| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UTEP | 17 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 30 (winner) |
 New Mexico Statehome | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Scoreboard · 2021
Week 1
Aug 28 – Sep 6 · 95 games · 95 final · ranks from the AP Preseason poll
20
Top-25 games
5
Ranked vs ranked
6
Upsets
Upset alert
Virginia Techover#10 North Carolina17-10
#19 Penn Stateover#12 Wisconsin16-10
#18 Iowaover#17 Indiana34-6
#5 Georgiaover#3 Clemson10-3- MontMontanaover#20 Washington13-7
UCLAover#16 LSU38-27
Saturday, August 28 · 1 games
Wednesday, September 1 · 1 games
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UAB | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 (winner) |
 Jacksonville State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thursday, September 2 · 2 games
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT MUT Martin | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
 Western Kentuckyhome | 7 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 59 (winner) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LongLong Island University | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
 Florida Internationalhome | 21 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 48 (winner) |
Friday, September 3 · 2 games
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
 Charlottehome | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 (winner) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Old Dominion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
 Wake Foresthome | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 (winner) |
Saturday, September 4 · 9 games
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rice | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
 Arkansashome | 7 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 38 (winner) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marshall | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 49 (winner) |
 Navyhome | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Louisiana Tech | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
 Mississippi Statehome | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 (winner) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonmMonmouth | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
 Middle Tennesseehome | 0 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 50 (winner) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Florida Atlantic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
 #13Floridahome | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 (winner) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NortNorthwestern State | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
 North Texashome | 7 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 44 (winner) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UTSA | 7 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 37 (winner) |
 Illinoishome | 0 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 30 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Southern Miss | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
 South Alabamahome | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 (winner) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BethBethune-Cookman | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| UTEPhome | 10 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 38 (winner) |
Rankings shown are from the 2021 AP Preseason poll, the one in force at kickoff.