College GameDay (football TV program)

College GameDay (branded as ESPN College GameDay built by the Home Depot for sponsorship reasons) is a pre-game show broadcast by ESPN as part of the network's coverage of college football, broadcast on Saturday mornings during the college football season, prior to the start of games with a 12:00 pm ET kickoff. In its current form, the program is typically broadcast from the campus of the team hosting a featured game being played that day and features news and analysis of the day's upcoming games.

It first aired in 1987 with Tim Brando as host and Lee Corso and Beano Cook as commentators, giving an overview of college football games. Karie Ross soon became the first female to join the broadcast. The show underwent a radical transformation beginning in 1993, and began incorporating live broadcasts. Today, the only original cast member remaining is Lee Corso, whose appearances have been pre-scripted since suffering a stroke in 2009. Rece Davis serves as host and Kirk Herbstreit is Corso's counterpart. Desmond Howard was added to the cast of the show in 2008. Craig James served as an analyst from 1990 to 1995. Erin Andrews joined the GameDay crew as a co-host and contributor in 2010, replaced in 2012 by Samantha Ponder (and in 2017 by Maria Taylor after Ponder left to become host of Sunday NFL Countdown that same year). In 2015, Rece Davis (also host of the college basketball version of GameDay) replaced Chris Fowler as host of the show. In 2010, the program was expanded from two to three hours, with the opening hour broadcast on ESPNU until 2013.

The show is known for its prediction segment that appears at the end of each broadcast. Typically there are four predictors: Corso, Herbstreit, Howard, and an invited guest, usually a celebrity, prominent athlete, or radio personality associated with the host school for that week. The show always concludes with Corso's prediction for the host school's game, after which he dons the mascot's headgear of the team he predicts to win the game, usually to the ire or excitement of local fans. As of October 22, 2022, Corso is 261–130 in his headgear picks. His first headgear pick occurred on October 5, 1996, when he correctly picked the Ohio State Buckeyes over the Penn State Nittany Lions. In 2018, Corso made his first NFL headgear pick when, as a guest on Sunday NFL Countdown, he correctly picked the New Orleans Saints to win their Week 9 game at home against the Los Angeles Rams.

Ohio State – Penn State and Alabama – LSU are the most featured matchups, appearing 11 times on College Gameday. Alabama – Georgia and Florida – Tennessee have been featured 9 times. Alabama – Auburn, Florida – Florida State, Florida State – Miami, and Army – Navy currently sit at 8.

Personalities

The GameDay crew record a post-game segment for SportsCenter at Nebraska on September 15, 2007.

Current

• Rece Davis: (Host, 2015–present)
• Lee Corso: (Analyst, 1987–present)
• Kirk Herbstreit: (Analyst, 1996–present)
• Desmond Howard: (Analyst, 2005–present)
• Chris Fowler: (Host, 1990–2014; Contributor, 2015-present)
• Gene Wojciechowski: (Contributor, 1992–present)
• Chris "Bear" Fallica: (Researcher/Contributor, 1996–present)
• David Pollack: (Analyst/Contributor, 2011–present)
• Pat McAfee: (Contributor, 2019–2020; Analyst, 2022–present)
• Jen Lada: (Contributor, 2016–present)
• Robert Griffin III: (Analyst/Contributor, 2021–present)
• Jess Sims: (Reporter, 2022-present)

Former

• Trev Alberts: (In-Studio Analyst, 2002–2005)
• Erin Andrews: (Reporter/Contributor, 2010–2011)
• Tim Brando: (Host, 1987–1988)
• Bob Carpenter: (Host, 1989)
• Beano Cook: (Analyst, 1987–1990)
• Craig James: (Analyst, 1990–1995)
• Rocket Ismail: (Contributor, 2003–2004)
• Nick Lachey: (Contributor, 2005)
• Norm Hitzges: (Contributor, 1992–1995)
• Samantha Ponder: (Reporter/Contributor, 2012–2016)
• Tom Rinaldi: (Contributor, 2011–2020)
• Maria Taylor: (Reporter/Contributor, 2017–2020)

History

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Fan-made signs and flags being held up behind the set help make up the atmosphere of GameDay, as seen here at UCF in November 2018.

In 1993, GameDay began broadcasting live from outside a stadium hosting a game most Saturdays. The selected stadium is usually hosting one of the biggest matchups of the day, regardless of whether the game airs on an ESPN network. The first show "on the road" took place at South Bend, Indiana for the match-up between #2 Notre Dame and #1 FSU on November 13.

The show takes on a festive tailgate party atmosphere, as thousands of fans gather behind the broadcast set, in view of the show's cameras. Many fans bring flags or hand-painted signs as well, and the school's cheerleaders and mascots often join in the celebration. Crowds at GameDay tapings are known to be quite boisterous and very spirited. Flags seen at the broadcast are not limited to those of the home team; for example, one large Washington State flag can be seen at every broadcast, regardless of the location or the teams involved. The idea began in 2003 on WSU online fan forums and has resulted in the flag, nicknamed "Ol' Crimson," being present at 281 consecutive GameDay broadcasts since 2003.

The show's current intro and theme music is performed by country music duo Big & Rich, who perform their 2005 crossover hit "Comin' to Your City" with revised lyrics which mention several top college teams and a guest appearance by Cowboy Troy. Rap artist Travie McCoy (of Gym Class Heroes) now appears in the intro for this show, starting with 2014 season, as well as Lzzy Hale, lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock group Halestorm. Additional music that has been used for the show include "Boom" by the rock group P.O.D. and God Bless Saturday by Kid Rock.

At Virginia Tech in November 2005, Corso picks the University of Miami to upset Virginia Tech. Note the head of Sebastian the Ibis, the University of Miami's mascot.

Typically, the show will end with Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit issuing their predictions for that day's key matchups, finishing with the game to be played at the stadium hosting GameDay, for which Corso signifies his prediction by donning the head piece of the mascot of his predicted winner. Starting with the 2009 season, a celebrity guest picker gives picks for the day's key games alongside the GameDay regulars (such as Bob Knight when GameDay aired from Texas Tech in 2008, NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. when GameDay aired from Bristol Motor Speedway (a NASCAR track) in 2016 and Verne Lundquist in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, since it was his final season calling College Football games on CBS). Prior to 2009, this was not done on a regular basis. Herbstreit, who in 2006 became a game analyst for ABC's Saturday Night Football, is not allowed to make a pick for the game at which he is assigned due to parent company Disney's conflict-of-interest rules; however, he is allowed to give one or two keys to the game.

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At Penn State in October 2017, several people were lined up for GameDay by 3 AM, 6 hours before the show began.

In past years, when no suitably important game was available, it would originate instead from the ESPN studios. In 2017, with no suitably important game available, one show aired from Times Square instead.

College GameDay was also a source for many arguments regarding the purported east coast bias: From 1993 until 2004, GameDay had only been to two regular season games on the entire West Coast (1998 at UCLA and 2000 at Oregon). Given the popularity of the show and the media coverage it brought to the highlighted game, teams and fans of the West Coast teams felt that the show was only magnifying the perceived problems with excess media focus on East, South and Midwest games; ESPN attributed its lack of West Coast games to the need for a very early start time (07:00 AM PST) and an alleged lack of high quality matchups.

With the addition of the Saturday Night Football game on ABC in 2006, GameDay has increasingly aired from that game. This could be done for many reasons including the fact Kirk Herbstreit is on both programs, thus making it easier for him. Another reason could be to give the Saturday Night Football game added exposure.

Beginning with the show's 21st season (2007), College GameDay began broadcasting in high-definition on ESPN HD.

College GameDay expanded to 3 hours, with the first hour being televised on ESPNU beginning September 4, 2010. In addition, ESPN Radio simulcasts the television version from 9am-noon ET. Other changes include the addition of a female contributor—first Erin Andrews in 2010 and 2011, and then Samantha Ponder (then known by her maiden name, Samantha Steele) after Andrews left ESPN for Fox following the 2011 season. Both Andrews and Ponder have anchored several segments during the first hour on ESPNU, contributed during the ESPN portion, and also worked as a sideline reporter on the game from which College GameDay originated, if it aired on one of the ESPN family of networks (i.e. ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ABC).

Beginning with the 2013 season, the third hour moved to ESPN and was hosted by Fowler. Starting in 2014, the show began a now annual visit to the Army-Navy Game in mid-December. As of 2018, the entire show is simulcast on both ESPN and ESPNU.

As previously mentioned, beginning with the 29th season (2015), Rece Davis (who is also the host of the college basketball version) replaced Chris Fowler as the football version's new host. Fowler retained his play-by-play duties on ABC's Saturday Night Football.

In March 2018, ESPN announced that it would broadcast a special edition of College GameDay from Arlington, Texas, as a pre-show for its coverage of day 1 of the 2018 NFL Draft. The broadcast accompanied a secondary telecast of the draft on ESPN2, which was hosted by the College GameDay panelists (barring Kirk Herbstreit, as he was involved in ESPN's main broadcast to replace the outgoing Jon Gruden).

As of 2018, College GameDay has collected eight Sports Emmy Awards for Outstanding Studio Show, tied with TNT's Inside the NBA for the most wins by an analysis program.

Locations

Division I-A/FBS rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game. FCS rankings are from the STATS LLC poll at the time of the game.

