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College Football Week 1 ATS Results, 2026 — Every Line Graded

Favorites went 58–37–2 against the spread in college football week 1, 2026, and overs finished 53–44, with 10 outright upsets — the biggest: MASS +29.5 beat RUTG straight up. Every graded game below is measured against its closing DraftKings line, captured before kickoff by our own snapshot.

Every graded game

Final	Line	ATS	Total
SATURDAY · AUG 29
North Carolina 15 @ TCU 10	TCU -8.5	UNC covered — outright upset	Under 46.5
San José State 26 @ USC 42	USC -38.5	SJSU covered	Over 61.5
NC State 8 @ Virginia 34	UVA -4	UVA covered	Under 51.5
Jacksonville State 7 @ North Dakota State 33	NDSU -6.5	NDSU covered	Under 46.5
Sacramento State 17 @ Eastern Michigan 28	EMU -8.5	EMU covered	Under 54.5
Hawai'i 27 @ Stanford 37	STAN -4	STAN covered	Over 48.5
New Mexico State 17 @ Florida State 34	FSU -31.5	NMSU covered	Under 53.5
Memphis 27 @ UNLV 21	UNLV -4	MEM covered — outright upset	Under 56.5
THURSDAY · SEP 3
Massachusetts 37 @ Rutgers 21	RUTG -29.5	MASS covered — outright upset	Over 54.5
Bethune-Cookman 6 @ UCF 73	UCF -42.5	UCF covered	Over 58.5
Merrimack 7 @ Delaware 42	DEL -31.5	DEL covered	Under 56.5
West Georgia 0 @ Kennesaw State 47	KENN -22.5	KENN covered	Under 50.5
Akron 16 @ Wake Forest 38	WAKE -27.5	AKR covered	Over 50.5
UAlbany 17 @ Buffalo 21	BUFF -18.5	ALB covered	Under 47.5
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 14 @ Missouri 54	MIZ -55.5	UAPB covered	Over 61.5
Eastern Illinois 7 @ Minnesota 59	MINN -42.5	MINN covered	Over 52.5
Colorado 14 @ Georgia Tech 13	GT -6.5	COLO covered — outright upset	Under 52.5
Idaho 14 @ Utah 66	UTAH -37.5	UTAH covered	Over 59.5
UAB 23 @ Illinois 42	ILL -26.5	UAB covered	Over 54.5
FRIDAY · SEP 4
San José State 27 @ Eastern Michigan 21	EMU -3	SJSU covered — outright upset	Under 56.5
North Carolina A&T 10 @ Georgia State 59	GAST -29.5	GAST covered	Over 62.5
Indiana State 19 @ Purdue 44	PUR -35.5	INST covered	Over 55.5
UTEP 0 @ Oklahoma 51	OU -40.5	OU covered	Under 51.5
Toledo 20 @ Michigan State 30	MSU -10	push	Over 46.5
Long Island University 6 @ Kansas 51	KU -41.5	KU covered	Over 54.5
Miami 45 @ Stanford 6	MIA -24.5	MIA covered	Over 48.5
Fresno State 0 @ USC 39	USC -22.5	USC covered	Under 51.5
SATURDAY · SEP 5
North Texas 16 @ Indiana 52	IU -39.5	UNT covered	Over 56.5
Lafayette 7 @ UConn 56	CONN -21.5	CONN covered	Over 51.5
Tarleton State 20 @ Bowling Green 13	BGSU -1.5	TAR covered — outright upset	Under 49.5
Bryant 3 @ Army 59	ARMY -37.5	ARMY covered	Over 51.5
New Hampshire 3 @ Syracuse 66	SYR -35.5	SYR covered	Over 56.5
Liberty 13 @ James Madison 20	JMU -6	JMU covered	Under 50.5
East Carolina 10 @ Alabama 48	ALA -27.5	ALA covered	Over 52.5
Ohio 21 @ Nebraska 49	NEB -23.5	NEB covered	Over 47.5
Coastal Carolina 24 @ West Virginia 31	WVU -21	CCU covered	Over 54.5
Oregon State 20 @ Houston 33	HOU -21	ORST covered	Over 50.5
Miami (OH) 14 @ Pittsburgh 59	PITT -16.5	PITT covered	Over 47.5
Ball State 3 @ Ohio State 56	OSU -49.5	OSU covered	Over 55.5
Kent State 0 @ South Carolina 57	SC -35.5	SC covered	Over 53.5
Duquesne 0 @ Air Force 34	AFA -31.5	AFA covered	Under 55.5
Youngstown State 13 @ Kentucky 45	UK -22.5	UK covered	Under 61.5
Southeast Missouri State 10 @ Iowa State 38	ISU -30.5	SEMO covered	Under 52.5
Rhode Island 14 @ Temple 38	TEM -14.5	TEM covered	Over 51.5
Tennessee State 3 @ Georgia 63	UGA -48.5	UGA covered	Over 55.5
