College Football Week 5 2026 pick'em answer key and results
Every game from Week 5 (Sep 28-Oct 4) with the spread it was picked against, the final score and which side covered. Print the answer key below to grade your pool.
Week 5 answer key
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Week 5 spreads and results
Spreads are BettorEdge community odds as they stood at kickoff, the number each game was picked against. "Covered" is the side that beat that spread.
| Kickoff | Matchup | Spread | Final | Covered | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct 2, 7 PM ET · ESPN | Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech -2.5 | Pittsburgh 35, Virginia Tech 33 | Pittsburgh | Squares |
| Fri, Oct 2, 8 PM ET · FOX | Penn State at Northwestern | Penn State -2.5 | Penn State 13, Northwestern 34 | Northwestern | Squares |
| Sat, Oct 3, 12 PM ET · ESPN | 3 Notre Dame at North Carolina | Notre Dame -21 | Notre Dame 37, North Carolina 26 | North Carolina | Squares |
| Sat, Oct 3, 12 PM ET · ABC | 7 Alabama at 16 Mississippi State | Alabama -5.5 | Alabama 56, Mississippi State 23 | Alabama | Squares |
| Sat, Oct 3, 12 PM ET · ESPN2 | UCF at 20 Houston | Houston -10.5 | UCF 17, Houston 27 | UCF | Squares |
| Sat, Oct 3, 12 PM ET · CW | Boston College at 21 SMU | SMU -21.5 | Boston College 16, SMU 25 | Boston College | Squares |
| Sat, Oct 3, 12 PM ET · ESPNU | Middle Tennessee at Kansas | Kansas -15 | Middle Tennessee 0, Kansas 55 | Kansas | Squares |
| Sat, Oct 3, 12 PM ET · TNT | West Virginia at Iowa State | Iowa State -6 | West Virginia 42, Iowa State 45 | West Virginia | Squares |
| Sat, Oct 3, 12:45 PM ET · SEC Network | Vanderbilt at 2 Georgia | Georgia -25 | Vanderbilt 14, Georgia 38 | Vanderbilt | Squares |
| Sat, Oct 3, 3:30 PM ET · CBS | 5 Ohio State at 14 Iowa | Ohio State -11 | Ohio State 31, Iowa 14 | Ohio State | Squares |
| Sat, Oct 3, 3:30 PM ET · ESPN | Auburn at 17 Tennessee | Tennessee -6.5 | Auburn 14, Tennessee 24 | Tennessee | Squares |
| Sat, Oct 3, 3:50 PM ET · ABC | 8 Florida at 25 Missouri | Florida -5.5 | Florida 17, Missouri 45 | Missouri | Squares |
| Sat, Oct 3, 4:15 PM ET · SEC Network | 24 Kentucky at South Carolina | South Carolina -2.5 | Kentucky 35, South Carolina 34 | Kentucky | Squares |
| Sat, Oct 3, 7 PM ET · ESPN | 10 BYU at TCU | BYU -6 | BYU 17, TCU 10 | BYU | Squares |
| Sat, Oct 3, 7:30 PM ET · ABC | 4 Miami at Clemson | Miami -15 | Miami 41, Clemson 13 | Miami | Squares |
| Sat, Oct 3, 7:30 PM ET · FOX | 12 Texas Tech at Colorado | Texas Tech -13.5 | Texas Tech 29, Colorado 7 | Texas Tech | Squares |
| Sat, Oct 3, 7:30 PM ET · NBC | Washington at 18 USC | USC -9 | Washington 21, USC 25 | Washington | Squares |
| Sat, Oct 3, 7:30 PM ET · CBSSN | Utah State at 22 Boise State | Boise State -19 | Utah State 18, Boise State 37 | Push | Squares |
| Sat, Oct 3, 7:45 PM ET · SEC Network | McNeese at 11 LSU | None | McNeese 14, LSU 63 | - | Squares |
| Sat, Oct 3, 8 PM ET · BTN | 6 Indiana at Rutgers | Indiana -24 | Indiana 47, Rutgers 15 | Indiana | Squares |
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