1993

• November 13: No. 1 Florida State at No. 2 Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, Notre Dame 31–24

1994

• September 10: No. 6 Michigan at No. 3 Notre Dame (rivalry) in South Bend, Indiana, Michigan 26–24
• September 17: No. 13 UCLA at No. 2 Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, Nebraska 49–21
• October 8: No. 3 Florida State at No. 13 Miami (rivalry) in Miami, Florida, Miami 34–20
• October 15: No. 3 Penn State at No. 5 Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Penn State 31–24
• October 29: No. 2 Colorado at No. 3 Nebraska (rivalry) in Lincoln, Nebraska, Nebraska 24–7
• November 19: No. 6 Auburn at No. 4 Alabama (Iron Bowl) in Birmingham, Alabama, Alabama 21–14

1995

• September 9: Georgia at No. 8 Tennessee (rivalry) in Knoxville, Tennessee, Tennessee 30–27
• September 23: No. 3 Texas A&M at No. 7 Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, Colorado 29–21
• September 30: No. 4 Colorado at No. 10 Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, Colorado 38–17
• October 7: Miami at No. 1 Florida State (rivalry) in Tallahassee, Florida, Florida State 41–17
• October 14: No. 6 Tennessee at No. 12 Alabama (Third Saturday in October) in Birmingham, Alabama, Tennessee 41–14
• October 21: No. 5 USC at No. 17 Notre Dame (Jeweled Shillelagh) in South Bend, Indiana, Notre Dame 38–10
• October 28: No. 2 Nebraska at No. 7 Colorado (rivalry) in Boulder, Colorado, Nebraska 44–21
• November 11: Iowa at No. 5 Northwestern in Evanston, Illinois, Northwestern 31–20
• November 18: No. 17 Alabama at No. 21 Auburn (Iron Bowl) in Auburn, Alabama, Auburn 31–27
• November 25: No. 6 Florida State at No. 3 Florida (rivalry) in Gainesville, Florida, Florida 35–24
• January 2, 1996: No. 2 Florida vs. No. 1 Nebraska (Fiesta Bowl) in Tempe, Arizona, Nebraska 62–24

1996

• September 14: No. 11 Michigan at No. 5 Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, Michigan 20–13
• September 21: No. 4 Florida at No. 2 Tennessee (rivalry) in Knoxville, Tennessee, Florida 35–29
• September 28: No. 4 Ohio State at No. 5 Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, Ohio State 29–16
• October 5: No. 4 Penn State at No. 3 Ohio State (rivalry) in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State 38–7
• October 26: No. 2 Ohio State at No. 20 Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, Ohio State 38–26
• November 9: No. 10 Alabama at No. 11 LSU (rivalry) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Alabama 26–0
• November 23: Auburn at No. 15 Alabama (Iron Bowl) in Birmingham, Alabama, Alabama 24–23
• November 30: No. 1 Florida at No. 2 Florida State (rivalry) in Tallahassee, Florida, Florida State 24–21
• January 2, 1997: No. 3 Florida vs. No. 1 Florida State (rivalry – Sugar Bowl) in New Orleans, Louisiana, Florida 52–20

1997

• September 13: No. 8 Colorado at No. 14 Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michigan 27–3
• September 20: No. 4 Tennessee at No. 1 Florida (rivalry) in Gainesville, Florida, Florida 33–20
• October 4: No. 8 Iowa at No. 7 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State 23–7
• October 11: No. 1 Florida at No. 14 LSU (rivalry) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, LSU 28–21
• October 18: No. 7 Florida at No. 6 Auburn (rivalry) in Auburn, Alabama, Florida 24–10
• October 25: No. 5 Michigan at No. 14 Michigan State (Paul Bunyan Trophy) in East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan 23–7
• November 8: No. 2 Florida State at No. 5 North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Florida State 20–3
• November 22: No. 2 Florida State at No. 10 Florida (rivalry) in Gainesville, Florida, Florida 32–29
• January 1, 1998: No. 8 Washington State vs. No. 1 Michigan (Rose Bowl) in Pasadena, California, Michigan 21–16
• January 2, 1998: No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 2 Nebraska (Orange Bowl) in Miami Gardens, Florida, Nebraska 42–17

1998

• September 5: No. 5 Michigan at No. 22 Notre Dame (rivalry) in South Bend, Indiana, Notre Dame 36–20
• September 26: No. 9 Washington at No. 2 Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, Nebraska 55–7
• October 3: No. 7 Penn State at No. 1 Ohio State (rivalry) in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State 28–9
• October 10: No. 5 Tennessee at No. 7 Georgia (rivalry) in Athens, Georgia, Tennessee 22–3
• October 17: No. 11 Oregon at No. 2 UCLA in Pasadena, California, UCLA 41–38 ^OT
• October 24: No. 5 Florida State at No. 23 Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia, Florida State 34–7
• November 14: No. 11 Nebraska at No. 2 Kansas State (rivalry) in Manhattan, Kansas, Kansas State 40–30
• December 5: No. 3 UCLA at Miami in Miami, Florida, Miami 49–45
• January 4, 1999: No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 1 Tennessee (Fiesta Bowl – BCS National Championship) in Tempe, Arizona, Tennessee 23–16

1999

• August 28: No. 4 Arizona at No. 3 Penn State (Pigskin Classic) in University Park, Pennsylvania, Penn State 41–7
• September 4: No. 16 Notre Dame at No. 7 Michigan (rivalry) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michigan 26–22
• September 18: No. 2 Tennessee at No. 4 Florida (rivalry) in Gainesville, Florida, Florida 23–21
• September 25: No. 4 Michigan at No. 20 Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, Michigan 21–16
• October 9: No. 3 Michigan at No. 11 Michigan State (Paul Bunyan Trophy) in East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan State 34–31
• October 16: No. 16 Syracuse at No. 4 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia Tech 62–0
• October 23: No. 3 Nebraska at No. 18 Texas (rivalry) in Austin, Texas, Texas 24–20
• October 30: No. 10 Georgia vs. No. 5 Florida (rivalry) in Jacksonville, Florida, Florida 30–14
• November 6: Notre Dame at No. 4 Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, Tennessee 38–14
• November 13: No. 19 Miami at No. 2 Virginia Tech (rivalry) in Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia Tech 43–10
• November 20: No. 1 Florida State at No. 4 Florida (rivalry) in Gainesville, Florida, Florida State 30–23
• January 4, 2000: No. 2 Virginia Tech vs. No. 1 Florida State (Sugar Bowl – BCS National Championship) in New Orleans, Louisiana, Florida State 46–29

2000

• August 27: Georgia Tech at No. 11 Virginia Tech (rivalry – BCA Classic) in Blacksburg, Virginia, Game cancelled
• September 9: No. 1 Nebraska at No. 23 Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, Nebraska 27–24 ^OT
• September 16: No. 6 Florida at No. 11 Tennessee (rivalry) in Knoxville, Tennessee, Florida 27–23
• September 23: No. 6 UCLA at Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, Oregon 29–10
• September 30: No. 17 Wisconsin at No. 9 Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michigan 13–10
• October 7: No. 1 Florida State at No. 7 Miami (rivalry) in Miami, Florida, Miami 27–24
• October 14: No. 8 Oklahoma at No. 2 Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas, Oklahoma 41–31
• October 28: No. 1 Nebraska at No. 3 Oklahoma (rivalry) in Norman, Oklahoma, Oklahoma 31–14
• November 4: No. 2 Virginia Tech at No. 3 Miami (rivalry) in Miami, Florida, Miami 41–21
• November 11: No. 1 Oklahoma at No. 23 Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, Oklahoma 35–31
• November 18: No. 4 Florida at No. 3 Florida State (rivalry) in Tallahassee, Florida, Florida State 30–7
• December 2: No. 8 Kansas State vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship) in Kansas City, Missouri, Oklahoma 27–24
• January 3, 2001: No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (Orange Bowl – BCS National Championship) in Miami Gardens, Florida, Oklahoma 13–2

2001

• September 1: No. 17 UCLA at No. 25 Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, UCLA 20–17
• September 8: No. 17 Notre Dame at No. 5 Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, Nebraska 27–10
• September 15: None (Originally slated for No. 10 Georgia Tech at No. 6 Florida State in Tallahassee, Florida but it was cancelled due to September 11 attacks)
• September 29: No. 11 Kansas State at No. 3 Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, Oklahoma 38–37
• October 6: No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Texas (Red River Showdown) in Dallas, Texas, Oklahoma 14–3
• October 13: No. 1 Miami at No. 14 Florida State (rivalry) in Tallahassee, Florida, Miami 49–27
• October 27: No. 2 Oklahoma at No. 3 Nebraska (rivalry) in Lincoln, Nebraska, Nebraska 20–10
• November 3: Army at Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Air Force 34–24
• November 10: No. 4 Florida at No. 14 South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, Florida 54–17
• November 17: No. 14 Syracuse at No. 1 Miami in Miami, Florida, Miami 59–0
• December 1: No. 5 Tennessee at No. 2 Florida (rivalry) in Gainesville, Florida, Tennessee 34–32
• January 3, 2002: No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 1 Miami (rivalry – Rose Bowl – BCS National Championship) in Pasadena, California, Miami 37–14

2002

• August 31: No. 11 Washington at No. 13 Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michigan 31–29
• September 7: No. 1 Miami at No. 6 Florida (rivalry) in Gainesville, Florida, Miami 41–16
• September 14: No. 10 Washington State at No. 6 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State 25–7
• September 21: No. 10 Florida at No. 4 Tennessee (rivalry) in Knoxville, Tennessee, Florida 30–13
• October 5: No. 6 Georgia at No. 22 Alabama (rivalry) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Georgia 27–25
• October 12: No. 3 Texas vs. No. 2 Oklahoma (Red River Showdown) in Dallas, Texas, Oklahoma 35–24
• October 19: No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 18 Air Force in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Notre Dame 21–14
• October 26: No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 11 Florida State in Tallahassee, Florida, Notre Dame 34–24
• November 2: No. 22 Florida vs. No. 5 Georgia (rivalry) in Jacksonville, Florida, Florida 20–13
• November 9: No. 2 Miami at Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, Miami 26–3
• November 16: Harvard at Penn (rivalry) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Penn 44–9
• November 23: No. 12 Michigan at No. 2 Ohio State (The Game) in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State 14–9
• January 3, 2003: No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Miami (Fiesta Bowl – BCS National Championship) in Tempe, Arizona, Ohio State 31–24 ^2OT

