 34Texas-Texas Tech rivalry
College GameDay
2008 Week 10 Rematch
September 26Iowa 21#5 Penn State 10College GameDay
October 3#8 Oklahoma 20#17 Miami (Fla.) 21title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines - Saturday, October 3, 2009url=https://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2009/0930/091003_8pm.jpgpublisher=ESPNdate=September 30, 2009access-date=September 30, 2009}}
#7 USC 30#24 California 3Split-national (19% of the United States)
October 10Michigan 28#12 Iowa 30
October 24#3 Texas 41Missouri 7title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines – Saturday, October 24, 2009url=https://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2009/1021/091024_8pm.jpgpublisher=ESPNdate=October 21, 2009access-date=October 22, 2009}}
Oregon State 36#4 USC 42Split-national (19% of the United States)
October 31#4 USC 20#10 Oregon 47title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines – Saturday, October 31, 2009url=https://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2009/1028/091031_8pm.jpgpublisher=ESPNdate=October 28, 2009access-date=November 1, 2009}}
College GameDay
#3 Texas 41#13 Oklahoma State 14Split-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 7Connecticut 45#4 Cincinnati 47title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines – Saturday, November 7, 2009url=https://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2009/1104/091107_8pm.jpgpublisher=ESPNdate=November 4, 2009access-date=November 7, 2009}}
#20 Oklahoma 3Nebraska 10Nebraska-Oklahoma rivalry
Split-national (35% of the United States)
#12 USC 14Arizona State 9Split-national (19% of the United States)
November 14Notre Dame 22#8 Pittsburgh 27Notre Dame-Pittsburgh rivalry
Split-national (83% of the United States)
Texas Tech 17#17 Oklahoma State 24Split-national (17% of the United States)
November 21#11 Oregon 44Arizona 41 (2OT)title=College Football Schedule for Saturday, November 21url=http://espnmediazone.com/program_info/CF_Nov21_maps.swf?POPUP_ENABLED=truepublisher=ESPNdate=November 18, 2009access-date=November 24, 2009}}
College GameDay
Kansas 20#3 Texas 51Split-national (35% of the United States)
November 28Notre Dame 38Stanford 45Notre Dame-Stanford rivalry
Split-national (74% of the United States, with SD reverse mirror on ESPN2)
Georgia 30#7 Georgia Tech 24Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
Split-national (26% of the United States, with reverse mirror on ESPN2)
December 5#3 Texas 13#21 Nebraska 12Big 12 Championship Game

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#21 LSU 30#18 North Carolina 24Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
College GameDay
September 18#6 Texas 24Texas Tech 14Texas-Texas Tech rivalry
Split-national (54% of the United States, with SD reverse mirror on ESPN2)
Notre Dame 31Michigan State 34 (OT)Michigan State-Notre Dame rivalry
Split-national (46% of the United States, with reverse mirror on ESPN2)
September 25#24 Oregon State 24#3 Boise State 37College GameDay
October 2#9 Stanford 31#4 Oregon 52Oregon-Stanford rivalry
Split-national (53% of the United States, with SD reverse mirror on ESPN2)
College GameDay
Notre Dame 31Boston College 13Holy War
Split-national (47% of the United States)
October 9#23 Florida State 45#13 Miami (Fla.) 17Florida State-Miami rivalry
Florida Cup
Split-national (79% of the United States)
USC 35#16 Stanford 37Stanford-USC rivalry
Split-national (21% of the United States)
October 23#3 Oklahoma 27#18 Missouri 36Missouri-Oklahoma rivalry
College GameDay
October 30#1 Oregon 53#24 USC 32title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines – Saturday, October 30, 2010url=https://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2010/1027/101030_8pm.jpgpublisher=ESPNdate=October 27, 2010access-date=October 27, 2010}}
College GameDay
#10 Ohio State 52Minnesota 10Split-national (21% of the United States)
November 6#13 Arizona 17#10 Stanford 42title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines – Saturday, November 6, 2010url=https://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2010/1103/101106_8pm1.jpgpublisher=ESPNdate=November 3, 2010access-date=November 3, 2010}}
#14 Missouri 17Texas Tech 24Split-national (18% of the United States)
November 13#12 Oklahoma State 33Texas 16title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines – Saturday, November 13, 2010url=https://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2010/1110/101113_8pm.jpgpublisher=ESPNdate=November 10, 2010access-date=November 11, 2010}}
Clemson 13Florida State 16Clemson-Florida State rivalry
Split-national (20% of the United States)
USC 24#18 Arizona 21Split-national (19% of the United States)
November 20#9 Nebraska 6#18 Texas A&M 9title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines – Saturday, November 20, 2010url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tam/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/tv_clearances_fb_112010.pdfpublisher=ESPNdate=November 17, 2010access-date=November 17, 2010archive-date=November 22, 2010archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122053835/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tam/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/tv_clearances_fb_112010.pdfurl-status=dead}}
Florida State 30Maryland 16Split-national (28% of the United States)
#20 USC 7Oregon State 36Split-national (19% of the United States)
November 27#14 Oklahoma 47#10 Oklahoma State 41title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines – Saturday, November 27, 2010url=http://www.hdsportsguide.com/files/USCNDOkOkSt.bmppublisher=ESPNdate=November 24, 2010access-date=November 25, 2010}}
College GameDay
Notre Dame 20USC 16Jeweled Shillelagh
Split-national (46% of the United States)
December 4#10 Oklahoma 23#13 Nebraska 20Big 12 Championship Game
Nebraska-Oklahoma rivalry
Final Big 12 Championship Game until 2017

