DALLAS – Conference USA has announced its football schedule for the 2021 season. The 14-team alignment for the 2021 campaign will again feature each team playing eight conference games, along with four non-league contests. A total of 168 games are featured over 13 regular season playing weeks, plus two week zero contests.
The 2021 alignment will feature seven teams in the East Division and seven teams in the West Division. Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion and WKU comprise the East Division, while Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP and UTSA make up the West Division.
Each school will play every team in its division once for six games, while playing two cross-over opponents from the opposite division. Each team will reverse the location of its 2020 games against division opponents and will rotate in new cross-division opponents to begin a two-year intra-division cycle. The conference is in the fifth year of a rotation between cross-division opponents that will rotate every two years until 2024, when each school has played every opponent in the opposite division once home and away.
The 2021 schedule complies with C-USA scheduling policies as approved by the Board of Directors. In addition, the schedule provides the following:
- All teams finish their Conference schedule with two games of one at home and one away.
- All 14 teams have two home games and two away games in the first half of the Conference schedule as well as the second half of the Conference schedule; and
- There is at least one conference game in 11 of the 13 playing weeks.
- Each school has one bye week during the 13-week playing season with the exception of UTEP, which has two byes due to playing a non-conference game in week zero that has NCAA exemption.
It is important to note that all games are subject to date changes and some dates are expected to move in the coming weeks in order to accommodate national television. A schedule of televised games will be released at a later date.
Conference USA’s 17th annual Championship Game, pitting the champions of the East and West Divisions, is scheduled for Saturday, December 4.
2021 C-USA FOOTBALL OPPONENTS
(as of January 27, 2021)
CHARLOTTE
Sept. 4 DUKE
Sept. 11 GARDNER-WEBB
Sept. 18 at Georgia State
Sept. 25 MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Oct. 2 at Illinois
Oct. 9 at FIU
Oct. 16 Bye
Oct. 23 FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Oct. 30 at WKU
Nov. 6 RICE
Nov. 13 at Louisiana Tech
Nov. 20 MARSHALL
Nov. 27 at Old Dominion
Conference games in bold
Home games in ALL CAPS
All dates subject to change
FIU
Sept. 2 (Thu.) LONG ISLAND
Sept. 11 TEXAS STATE
Sept. 18 at Texas Tech
Sept. 25 at Central Michigan
Oct. 2 at Florida Atlantic
Oct. 9 CHARLOTTE
Oct. 16 Bye
Oct. 23 WKU
Oct. 30 at Marshall
Nov. 6 OLD DOMINION
Nov. 13 at Middle Tennessee
Nov. 20 NORTH TEXAS
Nov. 27 at Southern Miss
Conference games in bold
Home games in ALL CAPS
All dates subject to change
FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Sept. 4 at Florida
Sept. 11 GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Sept. 18 FORDHAM
Sept. 25 at Air Force
Oct. 2 FIU
Oct. 9 at UAB
Oct. 16 Bye
Oct. 23 at Charlotte
Oct. 30 UTEP
Nov. 6 MARSHALL
Nov. 13 at Old Dominion
Nov. 20 at WKU
Nov. 27 MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Conference games in bold
Home games in ALL CAPS
All dates subject to change
LOUISIANA TECH
Sept. 4 at Mississippi State
Sept. 11 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
Sept. 18 SMU
Sept. 25 NORTH TEXAS
Oct. 2 at NC State
Oct.9 Bye
Oct. 16 at UTEP
Oct. 23 UTSA
Oct. 30 at Old Dominion
Nov. 6 at UAB