2003

• August 30: No. 17 Washington at No. 2 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State 28–9
• September 6: No. 1 Oklahoma at Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Oklahoma 20–13
• September 13: No. 15 Notre Dame at No. 5 Michigan (rivalry) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michigan 38–0
• September 20: No. 7 Georgia at No. 11 LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, LSU 17–10
• September 27: South Florida at Army in West Point, New York, South Florida 28–0
• October 4: No. 16 Kansas State at No. 13 Texas in Austin, Texas, Texas 24–20
• October 11: No. 2 Miami at No. 5 Florida State (rivalry) in Tallahassee, Florida, Miami 22–14
• October 18: No. 13 Purdue at No. 14 Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, Purdue 26–23
• October 25: No. 12 Northern Illinois at No. 23 Bowling Green in Bowling Green, Ohio, Bowling Green 34–18
• November 1: No. 14 Oklahoma State at No. 1 Oklahoma (Bedlam Series) in Norman, Oklahoma, Oklahoma 52–9
• November 8: No. 5 Virginia Tech at No. 25 Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh 31–28
• November 15: No. 11 Purdue at No. 4 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State 16–13 ^OT
• November 22: No. 4 Ohio State at No. 5 Michigan (The Game) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michigan 35–21
• November 29: No. 9 Florida State at No. 11 Florida (rivalry) in Gainesville, Florida, Florida State 38–34
• December 6: No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 3 LSU (SEC Championship) in Atlanta, Georgia, LSU 34–13
• January 1, 2004: No. 4 Michigan vs. No. 1 USC (Rose Bowl) in Pasadena, California, USC 28–14
• January 4, 2004: No. 3 LSU vs. No. 2 Oklahoma (Sugar Bowl – BCS National Championship) in New Orleans, Louisiana, LSU 21–14

2004

• September 4: Oregon State at No. 4 LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, LSU 22–21
• September 11: No. 4 Georgia at South Carolina (rivalry) in Columbia, South Carolina, Georgia 20–16
• September 18: Notre Dame at Michigan State (Megaphone Trophy) in East Lansing, Michigan, Notre Dame 31–24
• September 25: Penn State at No. 20 Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, Wisconsin 16–3
• October 2: No. 8 Auburn at No. 10 Tennessee (rivalry) in Knoxville, Tennessee, Auburn 34–10
• October 9: No. 7 California at No. 1 USC in Los Angeles, California, USC 23–17
• October 16: No. 10 Wisconsin at No. 5 Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana, Wisconsin 20–17
• October 23: No. 3 Miami at NC State in Raleigh, North Carolina, Miami 45–31
• October 30: No. 2 Oklahoma at No. 20 Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series) in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Oklahoma 38–35
• November 13: No. 5 Georgia at No. 3 Auburn (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) in Auburn, Alabama, Auburn 24–6
• November 20: BYU at No. 6 Utah (Holy War) in Salt Lake City, Utah, Utah 52–21
• November 27: Notre Dame at No. 1 USC (Jeweled Shillelagh) in Los Angeles, California, USC 41–10
• December 4: No. 3 Auburn vs. No. 15 Tennessee (rivalry – SEC Championship) in Atlanta, Georgia, Auburn 38–28
• January 4, 2005: No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 USC (Orange Bowl – BCS National Championship) in Miami Gardens, Florida, USC 55–19

2005

• September 1 (Thursday): UCF at South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, South Carolina 24–15
• September 3: Notre Dame at No. 23 Pittsburgh (rivalry) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Notre Dame 42–21
• September 10: No. 2 Texas at No. 4 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, Texas 25–22
• September 17: No. 8 Florida State at No. 17 Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Florida State 28–17
• September 24: No. 16 Georgia Tech at No. 4 Virginia Tech (rivalry) in Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia Tech 51–7
  • Originally scheduled to originate from Baton Rouge for Tennessee vs. LSU, but game was postponed to Monday, September 26 due to the approach of Hurricane Rita.
• October 1: No. 1 USC at No. 14 Arizona State in Tempe, Arizona, USC 38–28
• October 8: No. 6 Ohio State at No. 16 Penn State (rivalry) in University Park, Pennsylvania, Penn State 17–10
• October 15: No. 1 USC at No. 9 Notre Dame (Jeweled Shillelagh) in South Bend, Indiana, USC 34–31
• October 22: No. 8 Texas Tech at No. 2 Texas (Battle for the Chancellor’s Spurs) in Austin, Texas, Texas 52–17
• October 29: No. 16 Florida vs. No. 4 Georgia (rivalry) in Jacksonville, Florida, Florida 14–10
• November 5: No. 5 Miami at No. 3 Virginia Tech (rivalry) in Blacksburg, Virginia, Miami 27–7
• November 12: No. 5 LSU at No. 4 Alabama (rivalry) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, LSU 16–13 ^OT
• November 19: No. 5 Penn State at Michigan State (Land Grant Trophy) in East Lansing, Michigan, Penn State 31–22
• November 26: Southern vs. Grambling State (Bayou Classic) in New Orleans, Louisiana, Grambling State 50–35
• December 3: No. 11 UCLA at No. 1 USC (Victory Bell) in Los Angeles, California, USC 66–19
• January 4, 2006: No. 2 Texas vs. No. 1 USC (Rose Bowl – BCS National Championship) in Pasadena, California, Texas 41–38

2006

• September 2: No. 2 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia, Notre Dame 14–10
• September 4 (Monday): No. 11 Florida State at No. 12 Miami (rivalry) in Miami, Florida, Florida State 13–10
• September 9: No. 1 Ohio State at No. 2 Texas in Austin, Texas, Ohio State 24–7
• September 16: No. 19 Nebraska at No. 4 USC in Los Angeles, California, USC 28–10
• September 23: No. 24 Penn State at No. 1 Ohio State (rivalry) in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State 28–6
• September 30: No. 1 Ohio State at No. 13 Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, Ohio State 38–17
• October 7: No. 9 LSU at No. 5 Florida (rivalry) in Gainesville, Florida, Florida 23–10
• October 14: No. 2 Florida at No. 11 Auburn (rivalry) in Auburn, Alabama, Auburn 27–17
• October 21: No. 13 Georgia Tech at No. 12 Clemson (rivalry) in Clemson, South Carolina, Clemson 31–7
• October 28: No. 8 Tennessee at South Carolina, in Columbia, South Carolina, Tennessee 31–24
• November 4: No. 18 Oklahoma at No. 21 Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, Oklahoma 17–16
• November 11: No. 13 Tennessee at No. 11 Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Arkansas 31–14
• November 18: No. 2 Michigan at No. 1 Ohio State (The Game) in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State 42–39
• November 25: No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 2 USC (Jeweled Shillelagh) in Los Angeles, California, USC 44–24
• January 1, 2007: No. 8 USC vs. No. 3 Michigan (Rose Bowl) in Pasadena, California, USC 32–18
• January 8, 2007: No. 2 Florida vs. No. 1 Ohio State (BCS National Championship) in Glendale, Arizona, Florida 41–14

2007

• September 1: East Carolina at No. 9 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia Tech 17–7
• September 8: No. 9 Virginia Tech at No. 2 LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, LSU 48–7
• September 15: No. 1 USC at No. 14 Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, USC 49–31
• September 22: No. 22 Georgia at No. 16 Alabama (rivalry) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Georgia 26–23 ^OT
• September 29: No. 6 California at No. 11 Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, California 31–24
• October 6: No. 9 Florida at No. 1 LSU (rivalry) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, LSU 28–24
• October 13: No. 11 Missouri at No. 6 Oklahoma (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe) in Norman, Oklahoma, Oklahoma 41–31
• October 20: No. 14 Florida at No. 8 Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, Florida 45–37
• October 27: No. 1 Ohio State at No. 25 Penn State (rivalry) in University Park, Pennsylvania, Ohio State 37–17
• November 3: No. 6 Arizona State at No. 4 Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, Oregon 35–23
• November 10: (D-III) Amherst at Williams in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Williams 20–0
• November 17: No. 7 Ohio State at No. 23 Michigan (The Game) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ohio State 14–3
• November 24: No. 3 Missouri vs. No. 2 Kansas (Border War) in Kansas City, Missouri, Missouri 36–28
• December 1: No. 9 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Missouri (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe – Big 12 Championship) in San Antonio, Texas, Oklahoma 38–17
• January 1, 2008: No. 13 Illinois vs. No. 6 USC (Rose Bowl) in Pasadena, California, USC 49–17
• January 7, 2008: No. 2 LSU vs. No. 1 Ohio State (BCS National Championship) in New Orleans, Louisiana, LSU 38–24

2008

• April 12: Florida Gators "Orange & Blue Debut" Spring scrimmage in Gainesville, Florida
• August 30: No. 24 Alabama vs. No. 9 Clemson (rivalry – Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) in Atlanta, Georgia, Alabama 34–10
• September 6: Miami at No. 5 Florida (rivalry) in Gainesville, Florida, Florida 26–3
• September 13: No. 5 Ohio State at No. 1 USC in Los Angeles, California, USC 35–3
• September 20: No. 6 LSU at No. 9 Auburn (Tiger Bowl) in Auburn, Alabama, LSU 26–21
• September 27: No. 8 Alabama at No. 3 Georgia (rivalry) in Athens, Georgia, Alabama 41–30
• October 4: No. 13 Auburn at No. 19 Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee, Vanderbilt 14–13
• October 11: No. 5 Texas vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (Red River Showdown) in Dallas, Texas, Texas 45–35
• October 18: No. 11 Missouri at No. 1 Texas in Austin, Texas, Texas 56–31
• October 25: No. 3 Penn State at No. 10 Ohio State (rivalry) in Columbus, Ohio, Penn State 13–6
• November 1: No. 1 Texas at No. 6 Texas Tech (Battle for the Chancellor’s Spurs) in Lubbock, Texas, Texas Tech 39–33
• November 8: No. 1 Alabama at No. 15 LSU (rivalry) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Alabama 27–21 ^OT
• November 15: Hampton at Florida A&M in Tallahassee, Florida, Florida A&M 45–24
• November 22: No. 2 Texas Tech at No. 5 Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, Oklahoma 65–21
• November 29: No. 3 Oklahoma at No. 11 Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series) in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Oklahoma 61–41
• December 6: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 2 Florida (rivalry – SEC Championship) in Atlanta, Georgia, Florida 31–20
• January 1, 2009: No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 5 USC (Rose Bowl) in Pasadena, California, USC 38–24
• January 8, 2009: No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Florida (BCS National Championship) in Miami Gardens, Florida, Florida 24–14

