Aug 21, 2025
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Week 0 is the funny sounding name to the first week of college football which usually only has a few games being played. Week 1 of college football is when you can expect a full slate of games.
This year week 0 begins on Saturday, August 23, 2025. There are five games being played in all. There is one game which is considered a “marquee game”, featuring two ranked teams. #17 Kansas State and #22 Iowa State will meet in Dublin for a gridiron battle. You can get a free pick for this game by clicking here
Other games being played on week 0 are:
- UNLV vs Idaho State
- Kansas vs Fresno State
- Western Kentucky vs Sam Houston
- Hawaii vs Stanford
You can see live point spreads for those games by clicking here
Remember, our lines are completely live, free, and change at the same time as major sportsbooks.
College Football Games in Ireland History
- 1988 Emerald Isle Classic (Lansdowne Road, Dublin)
- Teams: Boston College vs. Army
- Outcome: Boston College won 38–24
- Details: The first NCAA-sanctioned American college football game in Europe, with 42,524 fans in attendance.
- 1989 Emerald Isle Classic (Lansdowne Road, Dublin)
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- Teams: Pittsburgh vs. Rutgers
- Outcome: Pittsburgh won 46–29
- Details: Pittsburgh was the first Top-25 ranked team to play in Europe, with nearly 20,000 fans attending, a significant drop from 1988.
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- 1991 Wild Geese Classic (Gaelic Grounds, Limerick)
- Teams: Holy Cross vs. Fordham (NCAA Division I-AA)
- Outcome: Holy Cross won 24–19
- Details: Approximately 12,000 attended, despite a venue capacity of 50,000. The game coincided with the 300th anniversary of the Flight of the Wild Geese.
- 1996 Shamrock Classic (Croke Park, Dublin)
- Teams: Notre Dame vs. Navy
- Outcome: Notre Dame won (score not specified in sources, but contributed to Notre Dame’s record 43-game winning streak over Navy)
- Details: Drew a slightly smaller crowd than the 1988 Emerald Isle Classic.
- 2012 Emerald Isle Classic (Aviva Stadium, Dublin)
- Teams: Notre Dame vs. Navy
- Outcome: Notre Dame won 50–10
- Details: A sellout with 15,000 tickets sold in under two hours, attracting about 35,000 American visitors. The game boosted the Irish economy by approximately €100 million.
- 2014 Croke Park Classic (Croke Park, Dublin)
- Teams: Penn State vs. UCF
- Outcome: Penn State won 26–24
- Details: Penn State won with a Sam Ficken field goal in the final seconds, with a record 53,304 fans in attendance. First game outside the U.S. for both teams.
- 2016 Aer Lingus College Football Classic (Aviva Stadium, Dublin)
- Teams: Georgia Tech vs. Boston College
- Outcome: Georgia Tech won 17–14
- Details: Georgia Tech’s run-first option offense, led by a late fourth-quarter touchdown by Dedrick Mills, secured the victory. Attendance was 40,562.
- 2022 Aer Lingus College Football Classic (Aviva Stadium, Dublin)
- Teams: Northwestern vs. Nebraska
- Outcome: Northwestern won 31–28
- Details: Marked the final win for Northwestern’s coach Pat Fitzgerald and a significant loss for Nebraska’s Scott Frost.
- 2023 Aer Lingus College Football Classic (Aviva Stadium, Dublin)
- Teams: Notre Dame vs. Navy
- Outcome: Notre Dame won 42–3
- Details: Notre Dame dominated in Sam Hartman’s debut, with 47,988 fans, including 25,909 U.S. visitors.
- 2024 Aer Lingus College Football Classic (Aviva Stadium, Dublin)
- Teams: Georgia Tech vs. Florida State
- Outcome: Georgia Tech won 24–21
- Details: An upset over No. 10 Florida State, with Georgia Tech’s run game overpowering Florida State’s offense. Attendance was 47,988, with 5 million viewers on ESPN