The college football season is here after a long wait. Rob Doerger and Joe DiTullio of the DiTullio and Doerger College Sports Show will make their picks for every game involving an FBS team this season. Here are their college football week 1 picks.
| Away | Home | Location | Rob | Joe |
| # 21 UCF | UConn | Pratt & Whitney Stadium (East Hartford, CT) | UCF | UCF |
| New Mexico State | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium (Minneapolis, MN) | Minnesota | Minnesota |
| Central Connecticut | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium (Muncie, IN) | Ball St | Ball St. |
| Kennesaw St. | Georgia St. | Georgia State Stadium (Atlanta, GA) | Georgia St | Georgia St. |
| SE Louisiana | UL Monroe | Malone Stadium (Monroe, LA) | ULM | UL Monroe |
| Northwestern | Purdue | Ross-Ade Stadium (West Lafayette, IN) | Purdue | Northwestern |
| Wake Forest | Tulane | Yulman Stadium (New Orleans, LA) | Wake | Wake Forest |
| Savannah St. | UAB | Legion Field (Birmingham, AL) | UAB | UAB |
| Missouri St. | Oklahoma St. | Boone Pickens Stadium (Stillwater, OK) | OK State | Ok St. |
| Weber State | Utah | Ross-Eccles Stadium (Salt Lake City, UT) | Utah | Utah |
| Northwestern State | Texas A&M | Kyle Field (College Station, TX) | A&M | TAMU |
| UC Davis | San Jose St. | CEFCU Stadium (San Jose, CA) | San Jose | SJSU |
| Syracuse | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium (Kalamazoo, MI) | WMU | Syracuse |
| Monmouth | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium (Ypsilanti, MI) | EMU | EMU |
| Utah State | #11 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, MI) | Sparty | MSU |
| Army | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium (Durham, NC) | Duke | Duke |
| Western Kentucky | #4 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium (Madison, WI) | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| San Diego State | #13 Stanford | Stanford Stadium (Stanford, CA) | Stanford | Stanford |
| Portland State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium (Reno, NV) | Nevada | Nevada |
| Colorado | Colorado State | Sports Authority Field (Denver, CO) | Colorado | Colorado State |
| Oregon State | #5 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium (Columbus, OH) | Ohio St | Ohio State |
| Florida Atlantic | #7 Oklahoma | Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK) | OK | OU |
| Southern | #16 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, TX) | TCU | TCU |
| #23 Texas | Maryland | FedEx Field (Landover, MD) | Texas | Texas |
| Kent State | Illinois | Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) | Illini | Illinois |
| Texas State | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium (Piscataway, NJ) | Rutgers | Rutgers |
| Coastal Carolina | South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium (Columbia, SC) | SC | South Carolina |
| Ole Miss | Texas Tech | NRG Stadium (Houston, TX) | Texas Tech | Texas Tech |
| James Madison | NC State | Carter-Finley Stadium (Raleigh, NC) | NC State | NC State |
| Villanova | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, PA) | Temple | Temple |
| Houston | Rice | Rice Stadium (Houston, TX) | Houston | Houston |
| Furman | #2 Clemson | Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC) | Clemson | Clemson |
| Alcorn State | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium (Atlanta, GA) | GT | Georgia Tech |
| UMass | Boston College | Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA) | BC | BC |
| Stony Brook | Air Force | Falcon Stadium (Usaf Academy, CO) | AFA | AF |
| Howard | Ohio | Peden Stadium (Athens, OH) | Ohio | Ohio |
| Austin Peay | #3 Georgia | Sanford Stadium (Athens, GA) | UGA | UGA |
| Margin of Victory | 40 | 44 | ||
| #6 Washington | #9 Auburn | Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA) | Washington | Auburn |
| Appalachian State | #10 Penn State | Beaver Stadium (University Park, PA) | Penn St | PSU |
| Tennessee | #17 West Virginia | Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC) | WVU | WVU |
| Albany | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field (Pittsburgh, PA) | Pitt | Pittsburgh |
| Central Michigan | Kentucky | Kroger Field (Lexington, KY) | UK | UK |
