2020 CFBHC Season

2020 CFBHC Season
# Teams	121 full members
Regular season	May 21st, 2017 - October 23, 2017
Bowl games	October 10, 2017 – October 23, 2017
National championship	2020 CFBHC Championship Game
Location of championship	Pasadena, CA
CFBHC Football Season «2019 2021»

The 2020 CFBHC Division I FBS football season play of college football in the United States organized by CFBHC at the Division I FBS level, will begin May 21st, 2017 and will end on October 10, 2017. Bowl season will conclude on October 23, 2017 with the 2020 CFBHC National Championship Game.

Conference realignment

Membership changes

School	Former conference	New conference
Massachusetts Minutemen	Created	FCS Independent

The University of Massachusetts was added and moved to the Independents.

Upcoming changes

Georgia State is playing their final season as members of the Independents and will move to the newly created Sun Belt.

Other headlines

• Game Version: 1.3b

Kickoff games

Week 1

During the official Week 1, several "kickoff weekend" games were held, in addition to the regular full slate of games held at home stadiums.

• CFBHC Kickoff Game
  • Notre Dame played against Stanford, with the Cardinal winning 41-21.

FBS Conference standings

2020 AAC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East †xUCF   8 – 0         14 – 0   USF   7 – 1         11 – 1   Temple   5 – 3         7 – 5   East Carolina   4 – 4         7 – 5   Cincinnati   2 – 6         4 – 8   Connecticut   1 – 7         3 – 9   West xSMU   6 – 2         10 – 3   Tulsa   4 – 4         4 – 8   Navy   4 – 4         4 – 8   Houston   4 – 4         7 – 6   Memphis   2 – 6         4 – 8   Tulane   1 – 7         1 – 11   AAC Championship Game: UCF 30, SMU 21 † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll	2020 ACC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Atlantic #18 Clemson x   7 – 1         10 – 4   Louisville   5 – 3         8 – 5   Boston College   5 – 3         5 – 7   Florida State   4 – 4         7 – 6   Syracuse   3 – 5         4 – 8   Wake Forest   1 – 7         2 – 10   NC State   1 – 7         2 – 10   Coastal #8 Virginia †   7 – 1         12 – 2   #4 Pittsburgh   7 – 1         12 – 2   North Carolina   5 – 3         7 – 6   Duke   5 – 3         9 – 4   Miami (FL)   3 – 5         3 – 9   Virginia Tech   2 – 6         4 – 8   Georgia Tech   1 – 7         2 – 10   ACC Championship Game: Virginia 14 Clemson 6 † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll	2020 Big 12 football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #10 West Virginia   9 – 0         11 – 3   TCU   7 – 2         8 – 6   Kansas   6 – 3         7 – 6   Oklahoma   6 – 3         7 – 6   Baylor   4 – 5         5 – 7   Oklahoma State   4 – 5         7 – 6   Texas Tech   4 – 5         7 – 6   Texas   3 – 6         7 – 6   Kansas State   2 – 7         5 – 7   Iowa State   0 – 9         1 – 11   Big 12 Championship Game: TCU 3 vs. #10 West Virginia 49 Rankings from Coaches Poll
2020 Big Ten football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East #2 Penn State x†   10 – 0         15 – 1   #10 Michigan State   7 – 2         11 – 2   #17 Michigan   6 – 3         9 – 4   Ohio State   4 – 5         4 – 8   Maryland   3 – 6         6 – 7   Rutgers   2 – 7         3 – 9   Indiana   0 – 9         2 – 10   West #6 Purdue x   8 – 2         12 – 2   #24 Iowa   6 – 3         9 – 4   #18 Illinois   6 – 3         10 – 3   Wisconsin   5 – 4         7 – 6   Minnesota   4 – 5         8 – 5   Nebraska   2 – 7         4 – 8   Northwestern   1 – 8         1 – 11   Big Ten