The 2020 college football season is on, and the action begins Sept. 3.
A total of the 76 FBS schools — six conferences and three independent programs — have made the decision to forge on amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
A total of 54 schools canceled their fall sports season, which trimmed the down from the traditional 130-team total. The Saturday slates are not quite as full as a result, and the regular season will run from Sept. 3 through Dec. 19.
The College Football Playoff pairings will be announced Dec. 20, with this year's semifinals at the Rose Bowl Game and Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1. The CFP championship game is scheduled for Jan. 11 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Here is a week-by-week look at the 2020-21 college football schedule:
MORE: Explaining the college football cancellations in 2020
When is the first college football game in 2020?
- Date: Thursday, Sept. 3
The first two college football games of the 2020 season will be played Thursday, Sept. 3. South Alabama vs. Southern Miss is the de facto season opener with kickoff set for 7 p.m. ET followed by UAB vs. Central Arkansas at 8 p.m. ET.
College football schedule 2020
Thursday, Sept. 3
- South Alabama at Southern Miss
- Central Arkansas at UAB
Saturday, Sept. 5
- SMU at Texas State
- Arkansas State at Memphis
- Middle Tennessee State at Army
- Stephen F. Austin at UTEP
- Houston Baptist at North Texas
- Eastern Kentucky at Marshall
Monday, Sept. 7
- BYU at Navy
Thursday, Sept. 10
- UAB at Miami
Saturday, Sept. 12
- Clemson at Wake Forest
- Duke at Notre Dame
- Georgia Tech at Florida State
- Western Kentucky at Louisville
- Syracuse at North Carolina
- Houston Baptist at Texas Tech
- Arkansas State at Kansas State
- Eastern Kentucky at West Virginia
- Missouri State at Oklahoma
- Louisiana Tech at Baylor
- Coastal Carolina at Kansas
- Tennessee Tech at TCU
- Louisiana at Iowa State
- UTEP at Texas
- Campbell at Georgia Southern
- Tulane at South Alabama
- UTSA at Texas State
- Charlotte at Appalachian State
- UL-Monroe at Army
- FIU at UCF
- Marshall at East Carolina
- Citadel at USF
Saturday, Sept. 19
- Boston College at Duke
- Samford at Florida State
- Citadel at Clemson
- UCF at Georgia Tech
- Miami at Louisville
- South Florida at Notre Dame
- N.C. State at Wake Forest
- Syracuse at Pitt
- Charlotte at North Carolina
- FAU at Georgia Southern
- Texas State at UL-Monroe
- BYU at Army
- Liberty at Western Kentucky
- Houston at Memphis
- Navy at Tulane
- SMU at North Texas
- Austin Peay at Cincinnati
- Abilene Christian at UTEP
- Troy at Middle Tennessee State
- Louisiana at Georgia State
- Central Arkansas at Arkansas State
- Appalachian State at Marshall
- Campbell at Coastal Carolina
- Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss
- Stephen F. Austin at UTSA
- Tulsa at Oklahoma State (postponed)
Saturday, Sept. 26
- Florida State at Miami
- Georgia Tech at Syracuse
- Louisville at Pitt
- Notre Dame at Wake Forest
- N.C. State at Virginia Tech
- Iowa State at TCU
- Kansas at Baylor
- Kansas State at Oklahoma
- Texas at Texas Tech
- West Virginia at Oklahoma State
- Alabama at Missouri
- Florida at Ole Miss
- Georgia at Arkansas
- Kentucky at Auburn
- Mississippi State at LSU
- Tennessee at South Carolina
- Vanderbilt at Texas A&M
- Georgia Southern at Louisiana
- Georgia State at Charlotte
- Tulsa at Arkansas State
- UAB at South Alabama
- Troy at BYU
- Campbell at Appalachian State
- FIU at Liberty
- UCF at East Carolina
- Tulane at Southern Miss
- Memphis at UTSA
- North Texas at Houston
- Temple at Navy
- Army at Cincinnati
- USF at FAU
- Stephen F. Austin at SMU
- Houston Baptist at Louisiana Tech
Thursday, Oct. 1
- Memphis at SMU
Saturday, Oct. 3
- North Carolina at Boston College
- Virginia at Clemson
- Virginia Tech at Duke
- N.C. State at Pitt
- Baylor at West Virginia
- Oklahoma at Iowa State
- Oklahoma State at Kansas
- TCU at Texas
- Texas Tech at Kansas State
- Texas A&M at Alabama
- Arkansas at Mississippi State
- Auburn at Georgia
- South Carolina at Florida
- Ole Miss at Kentucky
