2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season

2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Atlantic Division
	Coastal Division
	Championship: December 4, 2021
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Championship: December 4, 2021
	$ – Conference champion; y – Championship game participant; As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll.

2021 NCAA Division I FBS season
Number of teams	130
Duration	August 28, 2021 – December 11, 2021
Post-season
Duration	December 18, 2021 – January 10, 2022
Bowl games	44 scheduled
College Football Playoff
	2022 College Football Playoff National Championship
Site	Lucas Oil Stadium; Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA Division I FBS football seasons
	← 2020

The 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season will be the 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 is scheduled to begin on August 28, 2021,[1] and 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, Indiana. This will be the eighth season of the College Football Playoff (CFP) system.[2]

Conference realignment

Membership changes

School	Former conference	New conference
UConn Huskies[lower-alpha 1]	American Athletic Conference	Independent
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Atlantic Coast Conference (2020 only)[lower-alpha 2]	Independent

UConn officially became independent in 2020, but canceled their 2020 season.
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

This will be the first season for UAB at Protective Stadium, replacing their old stadium, Legion Field. The stadium will host its first game in September 2021.[3]

Kickoff games

Rankings reflect the AP Poll entering each week.

"Week Zero"

The regular season is scheduled to begin on August 28 with five games in Week 0.

Aer Lingus College Football Classic (Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland): Illinois vs. Nebraska
Hawaii at UCLA
UConn at Fresno State
UTEP at New Mexico State
Southern Utah at San Jose State

Week 1

The majority of FBS teams will open the season on Labor Day weekend. Eight neutral-site "kickoff" games are scheduled to be held.

Wednesday, September 1
- (Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama): Jacksonville State vs. UAB
Thursday, September 2
- (Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada): Arizona vs. BYU
- Duke's Mayo Classic (Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte): Appalachian State vs. East Carolina
Saturday, September 4
- Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta): Alabama vs. Miami (FL)
- Duke's Mayo Classic (Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte): Clemson vs. Georgia
- Allstate Kickoff Classic (AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas): Kansas State vs. Stanford
- Texas Kickoff (NRG Stadium, Houston): Houston vs. Texas Tech
Monday, September 6
- Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta): Louisville vs. Ole Miss

Conference standings

2021 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Baylor		0	–	0		0	–	0
Iowa State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Kansas		0	–	0		0	–	0
Kansas State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Oklahoma		0	–	0		0	–	0
Oklahoma State		0	–	0		0	–	0
TCU		0	–	0		0	–	0
Texas		0	–	0		0	–	0
Texas Tech		0	–	0		0	–	0
West Virginia		0	–	0		0	–	0
Championship: December 4, 2021 Standings listed according to Big 12 unbalanced tiebreaker procedure.
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP.

2021 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Indiana		0	–	0		0	–	0
Maryland		0	–	0		0	–	0
Michigan		0	–	0		0	–	0
Michigan State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Ohio State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Penn State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Rutgers		0	–	0		0	–	0
West Division
Illinois		0	–	0		0	–	0
Iowa		0	–	0		0	–	0
Minnesota		0	–	0		0	–	0
Nebraska		0	–	0		0	–	0
Northwestern		0	–	0		0	–	0
Purdue		0	–	0		0	–	0
Wisconsin		0	–	0		0	–	0
Championship: December 4, 2021
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from CFP Rankings.

2021 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Charlotte		0	–	0		0	–	0
Florida Atlantic		0	–	0		0	–	0
FIU		0	–	0		0	–	0
Marshall		0	–	0		0	–	0
Middle Tennessee		0	–	0		0	–	0
Old Dominion		0	–	0		0	–	0
Western Kentucky		0	–	0		0	–	0
West Division
Louisiana Tech		0	–	0		0	–	0
North Texas		0	–	0		0	–	0
Rice		0	–	0		0	–	0
Southern Miss		0	–	0		0	–	0
UAB		0	–	0		0	–	0
UTEP		0	–	0		0	–	0
UTSA		0	–	0		0	–	0
Championship: December 4, 2021
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Rankings.