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.
    1. 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, Except in Big 12 markets, where it aired on ABC.
DateAwayHomeNotes
September 3#3 Oregon 27#4 LSU 40Cowboys Classic
College GameDay
September 17#1 Oklahoma 23#5 Florida State 13College GameDay
September 24#2 LSU 47#16 West Virginia 21College GameDay
October 1#8 Nebraska 17#7 Wisconsin 48Nebraska-Wisconsin rivalry
College GameDay
Nebraska's first conference game as a member of the Big Ten
October 8Ohio State 27#14 Nebraska 34
October 22Texas Tech 41#3 Oklahoma 38title=Saturday Night Football Presented by Southwest Airlines – Saturday, October 22, 2011url=https://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2011/1020/111022_8pm.jpgpublisher=ESPNdate=October 20, 2011access-date=October 22, 2010}}
#22 Washington 21#7 Stanford 65Split-national
October 29#4 Stanford 56#20 USC 48 (3OT)Stanford-USC rivalry
Split-national
College GameDay
#6 Clemson 17Georgia Tech 31Split-national
November 5#17 Kansas State 45#3 Oklahoma State 52Split-national (with reverse mirror on ESPN2)
Notre Dame 24Wake Forest 17Split-national (with reverse mirror on ESPN2)
November 12#6 Oregon 53#3 Stanford 30Oregon-Stanford rivalry
College GameDay
November 19#18 USC 38#4 Oregon 35Split-national
#5 Oklahoma 38#25 Baylor 45Split-national
November 26#22 Notre Dame 14#4 Stanford 28Notre Dame–Stanford rivalry
December 3#13 Oklahoma 10#3 Oklahoma State 44Bedlam Series

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#8 Michigan 14#2 Alabama 41Cowboys Classic
College GameDay
2000 Orange Bowl Rematch
September 15#20 Notre Dame 20#10 Michigan State 3Michigan State–Notre Dame rivalry
September 22#10 Clemson 37#4 Florida State 49Clemson–Florida State rivalry
College GameDay
September 29Wisconsin 27#22 Nebraska 30Nebraska–Wisconsin rivalry
October 6#21 Nebraska 38#12 Ohio State 63
October 20#12 Florida State 33Miami 20Florida State-Miami rivalry
Florida Cup
Split-national
Baylor 50#25 Texas 56Baylor–Texas rivalry
Split-national
October 27#5 Notre Dame 30#8 Oklahoma 13College GameDay
November 3#24 Oklahoma State 30#2 Kansas State 44
November 10#4 Notre Dame 21Boston College 6Holy War
November 17#13 Stanford 17#1 Oregon 14 (OT)Oregon-Stanford rivalry
College GameDay
November 24#1 Notre Dame 22USC 13Jeweled Shillelagh
College GameDay
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.

DateAwayHomeNotes
August 31#5 Georgia 35#8 Clemson 38Clemson-Georgia rivalry
College GameDay
September 14#21 Notre Dame 31Purdue 24Notre Dame-Purdue rivalry
September 21#15 Michigan 24Connecticut 21Split-national
Kansas State 21Texas 31
September 28#23 Wisconsin 24#4 Ohio State 31
October 5#4 Ohio State 40#16 Northwestern 30College GameDay
October 19#5 Florida State 51#3 Clemson 14Clemson-Florida State rivalry
College GameDay
October 26Penn State 14#4 Ohio State 63Ohio State-Penn State rivalry
November 2#7 Miami 14#3 Florida State 41Florida State-Miami rivalry
Florida Cup
College GameDay
November 9#24 Notre Dame 21Pittsburgh 28Notre Dame-Pittsburgh rivalry
November 16#5 Stanford 17USC 20Stanford-USC rivalry
College GameDay
November 23#4 Baylor 17#12 Oklahoma State 49College GameDay
November 30#22 UCLA 35#23 USC 14Victory Bell
December 7#22 Duke 7#1 Florida State 452013 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 Florida State 37Oklahoma State 31Cowboys Classic
College GameDay
September 13Tennessee 10#4 Oklahoma 34
September 20#22 Clemson 17#1 Florida State 23 (OT)Florida State-Clemson rivalry
College GameDay
September 27#8 Notre Dame 31Syracuse 15
October 4#19 Nebraska 22#10 Michigan State 27
October 18#5 Notre Dame 27#2 Florida State 31College GameDay
October 25#13 Ohio State 31Penn State 24 (2OT)Ohio State-Penn State rivalry
November 1Illinois 14#16 Ohio State 55Illibuck
Split-national (78% of the United States)
Oklahoma State 14#9 Kansas State 48Split-national (22% of the United States)
November 8#14 Ohio State 49#8 Michigan State 37College GameDay
November 15#3 Florida State 30Miami 26Florida State-Miami rivalry
Florida Cup
November 22USC 20#9 UCLA 38Victory Bell
November 29#2 Oregon 47Oregon State 19Civil War
December 6#4 Florida State 37#11 Georgia Tech 352014 ACC Championship Game

