FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – North Dakota State's first season of competition in the FBS as a member of the Mountain West Conference will feature 10 nationally televised games.
Five of those games will be aired on Valley News Live.
As part of the Mountain West television agreement, NDSU will have five games televised on The CW (30.2), three games on CBS Sports Network and one game on Fox Sports 1.
NDSU's non-conference game at Sacramento State on Sept. 19 will be televised on ESPN as part of the Mid-American Conference television package.
Games on The CW will stream live on the ESPN app with the ESPN Unlimited plan. The remaining two games will be streamed on the new MW+ app launching this summer.
2026 NDSU Football Schedule:
- Aug. 29: Jacksonville State, 4:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network
- Sept. 5: Fordham, TBD on either The CW (30.2) or MW+
- Sept. 12: at Air Force, 9 p.m. on FS1
- Sept. 19: at Sacramento State, 9:30 p.m. on ESPN
- Oct. 3: Wyoming, 2:30 p.m. on The CW (30.2)
- Oct. 10: at UNLV, 6 p.m. on The CW (30.2)
- Oct. 17: Nevada, 6 p.m. on CBS Sports Network
- Oct. 24: at New Mexico, TBD on either The CW (30.2) or MW+
- Oct. 31: UTEP, 2:30 p.m. on MW+
- Nov. 14: at Hawaii, 10 p.m. on The CW (30.2)
- Nov. 21: Northern Illinois, 3 p.m. on The CW (30.2)
- Nov. 27: at San Jose State, 2:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network
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