Fox Sports’ 2013 College Football Schedule

Now with Fox Sports 1 set to premiere in August, Fox Sports has a lot of platforms to air college football. So combined with Fox Sports, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports Net and Fox College Sports, the Fox Sports Media Group will carry nearly 100 games across its platforms.

Fox Sports 1 will kick off the schedule with five games in the first weekend of the season between Thursday, August 29 through Saturday, August 31 consisting of two Big 12 and three Pac-12 games. The Fox mothership will begin its schedule on Saturday, September 7 with West Virginia at Oklahoma.

On Thanksgiving weekend, Fox Sports Media Group will have eight games including Texas Tech at Texas on Thanksgiving Night, November 28 on FS1, Washington State at Washington the following day on Fox and then Notre Dame at Stanford on Saturday, November 30 either on Fox or Fox Sports 1. Expect that game to be in primetime and most likely on Fox.

We have the official announcement from Fox Sports.

FOX_COLLEGE_FOOTBALL_LOGOFOX SPORTS ANNOUNCES EXPANDED COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE FEATURING NATION’S TOP TEAMS

Schedule Highlighted by Notre Dame at Stanford on Nov. 30
FOX Sports 1 Makes College Football Debut on Aug. 29
Big 12, Pac-12 and Conference USA Appear on FOX Sports, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports Networks and FOX College Sports

New York, NY – College football returns to FOX Sports in 2013 with nearly 100 games spanning its broadcast and cable platforms. Top match-ups featuring Big 12, Pac-12 and Conference USA teams air on the FOX broadcast network, FOX Sports Networks (FSN), FOX College Sports and FOX Sports 1, America’s new sports network launching August 17. Some of the best football teams in the country take center stage on FOX Sports outlets, including a highly anticipated Nov. 30 contest that features two college football powerhouses as the Stanford Cardinal host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in Palo Alto.

FOX Sports 1 makes its college football debut with three straight days of action beginning Thursday, Aug. 29, when Utah of the Pac-12 hosts in-state rival Utah State (8:00 PM ET) in the first game of the network’s weekly Thursday night series. The Utah vs. Utah State game is preceded by a special hour-long edition of the FOX COLLEGE THURSDAY pregame show, while Thursday night games for the rest of the season feature 30 minutes of pregame coverage. FOX Sports 1’s Thursday night package features big ticket match-ups all season long, including UCLA at Utah, Arizona at USC and Oklahoma at Baylor.

College football continues on Friday, Aug. 30, with the Big 12’s first appearance on FOX Sports 1, as K-State hosts North Dakota State (8:30 PM ET).

On Saturdays, coverage kicks off at 10:00 AM ET on FOX Sports 1 with two hours of the FOX College Saturday pregame show, followed by a double or tripleheader of Big 12, Pac-12 and/or Conference USA action. FOX Sports 1’s schedule for Saturday, Aug. 31, features Boise State at Washington (10:00 PM ET), as the two teams meet for the second consecutive game, having closing out last season at the Maaco Las Vegas Bowl – a thrilling 28-26 Broncos victory. Earlier that day on FOX Sports 1, West Virginia hosts William & Mary (12:00 PM ET), and Oregon opens the Mark Helfrich era against Nicholls State (4:00 PM ET).

FOX Sports begins its second year of college football coverage on broadcast television the following weekend with the first of five straight Saturday games in prime time as Oklahoma hosts West Virginia in a Big 12 conference showdown on Saturday, Sept. 7 (7:00 PM ET). Saturday games on FOX Sports are typically preceded by a live 30-minute FOX COLLEGE SATURDAY pregame show from Los Angeles.

Thanksgiving weekend brings three straight days of hard-hitting action beginning with the battle for the Chancellor’s Spurs, as Texas hosts Texas Tech on Thursday, Nov. 28 in prime time (7:30 PM ET) on FOX Sports 1. The following day features three more in-state rivalries, as Washington welcomes Washington State on FOX Sports (3:30 PM ET), Oregon hosts Oregon State (7:00 PM ET) and Conference USA newcomers Florida Atlantic and FIU square off (3:00 PM ET) on FOX Sports 1. Action on Saturday, Nov. 30, is headlined by last year’s BCS runner-up Notre Dame at defending Rose Bowl champion Stanford.

FOX Sports’ college football regular-season schedule concludes the following weekend on Saturday, Dec. 7, with a Big 12 match-up between either Texas and Baylor or Oklahoma and Oklahoma State (3:30 PM ET). That night, a conference champion is crowned at the Big Ten Football Championship Game at 8:00 PM ET on FOX.

College football on FOX Sports wraps up on Friday, Jan. 3, with the Cotton Bowl Classic from Dallas, featuring the Big 12 vs. SEC. Pregame coverage starts at 7:30 PM ET, followed by kickoff at 8:00 PM.

FOX Sports, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports Networks and FOX College Sports broadcast some of the best college football in the nation with last year’s Big 12 co-champions K-State and Oklahoma scheduled to make at least five combined appearances on the networks. Last year’s Pac-12 champion Stanford is showcased at least once, while Oregon, which won the Fiesta Bowl and ended last season ranked No. 2 in the national polls, appears at least two times on FOX Sports and FOX Sports 1. Also on this year’s schedule is last season’s lone undefeated team Ohio State, which plays at Cal on Saturday, Sept. 14 (7:00 PM ET). Several other games featuring top Big 12, Pac-12 and Conference USA squads are yet to be announced with selections made 12 or six days in advance of game day.

