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College Football Week 7 Results and Predictions

Week 7 of the 2026 college football season is over: 62 games involving FBS teams, played from Tuesday, October 13, to Saturday, October 17. Eight ranked teams lost, No. 1 Georgia among them, beaten 27-24 at home by Auburn.

Every final score is below, with a link to our prediction for each of the 10 games we covered. The following week’s results are on the Week 8 page, this week’s games are on the Week 9 page, and every current prediction is on our college football predictions hub.

The ranked teams

16 games had a team from the AP Top 25 of October 11, and six of them matched ranked teams. No. 4 Ohio State won 19-15 at No. 5 Indiana, No. 9 Ole Miss beat No. 13 Missouri 31-3, No. 22 LSU shut out No. 16 Mississippi State 31-0, No. 14 Tennessee beat No. 6 Alabama 26-10, No. 8 BYU beat No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24, and No. 20 Houston held off No. 18 Oklahoma State 35-32. Three of the poll’s teams had no game: No. 17 Iowa, No. 19 USC and No. 23 Boise State.

Two ranked teams lost to unranked opponents, both by 27-24: Auburn won at No. 1 Georgia, and Florida won at No. 7 Texas. No. 3 Miami needed overtime to beat Florida State 43-35.

GameFinalOur prediction
No. 16 Mississippi State at No. 22 LSUMississippi State 0, LSU 31–
Florida at No. 7 TexasFlorida 27, Texas 24prediction
Virginia at No. 24 SMUVirginia 13, SMU 23–
No. 4 Ohio State at No. 5 IndianaOhio State 19, Indiana 15prediction
No. 25 Northwestern at Michigan StateNorthwestern 24, Michigan State 21–
Auburn at No. 1 GeorgiaAuburn 27, Georgia 24prediction
No. 13 Missouri at No. 9 Ole MissMissouri 3, Ole Miss 31prediction
No. 6 Alabama at No. 14 TennesseeAlabama 10, Tennessee 26prediction
Arizona State at No. 10 Texas TechArizona State 25, Texas Tech 53prediction
Florida State at No. 3 MiamiFlorida State 35, Miami 43 (OT)prediction
No. 15 Kentucky at OklahomaKentucky 21, Oklahoma 13–
No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 8 BYUNotre Dame 24, BYU 28prediction
No. 18 Oklahoma State at No. 20 HoustonOklahoma State 32, Houston 35–
Wisconsin at No. 12 UCLAWisconsin 7, UCLA 17prediction
No. 11 Utah at ColoradoUtah 27, Colorado 24prediction
No. 21 Wake Forest at CaliforniaWake Forest 41, California 7–

Every FBS result

Four of the 62 games went to overtime, Miami’s win over Florida State among them.

