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2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season

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American college football season
For the fall 2021 FCS season, see2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

2020 NCAA Division I FCS season
Regular season
Number of teams127 (101)
DurationFall 2020 / Spring 2021
Payton AwardCole Kelley,QB,Southeastern Louisiana
Buchanan AwardJordan Lewis,DL,Southern
Playoff
DurationApril 24, 2021 – May 8, 2021
Championship dateMay 16, 2021
Championship siteToyota Stadium,Frisco, Texas
ChampionSam Houston State
NCAA Division I FCS football seasons

The2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part ofcollege football in the United States, was organized by theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at theDivision IFootball Championship Subdivision (FCS) level.

The regular season and postseason were impacted by theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Several FCS conferences moved their scheduled games from the fall of 2020 to the spring of 2021, and in August 2020, the NCAA announced that the FCS postseason would also be delayed.[1]

While the NCAA at one point announced a cancellation of the FCS playoff,[2] in late September 2020 a revised playoff schedule was announced, with theFCS Championship Game played on May 16, 2021.[3][4]Sam Houston State defeatedSouth Dakota State for the title, 23-21.

Of the 127 programs in FCS for this season, 101 played at least one game in either the fall of 2020 or the spring of 2021. The remaining 26 schools opted not to participate. TheIvy League was the only FCS conference with no members competing in football in 2020–21.

Conference changes and new programs

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School2019 conference2020–21 conference
Dixie StateRMAC (D-II)FCS Independent
North DakotaFCS IndependentMVFC
Tarleton StateLSC (D-II)FCS Independent
PresbyterianBig South
JacksonvillePioneerDropped program
Robert MorrisNECBig South

Notable headlines

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  • May 19 – The NCAA declared four FCS football programs ineligible for postseason play in 2020 due to failure to meet the requiredAcademic Progress Rate (APR) benchmarks:Howard,McNeese State,Prairie View A&M, andStephen F. Austin.[5]
  • July 8 – TheIvy League announced that it would play no sports until January 1, 2021, at the earliest, because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[6]
  • July 13 – ThePatriot League announced the cancellation of its fall sports season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
  • July 16 – TheMEAC announced that it would not play sports in the fall.[8]
  • July 17 – TheColonial Athletic Association announced that it would not play fall sports, but that teams still wishing to play football could compete as independents for the 2020 season.[9] Due to the cancellation of the MEAC season,ESPN Events announced that theMEAC/SWAC Challenge andCelebration Bowl had both been canceled.[10]
  • July 19 – TheSWAC announced that it had canceled fall sports but became the first conference to commit to playing football in the spring, with the announcement of a seven-game conference schedule preceded by an eight-week training schedule to start in January 2021.[11]
  • July 27 – ThePioneer Football League announced that it would play a conference-only schedule in 2020.[12]
  • July 29 – TheNortheast Conference announced the postponement of all fall sports.[13]
  • August 7 – ThePioneer Football League canceled its fall football season, with no announcement made with regard to playing in the spring.[14] TheBig Sky Conference became second FCS conference to commit to playing football in the spring of 2021.[15]
  • August 10 – TheMissouri Valley Football Conference likewise announced that it would play its fall 2020 football season in spring of 2021.[16]
  • September 22 – After several more conferences decided to play at least a limited spring football schedule, the NCAA announced that the 2020 FCS playoffs would be held in the spring of 2021, with bracket reduced from 24 teams to 16, culminating in theFCS Championship Game to be played on May 16, 2021.[3]

FCS team wins over FBS teams

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October 23, 2020:Jacksonville State 19,FIU 10
February 21, 2021:Tarleton State 43,New Mexico State 17

Conference standings

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All teams played spring schedules, except where noted. The Ivy League did not play in either the fall or spring.

