College Football: 17 Games Featuring Undefeated or One-Loss Teams

ESPN's college football schedule this week will include 17 telecasts involving an undefeated or one-loss team. The weekday schedule is highlighted by an ESPN telecast pitting undefeated No. 3 Oregon at one-loss Arizona State in a Pac-12 showdown between Division leaders on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 9 p.m. ET.

Highlights for Saturday, Oct. 20:

· ESPN and ABC will each televise a game between ranked, one-loss teams: No. 6 LSU at No. 18 Texas A&M in a matchup between SEC West Division squads at noon on ESPN and No. 17 Texas Tech at No. 23 TCU in a Big 12 contest at 3:30 p.m. on ABC and ESPN2.

· ESPN2 will televise unbeaten No. 8 Oregon State against Utah at 10:30 p.m.

· The ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Windows 8 broadcast at 8 p.m. will feature regional coverage of two intrastate matchups: No. 14 Florida State at Miami (Fla.) and Baylor at No. 25 Texas.

· ESPN platforms will carry eight of the remaining 12 undefeated teams: No. 1 Alabama, No. 3 Oregon, No. 8 Oregon State, No. 12 Mississippi State, No. 15 Rutgers, No. 16 Louisville, No. 21 Cincinnati and Ohio State.

· ESPN and ESPN2 will each televise an unbeaten SEC team at 7 p.m.: No. 1 Alabama (at Tennessee) on ESPN and No. 12 Mississippi State (against Middle Tennessee) on ESPN2.

· ESPN will offer coverage of all three remaining undefeated BIG EAST teams: No. 15 Rutgers (at Temple) at noon on ESPN3 and the BIG EAST Network, No. 16 Louisville (against South Florida) at 3:30 p.m. on ABC and ESPN3, and No. 21 Cincinnati (at 6-1 Toledo from the Mid-American Conference) at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.

ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPN 3D and ESPN Radio Schedule

Date Time (ET) Game / Commentators Network

Tue, Oct 16

9 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette at North Texas Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Cara Capuano ESPN2

Thu, Oct 18

7:30 p.m. Hampton at North Carolina Central Joe Davis & Jay Walker ESPNU

7:30 p.m. North Alabama at West Georgia ESPN3

9 p.m. No. 3 Oregon at Arizona State Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack & Samantha Steele ESPN

Fri, Oct 19

8 p.m. Connecticut at Syracuse Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore & Jemele Hill ESPN

Sat, Oct 20

Noon Purdue at Ohio State Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway & Lewis Johnson ABC & ESPN2 ** Virginia Tech at No. 19 Clemson Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham & Jeannine Edwards ABC & ESPN2 **

Noon No. 6 LSU at No. 18 Texas A&M Dave Pasch, Brian Griese & Jenn Brown ESPN & ESPN 3D

Noon Minnesota at Wisconsin Tom Hart & John Congemi ESPNU

Noon Auburn at Vanderbilt Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Cara Capuano ESPN3 & SEC Network

Noon No. 15 Rutgers at Temple Eamon McAnaney, David Diaz-Infante & Paul Carcaterra ESPN3 * & BIG EAST Network

Noon Northern Illinois at Akron Michael Reghi & Doug Graber ESPN3 *

12:30 p.m. Wake Forest at Virginia ESPN3 * & ACC Network

1 p.m. Army at Eastern Michigan ESPN3

1 p.m. Harvard at Princeton ESPN3

1 p.m. Florida International at Troy ESPN3

1:30 p.m. Presbyterian at Charleston Southern ESPN3

2 p.m. San Jose State at Texas-San Antonio ESPN3

3 p.m. Boston College at Georgia Tech ESPN3 *

3 p.m. Western Carolina at Elon ESPN3

3:30 p.m. Nebraska at Northwestern Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell & Maria Taylor ABC & ESPN2 * No. 17 Texas Tech at No. 23 TCU Dave Lamont & Kelly Stouffer ABC & ESPN2 * South Florida at No. 16 Louisville Mark Neely & Ray Bentley ABC & ESPN3

3:30 p.m. NC State at Maryland Anish Shroff & Dan Hawkins ESPNU

3:30 p.m. Michigan State at Michigan ESPN Radio

3:30 p.m. Ball State at Central Michigan ESPN3

3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Buffalo Bob Picozzi & Chris Doering ESPN3 *

3:30 p.m. Concord at Liberty ESPN3

4 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe at Western Kentucky ESPN3

4 p.m. Nicholls State at Stephen F. Austin ESPN3

4 p.m. Shorter at West Alabama ESPN3

6 p.m. Colorado at No. 10 USC ESPN Radio

7 p.m. No. 1 Alabama at Tennessee Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe ESPN

7 p.m. Middle Tennessee at No. 12 Mississippi State Mark Jones, Brock Huard & Jessica Mendoza ESPN2

7 p.m. North Carolina at Duke Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb & Allison Williams ESPNU

7 p.m. No. 21 Cincinnati at Toledo ESPN3

7 p.m. No. 11 Georgia at Kentucky ESPN3 *

7 p.m. Idaho at Louisiana Tech Trey Bender & Jay Taylor ESPN3

8 p.m. Baylor at No. 25 Texas Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Quint Kessenich ABC & ESPN3 * No. 14 Florida State at Miami (Fla.) Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather Cox ABC & ESPN3 *

10:30 p.m. Utah at No. 8 Oregon State Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen & Shannon Spake ESPN2

10:30 p.m. South Carolina State at Florida A&M Joe Davis & Jay Walker ESPNU ***

* Local blackout may apply

** Reverse mirror in which ESPN2 will regionalize two games on ABC to markets not receiving the telecast

*** Live on ESPN3 at 6 p.m. ET & same day delay on ESPNU

ESPN will use BCS Standings through the remainder of the season