via press release:
College Football: 17 Games Featuring Undefeated or One-Loss Teams
ESPN’s college football schedule this week will include 17 telecasts involving an undefeated or one-loss team. The weekday schedule is highlighted by an ESPN telecast pitting undefeated No. 3 Oregon at one-loss Arizona State in a Pac-12 showdown between Division leaders on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 9 p.m. ET.
Highlights for Saturday, Oct. 20:
- ESPN and ABC will each televise a game between ranked, one-loss teams: No. 6 LSU at No. 18 Texas A&M in a matchup between SEC West Division squads at noon on ESPN and No. 17 Texas Tech at No. 23 TCU in a Big 12 contest at 3:30 p.m. on ABC and ESPN2.
- ESPN2 will televise unbeaten No. 8 Oregon State against Utah at 10:30 p.m.
- The ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Windows 8 broadcast at 8 p.m. will feature regional coverage of two intrastate matchups: No. 14 Florida State at Miami (Fla.) and Baylor at No. 25 Texas.
- ESPN platforms will carry eight of the remaining 12 undefeated teams: No. 1 Alabama, No. 3 Oregon, No. 8 Oregon State, No. 12 Mississippi State, No. 15 Rutgers, No. 16 Louisville, No. 21 Cincinnati and Ohio State.
- ESPN and ESPN2 will each televise an unbeaten SEC team at 7 p.m.: No. 1 Alabama (at Tennessee) on ESPN and No. 12 Mississippi State (against Middle Tennessee) on ESPN2.
- ESPN will offer coverage of all three remaining undefeated BIG EAST teams: No. 15 Rutgers (at Temple) at noon on ESPN3 and the BIG EAST Network, No. 16 Louisville (against South Florida) at 3:30 p.m. on ABC and ESPN3, and No. 21 Cincinnati (at 6-1 Toledo from the Mid-American Conference) at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.
ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPN 3D and ESPN Radio Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Game / Commentators | Network |
| Tue, Oct 16 | 9 p.m. | Louisiana-Lafayette at North Texas
Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Cara Capuano
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ESPN2 |
| Thu, Oct 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Hampton at North Carolina Central
Joe Davis & Jay Walker
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ESPNU |
| 7:30 p.m. | North Alabama at West Georgia | ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 3 Oregon at Arizona State
Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack & Samantha Steele
|
ESPN | |
| Fri, Oct 19 | 8 p.m. | Connecticut at Syracuse
Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore & Jemele Hill
|
ESPN |
| Sat, Oct 20 | Noon | Purdue at Ohio State
Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway & Lewis Johnson
|
ABC & ESPN2 ** |
| Virginia Tech at No. 19 Clemson
Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham & Jeannine Edwards
|
ABC & ESPN2 ** | ||
| Noon | No. 6 LSU at No. 18 Texas A&M
Dave Pasch, Brian Griese & Jenn Brown
|
ESPN & ESPN 3D | |
| Noon | Minnesota at Wisconsin
Tom Hart & John Congemi
|
ESPNU | |
| Noon | Auburn at Vanderbilt
Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Cara Capuano
|
ESPN3 & SEC Network | |
| Noon | No. 15 Rutgers at Temple
Eamon McAnaney, David Diaz-Infante & Paul Carcaterra
|
ESPN3 * & BIG EAST Network | |
| Noon | Northern Illinois at Akron
Michael Reghi & Doug Graber
|
ESPN3 * | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Wake Forest at Virginia | ESPN3 * & ACC Network | |
| 1 p.m. | Army at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 | |
| 1 p.m. | Harvard at Princeton | ESPN3 | |
| 1 p.m. | Florida International at Troy | ESPN3 | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Presbyterian at Charleston Southern | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | San Jose State at Texas-San Antonio | ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Boston College at Georgia Tech | ESPN3 * | |
| 3 p.m. | Western Carolina at Elon | ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Nebraska at Northwestern
Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell & Maria Taylor
|
ABC & ESPN2 * | |
| No. 17 Texas Tech at No. 23 TCU
Dave Lamont & Kelly Stouffer
|
ABC & ESPN2 * | ||
| South Florida at No. 16 Louisville
Mark Neely & Ray Bentley
|
ABC & ESPN3 | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | NC State at Maryland
Anish Shroff & Dan Hawkins
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ESPNU | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Michigan State at Michigan | ESPN Radio | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Ball State at Central Michigan | ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh at Buffalo
Bob Picozzi & Chris Doering
|
ESPN3 * | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Concord at Liberty | ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | Louisiana-Monroe at Western Kentucky | ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | Nicholls State at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | Shorter at West Alabama | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | Colorado at No. 10 USC | ESPN Radio | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 1 Alabama at Tennessee
Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe
|
ESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | Middle Tennessee at No. 12 Mississippi State
Mark Jones, Brock Huard & Jessica Mendoza
|
ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | North Carolina at Duke
Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb & Allison Williams
|
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 21 Cincinnati at Toledo | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 11 Georgia at Kentucky | ESPN3 * | |
| 7 p.m. | Idaho at Louisiana Tech
Trey Bender & Jay Taylor
|
ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Baylor at No. 25 Texas
Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Quint Kessenich
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ABC & ESPN3 * | |
| No. 14 Florida State at Miami (Fla.)
Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather Cox
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ABC & ESPN3 * | ||
| 10:30 p.m. | Utah at No. 8 Oregon State
Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen & Shannon Spake
|
ESPN2 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | South Carolina State at Florida A&M
Joe Davis & Jay Walker
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ESPNU *** |
* Local blackout may apply
** Reverse mirror in which ESPN2 will regionalize two games on ABC to markets not receiving the telecast
*** Live on ESPN3 at 6 p.m. ET & same day delay on ESPNU
ESPN will use BCS Standings through the remainder of the season
