2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season

2021 NCAA Division I FBS season
Number of teams130
DurationAugust 28 – December 11, 2021
Preseason AP No. 1Alabama
Postseason
DurationDecember 17, 2021 – February 19, 2022
Bowl games43[a]
AP Poll No. 1Georgia
Coaches Poll No. 1Georgia
Heisman TrophyBryce Young, QB, Alabama
College Football Playoff
2022 College Football Playoff National Championship
SiteLucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Champion(s)Georgia
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The 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season was 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. The regular season began on August 28, 2021,[1] and ended on December 11, 2021. The postseason began on December 17, with the main games ending on January 10, 2022, with the College Football Playoff National Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, and the all-star portion of the post-season concluding with the inaugural HBCU Legacy Bowl on February 19, 2022. It was the eighth season of the College Football Playoff (CFP) system.[2] It was the first time since 2016 that no major team finished the season undefeated as the Cincinnati Bearcats, the season's last undefeated team, were defeated in the 2021 Cotton Bowl Classic. The season's Heisman Trophy winner was Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young.


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  1. ^ "2021 Illinois vs Nebraska". collegefootballireland.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2020. 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.