Game History 2020 to present

Listed below is our chronological collegefootballfan.com game history from 2020 to the present of every game we’ve attended entering our fifth decade of our great, unique, fun adventure. We ramped up to 610 games the previous four. We continue to keep track. See where we might have crossed paths. Highlights thus far in the 2020’s:

  • 2020 – Ravaged Covid-19 season limited us to only three games; all at new venues
  • 2021 – Relocated our HQs to the Nashville, TN area
  • 2021 – Attended ten new venues during the season
  • 2022 – Attended victory by National Champ Georgia at Kentucky
  • 2023 – Attended win by National Champ Michigan at Penn State
  • 2024 – Attended games played by Top 7 teams; Three CFP games
  • 2025 – Attended three wins by CFP Champ Indiana (15-0) vs. Illinois, Oregon, Miami

2020

611            10/31/20          Louisiana (18) 44 Texas State 34            San Marcos, TX*

612             11/21/20         Cincinnati (8) 36 Central Florida 33      Orlando, FL*

613             12/04/20         Kentucky  41  South Carolina  18       Lexington, KY*

UCF QB Gabriel Dillon challenged the Bearcats in 2020 in Cincy’s win in Orlando.

2021

614             09/02/21         Austin Peay*  30  UT Chattanooga* 20   Chattanooga, TN*

615             09/04/21          Baylor  29 (5)   Texas State  20    San Marcos, TX

616             09/11/21          Air Force 23  Navy  3             Annapolis, MD

617             09/18/21          Penn State  28  Auburn 20     State College, PA

618             09/25/21          Indiana  33  Western Kentucky  31  Bowling Green, KY*

619             10/02/21         Tennessee State*  24  Austin Peay  22   Clarksville, TN*

620             10/09/21         Virginia 34  Louisville  33                      Louisville, KY*

621             10/14/21         Memphis  35  Navy  17                         Memphis, TN

622             10/16/21         UT Chattanooga  21  East Tennessee State* (7)16  Chattanooga, TN

623              10/20/21        Appalachian State  30  Coastal Carolina  27   Boone, NC

624              10/23/21        Austin Peay 47  Murray State*  7   Murray, KY*

625              10/30/21        Utah State (24)  51   Hawaii  31     Logan, UT*

626              10/30/21        Brigham Young (19)  66  Virginia  49   Provo, UT*

627              11/06/21        Western Kentucky  48  Middle Tennessee  21  Bowling Green, KY

628              11/13/21        Wake Forest (15 )  45  NC State (20)  42        Winston-Salem, NC

629              11/20/21        Louisiana 42 (16)  Liberty  14                  Lynchburg, VA*

630              11/27/21        Wake Forest  41(15)   Boston College  10  Chestnut Hill, MA

631              12/04/21      Cincinnati  35 (4)  Houston (17) 20   Cincinnati, OH*

632               12/11/21       Navy  17   Army  13                  East Rutherford, NJ

633               12/18/21         UAB  31   BYU (19) 28              Shreveport, LA* (Independence Bowl)

634               12/30/21        Purdue  48  Tennessee  45      Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)   

Bearcat fans celebrate Cincy win over Houston in AAC final to move on to CFP in 2021!

2022

635 08/27/22 Western Kentucky 38 Austin Peay 27 Bowling Green, KY

636 09/01/22 Penn State (7) 35 Purdue 31 West Lafayette, IN*

637 09/03/22 Alabama (5) 55 Utah State 0 Tuscaloosa, AL*

638 09/10/22 Wake Forest 45 Vanderbilt 25 Nashville, TN

639 09/17/22 Penn State (7) 41 Auburn 12 Auburn, AL

640 09/24/22 Austin Peay 31 Eastern Kentucky * 20 Clarksville, TN

641 09/30/22 UTSA 45 Middle Tennessee 30 Murfreesboro, TN*

642 10/01/22 Troy (19) 34 Western Kentucky 27 Bowling Green, KY

643 10/08/22 South Carolina (23) 24 Kentucky 18 Lexington, KY

644 10/15/22 Western Kentucky 35 Middle Tennessee 17 Murfreesboro, TN

645 10/22/22 Houston 38 Navy 14 Annapolis, MD

646 10/29/22 Ohio State (4) 44 Penn State (7) 31 State College, PA

647 11/05/22 Louisville 24 James Madison * 10 Louisville, KY

648 11/12/22 Clemson (13) 31 Louisville 16 Clemson, SC*

649 11/19/22 Georgia (1) 16 Kentucky 6 Lexington, KY

650 11/25/22 Texas 38 Baylor 27 Austin, TX

651 11/26/22 Louisiana 41 Texas State 13 San Marcos, TX

652 12/03/22 Samford*(7) 48 SE Louisiana*(19) 42 (OT) Homewood, AL*

653 12/10/22 Army 20 Navy 17 (2 OT) Philadelphia

654               12/28/22        Arkansas 55 Kansas 53 (3 OT)      Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)   

