Most weekends of the college football season a Power 5 school will play a Group of 5 school, but it’s rare to see them go on the road to do it. 

Most times, it’s the Group of 5 schools biggest game on the schedule and has potential upset written all over it. So, today we take a look at the P5 programs brave enough to take their show on the road. 

August 30

Wake Forest @ Tulane

September 1

Syracuse @ Western Michigan 

Indiana @ FIU

Washington State @ Wyoming 

September 7

TCU @ SMU

September 8

Georgia Tech @ South Florida 

North Carolina @ East Carolina

Baylor @ UTSA

Kansas @ Central Michigan

Maryland @ Bowling Green

California @ BYU

Oregon State @ Nevada

Arizona @ Houston

Utah @ Northern Illinois

Arkansas @ Colorado State 

September 15

Miami (FL) @ Toledo 

Arizona State @ San Diego State

September 22

North Carolina State @ Marshall

Virginia Tech @ Old Dominion 

September 29

Pittsburgh @ Central Florida

Power 5 Conference Breakdown

ACC: 9

Big Ten: 2

Big 12: 3

Pac-12: 6

SEC: 1

These numbers aren't necessarily indicative of anything in particular, but they do provide some interesting conversational points. It's interesting to see that ACC and Pac-12 schools are apparently more willing to go on the road to play non-conference games against Group of Fives.

For the most part, these games are no walk in the park. Four of the six teams the Pac-12 will play made a bowl game last year.

And, while just three of the nine teams the ACC will play went bowling, UCF went 13-0, Toledo won 11 games, and Marshall won its bowl game.

After Sept. 29, we’ll circle back and see how the Power 5 schools fared on their road trips.