Your in-person 2021 college football schedule

[CHIP72]

After a year hiatus for most people, fans will (hopefully) be able to attend some college football games this coming fall. As I've posted in the past, I'm curious which games people planned to attend this upcoming season across all college football divisions, obviously including Division I-AA/FCS.

Here's my personal, planned schedule (all times Eastern):

DEFINITE/LIKELY GAMES
09/18 (Sat): Boston College at Temple, 12:00 PM
10/09 (Sat): Kutztown at Bloomsburg, 2:00 PM OR Lehigh at Penn, 1:00 PM
10/30 (Sat): Lafayette at Georgetown, 12:30 PM
11/06 (Sat): East Stroudsburg at Shepherd, 12:00 PM

OTHER POSSIBLE GAMES
09/25 (Sat): Penn at Lafayette, 3:30 PM (unlikely due to commitments with my girlfriend's family, but possible)
10/09 (Sat): Bucknell at Lafayette, 12:30 PM (this is the third option that day behind KU/BU and LU/Penn)
11/27 (Sat): Navy at Temple, time TBA (fairly good chance I'll attend, especially if it is a 12 PM ET kickoff, but too soon to tell at this point)

In addition to games listed above, select DI-AA/FCS and/or D2 playoff games involving teams I follow that take place near the DC area (on 11/20, 12/4, 12/11, or 12/18) or near the Lehigh Valley (on 11/27) are also possibilities.

Finally, I plan to attend three Philadelphia Eagles games NFL games this fall (11/7 vs L.A. Chargers, 11/21 vs New Orleans, and 1/2 at Washington). There's a chance a fourth game could be added, 10/24 at Las Vegas, but ticket prices for that game are currently much higher than I want to pay.

For those of you who remember these threads from previous years, you may have noticed my list of college games is much shorter this season. There are a few reasons for that - girlfriend not happy with me attending so many sports events pre-pandemic, less interest in college football due to the pandemic, and my brother no longer attending Mississippi State. Still, I do want to get to a few games, especially when there are no conflicts with me and my girlfriend's mutual schedule and/or games are being played relatively near where I live or during planned family visits.

So which college football games do you plan to attend during the 2021 season?

[acbearkat]

I’m looking at the Lamar/Sam Houston game in Huntsville, and possibly either the Texas/Kansas or Texas/Kansas State game in Austin.


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[JSUSoutherner]

My In-Person college football schedule:

[KPSUL]

Towson @ UNH SEP 11
UNH @ Lafayette SEP 18 (1st visit to Fisher Stadium)
JMU @ UNH OCT 2
Villanova @ JMU OCT 9
UNH @ Elon OCT 23
Richmond @ UNH OCT 30
UNH @ URI NOV 13
Maine @ UNH NOV 20
FCS Championship ?? vs ?? JUN 8, 22

[katss07]

SEMO @ SHSU (Nov. 11)
SFA v SHSU (Oct. 2)
Lamar @ SHSU (Oct. 9)
JSU @ SHSU (Oct. 23)
Whatever that school from Utah decides to call itself @ SHSU (Nov. 6)
EKU @ SHSU (Nov. 13)

[Katfan]

SEMO @ SHSU (Nov. 11)
SFA v SHSU (Oct. 2)
Lamar @ SHSU (Oct. 9)
JSU @ SHSU (Oct. 23)
Whatever that school from Utah decides to call itself @ SHSU (Nov. 6)
EKU @ SHSU (Nov. 13)
All the above plus SHSU at NAU

[Laker]

Northern St @ MSU-Mankato Sept 2
Albany @ NDSU Sept 4 if I can
MSU @ UMD Sept 11
Bemidji St @ MSU Sept 18
MSU @ Minot St Sept 25- I may not make this one. The MSU Gala is the night before and I am supposed to be there. Minot is a long haul.
Alma @ Martin Luther College Sept 25 is my alternate- it is only 40 miles away
Condordia St Paul @ MSU Homecoming Oct 2
Wayne St @ MSU Oct 9
MSU @ Upper Iowa Oct 16
Augustana @ MSU Oct 23
Sioux Falls @ MSU Oct 30
MSU @ Southwest MN St Nov 6
MSU @ Winona St Nov 13
Presbyterian @ St Thomas Nov 20 if MSU is not in the playoffs or has a bye.

