The COVID-19 pandemic has caused incredible issues across every facet of life in the United States since March. As many sports were forced to outright stop games until systems and protocols were put in place, college football was no different. But even when using best practices and caution, the virus was still able to spread across college campuses around the country.
Because of that, nearly every FBS college football program that participated in the 2020 season saw cancellations or postponements during the season. In total, 139 games were nixed from the schedules while some games were able to come together on less than three days' notice. It affected not only conference championship races -- as evidenced by Ohio State nearly not making the Big Ten title game because of the conference's own rules -- but the College Football Playoff race as well.
Here is the full list of college football game that were affected during the 2020 regular season.
| Game | Original date | New date |
|---|---|---|
ULM at Troy | Sept. 5 | Dec. 17 |
SMU at TCU | Sept. 11 | Canceled |
NC State at Virginia Tech | Sept. 12 | Sept. 26 |
Marshall at East Carolina | Sept. 12 | Canceled |
| Tulsa at Oklahoma State | Sept. 12 | Sept. 19 |
| Louisiana Tech at Baylor* | Sept. 12 | Canceled |
| Houston at Memphis | Sept. 18 | Dec. 5 |
| BYU at Army | Sept. 19 | Canceled |
| Virginia at Virginia Tech | Sept. 19 | Dec. 12 |
| Central Arkansas at Arkansas State | Sept. 19 | Oct. 10 |
| Charlotte at North Carolina | Sept. 19 | Canceled |
| FAU at Georgia Southern | Sept. 19 | Dec. 5 |
| Houston at Baylor* | Sept. 19 | Canceled |
| Memphis at UTSA | Sept. 25 | Canceled |
| Georgia State at Charlotte | Sept. 26 | TBD |
| Notre Dame at Wake Forest | Sept. 26 | Dec. 12 |
| North Texas at Houston | Sept. 26 | Canceled |
| Tulsa at Arkansas State | Sept. 26 | Canceled |
| South Florida at FAU | Sept. 26 | Canceled |
| Temple at Navy | Sept. 26 | Oct. 10 |
| Rice at Marshall | Oct. 3 | Dec. 5 |
| Troy at South Alabama | Oct. 3 | Dec. 5 |
| Louisiana at Appalachian State | Oct. 3 | Dec. 4 |
| UAB at Rice | Oct. 10 | Dec. 12 |
| FAU at Southern Miss | Oct. 10 | Dec. 10 |
| Appalachian State at Georgia Southern | Oct. 14 | Dec. 12 |
| Oklahoma State at Baylor | Oct. 17 | Dec. 12 |
| Vanderbilt at Missouri | Oct. 17 | Nov. 28 |
| LSU at Florida | Oct. 17 | Dec. 12 |
| Cincinnati at Tulsa | Oct. 17 | Dec. 5 |
| FIU at Charlotte | Oct. 17 | Dec. 5 |
| Southern Miss at UTEP | Oct. 17 | Dec. 5 |
| Missouri at Florida | Oct. 24 | Oct. 31 |
| New Mexico at Colorado State | Oct. 24 | Canceled |
| Marshall at FIU | Oct. 30 | Dec. 11 |
| North Texas at UTEP | Oct. 31 | Dec. 12 |
| Wisconsin at Nebraska | Oct. 31 | Canceled |
| Purdue at Wisconsin | Nov. 7 | Canceled |
| FIU at UTEP | Nov. 7 | Canceled |
| Louisville at Virginia | Nov. 7 | Nov. 14 |
| Air Force at Army | Nov. 7 | Dec. 19 |
| Tulsa at Navy | Nov. 7 | Dec. 5 |
| Washington at California | Nov. 7 | Canceled |
| Louisiana Tech at North Texas | Nov. 7 | Dec. 3 |
| UTSA at Rice | Nov. 7 | Canceled |
| Charlotte at Middle Tennessee | Nov. 7 | Canceled |
| Arizona at Utah | Nov. 7 | Canceled |
| Air Force at Wyoming | Nov. 14 | Canceled |
| Auburn at Mississippi State | Nov. 14 | Dec. 12 |
| Memphis at Navy | Nov. 14 | Canceled |
| Texas A&M at Tennessee | Nov. 14 | Dec. 19 |
| Alabama at LSU | Nov. 14 | Dec. 5 |
| Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas State | Nov. 14 | Dec. 5 |
| Georgia at Missouri | Nov. 14 | Dec. 12 |
| Ohio State at Maryland | Nov. 14 | Canceled |
| Pitt at Georgia Tech | Nov. 14 | Dec. 10 |
| Rice at Louisiana Tech | Nov. 14 | Canceled |
| North Texas at UAB | Nov. 14 | Canceled |
| Coastal Carolina at Troy | Nov. 14 | Dec. 12 |
| Gardner-Webb at Charlotte | Nov. 14 | Canceled |
| Cal at Arizona State | Nov. 14 | Canceled |
