Week 0

Last updated January 07, 2024

Week 0 (or Week Zero) refers to the opening weekend of college football games in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), in which a small number of games are played to begin the regular season, a week before the vast majority of teams begin their season in "Week 1".^[1]^[2]^[3] Although the FBS football season has traditionally begun on the first Saturday before Labor Day, the NCAA has sporadically awarded waivers for games to be played a week earlier in order to bring a game to a national television audience, or as part of the "Hawaii Rule" that grants teams that play a game in Hawaii, usually away games against the Rainbow Warriors, an extra regular season home game to offset travel costs. Games in Alaska, Puerto Rico and other outlying territories would nominally count towards the Hawaii Rule, but those locales do not field FBS programs or have venues that meet NCAA minimum attendance guidelines.

Results

Week 0 games since 2002:

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Location
August 26, 2023	No. 13 Notre Dame	42	Navy	3	Aviva Stadium Dublin, Ireland (Aer Lingus College Football Classic)
August 26, 2023	Jacksonville State	17	UTEP	14	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, Alabama
August 26, 2023	San Diego State	20	Ohio	13	Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, California
August 26, 2023	UMass	41	New Mexico State	30	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, New Mexico
August 26, 2023	Vanderbilt	35	Hawaiʻi	28	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, Tennessee
August 26, 2023	No. 6 USC	56	San Jose State	28	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, California
August 26, 2023	Louisiana Tech	22	FIU	17	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana
August 27, 2022	Northwestern	31	Nebraska	28	Aviva Stadium Dublin, Ireland (Aer Lingus College Football Classic)
August 27, 2022	Western Kentucky	38	Austin Peay ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	27	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, Kentucky
August 27, 2022	UNLV	52	Idaho State ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	21	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, Nevada
August 27, 2022	Utah State	31	UConn	20	Maverik Stadium Logan, Utah
August 27, 2022	Illinois	38	Wyoming	6	Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois
August 27, 2022	Florida State	47	Duquesne ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	7	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida
August 27, 2022	Florida Atlantic	43	Charlotte	13	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, Florida
August 27, 2022	North Carolina	56	Florida A&M ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	24	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
August 27, 2022	North Texas	31	UTEP	13	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas
August 27, 2022	Nevada	23	New Mexico State	12	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, New Mexico
August 27, 2022	Vanderbilt	63	Hawaii	10	Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, Hawaii
August 28, 2021	Illinois	30	Nebraska	22	Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois
August 28, 2021	Fresno State	45	UConn	0	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California
August 28, 2021	UCLA	44	Hawaii	10	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California
August 28, 2021	San Jose State	45	Southern Utah ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	14	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, California
August 28, 2021	UTEP	30	New Mexico State	3	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, New Mexico (Battle of I-10)
August 24, 2019	No. 8 Florida	24	Miami (FL)	20	Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida (Camping World Kickoff)
August 24, 2019	Hawaii	45	Arizona	38	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii
August 25, 2018	Hawaii	43	Colorado State	34	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado
August 25, 2018	UMass	63	Duquesne ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	15	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, Massachusetts
August 25, 2018	Rice	31	Prairie View A&M ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	28	Rice Stadium Houston, Texas
August 25, 2018	Wyoming	29	New Mexico State	7	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, New Mexico
August 26, 2017	BYU	20	Portland State ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	6	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah
August 26, 2017	Colorado State	58	Oregon State	27	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado ^{[lower-alpha 2]}
August 26, 2017	No. 19 South Florida	42	San Jose State	22	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, California
August 26, 2017	No. 14 Stanford	62	Rice	7	Sydney Football Stadium Sydney, Australia (Sydney Cup)
August 26, 2016	California	51	Hawaii	31	Stadium Australia Sydney, Australia (Sydney Cup)
August 28, 2004	Miami (OH)	49	Indiana State ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	Yager Stadium Oxford, Ohio
August 28, 2004	No. 1 USC	24	Virginia Tech	13	FedEx Field Landover, Maryland (BCA Classic)
August 23, 2003	No. 7 Kansas State	42	California	28	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas (BCA Classic)
August 23, 2003	San Jose State	29	Grambling State ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California (Literacy Classic)
August 22, 2002	Colorado	35	Virginia	29	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Virginia (Jim Thorpe Classic)
August 23, 2002	No. 25 Wisconsin	23	Fresno State	21	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin (John Thompson Foundation Classic)
August 24, 2002	No. 3 Florida State	38	Iowa State	31	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri (Eddie Robinson Classic)
August 24, 2002	NC State	34	New Mexico	14	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina (BCA Classic)
August 24, 2002	No. 13 Ohio State	45	Texas Tech	21	Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio (Pigskin Classic)
August 25, 2002	No. 16 Virginia Tech	63	Arkansas State	7	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia (Hispanic College Fund Football Classic)

Rankings reflect preseason AP Poll.

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 FCS/Div I-AA team.
↑ First game at Canvas Stadium.

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References

↑ Sherman, Rodger (August 27, 2019). "Why the "Week 0" College Football Game Is Here to Stay". The Ringer.
↑ Northam, Mitchell (September 1, 2019). "When does the 2019 college football season start?". NCAA.com.
↑ Godfrey, Steven (February 3, 2020). "Let's do the WEEK ZERO BIG GAME thing every year". Banner Society.
↑ "College Football Week 0: Money, Ratings, and the NCAA Football Schedule". Off Tackle Empire. August 23, 2019.
↑ "Reports: NCAA permits teams to schedule 'Week 0' games". AL.com. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-31.

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[FCS-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 FCS/Div I-AA team.

[7] First game at Canvas Stadium.

[1] Sherman, Rodger (August 27, 2019). "Why the "Week 0" College Football Game Is Here to Stay". The Ringer.

[2] Northam, Mitchell (September 1, 2019). "When does the 2019 college football season start?". NCAA.com.

[3] Godfrey, Steven (February 3, 2020). "Let's do the WEEK ZERO BIG GAME thing every year". Banner Society.

[4] "College Football Week 0: Money, Ratings, and the NCAA Football Schedule". Off Tackle Empire. August 23, 2019.

[5] "Reports: NCAA permits teams to schedule 'Week 0' games". AL.com. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-31.

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