2021 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Akron		0	–	0		0	–	0
Bowling Green		0	–	0		0	–	0
Buffalo		0	–	0		0	–	0
Kent State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Miami		0	–	0		0	–	0
Ohio		0	–	0		0	–	0
West Division
Ball State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Central Michigan		0	–	0		0	–	0
Eastern Michigan		0	–	0		0	–	0
Northern Illinois		0	–	0		0	–	0
Toledo		0	–	0		0	–	0
Western Michigan		0	–	0		0	–	0
Championship: December 3, 2021
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll.

2021 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Mountain Division
Air Force		0	–	0		0	–	0
Boise State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Colorado State		0	–	0		0	–	0
New Mexico		0	–	0		0	–	0
Utah State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Wyoming		0	–	0		0	–	0
West Division
Fresno State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Hawaii		0	–	0		0	–	0
Nevada		0	–	0		0	–	0
San Diego State		0	–	0		0	–	0
San Jose State		0	–	0		0	–	0
UNLV		0	–	0		0	–	0
Championship: December 4, 2021
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021 Pac-12 Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North Division
California		0	–	0		0	–	0
Oregon		0	–	0		0	–	0
Oregon State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Stanford		0	–	0		0	–	0
Washington		0	–	0		0	–	0
Washington State		0	–	0		0	–	0
South Division
Arizona		0	–	0		0	–	0
Arizona State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Colorado		0	–	0		0	–	0
UCLA		0	–	0		0	–	0
USC		0	–	0		0	–	0
Utah		0	–	0		0	–	0
Championship: December 3, 2021
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll.

2021 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Florida		0	–	0		0	–	0
Georgia		0	–	0		0	–	0
Kentucky		0	–	0		0	–	0
Missouri		0	–	0		0	–	0
South Carolina		0	–	0		0	–	0
Tennessee		0	–	0		0	–	0
Vanderbilt		0	–	0		0	–	0
West Division
Alabama		0	–	0		0	–	0
Arkansas		0	–	0		0	–	0
Auburn		0	–	0		0	–	0
LSU		0	–	0		0	–	0
Mississippi State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Ole Miss		0	–	0		0	–	0
Texas A&M		0	–	0		0	–	0
Championship: December 4, 2021
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021 Sun Belt Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Appalachian State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Coastal Carolina		0	–	0		0	–	0
Georgia Southern		0	–	0		0	–	0
Georgia State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Troy		0	–	0		0	–	0
West Division
Arkansas State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Louisiana		0	–	0		0	–	0
Louisiana–Monroe		0	–	0		0	–	0
South Alabama		0	–	0		0	–	0
Texas State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Championship: December 2021
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll.

2021 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Army			–			0	–	0
BYU			–			0	–	0
Liberty			–			0	–	0
New Mexico State			–			0	–	0
Notre Dame			–			0	–	0
UConn			–			0	–	0
UMass			–			0	–	0

As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll.

Rankings

Postseason

Coaching changes

Preseason and in-season

This is restricted to coaching changes taking place on or after May 1, 2021. and will also 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

End of season

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

Notes

References

"2021 Illinois vs Nebraska". collegefootballireland.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
"Expanding the College Football Playoff to eight will not solve its issues, but these alterations may". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
"BJCC marks topping out of $174 million Protective Stadium in Birmingham". Alabama News Centerq. December 9, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

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[3] UConn officially became independent in 2020, but canceled their 2020 season.

[4] 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.

[1] "2021 Illinois vs Nebraska". collegefootballireland.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[2] "Expanding the College Football Playoff to eight will not solve its issues, but these alterations may". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[5] "BJCC marks topping out of $174 million Protective Stadium in Birmingham". Alabama News Centerq. December 9, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season
Conference seasons	American ACC Big 12 Big Ten C-USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt
Inter-conference	Bowl games Rankings
All–Americans	2021 College Football All-America Team

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