[Puddin Tane]

Most LU home games. Idiot nephew getting married on one home date.

possibles —ragin cajuns @ UT, nicholls @ ragin cajuns

[ASU33]

8/24- NCCU vs Alcorn State (MEAC/SWAC Challenge)
9/4-Miles @ Alabama State (Labor Day Classic)
9/25- Bethune-cookman @ Alabama State
10/2- Alabama State @ FAMU
10/9- UAPB @ Alabama State (Homecoming)
10/16- Alabama State @ Jackson State(Jackson State Homecoming)
10/23- Prairie View @ Southern (SU Homecoming)
10/30- Alabama State vs Alabama A&M (The Magic City Classic)
11/6- FAMU @ Southern
11/20- Alcorn State @ Jackson State (The Soul Bowl)
11/25- Tuskegee @ Alabama State (The Turkey Day Classic)
11/27- Southern vs Grambling State (The Bayou Classic)

12/4- SWAC Championship Game

12/18- Celebration Bowl

[TheRevSFA]

SFA vs MVSU, BOTPW, natty….

we shall see if I add more

[Daytripper]

All Sam Houston home games
Battle of the Piney Woods
UH v. TT at NRG
Maybe SH v. UCA in Conway

[ST_Lawson]

Planning on all WIU home games at this point: 9/18 vs Eastern Washington, 10/2 vs SIU, 10/16 vs SDSU, 10/30 vs ILSU, 11/6 vs USD.
Might also do 11/20 WIU at UNI depending on what COVID is doing at that point.

[Panther88]

Season pass holder for all PVAMU home games so all of those local-tx (incl the Dallas game), excepting the following:

Traveling to DCA from IAH to catch Morgan St vs Howard Univ Oct 8.
Traveling to CMH from IAH for penn state vs THE Ohio State University Oct 30
Traveling to DTW fro* IAH for THE Ohio State University vs "the*" Nov 27

Purchasing 2 tix for the SCG in Dec. (unsure of physical attendance)
Purchasing 2 tix for The Celebration Bowl in Dec. (unsure of physical attendance)

[BEAR]

I plan on attending ALL of UCA's home and away games. Gotta check out all the new stadiums I haven't seen before! xbowx

[Winterborn]

I should make most of the home games NDSU has.

Though that depends on the COVID Dome policies that may be implemented at the time and if tailgating will be allowed.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

I have a feeling we're headed towards significant restrictions (ala the LLWS) but I'll play along for fun. Generally speaking, I believe Lehigh and Temple are both going to be awful 3-8/3-9 respectively....

9/4 Villanova at Lehigh
9/11 Temple at Akron (I have ties to NE Ohio)
9/25 Lehigh at Colgate
10/9 Notre Dame at Virginia Tech??
10/15 Clemson at Syracuse??
10/30 Holy Cross at Lehigh
11/20 Lehigh at Lafayette

[mvfcfan]

I'm a trucker so I can't go to as many games as I used to. Should be able to go to the one's below. I doubt I make it to any EIU games unfortunately, but I have ESPN+ so I watch most of the MVC and OVC games.

Oct 23- YSU @ ISU
Nov 13- SIU @ ISU

[TheKingpin28]

NDSU vs Albany 9/4
NDSU vs Valparaiso 9/11
NDSU vs UNI 10/9
NDSU @ ISUr 10/16 with BFINWMN
NDSU vs Missery St 10/23
NDSU vs Indiana St 10/30
NDSU @ SDSU 11/6 with BFINWMN maybe?
NDSU vs USD 11/20

[Sader87]

Covid issues hopefully averted:

Definites: Harvard (Homecoming) 10/2, Colgate (at Polar Park) 10/23

Definite maybes: at UConn 9/4, GTown 10/16 and Lafayette 11/6

No close (driving distance) away games outside of Yale and UConn this season. Both are noon kickoffs which makes them sort of iffy.

[unknown3]

No chance this season goes off as normal without covid restrictions. When this season starts it's probably going to be worse than it was last year. At least, for those that opted not to get vaccinated. Nearly every hospital near here has been on diversion for close to a week with no end in sight. Schools closing as quick as they opened.

[Gil Dobie]

Planning on at least 3 Bison home games and possible playoff games.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

The plan as of today is to attend all the UNH games home and away except for at Elon. I'll make a decision on going to Elon down the road aways. Keeping my fingers crossed that there won't be capacity or travel restrictions.

[TheKingpin28]

Just added NDSU @ GFCC to the list.

