Best FBS Non-Conference Games Scheduled in 2026

Here are some of the best FBS non-conference college football games scheduled in 2026 (This list does not include yearly non-conference games like Clemson/South Carolina or Iowa/Iowa State):

Updated: 1/23/2026

Week Zero:

North Carolina vs. TCU (Dublin, Ireland)

Week 1:

Washington State at Washington

UCLA at Cal

Tulane at Duke

Louisville vs. Ole Miss (Nashville, TN)

Wyoming at Colorado State

Clemson at LSU

Colorado at Georgia Tech

Boise State at Oregon

Baylor vs. Auburn (Atlanta, GA)

Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame (Green Bay, WI)

Week 2:

Tennessee at Georgia Tech

Appalachian State at East Carolina

Duke at Illinois

Memphis at Boise State

Arkansas at Utah

Arizona State at Texas A&M

Oklahoma at Michigan

Ohio State at Texas

Missouri at Kansas

Week 3:

Virginia Tech at Maryland

Virginia vs. West Virginia (Charlotte, NC)

Utah State at Utah

BYU at Colorado State

Florida State at Alabama

Miami (OH) vs. Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)

Michigan State at Notre Dame

NC State at Vanderbilt

North Texas at Texas State

Week 4:

Appalachian State at NC State

Tulsa at Arkansas

Arizona at Washington State

Notre Dame at Purdue

James Madison at Virginia Tech

Southern Miss at Tulane

Week 5:

Notre Dame at North Carolina

Week 7:

Notre Dame at BYU

Week 10:

Miami (FL) at Notre Dame