2020 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9Weber State $^ 5–0  5–1 
No. 10Eastern Washington ^ 5–1  5–2 
No. 14UC Davis 3–2  3–2 
Northern Arizona 3–2  3–2 
Idaho State 2–4  2–4 
Idaho 2–4  2–4 
Southern Utah 1–5  1–5 
Cal Poly‡ 0–3  0–3 
Montana† –  2–0 
Portland State† –  0–1 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due toCOVID-19, the Big Sky suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Montana State,Northern Colorado, andSacramento State opted out of the spring season.
    † –Montana andPortland State opted out of the conference season, but scheduled non-conference games.
    ‡ – Cal Poly opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29, 2021.
Rankings fromSTATS Poll
2020 Big South Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10Monmouth $^ 3–0  3–1 
No. 17Kennesaw State 2–1  4–1 
Charleston Southern 2–2  2–2 
Gardner–Webb 0–2  2–2 
Robert Morris 0–2  0–3 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due toCOVID-19, the Big South suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Hampton opted out of the spring schedule.Campbell andNorth Alabama played only in the fall.
Rankings fromSTATS Poll
2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 4Delaware x$^ 4–0  7–1 
No. 18Rhode Island † 2–1  2–1 
No. 16Villanova 2–2  2–2 
Maine 2–2  2–2 
Stony Brook 1–3  1–3 
Albany † 1–3  1–3 
New Hampshire † 0–1  0–1 
South Division
No. 3James Madison x^ 3–0  7–1 
No. 15Richmond 3–1  3–1 
William & Mary 1–2  1–2 
Elon 0–4  1–5 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due toCOVID-19, the CAA suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Towson opted out of the spring football season.
    † – Albany, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 31, April 6, and April 7 respectively.
Rankings fromSTATS Poll
2020 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
Delaware State 2–2  2–3 
Howard* 0–2  0–2 
South Division
South Carolina State 2–0  3–1 
Rankings fromSTATS Poll
2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2South Dakota State +^ 5–1  8–2 
No. 12Missouri State +^ 5–1  5–5 
No. 7North Dakota ^ 4–1  5–2 
No. 6North Dakota State ^ 5–2  7–3 
No. 14Southern Illinois ^ 3–3  6–4 
Northern Iowa 3–4  3–4 
South Dakota 1–3  1–3 
Illinois State† 1–3  1–3 
Western Illinois† 1–5  1–5 
Youngstown State 1–6  1–6 
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note:Indiana State opted out of the spring season.
    † – Illinois State and Western Illinois opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 21 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings fromSTATS Poll
2020 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Duquesne y 4–0  4–1 
Sacred Heart y$^ 2–1  3–2 
LIU 2–2  2–2 
Bryant 2–2  2–2 
Wagner 0–2  0–2 
Merrimack* 0–3  0–3 
Championship:Sacred Heart 34, Duquesne 27 (OT)
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Due toCOVID-19, the Northeast suspended the 2020 football season.
    * – Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I
    Central Connecticut andSaint Francis (PA) opted out of the spring season.
Rankings fromSTATS Poll
2020 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8Jacksonville State $^ 6–1  10–3 
No. 19Murray State 5–2  5–2 
No. 21Austin Peay 4–2  4–5 
Southeast Missouri State 4–3  4–4 
UT Martin 3–4  3–4 
Tennessee Tech 2–5  2–5 
Tennessee State 2–5  2–5 
Eastern Illinois 1–5  1–5 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note:Eastern Kentucky played only in the fall and opted out of the spring season.
Rankings fromSTATS Poll
2020 Patriot League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
Holy Cross $^ 2–0  3–1 
Fordham 2–1  2–1 
Colgate 0–2  0–2 
South Division
Bucknell 2–1  2–2 
Lafayette 2–1  2–1 
Lehigh 0–3  0–3 
Championship:Holy Cross 33, Bucknell 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due toCOVID-19, the Patriot League suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Georgetown opted out of the spring football season.
Rankings fromSTATS Poll
2020 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Davidson $^ 4–1  4–3 
Valparaiso 4–2  4–2 
San Diego 4–2  4–2 
Morehead State 4–2  4–3 
Drake 2–3  2–3 
Stetson 0–4  0–4 
Butler 0–6  0–6 
Presbyterian 0–0  4–3 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due toCOVID-19, the Pioneer Football League suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Dayton andMarist opted out of the spring season.
    Presbyterian played a full PFL schedule, but was ineligible for the conference title, and its games were not counted in PFL standings.
Rankings fromSTATS Poll
2020 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11VMI $^ 6–1  6–2 
No. 22East Tennessee State 4–2  4–2 
Chattanooga† 3–1  3–2 
Mercer 5–3  5–6 
Samford 4–3  4–3 
Furman 3–4  3–4 
Wofford† 1–4  1–4 
The Citadel 2–6  2–10 
Western Carolina 1–5  1–8 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • † – Chattanooga and Wofford opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings fromSTATS Poll
2020 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1Sam Houston State $^ 6–0  10–0 
No. 20Southeastern Louisiana 4–2  4–3 
No. 23Nicholls 3–3  4–3 
Incarnate Word 3–3  3–3 
Lamar 2–4  2–4 
McNeese State* 2–4  3–4 
Northwestern State 1–5  1–5 
Rankings fromSTATS Poll
2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 24Alabama A&M x$ 3–0  5–0 
Alabama State 3–2  3–3 
Jackson State 3–2  4–3 
Mississippi Valley State 1–3  1–3 
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff x 4–0  4–1 
Southern 4–1  5–1 
Prairie View A&M* 2–1  2–1 
Texas Southern 1–2  1–2 
Grambling State 0–4  0–4 
Championship:Alabama A&M 40, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 33
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Note: The SWAC played a spring conference-only schedule (February–May 2021) due toCOVID-19 pandemic.Alcorn State opted out of the spring season; all of their scheduled games were counted as forfeit wins for their opponents.
    * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings fromSTATS Poll
2020 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Stephen F. Austin –  6–4 
Tarleton State† –  5–3 
Central Arkansas –  5–4 
Presbyterian† –  4–3 
Eastern Kentucky –  3–6 
Dixie State† –  2–3 
Houston Baptist –  1–3 
Abilene Christian –  1–5 
Campbell –  0–4 
North Alabama –  0–4 
  • Note: † – Dixie State, Presbyterian, and Tarleton State played only in the spring. All other teams listed played only in the fall. Presbyterian was in a scheduling agreement with thePioneer Football League, which it fully joined in July 2021.
2020 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Brown –  – 
Columbia –  – 
Cornell –  – 
Dartmouth –  – 
Harvard –  – 
Penn –  – 
Princeton –  – 
Yale –  – 
  • Note: Due toCOVID-19, the Ivy League suspended the 2020 football season.
Rankings fromSTATS Poll