Towson 15 @ Navy 42	NAVY -31.5	TOW covered	Over 50.5
UT Rio Grande Valley 16 @ UTSA 45	UTSA -28.5	UTSA covered	Over 59.5
The Citadel 43 @ Charlotte 41	CLT -20.5	CIT covered — outright upset	Over 48.5
Texas State 7 @ Texas 59	TEX -29.5	TEX covered	Over 59.5
Furman 9 @ Tennessee 56	TENN -49.5	FUR covered	Under 66.5
Fordham 0 @ North Dakota State 38	NDSU -41.5	FOR covered	Under 54.5
Boise State 27 @ Oregon 34	ORE -24.5	BOIS covered	Over 51.5
Marshall 0 @ Penn State 45	PSU -23.5	PSU covered	Under 52.5
Maine 3 @ App State 55	APP -21	APP covered	Over 53.5
Boston College 15 @ Cincinnati 34	CIN -7	CIN covered	Under 51.5
Tulane 3 @ Duke 17	DUKE -7.5	DUKE covered	Under 50.5
Baylor 16 @ Auburn 17	AUB -7.5	BAY covered	Under 58.5
Oklahoma State 10 @ Tulsa 24	OKST -13.5	TLSA covered — outright upset	Under 57.5
North Alabama 14 @ Arkansas 31	ARK -40.5	UNA covered	Under 63.5
Northern Illinois 0 @ Iowa 40	IOWA -31.5	IOWA covered	Under 44.5
Norfolk State 10 @ Old Dominion 31	ODU -40.5	NORF covered	Under 52.5
Wyoming 13 @ Colorado State 35	CSU -3	CSU covered	Over 46.5
Murray State 14 @ Middle Tennessee 38	MTSU -22.5	MTSU covered	Under 56.5
Eastern Kentucky 7 @ Jacksonville State 49	JVST -22.5	JVST covered	Over 53.5
Charleston Southern 0 @ Georgia Southern 31	GASO -28.5	GASO covered	Under 51.5
Missouri State 0 @ Texas A&M 50	TA&M -40.5	TA&M covered	Under 53.5
SE Louisiana 14 @ South Alabama 39	USA -13.5	USA covered	Over 52.5
Arkansas State 24 @ Memphis 42	MEM -10.5	MEM covered	Over 52.5
Austin Peay 9 @ Vanderbilt 28	VAN -29.5	APSU covered	Under 58.5
Abilene Christian 10 @ Texas Tech 33	TTU -43.5	ACU covered	Under 59.5
Idaho State 29 @ Utah State 17	USU -15.5	IDST covered — outright upset	Under 59.5
Sam Houston 21 @ Troy 24	TROY -16.5	SHSU covered	Under 52.5
Nicholls 3 @ Kansas State 71	KSU -41.5	KSU covered	Over 54.5
Florida International 9 @ South Florida 19	USF -14.5	FIU covered	Under 52.5
Northwestern State 6 @ Louisiana Tech 80	LT -44.5	LT covered	Over 56.5
UL Monroe 13 @ Mississippi State 62	MSST -28.5	MSST covered	Over 54.5
VMI 3 @ Virginia Tech 73	VT -55.5	VT covered	Over 60.5
Western Michigan 12 @ Michigan 13	MICH -27.5	WMU covered	Under 49.5
Clemson 10 @ LSU 51	LSU -10	LSU covered	Over 50.5
Florida Atlantic 21 @ Florida 66	FLA -26.5	FLA covered	Over 59.5
Lamar 7 @ Louisiana 38	UL -20.5	UL covered	Under 48.5
Utah Tech 7 @ BYU 63	BYU -51.5	BYU covered	Over 61.5
Hampton 0 @ Maryland 62	MD -45.5	MD covered	Over 56.5
South Dakota State 18 @ Northwestern 34	NU -12.5	NU covered	Over 48.5
Mercyhurst 14 @ New Mexico State 51	NMSU -28.5	NMSU covered	Over 52.5
Northern Arizona 7 @ Arizona 35	ARIZ -31.5	NAU covered	Under 58.5
Portland State 20 @ San Diego State 53	SDSU -40.5	PRST covered	Over 62.5
Central Michigan 7 @ New Mexico 38	UNM -10.5	UNM covered	Under 47.5
Morgan State 7 @ Arizona State 70	ASU -44.5	ASU covered	Over 52.5
UNLV 21 @ Hawai'i 6	UNLV -3	UNLV covered	Under 55.5
Mississippi Valley State 0 @ Sacramento State 52	SAC -37.5	SAC covered	Under 56.5
Western Kentucky 14 @ Nevada 49	WKU -1.5	NEV covered — outright upset	Over 51.5
UCLA 45 @ California 24	UCLA -2.5	UCLA covered	Over 53.5
SUNDAY · SEP 6
Washington State 10 @ Washington 24	WASH -23.5	WSU covered	Under 51.5
Louisville 38 @ Ole Miss 41	MISS -6.5	LOU covered	Over 54.5
Wisconsin 13 @ Notre Dame 41	ND -20.5	ND covered	Over 46.5
MONDAY · SEP 7
SMU 27 @ Florida State 24	SMU -3	push	Under 53.5