Championship Game:Purdue 20, Penn State 41 † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll	2020 Conference USA football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Division Western Kentucky x   8 – 0         8 – 6   Old Dominion   6 – 2         6 – 7   Florida Atlantic   5 – 3         5 – 7   Marshall   3 – 5         3 – 9   Charlotte   2 – 6         2 – 10   Florida International   2 – 6         2 – 10   Middle Tennessee   1 – 7         1 – 11   West Division Rice x†   7 – 1         10 – 4   North Texas   5 – 3         6 – 7   Southern Miss   5 – 3         6 – 7   UTEP   5 – 3         5 – 7   UAB   3 – 5         3 – 9   UTSA   2 – 6         3 – 9   Louisiana Tech   2 – 6         2 – 10   Championship: Western Kentucky vs. Rice † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of Bowls; Rankings from Coaches Poll	2020 Independents football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Army   0 – 0         9 – 3   Notre Dame   0 – 0         8 – 4   BYU   0 – 0         6 – 6   Georgia State   0 – 0         5 – 7   UMass   0 – 0         0 – 12   Rankings from Coaches Poll
2020 MAC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Ohio x   7 – 2         9 – 5   Akron   6 – 2         9 – 4   Buffalo   5 – 3         10 – 3   Kent State   5 – 3         6 – 7   Miami (OH)   4 – 4         8 – 5   Bowling Green   1 – 7         2 – 10   West #9 Western Michigan x†   9 – 0         12 – 2   Toledo   5 – 3         8 – 5   Eastern Michigan   3 – 5         4 – 8   Central Michigan   2 – 6         2 – 10   Northern Illinois   1 – 7         2 – 10   Ball State   1 – 7         1 – 11   MAC Championship Game: Ohio 30 vs. Western Michigan 34 † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll	2020 MWC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Mountain #9 Air Force   7 – 1         12 – 1   Boise State   5 – 3         7 – 6   Utah State   5 – 3         7 – 6   Wyoming   2 – 6         2 – 10   Colorado State   2 – 6         5 – 7   New Mexico   1 – 7         3 – 9   West #21 Nevada   8 – 0         10 – 3   Fresno State   6 – 2         9 – 4   Hawaii   6 – 2         10 – 3   San Jose State   4 – 4         6 – 7   UNLV   1 – 7         2 – 10   San Diego State   1 – 7         4 – 8   MWC Championship Game: Air Force vs. Nevada † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll	2020 Pac-12 football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   North Oregon x†   8 – 1         8 – 4   Stanford   8 – 1         9 – 3   Washington State   6 – 3         8 – 4   California   5 – 4         8 – 4   Washington   3 – 6         3 – 9   Oregon State   0 – 9         1 – 11   South USC x   8 – 1         10 – 2   Arizona   4 – 5         7 – 5   Colorado   4 – 5         7 – 5   Arizona State   4 – 5         7 – 5   UCLA   3 – 6         4 – 8   Utah   1 – 8         2 – 10   Pac-12 Championship Game: Oregon 23 vs. USC 7 † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll
2020 SEC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East #16 Georgia   5 – 4         9 – 4   Tennessee   5 – 3         8 – 4   Missouri   5 – 3         7 – 5   #19 Vanderbilt   4 – 4         8 – 3   Florida   3 – 5         7 – 5   South Carolina   3 – 5         7 – 5   Kentucky   2 – 6         3 – 9   West #1 LSU   8 – 1         12 – 1   #4 Auburn   7 – 1         11 – 1   #25 Mississippi State   5 – 3         8 – 4   #12 Alabama   5 – 3         9 – 3   Ole Miss   2 – 6         6 – 6   Texas A&M   2 – 6         4 – 8   Arkansas   1 – 7         3 – 9   SEC Championship Game: x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