2009

• September 5: No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 7 Virginia Tech (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) in Atlanta, Georgia, Alabama 34–24
• September 12: No. 3 USC at No. 8 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, USC 18–15
• September 19: Texas Tech at No. 2 Texas (Battle for the Chancellor’s Spurs) in Austin, Texas, Texas 34–24
• September 26: Iowa at No. 4 Penn State in University Park, Pennsylvania, Iowa 21–10
• October 3: Florida State at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Boston College 28–21
• October 10: No. 1 Florida at No. 4 LSU (rivalry) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Florida 13–3
• October 17: No. 20 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Texas (Red River Showdown) in Dallas, Texas, Texas 16–13
• October 24: No. 7 TCU at No. 16 BYU in Provo, Utah, TCU 38–7
• October 31: No. 4 USC at No. 10 Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, Oregon 47–20
• November 7: Army at Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Air Force 35–7
• November 14: No. 16 Utah at No. 4 TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, TCU 55–28
• November 21: No. 11 Oregon at Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, Oregon 44–41 ^2OT
• November 28: Florida State at No. 1 Florida (rivalry) in Gainesville, Florida, Florida 37–10
• December 5: No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 Alabama (rivalry – SEC Championship) in Atlanta, Georgia, Alabama 32–13
• January 1, 2010: No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Oregon (Rose Bowl) in Pasadena, California, Ohio State 26–17
• January 7, 2010: No. 2 Texas vs. No. 1 Alabama (BCS National Championship) in Pasadena, California, Alabama 37–21

2010

• September 4: No. 21 LSU vs. No. 18 North Carolina (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) in Atlanta, Georgia, LSU 30–24
• September 11: No. 18 Penn State at No. 1 Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama 24–3
• September 18: Clemson at No. 16 Auburn (rivalry) in Auburn, Alabama, Auburn 27–24 ^OT
• September 25: No. 24 Oregon State at No. 3 Boise State in Boise, Idaho, Boise State 37–24
• October 2: No. 9 Stanford at No. 4 Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, Oregon 52–31
• October 9: No. 1 Alabama at No. 19 South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, South Carolina 35–21
• October 16: No. 1 Ohio State at No. 18 Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, Wisconsin 31–18
• October 23: No. 3 Oklahoma at No. 18 Missouri (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe) in Columbia, Missouri, Missouri 36–27
• October 30: No. 1 Oregon at No. 24 USC in Los Angeles, California, Oregon 53–32
• November 6: No. 4 TCU at No. 6 Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, TCU 47–7
• November 13: Penn State at No. 7 Ohio State (rivalry) in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State 38–24
• November 20: Illinois vs. No. 25 Northwestern (rivalry) in Chicago, Illinois, Illinois 48–27
• November 27: No. 14 Oklahoma at No. 10 Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series) in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Oklahoma 47–41
• December 4: No. 1 Oregon at Oregon State (rivalry) in Corvallis, Oregon, Oregon 37–20
• January 1, 2011: No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 3 TCU (Rose Bowl) in Pasadena, California, TCU 21–19
• January 3, 2011: No. 12 Virginia Tech vs. No. 5 Stanford (Orange Bowl) in Miami Gardens, Florida, Stanford 40–12
• January 4, 2011: No. 8 Arkansas vs. No. 6 Ohio State (Sugar Bowl) in New Orleans, Louisiana, Ohio State 31–26
• January 10, 2011: No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 1 Auburn (BCS National Championship) in Glendale, Arizona, Auburn 22–19

2011

• September 3: No. 3 Oregon vs. No. 4 LSU (Cowboys Classic) in Arlington, Texas, LSU 40–27
• September 10: Notre Dame at Michigan (rivalry) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michigan 35–31
• September 17: No. 1 Oklahoma at No. 5 Florida State in Tallahassee, Florida, Oklahoma 23–13
• September 24: No. 2 LSU at No. 16 West Virginia in Morgantown, West Virginia, LSU 47–21
• October 1: No. 8 Nebraska at No. 7 Wisconsin (Freedom Trophy) in Madison, Wisconsin, Wisconsin 48–17
• October 8: No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 11 Texas (Red River Showdown) in Dallas, Texas, Oklahoma 55–17
• October 15: No. 18 Arizona State at No. 9 Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, Oregon 41–27
• October 22: No. 4 Wisconsin at No. 15 Michigan State in East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan State 37–31
• October 29: No. 4 Stanford at No. 20 USC (rivalry) in Los Angeles, California, Stanford 56–48 ^3OT
• November 5: No. 1 LSU at No. 2 Alabama (rivalry) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, LSU 9–6 ^OT
• November 12: No. 6 Oregon at No. 3 Stanford in Stanford, California, Oregon 53–30
• November 19: SMU at No. 10 Houston in Houston, Texas, Houston 37–7
• November 26: No. 2 Alabama at No. 24 Auburn (Iron Bowl) in Auburn, Alabama, Alabama 42–14
• December 3: No. 12 Georgia vs. No. 1 LSU (SEC Championship) in Atlanta, Georgia, LSU 42–10
• January 2, 2012: No. 9 Wisconsin vs. No. 6 Oregon (Rose Bowl) in Pasadena, California, Oregon 45–38
• January 3, 2012: No. 17 Virginia Tech vs. No. 13 Michigan (Sugar Bowl) in New Orleans, Louisiana, Michigan 23–20
• January 4, 2012: No. 23 West Virginia vs. No. 14 Clemson (Orange Bowl) in Miami Gardens, Florida, West Virginia 70–33
• January 9, 2012: No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 1 LSU (rivalry – BCS National Championship) in New Orleans, Louisiana, Alabama 21–0

2012

• September 1: No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 2 Alabama (Cowboys Classic) in Arlington, Texas, Alabama 41–14
• September 8: No. 24 Florida at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, Florida 20–17
• September 15: No. 18 Florida at No. 23 Tennessee (rivalry) in Knoxville, Tennessee, Florida 37–20
• September 22: No. 10 Clemson at No. 4 Florida State (rivalry) in Tallahassee, Florida, Florida State 49–37
• September 29: No. 14 Ohio State at No. 20 Michigan State in East Lansing, Michigan, Ohio State 17–16
• October 6: No. 5 Georgia at No. 6 South Carolina (rivalry) in Columbia, South Carolina, South Carolina 35–7
• October 13: No. 17 Stanford at No. 7 Notre Dame (Legends Trophy) in South Bend, Indiana, Notre Dame 20–13 ^OT
• October 20: No. 9 South Carolina at No. 3 Florida in Gainesville, Florida, Florida 44–11
• October 27: No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 8 Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, Notre Dame 30–13
• November 3: No. 1 Alabama at No. 5 LSU (rivalry) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Alabama 21–17
• November 10: Navy vs. Troy, hosted from the deck of the USS San Diego, Troy 41–31
• November 17: No. 14 Stanford at No. 1 Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, Stanford 17–14 ^OT
• November 24: No. 1 Notre Dame at USC (Jeweled Shillelagh) in Los Angeles, California, Notre Dame 22–13
• December 1: No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 3 Georgia (rivalry – SEC Championship) in Atlanta, Georgia, Alabama 32–28
• January 1, 2013: No. 8 Stanford vs. No. 23 Wisconsin (Rose Bowl) in Pasadena, California, Stanford 20–14
• January 2, 2013: No. 22 Louisville vs. No. 4 Florida (Sugar Bowl) in New Orleans, Louisiana, Louisville 33–23
• January 7, 2013: No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 1 Notre Dame (BCS National Championship) in Miami Gardens, Florida, Alabama 42–14

2013

• August 31: No. 5 Georgia at No. 8 Clemson (rivalry) in Clemson, South Carolina, Clemson 38–35
• September 7: No. 13 Notre Dame at No. 17 Michigan (rivalry) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michigan 41–30
• September 14: No. 1 Alabama at No. 6 Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, Alabama 49–42
• September 21: Delaware State at No. 1 (FCS) North Dakota State in Fargo, North Dakota, North Dakota State 51–0
• September 28: No. 6 LSU at No. 9 Georgia in Athens, Georgia, Georgia 44–41
• October 5: No. 4 Ohio State at No. 16 Northwestern, in Evanston, Illinois, Ohio State 40–30
• October 12: No. 2 Oregon at No. 16 Washington (rivalry) in Seattle, Washington, Oregon 45–24
• October 19: No. 5 Florida State at No. 3 Clemson (rivalry) in Clemson, South Carolina, Florida State 51–14
• October 26: No. 12 UCLA at No. 2 Oregon, in Eugene, Oregon, Oregon 42–14
• November 2: No. 7 Miami at No. 3 Florida State (rivalry) in Tallahassee, Florida, Florida State 41–14
• November 9: No. 10 LSU at No. 1 Alabama (rivalry) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama 38–17
• November 16: No. 5 Stanford at USC (rivalry) in Los Angeles, California, USC 20–17
• November 23: No. 3 Baylor at No. 11 Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State 49–17
• November 30: No. 1 Alabama at No. 4 Auburn (Iron Bowl) in Auburn, Alabama, Auburn 34–28
• December 7: No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Michigan State (Big Ten Championship) in Indianapolis, Indiana, Michigan State 34–24
• January 1, 2014: No. 5 Stanford vs. No. 4 Michigan State (Rose Bowl) in Pasadena, California, Michigan State 24–20
• January 6, 2014: No. 2 Auburn vs. No. 1 Florida State (BCS National Championship) in Pasadena, California, Florida State 34–31