- LSU at Vanderbilt
- Missouri at Tennessee
- Georgia Southern at UL-Monroe
- East Carolina at Georgia State
- Arkansas State at Coastal Carolina
- Troy at South Alabama
- Abilene Christian at Army
- North Alabama at Liberty
- Navy at Air Force
- Tulsa at UCF
- USF at Cincinnati
- Charlotte at FAU
- Rice at Marshall
- Southern Miss at North Texas
- UTSA at UAB
- Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee State
Wednesday, Oct. 7
- Louisiana at Appalachian State
Thursday, Oct. 8
- Texas State at Troy
- Tulane at Houston
Friday, Oct. 9
- Georgia Tech at Louisville
Saturday, Oct. 10
- Pitt at Boston College
- Miami at Clemson
- Duke at Syracuse
- Florida State at Notre Dame
- N.C. State at Virginia
- Virginia Tech at North Carolina
- Texas vs. Oklahoma (Dallas)
- Kansas State at TCU
- Texas Tech at Iowa State
- Alabama at Ole Miss
- Arkansas at Auburn
- Florida at Texas A&M
- Tennessee at Georgia
- Mississippi State at Kentucky
- Missouri at LSU
- South Carolina at Vanderbilt
- UL-Monroe at Liberty
- UTSA at BYU
- East Carolina at USF
- Charlotte at North Texas
- FAU at Southern Miss
- Marshall at Western Kentucky
- Middle Tennessee State at FIU
- UAB at Rice
- UTEP at Louisiana Tech
Wednesday, Oct. 14
- Appalachian State at Georgia Southern
Thursday, Oct. 15
- Georgia State at Arkansas State
Friday, Oct. 16
- Houston at BYU
- UCF at Memphis
Saturday, Oct. 17
- Boston College at Virginia Tech
- Clemson at Georgia Tech
- Duke at N.C. State
- North Carolina at Florida State
- Louisville at Notre Dame
- Pitt at Miami
- Virginia Tech at Wake Forest
- Liberty at Syracuse
- Kansas at West Virginia
- Oklahoma State at Baylor
- Georgia at Alabama
- Ole Miss at Arkansas
- Auburn at South Carolina
- LSU at Florida
- Kentucky at Tennessee
- Texas A&M at Mississippi State
- Vanderbilt at Missouri
- Eastern Kentucky at Troy
- Texas State at South Alabama
- Coastal Carolina at Louisiana
- Army at UTSA (San Antonio)
- Cincinnati at Tulsa
- Navy at East Carolina
- SMU at Tulane
- USF at Temple
- Southern Miss at UTEP
- FIU at Charlotte
- Marshall at Louisiana Tech
- North Texas at Middle Tennessee State
- Western Kentucky at UAB
Thursday, Oct. 22
- UL-Monroe at South Alabama
Friday, Oct. 23
- Louisiana at UAB
- Tulsa at USF
Saturday, Oct. 24
- Georgia Tech at Boston College
- Syracuse at Clemson
- Florida State at Louisville
- Notre Dame at Pitt
- N.C. State at North Carolina
- Virginia at Miami
- Virginia Tech at Wake Forest
- Baylor at Texas
- Iowa State at Oklahoma State
- Kansas at Kansas State
- Oklahoma at TCU
- West Virginia at Texas Tech
- Alabama at Tennessee
- Auburn at Ole Miss
- Missouri at Florida
- Georgia at Kentucky
- South Carolina at LSU
- Arkansas State at Appalachian State
- Georgia State at Troy
- Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina
- Mercer at Army
- Southern Miss at Liberty
- Cincinnati at SMU
- Houston at Navy
- Temple at Memphis
- Tulane at UCF
- FAU at Marshall
- Louisiana Tech at UTSA
- UTEP at Charlotte
- Chattanooga at Western Kentucky
Thursday, Oct. 29
- Coastal Carolina at Georgia State
- East Carolina at Tulsa
Saturday, Oct. 31
- Charlotte at Duke
- Boston College at Clemson
- Notre Dame at Georgia Tech
- Virginia Tech at Louisville
- North Carolina at Virginia
- Syracuse at Wake Forest
- Iowa State at Kansas
- Kansas State at West Virginia
- Oklahoma at Texas Tech
- TCU at Baylor
- Texas at Oklahoma State
- Mississippi State at Alabama
- Arkansas at Texas A&M
- LSU at Auburn
- Kentucky at Missouri
- Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
- South Alabama at Georgia Southern
- Appalachian State at UL-Monroe
- Louisiana at Texas State
- Troy at Arkansas State
- Western Kentucky at BYU
- Memphis at Cincinnati
- Navy at SMU
- Temple at Tulane
- UCF at Houston
- North Texas at UTEP
- Marshall at FIU
- Rice at Southern Miss
- UAB at Louisiana Tech
- UTSA at FAU
Thursday, Nov. 5
- Arkansas State at Louisiana
- SMU at Temple
- UL-Monroe at Troy
Friday, Nov. 6
- Miami at N.C. State
Saturday, Nov. 7
- Boston College at Syracuse
- Clemson at Notre Dame
- North Carolina at Duke
