====== 2021 CFB Season ====== >Next Season: [[2022 CFB Season|2022]] ---- ===== Stats ===== https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hYzR-ZPyyllxlwTXhhIXgc-E-oBfSh1hdPF_nbhEuRQ/edit?usp=sharing ---- ===== Rankings ===== [[2021 Rankings]] ---- ===== Conference Standings ===== Updated as of: End of season $-Conference champion\\ x-Division champion\\ y-Championship game participant ^ [[American Athletic Conference]] ^^^ ^ Team ^ Conf ^ Overall ^ | #3 [[Tulsa]] y$ | 9-0 | 16-0 | | #25 [[Temple]] y | 6-3 | 9-5 | | #23 [[Cincinnati]] | 5-3 | 9-4 | | [[Tulane]] | 5-3 | 9-4 | | [[East Carolina]] | 5-3 | 5-7 | | [[SMU]] | 4-4 | 7-6 | | [[Navy]] | 4-4 | 5-7 | | [[UCF]] | 2-6 | 5-7 | | [[Memphis]] | 2-6 | 4-8 | | [[USF]] | 2-6 | 3-9 | | [[Houston]] | 1-7 | 2-10 | ^ [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] ^^^ ^ Atlantic Division ^^^ ^ Team ^ Conf ^ Overall ^ | #1 [[Florida State]] x$ | 9-0 | 15-1 | | #5 [[Boston College]] | 7-1 | 11-2 | | [[NC State]] | 4-4 | 8-5 | | [[Louisville]] | 4-4 | 5-7 | | [[Clemson]] | 2-6 | 3-9 | | [[Wake Forest]] | 2-6 | 3-9 | | [[Syracuse]] | 1-7 | 2-10 | ^ Coastal Division ^^^ ^ Team ^ Conf ^ Overall ^ | #22 [[Virginia]] x | 6-3 | 9-5 | | [[Duke]] | 5-3 | 9-4 | | [[Georgia Tech]] | 5-3 | 6-7 | | [[Pittsburgh]] | 4-4 | 7-6 | | [[North Carolina]] | 3-5 | 5-7 | | [[Virginia Tech]] | 3-5 | 5-7 | | [[Miami (FL)]] | 2-6 | 3-9 | ^ [[Big XII|Big XII Conference]] ^^^ ^ Team ^ Conf ^ Overall ^ | #9 [[Baylor]] y$ | 8-2 | 10-4 | | #15 [[Texas]] y | 7-3 | 11-3 | | [[Kansas State]] | 6-3 | 8-5 | | [[TCU]] | 6-3 | 8-5 | | [[Oklahoma State]] | 5-4 | 6-7 | | [[Kansas]] | 4-5 | 5-7 | | [[Iowa State]] | 4-5 | 5-7 | | [[West Virginia]] | 4-5 | 4-8 | | [[Oklahoma]] | 2-7 | 4-8 | | [[Texas Tech]] | 0-9 | 0-12 | ^ [[Big 10|Big 10 Conference]] ^^^ ^ Western Division ^^^ ^ Team ^ Conf ^ Overall ^ | #4 [[Wisconsin]] x$ | 10-0 | 13-2 | | #12 [[Illinois]] | 7-2 | 11-3 | | #7 [[Purdue]] | 7-2 | 11-3 | | [[Northwestern]] | 4-5 | 4-8 | | [[Minnesota]] | 4-5 | 6-7 | | [[Nebraska]] | 2-7 | 2-10 | | [[Iowa]] | 2-7 | 5-7 | ^ Eastern Division ^^^ ^ Team ^ Conf ^ Overall ^ | [[Ohio State]] | 5-4 | 8-5 | | #24 [[Michigan State]] | 5-4 | 8-5 | | [[Rutgers]] x | 5-5 | 6-8 | | [[Maryland]] | 4-5 | 6-7 | | [[Penn State]] | 4-5 | 6-7 | | [[Michigan]] | 3-6 | 5-7 | | [[Indiana]] | 2-7 | 4-8 | ^ [[Conference USA]] ^^^ ^ Western Division ^^^ ^ Team ^ Conf ^ Overall ^ | #8 [[North Texas]] x$ | 8-1 | 12-3 | | [[UAB]] | 6-2 | 8-5 | | [[Rice]] | 5-3 | 7-6 | | [[UTSA]] | 4-4 | 7-6 | | [[Louisiana Tech]] | 4-4 | 7-6 | | [[Southern Miss]] | 2-6 | 3-9 | | [[UTEP]] | 0-8 | 0-12 | ^ Eastern Division ^^^ ^ Team ^ Conf ^ Overall ^ | #14 [[Old Dominion]] x | 7-2 | 11-3 | | [[Florida Atlantic]] | 6-2 | 9-4 | | [[Marshall]] | 5-3 | 9-4 | | [[Florida International]] | 4-4 | 5-7 | | [[Middle Tennessee]] | 3-5 | 5-7 | | [[Western Kentucky]] | 2-6 | 3-9 | | [[Charlotte]] | 1-7 | 2-10 | ^ Independents ^^ ^ Team ^ Overall ^ | [[BYU]] | 7-6 | | [[UMass]] | 6-7 | | [[Notre Dame]] | 5-7 | | [[Army]] | 5-7 | | [[New Mexico State]] | 4-8 | | [[UConn]] | 4-8 | | [[Liberty]] | 3-9 | ^ [[Mid-American Conference]] ^^^ ^ West Division ^^^ ^ Team ^ Conf ^ Overall ^ | [[Western Michigan]] | 5-3 | 8-5 | | [[Central Michigan]] | 5-3 | 8-5 | | [[Ball State]] x | 5-4 | 5-8 | | [[Northern Illinois]] | 3-5 | 5-7 | | [[Eastern Michigan]] | 3-5 | 5-7 | | [[Toledo]] | 1-7 | 2-10 | ^ East Division ^^^ ^ Team ^ Conf ^ Overall ^ | #11 [[Ohio]] x$ | 8-1 | 12-3 | | [[Akron]] | 6-2 | 9-4 | | [[Bowling Green]] | 5-3 | 7-6 | | [[Kent State]] | 3-5 | 5-7 | | [[Buffalo]] | 3-5 | 4-8 | | [[Miami (OH)]] | 2-6 | 5-7 | ^ [[Mountain West Conference]] ^^^ ^ Mountain Division ^^^ ^ Team ^ Conf ^ Overall ^ | #19 [[Air Force]] x | 7-2 | 10-4 | | [[Wyoming]] | 5-3 | 7-6 | | [[New Mexico]] | 5-3 | 7-6 | | [[Utah State]] | 5-3 | 7-6 | | [[Colorado State]] | 3-5 | 5-7 | | [[Boise State]] | 1-7 | 2-10 | ^ West Division ^^^ ^ Team ^ Conf ^ Overall ^ | #10 [[San Diego State]] x$ | 7-2 | 10-4 | | [[UNLV]] | 5-3 | 8-5 | | [[Fresno State]] | 4-4 | 7-6 | | [[Nevada]] | 4-4 | 5-7 | | [[San Jose State]] | 2-6 | 4-8 | | [[Hawaii]] | 1-7 | 2-10 | ^ [[Pac-12|Pac-12 Conference]] ^^^ ^ Northern Division ^^^ ^ Team ^ Conf ^ Overall ^ | #20 [[Oregon]] x$ | 8-2 | 9-5 | | #17 [[California]] | 6-3 | 9-4 | | [[Oregon State]] | 5-4 | 8-5 | | [[Stanford]] | 5-4 | 8-5 | | [[Washington State]] | 2-7 | 3-9 | | [[Washington]] | 2-7 | 4-8 | ^ Southern Division ^^^ ^ Team ^ Conf ^ Overall ^ | #16 [[Arizona]] x | 7-3 | 10-4 | | [[Colorado]] | 6-3 | 8-5 | | [[UCLA]] | 5-4 | 6-7 | | [[Arizona State]] | 4-5 | 5-7 | | [[USC]] | 4-5 | 5-7 | | [[Utah]] | 1-8 | 2-10 | ^ [[Southeastern Conference]] ^^^ ^ West Division ^^^ ^ Team ^ Conf ^ Overall ^ | #13 [[Alabama]] x | 7-2 | 11-3 | | #21 [[Texas A&M]] | 6-2 | 10-3 | | [[Mississippi State]] | 5-3 | 9-4 | | [[Auburn]] | 4-4 | 7-6 | | [[Arkansas]] | 3-5 | 5-7 | | [[Ole Miss]] | 3-5 | 4-8 | | [[LSU]] | 1-7 | 3-9 | ^ East Division ^^^ ^ Team ^ Conf ^ Overall ^ | #2 [[Kentucky]] x$ | 9-0 | 14-1 | | #18 [[Tennessee]] | 6-2 | 10-3 | | [[Missouri]] | 5-3 | 9-4 | | [[Florida]] | 4-4 | 5-7 | | [[South Carolina]] | 2-6 | 5-7 | | [[Georgia]] | 1-7 | 1-11 | | [[Vanderbilt]] | 1-7 | 1-11 | ^ [[Sun Belt Conference]] ^^^ ^ West Division ^^^ ^ Team ^ Conf ^ Overall ^ | #6 [[Texas State]] x$ | 9-0 | 12-2 | | [[Arkansas State]] | 5-3 | 7-6 | | [[Louisiana]] | 3-5 | 4-8 | | [[South Alabama]] | 2-6 | 3-9 | | [[Louisiana-Monroe]] | 1-7 | 2-10 | ^ East Division ^^^ ^ Team ^ Conf ^ Overall ^ | [[Appalachian State]] x | 6-3 | 10-4 | | [[Troy]] | 5-3 | 9-4 | | [[Georgia State]] | 4-4 | 8-5 | | [[Coastal Carolina]] | 4-4 | 6-7 | | [[Georgia Southern]] | 2-6 | 5-7 | $-Conference champion x-Division champion y-Championship game participant ---- ===== Conference Summaries ===== ^ Conference ^ Champion ^ Runner-up ^ Score ^ | ACC | [[Florida State]] | [[Virginia]] | 45-20 | | American | [[Tulsa]] | [[Temple]] | 27-21 | | Big XII | [[Baylor]] | [[Texas]] | 41-26 | | Big Ten | [[Wisconsin]] | [[Rutgers]] | 55-6 | | Conference USA | [[North Texas]] | [[Old Dominion]] | 30-20 | | MAC | [[Ohio]] | [[Ball State]] | 38-33 | | Mountain West | [[San Diego State]] | [[Air Force]] | 55-13 | | Pac-12 | [[Oregon]] | [[Arizona]] | 14-0 | | SEC | [[Kentucky]] | [[Alabama]] | 38-19 | | Sun Belt | [[Texas State]] | [[Appalachian State]] | 36-30 | ===== Postseason ===== ==== College Football Playoffs ==== ^ 1st Round ^ Quarterfinals ^ Semifinals ^ Finals ^ | #5 [[Boston College]] - 3 | #4 [[Wisconsin]] - 31 ^ ^ ^ | #12 [[Illinois]] - 45 | #12 [[Illinois]] - 20 | #4 [[Wisconsin]] - 13 ^ ^ | #8 [[North Texas]] - 32 | #1 [[Florida State]] - 38 | #1 [[Florida State]] - 46 ^ ^ | #9 [[Baylor]] - 28 | #8 [[North Texas]] - 33 ^ | #1 [[Florida State]] - 20 | | #6 [[Texas State]] - 14 | #3 [[Tulsa]] - 33 ^ | #3 [[Tulsa]] - 27 | | #11 [[Ohio]] - 34 | #11 [[Ohio]] - 31 | #3 [[Tulsa]] - 23 ^ ^ | #7 [[Purdue]] - 22 | #2 [[Kentucky]] - 42 | #2 [[Kentucky]] - 7 ^ ^ | #10 [[San Diego State]] - 19 | #7 [[Purdue]] - 31 ^ ^ ^ ==== Bowl-eligible teams ==== * AAC (5): Cincinnati, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa^ * ACC (7): Boston College^, Duke, Florida State^, Georgia Tech, NC State, Pitt, Virginia * Big XII (5): Baylor^, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas * Big Ten (9): Illinois^, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue^, Rutgers, Wisconsin^ * C-USA (8): FAU, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, North Texas^, Old Dominion, Rice, UAB, UTSA * Independents (2): BYU, UMass * MAC (5): Akron, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Ohio^, Western Michigan * Mountain West (7): Air Force, Fresno State, New Mexico, San Diego State^, Utah State, UNLV, Wyoming * Pac-12 (7): Arizona, Cal, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA * SEC (7): Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky^, Mississippi State, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas A&M * Sun Belt (6): Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, Texas State^, Troy ^College Football Playoff participant ==== Conference performance in bowl games ==== ^ Conference ^ Bowls ^ Wins ^ Losses ^ Pct. ^ | AAC | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | | ACC | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | | Big XII | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | | Big Ten | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | | Conference USA | 9 | 5 | 4 | .555 | | Independents | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | | MAC | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | | Mountain West | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | | Pac-12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | | SEC | 8 | 7 | 1 | .875 | | Sun Belt | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | ===== Awards and honors ===== === Heisman Trophy === * Bruce Dawson, RB - Tulsa === Offense === * Davey O'Brien (Best QB): Yusei Asencio, Ohio * Doak Walker (Best RB): Cooper McGough, Virginia * Biletnikoff (Best WR): Jalen Jenkins, Kentucky * Mackey (Best TE): Devontae McKinney, Purdue * Joe Moore (Best OL): Virginia === Defense === * Outland (Best Interior Lineman): Tony Macura, California * Hendricks (Best DE): Niko McCollum, North Texas * Butkus (Best LB): Leon Chavez, Ball State * Thorpe (Best DB): Jace Taylor, Virginia Tech === Special Teams === * Groza (Best K): Stephen Robertson, Rutgers * Ray Guy (Best P): Aaron Smyly, UTEP === All-Americans === [[2021 All-American Teams]]