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CBS SPORTS NETWORK UNVEILS COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2023 SEASON

Schedule Highlighted by Service Academy Football, Matchups from Conference USA, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West and UConn Football

Season Kicks off with Week Zero Doubleheader on Saturday, Aug. 26 and Concludes with Conference USA Championship Game on Friday, Dec. 2

CBS Sports Network has announced its 2023 college football schedule featuring 70 games, highlighted by Service Academy football, matchups from Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference and Mountain West, as well as select UConn home games. The schedule also includes appearances from Power Five schools from the SEC, ACC, Big 12 and Pac 12.

As the home of Service Academy football, CBS Sports will televise seven Army games, four Navy games and five Air Force games, highlighted by a Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy game when Army visits Air Force on Saturday, Nov. 4 (2:30 PM, ET). Additionally, the CBS Television Network will broadcast the other two Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy games, including the Army-Navy classic on Dec. 9 (3:00 PM, ET).

As part of its Conference USA lineup, CBS Sports Network will complement weekend game coverage with 10 weeknight games throughout October. And, for the fifth consecutive year, CBS Sports Network will present the Conference USA Championship game on Friday, Dec. 2.

The season will kick off with a Week Zero doubleheader featuring UTEP at Jacksonville State at 5:30 PM, ET followed by FIU at Louisiana Tech at 9:00 PM, ET on Saturday, Aug. 26. Week One will then start with a Thursday night matchup between NC State and UConn on Aug. 31.

The network will also continue providing extensive studio programming throughout the week and surrounding live games, including THIS WEEK IN SEC FOOTBALL and INSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL, CBS Sports Network’s flagship college football show.

CBS Sports Digital will provide additional in-depth college football coverage throughout the season on a variety of platforms, including CBSSports.com; the CBS Sports app; CBS Sports HQ, the 24/7 streaming sports news service; 247Sports, the industry leader in college football and recruiting analysis with more than 100 dedicated team websites; the Cover 3 College Football Podcast; and on CBS Sports social handles.

Schedule highlights include:

  • NC State at UConn – Thursday, Aug. 31 (7:30 PM, ET)

  • Stanford at Hawaii – Friday, Sept. 1 (11:00 PM, ET)

  • Washington State at Colorado State – Saturday, Sept. 2 (7:00 PM, ET)

  • Kansas at Nevada – Saturday, Sept. 16 (10:30 PM, ET)

  • Duke at UConn – Saturday, Sept. 23 (3:30 PM, ET)

  • Vanderbilt at UNLV – Saturday, Sept. 16 (7:00 PM, ET)

  • Boston College at Army – Saturday, Oct. 7 (12:00 Noon, ET)

  • Army at Air Force – Saturday, Nov. 4 (2:30 PM, ET)

  • Boise State at Fresno State – Saturday, Nov. 4 (10:00 PM, ET)

  • Conference USA Championship – Friday, Dec. 1

The complete 2023 CBS Sports Network college football schedule follows:

2023 CBS Sports Network Football Schedule

(ALL TIMES EASTERN)

Saturday, Aug. 26

UTEP at Jacksonville State

5:30 PM

Saturday, Aug. 26

FIU at Louisiana Tech

9:00 PM

Thursday, Aug. 31

NC State at UConn

7:30 PM

Friday, Sept. 1

Stanford at Hawaii

11:00 PM

Saturday, Sept. 2

Bowling Green at Liberty

12:00 NOON

Saturday, Sept. 2

USF at Western Kentucky

3:30 PM

Saturday, Sept. 2

Washington St at Colorado St

7:00 PM

Saturday, Sept. 2

Idaho State at San Diego State

10:30 PM

Saturday, Sept. 9

Delaware St at Army

 

12:00 NOON

Saturday, Sept. 9 

Wagner at Navy

 

3:30 PM

Saturday, Sept. 9 

Air Force at Sam Houston

8:00 PM

Friday, Sept. 15

Utah St at Air Force

8:00 PM

Saturday, Sept. 16

Liberty at Buffalo

12:00 NOON

Saturday, Sept. 16

FIU at UConn

 

3:30 PM

Saturday, Sept. 16

Vanderbilt at UNLV

7:00 PM

Saturday, Sept. 16

Kansas at Nevada

10:30 PM

Friday, Sept. 22

Boise State at San Diego State

 

