2019 FOX & FS1 College Football Schedule

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Top Rivalries Including Ohio State-Michigan and Oklahoma-Texas Returns to FOX This Year

This fall, start off your college football Saturday with FOX Sports! Kicking off at 11:00 AM ET each Saturday afternoon on the FOX broadcast network with a brand new pregame show led by host Rob Stone - joined by analysts Matt Leinart, Brady Quinn, Urban Meyer and Reggie Bush - getting you ready for the network's biggest game of the day at 12:00 PM ET. 

FOX Sports' 2019 college football lineup includes top games from the Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-12 conferences. This slate is highlighted by some of the college football lore's most meaningful showdowns: Ohio State at Michigan & Oklahoma vs. Texas in the Red River Showdown, The Big Ten Championship Game and much more! Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft will rehash their roles as FOX's lead college football announcing team again this year.

Per FOX Sports, “We’re excited for college football fans around the country to start their Saturdays with us,” said Brad Zager, FOX Sports Executive Vice President, Production & Operations. “Our new pregame show, featuring some of the best to play and coach the game over the last 15 years, will set the tone leading into our top game each week at Noon ET. Fans no longer have to sit around waiting for primetime to watch big matchups – we’re going to kick things off with a bang each and every week.”

After the record setting for FOX's most-watched regular season college football game with 13.2 million viewers last November, the sport's most historic rivalry returns to the FOX broadcast network as Ohio State heads to the Big House on Saturday, November 30th to face Michigan at 12:00 PM ET. Also highlighting the network's slate, the Red River Showdown returns to FOX for the second straight year, Saturday, October 12th at 12:00 PM ET. Last year's game draw 5.6 million viewers on FOX, the most in this rivalry since 2011.

Additional schedule highlights for the year (again, credit FOX for these, not me):

• FS1’s strongest lineup of Friday games, highlighted by Utah at USC (Sept. 20), Penn State at Maryland (Sept. 27), Colorado at Oregon (Oct. 11) and Ohio State at Northwestern in a rematch of last season’s Big Ten Championship (Oct. 18).

• Aug. 29-31: Three straight days of college football kick off the season, highlighted by the beginning of the Ryan Day era at Ohio State, as the Buckeyes open at home against Lane Kiffin’s FAU Owls on Saturday, Aug. 31, at 12:00 PM ET on FOX.

• Sept. 14: Transfer quarterback Jalen Hurts leads Oklahoma into Los Angeles for a battle of high-powered offenses as Chip Kelly’s UCLA Bruins host Lincoln Riley’s Sooners in a primetime showdown on the FOX broadcast network.

• Sept. 21: Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan Wolverines head to Camp Randall to take on Paul Chryst’s Wisconsin Badgers in an early test between cross-division rivals.

• Nov. 29: FOX Sports has a pair of huge in-state rivalry games the day after Thanksgiving, kicking off with Texas Tech at Texas at 12:00 PM ET, followed by Washington State at Washington at 4:00 PM ET. Plus, Nebraska hosts Iowa in the Heroes Game at 2:30 PM ET on BTN.

• Dec. 7: The Big Ten Championship Game returns to the FOX broadcast network at 8:00 PM ET from Lucas Oil Stadium with coverage beginning at 7:00 PM ET.

• Dec. 27: The San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl, featuring teams from the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences, returns to FS1 at 8:00 PM ET.

• Dec. 30: The Redbox Bowl, featuring teams from the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences, returns to the FOX broadcast network at 4:00 PM ET.

Games are simulcast on the FOX Sports app, which now provides live streaming video of FOX Sports content through iOS and Android devices.

