2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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The 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the top level of college football in the United States played amid the COVID-19 pandemic, featuring adjusted schedules, conference-only slates for many teams, and a delayed, modified postseason.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I FBS football season
ⓘ
sports season ⓘ |
| affectedBy | COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ |
| champion |
Alabama Crimson Tide football
ⓘ
surface form:
Alabama Crimson Tide football team
|
| championshipGame |
CFP National Championship Game
ⓘ
surface form:
2021 College Football Playoff National Championship
|
| conference |
American Athletic Conference
ⓘ
Atlantic Coast Conference ⓘ Big 12 Conference ⓘ Big Ten Conference ⓘ Conference USA ⓘ Independents (FBS) ⓘ
surface form:
FBS independents
Mid-American Conference ⓘ Mountain West Conference ⓘ Pac-12 Conference ⓘ Southeastern Conference ⓘ Sun Belt Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| division | Football Bowl Subdivision ⓘ |
| endTime | 2021-01-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| healthProtocol |
frequent COVID-19 testing for players and staff
ⓘ
game postponements and cancellations due to positive tests ⓘ limited or no fan attendance at many games ⓘ |
| HeismanTrophyWinner | DeVonta Smith ⓘ |
| league |
Football Bowl Subdivision
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
|
| mostOutstandingPlayer | DeVonta Smith ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Big Ten initially postponed fall football season
ⓘ
Big Ten later reinstated fall season with shortened schedule ⓘ Pac-12 initially postponed fall football season ⓘ Pac-12 later reinstated fall season with shortened schedule ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
adjusted schedules due to COVID-19 pandemic
ⓘ
conference-only schedules for many teams ⓘ delayed start for several conferences ⓘ modified postseason format ⓘ |
| numberOfBowlGamesPlayed | 26 ⓘ |
| numberOfBowlGamesScheduled | 44 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 127 ⓘ |
| postseason |
College Football Playoff
ⓘ
bowl games ⓘ |
| precededBy | 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season ⓘ |
| ruleChange | eligibility for bowl games not tied to minimum win total ⓘ |
| seasonOf | college football in the United States ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| startTime | 2020-08-29 ⓘ |
| televisionPartner |
CBS Sports
ⓘ
ESPN ⓘ Fox Sports ⓘ NBC Sports ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.