Nov. 13 CHARLOTTE
Nov. 20 SOUTHERN MISS
Nov. 27 at Rice
Conference games in bold
Home games in ALL CAPS
All dates subject to change
MARSHALL
Sept. 4 at Navy
Sept. 11 N.C. CENTRAL
Sept. 18 EAST CAROLINA
Sept. 25 at Appalachian State
Oct. 2 at Middle Tennessee
Oct. 9 OLD DOMINION
Oct. 16 at North Texas
Oct. 23 Bye
Oct. 30 FIU
Nov. 6 at Florida Atlantic
Nov. 13 UAB
Nov. 20 at Charlotte
Nov. 27 WKU
Conference games in bold
Home games in ALL CAPS
All dates subject to change
MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Sept. 4 MONMOUTH
Sept. 11 at Virginia Tech
Sept. 18 at UTSA
Sept. 25 at Charlotte
Oct. 2 MARSHALL
Oct. 9 at Liberty
Oct. 16 Bye
Oct. 23 at Connecticut
Oct. 30 SOUTHERN MISS
Nov. 6 at WKU
Nov. 13 FIU
Nov. 20 OLD DOMINION
Nov. 27 at Florida Atlantic
Conference games in bold
Home games in ALL CAPS
All dates subject to change
NORTH TEXAS
Sept. 4 NORTHWESTERN STATE
Sept. 11 at SMU
Sept. 18 UAB
Sept. 25 at Louisiana Tech
Oct. 2 Bye
Oct. 9 at Missouri
Oct. 16 MARSHALL
Oct. 23 LIBERTY
Oct. 30 at Rice
Nov. 6 at Southern Miss
Nov. 13 UTEP
Nov. 20 at FIU
Nov. 27 UTSA
Conference games in bold
Home games in ALL CAPS
All dates subject to change
OLD DOMINION
Sept. 4 at Wake Forest
Sept. 11 HAMPTON
Sept. 18 at Liberty
Sept. 25 BUFFALO
Oct. 2 at UTEP
Oct. 9 at Marshall
Oct. 16 WKU
Oct. 23 Bye
Oct. 30 LOUISIANA TECH
Nov. 6 at FIU
Nov. 13 FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Nov. 20 at Middle Tennessee
Nov. 27 CHARLOTTE
Conference games in bold
Home games in ALL CAPS
All dates subject to change
RICE
Sept. 4 at Arkansas
Sept. 11 HOUSTON
Sept. 18 at Texas
Sept. 25 TEXAS SOUTHERN
Oct. 2 SOUTHERN MISS
Oct. 9 Bye
Oct. 16 at UTSA
Oct. 23 at UAB
Oct. 30 NORTH TEXAS
Nov. 6 at Charlotte
Nov. 13 WKU
Nov. 20 at UTEP
Nov. 27 LOUISIANA TECH
Conference games in bold
Home games in ALL CAPS
All dates subject to change
SOUTHERN MISS
Sept. 4 at South Alabama
Sept. 11 GRAMBLING
Sept. 18 TROY
Sept. 25 at Alabama
Oct. 2 at Rice
Oct. 9 UTEP
Oct. 16 UAB
Oct. 23 Bye
Oct. 30 at Middle Tennessee
Nov. 6 NORTH TEXAS
Nov. 13 at UTSA
Nov. 20 at Louisiana Tech
Nov. 27 FIU
Conference games in bold
Home games in ALL CAPS
All dates subject to change
UAB
Sept. 1 vs. Jacksonville St. (Montgomery, Ala.)
Sept. 11 at Georgia
Sept. 18 at North Texas
Sept. 25 at Tulane
Oct. 2 LIBERTY
Oct. 9 FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Oct. 16 at Southern Miss
Oct. 23 RICE
Oct. 30 Bye
Nov. 6 LOUISIANA TECH
Nov. 13 at Marshall
Nov. 20 at UTSA
Nov. 27 UTEP
Conference games in bold
Home games in ALL CAPS
All dates subject to change
UTEP
Aug. 28 at New Mexico State
Sept. 4 BETHUNE-COOKMAN
Sept. 11 at Boise State
Sept. 18 Bye
Sept. 25 NEW MEXICO
Oct. 2 OLD DOMINION
Oct. 9 at Southern Miss
Oct. 16 LOUISIANA TECH
Oct. 23 Bye
Oct. 30 at Florida Atlantic
Nov. 6 UTSA
Nov. 13 at North Texas
Nov. 20 RICE
Nov. 27 at UAB
Conference games in bold
Home games in ALL CAPS
All dates subject to change
UTSA
Sept. 4 at Illinois
Sept. 11 LAMAR
Sept. 18 MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Sept. 25 at Memphis
Oct. 2 UNLV
Oct. 9 at WKU
Oct. 16 RICE
Oct. 23 at Louisiana Tech
Oct. 30 Bye
Nov. 6 at UTEP
Nov. 13 SOUTHERN MISS
Nov. 20 UAB
Nov. 27 at North Texas
Conference games in bold
Home games in ALL CAPS
All dates subject to change
WKU
Sept. 4 UT-MARTIN
Sept. 11 at Army
Sept. 18 Bye
Sept. 25 INDIANA
Oct. 2 at Michigan State
Oct. 9 UTSA
Oct. 16 at Old Dominion
Oct. 23 at FIU
Oct. 30 CHARLOTTE
Nov. 6 MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Nov. 13 at Rice
Nov. 20 FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Nov. 27 at Marshall
Conference games in bold
Home games in ALL CAPS
All dates subject to change
