2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season

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2021 NCAA Division I FBS season
Number of teams130
DurationAugust 28, 2021 – December 11, 2021
Preseason AP No. 1Alabama
Post-season
DurationDecember 18, 2021 – January 10, 2022
Bowl games44 scheduled
College Football Playoff
2022 College Football Playoff National Championship
SiteLucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA Division I FBS football seasons
← 2020
 

The 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season is the ongoing 152nd season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at its highest level of competition, the Football Bowl Subdivision. It began on August 28, 2021,[1] and is scheduled to end on December 11, 2021. The postseason will begin on December 18, 2021, and, aside from any all-star games that are scheduled, end on January 10, 2022, with the College Football Playoff National Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. This will be the eighth season of the College Football Playoff (CFP) system.[2]

Rule changes[edit]

The following rule changes, recommended by the NCAA Football Rules Committee for the 2021 season on March 12 of that year, were approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on April 22.[3][4]

  • In overtime, teams scoring a touchdown will be required to attempt a two-point conversion starting with the second overtime period (previously the third overtime period) and, if still tied, teams will be required to attempt alternating two point conversions starting with the third overtime (previously the fifth overtime period). Teams can still choose to go for the PAT kick or two-point conversion during the first overtime period.
  • Permanently extending the team area from between the 25-yard lines to between the 20-yard lines. A rule implemented for the 2020 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic had extended the area to between the 15-yard lines, but it had been scheduled to revert to the 25 for 2021.
  • Provide a framework to allow a school or conference to request a postgame video review about questionable actions (feigning injuries to stop the clock to slow down teams' momentum) through the NCAA secretary-rules editor/national coordinator of officials.
  • Explicitly prohibiting video board and lighting system operators from creating "any distraction that obstructs play", with violations being deemed unsportsmanlike conduct.

"Points of Emphasis" for the 2021 season include:

  • Penalize any taunting action toward an opponent.
  • Automatic unsportsmanlike conduct penalties toward a coach who leaves the team area or goes onto the field of play to argue officials' decisions or calls.
  • Being more alert to players significantly in violation of uniform rules (specifically the pants, jerseys, and T-shirts that extend below the torso) and to send violators out of the game to correct the issue.

Other headlines[edit]

  • On April 15, 2021, the NCAA Division I Council adopted legislation that extended the so-called "one-time transfer exception" to all D-I sports, with the Division I Board of Directors ratifying this on April 28. This allows student-athletes in baseball, men's and women's basketball, football, and men's ice hockey to transfer one time without having to sit out a year, placing them under the same transfer regulations that previously applied to all other D-I sports.[5][6]
  • On June 10, the College Football Playoff announced that it had begun work on a proposal to expand the playoff to 12 teams in the indefinite future. Under the proposed format:[7]
    • The six conference champions ranked highest by the CFP selection committee would receive automatic berths. The field would be filled out by the committee's six highest-ranked remaining teams, with no restrictions on conference affiliation.
    • The four highest-ranked conference champions would receive first-round byes.
    • The remaining 8 teams would play first-round games hosted by the higher seeds.
    • The quarterfinals and semifinals would be hosted by existing bowl games, with the final continuing to be held at a separately determined neutral site.
  • On June 21, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston the NCAA had no authority to limit education-related non-cash compensation for athletes, but stopped short of addressing direct cash payments to college athletes.
  • On July 21, the Houston Chronicle reported that Oklahoma and Texas had approached the Southeastern Conference about the possibility of joining that league, and that an announcement could come in early August. The SEC and both schools refused comment on this report, but did not issue definitive denials.[8][9]
  • On July 26, Oklahoma and Texas notified the Big 12 Conference that the two schools do not wish to extend its grant of television rights beyond the 2024-25 athletic year and intend to leave the conference.[10][11]
  • On July 27, Oklahoma and Texas reached out to the SEC about acceptance into the conference in 2025.[12][13]
  • July 28 – The Big 12 sent a cease-and-desist letter to ESPN, accusing the network of tortious interference by working with other conferences attempting to lure Big 12 members in a bid to ease Oklahoma's and Texas' exits for the SEC. The network denied the allegations.[14]
  • July 29 – The presidents and chancellors of the 14 current SEC members voted unanimously to extend invitations to Oklahoma and Texas, effective in 2025.[15]
  • July 30 – The boards of regents of both Oklahoma and Texas unanimously accepted the SEC's invitations.[16]
  • August 16 – The Associated Press released its preseason rankings, with Alabama as the overwhelming choice for #1. Other ranking highlights:[17]
  • August 24 – The Pac-12 Conference, Big Ten Conference, and Atlantic Coast Conference announced an alliance designed to "stabilize the current environment" by collaborating on a number of issues, including scheduling for football, men's and women's basketball.[18]
  • September 3 – Multiple media outlets reported that the Big 12 was on the verge of inviting four schools—American Athletic Conference members Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF, plus BYU, an FBS independent and otherwise a member of the non-football West Coast Conference. All four schools were reportedly preparing membership applications, and their future entrance could be approved as early as the next scheduled meeting of Big 12 presidents on September 10. The entry timeline was uncertain at the time of the report, but would most likely be in 2024.[19][20]
  • September 10 – BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF were officially announced as incoming Big 12 members no later than 2024–25.[21]

