October 2026 Sports Slate — By Date

All times Eastern (ET). 

Thursday, Oct 1

• 🏈 NFL — Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns — 8:15 PM
• ⚾ MLB — Wild Card Series Game 3s (if nec.): Phillies @ Braves — 2:00 PM (NBC); White Sox @ Astros; Red Sox @ Yankees; Cubs @ Padres — the other three games are expected in their Game 1–2 slots (5:00, 8:00 and 10:00 PM)

Friday, Oct 2

• 🏈 NCAA — Pitt @ Virginia Tech — 7:00 PM (ESPN)
• 🏈 NCAA — Penn State @ Northwestern — 8:00 PM (FOX) — grand opening of the new Ryan Field

Saturday, Oct 3

• 🏈 NCAA — Notre Dame @ North Carolina — 12:00 PM (ESPN)
• 🏈 NCAA — Alabama @ Mississippi State — 12:00 PM (ABC)
• 🏈 NCAA — Michigan @ Minnesota — 12:00 PM (FOX)
• 🏈 NCAA — Vanderbilt @ Georgia — 12:45 PM (SEC Network)
• 🏈 NCAA — Ohio State @ Iowa — 3:30 PM (CBS)
• 🏈 NCAA — Auburn @ Tennessee — 3:30 PM (ESPN)
• 🏈 NCAA — Florida @ Missouri — 3:30 PM (ABC)
• 🏈 NCAA — Arkansas @ Texas A&M — 7:00 PM (ESPN2)
• 🏈 NCAA — BYU @ TCU — 7:00 PM (ESPN)
• 🏈 NCAA — Miami @ Clemson — 7:30 PM (ABC)
• 🏈 NCAA — Washington @ USC — 7:30 PM (NBC)
• 🏈 NCAA — Texas Tech @ Colorado — 7:30 PM (FOX)
• 🏈 NCAA — McNeese @ LSU — 7:45 PM (SEC Network)
• ⚾ MLB — Division Series Game 1: two ALDS games (TBS/truTV/HBO Max) and two NLDS games (FOX/FS1) — matchups and times TBD

Sunday, Oct 4

• 🏈 NFL — Indianapolis Colts @ Washington — 9:30 AM
• 🏈 NFL — Tennessee Titans @ Baltimore Ravens — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — New England Patriots @ Buffalo Bills — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — NY Jets @ Chicago Bears — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Jacksonville Jaguars @ Cincinnati Bengals — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Dallas Cowboys @ Houston Texans — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Arizona Cardinals @ NY Giants — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — LA Rams @ Philadelphia Eagles — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Green Bay Packers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Miami Dolphins @ Minnesota Vikings — 4:05 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Kansas City Chiefs @ Las Vegas Raiders — 4:25 PM
• 🏈 NFL — LA Chargers @ Seattle Seahawks — 4:25 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Denver Broncos @ San Francisco 49ers — 4:25 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Detroit Lions @ Carolina Panthers (SNF) — 8:20 PM
• ⚾ MLB — NLDS Game 2 (two games, FOX/FS1) — matchups and times TBD

Monday, Oct 5

• 🏈 NFL — Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints — 8:15 PM
• ⚾ MLB — ALDS Game 2 (two games, TBS/truTV/HBO Max) — matchups and times TBD

Tuesday, Oct 6

• ⚾ MLB — NLDS Game 3 (two games, FOX/FS1) — matchups and times TBD

Wednesday, Oct 7

• ⚾ MLB — ALDS Game 3 (two games, TBS/truTV/HBO Max) — matchups and times TBD
• ⚾ MLB — NLDS Game 4 (if nec.)

Thursday, Oct 8

• 🏈 NFL — Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Dallas Cowboys — 8:15 PM
• ⚾ MLB — ALDS Game 4 (if nec.)

Friday, Oct 9

• 🏈 NCAA — Iowa @ Washington — 9:00 PM (FOX/FS1)
• 🏈 NCAA — Iowa State @ BYU — 10:15 PM (ESPN)
• ⚾ MLB — NLDS Game 5 (if nec.)

Saturday, Oct 10

• 🏈 NCAA — South Carolina @ Florida — early window (12–1 PM), TV TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — Texas A&M @ Missouri — early window (12–1 PM), TV TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — Texas vs. Oklahoma (Dallas, Red River Rivalry) — 3:30 PM (ABC or ESPN)
• 🏈 NCAA — Stanford @ Notre Dame — 3:30 PM (NBC)
• 🏈 NCAA — Ole Miss @ Vanderbilt — afternoon window (3:30–8 PM), TV TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — Tennessee @ Arkansas — afternoon window (3:30–8 PM), TV TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — Georgia @ Alabama — night window (6–8 PM), TV TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — LSU @ Kentucky — night window (6–8 PM), TV TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — USC @ Penn State (White Out) — 7:30 PM (NBC)
• 🏈 NCAA — Maryland @ Ohio State — time TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — Indiana @ Nebraska — time TBA
• ⚾ MLB — ALDS Game 5 (if nec.)