FCS conference standings

2020 Big Sky football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Eastern Washington   11 – 1         5 – 0   North Dakota   9 – 3         3 – 2   Idaho   8 – 4         3 – 2   Montana   6 – 6         2 – 3   Portland State   4 – 8         2 – 3   Southern Utah   1 – 11         0 – 5   Rankings from Coaches Poll	2020 CAA football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Richmond   0 – 0         0 – 0   James Madison   0 – 0         0 – 0   William & Mary   0 – 0         0 – 0   Towson   0 – 0         0 – 0   New Hampshire   0 – 0         0 – 0   Rankings from Coaches Poll	2020 Ivy League football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Harvard   0 – 0         0 – 0   Dartmouth   0 – 0         0 – 0   Penn   0 – 0         0 – 0   Yale   0 – 0         0 – 0   Brown   0 – 0         0 – 0   Rankings from Coaches Poll
2020 MVFC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Illinois State   0 – 0         0 – 0   Northern Iowa   0 – 0         0 – 0   South Dakota   0 – 0         0 – 0   South Dakota State   0 – 0         0 – 0   Rankings from Coaches Poll	2020 OVC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Eastern Illinois   0 – 0         0 – 0   Eastern Kentucky   0 – 0         0 – 0   Jacksonville State   0 – 0         0 – 0   Murray State   0 – 0         0 – 0   Tennessee-Martin   0 – 0         0 – 0   Rankings from Coaches Poll	2020 PFL football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Butler   0 – 0         0 – 0   Dayton   0 – 0         0 – 0   Jacksonville   0 – 0         0 – 0   Marist   0 – 0         0 – 0   San Diego   0 – 0         0 – 0   Rankings from Coaches Poll
2020 SoCon football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Chattanooga   0 – 0         0 – 0   The Citadel   0 – 0         0 – 0   Western Carolina   0 – 0         0 – 0   Samford   0 – 0         0 – 0   Wofford   0 – 0         0 – 0   Rankings from Coaches Poll	2020 Southland football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   McNeese State   0 – 0         0 – 0   Northwestern State   0 – 0         0 – 0   Sam Houston State   0 – 0         0 – 0   Southeastern Louisiana   0 – 0         0 – 0   Stephen F. Austin   0 – 0         0 – 0   Rankings from Coaches Poll

Conference Champions

Conference	Champion	Runner-up	Championship Game Score	Offensive Player of the Year	Defensive Player of the Year	Coach(es) of the Year
AAC	UCF Knights	SMU Mustangs	30-21
ACC	Virginia Cavaliers	Clemson Tigers	14-6	DeSean Dockery, RB, Louisville Cardinals	Glenn Thorpe, DE, Clemson Tigers	npklemm
Big 12	West Virginia Mountaineers	TCU Horned Frogs	49-3
Big Ten	Penn State Nittany Lions	Purdue Boilermakers	41-20	Tanner Bowman, QB, Penn State Nittany Lions	Paul Cherry, DE, Minnesota Golden Gophers	Inspiral
C-USA	Rice Owls	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	38-23
Independents	None
MAC	Western Michigan Broncos	Ohio Bobcats	34-30
MWC	Nevada Wolf Pack	Air Force Falcons	29-27
Pac-12	Oregon Ducks	USC Trojans	23-7
SEC	LSU Tigers	Georgia Bulldogs	26-17

Bowl Games

Day 1: BCS Championship - #2 E. Washington 35 - #12 Butler 10

Day 2 Bowls

Quarterfinal #1 vs #8 (Atlanta, GA): #1 UCF 26 vs. #8 Virginia 3

Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, BH): Arizona State 23 vs. Toledo 20

Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA): Miami (OH) 34 vs North Texas 6

Day 3 Bowls

Quarterfinal #4 vs #5 (Arlington, TX): #4 Western Michigan 23 vs. #5 Pittsburgh 24

Bay Area Bowl (Santa Clara, CA): Minnesota 37 vs. Washington State 20

New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM): Fresno State 17 vs. Western Kentucky 13

Day 4 Bowls

Quarterfinal #3 vs #6 (Pasadena, CA): #3 Penn State 38 vs. #6 Auburn 17

Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, AL): Houston 6 vs. Ole Miss 9

Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN): Texas Tech 21 vs. Vanderbilt 35

Day 5 Bowls

Quarterfinal #2 vs #7 (Glendale, AZ): #2 LSU 28 vs. #7 West Virginia 23

Hawai'i Bowl (Honolulu, HI): Rice 23 vs. Hawai'i 38

St. Petersburg Bowl: (St. Petersburg, FL): Kent State 23 vs. Utah State 27

Day 6 Bowls

Charlotte Bowl (Charlotte, NC): North Carolina 16 vs. South Carolina 34

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, ID): Ohio 42 vs. Boise State 17

Detroit Bowl (Detroit, MI): Maryland 28 vs. Buffalo 31

Day 7 Bowls

Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX): SMU 22 vs. Texas 34

Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL): Iowa 25 vs. Mississippi State 19

Military Bowl (Annapolis, MD): USF 14 vs. Army 35

Day 8 Bowls

Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas, TX): BYU 45 vs. Southern Miss 6

Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN): Louisville 13 vs. Florida 17

Texas Bowl (Houston, TX): Oklahoma State 38 vs. Missouri 42

Day 9 Bowls

Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas, NV): Nevada 20 vs. Arizona 17