2015 schedule

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 5#20 Wisconsin 17#3 Alabama 35Advocare Classic
College GameDay
September 12#7 Oregon 28#5 Michigan State 31College GameDay
2014 Week 2 rematch
September 19Stanford 41#6 USC 31Stanford-USC rivalry
September 26#9 UCLA 56#16 Arizona 30College GameDay
October 3#6 Notre Dame 22#12 Clemson 24College GameDay
October 10Miami 24#12 Florida State 29Miami-Florida State rivalry
Florida Cup
October 17Penn State 10#1 Ohio State 38Ohio State-Penn State rivalry
October 24#1 Ohio State 49Rutgers 7
October 31#9 Notre Dame 24#21 Temple 20College GameDay
November 7Minnesota 14#3 Ohio State 28
November 14#12 Oklahoma 44#6 Baylor 34College GameDay
November 21#18 TCU 29#7 Oklahoma 30
November 28#3 Oklahoma 58#11 Oklahoma State 23College GameDay
Bedlam Series
December 5#10 North Carolina 37#1 Clemson 452015 ACC Championship Game

2016 schedule

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 3#20 USC 6#1 Alabama 52Advocare Classic
September 10Virginia Tech 24#17 Tennessee 45Battle at Bristol
College GameDay
September 17USC 10#7 Stanford 272015 Pac-12 Championship Game Rematch
Stanford-USC rivalry
September 24#7 Stanford 22UCLA 13
October 1#3 Louisville 36#5 Clemson 42College GameDay
October 8#23 Florida State 20#10 Miami 19Florida State-Miami rivalry
Florida Cup
October 15#2 Ohio State 30#8 Wisconsin 23 (OT)College GameDay
October 22#2 Ohio State 21Penn State 24Ohio State-Penn State rivalry
October 29#3 Clemson 37#12 Florida State 34Clemson-Florida State rivalry
November 5#9 Nebraska 3#6 Ohio State 62
November 12#3 Michigan 13Iowa 14
November 19#8 Oklahoma 56#10 West Virginia 28
November 26#13 Florida 13#15 Florida State 31Florida-Florida State rivalry
Florida Cup
December 3#3 Clemson 42#19 Virginia Tech 352016 ACC Championship Game

2017 schedule

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

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 2#3 Florida State 7#1 Alabama 24Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
College GameDay
September 9#5 Oklahoma 31#2 Ohio State 167:30 ET kickoff
College GameDay
September 16#3 Clemson 47#14 Louisville 212016 Week 5 Rematch
Originally scheduled to be Miami/Florida State; postponed due to Hurricane Irma
College GameDay
September 23#4 Penn State 21Iowa 197:30 ET kickoff
September 30#2 Clemson 31#12 Virginia Tech 172016 ACC Championship Game Rematch
College GameDay
October 7Michigan State 14#7 Michigan 107:30 ET kickoff
Paul Bunyan Trophy
October 14Utah 27#13 USC 28
October 21#19 Michigan 13#2 Penn State 427:30 ET kickoff
College GameDay
Michigan–Penn State rivalry
October 28Georgia Tech 10#7 Clemson 24Split-national with reverse mirror on ESPN2.
Texas Tech 27#10 Oklahoma 49
November 4#13 Virginia Tech 10#9 Miami 28Miami-Virginia Tech rivalry
November 11#3 Notre Dame 8#7 Miami 41College GameDay
Catholics vs. Convicts
November 18UCLA 23#12 USC 28Victory Bell
November 25#9 Notre Dame 20#20 Stanford 38Notre Dame–Stanford rivalry
December 2#7 Miami 3#1 Clemson 382017 ACC Championship Game
College GameDay

2018 schedule

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 1#1 Alabama 51Louisville 14Camping World Kickoff
September 8#13 Penn State 51Pittsburgh 6Penn State-Pitt rivalry
September 15#4 Ohio State 40#15 TCU 28Game played at AT&T Stadium
College GameDay
September 22#7 Stanford 38#20 Oregon 31 (OT)College GameDay
September 29#4 Ohio State 27#9 Penn State 267:30 ET kickoff
College GameDay
Ohio State-Penn State rivalry
October 6#6 Notre Dame 45#24 Virginia Tech 23Notre Dame's first visit to Lane Stadium
October 13#15 Wisconsin 13#12 Michigan 387:30 ET kickoff
College GameDay
October 20#2 Ohio State 20Purdue 497:30 ET kickoff
October 27#6 Texas 35Oklahoma State 38
November 3#7 Oklahoma 51Texas Tech 46
November 10#2 Clemson 27#17 Boston College 7College GameDay
November 17#19 Cincinnati 13#11 UCF 38College GameDay
Cincinnati-UCF rivalry
November 24#3 Notre Dame 24USC 17Jeweled Shillelagh
December 1#2 Clemson 42Pittsburgh 102018 ACC Championship Game

2019 schedule

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

DateAwayHomeNotes
August 31#11 Oregon 21#16 Auburn 27Advocare Classic
College GameDay
2011 BCS National Championship Game rematch
September 7#6 LSU 45#9 Texas 38College GameDay
September 14#1 Clemson 41Syracuse 6
September 21Oklahoma State 30#12 Texas 362018 Week 9 Rematch
September 28#5 Ohio State 48Nebraska 7College GameDay
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 28College GameDay
Michigan-Penn State rivalry
October 26#8 Notre Dame 14#19 Michigan 45Michigan-Notre Dame rivalry
November 2#15 SMU 48#24 Memphis 54College GameDay
November 9#5 Clemson 56NC State 10Textile Bowl
November 16#10 Oklahoma 34#13 Baylor 31College GameDay
November 23#6 Oregon 28Arizona State 31
November 30Colorado 15#6 Utah 45Rumble in the Rockies
December 7#23 Virginia 17#3 Clemson 622019 ACC Championship Game; 8 ET kickoff
December 21#19 Boise State 7Washington 382019 Las Vegas Bowl

2020 schedule

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 12**#1 Clemson** 37Wake Forest 13College GameDay
September 19**#17 Miami** 47#18 Louisville 34Originally Virginia Tech–Virginia; postponed due to COVID-19 positives at Virginia Tech.
College GameDay
Louisville-Miami rivalry
September 26Florida State 10**#12 Miami** 52College GameDay
Florida State-Miami rivalry
Florida Cup
October 3#18 Oklahoma 30**Iowa State** 37
October 10#7 Miami 17**#1 Clemson** 42College GameDay
October 17#5 North Carolina 28**Florida State** 31Originally Baylor–Oklahoma State; postponed due to COVID-19 positives at Baylor.
October 24**#18 Michigan** 49#21 Minnesota 24College GameDay
Little Brown Jug
October 31**#3 Ohio State** 38#18 Penn State 25College GameDay
Ohio State-Penn State rivalry
November 7Stanford 14**#12 Oregon** 35Game briefly aired on ESPNEWS due to ABC News’ coverage of Joe Biden's victory address to the nation
November 14**#13 Wisconsin** 49Michigan 11
November 21#14 Oklahoma State 13**#18 Oklahoma** 41College GameDay
Bedlam Series
November 28Utah 21**Washington** 24Originally Oklahoma–West Virginia; postponed, then later canceled due to COVID-19 positives at Oklahoma
December 5**#4 Clemson** 45Virginia Tech 10
December 12**#16 USC** 43UCLA 38Victory Bell
December 19#20 Tulsa 24**#6 Cincinnati** 272020 AAC Championship Game; 8 ET kickoff

2021 schedule

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 4#5 Georgia 10#3 Clemson 3Duke's Mayo Classic
College GameDay
Clemson-Georgia rivalry
September 11Washington 10Michigan 318 ET kickoff
September 18#22 Auburn 20#10 Penn State 28College GameDay
September 25West Virginia 13#4 Oklahoma 16
October 2Indiana 0#4 Penn State 242020 Week 8 Rematch
October 9#9 Michigan 32Nebraska 29
October 16TCU 31#4 Oklahoma 52
October 23#5 Ohio State 54Indiana 7
October 30#20 Penn State 24#5 Ohio State 33Ohio State-Penn State rivalry
November 6#7 Oregon 26Washington 16Oregon-Washington rivalry
November 13#7 Notre Dame 28Virginia 3
November 20#4 Oregon 7#24 Utah 38
November 27#10 Oklahoma 33#7 Oklahoma State 37Bedlam Series
December 4#17 Pittsburgh 45#18 Wake Forest 212021 ACC Championship Game; 8 ET kickoff
December 18Utah State 24Oregon State 132021 LA Bowl

2022 schedule

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 3#5 Notre Dame 10#2 Ohio State 21College GameDay
September 10#10 USC 41Stanford 28Stanford–USC rivalry
September 17#11 Michigan State 28Washington 39
September 24Wisconsin 21#3 Ohio State 52
October 1#10 NC State 20#5 Clemson 30Alternate feed also available on ESPN2
College GameDay
Textile Bowl
October 8#5 Clemson 31Boston College 3
October 15#4 Clemson 34Florida State 28Alternate feed also available on ESPN2
Clemson-Florida State rivalry
October 22Minnesota 17#16 Penn State 45Governor's Victory Bell
October 29Michigan State 7#4 Michigan 29Last Big Ten home game to be featured on Saturday Night Football
Paul Bunyan Trophy
November 5Florida State 45Miami 3Florida State-Miami rivalry
Florida Cup
November 12#4 TCU 17#18 Texas 10College GameDay
TCU-Texas rivalry
November 19#22 Oklahoma State 13Oklahoma 28Bedlam Series
November 26#15 Notre Dame 27#6 USC 38Jeweled Shillelagh
December 3#9 Clemson 39#23 North Carolina 102022 ACC Championship Game; 8 ET kickoff
December 17SMU 23BYU 242022 New Mexico Bowl

2023 schedule

DateAwayHomeNotes
August 26South Carolina State 7Jackson State 37MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff
September 2#21 North Carolina 31South Carolina 17Duke's Mayo Classic
College GameDay
North Carolina–South Carolina rivalry
September 9#19 Wisconsin 22Washington State 31
September 16Pittsburgh 6West Virginia 17Backyard Brawl
September 23#3 Texas 38Baylor 6Baylor–Texas rivalry
September 30#11 Notre Dame 21#17 Duke 14College GameDay
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 28Colorado 16#23 UCLA 28
November 4#5 Washington 52#20 USC 42
November 11#7 Texas 29TCU 26TCU–Texas rivalry
November 18#5 Washington 22#11 Oregon State 20Last Pac-12 home game to be featured on Saturday Night Football
November 25#1 Georgia 31Georgia Tech 23Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
December 2#14 Louisville 6#4 Florida State 162023 ACC Championship Game; 8 ET kickoff
December 16UCLA 35Boise State 222023 LA Bowl
December 23Utah 7Northwestern 142023 Las Vegas Bowl

2024 schedule

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

DateAwayHomeNotes
August 24Florida A&M 24Norfolk State 23MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff
August 31#7 Notre Dame 23#20 Texas A&M 13First SEC home game to be featured on Saturday Night Football
College GameDay
September 7#14 Tennessee 51#24 NC State 10Duke's Mayo Classic
September 14#1 Georgia 13Kentucky 12
September 21#6 Tennessee 25#15 Oklahoma 15Oklahoma's first conference game as a member of the SEC
College GameDay
September 28#2 Georgia 34#4 Alabama 41Alabama-Georgia rivalry
2023 SEC Championship Game Rematch
College GameDay
October 5#4 Tennessee 14Arkansas 19
October 12#9 Ole Miss 26#13 LSU 29 (OT)Magnolia Bowl
October 19#5 Georgia 30#1 Texas 152019 Sugar Bowl Rematch
College GameDay
October 26#8 LSU 23#14 Texas A&M 38LSU-Texas A&M rivalry
November 2#10 Texas A&M 20South Carolina 44
November 9#11 Alabama 42#14 LSU 13College GameDay
Alabama-LSU rivalry
November 16#6 Tennessee 17#11 Georgia 31College GameDay
Georgia-Tennessee rivalry
November 23#7 Alabama 3Oklahoma 242018 Orange Bowl Rematch
November 30#3 Texas 17#20 Texas A&M 7Lone Star Showdown
First meeting between two schools since 2011
College GameDay
December 7#18 Clemson 34#8 SMU 312024 ACC Championship Game; 8 ET kickoff
December 21#7 Tennessee 17#6 Ohio State 42College Football Playoff First Round game; 8 ET kickoff; simulcast on ESPN
Alternate feeds available on ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, and SEC Network
College GameDay
December 28#17 BYU 36#20 Colorado 142024 Alamo Bowl

2025 schedule

Beginning this season, all games on ABC are simulcast on ESPN's new direct-to-consumer streaming service.

DateAwayHomeNotes
August 23NC Central 31Southern 14MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff
August 30#9 LSU 17#4 Clemson 102020 CFP National Championship Game Rematch
September 6#15 Michigan 13#18 Oklahoma 24College GameDay
September 13Florida 10#3 LSU 20Florida–LSU rivalry
2024 Week 12 Rematch
September 20Florida 7#4 Miami 26Florida–Miami rivalry
Florida Cup
College GameDay
September 27#17 Alabama 24#5 Georgia 21Alabama–Georgia rivalry
2024 Week 5 Rematch
October 4#3 Miami 28#18 Florida State 22Florida State–Miami rivalry
Florida Cup
Alternate feed also available on ACC Network
October 11#10 Georgia 20Auburn 10Deep South's Oldest Rivalry
October 18#11 Tennessee 20#6 Alabama 37Third Saturday in October
October 25#3 Texas A&M 49#20 LSU 25LSU–Texas A&M rivalry
November 1#18 Oklahoma 33#14 Tennessee 272024 Week 4 Rematch
November 8LSU 9#4 Alabama 20Alabama–LSU rivalry
November 15#10 Texas 10#5 Georgia 352024 SEC Championship Game Rematch
November 22#20 Tennessee 31Florida 11Florida–Tennessee rivalry
November 29#10 Alabama 27Auburn 20Iron Bowl
December 6Duke 27 (OT)#17 Virginia 202025 ACC Championship Game; 8 ET kickoff
Alternate feed also available on ACC Network
December 13Boise State 10Washington 382025 LA Bowl; 8 ET kickoff
December 27#19 Virginia 13Missouri 72025 Gator Bowl

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, Ohio State–Texas, Nebraska–USC, Notre Dame–Michigan State, Ohio State–Iowa, Oregon–California, Michigan–Penn State, Oklahoma–Texas A&M, Wake Forest–Florida State, and Notre Dame–USC.
  • Dan Fouts, play-by-play; Tim Brant, analyst; and Jack Arute, sideline reporter.
    • Three games: USC–Arizona, Nebraska–Iowa State, and UCLA–California.
  • Mark Jones, play-by-play; David Norrie, analyst; and Stacey Dales, sideline reporter.
    • Two games: Arizona State–USC and Virginia Tech–Miami (Fla.).
  • Gary Thorne, play-by-play; Andre Ware, analyst; and Todd Harris, sideline reporter.
    • One game: Texas–Kansas State.
  • Brad Nessler, play-by-play; Bob Griese and Paul Maguire, analysts; and Erin Andrews, sideline reporter.
    • One game: California–USC.
  • Mike Patrick, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; and Holly Rowe, sideline reporter.

2007

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

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), Ohio State–USC (with Andrews), Georgia–Arizona State, Illinois–Penn State, Missouri–Texas, Penn State–Ohio State, Texas–Texas Tech, Oklahoma State–Texas Tech, Boston College–Florida State, Texas Tech–Oklahoma, Oklahoma–Oklahoma State, and Missouri–Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship Game).
  • Ron Franklin, play-by-play; Ed Cunningham, analyst; and Heather Cox or Jack Arute, sideline reporter.
    • Two games: Michigan State–California (with Cox) and Oklahoma State–Colorado (with Arute).
  • Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Chris Spielman, analyst; and Rob Stone or Erin Andrews, sideline reporter.
    • Two games: Virginia Tech–Nebraska (with Andrews) and California–USC (with Stone).
  • Mike Patrick, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; and Holly Rowe, sideline reporter.
    • One game: Ohio State–Wisconsin.
  • Mark Jones, play-by-play; Bob Davie, analyst; and Todd Harris, sideline reporter.
    • One game: Oregon–USC.

2009

  • Brent Musburger, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; and Lisa Salters, sideline reporter.
    • Twelve games: Alabama–Virginia Tech (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game), Texas Tech–Texas, Iowa–Penn State, Oklahoma–Miami (Fla.), Michigan–Iowa, Texas–Missouri, USC–Oregon, Connecticut–Cincinnati, Notre Dame–Pittsburgh, Oregon–Arizona, Notre Dame–Stanford, and Texas–Nebraska (Big 12 Championship Game).
  • Mike Patrick, play-by-play; Craig James, analyst; and Heather Cox, sideline reporter.
    • Three games: Oregon State–USC, USC–Arizona State, and Texas Tech–Oklahoma State.
  • Ron Franklin, play-by-play; Ed Cunningham, analyst; and Shelley Smith, sideline reporter.
    • Three games: USC–California (with Smith), Oklahoma–Nebraska, and Kansas–Texas (with Smith).
  • Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Matt Millen, analyst; and Holly Rowe, sideline reporter.
    • Two games: Texas–Oklahoma State and Georgia–Georgia Tech.

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), Oregon State–Boise State, Stanford–Oregon, Florida State–Miami (Fla.) (with Cox), Oklahoma–Missouri, Oregon–USC, Arizona–Stanford, Nebraska–Texas A&M (with Cox), Oklahoma–Oklahoma State, and Nebraska–Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship Game) (with Rowe).
  • Mike Patrick, play-by-play; and Craig James, analyst.
    • Four games: USC–Stanford (with Shelley Smith), Ohio State–Minnesota (with Ray Bentley), Clemson–Florida State (with Jeannine Edwards), and Florida State–Maryland.
  • Ron Franklin, play-by-play; and Ed Cunningham, analyst.
    • Three games: Texas–Texas Tech (with Jeannine Edwards), Missouri–Texas Tech, and USC–Arizona (with Shelley Smith).
  • Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Matt Millen, analyst; and Heather Cox, sideline reporter.
    • Two games: Notre Dame–Boston College and Oklahoma State–Texas.
  • Brad Nessler, play-by-play; and Todd Blackledge, analyst.
    • Two games: Notre Dame–Michigan State (with Holly Rowe) and Notre Dame–USC (with Shelley Smith).
  • Mark Neely, play-by-play; Mike Bellotti and Brock Huard, analysts.
    • One game: USC–Oregon State.