Conference realignment and new programs[edit]

Membership changes[edit]

School Former conference New conference
UConn Huskies[a] American Athletic Conference Independent
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Atlantic Coast Conference (2020 only)[b] Independent
  1. ^ UConn became independent in 2020, but canceled its 2020 season.
  2. ^ Notre Dame became a temporary full member of the ACC in 2020 due to the move by most conferences to play conference-only schedules during the pandemic season.

Stadiums[edit]

Kickoff games[edit]

Rankings reflect the AP Poll entering each week.

"Week Zero"[edit]

The regular season began on Saturday, August 28 with five games in Week 0.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Illinois and Nebraska were originally scheduled to play at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. The game was moved back to the United States due to travel concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Week 1[edit]

The majority of FBS teams opened the season on Labor Day weekend. Eight neutral-site "kickoff" games were held.

Regular season top 10 matchups[edit]

Rankings reflect the AP Poll. Rankings for Week 10 and beyond will list College Football Playoff Rankings first and AP Poll second. Teams that failed to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted.

FCS team wins over FBS teams[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 7:30 p.m. No. 23 (FCS) UC Davis Tulsa Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN+  19–17   15,085
September 2 10:00 p.m. No. 11 (FCS) Eastern Washington UNLV Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV Stadium  35–33 OT  21,970
September 3 9:00 p.m. No. 3 (FCS) South Dakota State Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO FS1  42–23   32,327
September 4 12:00 p.m. (FCS) Holy Cross UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT CBSSN  38–28   18,782
September 4 8:00 p.m. No. 9 (FCS) Montana No. 20 Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA P12N  13–7   64,053
September 4 8:00 p.m. (FCS) East Tennessee State Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPN+/SECN+  23–3   22,029
September 11 2:00 p.m. (FCS) Duquesne Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN3  28–26   19,411
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Upsets[edit]

This section lists instances of unranked teams defeating ranked teams during the season.

Regular season[edit]

During the regular season, 4 unranked teams have defeated ranked teams.

See also: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings § AP Poll

Bowl games[edit]

Rankings in this section are based on the final CFP rankings released on December 2021.

See also: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings § CFP Rankings

Conference standings[edit]