2014

• August 30: No. 1 Florida State vs. Oklahoma State (Cowboys Classic) in Arlington, Texas, Florida State 37–31
• September 6: No. 7 Michigan State at No. 3 Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, Oregon 46–27
• September 13: Incarnate Word at No. 1 (FCS) North Dakota State in Fargo, North Dakota, North Dakota State 58–0
• September 20: No. 22 Clemson at No. 1 Florida State (rivalry) in Tallahassee, Florida, Florida State 23–17 ^OT
• September 27: Missouri at No. 13 South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, Missouri 21–20
• October 4: No. 3 Alabama at No. 11 Ole Miss (rivalry) in Oxford, Mississippi, Ole Miss 23–17
• October 11: No. 2 Auburn at No. 3 Mississippi State in Starkville, Mississippi, Mississippi State 38–23
• October 18: No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 2 Florida State in Tallahassee, Florida, Florida State 31–27
• October 25: No. 3 Ole Miss at No. 24 LSU (Magnolia Bowl) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, LSU 10–7
• November 1: No. 10 TCU at No. 20 West Virginia in Morgantown, West Virginia, TCU 31–30
• November 8: No. 13 Ohio State at No. 7 Michigan State in East Lansing, Michigan, Ohio State 49–37
• November 15: No. 1 Mississippi State at No. 4 Alabama (rivalry) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama 25–20
• November 22: Yale at No. 14 (FCS) Harvard (rivalry) in Boston, Massachusetts, Harvard 31–24
• November 29: No. 15 Auburn at No. 1 Alabama (Iron Bowl) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama 55–44
• December 6: No. 9 Kansas State at No. 5 Baylor in Waco, Texas, Baylor 38–27
• December 13: Army vs. Navy (Army–Navy Game) in Baltimore, Maryland, Navy 17–10
• January 1, 2015: No. 3 Oregon vs. No. 2 Florida State (Rose Bowl – College Football Playoff Semifinal) in Pasadena, California, Oregon 59–20
• January 12, 2015: No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Oregon (College Football Playoff National Championship) in Arlington, Texas (show hosted from Sundance Square in Fort Worth, Texas), Ohio State 42–20

2015

• September 5: No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 20 Wisconsin (AdvoCare Classic) in Arlington, Texas (show hosted from Sundance Square in Fort Worth, Texas), Alabama 35–17
• September 12: No. 7 Oregon at No. 5 Michigan State in East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan State 31–28
• September 19: No. 15 Ole Miss at No. 2 Alabama (rivalry) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Ole Miss 43–37
• September 26: No. 9 UCLA at No. 16 Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, UCLA 56–30
• October 3: No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 12 Clemson in Clemson, South Carolina, Clemson 24–22
• October 10: No. 23 California at No. 5 Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, Utah 30–24
• October 17: No. 7 Michigan State at No. 12 Michigan (Paul Bunyan Trophy) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michigan State 27–23
• October 24: No. 11 (FCS) Richmond at No. 4 (FCS) James Madison (rivalry) in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Richmond 59–49
• October 31: No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 21 Temple in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Notre Dame 24–20
• November 7: No. 4 LSU at No. 7 Alabama (rivalry) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama 30–16
• November 14: No. 12 Oklahoma at No. 4 Baylor in Waco, Texas, Oklahoma 44–34
• November 21: No. 9 Michigan State at No. 2 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, Michigan State 17–14
• November 28: No. 5 Oklahoma at No. 9 Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series) in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Oklahoma 58–23
• December 5: No. 5 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Iowa (Big Ten Championship) in Indianapolis, Indiana, Michigan State 16–13
• December 12: Army vs. No. 21 Navy (Army–Navy Game) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Navy 21–17
• December 31: No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Clemson (Orange Bowl – College Football Playoff Semifinal) in Miami Gardens, Florida, Clemson 37–17
• January 1, 2016: No. 5 Stanford vs. No. 6 Iowa (Rose Bowl) in Pasadena, California, Stanford 45–16
• January 11, 2016: No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 1 Clemson (rivalry – College Football Playoff National Championship) in Glendale, Arizona, Alabama 45–40

2016

• September 3: No. 5 LSU vs. Wisconsin in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Wisconsin 16–14
• September 10: Virginia Tech vs. No. 17 Tennessee (Battle at Bristol) in Bristol, Tennessee, Tennessee 45–24
• September 17: No. 2 Florida State at No. 10 Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville 63–20
• September 24: No. 19 Florida at No. 14 Tennessee (rivalry) in Knoxville, Tennessee, Tennessee 38–28
• October 1: No. 3 Louisville at No. 5 Clemson in Clemson, South Carolina, Clemson 42–36
• October 8: No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, Texas A&M 45–38 ^2OT
• October 15: No. 2 Ohio State at No. 8 Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, Ohio State 30–23 ^OT
• October 22: No. 6 Texas A&M at No. 1 Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama 33–14
• October 29: No. 4 Washington at No. 17 Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, Washington 31–24
• November 5: No. 1 Alabama at No. 15 LSU (rivalry) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Alabama 10–0
• November 12: USC at No. 4 Washington in Seattle, Washington, USC 26–13
• November 19: Buffalo at No. 14 Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Western Michigan 38–0
• November 26: No. 3 Michigan at No. 2 Ohio State (The Game) in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State 30–27 ^2OT
• December 3: No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 6 Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship) in Indianapolis, Indiana, Penn State 38–31
• December 10: Army vs. Navy (Army–Navy Game) in Baltimore, Maryland, Army 21–17
• December 31: No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 2 Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl – College Football Playoff Semifinal) in Glendale, Arizona, Clemson 31–0
• January 2, 2017: No. 9 USC vs No. 5 Penn State (Rose Bowl) in Pasadena, California, USC 52–49
• January 9, 2017: No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 1 Alabama (rivalry – College Football Playoff National Championship) in Tampa, Florida, Clemson 35–31

2017

• August 31 (Thursday): No. 2 Ohio State at Indiana in Bloomington, Indiana, Ohio State 49–21
• September 2: No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 1 Alabama (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) in Atlanta, Georgia, Alabama 24–7
• September 9: No. 5 Oklahoma at No. 2 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, Oklahoma 31–16
• September 16: No. 3 Clemson at No. 14 Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, Clemson 47–21
• September 23: In Times Square, New York, New York
• September 30: No. 2 Clemson at No. 12 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, Clemson 31–17
• October 7: No. 23 West Virginia at No. 8 TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, TCU 31–24
• October 14: No. 11 (FCS) Villanova at No. 1 (FCS) James Madison in Harrisonburg, Virginia, James Madison 30–8
• October 21: No. 19 Michigan at No. 2 Penn State in University Park, Pennsylvania, Penn State 42–13
• October 28: No. 2 Penn State at No. 6 Ohio State (rivalry) in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State 39–38
• November 4: No. 8 Oklahoma at No. 11 Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series) in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Oklahoma 62–52
• November 11: No. 3 Notre Dame at No. 7 Miami in Miami Gardens, Florida (first time Gameday appeared on Miami's campus in Coral Gables), Miami 41–8
• November 18: No. 19 Michigan at No. 5 Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, Wisconsin 24–10
• November 25: No. 1 Alabama at No. 6 Auburn (Iron Bowl) in Auburn, Alabama, Auburn 26–14
• December 2: No. 7 Miami vs. No. 1 Clemson (ACC Championship Game) in Charlotte, North Carolina, Clemson 38–3
• December 9: Army vs. Navy (Army–Navy Game) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Army 14–13
• January 1, 2018: No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 2 Oklahoma (Rose Bowl – College Football Playoff Semifinal) in Pasadena, California, Georgia 54–48 ^2OT
• January 8, 2018: No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 3 Georgia (rivalry – College Football Playoff National Championship) in Atlanta, Georgia, Alabama 26–23 ^OT

2018

• April 26 and 27: 2018 NFL Draft pre-show in Arlington, Texas
• September 1: No. 14 Michigan at No. 12 Notre Dame (rivalry) in South Bend, Indiana, Notre Dame 24–17
• September 8: No. 2 Clemson at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, Clemson 28–26
• September 15: No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 15 TCU in Arlington, Texas (show was hosted from TCU's campus in Fort Worth, Texas), Ohio State 40–28
• September 22: No. 7 Stanford at No. 20 Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, Stanford 38–31 ^OT
• September 29: No. 4 Ohio State at No. 9 Penn State (rivalry) in University Park, Pennsylvania, Ohio State 27–26
• October 6: No. 19 Texas vs. No. 7 Oklahoma (Red River Showdown) in Dallas, Texas, Texas 48–45
• October 13: No. 15 Wisconsin at No. 12 Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michigan 38–13
• October 20: No. 12 Oregon at No. 25 Washington State in Pullman, Washington, Washington State 34–20
• October 27: No. 9 Florida vs. No. 7 Georgia (rivalry) in Jacksonville, Florida, Georgia 36–17
• November 3: No. 1 Alabama at No. 4 LSU (rivalry) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Alabama 29–0
• November 10: No. 2 Clemson at No. 17 Boston College (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Clemson 27–7
• November 17: No. 19 Cincinnati at No. 11 UCF in Orlando, Florida, UCF 38–13
• November 24: No. 4 Michigan at No. 10 Ohio State (The Game) in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State 62–39
• December 1: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Georgia (rivalry – SEC Championship Game) in Atlanta, Georgia, Alabama 35–28
• December 8: No. 22 Army vs. Navy (Army–Navy Game) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Army 17–10
• December 29: No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Alabama (Orange Bowl – College Football Playoff Semifinal) in Miami Gardens, Florida, Alabama 45–34
• January 1, 2019: No. 9 Washington vs. No. 6 Ohio State (Rose Bowl) in Pasadena, California, Ohio State 28–23
• January 7, 2019: No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 1 Alabama (rivalry – College Football Playoff National Championship) in Santa Clara, California, Clemson 44–16

2019

• April 25, 26 and 27: 2019 NFL Draft pre-show in Nashville, Tennessee.
• August 24: Miami (FL) vs. No. 8 Florida (rivalry – Camping World Kickoff) in Orlando, Florida (show held at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom), Florida 24–20
• August 29 (Thursday): Georgia Tech at No. 1 Clemson (rivalry) in Clemson, South Carolina, Clemson 52–14
• August 31: No. 16 Auburn vs. No. 11 Oregon (Advocare Classic) in Arlington, Texas (show hosted from Sundance Square in Fort Worth, Texas), Auburn 27–21
• September 7: No. 6 LSU at No. 9 Texas in Austin, Texas, LSU 45–38
• September 14: No. 19 Iowa at Iowa State (Cy-Hawk Trophy) in Ames, Iowa, Iowa 18–17
• September 21: No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 3 Georgia in Athens, Georgia, Georgia 23–17
• September 28: No. 5 Ohio State at Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, Ohio State 48–7
• October 5: No. 7 Auburn at No. 10 Florida (rivalry) in Gainesville, Florida, Florida 24–13
• October 12: No. 7 Florida at No. 5 LSU (rivalry) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, LSU 42–28
• October 19: No. 16 Michigan at No. 7 Penn State in University Park, Pennsylvania, Penn State 28–21
• October 26: No. 1 (FCS) North Dakota State at No. 3 (FCS) South Dakota State in Brookings, South Dakota, North Dakota State 23–16
• November 2: No. 15 SMU at No. 24 Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis 54–48
• November 9: No. 1 LSU at No. 2 Alabama (rivalry) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, LSU 46–41
• November 16: No. 10 Oklahoma at No. 12 Baylor in Waco, Texas, Oklahoma 34–31
• November 23: No. 9 Penn State at No. 2 Ohio State (rivalry) in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State 28–17
• November 30: No. 13 Wisconsin at No. 9 Minnesota (Paul Bunyan's Axe) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Wisconsin 38–17
• December 7: No. 1 LSU vs. No. 4 Georgia (SEC Championship Game) in Atlanta, Georgia, LSU 37–10
• December 14: Army vs. No. 21 Navy (Army–Navy Game) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Navy 31–7
• December 28: No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 2 Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl – College Football Playoff Semifinal) in Glendale, Arizona, Clemson 29–23
• January 1, 2020: No. 6 Oregon vs. No. 8 Wisconsin (Rose Bowl) in Pasadena, California, Oregon 28–27
• January 13, 2020: No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 1 LSU (College Football Playoff National Championship) in New Orleans, Louisiana, LSU 42–25

