A number of college football teams that have opted to play this fall have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Here is a summary of some of the games that have been postponed or canceled as a result:
FRIDAY, SEPT 11
SMU at TCU (Canceled) - Members of Horned Frogs team, staff test positive for the coronavirus.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 12
Louisiana Tech at Baylor (Canceled) - Bulldogs cite positive tests and contact tracing as reason.
North Carolina State at Virginia Tech (Rescheduled for Sept. 26) - Wolfpack campus experience coronavirus spike.
Tulsa at Oklahoma State (Rescheduled for Sept. 19) - Golden Hurricanes cite limited practice time due to previous positive tests
Army at Rice (TBD) - The Houston school said it needed time to study COVID-19 situation
Marshall at East Carolina (TBD) - Pirates report outbreak
Florida International at Central Florida (TBD) - FIU suspended sports competitions until Sept. 16. (UCF will play Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Sept. 19).
FRIDAY, SEPT. 18
Houston at Memphis (Rescheduled for Dec. 12) - Outbreak reported by Tigers program. Houston will instead play at Baylor, Saturday, Sept 19.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 19
BYU at Army (TBD) - The Cougars reported a number of positive COVID-19 test results
Central Arkansas at Arkansas State (Rescheduled to Oct. 10) - Red Wolves cite insufficient players in position groups.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25
Memphis at Texas-San Antonio (Canceled) - The Tigers paused football activities on Sept. 11 due to positive tests.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 26
Temple at Navy (Rescheduled to Oct. 10) - Owls requested new date due to limited practices as result of city of Philadelphia restrictions
Georgia State at Charlottte (TBD) - The Panthers postponed “out of an abundance of caution” because of COVID-19 positive tests and contact tracing. Results later determined to be false positives
Notre Dame at Wake Forest (Rescheduled to Dec. 12) - Positive COVID-19 tests landed 13 Fighting Irish players in isolation and 10 more in quarantine
North Texas at Houston (TBD) - The fourth season opener the Cougars have been unable to play due to the coronavirus pandemic
Tulsa at Arkansas State (TBD) - Red Wolves continue to cite insufficient players in position groups.
SATURDAY, OCT. 3
Rice at Marshall (TBD) - Houston school cites COVID-19 practice restrictions
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7
Louisiana-Lafayette at Appalachian State (Rescheduled to Dec. 4 or 5) - Appalachian State cites positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing. The Mountaineers are scheduled to play again Oct. 14 at Georgia State. That game is unaffected.
SATURDAY, OCT. 17
Vanderbilt at Missouri (Rescheduled for Nov. 28) - Due to positive COVID results within the Vanderbilt program.
LSU at Florida (Rescheduled for Dec. 12) - Spike of COVID cases among Florida players, staff
Cincinnati at Tulsa (Rescheduled for Dec. 4) - Positive COVID-19 tests among Bearcats players
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
Auburn at Mississippi State (Tentatively rescheduled for Dec. 12) - Due to positive COVID-19 and quarantining within the Bulldogs’ program
Alabama at LSU (TBD) - Due to a combination of positive tests and quarantining at LSU
Texas A&M at Tennessee (Tentatively rescheduled for Dec. 12) - Due to a combination of positive tests and quarantining within the Aggies’ program
Memphis at Navy (TBD) - Due to positive COVID-19 cases at the Naval Academy
North Texas at UAB (Canceled) - COVID positive tests in UAB’s program
Georgia at Missouri (TBD) - Due to COVID-19 cases in the Tigers’ program
Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas State (Rescheduled for Dec. 12) - Due to more coronavirus issues within the Warhawk football program
Pitt at Georgia Tech (Rescheduled for Dec. 10) - Due to positive tests in both programs
Rice at Louisiana Tech (TBD)
Cal at Arizona State (Canceled) - Due to positive tests at Arizona State
Utah at UCLA (Canceled)
Gardner-Webb at Charlotte (Canceled) - Due to insufficient players available in Gardner-Webb’s program
Coastal Carolina at Troy (TBD)
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
Ohio at Miami (Ohio) (Canceled)
THURSDAY, NOV. 19
Utah State at Wyoming (Canceled)
FRIDAY, NOV. 20
UAB at UTEP (Canceled) - COVID positive tests within the UAB program
SATURDAY, NOV. 21
Georgia Tech at Miami (Rescheduled for Dec. 19) - Due to Covid-19-related protocols within Miami’s program
Ole Miss at Texas A&M (TBD) - Postponed due to coronavirus cases within the Aggies’ program
Charlotte at Marshall (Canceled) - Third straight week and fifth time overall this season that Charlotte has had a game called of
Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana Tech (Canceled)
Arizona State at Colorado (Canceled)
Houston at SMU (Rescheduled for Dec. 5)
Navy at South Florida (TBD)
Wake Forest at Duke (TBD)
UNLV at Colorado State (TBD)
Texas at Kansas (Rescheduled for Dec. 12)
Central Arkansas at Louisiana-Lafayette (TBD) - Because of 33 players in the Ragin’ Cajuns’ COVID-19 safety protocol
Michigan State at Maryland (Canceled) - A COVID-19 outbreak on the Terrapins resulted in a positive test for coach Michael Locksley
SATURDAY, NOV. 28
San Diego State at Fresno State (Canceled)
Washington at Washington State (Canceled)
Arkansas at Missouri (TBD) - Due to COVID-related issues within the Arkansas program (Missouri will instead play Vanderbilt - a game postponed on Oct. 17)
Tennessee at Vanderbilt (TBD) - To facilitate Vanderbilt-Missouri reschedule
Louisiana Tech at Florida International (Canceled)
FRIDAY, DEC. 4
Cincinnati at Tulsa (Rescheduled for Dec. 12)
