ESPN's 2026-27 HBCU college football schedule kicks off in Week 0

Date Time (ET) Game Where to Watch Thu, Aug 27 7 p.m. Mississippi Valley State at Nicholls ESPN+ Sat, Aug 29 3 p.m. Birmingham Football Classic: Southern vs. Alabama State (Birmingham, Ala.) ESPNU 6 p.m. Savannah State at South Carolina State ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff Presented by Toyota: Alabama A&M vs. Howard (Atlanta, Ga.)^ ABC 8:30 p.m. John Merritt Classic: Jackson State vs. Tennessee State (Nashville, Tenn.) ESPN+ 9 p.m. Prairie View A&M at Tarleton State ESPN2 Sun, Aug 30 8 p.m. Red Tails Classic: West Alabama vs. Tuskegee (Montgomery, Ala.)^ ESPN2 Thu, Sep 3 7 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at UCF ESPN+ 8 p.m. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Missouri SEC Network Fri, Sep 4 7 p.m. North Carolina A&T at Georgia State ESPN+ Sat, Sep 5 3 p.m. Tennessee State at Georgia SEC Network+ 5 p.m. Alcorn State at Southern Miss ESPN+ 5 p.m. Port City Classic: Tuskegee vs. Fort Valley State (Mobile, Ala.) ESPN+ 6 p.m. Norfolk State at Old Dominion ESPN+ 6 p.m. West Virginia State at Robert Morris ESPN+ 6 p.m. Delaware State at William & Mary ESPN+ 10 p.m. Morgan State at Arizona State ESPN+ 10 p.m. Mississippi Valley State at Sacramento State ESPN+ Sun, Sep 6 Noon Labor Day Classic: Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M ESPN2 3 p.m. Orange Blossom Classic: South Carolina State vs. Florida A&M (Miami Gardens, Fla.) ESPN 4 p.m. Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic: Albany State vs. Johnson C. Smith (Canton, Ohio) NFL Network Thu, Sep 10 8 p.m. Florida A&M at Miami ACC Network Fri, Sep 11 7 p.m. Norfolk State at Virginia ACCNX Sat, Sep 12 1 p.m. Central State at Morehouse ESPN+ 4 p.m. Alabama State at Troy ESPN+ 6 p.m. Aggie-Eagle Classic: North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central ESPN+ 6 p.m. Kentucky State at Clark Atlanta ESPN+ 7 p.m. Southern at Houston ESPN+ 7 p.m. Arkansas Baptist at Houston Christian ESPN+ 8 p.m. Prairie View A&M at Baylor ESPN+ 8 p.m. Grambling at TCU ESPN+ Sat, Sep 19 1 p.m. Benedict at Fort Valley State ESPN+ 6 p.m. North Carolina Central at Gardner-Webb ESPN+ 7 p.m. Delaware State at South Florida ESPN+ 7 p.m. South Carolina State at Furman ESPN+ 7 p.m. Alcorn State at North Alabama ESPN+ Thu, Sep 24 7 p.m. Benedict at Tuskegee ESPN2 Sat, Sep 26 1 p.m. Kentucky State at Albany State ESPN+ 1 p.m. Edward Waters at Morehouse ESPN+ 4 p.m. North Carolina Central at East Carolina ESPN+ 6 p.m. Fort Valley State at West Georgia ESPN+ 7 p.m. State Fair Classic: Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling (Dallas, Texas) ESPN+ TBD Boombox Classic: Southern at Jackson State ESPN+ Sat, Oct 3 1 p.m. Morgan State at Villanova ESPN+ 2 p.m. Kentucky State at Edward Waters ESPN+ 2 p.m. Norfolk State at Robert Morris ESPN+ 3 p.m. Lane at Miles* ESPN+ 4 p.m. Tennessee State at Western Illinois ESPN+ 6 p.m. Texas Southern at Florida Atlantic ESPN+ 6 p.m. Allen at Savannah State ESPN+ Sat, Oct 10 Noon Robert Morris at Morgan State* ESPN+ 1 p.m. William & Mary at North Carolina Central* ESPN+ 1 p.m. Clark Atlanta at Fort Valley State ESPN+ 1 p.m. Howard at Penn ESPN+ 3:30 p.m. UT Martin at Tennessee State ESPN+ 6 p.m. South Carolina State at Charleston Southern ESPN+ Sat, Oct 17 1 p.m. Allen at Clark Atlanta* ESPN+ 2 p.m. Edward Waters at Benedict* ESPN+ 3 p.m. Albany State at Tuskegee ESPN+ 3:30 p.m. Morehouse at Howard* ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. Morgan State at Tennessee State ESPN+ TBD Florida A&M at Jackson State TBD Fri, Oct 23 5 p.m. North Carolina Central at Delaware State ESPN2 Sat, Oct 24 1 p.m. Benedict at Albany State ESPN+ 1:30 p.m. Norfolk State at South Carolina State* ESPN+ 3 p.m. Howard at Morgan State ESPN+ 3 p.m. Central State at Miles ESPN+ 3:30 p.m. Charleston Southern at Tennessee State ESPN+ 7 p.m. Prairie View A&M at East Texas A&M ESPN+ Thu, Oct 29 7 p.m. South Carolina State at Morgan State ESPNU Sat, Oct 31 2 p.m. Howard at North Carolina Central ESPN+ 2 p.m. Delaware State at Norfolk State ESPN+ 2 p.m. Savannah State at Benedict ESPN+ 2 p.m. Albany State at Clark Atlanta ESPN+ 2 p.m. Tennessee State at Lindenwood ESPN+ TBD Magic City Classic: Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M (Birmingham, Ala.) TBD Thu, Nov 5 5 p.m. South Carolina State at Howard ESPNU Sat, Nov 7 Noon North Carolina Central at Norfolk State ESPN+ 1 p.m. Morgan State at Delaware State ESPN+ 2 p.m. Fountain City Classic: Fort Valley State vs. Albany State (Columbus, Ga.) ESPN+ 2 p.m. Central State at Benedict ESPN+ 3:30 p.m. Miles at Tuskegee* ESPN+ 3:30 p.m. Southeast Missouri State at Tennessee State ESPN+ Sat, Nov 14 10:30 a.m. SIAC Championship ESPNU Noon Norfolk State at Morgan State TBD 1 p.m. Delaware State at Howard TBD 1:30 p.m. North Carolina Central at South Carolina State TBD 3:30 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State ESPN+ TBD Jackson State at Alabama State TBD Sat, Nov 21 Noon Howard at Norfolk State TBD 1:30 p.m. Delaware State at South Carolina State TBD 1:30 p.m. Tennessee State at Gardner-Webb ESPN+ 2 p.m. Morgan State at North Carolina Central TBD 3:30 p.m. Florida Classic (Orlando, Fla.): Florida A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman ESPN+ TBD Jackson State at Alcorn State TBD TBD Prairie View A&M at Alabama State TBD Sat, Dec 5 2 p.m. SWAC Championship ESPN2 Sat, Dec 12 Noon Cricket Celebration Bowl Presented by Toyota (Atlanta, Ga.)^ ABC Sat, Feb 27 4 p.m. Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl (Atlanta, Ga.) NFL Network

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