The following is the summation of the 2019 FOX & FS1 college football schedule (with more games to be added throughout the year):

2019 FOX & FS1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

(Organized by Date First - Then Week; Times Refer On-Air; Subject to Change)

* Thursday, August 29th (Week 1)

. South Dakota State at Minnesota - FS1, 9:00 (Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman)

* Friday, August 30th (Week 1)

. Tulsa at Michigan State - FS1, 7:00 (Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey)

. Oklahoma State at Oregon State - FS1, 10:30 (Justin Kutcher, Petros Papadakis, Shane Vereen)

* Saturday, August 31st (Week 1)

. Florida Atlantic at Ohio State - FOX, 12:00 (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)
. Northern Iowa at Iowa State - FS1, 12:00 (Chris Vosters, Ben Leber)

. Northwestern at Stanford - FOX, 4:00 (Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman)

. Miami (OH) at Iowa - FS1, 7:30 (Brian Custer, Robert Smith)

* Saturday, September 7th (Week 2)

. Army at Michigan - FOX, 12:00 (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)

. Rutgers at Iowa - FS1, 12:00 (Justin Kutcher, Petros Papadakis, Shane Vereen)

. Nebraska at Colorado - FOX, 3:30 (Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman)

. Buffalo at Penn State - FOX, 7:30 (Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey)

. California at Washington - FS1, 10:30 (Brian Custer, Robert Smith)

* Saturday, September 14th (Week 3)

. Ohio State at Indiana - FOX, 12:00 (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)

. North Carolina State at West Virginia - FS1, 12:00 (Eric Collins, Ben Leber)

. Arizona State at Michigan State - FOX, 4:00 (Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey)

. Iowa at Iowa State - FS1, 4:00 (Brian Custer, Robert Smith)

. Oklahoma at UCLA - FOX, 8:00 (Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman)

. Northern Illinois at Nebraska - FS1, 8:00 (Justin Kutcher, Petros Papadakis, Shane Vereen)

* Friday, September 20th (Week 4)

. Utah at USC - FS1, 9:00 (Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman)

* Saturday, September 21st (Week 4)

. Michigan at Wisconsin - FOX, 12:00 (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)
. UL Monroe at Iowa State - FS1, 12:00 (Brian Custer, Robert Smith)
. SMU at TCU - FS1, 3:30 (Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey)

* Friday, September 27th (Week 5)

. Penn State at Maryland - FS1, 8:00 (Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey)

* Saturday, September 28th (Week 5)
. Texas Tech at Oklahoma - FOX, 12:00 (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)
. Kansas at TCU - FS1, 12:00 (Brian Custer, Robert Smith)
. USC at Washington - FOX, 3:30 (Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman)
. Washington State at Utah - FS1, 10:00 (Justin Kutcher, Petros Papadakis, Shane Vereen)

* Saturday, October 5th (Week 6)
. Iowa at Michigan - FOX, 12:00 (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)
. Oklahoma State at Texas Tech - FS1, 12:00 (Brian Custer, Robert Smith, Kevin Patterson)
. Northwestern at Nebraska - FOX, 4:00 (Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey)
. California at Oregon - FOX, 8:00 (Brandon Gaudin, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman)

* Friday, October 11th (Week 7)

. Colorado at Oregon - FS1, 10:00 (Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman)

* Saturday, October 12th (Week 7)

. Oklahoma vs. Texas (Dallas) - FOX, 12:00 (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)
. Texas Tech at Baylor - FS1, 4:00 (Justin Kutcher, Petros Papadakis, Shane Vereen)
. Nebraska at Minnesota - FS1, 7:30 (Brian Custer, Robert Smith)
. Washington at Arizona - FS1, 11:00 (Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey)

* Friday, October 18th (Week 8)

. Ohio State at Northwestern - BTN, 8:30 (Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman)
^ Ohio State-Northwestern game was moved from FS1 to BTN due to postponed game in ALCS playoffs

* Saturday, October 19th (Week 8)
. West Virginia at Oklahoma - FOX, 12:00 (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)
. Iowa State at Texas Tech - FS1, 12:00 (Brian Custer, Robert Smith)
. Baylor at Oklahoma State - FOX, 4:00 (Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey)