2021 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
No. 7 Cincinnati   0 – 0         2 – 0  
Memphis   0 – 0         2 – 0  
SMU   0 – 0         2 – 0  
UCF   0 – 0         2 – 0  
Houston   0 – 0         1 – 1  
Temple   0 – 0         1 – 1  
Tulane   0 – 0         1 – 1  
East Carolina   0 – 0         0 – 2  
Navy   0 – 0         0 – 2  
South Florida   0 – 0         0 – 2  
Tulsa   0 – 0         0 – 2  
Championship: December 4, 2021
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of September 12, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll.
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
Wake Forest   0 – 0         2 – 0  
Boston College   0 – 0         2 – 0  
NC State   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Syracuse   0 – 0         1 – 1  
No. 6 Clemson   0 – 0         1 – 1  
Florida State   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Louisville   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Coastal Division
No. 19 Virginia Tech   1 – 0         2 – 0  
Pittsburgh   0 – 0         2 – 0  
Virginia   0 – 0         2 – 0  
Duke   0 – 0         1 – 1  
Georgia Tech   0 – 0         1 – 1  
No. 22 Miami   0 – 0         0 – 1  
No. 24 North Carolina   0 – 1         0 – 1  
Championship: December 4, 2021
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of September 12, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2021 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Baylor   0 – 0         1 – 0  
No. 9 Iowa State   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Kansas State   0 – 0         1 – 0  
No. 4 Oklahoma   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Oklahoma State   0 – 0         1 – 0  
TCU   0 – 0         1 – 0  
No. 15 Texas   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Texas Tech   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Kansas   0 – 0         1 – 1  
West Virginia   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Championship: December 4, 2021
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of September 12, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2021 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Michigan State   1 – 0         2 – 0  
No. 11 Penn State   1 – 0         2 – 0  
No. 3 Ohio State   1 – 0         1 – 1  
Maryland   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Michigan   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Rutgers   0 – 0         2 – 0  
Indiana   0 – 1         1 – 1  
West Division
No. 10 Iowa   1 – 0         2 – 0  
Illinois   1 – 0         1 – 2  
Purdue   0 – 0         2 – 0  
Nebraska   0 – 1         2 – 1  
Minnesota   0 – 1         1 – 1  
Northwestern   0 – 1         1 – 1  
No. 18 Wisconsin   0 – 1         1 – 1  
Championship: December 4, 2021
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of September 12, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2021 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Charlotte   0 – 0         1 – 0  
FIU   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Marshall   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Middle Tennessee   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Western Kentucky   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Florida Atlantic   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Old Dominion   0 – 0         0 – 1  
West Division
North Texas   0 – 0         1 – 0  
UAB   0 – 0         1 – 0  
UTSA   0 – 0         1 – 0  
UTEP   0 – 0         2 – 1  
Louisiana Tech   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Rice   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Southern Miss   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Championship: December 3, 2021
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of September 12, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2021 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Buffalo   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Akron   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Bowling Green   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Kent State   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Miami (OH)   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Ohio   0 – 0         0 – 2  
West Division
Ball State   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Eastern Michigan   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Northern Illinois   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Toledo   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Central Michigan   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Western Michigan   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Championship: December 4, 2021
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of September 12, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2021 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Mountain Division
Air Force   0 – 0         2 – 0  
Utah State   0 – 0         2 – 0  
Wyoming   0 – 0         2 – 0  
New Mexico   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Boise State   0 – 0         1 – 1  
Colorado State   0 – 0         0 – 1  
West Division
Nevada   0 – 0         1 – 0  
San Diego State   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Fresno State   0 – 0         1 – 1  
Hawaii   0 – 0         1 – 1  
San Jose State   0 – 0         1 – 1  
UNLV   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Championship: December 4, 2021
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of September 12, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2021 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North Division
No. 12 Oregon   0 – 0         2 – 0  
Washington State   0 – 0         1 – 1  
Oregon State   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Stanford   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Washington   0 – 0         0 – 1  
California   0 – 0         0 – 2  
South Division
No. 16 UCLA   0 – 0         2 – 0  
No. 23 Arizona State   0 – 0         1 – 0  
No. 14 USC   0 – 0         1 – 0  
No. 21 Utah   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Colorado   0 – 0         1 – 1  
Arizona   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Championship: December 3, 2021
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of September 12, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2021 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Kentucky   1 – 0         2 – 0  
No. 13 Florida   0 – 0         2 – 0  
No. 2 Georgia   0 – 0         2 – 0  
South Carolina   0 – 0         2 – 0  
Missouri   0 – 1         1 – 1  
Tennessee   0 – 0         1 – 1  
Vanderbilt   0 – 0         0 – 1  
West Division
No. 1 Alabama   0 – 0         2 – 0  
Arkansas   0 – 0         2 – 0  
No. 25 Auburn   0 – 0         2 – 0  
Mississippi State   0 – 0         2 – 0  
No. 5 Texas A&M   0 – 0         2 – 0  
No. 20 Ole Miss   0 – 0         1 – 0  
LSU   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Championship: December 4, 2021
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of September 12, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2021 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
No. 17 Coastal Carolina   0 – 0         2 – 0  
Appalachian State   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Georgia Southern   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Troy   0 – 0         1 – 0  
Georgia State   0 – 0         0 – 1  
West Division
Arkansas State   0 – 0         1 – 0  
South Alabama   0 – 0         1 – 0  
RV Louisiana   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Louisiana–Monroe   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Texas State   0 – 0         0 – 1  
Championship: December 4, 2021
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of September 12, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2021 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Army   –         2 – 0  
No. 8 Notre Dame   –         2 – 0  
BYU   –         1 – 0  
Liberty   –         1 – 0  
New Mexico State   –         0 – 2  
UMass   –         0 – 2  
UConn   –         0 – 3  
As of September 12, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.

Pre-season polls[edit]

AP
Ranking Team
1 Alabama
2 Oklahoma
3 Clemson
4 Ohio State
5 Georgia
6 Texas A&M
7 Iowa State
8 Cincinnati
9 Notre Dame
10 North Carolina
11 Oregon
12 Wisconsin
13 Florida
14 Miami (FL)
15 USC
16 LSU
17 Indiana
18 Iowa
19 Penn State
20 Washington
21 Texas
22 Coastal Carolina
23 Louisiana
24 Utah
25 Arizona State
USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Alabama
2 Clemson
3 Oklahoma
4 Ohio State
5 Georgia
6 Texas A&M
7 Notre Dame
8 Iowa State
9 North Carolina
10 Cincinnati
11 Florida
12 Oregon
13 LSU
14 USC
15 Wisconsin
16 Miami
17 Indiana
18 Iowa
19 Texas
20 Penn State
21 Washington
22 Oklahoma State
23 Louisiana
24 Coastal Carolina
25 Ole Miss

CFB Playoff final rankings[edit]

In December 2021, the College Football Playoff selection committee will announce its final team rankings for the year.

