2026 Week Zero College Football Schedule

Updated: 12/1/25 (Schedule is subject to change)

Saturday, August 29th:

North Carolina vs. TCU (Dublin, Ireland)

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

Hawaii at Stanford

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.