ESPN 3D will double the number of college football telecasts this year as the network plans to televise 20 regular-season games along with the Allstate BCS National Championship and five postseason bowl games.
The network will kick off its second year of extensive college football coverage with two games in five days over Labor Day weekend when UNLV travels to Wisconsin on Thurs., Sept. 1, at 8 p.m. ET with Miami at Maryland on Mon., Sept. 5, at 8 p.m.
The 2011 season marks the return of Miami, Oregon, USC, UCLA, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin to the ESPN 3D schedule and the addition of multiple top programs highlighted by LSU, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, and Texas. It will also be the second straight year the network will air the Dr Pepper ACC Championship game, slated for Sat., Dec. 3, at 8 p.m.
The network will increase its post season coverage this year with the return of the Allstate BCS National Championship Game on Mon., Jan. 9, at 8:30 p.m. as well as five additional bowl games.
The complete 2011-2012 schedule:
Date Time (ET) Game
Thurs, Sept. 1 8 p.m. UNLV at Wisconsin
Mon, Sept. 5 8 p.m. Miami at Maryland
Thurs, Sept. 8 8 p.m. Arizona at Oklahoma State
Sat, Sept. 10 7 p.m. BYU at Texas
Thurs, Sept. 15 8 p.m. LSU at Mississippi State
Thurs, Sept. 22 8 p.m. NC State at Cincinnati
Sat., Sept. 24 TBD TBD
Thurs, Sept. 29 8 p.m. South Florida at Pittsburgh
Sat., Oct. 1 TBD TBD
Thurs, Oct. 6 9 p.m. California at Oregon
Thurs, Oct. 13 9 p.m. USC at California
Sat., Oct. 15 TBD TBD
Thurs, Oct. 20 9 p.m. UCLA at Arizona
Thurs, Oct. 27 8 p.m. Virginia at Miami
Tues, Nov. 1 7 p.m. Northern Illinois at Toledo
Fri, Nov. 4 9 p.m. USC at Colorado
Thurs, Nov. 17 8 p.m. North Carolina at Virginia Tech
Sat., Nov. 19 TBD TBD
Thurs, Dec. 1 8 p.m. West Virginia at South Florida
Sat, Dec. 3 8 p.m. Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game
Sat, Dec. 17 9 p.m. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Tues, Dec. 20 8 p.m. Beef O’Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg
Thurs, Dec. 29 5:30 p.m. Champs Sports Bowl
Sat, Dec. 31 7:30 p.m. Chick-fil-A Bowl
Mon, Jan. 2 1 p.m. Capital One Bowl
Mon, Jan. 9 8:30 p.m. Allstate BCS National Championship
Sony is an official sponsor of college football on ESPN 3D.
Additional programming for ESPN 3D will be announced throughout the year and will include college basketball and Winter X Games 17.
— By Scott Hettrick
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