The third week is as special as the last as most of the top 25 games are filled with the best teams of the 2021-2022 NCAA College Football season. This week will be important for two things, the first will be the possible losses of any team in the top 10 of the AP Poll, and the second will be the probable upsets with the underdogs.
The most interesting game of week 3 is Alabama against Florida, the number one of the AP Poll plays against the number 11 in what will be a heavy and highly defensive game. Nebraska is another team that will have a big challenge up front when they play the Sooners in Oklahoma.
The opener of the week 3 is in Louisiana at 8:00 PM (ET), that game will be broadcast in the United States by ESPN on national television and the Internet through the apps and the official website of the network. Ohio Bobcats will be the visitor team against the Ragin' Cajuns of Louisiana-Lafayette.
NCAA College Football 2021-22 Week 3 Schedule: List of games
| Week 3 |
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| Thursday |
Sept. 16 |
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| Ohio at Louisiana | 8 PM (ET) | ESPN |
| Friday |
Sept. 17 |
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| UCF at Louisville | 7:30 PM (ET) | ESPN |
| Maryland at Illinois | 9 PM (ET) | FS1 |
| Saturday |
Sept. 18 |
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| Nebraska at No. 3 Oklahoma | 12 PM (ET) | FOX |
| New Mexico at No. 7 Texas A&M | 12 PM (ET) | SEC Network |
| No. 8 Cincinnati at Indiana | 12 PM (ET) | ESPN |
| No. 15 Virginia Tech at West Virginia | 12 PM (ET) | FS1 |
| No. 16 Coastal Carolina at Buffalo | 12 PM (ET) | ESPN2 |
| Michigan State at No. 24 Miami | 12 PM (ET) | ABC |
| Northern Illinois at No. 25 Michigan | 12 PM (ET) | Big Ten Network |
| Eastern Michigan at UMass | FloSports | |
| Chattanooga at Kentucky | 12 PM (ET) | SEC Network+/ESPN+ |
| Southeast Missouri State at Missouri | 12 PM (ET) | SEC Network+/ESPN+ |
| Tennessee Tech at Tennessee | 12 PM (ET) | | SEC Network+/ESPN+ |
| Western Michigan at Pitt | 12 PM (ET) | ESPN3 |
| Albany at Syracuse | 12 PM (ET) | ACC Network |
| Boston College at Temple | 12 PM (ET) | ESPNU |
| UConn at Army | 12 PM (ET) | CBSSN |
| Minnesota at Colorado | 1 PM (ET) | Pac-12 Network |
| Nevada at Kansas State | 2:05 PM (ET) | ESPN+ |
| Purdue at No. 12 Notre Dame | 2:30 PM (ET) | NBC |
| No. 1 Alabama at No. 11 Florida | 3:30 PM (ET) | CBS |
| Kent State at No. 5 Iowa | 3:30 PM (ET) | Big Ten Network |
| Georgia Tech at No. 6 Clemson | 3:30 PM (ET) | ABC |
| Tulsa at No. 9 Ohio State | 3:30 PM (ET) | FS1 |
| SMU at Louisiana Tech | 3:30 PM (ET) | CBSSN |
| Florida State at Wake Forest | 3:30 PM (ET) | ESPN |
| Delaware at Rutgers | 3:30 PM (ET) | Big Ten Network |
| Baylor at Kansas | 3:30 PM (ET) | ESPN+ |
| Long Island University at Miami (Ohio) | 3:30 PM (ET) | ESPN+ |
| Bryant at Akron | 3:30 PM (ET) | ESPN3 |
| Elon at Appalachian State | 3:30 PM (ET) | ESPN+ |
| Idaho at Oregon State | 3:30 PM (ET) | Pac-12 Network |
| USC at Washington State | 3:30 PM (ET) | FOX |
| Georgia Southern at No. 20 Arkansas | 4 PM (ET) | SEC Network |
| Mississippi State at Memphis | 4 PM (ET) | ESPN2 |
| Ball State at Wyoming | 4 PM (ET) | Stadium |
| Northwestern at Duke | 4 PM (ET) | ACC Network |
| Colorado State at Toledo | 4 PM (ET) | ESPNU |
| Sacramento State at Cal | 4 PM (ET) | Stadium |
| Arkansas State at Washington | 4:15 PM (ET) | Pac-12 Network |
| Murray State at Bowling Green | 5 PM (ET) | ESPN3 |
| Middle Tennessee at UTSA | 6 PM (ET) | ESPN+ |
| Fordham at FAU | 6 PM (ET) | ESPN3 |
| Old Dominion at Liberty | 6 PM (ET) | ESPN3 |
| East Carolina at Marshall | 6 PM (ET) | Facebook/CBSSN |
| South Carolina at No. 2 Georgia | 7 PM (ET) | ESPN |
| Charlotte at Georgia State | 7 PM (ET) | ESPN+ |
| FIU at Texas Tech | 7 PM (ET) | ESPN+ |
| Troy at Southern Miss | 7 PM (ET) | ESPN+ |
| Grambling at Houston | 7 PM (ET) | ESPN+ |
| Florida A&M at South Florida | 7 PM (ET) | ESPN+ |
| Incarnate Word at Texas State | 7 PM (ET) | ESPN3 |
| Utah at San Diego State | 7 PM (ET) | CBSSN |
| Stony Brook at No. 4 Oregon | 7:30 PM (ET) | Pac-12 Network |
| No. 22 Auburn at No. 10 Penn State | 7:30 PM (ET) | ABC |
| Virginia at No. 21 North Carolina | 7:30 PM (ET) | ACC Network |
| Central Michigan at LSU | 7:30 PM (ET) | SEC Network |
| Furman at NC State | 7:30 PM (ET) | ESPN3 |
| UAB at North Texas | 7:30 PM (ET) | Stadium |
| Utah State at Air Force | 7:30 PM (ET) | FS2 |
| Tulane at No. 17 Ole Miss | 8 PM (ET) | ESPN2 |
| Stanford at Vanderbilt | 8 PM (ET) | ESPNU |
| South Carolina State at New Mexico State | 8 PM (ET) | Bally Sports AZ/Flo Sports |
| Rice at Texas | 8 PM (ET) | Longhorn Network |
| Jackson State at UL Monroe | 8 PM (ET) | ESPN3 |
| Alcorn State at South Alabama | 8 PM (ET) | ESPN3 |
| Oklahoma State at Boise State | 9 PM (ET) | FS1 |
| Northern Arizona at Arizona | 10 PM (ET) | Pac-12 Network |
| No. 19 Arizona State at No. 23 BYU | 10:15 PM (ET) | ESPN |
| No. 14 Iowa State at UNLV | 10:30 PM (ET) | CBSSN |
| Fresno State at No. 13 UCLA | 10:45 PM (ET) | Pac-12 Network |
| San Jose State at Hawai'i | 12:30 AM (ET) Sunday | FS1 |