Pinstripe Bowl (Bronx, NY): Florida State 37 vs. Wisconsin 24

Tampa Bowl (Tampa, FL): Michigan 6 vs. Alabama 13

Playoff Semifinal #1 (New Orleans, LA):

Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, FL): East Carolina vs. Old Dominion

Cactus Bowl (Phoenix, AZ): Air Force vs. Colorado

Playoff Semifinal #2 (Miami Gardens, FL):

Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA): Stanford vs. Illinois

Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX): San Jose State vs. California

Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX): Kansas vs. USC

Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL): Michigan State vs. Tennessee

Orlando Bowl (Orlando, FL): Duke vs. Oklahoma

Miami Beach Bowl (Miami, FL): Temple vs. Akron

Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, FL): Clemson vs. Notre Dame

Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA): Oregon vs. Purdue

Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA): TCU vs. Georgia

National Championship Game (Pasadena, CA):

Bowl Challenge Cup Standings

Conference	Total games	Wins	Losses	Pct.
AAC	2	1	1	.500
ACC	3	1	2	.333
Big 12	1	0	1	.000
Big Ten	3	2	1	.667
CUSA	2	0	2	.000
Independents	0	0	0	–
MAC	5	3	2	.600
MWC	2	1	1	.500
Pac-12	2	1	1	.500
SEC	4	3	1	.750

Final Coaches Poll Rankings

Rank	School	Record	Bowl Game

College Football Head Coach Championship Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					National Championship Game
	1	UCF (13-0)	26
	8	Virginia (12-1)	3
						1	UCF (14-0)
						5	Pittsburgh (12-1)
	4	Western Michigan (12-1)	23
	5	Pittsburgh (11-1)	24
	2	LSU (12-1)	28
	7	West Virginia (11-2)	23
						2	LSU (13-1)
						3	Penn State (13-1)
	3	Penn State (12-1)	38
	6	Auburn (11-1)	17

CFBHC FCS Championship Playoffs

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Abilene Christian (12-0)	45
	16	McNeese State (9-3)	10
						1	Abilene Christian (13-0)	35
						9	The Citadel (11-2)	17
	8	Brown (8-4)	27
	9	The Citadel (10-2) (OT)	30
											1	Abilene Christian (14-0)	35
											12	Butler (11-3)	41
	5	Tennessee State (9-3)	31
	12	Butler (9-3)	35
						12	Butler (10-3)	28
						4	Wofford (11-2)	20
	4	Wofford (10-2)	41
	13	North Dakota (9-3)	10
																12	Butler (12-3)	10
																2	Eastern Washington (14-1)	35
	3	James Madison (10-2)	20
	14	South Dakota State (9-3)	16
						3	James Madison (11-2)	27
						6	Marist (10-3)	24
	6	Marist (9-3)	35
	11	South Dakota (10-2)	3
											3	James Madison (12-2)	14
											2	Eastern Washington (13-1)	28
	7	North Dakota State (8-4)	35
	10	New Hampshire (10-2)	15
						7	North Dakota State (9-4)	17
						2	Eastern Washington (12-1)	30
	2	Eastern Washington (11-1)	45
	15	Stephen F. Austin (8-4)	27

Awards and honors

Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player.

Player	School	Position	1st	2nd	3rd	Total

Other Overall

• Walter Camp Award (top player):
• Johnny Unitas Award (top sr. quarterback):
• Chuck Bednarik Award (top defensive player):

Offense

• Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback):
• Doak Walker Award (running back):
• Fred Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver):
• John Mackey Award (tight end):

Defense

• Dick Butkus Award (linebacker):
• Rotary Lombardi Award (defensive lineman):
• Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back):
• Outland Trophy (interior lineman):

Special teams

• Lou Groza Award (placekicker):
• Ray Guy Award (punter):

Coaches

• The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award:

All-Americans

Offense

• Quarterback:
• Running Back:
• Fullback:
• Wide Receiver:
• Wide Receiver:
• Tight End:
• Offensive Tackle:
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• Center:
• Offensive Guard:
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Defense

• Defensive End:
• Defensive End:
• Defensive Tackle:
• Outside Linebacker:
• Outside Linebacker:
• Inside Linebacker:
• Inside Linebacker:
• Defensive Back:
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Special Teams

• Kicker:
• Punter:
• Returner: