2026 Week Zero College Football Schedule

Updated: 3/24/2026 (Should be the final schedule)

Saturday, August 29th:

North Carolina vs. TCU (Dublin, Ireland)

NC State vs. Virginia (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Hawaii at Stanford

New Mexico State at Florida State

Memphis at UNLV

San Jose State at USC

Jacksonville State at North Dakota State

Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan

Note: The 2026 FCS football season will begin on August 27th as teams will be playing a 12-game regular season schedule. Starting in “Week Zero” will give FCS teams 13 weeks before the FCS championship selections.