2020

• April 23, 24 and 25: 2020 NFL Draft pre-show from ESPN's Bristol studios (originally from Paradise, Nevada, but was moved due to the COVID-19 outbreak)
• August 29: N/A (Originally Navy vs. Notre Dame (Emerald Isle Classic) in Dublin, Ireland, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the game was then moved to Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for Labor Day weekend before ultimately being canceled; this would have been the first show to be broadcast outside of the United States. No College GameDay was eventually held on that date.)
• September 5: Broadcast from ESPN's Bristol studios and remote locations
• September 12: No. 1 Clemson at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Clemson 37–13
• September 19: No. 17 Miami at No. 18 Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, Miami 47–34
• September 26: Florida State at No. 12 Miami (rivalry) in Miami Gardens, Florida, Miami 52–10
• October 3: No. 7 Auburn at No. 4 Georgia (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) in Athens, Georgia, Georgia 27–6
• October 10: No. 7 Miami at No. 1 Clemson in Clemson, South Carolina, Clemson 42–17
• October 17: No. 3 Georgia at No. 2 Alabama (rivalry) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama 41–24
• October 24: No. 18 Michigan at No. 21 Minnesota (Little Brown Jug) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Michigan 49–24
• October 31: No. 3 Ohio State at No. 18 Penn State (rivalry) in University Park, Pennsylvania, Ohio State 38–25
• November 7: No. 1 Clemson at No. 4 Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, Notre Dame 47–40 ^2OT
• November 14: 2020 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia
• November 21: No. 14 Oklahoma State at No. 18 Oklahoma (Bedlam Series) in Norman, Oklahoma, Oklahoma 41–13
• November 28: No. 23 Auburn at No. 1 Alabama (Iron Bowl) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama 42–13
• December 5: (Originally No. 25 Liberty at No. 14 Coastal Carolina) No. 8 BYU at No. 14 Coastal Carolina in Conway, South Carolina, Coastal Carolina 22–17
• December 12: Navy at Army (Army–Navy Game) in West Point, New York, Army 15–0
• December 19: No. 4 Clemson vs. No. 2 Notre Dame (ACC Championship Game) in Charlotte, North Carolina, Clemson 34–10
• January 1, 2021: No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Clemson (Sugar Bowl – College Football Playoff Semifinal) in New Orleans, Louisiana, Ohio State 49–28
• January 11, 2021: No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Alabama (College Football Playoff National Championship) in Miami Gardens, Florida, Alabama 52–24

2021

• April 29, 30, and May 1: 2021 NFL Draft pre-show in Cleveland, Ohio
• August 28: Alcorn State vs. North Carolina Central (MEAC/SWAC Challenge) in Atlanta, Georgia, North Carolina Central 23–14
• September 4: No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 3 Clemson (rivalry – Duke's Mayo Classic) in Charlotte, North Carolina, Georgia 10–3
• September 11: No. 10 Iowa at No. 9 Iowa State (Cy-Hawk Trophy) in Ames, Iowa, Iowa 27–17
• September 18: No. 22 Auburn at No. 10 Penn State in University Park, Pennsylvania, Penn State 28–20
• September 25: No. 12 Notre Dame vs. No. 18 Wisconsin in Chicago, Illinois, Notre Dame 41–13
• October 2: No. 8 Arkansas at No. 2 Georgia in Athens, Georgia, Georgia 37–0
• October 9: No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 21 Texas (Red River Showdown) in Dallas, Texas, Oklahoma 55–48
• October 16: No. 11 Kentucky at No. 1 Georgia in Athens, Georgia, Georgia 30–13
• October 23: No. 10 Oregon at UCLA in Pasadena, California (show was hosted from UCLA's campus in Los Angeles), Oregon 34–31
• October 30: No. 6 Michigan at No. 8 Michigan State (Paul Bunyan Trophy) in East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan State 37–33
• November 6: Tulsa at No. 2 Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati 28–20
• November 13: No. 11 Texas A&M at No. 12 Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi, Ole Miss 29–19
• November 20: No. 7 Michigan State at No. 4 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State 56–7
• November 27: No. 2 Ohio State at No. 6 Michigan (The Game) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michigan 42–27
• December 4: No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 3 Alabama (rivalry – SEC Championship Game) in Atlanta, Georgia, Alabama 41–24
• December 11: Army vs. Navy (Army–Navy Game) in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Navy 17–13
• December 31: No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 2 Michigan (Orange Bowl – College Football Playoff Semifinal) in Miami Gardens, Florida, Georgia 34–11
• January 1, 2022: No. 10 Utah vs. No. 7 Ohio State (Rose Bowl) in Pasadena, California, Ohio State 48–45
• January 10, 2022: No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 1 Alabama (rivalry – College Football Playoff National Championship) in Indianapolis, Indiana, Georgia 33–18

2022

• April 28–30: 2022 NFL Draft pre-show in Las Vegas, Nevada
• August 27: Broadcast from ESPN’s Bristol studios and various remote locations, such as the Home Depot headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia
• September 1 (Thursday): West Virginia at No. 17 Pittsburgh (Backyard Brawl) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh 38–31
• September 3: No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 2 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State 21–10
• September 10: No. 1 Alabama at Texas in Austin, Texas, Alabama 20–19
• September 17: Troy at Appalachian State in Boone, North Carolina, Appalachian State 32–28
• September 24: No. 20 Florida at No. 11 Tennessee (rivalry) in Knoxville, Tennessee, Tennessee 38–33
• October 1: No. 10 NC State at No. 5 Clemson (Textile Bowl) in Clemson, South Carolina, Clemson 30–20
• October 8: No. 17 TCU at No. 19 Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, TCU 38–31
• October 15: No. 3 Alabama at No. 6 Tennessee (Third Saturday in October) in Knoxville, Tennessee, Tennessee 52–49
• October 22: No. 9 UCLA at No. 10 Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, Oregon 45–30
• October 29: Southern at Jackson State in Jackson, Mississippi
• November 5:
• November 12:
• November 19:
• November 26:
• December 3:
• December 10: Army vs. Navy (Army–Navy Game) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• December 31: TBD vs. TBD (Fiesta Bowl – College Football Playoff Semifinal) in Glendale, Arizona
• January 2, 2023: TBD vs. TBD (Rose Bowl) in Pasadena, California
• January 9, 2023: TBD vs. TBD – College Football Playoff National Championship in Inglewood, California

Appearances by school

Appearances through October 29, 2022

Ohio State has hosted GameDay 21 times on campus, more than any other school, and is tied for first in total appearances with 54.

Alabama has hosted GameDay on campus 16 times and has made a total of 54 appearances on GameDay, making them tied for first in total appearances. The first three appearances were off-campus from Legion Field in Birmingham.

The Florida Gators have been featured on GameDay 42 times, which makes them third in most total appearances.

Air Force is the only "Group of Five" school to have hosted GameDay three times.

North Dakota State is the only FCS program to host GameDay twice.

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A Washington State Cougars flag has flown at every GameDay broadcast since 2003, but GameDay did not visit Martin Stadium (pictured) until 2018.

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With the completion of the 2014 season, the SEC became the first (and, until 2022, the only) conference to have all of its members host GameDay at least once (although Missouri has never hosted while an SEC member; it hosted as a Big 12 member). The SEC has also hosted GameDay more than any other conference.

