2020 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

CFP TITLE
CHAMPIONAlabama13–0 overall
HEISMANDeVonta SmithAlabama · WR
BEST QBMac JonesAlabama · Davey O’Brien Award
#1 PICKTrevor LawrenceClemson · Jacksonville Jaguars, 2021 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

7 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 11, 2021CFP National Championship pres. by AT&TAlabama 52, Ohio State 24
Jan 2, 2021Capital One Orange BowlTexas A&M 41, North Carolina 27
Jan 2, 2021PlayStation Fiesta BowlIowa State 34, Oregon 17
Jan 1, 2021Allstate Sugar Bowl - CFP SemifinalOhio State 49, Clemson 28
Jan 1, 2021Rose Bowl Game Presented by Capital One - CFP SemifinalAlabama 31, Notre Dame 14
Jan 1, 2021Chick-fil-A Peach BowlGeorgia 24, Cincinnati 21
Dec 30, 2020Goodyear Cotton Bowl ClassicOklahoma 55, Florida 20

2020 STANDINGS

15 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

Notre Dame and Clemson finished atop the 2020 ACC standings at 9–1 in conference play (10–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Notre Dame9–110–2ALA 31–14 ND
Clemson9–110–2OSU 49–28 CLEM
Miami7–28–3OKST 37–34 MIA
NC State7–38–4UK 23–21 NCSU
North Carolina7–38–4TA&M 41–27 UNC
Pittsburgh5–56–5–
Boston College5–56–5–
Virginia Tech5–55–6–
Virginia4–55–5–
Louisville3–74–7–
Wake Forest3–44–5WIS 42–28 WAKE
Georgia Tech3–63–7–
Florida State2–63–6–
Duke1–92–9–
Syracuse1–91–10–

AMERICAN

Cincinnati finished atop the 2020 American standings at 7–0 in conference play (9–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Cincinnati7–09–1UGA 24–21 CIN
Tulsa6–16–3MSST 28–26 TLSA
Memphis5–38–3MEM 25–10 FAU
UCF5–36–4BYU 49–23 UCF
SMU4–37–3–
Tulane3–56–6NEV 38–27 TULN
Houston3–33–5HAW 28–14 HOU
Navy3–43–7–
East Carolina3–53–6–
Temple1–61–6–
South Florida0–71–8–

BIG 12

Iowa State finished atop the 2020 Big 12 standings at 8–2 in conference play (9–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Iowa State8–29–3ISU 34–17 ORE
Oklahoma7–29–2OU 55–20 FLA
Oklahoma State6–38–3OKST 37–34 MIA
Texas5–37–3TEX 55–23 COLO
TCU5–46–4–
West Virginia4–46–4WVU 24–21 ARMY
Kansas State4–54–6–
Texas Tech3–64–6–
Baylor2–72–7–
Kansas0–80–9–

BIG SOUTH

Kennesaw State finished atop the 2020 Big South standings at 2–1 in conference play (4–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Kennesaw State2–14–1

BIG TEN

Northwestern finished atop the 2020 Big Ten standings at 6–2 in conference play (7–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Northwestern6–27–2NU 35–19 AUB
Ohio State6–07–1ALA 52–24 OSU
Indiana6–16–2MISS 26–20 IU
Iowa6–26–2–
Penn State4–54–5–
Wisconsin3–34–3WIS 42–28 WAKE
Nebraska3–53–5–
Minnesota3–43–4–
Rutgers3–63–6–
Michigan2–42–4–
Maryland2–32–3–
Purdue2–42–4–
Michigan State2–52–5–
Illinois2–62–6–

CAA

Delaware finished atop the 2020 CAA standings at 4–0 in conference play (7–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Delaware4–07–1
James Madison3–07–1

CUSA

UTSA finished atop the 2020 CUSA standings at 4–2 in conference play (7–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
UTSA4–27–5UL 31–24 UTSA
Marshall4–27–3BUF 17–10 MRSH
UAB4–16–3–
Western Kentucky4–35–7GAST 39–21 WKU
Louisiana Tech4–25–5GASO 38–3 LT
Florida Atlantic4–25–4MEM 25–10 FAU
North Texas3–44–6APP 56–28 UNT
Southern Miss2–43–7–
Middle Tennessee2–33–6–
Rice2–32–3–
Charlotte2–22–4–
UTEP0–43–5–
Florida International0–30–5–

MAC

Ball State finished atop the 2020 MAC standings at 6–1 in conference play (7–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Ball State6–17–1BALL 34–13 SJSU
Buffalo5–16–1BUF 17–10 MRSH
Western Michigan4–24–2–
Toledo4–24–2–
Central Michigan3–33–3–
Kent State3–13–1–
Eastern Michigan2–42–4–
Ohio2–12–1–
Miami (OH)2–12–1–
Akron1–51–5–
Northern Illinois0–60–6–
Bowling Green0–50–5–