| Marshall | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium (Oxford, OH) | Marshall | Miami |
| Northern Illinois | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium (Iowa City, IA) | Iowa | Iowa |
| Washington State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium (Laramie, WY) | Wazzu | Wyoming |
| UNLV | #15 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles,CA) | USC | USC |
| UNC | California | Memorial Stadium (Berkeley, CA) | Cal | California |
| UT Martin | Missouri | Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field (Columbia, MO) | Mizzou | Missouri |
| Eastern Illinois | Arkansas | Razorback Stadium (Fayetteville, AR) | Arkansas | Arkansas |
| #22 Boise State | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium (Troy, AL) | Boise St | Boise State |
| Old Dominion | Liberty | Williams Stadium (Lynchburg, VA) | Old Dom | ODU |
| Fordham | Charlotte | McColl-Richardson Field (Charlotte, NC) | Charlotte | Charlotte |
| North Carolina A&T | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (Greenville, NC) | NC A&T | ECU |
| Elon | USF | Raymond James Stadium (Tampa Bay, FL) | USF | USF |
| Richmond | Virginia | Schott Stadium (Charlottesville, VA) | UVA | UVA |
| Delaware State | Buffalo | UB Stadium (Buffalo, NY) | Buffalo | Buffalo |
| South Carolina State | Georgia Southern | Allen E. Paulson Stadium (Statesboro, GA) | Georgia Southern | G. Southern |
| Grambling | Louisiana | Cajun Field (Lafayette, LA) | ULL | Louisiana |
| VMI | Toledo | Glass Bowl (Toledo, OH) | Toledo | Toledo |
| SE Missouri State | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium (Jonesboro, AR) | Ark St | Ark State |
| Mercer | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Memphis, TN) | Memphis | Memphis |
| Central Arkansas | Tulsa | Chapman Stadium (Tulsa, OK) | Tulsa | Tulsa |
| Louisiana Tech | South Alabama | Ladd-Peebles Stadium (Mobile, AL) | La Tech | La Tech |
| Jackson State | Southern Mississippi | M.M Roberts Stadium (Hattiesburg, MS) | USM | So. Miss |
| Cincinnati | UCLA | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) | UCLA | UCLA |
| Indiana | Florida International | FIU Stadium (Miami, FL) | FIU | IU |
| NIcholls | Kansas | Memorial Stadium (Lawrence, KS) | Nicholls | Kansas |
| South Dakota | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (Manhattan, KS) | K State | Kansas St. |
| #14 Michigan | #12 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium (Notre Dame, IN) | Irish | ND |
| Stephen F. Austin | #18 Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium (Starkville, MS) | Miss St | Mississippi St |
| Charleston Southern | Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Gainesville, FL) | Florida | UF |
| Middle Tennessee | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium (Nashville, TN) | MTSU | Vanderbilt |
| SMU | North Texas | Apogee Stadium (Denton, TX) | UNT | SMU |
| Northern Arizona | UTEP | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) | NAU | Northern Arizona |
| Louisville | #1 Alabama | Camping World Stadium (Orlando, FL) | Bama | Alabama |
| Bowling Green | #24 Oregon | Autzen Stadium (Eugene, OR) | Ducks | Oregon |
| Akron | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) | Nebraska | Nebraska |
| Abilene Christian | Baylor | McLane Stadium (Waco, TX) | Baylor | Baylor |
| South Dakota State | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium (Ames, IA) | Iowa St | Iowa State |
| Incarnate Word | New Mexico | Dreamstyle Stadium (Albuquerque, NM) | UNM | New Mexico |
| Idaho | Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium (Fresno, CA) | Fresno St | Fresno State |
| UTSA | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe, AZ) | AZ State | Arizona State |
| BYU | Arizona | Arizona Stadium (Tucson, AZ) | Zona | Arizona |
| Navy | Hawai’i | Aloha Stadium (Honolulu, HI) | Navy | Hawai’i |
| #8 Miami | #25 LSU | AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX) | Miami | Miami |
| #20 Virginia Tech | #19 Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium (Tallahassee, FL) | FSU | Florida State |
| # of Pirate Flags by MAC teams this year | 4 | 6 | ||
| Guest Picker | Jerome Bettis | Sean Astin |
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