Playoff qualifiers

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Automatic berths for conference champions

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ConferenceTeamAppearanceLast bidResult of last appearance
Big Sky ConferenceWeber State8th2019Semifinals (L –James Madison)
Big South ConferenceMonmouth3rd2019Second Round (L – James Madison)
Colonial Athletic AssociationDelaware17th2018First Round (L –James Madison)
Missouri Valley Football ConferenceSouth Dakota State10th2019Second Round (L –Northern Iowa)
Northeast ConferenceSacred Heart3rd2014First Round (L –Fordham)
Ohio Valley ConferenceJacksonville State10th2018Second Round (L –Maine)
Patriot LeagueHoly Cross4th2019First Round (L –Monmouth)
Pioneer Football LeagueDavidson1st––
Southern ConferenceVMI1st––
Southland ConferenceSam Houston State12th2017Semifinals (L –North Dakota State)

At large qualifiers

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ConferenceTeamAppearanceLast bidResult of last appearance
Big Sky ConferenceEastern Washington14th2018First Round (L –North Dakota State)
Colonial Athletic AssociationJames Madison17th2019Championship Game (L –North Dakota State)
Missouri Valley Football ConferenceMissouri State3rd1990First Round (L –Idaho)
North Dakota3rd2019First Round (L –Nicholls)
North Dakota State11th2019National Champions (W –James Madison)
Southern Illinois9th2009Quarterfinals (L –William & Mary)

Abstentions

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Postseason

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In late September 2020, the NCAA announced that the FCS postseason would take place in April and May 2021.[3] Also announced was a reduction of participating teams from 24 to 16, with 10 automatic qualifiers. The first round of the playoffs was scheduled for April 24, with theChampionship Game in mid-May,[3] later set for May 16.

Bowl game

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Due to the MEAC cancelling all fall sports for the 2020 season, the MEAC/SWACCelebration Bowl (the one FCSbowl game) was canceled.[10]

NCAA Division I playoff bracket

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First Round
April 24
Campus sites		Quarterfinals
May 2
Campus sites		Semifinals
May 8
Campus sites		National Championship Game
May 16
Toyota Stadium
Frisco, Texas
            
