2025-2026 College Football Friday Night Betting Online
Each year, the 2025 college football schedule for Friday night action reveals that major colleges are seeking any means and path to generate revenue, while schools with lower profiles are looking for additional exposure. Naturally, lesser-known teams from the Group of Five conferences are eager to take the field on Friday nights when the bigger brands are off. This strategy allows them the full attention of fans, gamblers, and, most importantly, prospective recruits. Teams that would normally be ignored on a full Saturday find that the entire nation is focused on their Friday night matchups.
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One of the most important Week 1 Friday night games is the Auburn Tigers at the Baylor Bears. Initially, Auburn fans celebrated the hire of head coach Hugh Freeze. However, the results have not met expectations. Now, Freeze faces a critical season that could determine his future. So too has Baylor head coach Dave Aranda flirted with a firing squad date. Aranda pulled Baylor together at the end of last season, but many fans and donors are no longer convinced that he is the answer.
Also in Week 1, the Colorado Buffaloes will host the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in a game that is expected to draw massive attention. Colorado head coach Deion Sanders must now prove that he can rebuild a program on the fly after losing his son, QB Shedeur, and the two-way Heisman Trophy-winning superstar Travius Hunter.
2025-2026 Friday Night College Football Schedule
Week 1 - Friday, August 29, 2025
Tarleton State Texans at Army Black Knights, 6 pm, CBSSN
Kennesaw State Owls at Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 7 pm, ACCN
Appalachian State Mountaineers vs. Charlotte 49ers (Charlotte, NC), 7 pm, ESPNU
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats at FIU Owls, 7 pm, ESPN+
Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan State Spartans, 7 pm, FS1
Wagner Seahawks at Kansas Jayhawks, 7:30 pm, ESPN+
Western Illinois Leathernecks at Illinois Fighting Illini, 7:30 pm, Peacock
Auburn Tigers at Baylor Bears, 8 pm, FOX
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Colorado Buffaloes, 8 pm, ESPN
UNLV Rebels at Sam Houston Bearkats, 9:30 pm, CBSSN
Central Michigan Chippewas at San Jose State Spartans, 10:30 pm, FS1
Week 2 - Friday, September 5, 2025
James Madison Dukes at Louisville Cardinals, 7 pm, ESPN2
NIU Huskies at Maryland Terrapins, 7:30 pm, BTN
Western Illinois Leathernecks at Northwestern Wildcats, 7:30 pm, BTN
Eastern Washington Eagles at Boise State Broncos, 9 pm FS1
Week 3 - Friday, September 12, 2025
Indiana State Sycamores at Indiana Hoosiers, TBD, BTN
Colgate Raiders at Syracuse Orange, 7 pm, ACCN
Colorado Buffaloes at Houston Cougars, 7:30 pm, ESPN
Kansas State Wildcats at Arizona Wildcats, 9 pm, FOX
New Mexico Lobos at UCLA, TBD
Week 4 - Friday, September 19, 2025
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Oklahoma State Cowboys, 7 pm, ESPN
Iowa Hawkeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 8 pm, FOX
Week 5 - Friday, September 26, 2025
Florida State Seminoles at Virginia Cavaliers, 7 pm, ESPN
TCU Horned Frogs at Arizona State Sun Devils, 9 pm, FOX
Houston Cougars at Oregon State Beavers, 10:30 pm, ESPN
Week 6 - Friday, October 3, 2025
WKU Hilltoppers at Delaware Blue Hens, 7 pm, CBSSN
Charlotte 49ers at USF Bulls, 7 pm, ESPN2
New Mexico Lobos at San Jose State Spartans, 10 pm, FS1
West Virginia Mountaineers at BYU Cougars, 10:30 pm, ESPN
Colorado State Rams at San Diego State Aztecs, 10:30 pm, CBSSN
Week 7 - Friday, October 10, 2025
USF Bulls at North Texas Mean Green, 7:30 pm, ESPN2
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Washington Huskies, 9 pm, FS1
Fresno State Bulldogs at Colorado State Rams, 9 pm, CBSSN
Week 8 - Friday, October 17, 2025
Louisville Cardinals at Miami-FL Hurricanes, 7 pm, TBD
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers, 8 pm, FOX
San Jose State Spartans at Utah State Aggies, 9 pm, CBSSN
North Carolina Tar Heels at California Golden Bears, 10:30 pm, ESPN
Week 9 - Friday, October 24, 2025
North Texas Mean Green at Charlotte 49ers, 7 pm, ESPN2
California Golden Bears at Virginia Tech Hokies, 7:30 pm, ESPN
Boise State Broncos at Nevada Wolf Pack, 10 pm, CBSSN
Week 10 - Friday, October 31, 2025
Memphis Tigers at Rice Owls, 7 pm, ESPN2
North Carolina Tar Heels at Syracuse Orange, ESPN
Sam Houston Bearkats at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, 8 pm, CBSSN
Week 11- Friday, November 7, 2025
Tulane Green Wave at Memphis Tigers, 9 pm, ESPN
Northwestern Wildcats at USC Trojans, 9 pm, FOX
Houston Cougars at UCF Knights, TBD, FS1
Week 12 - Friday, November 14, 2025
Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals, 8 pm, ESPN
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Oregon Ducks, 9 pm, FOX
Week 13 - Friday, November 21, 2025
Florida State Seminoles at NC State Wolfpack, 8 pm, ESPN
Hawaii Warriors at UNLV Rebels, 10:30 pm, FS1
Week 14 - Friday, November 28, 2025
Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers, noon, CBS
Kent State Golden Flashes at NIU Huskies, noon, TBD
Ohio Bobcats at Buffalo Bulls, noon, TBD
Utah Utes at Kansas Jayhawks, noon, TBD
Ole Miss Rebels at Mississippi State Bulldogs, noon, TBD
Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 3:30 pm, ABC
San Diego State Aztecs at New Mexico Lobos, 3:30 pm, CBSSN
Boise State Broncos at Utah State Aggies, 4 pm, CBS
Texas A&M Aggies at Texas Longhorns, 7:30 pm, ABC
Indiana Hoosiers at Purdue Boilermakers, 7:30 pm, NBC
Army Black Knights at UTSA Roadrunners, TBD
Temple Owls at North Texas Mean Green, TBD
Arizona Wildcats at Arizona State, TBD, FOX
Air Force Falcons at Colorado State Rams, TBD, FS1
Week 15 - Friday, December 5, 2025
Conference USA Championship Game, 7 pm, CBSSN
Sun Belt Conference Championship Game, 7 pm, ESPN
AAC Championship Game, 8 pm, ABC
Mountain West Conference Championship Game, TBD, FOX
2025-2026 College Football Schedule
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