# Week 0

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". 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.
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. However, no Division I FBS members wound up playing in a Week 0 game in 2020.

## Results

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 | 0 | Spartan Stadium San Jose, California (Literacy Classic) |
| August 28, 2004 | Miami (OH) | 49 | Indiana State | 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 | 6 | LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah |
| August 26, 2017 | Colorado State | 58 | Oregon State | 27 | Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado |
| 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 | 15 | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, Massachusetts |
| August 25, 2018 | Rice | 31 | Prairie View A&M | 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 | 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 | 27 | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| August 27, 2022 | UNLV | 52 | Idaho State | 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 | 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 | 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 | Georgia Tech | 24 | No. 10 Florida State | 21 | Aviva Stadium Dublin, Ireland (Aer Lingus College Football Classic) |
| August 24, 2024 | SMU | 29 | Nevada | 24 | Mackay Stadium Reno, Nevada |
| August 24, 2024 | Montana State | 35 | New Mexico | 31 | University Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| August 24, 2024 | Hawaii | 35 | Delaware State | 14 | Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, Hawaii |
| August 23, 2025 | Fresno State at Kansas | Fresno State at Kansas | Fresno State at Kansas | Fresno State at Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas |
| August 23, 2025 | Iowa State vs. Kansas State | Iowa State vs. Kansas State | Iowa State vs. Kansas State | Iowa State vs. Kansas State | Aviva Stadium Dublin, Ireland (Aer Lingus College Football Classic) |
| August 23, 2025 | Sam Houston at Western Kentucky | Sam Houston at Western Kentucky | Sam Houston at Western Kentucky | Sam Houston at Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| August 23, 2025 | Stanford at Hawaii | Stanford at Hawaii | Stanford at Hawaii | Stanford at Hawaii | Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, Hawaii |
Rankings reflect preseason AP Poll.

### Notes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 FCS/Div I-AA team.
* ↑ First game at Canvas Stadium.