- Florida State at Pitt
- Louisville at Virginia
- Liberty at Virginia Tech
- Baylor at Iowa State
- Kansas at Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State at Kansas State
- Texas Tech at TCU
- West Virginia at Texas
- Tennessee at Arkansas
- Florida vs. Georgia
- Vanderbilt at Mississippi State
- Texas A&M at South Carolina
- Troy at Georgia Southern
- South Alabama at Coastal Carolina
- Appalachian State at Texas State
- UL-Monroe at Georgia State
- Air Force at Army
- Houston at Cincinnati
- Tulane at East Carolina
- Tulsa at Navy
- USF at Memphis
- FIU at UTEP
- Charlotte at Middle Tennessee State
- Louisiana Tech at North Texas
- UTSA at Rice
- Western Kentucky at FAU
- North Alabama at Southern Miss
Thursday, Nov. 12
- East Carolina at Cincinnati
Saturday Nov. 14
- Notre Dame at Boston College
- Duke at Virginia
- Florida State at N.C. State
- Georgia Tech at Pitt
- Wake Forest at North Carolina
- Miami at Virginia Tech
- Baylor at Texas Tech
- TCU at West Virginia
- Alabama at LSU
- Arkansas at Florida
- Auburn at Mississippi State
- Georgia at Missouri
- Vanderbilt at Kentucky
- South Carolina at Ole Miss
- Texas A&M at Tennessee
- Georgia State at Appalachian State
- Coastal Carolina at Troy
- Texas State at Georgia Southern
- South Alabama at Louisiana
- UL-Monroe at Arkansas State
- Army at Tulane
- Western Carolina at Liberty
- Memphis at Navy
- SMU at Tulsa
- Temple at UCF
- USF at Houston
- FAU at FIU
- Middle Tennessee State at Marshall
- North Texas at UAB
- Rice at Louisiana Tech
- Southern Miss at Western Kentucky
- UTEP at UTSA
Friday, Nov. 20
- Syracuse at Louisville
Saturday, Nov. 21
- Clemson at Florida State
- Wake Forest at Duke
- Georgia Tech at Miami
- Liberty at N.C. State
- Virginia Tech at Pitt
- Kansas State at Iowa State
- Oklahoma State at Oklahoma
- Texas at Kansas
- Kentucky at Alabama
- LSU at Arkansas
- Tennessee at Auburn
- Florida at Vanderbilt
- Mississippi State at Georgia
- Ole Miss at Texas A&M
- Missouri at South Carolina
- Middle Tennessee State at Troy
- Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina
- Arkansas State at Texas State
- Georgia State at South Alabama
- UL-Monroe vs. Louisiana Tech (Shreveport, La.)
- Georgia Southern at Army
- Central Arkansas at Louisiana
- North Alabama at BYU
- Cincinnati at UCF
- East Carolina at Temple
- Houston at SMU
- Navy at USF
- Tulane at Tulsa
- UAB at UTEP
- Charlotte at Marshall
- FIU at Western Kentucky
- Rice at North Texas
- UTSA at Southern Miss
Friday, Nov. 27
- UCF at USF
- Louisville at Boston College
- Notre Dame at North Carolina
Saturday, Nov. 28
- Troy at Appalachian State
- Louisiana at UL-Monroe
- Coastal Carolina at Texas State
- Georgia Southern at Georgia State
- South Alabama at Arkansas State
- Cincinnati at Temple
- Memphis at Tulane
- SMU at East Carolina
- Tulsa at Houston
- FAU at Middle Tennessee State
- Louisiana Tech at FIU
- North Texas at UTSA
- Southern Miss at UAB
- UTEP at Rice
- Western Kentucky at Charlotte
- Pitt at Clemson
- Duke at Georgia Tech
- Virginia at Florida State
- N.C. State at Syracuse
- Miami at Wake Forest
- Iowa State at Texas
- Kansas State at Baylor
- Oklahoma at West Virginia
- TCU at Kansas
- Texas Tech at Oklahoma State
- Auburn at Alabama
- Arkansas at Missouri
- Kentucky at Florida
- Georgia at South Carolina
- LSU at Texas A&M
- Mississippi State at Ole Miss
- Tennessee at Vanderbilt
Saturday, Dec. 5
- Liberty at Coastal Carolina
- Boston College at Virginia
- Clemson at Virginia Tech
- Florida State at Duke
- Georgia Tech at N.C. State
- North Carolina at Miami
- Wake Forest at Louisville
- Syracuse at Notre Dame
- Baylor at Oklahoma
- Kansas at Texas Tech
- Oklahoma State at TCU
- Texas at Kansas State
- West Virginia at Iowa State
- Alabama at Arkansas
- Texas A&M at Auburn
- Florida at Tennessee
- Vanderbilt at Georgia
- South Carolina at Kentucky
- Ole Miss at LSU
- Missouri at Mississippi State
Saturday, Dec. 12
- Army vs. Navy (Philadelphia)
Saturday, Dec. 12 or Dec. 19
- ACC championship game
- Big 12 championship game
Saturday, Dec. 19
- SEC championship game