2011

  • Brent Musburger, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; Erin Andrews or Lisa Salters, and Tom Rinaldi, sideline reporters.
    • Seven games: Oregon–LSU (Advocare Classic), Oklahoma–Florida State (with Rinaldi), LSU–West Virginia,{{cite press release|title=No. 2/3 LSU at 16/16 West Virginia|url=http://www.msnsportsnet.com/content/FBN91911.pdf|publisher= MSN Sports Net|date=September 19, 2011 |access-date=September 19, 2011}} Nebraska–Wisconsin, Stanford–USC, Kansas State–Oklahoma State (with Salters), and Oregon–Stanford.
  • Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Matt Millen, analyst; and Heather Cox or Jeannine Edwards, sideline reporter.
    • Two games: Ohio State–Nebraska (with Edwards) and Washington–Stanford (with Cox).
  • Mike Patrick, play-by-play; Craig James, analyst; and Jenn Brown, sideline reporter.
    • One game: Clemson–Georgia Tech.
  • Brad Nessler, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; and Holly Rowe, sideline reporter.
    • One game: Texas Tech–Oklahoma.
  • Mark Jones, play-by-play; and Ed Cunningham, analyst.
    • One game: Notre Dame–Wake Forest.

2012

  • Brent Musburger, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; Heather Cox, and Tom Rinaldi, sideline reporters.
    • 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 (with Rinaldi).
  • 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; Heather Cox, and Tom Rinaldi, sideline reporters.
    • Eleven games: Georgia–Clemson, Notre Dame–Purdue, Kansas State–Texas, Wisconsin–Ohio State, Ohio State–Northwestern, Florida State–Clemson, Miami–Florida State (with Rinaldi), 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 reporters.
    • Thirteen games: Oregon-Auburn (Advocare Classic), LSU–Texas (with Davis), Clemson–Syracuse (with McDonough), Oklahoma State–Texas, Ohio State-Nebraska, Michigan State–Ohio State, Michigan–Penn State, Notre Dame-Michigan, SMU-Memphis, Clemson–NC State, Oklahoma-Baylor, Oregon-Arizona State, 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.
  • Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; Holly Rowe, sideline reporter
    • One game: Penn State-Iowa

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 reporters
    • 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 (Duke's Mayo Classic), 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.
  • 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
  • Tom Hart, play-by-play; Brock Osweiler, analyst; and Taylor McGregor, sideline reporter.
  • 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

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)
  • Dave Pasch, play-by-play; Dusty Dvoracek, analyst; and Tom Luginbill, sideline reporter.
    • Two games: Texas-Baylor, Texas-TCU
  • Joe Tessitore, play-by-play; Jordan Rodgers or Jesse Palmer, analyst; and Katie George, sideline reporter.
    • Two games: Notre Dame-Louisville (with Rodgers), Louisville-Florida State (ACC Championship) (with Palmer)
  • 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)

2024

  • Chris Fowler or Rece Davis, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; Holly Rowe, Laura Rutledge, Katie George or Marty Smith, sideline reporters.
    • Twelve games: Notre Dame-Texas A&M, Tennessee-NC State (Duke's Mayo Classic; with Davis), Tennessee-Oklahoma, Georgia-Alabama (with Rutledge), Tennessee-Arkansas, Georgia-Texas (with George), LSU-Texas A&M, Alabama-LSU, Tennessee-Georgia (with Rutledge), Alabama-Oklahoma, Texas-Texas A&M, Tennessee-Ohio State (CFP First Round; with Smith)
  • Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Greg McElroy, analyst; and Molly McGrath, sideline reporter.
    • Four games: Georgia-Kentucky, Ole Miss-LSU, Texas A&M-South Carolina, Clemson-SMU (ACC Championship)
  • Tiffany Greene, play-by-play; Jay Walker, analyst; and Quint Kessenich, sideline reporter.
    • One game: Florida A&M–Norfolk State (MEAC/SWAC Challenge)
  • Dave Pasch, play-by-play; Dusty Dvoracek, analyst; and Taylor McGregor, sideline reporter.