[Son of Eli]

9/18 Holy Cross at Yale
9/25 Cornell at Yale
10/16 Yale at Uconn
10/23 Penn at Yale
10/30 Columbia at Yale
11/20 Harvard at Yale

[POD Knows]

It will be zero in person games for me if the Fargo Dome requires masks. Better get a refund on my tickets as well. Screw it.

[katss07]

Man, I can’t imagine letting something as unimportant as politics getting in the way of me going to see my favorite football team

[Gil Dobie]

It will be zero in person games for me if the Fargo Dome requires masks. Better get a refund on my tickets as well. Screw it.

Is Sam Houston playing at the Fargodome?

[TheRevSFA]

It will be zero in person games for me if the Fargo Dome requires masks. Better get a refund on my tickets as well. Screw it.

Eh that's your choice. I'm sure others will gladly take your tickets and attend and support the team.

[POD Knows]

Is Sam Houston playing at the Fargodome?:D In the semi's hopefully. xthumbsupx

[POD Knows]

Eh that's your choice. I'm sure others will gladly take your tickets and attend and support the team.No they won't, NDSU can't get rid of the single game tickets now, there were a bunch of home games back in the fall of 2019 in which I had to eat a couple extra tickets that I had. We have 9 tickets, all of the people in our group have been vaccinated and all have said that they will not go to the games if masks are involved, this is not politics, this is about wearing a ****ing diaper on your face for 4 hours for no reason whatsoever.

[Professor Chaos]

No they won't, NDSU can't get rid of the single game tickets now, there were a bunch of home games back in the fall of 2019 in which I had to eat a couple extra tickets that I had. We have 9 tickets, all of the people in our group have been vaccinated and all have said that they will not go to the games if masks are involved, this is not politics, this is about wearing a ****ing diaper on your face for 4 hours for no reason whatsoever.
They also blasted all over the ads to renew season tickets back in May that there would be no masks required. I doubt they'll get any sellouts even without a mask requirement (except for maybe the UNI game - homecoming) but they definitely won't get any with a mask requirement.

That said by the end of the spring more than half the people I'd say who went would take their masks off by the time they got to their seat and I'd expect that percentage to be even higher in the fall.

[POD Knows]

They also blasted all over the ads to renew season tickets back in May that there would be no masks required. I doubt they'll get any sellouts even without a mask requirement (except for maybe the UNI game - homecoming) but they definitely won't get any with a mask requirement.

That said by the end of the spring more than half the people I'd say who went would take their masks off by the time they got to their seat and I'd expect that percentage to be even higher in the fall.Yea, it is a waste of time, if they are worried about liability or something and they institute a mask mandate and people take their masks off and the dome doesn't enforce the mandate, do they think this gets them off the hook. They just had a yuge maskless concert in that building and now they are looking to pivot and require them. They can do that at their own peril and they better ****ing provide refunds on the tickets.

[Gil Dobie]

Yea, it is a waste of time, if they are worried about liability or something and they institute a mask mandate and people take their masks off and the dome doesn't enforce the mandate, do they think this gets them off the hook. They just had a yuge maskless concert in that building and now they are looking to pivot and require them. They can do that at their own peril and they better ****ing provide refunds on the tickets.

Might get lucky and get a credit towards next year. I'll go with or without masks. Hope to see the real Bison fans at the game as the fair weather fans drop.

[POD Knows]

Might get lucky and get a credit towards next year. I'll go with or without masks. Hope to see the real Bison fans at the game as the fair weather fans drop.Don't give me that BS, is that how you are going to segment this, I haven't missed a home game since 2007 and have went to quite a few away games as well. I did skip this spring because of the Covid deal. You maskers must like wearing masks, to me, it is one of the most uncomfortable deals I can imagine but to each his own I guess.

[McNeese72]

Barring any unseen circumstances, all of McNeese's games, home and away.

Doc

[mvfcfan]

Don't give me that BS, is that how you are going to segment this, I haven't missed a home game since 2007 and have went to quite a few away games as well. I did skip this spring because of the Covid deal. You maskers must like wearing masks, to me, it is one of the most uncomfortable deals I can imagine but to each his own I guess.

I'm in the same boat. If Indiana State requires masks (particularly while in my seat) then I won't even go to the two games I'm planning on going to. I'll just watch on TV, but I'm pretty much done playing the mask game. I didn't really mind wearing one here and there for a few minutes, but the 2-4 hour thing at non-essential sporting events is just ridiculous.