1South Dakota State*31
Holy Cross3
1 South Dakota State*31
Southern Illinois26
Southern Illinois34
Weber State*31
1 South Dakota State*33
 Delaware3
Delaware*19
Sacred Heart10
Delaware20
4Jacksonville State*14
Davidson14
4Jacksonville State*49
1South Dakota State21
2Sam Houston State23
3James Madison*31
VMI24
3James Madison34
North Dakota21
Missouri State10
North Dakota*44
3James Madison35
2Sam Houston State*38
North Dakota State*42
Eastern Washington20
North Dakota State20
2Sam Houston State*24
Monmouth15
2Sam Houston State*21

*Host institution

Kickoff game

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Saturday, August 29 –FCS Kickoff (Cramton Bowl,Montgomery, Alabama):Central Arkansas 24,Austin Peay 17.[17]

Coaching changes

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Preseason and in-season

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Table only includes coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2020. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2020, see2019 NCAA Division I FCS end-of-season coaching changes.

SchoolOutgoing coachDateReasonReplacement
Austin PeayMark HudspethJuly 3ResignedMarquase Lovings (interim)
Jackson StateJohn HendrickAugust 31FiredDeion Sanders
Austin PeayMarquase Lovings (interim)October 27Permanent replacementScotty Walden
Montana StateJeff ChoateJanuary 22Hired asTexasdefensive coordinatorBrent Vigen

End of season

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SchoolOutgoing coachDateReasonReplacement
Norfolk StateLatrell ScottMarch 3Hired asEast Carolina tight ends coachDawson Odums
Western CarolinaMark SpeirApril 9FiredKerwin Bell
Tennessee StateRod ReedApril 11RetiredEddie George
SouthernDawson OdumsApril 20Hired byNorfolk StateJason Rollins (interim)
PresbyterianTommy SpanglerApril 21FiredKevin Kelley

See also

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References

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  1. ^Martin, Jill (August 8, 2020)."The NCAA's FCS playoffs will not happen this fall after two more conferences postpone football".CNN. RetrievedOctober 22, 2020.
  2. ^Sutherland, James (August 10, 2020)."NCAA FCS Football Playoffs Officially Cancelled".swimswam.com. RetrievedOctober 22, 2020.
  3. ^abcdKelley, Kevin (September 22, 2020)."FCS Playoff Schedule format for Spring 2021 football season set".fbschedules.com. RetrievedOctober 22, 2020.
  4. ^Chiusano, Anthony (November 12, 2020)."How the 2020-21 FCS Football Season Will Work".NCAA.com. RetrievedJanuary 12, 2021.
  5. ^Borzello, Jeff (May 19, 2020)."NCAA: 15 Division I programs face postseason bans over APR results".ESPN.com. RetrievedJune 7, 2020.
  6. ^West, Jenna."Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return".Sports Illustrated. RetrievedJuly 8, 2020.
  7. ^"Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus".ESPN.com. July 13, 2020. RetrievedJuly 13, 2020.
  8. ^"MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period".ESPN.com. July 16, 2020. RetrievedJuly 16, 2020.
  9. ^Singelais, Mark (July 16, 2020)."Reports: CAA football won't play this fall".Times Union. RetrievedJuly 17, 2020.
  10. ^ab"MEAC-SWAC 2020 football matchups in Atlanta canceled".Atlanta Journal-Constitution. RetrievedJuly 18, 2020.
  11. ^Wilmer, Brian (July 21, 2020)."SWAC postpones 2020 football season to spring 2021".FBSchedules.com. RetrievedJuly 21, 2020.
  12. ^Kelley, Kevin (July 27, 2020)."Pioneer Football League to play conference-only football schedule in 2020".FBSchedules.com. RetrievedJuly 30, 2020.
  13. ^Kelley, Kevin (July 30, 2020)."Northeast Conference postpones 2020 football season due to COVID-19".FBSchedules.com. RetrievedJuly 30, 2020.
  14. ^Kelley, Kevin (August 7, 2020)."Pioneer Football League postpones fall 2020 football schedule".FBSchedules.com. RetrievedAugust 8, 2020.
  15. ^"Big Sky Postpones Football Conference Competition Until Spring".bigskyconf.com. RetrievedAugust 8, 2020.
  16. ^Kelley, Kevin (August 10, 2020)."Missouri Valley Football Conference postpones season to Spring 2021".FBSchedules.com. RetrievedAugust 11, 2020.
  17. ^"Austin Peay Football to Open 2020 at Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff" (Press release).Ohio Valley Conference. January 29, 2020. RetrievedFebruary 27, 2020.
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