* Saturday, October 26th (Week 9)
. Wisconsin at Ohio State - FOX, 12:00 (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)
. Texas at TCU - FOX, 3:30 (Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman)
. Oklahoma State at Iowa State - FS1, 3:30 (Cory Provus, Petros Papadakis, Shane Vereen)
. Texas Tech at Texas - FS1, 7:00 (Dan Hellie, Evan Moore)
. California at Utah - FS1, 10:00 (Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey)

* Saturday, November 2nd (Week 10)
. Nebraska at Purdue - FOX, 12:00 (Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey)
. Kansas State at Kansas - FS1, 3:30 (Cory Provus, Petros Papadakis, Shane Vereen)
. Utah at Washington - FOX, 4:00 (Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman)
. Northwestern at Indiana - FS1, 7:00 (Brian Custer, Robert Smith)

. Oregon at USC - FOX, 8:00 (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)

* Friday, November 8th (Week 11)

. Washington at Oregon State - FS1, 10:30 (Cory Provus, Petros Papadakis, Shane Vereen)

* Saturday, November 9th (Week 11)
. Maryland at Ohio State - FOX, 12:00 (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)
. Baylor at TCU - FS1, 12:00 (Brian Custer, Robert Smith)
. Illinois at Michigan State - FS1, 3:30 (Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington)
. Iowa at Wisconsin - FOX, 4:00 (Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey)
. Iowa State at Oklahoma - FOX, 8:00 (Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman)

* Saturday, November 16th (Week 12)
. Michigan State at Michigan - FOX, 12:00 (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)
. Kansas at Oklahoma State - FS1, 12:00 (Dan Hellie, Ben Leber)
. Texas at Iowa State - FS1, 3:30 (Brian Custer, Robert Smith)
. Minnesota at Iowa - FOX, 4:00 (Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman)
. Arizona State at Oregon State - FS1, 7:30 (Aaron Goldsmith, Jordan Palmer)
. UCLA at Utah - FOX, 8:00 (Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey)
. USC at California - FS1, 11:00 (Cory Provus, Petros Papadakis, Shane Vereen)

* Saturday, November 23rd (Week 13)
. Penn State at Ohio State - FOX, 12:00 (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)
. Michigan State at Rutgers - FS1, 12:00 (John Strong, Evan Moore)
. Texas at Baylor - FS1, 3:30 (Brian Custer, Robert Smith)
. Purdue at Wisconsin - FOX, 4:00 (Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey)
. Kansas State at Texas Tech - FS1, 7:00 (Aaron Goldsmith, Ben Leber)
. TCU at Oklahoma - FOX, 8:00 (Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman)
. Utah at Arizona - FS1, 10:00 (Cory Provus, Petros Papadakis, Shane Vereen)

* Friday, November 29th: Black Friday (Week 14)

. Texas Tech at Texas - FOX, 12:00 (Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman)

. Washington State at Washington - FOX, 4:00 (Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey)

* Saturday, November 30th (Week 14)

. Ohio State at Michigan - FOX, 12:00 (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)
. Northwestern at Illinois - FS1, 12:00 (Chris Vosters, Ben Leber)
. Maryland at Michigan State - FS1, 3:30 (John Strong, Evan Moore)
. Notre Dame at Stanford - FOX, 4:00 (Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey)
. Iowa State at Kansas State - FS1, 7:00 (Brian Custer, Robert Smith)
. Oklahoma at Oklahoma State - FOX, 8:00 (Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman)
. California at UCLA - FS1, 10:30 (Cory Provus, Petros Papadakis, Shane Vereen)

* Saturday, December 7th: Conference Championship (Week 15)

. B10 Championship Game: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin (Indianapolis) - FOX, 8:00 (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)

* Friday, December 27th: Bowl

. San Diego County Credit Holiday Bowl: USC vs. Iowa (San Diego) - FS1, 8:00 (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)

* Monday, December 30th: Bowl

. Redbox Bowl: California vs. Illinois (Santa Clara) - FOX, 4:00 (Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Bruce Feldman)

H/T FOX