[POD Knows]

I'm in the same boat. If Indiana State requires masks (particularly while in my seat) then I won't even go to the two games I'm planning on going to. I'll just watch on TV, but I'm pretty much done playing the mask game. I didn't really mind wearing one here and there for a few minutes, but the 2-4 hour thing at non-essential sporting events is just ridiculous.The 12 hour day with a mask I had at Nashville and O'Hara airport did it for me, wore a mask for 8 hours getting there and 12 getting back because of stupid delays and other things, I haven't worn a mask since then at that was about 3 weeks ago. Consider me officially maskless unless there is some urgent deal like having to go visit somebody in a hospital or something.

[Gil Dobie]

Don't give me that BS, is that how you are going to segment this, I haven't missed a home game since 2007 and have went to quite a few away games as well. I did skip this spring because of the Covid deal. You maskers must like wearing masks, to me, it is one of the most uncomfortable deals I can imagine but to each his own I guess.

I'll wear a mask if it's required, if it's not I would wear one. Either way, I'll support the NDSU student athletes.

[Gil Dobie]

The 12 hour day with a mask I had at Nashville and O'Hara airport did it for me, wore a mask for 8 hours getting there and 12 getting back because of stupid delays and other things, I haven't worn a mask since then at that was about 3 weeks ago. Consider me officially maskless unless there is some urgent deal like having to go visit somebody in a hospital or something.

Looks like you have worn a mask longer than I have combined during the last year and a half.

[POD Knows]

Looks like you have worn a mask longer than I have combined during the last year and a half.
Yea. These people that wear these for things all day to work freaking amaze me. I have had to wear them to some company meetings and the few flights I have taken. I am just not going to wear one unless I absolutely have to and I don’t have to absolutely attend a football game.

[TheRevSFA]

The 12 hour day with a mask I had at Nashville and O'Hara airport did it for me, wore a mask for 8 hours getting there and 12 getting back because of stupid delays and other things, I haven't worn a mask since then at that was about 3 weeks ago. Consider me officially maskless unless there is some urgent deal like having to go visit somebody in a hospital or something.

You should think about other folks who have to stare at your ugly mug. At least a mask breaks it up xlolx

[POD Knows]

You should think about other folks who have to stare at your ugly mug. At least a mask breaks it up xlolx:D I am dead sexy with a mask on, maybe I should wear one all the time and your point is a valid one, never thought about that way.

[Reign of Terrier]

So, I moved to Arlington, Virginia this year. I won't be making nearly as many games as I'd like.

Right now, I plan on making the Kennesaw State Wofford game on September 18th, the Samford-Wofford game on October 16th (for homecoming), and if the Terriers have a home playoff game on Thanksgiving weekend, I may make that one too.

But that's pretty much it. Me and Dungeonjoe were thinking about going to the VMI game in Lexington, but instead we're probably opting for an October visit up here so we can watch a Washington [Redacted] Football Team game.

Growing up is weird, but I'm thankful for the internet and ESPN+. Without which, being able to watch FCS football, and especially Wofford football, would be difficult to impossible -even 15 years ago.

[Catbooster]

All of the Bobcat home games (assuming Delta doesn't change things) including any home playoff games we may get (ideally 3 xthumbsupx) and possibility of an away game or two.

[Billnonymous]

Definite:
9/4 Morehead at JMU
9/11 Maine at JMU
9/24 Wake at UVA
10/9 Nova at JMU
10/30 Elon at JMU
11/6 Campbell at JMU
11/20 Towson at JMU

Likely:
9/18 Randolph Macon at Bridgewater (D3)
10/16 JMU at Richmond
1/8 Frisco

[NY Crusader 2010]

The 12 hour day with a mask I had at Nashville and O'Hara airport did it for me, wore a mask for 8 hours getting there and 12 getting back because of stupid delays and other things, I haven't worn a mask since then at that was about 3 weeks ago. Consider me officially maskless unless there is some urgent deal like having to go visit somebody in a hospital or something.

I haven't worn a mask once since I was fully vaccinated this past March, with the exception of the flight to and from Minneapolis for our playoff game in Brookings. I didn't even wear one in the airports, only on the plane and nobody bothered me. I work in the beverage business where I'm constantly in and out of establishments (bars, grocery stores, club stores, bodegas, restaurants, hotels, stadia, etc.) and not once has anyone said anything to me or tried to browbeat me for not wearing one. And this is New York.

If needed, I'll wear a mask to attend a college football game. While outdoor mask mandates are ridiculous IMO, I'll take being able to go to a game live as opposed to games with no fans.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Should make every Bison game except Youngstown and Towson this year.