2021 in American football

	Years in American football
	<- 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024 ->;
	2021 in sports
	American football; Aquatic sports; Association football;
	Athletics; Badminton; Baseball; Basketball;
	Chess; Climbing; Combat sports Sumo; ;
	Cricket 2020–21; 2021; 2021–22; ; Cycling; Equestrianism;
	Esports; Golf; Gymnastics; Ice sports; Modern pentathlon;
	Motorsport; Racquetball; Sailing; Skiing; Rugby league‎;
	Rugby union; Snooker 2020–21; 2021–22; ; Squash;
	Table tennis; Tennis; Triathlon; Volleyball; Weightlifting;

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This article is about the 2021 calendar year in American football.

College football

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August 28: The 2021 season of highest level of college football in the United States, NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-A) began. the regular season ended on December 11, and the postseason began on December 17.

February 7: The NFL's Super Bowl LV in Tampa.^[1] Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 31–9.
September 9: The start of the 102nd season of the National Football League, with defending Super Bowl LV champion Tampa Bay defeating Dallas in the NFL Kickoff Game. It is the first to feature a 17-game regular season schedule, which ended on January 9, 2022.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the XFL cancelled its 2021 season with plans to return in spring 2022.^[2]

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