IRVING, Texas – Conference USA has announced its preliminary television schedule for the 2016 football season. The current confirmed schedule features games to air nationally on all four of the league’s primary television partners, with many additional games to be added prior to the beginning of the season, through additional league partnerships, along with selected games as part of other conference’s television deals.
National games will be televised this season on ESPN Networks, CBS Sports Network, American Sports Network and beIN SPORTS. The majority of these exposures will take place on Saturday, with select Thursday and Friday night telecasts also being featured.
“Conference USA Football fans will be able to watch their teams on a number of platforms throughout the country and even internationally,” said Conference USA Commissioner Judy MacLeod. “We are looking forward to an exciting conference season that our fans will be able to watch play out this fall.”
The league’s four primary linear television partners will all carry at least one game during the opening weekend of the season. On Thursday, September 1, ESPN U will show the Indiana at FIU game, while CBS Sports Network carries the conference opener between Rice and defending league champion WKU. On Saturday, September 3, ASN will air the SMU at North Texas matchup, while beIN SPORTS makes its Conference USA debut by showing the I-10 rivalry game between New Mexico State at UTEP.
The 2016 C-USA Championship game on Saturday, Dec. 3 is scheduled to air on either ESPN or ESPN 2. It marks the 12th-straight year that the C-USA Championship will air on the ESPN Networks. ESPN is also scheduled to carry all six of C-USA’s bowl games in which it has a guaranteed selection.
Additional Conference USA football television exposures will be released as soon as they are finalized.
Date Game Time (ET/CT) Network
Thu, Sept. 1 Charlotte at Louisville 7:00p ET/6:00p CT ACC RSN
Indiana at FIU 7:30p ET/6:30p CT ESPNU
Rice at WKU 8:00p ET/7:00p CT CBSSN
Sat, Sept. 3 Louisiana Tech at Arkansas 4:00p ET/3:00p CT SEC Network
SMU at North Texas 7:00p ET/6:00p CT ASN
Southern Miss at Kentucky 7:30p ET/6:30p CT ESPNU
New Mexico State at UTEP 8:00p ET/7:00p CT beIN SPORTS
Fri, Sept. 9 Maryland at FIU 7:30p ET/6:30p CT CBSSN
Sat, Sept 10 Rice at Army 12:00p ET/11:00a CT CBSSN
WKU at Alabama 3:30p ET/2:30p CT ESPN2
Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt 4:00p ET/3:00p CT SEC Network
Morgan State at Marshall 6:00p ET/5:00p CT beIN SPORTS
Florida Atlantic at Miami (Fla.) 6:00p ET/5:00p CT ESPN3
UTEP at Texas 7:00p ET/6:00p CT LHN
Fri, Sept. 16 Baylor at Rice 8:00p ET/7:00p CT ESPN
Arizona State at UTSA 9:30p ET/8:30p CT ESPN2
Sat, Sept. 17 Akron at Marshall 12:00p ET/11:00a CT CBSSN
Florida Atlantic at Kansas State 12:00p ET/11:00a CT FSN
Old Dominion at NC State 6:00p ET/5:00p CT ESPN3
Army at UTEP 7:00p ET/6:00p CT ASN
Troy at Southern Miss 7:00p ET/6:00p CT beIN SPORTS
Louisiana Tech at Texas Tech 7:00p ET/6:00p CT FSN
North Texas at Florida 7:30p ET/6:30p CT ESPNU
Sat, Sept. 24 Vanderbilt at WKU 4:30p ET/3:30p CT CBSSN
Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee 7:00p ET/6:00p CT ASN
Central Florida at FIU 7:00p ET/6:00p CT beIN SPORTS
Louisville at Marshall 8:00p ET/7:00p CT CBSSN
Sat, Oct. 1 UTEP at Louisiana Tech 7:00p ET/6:00p CT ASN
Florida Atlantic at FIU 7:00p ET/6:00p CT beIN SPORTS
Thu, Oct. 6 WKU at Louisiana Tech 8:00p ET/7:00p CT CBSSN
Sat, Oct. 8 Southern Miss at UTSA 12:00p ET/11:00a CT ASN
Marshall at North Texas 7:00p ET/6:00p CT ASN
Sat, Oct. 15 Florida Atlantic at Marshall 7:00p ET/6:00p CT ASN
UTSA at Rice 7:00p ET/6:00p CT beIN SPORTS
Sat, Oct. 22 North Texas at Army 12:00p ET/11:00a CT CBSSN
Charlotte at Marshall 5:30p ET/4:30p CT beIN SPORTS
Old Dominion at WKU 7:00p ET/6:00p CT ASN
Sat, Oct. 29 WKU at Florida Atlantic 3:30p ET/2:30p CT ASN
Marshall at Southern Miss 7:00p ET/6:00p CT ASN
Sat, Nov. 5 Charlotte at Southern Miss 3:30p ET/2:30p CT ASN
Marshall at Old Dominion 7:00p ET/6:00p CT ASN
FIU at WKU 5:30p ET/4:30p CT beIN SPORTS
Sat, Nov. 12 Southern Miss at Old Dominion 3:30p ET/2:30p CT ASN
Middle Tennessee at Marshall 7:00p ET/6:00p CT ASN
Sat, Nov. 19 Southern Miss at North Texas 5:30p ET/4:30p CT beIN SPORTS
Marshall at FIU 7:00p ET/6:00p CT ASN
Fri, Nov. 25 Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss TBD ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
Sat, Nov. 26 WKU at Marshall TBD ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
Florida Atlantic at Middle Tennessee 5:30p ET/4:30p CT beIN SPORTS
Sat, Dec. 3 Conference USA Championship TBD ESPN/ESPN2
Sat., Dec. 17 Gildan New Mexico Bowl 2:00p ET/1:00p CT ESPN
Sat., Dec. 17 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl 9:00p ET/8:00p CT ESPN
Tue., Dec. 20 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl 7:00p ET/6:00p CT ESPN
Fri.., Dec. 23 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl 1:00p ET/12:00p CT ESPN
Sat., Dec. 24 Hawai’i Bowl 7:00p ET/6:00p CT ESPN
Tue., Dec. 27 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl 12:00p ET/11:00a CT ESPN
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ABOUT AMERICAN SPORTS NETWORK (ASN)
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ABOUT beIN SPORTS USA
Launched in 2012, beIN SPORTS is the fastest growing global sports network in the U.S. and is offered on nine of the largest 10 cable/satellite TV providers in the U.S., as well as other systems across the country. beIN SPORTS offers viewers premium sports content and entertainment across multiple platforms including TV channels beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español and live streaming on beIN SPORTS CONNECT. A cornerstone of beIN SPORTS is its unrivaled live soccer coverage, which includes live matches from LaLiga, Serie A, Ligue 1, NASL, and CONMEBOL/CONCACAF/CAF World Cup Qualifiers, as well as news and in-depth analysis of all the top leagues from around the world. In addition to soccer, beIN SPORTS serves as a haven to fans of motorsports, tennis, rugby, volleyball and boxing, among others. With the recent addition of Conference USA coverage, beIN SPORTS will also broadcast College Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball and Soccer, Baseball, Softball and Volleyball. Thru beIN SPORTS CONNECT, authenticated subscribers can also enjoy all the exciting action from the two networks and stream live overflow matches offered in HD on your computer, tablet or smart phone. For more information, please visit www.beINSPORTS.com. Follow us on Twitter @beINSPORTSUSA and/or @ESbeINSPORTS and like us on Facebook beIN SPORTS USA and beIN SPORTS En Español for breaking news and real-time updates.