655               12/31/22        Iowa 21 Kentucky 0       Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)

In our 2022 opportunity to see No. 1 Georgia, Bulldog RB Kenny McIntosh led his team with 143 yards.
In our 2022 opportunity to see No. 1 Georgia, Bulldog RB Kenny McIntosh led his team with 143 yards against Kentucky for a 16-7 victory. They defeated TCU in the national championship game, 65-7

2023

656 08/26/2023 Jacksonville State* 17 UT El Paso 14 Jacksonville, AL **

657 09/02/2023 Tennessee (17) 49 Virginia 13 Nashville, TN

658 09/09/2023 UT Martin* (23) 38 Missouri State* 31 Martin, TN**

659 09/16/2023 Penn State (13) 30 Illinois 13 Champaign, ILL**

660 09/23/2023 Colorado State 31 Middle Tennessee 23 Murfreesboro, TN

661 09/28/2023 Western Kentucky 31 Middle Tennessee 10 Bowling Green, KY

662 09/30/2023 Missouri (8) 38 Vanderbilt 21 Nashville, TN

663 10/04/2023 Jacksonville State 45 Middle Tennessee 30 Murfreesboro, TN

664 10/07/2023 Lafayette (19) 12 Princeton 9 Princeton, NJ

665 10/10/2023 Middle Tennessee 31 Louisiana Tech 23 Murfreesboro, TN

666 10/12/2023 SMU (22) 31 East Carolina 10 Greenville, NC **

667 10/14/2023 Navy 14 Charlotte 0 Charlotte, NC**

668 10/21/2023 Air Force 17 Navy 6 Annapolis, MD

669 10/24/2023 Liberty (25) 42 Western Kentucky 29 Bowling Green, KY

670 10/28/2023 Florida State (6) 41 Wake Forest 16 Winston-Salem, NC

671 11/04/2023 Auburn 31 Vanderbilt 15 Nashville, TN

672 11/11/2023 Michigan 24 (1) Penn State (13)15 State College, PA

673 11/14/2023 Toledo 32 Bowling Green 31 Bowling Green, OH**

674 11/15/2023 Miami (O.) 23 Buffalo 10 Oxford, OH**

675 11/18/2023 Middle Tennessee 34 UTEP 30 Murfreesboro, TN

676 11/25/2023 Texas State 52 South Alabama 44 San Marcos, TX

677 12/02/2023 Troy 49 Appalachian State 23 Troy, AL **

678 12/09/2023 Army 17 Navy 11 Foxboro, MA

679 12/23/2023 Duke 17 Troy 10 Birmingham, AL**

680 12/29/2023 Memphis 36 Iowa State 26 Memphis, TN

681 12/30/2023 Maryland 31 Auburn 13 Music City Bowl, Nashville, TN

On November 2, we saw Michigan defeat Penn State at Beaver Stadium on their way to the 2023 National Championship.
On November 2, we saw Michigan defeat Penn State at Beaver Stadium on their way to the 2023 National Championship.