The 2013 college football schedule for FOX Sports, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports Networks and FOX College Sports can be found below. The remainder of the schedule will be announced as the season progresses.

2013 FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
(All times listed are Eastern)

Thursday, August 29 Conference Network
8:00 PM Utah State at Utah Pac-12 FOX Sports 1
Friday, August 30
8:30 PM North Dakota State at K-State Big 12 FOX Sports 1
Saturday, August 31
12:00 PM William & Mary at West Virginia Big 12 FOX Sports 1
4:00 PM Nicholls State at Oregon Pac-12 FOX Sports 1
10:00 PM Boise State at Washington Pac-12 FOX Sports 1
7:00 PM Louisiana-Monroe at Oklahoma Big 12 FSN (PPV)
7:30 PM Wofford at Baylor Big 12 FSN
7:00 PM Old Dominion at East Carolina C-USA FCS
Thursday, September 5    
7:30 PM Florida Atlantic at East Carolina C-USA FOX Sports 1
Saturday, September 7    
7:00 PM West Virginia at Oklahoma Big 12 FOX
12:00 PM Oklahoma State at UTSA C-USA FOX Sports 1
6:30 PM Louisiana-Lafayette at K-State Big 12 FOX Sports 1
10:30 PM Washington State at USC Pac-12 FOX Sports 1
12:00 PM Southeastern Louisiana at TCU Big 12 FSN
3:30 PM Buffalo at Baylor Big 12 FSN
7:00 PM Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech Big 12 FSN
8:00 PM New Mexico at UTEP C-USA FCS
Thursday, September 12    
7:30 PM Tulane at LA Tech C-USA FOX Sports 1
Saturday, September 14
7:00 PM Ohio State at Cal Pac-12 FOX
12:00 PM Virginia Tech at East Carolina C-USA FOX Sports 1
6:00 PM Iowa at Iowa State Big 12 FOX Sports 1
10:00 PM Oregon State at Utah Pac-12 FOX Sports 1
4:00 PM Ball State at North Texas C-USA FSN
7:30 PM Lamar at Oklahoma State Big 12 FSN
Saturday, September 21    
7:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX
12:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
4:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
3:00 PM Houston vs. Rice (from Reliant Stadium) C-USA FSN
7:00 PM Texas State at Texas Tech Big 12 FSN
8:00 PM UTSA at UTEP C-USA FCS
Thursday, September 26    
7:30 PM Iowa State at Tulsa C-USA FOX Sports 1
Saturday, September 28    
7:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX
12:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
4:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
12:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FSN
Thursday, October 3
10:00 PM UCLA at Utah Pac-12 FOX Sports 1
Saturday, October 5    
7:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX
12:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
6:30 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
10:30 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
3:30 PM TBA at TBA TBA FSN
3:30 PM North Texas at Tulane C-USA FCS
Thursday, October 10    
10:30 PM Arizona at USC Pac-12 FOX Sports 1
Saturday, October 12    
3:30 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX
12:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
4:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
8:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
12:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FSN
5:00 PM Marshall at Florida Atlantic C-USA FCS
Saturday, October 19    
12:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX
12:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
10:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
12:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FSN
Thursday, October 24    
7:30 PM Marshall at Middle Tennessee C-USA FOX Sports 1
Saturday, October 26    
3:30 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX
4:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
7:30 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
11:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
12:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FSN
7:00 PM North Texas at Southern Miss C-USA FCS
Thursday, October 31    
7:30 PM Rice at North Texas C-USA FOX Sports 1
Saturday, November 2    
7:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX
12:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
8:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
1:00 PM Middle Tennessee at UAB C-USA FCS
Thursday, November 7    
7:30 PM Oklahoma at Baylor Big 12 FOX Sports 1
Saturday, November 9    
7:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX
12:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
4:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
8:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
12:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FSN
4:00 PM FIU at Middle Tennessee C-USA FCS
Thursday, November 14    
7:30 PM Marshall at Tulsa C-USA FOX Sports 1
     
Saturday, November 16    
7:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX
12:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
4:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
10:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
12:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FSN
3:30 PM TBA at TBA TBA FSN
12:00 PM Charlotte at Old Dominion C-USA FCS
     
Thursday, November 21    
7:30 PM Rice at UAB C-USA FOX Sports 1
     
Saturday, November 23    
7:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX
12:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
4:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
8:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
3:30 PM TBA at TBA TBA FSN
     
Thursday, November 28    
7:30 PM Texas Tech at Texas Big 12 FOX Sports 1
     
Friday, November 29    
3:30 PM Washington State at Washington Pac-12 FOX
3:00 PM FIU at Florida Atlantic C-USA FOX Sports 1
7:00 PM Oregon State at Oregon Pac-12 FOX Sports 1
     
Saturday, November 30    
7:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX
12:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
4:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FOX Sports 1
12:00 PM TBA at TBA TBA FSN
3:00 PM Tulane at Rice C-USA FCS
     
Saturday, December 7    
3:30 PM TBA at TBA Big 12 FOX
8:00 PM Big Ten Championship Game (from Lucas Oil Stadium) Big Ten FOX
Friday, January 3    
8:00 PM Cotton Bowl Classic (from Cowboys Stadium) SEC/Big 12 FOX

That will do it.

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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