Rank Team W–L Conference and standing Bowl game
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Final rankings[edit]

Rank Associated Press Coaches' Poll
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Conference summaries[edit]

Conference Championship game Overall Player of the Year/MVP Offensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Coach of the Year
Champion Score Runner-up
ACC
American N/A
Big Ten N/A
Big 12 N/A
C–USA
MAC
MW N/A
Pac-12 N/A
SEC N/A
Sun Belt

CFP College Football Playoff participant

Postseason[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA football bowl games

There were 39 team-competitive post-season bowl games, with two teams advancing to a 40th – the CFP National Championship game. Normally, a team is required to have a .500 minimum winning percentage during the regular season to become bowl-eligible (six wins for an 11- or 12-game schedule, and seven wins for a 13-game schedule). If there are not enough winning teams to fulfill all open bowl slots, teams with losing records may be chosen to fill all 78 bowl slots. Additionally, on the rare occasion in which a conference champion does not meet eligibility requirements, they are usually still chosen for bowl games via tie-ins for their conference.

Bowl-eligible teams[edit]

Number of bowl berths available: 0
Number of bowl-eligible teams: 0

Bowl-eligible teams that were not invited[edit]

Bowl-ineligible teams[edit]

Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 0

College Football Playoff[edit]

Semifinals Championship

January 10 – Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis, Indiana

December 31 –
 1    
 4     January 10 – National Championship
 
       
December 31 –
     
 
 2  
 3    
This bracket:

All-star games[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Heisman Trophy[edit]

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player.

Other overall[edit]

Special overall[edit]

Offense[edit]

Quarterback

Running back

Wide receiver

Tight end

Lineman:

Defense[edit]

Defensive front

Defensive back

Special teams[edit]

Coaches[edit]

Assistants[edit]

All-Americans[edit]

Main article: 2021 College Football All-America Team

Coaching changes[edit]

Preseason and in-season[edit]

This is restricted to coaching changes taking place on or after May 1, 2021, and will include any changes announced after a team's last regularly scheduled game but before its bowl game. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2021, see 2020 NCAA Division I FBS end-of-season coaching changes.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement
Ohio Frank Solich July 14, 2021 Retired[25] Tim Albin
UConn Randy Edsall September 6, 2021 Resigned[26] Lou Spanos (Interim)

End of season[edit]

This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement

Television viewers and ratings[edit]

Most watched regular-season games[edit]

All times Eastern.

Rank Date Matchup Network Viewers (millions) TV Ratings Conference Location
1 September 4, 2021, 7:30 PM ET No. 5 Georgia 10 No. 3 Clemson 3 ABC 8.86 [27] 4.6 ACC/SEC Bank of America Stadium
2 September 5, 2021 8:00 PM ET No. 9 Notre Dame 41 Florida State 38 ABC 7.75[28] 4.2 Ind./ACC Doak Campbell Stadium
3 September 2, 2021, 8:00 PM ET No. 4 Ohio State 45 Minnesota 31 FOX 6.30[29] 3.5 Big Ten Huntington Bank Stadium
4 September 4, 2021, 3:30 PM ET No. 14 Miami 13 No. 1 Alabama 44 ABC 5.67[30] 3.0 ACC/SEC Mercedes-Benz Stadium
5 September 4, 2021, 12:00 PM ET No. 19 Penn State 16 No. 12 Wisconsin 10 FOX 5.41[31] 3.0 Big Ten Camp Randall Stadium
6 September 4, 2021, 8:30 PM ET No. 16 LSU 27 UCLA 38 FOX 3.22[32] 1.8 Pac-12/SEC Rose Bowl

Rankings are from the AP Poll (before 11/24) and CFP Rankings (thereafter).

Conference championship games[edit]

All times Eastern.

Rank Date Matchup Network Viewers (millions) TV Ratings Conference Location

Rankings are from the CFP Rankings.

Most watched non-CFP bowl games[edit]

Rank Date Matchup Network Game Viewers (millions) TV Ratings Conference Location

College Football Playoff[edit]

Game Date Matchup Network Viewers (millions) TV Ratings Location
Cotton Bowl (semifinal) December 31, 2021 (TBD) AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
Orange Bowl (semifinal) December 31, 2021 (TBD) Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
National Championship January 10, 2022 (8:00 p.m.) Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

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