Week 1: Thursday, September 3 through Saturday, September 5, 2026. All times Eastern. Updates every week of the season.
ACC Network carries one game in each of Saturday’s three main windows, plus Thursday night’s Akron at Wake Forest opener. None of the four is a marquee matchup, which is how Week 1 usually goes for the conference channels; the ACC’s biggest opening weekend games are on ABC, ESPN and the broadcast networks.
| Time (ET) | Game | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 7:00 p.m. | Akron at Wake Forest | Final: Wake Forest 38, Akron 16 |
| Sat 12:00 p.m. | New Hampshire at Syracuse | JMA Wireless Dome |
| Sat 3:30 p.m. | Tulane at Duke | Durham |
| Sat 7:30 p.m. | VMI at Virginia Tech | Blacksburg |
How to Watch ACC Network
ACC Network is a cable and satellite channel carried by YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Fubo, DirecTV Stream and Sling Orange. Any of those logins also streams the channel in the ESPN app. A standalone ESPN+ subscription does not include ACC Network, though some ACC games do appear separately on ESPN+.
The ACC Games Not on ACC Network
Thursday’s Colorado at Georgia Tech was on ESPN. Saturday, Boston College at Cincinnati is on Fox at 3:30, Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh is on The CW, UCLA at Cal is on ESPN at 10:30 and Clemson at LSU is on ABC at 7:30. Sunday has Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame on NBC at 7:30 and Louisville vs. Ole Miss on ABC at 7:30. Monday closes the week with SMU at Florida State on ESPN at 7:30. Every ACC score is on our ACC football scores page, and the full channel by channel list is on the college football TV schedule.
The Bottom Line
ACC Network’s Saturday is Syracuse at noon, Duke at 3:30 and Virginia Tech at 7:30. The channel needs a pay TV or live streaming package; ESPN+ alone will not get you there.