MOUNTAIN WEST

San José State finished atop the 2020 Mountain West standings at 7–0 in conference play (7–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
San José State7–07–1BALL 34–13 SJSU
Nevada6–27–2NEV 38–27 TULN
Boise State5–15–2–
Hawai'i4–45–4HAW 28–14 HOU
San Diego State4–24–4–
Fresno State3–33–3–
Air Force2–23–3–
New Mexico2–52–5–
Wyoming2–42–4–
Colorado State1–31–3–
Utah State1–51–5–
UNLV0–60–6–

MVFC

North Dakota State finished atop the 2020 MVFC standings at 5–2 in conference play (7–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
North Dakota State5–27–3
Missouri State5–25–5

OVC

Jacksonville State finished atop the 2020 OVC standings at 6–1 in conference play (10–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Jacksonville State6–110–3

PAC-12

USC finished atop the 2020 Pac-12 standings at 5–1 in conference play (5–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
USC5–15–1–
Stanford4–24–2–
Oregon4–24–3ISU 34–17 ORE
Colorado3–14–2TEX 55–23 COLO
UCLA3–43–4–
Utah3–23–2–
Washington3–13–1–
Arizona State2–22–2–
Oregon State2–52–5–
Washington State1–31–3–
California1–31–3–
Arizona0–50–5–

SEC

Alabama finished atop the 2020 SEC standings at 11–0 in conference play (13–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Alabama11–013–0ALA 52–24 OSU
Texas A&M8–19–1TA&M 41–27 UNC
Florida8–38–4OU 55–20 FLA
Georgia7–28–2UGA 24–21 CIN
Auburn6–46–5NU 35–19 AUB
Missouri5–55–5–
LSU5–55–5–
Ole Miss4–55–5MISS 26–20 IU
Kentucky4–65–6UK 23–21 NCSU
Mississippi State3–74–7MSST 28–26 TLSA
Tennessee3–73–7–
Arkansas3–73–7–
South Carolina2–82–8–
Vanderbilt0–90–9–

SOUTHLAND

Sam Houston finished atop the 2020 Southland standings at 6–0 in conference play (10–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Sam Houston6–010–0

SUN BELT

Coastal Carolina finished atop the 2020 Sun Belt standings at 8–0 in conference play (11–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Coastal Carolina8–011–1LIB 37–34 CCU
Louisiana7–110–1UL 31–24 UTSA
App State6–29–3APP 56–28 UNT
Georgia Southern4–48–5GASO 38–3 LT
Georgia State4–46–4GAST 39–21 WKU
Troy3–45–6–
South Alabama3–54–7–
Arkansas State2–64–7–
Texas State2–62–10–
UL Monroe0–70–10–

INDEPENDENTS

BYU finished atop the 2020 independents at 11–1.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
BYU11–1BYU 49–23 UCF
Liberty10–1LIB 37–34 CCU
Army9–3WVU 24–21 ARMY
New Mexico State1–1–
Massachusetts0–4–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

19 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 2, 2021Outback BowlOle Miss 26, Indiana 20
Jan 2, 2021TaxSlayer Gator BowlKentucky 23, NC State 21
Jan 1, 2021Vrbo Citrus BowlNorthwestern 35, Auburn 19
Dec 31, 2020AutoZone Liberty BowlWest Virginia 24, Army 21
Dec 31, 2020Offerpad Arizona BowlBall State 34, San José State 13
Dec 31, 2020Lockheed Martin Armed Forces BowlMississippi State 28, Tulsa 26
Dec 30, 2020Duke's Mayo BowlWisconsin 42, Wake Forest 28
Dec 29, 2020Valero Alamo BowlTexas 55, Colorado 23
Dec 29, 2020Cheez-It BowlOklahoma State 37, Miami 34
Dec 26, 2020FBC Mortgage Cure BowlLiberty 37, Coastal Carolina 34 (OT)
Dec 26, 2020LendingTree BowlGeorgia State 39, Western Kentucky 21
Dec 26, 2020SERVPRO First Responder BowlLouisiana 31, UTSA 24
Dec 25, 2020Camellia BowlBuffalo 17, Marshall 10
Dec 24, 2020New Mexico BowlHawai'i 28, Houston 14
Dec 23, 2020Montgomery BowlMemphis 25, Florida Atlantic 10
Dec 23, 2020R+L Carriers New Orleans BowlGeorgia Southern 38, Louisiana Tech 3
Dec 22, 2020RoofClaim.com Boca Raton BowlBYU 49, UCF 23
Dec 22, 2020Famous Idaho Potato BowlNevada 38, Tulane 27
Dec 21, 2020Myrtle Beach BowlApp State 56, North Texas 28