| Utah at UCLA | Nov. 14 | Canceled |
| Ohio at Miami (OH) | Nov. 17 | Canceled |
| Utah State at Wyoming | Nov. 19 | Canceled |
| UAB at UTEP | Nov. 20 | Canceled |
| Arizona State at Colorado | Nov. 21 | Canceled |
| Ole Miss at Texas A&M | Nov. 21 | Dec. 12 |
| Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana Tech | Nov. 21 | Canceled |
| Georgia Tech at Miami | Nov. 21 | Dec. 19 |
| Charlotte at Marshall | Nov. 21 | Canceled |
| Wake Forest at Duke | Nov. 21 | Canceled |
| Houston at SMU | Nov. 21 | Canceled |
| Navy at South Florida | Nov. 21 | TBD |
| Central Arkansas at Louisiana | Nov. 21 | Canceled |
| UNLV at Colorado State | Nov. 21 | Canceled |
| Texas at Kansas | Nov. 21 | Dec. 12 |
| Michigan State at Maryland | Nov. 21 | Canceled |
| San Jose State at Fresno State | Nov. 21 | Canceled |
| Washington State at Stanford | Nov. 21 | Canceled |
| Clemson at Florida State | Nov. 21 | Canceled |
| Colorado State at Air Force | Nov. 26 | Canceled |
| Louisville at Boston College | Nov. 27 | Nov. 28 |
| San Diego State at Fresno State | Nov. 27 | Canceled |
| Washington at Washington State | Nov. 27 | Canceled |
| Miami at Wake Forest | Nov. 28 | Dec. 5 |
| Louisiana Tech at FIU | Nov. 28 | Canceled |
| Arkansas at Missouri | Nov. 28 | Dec. 25 |
| Tennessee at Vanderbilt | Nov. 28 | Dec. 12 |
| Southern Miss at UAB | Nov. 28 | Canceled |
| Tulsa at Houston | Nov. 28 | TBD |
| Minnesota at Wisconsin | Nov. 28 | Canceled |
| Utah at Arizona State | Nov. 28 | Canceled |
| Cincinnati at Temple | Nov. 28 | Canceled |
| Oklahoma at West Virginia | Nov. 28 | Dec. 12 |
| Colorado at USC San Diego State at Colorado | Nov. 28 | Canceled Replaced |
| FAU at Middle Tennessee | Nov. 28 | Canceled |
| Virginia at Florida State | Nov. 28 | Canceled |
| San Jose State at Boise State | Nov. 28 | Canceled |
| UTEP at Rice | Nov. 28 | Canceled |
| Charlotte at Western Kentucky | Dec. 1 | Canceled |
| Southern Miss at UTEP | Dec. 4 | Canceled |
| Wake Forest at Louisville | Dec. 5 | Dec. 19 |
| Alabama at Arkansas | Dec. 5 | Dec. 12 |
| Northwestern at Minnesota | Dec. 5 | Canceled |
| Maryland at Michigan | Dec. 5 | Canceled |
| Ole Miss at LSU | Dec. 5 | Dec. 19 |
| Missouri at Mississippi State | Dec. 5 | Dec. 19 |
| Miami at Wake Forest | Dec. 5 | Canceled |
| Florida State at Duke | Dec. 5 | Dec. 12 |
| Kent State at Miami (OH) | Dec. 5 | Canceled |
| Houston at SMU | Dec. 5 | Canceled |
| FIU at Charlotte | Dec. 5 | Canceled |
| Boise State at UNLV | Dec. 5 | Canceled |
| Liberty at Coastal Carolina | Dec. 5 | Canceled |
| Vanderbilt at Georgia | Dec. 5 | Dec. 19 |
| Buffalo at Ohio | Dec. 5 | Canceled |
| UAB at Middle Tennessee | Dec. 6 | Canceled |
| Western Carolina at North Carolina | Dec. 11 | Dec. 5 |
| Ole Miss at Texas A&M | Dec. 12 | TBD |
| Cincinnati at Tulsa | Dec. 12 | Canceled |
| Michigan at Ohio State | Dec. 12 | Canceled |
| Ohio at Kent State | Dec. 12 | Canceled |
| Charlotte at Marshall | Dec. 11 | Canceled |
| Purdue at Indiana | Dec. 12 | Canceled |
| Miami (OH) at Bowling Green | Dec. 12 | Canceled |
| Washington at Oregon | Dec. 12 | Canceled |
| Oklahoma at West Virginia | Dec. 12 | Canceled |
| Cal at Washington State | Dec. 12 | Canceled |
| Texas at Kansas | Dec. 12 | Canceled |
| Louisiana-Monroe at Troy | Dec. 17 | Canceled |
| Washington at USC | Dec. 18 | Canceled |
| Purdue at Indiana | Dec. 18 | Canceled |
| Vanderbilt at Georgia | Dec. 19 | Canceled |
| Georgia Tech at Miami | Dec. 19 | Canceled |
| Arizona at Cal | Dec. 19 | Canceled |
| Michigan State at Maryland | Dec. 19 | Canceled |
| Michigan at Iowa | Dec. 19 | Canceled |
| Florida State at Wake Forest | Dec. 19 | Canceled |
| Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana | Dec. 19 | Canceled |
* Baylor can only make up one nonconference game due to league scheduling rules.