2025

  • Chris Fowler, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; Holly Rowe, Molly McGrath or Laura Rutledge, sideline reporters.
    • Ten games: LSU-Clemson (with McGrath), Michigan-Oklahoma, Florida-Miami, Alabama-Georgia (with Rutledge), Miami-Florida State, Texas A&M-LSU, Oklahoma-Tennessee, Texas-Georgia (with Rutledge), Tennessee-Florida, Alabama-Auburn
  • Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Greg McElroy, analyst; Molly McGrath and Taylor McGregor, sideline reporters.
    • Five games: Florida-LSU, Georgia-Auburn, Tennessee-Alabama, LSU-Alabama, Duke-Virginia (ACC Championship, with McGregor)
  • Dave Pasch, play-by-play; Dusty Dvoracek, analyst; and Taylor McGregor, sideline reporter.
    • One game: Boise State-Washington (LA Bowl)
  • Bob Wischusen, play-by-play; Louis Riddick, analyst; and Kris Budden, sideline reporter.
  • Tiffany Greene, play-by-play; Jay Walker, analyst; and Quint Kessenich, sideline reporter.
    • One game: North Carolina Central–Southern (MEAC/SWAC Challenge)

Standings

TeamAppearancesWinsLossesWin Pct.
Alabama14131.909
LSU1174.714
Boise State412.333
UCF1101.000
Georgia1293.778
Cincinnati321.667
Pittsburgh633.500
Ohio State32266.813
Florida State31238.742
USC352213.628
Stanford15114.733
Kansas State642.667
Virginia Tech624.333
Notre Dame301614.533
Texas22148.667
Michigan1275.636
Oklahoma372611.686
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)18711.312
Texas A&M835.286
Penn State1697.563
Missouri825.286
Nebraska16412.250
Boston College716.143
Oregon State716.143
Colorado404.000
Connecticut202.000
Duke403.000
Iowa State211.500
Minnesota404.000
North Carolina624.333
Purdue312.333
Tennessee1147.375
Washington State211.500
West Virginia413.250
Illinois303.000
UCLA1055.500
Washington1054.556
Arizona State413.250
Clemson20128.632
Arizona505.000
Northwestern211.500
Syracuse202.000
Louisville615.167
Temple101.000
TCU514.200
Rutgers101.000
Florida404.000
Utah523.400
SMU303.000
Tulsa101.000
Memphis1101.000
Virginia402.000
Auburn413.333
NC State303.000
Indiana202.000
Utah State1101.000
BYU2201.000
South Carolina State101.000
Jackson State1101.000
South Carolina211.500
Florida A&M1101.000
Norfolk State101.000
Kentucky101.000
Arkansas1101.000
Ole Miss101.000
NC Central1101.000
Southern101.000

Nielsen ratings

Top 10 Regular Season Games

RankDateMatchupViewers (millions)TV RatingSignificance
1November 24, 2012, 8:00 ET#1 Notre Dame22USC13
2October 18, 2014, 8:00 ET#5 Notre Dame27#1 Florida State31
3October 19, 2024, 7:30 ET#5 Georgia30#1 Texas15
4September 2, 2017, 8:00 ET#3 Florida State7#1 Alabama24
5November 1, 2008, 8:00 ET#1 Texas33#7 Texas Tech39
6September 28, 2024, 7:30 ET#2 Georgia34#4 Alabama41
7September 13, 2008, 8:00 ET#5 Ohio State3#1 USC35
8September 4, 2016, 7:30 ET#10 Notre Dame47Texas50
9November 22, 2008, 8:00 ET#2 Texas Tech21#5 Oklahoma65
10September 3, 2022, 7:30 ET#5 Notre Dame10#2 Ohio State21

Seasonal

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

SeasonEpisodesTimeslotSeason premiereSeason finaleTV seasonSeason
rankViewers
(in millions)1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th
18Saturday 8:00September 2, 2006December 2, 20062006–2007#977.6
18September 1, 2007December 1, 20072007–2008#1216.2
18August 30, 2008December 6, 20082008–2009#618.3
20September 5, 2009December 5, 20092009–2010#786.3
22September 4, 2010December 4, 20102010–2011#956.0
16September 3, 2011December 3, 20112011–2012#886.4
14September 1, 2012December 1, 20122012–2013#666.9
14August 31, 2013December 7, 20132013–2014#825.6
14August 30, 2014December 6, 20142014–2015#886.4
14September 5, 2015December 5, 20152015–2016#925.2
14September 3, 2016December 3, 20162016–2017#676.0
15September 2, 2017December 2, 20172017–2018#785.8
14September 1, 2018December 1, 20182018–2019#865.1
16Saturday 7:30August 31, 2019December 21, 20192019–2020#714.9
15September 12, 2020December 19, 20202020–2021#803.8
15September 4, 2021December 18, 20212021–2022#524.6
15September 3, 2022December 17, 20222022–2023#564.0
17August 26, 2023December 23, 20232023–2024#553.9
18August 24, 2024December 28, 20242024–2025#687.4
18August 23, 2025December 27, 20252025–2026TBDTBA

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, and again in 2025.

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

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