10:30 PM

Saturday, Sept. 23

Mid-American Conference TBD

12:00 NOON

Saturday, Sept. 23

Duke at UConn

3:30 PM

Saturday, Sept. 23

Appalachian St at Wyoming

7:00 PM

Saturday, Sept. 23

Kent State at Fresno State

10:30 PM

Thursday, Sept. 28

Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky

7:30 PM

Friday, Sept. 29

Louisiana Tech at UTEP

9:00 PM

Saturday, Sept. 30

Utah State at UConn

12:00 NOON

Saturday, Sept. 30

USF at Navy

3:30 PM

Saturday, Sept. 30

San Diego St at Air Force

8:00 PM

Wednesday, Oct. 4

FIU at New Mexico State

9:00 PM

Thursday, Oct. 5

Sam Houston at Liberty

7:00 PM

Saturday, Oct. 7

Boston College at Army

 

12:00 NOON

Saturday, Oct. 7

North Texas at Navy

 

3:30 PM

Saturday, Oct. 7

San Jose St at Boise St

8:00 PM

Tuesday, Oct. 10

Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee

7:00 PM

Wednesday, Oct. 11

Sam Houston at New Mexico St

9:00 PM

Friday, Oct. 13

Fresno St at Utah St

8:00 PM

Saturday, Oct. 14

Mid-American Conference TBD

12:00 NOON

Saturday, Oct. 14

Troy at Army

3:30 PM

Saturday, Oct. 14

Wyoming at Air Force

7:00 PM

Saturday, Oct. 14

San Diego State at Hawaii

11:00 PM

Tuesday, Oct. 17

Middle Tennessee at Liberty

7:00 PM

Wednesday, Oct. 18

FIU at Sam Houston State

7:00 PM

Saturday, Oct. 21

Mid-American Conference TBD

12:00 NOON

Saturday, Oct. 21

USF at UConn

3:30 PM

Saturday, Oct. 21

Utah State at San Jose State

7:30 PM

Tuesday, Oct. 24

New Mexico St at Louisiana Tech

7:00 PM

Wednesday, Oct. 25

Jacksonville St at FIU

7:00 PM

Saturday, Oct. 28

UMass at Army

12:00 NOON

Saturday, Oct. 28

Mid-American Conference TBD

3:30 PM

Saturday, Oct. 28

Air Force at Colorado St

7:00 PM

Saturday, Oct. 28

New Mexico at Nevada

10:30 PM

Friday, Nov. 3

Colorado State at Wyoming

8:00 PM

Saturday, Nov. 4

Louisiana Tech at Liberty

 

12:00 NOON

Saturday, Nov. 4

Army at Air Force

2:30 PM

Saturday, Nov. 4

Boise St at Fresno St

 

10:00 PM

Tuesday, Nov. 7

Mid-American Conference TBD

7:00 PM

Wednesday, Nov. 8

Mid-American Conference TBD

7:00 PM

Saturday, Nov. 11

Holy Cross at Army

 

12:00 NOON

Saturday, Nov. 11

UAB at Navy

3:30 PM

Saturday, Nov. 11

San Diego St at Colorado St

7:00 PM

Saturday, Nov. 11

Fresno St at San Jose St

10:30 PM

Tuesday Nov. 14

Mid-American Conference TBD

7:00 PM

Saturday, Nov. 18

Coastal Carolina at Army

12:00 NOON

Saturday, Nov. 18

UNLV at Air Force

3:30 PM

Saturday, Nov. 18

Boise St at Utah St

7:00 PM

Saturday, Nov. 18

San Diego St at San Jose St

10:30 PM

Friday, Nov. 24

Mid-American Conference TBD

12:00 NOON

Friday, Nov. 24

Utah State at New Mexico

3:30 PM

Saturday, Nov. 25

Mid-American Conference TBD

12:00 NOON

Saturday, Nov. 25

Liberty at UTEP

3:30 PM

Saturday, Nov. 25

Wyoming at Nevada

9:00 PM

Friday, Dec. 1

Conference USA Championship

TBD

 

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Media Contact:   Matthew Fils-Aime                         matthew.fils-aime@viacomcbs.com