2024

682 08/24/2024 Montana State (2) 35 New Mexico 31 Albuquerque, NM**

683 08/29/2024 Wake Forest 45 North Carolina A&T** 13 Winston-Salem, NC

684 08/30/2024 Duke 26 Elon 3 Durham, NC **

685 08/31/2024 Middle Tennessee 32 Tennessee Tech 25 Murfreesboro, TN

686 09/02/2024 Boston College 28 Florida State 13 Tallahassee, FL**

687 09/07/2024 Arkansas State 28 Tulsa 24 Jonesboro, AR**

688 09/14/2024 BYU (13) 34 Wyoming 14 Laramie, WY**

689 09/19/2024 South Alabama 48 Appalachian State 14, Boone, NC

690 09/21/2024 Duke 45 Middle Tennessee 17 Murfreesboro, TN

691 09/28/2024 Navy 41 Alabama-Birmingham 18 Birmingham, AL

692 10/03/2024 Texas State 38 Troy 17 Troy, AL

693 10/04/2024 Jacksonville State 63 Kennesaw State* 24, Kennesaw, GA**

694 10/05/2024 Georgia (6) 31 Auburn 13 Athens, GA

695 10/12/2024 Ohio U. 27 Central Michigan 25 Mt. Pleasant, MI**

696 10/15/2024 Middle Tennessee 15 Kennesaw State 5 Murfreesboro, TN

697 10/17/2024 Virginia Tech 42 Boston College 21 Blacksburg, VA

698 10/18/2024 Duke 23 Florida State 16 Durham, NC

699 10/19/2024 Davidson College* 70 Stetson* 48 Davidson, NC**

700 10/26/2024 Notre Dame (2) 51 Navy 14 East Rutherford, NJ

701 11/02/2024 Ohio State (1) 20 Penn State (5) 13 State College, PA

702 11/05/2024 Miami (O.) 27 Ball State 21 Muncie, IN**

703 11/09/2024 South Carolina (19) 28 Vanderbilt 7 Nashville, TN

704 11/13/2024 Ohio U. 35 Eastern Michigan 10 Athens, OH**

705 11/16/2024 Oregon (3) 16 Wisconsin 13 Madison, WI**

706 11/20/2024 Ohio U. 24 Toledo 7 The Glass Bowl Toledo, OH**

707 11/29/2024 Utah 28 Central Florida 14 Orlando, FL

708 12/06/2024 Jacksonville State 52 Western Kentucky 12 Jacksonville, AL

709 12/07/2024 Mercer* (7) 17 Rhode Island (11) 10 Macon, GA**

710 12/20/2024 Penn State (5) 38 SMU (12) 10 CFP 1st Round, State College, PA

711 01/01/2025 Texas (4) 39 Arizona State (7) 31 (2 OTs) Atlanta, GA

712 01/09/2025 Notre Dame (2) 27 Penn State (5) 24 CFP Semifinals, Miami Lakes, FL

At our 700th game celebration, Notre Dame whipped Navy. We saw them edge Penn State in the semi-final. In the CFP championship, they fell to No. 1 Ohio State.
At our 700th game celebration, Notre Dame whipped Navy. We saw them edge Penn State in the semi-final. In the CFP championship, they fell to No. 1 Ohio State.

2025

713 08/23/2025 Western Kentucky 41 Sam Houston State* 24 Bowling Green, KY

714 08/30/2025 Oregon (4) 59 Montana State (FCS #1) 13 Eugene, OR**

715 08/30/2025 California 31 Oregon State 9 Corvallis, OR**

716 09/06/2025 North Dakota State (5) 59 Tennessee State 3 Nashville, TN

717 09/13/2025 Brevard* 26 Sewanee* 10 Sewanee, TN**

718 09/20/2025 Indiana (1) 63 Illinois 10 Bloomington, IN**

719 09/27/2025 Oregon (4) 30 Penn State 24 (2 OTs), State College, PA

720 10/04/2025 Navy 34 (23) Air Force 31 Annapolis, MD

721 10/08/2025 Missouri State* 22 Middle Tennessee 20, Murfreesboro, TN

722 10/11/2025 Christopher Newport* (17) 69 Vermont State * 7, Castleton, VT**

723 10/11/2025 St. Anselm’s* 21 Franklin Pierce 0, Manchester, NH**

724 10/14/2025 Arkansas State 15 South Alabama 14, Mobile, AL

725 10/15/2025 Jacksonville State 38 Delaware 25, Jacksonville, AL

726 10/18/2025 Vanderbilt (15) 31 LSU 24 Nashville, TN

727 10/25/2025 Tennessee Tech* (7) 42 SE Missouri State* 23 Cookeville, TN**

728 11/01/2025 Mississippi State 38 Arkansas 35 Fayetteville, AR**

729 11/08/2025 Notre Dame (10) 49 Navy (23)10 South Bend, IN

730 11/15/2025 Wake Forest 28 North Carolina 12 Winston-Salem, NC

731 11/22/2025 Vanderbilt 45 (15) Kentucky 17 Nashville, TN

732 11/29/2025 Florida 40 Florida State 21 Gainesville, FL

733 12/05/2025 Kennesaw State 19 Jacksonville State 15, CUSA Championship, J’ville, AL

734 Berry College* (9) 31 Trinity U. (TX)* (16) 23 D3 Playoff, Mt. Berry, GA**

735 12/13/2025 Navy (23) 17 Army 16, Baltimore, MD

736 12/30/2025 Illinois 30 Tennessee 28 Music City Bowl, Nashville, TN

737 Oregon (4) 23 Texas Tech (7) 0, Capital One CFP Orange Bowl, Miami Lakes, FL

738 Montana State (1) 35 Illinois State* (2) 34 (OT), FCS Championship, Nashville, TN

739 Indiana (1) 56 Oregon (4) 22, FBS Semi-Final Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl, Atlanta, GA

740 Indiana (1) 27 Miami (2) 21, CFP Championship, Miami Lakes, FL

Indiana Heisman Trophy-winning QB Fernando Mendoza (15) spins his way out of this hit to turn and leap into the end zone for his hard-fought 12-yard touchdown run! CFP Champs - Indiana 27 Miami 21.
Indiana’s Heisman Trophy-winning QB Fernando Mendoza (15) spins his way out of this hit to turn and leap into the end zone for his hard-fought 12-yard touchdown run! CFP Champs – Indiana 27 Miami 21.

KEY:

Italics indicate the first time we saw a team or attended a venue

Red letters indicate 50 game milestones

(#)  indicates team’s final ranking that year in their respective division

Bold letters in school colors with a (1) indicates Division’s National Champs

Blue letters indicate a playoff game

Green letters indicate Bowl Game