School	Appearances	Hosted	Record	Win Pct	Last hosted
Ohio State	54	21	38–16	.704	September 3, 2022
Alabama	54	16	35–19	.648	November 28, 2020
Florida	42	13	26–16	.619	October 5, 2019
Oklahoma	39	8	26–13	.667	November 21, 2020
Florida State	35	11	17–18	.486	October 18, 2014
Michigan	35	12	17–18	.486	November 27, 2021
Notre Dame	34	10	15–19	.441	November 7, 2020
LSU	33	13	21–12	.636	October 12, 2019
Georgia	31	7	13–18	.419	October 16, 2021
Clemson	30	8	19–11	.633	October 1, 2022
Oregon	28	11	17–11	.607	October 22, 2022
USC	24	10	18–6	.750	November 16, 2013
Miami	24	8	15–9	.625	September 26, 2020
Penn State	23	9	9–14	.391	September 18, 2021
Auburn	23	9	10–13	.435	November 25, 2017
Tennessee	23	11	11–12	.478	October 15, 2022
Wisconsin	20	8	7–13	.350	November 18, 2017
Texas	19	8	10–9	.526	September 10, 2022
Nebraska	17	7	9–8	.529	September 28, 2019
Michigan State	16	8	9–7	.563	October 30, 2021
Virginia Tech	14	6	4–10	.286	September 30, 2017
Stanford	11	1	6–5	.545	November 12, 2011
Army	11	2	4–7	.364	December 12, 2020
UCLA	10	2	3–7	.300	October 23, 2021
Oklahoma State	9	6	1–8	.111	November 4, 2017
Iowa	9	2	3–6	.333	September 30, 2006
Texas A&M	9	6	1–8	.111	September 8, 2018
Navy	9	1	4–5	.444	December 14, 2019
South Carolina	8	7	3–5	.375	September 27, 2014
TCU	8	3	7–1	.875	September 15, 2018
Washington	7	2	1–6	.143	November 12, 2016
Colorado	6	3	2–4	.333	September 14, 1996
Kansas State	6	2	1–5	.167	October 14, 2000
Missouri	6	1	3–3	.500	October 23, 2010
Utah	6	4	2–4	.333	October 29, 2016
Georgia Tech	5	2	0–5	.000	September 2, 2006
Louisville	5	3	2–3	.400	September 19, 2020
West Virginia	5	2	1–4	.200	November 1, 2014
Baylor	4	3	1–3	.250	November 16, 2019
Ole Miss	4	2	3–1	.750	November 13, 2021
Texas Tech	4	1	1–3	.250	November 1, 2008
Air Force	3	3	2–1	.667	November 7, 2009
Arizona	3	2	0–3	.000	September 26, 2015
Arizona State	3	1	0–3	.000	October 1, 2005
Arkansas	3	1	1–2	.333	November 11, 2006
Boston College	3	3	1–2	.333	November 10, 2018
BYU	3	1	0–3	.000	October 24, 2009
California	3	0	1–2	.333	N/A
North Dakota State	3	2	3–0	1.000	September 13, 2014
Northwestern	3	2	1–2	.333	October 5, 2013
Oregon State	3	1	0–3	.000	December 4, 2010
Pittsburgh	3	3	2–1	.667	September 1, 2022
Purdue	3	1	1–2	.333	October 16, 2004
Washington State	3	1	1–2	.333	October 20, 2018
Cincinnati	2	1	1–1	.500	November 6, 2021
Harvard	2	1	1–1	.500	November 22, 2014
Illinois	2	0	1–1	.500	N/A
Iowa State	2	2	0–2	.000	September 11, 2021
James Madison	2	2	1–1	.500	October 14, 2017
Kansas	2	1	0–2	.000	October 8, 2022
Kentucky	2	1	0–2	.000	October 20, 2007
North Carolina	2	1	0–2	.000	November 8, 1997
NC State	2	1	0–2	.000	October 23, 2004
Minnesota	2	2	0–2	.000	October 24, 2020
Mississippi State	2	1	1–1	.500	October 11, 2014
SMU	2	0	0–2	.000	N/A
Southern	2	0	0–1	.000	N/A
Syracuse	2	0	0–2	.000	N/A
Troy	2	0	1–1	.500	N/A
UCF	2	1	1–1	.500	November 17, 2018
Appalachian State	1	1	1–0	1.000	September 17, 2022
Boise State	1	1	1–0	1.000	September 25, 2010
Bowling Green	1	1	1–0	1.000	October 25, 2003
Coastal Carolina	1	1	1–0	1.000	December 5, 2020
Florida A&M	1	1	1–0	1.000	November 15, 2008
Houston	1	1	1–0	1.000	November 19, 2011
Indiana	1	1	0–1	.000	August 31, 2017
Jackson State	1	1	0–0	–	October 29, 20222
Memphis	1	1	1–0	1.000	November 2, 2019
Temple	1	1	0–1	.000	October 31, 2015
Penn	1	1	1–0	1.000	November 16, 2002
South Dakota State	1	1	0–1	.000	October 26, 2019
Vanderbilt	1	1	1–0	1.000	October 4, 2008
Wake Forest	1	1	0–1	.000	September 12, 2020
Western Michigan	1	1	1–0	1.000	November 19, 2016
Williams	1	1	1–0	1.000	November 10, 2007
Alcorn State	1	0	0–1	.000	N/A
Amherst	1	0	0–1	.000	N/A
Buffalo	1	0	0–1	.000	N/A
Delaware State	1	0	0–1	.000	N/A
East Carolina	1	0	0–1	.000	N/A
Grambling State	1	0	1–0	1.000	N/A
Hampton	1	0	0–1	.000	N/A
Incarnate Word	1	0	0–1	.000	N/A
North Carolina Central	1	0	1–0	1.000	N/A
Northern Illinois	1	0	0–1	.000	N/A
Richmond	1	0	1–0	1.000	N/A
South Florida	1	0	1–0	1.000	N/A
Tulsa	1	0	0–1	.000	N/A
Villanova	1	0	0–1	.000	N/A
Yale	1	0	0–1	.000	N/A

Power Five schools who have not yet hosted

Appearances through October 22, 2022

School	Appearances	Record	Win Pct	Note
California	3	1–2	.333
Illinois	2	1–1	.500
Syracuse	2	0–2	.000
Duke	0	0–0	–
Maryland	0	0–0	–
Rutgers	0	0–0	–
Virginia	0	0–0	–

Frequent Matchups

College Gameday has attended several particular matchups with regularity.

Team 1	Team 2	Matchups	Record	Last Appearance	Last Result
Alabama	LSU	11	Alabama 8–3	November 9, 2019	LSU 46–41
Ohio State	Penn State	11	Ohio State 9–2	October 31, 2020	Ohio State 38–25
Alabama	Georgia	9	Alabama 6–3	January 10, 2022	Georgia 33–18
Florida	Tennessee	9	Florida 6–3	September 24, 2022	Tennessee 38–33
Alabama	Auburn	8	Alabama 5–3	November 28, 2020	Alabama 42–13
Florida	Florida State	8	Tied 4–4	November 28, 2009	Florida 37–10
Florida State	Miami	8	Miami 5–3	September 26, 2020	Miami 52–10
Army	Navy	8	Tied 4–4	December 11, 2021	Navy 17–13
Michigan	Ohio State	7	Ohio State 5–2	November 27, 2021	Michigan 42–27
Michigan	Notre Dame	7	Michigan 5–2	September 1, 2018	Notre Dame 24–17
Oklahoma	Oklahoma State	7	Oklahoma 7–0	November 21, 2020	Oklahoma, 41–13
Oklahoma	Texas	7	Oklahoma 4–3	October 9, 2021	Oklahoma, 55–48
Florida	LSU	5	LSU 3–2	October 12, 2019	LSU 42–28
Georgia	LSU	5	LSU 4–1	December 7, 2019	LSU 37–10
Michigan State	Ohio State	5	Ohio State 3–2	November 20, 2021	Ohio State 56-7
Notre Dame	USC	5	USC 3–2	November 24, 2012	Notre Dame 22–13
Oregon	UCLA	5	Oregon 4–1	October 22, 2022	Oregon 45–30
Alabama	Clemson	4	Tied 2–2	January 7, 2019	Clemson 44–16
Florida	Georgia	4	Florida 3–1	October 27, 2018	Georgia 36–17
Michigan	Wisconsin	4	Michigan 3–1	October 13, 2018	Michigan 38–13
Michigan	Michigan State	4	Michigan State 3–1	October 30, 2021	Michigan State 37–33
Oregon	Stanford	4	Tied 2–2	September 22, 2018	Stanford 38–31 OT
Auburn	Florida	3	Florida 2–1	October 5, 2019	Florida 24–13
Clemson	Florida State	3	Florida State 3–0	September 20, 2014	Florida State 23–17 OT
Clemson	Notre Dame	3	Clemson 2–1	December 19, 2020	Clemson 34–10
Clemson	Ohio State	3	Clemson 2–1	January 1, 2021	Ohio State 49–28
Florida	Miami	3	Florida 2–1	August 24, 2019	Florida 24–20
Florida State	Notre Dame	3	Notre Dame 2–1	October 18, 2014	Florida State 31–27
Iowa	Ohio State	3	Ohio State 3–0	September 30, 2006	Ohio State 38–17
Kansas State	Oklahoma	3	Oklahoma 3–0	September 29, 2001	Oklahoma 38–37
Miami	Virginia Tech	3	Miami 2–1	November 5, 2005	Miami 27–7
Michigan	Penn State	3	Penn State 3–0	October 19, 2019	Penn State 28–21
Missouri	Oklahoma	3	Oklahoma 2–1	October 23, 2010	Missouri 36–27
Texas	Texas Tech	3	Texas 2–1	September 19, 2009	Texas 34–24

Celebrity guest pickers

Auburn and NBA basketball player Charles Barkley was the first celebrity guest picker on the October 2, 2004, show and has made the most show appearances with six, with his most recent appearance on December 14, 2019. Olympian and Arizona swimmer Amanda Beard was the first female celebrity guest picker on November 21, 2009. Georgia golfer Bubba Watson became the first celebrity picker to pick all games correctly on September 28, 2013. Oklahoma State and NBA player Marcus Smart became the first ever student athlete guest picker on November 23, 2013. The Oregon Duck became the first school mascot to be the guest picker on September 6, 2014. For the November 14, 2020, show, College GameDay hosted live from The Masters Tournament on the Par 3 Course. Guests have included military veterans, Make-A-Wish Foundation kids, athletes, school mascots, professional sports owners, CEO's, singers, actors & celebrity personalities.