Lines are closing DraftKings numbers from our pre-kick snapshots — the number you could actually bet. Games with no captured line are excluded here. Once the week completes this page is frozen: it is a permanent record and will not change.

Bad beats — the last score changed the result

Sides that flipped on the game's final score, inside the last two minutes or in overtime. Scoring timelines from ESPN; sides measured against the same captured closing line.

Game	Was cashing	Cashed instead	The score that flipped it
Florida International 9–19 South Florida	USF -14.5	FIU +14.5	Q4 0:00 · James Resar 21 Yd pass from JJ Kohl
Akron 16–38 Wake Forest	WAKE -27.5 UNDER 50.5	AKR +27.5 OVER 50.5	Q4 0:29 · Titus Myers 4 Yd pass from Brayden Roggow
Hawai'i 27–37 Stanford	HAW +4	STAN -4	Q4 1:12 · Tevarua Tafiti 31 Yd Fumble Return
Ohio 21–49 Nebraska	OHIO +23.5	NEB -23.5	Q4 1:53 · Kwazi Gilmer 9 Yd pass from Anthony Colandrea
Ball State 3–56 Ohio State	BALL +49.5 UNDER 55.5	OSU -49.5 OVER 55.5	Q4 1:55 · Chris Henry Jr. 15 Yd pass from Tavien St. Clair
Coastal Carolina 24–31 West Virginia	UNDER 54.5	OVER 54.5	Q4 0:27 · Nico Cavanillas Alti 32 Yd Field Goal
Wyoming 13–35 Colorado State	UNDER 46.5	OVER 46.5	Q4 1:05 · RJ Vick 4 Yd pass from Hauss Hejny
San José State 26–42 USC	UNDER 61.5	OVER 61.5	Q4 1:45 · Luke Weaver 7 Yd Run
Massachusetts 37–21 Rutgers	UNDER 54.5	OVER 54.5	Q4 1:57 · KJ Duff 6 Yd pass from AJ Surace
Miami 45–6 Stanford	UNDER 48.5	OVER 48.5	Q4 1:59 · Jake Weinberg 46 Yd Field Goal
South Dakota State 18–34 Northwestern	SDST +12.5 UNDER 48.5	NU -12.5 OVER 48.5	Q4 1:15 · Joseph Himon II 80 Yd Run
UT Rio Grande Valley 16–45 UTSA	UNDER 59.5	OVER 59.5	Q4 0:04 · Atzel Chavez Jr. 1 Yd Run
Long Island University 6–51 Kansas	UNDER 54.5	OVER 54.5	Q4 1:56 · Will Johnson 39 Yd Field Goal

FAQ

Did favorites cover in college football week 1?

Yes, narrowly — favorites went 58–37–2 against the closing spread in week 1 of 2026.

What was the biggest upset of college football week 1?

MASS beating RUTG outright as a +29.5 underdog.

How did the over/under do in college football week 1?

Overs went 53–44 across graded games in week 1.

What were the worst bad beats in college football week 1?

13 games had a side flip on the final score. The cruelest: Florida International 9-19 South Florida, where USF -14.5 was cashing until the last score with 0:00 left.

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