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Opening weekend of college football season
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 met NCAA minimum attendance guidelines before those were abolished in 2023.
The first Week 0 game was the 1983 Kickoff Classic , in which No. 1 Nebraska defeated No. 4 Penn State , 44–6, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey .[ 4]
For the 2020 season , the NCAA issued a blanket waiver for Week 0 games by any team, in order to allow for scheduling flexibility amid the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 5] However, no Division I FBS members wound up playing in a Week 0 game in 2020.
Week 0 games since 2002:
Date
Winner
Score
Loser
Score
Location
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 )
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 [ a]
0
Spartan Stadium San Jose, California (Literacy Classic)
August 28, 2004
Miami (OH)
49
Indiana State [ a]
0
Yager Stadium Oxford, Ohio
August 28, 2004
No. 1 USC
24
Virginia Tech
13
FedEx Field Landover, Maryland (BCA Classic )
August 26, 2016
California
51
Hawaii
31
Stadium Australia Sydney, Australia (Sydney Cup)
August 26, 2017
BYU
20
Portland State [ a]
6
LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah
August 26, 2017
Colorado State
58
Oregon State
27
Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado [ b]
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 25, 2018
Hawaii
43
Colorado State
34
Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado
August 25, 2018
UMass
63
Duquesne [ a]
15
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, Massachusetts
August 25, 2018
Rice
31
Prairie View A&M [ a]
28
Rice Stadium Houston, Texas
August 25, 2018
Wyoming
29
New Mexico State
7
Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, New Mexico
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 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 [ a]
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 27, 2022
Northwestern
31
Nebraska
28
Aviva Stadium Dublin, Ireland (Aer Lingus College Football Classic )
August 27, 2022
Western Kentucky
38
Austin Peay [ a]
27
Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, Kentucky
August 27, 2022
UNLV
52
Idaho State [ a]
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 [ a]
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 [ a]
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 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 24, 2024
No. 10 Florida State vs. Georgia Tech
Aviva Stadium Dublin, Ireland (Aer Lingus College Football Classic )
August 24, 2024
Delaware State at Hawaii
Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, Hawaii
August 24, 2024
SMU at Nevada
Mackay Stadium Reno, Nevada
August 24, 2024
Montana State at New Mexico
University Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico
Rankings reflect preseason AP Poll .
Notes
^ a b c d e f g h i j FCS /Div I-AA team.
^ First game at Canvas Stadium.