NCAA football scores
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The gist
Week 1 of the 2026 college football season ran Aug 27 to Sep 7.
Week 2 now centers on No. 1 Ohio State at No. 4 Texas.
Background
Week 1 of the 2026 season opened Aug 27 and wrapped Sep 7, and it delivered a memorable upset, weather that disrupted scores and even mascots, and a Michigan Hail Mary win that many argued shouldn't have happened. The weekend's headliner was No. 23 Clemson at No. 13 LSU in Baton Rouge, a rematch of LSU's 17-10 win at Clemson last season and Lane Kiffin's first game as LSU's head coach; the game was delayed by lightning. Indiana, the defending champion, opened with a 52-16 win over North Texas behind quarterback Josh Hoover, a TCU transfer.
How it unfolded
- Aug 27, 2026 - Sep 7, 2026Week 1 of the 2026 college football season is played.
- Sep 5, 2026Missouri beats Arkansas-Pine Bluff 54-14; Indiana opens its title defense with a 52-16 win over North Texas behind TCU transfer Josh Hoover at quarterback.
- Sep 5, 2026No. 23 Clemson faces No. 13 LSU at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge in Lane Kiffin's first game as LSU head coach; the game is delayed by lightning.
- Sep 5, 2026Michigan beats Western Michigan 13-12 on a Hail Mary that many argued shouldn't have happened; Colorado edges Georgia Tech 14-13 and Auburn slips past Baylor 17-16.
- Sep 5, 2026LSU defeats Clemson 51-10; Miami rolls past Stanford 45-6; Louisiana Tech puts up a weekend-high 80 points on Northwestern State.
- Sep 5, 2026Ohio State opens with a 56-3 win led by quarterback Julian Sayin and receiver Jeremiah Smith.
- Sep 10, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026Week 2 of the 2026 season is played.
- Sep 12, 2026Week 2 slate includes No. 1 Ohio State at No. 4 Texas at 7:30 p.m. on ABC, No. 11 Oklahoma at Michigan at 12 p.m. on FOX, and No. 10 Texas A&M vs. Arizona State at 12 p.m. on ABC.
- Sep 12, 2026No. 7 Miami (Fla.) beats Florida A&M 77-7; No. 23 Missouri beats Kansas 38-21; No. 24 Louisville beats Villanova 59-13; No. 25 Virginia beats Norfolk State 59-3.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- Week 1 was a reminder of what fans had been waiting for, with a memorable upset, weather causing havoc on scores and mascots, and Michigan's Hail Mary win that many argued shouldn't have happened.
- Caution
- Some argued Michigan's game-winning Hail Mary against Western Michigan shouldn't have happened.
Still unverified
Michigan's win over Western Michigan came on a Hail Mary that many argued shouldn't have happened; the dispute itself is not confirmed by the material.