This past week, college football fans were treated to some of the most exhilarating and shocking contests of the season. Even before the main slate of games commenced on Saturday, two top 10 teams had already succumbed to inferior opponents, setting up a weekend for the perceived underdogs to topple overrated pretenders. By Saturday’s end into the early hours of Sunday, the landscape of competitiveness had been altered drastically with only Alabama emerging from the chaos as the best team in the nation. This week, there are a couple of exciting ranked opponents going head to head along with the usual fair of underrated contests.
Top 10 College Football Games For Week 8:
If you want to see the full NCAA football schedule for week 8 – including TV dates and times – scroll down below.
1. Memphis Tigers (25) vs. Houston Cougars
Time: Thursday, 8:00 PM E.T.
Location: TCECU Stadium, Houston, Texas
TV Channel: ESPN
The offensively supercharged Tigers (5-1) will take on the formidable defense of the Cougars (4-2).
2. Iowa State Cyclones vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders
Time: Noon E.T.
Location: Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
TV Channel: FS1
The sneaky good passing attack of the Cyclones (4-2) will look to outduel the elite passing game of the Red Raiders (4-2).
3. Oklahoma State Cowboys (10) vs. Texas Longhorns
Time: Noon E.T.
Location: Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
TV Channel: ABC
Mason Rudolph and the Cowboys (5-1) will be in for a tough road affair as they take on the scrappy Longhorns (3-3).
4. Indiana Hoosiers vs. Michigan State Spartans (18)
Time: 3:30 PM E.T.
Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
TV Channel: ABC
The gritty Hoosiers (3-3) will look to dismantle the unforgiving defense of the Spartans (5-1).
5. UCF Knights (20) vs. Navy Midshipmen
Time: 3:30 PM E.T.
Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland
TV Channel: CBSSN
The dynamic Knights (5-0) have their eyes set on crushing the persistent triple-option offense of the Midshipmen (5-1).
6. Oklahoma Sooners (9) vs. Kansas State Wildcats
Time: 4:00 PM E.T.
Location: Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
TV Channel: FOX
The high-flying passing attack of the Sooners (5-1) will look to overwhelm the stingy Wildcats defense (3-3).
7. USC Trojans (11) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13)
Time: 7:30 PM E.T.
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Indiana
TV Channel: NBC
The versatile offense of the Trojans (6-1) will face their toughest road challenge yet against the surging Fighting Irish (5-1).
8. Michigan Wolverines (19) vs. Penn State Nittany Lions (2)
Time: 7:30 PM E.T.
Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
TV Channel: ABC
The defensively reliant Wolverines (5-1) will have their hands full against a dynamically strong Nittany Lions offense (6-0).
9. Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Time: 7:30 PM E.T.
Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
TV Channel: ESPNU
The crushing defense of the Demon Deacons (4-2) will look to stifle the triple-option attack of the Yellow Jackets (3-2).
10. Colorado Buffaloes vs. Washington State Cougars (15)
Time: 10:45 PM E.T.
Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington
TV Channel: ESPN
The well-balanced Buffaloes (4-3) will be determined to pull off the massive late-night upset against the pass-happy Cougars (6-1).
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|
| UL Lafayette at Arkansas State | 7:30 pm | ESPNU |
| Memphis at Houston | 8:00 pm | ESPN |
Friday, Oct. 20, 2017
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|
| WKU at Old Dominion | 6:00 pm | CBSSN |
| Marshall at Middle Tennessee | 7:00 pm | ESPN2 |
| Air Force at Nevada | 9:30 pm | CBSSN |
| Colorado State at New Mexico | 10:15 pm | ESPN2 |
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|
| Akron at Toledo | Noon | Raycom/ESPN3 |
| Idaho at Missouri | Noon | SECN |
| Iowa at Northwestern | Noon | ESPN2 |
| Iowa State at (24) Texas Tech | Noon | FS1 |
| Louisville at Florida State | Noon | ESPN |
| Maryland at (7) Wisconsin | Noon | FOX |
| (14) Oklahoma State at Texas | Noon | ABC |
| Purdue at Rutgers | Noon | BTN |
| Temple at Army | Noon | CBSSN |
| Tulsa at UConn | Noon | ESPNU |
| Pittsburgh at Duke | Noon | ACCN |
| Boston College at Virginia | 12:30 pm | RSN |
| Kent State at Ohio | 2:00 pm | ESPN3 |
| NIU at Bowling Green | 2:00 pm | ESPN3 |
| Troy at Georgia State | 2:00 pm | ESPN3 |
| Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan | 2:00 pm | ESPN3 |
| Buffalo at Miami, OH | 2:30 pm | ESPN3 |
| Central Michigan at Ball State | 3:00 pm | ESPN3 |
| Arizona State at Utah | 3:30 pm | FS1 |
| Coastal Carolina at Appalachian State | 3:30 pm | ESPN3 |
| Georgia Southern at UMass | 3:30 pm | 11 Sports/NESN |
| Illinois at Minnesota | 3:30 pm | BTN |
| Indiana at (21) Michigan State | 3:30 pm | ABC |
| North Carolina at (15) Virginia Tech | 3:30 pm | ESPN2 |
| Syracuse at (11) Miami, FL | 3:30 pm | ESPN |
| Tennessee at (1) Alabama | 3:30 pm | CBS |
| (22) UCF at (25) Navy | 3:30 pm | CBSSN |
| Kentucky at Mississippi State | 4:00 pm | SECN |
| (12) Oklahoma at Kansas State | 4:00 pm | FOX |
| Oregon at UCLA | 4:00 pm | Pac-12N |
| SMU at Cincinnati | 4:00 pm | ESPNU |
| North Texas at Florida Atlantic | 5:00 pm | ESPN3 |
| ULM at South Alabama | 5:00 pm | ESPN3 |
| Utah State at UNLV | 6:00 pm | ATTSNRM |
| UAB at Charlotte | 6:30 pm | beIN SPORTS |
| BYU at East Carolina | 7:00 pm | CBSSN |
| Rice at UTSA | 7:00 pm | KMYS/Stadium |
| Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech | 7:00 pm | Stadium |
| (18) USF at Tulane | 7:00 pm | ESPN2 |
| Wake Forest at Georgia Tech | 7:30 pm | ESPNU |
| (10) Auburn at Arkansas | 7:30 pm | SECN |
| LSU at Ole Miss | 7:15 pm | ESPN |
| (17) Michigan at (3) Penn State | 7:30 pm | ABC |
| (13) USC at (16) Notre Dame | 7:30 pm | NBC |
| Arizona at California | 8:00 pm | Pac-12N |
| Kansas at (6) TCU | 8:00 pm | FOX |
| West Virginia at Baylor | 8:00 pm | FS2 |
| Wyoming at Boise State | 10:15 pm | ESPN2 |
| Fresno State at (19) San Diego State | 10:30 pm | CBSSN |
| Colorado at (8) Washington State | 10:45 pm | ESPN |