Sunday, Oct 11

• 🏈 NFL — Philadelphia Eagles @ Jacksonville Jaguars — 9:30 AM
• 🏈 NFL — Cincinnati Bengals @ Miami Dolphins — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Las Vegas Raiders @ New England Patriots — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Minnesota Vikings @ New Orleans Saints — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Cleveland Browns @ NY Jets — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Indianapolis Colts @ Pittsburgh Steelers — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Houston Texans @ Tennessee Titans — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — NY Giants @ Washington — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Denver Broncos @ LA Chargers — 4:05 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Detroit Lions @ Arizona Cardinals — 4:25 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers — 4:25 PM
• 🏈 NFL — San Francisco 49ers @ Seattle Seahawks — 4:25 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Baltimore Ravens @ Atlanta Falcons (SNF) — 8:20 PM
• ⚾ MLB — NLCS Game 1 (FOX/FS1) — matchup and time TBD

Monday, Oct 12

• 🏈 NFL — Buffalo Bills @ LA Rams — 8:15 PM
• ⚾ MLB — ALCS Game 1 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max) and NLCS Game 2 (FOX/FS1) — matchups and times TBD

Tuesday, Oct 13

• ⚾ MLB — ALCS Game 2 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max) — matchup and time TBD

Wednesday, Oct 14

• ⚾ MLB — NLCS Game 3 (FOX/FS1) — matchup and time TBD

Thursday, Oct 15

• 🏈 NFL — Seattle Seahawks @ Denver Broncos — 8:15 PM
• ⚾ MLB — ALCS Game 3 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max) and NLCS Game 4 (FOX/FS1) — matchups and times TBD

Friday, Oct 16

• ⚾ MLB — ALCS Game 4 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max) — matchup and time TBD
• ⚾ MLB — NLCS Game 5 (if nec.)

Saturday, Oct 17

College kickoff times for this date had not been announced as of Sep 28.

• 🏈 NCAA — Ohio State @ Indiana — rematch of last year’s Big Ten title game; time TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — Alabama @ Tennessee — time TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — Notre Dame @ BYU — time TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — Penn State @ Michigan — time TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — Missouri @ Ole Miss — time TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — Florida State vs. Miami — listed by ESPN among the day’s marquee games; time TBA
• ⚾ MLB — ALCS Game 5 (if nec.)

Sunday, Oct 18

• 🏈 NFL — Houston Texans @ Jacksonville Jaguars — 9:30 AM
• 🏈 NFL — Chicago Bears @ Atlanta Falcons — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Baltimore Ravens @ Cleveland Browns — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Tennessee Titans @ Indianapolis Colts — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — NY Jets @ New England Patriots — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — New Orleans Saints @ NY Giants — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Carolina Panthers @ Philadelphia Eagles — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Pittsburgh Steelers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Arizona Cardinals @ LA Rams — 4:05 PM
• 🏈 NFL — LA Chargers @ Kansas City Chiefs — 4:25 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Buffalo Bills @ Las Vegas Raiders — 4:25 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Dallas Cowboys @ Green Bay Packers (SNF) — 8:20 PM
• ⚾ MLB — NLCS Game 6 (if nec.)

Monday, Oct 19

• 🏈 NFL — Washington @ San Francisco 49ers — 8:15 PM
• ⚾ MLB — ALCS Game 6 (if nec.) and NLCS Game 7 (if nec.)

Tuesday, Oct 20

• ⚾ MLB — ALCS Game 7 (if nec.)

Thursday, Oct 22

• 🏈 NFL — New England Patriots @ Chicago Bears — 8:15 PM

Friday, Oct 23

• ⚾ MLB — World Series Game 1 (FOX), hosted by the team with the better regular-season record — matchup and time TBD

Saturday, Oct 24

• ⚾ MLB — World Series Game 2 (FOX) — matchup and time TBD
• 🏈 NCAA — Ole Miss @ Texas — SEC flex window; time TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — Texas A&M @ Alabama — SEC flex window; time TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — Indiana @ Michigan — time TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — Virginia Tech @ Clemson — time TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — LSU @ Auburn — time TBA

Sunday, Oct 25

• 🏈 NFL — Pittsburgh Steelers @ New Orleans Saints — 9:30 AM
• 🏈 NFL — San Francisco 49ers @ Atlanta Falcons — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — NY Giants @ Houston Texans — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Indianapolis Colts @ Minnesota Vikings — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Miami Dolphins @ NY Jets — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Cleveland Browns @ Tennessee Titans — 1:00 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Denver Broncos @ Arizona Cardinals — 4:05 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions — 4:25 PM
• 🏈 NFL — LA Rams @ Las Vegas Raiders — 4:25 PM
• 🏈 NFL — Kansas City Chiefs @ Seattle Seahawks (SNF) — 8:20 PM
• ⚾ MLB — World Series travel day (no game)

Monday, Oct 26

• 🏈 NFL — Dallas Cowboys @ Philadelphia Eagles — 8:15 PM
• ⚾ MLB — World Series Game 3 (FOX) — matchup and time TBD

Tuesday, Oct 27

• ⚾ MLB — World Series Game 4 (FOX) — matchup and time TBD

Wednesday, Oct 28

• ⚾ MLB — World Series Game 5 (if nec.)

Thursday, Oct 29

• 🏈 NFL — Carolina Panthers @ Green Bay Packers — 8:15 PM
• ⚾ MLB — World Series travel day (if nec.)

Friday, Oct 30

• ⚾ MLB — World Series Game 6 (if nec.)

Saturday, Oct 31

• ⚾ MLB — World Series Game 7 (if nec.)
• 🏈 NCAA — Ohio State @ USC — time TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — Notre Dame vs. Navy (Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA) — time TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — Clemson @ Florida State — time TBA
• 🏈 NCAA — Purdue @ Penn State — time TBA