Appearances through October 22, 2022:

Celebrity	Appearances	Record	Win Pct	Last Appearance
Charles Barkley	6	23–18	.561	December 14, 2019
Kenny Chesney	3	11–11	.500	September 27, 2014
Eric Church	3	21–13	.618	September 14, 2019
Mark Cuban	3	14–15	.483	October 9, 2021
Eddie George	3	19–12	.613	August 28, 2021
Keegan-Michael Key	3	24–13	.649	September 29, 2018
Lane Kiffin	3	16–7	.696	November 13, 2021
Roger Staubach	3	4–3	.571	December 12, 2015
Zac Brown	2	11–7	.611	September 4, 2021
The Chainsmokers	2	13–10	.565	October 13, 2018
Nathan Followill	2	7–12	.368	October 27, 2012
Bo Jackson	2	17–5	.773	August 31, 2019
Joel McHale	2	12–8	.600	December 12, 2020
Bill Murray	2	6–8	.429	September 17, 2020
Joe Namath	2	12–6	.667	November 28, 2020
Jack Nicklaus	2	10–7	.588	November 14, 2020
Brad Paisley	2	12–6	.667	September 5, 2015
Rob Riggle	2	7–12	.368	October 8, 2022
Willie Robertson	2	7–12	.368	October 25, 2014
Alex Rodriguez	2	20–4	.833	October 10, 2020
Steve Spurrier	2	10–11	.476	September 24, 2016
Eric Stonestreet	2	7–12	.368	August 31, 2013
Vince Vaughn	2	15–8	.652	October 24, 2020
Laila Ali	1	5–4	.556	September 17, 2016
Lance Armstrong	1	7–3	.700	September 19, 2009
Stone Cold Steve Austin	1	5–4	.556	August 30, 2014
Bob Baffert	1	7–3	.700	September 26, 2015
Saquon Barkley	1	6–6	.500	September 18, 2021
Amanda Beard	1	4–6	.400	November 21, 2009
Bianca Belair	1	7–4	.636	September 24, 2022
Matt Birk	1	5–5	.500	November 22, 2014
Dierks Bentley	1	4–4	.500	October 24, 2015
Drew Bledsoe	1	11–3	.786	October 10, 2018
Big Boi	1	8–1	.889	September 6, 2010
Brian Bosworth	1	5–6	.455	September 11, 2010
Bobby Bowden	1	7–2	.778	September 11, 2010
Drew Brees	1	5–6	.455	October 10, 2009
Alex Bregman	1	7–6	.538	November 3, 2018
Kane Brown	1	9–3	.750	December 4, 2021
Tedy Bruschi	1	6–3	.667	October 3, 2009
Luke Bryan	1	9–3	.750	September 1, 2018
Ty Burrell	1	2–3	.400	November 6, 2010
Frank Caliendo	1	8–2	.800	October 29, 2016
Luther Campbell	1	5–4	.556	December 2, 2017
Jim Cantore	1	5–3	.625	October 3, 2015
Ricky Carmichael	1	2–5	.286	September 22, 2012
Ki-Jana Carter	1	8–1	.889	October 10, 2017
Joey Chestnut	1	5–1	.833	December 7, 2013
Dallas Clark	1	2–5	.286	December 5, 2015
Chase Claypool	1	8–2	.800	November 7, 2020
Mateen Cleaves	1	4–5	.444	October 22, 2011
Luke Combs	1	6–6	.500	September 17, 2022
Alice Cooper	1	8–3	.727	November 8, 2014
Eric Decker	1	6–5	.545	November 30, 2019
Mike Ditka	1	8–2	.800	November 20, 2010
Pete Dawkins	1	3–5	.375	December 18, 2021
Landon Donovan	1	5–5	.500	November 24, 2012
The Oregon Duck	1	5–3	.625	September 6, 2014
Jeff Dunham	1	4–4	.500	November 14, 2015
Dale Earnhardt Jr.	1	5–5	.500	September 10, 2016
Ashton Eaton	1	4–5	.444	October 26, 2013
LaVell Edwards	1	7–3	.700	October 24, 2009
Harris English	1	5–5	.500	October 2, 2021
Chris Fallica	1	4–5	.444	November 16, 2013
Jerry Ferrara	1	5–4	.556	October 1, 2011
Will Ferrell	1	5–5	.500	October 30, 2010
Ric Flair	1	6–4	.600	October 15, 2016
Rickie Fowler	1	7–4	.636	November 28, 2015
Jeff Foxworthy	1	7–4	.636	October 16, 2021
Phillip Fulmer	1	5–6	.455	September 24, 2016
Chip Gaines	1	4–8	.333	November 16, 2019
Joanna Gaines	1	4–8	.333	November 16, 2019
Bill Goldberg	1	4–0	1.000	December 31, 2021
John Goodman	1	12–1	.923	October 12, 2019
Owen Gray	1	6–5	.545	September 8, 2018
Ken Griffey Jr.	1	6–3	.667	October 18, 2014
Archie Griffin	1	4–6	.400	November 21, 2015
Blake Griffin	1	9–1	.900	October 8, 2011
Draymond Green	1	5–3	.625	September 12, 2015
Jeff Van Gundy	1	4–5	.444	September 8, 2012
Phil Hansen	1	4–5	.444	September 21, 2013
Jack Harlow	1	7–3	.700	September 3, 2022
Mark Harmon	1	3–3	.500	September 7, 2013
Omari Hardwick	1	6–4	.600	October 3, 2020
Bryce Harper	1	11–2	.846	November 24, 2018
Derrick Henry	1	5–6	.455	October 17, 2020
Santonio Holmes	1	5–4	.556	September 12, 2009
Evander Holyfield	1	8–6	.571	October 27, 2018
Bob Huggins	1	7–3	.700	September 3, 2017
Sam Hunt	1	8–1	.889	September 24, 2011
Sabrina Ionescu	1	6–5	.545	October 22, 2022
Michael Irvin	1	1–3	.250	August 24, 2019
LeBron James	1	5–5	.500	October 25, 2008
Jeezy	1	7–6	.538	September 21, 2019
Greg Jennings	1	8–2	.800	November 19, 2016
Brock Jensen	1	6–4	.600	September 13, 2014
Ken Jeong	1	6–4	.600	October 30, 2021
Dustin Johnson	1	8–2	.800	January 1, 2014
Magic Johnson	1	8–2	.800	December 12, 2020
Chipper Jones	1	5–4	.556	September 5, 2009
Jerry Jones	1	6–1	.857	September 1, 2012
Lolo Jones	1	6–4	.600	November 3, 2012
Toby Keith	1	7–6	.538	October 6, 2018
Bob Knight	1	2–0	1.000	November 1, 2008
Phil Knight	1	7–3	.700	October 31, 2009
Ashton Kutcher	1	6–5	.545	September 11, 2021
Nick Lachey	1	9–3	.750	November 6, 2021
Jerry "The King" Lawler	1	9–3	.750	November 2, 2019
Carl Lewis	1	5–5	.500	November 19, 2011
Ryan Lochte	1	8–2	.800	October 20, 2011
Lyle Lovett	1	5–3	.625	September 14, 2013
Verne Lundquist	1	3–5	.375	October 22, 2016
Marcus Luttrell	1	5–4	.556	November 15, 2014
Peyton Manning	1	7–3	.700	October 15, 2022
Tim Matheson	1	11–5	.688	September 22, 2018
Pat McAfee	1	7–7	.500	October 26, 2019
Sebastian Maniscalco	1	8–4	.667	November 11, 2021
Matthew McConaughey	1	9–2	.818	September 7, 2019
Cadet Cpt. Hugh McConnell	1	3–2	.600	December 10, 2016
Tim McGraw	1	7–1	.875	October 7, 2017
Trace McSorley	1	8–3	.727	October 31, 2020
Warren Moon	1	5–4	.556	October 12, 2013
Brent Musburger	1	4–6	.400	October 5, 2013
Craig T. Nelson	1	7–2	.778	November 18, 2017
Chris O'Donnell	1	10–3	.769	November 10, 2018
Jake Olson	1	6–4	.600	January 1, 2010
Jake Owen	1	9–1	.900	November 2, 2013
Orlando Pace	1	7–3	.700	November 26, 2016
Danica Patrick	1	8–3	.727	September 25, 2021
Chris Paul	1	3–4	.429	September 12, 2020
Cpt. Stephen Phillips	1	3–2	.600	December 10, 2016
Rick Pitino	1	6–5	.545	September 16, 2017
Glen Powell	1	8–4	.667	September 10, 2022
Maury Povich	1	9–4	.692	November 11, 2018
Jonathan Papelbon	1	5–4	.556	October 11, 2014
Jake Peavy	1	6–3	.667	November 9, 2013
Katy Perry	1	7–2	.778	October 4, 2014
Phillie Phanatic	1	4–3	.571	October 31, 2015
Jim Plunkett	1	7–3	.700	November 12, 2011
Derek Poundstone	1	6–4	.600	November 13, 2010
Quavo	1	6–5	.545	December 1, 2018
Condoleezza Rice	1	6–3	.667	December 12, 2020
Gabrielle Reece	1	6–4	.600	September 20, 2014
Roman Reigns	1	6–4	.600	September 15, 2018
Jase Robertson	1	9–0	1.000	October 25, 2014
Rick Ross	1	5–4	.556	November 7, 2015
Darius Rucker	1	7–3	.700	October 6, 2012
Matt Ryan	1	6–4	.600	December 1, 2012
Braden Pape	1	6–5	.545	November 17, 2012
Ryan Riess	1	4–2	.667	December 7, 2013
Aaron Rodgers	1	8–2	.800	September 3, 2016
Lt. Curtis Sharp	1	6–6	.500	November 10, 2012
Mike Singletary	1	4–3	.571	December 6, 2014
Marcus Smart	1	5–6	.455	November 23, 2013
Bruce Smith	1	7–3	.700	September 30, 2017
Emmitt Smith	1	10–2	.833	October 5, 2019
Hope Solo	1	4–5	.444	October 12, 2013
Lara Spencer	1	9–4	.692	October 19, 2019
John Stockton	1	6–1	.857	October 10, 2015
Picabo Street	1	6–3	.667	September 25, 2010
Nick Swisher	1	8–1	.889	November 28, 2009
Lt. Colonel Scott "Spike" Thomas	1	7–3	.700	November 7, 2009
Justin Thomas	1	5–7	.417	November 9, 2019
Thurman Thomas	1	8–3	.727	November 4, 2017
Twenty One Pilots	1	7–3	.700	November 20, 2021
Gabrielle Union	1	7–6	.538	September 28, 2019
Dwyane Wade	1	4–5	.444	September 28, 2019
Bill Walton	1	5–6	.455	October 23, 2021
Bubba Watson	1	10–0	1.000	September 28, 2013
Lil Wayne	1	7–3	.700	November 5, 2016
Jon Weiner	1	6–5	.545	September 26, 2020
Christian Wilkins	1	9–2	.818	October 1, 2022
Brian Wilson	1	4–5	.444	November 5, 2011
Gene Wojciechowski	1	4–6	.400	October 14, 2017
Trae Young	1	8–2	.800	November 14, 2020

Spin-offs

• College GameDay (basketball) (2005–present)
• ESPN Radio College GameDay (2000–present)
• SEC Nation (2014–present)

External links

• College Gameday (Football) website at ESPNtv.com
• ESPN College GameDay Information (compiled with help from ESPN research staff & school SIDs)