DateGameFinalOur prediction
Tue Oct 13Delaware at Middle TennesseeDelaware 30, Middle Tennessee 33–
Tue Oct 13Florida International at Jacksonville StateFlorida International 24, Jacksonville State 27–
Wed Oct 14Kennesaw State at Missouri StateKennesaw State 21, Missouri State 24–
Wed Oct 14Western Kentucky at Sam HoustonWestern Kentucky 16, Sam Houston 3–
Thu Oct 15East Carolina at UABEast Carolina 17, UAB 30 (OT)–
Thu Oct 15Georgia Southern at Old DominionGeorgia Southern 23, Old Dominion 15–
Thu Oct 15Colorado State at Texas StateColorado State 27, Texas State 66–
Fri Oct 16Memphis at TulaneMemphis 17, Tulane 31–
Fri Oct 16Washington at PurdueWashington 38, Purdue 26–
Fri Oct 16App State at Coastal CarolinaApp State 35, Coastal Carolina 32–
Sat Oct 17No. 16 Mississippi State at No. 22 LSUMississippi State 0, LSU 31–
Sat Oct 17Florida at No. 7 TexasFlorida 27, Texas 24prediction
Sat Oct 17Cincinnati at West VirginiaCincinnati 42, West Virginia 45–
Sat Oct 17Kansas at Kansas StateKansas 24, Kansas State 35–
Sat Oct 17Charleston Southern at ClemsonCharleston Southern 0, Clemson 37–
Sat Oct 17Pittsburgh at Boston CollegePittsburgh 21, Boston College 27–
Sat Oct 17Virginia at No. 24 SMUVirginia 13, SMU 23–
Sat Oct 17No. 4 Ohio State at No. 5 IndianaOhio State 19, Indiana 15prediction
Sat Oct 17No. 25 Northwestern at Michigan StateNorthwestern 24, Michigan State 21–
Sat Oct 17Florida Atlantic at ArmyFlorida Atlantic 24, Army 56–
Sat Oct 17Ball State at Bowling GreenBall State 32, Bowling Green 31 (OT)–
Sat Oct 17Georgia State at James MadisonGeorgia State 22, James Madison 49–
Sat Oct 17Rutgers at MarylandRutgers 37, Maryland 30–
Sat Oct 17The Citadel at Texas A&MThe Citadel 0, Texas A&M 41–
Sat Oct 17Charlotte at TempleCharlotte 38, Temple 31–
Sat Oct 17Massachusetts at BuffaloMassachusetts 18, Buffalo 25 (OT)–
Sat Oct 17Western Michigan at Central MichiganWestern Michigan 21, Central Michigan 14–
Sat Oct 17Auburn at No. 1 GeorgiaAuburn 27, Georgia 24prediction
Sat Oct 17No. 13 Missouri at No. 9 Ole MissMissouri 3, Ole Miss 31prediction
Sat Oct 17No. 6 Alabama at No. 14 TennesseeAlabama 10, Tennessee 26prediction
Sat Oct 17Arizona State at No. 10 Texas TechArizona State 25, Texas Tech 53prediction
Sat Oct 17Georgia Tech at Virginia TechGeorgia Tech 24, Virginia Tech 34–
Sat Oct 17North Carolina at DukeNorth Carolina 24, Duke 20–
Sat Oct 17Penn State at MichiganPenn State 18, Michigan 21–
Sat Oct 17Northern Illinois at WyomingNorthern Illinois 23, Wyoming 41–
Sat Oct 17UNLV at Air ForceUNLV 31, Air Force 41–
Sat Oct 17Toledo at Eastern MichiganToledo 34, Eastern Michigan 14–
Sat Oct 17Akron at Miami (OH)Akron 14, Miami (OH) 34–
Sat Oct 17Tulsa at RiceTulsa 38, Rice 17–
Sat Oct 17Troy at LouisianaTroy 6, Louisiana 33–
Sat Oct 17Washington State at Oregon StateWashington State 30, Oregon State 48–
Sat Oct 17Arkansas at VanderbiltArkansas 31, Vanderbilt 21–
Sat Oct 17TCU at BaylorTCU 17, Baylor 6–
Sat Oct 17Florida State at No. 3 MiamiFlorida State 35, Miami 43 (OT)prediction
Sat Oct 17Kent State at South FloridaKent State 2, South Florida 29–
Sat Oct 17Nevada at North Dakota StateNevada 17, North Dakota State 31–
Sat Oct 17Arkansas State at Southern MissArkansas State 23, Southern Miss 13–
Sat Oct 17No. 15 Kentucky at OklahomaKentucky 21, Oklahoma 13–
Sat Oct 17No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 8 BYUNotre Dame 24, BYU 28prediction
Sat Oct 17No. 18 Oklahoma State at No. 20 HoustonOklahoma State 32, Houston 35–
Sat Oct 17Elon at StanfordElon 7, Stanford 34–
Sat Oct 17Louisville at SyracuseLouisville 34, Syracuse 26–
Sat Oct 17Wisconsin at No. 12 UCLAWisconsin 7, UCLA 17prediction
Sat Oct 17Navy at UTSANavy 34, UTSA 38–
Sat Oct 17Louisiana Tech at UL MonroeLouisiana Tech 24, UL Monroe 0–
Sat Oct 17San José State at UTEPSan José State 24, UTEP 11–
Sat Oct 17Ohio at Sacramento StateOhio 48, Sacramento State 7–
Sat Oct 17No. 11 Utah at ColoradoUtah 27, Colorado 24prediction
Sat Oct 17No. 21 Wake Forest at CaliforniaWake Forest 41, California 7–
Sat Oct 17Fresno State at San Diego StateFresno State 23, San Diego State 26–
Sat Oct 17New Mexico at Hawai’iNew Mexico 21, Hawai’i 10–
Sat Oct 17Nebraska at OregonNebraska 14, Oregon 17–

Results and rankings: ESPN scoreboard for Week 7 of 2026, with each team’s rank in the AP Top 25 of October 11, 2026, read October 30, 2026, 00:55 UTC. Predictions: our college football pages for October 13 to 17, 2026.